“At this very moment, as we sit here discussing continuing education and how we can better serve the people of this community, there are people who would like to go to college, but won't even try because they consider it an impossible dream.” These words were spoken by Wilkes College president Francis J. Michelini during ‘a recent meeting in the con- ference room of Weckesser Hall. The brief statement was made during a discussion with John Meyers, acting director of the division of continuing education and graduate studies, and several other key ad- ministrative figures who had been summoned to talk over ways of making the college more available to people in this Northeastern Pennsylvania region. The - faculty and ad- ministration at Wilkes College are taking a deeper look into the problem of convincing people who are beyond the normal college ‘age that education can be a life-long learning ex- perience. Continuing education, meaning the presence of op- portunities to enable an in- dividual, regardless of age, to pursue greater knowledge and self-improvement, is not something new to educators, but in recent years institutions of higher learning throughout the country have renewed their efforts to acquaint the people with the benefits. Mr. Meyers, who will begin registering people from all walks of life for the spring semester undergraduate and graduate courses on Jan. 16, called the reluctance of many people to Simply inquire the biggest problem. “There are so many adults,” the evening school director said; “who come into the office and inquire about the problems they feel they will face if they enroll for college courses. They are pleasantly surprised to hear that many adults, who have been out of school for varying lengths of time, have signed up for one or two courses and eventually went on to gain the degrees they thought they would never: get.” by Rev. Charles H. Gilbert Which of the Christmas packages shall we open first? It is always an eager question. But there are two on the table from Africa, which means they were gifts she got right there in Africa and mailed home to us. The larger package was marked ‘‘damaged”. But there was no breakage other than a part of the wrappings. It was shaped like a tray. The smaller package was giving no signs of what it might be. So we opened both of them. The larger one was marked for me, and the smaller one for Catherine. I never got over my childhood liking for opening my packages at Christmas time-or any other time. Catherine’s package turned out to be an egg-shaped chunk of malakite, that is, copper ore, a natural product of that part of Africa. It was smooth, dark green, heavy. Catherine has a string of beads of the same material and they are heavy. This egg will never hatch, but makes a smooth object of art to handle and rub with the fingers. Mishap Involves Back Mt. Woman A Dallas woman was involved in a Wilkes-Barre city auto mishap, Dec. 30. Mary Elle Bunney, 30, of Valley View Park, RD 3 Dallas, collided with a car driven by Chester C. Obielski, 1502 Letchworth Road, Camp Hill, at the intersection of E. Northhampton and Taft Streets. The Bunney woman’s acci- dent report claimed that she was traveling west on North- hampton, when she was forced to go around cars parked on the south side of the street. Her car suddenly collided with the Obielski auto, as it too traveled on Northhampton Street, she said. The police, however, noted that there were no cars parked on the south berm of the road, which is posted for no parking. in the westbound lane. Mr. Obielski told the investi- gating officers that he saw the woman's car coming at him in his lane, that he swerved his auto, but was struck. The mishap occured at 2 a.m. The package that looked like a tray turned out to be two woven grass mats as are used on the table as place mats. Between the two mats was a piece of African wood carving with immediate appeal to the eye, and with understandable emotional associations. The cross, of ‘a heavy dark wood. Evidently it is a close grained wood, but whether the color is natural wood as, perhaps, mahogany, which is plentiful on that continent...but Dorothy has told us that some of the carvings we have were stained with shoe blacking! Maybe so. glance to be black, but in reality is dark brown. The dimensions are symetrical, one half inch thick, two and one quarter in- ches wide, the cross arms are each four inches long, the upright is three inches high. The whole cross is 17 and one quarter inches tall. Should I describe the carving as crude, that is, no attempt to fashion each detail exactly. But ‘each item accurately re- presents an intentional design with symbolism easily marked. There is 10 body of Christ on the cross, but the right and left open hands at each end signify the outstretched hands of the Saviour. The hand at the ex- treme top of the upright seems the hand of God the Father, as if reaching down to call attention and to aid this Son of His who did not insist in Gethsemane on having his own will but said “Thy will be done”. “Just beneath that down stretched hand is the body of a dove with wings outstretched and head extending downward covering the whole central area. This is like the dove that represented the Holy Spirit's presence at the baptism of Jesus. He saw it as such. Already, then, this is the doctrine of the Holy Trinity-the Father with hand, under whose dominion the outstretched hands of the Son on the cross- arms are willingly conceding, with the always hovering figure of the dove, the Holy Spirit constantly attended the life of the Son of God. The hands reaching up from below must be multiplied in our minds to include all the needy souls of human life-reach, reaching to grasp this mystery of grace. This crude but vocal wood carving draws me in awe to think it through. I avoid saying “It is beautiful!” It is not a sunset, nor a bridal gown, nor a lovely lily. I do not say, ‘I love this old cross’, but the deep wonder and mystery comes again and again phen I con- template the ytruths I have learned to know and experience in one way and another through over 80 years of life. For I am sure I was aware of that kind of love of God as my mother cared for her baby boy during his fragile years. I hope, to develop some way of letting my public see this marvel of an African’s wood- carving art. The cross. . . PRINTED ON NARROWS SHOPPING CENTER Edwardsville, Pa. Phone 288-7227 and 1446 WEST 8th STREET West Wyoming. Pa, THE DALLAS POST, JANUARY 10, 1974 A Greenstreet News Co. 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