College Misericordia
climaxed its series of major
golden anniversary - activities
last Friday evening with the
formal Golden Jubilee Ball held
at the Treadway Inn in Wilkes-
Barre.
Nearly 300 area residents and
members of the college family
attended the affair, joining
Misericordia in one of the most
significant anniversary
celebrations in its history.
Guests enjoyed cocktails, a
formal dinner, speaking
progr and dancing to the
ey the Lee Vincent Or-
chestra.
Joan Krause, a Misericordia
faculty member and alumna,
introduced the speakers for the
evening and served as general
mistress of ceremonies. Before
dinner, the Rev. Robert Yost,
pastor of the Shavertown United
invocation which was followed
by official greetings from
Congressman Daniel J. Flood.
Rep. Flood, a member of the
college’s President's Council,
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said the ball marked’ *.. five
decades of service to God, to
humanity, to the cause of
education, and so to our nation,
all in the spirit of that precious
quality for which your sister-
hood and thus school alike are
named... mercy.’’ The
congressman concluded his
remarks with a formal toast to
College Misericordia.
Following dinner, representa-
tives of various facets of the
college community brought
official greetings to the college.
James Dick, chairman of the
board of trustees, led off the
program and was followed by
Senator Martin L. Murray,
representing the President’s
Council; Sister Kathleen Marie
Carroll, RSM, representing the
Sisters of Mercy; Mrs. Joseph
Colarusso, representing the
Alumni Association; Paul
Pigeon, representing the
Parents’ Association; and Dr.
Leo R. Downey, academic dean
of Misericordia, representing
the college community.
Sister Miriam Teresa, RSM,
president of Misericordia,
responded to the greetings,
thanking each section of the
college community for its
support and extending her
gratitude to the general public.
Because College Misericordia
has enjoyed public support, it
has been able to create 50 years
of sucgess and can look forward
to a bright future, Sister in-
dicated.
Msgr. James T. Clarke,
former Misericordia Chaplain
and current member of the
board, concluded the program
with the benediction:
Jubilee Ball was the culmina-
tion of 50th anniversary events
that began with the ‘Mass of
Thanksgiving, Sept. 24, the
actual anniversary of the
college’s opening in 1924. Other
activities are planned for
throughout, the academic year
but will be of lesser magnitude
than the Mass, the special Open
House, and the ball.
The only junior high soccer
program in the area is Wyo-
ming Seminary’s Day School
team. Sixth through eighth
graders , compete under the
fledgling feeder program,
aimed at improving soccer pro-
spects at the Kingston college
prep school.
The Forty Fort booters are 1-
2-1 on the season. They tied
Moravian Academy Saturday,
2-2 in double overtime. Their
defeats were at the hands of
Notre Dame of East Strouds-
burg, 2-1; and Moravian, 4-3 in
double overtime. The squad’s
victory was over the Seminary
prep school freshmen, 3-0.
Team members include
Walter Bronson, Randall King,
hh. Blair Jennings,
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Donald Flick, Dallas; Charles
Parkhurst, Trucksville; David
Garkawe, Peter Sielicke,
Richard Hughes, Mountaintop;
Paul Lumia, Dean Mack, cap-
tain, Bear Creek; Michael
Hudacek, Plymouth; John War-
tella, Adam Lottick, Steven
Holtzman, Laning ‘Harvey,
John = Musnuff, Tom Eagan,
Donald Robbins, Eric Schall,
Lester = Smulowitz, Craig
Gommer, manager, Kingston;
Al Albert, Keith Larson, Wilkes-
Barre; Dominick Stuccio,
William Musto, West Pittston;
Chris Vitek, Falls; Chris
Coccia, Uniondale; and Jay
Zavada, Ashley.
Richard Sours is coach for the
soccer team.
The board of directors of the
Back Mountain Cultural Center
recently met at its regular
monthly meeting at Kennedy
Lounge, College Misericordia.
Unanimously approved at the
meeting was a schedule for the
year 1974-75 of programs de-
signed go provide cultural and
reer activities for the
Back Mountain community.
The program is in the process of
being printed and will be made
available to the public and the
center’s membership in the
near future.
