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FROM YOUR EDITOR
Only a week and a half has
passed since the start of the term
and already I have heard an all
too familiar line coming from
numerous students. "There's
nothing to do." and "Why isn't
there a larger and more varied
program of activities?" and still
another, "I wish someone would
get some better activities around
here.".
Well for those of you who
seem to be doing all the griping,
let me make a suggestion;
instead of spending your time
finding fault with campus
activities, take part in the
organizations which can work
for the betterments you seek.
The problem that has existed in
the past and still seems prevalent
is that there is a tremendous
surplus of those who complain
and a serious shortage of people
to do the work.
The sad part of the problem
with the campus complainers is
that when confronted with the
question, "What do you think
should be done?", or, "Why
don't you work for the changes
you seek?", there seems to be
time for nothing but excuses of
To
The
Editor
The Harrisburg Community
Theatre School is sponsoring five
Previews of productions during
the forthcoming theatre season.
These previews will be presented
on the Friday evening preceding
Opening Night of each play with
Curtain Time at 8:30 p.m.
Admission is $l.OO and the
proceeds help to support the
HCT Annual Spring Drama
Festival. The Preview Night
dates and plays are as follows:
"1776", October 6, 1972
(Musical); "The Chalk Garden",
November 24, 1972 (Mystery);
"Come Blow Your Horn",
January 12, 1973 (Comedy);
"The Lion in Winter", April 27,
1973 (Drama); "The Front
Page", June 8, 1973 (Comedy).
We wish to extend an
invitation to the thespians to try
out for roles in the productions
at HCT.
HCT
513 Hurlock St.
Harrisburg, Pa. 17110
Sounds Familiar
why they can't help. Two of the
most popular excuses are, "I
have too much schoolwork."
and, "I don't know that many
people here and I don't know
who can help me."
To these excuses I say
BULL!! If you are truly
in'terested in seeing some
changes for the better around
Capitol Campus you can ask
questions, meet theleaders of the
various student organizations,
and Get Involved. And lest you
gripers should forget, the
students who run the
organizations also have study
loads to contend with, but they
make the time to get things done
if they can't find it.
So if you've found yourself
griping a lot lately and doing
nothing about your gripes,
blame no one but yourself, and
then crawl back into your
bubble of apathy and float
away. On the other hand, if you
think you have some suggestions
and want to see them put to use,
see the organizational leaders.
You might be pleasantly
surprised at what your concern
can achieve.
(CPS) -- Representative
Moorhead of Pennsylvania
recently released figures which
indicate that the U.S.
government spends twice as
much money hiding information
than handing it out. A total of
$126.3 million is spent for
classification while only $64
million is spent for information
programs.
Of course, the congressman's
figures may exclude a lot of
secret funding of secrecy
programs ....
Abandoned Pets
Pose Problems
Students moving into Meade
Heights have reported a number
of stray and abandoned pets
roving about.
Since it is against University
regulations to house pets on
campus, some other place
off-campus must be found.
Anyone knowing of a place or
places where these pets might be
given homes is asked to contact
either Bob Bonaker or Mike
Welliver in W-104, Main
Building. If you have found any
of these strays, contact us
immediately and we will try to
find homes for them somewhere
off-campus.
Mike Welliver
Who Knows?
THE CAPITOLIST
XGl's
'Get Ready For College'
University Park, Pa
Sixty-five Pennsylvania veterans,
all lacking the credentials for
college admission, arrived at The
Pennsylvania State University
last June.
Three months later, after an
intensive "get ready for college"
course, 57 of the 62 men who
completed the course are
full-fledged college freshmen.
And another veteran is enrolled
in a specialized training school.
Thanks to a program offered
by Penn State, the veterans were
given the opportunity to
participate in the 11-week
course, designed to correct their
major academic deficiencies.
Upon completion of the course,
the veterans were considered for
college admission under special
selection criteria.
They range from a 37-year-old
Air Force veteran to a
19-year-old Army veteran.
According to Charles R.
Meck, assistant director for
Underwood
Art Exhibit
From October 9 through
October 26, the paintings of
Susan Underwood of Boulder,
Colorado, will be on exhibit in
the Gallery Lounge.
Exhibiting her work from
Maine to Colorado, she has come
to be equated with fine-lined,
disciplined, realistic art. Her
watercolors, lithographs, and
pen and inks vividly portray
accurate representations of
solitude, nostalgia and emotion.
Not interested in shocking or
outraging the world with
combinations of psychedelic
colors and forms nor in reaching
far beyond the reality of
existence with surrealistic
fantasy, she only wants to put
on canvas, a place, a moment of
time.
Ms. Underwood had studied
at Skidmore College and the
University of Colorado. Her
most recent one-woman shows
were at the Swan Gallery in
Webster, Texas and the Guild,
Inc. in Houston, Texas. She has
placed high in many juried
competitions and some of her
award winning pieces are
displayed in her present show.
