With the close of the winter term at Wilkes-Barre Campus only a few days away, students are preparing for final exams prior to their 12-day spring recess. Many of them are also scheduling appointments with a very important and popular individual on campus, John R. Murphy, dean of student af- fairs. John Murphy, a slim, dark- haired, pipe-smoking man, is a native of Connecticut which explains his keen but dry sense of humor. He graduated from Marietta College, Ohio, with a B.A. in political science and re- ceived his Master’s degree in counseling from the University of Bridgeport. He is married to the former Shawn Wilska, of West Spring- field, Mass., and with their two daughters, Jennifer and Kathy, they reside on Lehman Avenue, Dallas, just a stone’s throw away from the Dallas Post where Shawn works part-time as a news reporter. They met and were married while in college at Marietta. Mr. Murphy mentions with pride the Cranberry Tutoring School in Connecticut established by his wife, and the numerous other projects with which she worked while he was continuing for his graduate degree. That her time and effort was well spent is evidenced in John Murphy’s successful work campus. He has excellent rapport with the students and faculty which has been extremely helpful in the successful organization and carrying out of student ac- tivities. Mr. Murphy came to the from Ogontz Campus where he student affairs for a year. Prior to that he taught English and Spanish in a high school in His position as dean carries a variety of responsibilities, many of which at another school would be allocated to more than one person. However, Mr. ities and assumes them very capably. He is responsible for student admissions. He supervises and coordinates all student activit- ies and is in charge of success- ful operation and scheduling of job placement interviews. He also supervises the many cul- tural programs which are of- fered periodically on campus for the benefit of the students and the general public. He is the financial aid officer and the ad- ministrator of disciplinary action when needed. Despite his many tasks, his door is always open to students or staff members seeking ad- vice on either academic or per- sonal problems. He works in co- operation with the athletic director, campus nurse, and school counselor in the adminis- tration of athletic, health and counseling services. Mr. Murphy is also advisor to the student government associ- ation. As the representative voice of student interests, it has the job of accurately commun- icating those interests to the ad- ministration for the betterment of student welfare. He is also advisor to Circle K, a college level organization sponsored by Kiwanis International, which works to serve school, commun- ity and country. The dean becomes actively involved in all campus ac- tivities and for this reason has little time to spend in com- munity organizations although he is a member of Dallas Kiwanis Club. Most people agree that his time is better sent in the student area where he has played a major role in helping young men and women continue along the road to success. He is a member of the campus student-affairs committee, a faculty student group. Univer- sity-wide, he is a member of the Commonwealth Campus Ath- letics Committee, group con- cerned’ with athletic activities on Commonwealth Campuses. He is also a member of the Press Association for Common- wealth Campuses’ Advisory Board. Dean Murphy is an avid sports enthusiast and enjoys football, basketball, tennis, cycling, and table tennis. Many of his associates attest to his proficiency in selecting the victors during the college foot- ball season. He also enjoys camping and he and his family spend two or three weeks each summer in the Cape Cod area. In the little leisure time he has, he devotes to reading or just relaxing with his family. His reputation with the stu- dents on campus can be described in one word—theirs— ‘“great’’! The younger generation have been the newsmakers this week. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Maslow of Sutton Road, and Ann Troup, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Troup of the Newberry Estate, celebrated their 12th birthday by entertaining a group of their classmates from Wyoming Seminary Day School at the most popular way to entertain pre-teenagers on a cold winter afternoon. A slightly different type of skating party was held for the youth of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre Feb. 27. Approximately 30 youngsters of that church spent the afternoon ice skating at Postens Pond on supper was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hogo- boom, where wet socks were dried and cold hands warmed in light of the afternoon for many were snowmobile rides, given to them by our most obliging ‘neighbor, Ralph Weggel. Also on Feb. 27, the Blue and Gold Banquet was held for Cub Scout Pack 225 at the Jackson Township Fire Hall. Edward Chesnovitch, cub master, served as toastmaster and pre- sented Wolfe badges to Kenneth Dale Wright was honored for serving seven years as Den Leader Coach. Each club was given a rocket kit in preparation for the rocket race which will be held April 27. On April 3 the cubs will meet at the fire hall at 6 p.m. in order to attend, as a group, the Shrine Circus at the Kingston Armory. The next re- gular pack meeting will be held March 30. Mrs. Edward Ches- novitch and Mrs. James Mahon are the den mothers. