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PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF THE HAZLETON CAMPUS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVER
VOLUME 7, NUMBER 10
Students elect Robert
Henry new SGA head
The students of Highacres
elected new SGA officers and,
representatives on May 19. The
election was held in the SUB
and was under the direction of
Steve Wilson, chairman of the
election committee. Other
members of Mr. 'Wilson's
committee were Mari Blewitt,
Bill Gentilesco, Gal - y
Labanoski and John Tigue,
with Charles Andrews serving
as co-chairman.
The candidates for the
office of president and
vice-president (running on a
party ticket) were Bob Henry
Business Club hears
former Hazleton
Campus student
A recent meeting of the
Business and Economics Club
was held during the 4th period
Common Hour, Tuesday, April
25th, in room C-101 of the
new Class Room Building. At
this regularly scheduled club
meeting the guest speaker was
Miss Susan Kisthart, Highacres
Campus Alumnae, who is now
a ninth term student in the
College of Business
Administration at University
Park. She is also the Student
Council Secretary at the
University. Miss Kisthart
presented a brief discussion on
"How to Avoid Problems and
be More Aware of University
Regulations on Transferring to
University Park as a 7th Term
-Student."
Although the meeting was
aimed at business students, it
really applied to all students on
this campus who are 6th term
students and transferring to
University Park in the fall.
New Horizons is
now on sale
The second volume of The
New Horizons Literary
Magazine made its appearance
on campus this term. The
magazine is a collection of
creative work from students on
campus who write, draw, or
enjoy the art of photography.
Co-editors Richard J. Rockman
and Thomas E. Winters worked
long hours selecting and
arranging the many
contributions into a 62 page
collage of expressive ideas. The
Students for a Creative Society
had 250 copies printed for the
campus; they will be on sale at
the library for a mere quarter
until the end of the term.
Reverie will be
mailed in August
The 1972 Reverie, the
second and last yearbook at
the Hazleton CampuS, will go
to press in the near future,
according to a staff spokesman.
The book will be mailed to
subscribers sometime in late
August.
Only fifty copies of the
-book were sold and this lack of
interest has forced the staff
and the Office of Student
Affairs to bury the yearbook
after this issue is completed.
Out of all the campus
groups and clubs, a mere nine
expressed their interest to be a
part of the book. These are the
yearbook staff, The Hiiacres
Collegian, the Belles Lettres
Society, the Highacres Car
Club, the Student Government
Association, the Student Union
Board, Students for a Creative
Society, the Hazleton Campus
Chorus, and the Parachute
Club.
The two-year graduates
will be represented by names
only. No one responded to the
free picture call offered by the
yearbook.
and Brenda Hill. They won the
election with 101 votes. There
were also 52 write-in votes for
this office.
The candidates for
representatives at-large were:
Mark Denke, Joe Yannus,
Camille Thomas, Lisa Wolters,
Shelley Levin, Bruce Karchner,
Rick Barret, Kerry Willard, Bill
Ebiken, Joe Piecyk, Judy
Green and Joanne Tropiano.
All of these candidates, with
the exception of the latter two,
were elected into the office.
The computed statistics
for the election showed that
153 people voted, that figure
being 23.7% of the student
body.
Mari Blewitt pointed out
that the new SGA is - NEW!
Six SGA members are
veterans of SGA, having served
as members for at least one
term. This leaves 12 members,
definite majority,
inexperienced in Student
Government at Highacres.
Another majority to be
observed is the
commuter/resident ratio. There
is a 6/12 ratio here also; the
dorm students hold a slight
advantage.
Collegian
receives
awards
The Highacres Collegian
has captured several top awards
at the Spring Business
Conference of the Press
Association of Commonwealth
Campuses held June 2 and 3 at
University Park.
Three local staff members
at tending the meeting were
John Roslevich Jr.,
editor-in-chief; Lorraine Drake,
business manager; and Anne
McKinstry, news editor. .
Out of a field of 10 entries
by 10 Commonwealth Campus
papers, the Collegian received a
trophy for the best advertising.
It also copped second place for
best photography.
