HAZLETON 0 COLLEGIAN
VOL. IX.—No. 5
NOVEL RADIO PROGRAM PLANNED BY HUC
SEMESTER ENDS T
ACTIVITIES IN REVIE
With a sigh of relief, now that the
examinations are about to be dis
pensed with, students of HUC can
look back over this past semester and
see just what has been accomplished.
Considering the events as a whole,
the semester was certainly busy and
hectic. Here is a past review of some
of your accomplishments:
Three dances the Hallowe’en
Dance, the Turkey Trot, and Snow
Ball Frolic, were all very successful.
The student council assured the suc
cess of the first two dances, while
the successful Snow Ball Frolic was
sponsored by the Glee Clubs.
Six radio forums were presented
over Station WAZL with the stu
dents, faculty, and prominent local
guest speakers participating.
The Girls’ Sorority, the Omega
Chi Tau, sponsored a tea for female
students, teachers, and wives of the
advisory board members, and also
held initiations for new members.
The Mens’ and Girls’ Glee Clubs
produced two Carol programs over
Station WAZL. They provided the
entertainment for the first two
dances, m»d also held a Carol Sing
at City Hall. They provided music
for the staff dinner in December, and
sang at a Kiwanis’ meeting.
A student council was elected and
proved themselves worthy of their
posts.
The “Hazleton Collegian’’ began
publication this past semester with an
inexperienced staff that has gradual
ly developed into a smooth-working
organization with five issues of the
paper to their credit.
The HU'C Alumni held a dance
Christmas night at the Hotel Alta
mont, and it, too, was a success.
Our basketball team, despite four
losses, still looms as a championship
contender with five wins to their
credit.
The HUC student council officers
attended the Student Council Con
ference at Pottsville in December.
A game room committee was or
ganized and is gradually achieving
results in their clean-up campaign.
A mass meeting was held at the
Grand Theatre prior to the Thanks
giving vacation. The whole student
body turned out for the affair.
HUC’s accomplishments, however,
do not cease with the closing of this
semester. New activities and con
tinuation of old ones are scheduled
for the Spring semester. Here is a
preview of a few of them:
A newly formed HUC Band to par
ticipate at basketball games; a Thes
pian Club to work in conjunction
with the Glee Clubs; German and
French Clubs; Men’s Fraternity;
Math Club; Photo Club, and a Radio
Club; more forums and more sched
uled affairs for the Mens’ and Girls’
Glee Clubs; an International Rela
tions Club; four more dances and the
annual school picnic.
Those are just but a few of the
plans for the coming semester.. HUC’s
goal now is to double its activities
from those of the past semester. A
cooperative student body can defin
itely attain that goal.
MATH CLUB TO
The Mathematics Club, under the
sponsorship of Mr. Coburn and Miss
Davey, is to be formed here at the
Undergraduate Center. The first
meeting is planned for February 13,
1947 at 4:30 p.m. Any student who
has completed a mathematics course
here at H.U.C. is eligible to join.
The purposes of the first meeting
are to elect officers and to introduce
to the students an idea of the sub
jects to be discussed. It is planned
to have members of the club present
"PROGRESS IS THE LAW OF LIFE"
HAZLETON UNDERGRADUATE CENTER, HAZLETON, PA.
ODAY
W SINCE SEPTEMBER
GERMAN CLUB
FUTURE EVENTS
Miss Helen Dossenbach, instructor
in German at H.U.C., has announced
that a new German club is being or
ganized and will be in operation by
the first week of the second semester.
Membership is open to any student
interested in German customs, lan
guage, and literature, and to those
who have had some training in Ger
man grammar.
You don’t have to speak German
fluently to join! The activities of this
new organization will include several
distinct features, such as: recording
German songs learned at club meet
ings, a trip to New York City by
members of the advanced German
classes each semester to see a Ger
man language film, and dinner in a
typical German restaurant. Also to
be included on the club’s program is
a German dinner at Genetti’s restau
rant here in Hazleton, and correspon
dence with German citizens living in
Germany, and the study of German
art, music and literature.
All students interested in joining
are requested to contact Miss Dossen
bach or Fred Janoski as soon as pos
sible.
Luncheon at Genetti's
A Valentine Day Luncheon will be
held by the women students of HUC
in honor of their mothers at Genet
ti’s Rose Room on Saturday, Feb. 13.
Guests at the affair will be the mo
thers of the students, faculty women
of HUC, wives of the male faculty,
and wives of the Advisory Board.
Mrs. T. L. Hazlehurst has been
selected as the speaker for the day.
Her topic will be “Stairways of Ce
ramics”. As an added feature with
the speech, ten valuable door prizes
will be awarded at the luncheon. In
addition, each guest will receive a
souvenir.
Tickets for the luncheon may be
secured at the HUC office. The dead
line for reservations will be Friday,
Jan. 31.