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roese and daughter, Kristen, and Janet of Montrose recently spent the weekend visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Fielding at their home on Sutton Road. Mrs. Roese, the former Sue Fielding, celebrated her birthday at a family gathering. Mrs. John Jopling will enter- tain the morning circle of the Christian Women’s Fellowship of the Huntsville Christian Church at her home in Cease- town March 9 at 10 a.m. The Two-Fold Club of the Huntsville United Methodist Church met last Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Fielding. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lashford assisted with the refreshments. Plans are being made to celebrate this group’s anniversary next month. Better mark March 18 on your calendar. The ham and egg supper of the Huntsville Chris- tian Church has become a tradi- tion in our community. They are especially noted for their de- licious menu of ham, eggs, home-fried potatoes, apple- sauce, potato rolls, homemade pies and beverages. Tickets may by obtained from any member of the church or at the door the evening of the supper. Serving will begin at 4:30 p.m. PHONE 388-6719 FALLS, PENNA. 0 by Pal Cancro The administration of Dallas School District has released in- formation concerning those school days when the schedule, due to inclement weather, is not a normal one. Announcements will be made over local radio and television stations when inclement weather causes dangerous driving conditions or when other emergencies make it ne- cessary to delay the starting time, to dismiss school earlier, or to close schools for the day. The starting time for schools will be delayed one and one-half hours on ‘mornings when weather conditions make roads temporarily hazardous. When warming or clearing weather is forecast or when additional time is needed by highway crews to plow and cinder roads the schools will begin one and one-half hours later than usual. On these days the morning sessions of kindergarten will be cancelled. Children attending “Hunger In America’, a film that ‘‘takes a long, hard look at the people who go hungry every day in one of the world’s most affluent nations,” will be shown at College Misericordia at 7:30, March 13. One of a series of history films being presented by the college’s department of history and government, ‘‘Hunger In America” will be shown in Kennedy Lounge on campus and will be open to the public at no charge. ‘Hunger In America’’ shows black sharecroppers in Ala- bama; Navajo Indians in Arizona; starving tenant far- mers who live just 25 miles out- side of Washington, D.C.; and impoverished Mexican- Americans in San Antonio. Kunkle Silver Leaf To Meet March 14 The Kunkle Silver Leaf Club will meet at the home of Doris Harrison March 14 at 8 p.m. Arline Updyke will preside. It shows the dull-eyed, the undernourished, the dead and dying children—and a federal program which provides lard and peanut butter to people who need fruit, fresh milk, meat, and eggs. Carefully researched and validated, “Hunger In America’ asks the viewer to take a close-up look at the De: partment of Agriculture’s surplus foods, stamps, and farm subsidies programs. Immediately following the showing of ‘‘Hunger In America’, viewers will have the opportunity to participate in an informal discussion of the film. BLACK TOP Sidewalks Driveways Patios FREE ESTIMATES TATTERSALL CONSTRUCTION 639-1232 333-4535 388-6579 MR. $21.95 $39.95 $16.95 $6.49 $4.95 $9.95 KINGSTON 288-3204 the afternoon session of kinder- garten will report as regularly scheduled. Afternoon dismissal will be at the regular time for all students. When hazardous weather con- ditions develop during the day, schools may be dismissed earlier than usual. When it is necessary to ‘close schools early, the kindergarten and ele- mentary pupils will be dis- missed first. Secondary students ‘will ‘be released as soon as buses are vailable after making the elementary trips. When weather conditions worsen during the day, parents should anticipate an early dis- missal. Parents are urged by the school administration to make plans in advance to care for children who will be arriving home from school at an earlier hour. Arrangements will be made to care for children (who are usually picked up by their parents) until the parents arrive. The decision to close schools early, reported Dr. Linford A. Werkeiser, superintendent, will be broadcast on local radio and television stations. When school is cancelled for the day due to severe weather conditions or other emergency situations, it will be announced on the following radio and tele- vision stations: WARM, WBAX, WBRE, WILK, WGBI, WNAK, WWDL, WDAU-TV, WNEP- TV, and WBRE-TV. Twenty-nine educators, with Robert Dolbear, principal of Dallas Senior High School, as one of them, left last Thursday from the Air Force Base at Willow Grove. They were en- route on an eight-hour flight to Colorado