In addition to this action, the
board met with Homer Moyer,
president of the Back Mountain
Memorial Library Association
to discuss mutual interests, in
preparation fora major project
being planned for the spring of
1975. Further announcements of
this event will be made at a
later date.
He who wishes to secure the
good of others has already sec-
ured his own.
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The board approved a major
event for the winter, with a
cooperative venture with Show-
case Theatre in Wilkes-Barre.
Information on this will be
made available in several
weeks.
Expansion of the center’s
board of directors was ap-
proved from the current 17 to
25, with ‘approval by 'the
membership to be requested.
It was announced that the
center's Teenage Advisory
Board is in the process of being
reorganized through the efforts
of Rebecca Loveland, who is a
board member of the center. As
teenage representative on the
board, Ms. Loveland will be
meeting with the advisory
group in the near future.
A report was given on
preparations for the recreation-
al meeting of Back Mountain
municipal, school district,
recreation, and other officials
concerned with increasing
opportunities for all residents in
the area of recreation, This
meeting is scheduled for Oct. 16
at 7:30 p.m. at Kennedy
Lounge, College Misericordia.
The next meeting of the board
of directors will be in
November.
dent’s Council.
A special Newsletter from the
greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber
of Commerce to ‘its 1,200
members was mailed over the
weekend appealing to the
support the
Luzerne County Home Rule
Charter. a
The Newsletter stated the
chambers position and reasons
for assuming that position to the
membership. The chamber
board of directors officially en-
dorsed the county charter at its
Sept. 27 board meeting.
The board of directors en-
courages each of its members
and all county voters to cast
their ballot Nov. 5, from a
postition of knowledge and un-
derstanding of the charter. This
can only be obtained by getting
the facts as presented by the
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Study Commission.
Copies of the proposed
charter, a charter summary,
and related charter material
are available from either the
Committee for the Charter
CCA of Wilkes Barre
To Open Fall Season
The Community Concerts
Association of Wilkes-Barre
opens its fall season Oct. 28, at
8:30 p.m., in Irem Temple,
North Franklin St.
present a group of six’ string
players from the famous
summer festival in Vermont,
performing string quintets of
Mozart and Brahms and a
Dvorak Piano Quartet.
Subscribers to the series are
urged to bring membership
cards, which were recently
mailed. These will be needed at
the door for admission.
located at Wyoming Valley Mall
or from the chamber office at 92
S. Franklin St.
Employers are asked by the
chamber board to secure copies
of the charter material for dis-
tribution to their individual
employees. Chamber board
members feel that only by
having a basic understanding of
what the proposed charter will
and will not do can the voters of
Luzerne County cast their vote
in an intelligent manner,
Much of the misunderstand-
ings and erroneous information
about the proposed charter can
be cleared from the air if the
voters take the time to read the
charter summary and related
information.
According to the chamber
board of directors the future of
Luzerne County and its 345,000
residents rests with the voters
on Election Day. A vote No is a
vote for keeping the County as it
is—a vote YES is a vote for a
better Luzerne County.
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$2,428 from
Homer Moyer, president, who
presided at the October board
Memorial
County appropriations for
library maintenance.
Mrs. Harold = Watson,
librarian, reported that Noreen
Gallagher has been hired to
replace Betsy Johnson who
recently resigned from the
library staff. Miss Gallagher is
a 1974 graduate of College
Misericordia with a degree in
business.
Mrs! Watson also announced
that approximately 30 children
are attending the Story Hour
conducted by Mrs. John
Sheehan and Mrs. Andrew
Yencha. There are also five
Junior League volunteers work-
ing for the library every week.
Mrs. Watson pointed out that
the majority of new borrowers
are coming from three munici-
palities: Dallas Township,
Luzerne Co.
Kingston Township, and Dallas
Borough. There were 113 new
borrowers for the month of
September. Circulation for that
month was 2953 adult and 1490
juvenile. A total of 1965 students
also borrowed books from the
library.
Ralph Lewis, treasurer,
reported that $357.54 was spent
in September for new books and
library salaries totaled
$1,884.56.
John Sheehan Jr., Overbrook
Road, Dallas, has been named
the 1975 auction chairman.
Replacement tires should
never be smaller than the tires
supplied with a car as original
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Industry Safety Council. A
smaller size may effect ground
clearance, instrument accuracy
and the suspension system of
the car.
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