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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
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Mr. Thomas Price
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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