the CAPITOLIST
Vol. 5, No. 5
WHAT’S IN STORE FOR OPEN HOUSE
Well if you’ve ever attended
one of these blasts at another
school, forget it - this one
won’t bear any resemblance!
There will be no FOOTBALL
GAME at SNODGRASS
STADIUM. Neither will there be
a barrage of WELCOME
addresses, CARNIVALS,
BAZAARS, or PASS THE HAT
for our new FIELD HOUSE
(although it may take that for us
to get one).
Instead, YOU steer the folks
for the day (that’s a switch).
Hop on a campus SHUTTLE
BUS (wonders never cease) and
stop off at the round table.
That’s where anyone who
doesn’t have a meal ticket can
get one for $1.50 each. There
has been a bit of negotiating to
make this meal more substantial
than a Sloppy Joe’s Special.
Then grab a handfuU of
literature that tells you what’s
doing, when and where. Why not
start with a group run-thru of
our Engineering Labs to be
conducted by some students. We
will have a Pollution-Solution
Students relax during the Opening Night of the new Coffee House at
946 A Kirtland Ave. in Meade Heights.
Campus Coffee House Opens
946 A Kirtland Avenue, next
to People’s Park (on the right) is
the location of the Campus
Coffee House. The Grand
Opening of Tuesday, October
12, was a huge success, with
faculty and student
entertainment.
Our thanks to all those who
participated: Bill, Ed, Carolyn,
Ned, Don, Greg, Bruce, Dave
and others who helped to create
a really pleasant atmosphere.
A special thanks to Chas,
Debby,. Becky, Lois, and those
responsible for the decorating
and painting.
The Coffee House is open
every night from 6 p.m. to 12
midnight for general relaxation
and group studies. Special events
will be programmed on
Thursday nights. The Cultural
Committee Film Series will be
shown there on Fridays at 8
pun.
Students, faculty and staff are
invited to stop in during the
evenings for spontaneous jam
Electric Car on hand. Some of
the faculty offices will have
refreshments (at the faculty’s
expense). And then there are
some that won’t, so follow the
crowd. The morning is a good
time to talk about your Program
at Capitol and what the neck
you are supposed to begetting
prepared for. Along with the
Main Bldg., the Employment
Office, Rec. Bldg., Lab. Bldg.
606 and the Coffee House in
Meade Hts. will also be open for
visitation.
Around this time you smell
food, and your meal ticket
says-head for the Dining Hall,
Student' Center, or the Snack
Bar. If you want to blow some
big money, go to a restaurant off
campus. You may decide to
picnic in Meade Hts. In any case,
get back by 1:15 because that’s
when the fun begins. The
Auditorium will hold a tape-slide
showing of the “Olmsted
Story.” This is one that all
should take in. Most programs
will have an afternoon FORUM
where everyone gets a chance to
sessions, so it you have a guitar,
lute, banjo or whatever, bring it
with you and let it happen.
Look for the announcement
of special events to come.
The Coffee House is also the
location for on-duty Meade
Heights Resident Assistants.
Anyone with concerns and/or
problems may stop between 6
and 12 to discuss them with
someone who can help. It’s a
convenient way to become
acquainted with the Heights’
Residence Living Staff. The
phone number there is
944-4866.
In order to keep alive and
growing, there is still a need for
people who are willing to help
with refreshment s t
entertainment, maintenance, a
dialogue series, and more. Those
interested should contact: Chas
Marcarelli, 8558 Kirtland, phone
944-6875; or Pat Murphy in
Student Affairs W-103, phone
787-7978 (days) or 944-6498
(evenings).
"All Th« News That Fits . . . . Wa Print"
CAPITOL CAMPUS - MIDDLETOWN, PA.
put in his two bits. There are
TNT sessions on The Head
Shop, Housing at Capitol, and
What’s Ahead For The Graduate
. . . Employment? These are
relevant topics concerning our
:ampus life and are worth
stopping in for 10-20 minutes of
give and take. All these
afternoon events and exhibits
are in the Main Bldg, and are
more than anyone can take in a
day, so you will have to select
and sample. They all cycle so
that people can move in and out
freely.
Then you are tired and it’s
time to say solong to the folks.
What was it all about, as you
flash over the event’s schedule?
It was all about you and me
and us at Capitol. If you failed
to communicate with us, you’ll
get that chance next week on
Saturday, Oct. 30th, at the Open
House. And if you just don’t
give a damn, then you probably
are not the type of person others
would enjoy communicating
with anyway. How does that
grab you?
Achtung!
Wenn irgendjemand interesse
an einem anderen Auswahl KTub
hat, denn die, die an dieser
Universjtat geboten werden,
denken Sie an den Deutschen
Klub.
Der Zweck dieses Klubs wird
verschieden sein, namlich: Bier
Trinken, Unterhaltungen, Bier
trinken, Deutsche Musik, Bier
trinken, - Deutsche Filme, Bier
trinken, Viele Deutsche
Literatur aller Art, und fur eine
mehr ernste Atmosphare: Wein
trinken.
Anfanger sind wilkommen.
Wir werden die Grundstocke fur
die Deutsche Sprache and
Geschichte auslegen. Überlegen
Sie es sich? Dann telefonieren
Sie bitte: Kathy 944-4390 oder
Harry 944-9029.
