HIGHACRES COLIEGIAN , November 15 1957
Wanted* A Highacres
Society.
One of the excellent popular clubs on
the main campus in University Park
is the Belle- Lettres Society» A number
of Highacres students want such a
club here as well.
what does Belle-Lettres (pronounced
bel-letra) mean? The dictionary gives
this* (from the French language "bea
utiful letters") '.'fine literature,
-literature (fiction (e.g. novels, short
stories), poetry, drama) etc.) as one
of the fine arts, as distinguished
from technical and scientific writing-
Sa"
Now, among our students there must be
some creative writers, young men and
young women who are pining for liter
ary recognition and for a start in a
brilliant literary career. Please
don't let a B in E. Comp, discourage
you; perhaps you can sharpen pencils.
If you have ever jumped out of bed
in the middle of the night to write a
poem, or if you have secretly sent an
original crossword puzzle to Reader's
Digest, you are eligible, and heartily
invited to join.
Speling and construcktion not being
important. Since we'll help each other
allong, and as we progress in our clubb
3 . . make way, Hemingwayl Gung ho,
Ferberl
Applicants please hand in your nom de
plume to Rita Sappe* If we hurry, we
might be able to hit next week's
edition of the Post.
P.S. We have persuaded one of our
faculty to help us by being avail
able as a sponsor, fou all know him.
Necessities First
J ohn Zisek
In a given situation, a normal person
will choose the necessities of life
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first, and, then, after having procured
these necessities, he will proceed to
gather the luxuries of life. By way of
illustration, imagine being shipwrecked
in the middle of the ocean, completely
devoid of any method of transportation,
and being given the opportunity to choose
between a rowboat and a modem automooile
Naturally, under the circumstances, there
would be no hesitation in choosing
between the two.
Our present situation at the Hazleton
Campus is comparable to this illustration,.
Since the Hazleton Campus is in a state
of expansion, there are many desireable
improvements that could be contemplated'.
Unfortunately, we cannot hope to accomplisJ
all these tasks at the eame time; there ■-
fore, we must decide which improvements
are most urgently needed, and which
improvements can be delayed for future
consideration.
The most urgent needs of our center are
the improvement of the student parking
lot, and the construction of a pedestrian
frcm the parking lot, du® north, through
the woods, to the campus. However, we
seemed to have sidetracked these necess
ities and are going "gung-ho" on the
proposed construction of a student-union
building. I ask this question* What
good is a student-union building to the
unfortunate student who has been crippled
walking up the driveway to our campus?
I am of the opinion that a student-union
building would improve the appearance
of our campus and may be beneficial to
the student body; however, this is not
our most important need at this time*
After the parking lot has been renovated,
a pedestrian walk has been constructed,
and other needed improvements have been
made, then, ama only then, and only then,
would I consider it logical to construct
a student-union building. In brief, let
us consider the necessities first, and
, then, having procured these nesessit
ies, gather the luxuries*