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Vol. X. No. 7
XMAS SEMI-FORMA
HOTEL ALTAMONT;
Pottsville Reception
Is Huge Success
The Pottsville reception was held
last night at the social rooms of the
Y.M.C.A. The affair was held in
honor of the Pottsville rooters who
followed the team. The attendance,
which was made up of the students
of the Pottsville Undergraduate Cen
ter and th . e students and faculty of
the HUC, was large. Refreshments
were served, and dancing was en
joyed.
The committee of students who
were responsible for the success of
the affair are as follows:
Decorations: C. Maurer, R. Saul,
F. Fatsie and C. Edwards.
Refreshments: C. Sipple, Z. Mo
raski, T. Zogby, I. Smith and M.
Deitch.
Center Club At
Penn State Campus
By GEORGE DEMSHOCK
Here at HUC we are unaware
of the large number of extra-curricu
lar activities which take form at the
Penn State Campus. Among all,
though, one is most noteworthy as it
applies directly to the Center stu
dents. This outstanding organization,
known as the "Center Club", gets
the "green" center students to break
the ice at the campus by holding
dances and other social affairs in
order to familiarize him with the go
ings-on and to acquaint him with
some of the other class members.
If the student goes to the campus
from any Junior College other than
one of the four Undergraduate Cen
ters located in Hazleton, Altoona,
Pottsville, and Dubois, he is not eligi
ble to become a member of this club.
So you, as individuals, when upon
completion of your semesters here,
plunge into advance study at the
Campus, it is well to realize with a
note of thanks that this organization
will help you get into the swing of
campus life.
TO ALL STUDENTS
Faculty members urge that all
students take advantage of the
advisor-advise plan used at the
Undergraduate Center. Many of
the teachers fear that students do
not take as much interest in their
grades as they should, pointing out
that students have been extremely
slow in checking with their advis
ors about grades and course of
study for the following semester.
HAZLETON UNDERGRADUATE CENTER, HAZLETON, PA
Two Buildings
Better Than None
Not to contradict the words of
such an eminent person as Abe Lin
coln, but we think that HUC for be
ing a house divided, is standing quite
well. The older part, Broad Street
building and our Old Main, you
might say, was discovered by most of
us when we registered in September.
Now many of us, particularly engin
eering students, attend several clas
ses there. The old building, formerly
a Hazleton school house and later the
Center's second location in Hazleton,
is not much to look at now but its
creaking steps could tell us much
about the Center's past activities and
progress. Be it ever so humble,
Broad Street with its bubbling test
tubes, microscopes, T-squares, and
what have you, has much more to
offer students than some elaborate
marble edifice dedicated to educa
tion.
TEMPTATION TOO GREAT
FOR THIEVES IN THE NIGHT
Miss Margaret Campbell, School
Librarian, informed this office last
week that several books have been
missing from the shelves of the Li
brary for sometime. This situation
will not be allowed to continue, ac
cording to Miss Campbell, and meas
ures will be taken to recover the lost
books. Ironically enough, one is en
titled "Temptation in the Night".
McMullen Plans Literary Club
Mr. McMullen is planning a Li
terary Club at the Hazleton Under
graduate Center. The primary
activity of the Literary Club will be
to collect original student prose and
poetry for the publication in a ma
gazine. For further details please
consult Mr. McMullen or the next
edition of the COLLEGIAN.
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L TONIGHT AT 9:00;
ART WENDEL'S BAND
To Participate In
Anniversary Mass
The choir of St. John's Greek
Catholic Church will sing at the sol
emn high Mass, 10:30 A. M., on Dec.
21. The special occasion is to cele
brate with Father Nicholas Martyak,
his fortieth anniversary as pastor of
that churcli.
Included in this A Capella Choir
will be Mary Claypotch, Rita Mikula,
Steve Shutovich and Bob Dobra. All
are members and take an active part
in HUC Glee Club.
"Engineer" On Sale
In Our Library
A new policy on sale of "THE
PENN STATE ENGINEER" is in
effect here. The publication was for
merly sold in the drawing classes, but
will now be available for all purchas
ers who desire it at the school li
brary. The exact day on which the
magazine will be sold will be noted
on the board. Mr. Pavone, instructor
in Engineering, will distribute the
ENGINEER to his drawing classes
as he has done in the past.
MR. BROADLEY, former instruc
tor of Composition at HUC last year
has received an appointment at the
University of Maryland.
MISS SCARNECCHIA, former
instructor of speech at HUC last
year, and moderator of the Penn
State forums on the air, has received
an appointment at Purdue Univer
sity.
The Collegian wishes to ex
press the sympathy of the
student body to Mr. and Mrs.
Earl H. May upon the death
of their son Richard, a former
student of HUC.
December 48, 1947
Joe "Santa" Fisher At
Reins Of Semester's
First Semi-Formal
The Hotel Altamont's ballroom to
night will produce a scene worthy of
any ° great ballroom in New York City
or Washington, D. C. when the annu
al Christmas semi -formal, sponsored
by the International Relations Club,
gets under way tonight, Dec. 18.
This will be the first semi-formal af
fair of the school year at HUC and
its sponsors, endeavoring to make it
a fondly remembered evening, are
leaving nothing unturned in their
efforts to make it a truly great occa-
With the Harvest Moon Ball a de
cided success last month, President
Fisher of the International Relations
Club, and the committee appointed
by him are striving to make tonight's
affair an even bigger success and all
indications point to their being on
the right track.
As an indication of their efforts,
they have not only been able to se
cure the Altamont's ballroom, but
also the services of Art Wendel and
his orchestra. These two factors in
themselves should assure the success
of any social event, but in addition,
President Fisher has disclosed that
extensive decorations have been
planned by a committee headed by
Hugh Close and Jean Uzmann,
The Christmas season should get a
rousing welcome from the students
of HUC. All that is needed now to
make the dance a complete success is
the presence of the students them
selves and their guests.
Once again it is emphasized that
while there will be no charge to stu
dents for the dance, matriculation
cards will be absolutely necessary
for admittance.
HUC Students Sing
In "The Messiah"
On Sunday, December 28, at 7:38
P. M., the Senior Choir and guest
members of Emmanuels Reformed
Church will present George Handel's
oratorio, "The Messiah".
Among the choir of 35 voices are
Jane Kenvin, Dick Evans and Leroy
Hinkle, students of HUC. All three
are doing active work in the HUC
Glee Club. Also included in this
choral group are Doris Goldsworthy,
Albert Keller and David Keller, who
have at one time studied at HUC
and are now matriculating at the
Penn State Campus. Miss Goldswor
thy was a member of the HUC Glee
Club and the latter were members of
the HUC Band.