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COLLEGIAN STAFF
Editorial Board
John C. Barnes
Earl K. Seybert Ruth L. Bachman
Margaret T. Lucash Alice M. McGrory
Reportorial Board
Marie Somers Emer Flounders
Josephine T. Zogby Irene E. Sherrock
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DON’T GIVE UP!
“People are, very largely, what
they make themselves. If they will to
do a certain thing, and that will pow
er is consistently exercised over a
sufficiently long span of time, they
usually arrive at their predetermined
goal; likewise, if they decide against
a certain objective, dynamite
wouldn’t get them there . . . You are
not fair to yourself to let yourself
get discouraged so soon. Besides, you
are much too young to really appre
ciate - what discouragement really
means; it does not belong to youth.”
This passage, from a letter of a
teacher to one of his pupils, applies
to every discouraged student. Some
scholars are leaving college and
others are worrying themselves prac
tically sick because of low or failing
grades. Some students who have had
all A’s in high school are below grade
—at- college. But now is not the time
to become discouraged and admit de
feat. Whatever is done cannot be
undone.
Why not exercise whatever will
power you have? Do your best, noth
ing more will be expected of you and
surely you will arrive at your “pre
determined goal.” Discouragement
“does not belong to youth.”
WHAT IS WRONG?
During the first weeks of the school
term great progress was reported in
the musical organizations of -the
Center. Local newspapers told of ex
pectations of a big year for the or
chestra and glee club. New names
were being added continually to the
membership list.
Then came a sudden lull in these
reports. However, various explana
tions may have been given for this
abrupt end in the publicity of the
clubs. Perhaps the orchestra wished
to keep its progress a secret; perhaps
the glee club was going to -give a
surprise concert that would sweep the
students from their seats.
But neither of these explanations
are the answer, for this lack of publi
city. The real explanation (or shall
we call it an apology?) is that there
are no musical organizations any
longer, and the cause of this lies
wholly in the attitude of the student.
-Student Council has given its full
sppport by buying a. piano. Prof. D.
J. Lewis has offered his services,
TO SANTA
Dear Santa Claus, attention please:
Walter E. Organist
Now that my Wanting childhood ways
Are trampled by the march of' time,
Requests for treasures of those days
Shall nevermore be those of mine.
But to the ill, please bring good
health
So they may live in joy through life.
To those in poverty, bring wealth;
From hunger free man, child, and
wife.
The love-sick—bless them with sweet
bliss;
And those astray, please lead them
right.
Encourage the forlorn; and kiss
Each lonely heart a fond good-night.
The world—tuck in a bed of peace
And cover with sheer happiness
Her friendly form; and never cease
The lulling airs of heav’nliness.
Sincerely I with hope remain,
IRENE E. SHERROCK.
CAMPUS QUIPS
At the University -of Minnesota
there is an atom-smashing machine
wbi-ch may sooon rival the projectors
of the mythical Buck Rogers era. By
means -of the cyclotron, the high volt
age necessary for atom-smashing is
obtained. These bigh voltages are the
“gunpowder” used in shooting a bul
let into the nucleus or heart of the
atom.
A new oxygen mask to protect
mental workers from fatigue caused
by thinking was described to the
American Physiological Association
by Dr. Arthur Bills of the University
of Cincinnati. (We need about 75
here, eh what?)
THINGS WE LEARN IN
COLLEGE:
1. How to sleep in the classroom
with your eyes open.
2. How to turn questions back
on professors.
3. How long to stutter, until some
one gives the right answer.
4. How loud to laugh at each pro
fessor’s jokes.
