The Highacres collegian. (Hazleton, PA) 1956-????, March 09, 1956, Image 3

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    TECH STUDENTS: TENTATIVELY ACCEPT
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AS a result-of the interviews that
have been taking place here at Hiihacres
for the past month, several of the
Tech students t have :tentatively accepted
positions With some of 'the -firms that
have sent representatives td the Center.
At the present, General MotoreCorpp.'
of Detroit, Mich., has accepted tenta!-
tive applications from the following .
students enrolled in the ElectriCal
and Drafting Technology courses*
Edward Basiago, ETech; George 2 Blanr,
ETech; Peter Timinsky, ETech; Edwar
Plesniarski, °Tech; Larry Delaney,,
DTech; Nicholas Pykosh, DTech.
Representatives from the folloWirig
companies will be at the Center, during;
the months oDMarch and April on' the
dates indicated in Order to'interView
the Tech students: - ' -
March 19-Owen Corning Fiber Glum Corp
!
Barrington, N. J,
March 21-General. BleFtric Gq, *heneetAdy
N. Y.
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March 26-Pabcok , Wilcox C 9. EarbertOn t
Ohio. 1
No Definite Date-r Ff'. T. clllFot ONETIoUrs
Co. Wilmington, Del. .
April 4TAMerican Par. WI F9 ll n#YRl 4, T.
April 2-,.Truso6nsteel iy. qt the
Republic pteel'Corp, youngstomn, Ohio
Several 4rms were unable tc f 4:ene
representatives forTersOnal inter 4
views, however, applications for thee
firms have been made available to the
Tech students and can beobtainedliom
mr. Krecier, Some of these firms are;
Corning Glass Wbrks, Corning, IqT4
Armstrong Cork Co., Lancaster,, P3.'
Goodyear Tire,and Rubber C 0..; Chip
hAtiAttbm 64,Lot,At'
in America'today, the eneneer-scientist
is king.' There are 5000 organizations
bidding' for him, and the 50,000 job .
openings is twice the number of.nor.
graduates expected this June.
Stratospheric salaries, and other inducement
inclUding moving expenses, free : insurance,
medical . carand educatiopare,making the
trend a:wild scramble unlike anything ever
,
seen ., in AmeriCa&
Every engineer or Scientist in a company
today is a recruiter, recruiting promising
young men in colleges today;, this recruit—
ing goes on at social gatherings, profes—
sional meetings, over the telelihone— where—
ever engineers and scientists meet.
The reason for the present situation is
deep-rooted. — The United States has.
entered - won a*new age - the age'of
technology. As in the military, so to in
the kitchen and in ilogsiness is technology
enterin a woooerland of.oppOrtianity.
Rigklt 44 over the country, technical
students are bewildered by the attention
.4.4viShod upon ttiem ? 4 presdnt , rep—
resentatives from the nation's leading
firms are 'recruiting , ' the,graOgating
tochrlical atudents here at Highacres,and
this steppeofrup 'recruiting program is
being felt by everyone.
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On FriOay,'Mardh 24'Captain Walter E.
Carper, Assistant . Frofessor of. Air. Science
and Tactics here' at-the Highacres Campus,
was officially notified of his.promotion
to the rank of. Major in the United' States
Air Force. . -
ENGINEER IS KING
(Adapted TrZin - Th — e - ",N7w — Yoric Times)
CARPER NO LONGER CAPTAIN
GCI2IMMEMiEN2
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