vol. 5, No. 6 WIkes-Brro, Pa., Thursday, March 27th, 1941 THESPIANS TO PRESENT "WHAT A LIFE" Hit To Be SPRING PROM Presented On PLANS SET April 3rd-4th The committee for the Spring Prom, to be held Friday evening, Groh Plays Lead April 25th, from 8:30 to 12:30, at In Major Production First Presbyterian Church House, has been appointed by Alfred Gi'oh, Henry Aldrich C-o-m-ing, general chairman. The committee Mother! heads are: Pete Seras, orchestra; "What A Life" is right! Just Art Frith, program and patrons: imagine, Henry Aldrich, the real, John Finn and Bud Owens, decora- always getting into trouble, Henry tions: Stevie Hoyniak, tickets; and Aldrich is coming to Bucknell Ruth Guarnaccia and Jane Bergh, Junior' College. publicity. To date no orchestra Once more Chase Theatre is in has been engaged. a whirl of excitement as the major FLASH production for- the second semester' At the Spring Prom, a queen goes into rehearsal. "What A Life" will be cho3en Every girl, at- by Clifford Goldsmith, played in tending the dance, is eligible. Don't New York at the Biltmore Theatre forget, the date is Friday, April 25. to a delighted first-night audience FLASH in April, 1938 and ran for more If you are in a quandary as to than a year. whom to ask to the Spring Prom, Betty Field, who has made a April 25th, your problem is practic- name for' herself in the last year' ally solved. A dating bureau," Parents Reception or' two, headed the cast as Barbara, headed by Tommy Brislin, will help Henry's high school girl-friend. solve your problem, Send all re- Sorority Plans Tea Date Set For Ezra Stone played the part of Hen- quests to Tommy Brislin in the Is Great Success ry Aldrich. Many people are fam- Beacon office. Include all necess- For Senior Girls A reception for the parents of Scholarship iliar withooth the character and ary information. This will he the Bucknell Junior College stu- Tests the actor', for Mr. Stone brings strictly confidential dents was held on Thursday and Henry to life on the radio networks High-school seniors and their Fr'iday evening in the reception The fourth annual Scholarship every Thursday evening at 8:30. advisors will be the guests of the room of Chase Hall. Because of competition of Bucknell University "What A Life" gives a pictur'e * * girl's sorority of the Junior College the large enrollment of students in Junior College will be held on Sat- of what happens in a principal's at tea on Friday, the twenty-eighth this year's Freshmen class, it was urday, May tenth. Seven scholar'- office in an average high school. of March at four thirty. necessary to have the reception two ships will be awarded to those re- The typical activities of the adoles- Camera Reveals It has been the custom foi' the nights and to entertain the guests ceiving the highest standing in the cent are humorously presented in Junior' College women to entertain in two groups. The students who examination. this delightfully different drama. Senior' girls from the various live within Wilkes-Bar-re came at There ale seven scholarships to The large cast of twenty-two Life At Bucknell schools of the valley. Dr. Farley seven-thirty while the students who be gi-anted: has not been fully selected but re- suggested to the committee that reside in the neighboring vicinities Two scholarships for $250 each, hear-sals have started with the hope The latest moving-pictui'e of the girls' advisors be included as came at eight-thirty. two scholarships for $200 each, and that the play will be ready for' pre- this valley, "Bucknell Junior' Coll- guests. Girls from the three city The students and parents had three for one hundred dollars each. sentation April 3rd-4th. ege in Review" presents typical high schools, from Kingston and an opportunity to meet and con- Those eligible foi' the examina- The cast includes the following: college scenes of glamorous co-eds Wyoming Seminary will attend this verse with the professors and their tions must be in the upper two- Alfred Groh, as Henry Aldrich; and handsome gents in their mor'e tea. A similar tea will he given wives who formed the receiving fifths of the graduation classes Doris Jones, as Barbara; Newsby pensive and jovial moments. The next month for the girls from the line. The tea table was decorated and must he recommended by their' Williams, Bea Hoyle, Nevielle pictures are in such beautiful hues high school of the outlying dis- in pastel colors, welcoming the respective piinCipals. Johnson, Hilton Edelman, Vincent that it would be difficult for Mother tricts. Spring season. Applications for- the examina- Seegar', Hilton Kerr', Harvey Nature to paint more colorful ones. The members of the reception The committee who assisted tions must be received not later Wr'uhle, Alfred