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Highacres 0 Collegian
Volume 31 No. 2
Highacres Celebrates 30th Anniversary
HAZLETON CAMPUS 1934 -1964
Convocation Plans Set
On Saturday, June 6, at 6:30
p.m., the Hazleton Campus of The
Pennsylvania State University
will honor this year’s graduates.
Ten students will be graduating
from the Drafting and Design
Technology Program and sixteen
from the Electrical Engineering
Technology Program, totalling
twenty-six in all.
The coordinator of Common
wealth Campuses, Mr. Kenneth
Holderman, will be the main
speaker. Mr. Holderman is also
a professor of engineering. Rich
ard Grovich will serve as toast
master for the affair. Rabbi Rob
ert M. Miller, from the Beth
Israel Temple, will present the in
vocation and benediction.
At Convocation, many and
various awards will be presented
from the following organizations
at Highacres: Student Govern
ment Association, Student Union
Board, and Parnassus, all repre
sented by Richard Grovich; Bel
les-Lettres Society, represented
by James Scarcella; Athletics,
with Jerome Kapes; Circle K
Club, by Richard Jameson; Theta
Sigma P'i Service Sorority, repre
sented by Miss Esther Nemeth;
Highacres Collegian, with Philip
Jeffries; and business and Eco
nomics Club, represented by An
thony Molinari.
Kane Hoefling will present the
1963-64 Student “Teacher of the
Year” Award at this time. Also,
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HAZLETON CAMPUS, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
DDT & EET Grads
The following is a tentative list
of the graduating students in the
Drafting and Design Technology
Program and the Electrical Engi
neering Technology Program at
the Hazleton Campus of The
Pennsylvania State University.
Ross Baker (2DDT), Joseph
Colasurdo (2EET), Nicholas Di-
Feo (2DDT), David Dute (DDT),
Robert Dvorsky (2EET), Mau
rice Gugliemini (2EET), Christo
pher Habina (2EET).
Robert Horensky (2EET), Ron
ny Kershner (2DDT), David
Killian (2DDT), William Kistner
(2DDT), Joseph Kushnerick
(2DDT), Joseph Mastellar
(2EET), Gary Miller (2EET).
Sabatini Monatesti (2EET),
Wayne Najduch (2EET), Carmen
Serignese (2DDT), Joseph Sheno
sky (2DDT), Ronald Sipler
(2EET), Robert Smith (2EET),
John Swantek (2EET).
Charles Swlinehart (2EET),
Thomas Tucker (2EET), Samuel
Williamson (2EET), Robert Yu
has (2DDT), Wister Yuhas
(2EET).
The above students will grad
uate on Sunday, June 14, at the
Commencement exercises to be
held at University Park.
COMMENCEMENT
Commencement for graduates
of The Pennsylvania State Uni
versity will, be held on Sunday,
June 14, at University Park.
Kostos sth Director
Frank C. Kostos is the fifth
administrator to guide the opera
tions of the Hazleton Campus
since its founding in 1934.
Robert E. Eiche, now Director
of the Altoona Campus, was the
first man to serve in this position,
being in Hazleton from 1934-39.
Coleman Herpel, now Director of
the Ogontz (Philadelphia) Cam
pus, headed the Hazleton opera
tion from 1939-43. Amos A. Goss,
deceased, was head from 1943-51.
Merle E. Campbell, now in
charge of the Division of Admin
istration at University Park,
served in Hazleton from 1951-54,
at which time Mr. Kostos, then
Assistant Head, was promoted to
his present post as Director.
Spring Term
Final Exams
Thursday, June 11
10:05 EE 814 in S-101
12:50 Engl. 3-1 in S-101
Engl. 3-2 in Me-1
Engl. 19 in M-209
Engl. 18 in M-211
Friday, June 12
8:40 Bi. Sc. 2 in S-101
10:05 Phys. 201 in S-101
Zool. 26 in Me-1
12:50 Psy. 13 in S-101
Saturday, June 13
8:40 'Soc.-l in S-101
10:05 Ger. 3 in Me-1
30 Years of Progress
At Hazleton Campus
This year, 1964, marks the
Thirtieth Anniversary of the
Hazleton Campus of The Pennsyl
vania State University. Growth
of the Hazleton Campus is in
dicative of the Campus’s dynamic
story. Progress has been synony
mous with its thirty year history.
In 1934, the Hazleton Center of
The Pennsylvania State College
opened its doors to its first class
of 37 students. The Center was
located in three borrowed rooms
in the Markle Bank Building
(Northeastern National Bank)*
where extra-curricular activities
were confined to riding up and
down the elevator between classes.
Six instructors were on the
faculty headed by Robert E.
Eiche, now Director of the Al
toona Campus.
Within three years, the school
outgrew its limited facilities and
moved to the Broad Street School,
which was made available by the
Hazleton City School Board.
1943 was a year of crisis for
the Hazleton Campus. Because of
the War, enrollment dipped to 27
students, and funds to meet the
faculty payroll were insufficient.
This crisis the most serious in
the Center’s history passed
when funds were made available
through the action of the Hazle
ton Educational Council. By this
aid, the Center was able to con
tinue classes and also served as a
hub for various war training
activities.
After World War Two, the Cen
ter expanded further when the
Walnut Street School was added
to ’ the already existing facilities
on Broad Street. In 1947, enroll
ment reached an all time high of
over 450. The faculty at this time
was composed of 30 instructors.
In 1948, the Council decided that
the Center needed a permanent
home. The result was the pur
chase of the Alvin Markle Estate,
Highacres. Classes at Highacres
commenced in 1949.
In 1953, the Associate Degree
Programs in electricity and draft
ing were introduced at the Hazle
ton Center.
In 1958, as the Center was pre
paring to celebrate its Silver An
niversary, the. University’s Board
of Trustees designated it as the
Hazleton Campus of The Penn
sylvania State University. The
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June 4, 1964