HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
BY THE STUDENTS OF THE HAZLETON UNDERGRADUATE CENTER
EDITORIAL ADVISOR MISS THERESA SCARNECCHIA
BUSINESS ADVISOR MISS MARY L. DAVEY
CO-EDITORS: ASSOCIATE EDITORS:
F. X. Fatsie G. M. Tomsho Dan Wargo Edward Wizda
SPORTS EDITORS: BUSINESS STAFF
Leon Baden Ramon Saul
FEATURE EDITORS
Aaron Marsh Gerald Hassel
STAFF WRITERS:
James Moran, Siegmund Knies, Jr.,
Louis Kerchbaumer, Lorraine De-
Joseph, Rose Deitch
It’s hats off and commendations to the members of the Dra
matic Club who are pioneering the new social set-up at H.U.C.
Tonight at St. John’s Auditorium the new program will be
tried and tested. It is the hope of all concerned that the new plan
will get off to an auspicious start. If it doesp’t, it certainly will
not be the fault of any of the members of the Dramatic
Club. The students engaged in organizing this affair have
worked diligently and have given freely of their time and talents.
It is the start of making each function a function of all the stu
dents and pot just a few. It divides the work of the extra-curri
cular activities evenly so that everyone can pursue their studies,
and still find time to make HUC a bigger and better institution.
To those clubs that as yet have not been asked to participate
in any social event, it is to their credit and advantage to offer
their services to any of the organizations who have been as
signed a definite function. The more people who “get into the
swim” the merrier each party will be.
Once again the COLLEGIAN says HATS OFF to Jean Uz
mann, Nancy North, Esther Wagner, Siegmund Knies, Jerry
Hassel, Doris Goldsworthy, Neil Polumbo, George Sipida, F.
Guy O’Hazza, Bernie Dvorschak, Ed Wizda, Gladys Lorah, Pat
Kringe, and Irene Golias. May your pioneer spirit bear fruit in
one of the best nights of entertainment ever presented by HUC.
The COLLEGIAN has established a policy of printing ob
servations on student affairs truthfully and objectively. We have
awarded bouquets and censure with equal alacrity. This editorial
will offer both.
The basketball team here at HUC is the finest aggregation
ever to wear the colors of this institution. They are great in vic
tory, as many of their oppose nts will ruefully admit; they are
great in defeat for the final whistle finds them fighting as hard
as does the whistle that starts the game. Then to the team and
Sts coach—Hats Off!
Student support of this fine team is another matter. There
are always many who are ready to criticize anything attempted
at the Center; there are very few who will do anything. These
self-appointed critics have not overlooked the basketball team.
After a victory they make light of it; after a defeat they demand
an excuse or ari alibi. A team that plays as hard and as well as
ours needs neither apology nor alibi.
There are also many students who do not criticize the team
but who do not attend the games. We feel that if they would
turn out for just one game they would be as avid rooters as the
faithful few who occuPy the bleachers each game.
This thing called school spirit is nothing to be ashamed of.
This is ,not intended to urge the students to become the “Rah
rah” undergraduates of yesteryear; we do feel that a certain
sense of being a part of this school and its activities is necessary.
Pride in the accomplishments of its athletes and a word of praise
to them occasionally would be enough.
The COLLEGIAN does ,not desire to act as a judge of stu
dents’ behavior; nor do we wish to imply, that school spirit is not
existent here. We do firmly believe that reflection on the part ol
the student body would lead to increased cooperation. You are
judged by the school you attend. The school you attepd is as
good or as bad as you make it. It’s your ball.
Take it from here.
LETTER TO EDITOR
Students!! 1 Yes, I mean you. I have something to tell you,
all of you. It’s high time all of us get on the ball on this game
room situation. Here we are with the semester! almost over and
some of our stalwarts will insist o,n throwing butts and paper
from distances of at least 20 ft. It doesn’t even take a knowledge
of mathematics to figure out that many of these missiles never
reach their destination. The other day I saw a lad toss six conse
cutive chunks of paper with pone of them reaching the basket.
Some of the near misses might be attributed to high wind veloci
ty but six straight is worse than average. The game room com-
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HATS OFF DEPT. ! ! !
WHAT'S THE ANSWER?
Business Manager .. Carmen Stanziola
Advertising Mgr Joseph Wersinger
Circulation Manager Edward Grega
ASSOCIATES:
Joseph Fisher, Bernard Dvorscak,
George Sipida, Donald Smith.
appreciate it if students would refrain from the fol-
Lists: using the steel chairs as springboards, lying on
1 r '• n< i propping feet up on the furniture, bouncing and
:o sing cigarette and coke machines, playing the record machine
so it can be heard at the Broad St. building and singing and har
omzing on old-time barroom melodies while classes are in ses
sion.
