HIGHAC RES COLLEGIAN
HERE COMES EASTER
Easter, that joyous holiday, is just
around the corner. We hope our well—
deserved vacation is not terminated sooner
than it was finallv scheduled a few
weeks ago because of the day missed
last week on account of the inclement
weather. Easter usually comes in the
early spring, with the birds singing,
trees budding, etc. This year, the only
green seen so far was that sickly color
that covers the faces of men stuck in
si.. - k-foot snow banks* Well, depTaiSnot
the spirit of thy fellow man / perhaps by
July 4 we will be able to perceive the
buds blossoming and grass shooting up. But
will we be satisfied when the lawn mower
u7t be hauled out, oiled, sharpened, and
used. Well, are we ever?
EaSter takes its name in English from that
of en Anglo-3axon goddes metre, who re—
presented light, c'r spring. Easter is the
springtime Christian festival which honors
the resurrection, or rising from the dead,
of Jesus. It is the culmination of the forty
day observance of Lent. Easter, too, is
a time of rejoicing. It is celebrated with
feasts, stories, folksongs, and games.
Just as the earth is dressed in a new cloak
of greenery, people often wear new clothes
for Easter. The idea of Easter eggs came
to us from ancient Egypt and Fersia. The
eggs are a sign of new Churches are
often decorated with white lilies, a
symbol of purity and light. The cross
reminds worshipers of the religious meaning
of Easter.•
POLITICAL. SCIENCE CLASS ON FIELD TRIP
by
John Zisek
The Political. Science class of the
Hazleton Center of The Pennsylvania State
University on March 20 ) 1958 journeyed
to State College to vier The Experimental
Theatre's drama of "The Trial of Socrates"
as adopted from Maxwell Anderson's stage
play Barefoot In Athens. The group was
under the supervision of.rvofessors
Peightal and Herschfeld. Professor
rthur ingous
Brewster, head of the Political Science
Department at the main campus, greeted t
the group when, they arrived at State
follege. They were the guests of hon::r
at the presentation.
Socrates was an Athenian philospher and
teacher who lived during the period
469-399 B.C. The doctrines of Socrates
were preserved for prosperity by Plato
and Xenophon, two of his pupils. Because
of his commanding influence over the
young citizens, a group of Athenian
elders sought, to have Socrates sentenced
to death. Socrates was charged with!! (1)
teaching a new religion, (2) corruptinE) ,
young men by questioning their patterns
of conduct, and (3) being 4 friend of thc
enemies of Athens*
Socrates walked in search mf the truths
He sought to examine the conditions of
life and question their status. When
asked which he would give preference to ;
the search for truth or the glory of
Athons, Socrates replied that if Athens
was untrue. * he would give preference to
the search for truth. Socrates and
'tA depotism dies by the truth; a democr
acy liVes by it,' A jury of five hundred
voted 279 for conviction against 221 filt
a cquital,
Socrates professed no great intelligence
He presented himself as being =lettere('
and one who was only seeking answers
to his questions. By asking several
simple queStionso Socrates led his pro—
secutors into contradictions and thereb
confronted them with tkoir own ignotanc
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AT YOUR SERVICE
by Gene Tihansky
A new bt-weekly feature of the Collegi•
will be the publication of themes wrb.
tten by Highacre etudents* The purpot,
of the publication of these themes is
twofold: to give a well--deserved pat on
the back to the author, and to stimulf
ate better theme writing in all -Comps
classes*We hope that you will do more t
than simply read the themes published
here; you choula rihserve oarerully the
March 28 1958