TEACHER
EVALUATIONS
At the end of this school year,
Capitol Campus will have it’s
first official teacher evaluation
system. A sheet containing 25
questions on each teacher and
course will be given to students
during the 7th & Bth weeks of
the term. This procedure will be
followed through the Winter and
Spring semesters. In June, the
statistics will be- compiled and
published-ready for the
incoming Juniors in the Fall.
This has not been the first
attempt to establish a legitimate
evaluation of teachers at Capitol.
The Fall and Winter of ’7O was
the beginning when an interested
Junior Senator made it his
personal project. Neil Madonick
came from a school -where
choosing a teacher and coutee
was not a hit or miss thing. His
first attempt here proved to be
very time consuming and rather
unpopular. Comments at times
were dominated by only a few
students, causing many
CHARLIE BYRD HERE
On October 25, the Cultural
Committee will present Charlie
Byrd in a FREE concert in the
Student Activity Center at 8:00
P.M. He is a rare artist that
works with equal ease in the
classical and jazz music fields.
Byrd produced over forty
albums and is featured on a
dozen others.
He is an internationally
famous guitarist with an
impressive background. This
includes recitals and concerts
with the National Symphony,
Baltimore Symphony, the
Minneapolis Symphony and the
Feldman Quartet. His jazz
background includes stints with
Sol Yaged, Alvy West, Joe
Marsala and Freddie Slack. In
1967, he studied with Ravi
Shankar, the celebrated sitarist.
Byrd and his group play
numerous college concerts and
nightclubs across the country.
He has made over3oo college
dates. He has appeared at the
White House and before Heads
of State. He has played in 40
countries spanning 5 continents.
He appeared on many TV
shows such as: TODAY,
TONITE, Johnny Carson, Joey
Bishop, Steve Allen, Edie Adams
Engineers On
The Capitol Campus Student
Chapter of the Pennsylvania
Society of Professional
Engineers held the first meeting
on Wednesday, October 13.
More than seventy members
were present to discuss plans for
future events. Professor Trunk
spoke about the scheduled Open
House of October 13, and asked
for volunteers to aid in
informing parents about the
engineering facilities on campus.
Other topics discussed were
the plans to make a field trip to
Three Mile Island sometime in
by Jane McDonald
professors to be inflamed by the
most frank remarks. The next
time around, Neil computerized
his efforts with the aid of Dr.
Starkey, and came up with a
valid questionnaire.
Unfortunately, the computer
method requires careful reading
and correct numbers to work.
Many students filled in their
own Social Security number
rather than their teacher’s.
After having tried these many
ways, Neil Madonick now feels
that a good method of Teacher
Evaluation has been reached.
But thp means to this end still
remains in the hands of the
student body. Each student
should take an interest in this
project and conscientiously
answer these questions so that
future Juniors will benefit from
our comments. Neil also feels
sincerely grateful to not only Dr.
Starkey but her secretary, Betty
Wilcox, and the head of the
computer center, Tom Ensinger.
Thursday, October 21,1971
and Perry Como. He also starred
in his own half-hour program
located in Washington, D.C. Two
television productions featured
his contributions to American
music.
Byrd received many major
music awards. For several years,
he has won the PLAYBOY Jazz
Poll. He has also won the
METRONOME Jazz Poll and
DOWNBEAT magazine’s
INTERNATIONAL CRITIC’S
POLL. He has made appearances
at the Newport, Longhorn,
Monterey and Virginia Beach
jazz festivals.
Charlie Byrd’s versatality is
aided by his sidemen - many of
whom have both classical and
jazz backgrounds. Billy
Reichenbach plays drums, Hal
Posey is on the flugelhorn and
Mario Darpino plays the flute.
Brother, Joe Byrd, plays the
bass.
For a good concert, come and
see Charlie Byrd on the 25th of
October at 8:00 P.M. It is in the
Student Center instead of the
Auditorium, as advertized
earlier.
BRING YOUR BLANKETS,
as the concert is informal.
The Move
November, and a possible
excursion to the National
Brewing Company of Baltimore
in the Spring.
It was reported that action is
being taken to have the name of
the Engineering Degree changed
from a Bachelor of Technology
to a Bachelor of Science.
Members are reminded to pick
up their copy of The
Professional Engineer magazine
in the Engineering Office, 110-C,
if they have not already done so.
Provost Named
It was announced last Friday
that based on University
President Oswald’s nomination
and the recommendation of this
campus, the Board of Trustees
has named Dr. Robert
McDermott as the new Provost
of Captiol Campus. McDermott
will assume the post on
February 1, 1972.
The father of two children,
McDermott is currently the
Dean of the Graduate School at
the University of Arkainsas. He is
no stranger to Penn State, having
served as Professor and
department head within his ten
year stay (1959-69) at
University Park.
Dr. McDermott visited Capitol
Campus on September 21,
spending time with the faculty,
the administration, the SGA and
other students and student
groups. As reported in the
CAPITOLIST at that time, most
of the responses to him were
favorable. Based on this
response, the recommendation
for nomination was made, and
now we have a new boss. Simple,
wasn’t it?