5. How dumb a freshman looks;
how silly a sophisticated sophomore
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Miss Irene Sherrock and Mr. Herman
Stewart have tried hard to keep the
clubs from dissolving their member
ships. But since the enthusiasm of the
students was not very high, they have
nothing to show to the public, nothing
of which they might be proud—and
predictions, for a,big year have proved
to be unfulfiled
HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
* * *
I BARBS AND
If everything clicks, “ye gentle
reader” should be scanning this col
umn with the spirit of Yuleti.de
abroad. At this stage of the game
the freshmen are recovering from
the usual high school hangover and
forming new credos, while the soph
omores are lamenting their broken
resolutions of study. Both classes are
finding themselves in dire straights
(uncharted). Courage, comrades, le
diable estmort! We have just begun
to fight! Who was so rude as to
snicker?
* * *
Because of the combined efforts
of Mr. Goas and our diligent store
committee, our Center has a snappy
and efficient store to grace the game
room. Bouquets to the financial
wizardry of both. The new display
case has added the touch artistic.
* * *
A distinct boom is being given to
our Center by the inroads chess has
made. You know—we’re going in
tellectual. Herr Janssen seems to top
the experts, with Lawyer Gormely a
close second. Frank has a power
house backfield of knights and
bishops, but we pick Herr Janssen’s
deception to beat Frank’s power by
three touchdowns. Maybe somebody
should invent a game in which the
idea is to trap a “3” average instead
of a piece of wood.
* * *
Speaking of maneuvering reminds
us of General Pershing and the Mil
ler’s Daughter. There is as fine a
piece of strategy as there is. The
General reports: “I came, I fell, but
I conquered.” If things maintain
their status, it looks like the General
has solved the problem of perpetual
emotion.
However, finesse in such matters
is not limited to the freshmen. The
two sophomores with the highest
averages at the eighth week are get
ting along famously. Another case
where great minds run in the same
channels.
* * *
By the way, we all should know
that the faculty is responsbile for our
lockers, a fact which should be ap
preciated. The project was too big
for student council and so the fac
ulty literally dug down into their
jeans to make this improvement
possible. It just goes to show.
* Ks *
Eighth week period: the time of
the year when the students first dis
cover that the instructors have been
falling down on job.
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Illuminating pictures: the “game
room” gang arguing as to how much
tuition is refunded if a student, quits
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at .mid-semester; the “library” gang
displaying “2 plus” and “3” blue
books.
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The flickering shadows of Gari
baldi Boulevard seem to have put the
basketball team in that Walt Whit
man mood. Wonder who has scored
the most points. Maybe the high
scorer is a sophomore who was think
ing of buying roller skates. But he
decided not to; the distance was so
great he’d have to “Earl” them too
often. Such timidity; faint heart
never won fair maid—or something
like that.
* *
Hints to freshmen: Our eminent
math instructor is very peeved, to
put it mildly, when two red spots ap
pear on his cheeks. Never ignore
these danger signals, especially now,
for he is in a very trying period. It
seems he is nurturing a whateha-ma
callit.
# * *
What sophomore is never on time
for anything? . . . Why not remove
the rind of the meat when making
the sandwiches? . . . Leonard is Walt
Witmaning again; sneak a look at his
notebook . . . Who does all the work
on the Building Committee? . . .
Harold Taylor believes he can study
better .during the yawning hours of
the morning ... It seems physics
231, 232 is making some of the boys
wish they were Liberal Artists . . .
Policy of this column: To further
the advance of illiterature.
ALUMNI BITS
From border to border and coast
to coast comes the word that our
alumni are upholding the name of
the Hazleton Undergraduate Center
by working hard and getting the
usual high grades.
Catherine Sterling, top student of
’35, was elected to the Phi Mu Soror
ity recently. Catherine also made
two honorary sororities last year.
Genevra Richards has returned
from her practice teaching at Joseph
Johns Junior High School at Johns
town, Pa.
Tommy Pugliese has won a feather
for his cap. The Frear Hall football
team won its first game in nine years
and actually climbed to the semi
finals in the inter-hall campus tour
nament. Tommy is captain of the
team.
Selma Rosen, our representative
at Syracuse can now be reached at
the Alpha Epsilon Phi, the sorority to
which she was elected.
Robert Koch and Edward Somers
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DECEMBER, 1937