the CAPITOLIST
VoI.VI, No. 4
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Oppression aid Responses to It
Let it be known that on the
week of February 7th through
the Ilth, which is next week,
there will be a Teach-In held at
this campus, on the general topic
of oppression, the nature of it,
and responses to it. Our
motivation for holding such a
teach-in as this is our negative
reaction, (our-referring to the
group of students and faculty
members organizing this
teach-in), to oppression,
political, racial, religious, sexist,
etc. in this society and for that
matter in the world society in
general. Much of the subject
matter which will be discussed
during this week will have its
source in the “Harrisburg 8”
Conspiracy case, perhaps the
best known of the many current
conspiracy cases. In prosecuting
the 8 - a nun, a former nun,
three priests, a former priest, a
young antiwar activist and a
Pakistani professor for alleged
violations of Conspiracy laws,
the government in our eyes and
in the eyes of many others, has
demonstrated once again that it
will not tolerate those who say
NO to its policies of oppression
and violence. As the defendants
wrote in February of last year in
response to their indictment:
“Our anguish for the victims
of the brutal war has led us all to
non-violent resistance, some of
us to the destruction of draft
records. But unlike our accuser,
the Government of the United
States, we have not advocated or
engaged in violence against
human beings. Unlike the
government, we have never lied
to our fellow citizens about our
Child
Daycare
Center
Capitol Campus has its own
baby-sitting center. The service
is called Child Care Co-Op and it
is located in the Athletic
Building. It is a free service
available to student and faculty
who have pre-school age
children.
The day-care center operates
weekdays, excluding
Wednesdays, and runs from the
second through six periods. The
only requirements are the
parents must send a lunch with
their child and they must be
present at the Center to watch
the children for an hour or more
while their child is there.
The Center is equipped with
play pens, cribs and cots as well
aS' toys and gym equipment. As
of now only six children use the
Center. More participants are
needed to make the Co-Op a
worthwile service. Volunteers
are welcome, even if they, don’t
have a pre-school child. For
further information about the
Co-Op call Olga Herbert at
838-3309 or Steve Waclo at
944-1287.
FU.MI
actions. Unlike the government
we have nothing to hide. We ask
our fellow citizens to match our
lives, our actions, against the
actions of the President, his
advisors, his chiefs-of-staff, and
pose the questions: who has
committed the crimes of
violence?
This teach-in, being organized
by the before mentioned
students and faculty members
and with the help of the
Harrisburg Peace Center, will be
open to all those who are
interested. This mil hopefully
include members of the campus
community, members of other
campuses and the general public.
Information concerning the
teach-in will reach the before
mentioned groups of people by
every conceivable means of
communication available: word
of mouth; radio; TV;
newspapers; telephone; posters;
hand-outs; etc.
A rough outline of the weeks
activities is as follows:
On Monday,* February 7,
“The Meaning of Death-Property
Destruction or What the
Harrisburg Trial is all about” will
be discussed by a panel made up
of Jan Kennedy, Frank Callahan
and Jane Meyerding. Ms.
Kennedy is a member of the
Beaver S 5 (draft files in
Indianapolis and Dow Chemical
tapes in Midland, Michigan) and
is the former Vice President of
the Medical Committee for
Human Rights. She has spent 14
months in the Detroit House of
Correction. F. Callahan is a
participant in the Flower City
Conspiracy (draft files, F. 8.1.
and U.S. Attorney files in
Rochester, N.Y.). He, too has
served time in jail at Allenwood
Federal Prison. Ms. Meyerding is
a member of Flower City
Conspiracy and served 10
months in Alder son Federal
Woman’s Prison.
Under the general heading of
oppression, 3 workshops will be
held, concerning Black
oppression, Woman’s oppression
and oppressive education will all
be held on Tuesday, February 8.
The first workshop will convene
at 10:00. Fr. Phil Linden will
take on “Third World
Experience in a Racist America.
Father Linden is a black priest
from Baltimore whom is a
member of the East Coast
Conspiracy To Save Lives. Mr. C.
Gilpin, C.C. faculty member will
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Abortion
If you have any experience or
ideas about abortion, the
Governor's Commission to
Study Abortion Laws in
Pennsylvania would like to hear
about it. An open hearing will be
held Tuesday evening, February
8. Call Mary Stack at the
Governor's Office to be placed
on the agenda.
“All The News That Fils .... We Print”
CAPITOL CAMPUS - MIDDLETOWN, PA.
