HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
PUBLISHED 81-WEEKLY
BY THE STUDENTS OF THE HAZLETON UNDERGRADUATE CENTER
CO-EDITORS: BUSINESS MANAGER:
F. X. Fatsie G. M. Tomsho Carmen Stanziola
ASSOCIATE EDITORS:
Dan Wargo Edward Wizda ADVERTISING MANAGER:
SPORTS EDITORS: George Sipida
Leon Baden Ray Phillips
CIRCULATION MANAGER:
FEATURE EDITORS
Aaron Marsh Gerald Hassel Edward Grega
STAFF WRITERS:
ASSOCIATES:
Siegmund Knies, Jr., Guy O'Hazza,
Dominic Lockwood, Grace Mcßride, Donald Smith, Gladys Lorah,
Marguerite Rondish, Pat Kringe
In the early issues of this publication we asked community
support for a project which would improve housing facilities for
Hazleton Undergraduate Center. There has been much publicity
and a great deal of talk concerning the possible erection of a new
Undergraduate Center building here. The fact remains that pub
licity does not put seats in class rooms, and talk has never laid one
buck upon another in the erection of a new building.
This editorial does not purport to represent the sentiments of
the college administration; it does reflect a good deal of the
thought of querulous students who wonder why the retention of
a State Police Barracks here is considered more important than
community support for better quarters for the Undergraduate
Center.
We can see why a state police garrison is advantageous to the
community. But - the arguments of these who ignore the Center
and tremble at the thought of losing the state police are most
illogical. They mention that the State salaries paid to the police
are spent here and help to swell the general coffers of the com
munity; they close their eyes to the fact that the faculty of our
school receive salaries amounting to a total of $115,000 and most
of this is spent here, as well as approximately $200,000 that is
spent annually by HUC students. They fail to see that huge
amounts of school supplies and other operating costs of the col
lege, amounting to $200,000 annually, are spent here.
The State Police were ignored completely until circumstances
made the possibility of their leaving a reality. Does it necessarily
follow that to gain attention for the needs of the Center a threat
to leave is necessary. If sa, this editor favors the REMOVAL OF
THE COLLEGE FROM A COMMUNITY WHOSE INABILITY
TO SEE FURTHER THAN ITS NOSE HAS EARNED SUCH A
MOVE.
MAKE COMMENCEMENT A SUCCESS
THE COLLEGIAN stands solidly behind the coming com
mencement program. We feel that the establishment of traditions
to be passed on to those who will follow us in an honor that is ac
corded to few. Every college or junior college in the country has
a commencement program. Now is the time to initiate such a
movement here.
Here, fellow students, is the point of this editorial: We of the
student body must align ourselves behind our faculty to make the
ceremony a success. The eyes of the community will be upon the
Center and talk of improving our facilities may stop if the citizens
should see that we, who call this our school, lack interest enough
to back up its activities.
A big vote of thanks to Dr. Mcllvaine and Mr. Krecker for the
initiation of the Marriage Seminar in our extra-curricular pro
gram. This is a welcome addition to our college life and is one that
is indeed necessary.
Through the ages, marital relations were cloaked in the se
crecy of ignorance. Marriage is the most important job that a
man can take upon himself, yet, though he serves long apprentice
ship to learn a trade, he enters marriage somewhat ignorant. To
day the courageous stand of educators has changed all this, and
his change has now reached Hazleton
GIVE TO CONQUER CANCER
Cancer Kills
One Of Every Eight Americans
That One Might Be You, Or One Dear To You.
Give until it hurts! It can't inflict the hurt on you
that the dreadful cancer can.
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Action Now
Breaking The Ice
HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
Personality??? Sketches
Well, here we are! You have been heaping expletives upon us
as an anonymous group for many months. Now, we have decided
to shed our cloak of anonimity in order that we may give you the
privilege of heaping expletives upon us in name for the next two
months.
FRANCIS FATSIE—This smiling
Irishman, aside from being Co-Editor
cf the COLLEGIAN, is Vice Presi
dent of the Student Council and an
active member of the Thespian and
International Relations Club. Born in
Cleveland, Ohio, in 1923, Francis at
tended the Hazleton City Schools. His
service record includes 31 months in
the Pacific area with the U.S. Marine
Corps. Fatsie's ambition is to become
a journalist. His work on the COLLE-
Gian and the Hazleton Sunday Times
is paving the way for a successful
journalistic career.
