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Hazleton Collegian
Published Regularly by Students of the Hazleton Undergraduate
Center of The Pennsylvania State College
Hazleton, Pa.
Vol. 11l
FLORENCE E. ROWSE '42
Editor
DORRIS R. PHILIPS '43
Managing Editor
MICHAEL KULICK '43,
News Editor
RAYMOND MORGAN '43
Sports Editor
Editorial Associates: Mary-Frances Gregory '43, Ellis S. Bergey '43, Richard
T. Morawski '43, Bernadette L. Kohler '43, Alfred L. Senape '43, Louise
M. Gregory '43, Marguerite S. Tarone '43, Irene L. Sendek '43, Herbert
Enck '42.
Business Associate: Joseph F. Kravitsk
“For Want of Support”
"For want of a horseshoe a
battle was lost.” For want of a few
loyal, enthusiastic supporters some
extra-curricular activities of ;'our
Center are being lost.
At the beginning of the semester
the activities started off with flying
colors. The clubs were virile or
ganizations because the spirit of
cooperation radiated from a swell
ing number of participants. The
fine plans made were indicative of
anticipated achievement \of these
clubs.
A prsssiit time these very
same clubs exist in name only.
Stifled by a lack of interest and a
decline in initiative, our activities
are slowly having their breath
choked out of them.
One common plea for lack of
interest is that the clubs have not
enough students to participate in the
activities in rendering the execution
of important plans possible. This
should prove to be a greater ad
vantage than a disadvantage be
cause it provides an opportunity
for every member to obtain actual
experience in the club of his choice
Perhaps you may never be a
Leonardo de Vinci, a Drnlel Web
‘Fresh Can't Spell,' Says Prof. Gates
“Students can’t spell!”
Such was the succinct analysis of
freshmen failures in English com
position as disclosed by Prof. T. J.
Gates, head of the Department of
English Composition on the cam
pus, in an interview with a “Hazle
ton Collegian” reporter on his re
cent visit to the Center.
The greatest fault of students, on
the campus as well as at the cen
ters. is their faulty spelling, in the
opinion cf the department head.
Yet. these errors as well as most
others could be avoided, Prof. Gates
declared, if the student was to pay
more attent ; on to his work.
A suggested program for deve
loping better themes was summe: 1
March 21, 1910
STAFF
EMILY J. SPERBER '42
Business Manager
ERUNO S. PROCOPIO '43
Advertising Manager
GRACE V. LEIB '43
Circulction Manager
FLORENCE C. P. CAMPANELL '43
Fe-ture Editor
LOUISE M. DICKINSON '43
Women's Editor
ster, or a Katherine Cornell, but
everyone has talent of some sort. If
you will just get into the spirit of
fun and daub around with water
colors, or grease paint, or take part
in a rousing debate, you will ex
perience an elation far better than
the Great Masters themselves felt.
It’s not too late to resurrect our
activities from the pit into which
they have been thrust. Attend the
meetings of your favorite club and
help boost its achievements far be
yond our former expectation.
On Behalf of Good Books
Now is the time to build up a
personal library. With every passing
day, week, and month, the stud
ents need of books for reference
work or pleasure reading increases
Good books are synonymous tc
good friends. Much truth can be
seen in the old adage "A friend in
need is a friend indeed.” A book
is the best of friends, the same
today and forever.
The erudite poet, Wi'liam Word
worth, wrote the following passage:
"Dreams, books, are each a world
. . .round these, our pastime an
our happiness will grow.”
up by Prof. Gates as follows: first,
develop the habit of using the dic
tionary; second, do thorough re
search work before beginning to
write a theme, and third, coordinate
the parts of the theme in an intelli
gent fashion.
Publish Handbook
Schuylkill Center student body
this year for the first time has
published and distributed a stu
dent handbook to acquaint both
local and out-of-town students
with facts concerning the com
munity and the center. A similar
handbook has been issued by the
Dußo ; s Center students for the
last three years.
HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
The Gossipel Truth
Life comes to H,.U.C. in the
form of the four little "fishies.”
