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L. 5
Vol. X No. 5
SEASON'S INITIAL DANCE TONIGHT
Undergraduate Center's
Student Councils
Conference Underway
With a gala banquet set as the
climax the conference of Undergrad
uate Centers Student Councils got
under way this afternoon with dele
gates from Pottsville, Dußois and
Altoona. On hand to greet the visit
ing council groups were Miss Jane
Kenvin and Miss Irene Smith, mem
bers of our own Student Council.
Following the routine registration
procedure, the group was taken to
the Hazleton Y. M. C. A., where they
were welcomed to the conference by
Frank Lucia, president of the Stu
dent Council here at H. U. C., who is
presiding over the general confer
ence.
The conference officially opened at
3 P. M., with a general discussion of
the various topics for consideration.
The conference then split into
four groups or committees whose du
ties are to discuss the topics for
which the conference was called. The
committee for discussion on the
council's constitution will be in
charge of a member of the Pottsville
delegation, while the committee on
Student Activities will be headed by
a Dußois student. An Altoona dele
gate will lead the committee on So
cial activities. James Monroe from
H. U. C. will be chairman of the
committee on Athletics.
The purpose •of these 'committees is
to discuss the problems of the various
programs and present resolutions to
the General Session tomorrow after
noon.
The climax of the conference will
come tomorrow night when a ban
quet to end all banquets will be held
at Genetti's Ballroom. A speaker of
high calibre, in the person of Mr.
Thomas Hinkle, Supt. of Hazleton
City Schools, has been secured for
this banquet. Musical entertainment
is also in the offing with students
of the music department featured.
Grades Available
After Vacation
Mr. Kostos announced to COLLE
GIAN that student grades for the
eight week period which will end
shortly, will be available to students
through the offices of their advisors
immediately following the Thanks
giving vacation.
Mr. Kostos further advised that
students take advantage of the serv
ices of their advisors. He stated that
many students, either through neg
ligence or failure to understand the
necessity of conferences with ad,ri
sors have failed to contact those
faculty members.
HAZLETON UNDERGRADUATE CENTER, HAZLETON, PA
Scene In Main Hall
_ pr. ~,grapy. . 01 COLLEGIAN
caught a view of the students in the hall of the Walnut Street
building as they were passing between classes. An outstand
ing feature of the hall is the bulletin board, which presents
an array of local and varied information.
Faculty Plans
Dinner Party
Chairmen Syd Rudman and Arthur
Seibel, have announced that plans
for the faculty dinner party to be
held Tuesday, November 25th, at
Gabe Kennedy's are in the formative
stages. Dress will be informal and all
faculty members and wives are in
vited to attend.
It was further announced that en
tertainment will be provided and that
dancing will follow the dinner.
R.0.T.0 Program Here
Amos A. Goss, administrative head
of the Hazleton Undergraduate Cen
ter, announced yesterday a Reserve
Officers Training Program will be in
augurated at the Center immediately.
He further announced that there
will be a meeting of all male mem
bers of the freshman class on Mon.
morning at 11 o'clock in the Green
St. auditorium for the purpose of
hearing the details of the program
explained by the Army personnel
who will outline the program.
The addition of the R. 0. T. C.
program to the courses already
offered here is a further indication
that great strides are being made in
the Center's progress.
treet BY
Omega Chi Tau
Elects Officers
At a meeting of the Omega Chi
Tau, girls sorority, officers were
elected and tentative plans made for
a faculty reception to be held by the
sorority.
The following officers were elected
for the 1947-48 school year:
President: Gladys Lorah.
Vice President: Nancy Rowland.
Secretary: Marguerite Rondish.
Treasurer: Patricia Kringe.
Delegate to Activities Board: Mar
garet Schweitzer.
RICHARD BARAGER, outstand
ing in the Glee Club during his four
semester stay here at the HUC, has
been accepted into the Men's Glee
Club and College Choir at the Penn
State Campus.
The activities board has asked
that caution be employed by
those smoking at tonight's
dance. The decorations are of
the type that may be consider
ed inflammable, therefore
carefulness is urged.
November 14, 1947
BALL SET TO ROLL
AT ST. JOHN'S-8:30
Activities Board Chairman, Joseph
Fisher announced t"day that plan
ning committees have completed ar
rangements for the Harvest Moon
Ball, HUC's first fall-semester dance.
Coordinating the Ball with the Inter-
College-Council Convention and the
Hazleton-Pottsville football game,
the planning committee selected St.
John's Hall on North Wyoming
street to house the dance. Farmer
dress and informal garb are in order
—dress as you would for a day at the
farm.
Realizing tonight's affair offers an
excellent opportunity to test the so
cial pulse of tne present student
body, the Activities Board- will have
several critical observers take meas
urements of the reaction to and re
ception of the Harvest Moon Ball.
Upon analysis of these findings plans
for the future social functions will be
made.
Those who worked energetically to
make tonight's Ball a success are:
Frank Lucia Dance Band; Paul
Wensko—Hall; Irene Smith—Decor
ations; John Polivka and Jerry Has
sel--Refreshments; Walter Stineman,
Clarence Sipple and Pat Kringe
Tickets; Frank Lucia, Jerry Hassel
and John Riley—Publicity.
Junior College
Officials Hold
Harrisburg Meeting
Officials of ten Pennsylvania junior
colleges met at Harrisburg on Sat.
to discuss the coming basketball sea
son.
The following schools were repre
sented: Keystone Junior College,
Pottsville Junior College, Hershey
Junior College, York Junior College,
Swarthmore Junior College, Miint
Alto Junior College, Dubois Junior
College, Altoona Junior College,
Johnstown Junior •College, and the
Hazleton Undergraduate Center.
It was decided that all teams must
schedule at least eight games with
member teams of the P.J.C.A.A.
(Pennsylvania Junior College Athlet
ic Association.)
All games played with P.J.C.A.A.
members are to be averaged for de
termination of league standing at the
close of the season. The top four
clubs will participate in the tourna
ment for state championship honors.
If the local quintet is among the
four top-ranking teams, Hazleton
will be given preference in being host
to the tourney. If not, the following
will be given preference in the fol
lowing order: Altoona, Dubois, and
York.
Mr. Mattern and Coach Rudman
represented HUC at the session.