BELLES-LETTRES SOCIETY COMPLETES ACTIVE YEAR
On May 8, 1961, the Belles-Lettres Society
held its final meeting for the 1960-1961
academic year. At this meeting the following
objectives of the Belles-Lettres Society were
received:
1. Encouragement of creative writi
2. Group criticism of any and all
übmitted.
works
3. Analysis of literary writing
novels
plays, etc. for the purpose of study
ting techniques and examining writing
mg wr
craft.
4. Extension of invitations to
speakers who are authorities in the world of
literature.
5. Trips to see plays and hear
lectures by literary figures.
6. Work toward the publication of
writings.
While all of these objectives were not
fulfilled during the year, the Belles-Lettres
members were successful in the undertaking of
several noteworthy accomplishments.
First of all, several members participated
in the presentation of a short one-act play
that was written by a former vice-president
of the Belles-Lettres Society, Bob Perugeni.
The play starred such Highacres celebreties
as Bob Krutsick, Paul Miller, Sally Switaj
and George Wanko. The play was presented
before a gathering of Belles-rLettres and
Biology Club members at the Christmas Ban
quet which was held in Singley's Steak Rest
aurant. A repeat performance was given before
the Ladies Auxiliary of Hazleton Campus at
the Jewish Community Center.
Upon returning from the semester break,
the Society began preparations for a cultural
excursion to New York City. These plans were
fulfilled on Saturday, March 25, 1961, when
the Society departed en masse to see a musical
comedy entitled 3SH»e Music Man".
This event ended a busy week-end for the
Belles-Lettres, since on the previous evening,
Friday, March 24, 1961, the Society sponsored'
the Third Annual Highacres Reading Festival.
The winners of this festival included Melanie
Krasney, George Wanko, Robert Minor and Rose
marie Carey. As winners, they were recip
ients of a book of poetry and an opportunity
for an all-expense paid trip to the main
campus in order that they might participate
in the Thirteenth Pennsylvania Intercollegiate
Reading Festival, which was held on April
27-28, 1961.
This was followed up by a similar read
ing festival for high school readers. This
reading festival took place on Thursday
evening, April 20, 1961, and was held in
eonjunction with National Library Keek,
g The winners of this festival, tow in each
category, prose, poetry and drama, received
awards as a remembrance of their performances
All other participants received certificates
for meritorious participation.
At the final meeting, plans were form-
ulated for a project which the Belles-Lettres
Society will attempt to put into effect next
fall. The aim of this project is the encour
agement of creative writing. A committee of
three Sally Switaj, Jim Makuch and Kathy
Fogarty, was appointed to petition organ
izations which might be interested in offer
ing monetary awards to members of the Society
submitting outstanding written works in each
of these areas of writing: poetry, prose,
and drama. The final judgment and criticism
of these writing would be done by the Belles-
Lettres Society.
Officers of the club are as follows:
President . . . James Marcolina
Vice President . . Kathy Fogarty
Secretary-Treasurer . . Sally Switaj
The Faculty Advisor is Andrew Kafka.
THE PARKING LOT
From a recent visit to Mr Kostos' office,
this informastion was gathered concerning
the new parking lot: as it stands now, the
plans are completed for the lot to be con
structed on the present athletic field and
are now in the hands of the vice-president's
office waiting authorization. It is estim
ated that the lot will extend one hundred
feet into the wooded area and will have the
capacity to park two hundred and sixty cars.
The charge for using this lot will be ap
proximately five dollars per car per term.
This will be the only parking area open to
the student, for a long-range program calls
lor the development of a physical education
area in the present parking field.