October 10, 1955 GOOD LUCKiJ I Many sophomores Mil remember Mr. Willard Grubbs, and have noticed that he is mi ssi.ng from our campus this year.; Mr. Grubbs was trans ferred to the Allentown center, July 5, 1955> to the position of assistant administrative head and an instructor in English composition and English literature, a short four years after his arrival here from Dußois center® This reporter never had the privilege of meeting Mr. Grubbs but has heard quite a bit about him® 4s many know he was the advisor for this paper, along with many ether interests, such as leading the "Great Literature Group," an adult function that read and discussed many great novels. He was also the public information editor for the school, secretary of the faculty, head of the English Department, and is a member of the executive committee of the Penn sylvania Junior College Association. Mr. and Mrs. Grubbs and their children, Barbara, a sophomore at Highacres this year, David and Roger, lived in Conyngham, where they all took part in community activities-. Mr. Grubbs is missed not only by his student friends but also by members of the faculty. He is best remem bered, by many, for his willingness to help whenever asked. The word "No 11 just didn't seem to be part of his vocabulary* So, we of the COLLEGIAN staff would like to wish Mr. Willard Grubbs, the best of everything in HAZLETON COLLEGIAN #*#***#**#*#*#**** College-Community Chorus The second meeting of the College- Community chorus was held Tuesday evening at 7*30 P. M* in the Music Room of the Pennsylvania State University Center, Highacres Portions of Handel'a Keshan were practiced with hope that they can be used for the annual Christmas concerts Thirty-four persons were present at the meeting. As Miss Garbrick pointed out - This was a good turnout, and more students are welcome to join the chorus e Miss Pearl Garbrick announced that the membership will be kept open for another week. The chorus will meet again on Tuesday night at 7:30 P. M. in the Music Room* Membership in Chorus is rewarded by one or two Parnassus activity points each semester* NEW GRADING SYSTEM This semester will see a new grading system ushered in at Highacres, Basically, it is similar to its predecessor, the main difference lying in the fact that the old system was based on numbers, whereas the new system uses letters to denote grades. The old system was as follows: 90 - 100 3 80 - 89 2 70-79 1 60-69 0 45 - 59 -1 Page 2
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