Elinor Rumming, Jane Scroop and John Jayberd are. will be¥-ought to life musically April 23 at 3:30 p.m. in Irem Temple, Wilkes-Barre, at the spring concert of Wyoming Valley Oratorio Society. ‘Five Tudor Portraits’’, by Ralph Vaughan Williams and ‘Four Psalms”, by Edvard Grieg will be performed by chorus and orchestra under the leadership of Clifford Balshaw. Vaughn Williams, from A century England who out- standing 20th century British composer, created his choral suite from selected poems of John Skelton, poet:laureate to Henry VII and tutor to young Prince Henry. The rollicking style of verse known as ‘‘Skeltonics’’ is ideal for the description of Elinor Rumming and the lively customers of her thoroughly disreputable alehouse. Quite another side of life is shown in the lament of Jane Scroop, a young convent school girl, for her pet sparrow, killed Eleven College Misericordia dance students, under the direction of Jonette Lancos, will college April 21 and 22. The Dance Theatre will in- clude student choreography, according to Miss Lancos, plus several works choreographed by her. Included will be the repertoire work, ‘Memories of Love,” performed to the music of thal Chicago Transit Author grouvd at left. Other works scheduled for the program are ‘Tommy,’ ‘“Etude,”’ “Images of Tranquility,” and ‘‘Earth.”’ Cello and percussion ac- companiment for ‘Earth’ was scored by Miss Lancos. The contemporary Dance Theatre will be held in Walsh Auditorium on campus with tickets available at the door. The theatre is scheduled to begin at 8 both evenings. Among the new students wel- comed to the Wilkes-Barre Campus for the spring term is Julito R. Corpuz, now a resident of Montoursville, but formerly from the Philipines. Julito, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cresencia R. Corpuz, now re- side at 932 Claire Road, Mon- toursville, graduated from Locos Norte High School in March, 1970, then continued his education and graduated from Checker Caduer School, Hono- lulu, Hawaii. In higly school Julito was a membet®of the school news- paper staff and president of the student government. He was also voted Student Leader of the Year, and was awarded the Y.M.C.A. Gold Medal. Julito is registered in the bus- iness administration curri- culum he local campus and in his l€isure time enjoys swim- ming, reading and nature study. Also evident on campus are a number of new coeds who have transferred from other Com- monwealth campuses or several other colleges. Each year the female student enroll- ment at Wilkes-Barre campus increases and with the opening of the new classroom-lab buil- ding and the wider variety of baccalaureate programs, next year should bring even more of the attractive sex to the local campus. All students in the local area who have been accepted as freshngbin for the 1972-1973 year to any %¥ the Penn State Univer- sity campuses will take part in the pre-registration testing pro- gram at the local campus Sat- urday. The, tests will be given under the direction of Robert Sabatino, Wilkes-Barre Campus Counselor. The local campus is the officially designated testing center for this area by the Pennsylvania State University. Diane Chadwick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Chadwick, 124 East Center St., Shaver- town, is one of the coed students graduated from Dallas Senior High School in 1971, is enrolled in the human development cur- riculum at the local campus and plans to continue for her degree at the four year campus upon completing her work locally. A member of the 4-H Club, Diane is especially interested in environment pollution and music. A second attractive coed from the local area is Karen E. Bloom, RD 2, Hunlock Creek. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Bloom, Karen is a graduate of Northwest Area High School, Class of 1971. She is registered in the educa- tion for a baccalaureate degree in education. Karen is a mem- ber of the SGA, Circle K, the newspaper staff, and Keystone Society. During the fall term she was named to the dean’s list. She also serves as a volun- teer with the Student Help Center at College Misericordia. In her leisure time she enjoys music and does a great deal of sewing. There are many students from the Back Mountain area attending classes at the local campus and among these is Craig Daron, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Daron, Overbrook Road, Dallas. Craig graduated from Dallas High School in 1969 and will complete his associate degree work in Mass Communications Broadcasting in June of this year. He has been a member of the dean’s list at the local campus and of the Keystone Honor Society. He is also a member of the newspaper staff, Senate, the broadcasting club, and Circle K. During his leisure time, he is employed by H. S. Daron Inc., Luzerne, but when he finds spare moments enjoys hunting and motorcycle riding. We remind our readers to make note of April 20, the date appear at the local campus. problem of growing up. This production should be of interest to both students and adults and as itis one of a series of cultural cultural affairs committee as a service to the campus and the community. i by the cat. Jane and her friends organize a funeral, assigning an appropriate part to every bird they can name and calling down imprecations on