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WANKO, PETRUSKA HONORED
Marian Petreskie Reigns As May Queen
Miss Marian Petreskie reigned
as this year’s May Day Queen at
the annual coronation, held this
Spring for the first time at an
evening ball. Miss Petreskie, who
was elected to the post by vote of
her fellow students, was crowned
on May 26, at the Highacres
Union Building. Co-ruler for May
Day was George Wanko, Student
Government Association Vice-
President, who also served as the
Queen’s escort.
Attendants upon the 1962 Queen
were Misses Melanie Krasney, Di-
WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS
TERM AT HIGHACRES
SPRING
SPRING
By JUNE PIEL
The weekend of April 27, 28,
and 29 was designated as Spring
Weekend by the Social Activities
Committee of the SGA. This af
fair is a smaller representation of
the annual event held at the Main
Campus to welcome the advent of
green trees and bermudas. The
Highacres version provided a va
riety of diverting activities de
signed to please an equal variety
of student interests.
A dance was held in the SUB
Friday, April 27 from 9 to 12 p. m.
Music was provided by the popu
lar Shantones. Decorations com
plemented the general Spring
Weekend theme and were in
charge of the following: Ty Sear
foss, Bill Petruska, Glenn
Chamberlain, Joan lacurci, Lenore
Waldron, Paulette Lindenmuth,
Carol Marciniak, Tom Evans, and
Darilyn Clark.
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June Fiel, Loren Bittner, Georgine Chernesky
Faculty Advisor Mr. Thomas Price
ane Kapes, Grace Remaize, Lois
Lombardo, and Rosemary Carey,
sophomores; and Misses Anne
Wilford, Carmela Sacco, Jo Anne
Pretti, Kathy Dugan, Carol Ann
Marciniak, and Lenore Waldron,
freshmen.
Decorations transformed the
main room of the Union Building
into a blue-and-white-ceilinged
area, surrounded by Grecian col
umns and highlighted by hanging
bouquets and flowing fountains.
Chairman of the decorations com
mittee was Miss Rosalie Switaj.
ing the chance to recoup losses at
the gambling tables, Saturday
night was their opportunity as
Las Vegas night returned to the
Hazleton Campus. The arrange
ment was similar to the first such
evening held during the Fall
Term. Door prizes were offered to
lucky winners and were chosen by
John Fazio, Tom Evans, and Joan
lacurci. The assignments of wrap
ping money and sorting prizes had
been given to a committee com
posed of: Darilyn Clark, Paulette
Lindenmuth, Jill Faux, and George
Wanko.
The final event of Spring Week
end was a Weenie Roast Sunday
afternoon from 2 to 6 p. m. Re
freshments consisted of hot dogs,
soda, potato chips, buns, and pret
zels and were provided by George
Wanko and John Fazio.
Spring Weekend was the high
light of the Spring Term at High
acres.
STAFF
, Charles Dickinson
Fred Mathews
Rosemary Carey
Jill Faux
HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN
Penn State University’s Hazle
ton Campus at Hghacres held its
15th Honors Convocation at Gen
etti’s Pennsylvania Room Satur
day night, June 2, with Dr.
Howard A. Cutler, assistant to
University President Eric Walker,
delivering the address.
Highlight of the program was
the presentation by Dr. Cutler of
the Parnassus Awards to the
sophomore and freshman students
who best exemplify qualities of
scholarship and leadership and
who are adjudged the most valu
able members of their classes.
The second year, or sophomore
award, was presented by Dr. Cut
ler to George J. Wanko, vice pres
ident of the Student Government
Association, and the freshman
Parnassus Award went to William
M. Petruska.
Dr. Cutler’s theme, in his con
vocation address, was “In Amer
ica, We Are Losing an Important
Freedom—Freedom To Fail.”
The speaker, after defining the
freedom to fail as the freedom to
refuse to run in the race to attain
status and to excel in general,
said freedom is essential in our
economic system, where the phe
nomenon of risk on the basis of
profit is the lifeblood of the econ
omy.
The freedom to fail is essential
in politics. It is different else
where. Here, if an election is lost,
the candidate lives to run again.
Dr. Cutler said there are forces
in society working against the
freedom to fail.
1. An educational system which
tells students from the seventh
grade up that they cannot fail a
test or they will not be admitted
to college.
2. The fear (among college
students) that if they fail they
will be unacceptable to society.
1962 P. S. U. COMMENCEMENT SCHEDULE
Approximately 2,500 degrees
will be granted at Commencement
Exercises Saturday, June 9.
Weather permitting, the ceremony
will be held at Beaver Stadium at
10:30 a. m.
following schedule:
10:30 a. m. Colleges of Engi
neering and Architecture and of
Named Most Valuable Students
In Sophomore Freshman Classes;
Dr. Cutler Addresses Annual Affair
In case of inclement weather, the
JUNE i 1962
3. The fear of humiliation
(from failure) after showing that
he is in any way competing. This
leads to acts of compliance—and
defiance.
Presentation of Awards
Richard J. Mattern was in
charge of the student government
awards, which were given as fol
lows:
Theta Sigma Pi Sorority, E.
Bodenstein; Intercollegiate Con
ference on Government, B. Epler;
Circle-K Club, W. Schneider;
Belles Lettres Society, A. Kafka;
Business Club, J. Longo; High
acres Collegian (student publi
cation), T. Price; Photography
Club, W. Schneider; Parnassus
Society, P. Garbrick; Athletics, F.
Esher; Physical Culture, S. Ross.
William Schneider presented the
academic certificates and accorded
the graduate recognition and Hob
son M. Zerbe presented the aca
demic honors awards.
The award in Business Admin
istration went to Donald A. Ger
rone. Engineering, Andrew R.
Marchese and Anthony M. Sarge;
Natural Sciences, Robert J. Yale;
Social Sciences, Donald A. Ger
rone; Electrical and Electronics
Technology, Richard W. Bear;
Drafting and Design Technology,
William M. Evanco.
The invocation and benediction
were given by Rev. Russell A.
Bechtel, pastor of St. John’s
United Church of Christ. Richard
V. Bertolini, president of the Stu
dent Government Association, was
toastmaster and Frank C. Kostos,
director of the Hazleton Campus,
introduced the guest speaker. Jo
seph McCallus, director of student
affairs, presented the Activities
Awards.
Dancing followed the dinner pro
gram, with music by the King
Lehr Quintet.
Mineral Industries; also associate
degrees.
1:30 p. m.—Colleges of Agricul
ture, Education, Home Economics,
and Physical Education and Ath
letics.
3:30 p. m.—Colleges of Business
Administration, Chemistry and
Physics, and the Liberal Arts.