Hazleton
Campus' Own
Newspaper
VOLUME 26—No. 6
Hazleton Campus
How Active Ss The Associate Degree Student
In Highacres’ Extracurricular Program?
(Ed. note: The COLLEGIAN
haw conducted a general survey of
the Hazleton Campus to And an
answer to the question posed in
the headline, that is “How active
is the Associate Degree student
in Highacres' extracurricular pro
gram?” and to find answers to
these additional questions: How
MANY Associate Degree students
are actually in the memberships
of the various student activities
at Highacres? Do those Associate
students who are in activities
ATTEND meetings regularly and
SUPPORT the activities? If not,
why not?
We have tried to be objective
in our presentation of our findings
and certainly hope that no one
will be offended by our attempting
to answer these questions. (Inci
dentally, by Associate Degree
students we mean D.T., E.T., and
the Medical Technician Curricu
lums.) We must realize that
there are fewer Associate Degree
students enrolled at Highacres,
compared with the Baccalaureate
students. Any study of statistics,
therefore, must consider this.)
The following advisors gave
these replies to Collegian reporter
Sandy Pohlman concerning mem
bership and participation in then
respective activities:
Mr. Wilcox: “In the College
Arts Society there are very few
Associate Degree students in
comparison to last year when they
were in equal proportion to the
Baccalaureate students.”
Mr. Esher: “In athletics the
number of Associate Degree stu
dents is just about equal to the
number of Baccalaureate students.
Their participation is good and
Sandie Pohlman (middle) discussing the activities of two Associate
Degree students, Fred Bernoski (left) and Robert Lawrence (right)
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HIGHACRES’ MAIN BUILDING in a winter setting
Bv Sandie Pohlman
attendance is regular.”
Miss Garbrick: “In the College-
Community Chorus there are very
few Associate Degree students in
comparison to last year. I believe
the main reason for the decreased
number to be lack of leadership
in drawing these student:: into
various activities.”
Mr. Kafka: “In both the Belles
Lettres and the Journalism clubs
there are very few Associate
Degree students and there always
have been few.”
Mr. Kidd: “In the newly
organized ICG there are very few,
if any, Associate Degree students
so far. In the Photography club,
however, they are somewhat
better represented.”
Mrs. Bodenstein: “Sixteen of
the 41 members of the Sorority
are in the Associate Degree
group. Although these 16 girls
represent a minority (about % of
the total membership), on the
whole they participate in sorority
activities.
Why do some Associate Degree
students participate in activities
while others do not? Answers to
this question were given by a
representative sampling of opin
ions of the Associate Degree
students themselves.
Sallie Beltrami (2-ET): “I am
not in any activities at Highacres
because I don’t have any time.
I also work nights. I do find time
to attend dances, however.”
Dominic Mariano (2-ETt: “I
am on an intramural basketball
team and am captain of the
bowling team. I attend regularly.
Those Associate Degree students
who do not participate in aetiv
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HAZLETON CAMPUS, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
HAZLETON CAMPUS
ALUMNI PLAN
ACTIVE YEAR
The Hazleton Campus Alumni
Association is comprised of all
students who have graduated
from Highacres, both those in the
Associate Degree program and
those who leave Highacres to
continue their studies at the Main
Campus or elsewhere, in brief,
all students who have attended
Highacres are eligible for
membership.
The objectives of the Alumni
Association are these:
1. To continue old friendships
and cultivate new ones among
members.
2. To supply members with
news of fellow members through
the Alumni Association
Newsletters.
3. To work closely with the
administration and faculty of the
Hazleton Campus in order to offer
suggestions concerning courses.
4. To assist the graduates with
problems of placement.
5. To recommend the organiza
tion of night classes at Highacres
according to the needs of the area
graduates.
The Association conducts social
as well as business affairs. For
instance, last spring they spon
sored a reunion banquet at which
Dean Merle Campbell, Dean of
Students of the Commonwealth
Campuses, spoke. Officers of the
Association are the following:
President William E. Kahler,
class of 1956; Ist Vice Presi
dent—Andrew Kavalecs, class of
1959; 2nd Vice President —Joseph
J. Lana, class of 1957; Secreta
ry—Remo Molino, class of 1959;
Treasurer William R. Mace,
class of 1959. The Faculty
Committee members are Andrew
Kafka (chairman), Frank Defina,
and Frederick Esher.
Former Highacres students are
enthusiastic about this organiza
tion. A number of them are
working nearby others are in
remote parts of the United States.
Whether near or far, for them
Highacres persists in being mem
orable — their feelings reflect the
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34 STUDENTS TRANSFER
TO CAMPUS IN FEBRUARY
Thirty-four Hazleton Campus
students are transferring to the
Main Campus for the 1960 Spring'
semester. They are:
J. Baradziej, R. Bartkowiak, J.
Bartol, T. Brennan, T. Brill, C.
Casper, E. Ceol, R. Cheeka, P.