Eisenprise, Phyllis A few of the best scenes in the committee are Ruth Guarnacia, with the arrangements consisted of than Thursday, May first. In addi- Kempinski, Jane Bergh, Char-lotte moving pictures are the rose-colored Jane Nagro, Jane Ber'gh, Florence the faculty, the members of the tion to applications for the scholar- Reichlin, Harry Wilcox, Muriel sequences ft-nm the so successful Figlewski, Margaret Ichter. Those Student Council, and Margaret ship examination, applications for Reese. comedy, "Married for Money." on the refreshment committee are Bachman, Shirley Higgins, Margar- admission to Bucknell Junior Col- Though reduced to a pantomime, it Doris Thomas. Mat-ian Waters, et Johnson, Emma Kanyuck, Sally- lege should he submitted. is still an enjoyable hit of miniature Frances Lewis, Irene Owens and anne Frank, Charlotte Watei's, Sey- * * comedy. Other comedy scenes, Phyllis Eichler. mour Mintzer, Ben Badman, Fort'- * rather involuntary this time, are est Price, Steve Whitman and Geo- * University of Chicago the shots entitled, "Freshmen Strut * rge KuIp. Offers Scholarships To Their Stuff," Some of the Fresh- * Harvard College Business Students men who have all but forgotten * To Admit Graduates those first days of anxiety, frolic, Ralph Norbert Wins * Of Junior Colleges and fun (for the Sophomor'es, of Camera Club Contest Scholarships are being offered course) will recognize themselves Kiwanis To See by the School of Business of the The Committee on Admission of as bewildered looking young men Each month the Junior College University of Chicago to students "Only The Birds" who have and women, dressed quite ludicrous- Camel-a Club holds a Print Contest. Harvard University, impressed by completed the first two of years of college wor-k at the Junior ly; the men with dinks and differ- The prints are judged for interest, "Only the Birds" will he pre- the growth and development the ent colored aprons and the young print quality, composition, perspec- Junior' Colleges in recent years, has College. These awar-ds will be made sented on Friday for the Kiwanis on ladies minus all make-up, paint a tive, and permanency of appeal. amended the rules of admission so the basis of the student's schol- Club. This comedy by astic picture quite characteristic of Each characteristic is given from Esther Sag- as to allow those people who have standing and upon his merit as judged freshmen hazing. zero to ten points. The points are alyn, it will he remembered, was finished two year-s of distinguished by a committee at the University of Chicago. The Thespians also show glimp- then totaled up and the photo- one of the four one act plays pre- work in an accredited Junior Coll- For ses fr-om "Hedda Gabler." There grapher whose pr-mt has the high- sented last February 14th. 'rhe ege to enter Harvard College as several of those adjudged best qualified, the award will are a number of interesting se- est score wins the contest. comedy has as its subject the pro- Junior's. Heretofore, admission in- quences from last year's May Day In the last contest Ralph Nor'- blems of children whose parents with advanced standing had been clude full tuition, one hundred Festival. The other activities get bert won the first prize, a pack- both have careers in the movies. limited to those who had studied dollar's a quarter', for a per'iod of one A their share of much deserved pub- age of printing paper. John An- It was directed by Phyllis Kempin- in four-year- colleges. This amend- year. number' of half schol- licity. A scene of Charles Hender- thony's print took second place. ski. The cast included: Forrest ment is certainly a striking exam- ar'ships will also he available and son and his Glee Club preserve for Two films were shown by Kusiak Price, Virginia Jones, Walter- Rulka, ple of the new anc greater place will be assigned on the same basis. the future one of Bucknell's most "Super Thrills in the News." and Ethel Farley, James Conyery, of the Junior College in the educa- The program of the Univer-sitys popular extracurricula.r nctivities. "War For France," Christopher- O'Malley. tional world. (Continued to Page 4) PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor Page 2 B U C K N E L L B E AC 0 N Thursday, March 27th, 1941 SONG THE BUCKNELL BEACON EXCHANGE B.V.J.C. Debaters When My comes Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania And birds fly, Sometimes in the life of an Editor Ruth Guarnaccia eidtor, there comes the time when Have Busy Season And winds hum he feels that all the world gangs During the past few weeks the Sports Editor Bob Patton up against him and his last day A lullaby, Bucknell Junior College Debating has just shown its evil-grinning face Reporters: And grass grows, on last years calendar.