GEORGE TOMSHO--Co-Editor of
the COLLEGIAN, George Tomsho,
was born on NOvember 21, 1922. He
is a graduate of the West Hazleton
High School, class of 1940, where he
was active in extra-curricular activi
ties. Although only a Freshman,
George has made himself well-known
by his many activities Thespian,
French, International Relations are
clubs that carry his name on their
rosters. George served with the ATC
for two years in India. He is a Pre-
Law student.
EDWARD WIZDA The silent
power behind the throne in Ed Wizda
who is as quiet as he is tall (over 6
foot). He was born in Middletown,
Jeddo, in 1924, and graduated from
the Hazle Township High School in
1942, at which time he wished to
study chemical engineering. After
three years in the Army his ambition
is to become a teacher of languages.
Associate Editor of the COLLE
GIAN, Vice President of the French
Club, and an active member of the
Dramatics and International Rela
tions Clubs keep Ed rather busy.
DAN WARGO With ambitions
along journalistic and educational
lines, and hobbies of dramatics and
nature study, Wargo, the other As
sociate Editor of the COLLEGIAN,
is a member of the International Re
lations Club, Thespians and German
Club. His main interest outside of
school is the Hazleton Little Theatre.
Dan was born on October 26, 1920,
and graduated from Hazleton High in
1937. He served with the U.S. Navy
Seabees in the Pacific area.
LEON BADEN Our Man-About
Town and Sports Editor, Lee Baden
was born December 20, 1921. He
graduated from Hazleton High School
in 1939 and in 1942 enlisted in the
U.S. Coast Guard. He served aboard
the cutter Storis and the gunboat
Ponchartrain as a signalman, 2/c.
He was discharged a year ago last
month and entered HUC in Septem
ber, 1946. Lee is majoring in journal
ism with an ambition to become a
newspaper columnist.
RAY PHILLIPS—Five foot seven,
weighing 137 lbs., brown hair and
brown eyes is a thumbnail description
of the new addition to our sports
staff, Ray Phillips, who transferred
to HUC this semester after six
months in the Penna. Military Col
lage. Of his 28 months in the Army,
13 were spent on Okinawa. Ray was
born in Wales, Great Britain on. Nov.
14, 1926 and graduated from Foster
Township High School of Freeland in
1944. His ambition is to be a newspa
per reporter or teacher.
GERALD HASSEL—Feature Edi
tor Hassel was born on , September 10,
1926 and attended the JHalleton city
schools where he was active in dra
matics, bands and chorus. He entered
HUC after two years in the Navy.
Jerry's ambition is in journalism, for
which he is preparing himself by his
work on the COLLEGIAN as well as
on the Hazleton Sunday Times. Has
sel is an active member of the Glee
Club and recently starred in "Statis-
tically Yours", a Dramatic Club pre
sentation.
SIE[GMUND KNIES From a
childhood ambition of owning a sheep
ranch in Montana, Sieg has risen to
a desire of becoming a missionary
teacher. His hobbies include short
story writing, painting and boating.
He served as an assistant cook and
baker in the U.S. Navy CS's. Knies
was born in Hazleton in Feb., 1926.
Sieg is very active in dramatics, art
club, and is club news reporter for the
paper.
F. GUY O'HAZZA—Beaver Mea
dows' "Duke" will celebrate his birth
day next week—April 22, and he will
be 22—believe it or not. He enjoys do
ing anything radical that is fun. His
idea of a perfect day: a fishing trip
'with lots of lunch, beverage and a
cute lil thing to serve the lunch. Guy
is looking for a girl with la car so he
won't have to hitch hike to the Mea
dows. His ambition is to be a travel
ing business man.
DOMENIC LOCKWOOD is that
ever smiling, curly-headed, happy lad
who definitely has taste for refined
sophisticated women. Dom was born
on June 9, 1926 and graduated from
the WHHS in 1944 where he partici
pated in many extra-curricular activi
ties. Prior to 25 months' service in
the U.S. Navy as an Operating Room
Technician, Lockwood attended the
Center in 1944. He is now President
of the French Club and is an active
member of the International Rela
tions Club.
BERNARD DVORSCHAK Our
engineering representative on the
staff whose present ambition is to
make a 100 in Calculus, was born in
McAdoo on Nov. 20, 1927 and gradu
ated from 'Hazleton High School in
1945. Bernie is a Navy V-5 student in
Mechanical Engineering. Dvorschak
writes the book reviews for the COL
LECaAN and likes baseball and bas
ketball.
