Campus
A preliminary survey of the
faculty and staff of Capitol
Campus revealed that nine
families experienced personal
and property loss as a result of
the recent flood caused by
Hurricane Agnes.
Dr. Miha ilo Dordevic,
Professor of Humanities and
literature, returned from a
summer in Europe to find that
more than $15,000 damage was
done to his home by the flood.
Additionally, personal losses of
furniture and other effects will
probably double that figure.
Among the more valuable items
lost were complete sets of
autographed, first editions of
three famous authors and a
fourteenth century icon which
had survived the Turkish
conquest of Serbia.
Dr. James G. McAree,
Professor of Social Sciences and
History at Capitol Campus, had
been enlisting his colleagues for
weekend work parties to clean
up as much of the damage at
Dordevic's home as is possible.
Repairs have begun, but will
take months to complete
because all walls and floors must
dry out completely before
renovations can be made.
A quiet little stream known as
Swatara Creek was transformed
into a raging force by the June
storm and washed the summer
home of Dr. Thomas J. Knight
off its foundation and swept it
more than a half-mile
downstream. When the waters
receded and the home was
found, its condition was such
that the U.S. Corps of Engineers
had to demolish and bury it. Not
only did Dr. Knight suffer this
loss estimated at $B,OOO to
$lO,OOO, but the basement of
his Palmyra home was flooded
due to a rise in the ground water
level. The sewers backed up and
all books, recreational room
furniture and washing machine
were lost.
Another faculty members was
also affected by Dr. Knight's
loss. Dr. David Langmeyer,
Assistant Professor of
Psychology and Education, was
living in Dr. Knight's summer
home. He was out of town when
Agnes hit and lost all his clothes,
books and other belongings
which were in the house.
Conferences Develop
Skills Of State Leaders
Forty top State executives
recently attended the first
session of the 12-week
Governor's Executive Leadership
Conference for Pennsylvania
State Executives which is being
held at Capitol Campus.
The participants, who include
four members of Governor
Shapp's cabinet and numerous
deputies, were welcomed to the
initial session by Dr. Robert E.
McDermott, Provost of Capitol
Campus, and Secretary of
Administration Ronald G.
Lench.
The conference agenda has
been developed to improve the
leadership skills of State
executives in such areas as
decision making,
communications, organizational
development, employee
motivation, external
relationships and solving major
management problems. It is
jointly sponsored by Captiol
Campus; the Governor's Office
of Administration; and the
University of Pittsburgh,
Graduate School of Public and
International Affairs.
Staff
Hit Hard
By Agnes
A recently renovated kitchen
was completely mined in the
home of Dr. Herbert S.
Eisenstein, Associate Professor
of Education. He reported that
the newly installed kitchen
cabinets and floor must be
replaced as well as washer, dryer,
recreational room furniture and
various other belongings which
were in the basement and first
floor. He received some
consolation as the book which
he has been writing over the past
year was left intact.
Little information is available
about the damage incurred by
Dr. Edgar F. Racey, Associate
Professor of Humanities and
English. He had recently
purchased a home in Marietta,
which was heavily flooded, but
the extent of the loss is
unknown.
More than $4,000 in losses
were incurred by Mrs. Mary
Frances Heicher, secretary in the
Provost's office. Thirty-one
inches of water damaged most
major pieces of furniture as well
as the water softener, freezer
and furniture. Although Mr.
Heicher has been successful in
repairing most major appliances,
she reports that progress is slow
in restoring their home to its
pre-flood condition.
Supervisor of Capitol Campus
engineering laboratory, Herman
Conaway, lived in a mobile
home located in the Lisa Lake
area near Middletown prior to
the flood. This was completely
destroyed as well as everything
in it.
The home of Charles Kope,
maintenance worker, was hit by
the flood also. The damage is so
extensive that the Kope's were
unable to return. All the first
floor furnishings also were lost.
Capitol Campus is not only
the place of employment, but
also the new residence for the
family of Elmer McLucas, a
member of the janitorial staff.
Their Royalton home was
destroyed and he and his wife
and five children were evacuated
to the emergency center
established on the campus. After
living in the Meade Heights area
for a number of weeks, the
McLucas' were assigned one of
the 74 mobile homes moved
onto the temporary housing
community located on campus.
The agendas for the sessions
have been planned to include a
great deal of active participation
by the State executives.
Although there will be brief
lecture presentations, the classes
will consist primarily of
participant involvement in case
study analysis and simulation
exercises and small group
discussion of "live" issues and
problems facing the executives
in management of their agencies.
Last week's session dealt with
strategic factors in
decision-making and was led by
Dr. Raymond S. Klein, Associate
Professor of Management, and
Dr. Warren Mclntire, Assistant
Professor of Management. Both
are members of the Capitol
Campus faculty.
