U . . "SmiSSSSS” .. Highacres 0 Collegian Volume 29 No. 2 Highacres Mourns Two Death of President Shocks Students On Friday, November 22, Pres ident John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas; The assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was an ex-Marine who once lived in the Soviet Union and sought to become a Russian citizen. Shortly after his arrival at Parkland Hospital, the President died of a gunshot wound in the brain. Governor. Conolly of Texas was also shot, but his condition was not critical. On Monday, November 25, the students of Highacres Campus had. a perpetual Mass said in honor of the deceased President. Classes were also suspended so that all students could join the nation in mourning the death of the; President. John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, 29, with a hero’s war record behind him, he was elected to Congress from Boston; at 35, he defeated Henry Cabot Lodge for the Senate; at 39, he narrowly missed nomination for the Vice Presidency; and four years later, he was ready for his bid for the big prize. With Lyndon B. John son as his running mate, he went on to win the election over Rich ard Nixon by the narrowest of margins. On November 8, 1960, he became the youngest man ever elected President of the United States. When the assassin’s bullet struck him after two years, ten months, and two days in office, Kennedy made a start but had not converted his large hopes for America into accomplishments. It remains for his successor Lyndon B. Johnson to carry on the work of the “New Frontier.” John F. Kennedy will long be remembered, especially by our generation, as a man who elevated youth to an esteemed position in the nation. In his firm stand on the integration of universities and colleges and the institution of the Peace Corps, President Kennedy channeled the idealism and enthu siasm of youth along avenues of opportunity never before en trusted to aspiring students. It is quite certain that the memory of his unselfishness, his advocation of liberty and freedom for all men, his hopes for peace, and his .. (Continued on Page Two) HAZLETON CAMPUS, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA Heinry Socoloskie passed away on November 15. He was new aft Highacres. He started teaching this fall. He taught because he wanted to, not because he had to. In this age, when so many qualified teachers are leaving the field to seek a more lucrative means of earning a living in other fields, it is somewhat of an oddity that Mr. Socoloskie did the reverse. He had a sense of duty and responsibility to perform, and he did just that. He was a warm and friendly man who always had a smile and a good word to say to all. Even though his stay with us was short, it will not easily be forgotten, for he was that type of man—the type who gives to people more than he receives. He will always leave a pleasant memory to all who had the privilege to know him. John Donne sums it up much better than we could: MNo man is an island, entire of it self; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main: if a piece be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manner of thy friends or of thine own were: any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind: And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.” NEW PARKING LOT BUILT Beginning with the winter term requires annual payments, the in January, Highacres will put cost of the parking area, both in into use a new student parking building ahd maintenance, must area. All student vehicles will be be amortized by student parking restricted to this new area, and fees, On the recommendation of a letter will be issued to all stu- the previous student govern dents in December with a copy of ments, a schedule of parking fees the student parking and traffic has been established. Students regulations. Everyone will be re- wishing to bring their cars will sponsible for these regulations pay $7.50 per term. For those stu when he parks on the Campus. dents in a car pool or those who Due to an advertized loan which (Continued on Page Four) HENRY SOCOLOSKIE December 6, 1953 Deaths Henry Socoloskie Dies Suddenly On Friday night, November 15, Mr. Henry Socoloskie, a new in structor at the Hazleton Campus, suddenly passed away. He was buried Monday, Nov. 18, follow ing a Requiem Mass at St. Jo seph’s Church in Mount Carmel. Mr. Socoloskie was a faculty member in the Engineering De partment. He was a professional architect who had been licensed as such since 1937. He was a Penn State man and received his Bach elor’s degree in Architectural En gineering in 1930. In 1933 he re ceived his Masters in that field.' He taught public school until 1932 and with the. exception of teach ing Penn State extension courses during the second World War had devoted himself entirely to the architectural field. His projects included ecclesias tical, educational, and residential buildings. The deceased had residence in Mount Carmel. He is survived by his wife Olga,, a son, G/eg, who is a graduate of Dartmouth, and a daughter Marie, a junior in . Home Economics at Bentt State. Pallbearers’ were: John Longo, William Schnieder, Frank Kostos, Dennis Cimino, Albin Tacelosky from the Pottsville Center who was a classmate of Mr. Socoloskie at Penn State, and Richard Grov ich who represented the student body. NEW PROGRAM IN CHEMISTRY Presently at Highacres, the tworyear Associate Degree pro grams include Drafting and De sign Technology, Electronical and Electronics Technology, the first year of Production Technology, and, also, the first year in Agri culture Technology. In September 1964, Highacres will offer a two-year Associ ate Degree program in Chemical Technology. This curriculum pre pares graduates for positions as assistants to chemists and chem ical engineers, assistants in re search and control laboratories, and trainees for future supervi sory positions in manufacturing and production. It provides the training necessary for such posi (Continued on Page Four)
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