By The
Students
Vol. XL - 2 - No. 7
PRESIDENT RESIGNS FRO
Three Vacancies
Demand Election'
Ex-preSident Bob Rinkus, who
stated in September wheh he had
been nominated on the Engineering
ballot, "I don't want to be presid
ent," has resigned from the Council.
A married veteran holding a part
time job outside of school, Bob knew
he was neglecting his studies and in
all fairness to the student body
thought he should resign from the
top post.
Councilman Michael Zabitchuk
also handed in his resignation at the
special meeting February 14.
John Parvensky's transfer to Rider
College left the Council with a third
vacancy. At present the Council is
functioning on an "emergency" basis
with five representatives of the stu
dents. So far no clause has been
found in the Constitution which
might give the Council this power.
Election Required
Article IV, Sec. 6. of the Constitu
tion of the Student Government As
sociation states: Any vacancy occur
ing in the College CoUncil, Activities
Board or the Student-Faculty Board,
shall be filled at a special election
within two (2) weeks after Such va
cancy occurs.
-Monday, February 28, marks two
weeks that the three members aban
doned their positions.
Activities Board News
At a meeting February 14 Paul
Plzen), former vice-president,. re
placed Robert Kostic as president of
the board. Kenneth Minchin was
elected vice-president.
The Activities Board is responsible
for the initiation and admission of all
college social affairs. Much of the
work done behind the scenes is ar
ranged by this group. Their latest
projeet was the "Welcome Pottsville
Jamboree" . which was held at the
YMCA after the game on 'Wednes
day, February 23.
RITA FRASK LEAVES
Rita Frask, who has been a mem
ber of the office staff •the past three
years, left the Center to take, a new
position.' Students who often went to
Rita for favors soon became aware
of 'her absence., Best of luck to Miss
Betty Speck, who .has filled the va
cancy.
VETERANS NOTE!
Walter Hagelgans Post of . the
VFW is going to hold an important
meeting Friday night at the West
Hazleton High Gym at eight p.m. All
veterans are urged to attend as
.the
meeting will be of vital importance
to them.
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, SUMMER SCHOOL
Summer school will begin June 27
at Highacres.
GUNPOWDER: A black substance
used in marking the boundary lines be
tween Nations.
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HAZLETON CENTER, HAZLETON, PA
Women Special
Guests Of AAUW
The regular February meeting of
the American Association of Univer
sity Women was held in the Catholic
Charities building on February 17th
at 7:30.
This meeting was set up to be
Penn State night. The program was
in charge of Miss Campbell and Miss
Staffieri who were the co-captains.
Invitations were mailed to all Center
girls to attend this meeting which
was to acquaint the girls with this
organization in Hazleton and to in
form them how they can benefit
from the A.A.U.W.
Several members of this organiza
tion spoke to the girls. on scholar
ships, loan funds and membership. A
few remarks were rendered by :Miss
Campbell. After greetings from the
girls from the Center were extended
by June Reinmiller, Millie Maczkov
gave a brief history on the Center
and its plans for the future. Enter
tainment was provided by Anne MC-
Hugh, a former Center student now
attending Misericordia, who played
the violin solos, Scheel' Rosmarin,
and "Andante" from the Mendels
shon Concerto. She was accompanied
by Jack Schaffer.
The audience had the. unexpected
pleasure of hearing Lillian Russell
sing when Bob Sacco introduced
Burt Minkin as Miss Russell. Bob
then introduced five gorgeous "glam
our girls" who came from Center.
They were Neil Llewellyn, . Burt
Minkin, Chad McCracken, Leroy
Gavernick and Lee Palmer.
Naval Officer
Explains Career
A Naval Procurement Officer from
the Philadelphia Naval Base was at
the Hazleton Center on February 17
to inform all men interested in a na
val aviation career, the requirements
of enlistment, and the type of
training they would receive.
A. man has to be between the ages
of 18 and 25 and be able to pass the.
Mental and physical requirements.
It is a new training program from
start to finish in both methods and
equipment and it is the result of a
great deal of research and lessons
learned in training fliers during
World War 11. The training includes
the principles of flight theory, navig
ation, aerology and aviation commu
nication as well as basic military, and
athletic programs.
The new student pilot receives his
first phase of fllight instruction hi the
new safety devices. After twelve
months at Pensacola, 'Florida, he
transfers to Corpus Christi, Texas,
for four months of advanced training
in operational type aircraft.