Springs, Col. Girl Scouts Girl Scout and Brownie Troops of Shavertown-Trucks- ville Neighborhood will partici- pate in Girl Scout Sunday ser- vices this week. Each Brownie and Girl Scout is asked to attend church with her troop or at her own church, and to wear unifor- ms if they have them. Leaders will be at the follow- asked to assemble 10 minutes prior to the scheduled service: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 11 a.m., Mrs. William Phillips, Mrs. Henry Todd, Mrs. Richard Gdovin, Mrs. Evan Bonawitz, David Ell, and Mrs. Patrick McGough; Shavertown United Methodist Church, 11 a.m. Mrs. Eugene Martinchak, Mrs. Frank Wadas, Mrs. Karl Landmesser, Michele Swingle, Catherine Swingle, and Mrs. Elwood Swingle; St. Therese’s Church, 9 a.m. Mrs. Joseph Brennan, Mrs. William Neidermeyer; Trucksville United Methodist Church, Mrs. Robert Baird, Mrs. John Engler, and Mrs. John Petro, at 9:30 a.m. Mrs. George Gaylord at 11 a.m.; Carverton United Methodist Church, Mrs. Hugh MacDer- ment; Orange United Methodist Church, Mary Ann Sigworth, Mrs. Louis Bedford, Mrs. Edward Forster, Mrs. Kenneth Larish; St. Francis Cabrini, Mrs. Howard Stibgen, Dallas Bap- tist, 11 a.m. Mrs. Ronald Bou- dreaux; Trinity United Presbyterian, Mrs. Joseph Laver. — Window Gardens Add Color— Window gardens can addi a bright aréa 'toyour home and bring some-~ sparkle to dull, winter days. Penn State Exten- sion flower specialists say you should reserve windows with southern exposure for all your flowering plants and plan to use vines and foliage plants in the windows with a northern ex- posure. Available = © Models 5-6-11 Approved VA 12 Years to Pay Dallas R.D.'3 333-4500 Shavertown 674-7156 Mr. Dolbear was back at his office desk Monday morning, but still enthusiastic about what he had seen and heard at one of America’s four service aca- demies. “The reason for the trip was to explain administration policies of the academy,” Mr. Dolbear commented, ‘‘and to tell us of the type of acceptable student.” There were rap sessions with faculty members. Also, cadets from eastern Pennsylvania, in- cluding one from Pittston, were visited. Mr. Dolbear will pass on the information he gathered to the senior high school guidance counselor and others, and they, in turn, will convey the details of admission and other per- tinant facts to interested boys. A student at the academy may major in any subject, according to. Mr. Dolbear. Seventy percent of the students learn to fly, and these cadets need less stringent academic records. Of the 30 percent learning navigation and other affiliated jobs, these boys must have a higher school academic record. The local school principal related that he and the other educators were told there are 7,500 applicants for admission to the academy next year. Only 1,300 of these will be accepted. One of the most interesting sights to Mr. Dolbear was the noon formation of cadets—prior to their entering the dining room, which is two acigs in size. “Can you believe taat 4,000 men eat lunch at the same time in this room? They are fed family style in exactly 29 minutes,” he explained. The field house was another immense building. Under its one roof there are a hockey rink with seats for 2,000 fans; a basketball court with seating a practice football field. There are four chapels for worshipers at the academy and even one chapel for atheists and non-worshipers. The reason for the latter chapel is that it is an academy rule that es¥¥ student must go to some chapel one hour each week. In the case of the atheist he may go to his par- ticular chapel and meditate, as there are no services. The Protestant chapel seats 1,200; the Catholic, 800; Jewish Synagogue, 200; and Buddhist, 12. “It was a worthwhile trip and we learned a lot,”” was Mr. Dolbear’s summation of his trip. v ) Seventeen of Wilkes College’s 129 students who have been given student-teaching assign- ments by the school’s depart- ment of education will be doing their practice teaching in elementary and secondary schools in Dallas Area and Lake-Lehman School Districts. Pre-classroom briefings for students teachers had been conducted throughout the past five weeks by the Wilkes College Education Department in preparation for actual ex- perience scheduled to begin shortly. The Wilkes student teachers will receive. classroom ex- of a-professional teacher as part of the training necessary to qualify for teacher cer- tification. The students assigned to teach at the secondary level at Dallas are Eileen Rex, Patricia Phillips, Kent Jones, William Sauder ‘and Claire Palchanis. Lake-Lehman student teachers will be Patricia Koschak, Harry Bielecki, Elizabeth Ricci and Dean Houck. Students who have been assigned to teach in Dallas at the elementary level are Catherine M. Flick (Shaver- town Elementary), Vicki Wilson (Westmoreland), Wendy Burroughs (Intermediate), Shirley A. Guiles (In- termediate), Brei#a Jones (Intermediate), Martha J. Dorris (Intermediate), Lynn E. Brychta (Intermediate) and Amy, Hughes: (Intermediate). Alice Hadsall, a regident of Noxen, will teach at #e Evans and Stewart Thomas, a Sweet Valley resident, will practice teach at Northwest. V-8 ® REC. 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