Volume 15, Number 4
Professor Pollard
to retire
If you are walking past
classroom 105, sth or 6th period
Monday, you may hear Professor
Pollard lecturing to his Physics
class. His familiar southern
accent will soon be just a
memory at the' Highacres
campus. No, Prof. Pollard is not
taking voice lessons; he is
retiring this year.
After twenty-eight years of
dedicated service in the teaching
profession it has come time for
the professor to lay down his
books and enjoy the relaxed life
of retirement. Prof. Pollard has
plans for his retirement,
including working on his house
and doing some research work.
Prof. Pollards collegiate
history began at Mars Hill
College, a Junior College, mil
after tWo years moved to The
University of Maryland.
Unfortunately, after only one
year of attendance, his studies
were interupted by World War 11.
Chorus to present
Medieval Feaste
The second annual Medeival
Musicale Feaste, presented by
the Hazleton Campus chorus, will
be held February 10, 11, 12, and
13. The setting is Medieval
England, and chorus members
will wear costume reproductions
from the twelfth and sixteenth
centuries. The King, Queen, Lord
Chamberlain, and the King's
court will preside over the
festivities. Mr. Richard
Campbell, Hazel Lancaster and
Barry Jais will make up the royal
family. In addition, the feaste
includes a Court Jester, strolling
minstrils, vocal and instrumental
and a special visit by Robin Hood;
Maid Marion, and Robin Hood's
band of merrymen. Fanfares
played by the King's personal
brass group, composed of
Charlene Scheib,
Helock, Kevin Gould, and Jon
Weaver, announce the procession
of .the King's court, _ the
presentation of the Boar's Head,
the Peacock and Flaming Plum
Pudding, and the recession.
Songs will be presented by the
chorus from the period including
specialty songs such as - the
welcoming song, the toasting
song, the drinking song, and a
ribald sixteenth century catch.
The festivities will take place at
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After spending some time in
Europe, Prof. Pollard returned to
Maryland University and earned
his Masters in teaching. He then
taught at Crewe High School in
Virginia for two years; after
which he enrolled at the
University of Michigan where he
eventually received a Masters
degree in Physics. After
receiving his degree, Prof.
Pollard went on to teach Physics
and Math at Jacksonville
University for three years and
then to Clemson University for
four years. Sometime during that
fourth year at Clemson, Prof.
Pollard attended a Physics
convention where- he met Dr.
White from Popp State. As the
two men coAkised, -Dr. Whibb,
was impressed with Prof.
Pollard. Soon after he
recommended Prof. Pollard fora
job which was open in the
Highacres faculty. Prof. Pollard
found the job and the area much
Lodge's ballroom. This room will
be transformed into a Medieval
Great Hall with banners made by
the Apparrel Assembly Class
from the Hazleton Area
Vocational-Technical school,
under the direction of Mr.
Maurice L. Fierro and the
Commercial Art class under the
direction of Mr. James Reap. The
event is under the general
direction of Mr. Jumpeter.
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to his liking. He accepted the
position.
When interviewing Prof.
Pollard, I asked if he enjoyed
teaching at Highacres.
immediate responss was, "Yes, I
liked teaching at all places." He
did j'egret, howuytk seeing - line
amounts of potential often being
wasted by some college students.
'ffiwn uked to leave a few words
of wisdom to the - students, he
said,• "If you want to be well
heeled tomorrow, you really have
to be-on-your-toes-today'
The affair is open to the general
public on February 10, 11, 12 at a
cost of $7.50 per person. Through
a grant from the University, a
special-performance is planned
for Wednesday, February 13, at
7:00 pm. This performance is for
high school and college students.
The cost is $6.00. Students from
surrounding Common wealth
campuses and high schools are
expected to attend the affair.
Advisory Board
serves campus
The possible expansion of the
Commons is a project presently
under consideration by the
Advisory Board. In order to
discover exactly what the
Advisory Board does for the
Highacres campus, the Collegian
decided to interview Mr. Paul
Cerula, Highacres Business
Manager.
Mr. Cecilia also holds an office
on the Advisory Board, or
Hazleton Educational Council as
it is called. He has been a
member of this organization for
many years.
The Advisory Board was first
established in the early 1900's.
The Board's purpose at that time
was to further educational
projects in the Hazleton area.
This included working with the
secondary school system as well
as increasing higher education
opportunities. However, as the
school codes became more
formalized, the Advisory Board
was ncvlong r necessary to serve
in this capacity. The members
began concentrating on bringing
some higher education
opportunities into this area. They
contacted Penn State, and the
Board was instrumental in
bringing the extension center into
Hazleton. In fact, Hazleton was
the location of Penn State's first
extension center. Later, after
Highacres was being developed,
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the name was changed to branch
campus.
The Advisory Board now
consists of 30 area citizens who
represent a cross section of this
area, and they are still involved
with the Hazleton campus. They
are not concerned with the
academic part of life at
Highacres, though; their main
objective is raising money for
additions and improvements to
the physical aspect of the
campus. In the past, the Advisory
Board has raised substantial
amounts of money. This money
was used to finance, in part, the
construction of the various
buildings on campus.
The new front entrance, which
should be finished by next spring,
was solely financed by the
Advisory Boanl.
Currently, the Board is not only
exploring the possibility of
expanding the Commons, but also
the possibility of expanding the
residence hall. An architect,
brought in by the Board, drew
tentative plans for adding
another wing to the residence
hall. These plans have been
submitted to directors at
University Park for suggestions
and approval.
They are also trying to
purchase more land near campus
to create more parking spaces for
students attending Highacres.