October 14, 1970
Dr. Robert Levine
New Assistant
Librarian
by Roger Hawkins
Dr. Robert I. Levine has been as
sistant librarian at Capitol Campus
since May 26, 1970, after the resig
nation of Mr. Butler from that posi
tion.
Dr. Levine’s credentials include a
B.A. degree from Buffalo State Uni
versity, a M.A. degree from Drexel
University, and in addition, he was
head librarian for two years at Weir
ton, West Virginia.
He informed me that at the time
he accepted the position as assistant
librarian at Capitol Campus, the li
brary was in the process of receiving
functions that had been carried on
by' the University Park Campus ever
since the Capitol Camptis’ existance.
And as of July of this year, the libra
ry became independent.
Dr. Levine realizes that even
though the library is in its embry
onic stage-and contains for the most
part an inexperienced staff, it has
unlimited potential. He feels that
the library will grow as the years
go on.
Already the library has one thou
sand periodicals, including some of
the nation’s leading newspapers,
magazines, and journals. They in
clude such literature as: New York
Times, Newsweek, Ebony, Christian
Science, Life, Black Culture, For
tune, Ladies Home Journal, and
many others.
Dr. Levine is proud to mention
that as new as the Capitol Campus
library is, it has already been admit
ted as a member of the Area College
Library Cooperative Program of
Central Pennsylvania. This enables
students from our school to use the
library facilities of other colleges
belonging to this organization, and
vice versa.
Besides his official role as assis
tant librarian, Dr. Levine wants to
induce a friendly atmosphere in the
library. He feels that a library
should not be a place where students
are comoelled to come and read, but
states that “the students should con
sult the library for recreational
reading.”
Dr. Levine is quite pleased to be
a nart of our library and feels very
confident that it will grow immense-
Spotlight On Students ....
Bill Pritchard
by Maurice J. Kane, Jr.
I remember seeing Bill around I asked him how he liked Capitol
Community College of Philadelphia, Campus and his unqualified reply
and wondering how he mustered the was “tremendous.” He feels that
courage to attend classes. The rea- students and faculty make the insti
son he might catch your eye' was tution, more than the facilities that
that he arrived at school in a Yellow house them. His secret of success
Cab and moved about the building is positive thinking and self discov
in a wheel chair. He was known to ery. A disbeliever in categories (“un
some as “Wild Bill” and overcame less they are absolutely necessary”),
his physical handicap by earning an he sayg mugt decondition
Associate of Liberal Arts Degree ... . , . ~
from CCP. Now, he is finishing up themse,ves without analyzing them
his Bachelor in Social Science at Belves since ™is (method) produces
Capitol Campus. Kuilt complex.”
THE CAPITOLIST
FACULTY PROFILE:
Dr. Irwin Richman
by Kathi Dooley and Lee Nell
Once again, an interview by two
agents working for Capitol Campus
unearthed an interesting and unusu
al personality found in the office of
Dr. Irwin Richman. Statistically
speaking, Dr. Richman did his un
dergraduate work at George Wash
ington University in Washington,
D.C., followed by graduate work at
the University of Pennsylvania.
Strangely enough, our professor be
gan his college career with inten
tions of becoming a dentist. How
ever, in his junior year he did the
switch to medical history.
At present, Dr. Richman is teach
ing courses in American Intellectual
and Cultural History, Mass Culture,
and last but not least, Art and Archi
tecture. Asked how he became in
terested in teaching Art and Archi
ture and other such related topics,
he explained that he became very in
terested in it as a hobby.
Dr. Richman feels that at Capitol
Campus there is a comfortable, close
relationship between student and
teacher, and he enjoys small classes.
He is looking forward to the addition
of graduate programs to the already
established programs on campus. He
also noted that students at Capitol
are often timerous upon the first
few meetings of classes, but usually
hang loose and turn on after they be
come aquainted with the prof and
the course.
Among other interesting topics,
Dr. Richman met his wife in one of
his classes. His wife is better known
as the former Dr. Susan Steigerwalt,
row known as Dr. Susan Richman,
Professor of Mathematics here at
Capitol. They are currently the only
husband-wife team teaching on cam
pus.
Some other of Dr. Richman’s great
interests are collecting antiques,
such as 17th century English furni
ture, and his garden in the country
where he grows flowers. (Question:
are your plants legal? Answer: No
comment!). Dr. Richman is also the
leading authority on the history of
tomatoes, being the only person who
wrote two articles on it.
As far as the future is concerned,
he plans to stay around as long as
things look interesting, and, so far,
they do.
A Dentist gets bock to the garden
(tooth-trans-plant?)
'People must discover themselves'
His attitude toward drugs follows
this thought: “People must discover
themselves, anything overdone can
be harmful.” Politically, his convic
tions are more liberal than conserva
tive while maintaining a middle of
the road attitude; in his phrase, an
“irradical conservative.” Continuing
on this he says, “People have the
power if they only use it.” “Govern
ment should be for, by, and of the
people, not for, by, and of the poli
ticians.” He believes in a commodi
ty called “Human Potential.” Asked
to define this he declined, saying it
meant exactly what the term states.
I asked him what lesson another
student or person could learn from
him. His answer was, “To face life
in all reality, no matter what that
reality is. To be able to understand
yourself because in that way you’ll
be able to understand everyone else.”