HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
PUBLISHED 81-WEEKLY
BY THE STUDENTS OF THE HAZLETON UNDERGRADUATE CENTER
FACULTY ADVISOR MISS THERESA SCARNECCHIA
BUSINESS FACULTY ADVISOR MISS MARY DAVEY
EDITORIAL STAFF:
Daniel Alampi James Moran George Tomsho
Leon Baden Gerald Hassel r . , .... ,
_ . _ . . . Edward Wizda
Bernard Cortese Aaron Marsh
Bernard Dvorscak Ramon Saul *" >an argo
Francis Fatsie Sigmund Knies Louis Kerchbaumer
BUSINESS STAFF:
Bernard Dvorscak Joseph Fisher Carmen Stanziola
George Sipida Edward Grega Joseph Wersinger
From:
PEOPLE OF GREATER HAZLETON
For twelve years the Hazleton Undergraduate Center has
played a prominent role in the education of our youth. It has
progressed rapidly since the days when, like any new-born insti
tution, it was Ijeset by the criticism and skepticisms of those who
always scoff at progress.
Today, three hundred and eighty-four of your sons and
daughters are enrolled at the Undergraduate Center. Three
hundred of these are men who have served our country honor
ably and well on all the battlefronts of the world.
All of these veterans returned to find the country unprepared
for their retuurn to school. Mr. Goss and staff with the coopera
tion of your city school authorities, have expanded our facilities
to their capacity. We are crowded for space evert now. Every
day mOre applications are received. It is easy to see that many
of these applicants will have to be turned away unless something
is done.
This institution offers to the youth of your community an
opportunity fo!r education which is unsurpassed anywhere. Here
the children of the miner, the mill worker, and the railroader
can attain the first two years of a college education without
terrific expense to their parents.
We are asking you, our fellow citizens, to support any move
ment or city project which may be initiated for expanding this
school. The value of educating the youth of a community is
unquestioned.
We know that whenever the topic of mare aid for our ex
pansion program is brought up we may be greeted by an answer
of, ' ‘lmpossible!” Many of us who are students here have en
countered the word impossible before. It was impossible for
the Marines to take Tarawa. It was impossible to bring a major
invading army ashore at Normandy but today Tarawa is a
shrine to the heroic effdrts of those who accomplished the im
possible, and Normandy is written forever in the annals of those
who didn’t know what' impossible meant.
This is your school. It is as much a part of your community
organization as your high schools and primary educational facil
ities. Any community organization is as effective as the support
that is given it. For your sake, for the future of your children,
for the future of Hazleton, support our activities and our pro
gram of expansion. We" must have space in which to grow.
Our growth will affect 'the growth of Hazleton.
LETTERS TO THE EDITORS:
Ladies and Gentleman
The days of honorary office have ceased. You are now en
gaged in an open conflict between the masses and the classes.
It is up to you to make something out of HUC and to take upon
yourselves the responsibilities acquired with your offices. As
you well know, HUC is still in the embryo stage and you are
pioneering to make this center into a worthy institution for
future generations. Before you lie mainy unfinished tasks begun
by those who have .preceded and it is up to you to see that these
tasks are completed.
There are many details to/ be expedited that are now in the
process of becoming overpowerijng and injurious to the student
body as a whole. It is up to you to combat these situations to
the utmost of your ability. The present condition of the student’s
lounge is deplorable. There is an urgent need for trash cans and
cigarette receptacles in both the lounge and the halls. Recreation
facilities should be adjusted in the space provided for the benefit
of all.
The above mentioined conditions are but a few of the things
you will have to contend with in your new positions. You are
the principal governing body and the servants of the student
body. It is up to you to see that these things are encountered
and dealth with accordingly. We, the stude,nt body, have en
trusted you with this holnor of serving us and look to you in
times of distress hoping that mediatiqn and solution will be
within your powers of authority.
