Widener University - Pioneer Yearbook (Chester, PA)

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Gridders bow in semi-finalsg seven named toAII-stars Seven members of Widener's 10-1 football team have been named to the 1979 Eastern College Athletic Con- ference QECACJ Division lll Southern Regional All-Star squad. ln all, 23 teams are represented in the ECAC's south region. The Pioneers selected for the prestigious honor include junior run- ning back Hal Johnson, junior center Doug Schmitzg senior offensive tackle Steve Rockhillg junior. defensive back Steve Warringtong sophomore defen- Hansell honored George A. Hansell, Jr., who for 24 years served as Widener Athletic Director, has been nominated, and chosen, as a 1980 honoree by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. The announcement was made by the Board of Directors and officers of the Chapter. The honor was bestowed upon Hansell for his significant athletic accomplishments and for achieving prominent stature in the World of Philadelphia Sports. sive back Tom Deery, senior defensive end Brian Gremmingerg and senior kicking specialist John Ferko. The 1979 season - Widener's 100th intercollegiate campaign - saw the Pioneers capture their third con- Sports of The Widener soccer team went through a rebuilding year in 1979, but things look promising for the 1980 season as graduation had little effect on the squad. Baseball enjoyed a good year, with the highlight coming after the season ended. Tom Robinson, Pioneer superior, was drafted by the Dodgers. Gigi Hagan did another terrific job with the girls basketball team as it rolled on to another title. Cross Country enjoyed its first win- ning season in four years. Coach Harry Durney led his team of six through a 4- 3 season. Coach Rowe saw another group of talented ball players this year as the Widener Pioneers finished yet another winning season. Mustin Theatre Dedicated The Alumni Auditorium was formally dedicated to Burton H. Mustin in ceremonies held October 5, 1979. Robert L. Ryan served as Master of Ceremonies in the dedication to the former PMC cadet and nationally known character actor. Mustin, a graduate of the Class of 1903, passed away at the age of 93 on January 28, 1978. The Board of Trustees voted to renovate the Alumni Auditorium and change its name to the Burton H. Mustin Theatre and Lecture Hall. Mustin was a very popular member at PMA and a major part of the many Alumni activities. The University was proud to have the auditorium renamed after such a fine man. School Song Written By Dean With his entire family involved in some form of then arts, and sixteen years of service at Widener, Assistant Dean of the Evening Division Rudolph Bloom has decided to make his con- tribution to the Widener Community. On Wednesday, April 23, the Widener Chorale, during their Spring Recital, introduced Widener Blue , a song written by Dean Bloom. To me it's a great feeling to con- tribute something that's maybe a little more lasting than a monetary dona- tion, Bloom commented. I wanted to give something to the college because it has meant a lot to me, having been associated with it for the last sixteen years, he added. secutive MAC Southern Division crown. lt also marked the eighth straight time a Manlove-coached Widener team has lost only one game on the season. all sorts The big surprise of the year was the success of the lacrosse squad. After average years in the past, the Pioneers went out and showed everyone that they are a contender. Finally, Coach Manlove was chosen the man to replace retiring Athletic Director George Hansell. Manlove took over without giving up his position of head football coach, to everyone's delight. S.A.M. Day Held On Wednesday, April 16, the Society for the Advancement of Management held its 10th annual S.A.M. Day. This is a day in which business people from all areas of the business world come to Widener to discuss their views on subjects relating to Management. The S.A.M. banquet concluded the day's festivities. Professor Savas Ozataley was named this year's recipient of S.A.M.'s Distinguished Professor Award. S.A.M. President Josephine Peri presented him with an engraved desk set. Widener Girls Choose Bob Moore as Gigolo The pledges of Delta Phi Epsilon sorority sponsored a Widener Gigolo Contest on March 28, 1980. This fund raiser culminated after the Harry Chapin concert to see Tim Mooney, John Cigler, Dan Gigantino, Jim Dow- ney, Tom Fabrizio, Steve Carfagno, and Mo Greenfield bow to Bob Moore. Bob was representing Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. 15