The committee that is handling the
affairs of the luncheon is composed
of Irene Golias, Doris Goldsworthy,
Anne McHugh, Angela Piccina.
FRENCH CLUB
BEING FORMED
Miss Phillips, instructor of French
at HUC, has announced that tenta
tive plans are being .made concerning
the formation of a French Club. This
club will become active after the be
ginning of the second semester, and
all students with any knowledge of
French and French customs are wel
come to join.
Activities of this organization
will include the singing of French
folk songs, corresponding with
French nationals, and the presenta
tion of French plays and skits for the
benefit of the student body. These
activities are to be supervised by
Miss Phillips and all students interes
ted in France, French culture and
language are invited to contact Miss
Phillips as soon as they are able, in
order that the club may be able to
complete its plans and begin its meet
ings.
BE ORGANIZED
diqerent subjects to be discussed,
different subjects to the group
throughout the year. Guest speakers
from the Campus’ mathematics de
partment will be obtained when pos
sible.
It is hoped that the club will prove
of value to all concerned, whether
their interest lies in practical or ap
plied mathematics.
For further information regarding
the exact time and place of future
meetings, watch the bulletin board.
INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS CLUB
TO BE FORMED
An International Relations Club is
to be established during the coming
semester. Such a club will certainly
be of incalculable value, and all stu
dents should be alert for future an
nouncements.
Similar groups are in existence in
most of our colleges and universities.
In the past, Hazlfeton Undergraduate
Center had one also. The sponsoring
agency for most of these organiza
tions is the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace. Mr. Ralph Krec
ker, instructor in political science,
will be the faculty advisor.
The club is not being formed with
the thought in mind of “keeping up
with the Joneses”. We all recognize
the intricacy and seriousness of in
ternational problems at the present
time, but do we all fully comprehend
their cause and effect? Can we cor
rectly interpret the policies pursued
by the various nations? Can we seg
regate the fallacious information
found in much of our literature
which has been printed in the ink of
prejudice, intolerance,hate and greed
from factual data written with an
honest endeavor to impart to us a
non-biased report? Are we fully ac
quainted with the economic problems
which remain to be solved? There are
many questions which we can ask
ourselves.
I hr.ve heard it esiid that ‘ Man has
never realized the significance of his
time”. Has man ever attempted to do
so?
War is the process of evolution.
From the “sport of kings” it became
the struggle for governments con
trolled by the people; and from the
struggle for liberal governments, it
became a means of conquest. War is
now advanced to a stage where it
can be correctly termed the Survival
of Mankind.
Numerous scientific discoveries
have abolished the terms weak and
small nation; for any nation which
can maintain an air force of a lew
hundred planes carrying atomic
bombs is hardly insignificant. We all
have heard, (and many c-f us have
“een) the chaotic results of the l.v.t
war—a war which respected neither
young nor old, weak nor strong, man
nor woman—in sum—total war.
In us lies the fate of the world.
What can we do? We can all contri
bute and employ our knowledge to
the greatest benefit possible. Perhaps
we can contribute little, but “the
sum is the whole of its parts.”
The club will give to us a splendid
opportunity to express our opinions,
engage in constructive argumenta
tion and debate, and assimilate an
amount of facts which would hardly
be possible otherwise.
We have been given an enormous
task; the magnitude of which is un
surpassed. The fate of mankind lies
within us. Has it fallen into capable
hands?
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
CAMPAIGN BEGINS
The annual campaign to raise
funds for the fight against infantile
paralysis is now in full swing in this
region. All students are requested
to become a part of this “March of
Dimes” movement. The donation
asked is small in comparison to the
cause. Do not be hesitant in helping
to combat this disease which can
strike out at any one of us.
This year on the newly-minted
dimes is a portrait of the founder of
the National Foundation for Infan
tile Paralysis, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Your donation will be helping to con
tinue this great movement which he
began. Let your dimes become a
part of the “March of Dimes.”
THESPIAN CLUB OF HUC. TO PRESENT
FIRST OF NEW MUSICAL PROGRAMS
THESPIAN CLUB
TO BE FORMED
Have you ever dreamed of being
a script writer, radio announcer, ac
tor or playwright? The opportunity
is now before you! ! !
The interest aroused by the two
radio programs broadcast by the two
Glee Clubs, with the assistance of a
few non-members, proved to be so
great that the public has requested
more.
Since the Glee Clubs have agreed
to produce one radio show a month,
they feel that more assistance is
needed.
On the campus some years ago a
similar need arose. To meet the situ
ation the Penn State Men’s Glee Club
organized the Penn State Thespians.
At first only men were allowed in
the organization, but eventually wo
men were admitted as “Marquer
ettes”.
The Thespians is an organization
that is separate from the Penn State
Players (Dramatic Club). Students
may be members of either or both
organizations.