The conference is being
coordinated by Forrest L.
Schaffer of the Governor's Office
of Administration, Dr. Daniel M.
Poore, Division Head,
Administration and Business;
and Dr. Lloyd Woodruff,
Associate Professor of Public
Administration.
Enrollment
Climbs
University Park, Pa. Classes
at The Pennsylvania State
University began on Monday
with an enrollment of nearly
49,000 resident-credit students
at all campuses, the total
representing a gain of 2,700 over
the resident-credit total of a year
ago, Warren R. Haffner, director
of the Division of Admissions,
Records and Scheduling, said.
Approximately 29,000 of the
total will be registered at the
University Park Campus, where
registration a year ago totalled
28,111.
Freshmen admitted thisyear
will total about 11,830, with
1,555 of the total having already
started their college work at the
Summer, Spring or Winter Term,
earlier inthe year.
Of the 10,275 freshmen
admitted for the Fall Term,
2,900 are scheduled for
University Park and 7,375 for
the Commonwealth Campuses
across the State, this figure
including 1,750 entering
associate degree programs and
5,625 entering baccalaureate
degree programs at the branch
campuses.
At University Park, more than
6,500 students reported on
Sunday and Monday, September
17 and 18, the total including
the 2,900 freshmen, 3,400
transferring from
Commonwealth Campuses, and
225 transferring with advanced
standing from other colleges or
universities. The Fall Term
enrollment at University Park
also will include 600 former
students who have been
re-admitted to the University.
Capitol Campus greeted
nearly 1,750 undergraduates as
the fall term began. The ratio
between resident and
commuting students is near 50
per cent.
500 graduate students
working for master's degrees in
public administration,
elementary education,
engineering science, american
studies, humanities and regional
planning also began classes.
Health
Service
Evening
Courses
The first in a series of three
courses in the health
administration field will be
offered at Capitol Campus in
September, 1972.
Dr. Daniel M. Poore, head of
the Division of Administration
and Business, announced that an
evening course in Health
Administration, the first in
theseries, will be held Tuesdays
and Thursdays, from 7:00 to
9:00 p.m. at the upper division
school. It is open for admission
to both graduate and
undergraduate students and will
be an elective in the Bachelor of
Business as well as the Master of
Administration program.
Other courses to be offered
are Health Systems (winter
term) and Economics of Health
Management (spring term). A
practicum also will be conducted
for full-time students in
cooperation with local
health-related agencies.
Development of this study
concentration is the result of a
year's research conduced by Dr.
Raymond Klein and other
Capitol Campus faculty
members which reflected a
substantial demand for health
administration-related courses.
Student Receives
Jordan Scholarship
Elaine Parker receives scholarship at Orientation Picnic.
Mrs. Elaine Parker, a senior at
Capitol Campus, has been
awarded the Jimmy Jordan
Scholarship by the Campus'
Faculty Women's Club. Mrs.
Stanley N. Miller made the
presentation at the reception
given for new students on
September 17.
The $5OO grant was given in
honor of the late Dr. James
Jordan, a Capitol Campus
faculty members who
accidentally drowned in August,
1971. The Committee on Loans
and Grants, which is composed
of faculty members,
administrative staff - and
students, selected Mrs. Parker as
a returning student who had
demonstrated academic
excellence and financial need.
Mrs. Parker, a senior, has a 4.0
average and is a candidate for a
Bachelor of Social Science
degree.
past months, his broad
knowledge of the University and
its personnel, and his long
experience as an educator of
high intellectual attainments
uniquely qualify him for the
post."
As Provost, Dr. Larson will
serve as the chief academic
officer of the University and as
the principal deputy to President
Oswald.
"He has the responsibility and
Needed:
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Funds forthe scholarship were
raised by the 43 members of the
Faculty Women's Club primarily
through a bazaar and a benefit
performance of "The Old Maid
and the Thief". The club also
provides five revolving tuition
loans annually.
A graduate of Dover Area
High School, Mrs. Parker was the
recipient of a Penn State Alumni
Scholarship in 1962 and was a
student at University Park from
1962 to 1964.
After three terms at
Harrisburg Area Community
College, she enrolled last fall at
Capitol Campus, an upper-level
college and graduate center.
Mrs. Parker is active in
numerous campus organizations
and serves as Vice-President,
Programs, for the local chapter
of Delta Tau Kappa, the
international social science
honor society.
individuals qualified to serve as
Provost of the University. The
student-faculty-administrative
committee recommended "a
small number of distinguished
persons, including Dr. Larson,"
as being qualified for the post,
President Oswald said. He
recently expressed his thanks to
members "for the thoughtful
and effective manner" in which
the committee carried out its
assignment.