OPEN LETTER:
STUDENT BODY OF HUC
Very sincerely,
A STUDENT
HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
Regulations For
Undergraduates
The following rules are being pub
lished in the Collegian for the stu
dents’ guidance and apply specifically
to all students enrolled at the Center:
Withdrawal from College
A. In order to leave in good stand
ing, a student who voluntarily with
draws from College during the Col
lege year must obtain withdrawal
papers from the Administrative Head
and submit them, properly signed.
Change of Curriculum
A. A student desiring to make a
change of curriculum must, if he is a
minor, present a written consent of
his parent or guardian.
B. A student desiring to change
from one School to another must ob
tain a petition form furnished by the
Administrative Head.
Dropping or Adding a Subject
A. If a student drops or adds a
subject, the change must be made,
within two weeks of the beginning
of the semester.
B. A change of schedule authoriz
ed after the first two weeks of a se
mester may be issued only upon peti
tion by the student.
C. A student is charged a fee of
$l.OO for each change of schedule.
D. In exceptional cases only a stu
dent is permitted to drop a subject
after the first two weeks of a semes
ter, for reasons not due to poor
scholarship, the Administrative Head
may authorize the dropping “without
penalty.”
E. A student who irregularly drops
a subject by ceasing to attend class
shall receive a grade of —2 in the
subject and furthermore renders
himself liable to discipline.
Examinations
A. A student who is absent from a
final examination on account of ill
ness, illness at home, or other equally
important reasons, may have his grade
deferred upon authorization of the
Administrative Head. The period
during which a grade may be de
ferred shall not exceed 4 weeks from
the bcgLr.rurvg of the succeeding
semester.
Delinquent Scholarship
A. A student who fails to secure
a 'passing grade in 50 per cent or
more of his scheduled work during
any semester shall be automatically
dropped from college for unsatisfac
tory scholarship. Students dropped
under the 50 per cent ruling shall not
be eligible for reinstatement. In the
case of a veteran, if such student
comes under the operation of the 50
per cent rule at the end of the semes
ter after returning from military
service, it is recommended that he be
permitted to return for the following
semester up to the end of the eight
weeks period. If at the time he con
tinues to he failing in fifty per cent
or more of his work, he shall be
dropped for unsatisfactory scholar
ship.
Class Attendance
A. A student should attend every
exercise for which he is scheduled
and will be held responsible for all
work covered in the courses taken. A
student whose irregularity in attend
ance causes him, in the judgment of
the instructor, to become deficient in
any subject may be excluded by the
instructor after consultation with the
Administrative Head.
Eligibility for Extra Curricula
Activities
A. A student who at the beginning
of a semester has unremoved failures
incurred during the last preceding
semester in excess of 6 credit hours
shall be ineligible during the entire
semester to compete as a represen
tative of the College in athletic con
tests ; to take part in public per
formances in dramatics, music or de
bating; to hold a staff position on a
student publication; to hold a major
office or committee chairmanship in
student governmental or class organ
izations; or to serve as a manager or
assistant manager in any of these
activities.
LOST AND FOUND
One red hand-book of math,
chemistry, and physics tables.
Finder please return to Chas.
Edwards or at the main office.
ARMISTICE DAY 1946: LI
This is an overall picture of the neat military cemetery of Maars
graten near Maastricht, Holland. Here rest 20,000 allied soldiers
from all parts of the world, who have given their lives for the cause
of freedom. (Editor’s note: This picture has been received direct
from Holland by one of our staff. The story accompanying it states
that each one of these graves have been adopted by the people of
Maastricht, and they take care of them.
RECESSIONAL—KipIing
The tumult and the shouting dies—
The Captains and the kings depart—
Still thine ancient sacrifice
On Humble and contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget,—lest we forget! . . .
God of our fathers, known of old—
Lord of our far-flung battle line—
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine— ;
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget,—lest we forget!
Personality Sketches
MISS EDRA STAFFIERI
Miss Staffieri is our popular, pleas
ant, Spanish Instructor. She was
voted by the ex-G.l’s in the student
body as the girl “we’d most like to
talk Spanish with.”
She was born in Dubois, Pennsyl
vania. Despite repeated efforts of the
interviewer, she insisted on not giv
ing her date of birth.
