William Penn Life, 1981 (16. évfolyam, 1-3. szám)

1981-07-01 / 3. szám

(Or that’s what the editor told me when 1 took the job!)

Step 12: Acquiring knowledge: This is the period when I discovered the world of books. As an English major, I pored over my assignments and grew to appreciate the sense of history which great literature conveys.

Step 13: (Figures I’d end with this number!): Learning to appreciate my position: A lesson learned almost too late, I realize now as a senior just how lucky I’ve been to spend four years at college. It is a unique world void of pressures, and it offers great opportunities for personal growth. I’ve met many new people and made great friends, and experienced great positive changes in my life.

I’m not entirely sad to graduate; there are new horizons to conquer. I’d like to pursue a writing career, and I’m excited to move to a new city, buy a car, furnish an apartment, and learn to live on my own.

But I can honestly say that college was worth all the time and money invested. Thanks to the people of William Penn whose scholarships made my experience possible. It’s been a great four years!

Martha Phan

My name is James J. Kolbas, a member of Branch 130, East Chicago, Indiana.

I am presently a junior at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, majoring in accounting at Western’s College of Business. I am a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity in which I have held offices of pledge trainer, rush chairman, and treasurer. I have received the William Penn Scholarship for the past two years.

During the past summer I attended the Pi Kappa Alpha National Fraternity Convention in New Orleans, and worked for the City of East Chicago. This summer I will be looking for an internship in accounting with a public or private firm.

After graduation in April of 1982, I hope to find a job in the Chicago land area.

This is my senior year in Building Construction and Contracting at Purdue University. I am starting to interview with a number of companies in order to find a job upon graduation.

My goal is to work for a progressive construction firm and to contribute to

their success. I would like to work in the areas of project development, control, and management.

On August 8, 1981, I will marry my fiancee who is completing nurses training.

Through my four years at Purdue I have been involved with the Building Construction Club, the Purdue Chapter of the National Association of Home Builders, and the Purdue Parachute Club.

I would again like to thank the William Penn Association for their generous educational scholarships.

Sincerely,

Gerald G. Yascil

My name is Kurt Saunders, a sophomore attending Carnegie-Mellon University, majoring in political science and economics. I was named to the Dean’s Honor List for the fall semester of 1980 and plan to go on to law school after graduation from Carnegie-Mellon.

Carnegie-Mellon University is a privately-supported institution with a student body numbering approximately 5,400 and a 10-to-l studentfaculty ratio. From its inception in 1900, the University has based its system of education on the “Carnegie Plan” which incorporates the analytic approach to problem solving. In 1967, the Carnegie Institute of Technology, established by Andrew Carnegie, and the Mellon Institute of Science, founded by Andrew Mellon, merged to form Carnegie-Mellon University.

RICHARD ALLAN GRONSKY

I am a sophomore at Ohio Northern University, a private Methodist school in Ada, Ohio, where I am majoring in Psychology and English/Journalism under a Pre-Law curriculum. I have participated in several extracurricular

activities at ONU such as the marching band and pep band. I am currently a member of the symphonic band, a reporter/photographer for my school newspaper, the Northern Review, and a staff photographer for the Public Information Department of Ohio Northern. I am involved with 3 fraternities on campus which include: Phi Eta Sigma, a national male freshman scholastic honorary fraternity; Sigma Theta Epsilon, a national Christian service fraternity; and Kappa Kappa Psi, a national honorary band fraternity. I have made the Dean’s List each quarter of my enrollment here and am living in a men’s honor dormatory on campus. I hope to acquire a job as a Resident Assistant in my dorm next year also. After my undergraduate studies are completed, I plan to attend law school.

Sincerely yours,

Richard Allan Gronsky

My name is Jospeh Demeter. I have just completed my sophomore year at the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, majoring in Pre-Medicine. As a winner of the William Penn Scholarship, I would like to share with you some of my activities and interests.

College has been an eye-opening experience for me, and I have learned the meaning of hard work. My courses thus far have been a mixture of the basic sciences, as well as social sciences and humanities. Academically, I am in a program that allows some freedom of choice in my courses, so I am trying to get a broader education rather than taking a more science-oriented program. Also, I am in the University Honors Program. This program began when I was a freshman, so I will be a member of the first graduating Honors Class (27 members). The program consists of five specially designed courses exclusively for Honors students, and a one year thesis to be completed by graduation. So far, the program has been very interesting and I am looking forward to the rest of it. I am also fortunate enough to have been on the Dean’s List every semester thus far in my college career, and hope to continue the same status in the future.

In addition to my academic life, I am involved in several extracurricular activities. Last year I was the organist for a church choir made up of students, and will continue to do this next year. I have been in the U.D. Jazz Ensemble both freshman and sophomore years, and joined the marching band and concert band my sophomore year. If you

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