Personality Sketches
ALICE LANYON
Miss Lanyon has become an ex
ceedingly popular coed through her
charming manner and the scintillating
tone of her contralto voice.
Alice was born in Hazleton in 1928.
iShe attended Hazleton High (School,
and graduated with the class of 1946.
Her childhood ambition was to become
a nurse.
She entered Hazleton Undergradu
ate Center in the fall of 1946. Music
education is her major. There are
certainly no doubts ias to heir ability
in music. Alice, in addition to her 'mu
sical voice, play's the piano and flute.
She is a member of the Glee Club, and
has been a featured soloist at many
of the previous semester’s social e
vents.
Her favorite sport is swimming, and
her ambition is to travel.
MARVIN A. YEAGER
“Marv” is a handsome engineer
ing student who the engineers of
Broad Street have termed the “All
American Boy”. His friends are many
in number. “Marv” has a jovial and
magnetic manner which attracts peo
ple to him.
Born iin Hazleton in the year 1926,
he attended Hazleton High (School and
graduated with the class of 1944. His
childhood ambition wlas to become an
aviator.
He entered the Army Air Forces
in September, 1944. After serving at
many of our air (bases, he was dis
charged in November, 1946.
His childhood ambition had not
(changed. “Marv’s” preference for the
field of aviation wias given greater
'strength by his service in the air
force. As la result, he entered H.U.C.
in the spring of 1946 to major in (ae
ronautical engineering.
“Marv’s” hobbies are sports and
muslic. He plays a “hot” trumpet, and
is a member of the H.UjC. band.
Mathematics also holds a fascina
tion for him, and he plans to join the
newly-formed math club in the near
future.
When 'asked his opinion of an “I
DEAL DAY”, “Marv” replied, “The
program for an ideal day would con
sist of rising at 10 A.M., swimming
(all 'afternoon, and having a date in
the evening. Oh yes! Plenty of money
in my wallet, too.”
PEGGY M. DENION
One always can find Peggy—in the
library. For Peggy is one of our at
tractive assistant librarians. Blue
eyes, -brown hadr and an effervescent
-personality are same of her appealing
characteristics.
-Miss Denion Was bom in Freeland,
Pa, To teach mathematics was her
Childhood ambition. She attended
Freeland High School, and graduated
with the class of 1943.
Peggy entered the Center in Sep
tember, 1945. At present she is ma
joring in mathematics, and -plans to
make her childhood ambition come
true. Her present ambition is to gra
duate from college.
-Her idea of an IDEAL DAY is to
“Sleep until noon and upon arising
engulf myself in a lethargy. A trip
to New York wtould also be appeal
ing.”
MR. MICHAEL TIMKO
“Mike” is well known to the stu
dents of Hazleton Undergraduate
Center. His stalwart stature, blond
hair and blue eyes are his distin
guishing features.
He was born in Czechoslovakia,
and came to the United States in
1932. To acquire a higher education
was his childhood ambition.
After graduating from Nesqueho
ning High School with the class of
1942, “Mike” joined the Army Air
Force in November of that same year
and became a bombardier on a B-24
bomber.
His plane was attached to the fa
mous 376th Squadron of the 15th
COLLEGIAN
Air Force in Italy. He made twenty
two missions before the war came to
an end. Mike was discharged on No
vember 21, 1946.
He entered HUC during the spring
semester of 1946 where he is now
majoring in a pre-dental course.
Mike can’t think of any thrilling
moment in his life, but after making
twenty-two missions, your reporter is
wondering.
CLAIRE KATHERINE MURPHY
A friendship with this charming
coed is something to value very high
ly. Miss Murphy is a very refreshing
person with an optimistic attitude to
wards life. Her nonchalance is dis
posed of at the classroom door where
she adopts a serious attitude which
is genuine in every respect.
Claire was born in Hazleton in the
year of 1927. Her first ambition was
to become an author.
After graduating from Hazleton
High School with the class of 1946,
Miss Murphy attended the Undergra
duate Center in the fall of that same
year.
Claire is majoring in psychology,
and her ambition is to become very
proficient ip that profession.
When asked what her most thril
ling moment was, she replied, “I’m
looking forward to a thrilling mo
ment.” m ?
Miss Murphy has traveled to Chi
cago and Canada while on her vaca
tions. (She enjoys traveling, and ex
pects to journey to many parts of the
world in the future.
Claire’s hobbies include swimming,
ice skating, reading and listening to
war stories.