Students who are interested in
joining the Thespians of H.U.C., can
do so by attending the organization
meeting to be held on Thursday, Feb.
13, at 4 P.M., in Room 2.
Band Practice Gets
Under Way With
Arrival of Instruments
The band, under the capable di
rection of Miss Pearl G. Garbrick, is
now in full swing since the arrival of
all the instruments. Twenty-two
members, all proficient, turned out
at the meeting- on Thursday evening.
The first public appearance of the
band will be held at one of the home
basketball games in the near future.
Plans are also being arranged to
have them appear on one of the
monthly radio broadcasts which will
be held at a later date.
ATTENTION ART LOVERS
As we have stated in an earlier is
sue of the COLLEGIAN, an Art Club
is being formed and it is expected to
be in full operation by February 17.
The purpose of this club is to allow
all the students of HUC that are not
enrolled in any art courses but still
like to paint, sketch or study the as
pects of art to be able to enjoy the
privileges of those persons enrolled
in the art courses.
If any students are interested in
joining this club, they are requested
to contact Sieg Knies or Mr. Carpen
ter as soon as possible. Mr. Carpen
ter will supervise the club activities
which will include water coloring,
field trips, charcoal drawing, art dis
cissions upon modern abstractism in
American and European art, oil
painting, pastels and many features
not included in the regular art clas
ses.
The first meeting is to be held du
ring the first or second week of the
second semester. Watch the COLLE
GIAN for future announcements.
A WORD ABOUT
EXAMINATIONS
The guy that thought up “Life is
just a bowl of cherries”, must have
never heard of final examinations.
On Jan. 24 those all-important finals
begin, but, don’t fret too much be
cause with a little hard studying you
will probobly make the grade. In
structors will announce examination
dates to their individual classes. This
semester no instructor will procter
an examination in his own particu
lar subject. In this way needless
questions will be eliminated.
JANUARY 23, 1947
Have you listened to the Chester
field Supper Club? The Breakfast
Club? Club Matinee? Fred War
ing’s Program? .... Then you have!
Well then, all you good people, sit
up and listen because something new
is coming your way.
On January 30 at 1:00 P. M. over
radio station WAZL, the newly or
ganized Thespian Club of Hazleton
Undergraduate Center will present a
program of college songs which are
closely related to college life.
The music will be presented by the
Glee Clubs, and the script is being
prepared by other members of the
Thespians.
This program is a vision. A vi
sion of what might be and of what
could be. It is a program that has
taken hard work, many rehearsal
hours, and it has drained the immagi
nation of all concerned.
The program has come into being
through cooperation, diligence, and
mutual understanding of the prob
lems involved. It was not one person
who made this program possible, but
the combined efforts of all, even those
who were only remotely concerned.
That is how the program was born,
and the work, the understanding,
diligence, and cooperation has borne
fruit by becoming an integral part
of community and college activities.
Songs to be included on the pro
gram are as follows.
Alma Mater, The Nittany Lion,
Dear Land of Home, Viva La Com
pagne, Victory Song, Susie, Stout
hearted Men, Honey, Erie Canal, The
Man I Love, Night and Day, and
Believe Me If All Those Endearing
Young Charms.
So don’t forget. Be at your radio
at 1:00 p. m. on January 30, 1947.
It will be broadcast over WAZL,
1490 on your dial.
SORORITY TO SPONSOR
"JANUARY THAW"
The HUC Sorority, Omega Chi
Tau, will sponsor the Hazleton High
School Thespian production of “Ja
nuary Thaw” which will be presented
at the high school auditorium on
Wednesday evening, Feb. 26.
All proceeds of the production
will be used to set up a scholarship
award fund and assistance in financ
ing other girls’ activities at HUC.
Tickets for the play will be avail
able from girls at HUC as well as at
the HUC office. Reserved seats are
listed at 75 cents. If two reserved
tickets are purchased, the buyer will
be credited with being a patron.
The general admission tickets will
be sold at 60 cents each.
The sorority hopes that the stu
dents and faculty will support this
endeavor toward raising funds for
a worthy cause.
HUC Forums Continuing
In Popularity
With several forums already suc
cessfully presented over Station
WAZL, Miss Theresa Scarnecchia,
who is in charge of HUC forums, has
announced tentative topics to be dis
cussed at future radio forums.
Some of the provoking topics of
the day are:
Are ex-Gl’s Taking Full Advan
tage of Their Educational Benefits?
Are Present Day Statesmen Able
to Handle Post War Problems as
Statesmen of the Past Have Done?
What is the Meaning of True De
mocracy and How Can it Function
Effectively?
The practise of selecting promi
nent speakers for each forum will be
continued and students interested in
participating in any of the future
radio forums are requested to see
Miss Theresa Scarnecchia.