From High School
The transition from high school to college is made with ease
y some students while others find it more difficult. The latter
:group views college as merely a continuation of high school.
'This is ( a grave misconception, particularly from the standpoint
of the students' reSponsibilities.
In high school the teacher is responsible for the amount of
work covered and absorbed by the student. In. college this re
sponsibility is shifted from the instructor to each individual stu
dent. In this situation the instructor acts as a guide and a coun
selor, giving encouragement and advice. He. performs the same
functions as a father teaching a child to walk. If he carries the
child, he is defeating his purpose, but by placing him on the
floor and lending a little support at first, then allowing the child
to go on by himself, the child learns to step and finally walk.
Thus the college instructor helps the student to think, to be
self-relient and to meet situations by himself.
Instructors are on hand •at specified times for consultation
with students—to assist in this process of developing confidence
and self-reliance. this consultation, however, is not compulsory,
but is available for the students who desire it.
The faculty of the Hazleton Undergraduate Center desires
to be of assistance 'at all times to develop the leaders and good
citizens of the future. They do not want many people who must
be pushed or pulled to do the necessary things. You must learn
to face life, to meet problems and:to stand on your own feet.
The School
Despite the fact that the staff members of "The Hazleton
Collegian", the Center's school newspaper, worked under diffi
cult conditions last year, the young men and women turned out
an excellent newspaper, No "Collegian" office space was avail
able last year, nor was there an adequate plan set up for news
deadlines and printers' deadlines. These obstacles were over
come by the spirit and enthusiasm and ability of the staff mem
bers who published a highly creditable paper.
The students who did much to add to the success of the pa
per were: George Tomsho, Francis Fatsie, Leon Baden, Edward
Wizda, Paul Cerolla, Gerald Hassel, Bernard Dvorschak, Dan
Wargo, Ray Phillips, Charles Maurer, Sigmund Knies, Guy
O'Hazza, Grace Mcßride and Marguerite Rondish.
Unfortunately, such key personnel as Tomsho and Wizda
will not be back this semester; but on the brighter side of the
ledger we find that most of 'the older, experienced staff members
will be back to carry on the work of the Collegian. It is hoped
that these people, together withi new blood from the freshman
class, will make this year's COLLEGIAN even better than last..
A new faculty advisor has been appointed to assist the COL
LEGIAN staff, and am editorial room has been secured for the
use of staff members. Good luck, COLLEGIAN.
HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
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Newspaper
OUR LIBRARY
By MISS MARGARET CAMPBELL
Library Undergoes
Face Lifting
Last ,year's students will no doubt
notice the changeS and improvements
in the library. It has undergone al
most a complete fa.ce-lifting.
New chairs, tables, shelves and a
large circulation desk add to the at
tractiveness of the reading room.
The most striking new feature of
the library is the mural painted by
Mr. Arthur Carpenter, art instructor
at the Center. The mural symbolically
portrays the struggles and sorrows in
the lives of the miners of the anthra
cite region.
The great increase in the number of
books last year created a problem in
the stacks. New shelves have been
added in the reading room, greatly
ailevating last year's crowded eon
diotions. Encyclopedias and other
general reference works are now in
the readin groom, as well as the art
and literature sections.
As usual, the library will be open
each day for study and browsing from
eight A. M. to five P. M. A. student
librarian will be on duty during these
hours.
Library Rules
The same system for checking
books from the library as was in ef
fect last year will be used this year.
Simply write your name on the card,
and have the student librarian at the
circulation desk stamp the date due
in the'back of the book. Books may be
'checked out for a period of one week,
except in the case of reserve books.
They are on hour reserve during the
day. They may be taken from the li
brary at three P. M. and must be re
turned by nine o'clock the following
morning.
A fine of two cents per day is
charged for each day a book is over
due. For books on reserve the fine is
five cents for each hour or fraction
thereof that the book is overdue.
New Library Books
Many new books have recently been
placed on the library shelves. You will
find most of the recent best selling
books of fiction, as well as more ref
erence materials. Students are urged
to browse among the books as often
as they wish. Books may be checked
out 'beginning Sept. 29.
A few of the popular 'fiction titles
are listed below.
Costain, The Moneyman
Wouk, Aurora Dawn
Roberts, Lydia Bailey
Shute, The Chequer Board
, Goertz, Give Us Our Dream
Scott, Story of Mrs. Murphy
Hobson, Gentlemen's Agreement
iShellbarger, The Prince of Foxes
Freedman, Mrs. Mike
Too late I stayed,—forgive the crime.
Unheeded flew the hours;
How noiseless falls the foot of time
That only treads on flowers.
—SPENCER
FACULTY
CHATTER
By NAOMI P. GOSS
The north winds doth blow—and we
shall have snow—Mr. Carpenter says
Hazleton compares with only two
other places in the world—Siberia and
Alaska—so get out your heavy over
coat and be prepared—HUC faculty
members tucked• away their vacations
and rolled up their sleeves on Sept.
17—fall activities opened up with a
bang-David B. Pugh, 'Supervisor of
the Undergraduate Centers spoke on
the background of the Junior college
movement and the history of the Ha
zleton Center at a faculty dinner held
in IGenettPs Hose Room.
By way of the HUC grapevine we
hear our faculty had a •busy as well
as a pleasant summer—Miss Dossen
bach 'attended the Middlebury school
of foreign languages Mr. Rudman
received his 'M.Ed. in physical educa
tion at Penn State—and Mr. Carpen
ter received •an M.Ed. in Art education
also at Penn State—Mesdames 'Camp
bell, Staffieri, Garbrick, and Messieurs
Goss, Coburn, Kostos, Kreeker, Lev
ine, Cohn, Mattern and Pavone taught
the six weeks summer sessions •course
at HUC—ending their grind with an
all day family outing at the Goss
home in Conyngham.
Congratulations are in order on the
arrival of Johnny Carr, Jr. on June
22nd Miss 'Scarnecchia has "gone
west" and is now teaching at Purdue
University—Mr. Cohn is studying law
at Harvard University—Your schedul
ing advisor, Mr. Kostos, spent his va
cation at Fishing Creek ask him
about the 22 inch Pike he captured
single handed Mrs. Hazelton prob
ably has the best fishing technique--
though she went overboard in search
of bass several times, as a matter of
fact—sooner or later you will meet
several new faculty among the ranks,
namely, the Misses Bonn, Erlemann,
Fauth, James, Leichty, Stinemeyer,
Thomas and Wood—Jbut please, stu
dents don't become so 'befuddled
with all this feminine pulchritude you
fail to notice Mr. Arthur Seibel—the
lone male to join our HUC staff this
fall—Mr. Seibel, who will teach Eng
lish Composition, is also the publicity
director for the Center--and advisor
for the Hazleton Collegian—Mr. and
Mrs. Seibel and daughter Dianna, al
ready purchased a new home on the
Heights—and it is reported they like
Hazleton immensely.
Dr. Mcllvaine has gone to the Uni
versity of Idaho Miss Davey was
married on June 8 to Mr. Donald Ellis
and they now reside in State College
where Don is teaching—Mr. Mattern,
our Assistant Administrative Head,
tells me his most inspiring summer
activity was Bogie golf—and someone
else just informed .me that this paper
is supposed to go to press in fifteen
minutes Registration begins Sept.
22—and classes begin Sept. 29—there!
I managed to get that in anyway be
for they snatch this from my hands.
A man used to vicissitudes is not
easily dejected. —JOHNSON.