Page Two The Metropolitan Dilemma By CARMEN LOMBARDO “I don't want to get involved.” Does that phrase' - sound familiar? Perhaps you have said it yourself on occasion. It seems as though many other Americans are taking the' same recourse. I am speaking, in particular, of the attitudes of the residents of the large metropolitan areas of the United States and their complete apathy, toward their fellow human beings. Evidence of this condition was readily available when, two incidents in New York City recently received national news coverage. The first incident occured several months ago when a man armed with a knife cornered a woman and stabbed her to death. The second case in point occurred the week of May 3rd, when a young telephone operator was raped. Unusual? No, not in the sense that in each case a crime had been commit ted. What iis unusual is that in each of the above cases there were at least 35 eye-witnesses to the crime, and in each case, nothing was done by them except too close their ears to the cries of the victim and stare in stupidity. What is the matter? Can these be the descendents of people who were always on hand to do a turn for their fellows? Arc these the progeny of the famous barnraisers and the frequenters of the husking bees who were only too glad to give a hand to a fellow in dis ffci*©ss v Aristotle once said that “Man is a social animal.” Is this basic concept of social science undergoing a revolution in our cities? I don’t see how any man can so isolate himself from humanity that he can dispaSssionately watch a person do great bodily harm to another. Do they realize that in their apthy they are bringing down the pillairs of law and order upon their own heads? Perhaps, one day their screams for help will be ignored just as they took no heed to the cries of others. . The United States is an urban nation. With the majority of the population in the cities, can you imagine the grave con sequences of apathy in the metropolitan areas? to politics alone, the possibilities are immense. If organized crime should exploit this trend, the possibilities are great enough to stagger the mind. Not only in local situations is the danger great, but, aliso, on a national and international scale. It an apathetic population elects apathetic representatives, our policies will also be as the attitudes of their creators. It would not be long before the enemy would be at the gates. What is the solution ? I do not know. But if every Amer ican would realize his responsibility as a citizen and would shed his garment of impersonality and apathy (toward his tel low humans, we would not read of the above incidents, and we would not feel guilty. Mr. Coxe Donates Technical Periodicals The Hazleton Campus was re cently the recipient of a donation of books and technical magazines. Mr. Daniel Coxe, a member of a local prominent family, was the donor. Highacres ||| Collegian “HAZLETON CAMPUS’ OWN NEWSPAPER” Published by the Journalism Club of the Hazleton Campus _ of the Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton, Pennsylvania i Philip Jeffries Carmen Lombardo Janet Mihal Joseph Broyan, Richard Grovich, Marcia Juda, Karen Kreitzberger, Tony Gennaro, Carol Yurkovic, Barbara Mondick, Paul Marino. Co-Editors Faculty Advisor EDITORIAL The magazines, which date sev eral years back, should be of great interest to our technical students. Among the magazines are the fol lowing: Industry and Power, The Oil and Gas Journal, The Mining Engineer, and several others. - HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN ,i - : •’ . Mr. Thomas Price •■■**>* 4/ *’ Wi jBAj “” f A. An Editorial Tribute By PHILIP JEFFRIES and CARMEN LOMBARDO „ si Loyalty, and devotion to duty, with no other compensation than personal satisfaction, are very admirable traits for a per son to have. When found- in a student, the above traitsape even more admirable. The Highacres Collegian .is, fortunate indeed in having such an individual on its editorial staff. Janet Mihal has been on the Collegian staff _ for three terms in various capacities, her latest position beiihg that of co-editor. She has been untiring in her efforts to produce a well-balanced, interesting newspaper. It can truly be said that mo one person works .as hard as Janet as press time draws near. We are of the opinion that her work is well met and highly appreciated by all students, It is most unfortunate that Janet is leaving the Hazleton Campus at the end of this term. _ However, with such bound less elnergy and enthusiasm, she is bound to succeed in great measure in her future endeavors. We are sorry to see you go, Janet. Good 1 luck! Two Conferences Delegates of the Organization of Student Government Associa tions and of the Parnassus So ciety attended conferences at University Park on Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16. Repre senting the Hazleton Campus’s O.S.G.A. were the following stu dents: Richard Grovich, Jerome Rapes, Cathy Stepanik, and G. Kane Hoefling, Jr. Esther Nemeth and Elaine Hahn represented the Parnassus Society. The Organization of Student Government Associations, com posed of representatives from all fifteen Commonwealth Campuses, strives to promote and co-ordinate all Campus activities. The Hazle ton Campus is proud to announce that Richard Grovich was elected state president of this organiza tion. The O.S.G.A. delegates discuss ed student honesty as their main topic. At other meetings the joint-activity, the Inter-collegiate Ball, the point merit system in extracurricular activities, and a calender of events for next year’s activities were discussed. The Parnassus Society met to discuss how the Society could en hance its standing in the eyes of the students and faculty of the re spective Campuses. Also attending the conferences were the advisor of 0.5.G.A., Mr. Joseph McCallus, and the advisor of Parnassus, Mr. Ralph Craw ford. C.C. Presents Award In honor of the coming 30th Anniversary of the Hazleton Campus, the Hazleton Chamber of Commerce has presented an award to the Campus. The plaque, which is in walnut and silver, states in part: “Pre sented to the Hazleton Campus of P.S.U. for providing 30 years of higher education in the commu nity. May 16, 1964." The award is on display in the library. Petition to “Cure” This is the story of a petition that started in just an ordinary speech class at Highacres. The idea was taken up by two stu dents, Anna Marie Petras and Louis Misantone, who, with the help of Atty. Pascoe Schiavo, made a list of proposals to correct the ills of the anthracite area. The people who supported this petition want to show the mem bers of the State Senate that they have the support of the students and faculty at Highacres, as well as the citizens of this ailing area. .Two main purposes precede this petition and offer a “cure,” The first is to prevent any further abuse to the anthracite region by actively supporting beneficial leg islation. The second purpose is to correct the mistreatment already incurred mainly by bringing in new businesses and, more impor tant, by reimbursing those per sons already, affected by this ill treatment. The initiation of this type of petition by college students is the kind of achievement that makes a college a worthwhile part of a community. Instructors Leaving At the end of this term, the fol lowing instructors will no longer be on the teaching staff of the Hazleton Campus. Mr. David Oden is leaving Highacres to complete his gradu ate work toward his Doctors De gree at the University of Penn sylvania. Mr, Raymond Whitney will leave for University Park to work toward his Doctors Degree in mathematics. Because of ill health, Mr. Lee Burns has resigned as psycholo gist at Highacres. Mr. George Nelson has also re signed from his teaching position at Highacres to assume a full time position with the architec tural firm of Whitney and Nelson Associates. June .4, 1^64
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