Textbook choice *up to instructor By JIM MCCANNEY Collegian Staff Writer The selection of a textbook for use in a course, in most gases, is the responsibility of the course instructor and rarely is subject to official approval, said Robert E. Dunham, vice president for Undergraduate Studies. A random survey of five University departments revealed that only one of the #five requires, departmental approval of the instructor's textbook choice in all courses. Another one out of five departments, however, requires official textbook approval for all Undergraduate courses above the 400 level. Tn courses which have more than one section, the book is selected by members ,of the department, according to the Faculty Handbook. The handbook also states, is StUdent aid available for Summer Term Several student aid sources will •be available to students Summer Term, although University Director of Financial Aid John F. Brugel said the amounts are still "uncertain at this point," "To date. we've always been able to have funds available," he said, adding that the total funds are hard to determine because awards offered during the year always are being adjusted. A one-page Summer Financial Aid Application must be filed in the Office of Student Aid, 135 Boucke, for students to be eligible for National Direct Student Aid, 135 Boucke, for students to he eligible for National Direct Student Loans (NDSL). Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG). or College Work-Study awards. High gas profits anticipated PITTSBURGH (AP)— Natural gas distributors expect profits to soar in the first quarter, but they're also worried about explaining the increases to a shivering public. "Profits will be astro nomical," said a spokes man for National Fuel • • • • ,t 1 •t)•0• 1, • • The Coolest Thing she'll get for • VALENTINE'S DAY is an • ICE CREAM DESSERT from • BASKIN ROBBINS • • • • 0 • • the responsibility of the in structor to use the best available textbook com mensurate with the students' ability to purchase it." Asked - about the possibility of a professor choosing his own . book for a course for the purpose of increasing the sale of the book, Dunham said a faculty member may think his book is the best for the course. He agreed there is "no rule which says you may not require your own text book." He also acknowledged the existence of small publishing firms which will print a book if there is a guarantee of sales. Dunham pointed out that within a department, a faculty member may criticize another faculty member for selecting his own textbook to gain royalties or simply for choosing a very bad textbook. An instructor may find Gas of Buffalo, N.Y., which serves 665,000 customers in Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio. "But the main reason for that is because we're selling most of our gas in the first quarter," he said in an in terview. Foster Corwith, a natural A cool way to warm her heart is a delicious custom-made ice cream dessert in 31 flavors. Just order in advance. We're ready when you are BASKIN-ROBBINS ICE CREAM STORE C`ti • textbooks available for a course in a variety of ways, such .s seeing. ad vertisements in journals and book exhibits at conventions, Dunham said. John Davis, operations manager for the Penn State Bookstore, said professors can be contacted through their departments by publishers or by traveling sales representatives of the publishers. The Bookmobile, which.has operated at the request of the Penn State Bookstore for the past three years, provides information about textbooks to professors. Davis said only a small percentage of the faculty used the Bookmobile last term. Professors should select their textbooks early because departmental textbook lists, which contain the title of the book, its author, the publisher and an estimate of the class enrollment in which the book is to be used, must be sub mitted eight weeks in ad vance. As prescribed iri the Faculty Handbook, these lists arc sent to the office of the Besides the special application, a 1977-78 Financial Aid Form (FAF) should be filed by students who currently are not receiving campus-based assistance. Pennsylvania Higher Educational • Assistance Agency ( PHEAA ) grant applications for summer aid will be available in the Student Aid Office early next month with the application period scheduled to end during August. Both the. regular PHEAA application and the special summer document should be filed. The federally-funded Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program, which is available to University students for three terms per year, may be obtained Summer Term only by students who have not used an award for one or more terms this academic year: gas specialist for Standard and Poors investment service in New York, said profit in creases of 100 per cent