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OPINION
The Role Of The Freshman
Less than four months ago most
of our students began rounding the
bend in one of the major turning
points in their lives. They had be
gun their terms in college. Some of
them acclimated themselves well to
the conditions of their new school.
Others of them have not yet adjs
ted themselves "so well. These have
failed at least partially to assume
the responsibilities that had form
erly been borne by their high school
instructors and parents.
Our new college students have
noticed the conspicuous absence of
the study-hall and they have found
that they needn’t go to particular
seats in such a room to remain in
quiet contemplation and study dur
ing their off-periods. This then is
their first responsibility: that of
utilizing most advantageously their
spare time about the school..
Our freshman have been finding
out through the medium of the
Freshman Tribunal that the basis
of good conduct revolves about the
principle of consideration of others.
This, is especially true in our li
brary where every person without
exception must consider others in
order that all may have the proper
conditions for study. The freshman
of H. U. C. might prove a shining
example to the upper classmen
should they consider this idea col
lectively. The old study-hall of high
school days usually enforces con
duct quite efficiently but the pro
cess was not voluntary insofar as
the student was concerned. Conduct
in college must be the product
of each person’s own volition. We
can show our good breeding and in
telligence by acting properly in
school and especially in our library.
The voluntary aspect of college
life is also expressed in the social
side of school organization. Social
life in college is by no means com
pulsory, but more and more stu
dents are realizing that it is prac
tically a definite part of their cur
riculum. It is a well-known fact
that many employers regard a per-
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Hazleton Collegian
Published by Students of the Hazleton Undergraduate
of The Pennsylvania State College
HAZLETON, PA.
Vol. IV
Florence P. Campanell ’43
Louise M. Dickinson ’43
Mary-Frances Gregory ’43
Louise M. Gregory '43
Michael Kulick ’43
Irene L. Sendek ’43
Ted Alex ’44
Ario Brennan ’44
George Eagler ’44
FACULTY BOARD
Edna M. Saby, Nicholas M. Brentin, Roy E. Morgan.
INQUIRING
ABOUT
What do you think about having
an R. 0. T. C. division at the Hazle
ton Undergraduate Center?
Doctor Kieft, Instructor of Chemis
try: I think that having an R. 0. T.
C. unit at the Hazleton Undergra
duate Center is an excellent idea.
As the Center hasn’t many athle
tics, the physical development for
the young men would be taken care
of by the military training.
Alex J. Neapolitan, President of
the Sophomore Class: I believe that
having an R. 0. T. C. division at the
Center is a very good plan. I know
that I have always wanted to go to
a military school. R. O. T. C. train
ing would harden up the boys phys
ically and mentally.
Nancy Yost, Freshman: Military
training for the young men at the
Center is a wonderful idea. The
benefits derived from the training
are very valuable, especially inso
far as physical development is con
cerned.
Michael Maderick, Sophomore: An
R. 0. T. C. division at Fenn State
Center would be great. Military
training would discipline the boys
and give them a good sense of
sportsmanship.
Edmund Pinger, Freshman: R. O.
T. C. training for the Center is a
swell idea. It is a good experience
for any young man.
Charles Shupeck, Sophomore: Hav
ing an R. O. T. C. division at the
Center, I believe, would be very
impractical as we haven’t the ade
quate facilities.
Eleanore DeGatis, Freshman: I
approve of having an R. 0. T. C.
division at the Center. The military
training is good for preparedness
and it would also teach the fellows
to be self-reliant.
Jack Krell, Sophomore: I believe
that military training for the cen
ter is a good idea. The only trouble
is that most boys do not have the
time.
Ario Brennan, Freshman: I am in
favor of having an R. O. T. C. unit
at Penn State Center. The young
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January 1941
STUDENT BOARD
HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
Melvin Fine ’44
Torrence Harrison ’44
Eleanor Heisner’44
Marion Lewis ’44
Jack F. Maher ’44
George E. Sholtis ’44
Dominic Walker ’44
Bernard L. Zelman ’44
FRONT
and CENTER
Blue Monday at State Center
8:00 —Frosh slap-happily adjust
ing name cards and dinks —then to
class and one yawn after
another.
9:00 —Ping-ponging it.
