67.Letori lim? LIS 2nd SITE: FORMER WEST BROAD STREET SCHOOL (Recently Razed) Memorex Collegian, December 8, 1974 - Page Five ROBERT EICHE First Head Ist SITE: FORMER MARKLE BANK BUILDING THE HISTORY OF HIGHACRES The Pennsylvania State University has enjoyed a rich history from the time it vas chartered by the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1855 al The Par. mer's sigh School until it achieved the status which it holds today as one of the na tion's leading universities. One element contributing to the richness and textual, of this history was the proves* sive step taken in the year 1934, when Penn State extended its courses to the young people of the Hasizton area by es tablishing the Hazleton Center of the Pennsylvania State Uni versity and thole beginning its commonve.atkommums services which now extend to fourteen such corners. Wag part of this deep tradition, the history of the Hazleton Campus is already very rich. In i 932-33 a group of far sighted nen saw the need for a college to serve the resi dents of Hazleton and nearby communities. Officials of The Pennsylvania State College petitioned, and after a care ful study of conditions and available facilities here, the continued next page
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