William Penn Life, 1976 (11. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

1976-10-01 / 4. szám

“What The Bicentennial Means To Me”

Paul Bairtha — Wayne State University William Penn Association Branch 18, Detroit, Michigan

NOTICE

To all William Penn Association members who are receiving scholarship grants and who will again qualify for continuation grants for succeeding academic years MUST notify the Secretary of the William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Foundation, Inc., 429 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219 by MAY 31, 1977, that they wish to be considered for continuation scholarship grant. This ruling was promulgated by the Executive Committee of the Scholarship Foundation in order to fully ascertain how many grants can be made for the 1977-78 academic year.

If your letter of request reaches this office afler May 31, 1977 you will not be considered. We would strongly urge each scholarship grant recipient to send letter midway through your second semester.

For the Executive Committee Albert J. Stelkovics, Secretary

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KIDS AND ICE HOCKEY

Each year at this time, thousands of kids throughout Pennsylvania don their ice skates and grab their sticks to participate in the popular, ever-growing sport of ice hockey.

Because of the wide-spread publicity recently brought to hockey, more and more youngsters are taking to the ice in hopes of being able to skate like “Bobby” or play goalie like “Bernie”.

Ice hockey is one of the toughest sports for a youngster because it requires a lot of physical activity over a long period of time. This combination demands good physical fitness and training as well as an extra amount of caution.

If you have a youngster who has joined an ice hockey team this year, here are some ways you can help protect him from potential hazards of the game:

1) Insist that he wear protective gear including helmet, mouth protector, and body pads at practice and during games.

2) Be sure skates fit properly. Illfitting skates can harm growing feet.

3) If your son is responsible for his own uniform, make sure it is

Defining the word bicentennial, not from a dictionary but from my heart, I, Paul Bartha, am glad to be an American. 1 am grateful for all this country can do for us and for other countries. America has evolved a system whereby almost anyone who is born into one level of existence can move up to a higher level, if he or she has the determination to do so.

This opportunity for upward mobility, as the sociologists term it, is a most precious right, because it prevents the disadvantaged individual from feeling locked into an ugly situation from which no escape is possible. It prevents the disadvantaged from believing that revolution is the only way out. It provides an orderly procedure by which everyone has a fighting chance to win an education, to land a good job, in order to make a contribution to society.

To me in this Bicentennial year, we should take ever more pride in our country and count our blessings that we are Americans. I’m blessed with freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to move about whenever and wherever I wish. It means I’m blessed with public schools, the freedom to worship or not to worship, to assemble with, marry, or associate with whomever I wish.

I like America because the movement upward that 1 was encouraged to make is open to all. I take pride in celebrating our two hundredth birthday because (he sort of changes I have experienced and have been fought for remain possible in every aspect of our national life. I am hopeful about our future because 1 have seen the tremendous energy we can focus on a problem when the prospects look the bleakest.

We have CARE packages, we have eradicated smallpox, the World Book Emergency Food Relief for Bangladesh, and not to mention walking on the moon. We can justly be proud of all of this.

In (his Bicentennial year we should all make a commitment: a commitment to excellence, to broad-mindedness, and open-mindedness. But, most important in

laundered frequently to decrease the chance of infection or disease.

4) Keep a close watch on your child’s physical health. Fatigue, changes in weight or appetite or other signs of abnormal health demand the attention of a physician.

Above all, remember that the game of ice hockey should always be fun, and that the comradship of a team sport is as important as winning.

1976, a commitment to enlightened leadership, because for all the world’s critisism we have much to offer. Also inasmuch as “leadership” implies constructive change, let us, as Americans in this Bicentennial year, take the lead in changing our world for the benefit of all mankind for America is a nation of incessant change, and I have always believed that such conditions are good for people of energy and imagination.

In conclusion, contrary to most beliefs, the great day was actually July 2. Just the day before, a straw vote had shown that nine of the colonies were ready to vote for independence. But Congress wanted broader consent before taking such an important step.

Congressional delegates assembled; whispered conversation showed that a vote on Virginian Richard Henry Lee’s resolution was read for a final vote. Delaware’s third delegate broke his state’s deadlock. The final vote was twelve “ayes”.

This was the momentous step. For the Continental Congress, it was a mere formality when, on July 4, Jefferson introduced the document which formally proclaimed independence.

My reaction to the preceding is, “Three cheers for our forefathers who gave us this nation.”

Scholarship

Awards

Scholarship Grants were awarded to these William Penn members. The William Penn Association is pleased to publish their pictures identifying the college or university which they are attending. We wish each one of the Scholarship Grant recipients success in their endeavor to obtain a higher education.

In addition to this, 35 students were awarded continuation grants for having successfully completed academic work in the previous year.

The William Penn Fraternal Association Scholarship Fund will grant more scholarships as its assets increase. On behalf of the recipients, we wish to express our most sincere gratitude to each and everyone who has contributed to this fund. The William Penn Association has provided means for each member to make a donation to the Scholarship Fund when premiums are sent in. Any contribution, no matter how small, is gratefully accepted.

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