VOLUME TEN NUMBER SEVEN
Fine Arts Festival Successful
The Greater Hazleton Area
Pine Arts Festival 10 was held
during the weekend of May 9
at Highacres for the first time
in the festival's history.
Everitt Binns, general fes
tival co-chairman and assistant
to the Dean of Student Affairs,
noted that over 5»000 people
attended the festival during
its three-day duration, begin
ning May 9 with a reception
for exhibitors, entrants in
the various shows, and the
patrons and sponsors of the
festival.
Kafka To Retire After 20 Years
By James Gormley
Professor Andrew Kafka
will retire this year after
twenty years of dedicated ser
vice to Penn State and its stu
dents. He was active in many
areas of university and Hazle
ton community life in the area
of speech and its applications.
During .the twenty year per
iod Prof. Kafka was active as
the moderator of the Great Book
Society of Greater Hazleton.
He also participated in form
ulating the "continuum plan"
of the Pa. Department of Ed
ucation which made"a compre
hensive speech program for Pa.
students in kindergarten through
junior college. He was
active in community and arts
programs which had a more prac
tical application of speech
in business and professional
pursuits. Additionally, he
was, and will remain a member
PUBLISHED BV STUDENTS OF THE HAZLETON CAMPUS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
at Highacres
of Service
HAZLETON, PENNA-, 18201
Following the reception
was a performance of Shaw's
"Saint Joan" by the Alpha
Omega Players, which attract
ed over 200.
The next day, Saturday, saw
fine weather and over 1,500 per
sons viewing the many exhibits
and performances. Exhibits
ranged from sculptured choco
lates to macrame and ceramics
and jewelty.in the sidewalk
craft show, which was set up
on the upper parking lot. The
open craft exhibit, and art
Continued on page 9-
of many regional and national
associations of the arts.
Looking to the future
seems to be inherent in Prof.
Kafka's description of himself
as a "young retiree". "There
is still much for.me-to do,"
he asserts. He distinguishes
what to do in the future as
Continued on page 8.
Awards Banquet
Held Thursday
The Fifth Annual Award's
Banquet was held on Thursday,
May 15, at Gus Genetti's Motor
Lodge.
The purpose of this ban
quet was to provide recog-
nition to outstanding students
in the various organizations,
along with the presentation of
other special awards.
Richard Nork, president of
SGA, was Master of Ceremonies.
After an invocation by Christine
Slivka, the large group in at
tendance listened to an address
by Frederick Ciletti, Director
of Commonwealth Relations.
Highlighting the evening
was the presentation of the 19~
74-75 Teacher of the Year Award
to Dr. Jerry Covert. Dean Jos
eph L. McCallus presented the
Continued on page 10K.
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Chipper...... Page 4
Editorial Opinion.. Page 5
Comoriety Review... Page 5
RH Comer ....Page 8
SGA Comer Page 6
SDB Comer........ Page 10
MAY 19, 1975