Introduced to our Center by one
of the studes, they began their col
lege career inconspicuously. Al
though "Goldie,” “Archibald,” and
"Specks” are interesting, top hon
ors go to "Beverly Ann,” our glam
our girl. With every flip of her
dorsal fin, she is a study in sophist
ication. "Specks” with the circles
under his eyes looks like a student
who forgot what time it was. Our
newcomers have taken permanent
residence in a bowl in the women’s
lounge where they can frolic with
out being menaced by goldfish
gulpers.
When a large group of students
gathered in the chem lab, we
thought someone had cornered an
atom. But, when the mood of the
group changed from strained si
lence to hilarious laughter, we were
bewildered. Because anything can
happen in the lab, we approached
the group cautiously. There stood
Dr. Kieft revealing knowledge from
the mystifying oracle through the
media of an Ouija Board. So, stud
ents, if you have any questions on
life, love, and happiness, don’t let
them trouble you any longer. See
Dr. Kieft for the correct answers.
Around this time of the year,
everyone takes some sort of inven
tory. So, let’s see what we have
here at H.U.C.:
We don’t have a wolf,
But we have a Fox.
We don’t have pillowcases,
But we have Sheetz.
We don’t have a seamstress,
But we have a Taylor.
We don’t have a maid,
But we have a Butler.
We don’t have a plan,
But we have a Diehl.
We don’t have a pen,
But we have Enck.
We don’t have a comers,
But we have a Goers.
We don’t have a stretcher,
But we have a Bender.
We don’t have a fruit vender,
But we have an Appleman.
We don’t have a jest,
But we have a Skoff.
Candid Camera
The Plain Speaker referring to
our administrative head as "Sen
ator” Herpel. . .Lieb seeing "Red”
at Wyomissing. . .the boys from
Wvomissing renaming earners lan
"Hazleton Avenue” in honor of
our co-eds. . ."Rhett Butler” Ditkc
smoking red-tipped Debs. . .the
unusually silent Mr. Brentin re
marking, "You’ve got some“hin
there,” after listening to Mr. Jans
sen talk for about a h .'hour. . .
Front & Center
By Hue
Campus Center Club
Held Annual Dance
A meeting of the Campus Center
Club, an organization begun by
former Center students who are
now enrolled at the Campus, was
held on Sunday, February 24, at
which a report was made on the
First Annual Center Club Dance.
The affair was extremely success
ful. Mr. and Mrs. David Pugh, and
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Watkins were
chaperones for the dance. Plans
were also made for the Club’s sec
ond semester membership drive. It
was suggested that each of the pres
ent members ask one other Center
student to a "Guess What” Party
which is being given in the north
east lounge of Atherton Hall, and
to the "New Members” Meeting in
Old Main on March 10.
A committee was also appointed
to take charge of a hay ride which
will be held on March 12. Kathryn
Barron is chairman of the commit
tee, and Isabel Stanisky, Mary Ra
media, Margaret Lucas, Quentin
Fehr, Don Johnston, and Carb Eck
will assist her.
Girls’ Lounge Redecorated;
New Furnishings Provided
The women of the Hazleton
Undergraduate Center have just
completed the redecoration of
their lounge.
The boys on the NYA painted
the cupboards and the floor and re
finished the chairs. The women of
the Center made drapes and pur
chased rugs and slip-covers for the
couch and chairs.
The women of' the Center now
plan to use this room for informal
parties and teas, such as are now
u eing held every Friday by the
faculty.
This complete redecoration pro
ject was under the supervision and
advice of Miss Dorothy Muck and
Miss , Edna Saby.
New Activities Program
Planned by Sketch Club
The members of the Center’s
Sketch Club have been attending
meetings every Monday night at
the Center building. They have
been using several different medi
ums, such as oils, pastels, pencils,
and charcoal;
Work has been done from copies
of landscapes and still life. When
weather and schedule permit, the
club plans to hold outdoor meet
ings for the purpose of sketching
natural scenes and objects.
Mr. Isenberg hopes to have
enough material produced bv the
members to present an art exhibition
of their work during this semester.
March, 1940