FROM THE PLACEMENT OFFICE
NEW PLACEMENT SERVICE AVAILABLE
TO EDUCATION SENIORS
Supply has finally caught up
to demand except in a few
specialized areas. As a result, an
increasing number of school
districts have made the decision
to curtail recruitment on college
campuses. This does not mean
that teaching positions will not
be available in such districts. It
does mean that fewer positions
will be available and that such
districts will depend largely
upon advertising, referrals, and
direct applications. In the light
of this decreased activity, we
propose to provide the service
described here: First, students
may notify us of their interest in
teaching in a particular school
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ccsc
WOW! Is This School Getting Freaky!
Interviewer-Ro Scanlon
On Sunday, January 17, I
found myself (out of necessity)
interviewing Barry Kimmel, new
Chairman of the Social
Committee, and his faithful dog
Luke. Barry doesn’t LOOK like
the chairman of a social
committee, but that raises
another question: “What does a
social committee chairman look
like?” Since I was in no mood to
tackle a question of that caliber,
I settled for finding out what a
chairman of the Social
Committee THINKS like! The
wonderful interview went as
follows:
Ro: “What prompted you to
take on the responsibility of
CCSC?”
Barry: “Nobody else was
doing it...and I figured I couldn’t
do any worse than that. I also
heard a rumor that they were
showing movies every Friday
night and I couldn’t get off on
that!”
Ro: “How many people are
helping with CCSC now?”
Barry: “About 25... and
anyone else who wants to join.”
Ro: “Who do you especially
need?”
Barry: ‘‘Juniors! Only one
junior came to the meeting. If
the juniors don’t want a
fucked-up year next year,'
they’ve got to get it together
now! We’ve got to get other
clubs involved with this too. The
clubs should sponsor social
activities. They can get the
people at Capitol together and
make a lot of money at the same
time.”
Ro: “What plans do you have
for this semester?”
Barry: “Major emphasis will
be placed on Tuesday Nights.
Yeah, something every Tuesday.
We’ll have lots of dances, and
we’re looking for a place to have
keggers, too. That way if other
clubs don’t fill in activities, we’ll
have keggers.”
Ro: “Anything unusual?”
Barry: “Annie Ferrino wants
to have an all-night hootenany
during the seventh week. That’s
something different. It’ll be at
the student center...everyone
will bring their sleeping bags and
stuff.”
Ro: “How about the Spring,
any plans?”
Barry: “Outside concerts, a
rock festival, a carnival. Before
budgeting for the Spring, we’ve
got to know if the students want
a Senior Ball.”
Ro: “Your opinion?”
Barry: “Personally, I’d rather
devote the money to a Spring
weekend or a Homecoming.”
Ro: “Homecoming???”
Barry: “Sure, Capitol Campus
graduates always come back
after they can’t find jobs!”
district or districts. Second, we
will contact the responsible
individual in such district or
districts to determine the
availability of positions.
Assuming that positions are
available, we will request that
the appropriate application
forms be sent to the student.
Alternatively, application forms
may be sent to this office to be
delivered to the student. Third,
the student completes and
returns the application forms,
with a covering letter requesting
or suggesting a date for a
personal interview. On
notification by the student that
this has been done, we will
Head...of the CCSC, that is.
Ro: “Do you mean a
weekend of parties, dances and
picnics?”
Barry: “That sounds good!”
Ro: “What would you like to
say to all the wonderful involved
students who are reading this
column?”
Barry: “Well, I don’t want to
be the sole planner of this thing.
The more people involved in
cultural and social events on
campus the better Capitol will
be. Maybe all the people who sit
in their houses will come out
and those who go home to Philly
will stay here.”
Ro: “In case someone who is
reading this column would like
to help out with the CCSC,
where can they reach you?”
Barry: “At 849 A Kirtland,
or call 944-7997. I need help
cause we want to have the same
crazy things happening as last
Spring. I definitely want to see
that again!”
