Masters of Humanities Offered A new graduate program in human ities will be offered during the Fall Term at The Pennsylvania State Uni versity’s Capitol Campus. The program, leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Humanities, is the fifth graduate program offered at Capitol. In announcing plans for the new graduate offering, Dr. Nancy M. Tischler, head of the campus human ities program, said the graduate pro gram seeks to discover means to in tegrate knowledge and is aimed at individual needs. “While many graduate majors work toward increasingly specialized knowledge,” she said, “this program is based on developing skills and the understanding of relationships be tween facts. “Students will be assigned an ad vising committee when they are ad mitted, and, with the committee, will determine individual needs based on individual goals and weaknesses.” The program will begin on a part time basis, with classes offered in the late afternoon and early evening hours. Noting that many graduates of the program may want to teach in two year colleges, Dr. Tischler said plans are being made to add an option for junior college internships in the 1971 academic year. “This option,” she added, “will re quire an extra term of work and will involve the student in teaching hu manities under supervision at a two year college, and in participating in a seminar on the two-year college.” Dr. Robert J. Brown, assistant dean of faculty and Graduate School representative, said applications for admission to th Master of Arts in Humanities program currently are being accepted for the Winter Term. Other graduate programs offered at the campus are Master of Admin istration, Master of Education, Mas ter of Engneering, and Master of Re gional Planning. Details on applications and class schedules may be obtained by con tacting Dr. Brown at the Capitol Campus Graduate Office. William Penn Memorial Museum Exhibit Schedule September 5 through October 11 A three-man exhibition: Landscape and toy paintings by Roger Clough of Philadelphia Sculpture by Ruth Ancker of Washington D. C. Portraits by Gennaro Guluni of Harrisburg, Penna. October 17 through November 29 The Muriel and Philip I. Berman Collection of Eastern European Art October 11 through November 22 Ceramics by Raymond Gallucci October 11 through November 22 Art of the Decov THE CAPITOLIST Dr. Poore Heads Grad. Program A former Duquesene University Professor has been named head of the graduate program in administration at The Pennsylvania State Universi ty’s Capitol Campus here. Appointment of Dr. Daniel M. Poore as head of the Master of Ad ministration program and associate professor of administration was an nounced by Dr. Richard H. 'Heindel, dean of the faculty. Dr. Poore had been a member of the Duquesne faculty since 1960, serving from 1962 to 1967 as chair man of the Department of Quantita tive Methods in the School of Busi ness Administration. A graduate of Lafayette College with a B.S. degree in industrial en gineering, he received his M.S. de gree in industrial engineering from Lehigh University and his Ph.D. in business from the University of Pittsburgh. He served as an industrial sales engineer with the Westinghouse Electric Corporation until 1954 he joined the faculty at Lafayette Col lege. In 1957 he became assistant professor of industrial engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and served there three years until join ing the Duquesne faculty. Author of articles for professional journals, Dr. Poore currently is work ing on the manuscript for an intro ductory text in quantitative methods for administration. His research has centered on an empirical study of de cision-making behavior in the firm. A registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania, he is a member of the Academy of Management, Amer ican Society for Public Administra tion, Industrial Relations Research Association, and the American Eco nomic Association. Dr. Poore, who was a Ford Founda tion Fellow in 1964, served as direc tor of a 1968 Penn TAP project on management development for smal ler manufacturers. He and his wife, the former Doris Lessmann, are the parents of three daughters. Gift Pax Coming! Fall is here again and so are our free Gift-Pax Kits. Teeth and hair will will be brighter this semester and it’s free as always. Our campus will again be distributing the free Student Gift-Pax Kits of toilet artic les as over 2,000 other colleges and universities throughout the United States have done for the past fifteen years. A good will promotion of lead ing U. S. manufacturers packaged by Gift-Pax, Inc., West Hempstead, N. Y., who makes them available to us each semester. Free Student Gift-Pax will be a vailable to the student body in Ad ministration Building WlO4, there are coed assortments and male or iented product assortments as well. Come early (while the supply lasts) and bring your identification (I. D. Card) to receive your student Gift- Pax. September 24, 1970 A Fading In The Middle by Richard Donahoe There seems to be a trend in the American mood that is particulary a larming if the lessons of history are any predictors of the future. The trend is that of polarization. The once great amorphous mass known as the middle of the road, the political center, the silent majority, whatever label you choose, is becoming smaller. This shrinkage would seem to be precipitated by the events of the past decade that have perhaps aproached a very dangerous ground. People are finding themselves faced with a mor al issue. What is worse, is that it is an uncompromisable issue. The point at which the actions of a political in sitution are in direct opposition to the heart and head felt belief of the members of that political institution is the point at which compromise is impossible. I see this situation as the most cri tical challenge to the idea of democ racy since the uncompromisable feel ings of the Civil War which placed brother against brother. Consider the political security of fered by the amorphous blob that was the majority. You might have people of strong political ideas at each end of the spectrum but there has always been a majority that could serve as a stabilizer or shock absorber. This is a result of the prin ciple characteristics of the middle; they don’t get involved, they don’t have revolutionary ideas, but prop up old ones and make them work in spite of deficiencies. The middle is pro gressive, but not really. The middle is conservative but won’t admit it, in effect, it can’t be reached. But this fact of complacency might well be our salvation. If the middle doesn’t find an issue that they consider un compromisable, the art of compro mise will flourish. We will keep the two-party system and there will be no danger from the fragmentation that menaces governments in other parts of the world. In effect, the government must a void at all cost involving its people in issues that have strong subjective value. The result of not heeding the advice is observable in the events of the past two months. I am one of those sensitive souls that becomes alarmed at the sight of arm bands of any color. lam forced to carefully consider the amount of natural light available before I use the headlights on my car, less this act be misconstrued, What I am say ing is that I reject symbols but I see they are becoming increasingly popu lar. The proliferation of symbols is interpreted as evidences of concern and commitment in the mass. If this is a correct interpretation there is a real danger. The middle is fading. I respectfully advise those, who have control over situations that provide fertile soil for polarization, to take heed. Shall We Overcome Someday?
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