the CAPITOLIST
Vol. VII, No. 1
This Week
The first Spring Term meeting
of the Student Government
Association was held on
Monday, April 10. The Senate
welcomed the return of a
member who was not present
during the winter because of
student-teaching committments,
namely the effervescent Harvey
Brown.
The Finance Committee,
chaired by Dan Ekberg, reported
numerous grants to campus
organizations. The Baseball
Club, which was approved as an
organization by the Charter
Review Committee, was
allocated $5OO. The Student
Pavilion group was granted
$3OO for a working fund. The
Spring Dinner-Dance fund was
increased by $6OO. WZAP,
Capitol's infamous, though
notorious radio station, was
granted $5OO to pay off current
debts and was also given a
working allowance. It was
decided that any profits from
the Spring Dinner-Dance would
go to the SGA.
The ad-hoc Committee on
Teacher and Course Evaluations
announced that the results of
surveys conducted during the
Winter Term will be published
The Office of Residence
Living Programs will initiate the
selection of Resident Assistants
for the 1972-73 academic year
on Monday, April 17, 1972, at
7:00 p.m. at a "Get-together"
for R.A. Applicants.
The meeting is designed to
discuss the Residence Living
Program, the Resident Assistant
Position, and the selection
procedure for candidates. The
following is excerpted from
"Information for Resident
Assistant Applicants" to be
distributed with the applications
at the meeting.
Residence Living
Philosophy
It is the intent of the Capitol
Campus Residence Living
Program to provide a meaningful
and rewarding environment for
student growth. Facilities plus
programs combine to bring
about a residence setting which
is not only physically
comfortable but also
educationally valuable. In order
to carry out the residence
program, a carefully selected
staff functions within the
various facilities. •
Included in the Residence
Living Staff are the Resident
Assistants, the Assistant Dean of
Student Affairs for Residence
Living Programs, the Residence
Living Coordinator(s), and the
Wrisberg Hall Receptionist. Each
works to enhance the on-campus
living environment through
individual and group encounters
with residents in the areas of
counseling, activities and
governance. "The New Birth"
Coffee House, Resident Student
Council, the Meade Heights
Board of Governors, and the
in the SGA
soon. The ad-hoc Committee on
a Teaching Award said that it is
making some progress as to he
selection progress, but many
problems are yet to be solved.
The award is in memory of Dr.
James Jordan and it will be
presented to the faculty member
displaying superior teaching
excellence.
President Terry Wimmer
announced that George Dressler,
currently an administrator in the
business office, will assume the
post now held by Coleman
Herpel who is retiring. Dressler
will officially assume the post on
July 1. Wimmer also stipulated
that forthe present time, a new
Asst. Dean of Faculty, in
addition to Dr. Robert Brown,
will not be appointed.
A new Constitutional
Revision Committee, to evaluate
the constitution of the SGA, was
established. It was announced
that a new SGA president as well
as new senior senators will be
elected on the tentative date of
May 18, 1972. Problems with
registration procedures will be
discussed at next Monday's
meeting. All interested persons
are invited to attend as are all
students invited to attend all
SGA meetings.
individual residences and offices
of the Staff are the structures
within which this interaction
takes place.
Qualities Sought
In Applicants
The person who can best
represent the residence living
philosophy at the Capitol
Campus should possess the
following qualities: leadership,
potential for enlightened
growth, sensitivity, consistency,
honesty, skill in interpersonal
relations, and the ability to
combine the responsibilities of
the position with the demands
of his or her academic program.
Responsibilities
The Resident Assistant is the
University's representative in the
campus living area, which
suggests broad responsibilities
extending into all reaches of the
student's physical, social,
educational, cultural and
emotional well-being. To dwell
on one or two of these areas of
responsibility is to conceive of
the job in narrow terms. The
general responsibilities of the
position are specified below:
1. Resident Assistants are
expected to assist the individual
student in his adjustment to the
Capitol Campus. This includes
answering the many questions
about the University and the
Campus that new students may
have.
2. Resident Assistants should
work to the best of their ability
with students giving them
assistance in the understanding
of their difficulties and conflicts.
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"All The News That Fits . . . . We Print"
CAPITOL CAMPUS - MIDDLETOWN, PA
One of the high points of the
Art Exhibitions schedule on
campus this year is the work of
Dr. Oliver LaGrone now on
display in the Gallery Lounge. A
well-known sculptor, poet,
lecturer and exhibitor, Dr.
