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SPORTS ACTIVITIES AT HAM
Three Sports Tournaments Held
In Eastern Intercampus League
, On October 23 and 24, 1964, the
Eastern Intercampus League
Tournament, featuring competi
tion in bowling, table tennis, and
chess, was held at Berks Center,
Readings The campuses in attend
ance were Allentown, Berks,
Hazleton, Ogontz, Schuylkill,
Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and York.
The Hazleton campus was repre
sented by the following people:
Bowling
Danny Cassarella, Edmund
Skernolis, James Quinn, Dick
Meiser, and Paul Miller paced
Hazleton into third position fall
ing foe only to Ogontz, which
placed first with a 164 average,
and Berks, which was second with
a 144 average.
Table Tennis
Andy Shuletsky and Larry
Sasso put Hazleton on the boards
with another third place finish.
This competition wasn’t decided
until the last ping-pong ball was
batted across the table. In first
'place was Berks, and in second
place was Ogontz.
Mike Washo, Mike Sobeck, and
Charles Rudewick came off the
“king” side and posted a third
place finish on the boards, falling
foe to Ogontz and York. The com
petition here was exceedingly
heavy; however, Hazleton came
through in champion fashion with
great chess.
As. a follow-up to this tourna
ment, the Winter Term Regionals
will be held at the Hazleton Cam
pus on February 5 and 6.
HAZLETON CAMPUS STUDENT BODY POLLED
. The students here at Highacres
were recently asked the question:
Do you think that a letter grade
grading system is as fair as a nu
merical grading system? The re
plies were numerous and a repre
sentative sample is as follows:
Paulette Platukis (2Ed) —
“The numerical system is fairer
than the letter grade, because the
letter grade can cover too wide
a range. With the numerical sys
tem, the person will get exactly
what he deserves as his final av
erage and the teachers will not
have as hard a time interpreting
what the student has or has not
learned.”
Edie Carmadella (2LA) —
“The letter grade is better, be
cause sooner or later you will be
the student who gets an 80 for a
HIGHACRES C.
Cassarella Interview
Informs Student Body
Of Bowling Technique
Bowling is the favorite pastime
of many, and in this issue, the
Collegian sports staff has gone
“E Pluribus Unum” and picked
out a young man who has a way
with the pins on any alley. His
name is Danny Cassarella, and his
personal 3 game average high is
190 pins
Danny has been bowling for ap
proximately five years, and in that
time, he won 12 trophies. He also
has been spearheading the intra
mural tournaments here at High
acres. He considers the game as
wonderful competition; however,
he adds that “to be good one must
practice and get a strike on the
first ball.” That last remark came
from Danny during a personal in
terview in January. At that time,
we asked him for a few comments
on the game, and he was gracious
enough to help us out.
We asked Danny how to ap
proach the pins, and this is what
he said one could do to play a de
cent game.
(1) Use a comfortable, approach.
(2) Always make an attempt to
strike.
(3) Concentrate.
(4) Follow through.
(5) Allow for normal movement
of your body.
(6) Always keep palms up be
fore delivery of ball, and re-
B or an 89 for a B. Usually things
will average out.”
Vince Gennaro (BEET) —
“Neither of them are much dif
ferent, and each has its advan
tages. Letter grades at times can
provide prestige for the ‘Bo’ stu
dent who gets a B.”
Susan Brown (7Ed) —
“The numerical system is fairer
because the C student can have a
70 or 79 and can be treated as
equal, even though 79 is one point
away from a B, and 70 is one point
away from a D.”
James Nester (3Eng)—
“If the grades are to indicate
what the student knows, the nu
merical system is more fair be
cause it is more detailed.”
Marcia Juda (5Ed) —
•LEGIAN
NCAMPUS
lease the ball naturally.
In closing our interview, we
asked what he liked about the
game. The following are a few of
his responses:
(1) I like the game because any
one can participate in the
sport at any time.
(2) I would at some time like
to participate in pro com
petition.
(3) It’s something I enjoy very
much.
Danny bowls at the Hazleton
Bowl Arena every Sunday and will
participate in the Regional Tour
nament on February 6 and 6.
Crazy?
Here’s a good sample of the un
usual requests that we receive ev
ery now and then.
A school librarian wrote and
asked for a price on replacement
casters for a book truck. The type
of casters she wanted were, “2
straight and 2 crazy”!
The employer hung signs about
the office bearing the message:
“Do It Now!”
By the end of the week the
cashier skipped with $30,000, the
head bookkeeper eloped with his
private secretary, and three clerks
asked for a raise.
“The numerical system is fairer
because it will show that your
mark is the. highest, lowest or
whatever. The numerical system
gives credit where credit is due.”
Gary Schuck (4DD)—
“The numerical is better. The 61
student and the 69 student will not
be considered as equals, as they
are in the letter grade system.”
Elaine Hahn (sCoun)
“A person who really puts an
effort forth into studying may
gain a grade point average of an
89, while another student may put
forth less effort and get an 81.
Using the letter grade system,
both students will get a B; yet,
there is a wide margin between
their respective grade point av
erages.”
February 10, 1965
Yule Fete Given
To Needy Youth
For the fourth year in a row,
the underclassmen at Highacres
showed the community that they
are “top drawer” in civic and
.charitable awareness when they
sponsored their annual Christmas
Party for needy children.
The purpose for this Yuletide
Party was to make Christmas a
little happier for children from
the Hazleton chapters of the
United Charities, the welfare
agencies, the Salvation Army, and
the Catholic Charities. Over . 100
children from these various com
munity agencies were treated at
the party on Sunday, Decem
ber 20.
At the time of the party, toys
which were donated by local mer
chants and national toy concerns
were presented to the children.
Jerome Kapes, president of the
Student Government Association,
was in charge, while Janine
Meholick and Coleen Malone
served as chairman of gifts and
of foods respectively. James Ross
was financial solicitor. Joseph Zola
also served on the SGA committee.
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