Page Two- Highaores Collegian, April 9, 1974_
aria: the poor studen6 phihxopher
Thank you, Lord for the
things in this world that can
divert the mind from bureau'.
=tie activities. There are
little things that make life
worth living. I speak of such
things as:
Profs who put the chairs in
circles.
Streakers.
French fries with mustard.
Pseudonyms that allow one to
get away with murder.
Watching Fred Kolet watch
game shows.
Taking a friend to McDonald's
Seeing Dr. Adrand's book in
the City Book Store between
Shakespeare and Poe.
Fruit-flavored jelly beans.
Staring at rabbits on the
garden path.
Etaterra tailivtan
BQLRD OF DIRECTORS
John Busher...Editor-in-Chief
Maria Rovito.Executive Editor
Dale Walek..Business Manager
Linda Gallagher. Managing Editor
Fred Kolet.Productim Manager
Lawrence Suhre.Faculty Advisor
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ißerger, C. Nokias, N. Weiser,
;N.J. Rovito, C. Tito.
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lEdna, M.J. Revito.
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I. Mullen.
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The COLLEGIAN in located in
the Publications office in
the S.L.B. game room.
Friends who quote James Joyce.
Perhaps you thi,* of me as
insane or worse yet a waste of
space, but remember we are all
a bit cracked and thou shalt
not bock creative insanity
BYRON
MCBERGER
by Deborah Berger
I had a singular dream
last night. I heard the
strains of the Penn State Alma
Mater in the background while
a young blond man wearing an
academic robe and mortarboard
appeared at the foot of my bed.
He carried a lantern in one
hand and a Penn State banner
in the other. "Who are you?"
I asked, since I am not ac
customed to this sort of
thing.
A halo seemed to glow
over his head as he answered,
"I am the ghost of the Perfect
Penn State Student."
I sat in awe as the ap
parition delivered his mes
sage.
"This is one Highacres
student who is sick of hearing
his former campus knocked
around!
"When Highacres is in
trouble, does any other col
lege ever raise a hand to
help? No! When the schools
in the Susquehanna Valley were
flooded, many families of
Highacres students volunteered
shelter and other forms of
aid. When the water pipes in
the SUB broke and the building
was without water for two
days, did any other college
offer us help? Not
"When the Hazleton YMCA
needed volunteers last spring
to handle the young boys'
clubs, the Psy 13 and CFEd
classes rushed in with com
petent personnel to answer the
request, including leaders of
the boys' Rifle Club. When
the thermostat in the South
Building required punative
measures, did the YMCA 88-Gun
Club lift a trigger finger to
take the necessary action? Not
"On March 25, many High
acres students kept a devoted
vigil as North Carolina State
and Marquette battled it out
for the championship. I ask
Open letter
Dear Students,
Even though our campus is
relatively small, I still find
it difficult to personally
communicate with the majority
of the students. By writing this
open letter in the COLLEGIAN I
hope to achieve this commun
ication.
If you don't do it, who
will? When you look on rosters
'for clubs and organizations,
it is always the same names
that you see. These people
cannot do all the work there
'is to do in all the clubs that
'they hold membership in. The
Student Government Association
was organized for the students
and by the students. If you
don't do it, no one will.
The S.G.A. election for
the 1974-1975 year will take
place soon. In previous years
we just about had enough peo
ple running for S.G.A. and
not even one fourth of the stu
dents on this campus were con
cerned enough to vote in the
elections.
At the risk of sounding
like a "How to Get Involved on
Your Campus" handbook, I would
suggest that those students
Who aren't active in at least
one activity and will be here
for at least two more terms,
consider running for a repre
sentative or President, or Vice
President of S.G.A.
you, did even one student fron
either of these institutions
bother to raise a cheer of en
couragement at our own facul
ty-student basketball game?
Not one!
The History Club has
brought in many speakers and
authorities on the Molly Mho
guires. When did the Molly
Meoguires ever give Highacres
any free publicity? Never!
"Highacres has been critp
ioized onoe too often, if you
ask me. Other places have
much worse reputations.
Theme is a spdt in the western
Atlantic called the Bermuda
Triangle where ships disappear
mysteriously and are never
heard from again. Did a ship
ever disappear in anything
continued page three
Mark Denke
President, S.G.A.