The Highacres collegian. (Hazleton, PA) 1956-????, April 13, 1956, Image 3

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    SORORITY MEETS AT GENETTItS
The Theta Sigma Pi Sorv:ity held its
final meeting before Easter Meet- ,
ion in Genotti 's Pennsylvania. Room.
At this meting, Miss LiJ lian Brandt
a cosmetics oxpert from New York,
gave a domonstre ti on on the proper
use of cosmetics, The demon'stration
was sponsored by Coil's Cosmetic
and Gift Shop of Hazleton,
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CONVOCATION
Climaxing the'yoar at Highacros,
the Convocation dinner-dance is,
for many, tho high spot on tho
social calendar. This affair. is
much more than a dinner dance,
which alone would make it unusual,
it is the occasion at which sphol , -
astic and extracurricular awards are
ipresentod to deserving students;
it is .the .'graduation' -ceremony
for those students who are complot.•
ing their fourth semester here at
Highacres; it is the 'final gathering
'of those who are graduation s trans»
ferring, or leaving the Penn State
system. This year, Convocation is
to be hpld on Saturday evening Juno
2, in:Genattits Pennsylvania Room.
Convocation. is unusual, in thct
students must reserve a place for
this affair (reservations are
made at the Book Store by, picking
up a ticket hold ,for you, there, )
.The reservations must ba made so as
to have an,extimato of the number
of people to be served at the
dinner
Every student is entitled to ono
ticket which ho may either, use
himself, or, if he isnft going, give
to o friend. If a student wishes to
bring a guest, and cannot pick up
a ticket from some other" student,
he must pay the cost of the meal-
HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
READING COURSE SUCCESSFUL
The corrective reeding course, the
first of its kind ever offerod
as a part of the night school,
program here et Highacres.) .started
with a maximum number of st,Ldentsc.
In e statement mode by lir, knirow
Kafka, instructor in the reed3n2;
course, it was necessary to 4 .; Ur 11.
down quite a few appTilen'.s becous_
of the overcrowded conditions, Th
course was open to res:i.donts of
the community as WOli as to the
students of the UnlversJty,, In
view of the enourmous response, th(
course may be mode available
next semester also:.
**** * * * *
SOFTBLLL LEAC{ITEI??
In past years, a successful intra ,
mural softball League has operated
`with 4 to 6 teams participating
hero at Highacros. This semester,
with the largest enrollment in
the history of the Canter, the
league should see no loss than
eight teams taking the field,
Some now. equipment has boon pur..
chased recentlys 2 gloves, 1
catchers mask, and 6 bats. The
newly parehasod equipment, coupled
with that which is avalAnble,
plus the expected purchase of 6
more bats, and. 2 more g' eves,,
should add to the feastbillty of
opereting a highly suooossful
sortball league.
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COUNCIL DISC US SES SOCIAL
Theresa-BobowSki,chairman of
the - sociel: committee, stated at
the council:meetingheld recently
that the social - program for this
semester : unless additional funds
are budgotted to her committee,
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