Donna M. Baver Wins Pocono Eric
Walker Award
Donna Marie Baver, sopho-
nore journalism major and Editor
in-Chief of the Highacres Colle
gian, was chosen as the recip
ient of both the Highacres and
Pocono region levels of the
Eric A. and Josephine Walker
Eward for outstanding Common
wealth Campus students.
The award was founded by-
Eric A. Walker, past president
of Penn State, to honor out
standing Commonwealth Campus
students.
Miss Baver's grade aver
age is a 3.21. In addition to
being editor of the Collegian,
she is the Co-Editor-in-Chief
of the "New Horizons Literary-
Magazine," vice president of
the Belles-Lettres Society,
secretary of the Parnassus Hon
or Society, and founder and past
president of the Drama Club.
She is also a member of Who’s
Who Among Students in American
Junior Colleges.
Her sponsor was Dr. Michael
Santulli.
Miss Baver is the founder
of a weekly column in the Hazle
ton Standard-Speaker entitled
"Highacres Happenings." She
has published a number of her
poems in national poetry an
thologies, among them the Na-?_
tional Poetry Press College
Poetry Anthology. She repre
sented the Belles-Lettres Soc
iety for the past two years
in the Greater Hazleton Pine
Arts Festival, having secured
highest honors in the High
acres Dramatic Reading Festi
tal both of those years. She
has also acted as chairwoman
for the past two years for the
high school reading festival.
Anthracite Women Mainstay
Dr. James Sperry irom
Bloomsburg State College
was the guest speaker at the
second armim! Anthracite Fes
tival. His topic was "Women’s
Role in The Anthracite
Strike." This aspect of A—
merican history gave the his
torical social role women
played in forming coal miners'
She was entered in the Po
cono region competition against
representatives from the Scran->
ton, Schuylkill and Allentown
campuses. The judging committee
for the regional award consisted
of the Deans of Student Affairs
from each of the campuses.
Judgement on the local level
was done by Dean McCallus, Dr.
David and Mr. Schneider. It
was based on a nomination
packet and a personal interview
with each candidate.
The campus award consists
of an engraved medallion for
the winner and a wall plaque
for the campus. The regional
award consists of a wall plaque
for the campus and a certifi
cate of recognition for the
winner.
of Struggles
policies concerning strikes
and worker's rights.
Dr. Sperry pointed out
that women had the dominant
role in many out of the
thousands of strikes we have
had in Eastern Pennsylvania.
He mentioned the fact that
women were actually standing
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Donna Marie Baver
Miss Baver is employed
full-time as an editorial as
sistant at the Hazleton Stand
ard-Speaker.
Continued next column.
in the middle of the street
with arms inter-locked to
stop state troopers from
coming through. Although
many of the women were in
jured by the state troopers,
they still persisted to fight
and refused to break their
arm locks when the troops
came charging at them on
horseback. The remaining
women used clubs, rocks or
anything they could use to
defend themselves and their
husbands. It is amusing to
note while the women were
fighting, the men just stood
back to watch.
It remains a fact that
women had a very important and
dramatic role in enforcing
policies of coal miners in any
history of the anthracite re
gion.
Dr. Sperry also men-
tioned the fact that much in
formation on this topic can
be found in the old Plain
Speaker of Hazleton and also
the Wilkes Barre court house
documents.
Parnassus
Officers Elected
The Parnassus Chapter
of the Keystone Honor Society
inducted four new members Tues
day, April 29, in the Highacres
Room of the campus library.
Bill Michael, president of the
society, presided over the
ceremonies.
After the opening greetings
by Parnassus advisor, Mr. James
Concannon, it was announced
that Professor Andrew Kafka,
and Dr. and Mrs. David would
be inducted as honorary mem
bers. Two other inductees,
Doreen Mayo and Dave Berish,
were unable to attend. The
new members in attendance
were James Durso, Brad Mc-
Nab, Joe Melnick, and Susan
Olexa.
Highlighting the evening
was the election of officers
for next year. Results were
as follows: Joe Melnick will
replace Bill Michael as pres
ident} Brad McNab will replace
Chril Tito as vice-president;
Jim Durso will replace Donna
Marie Baver as secretary; and
Doreen Mayo will replace Don
ny Serfass as treasurer.
After the initiation,
refreshements were enjoyed.