Miss Staffieri is well-acquainted
with Undergraduate life. She at
tended the Dubois Undergraduate
Center for two years; then she trans-.
ferred to the Campus and there com
pleted her college education. She has
her B. A. degree in Education and is
now working for her Master’s degree
in Spanish at Penn State.
She is a member of Pi Sigma lota,
the National Language Honorary
Society; and Pi Gamma Mu, the Na
tional Society Science Honorary So
ciety.
Concerning the students now en
rolled here, Miss Staffieri said, “They
are here for a purpose—because they
want to he here. They are exerting
themselves to get as much as they
can out of school. They are more
conscientious than the college st u
dents were a few years ago.”
Miss Staffieri joined our faculty this
fall semester. She is, at present,
teaching Spanish 1,2, and 3.
Her main ambition is to travel
throughout Mexico and the Spanish
speaking countries of South America.
MISS MARY THERESA JANICZEK
ißeauty, talent, and personality are
attributes which are rarely possessed
by one person. The Hazleton Under
graduate Center, however, has a coed
in the person of Miss Janiczek who is
gifted with all of these traits.
Miss Janiczek was born in Hazleton
in 1926. Her childhood ambition was
to become a musician.
When she was awarded a scholar
ship to the Curtis Institute of Music,
it was the happiest moment of her
life. She left high school to study at
the institute, but she came back to
graduate with the Hazleton High
School Class of “44”. Upon gradua
tion, she resumed her studies at the
Curtis Institute of Music and finished
after three and one-half years of
study.
In February of 1945, she had her
own radio show in Philadelphia which
was sponsored by the Western Sav
ings Fund Society. The show “ran”
for twenty-five weeks.
Miss Janiczek’s greatest fame was
attained in the Broadway show,
“Oklahoma”. She was with the show
six months as an understudy to the
lead part, “Laurie.” Her stage name
was Terry Coll.
IST WE FORGET
In the Pennsylvania Beauty Contest
of 1946, Miss Janiczek was chosen
runner-up to “Miss Pennsylvania.”
She entered the Center this fall
where she is now majoring in music.
Her childhood ambitions, in the opin
ion of your reporter, are well on
their way to realization.
MR. GEORGE H. BROADLEY
Students have found that Mr. G. M.
Broadley is not only a capable in
structor of English; but also a per
sonal friend. A fine sense of humor
supplemented by a keen wit has made
him popular with the student body.
Mr. Broadley possesses an anti
quated automobile which is “shouting
green” in color.
Mr. Broadley was born in 1900 in
Salem, Mass. Following his gradua
tion from Dartmouth College with an
A. B. in English, he traveled extens
ively through France, Spain, and
England. He enjoyed the cultural
life of the French people very much.
During his life he has taught at
Lee Hamilton School at Allenhurst,
N. J., Indian Mountain School in
Lakeville, Conn., and Russel Ranch
School in Tucson, Arizona. . . Mr.
Broadley also worked for a publish
ing house for which he did research
work and wrote articles. He came
to the Hazleton Undergraduate Cen
ter in 1946 where he is now teaching
English.
HUGH CLOSE
Hugh “Coach” Close, a stalwart,
young, upright student of HUC was
born in Hazleton, July 15, 1920. His
easy-going manner and forceful per
sonality make him outstanding. He
graduated from the Hazleton Senior
High School in 1938 and the McCann
School of Business in 1939.
Before entering the U.S. Navy,
where he served for two and one-half
years, Hugh was employed at the
Bethlehem Steel Corp. as an account
ant. His interpretation of an ideal
date is, “An intelligent girl possess
ing all the qualities of womanhood to
bring about admiration. Above all,
she should be sincere.”
“Coach” is in the liberal fields. His
ultimate goal is to become a labor
manager.
The happiest moment in “Coach’s”
life was, he said, “When I got out of
the service.”
Familiar Scenes
Anne McHugh wearing a new
dress which is as usual in perfect
taste.
Nancy North with her “perfect
smile.”
Irene Smith laughing as usual,