HAZLETON CAMPUS LIBRARY
Pennsylvania state university
Highacres 0 Collegian
Volume 28—No. 7
16th Annual Convocation
Highlights End Of
Associate Degree
Graduation June 8
The following is a tentative list
of the Associate Degree students
whose graduation is expected to
take place June 8 at the Univer
sity Park Campus.
2EET
Bednar, Milan
Brazzo, William J.
Brogan, Gerald J.
Deebel, John W.
Fadden, James A.
Fulton, Joseph J.
Gasser, Delmar J.
Kistler, Robert M.
Krupko, George J.
Lenchak, Emil P.
Lyate, Rocco A.
Mastellar, Joseph L.
Mingoia, Leonard
Scheidy, Harry J., Jr.
Slattery, William J.
Warner, Kenneth R.
Woitko, David M.
Yohey, Robert E.
2DDT
Bachorik, Robert S.
Dorneman, Eugene T.
Filipek, Edward F.
Fogarty, Joseph J.
Gorski, Stanley J.
Hill, William D.
Kershaw, James J.
Link, Joseph V.
Nika, Raymond J.
Powell, Richard D.
Sokoloski, Richard C.
Traub, Dwight E.
Vargo, John V., Jr.
Walwer, James F.
Yoder, Robert W.
Plan To Transfer
. J At the end of this Spring term,
many students are transferring to
other campuses or other schools.
Those transferring to the Main
Campus are: Joseph Badamo, Ar
mand Batista, Gerald Boyle, Jo
seph Bujak, Anthony Caporaletti,
. Glenn Chamberlain, Donald Coo
pey, David Doyle, Thomas Ed
munds, Carolyn Egger, Thomas
Evans, John Fazio, June Fid,
Mary Hale, Patricia Holshue,
Richard Houck, William Hughes,
. Joan lacurci, Ronald -Kolesar,
Francis Ktibilus, Kathleen Kumke,
, (Continued on page three)
HAZLETON CAMPUS, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
At the recent two-day speech
concourse held at Behrend Cam
pus, Erie, Pa., Professor Andrew
Kafka of the Hazleton Campus
faculty was elected President of
the P. S. U. Speech League for the
academic year, 1963-1964.
The general annual conference
is called the Speech Convocation.
At this time, student representa
tives from Speech 200 courses of
all commonwealth campuses give
talks in three categories: persua
sive, informative, and entertain
ing. Participating for Highacres
this year at the Erie Concourse,
Charles Swinehart, 3rd term EST.,
gave an entertainment speech.
The.Hazleton Campus will host
next year’s concourse, expected to
be held in May, Mr. Kafka has an
nounced.
The objectives of the P. S. U.
Speech League, now headed by Mr.
Kafka, are as follows:
1. To develop, through wider
experience in speech situations,
the concepts and principles
stressed in Speech 200 classes.
2. To promote friendship and
fellowship among the students and
faculty of P.S.U,.
3. To develop a co-curricular
activity, growing directly out of
course work, yet allowing for
growth into an inter-collegiate
-program.
17 INITIATED
BY PARNASSUS
Seventeen students at the Hazle
ton Campus of the Pennsylvania
State University have been for
mally initiated into the Parnassus
chapter of the Keystone Society,
honorary society at the local cam
pus.
Initiated were Andrew Baigis,
Kathleen Botchik, Gerald Boyle,
John Cerasaro, Eugene Dorneman,
Donna Foster, Richard Grovich,
Kathleen Kumke, Esther Nemeth,
Taylor Searfoss, Gregg Smith,
Mary Temke, Jean Turse, Law
rence Wydock and Carol Yurkovic.
Also accepted into Parnassus
this term, but absent for initiation
ceremonies, were Anetta Long and
Phil Jeffries.
These students have qualified for
this honor on the basis of scholar
ship, leadership, character and
Service.
At the meeting held after the
ceremony the following officers
were elected for the coming school
year: Andrew Baigis, president;
Esther Nemeth, vice-president;
Carol Yurkovic, secretary; and
Kathy Botchik, treasurer.
The retiring officers are: John
Rosenstock, president; Thomas
Evans, secretary; and Carolyn
Egger, treasurer.
Rudewig Pres.
Of M.G. Club
Charles Rudewick was the final
choice of the Mental Gymnastic
Club for president for next year.
He will be assisted by vice-Pres
ident, John Opilla, and Secretary
treasurer, Donna Foster.
The members also voted on the
amount of dues they would pay.
$l.OO was agreed sufficient to
cover club costs.
This will finance the, cost of .the
prize given to the student with the
most points obtained by solving
mathematical puzzles.
The present officers of the club
are: Larry Lash, president; John
Rosenstock, vice-president; and
Charles Rudewick, secretary-treas
urer.
June 4, 1963
Term
The annual Hazleton Campus
Convocation dinner will be held on
June 10, at 6:30 p. m. in Genetti’s
Pennsylvania Room.
The main speaker. Chairman
John Fazio has announced, will be
Professor 'Clifford Nelson; from
the Religious Studies and Account
ing departments of the University
Park Campus of Penn State Uni
versity.
After the dinner, various awards
will be presented. Book awards
will be given to outstanding schol
ars in different fields. Activity
awards will be presented to mem
bers of all chartered societies on
campus. The Sophomore and
Freshman chosen as most valuable
in their respective'classes will be
announced also.
In addition, a new award is be
ing added this year. The Hazleton
Alumni Association will present a
$26 Savings Bond to an outstand
ing student of their choice.
Tickets for the dinner are priced
at .60 for students and $2.60 for
guests.
Summer Courses
At Highacres
The following courses will be
offered at the Hazleton Campus
from July 22 to August 30, 1963:
English 1 Composition and
Rhetoric (3 college credits). Class
begins Monday, July 22 and Mon
day through Friday thereafter at
8:25 to 9:46 a. m. Fee is $66.00.
Reading and Study Improvement
Course (no credit). The course
consists of 80 minutes per day,
five days per week for six weeks.
Fee is $60.00 plus extra for work
books or texts.
Professor Kafka will teach both
courses.
Math 2 Algebra (3 college
credits). Prerequisite is one en
trance unit in algebra. Classes
meet 9:60 a. m. to 11:10 a. m.,
Monday through Friday. Fee:
$66.00. It has not been decided as
of press time who will teach this
course.
The Hazleton Campus reserves
the right to drop any course for
insufficient enrollment.