The successful trainee is commis
sioned in. the United States Navy or
the Navdl Reserve.
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Collect'
23 ANNOUNCED
ON DEAN'S LIST
Four students who have 'attained a
3 average for the fall semester,
1948-49, are Jean Lovrinic, Charles
Miller, June Reinmiller and Bernard
Yurick.
Those students who have also
achieved the necessary 2.5
_average
for the Dean's list are: Conrad Balii
et,
Lorenzoni, David McNelis,
Nancy Baran, George Lenyo, Joella
McCarty, Robert Davis, Lawrence
Drabick,' Edward Sword, Anita
Goldberg, Robert Makofski, john
McNally, Milton Underwood, John
Baker, Albert Rosen, Joseph Chas
kowski, John Keplinger, ArtlnE•
Snyder and Joan Eidleman.
Students whose averages fall be
tween 2.5 and 2.00 are: Paul Coraz
. za, Walter Stone, Robert Bush,
Nancy Byorick, JOhn Flyzik, Sheldon
Vilenslcy, James Prete, Rita Mikula,
Robert McHale, George Scheers,
George Sarkis, Joseph Adams, John
Hall, Anthony Stanziola, Thomas
Watkins, Joseph Olivia.
Myron Schmutzer, Kenneth Vay
da, William Klinesmith, John Moo
ney, John Parvensky, Stanley Pasda,
Robert Thomas, Wilson Barto n
Thomas Yurchak, Marilyn George,
John Wersinger, Lewis Gugliemelli,
Ray Kowalski, James Booros, An
drew Sabonis, Arthur Sachs, Jerome
Epstein, John Ravina, H. Rymsza,
Quinton Schaffer, David Snell, Alan
Wenner, Leonard Williams.
CONVOCATION
EXERCISE
The Convocation exercises of the
Penn State Center will take place
June 1, 1949 at 8 a.m. at the Pres
byterian church, Church and Broad
streets.
All sophomores are required . to at
tend. Freshmen are urged to attend,
as athletic, scholastic and extra-cur
ricular awards will be presented. The
committee has already taken action
by mail to bring a speaker here. Last
year's speaker was Dr. P. Harriman
of Bucknell University. The speaker,
Who will be announced as soon as he
has been selected, will highlight:the
exercises. Each student will be
alloted a' certain number cf tickets
fpr parents and friends whd wish to
attend the ceremonies.
March 4 is the next Club X meet
ing. Besides the regular sessions of
dancing there will be a "Virginia.
Reel" as an added attraction,
Club X will be sponsoring a semi
formal dance in the near future.
The club has access to a new juke
box in the auditorium. Both the au
ditorium and gym have a jukebox
now. There is also a new pool table.
CLUB X
For The
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Februar? ; 2s, 1949
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DEAN OF WOMEN
Miss Margaret Wood has been se
lected to serve as Dean of women for
the spring semester.
CUT SYSTEM
At a faculty meeting on Monday
night Mr. Goss requested discussion
and action on the problem of studelt
attendance in class.
The future policy concerning class
attendance is set forth in the follow
ing rules authorized by Mr. Goss.
These rules supplement those found
in the "Regulations for Undergradu
ate Students" manual.
Class Attendance
1. A student is allowed one cut
per credit per semester with the stip
ulation that no cuts are allowed in
laboratory periods. (A cut is defined
as an ablence, excused or not.)
Absence
2. A student who has overcut '
cause of illness must obtain writ' en
permission from the nurse in order to
reenter class.
3. In case the• excuse for the
overcut is for any reason other than
illness the student• must obtain writ
ten permission to reenter class from
Mr. Kostos.
Make=up Work
4. A zero will be given to a stu
dent who cuts a bluebook without ex
cuse.
5. Excused absence from a blue
book and the making up of any class
work for excused absence is left to
the discretion of the instructor. It is
noted, however, that a student is re
sponsible for any work covered in the
class whether the absence is excused
or not.
In accordance with these steps the
faculty were also reminded of several
other rules. In the future no grades
are to be given to the students 'by
instructors since the student receives
them in the snail within two days.
Quarterly grades are to be handled
through students' advisers.
It has also been necessary to re
mind students that they are required
to take bluebooks in ink and are to
hand in written work done „in ink on
standard 8 1 / 2 xl.l paper.