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Parnassus Society inducts new members
The newly-elected office
of the Parnassus clud
standing with their advisor
Dr. Margaret Cote, are,
left to right, Dr. Cote;
Terri Eroh, treasurer;
Rosemarie Cistone,
president;. Alan Smith,
vice-president; and
Sue Hower, secretary.
Twenty-two students
from the Hazleton campus
were inducted into Penn
State's Parnassus Society.
The inductions came during
a candlelight ceremony in
the campus Administration
Building's plush Harlem
Lounge.
Inducted into the society
during the April 15
ceremony were Brian
Antley, James Bagley,
Robin Bergstrosser, Lisa
Bosak, Rosemarie Cistone,
Carolyn Clarton, Gregg
Davis, Andy Dell, Terri
Eroh, Cathy Ferry, Wayne
Gross, Suzanne Hower,
Terry McCarthy,
Rosemary Miller, Jim
Nichols, Phil Pautler,
New Horizons-on its way up
By Pam Eppinger
Perhaps you passed by a
table at the activities mart
during orientation week for
"Students for a Creative
Society." Many students
did" sign up for the organiza
tion, which includes the
campus' literary magazine,
"New Horizons." But of the
students who were initially
interested, few actually at
tended the meetings. If
more students were aware
of the accomplishments and
purpose of the Society, sure
ly there would be more in
terest.
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Michele Shiber, Alan Smith,
Donna Spengler, Tom
Swarr, Christine Taylor,
and Jerry Trently.
During the meeting,
James Concannon, faculty
advisor to Parnassus, spoke
of the history of the group,
and explained that
membership in Parnassus
Society continues when
students transfer to Univer
sity Park. "You may be a
big fish in a small pond
here," warned Concannon,
"but you will probably be a
small fish in a big pond out
there. Just remember to
stay active in the organiza
tion."
Dr. William David, Direc
tor of the Hazleton Campus,
The organization
endeavors to furnish
students with an outlet for
their creative literary; ar
tistic, and photographic ac
tivities, to enrich the
creative atmosphere on
campus, and to foster "the
tradition of creativity."
"Even when we find good
people, they must leave too
soon. There is a rapid tur
nover."
Joseph Marchesani
Deemed the least important
function of the organization
by the advisor, Dr. Joe Mar
and his wife Gloria, were
guests of honor at the
ceremony. "It's reassuring
that Spring is finally here,
and we have the leaders of
the campus assembled as
one group," said David.
"There are times when I en
vy our teachers in the
classroom, because they
have the opportunity to
"You may be a big fish in a small pond here, but you'll
probably be a small fish in a big pond at U. Park."
work directly with you. I
tend to do some of the
behind the scenes work, but
seeing you all here, and
chesani, was "enhancing
the campus' image as an in
tellectual center."
Marchesani feels that this
year has been the best of the
three years he has been the
advisor as far as the
amount of material receiv
ed and editorial participa
tion. This year is somewhat
of a "culmination of three
years' growth."
Dr. Marchesani fears that
the organization may be
unable to sustain this up
ward trend. The majority of
the studentS here are enroll
ed in engineering and
business, so the club must
"draw its talent from a
small pool, which is difficult
knowing your contributions
to the campus make it all
worthwhile."
Reidinger,
sophomore President of the
society, explained the func
tions of the group and
presided over the meeting.
The group's activities in
clude a campus book sale,
sponsoring the Freshman
James Concannon
Faculty Advisor
and So • homore of the Year
elections, and assisting in
campus graduation exer
cises. Reidinger also ex-
to do."
The fact that Hazleton is a
two-year campus further
complicates the situation.
"Even when we find good
people, they must leave too
soon. There is a rapid tur
nover." This problem is im
possible to remedy.
When Dr. Marchesani
does encounter a prospec
tive writer, artist, or_
photographer, he tries to
convince them to join the
magazine. "But you have to
be realistic," he says.
The magazine was found
ed in the early 1970 s by An
drew Kafka, who un
fortunately died the year
before Marchesani took
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plained the duties of the
group's officers.
Following Reidinger's
remarks, officers were
elected for the upcoming
school year. Elected were
Rosemarie Cistone, Presi
dent; Alan Smith, Vice
president; Sue Hower,
Secretary; and Terri Eroh,
Treasurer.
Parnassus Society is a
chapter of the University
Keystone Honor Society,
and recognizes all-around
students who maintain high
academic standards, sup
port extra-curricular ac
tivities, and demonstrate
character, benevolence,
honor, integrity and ser
vice.
over. But, between the time
of Kafka's death and Mar
chesaili's taking over, Dr.
Price was the advisor.
There are copies of these
early issues of "New
Horizons" available in the
campus library's archives.
What are the strengths of
the organization? "Well, it
has a first rate advisor," he
replied jokingly. More
seriously, he felt that the
excellent support from the
faculty and administration
was the greatest area of
strength. He also feels very
please see " New Horizons"