The paper received a
special achievement award for
in depth news and editorial
coverage of the old Markle
mansion which stood on the
campus before being razed in
February. The Collegian
published a special editorial
covering the past, present and
future of the mansion.
Three staff members were
awarded certificates for
acheiving top honors in
individual categories. Charles
Fox, staff photographer,
received first place for best
photograph, art composition.
Mel Mundie, editorial writer,
was given first place for the
best editorial. An
advertisement designed by
Roslevich received first place in
the judging.
The awards were presented
at a banquet Friday night in
the Penn State Room of the
Nittany Lion Inn at University
Park. Other trophy winners
were the Behrend and
Schuylkill Campuses.
inside the collegian...
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Letter to the Editor
Benjamin Lane, left, dean of student affairs at Behrend Campus, Pennsylvania State
University, main speaker at the second annual awards banquet of the Hazleton Campus of the
Pennsylvania State University held at the Stan Genetti Pennsylvania Room is shown presenting
awards to outstanding students. Recipients were: Thomas E. Winters, Drums, second from left,
outstanding sophomore; Thomas V. Magione, fourth from left, outstanding freshman, both
receiving the Parnassus Award; and Mary Polascik, right, receiving the Eric A. Walker Award and a
savings bond for leadership and academic achievement. Looking on at center is Frank C. Kostos,
director, at the Hazleton Campus. "Teacher of the Year" award went to Nicholas Skimbo.
CBS news
gives talk
by Anne McKinstry
Robert Pierpont, CBS
News White House
Correspondent, spoke on June
7 in C-1 to an audience of
students, faculty and Hazleton
citizens.
He initiated his
presentation with a few
comments on President
Nixon's recent trip to Russia,
which he reported. He felt that
in spite of the Vietnam
blockade, the Soviets wanted a
successful summit meeting. He
gave two reasons for this: the
Soviet leadership is deeply
concerned about the rise of
Communist China and has
chosen the route of easing
relations with her traditional
western enemies and the desire
for the SALT Treaty. One sign
of their desire for everything to
go well was the Soviet's
unusual hospitality to
newsmen. He noted a specific
problem with the Soviets - the
secret police. The press were
kept from the Nixon's and the
Nixon's were kept from the
people. Another observation
that he made about the Russia
trip was that he "timing was
not accidental." Nixon was
well aware of the impact of
this sort of action in an
election year.
About the elections,
Pierpoint made a number of
speculations, one of them
being a deal to be made
between Humphrey and
Wallace. He also speculated on
a deadlock at the Democratic
Convention, in the event of
which we will see a deadlock.
He does predict that McGovern
will win the Democratic
nomination and gives odds of
7-5 that Nixon will win
re-election.
Pierpoint made
observations as to the
difference of atmospheres in
the White House relative to the
personality of the President.
He has worked in the White
House under four Presidents:
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson
and Nixon. Under Eisenhower
the White House was run more
like a military operation. He
said that Eisenhower was a
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correspondent
man of great personal integrity.
Kennedy brought into the
White House a considerable
sense of movement and
purpose with the "vigor" he
was so noted for. He brought
with him intellectuals,
appealed to youth, and
challenged America to do
better. However, Pierpoint
said, Kennedy was blocked in
his programs by Congress and
by the bureaucracy. Another
reason why many problems
were left unsolved during his
term of office Was that he was
President for only a short
period of time.
At this time in history, the
White House was an exciting
place to work. There was no
block between newsmen and
the men of policy.
Johnson, on the other
hand, knew how to handle
Congress and got legislation
passed concerning Medicare,
aid to education, anti-poverty,
and voting rights.
The White House of the
Hazleton students
are awarded
top honors
More than 240
undergraduates at the
Pennsylvania State University
have been honored for
outstanding scholastic
achievements.
The awards were presented
Sunday, June 4, by Dr. John
W. Oswald, president of the
University, at a reception held
at University House.
The top honors awarded
were to the Evan Pugh
Scholars, 35 of them to seniors
and 45 to juniors. The
President's Freshman Awards
went to 156 students and the
President Sparks Awards were
given to four other students.
The awards presented
consisted of certificates of
commendation for all of those
honored.
