Hazleton Campus' Own Newspaper VOLUME 26—No. 9 Hazleton Campus Salutes Its Students relaxing between classes on the lawns in front of the Main Building Highacres Revisited Albert Humza of the 1957 Class Impressed by Changes. (Editor’s note: Albert Humza addressed the following letter to The HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN:) Recently, I had the good for tune to revisit Highacres after having been away from it for some three years—and, let me tell you, I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw there. I was “pleasantly surprised” to see the apparant improvements and intellectual vitality of High acres.The beautiful, new Student Unionn Building, which graciously “greets” the visitor to Highacres, and the many long-needed im provements, such as the new lib rary and additional classrooms, attest to its vigor; while, intel lectually, its students seem to be as questioning and as alert as any Professor Snarf would hope his students to be. Let’s now turn our attention to what I have done since leaving Highacres in January, 1957: Along with approximately fif teen other Highacres’ “Alums,” among whom were Manny Pier ruci, Emil Berish, Nick Triano, Jimmy Dino, Cal Dietch, Billy Adams, Tony Spock, Bob Kunda, Ben Tuchi, Tommy Kaschak, Mike Scarlato, George Timinsky, Bill Lovrinick, and Karl Rekas, I “migrated” Westward to Univer sity Park, Pa., stopping there long enough to take a B.A. in political science and economics with the Class of 1959. After graduation, I accepted a position in industrial relations with The Harrison Radiator Divi sion of General Motors. In Octo ber of last year, I reversed the process of “Industry Lures Pro fessors from the Halls of Ivy” by being lured to the Halls of Ivy from Industry. This change was, conservatively speaking, a unique and novel “turning of the table.” Presently, I am a member of the faculty of the Department of Labor Education of Penn. State, and, as such, deal intimately with the Labor Movement in Eastern Pennsylvania. My home, at the moment, is in Allentown —a natu ral basketball rival of most Hazle tonians—and I am working toward my M.A. at Lehigh University— a natural engineering rival of many Penn Staters. In closing, I should like to urge all of you to do as I have so be latedly done: revisit Highacres, enjoy its picturesque location and refined intellectual atmosphere j chat with its Profs., join its Alum ni Association, and above all let us know all about you by using the “good offices” and columns of this paper. BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR FINAL EXAMINATIONS! If' ‘ ’ % u li brary HighacresoCollegial!^S Kostos Greets Alumni I am , delighted with this opportunity to extend greetings to the alumni of the Hazleton Campus. There are too few occasions wherein contact with the alumni of our Hazleton Campus is possible. Our local alumni organization has made tremendous efforts these past few years to develop a program for more active participation of our local alumni, regardless of where they may be living at the present time. The first alumni dinner last spring’ was a heart-warbling ex perience enjoyed by all members who were able to be present with us. I hope those of you who were not with us last year might plan to attend the second annual dinner meeting to be held here at our Student Union Building on Satur day, May 28, 1960. The organiza tion appreciates your support and hopes that it will not only continue, but grow stronger in the years to come. I sincerely hope that you will take the opportunity when you are in the Hazleton area to visit with us to renew friendships, meet some of your classmates, and, above all, enjoy again the beautiful surroundings of the Hazleton Campus. Changes in physical plant have been made since your last attendance here. Some of you have had the opportunity of seeing our new Student Union Building, but I trust that the changes that have been made will give you a much better impression of the efforts that the University has been making to improve our campus. We realize that much more work has to be done. This will take time and money, but our hopes are that we will find both, in time to come, and our Hazleton Campus will become a place that you will be even more proud of. I hope that good fortune has been with you over the years since you have left our Hazleton Campus, that you are enjoying the kind of work that you were hoping for, but able to find a little time to reflect on some memories of the Hazleton Cam pus, and the pleasant relation ships that you have developed here. On behalf of the faculty and student body, I would like to extend an invitation to you to stop in to see us any time that you are in the vicinity of the Hazleton Campus. Convocation Date Set Frank Kostos, Hazleton Campus Director, announced that Convo cation will be held on Saturday, June 4 at 6:30 in the Genetti Pennsylvania Room. This is our annual big affair—a dinner-dance arrangement where a number of awards are distributed to stu dents. The guest speaker will be Dr. Robert Bernreuter, Dean of Admissions of Penn State University. See Mr. Kidd. HAZLETON CAMPUS, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA Alumni Set Plans For Dinner-Dance Once again it is time for our Annual Alumni Association So cial Affair A CATERED DINNER-DANCE. Here are the details: DATE: SATURDAY EVE NING, MAY 28, 1960 AT 6:30 P. M. PLACE: THE STUDENT UNION BUILDING AT HIGH ACRES. (CLUB HIGHACRES) Alumni plans include an in formal punch hour for old friends and acquaintances, the catered dinner, and an enjoy able evening of dancing to EASY music. Dress is not formal. They