Page Pour - Bighaeres Collegian' December 8,"1974 GROUND BREAKING continued from page 1 . tor Murray, Who then prodsed to the wooded area above the Classroom Building and "b e the ground." They were et ed with applause and de ared the gvoundbreaking comp its. An open house was old after the completion of the ceremonies. Visitors v in- vited to walk through the woods to the area in Akio] building would actually„ constructed. The Class oa Building itself contain 1;T dis plays ranging from avi o tape of the grand final and of the 1974 Science Count own Program, which is arranged coorelated by members of th Bighacres faculty, to Engli , history, and biology display . Tours of the Library were al so conducted. After the completion o the actual ceremony, Presid— , Oswald said, "I'm so delight to he here on this very im portant dpy for Penn State. The beginning of this build ing will tend to round out the educational facilities make the educational programs just that much richer and better for the students of this campus." Senator Murray also had some comments to offer. "This is a great day for Hazleton, and lon very proud and happy to take part in this dedication of this beautiful building. It holds a great future for the youth of the Hazleton area." Dean Quinn offered his own further opinions of the merits of the new build ing. "I'm sure it will be beneficial to the educa tion of the students.... Our health and physical edu cation programs are an ie. portant part of the univer►: sity." He mentioned that other campuses have facil ities for even handicapped and underpriveleges stu deMa, and feels that the new building is a step in the right direction in making Highacres a more useful educational facility in the Hazleton area. spoke at willfulness of education building. "This is a great day for the Has- tor Martin L. Marray, Dr. Williaa David, Sult,Petril. la, Dean /labor+. Quinn Sa % •leton easpus as we break ground for this $2,700,00 sports arena. It will provide swimming and basletball, and gym nastiest fencing, wrest ling--the indoor sports f ilities Which have been a sent Th we have wantskfor ten 3e It is_a /gnat day in the of this campus. a 116 A
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