The Evan Pugh Scholar
Awards are presented each year
to the top five percent of the
junior and senior classes. The
President Sparks Awards are
presented to sophomores who
have completed six terms of
fulltime study with a perfect
4.00 average for each term, and
the President's Freshman
Awards are presehted to first
year students who have
completed two terms with a
4.00 average.
The following Hazleton
Campus students received
awards:
Evan Pugh Scholar:
Anthony C. DeCusatis and
Thomas Marusak.
President's Freshman
Awards: Mark A. McLaughlin,
Robert Funanage, Frances
Lester, Judy Roby, Jean
Yeselski, and Tom Winters.
at Highacres
Johnson Era was hectic,
because he was a very active
man who liked to spring
surprises. He was very
accessable to reporters,
something very important to
the press.
Two big problems that
Nixon will have in re-election
are Vietnam and the economy.
Nixon was not much of a
pragmatist until last summer,
but the question is, "Did he
take the action soon enough?"
A spirited question and
'answer period followed the
lecture. Among the questions
raised were busing, the Russian
summit, the role of Presidential
advisors, as well as the
upcoming Presidential
elections.
With this issue, the Highacres
Collegian ends publication for
the 1971-72 year.
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1972
Pictured here arc 6 of the 16 students from the Hazleton Campus who took part in the 18-mile
March of Dimes Walk-a-Thor. Resting tired feet are, left to right, John Wynne, Ron Watson,
Charlie Andrews, Carol Dulina, Joann Hehn, and Kathy Laughlin.
Sixteen from Hazleton Campus
walk for
Fourteen students and two
faculty members of the
Hazleton Campus were among
some 500 participants in the
18-mile March of Dimes
Walk-a-Thon held in the area
on Saturday, May 13. The
march began at 8 a.m. at
Hazleton's Harman-Geist
Stadium and worked its way
out of the city into the Butler
Valley, into Freeland, and hack
into the stadium by way of
Jeddo, Ebervale and Harleigh.
att
Nick Skimbo is
"Teacher of the
The second annual
Hazleton Campus Awards
Banquet was held on Thursday
evening, May 25, at Stan
Genetti's Pennsylvania Room
in Hazleton. The main address
was delivered by Benjamin
Lane, Dean of Student Affairs
at the Behrend Campus.
Student Government
Association President Paul J.
Yanoshik served as master of
ceremonies.
Representatives of most
campus groups presented
certificates of participation to
members. Lawrence Falatko,
vice-president' of SGA,
presented the 1971-72
"Teacher of the Year Award"
to Nicholas Skimbo, economics
instructor. The second annual
Eric A. Walker Award was
awarded to Mary Polascik by
Joseph L. McCallus, Dean of
Student Affairs.
M. Leonard Shaevel,
1971-72 Chairman of the
Faculty, presented the
following Academic Honor
Awards: Business
Administration - John P.
Drama Club presents
year's final play
The Drama Club presented
their final play for this year
last Thursday night in the SUB
lounge.
John Wynne, Ann hines,
and Jean Sacco took part in
"Stud," which was directed by
Becky Strope, Mari Blewitt,
and Joe Piecyk. The original
star, Tony Seo, was in an
accident and Wynne took on
the part at the last minute.
Jean Yeselski, club president,
termed the play "a smashing
success."
the March
The purpose of the
Walk-a-Thon was to raise
money for a transport isolette,
an intensive care apparatus
used in transporting seriously
ill infants from hospital to
hospital. 'Extra funds raised
will help establish an intensive
care unit for newborn infants
at the St. Joseph Hospital,
Hazleton.
A total of $8,600 in
pledges was rasied by the
walkers.
Snyder; Engineering - John J.
Kukel Jr.; Humanities - Frances
C. Lester; and Natural Sciences
- Robert J. Funanage.
Presentation of the
Parnassus Awards were made
by Dean Lane to Thomas E.
Winters, outstanding
sophomore, and Thomas V.
Maglione, outstanding
freshman.
Yanoshik announced that
the Class Gift of 1972 was a
$3OO donation to the
Broadcasting Club. Yanoshik
said that the money would
help the group "fit the needs
of this campus in the future."