earnestly look forward to share the pleasure of your company, so plan now to attend. They assure you a su perb dinner (those of you who attended last year already know this), ample time for meeting other alumni and faculty, and enjoying Highacres in the midst of its springtime beauty. Everyone is invited. Tickets are $2.50. Associate Degree Students Sign For Main Campus Courses Freshmen associate degree stu dents on the Hazleton Campus of The Pennsylvania State University have registered for a summer sessions program they will pursue on the University Park Campus for three weeks. ’34-’35 TEAM—The basketball team of 1934-35 was the first sports team of any kind sponsored by the Hazleton Center. Front row, left to right, are Robert Fagan (lawyer), Joseph Conahan (funeral director), Thomas Pugliese (teacher), Michael Dembroski (carnival owner), Henry Ziolkowski (surgeon), Alfred Spalone (dentist). Back row, left to right, are V. James Kennedy (pediatrician), Donald Carter (social security field representative), Brookes Ringlaben (businessman), Robert Eiche, administrative head (director of Altoona Campus), Herbert Smith, Prof. Pomeroy, faculty manager, and Peter Forliano, coach (HHS teacher and city playground supervisor.) Hope they come to the Alumni Dinner-Dance May 28. Alumni Association Survey Reveals Alumni Employed In Various Fields In Wide Geographical Area Each year a number of students are graduated from the Hazleton Campus in the two-year Associate Degree program. In addition, a number of students go on to the Main Campus or some other institution of learning to complete their four-year Baccalaureate Degree program. An Alumnus Reminisces (Editor’s Note: Charles Gallag her is an alumnus of the first Hazleton Campus class which began in 1934. This is a letter he wrote to THE HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN.) On a recent visit to Highacres, noting the beautiful grounds and the many fine buildings, both old and new, my thoughts went back many years to the original home of the local branch of The Pennsylvania State University. It was originally known as The Penn State Center. Those of us who had the privilege of being members of the first class of the college in Hazleton and having the opportu nity of seeing the great advance ment both in the size of the student body and the facilities available, can justifiably advise the students who have enjoyed their initial college years at Highacres how fortunate they have been. I cannot recall the exact number of students who made up the first class of its nature; I would estimate the number to have been in the neighborhood of 30. Mr. Robert Eiche was the Administrative head, assisted by Stuart Goas. I Classes were first begun in ■ September, 1934 in what then was known as the Markle Bank Building. Chemistry classes were conducted at the Hazleton Senior High School. During these years, the old-fashioned winters were back in force with temperatures many days down to between 10 and 15 degrees below zero. (Going to and from these classes was not a very pleasant experience.) Because of the newness of the school and the rather small enrollment, both students and faculty, were closely attached to one another, and these friendships have continued over the years. As in all institutions, the members of the original class have moved to various parts of the country following their individual occupa tional pursuits that had their roots in the old Penn State Center. Besides me, a few of the original group still reside in the (Continued on Page Three) MAY 17, 1960 Both groups fondly remember their days spent at Highacres. The Highacres Alumni Associa tion, although recently formed, has gathered much information regarding the whereabouts and activities of former Highacres students through its current membership campaign. Letters expressing interest in the Hazleton Campus Alumni Association have come from such distant places as Iceland, New Mexico, Mississippi, Washington, D. C., Florida, and Connecticut. Graduates from many classes, including the class of ’36, have responded. Mr. Joseph F. Coury, ’59, writes from Hafn, Hornafjordur, Iceland to acknowledge his receiving Alumni Newsletters and a copy of the Highacres Collegian. He says: “At present, I am employed as an electronic technician for Page Communications Engineers, Inc, In the next few months I hope to get a contract to work in a warmer climate.” Sp/4 James Rutolo, ’5B, writes from Shelton, Connecticut: “I am serving in the United States Army as a radar operator in a Nike-Ajax missle outfit.” Two sisters, Dorothy and Jeanne Melley, have written about their progress at the main campus. Miss Dorothy Melley ’57, tells us that she did her student teaching in Elementary Education in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She will be graduated this June from PSU. Her future plans include teaching the fourth grade in a school near Harrisburg. Jeanne adds that she misses us at Highaeres. Miss Lillian Junas, ’55, who was an instructor on this campus last year, is now working towards her M. A. degree in Journalism on the Main Campus. Among the other graduates still residing in the Hazleton Area are Miss Jean Snyder, librarian at the Hazleton Public Library, Att’y Dominic A. Lock wood, Dr. Stanley Yamulla, M.D., William Meiss, methods engineer at Dorr-Oliver, Prank Konschnik, technical investigator for Western Electric at Laureldale, Pa., Wil liam Schumacher, Jr., draftsman at the Highway Trailer Company, Charles Schultz, mechanical de signer at the Atlas Powder Co., (Continued on Page Three)
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