A ‘human dynamo’’— perhaps that is the best phrase to describe George Mec- Cutcheon, director of coun- seling at Luzerne County Community College, who lives the former Dorothy Blamire, on Sterling Avenue, Dallas. A native of Miners Mills, George McCutcheon has had a special interest in young people since he graduated from Bloomsburg State College with a B. S. in secondary education despite the fact that he first entered the military service before beginning his full-time teaching career with his position on the faculty of the former Kingston Township High School in 1945. ~ He came out of the service in that year and “after his marriage in May, 1945, he started teaching in September. During that time he pursued his education and received his M.A. in guidance from New York University in 1950. He continued to pursue his education ~ at Wilkes College while teaching but both were interrupted when he was called to active sub- marine duty in January, 1951, and served until October, 1952. during that time he ac- cumulated his leaye time, he was able to resume teaching when the fall term of school began in 1952. It was then that the Me- Cutcheons moved to the Back ‘Mountain, first living in Trucksville and in 1956 moving to their present home on Sterling Avenue. George and Dorothy McCutcheon have one daughter, Georgia, who is married to Dr. William Zwartjes, originally from Texas, and who is now specializing in pediatrics in Denver, Col., although for the next two months the young couple will reside in Boston special courses in clinical genetics. A beginning poing is difficult to determine when talking about George McCutcheon, for his deep involvement with youth runs a full gamut from school to church to community to civic back to school. He has the greatest respect for youth and finds them stimulating, eager to put ideas into action, thinkers, and makes them his whole life. After receiving his master’s degree, he continued taking various courses and has ac- cumulated credits in safety counseling, and other: youth associated programs. He served on the high school faculty as instructor and part- time counselor from 1945-1959 and was class advisor, assistant football coach, varsity and assistant basketball coach, varsity baseball coach, director of class plays, Key Club advisor, and marching unit advisor to four marching units in high school. ; 1n 1959 he became director of guidance for the Dallas School supervisor at United Gas Im- provement Company in until his great interest in young and accept a position where once again he cowd become involved with the age group he loved so well. Name, it, talk about it, think about it - George McCutcheon always been an active member in the church congregation and from 1939 to 1941, was assistant Sunday school superintendent at + Miner Congregational Church. A sports enthusiast, he coached the Plains Methodist basketball team for two years from 1947 to 1949; served as district director of the American Legion District sports program in 1950 and as president of the Back Mountain Church basketball league in 1953. Picking up where Bob Dolbear left off with the Key Club, he served as zone chairman for Kiwanis Key Clubs of Northeastern Penn- sylvania from 1964 to 1969. In 1965, he become interested in Camp Brooklyn in the Pocono area where each year a group of boys sponsored by Rotary stay at the camp for a period of one week, participating in the club’s leadership program. Each year since then he has directed the camp during that week. For six years, this youth leader was advisor to the Methodist Youth Fellowship in Shavertown and Trucksville and later after living in Dallas, he became a Sunday school teacher in the church school of the Dallas United Methodist Church until his heavy schedule forced him to resign that position in 1968. The Key Club has played an important role in George Mec- Cutcheon’s life and while at the high school he was deeply in- volved both with the club itself and the marching units. He attributes much of the success of the girls’ drill teams to the many hours of time given by Doris Mallin, Betty Hanna, Kay Wright, Cora Hill and their many assistants. For five years, he umpired Little League games during the summers and enjoyed every inning of every game... ‘it was really great,” he said, ‘‘to see these kids as they developed athletes and good sports.” In order to play a role in plans and activities for young people, he holds membership in many professional associations. He is past president and vice president of Luzerne County Counselor’s Association and presently a member. He is a member of the executive committee of Northeastern Chapter of The American Personnel and Guidance Association; a member of the State Counselor’s Association and a former member of the P.S'E.A. and N.E.A. He is a past president and member of Dallas Kiwanis. For three years he served as chairman of the Kiwanis Home Run Derby and of their Junior Olympics which includes five different athletic events for both girls and boys. He is also Circle K advisor at Luzerne Community College and under his direction the club has received many awards, both state and national during the past few years. In addition, he is zone chairman of College Circle K Clubs in Northeastern Penn- sylvania and just recently returned from the national convention in Colorado. In 1973, he will attend the convention in Miami. Although his first and primary concern is the youth with whom he comes in contact, he is also involved in com- munity and environmental work. He has served as chairman of the Dallas Borough Recreation Committee from 1968 to the present, and from 1970 until this year has served as Kiwanis state chairman of “Quality of Our Environment.” Last year he organized the “Dallas Area Environmental” group and served as chairman. The group has completed a paper drive, highway cleanup, planted flowers at the Wilkes- Barre Campus of Penn State, cut walking trails at Moon Lake--projects which reflects the involvement of ap- proximately 300 people from the Dallas area. In 1969, the McCutcheons were an ‘‘auction’’ family. Mr. McCutcheon was general chairman of the auction; Dorothy was chairman of the odds and ends booth; and Georgia was chairman of art. college and Circle K activities, he manages to become involved with the auction each year for the library is one of his in- terests. Many of the Post readers will remember him as chairman of : —— 7 J the 1967 Dallas Area Sesquicentennial--a long-to-be remembered celebration of the area’s anniversary that brought together many former residents of the Back Mountain and revived many historical facts of the past. Most residents in the area are also aware that in recent years, George Mec- Cutcheon was selected ‘Man of the Year’ by the Back Mountain service clubs, an honor which is awarded annually. George McCutcheon merely smiled when asked about leisure time activities for ‘I have no leisure time,’ he said. “When I find a free moment or so, I spend it working around the yard, or traveling with my wife.” Actually, his wife is nearly as busy as he is for she is employed as head of the Board of Veteran Appeals, a position which requires much of her time and many trips away from home. In her leisure time, she goes an- tique hunting which is evidenced by the many beautiful and valuable pieces tastefully arranged in their gracious but ‘homey’ home. Dorothy has been with the Veterans Administration since 1954. The McCutcheons enjoy traveling and when time per- mits, they get away for a few weeks. They have made several trips to other countries among them a visit to northern Africa; a vacationin Majorca; a visit to Puerto Rico (with . the ,Dolbears); a vacation in the West Indies; and in the near future they will go to Aruba for a much needed rest. Following the Circle K Convention in Denver this past summer, they were able to spend a short time with Georgia and her husband and had a very enjoyable vacation in the mountains of Colorado. Asked about special interests, George McCutcheon told the Post, “I have only two - young people and astrology..but first and upmost, young people. I merely dabble in astrology.” He was most emphatic in stating that both his work and leisure time revolved around young people. He does not believe in such phrases as generation gaps, com- munication gaps, and such. He works with young people and he sees them in depth through his counseling. He finds them to be sincere, devoted, energetic. He finds them eager to please, eager to do their bit for the salvdtion of humanity-he finds that too often they are misjudged. In his closing remarks about young people he stated ‘‘Sin- cerity breeds sincerity’ - this is very true of our youth today. ‘Don’t let them down and they won't let you down! I have found that to be very true.” Photo by Jim Kozemchak State. FL A Sy Greenstreet News Co. Publication Sem. Readies Film For Ongoing Festival According to Stephen Alini- koff, dean of student activities at Wyoming Seminary, the third film in the school’s current series will be presented Nov. 1. 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