the murderous cat. The contrasting roles of Jane and Alice, a delightfully un- steady customer of Elinor Rumming, will be sung by Helen Ralston. John Jayberd, unpopular parish clerk, receives an un- complimentary epitaph in a mixture of Latin and English sung by men of the chorus. Paul Balshaw will be baritone soloist in two Portraits, as the slighted suitor of Pretty Bess and as the boastful, threadbare Jolly Rutterkin. Music of an entirely different spirit will open the concert. “Four Psalms’, Grieg’s last composition, are _ deeply devotional and well suited to the post-Easter season. Based on old Norwegian church melodies, with words translated into English by Percy Grainger, they will be sung by unac- companied chorus with baritone solo by Paul Balshaw. Tickets for the concert may be purchased from chorus members or at Irem Temple box office. Sem Students On Honor Roll Eight Back Mountain youths have been named to the high honor and honor rolls at Wyoming Seminary for the first marking period of the second semester. Announcement of the youngsters’ academic proficiency was made this week by David L. Seavey, academic dean of the local prep school. High honor students include: 9th grade: Stephen Casterlin, RD 3, Wyoming; 10th grade: Jennifer Rodda, Dallas; 11th grade: John Siegal, Harveys Lake. Honor students: 9th grade: Yvonne Pearsall, RD 4, Dallas; 12th grade: Holly Dietterick, RD 1, Dallas; Gail Lacy, RD 3;, Dallas; Peter: Davies,” RD 4, Dallas; and Roy Reese, RD 5, Tunkhannock. Lu-Lac Kicks off Membership Drive The Luzerne-Lackawanna Environmental Council (LU- LAC), a division of the Tuber- sylvania and Wyoming Valley, announced today that it will be conducting a membership drive which will begin during Earth Week, April 17-23. Mrs. Richard Bovard is general chairman of the membership drive. Thousands of invitations will Luzerne and Lackawanna coun- ties asking them to support their Environmental Council with funds and volunteer ser- vices. The goal for the 1972 membership drive is 800 mem- bers. Membership donations will be $5 for individual mem- bers and $15 for clubs and or- ganizations. Members of the 1972 membership drive com- mittee are: Mrs. J. Arlington Rees, Dr. Vito DelVecchio, Dr. James Butcofski, Ethel Price, Mrs. Herman Kerber, Charles Mattei and Mrs. Vito Raymond. All persons interested in becoming members of the Luzerne-Lackawanna Environ- mental Council (LU-LAC) may do so by contacting the office at 415 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, or telephoning 961- 2033. Photo by Alex Rebar The 20th Annual Antiques Show and Sale sponsored by the women of Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, Dallas, will be held May 2 and 3 from 11 am. to 9 p.m. Mrs. Joseph Schneider, chairman,and Mrs. Joseph Hunt, co-chairman, announce the following committees: Dealers, Mrs. Dennis Llewellyn, chairman, Mrs. Larry Carson, cochairman; publicity, Mrs. Jack Miller, chairman, assisted by Mrs. Martin Moore, Mrs. Jerome Public Assistance Reports Decrease - The number of persons re- ceiving public assistance cash payments in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties decreased 320 and 279, respectively, during the-month of March, State Se- cretary of Public Welfare Helene Wohlgemuth reported. “Declining public assistance rolls in these counties reflect major management im- provements in the cash payment system, the careful checking of all applications, frequent re-checks of cases that include employable persons, and tightening of procedures for the issuance of replacement checks,”” Mrs. Wohlegemuth said. In addition, the public welfare secretary noted that the SWEEP program (the Secre- tary of Welfare’s Eligibility Evaluation Program) is bring- ing widespread attention to state efforts to remove ineligi- biles from the aid rolls and may prevent abuse because appli- cants know that cases will be double-checked. CLUB LEE Tuesday Nite COUNTRY REBELS Wednesday Nite BLENND Also Ladies Night Thursday Nite WHY KNOTT Friday Nite STRONGHOLD Saturday nite WHY KNOTT 442 Main Street Edwardsville nite from 8:30 to 12:00 $1.75 $1.75 Cohen, Mrs. John Labows, Mrs. William Wentz and Mrs. H. Alexander Smith; invitations, Mrs. Edward Ratcliffe; tickets, Mrs. Jorge Abrantes and Mrs. William Wentz; hospitality, Mrs. Robert Maturi; flower mart, Mrs. John Grant and Mrs. Hans Dreher. Flea Market, Mrs. Peter Arnaud and Mrs. Edwin Roth; posters, Mrs. Ned Hartman; programs, Mrs. Blake Volin- sky; kitchen, Mrs. Roger Owens, Mrs. Rudolph Savelli, Mrs. William Bell and Mrs. Donald Thompson; waitresses, Mrs. Sheldon Evans, Mrs. Walter Kozemchak; finance, Mrs. Roger Owens; advisors, Mrs. Russell Parsons and Mrs. LeRoy Brown (President of women’s Auxiliary); calling, Mrs. George Yatsko, Mrs. John Sheehan, Mrs. James Richardson. Special attractions of the show will be the flower mart and flea market. The flower mart will feature spring flowers, geraniums, chrysanthemums, house plants and bedding plants. Mrs. Edwin Roth, cochair- man of the flea market, suggests that anyone interested in donating antiques or selling household items in good con- dition should contact her or Mrs. Peter Arnaud. The committee is interested in glassware and items needing refinishing. 5 So ty Jennings. 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