10:00—Mad rush for the store
(is it the clerk or is it the
coke ?)
11:00 —Laughing jag in assembly.
12:00 —Edna and the escorts off to
lunch.
“We’ll have to have more
quiet in the library.’
1:00—'
2:oo—Cutting your way through
the smoke in the game room.
3:00 —Boogie-woogie music per-
vading the building.
4:00 —Gracie waiting for Nicky;
Eleanor waiting for Bruce;
Martha waiting for Bob; and
Zelman waiting for a ride
down town.
s:oo—Quiet!
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
GOSSIP COLUMN
Who runs the hospital the night
of the Center Dance with all of the
nurses in attendance?
Did this guy Birke-the-Jerk ever
buy a package of Cigarettes ? Sign
ed—His Creditors.
A certain person whose initials
are Bob Wagner should be arrested
for the violation of the Sherman
Anti-Trust Act the way he monopo
lizes Martha Iffert is surely unlaw
full!
“Let’s be Frank about the case,’’
answers Mary Frances Gregory
when asked whom she likes most
here at school.
These college romances certain
ly are blooming. But why not, when
the faculty sets such a marvelous
example. Half of them are exuber
ating marital bliss and most of the
others are shining examples of
young love. What does that make
Messrs. Brentin and Thorpe?
Bewildering question to the Psy.
students: What does a Freudian
libido really look like?
For tips on how to get along well
with your landlady see Birke,
Kutch, Suda, and Zelman.
If the ugiy duckling could turn
into a swan, perhaps those instru
mental outburts of Yensel’s prodi
gies, which are extremely obnox
ious to our auditory cavities, can
eventually turn into music.
Fenmine males like “Violet’’
Hallman and"*“Evangeline” Mulli
gan at last are convinced that there
is a tribunal.
Beware of Soc. 5. Shupeck’s a
changed man since he took the
course. He’s becoming demoralized
to such an extent that nicotine and
wolfing have got the better of him.
If we didn’t know Tommy Dem
ers lived in Hazleton, we’d think
that wan expression was homesick
ness.
January, 1941
YOURS TRULY
Received Too Late For
Christmas Delivery
Hazleton Undergraduate Center
West Broad Street
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
December 17, 1940
Miss Betty Co-ed
Sorority Avenue
Penn State
Dear Betty,
We’re supposed to have dancing
class Friday afternoon from 3:00 to
5:00; and what happens-the kids
go right on playing ping-pong in
the space we’re supposed to dance
in. The victrola and records are
available of course, so we can get
some music— although the banging
of the ping-pong balls and paddle
offer stiff competition. We finally
get a partner and dance around the
edge of the room, evading the
tables and chairs, and dodging the
ping-pong ball. Naturally, with
such conditions only a few people
The real purpose of dancing class
is to teach dancing. We want every
body who is interested in dancing
to attend. Those who dance well are
supposed to dance with those who
know little or nothing about danc
ing. If such a plan were actually
carried out, all the students could
enjoy the semi-formal dances.
My idea for making the plan suc
cessful is to make the game room
attractive for dancing. Fold up the
ping-pong table; arrange the chairs
and other tables neatly around the
edge of the room; and play inviting
dance music. Most important of all,
other activities should not be sched
uled for this time.
With the co-operation of the fac
utly and of the men and women, I
think this plan will work —don’t
you? Any suggestions?
Yours,
Front & Center
Continued
Louise Holman’s a busy girl,
dividing her time between Penn and
Penn State.
What’s in a name? Ask Alonso
Wojtukiewicz and Hossii Vas-Q.
History repeats itself
Kravitski going out for “tea”—
Gregory’s Plymouth ridding Broad
Street of its hitch hikers—Moraw
ski blushing his way through col
lege—Bender and her baby talk—
Dr. Kieft practical joking-—An
dreuzzi slapping sandwiches to
gether—Louise Dickinson trying to
keep the library quiet—Mr. Wal
ters keeping the game room clean—
-A perpetual avalanche of blue
books—Sendek and Senape in close
proximity—Procopio tripping the
light fantastic—Sheetz quoting the
dictionary— !
Famous saying—Mike Lucia:
“I’m a bad boy.” ’
Joe College