This week we welcome
the new Provost to Captiol
Campus, Dr. Robert E.
McDermott as he assumed his
duties on February Ist.
In the newly established post,
McDermott will be the chief
executive officer of the campus
and will report to President
Oswald through Dr. Paul M.
Althouse, Provost of the
University.
McDermott concluded his
duties as Dean of the Graduate
School of the University of
Arkansas last Friday and arrived
in Middletown on Monday. He is
a former member of the Penn
State faculty, having served from
1959 to 1969 when he resigned to
take the Arkansas deanship.
His appointment was
recommended by a search
committee of campus
administration, student and
faculty and he was approved by
the Board of Trustees on
nomination of President Oswald
and Dr. Althouse.
“I consider the further
development of the Capitol
Campus one of the University’s
highest priorities”, Oswald
asserts. “We want the campus to
become more responsive in
particular to the needs of the
Harrisburg aiea. We except that
it will also develop strong
associations with the Hershey
Medical Center in ' the
development of health-related
programs.”
“Dr. McDermott established a
reputation as an outstanding
teacher and administrator at
Penn State, and his work at the
University of Arkansas has
further broadened his
experience,” Althouse observes.
McDermott came to the
University as professor of
forestry and head of the
department of forest
management, with a research
specialty of forest ecology. He
was appointed associate director
Course And Teacher Evaluations
The results of teacher -
evaluations of fall term 1971 can
now be seen by those who are
interested. Copies of the results
are located in the Library,
student lounges in the dorms,
the art gallery and from RAs, at
the New Birth, and in faculty
offices.
The results are listed in
alphabetical order, first by
course names and then by
faculty name. To correctly
interpret the results, please read
the instructions first.
The teacher evaluations
contain technical data which has
the purpose of giving students a
voice in how a course is taught.
It also gives the faculty an
opportunity to judge their
performance as reflected by the
student opinions.
The questionnaire states the
number of students enrolled, the
number of students participating
in the evaluation, and that
percentage. The body of the
form gives the average value of
McDermott - new Provost
Dr. Hobart E.
of the School of Forestry in
1965 and associate dean of the
Graduate School in 1966.
Before joining the University
faculty, McDermott was
associate professor of forestry at
the University of Missouri. He
did his undergraduate work at
lowa State University and
earned his master from that
school. McDermott, who is
married and has two children,
received a Ph. D. in botany from
Duke University.
Coleman Herpel, Director of
Capitol Campus, expressed a
belief that since McDermott
“will be coming in from the
significance for each question.
Also listed is the grade the
student expected, the grade the
student gave the course, and the
instructor’s professional and
personal rating. The last two
ratings, course and instructor,
are the average of a combination
of questions.
Approximately 2,800
questionnairs were returned to
the SGA and results were listed
for 137 different courses. But
there were no results on another
49 courses which were taught by
44 professors.
The SGA hopes that every
student will use these results in
such a manner as to better
determine his course selections
for the spring term. Also any
comments regarding the results
of the evaluations will be greatly
appreciated so we can work any
improvements into the results
for the winter term. Please
address any comments to Denny
Hassler or Terry Wimmer or any
member of the SG A.
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cold,” he will take time to adjust
to the life at Capitol. We can’t
expect changes overnight, but it
is the opinion of many students
and faculty who have met
McDermott, that he will prove
to have a liberal outlook, muck
like Herpel, and will do his best
to help his students.
McDermott’s new office is
located in suite 200 and Herpel’s
has been moved to W 205. Herpel
expressed his view “that since
my new office opens directly
into the hall, students may feel
more free to see me about their
problems. That’s what we are
here for.”
PHOTO
CLUB
For those of you who are
interested in photography and
photographic techniques here’s
an organization you should
know about. The Photo Club is
functioning again and there is a
need for new members. The
club, headed by Cliff Balson,
meets twice monthly on
Thursday nights at 7:00 p.m. in
Vendorville. Club members are
provided with free film
processing chemicals as well as
help in processing. The club is
planning a show for this spring
and hopes that anyone
interested in participating will
contact the organization.
There is also a photography
course being offered every
Monday night from 9:15 to
10:00. The purpose of the course
is to familiarize people with
darkroom techniques and use of
various types of photographic
equipment. Anyone interested in
taking part in either the Photo
Club or the photography course
should contact Cluff Balson, 937
B Mars, 944-1517.