THE CAPITOLIST
Vol. IX, No. 3
This Week in SGA
by Barbara Boswell
The SGA had a rather long
meeting Monday night. Here are a
few of the highlights of that
meeting:
Dr. Grimm, Dean of Students,
was present as a guest. He
answered questions concerning
the Student Affairs Office,
concerning such things as Kathy
King's resignation the student
directory, and the rock festival.
Dr. Grimm stated that Miss
King's resignation was due to a
"private decision" on her part
and that there was no pressure
put on her to do so. She will be at
Moravian College, Bethlehem.
(For more on this question,
please see my editorial comments
in "Combat Zone.")
Concerning a student
directory, Dr. Grimm stated that
he sees no reason why this
problem cannot be ironed out. He
will be meeting with Mike Dini
and other senate members to
cover the details. They will decide
such things as the number of
copies needed, who is going to
pay for the printing, who gets
copies, etc.
In answer to the question
about a rock festival, Dr. Grimm
said that a festival like last year's
'Back in the Saddle'
Today, another film in
the classic Western series
"Back in the Saddle" will be
presented. "The Outcasts of
Poker Flat" will be shown
during the second and third
periods in the social science
course "Westward
Movements" in the
Auditorium. Course
instructors are Dr. Jay
Anderson and Prof. Mark
Dorfman.
Tonight, the film will be
presented by the Cultural
Programs Committee at 8
o'clock in the Auditorium.
Prof. Dorfman has
offered a brief description of
the film:
"Outcasts of Poker Flat" is a film
based on a classic short story of
the mining frontier by Bret Harte.
The film, starring Dale
Robertson, Anne Baxter, Miriam
Hopkins, and Cameron Mitchell
examines mining camp law and
morality, and probes the lives of
individual outcasts as they are
forced to rely and depend on each
other.
The original, starkly realistic
short story is perverted through
the addition of a jazzy new
character ("The Gunfighter")
and through alteration of Harte's
original theme and tragic
conclusion.
The result is a largely mythic
creation that says as much about
the film-makers and popular
culture as it says about the mining
camps of California' gold -rush
days.
festival is an impossibility due
mainly to the lack of space (we
have a trailor park on campus this
year) and the problem which
arose last year because of the
large numbers of junior high and
high school students who
attended.
Dr. Grimm also answered
questions concerning certain
changes in organizational
structure within the school.
These changes may affect the
student-body perhaps adversely,
in the future. (For more on this
matter, please see "Combat
Zone.")
Another topic of importance
at the meeting was
student-to-student advising. This
would be similar to that which
has been done in the past by such
groups as Delta Tau Kappa,
except that the student advisors
for every curriculum would be
trained to offer advice as to
requirements, options, etc. A
vote was taken on this matter and
passed, 11 for, 5 against, 2
abstaining_ The wording of the
motion, however, may negate the
program's chances with the
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Beta Chi Establishes
Co urse Evaluation
On Monday and Tuesday,
January 29th and 30th, the Beta
Chi society (Business Club) will
be distributing questionnaires
intended to serve as an
evaluation of courses which were
offered in the Business Program
during the fall term.
A table will be set up in
Vendorville and members of
Beta Chi will be available to
collect the information and
answer any questions. Society
members would appreciate
students enrolled in the Business
Program completing a form for
each course taken during the fall
term.
According to club
representative Tony Durante,
the purpose of the course
evaluation is to "Try to help
Business students better plan
their schedules. Once this
information is compiled, it will
be available in the Beta Chi
office for future reference. This
information will be useful to
both incoming as well as
returning students in
determining the workload for
each course."
Durante adds "This is the
first time this type of course
evaluation will be conducted.
Any comments or suggestions
will be appreciated."
The Student Government
Association normally conducts a
teacher/course evaluation survey
for all programs, but did not this
past fall, due to an unforeseen
difficulty as the required
information was not prepared in
time by the Office of Academic
Services.
"All The News That Fits . . . . We Print"
CAPITOL CAMPUS - MIDDLETOWN, PA
DTK -
Fun and
Games
by R. W. Bonaker
On January. 16 Delta Tau
Kappa, the international social
science honor society, held its
first meeting of the term. The
society, which staged many
programs last term, is planning
many others but they have not
been finalized or financed as yet.
Prior to the meeting, members
posed for a photograph for the
yearbook. Approximately 25
people were in attendance.
Deloras Garrison reported on the
activities commerating the birth
date of Dr. Martin Lugher King
Jr. held the day before. She said
possibly 50 people were present
at the memorial service for Dr.
King. Fred Manas stated that the
United Nations Childrens Fund
(UNICEF) had sent the society a
note of appreciation for sales of
UNICEF Christmas cards which
totaled $153. Fred also
purchased a scrapbook for $3.
