Uiyktttts (E4l*gi BELLES-LETTRES^ On October 19, 1967, the first official meeting of the Belles-Lettres Society was held with President John Gallagher presidingo All members were welcomed and given a general outline of the programs planned for the coming year. Committees were appointed to supervise the various activities scheduled for the 1967-68 school terms. The annual Reading Festival sponsored by Belles-Lettres was dis cussed along with plans for the trip to New York in the Spring. A long range program for a folk dancing festival PENN STATE FILAS On January 19, 1968, the Hazleton Campus will pres ent the third Internationa}, film feature of the 1967-68 school year. The movie is entitled ,T Band of Outsiders” and is a french presenta tion. It boasts three of the leading french actors of the days Anna Karina,Sam Frey and Claude Brasseur. It is directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The New York Times has this to say of Godards His films offer rich re wards •.stimulating,con trive rsial— The very essence of avant-garde.” Upcoming films for winter term are" The Guns of Nava rone” to be shown on Feb«s a British film, and "Rocco and His Brothers”, an Ital ian flick on March 8. > H«zleton, Pennsylvania was encouraged by Professor Kafka, the advisor of the club. On November 15, 3967, at BPM, in the Student Union Lounge, the Belles-Lettres Society sponsored its first cultural program of the year. The great American work, "The Spoon River An thology” by Edgar Lee Masters was prerented by the Community Players of Hazleton. The members of the cast gave an excellent rendition of this famous American classic, and it was appreciated and enjoy ed by all attending students. 31 GIVE BLOOD Thirty-one students from the Penn State High acres campus donated blood at Our Lady of Mount Car mel Church, in Hazleton on November 21, 1967. More than the quota of 55 students pledged blood but many students were turned down for medical reasons. One of the reasons was the common cold. A donor who has a cold weakens his body's defenses by giving blood when he is still under its influence. Each student who partic apated in the Bjgood- Drive by donating one pint of blood, will receive one pint free for himself or any member of his family if and when it is needed. Wednesday, January 10, 1968 No.l CONSTETUTIONAL REVISION "Constitutional Revision” and "Your Campus Concerns" were the subjects of dis cussion at a recent region al S.G.A. conferenc. The meeting of SGA delegates from the Campuses of Scran ton, Wilkes-Barre, Allen town, Schuykill and Hazle ton was held November 3, and 4 at Highacres. Students expressed con-u cern for what is lacking in the OSGA constitution and proposed corrective action. Included in this was a proposal that the OSGA become a legislative body for all the Commonwealth Campus students and that the preamble specifically state the legislative pur pose . The delegates agreed an article outlining both the structure and function of the new legislature should be drafted. They? also" -] proposed the formation of a constitutional conven tion to make the altera tions • In a separate discussion it was noted that a major campus concern is the lack of student participation in activities. Solutions were offered to aid S.G.A. officers in this problem area. Mr. Frank C. Kostos, Direc tor of the Hazleton Campus welcomed the delegates. Local S.G.A. President Jo seph Lament outlined the conference objectives. T
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