Wilkes BEACON college Vol. 3, No. 22. WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PA. Friday, March 31, 1950 EASTER BUNNY HOP TO FEATURE AMNICOLA STAFF LEffERMAN'S APRIL SHOWERS BALL TO TAPED MUSIC AND RECORDiNGS WORKING HARD ON FEATURE LEE VINCENT'S ORCHESTRA PICTURE LAYOUT GLOMAN By IRENE JANOSKI By CHUCK Tickets, costing $2.80, are now on sale for the forthcoming Say, guys and galsknow what's cookin' tonight besides The Yearbook staff is working cQrn? Nope. Guess again. It's not a sport dance. What? on the layout of pictures for the Letterman's Annual April Showers Ball, at Sans Souci Park on You're right. It's an Easter Bunny Hop! No difference 'tween 1950 edition. Students who had Friday night, April 14, and featuring one of the valley's leading their pictures taken at the Barrie the two? Hop along to the cafeteria and see. The Student dance bandsLee Vincent and his orchestra. studio received proofs from which The affair, will last from Council is sponsoring info was graciously posted by chose which itthis they the picture they wanted 9 tc 12, is semi-formal with the "no Peter Cottontail himself or was that Danny Sherman paking to have in the "Amnicola". lffow corsages" rule prevailing once ever, those students who had pic- again. The males of Wilkes will be from under one loiig, pink, floppy ear? tures taken in the Yearbook office At any rate, a multiplication of corded the night before by Student relieved to learn that they will have will not be able to choose the pic- no parking worries this year, for fun is predicted along with danc- Council members. This means that ture they prefer because of the late ing from 9 to 12, sentimental music a lot of music was played for more plenty of parking space ha been date that the pictures were taken. provided. and that ever thirst quenching than an hour on Thursday, just to In order to have the Yearbook punch. Mr. Al Jacobs is Dance get it on tape. It also means that Olie Thomas, general chairman, ready for distribution before the has announced a change in policy Chairman pinch-hitting for ole P. those with twinkling toes are in- end of the spring semester, the C., with the following students on vited to dance to this stuff every this year. Instead of selecting the staff had to follow this practice. April Showers Queen from a group committees: Thursday at 8:30 in the Music Last year, so many students de- Decorations: Connie Smith and Room of Gies Hall. of Wilkes coeds, the lettermen have layed in having their pictures decided that ALL girls should be Jim Tinsley. Music: Wade Hay- Did you know that that lush, taken that it was only by sheer hurst and Danny Sherman. House: creamy colored recorder (which re- eligible to be chosen Queen. The effort that the Yearbook was ready girl does not have to be a student Art Bloom, Al M.narski and Don sembles a small piano) is a latest before the end of the finals. This Follmer. acquisition to the Music Dept? at Wilkes. The committee is sure year the staff hopes to have time that the student body approves of Know something? The music for Now you know. Yes, sir, it's a ver- to study for finals, too. tonight will be tape recorded, mak- satile piece of equipment - does this change. ing possible a larger variety of everything but boil water. What, A special committee, known only songs. Uh-huhthe music was re- THAT too? to Dean Ralston, will observe all FORMER WILKES girls at the dance, and at the de- signated time, will choose the STUDENTS HONORED Queen. THETA DELTA RHO Sorority To Sponsor The following are committee TO Ronald Edward Savage and chairmen: Donald Blackenbush, FETE ATHLETES Bridge Party April 13 George Edward Shamis, who trans- tickets; Jack Semmer, publicity; ferred to Bucknell after complet- John Jones, programs; Richard The Lettermen will be guests of Theta Delta Rho, sorority of ing two years at Wilkes, will be in- Scripp, arrangements; and Chet LEE VINCENT Theta Delta Rho at the sorority's Wilkes College, is planning to hold itiated by the Tau Beta Phi Honor- Molley, orchestra. And here's a word of advice from next regularly scheduled meeting a bridge party on Thursday, April ary Engineering Fraternity at The lettermen are making exten- meeting on April 11. Bucknell University, Lewisburg, on sive preparations in order to make the dance committee: If you want 13, at 8 p. m. The place will be on to one The meeting will be held at 7:30 April 12. Mr. Hall, instructor in the this year's dance one of the biggest spend of the most enjoyable in the Science Lecture Hall and the the second floor of the cafeteria Physics Dept., has announced. social events ever presented by evenings you've ever had, get your- program will begin at 8. The movie and admission will be 65c tax in- Wilkes College. Students are urged self a date and plan to hurry on "The Rains Came" will be shown. cluded. 