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HIGHACRES PERSONALITIES
James Conemmon
"One of my past positions was the
Chairnian of the English Depart.
I Miens which involved Curricular In
-iaovation in Secondary Englash."
'A. statement like that might make
yOu feel out in left field on a rainy
d r ay or on the othe'''r hand as a worm
';'Would, poking his head outside to
find himself right beside home plate.
Vortimately; Mr. James Concannon,
our newly appointed Assistant Pro
,
9..50r of English, does - not leave one
out in left field very long. He goes
on to explain the, "... playing the
'acaeemic game' (taking courses
needed in order to graduate) is
Pradually being replaced by a more
alatable -English course. This leads
. t 6 a greater interest by the students
and a lessening of the occassional
:*featist attitude." Getting people to
- ‘eitjoy what they dislike is one of the
tricks Mr. Concannon added to his
bag•during his role as an Army Ser.
JAMES CONCANNON
gent.
Being at Highacres is a new ex
perfence for Mr. Concannon, his first
time on the "college scene" as a
teacher. He received his BA from
West Chester and his MA from
Glassboro State. While teaching in
high schools in the Bucks County
Area he became President-elect of
its Council of English Teachers.
Mr. Concannon's impression of Hi
ghacre's students , is a flattering one.
"They seem to be a cut above the
average student" (What is it they
say, about first impressions?). Of
Joe Esposito
`There are one hundred and twen
ty-six aninils altogether. The -eighty
six various little piglets include the
infamous, "Sponge WW2" who last
week went astray when he started
eating a Snickers containing a poor
defenseless peanut who was a rela
tive of the "Peanut Men". Since
then he has repented and the com
munity has retained its statue as the
first Utopia.
Of the twenty, owls there is "Olf
Owl" who in the Fertile Crescent
at the dawn of civilization was a
river boat pilot, but now in his later
years,. holds the position as judge of
the community."
Do you think this is the, beginning
of another aspiring novel such as J.
R.R. Tolkien's, The Hobbit? Well,
it is our own J.A.J. Esposito talking
about some of his dearest friends.
Joseph comes from Hazleton and
is majoring in History. Presently,
he heads. the History Club. He sees
History as, "a vehicle for challeng
ing analysls of the future."
Joe is also the archivist for the
his students he expects the peak of
performance brought about by a
mixture of brainmatter and plat
formate.
If there is a professional goal in
Mr. Concannon's life it is "...to
strive to be the best in my field as I
feel every teacher should do." An
idealiSt, he believes that, " . . . no
matter how bad a person is there's
still something good about him."
His fundamental philosophy for `ev
eryday people is, "Improvement
should come with every breath you
take. We should Irive towards "self
less society" for the more selfless
one becomes the happier he'll he."
As a critical but nontheless patrio
tic American, Mr. Concannon sees
President Nixon as a mystic, "be
cause the things he believes in are
nonexistent," a great gesticulator
and a repeater of trumpery. (We
may use our Funk and Wagnall's
yet!) Turning his views to the coun
try itself, he feels that, "Opportun
ity is greater here than anyplace
else."
THE HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN
HISTO
. . lie sees history as "A Vehicle
for challenging analysis of the future
Belles-Lettre Society, and SGA- rep
resentative, and a member of the
Parnassus Honor Society.
Joe is a restrained, sincere, mod
erate, and shy person. He may ap
pear to be walking on water at
Harvard, Dartmouth, and Colum
bia Universities are leaving the Re
serve Officers Training (ROTC) pro
gram after the Pentagon indicated
strong displeasure over such things
as a continuation of college credits
for corps courses. Some other
schools, possibly including Princeton
may follow this movement.
The UCLA Regents voted to dis- LOOK FOR
miss a. faculty member from her Viet Nam War Moratorium, Mt. 15
teaching position in the philosophy. Lectures by representatives from
department because she is an a- State Dept., Pct. 5, 11:30, Sub lounge.
vowed Communist party member. Sorority's spaghetti supper, pizza
Other faculty members and Dr. party, and hayride.
Charles E. Young th chancellor of All-University Day, Nov. 1.
the UCLA campus, are against the Art exhibition in the Sub Lounge.
Regents. Dr. Young feels that the G. S. G. A. statewide conference
Regents action was clearly at odds Nov. 20 and 21.
with the law as stated by both the Film "The Pawnbroker" in the
California and United States Su- Sub Lounge, Oct. 31.
preme Courts which states that. a First meeting of the Hazleton
faculty member's position cannot be. CaMpus Student Senate.
terminated because of political af- High acres Highlights in the Hazle
filiation. r ton Standard Speaker.
LUB PRESIDENT
JOSEPH ESPOSITO
CAMPUS:
PAGE THREE
times. While he dislikes superficial
people, loose morals, and senseless
ridicule, he deeply admires honesty,
compassion, and understanding.
Joe has been known to have a dry,
dead-pan humor but his future goal
is to become satirically savage
whether he is in a certain hnspital
in Danville or elsewhere. He is the
kind of person who goes up to a golf
ball and without any patience, hits
it and walks away. "I've been
known to 8 putt a green."
He is a lover of politics, "...be
cause power fascinates me," and the
casual toughness of Humphrey Bo
gart in his movies. He is fascinated
also by New York City in that, "Al
though it is impersonl, it is a whole
world in itself."
Joe's goal in life is to "... make a
contribution to humanity. I feel
strongly 'towards the . issues of hu
man rights." His friends back in
the -community: Freen Fish, Frog,
Little Infant Pig, Fuzzy Owisky, and
the Clyde and Clod Camel (just to
name a few) may be able to held
him achieve his goal.
DATELINE
The coeds on the Miami Dade
Junior College have a new fad in
fashion. The new look is "blouse
less"! Going blouseless means wear
ing tight fitting scarves tied at the
neck and waist with an exposed
back. The coeds claim that the new
style helps them beat the Florida
heat.