The Highacres collegian. (Hazleton, PA) 1956-????, November 16, 1955, Image 3
November 16, 1955 e ENGLISH DEPT. ATTENDS CONFERENCE Miss Ann Wood, Miss Helen Dossenbach, Mr. Gordon Wilcox, and Yr. Andrew Kafka attended, a meeting of the - entire English , Dept, at 'Penn , 'State University' ~ on Nov. 4,5, and 6 to discuss ways 4 • and means of making the Composition_ and literature 'courses more 'lialitabie . to the student. During their three-day vis'it, the attending representatives weis invited to various- conferences and activities held on the main campus. Included were such events asi _ • observation of Engli sh classes in session; general reunion and exchangp of ideas meeting with English caoul-: ties from all Penn• State Centers; round-table discussions on practi - cal ways to make composition and liter, ature courses mere 'valuable'to students; opportunity to witness fOotball game' between Penn State and Syracuse; cholee of attending either one of two stage plays performed 'by ... Penn State' plaiere, The plays *ere: The Rainmaker q and The Mikado; a dinner present new faculty members; a 'tea'l at 'the home of Professor and Yrs. Gates, CHESS TOUItWENT, With the chess tournament in its second week, thp field 'has bpen narrowed down, to the following:. Mr. Ward . Nick Deakos • TOM Reese James Chudy Robert Miller Jerom6 kivilcat Mr. Bobonich . The House :Rules Committee announced that a trophy will be purchaqed b Student Council with the.idpa that the tournament-will be, an annual. event. • . HAZLETON COLLEVAN awn amen noi• egeol • or. isio PRESIDENT STRICKEN ILL ON TRIP President Larry Kowalski was suddenlY and unexpectedly. stricken ill while traveling on a chartered bus . to the Penn State main campus. The illness which has since been diagnosed by close presidential.associates as gastric 14digestipn struck at approx imately 900. ALM._ The bus was immed iately stopped in order that the FreWent night receive medication at a ioca4. gas, station. Although the official releaSe states that President Kowaiskl walked unassisted to the gas Station, however it is rumored that he was helped across the roari. After, emergency measures to guard the president! COMfort had been made, the bus sped to the main:campus where further aid was givih. Py this time the danger of a rePeated.gastric attack had been minimized.but influenza complications began to set in. The medical bulletins revealed the presi— dent; at this time, was.ch a diet of alka—seltzer_andlea. As a result pf thP 'Complicati ons of the gaStric at:tack, %uden Council's Friday meeil.rig-.W keen, postponed to Allow the president to recuperate, He - is curr*t.l7 conValescin at the. Jewish CominUnity 'Center and the Recre— ation Hall here at Highacres. As the preWent began to tale op his duties again in the miriele of the week, he suffered a Serious relapse pllming the El n heml-cs'4 l o. HiOori eXarlirat3oh4 on Ileanesr'ay, This relapsp, coning at a time when' the PrePlden Was presunea 1 , 0 be ProVesPing raPidlY, resulted in a further redUotion of his burdensome duties. Suffers from Gastric Indigestion with CmmplicationsCouncil , Meetings Cancelled Until. ConvalesCence is C#Plete Page 3