PAGE TWO Hlghacres |S2| Collegian •HAZLETON CAMPUS’ OWN NEWSPAPER” Published by the Journalism Club of the Hazleton Campus of the Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton, Pennsylvania Editor Business Manager Distributions Head Typist REPORTERS Sally Switij, Caroline Egger, Eugene Riley, Frank Saul, June Fiel, Loren Bittner, Georgine Chernesky Faculty Advisor Mr. Thomas Price Editorially Speaking Unlike most of the editorials you have read, this one is not intended to condemn; rather, it is intended to report a condition that exists in our school. We do not believe that this condition is a good one, but we are not going to call it a bad one, either. It concerns the general nature of the student body of this year. We are merely reporting it to you because we feel that, it you become aware of it, you will form some of your own opinions on it and perhaps do something about it. During the last term at the Hazleton Campus, a number of programs were presented for the benefit of students here. The programs varied m f ° rn ? f /°"? dances to lectures. We might learn a great deal about the temper of our students by briefly reviewing the qeneral pattern of attendance at these programs. 9 We are very pleased to report that the number of students attending our dances °the r >m.s hght entertainment has increased a great deal from last yea . Those of you who were at "Las Vegas Nite saw co vincing evidence of this. We think it is very encourag ing to see that our students are finally taking advant age of these forms of diversion which the school pro vides for them. , , However, those of us who attend some of the pro crams of a more serious nature found the attendance conspicuously small; and those of us who are sopho mores can tell you it was very much less than it wa=> a vear ago. When Congressman Flood was here, for example, (as we were reminded by our anonymous letter in the last issue,) he was welcomed bv only about 15 of our 280 students. This we find to be very dis couraoing, for these programs, we believe, provided not only real entertainment, but valuable educational experiences as well. ... , . What we have seen here is that, compared to the student of last year at least, the student of this year seems more interested in the frills of college life than in what we feel are its real values. He seems more intent on havino a oood time than in taking advantaqe of all the opportunities for education that a university A university education does not beqin and end m the classroom: rather, it is found to be inexorably con nected with all phases of university life. Our business HIGH ACRES COLLEGIAN Charles Dickinson Fred Mathews .. Rosemary Carey Jill Faux as students is supposed to be education. Are we really accomplishing this business without taking advantage of every educational opportunity? What then.is the cause of this ostensible lack of interest? We will not attemt to answer this question here; we will leave it to you to answer for yourselves. The students of this year seem to have a less serious and, we think, a less mature attitude than students of last year. It is said, however, that the college student matures during his freshman year. Perhaps all that is needed is a little more time. Square Dance Held Bv Circle “K” On Friday, February 2, 1962, the Circle “K” Club of Highacres sponsored, a round and square dance at the H.U.B. Cafeteria. Music, for the Affair was provided by Walt Kresge and his orchestra. Dancing lasted from 9 o’clock to 12 o’clock. In attendance were student nurses from a number of Wilkes- Barre and Hazleton area hospitals. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Every democracy is based on free elections. The secret, free ballot is looked upon in every country of the world as the sym bol .of liberty. In the United States, the free election is used by nearly every type of organiza tion—from the government of a large corporation to theP. T. A. in the local school. The Highacre’s Student Govern ment Association is also based upon free election. It is sup posedly democratic. Its elections are free and secret. But what is the use of free elections when the voters are offered only one can didate for a particular office? What element of choice is there? How can one exercise his power over the government when, vote or not, the one candidate will be elected ? BELLES-LETTRES! By CARMELA SACCO A feeling of esprit de corps, commonly defined as group to getherness, is one of the many privileges shared by members of Penn State’s Belles-Lettres Soci ety. The members are presently combining their efforts under the chairmanship of Richard Strunk to print a booklet-type history of the Hazleton Campus, Various faculty members have been ap proached for any and all bits of information which will give stu dents a veritable picture of the past happenings at their campus. It has been quite rewarding and indeed enlightening for our stu dent interviewers to converse with professors, many of whom they might otherwise never have be come acquainted with. The club project caused some real memory taxing and succeeded in uprooting FEBRUARY 9, 1962 THE EDITORS PARNASSUS (Continued from Page 1) persons as these: Mr. Kostos, di rector of the Hazleton Campus, Mr. Schneider, assistant director, Mrs. Bodenstein, Mr. Zerbe, Mr. Escher, Rich, Bertolini, Miss Gar brick, the society’s adviser, Mr. Epler, A 1 Tencza, Les Bogart, and many others. The. officers of the club are as follows': President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Richard Bertolini Dick Adami Loren Bittner Leslie- Bogart The fault for-this does not lie with ' S.G.A., although perhaps more publicity would .have at tracted other candidates. It is the students, though, who should be ashamed of this-’ past, election. Don’t they ■ have .enough interest in their school to play ap art in its government? Or is it possible that they are so unanimously for one candidate that they all refuse to oppose him? No one can feel proud .of ‘winning such an election. Some, I hope, will feel ashamed enough to help revive active in terest in Highacres’ S.G.A. CAROLYN EGGER (Ed. Note —This column is open to the student body and the faculty at Highacres. Unsigned articles will not be published, but names will be ..'withheld upon request,). . a. number of buried gems from our university’s past. STATEMENT (Continued from Page 1) munity to make a special effort to provide religious services on April 19 and 20, for the Jewish students and oh April 20 and 22 for the Christian students. It is anticipated that arrangements will be made which will make it possible for all students to attend the aporopriate services without seriously interfering with their class attendance. The usual class attendance policy will be in effect during this period. Dr, Robert G. Bernreuter, special assistant to the President for student affairs, will release a schedule of services well in ad vance and in the meantime all in quiries are to be . directed to his attention.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers