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Volume 28—No. 2 HAZLETON CAMPUS, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
S.G.A.
Ushers
Student Aid Head
Visits Highacres
Mr. Ralph Krecker, Director of
Student Aid, recently visited our
campus and gave some tips on
scholarships and loans. He en
couraged scholars to apply for
scholarships between now and
January 18.
Loan applications have not been
printed yet due to some recent
changes. Mr. Krecker stated that
these should be ready after
Christmas but advised waiting un
til the Spring Term to apply with
June 1 as the deadline.
There are two committees which
issue scholarships. One is the Col
lege Scholarship Committee, with
awards given based upon curricu
lum. The other is the University
Senate Scholarship Committee,
awarding general scholarships not
based upon curriculum, but upon
need and grades. This committee
averages 110 scholarships a year.
It is not mandatory to repay
these scholarships, but the Univer
sity hopes that recipients will
make it possible to continue this
practice by someday replenishing
the fund.
Scholarships come mainly from
businesses, industries, and organi
zations; some from an alumnae
fund; and a few from philan
thropy.
About eight hundred students at
Penn State now hold University
scholarships.
Thanksgiving Dance
In Holiday Season
Scholarship Loan
information Now
Available Here
Continuing students that is,
those students whose term classi
fication is above the first term—
may apply for upper class scholar
ships during the current 1962 Fall
Term.
Application forms may be ob
tained from Mr. Schneider and the
completed applications should be
forwarded to: Mr. Ralph Krecker,
Office of Student Aid, 218 Willard
Building, University Park.
Students applying for loans
should have a 2.2 average or bet
ter. For those who qualify, the
period for obtaining and complet
ing loan applications for the 1963-
1964 academic year will be from
March 1 to June 1, 1963. Mr.
Krecker reported recently that no
additional funds are available for
the period ending during the pres
ent academic year, except for a
possible emergency loan. Students
needing such loans should confer
with Mr. Schneider.
S.G.A. FUNDS
FINALLY ARRIVE
On October 10 the SGA of the
Hazleton Campus received its final
appropriation which totaled $4OOO.
Since the original request was for
$4585, this has necessitated drastic
changes in the budget. All clubs
and organizations are asked to
keep their expenses within reason
able limits.
COMING EVENTS
November 21—Thanksgiving Dance
November 23—Films: "The Golden
Age of Comedy" and "A World Is
Born"
December 3—Christmas Dance
Collegian
Social Activities Committee
Plans Gala Annual Festivities;
Large Turnout Anticipated
The annual Thanksgiving fete sponsored by the Highacres
Student Government Social Committee will be held Wednesday
evening, November 21 from 9 to 12 p. m. in the Student
Union Building.
O.S.G.A. Holds
Fall Conference
On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26
and 27, the OSGA Conferenre for
the Fall Term was held at the
Main Campus. Two delegates rep
resented each Commonwealth
Campus. Bill Petruska and Joe
Fulton represented the Hazleton
Campus with Jo Anne Pretti serv
ing as Corresponding Sedretary.
Registration was held on Friday
from 5 to 5:30 p. m. The first gen
eral session began at 7 p. m. with
Paul Miller, former Hazleton stu
dent presiding. Dean Wharton,
President of University Student
Government, gave an interesting
dissertation on “Student Govern
ment at the University Park Cam
pus.” Each campus then gave a
progress report on the activities
of its individual Keystone Society
and a report from the Intercam
pus League October Rally.
Workshops were conducted in
two groups with our own Bill Pet
ruska serving as co-chairman for
the first of these groups. That
group made a general evaluation
of the 1962 Summer Conference.
The second group discussed “Local
Campus Gains Derived from the
1962 Summer Conference.” This
concluded the meetings for Friday.
The second general session be
gan 9 a. m. Saturday. A lecture,
“Discipline: An Educational Proc
ess,” was given by Dr. Frank J.
Simms, Dean of Men. Afterwards,
the reports of the workshops were
submitted.
The business meeting followed.
A Constitutional Amendment was
added to the OSGA Constitution
providing that: “There shall be an
Executive Committee composed of
November 16, 1962
The committee members are.
presently at work organizing the
essential ingredients to make the
affair a successful holiday season
opener.
Social Chairman, Jill Faux, is in
charge of refreshments, and the
decorations are being planned by
the, following: Robert Beishline,
Richard Grovieh, Paul Gallagher,
Andrew Baigis, James Scarcella,
James Donahue, Vincent Gennaro,
Kay Yencho, Joan Icaurci, William
Petruska, Darilyn Clark, Carol
Yurkovic, Betsy 'Moore, Esther
Nemeth, and John Cerasaro.
A dance band, The Red Dia
monds, is scheduled to provide the
music for this occasion. Past ex
perience has shown that dances at
which a band plays are better at
tended. (See editorial on page 2.)
Term Ends;
Holidays Near
The Fall Term will end Monday,
December 3, at 4:55 p. m. Final
exams will be given Tuesday, De
cember 5, Wednesday, December 6,
and Thursday, December 7. The
Winter Term will begin January 7.
the officers, Advisory Board mem
bers (non-voting) so long as they
remain full-time students of Thn
Pennsylvania State University.”'
Also, a new insurance program
was proposed which would cover
field trips and sporting activities
at a minimum cost to the student.
This was to be referred to the
SGA of each Commonwealth Cam
pus.
New business included plans to
hold the Winter Term Conference
at the Altoona Campus in Febru
ary.