KISS JUNAS RECEIVES ASSISTANTSHIP
Miss Lillian M. Junas, our part—
time English instructor, has been a—
warcLd a half—time assistantship from
the School of Journalism at the Penn—
sylvania State University beginning
in September of 19590
She will undertake advanced study
toward a master of arts degree in
addition to instructing a photography
laboratory course.
Miss Juna6 received her B. A,
degree in journalism from Penn State
in June, 1957.
TAR. WARD RECEIVES FELLMSHIP
Mr. Gilbert H. Ward, associate
professor of physics at Highacres,
has been awarded a National Science
Foundation Science Faculty Fellow
ship for the 1959-60 academic year.
The award, one of approximate—
ly 300 fellowships "to individuals to
improve their competence as college
teachers of science ) mathematics or
engineering" is in the amount of
56,300 plus tuition and travel allow
antes.
Mr. Wardts tenure as a National
Science Foundation Fellow will be
spent at Cornell University where
he will devote full time to scienti—
fic study.
He is a graduate of the Univer—
sity of WiOcon6in where he received
both the bachelor's and master's de—
grees. He has taught at the city
high schools in Sheboggan and Wausau,
both in Wisconsin, and has been a
member of the Hazleton Campus faculty
since 1948.
ILATTERN SELECTED FOR. SUMMER COURSE
J. Richard Mattern, associate pro—
fessor of chemistry 0 the Hazleton
Campus, has been named a participant in
the 1959 Ohio University Summer Insti—
tute for College Teachers of Freshmen
Chemistry under the grants—in—aid pro—
gram of the National Science Foundation.
The Institute will be held on the camp—
us of °him University at Athehs, Ohio,
from July 13 to Jugust 22,
Mr. kattern, one of 45 participants
chosen in nationwide competition, will
receive a total stipend of 020, plus
tuition and a travel allowance, for the
six—week program.
The institute is designed to "bring
to teachers of first—year chemistry in
small colleges a better understanding of
old and new concepts in organic, inorgan—
ic, and physical chemistry and an oppor—
tunity to consider methods of presenta—
tion of chemical information to their
own students 4
Le GORDON WILCOX DONATES HYMN TO LIBRARY
Mr. A. Gordon Wilcox, instructor
of English at the Hazleton Campus, has
dmnated an original piece of music titled
THE CRUCIFIXION, wnrds translated by . H.
M. Jones. It has been copyrighted. The
copies of the hyrax in the library are for
medium and high Voices,
ME. KAFKA ON ENGLISH STUDY COMLITTEM
Prof. Andrew Kafka ) of the Mighacres
English department is serving on the
State English Committee for the Language—
Arts Improvement Program of the Depart—
ment of Public Instruction.