Cheplick, J. Chesonis, T. Clatch,
Looks
To The Future
Kostos Reviews Future Growth,
Needs, and Suggestions for Expansion
[Editor’s note: In response to the question asked Mr. Frank
Kostos, Director of the Hazleton Campus, by your editor,
concerning Highacres’ future growth, needs, and expan
sion, Mr. Kostos released the following statement for publi
cation:]
MIL PRANK KOSTOS
Highacres Expansion
Calis For Closer
Student Relations
With Main Campus
Tile increase in enrollment ex
pected in the near future at High
acros will be aeompailied by an
increase in the importance of
orienting students to the Main
Campus.
So m e forward-looking- steps
have already been taken along
these lines. For instance, maga
zines published on Campus such as
Froth and I’enn State Engineer
are now being sold in the SUB
and it is hoped that some copies
of the “Daily Collegian” will soon
be made available to Highacres’
students. Closer relations between
the student leaders of Highacres
and those of Main Campus are
being fostered by Mr. Thomas
Kidd, student activities co-ordi
nator at Highacres.
To aid transfer to University
ipns Suuoaysu-b ui
as “Where’s Nittany Hall ? How
do you get to Beaver Field ?
Where’s the Chemistry Building”
Mr. Kidd will hold a series of in
formative meeting's concerning the
Main Campus. These informal
group discussions scheduled for
the week of January <5-13 will try
to prepare those students who are
transferring to Main Campus for
college life on a larger scale than
they now know it.
These discussions will be held
in the meeting room of the SUB
during the second and seventh
periods of each day. All students
planning to transfer for spring
semester are invited to attend
whenever they have free periods
during- the stated times. Among
other things, such attendance will
serve to orient the prospective
transfer to social life at University
Park.
Federal Loan Applications
To Be Available In Spring
Students who are interested in
student loans under the National
Defense Education Act should
keep in mind the following: Loan
applications for the 1960-1961
academic year will not be pro
cessed until late‘next spring and
during the summer. Therefore, it
is suggested that Hazletom Cam
pus students request applications
from Mr. William Schneider after
the mid-term of the spring 1960
semester.
P. Cohen, V. Cortez, F. Dag’ostin,
T. Drusa, L. Dubetsky, J. Dug'alio,
E. Ecker W. Gillespie, A. Goshko,
A. Jumpeter, S. Kozuch, J. Lin
denmuth, L. Melatti, J. Melley, J.
Moody, M. Ogorzalck, R. Red
winski, S. Sorce, J. Sorosky, F.
Sullivan, R. Tirpak, R. Wagner,
B. Washo.
Good Luck
In Your Final
Examinations
JANUARY 14, 1960
During- the past several years we
have been faced with the stagger
ing- statistics predicting growth
in our school populations. These
figures not only call to our atten
tion the growing trends in ele
mentary and secondary school
ages, but also an increase of
students at the college levels.
The Pennsylvania State Univer
sity is well aware of these
problems which confront them
uml all other Colleges and is
accordingly taking all possible
steps to meet this situation. The
addition of new dormitory space,
new Engineering and Home Eco
nomics Building's at the Univer
sity Campus are evidence of the
University’s sincere effort to cope
with some of the future needs.
The Commonwealth Campuses
located throughout the State are
an integral part of the University
and without doubt will be called
upon to ease some of the problems
facing all Colleges and Univer
sities as well as The Pennsylvania
State University. Our local Cam
pus now in its 2(>th year here in
Hazleton has enjoyed a remark
able progress since its opening
back in 1934. There is no need to
review this brief history except
to call attention that it was just
about ten years ago that the
Highacres Campus, formerly the
Markle residence, had been con
verted to its present use. The
enrollment in 1949 was approx
imately one-half our present stu
dent body. Since 1.949 a number
of physical plant changes had
been made to meet not only the
growing enrollment, but to allow
for laboratory spaces needed for
development of courses, such as
the Associate Degree Program
which had been introduced a few
years ago. However, no appreci
able addition of classroom space
had been made since the move
here to Highacres. Changes were
made to develop the most efficient
use of the limited classroom
space. One of our most recent
changes, the conversion of the
first floor of the Main Building
formerly a Student Lounge and
Dining Room to Administrative
office space, office for our Coun
seling Division and provision for
a more efficient Library location,
the relocation of our Dispensary
from the former Student Building.
These are examples of physical
plant changes. These as we all
know would not have been possible
but for the construction of our
new Student Union Building-.
The University has made every
effort to keep pace with growing
needs during the past ten years.
We are continually confronted
with the need of a further
development of our present facil
ities and the addition of others.
We all realize that our classroom
space and laboratories are lim
ited; that improvements of these
facilities are limited and tha
replacement of some of the
facilities by erection of new
buildings may be the only feasible'
solution in the future. Typical of
this situation is our Library,
which undoubtedly is limited in
expansion possibilities, and be
cause of these limitations, tin
only answer for the future may
be the erection of a new Library
Building This is an example of
the type of problem that is
confronting the Hazleton Campus.
Furthermore, the number ot
students that can be accommo
dated at our Campus is limited
and the enrollment beyond such
limits would necessarily bring
about a need for additional
classrooms and laboratories. Any
such additions would have to be
considered in new construction.
On the basis of high school
population studies, the Hazleton
Campus can meet the needs of
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