You Name It
We Have It
If up until now you haven’t spotted
your favorite magazine in the library,
then cheer up, for your Wishes are
soon to be catered to. ,Miss Margaret
Campbell, HUC’s librarian, has an
nounced that twenty-eight new ma
gazines will make their appearance
shortly in the library. Besides the po
pular magazines such as Esquire, At
lantic Monthly, and Mademoiselle,
there will also be magazines that will
be helpful to students of almost any
curriculum, for example, the Journal
of Applied Psychology, Musical Di
gest, Etude, Theatre Arts, Readers
'Digest (Span. Ed.), American Ger
man Review, and many others that
cover such subjects as political
science, speech, English and engineer
ing.
If you happen to shun magazines,
and instead prefer popular best sel
lers, the library again is pleased to
announce that your wishes will be
fulfilled in that line. The library has
such best sellers as: Singing Waters,
The Egg and I, Starling of the White
House, The Hucksters, Snake Pit,
Toil of the 'Brave, Dark Wood, and
In the Hands of the Serecos. There
are many others, but come to the li
brary and look over the numerous po
pular selections. In order to keep up
with the latest novels, the library has
joined the Book of the Month Club,
and also the Literary Guild.
For the super sleuths and Sher
locks, the library has a wide variety
of detective stories that are sure to
provide you with all the horrors you
seek.
All these books are purchased with
student government funds. They are
for your enjoyment and reading plea
sure and you are free to take advan
tage of it. Make it a point to visit
your library today.
Money does not buy love. Money
does not buy law, or a position in
society, or the respect of other men,
or their souls. Counterfeit money we
mean.
BY RAYMOND SAUL
Poet's Point of View
To Someone
You were the goddess of Beauty
Of each thing so sweet and fair,
I built an altar in my mind
And you were worshipped there.
Each man has a thing he would die
for
And the fate seemed to make you
mine,
My life I would have offered up
As incense at your shrine.
Your eyes said you never loved me
Your /ace showed the hurt that was
there
It would have been easy to fool me
But you were always square.
The way people stared when I
danced with you
The devil that plays in your eyes of
blue
The light that gleams on your soft
spun hair
The ruby lips set on face so fair.
And now I am left with my empty
dreams
And a worshipping painful soul,
Like a ship that lost its rudder
That can see, but will never reach
its goal.
Platter Chatter
....In three nights while stompin’
through the South, brother (Louis Jor
dan raked in an average of two thou
sand. It’s do-re-mi like this that is
causing many of the big Onk leaders
to disband and form small combos.
Since the overhead expenses are con
siderably lower, the members of a
small cambo get a better slice of the
loot.
....Fats Waller’s last waxing has been
released. It’s a 12 inch disk with
“Ain’t Misbehavin’” on the “A” side
and “Moippin’ and Boppin’ ” on the
other.
ALBUM O’ THE MONTH “New
Fifty-Second Street Jazz” by Dizzy
iGillespie with his Ork, and Ooleman
Hawkins’ 52nd Street All-Stars. Eight
really solid sides which you can’t go
wrong on.
....Jack Teagarden disbanded last
month and reorganized into a-“jump
in’ six piece outfit”. Several days later
Jack was stricken with pneumonia.
He’s doing nicely and should soon be
back on the bandstand.
....The King Cole Trio just released a
new Capitol disk with “That’s the Be
ginning of the End” backing up “But
She’s My Buddy’s Chick”.
....Les Brown is now vacationing out
in California with his wife and two
kids. During March we expect him to
reorganize with “less expensive men.’’
So—chances are that iyou’ll have a
rough time getting his old waxing
“Sentimental Journey.”
Harry James is again going to re
organize his band into a small combo.
He is at present vacationing with Mrs.
Betty Grable James at Santa Anita.
Wiody Herman is working on a new
movie—“ Concerto for Jonny.”—lgnor
Stravinsky, himself will play the “Eb
ony Concerto” in the picture.
Benny Goodman recently revealed
that he seriously is considering taking
his 'band to Russia for an extended
tour sometime this spring.
....Artie Dunn of the “Three Sons”
visited his old friend Freddy Houser
at GenettPs Tyrolean Room recently.
With the “Three Sons” Artie is really 1
terrific but for solo work on tht Ham
mond we’ll take Freddy Houser.
....Elliot Lawrence, who played in town
recently iset a record for ’46, having
played for more college proms than
any other band.
THE LOOK
Stephen kissed me iin the spring
Robin in the fall,
‘But Colin only looked at me
And never kissed at all.
II
Stephen’s kiss was lost in jest
Robins lost in play,
But the kiss in Colin’s eye
Haunts me night and day.
—'Sara Teasdale
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To be great is good, to be good is
greater.