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Transitional Year Experienced by Most Greeks Greek life on the Widener campus was in the limelight quite a bit this year. For example, Phi Sigma Sigma celebrated its first year as a member of a National Sorority and won fifteen awards at their national convention last year. Theta Chi moved their organiza- tion to Upland Street thanks to their alumni. Tau Kappa Epsilon QTKEJ placed their chapter in the top ten in the country at their convention, and Alpha Sig decided to pack it up and move, buying a house on the corner of 13th and Potter. Widener also saw the birth ofa new sorority on campus. Local chapter Alpha Omega went national - pledg- ing their allegiance to Delta Phi Ep- silon. ZBT also felt the Spang complex no longer suited their needs, and moved to 1237 Potter Street. Lambda Chi followed also, purchasing the house at 400-402 13th Street. Beginning this year, most, if not all, of the Greek social organizations will be located in the 13th St Potter Street area. The l.F.C. has formed a neighbor-relations committee, and plans to control the area during weekend party times are currently un- der way. Finally, Greek Week was the highlight of the year for the groups, as a period of two weeks was devoted solely to competition in various type events, all done in fun. TKE came out the champs again for the guys, and D Phi E took the trophy for the girls. Seeking Dr. Moll's Replacement Dr. Clarence Ft. Moll has indicated his intention to retire as President of Widener University as of June 30, 1981. Thus brings the process of selecting a replacement for him. The Board of Trustees, which has the full responsibility for the election of the President, has begun to arrange an EAGLES' ACT AMAZES S8rM CROWD The beginning of SAC's S8tM week went over well. Gil Eagles, a mentalist and psychic, fascinated many with the tricks and mental telepathy he ex- hibited. From guessing how much money one person had in his hand ito the pennyj, to writing down a number between 1 and 100 and then asking Kathy Manizza to pick a number. She said 24 and he had written down 24. Amazing? The crowd thought so. Eagles also blindfolded himself so securely, that it was a total impossibility to see anything. While blindfolded, he correctly told the time on a watch that New Phone System According to Mildred Fitz, our overworked, but friendly telephone operator, a new telephone system should be completely installed during the Fall 1980 semester. Mrs. Fitz in- formed the Dome that the Dimension system is similar to the phone system recently installed at the Delaware Law School, only the new system will be bigger and more complicated. Not only will Dimension handle more calls, but everyone at Providence House, as well as each faculty member will have his own phone, and heads of depart- ments will have their own private lines. an audience member had changed. He had two people write a word on a board with different color markers, and correctly assessed what they wrote. He answered questions of the audience members by just holding the paper on which the questions were written. He recited social security numbers, and the serial number of a dollar bill, The highlight of the three hour show, however, was the hypnosis of twelve members of the audience. orderly process for the selection of the next President of Widener University. At press time, the committee has narrowed the field down to about eight candidates. Among those still under consideration is Widener's Vice- President of Development, Bob Bruce. Art Center Moves In case you haven't noticed, the art collection can no longer be found. No, the college was not vandalized. Widener had the good fortune to attain custody of the Deshong Museum at 11th and Avenue of the States in Chester. lt is there you can find the school's art collection. Concerts draw many to MacCenter We've sold out a couple of times this year, but we usually sell out at the door. That was Harry Pappas' answer when asked when a concert was last sold out prior to the day of the perfor- mance. Such was the case when Harry Chapin, the monarch of story book songwriting, played to a packed Mac- Morland Center. Chapin is a veteran at playing for relatively small crowds, and his professionality glowed as he kept the overflow crowd content and happy for the three hours he performed. Backed by some superb talent, Chapin presen- ted the audience with a wide range of music. He is especially noted for his ballads, and his Widener concert showed a multitude of these. As the long awaited concert, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes finally arrived, Ed Schaiky from WIOQ walked on stage to introduce the band. Mac Center came alive as over 1000 screaming fans began shouting Jukesl Jukes! Southside Johnny and the Jukes roared onto the stage and started the night with All l Want is Everything , a cut from their album, The Jukes . Naturally, Southside played a lot of his old music. One tune that brought the hall to a roar was I Don't Wanna Go Home from the album of the same name. As Johnny said the line reach up and touch the sky, his loyal fans did just that. The Jukes also performed a popular Springsteen tune, The Fever and received a large round of applause from the audience.

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