Forma nitiates Christmas Season Warm Glow Pete Winebrake and Jerry Mohn. The receiving line will consist To Come Decorations for the formal, done of Dean and Mrs. George Ralston, by T.D.R., will consist of an art- chaperones, and the committee From Gigantic Fireplace members and their dates. fully constructed ceiling of red and Refreshments will be served. In Traditional Mode green crepe paper. A gigantic The Christmas spirit has again The idea of a Christmas formal fireplace will be featured, and the was conceived about fifteen years descended upon the campus as the band will play against a Christmas ago to have at least one strictly Wilkes College lettermen hold scene backdrop. Birch and pine formal affair available to the stu- their annual Christmas formal to- centerpieces will be placed on the dent body during the year. It is night in the gym from 9 to 12. tables, surrounded by candles. unique because it has remained the Music for only formal affair on the social this highlight of the so- Early Arrival calendar. cial calendar of the scholastic year During intermission, jolly old According to Dean George Rals- will be supplied by Herbie Green. Saint Nick will make an appear- ton, advisor to the Lettermen, the Tickets, which are $4 a couple, will ance through the chimney of the affair had been well-supported in be sold at the door. fireplace and distribute gifts to the the past, but in recent years, due Committee Prepares guests. to the expense of the dance, atten- dance the President of club Gue- Millie will at Lettermen's ball has the Erwin Gittens accompany dwindled. The club is going to tig named the following commit- the Lettermen on piano in the take steps, however, to overcome tee: Bob Smith, Nick Stefanow- Christmas caroling. Dean George the problem of expense. Ralston will lead the choral group. ski, publicity; Eddy Gavel, decora- As Dean Ralston stated, "It is tions; John Adams, tickets; Dick The programs for this dance are sponsored as a social service to Lettermen in final planning stages for this evening's so designed as to depict the Christ- give each and every student the formal. Seated, left to right, are: Pete Winebrake, Erwin Morgan, invitations; Brooke Yea- mas scene of the decor. Decorated opportunity to have the experience Guetig, and Jerry Mohn. Standing: Dick Morgan, Bob Smith, ger, favors; Bill Schwab, program. Christmas trees will stand in the of attending a formal at least once and Nick Stefanowski. General chairmen for the affair are foyer of the gym. during his years at the College. "Focus" Panel Favors Censorship In Area of Obscene Literature On last Sunday's "Focus" Program on WNAK Radio pcmel- The Beacon ists Joyce Cavalini, William Carver, Alan Krieger, and Bob Sallavanti discussed "Censorship." Acting as moderator Dean of Men George Ralston opened WILKES COLLEGE STUDENT WEEKLY the discussion by presenting the two alternatives to be taken into consideration in a discussion of censorship. Dean Ralston stated that some people believe truth can win out without any Vol. XXVII, No. 11 Wilkes-Barre, Penna. Friday, December 7, 1962 limitations placed on the media of communication while others believe that censorship is necessary to purge the media of communication of undersirable influences on society. Collegians Add Spirit as Student Analyzes Crisis in India; -4 In the general discussion panel- ist Joyce Cavalini pointed out that TDR Hosts Golden Agers Debaters Go to Temple censorship should have limitations The annual TDR "Golden Agers' Views 3 Major Influencing Forces and should be enforced with regard Party" will be held Wednesday by Fred Smithson The College novice debaters won to obscene literature. Along the afternoon at McClintock Hall, be- "We are getting out of touch with a modern world. We eight out of 16 rounds of debate same vein Bob Sallavantj stated ginning at 2:00. that obscene Decorations will be in accordance are living in an artificial atmosphere of our own creation cmd last week at the annual Temple literature corrupts our it." youth primarily because it is so with the Christmas season, and re- we have been shaken out of By saying this, Jawaharlal University Novice Debate Tourna- easily obtainable at the corner drug freshments will be served. The Nehru began a reappraisal of his policy of non-alignment. To ment in which 66 colleges partici- store. He added, when the morals Collegians will entertain, and Nehru the policy of non-alignment was a "live and let live" pa ted. of our youth are corrupted, our Santa Claus will distribute gifts to doctrinea doctrine which he has adhered to during the fifteen moral standards as a nation are the old folks, who are residents of years of Indian independence whenever conflict with Communist