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A Newspaper Checklist
_ Webster says that a newspaper is a “paper printed and dis
tributed ait stated intervals usually daily, weekly, or monthly
to convey news, advocate opinion®, etc.” A newspaper is this
and much moire. Webster, in his brief definition, tells nothing
of the standard® a newspaper, especially a college newspaper,
must set for itself to be successful.
A newspaper conveys news.. This is most certainly true, but
the most important factor is how the newspaper convey® news.
Does, it priint stories that are “high schoolish” just to fill up
space? Does it print stories that are in “bad taste” for a col
lege newspaper? Does it use discrimination in the selection of
printable afrnd unprintable stories? Although these items may
be interrelated, any one of them could ispell disaster for a col
lege newspaper.
A newspaper presents opinions. To analyze this topic fur
then’, it does not mean too' much. Are their opinions one-sided?
Is the Opinion of the other party presented or just overlooked ?
Do they give a true picture of the situation? Is the opinion
presented in such a way as to create the wrong impression?
These are dnly a few of the pitfalls that can degraed a news
paper.
These things a newspaper owes the public. Once a news
paper uses any one iof these tactics, it will be looked down upon
by-its readers. The paper will be defeating its very purpose.
No one will want to read a newspaper that is ainiti-thiis and anti
that. A reporter (should not risk the integrity of his newspaper
by developing a satirical style at its expense.
Are you dioing your fair share to support your newspaper?
OSGA Convenes
For Summer Meeting
The Fourth Annual Organiza
tion of Student Government
Associations Summer Conference
was held last, month at University
Park,, Pennsylvania.'
“Leadership Training” was the :
theme of the convention. Univer
sity • President Eric A. > Walker
outlined the representatives’ re
sponsibilities to their student con
stituents.
The Hazleton delegation was
comprised of: Daniel Cassarella,
Eugene Christina, , Elaine Hahn,
Jerome Kapes, Karen Kreitz
berger, Joseph Lucia, Edward
Mehalik, Thomas Murmello, Rose
mary Pecci, Joseph Zola, and Jo
seph McCallus, Student Affairs
Advisor.
Highacres Collegian
“HAZLETON CAMPUS’ OWN NEWSPAPER”
Published by the Journalism Club of the Hazleton Campus
of the Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Co-Editors
Photographer Robert White
Business and Publicity Anthony Gennaro
Staff Sfossom Miller, Esther Summer, Thomas Pennock,
Marcia Juda, Platukis, petty Smitrovich,
/Thomas Potance, Jptabatini Monatesti, ■‘Jtancy Israel,
i&nn Marie Petras, Anthony Gennaro, Andrew Getz,
David Nicky, Kreitzberber.
Faculty Advisor Mr. Thomas Price
EDITORIAL
Introduction of New Teachers
Continued from Page One)
coming to Highacres, Mr. Knoebel
taught for five years at the Wyo
missing Center. His subject data
varies from Mechanics 11, E Mech
811, and AE 808. V
Mr. Knoebel is married and has
one daughter who is a freshman
honor student at Southern Joint
Area High School.
Mr. Knoebel’s recreations vary
greatly. He has an avid interest
in people. He > finds it fascinating
to find what makes people “tick.”
Mr. Knoebel enjoys hunting and
many spectator sports including
baseball, football, and wrestling.
Mr. Knoebel gives ,us this ad
vice, “A little sacrifice at this
time, as far as worldly matters
go, will net big returns in the long
run.”
Barbara Mondik and Paul Marino
HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN
Exchange Trip
Every year the Rotary Club
sends students abroad to study.
The board which selects the stu
dents interviews all applicants.
Each applicant receives a letter a
few weeks later, informing him
whether or not he has been se
lected. I was very fortunate to
have been in the former group.
When my assignment came, it was
for India and I was told that there
would be three other girls going.
We four girls departed by jet
from International Airport, New
York City on July 26, 1963. After
brief stops at London, Paris,
Geneva, and Cairo, we finally ar
rived at Bombay, where our Ro
tary Hosts were waiting to greet
I lived • with an Indian family
of the Parsie Caste. These people
are prominent in the business
world. The family included three
brothers and two sisters and it
didn’t take long for them to be
come like my own family. There
were only two with whom I actu
ally lived, as one sister was
married to a: neuro-surgeon and
lived in England; one brother was
a Rotary Exchange student living
with families in Scranton, Pa., and
another brother was attending
boarding school.
v We, had five servants who did
all the housework and a chauffeur
who drove me ahywhere in an
English car.
1 attended Cathedral High
School for Girls which is admin
istered by the Church of England.
Bible readings and daily prayers
were part of the school program
and every girl participated re
gardless of her religion. I took the
science and math course. My sub
jects were: biology, history, chem
istry, physics, arithmetic, algebra,
geometry, world history, Indian
history, literature, English, music,
swimming, and gym. The Indian
students take all the subjects of
their curriculum every year for
their last three years of school.
I had no difficulty as all the
educated people spoke English. I
had only to learn a few words of
the native tongue in order, to
speak to the servants.
Home life is very difficult in
India. Parents are very strict and
often arrange marriages for their
children. The poverty is unbeliev
able little children live in the
streets begging. Most of them are
not even aware of such a thing
as school.
The wonders of India are many:
fires that burn without fuel, men
living after being buried in sand
for three days, priests lifting a
two ton rock with their index fin
gers, men not eating or sleeping
for twenty years and men who can
tell your complete past without
By NANCY ISRAEL
October 22, 1964
University Park Hosts
PACC Representatives
On Sept. 10,11, 12, a new Penn
sylvania State University organi
zation was officially formed. This
organization is designated as the
Press Association of Common
wealth Campuses. Its purpose is
to correlate all commonwealth
campus newspapers and facilitate
communication among them.
This first meeting of PACC was
a training session for incoming
editors and staff members. The
conference, held at University
Park, was attended by Barbara
Mondik and Paul Marino from
Highacres. Representatives from
the commonwealth campuses
worked together to put out a
special edition of the Daily Col
legion. This edition was centered
on the history of the campuses,
orientation, and customs in order
to provide freshmen with a better
knowledge of events at their in
dividual campuses.
Membership to PACC is open to
all editors and staff members of
the campus student newspapers.
Chem Tech Initiated
A two-year course leading to
the Associate Degree in Chemical
Technology is now being offered at
the Hazleton Campus of the Penn
sylvania State University. This
new program consists of con
centrated specialized instruction in
basic sciences including chemistry,
laboratory; , techniques, physics
and instrumentation, mathemat
ics, communication skills, and
applied chemistry. Graduates re-;
ceiving the Associate- Degree in.
Chemical Technology at. the.
Hazleton Campus are trained to;
fill positions in the chemical in
dustries and related fields.
ever seeing you. It sounds unbe-,
lievable, but I have seen all these
things. . . r
The Indian architecture is fas
cinating. An outstanding example
is, of course, the Taj Mahal. Its
pillars lean slightly outward, so if
one ever falls, it will not damage
the main structure. The perfect
symmetry enables one to view the
Taj from any side and it will ap
pear to be the front. Each letter
of the engraving is slightly larger
as it goes up the wall so that all
the letters seem to be the same
size, whether it Is one right in
front of you or one 100 feet up
the wall.
We spent a month coming home,
stopping in Calcutta, Hong Kong,
Japan, Hawaii, California, and
Arizona.
It was a wonderful experience
and the knowledge which I gained
could never be equalled by a text
book.