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reproduce and send available and
appropriate credentials to the
potential employer. Fourth, if
there are no positions available
in the district or districts, we
will notify the student directly
on the Receipt of such
information. Finally, we will
provide this service only if the
student has registered for
placement and the standard set
of completed forms are in the
student file maintained in this
office. Education seniors are
encouraged to take interviews on
campus with the school districts
that are still actively recruiting.
Critic’s
Notebook
LOVE STORY
by Erich Segal, New American
Library (paper). Reviewed by
William M. Sloane.
Thanne telle l hem ensamples
many oon
Of olde stories longe
tyme agoon;
For lewed peple loven
tales olde—
What can you say about a
best-seller that melts in your
hands and not in your mouth?
You can say that Love Story
follows a typical boy-girl (meets,
falls in love with, loses) formula,
adding nothing to a shelffull of
frivolous novellas from the ‘4o’s.
Heralded by a few as a
trendsetter, Segal rather artlessly
recalls visions of cliches past and
hacks out just another
jelly-jammy story-without-plot.
You can say that the
characters are stock and
stereotyped, flashed on a printed
screen in the “whole and never
developed as humanoid. We are
told that Oliver the Father is a
pompous sonovabitch, that
Oliver the Son is a rebellious
superjock, and that they don’t
get on together. Just accept that,
Dear Reader, for in 131 pages
there is no space for background
or analysis. Or even long
sentences. Only choppy
dialogue. Clever retorts. Snappy
comebacks instead of deepening
relationships:
“Jenny, if you’re so
convinced I’m a loser, why
did you bulldoze me into
buying you coffee?”
“I like your body.”
“Jen...what would you
say if I told y0u...1
think...l’m in love with
Interspersed, all this
profundity, with a few
interlinear notes and warmed
over stage directions. For those
who are still into comic books
but would like to try something
less challenging, we give them
Love Story. Here is a romantic
subject treated without emotion;
except for the audience-parti
cipation crying episode at the
end, there is not a moment of
compassion to be found. Some
writers would compensate for
that by including illicit sex and
stuff. Segal compensates by
using big print and wide margins.
The book can be read in
about two hours, the same
length as its accompanying
movie. But wait, aren’t you
supposed to read a book to pick
up all those nuances and
subtleties that films cannot, in
their medium, convey?
You can say that Love Story
is not a very subtle book. You
can say that deep down, it is a
shallow book. Perhaps you
should say no more; you need
not dismember a dandelion
simply to prove it less fragrant
than a rose.
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The Head Shop wishes to say
“Hello” to our new students and
“Welcome Back” to those of
you who previously have graced
the halls here at Capitol Campus.
Head Shop has some very
interesting things planned for
this term, with more to come.
We hope to get your help and
support for our activities.
First of all, we are still
reviewing books for possible
placement in the library.
Secondly, beginning on
February Ist WITF-TV, Channel
33 (NET) will broadcast 8 shows
examining many aspects of
drugs. These shows will be
carried on the various
University-owned TV’s on
campus on Monday and
Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8
p.ir. We plan to have Head Shop
personnel at these TV’s to
stimulate and aid in discussions
during and after the shows.
Third, a second telephone
will be added to the Hot Line
system. More on that below.
And the Hot Line personnel will
be given some professional
training in the art of helping
someone on a bad trip—drug
induced or not.
Fourth and most important, a
peaceful “coup” is being
arranged so that the students
will take over the Head Shop
operation. The faculty members
on the staff were indispensible
to us in getting started and will
still be an important part of the
group. But we feel the students
can and should run the show at
this point. Admittedly, it will be
hard and may take a while, but
it is necessary. Pat and Iris have
done quite a bit of work on the
Head Shop, so if we are to take
over, we could use more people.
If you are interested in joining,
or if you just want to see what
we’re about, we meet at Pat
Murphy’s on Mondays
Chaucer
RIGHT ON!