The affirmative teams defeated lowered. area homes for the aged. The ideology grew. The Prime Minister can no longer retain his the City College of New York, Jona Regarding censorship from an- Lettermen will transport the guests outmoded ideas which were formed during the '20s and '30s. College, and two Randolph Macon other angle Alan Krieger felt that to and from the party. Co-chairmen Andrea Petrasek When the Chinese armies began to pour into the North teams, while the negative defeated censorship should not be used to East Frontier Agency and into Ladakh they forced a metamor- La Salle, Hofstra, and two teams keep historical facts from the pub- and Kathy Scopic have announced from the City College of New York. lic. He referred to Hitler's atro- the following aides: Barbara Kar- phosis to take place within all of India. No man, woman, or Douglas Kistler scored the highest cities. cheski, invitations; Lorraine Rome, child has been spared. One of the biggest changes has been number of points for Wilkes. Dean Ralston summarized that refreshments; Judy Sisco, decora- in Nehru himself. He can no longer rationalize the actions the panelists were against censor- tions; Dolores Chickanosky, enter- of the Communists and save face with his people. The big .John Campbell, varsity debater, ship in general but favored it in tainment; Irene Dorninguez and question is how much of a change has taken place within him. acted as a judge along with facul- Adele Bernardi, favors. specific areas such as obscene li- Now that the Chinese have tempo- one which he can see whenever he tv members Charlotte Lord and terature. Dirk Budd, who also serve as rarily halted their advance will he goes to the North or the Northeast Bill Carver substantiated Dean again revert to his policy of "live of India. coaches to the teams. Lynne Den- Ralston's remarks by agreeing that Annual Clinic Scheduled; and let live"? The second force is of his te, a former debater, accompanied censorship should function in cer- that the team as a critical observer. tain areas. As an example he Tax Laws To Be Discussed people. The people were aroused from their lethargy and forced to Those who participated in the mentioned that a magazine such The Wilkes College Department as "Esquire" should not be easily of Commerce and Finance and the take notice of their neighbors to tournament are: William Holmes, the north. They are accessible to the ten or twelve year Northeastern Chapter of the In- cognizant of Douglas Kistler, David Levy, Carol the fact that if China wanted to, Meneguzzo, Alis Pucilowsky, Rose- old child. stitute of Certified Public Accoun- According to Livingston Clewell, tants are jointly sponsoring the it could have advanced much mary Rush, Claire Sheridan, and farther south. The people want to .James Tredinnick. creator of "Focus," this week's ninth annual tax clinic being held topic will be "Morality at Mid- on campus today and tomorrow. be able to defend themselves and This was a fine showing for the Century." Panelists will be Elmo M. Clemente, Institute will thus force Nehru to build a Kathy army. novices who have attended only 2 DeAngelis, Tom Haisted, Bernard chairman, has announced that the large The on other tournaments this year the Cohen, and Marshall Brooks. "Fo- clinic has been arranged especial- third force Nehru, and - the one considered most important, first, a non-decision debate at Le- cus" can be heard every Sunday ly for I a w y e r s, accountants, is new advisers with which he high University and the second, a afternoon at 1 o'clock on radio sta- bankers, and all others who require the himself. new regular debate at Harpur. tion WNAK. detailed knowledge o f United has surrounded His States and Pennsylvania tax laws. Defense Minister is Y.B. Chavan. A the Six lecture and discussion ses- strong nationalist against sions pertaining to recent and like- British years ago, Chavan has the Atomic Energy Commission Foresees ly developments in the tax area philosophy of going into battle to will be conducted by men of na- win. If victory cannot be gained, tional prominence. Jawaharlal Nehru then the only alternative is death. A Big Boom in Coal Industry Those attending tomorrow will The commander-in-chief of the "Live and let live"? army is Lieutenant General J.N. The United States Atomic Ener- This in- be served lunch in the Commons. assurance to the coal action in the gy Commission, conducting a study dustry was one of the highlights There are three forces acting on Chaudhuri who saw of the future of nuclear power in of AEC's report which the Nehru. The first is the actual loss Middle East and Burma during the was a de- the United States, recently asserted March. Free Food at IDC Party of territory.