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EDITORIAL OPINION
Now that we are nearing the end of the term, no doubt
most students are thinking ahead to final grades. Some may
be looking confidently, some hopefully, and some, sad to say,
despairingly. But why all the fuss about marks ? Granted, they
do mean a lot, both in terms of staying in college to complete
one's education and in securing a good job later on. But are
they really the main point a student should dwell on ? I believe
the answer to this question is no. How many times have you
studied long and hard for a test and considered yourself quite
versed in your subject material? Suppose that even though
you did know a lot, because of nervousness you came
out with a C instead of your anticipated A. Must you now con
sider yourself doomed in regard to the subject? Of course not,
for you have retained all tihe knowledge that you accumulated
in preparing for the test. No teacher can exactly measure your
knowledge with a grade. Furthermore, your knowledge is more
important than any test or final grade. For example, what
good will a future teacher do his class if he had A’s in Ms
courses but did not retain subject knowledge afterwards? His
marks would not have the slightest bearing on the imparting
of his knowledge to his pupils. Conversely, the person who did
not make out so well mark-wise but actually had a good com
prehension of his courses would prove a good instructor. Of
course, in any occupation the employer will look at your pres
ent work, which you perform after drawing upon your accu
mulated knowledge, not at your past marks, which may have
helped you to get a job but alone will not suffice to keep it.
Many instructors themselves would rather that their students
know much than have all A’s. To have a former pupil say that
he remembers getting an A in a course last year would not be
as gratifying to a teacher as to hear a pupil recount wha,t he
had learned in the course. Instead, knowledge seems almost
infinite and is of tremendous value. Students should strive for
such a goal, rather than worry about a mark of limited value.
Theta Sigma Pi Soroi
Twenty-seven members and
Mrs. Elizabeth Bodenstein, ad
visor, attended the annual banquet
held by Theta Sigma Pi sorority
of the Pennsylvania State Univer
sity’s Hazleton Campus at Sing
ley’s Steak House, Conyngham
Pass.
The members presented Mrs.
Bodenstein with a corsage and do
nated Christmas gifts, which will
be distributed during the annual
Yuletide party for needy children
Highacres ||| Collegian
“HAZLETON CAMPUS’ OWN NEWSPAPER”
Published by the Journalism Club of the Hazleton Campus
of the Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Co Editors Barbara Mondik and Paul Marino
Photographer "ZZ Robert White
Business and Publicity Anthony Gennaro
Staff .... Blossom Miller, Esther Summer, Thomas Pennock,
Marcia Juda, Paulette Platukis, Betty Smitrovich,
Thomas Potance, Sabatini Monatesti, Nancy Israel,
Ann Marie Petras, Anthony Gennaro, Andrew Getz,
David Nicky, Karen Kreitzberber.
Faculty Advisor - Mr ‘ Thomas Pnce
HIGH ACRES COLLEGIAN
ity Conducts Banquet
sponsored by the Hazleton Cam
pus.
• Karen Kreitzberger, president,
conducted the business meeting
and secret pals were disclosed.
Tentative plans for the forthcom
ing sorority Mother-Daughter tea
were discussed.
Members were reminded that
the next meeting will be held
Tuesday, December 1, at
12:45 p. m. in the conference room
of the Student Union Building.
PACC HOLDS FA
The Press Association of Com
monwealth Campuses held its Pall
term conference at the Dußois
Campus this year on November 6
and 7.
Besides delegates from each
commonwealth campus, among
whom was Blossom Miller repre
senting the Hazleton campus,
were the officers of PACC. These
are: John Thompson, president;
Diane Bonk, vice-president; Mar
lene Gulok, corresponding secre
tary-treasurer; Gary Miller, re
cording secretary. Also present
were consultants, Mr. Vairo and
Mr. Blakeslee.
At the conference, John Thomp
son announced that PACC’s con
stitution had been approved by the
Committee on Student Affairs and
that copies would be sent to each
campus.
The agenda for this conference
included discussions on the follow
ing topics: how different your
campus might be without a news
paper; editorials including na
tional events in campus news
paper; using a newspaper to
promote activities, and criticizing
the administration.
PACC formulated the following
purposes of a newspaper from
general consensus of opinion:
NEW BOOKS FOR
CAMPUS SHELVES
The Hazleton Campus Library
has recently acsuired the follow
ing additions.
Cook, Dorothy E. Short Story
Index. New York, Wilson. 3 vol.
Vitale, Philip H. Basic Tools of
Research. Barron, 1963.
Rucker, Bryce. 20th Century
Reporting at Its Best. lowa State
Univ., 1964.
Tietze, Frederick. Changing Me
tropolis. Houghtpn, 1964.
Krause, Lawrence: The Common
Market. Prentice-Hall, 1964
Emery, Donald W. Sentence
Analysis. Holt, 1961.
Abell, George. Exploration of
the Universe. Holt, 1964.
Wallace, Bruce. Adaptation.
Prentice-Hall, 1964.
Swenson, Carl P. The Cell.
Prentice-Hall, 1964.
McElroy, William D. Cell Phys
iology and Biochemistry. Prentice-
Hall, 1964.
Bold, Harold C. The Plant King
dom. Prentice-Hall, 1964.
Hanson, Earl D. Animal Di
versity. Prentice-Hall, 1964.
Lytel, Allen. A B C’s of Lasers
and Lasers. Sams, 1963.
Browne & Sharpe. Brown &
December 4, 1964
L CONFERENCE
. . . to inform the students of
current and coming events.
... to act as a means of voicing
student opinion.
... to attempt to look objec
tively at events, giving praise
where it is due, but never to crit
icize without offering constructive
suggestions.
... to serve the students and
administration through publiciz
ing schedules, lost and found,
want ads, announcements, etc.
... to act as an historical doc
ument.
... to publicize and promote
activities and events.
... to aid other student groups
in their endeavors.
to entertain,
to train students in a real-
istic situation.
. . . to act as ah example of
responsible free speech, which is
one of the purposes of our democ-
... to initiate and support
projects and activities where there
is a need and where other students
have failed.
The winter regional conferenct
of PACC will be held at the York,
Allentown, and Altoona Campus
during the first week in February.
Sharpe Cam & Tool Design
Tables. 1963.
Henke,: Russel W. Effective Re
search and Development for the
Smaller Company. Gulf Pub. Co.,
1963.
Peters, Max. Elementary Chem
ical Engineering. McGraw-Hill,
1954.
Lincoln Electric Co. Procedure
Handbook of Arc Welding. 1963.
Jefferson, Theodore. Metals. And
How To Weld Them. 1963.
Dickinson, Leon T. A Guide to
Literary Study. Holt, 1960.
Irmscher, William F. Man and
Warfare. Little, 1964.
Lord, John B. The Paragraph.
Holt, 1964.
Watt, William W. An American
Rhetoric. Holt, 1964.
Hughes, Langstron. New Amer
ican Poets USA. Indiana Univer
sity Press, 1964.
Mack, Maynard. English Mas
terpieces. Prentice-Hall, 1961.
Gregory, Isabella A. Lady
Gregory: selected plays. Hill,
1963.
Magarshock, David. The Storm
and Other Plays. Hill, 1960
Velikovsky, Immanuel,
and Chaos. Doubleray, 1952.
Note: The November Issue of
Choice: Books for College Li
braries is at the charge desk.