The Highacres collegian. (Hazleton, PA) 1956-????, October 10, 1955, Image 4
October 10, 1955 P. J. C. B, |C» To Meet A meeting of the Pennsylvania Junior - ; College Basketball Conference will be held at the State Capital in Harrisburg on October 22nd. Plans for the up-coming year will be inaugurated at this, the first formal meeting of the year. Mr, Peightal, director of Athletics here at Highacres, serves as a member of the executive board of the organization. Student Council's decision - when it is made - to continue or to discontinue basketball will have a great effect on this meeting. StatS 1-1 on Season Penn State, after white-washing Boston University on September 24th 35-0, fell victim to a powerful Army team, led by All-American Don Holleder, by a 35-6 score. Lenny Moore, State's great back, has been stymied the past two weeks and is more than overdue to braak out and show his last-season's form against Virginia this Saturday. If he does, State should ruin the experts and forecasters predictions. State is regarded as a one-point favorite. Dr. Bobby Brown, brilliant third baseman of the New York Yankees, got his medical degree and served his internship while still a member of the team. He was asked by umpire Red Jones what branch of medicine he intended to specialize in. Always a ballplayer at heart, Dr. Bobby immediately replied} "Vivisection HAZLETON COLLEGIAN #*##•*■#■*******#*##* State Soccer Team Hot On Friday. September 30th., in a game played in. a continuous rain, the Penn State Soccer team swept to its llth. straight victory and its first of the 3955 season- The Lions, led by Dick Packer, who scored two goals defeated a strong West Point team, 3-1. State’s winning streak extends back to 1953, and to add a little flavor to -its latest triumph, State; defeated a team which had not lost a gams on its home grotto sins a 2.9493 Grading (continued) Grades of --1 or -2 were failing. Subjects failed must be repeated if required for graduation. The revised system, aside from the fact that it uses letters in place of numbers, is somewhat similar: 90 - 100 A 80 - 89 B 70-79 C 60 - 69 D 0-59 F (FAILURE) Students should remember that no credit is given for potential ability; credit is given for work actually done.. Failure to carry out regular assignments results in failure for the course; the student's grade is solely in the hands of the instructor. <A-\ Page 4