EDWARD GREGA Our Circula
tion Manager was born on October 7,
1927 f and graduated from the Mining
and Mechanical Institute in 1945. His
hobby is collecting idioms, , quotations,
and ditties and his philosophy is "It's
not what or who you are, it's how
you live". Ed is enrolled in the elec
trical engineering curriculum.
GEORGE SIPIDA whose ambi
tion, is to become a Certified Public
Accountant served in the U.S. Army
before he entered college. He gradu
ated from Foster Township High
School in 1944 where he was very ac
tive in extra-curricular activities. He
was born on February 10, 1926. He
is Advertising Manager of the Colle
gian.
DONALD SMITH who entered
HUC last summer and who is study
ing Theology is one of our married
men and the father of a six-month
old daughter. Don was born on Mar.
16, 1921 and is a graduate of the
Berwick High School. Smith is an ac
tive member of the business staff,
glee club and German club.
AARON MARSH—Our Personali
ty (Sketch) kid. He iwas born in New
York City in 1924. He attended Tay
lor High School where he starred in
track. He moved to Collingdale where
he graduated in 1942. He served in
the submarine fleet of tl t, U.S.N.—
shipped aboard the U.S.S. Gabilan
and spent twenty-two months over
seas in the Pacific theatre. Aaron was
discharged on Thanksgiving Day,
1945. He entered HUC in February,
1946 and is majoring in clinical psy
chology.
GRACE McBRIDE—This pert lit
tle lass is one of the volunteer typists
of the Collegian staff. She spent ma
ny long cold hours in the staff room
deciphering hieroglyphics that our re
porters insist on handing in for copy.
She was born on the South Side—Mc-
Adco to be explicit. She graduated
from the Immaculate Heart Academy
at Fountain Springs, Pa. in 1946.
Grace's childhood ambition was to be
come a nurse; she is now studying to
be a medical technician.
MARGARET RONDlSH—another
typist of the staff. She and Grace are
responsible for much of the work you
read everytime the Collegian comes
out. Another South Side gal she
graduated from McAdoo High in '46.
Her childhood ambition was to be
come an aviatrix. (She's been up in
the air once). Now she's studying to
become a medical technician.
PLATTER
CHATTER
Many big name bands refused to
work at thel $5,000,000 Flamingo Ho
tel in Las Vegas. This hotel is receiv
ing quite a bit of criticism from the
papers because it was constructed
while 100,000 former Gl's were with
out homes. The hotel is said to be
nothing more than an ultra-exclusive,
wide-open gambling joint.
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Geechie Smith is heading for big
time after spending nearly three
years in the South Pacific as a GI. He
picked up a small combo and without
the aid of any high-powered press
agents is getting top booking.
Mel Torme, who your editor picked
several months ago as being pretty
hot, has just been signed for his first
plc, "Good News", with June Allyson.
Still turning out some terrific re
cords is Stan Kenton. Among some of
his more recent waxings which We ex
pect to go places are "Concerto To
End All Concertos" and "Across The
Alley From The Alamo".
ISM=II
The authorities in Hollywood who
seem to have a desire to tag a dope
charge on a big name band have ar
rested Anita O'Day. They claim that
they found some "weeds" in one of
her dresser drawers.
Even Boyd Raeburn was surprised
by his recent success at the Kovakas
Club in Washington. He came to the
city skeptical of his chances of suc
cess but really packed them in for five
days.
Perry Como may leave his air show
in June. At that time he's expected to
make for the coast and a picture.
For a really solid jam session tune
in to "This Is Jazz" every Saturday
afternoon at 2:30. This program fea
tures such notables as Babe Dodds--
Drums; Joe ;Sullivan—.Piano; Muggsy
Spanier Cornet; George Brunies
'Trombone; Al Nicholas—Clarinet.
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W. C. Handy, the aged composer of
"The Saint Louis Blues" is at work
on his first complete blues symphony.
Mr. Handy hasn't announced it to the
press as yet, but the title is to be
"Blue Destiny".
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Skitch Henderson, who's been play
ing piano for the Bing Crosby show,
Is out to build his own band. Bing is
due in New York about the same time
as Skitch so you might expect a tie
up between the two.
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Harry James has launched his new
band featuring such notables as Bud
dy DeVito and Pat Flaherty. He's
still lacking a trumpet, a drummer
and a string section, but it is sche
duled to hit the road about the middle
of April.
June Christy, vocalist with Stan
Kenton, will soon quit the band to
take a stand under the solo spotlight.
She married Bob Cooper, Kenton's
tenor saxist, a little over a month ago.
Girls who give advice to others
Go to proms with their own brothers