Carolyn Sims and
SCLC Freedom Choir
by Roger Hawkins
Last term Capitol Campus
had the great pleasure of
listening to the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference
Freedom Choir, commonly
known as the SCLC Freedom
Choir. The Choir presented the
audience with a number of
soulful melodies, such as “Oh,
Happy Day”, “Got to do
Wrong”, and many other
selections. Also included in the
presentation was a comedy skit.
The audience could not help
but be moved by the sounds of
this vibrant group. For they
demonstrated quite well the
trials and tribulations of the
black man’s daily life through
their spirited voices.
Its founder and director is
Carolyn Sims, a student here at
Capitol Campus. Carolyn
founded the choir in May of last
year. She formerly attended
Northeastern Christian Junior
College for two years. She is a
Social Science major planning to
pursue a musical career, and
she’d also like to be a social
worker.
Carolyn’s musical talents
include: playing the piano,
singing, and she admits to
beating the drums a little bit.
Carolyn also informed me
that the choir plans to get
involved with helping black
people in the community.
We as students of Capitol
Campus were very glad to have
the choir present last term. Keep
up the good work, Carolyn and
bring your group back soon!
We hope, too, that this term
will not hold any false
emergencies in store. A bit of
history for those of you who
missed it: The Hot Line got a
call last term from a person who
was supposedly overdosed on
heroin. As you may know, that
can cause death. We contacted
one of our members who went
to the address given and found
that it was a “joke.” Even
though we didn’t operate with
maximum efficiency, we did
keep to our policy of checking
these things out (in an
emergency) and were prepared
to call an ambulance. But the
episode did point out that: (1)
we needed a second telephone to
keep the caller on one line while
we called for more help on
another; and (2) we needed a
new policy for getting the
ambulance.
Having done our homework,
we came up with the following
plan. If you are in trouble with a
trip and need medical help,
always go to the Harrisburg
Hospital Mental Health Clinic.
There, your visit will remain
confidential. And if you get
there under your own power,
you don’t have to give your
name. Don’t drive yourself, have
a friend take you if possible. But
even if you must take the
ambulance, the police will not
be notified •and, again, the
Hospital will keep it
confidential. If you do need the
ambulance, you will have to give
your name to them and to the
Hospital. The Middletown
ambulance rescue squad has
assured us that no police will be
involved.
The quickest way to get this
service is to call 944-6344 and
they will come to pick you up.
If the number has been
forgotten, call the operator.
Since we cannot be responsible
for false alarms, we will check
out the calls for an ambulance.
And this takes time. So if you
want to' talk to someone who
can help, call us-we’ll be happy
to help. But if you know you
need the medical help quickly,
call the Middletown ambulance
rescue squad and have them take
you to the Harrisburg Hospital
Mental Health Clinic. Please, if
we want that ambulance service
to get here fast, we can have no
more false alarms. You won’t be
hurting the Head Shop or the
ambulance service, you’ll be
hurting your friends. This is
serious business and we will
appreciate your help.
Another interesting thing
happened to me last term. At
one informal gathering, it was
decided that I must be anti-drugs
since I’m in the Head Shop.
Several days later in class, the
topic turned to drugs and some
of the people there thought that
I must be a super-head for the
same reason. I’m not telling. But
I must point out that we in the
Head Shop are not all
“pro-drugs” nor are we all
“anti-drugs.” Some of us have
had experience with some drugs,
and some not. Generally, what
we are against is having the local
talent come up here busting
everyone and what we are for is
preventing someone’s freaking
out. Some of us see drugs as a
problem and some of us do not.
But we know that we have
something here that is ours, and
we don’t want to blow it. We are
relatively new and we may make
some mistakes, but we can’t be
together without you. We have
helped several people via the Hot
Line and we want to provide
drug education material for all.
So come to see us or call and
rap. That’s what we’re about. We
may not sell drugs, but we won’t
bust you either. Have a good
term.
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