LaGrone has been a Professor in
Afro-American History and
Culture at Capitol Campus for
the past two years. His works
will be on display limit April 21,
1972.
LaGrone's exhibit includes
"When Aretha Sings" and
"Mother and Sons" in stone.
The Rev. Charles A. Hill, George
W. Carver and Frederick Douglas
appear in plaster with patina,
with Harriett Tubman appearing
in bronze sculpture. The artist's
beautiful "Dancer" is also of
bronze joined by the wood
sculptures "Heritage" and
thought-provoking "Oedipus
Reckless".
A native of Oklahoma, Dr.
LaGrone graduated from the
University of New Mexico with
majors in Sociology and Fine
Arts. With an assist from
columnist Ernie Pyle, LaGrone
became the first Black man to be
accepted for study at the
Cranbrook Art Academy in
Michigan.
He under took further
graduate study at Wayne State
University and taught at the high
school level in Detroit for 11
years.
Dr. LaGrone has also been a
professor of Afro-American
History at Marygrove College in
LaGrone Exhibit
Detroit
In addition to receiving
numerous awards and honors,
LaCrone has been appointed to
membership on the Michigan
Council of Arts. He serves as
head of the art juries for the
Russell Woods-Sullivan areas
annual art shows.
In addition, Dr. LaCrone is a
frequent lecturer-advisor for the
Association for the Study of
Negro Life and History and the
Detroit Branch of the
Afro-American Museum. He also
serves on the advisory board of
the Metropolitan Educational
and Cultural Activities
Association and is a consultant
for the Detroit Society of Art,
Culture and Education.
In 1969, Dr. LaCrone toured
five countries in West Africa and
is now working on a book on
African Art.
LaGrone's poetry and
sculpture have won many awards
and are in great demand for
lectures and exhibitions. Since
coming to Capitol Campus, Dr.
LaGrone has had one-man shows
for the Black Students Union
here, the Harrisburg Jewish
Community Center and the
William Penn Memorial Museum
in Harrisburg.
LaGrone has presented
lectures or shows in Michigan,
Illinois, lowa, New York, Ohio,
West Virginia, New Mexico and
others. This may be the last
chance you will have to view Dr.
LaGrone's work -- we suggest
you do not miss this one.
Thursday, April 13, 1972
State Scholarship
Applications
Available
State Scholarship applications
for the academic year,
1972-1973 are available in the
Financial Aid Office, F-106.
These applications are only
for those students who have
never applied for a state
se hula rsh ip before. Curren
scholarship holders will receive a
renewal application at (heir
per ma nen t home address.
. . .
De a dline for initial
applications is May 31, 1972.
Deadline for renewal
applications is April ;1, 1972.
Students are requested to see
Miss Toni Jennings in E-106 it
they have any questions or
iinancial problems.
OTK meeting
Delta Tau Kappa, the social
science honor society, will hold
a meeting for prospective
members next Tuesday, April
18, at 7:00 p.m. in the Gallery
Lounge.
All students in social
science program who hold at
least a 3.0 grade-point average at
Capitol Campus arc invited to
attend. DTK will utilize the
meeting to familiarize new
members as to the advantages of
joining the organization as well
as to explain upcoming events
which DTK will sponsor.
The society has also
announced its office hours. The
office is located in room 110-G
and a member will bepresent
during the first through third
periods, daily excluding
Wednesdays.
Return
Portraits
Most seniors who had their
portraits taken for the yearbook
have received notices in the mail
reminding them that proofs arc
due back at the studio. The
yearbook staff has had to
postpone delivery of twenty
pages of the 1972 annual until
glossy prints return from the
professional studio but they
cannot print glossies until they
have your proofs.
If you have not yet done so
and expect to appear in the
1972 CAPITOLITE you are
advised to return your proofs
(marking the one you wish to
appear in the yearbook with an
"X" on the back) within a week.
Because of the time of
processing your proof for
publication, proofs received
after that time cannot be
guaranteed inclusion in the 1972
Yearbook. There is no additional
charge when sending proofs
unless pictures are ordered. A
picture order need not
accompany the proofs. Any
questions on photography,
picture sales or problems in
remittance should be addressed
directly to Zamsky Studios,
1007 Market St., Philadelphia.