October 3, 1955
An Open Letter (con't)
Thus the question, "Can Student
Council assure the Administration
a full-season basketball team?"
If not basketball then, can an
intra-mural bowling league be
the answer? Students, you have
elected the members of Student
Council; they are your represent
atives. Do you want basketball?
The answer to that lies with you,
and you. Make your decision a
binding onej
AFROTC NEWS
The Highacras AFROTC unit, under
the direction of Captain W. E.
Carper, 1s in high-gear as it
begins operations for the new
academic year. Uniforms have been
handed out, flights have been
organized, and cadet officers for
the year have been selected. Also,
plans for cadet activities such
as Drill Team, Rifle Team, and
Military Ball have been formulated.
The Drill Team, which consists of
20 men, is the "elite" of the corps,
and will participate in the Mummer's
Parade and the Armed-Forces Day
Parade. The first Drill Team
meeting will be held on October 4
at 0800 in front of the main building.
Any Interested cadet may take part
in the tryouts which are held on a
strictly competitive basis. James
Ditzler is the commanding officer
of the Drill-Team.
The Rifle Team is comprised of 12 to
16 men, and is concerned with fine
handling of rifles and expert mark
manship. Several meets will be
held with other Rifle Teams throughout
the year. Tryouts for the Rifle
Team will probably be held sometime
during the weak of October 3*
HAZLETON CO^IEGIaN
AFROTC NJWS (con't)
Interested cadets should watch the
bulletin board in South Hall for
information regarding the exact
time and place of this meeting.
The full-dress Military Ball will
probably be held sometime before
Christmas. A cadet committee will
be 1n charge of this affair.
Definite arrangements as to the
time and place of the ball are not
yet available.
Cadet officers were recently chosen
for this year. Their names are
listed below
Sqdn Comdr - James Pavone
Exec Off. - James Ditzler
Ops Off. - Eugene Flood
Adjutant - John Zemeny
First Sgt - Andrew Woytek
Flight Cmdrs - Stanley Taluskie
Eugene Sturm
Michael Longo
Flight Sgts. - Joseph Kokinda
Steve Butcher
Steve Tomko
Local cadets were visited on Sept 29,
by liaison officers Col. Hardy and Col.
Dolan. The Colonels sat in on classes
and observed proceedings in general
while they were here.
Cadets who want to be fully informed
of all AFROTC developments should
frequently consult the bulletin boards.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
In the past few days there have been
inquiries concerning a proposed Inter
national Relations Club, a check with
Mr. Peightal, who, together with Mr.
Krecker, has cooperated in extending
the advantages of a club of this type,
confirms these reports. According to
Mr. Peightal, if enough student interest
to be con't
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