'The purpose of this card to secure tickets from any letter- down to Sans Souci Park two party is to raise sufficient funds PEP KIDS PLAN man, at the bookstore, or at the weeks tonight for the April Show- dance. ers Ball. Poli-Sci, IRC Members for the support of a War Orphan; TO REORGANIZE the adoption of this child by the Hear of Judge Selection sorority will be made possible The Cheerleading squad will hold PLACEMENT OFFICE FRESHMEN PLANNING through the Foster Parents' Plan an reorganization meeting on Wed- Mr. Andrew Hourigan, Jr., of for Homeless Children. nesday, April 12, at 7 p. m. Gene RELEASES STATISTICS FUN FOR EVERYBODY Bradley, the Luzerne County Bar Associa- Miss Cathy Smith, general chair- captain of the squad, has tion spoke on the Pennsylvania announced that the "tryouts" pro- man of the affair has selected the Wilkes College Placement Cent- On Saturday evening, April 27, Plan for selecting judges before cedure for this year will be dis- er, operating with the majority of the freshman class will sponsor the Poli-Sci classes and IRC Thurs- following committees: cussed and the date wil be set for its contacts in one of the 4' "Dis- the most complete wiener roast in day, March 30, at 11:00 a. m. The Publicity: Chairman, Phiscilla tryout to begin. tress" areas declared by the U. S. the history of Wilkes College at Pennsylvania Plan will be discuss- Swartwood; Dorothy Burayak, Ire- Charlotte Davis, Peggy Anthony, Bureau of Employment Security Hanson's at Harvey's Lake. The ed the Intercollegiate Confer- Tony Popper and Bruce Mackie, the at ne Janoski and Connie Smith. has succeeded in uncovering 210 evening will be replete with hot ence on Government at Harrisburg four seniors of last year's squad House: Chairman, Barbara Hart- part-time jobs for its students and dogs, an impressive assortment of on April 14. Wilkes is a member of will leave the fate of the new placing 60 per cent of the Febru- trimmings, soft drinks, potato the ICG and will attend the con- ley; Nancy Fox, Jeanne Smith and Cheerleading team in the hands of ary graduating class. chips, campus humorists, singing, vention with a 25-member delega- Miriam Long. the ten remaining members. Prob- Refreshments: Chairman, The announcement was made by dancing, the fruit of the entertain- tion. Elaine ably four new members will be John Chwalek, who released his ment committee's ingenuity, and The Pennsylvania Plan is an ef- Turner; Ann Azat, Blanche Crowd- chosen to bring the number up to er. first set of statistics in a report at sheer good fellowship. "All this fort to combine the best features fourteen again. The veterans of the end of six months as director and someone too" should make the Clean-Up: Chairman, i of the elective and appointive sys- Carl e last year's team are: Gene Bradley, of the recently organized Place- night one to remember. The festiv- tems of selecting judges. The Plan Thomas, Connie Olshefski Margie captain; Helen Williams, Jerry Brennish and Dorothy Travis. ment Center. ities will begin at seven o'clock can be accomplished only by an Pauxtis, Toni Menegus, Joe Cher- The news of the success enjoyed and be open to all Wilkes Tickets: Chairman, F r a e s will stu- amendment to our State Constitu- nc ne, Annabelle Perry, Tom Morgan; by the center helped considerably dents and their guests. tion. This new method proposed by Trembath; Nancy Bolton, Barbara Beryl Colwell, Priscilla Swartwood to Close and Isabel Sullivan. ease the tension on the students, After this week, tickets, $1.00 the Pennsylvania Bar would affect and Charlotte Davis. who are grauating in June and apiece, will be available from the the State Supreme and Superior will be seeking employment. bookstore, the cafeteria, and mem- Courts, the courts of record in LEADS IN "GOLDEN BOY" At the end of January, a federal bers of the frosh General Commit- Philadelphia and Allegheny Coun- announcement declared Wilkes- tee. ties, and county courts throughout Barre, with at least 12 per cent of Influenced by the large capacity, the state. its workers out of jobs, as one of strong appetite, and weak resis- The amendment provides that tance of class President Lesnick, the 43 "distress" areas that pockmark- judges shall be appointed by ed U. S. prosperity. This report, the Refreeshment Committee under Governor from a panel of three coupled with the statement by edu- the leadership of Grace Ruffin will nominated by a judicial persons cational officials that a 25 per cent provide prodigious quantities of commission, the judge's tenure sub- food for the consumption of the to by decline in employment possibilities ject after one year approval is expected for June graduates, to be attracted a vote of the people which will be vast throng by the caused many students to speculate operations of tl,e Publicity Com- held not by party ticket but on the about their chances for gaining judge's record.