1-40VEMPt1t, 1969
lIIGHACRES
PERSONALITIES
What sort of a person would
say, "Strangely enough, I was
born in the same room that my
'mother • was bar' Our model' .of
irinocenoa, John. Oprkill, hails
from Jim Thorpe and is a sopho
more. He is - presently in the
college of secondary education
and is majoring in English. In
connection with the campus, John
holds the position of Chairman
for the Customs 13oarel and the
Arts and Culture's Committee.
Mut Corkill
He has a Wide range of inte
resk
which include cars, music, ani
sports. When it comes to sport
John can, be regularly seen Pla,
ing ping-pmg or putting rocks
Mr. Bobby's volleyball bag.
the field of music, he, t plaYs
fOlk guitar. " . . . because I
not have enough money to buy
classical guitao:" He also collec
records which include his favor
ites: Donovan and Peter,.Poi
and Mary.
While John's dislikes are
sincerity and hurting. people, 111
views about himself are, that be
talks too much and is a eomPul
sive liar. His outlook on life is.,
`No matter how tough the steak
is, you ran always stick a fork
in a cup of coffee."
:Politically, Jahn would support
ex-senator Wayne Morse in the
1972 presidential campaign.
he understands America's foreign
policy mistake% also, he does got
seem as commercial as the other
senators?'
Besides wanting to be an Eng
lish teacher. " . . . because I, do
not want to get stuck working in
the-zinc company. John's main
goal in, life is, "To become a
Mormon and have several wives."
Stuart Erwin, a native of Glas
glow, Scotland, is the new French
instructor at the Highacre's Cam
pus. He came to the U.S. at the
age of three and now rsides in
Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. Erwin re
ceived 11 , s A. B. from Grove City
College, Pa._ and his. Masters from
Penn State.
A student of the French Lan
guage for almost thirteen years,
Mr. Erwin feels that, "The study
of a language allows a person to
develop his ability to reason."
In other-words, language is logic.
"In all the time that he has
studied French," -he recalls. "I
Stuart J. Erwin
have never had a dream in
French but I have dreamt about
the. French." (Is. Bridget Bardot
a favorite subject?)
Mr. Erwin favors the clobeness
THE- HIGHACRES-COI-J gaIAN
`Betsy Ross= all over again? Not
'really just an enthusiastic group
of girls preparing- the All-Univer
sity Day banner. This banner,
which was in accordance with the
theme set by the Keystone Socie
ty, "Pennsylvania: Birthplace of
a Nation," represented the Hazle
ton Campus at All-University Day.
SPECIAL PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY PARK Pa., Oct. 2A- A block of 140 seats has been
Members of the 131ack academic reserved for particpiants in the
commun'ty at The Pennsylvania program.,
State University held a special "We are making time available
halftime program at the State - to members of the Black academ-
Boston Collage foo‘hall game. ie community fora statement of
Culminating more than a month goals and purposes," Dean McCoy
of d'scussion and planning, the sed. "We live in a time- when it
program is the outgrowth of a is especially important to:know
series of meetings between mem- the perspectives and viewpoints
hers of, the Black. Student Union, of minority groups whose mem
and unaffiliated students and Ern- hers seek full participation in
est B. McCoy, dean of the College American society but too often
of Health and Physical Education. haven been denied it."
of Highacre's students with the
faculty, yet he thinks they should
be more responsive in class. One
disadvahtage of the campus
whiCh he sees, as 'unavoidable is,
" . . . that the students have made
litt'e wits'de contact beyond the
friendships of highschool class
mates."
Of his outlook on Pie, Mr. Er
win says. "i am bas'cally content
with my world but would like to
expand my reld of interests." He
has an extra interest in Contem
porary Literature and has always
wanted to learn . how to ski.
Mr. Erwin plans to travel
through Europe next surorner. A
considerable
,nart of his tI
var.atio
will be spent, obviously, in
France.
PAGE FIVE
The banner was also displayed
in the Student Union Building and
at the ground-breaking ceremon
ies on November 16. Pictured,
left to right, are: Mary Fueher,
Sandi Reisse, Linda •Skypala,
Mary Tilen Curcoran, Susan
Wright, Barbara Sipler.
LOOK FOR
Trip to New York with the
Drama Club.
Spaghetti supper sponsored by
the sorority.
Highacre's Highlights in the
Hazleton , Standard Speaker.
Activities of the Business and
Economic's club.
Coffee haus. , every Thursday
nite 'n the SUB lounge.
Ed Wood and Claudia at Lower
Level, Nov. 26.
Common Hour in the winter
term.
SAG Rally.
Senate Elections.
SAG Elections.
Term Break - Dec. 8