Her exhibit captures the quiet
beauty of man and nature, the
beauty that individuals never
have the time to experience. I
hope all of those who view the
exhibit have the time to
experience the beauty she has
created.
The exhibit is sponsored by
the Student Activities Office.
Gallery hours are 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
Needed:
Juniors and Seniors
to fill SGA committees
Apply SGA office, W-104
continuing education who
coordinated the program, 55 of
the veterans are enrolled by
Penn State for the Fall Term at
various Commonwealth
Campuses of the University and
at University Park. Three
veterans are enrolled at other
institutions, and four men who
completed the course will not
immediately continue their
education at the college level.
Four of those completing the
course, including three enrolled
as college freshmen, had never
attended classes beyond the
eighth grade.
"We have been more than
pleased with the success of
theprogram and hope to conduct
similar programs in the future,"
says Floyd B. Fischer, vice
president for Continuing
Education.
He points out that the
program offered last summer
emphasized written and oral
communication, mathematics,
reading and social studies.
Student PSEA Leaders
Attend Conference
by Mike Kowalcheck
Leaders of the Capitol
Campus Student Pennsylvania
State Education Association
(PSEA) attended the state
conference at the Sheraton
Motor Inn, Harrisburg, on
September 22 and 23.
Friday afternoon was
scheduled for workshops on
Games and Simulation, with
students assuming the roles of
community leaders and other
interested groups in the
educational system. The games
enabled students to understand
the problems and their solutions
in the educational framework.
The evening was highlighted
with a trip to PSEA
Headquarters, in Harrisburg.
Upon their arrival, student
leaders were assigned to groups
which visited different
departments of the PSEA
framework. Members from
Capitol Campus met and talked
with William Gaskins, Director
of Intergroup Relations; Herbert
P. Lauterback, Assistant
Executive Secretary of Field
Operations; and Mrs. Shirley
Riemer, Assistant Director,
Public Relations. Following the
tour, student leaders were
invited to an informal meeting
of all staff members.
Saturday morning began with
a general session, directed by
Joan Poulos, Vice-President,
Student PSEA, concerning
membership and program
developments for each chapter.
The program panel was chaired
by Dr. Rosemarie Cibik who is
Chairman of the Education
October 5, 1972
Coming
Grand Prix
Weekend
This coming weekend will be
an exciting one for auto racing
enthusiasts, for Watkins Glen,
New York will be the scene of
the United States Grand Prix.
The United States Grand Prix
has become not only the most
important race on the U.S.
road-racing schedule, but a
major event on the international
racing calendar as well. Grand
Prix cars are all out racers,
designed for the utmost in
maneuverability and speed.
The drivers are the most
skillful in the world. Persons
such as Jackie Stewart, Graham
Hill, and Emerson Fitepaldi will
be there competing for a purse
in excess of $2.4 million dollars.
A meeting is scheduled for
tonight at 7 p.m. in the TV
Lounge for the purpose of of
organizing a caravan to go to the
race. The caravan will be leaving
Friday after classes and
returning Sunday after the race.
If you're interested or even just
curious about having a wild
weekend at the Glen, stop by
tonight.
Department at Point Park
College. Other members were:
Mike Dini, Capitol Campus;
Bruce Fischman, West Chester
State College; Philip Rutledge,
Albright College; and Leonard
Lilja, Duquesne University.
Each member gave
information on programs which
each chapter should try and
encourage total student
involvement in Student PSEA.
The remainder of the morning
was built around workshops
concerning the problems and
their solutions, new trends in
Education, and the use of
inter-college and inter-region
cooperation on these new
trends.
The afternoon session opened
with an introduction by Student
PSEA President, Kathleen
Stratton, of the president of the
professional PSEA, Richard A.
de Bethizy. Mr. de Bethizy
answered questions from student
leaders, and also asked a few to
the students. He expressed his
ideas from the responsibilities of
the teacher to new ways of
educating people with the new
trends in education.
The closing session was under
the direction of Lucy A. Valero,
Director of Student
Associations. Miss Valero
emphasized the importance of
building "Action Chapters" is
YOU, the individual. "What do
YOU want out of Student
PSEA" Miss Valero stated.
Leaders from Capitol Campus
in attendance were: Andye
Fuller, Sue Willens, Michael
Kowalcheck and Dr. Roy
Allison.
Student PSEA Meeting
The first meeting of the
Capitol Campus Student
Pennsylvania State Education
Association will be held on
Thursday, October 12, at 7 p.m.
This meeting will be at the New
Birth, the Coffee House located
on Kirtland Dr.
All members of the Capitol
Campus Community are invited
to attend.