wouldn't surprise him. Ironically, the severe cold that has led to pleas for lowered thermostats is the 'main reason for the expected earnings bluge. , • ®, e 0 • is college dean and then to Dunham's office. According to Dunham, his office "serves as a clearinghouse" and usually doesn't get involved unless the lists come in late. The lists then are sent to Davis. He sends a copy to the two downtown bookstores. Davis views the role of the bookstore as a dispenser or middleman. • One' problem Davis, has is insufficient lead time, which is the amount of time required to order the books and get them into the store by the first day of classes. Davis said he would like a minimum of six weeks lead time, but professors don't always meet the deadline. Aside from problems with textbook lists within the University, there also are problems which arise in dealing with the publisher. Davis said textbooks sometimes are out of print or the publisher runs out of stock. Shipping problems, such as- - the United Parcel Service strike last term, also delay getting textbooks into the store by the first day of classes. Curiosity AM Experience C'4 ' 304 S. 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If a course does not require an exam at the end of the term, the instructor must submit an alternative means for evaluating student performance, such as a term paper, final project report, studio project or take-home examination. The revised policy, which began this past Fall Term, extends the final examination period.from three to about Judge denies Boyle jail bid MEDIA, Pa. (UPI) W. A. "Tony" Boyle, former United Mine Workers president serving a life prison sentence for first degree murder, yesterday lost a bid to be released on bail to await a retrial ordered by the state Supreme Court. Delaware County President ,Judge Francis J. Castania, who presided at Boyle's murder trial for the slayings of union rival Joseph "Jock" Yablonski and his wife and daughter, denied the defense motion for bail following a 45-minute hearing. Catania ruled the 74-year-old prisoner could not be released on bail five days: depending on the number of examinations scheduled. The Faculty Senate changed the final examinations policy last February because it said giving examinations during the tenth week of classes in terferes with the instruction continuing in other courses. "I've listened to students who have strong feelings about final exams," University President John W. Oswald said last year. "In some instances, students were caught with all kinds of exams in the last week of a term." Steve Willis (sth-liberal arts) summed . 11p the opinions of most of those preferring the older method: "If it means we get out sooner, I'm all for it." Another student said, "I like the idea of having to give a final during the exam period, although I'd rather have it spread over three days instead of five." Speaking about the policy change, Thomas Daubert, chairman-elect of the Faculty Senate, said, "There were many students who wouldn't even go to classes from Western Penitentiary in Pitts burgh until after the state Supreme Court hears arguments on the Commonwealth's request for reconsideration of the state court's order granting the new trial. The state court ruled on Jan. 28 that Boyle, convicted in April 1974, should have a new trial because the lower court refused to permit a government auditor to testify as a defense wit ness. Richard A. Sprague, former first assistant district attorney of Philadelphia who was the special prosecutor in the Yablonski slayings, ..‘ / C CS\ONN,IS‘. Without breaking -:..::,....]''-..ur b.i:i.-•..,,fiii'''',-.:: • .eL 8 COUPONS IN THIS ISSUE MEI NM MOM lIEIEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Mrril MO MIN MIMI 111111111111= El 2/sl s ° TWO 112 / 9 50 II ARBY'S 111 ~ 99 Boast Beef I I SANDWICHES I I ONLY I I s'so I 1 II 1 • I 1 VALID BOTH ARBY'S 400 W. COLLEGE AVE. 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"1 don't feel this way because 1 want to give finals on the last day of class either," he said. then asked (he state court to recon sider its order. in his petition formally filed with the Supreme Court earlier Monday, Sprague had affidavits from the auditor, Thomas Kane. which stated that the witness had found no significant errors in the financial records of UMW District 19. The defense had contended Kane would show that two union officials of District 19 had initiated the con spiracy to kill Yablonski without Boyle's knowledge because they feared Yablonski would expose union financial misdealings in the district. COLONIAL* pastryshop WESTERLY PARKWAY PLAZA Custom orders Mon.-Sat. 7 a.m.-6 p.m Sunday 7 a.m.-2 p.m WITH THIS COUPON 237-7273 TWO ARBY'S 99 Roast Beef Sandwiches ONLY $l5O
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