The Broadcasting Club will use
2nd commencement
is set for June 21
Faculty Marshall James
Concannon and the Graduation
Committee have been making
final preparations for the
second annual Graduation
Exercises to be held
Wednesday, June 21 at the
Hazleton Campus.
The main speaker will be
Mr.' Eugene S. Teter, president
of the Hazleton Educational
Council (Advisory Board).
Frank Kostos, director of
the Hazleton Campus, will
confer the associate degrees in
Business, Chemical Engineering
'Technology, Drafting and
Design Technology, and
Electrical and Electronics
Technology. Mr. Kostos will be
wearing a medallion, which
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of Dimes
In addition to Jay
Breckenridge and James
VanDeventer of the faculty,
the following Highacres
students participated in the
jaunt:
Charlie Andrews, Arsine
Cumsky, Carol Dulina, Mary
Lynn Enama, Tricia Fischer,
Lee Grossman, Joanne Hehn,
Alan Krippe, Kathy Laughlin,
Rita Lubicky, John Roslevich,
Maggie Streit, Ron Watson and
John Wynne.
Better luck next year
named
Year"
the money in setting up the
first Hazleton Campus radio
station, WHCB.
Robert Henry, recently
elected president of SGA for
1972-73, was installed by
Yanoshik. Upon receiving the
mantle, Henry said, "I think of
the challenge that lies ahead.
We have only one plea to you:
support. I will work to the
utmost of my capabilities in
getting things done for you."
He said his goals were "to
improve communications of
SGA with the students and to
plan more and better social
functions."
The program was closed
with the singing of the Alma
Mater by the audience.
represents his authority by the
University to confer the
degrees
Ushers for the exercises
will be officers and
representatives of the Hazleton
Campus Student Government
Association.
The following are the
1972 Associate Degree
Graduates at the Hazleton
Campus
Thomas F. Belekanich,
Joseph R. Bodnar, Kenneth J.
Buckery, Jeffrey W. Budgeon,
Glenn T. Burchett, and Joseph
J. Coakley.
Also, Alan J. DeHaven,
James E. Deitrick, Jay L.
Dietterick, Dennis W. Doty,
Ronald G. Demshock, and
John M. Ecker. -
Also. William P.
Gentilesco, Timothy J.
Gormley, Lewis F. Harper,
Mary Beth A. Herring, David B.
Hiles, and Edward R. Hines.
Also, Martin W. Jacoby,
Leonard Kamarousky, Barry
Kindt, William J. Kline, and
Allan J. Krippe.
Also, John M. Kuzmission,
Joseph S. Lukashewski, David
P. Marchetti, Stephen T.
Matsko, Lawrence G. Meier,
and Andrew T. Metrick.
Also, Wayne W.
Montefour, Darrell L. Mowery,
John M. Novak, Michael J.
O'Neill, Cynthia J. Osmola,
John W. Payne, and Edward J.
Pietroski.
Also, John D. Perbetsky,
Gerald M. Racho, Edward D.
Rokus, John Sabol,Jr.,
Clarence L. Shaffer, and Paul J.
Skodacek.
Also, Eileen Stacilaucki,
Timothy J. Sterba, Robert E.
Strausser, Robert P. Strizak,
and Robert J. Sturak.
Also, Richard A. Surmick,
Frederick J. Tito, Thomas E.
Tucker, James R. Van Orden,
Joanne I. Volosky, and Francis
M. Voyack.
Also. William G. Wanco,
John M. Wasilko, Thomas E.
Winters, Gerald Wisgo, Mark K.
Wolfe, and Nicholas J. Zack,Jr.
Wilson and Andrews
elected to Senate
Steve Wilson and Charlie
Andrews were elected June 8
to serve on next year's Senate.
The election was held in the
Student Union Building.
The Senate members of
this year were responsible for
the election. They are:. Dave
Gazda, Anne McKinstry and
Ron Steber. Gazda will be
staying at this campus next
year.
The Senate is an elected
body of faculty, students and
administrators. They meet to
make decisions involving
interpretation of University
Senate Rules and Policies.