Joe Reilly , a society member
who graduated last June,
commented on his impressions
of Ireland, which he had
recently visited for a period of
four weeks. His grandparents
were Irish immigrants and Joe
has kept in touch with his
foreign relatives. He related
some of the horrors he
experienced, witnessing the
violence that is so much a part
of the lives of contemporary
Irishmen.
Marlowe Blake reported on
the progress of the campus
literay magazine Tarnhelm. He
said the publication will be
issued near the end of the
current term, and another
possibly in the spring term. Paul
Mirabile elaborated on a food
co-op which is being formed by
the XGIs and the University
Apartments organization. Paul
stated that fresh meats and
produce as well as canned goods
and staples can be purchased in
bulk through a local wholesaler
for savings up to 50 percent.
This past Tuesday, DTK
entertained prospective
members, hoping to increase the
society's exclusive membership.
DTK President Gaye Miles has
scheduled another meeting for
this Tuesday, January 30 at 7
p.m. in the T.V. Lounge.
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`COMBAT ZONE'
by Barbara Boswell
At Monday night's SGA
meeting, I was told "Let's be
realistic!" by Dr. Saylor. I say
that "I was told" because
regardless of the presence of
senators and officers, the
comment was directed to me. My
answer is an emphatic, yes, let's
do! Herein lies the reason for a
column such as this one.
Every organization, such as
PSU-Harrisburg, has within it an
organizational structure,
chain-of-command, if you will.
Those at the top, the
administrators, find themselves
trying to answer to a wide variety
of "interested parties" such as
Pennsylvania - the state, Penn
State University - University
Park, division heads, faculty and
students within the organization
itself.
Although my main concern is
with the administration's
treatment of the undergraduate
student, I realize that each piece
of this puzzle is relative to those
around it. So, that which happens
to and within the Student Affairs
office will, in some way, effect us
as undergraduate students.
Most of you, up to this point,
are aware only of the hassles
about the student directory and
the spring festival. The "vibes"
floating around that first floor,
west hall, told me that problems
were at a deeper level than that.
Then I began picking up a few bits
and pieces of information, all of
which tell me I was right about
the depth.
As most of you don't know,
Kathy King, who was assistant
dean of students, has left us. As
stated in "This Week In SGA,"
Dr. Grimm said, when questioned
about the circumstances
surrounding her departure, that it
was her choice and no pressure
was put on her to make that
choice. In all respect to Dr.
Grimm, I cannot buy that answer.
(You may begin to see the reason
behind his answer a bit later in
this article). The main reason why
I doubt the existence of "whole
truth" in Dr. Grimm's answer is
that Kathy's departure was kept
so secretive. I had to see her about
other matters and, after looking
for and asking about her for 2
days, was told that she resigned.
Further investigation into the
matter led me to details that
pointed to administrative
pressures exerted on her to resign.
I must apologize at this point
because I feel I should not reveal
these details at this time. It is a
moral obligation type, of thing
and I feel that I do not have quite
enough solid information to go
on right now. I am following up
on these details, however, and
will issue a statement when
certain pertinent information is
uncovered. (One could say I'm
trying to be realistic). '
January 25, 1973
Now for the structural changes
concerning the Student Affairs
Office.
FACT - Kathy King's position
will not be filled immediately.
FACT - It has been suggested
that the Housing and Food
Service office, presently at
University Park and controlling
those services for all PSU
campuses, may be moved to this
campus.
FACT - Dr. McDermott and
Mr. Dressler, our administrative
officer, are studying the
possibility of such a relocation of
the Housing and Food Service
office.
FACT - Our RA's, who
previously met with, and were
accountable to Kathy King will
as of this past Tuesday night, be
meeting with and be accountable
to Mr. Dressler,
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Poll Results
For Spring
Music Festival
By Sam Randazzo
At last, the results of the
Spring Music Festival poll are in.
The poll was designed merely to
give organizations some idea of
the amount of interest that
students have in the festival.
The questions and results are
as follows:
(1.) Do you want a Spring
Music Festival? Yes 125, No 13.
(2.) Considering the length of
last year's Rock Festival (12
hours) should the next Festival
be: the Same 81, Longer 21,
Shorter 11, No Response 13?
(3.) What kind of music
would you enjoy listening to the
most? Most students expressed a
desire to see a combination of
Hard Rock, Folk, and Jazz.
(4.) Would you be willing to
participate in staging the
festival? Yes 65, No 54.
If you answered yes to the
fourth question, what category
of the production could you
best serve? Student Marshal 28,
Stage Crew 13, Clean Up 6,
Concessions 7, Music Scout 4,
Head Shop 13, No Response 45.
Included with the above
responses were students'
explanations. In all the responses
there were basic and sound
positive and negative outlooks
for the proposed festival. While
one negative response expressed
chagrin over the trash left after
last year's festival, other positive
responses were aware of the
same problem, and expressed
ideas to overcome the trash
problem.