January, 1941
THE ROSTRUM
It Can’t- - But It Did Happen
“Dictatorship- -oh heavens no!
This is America, land of the free,
home of the brave! It can’t happen
here!”
And why not? Just because we
have a pince-nez on our nose in
stead of a paper-hanger’s brush in
our hand?
"But that paper-hanger was a
power-crazed fanatic,” you say,” a
a man who sat in jail and worked
out step by step how he was going
to rise to the all-powerful ruler of
a country of which he was not even
a citizen.”
Well, at least he did it the “hard”
way. At least he did not wait until
the nation came to him, emptied all
their wealth in his lap and said,
“Here, control us; we are yours.”
Now why should an intelligent
man, a lawyer, an aristocrat from
birth, turn his head away from the
same conditions? Would he not be
a fool to do so?
“On the other hand,” you argue,”
are we not given the right to vote
as we please ? Is it not a fact that
the majority rules, and that this
man won by a majority?”
“Oh yes, of course that is true;
but then if a man has billions of
dollars at his disposal and flaunts
those billions in your face with
promises of, “Vote for me and this
is yours!” is it not quite difficult
for a man on W. P. A. or relief to
close his eyes to such a tempta
tion ? “Why bite the hand that
feeds you.” But does it?
Let me cite an example. Suppose
a girl has to choose between two
men the one whom she is going to
marry. One says,“Marry me; I am
rich and control lots of business.
Something may happen that I will
not always be so situated, but un
til such a thing occurs we can enjoy
life to the fullest.” The other says,
“Marry me; I have a small but
steady income; you. may have to
wash dishes, but our security will
always be assured.”
Which should she choose ?
And so it is with governments.
Let us not give everything to one
man and by so doing, hand him a
certificate of dictatorship; rather
let us divide the power among
many and let each one be secure.
Let's be sure the raising of the
hand will always mean “hello” for
us, and not “long live the Fuhrer.”
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STRICTLY SPORTS
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the setting up of a Center-wide
tournament. This tourney will take
place at the local “Y.” The stu
dents bowling the six highest scores
will form a team to represent H. U.
C. in regional competion. They
might even consider taking on the
faculty.
In an effort to widen the stu
dent’s selection, a new addition has
been made to the sports program,
that of a swimming team. Dave
Yeakel, a prominent alumus, has
taken steps to organize the team,
which will represent the school in
competition with local schools and
Y. M. C. A.’s. Instructions are being
given during regularly scheduled
gym classes to all students inter
ested.
Do you know that the women of
our school have no organized activ
ities in the field of athletics? Where
are all of those feminine bowlers?
Suggestions have been made for
the organization of a girls’ swim
ming club. How about a hiking
club, or a girls’ ping-pong tourna
ment? Is it true that a famous col
lege football coach has scouted one
our school’s basketball games and
that he has signed Tommy “Cave
man” Evanko to play tackle on his
next year’s squad? We understand
that Mrs. Knute Rockne has writ
ten to Charlie Shupeck suggesting
that he give up impersonating. If
a few members of our basketball
team don’t soon shave, we shall
have to change the name of our
team from the Hucsters to the
House of David. What is this we
hear about Ray Morgan filing a
petition to make ping-pong a major
sport here at the Center so that he
can become a letterman? QUES
TION OF THE MONTH—What do
you think of our basketball team?
T. A.
OPINION
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son’s personality on the same level
as his working efficiency, and the
sooner the freshman becomes
aware of this, the sooner will he
really enjoy associating with others
and the sooner will he acquire the
poise usually manifested by upper
classmen.
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political parties speak to the stu
dents, outlining the major issues of
the campaign. Since there was no
member of the Republican party
available, Mayor Costello, the
Democratic spokesman, was fea
tured in a “one-man debate”. The
Freshman and Sophomore classes
each presented a variety show, the
Sophomores featuring imitations
by Charles Shupeck and a song,
“Trade Winds,” by Frank Andreuz
zi. A more educational program
was the showing of a sound movie,
demonstrating the mining of coal.
The film was contributed through
the courtesy of the Jeddo-Highland
Coal Company of Jeddo, Pa. On
Armistice Day, Professor August
Martin, Principal of the West Haz
leton Schools gave an interesting
talk on the importance of Armis
tice Day to the generation born
after the First World War. The last
program before Christmas was Spo
ored by the Women’s Club. The
Women’s Glee Club sang several
selections and the club gave a
short play, “A Busy Day at the
Office’’.
A Student Tribunal was organ
ized, with Mr. Howard Thorpe as
faculty adviser, to enforce Fresh
man customs. This Tribunal met
with little success because of the
antipathy of the Freshmen and the
indifference of the Sophomores.
A new record cabinet has been
placed in the Game Room for the
convenience of the students. The
cabinet is divided into two record
sized sections, each containing room
for twenty-five records. The re
cords are numbered and filed, re
sponsibility for breakage resting
with the borrowers.
At the present time there are 112
students attending the Hazleton
Undergraduate Center. Of these, 66
are Freshmen, 31 are Sophomores,
and 15 are part-time students. A
greater number of Sophomores re
turned this year than in previous
years. This, together with the in
creased enrollment of regional stu
dents, accounts for the rise in en
rollment at the Hazleton Center,
C. E. S.
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victorious. After the game, the
HUCsters, in groups of fours, were
sent out on a scavenger hunt. In
no time at all, the groups returned'
all prepared for corn and wieners.
The winners of the hunt were Don
ald Hallman, Ario Brennan, Sam
uel Arey, and Carl Wagner. The
corn was roasted in true picnic
fashion and was in great demand.
After everyone had his fill of both
corn and wieners, most of the stu
dents went dancing at the pavillion.
Hallowe’en was celebrated at the
Center in a gala fashion. Ghosts,
goblins, and witches stocked thru
the building from top to cellar. The
HUCsters in all sorts of costumes
tried their luck at darts, bingo, and
many other games. The thriller of
the evening was the “trip through
hell” conducted by Ghost Morgan.
And despite the ominous warning
“abandon all hope, ye who enter,”
many brave souls undertook the
trip and strange to say all came
back in the best of health. For
those who wanted the mysteries of
the future unveiled, Madame Tell
onga Stale was at hand to tell all.
Some, it is true, received quite a
shock.
Although there were many good
costumes, the judges had no trouble
in choosing the best-dressed couple;
this prize went to Mr. and Mrs.
Herpel, who, in evening dress, look
ed very charming. To Michael Szot
went another prize, and rightly so,
for who could have dreamed that
Michael could make such a bewitch
ing maiden?
For those who enjoy dancing, the
Thanksgiving Dance was by far the
most important social event. The
tuxes and tails sported by some of
our faculty and students lent a col
orful touch to the affair.
The Christmas Party featured
a variety of games, carol singing in
the open, or should we say cold,
air, and gifts for all present. The
ever-able Mr, Shupeck made a very
satisfactory Santa Claus.
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