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Registration Officer calls
for Registration Reform
by Robert Bonaker
When Capitol was granted a
modified calendar for 1973-74,
(Which appears in another
portion of this issue), Mr. James
Thorne, Records, Registration
and Scheduling Officer, was
concerned.
In a recent interview, Thorne
said that the new calendar will
throw Capitol out of phase with
the data processing which this
campus used at University Park.
He stated further that the
"Tightening-up" involved with
the new calendar reduced the
time in which his personnel can
compile records during
registration and final
examination periods.
Accordingly, he called for an
inevitable break with the main
campus computer to enable a
smoother records-keeping
operation in his office. Since
Capitol has begun to formally
cooperate with Harrisburg Area
Community College, he and Mr.
Walter Slygh, Academic Services
Officer, are currently working to
secure a wide-scale use of
HACC's computer facilities.
Mr. Thorne then turned his
attention to a more prevalent
problem; one which pops its
ugly head during every
registration period. That
problem is "closed courses," a
disease which strikes an
unbelievable number of
Capitolites each term. He related
that nearly 30 percent of the
CAPITOL'S ACADEMIC CALENDAR, 1973-74
The following is the official academic calendar for 1973-74. Provost Robert E. McDermott has
announced that University President John Oswald granted Capitol the calendar, which differs from that
of the main campus and Commomwealth Campuses, largely because of the vital influx of transfer
students during the winter term. The interim calendar closely matches the one currently in operation.
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SUMMER 197
June 17
June 8
SPRIN
student body was closed out of
at least one course during this
term's registration. He said at
least 100 12th term seniors, who
theoretically received top
priority when courses are
selected, were closed out. He
cited instances where 12th term
people were closed out of all
three of their courses.
Thorne thinks it time to get
away from a "dumb registration
system," and he thinks the
HACC system a fine model. The
following is a proposal which he
has formulated for consideration
by the campus administration:
PROPOSAL FOR AN
EARLY REGISTRATION
SYSTEM
For summer '73 and Fall '73.
Advising - in term order, 12th term
first, (Seventh and eighth weeks of
the term) May 14 - 25 (71.v0 weeks)
160 students per day.
PROCEDURE
I. Master Schedule and
registration pack made available.
2. Student makes an appointment
with his advisor and the No. 2 card
for Summer and Fall is completed
and signed.
3. The student then comes to the
Records Office with No. 2 Card
where the appropriate course cards
are drawn.
4. Each day enrollemnt figures
would be released so faculty would
know what courses are closed. If a
student is closed out of a course he
(Cont. on p. 7)
THE CAPITOLIST
Nick Wolfson became an
artist "because there was
nothing else" he wanted to be.
"Art became the most valuable
aspect of my life."
At only 26, Nick has
accomplished quite a lot and he
told of his experiences during a
recent exhibition of his works
here.
He does not attempt to
"classify" his art; he leaves that
to art historians. He said that he
"does what comes naturally."
Although he has never had any
formal training in painting, he
does have such experience in
conventional drawing. He
explained that Michelangelo and
Rembrandt demonstrated
importance of learning the
techniques of drawing in realistic
images "before your imagination
takes over."
Nick was happy to report
that he had recently been
granted a scholarship to study
with Leo Manso at his school on
Cape Code. Nick was thrilled at
the prospect of studying in a
genuine artistic atmosphere. He
said he had never met a "real
artist" before he came here and
conversed with Mr. Oliver
LaGrone.
Nick comes from a family
that "has a great appreciation
for art." He stated that his
parents have a large collection of
both American and European
art. "Art saved me at one point.
I had been working for a few
years when I took up painting. It
was like finding a long lost
friend."
23, 1973 Arl.lllllll°.ll
September
Sept. 16 Faculty Report Date
Sept. 23 Arrival
24, 25 Registration
26 Classes Begin
Nov. 21-25 Holidays
Dec. 5 _ Classes End
'2O-12 Pxams
15 Graduation
NICK WOLFSON "A NEW REMBRANDT ?"
by Bob Bonaker
Year-end' V,
2 Advising - Registration
3 Classes Begin
13 Classes End
14-16 Exams
He believes that "art is ideas,
not so much as drawing well. I
think anyone can do that. It's
like learning a language." Nick
sould know as he speaks fluent
French and has served as an
interpreter for U.N. observers
visiting the United States. "But
not everybody can paint well.
The hardest part is arriving at an
original idea."
The artist in residence
"would like to be about
everything. I would like to study
law and to start an original free
school for fourth through twelfth
graders. Yet, in all practicality, I
want to be an excellent painter
and I want to teach painting, as I
am now to young children."
Nick welts that "bad" art
FALL 1973
December 1
catio
January 2,
1974
WINTER 1974
April 12, 1973
teachers tend to "kill a lot of
people's interest in art. There is
no correct way to paint; I
believe in freedom to develop a
distinct technique once the
basics have been grasped."
The graduate of Columbia
University states that for an
artist, "the most important
factor is not making money; it is
enjoyment one gains from
painting. Painting has taught me
a lot about viewing my
surroundings. It has enabled me
to develop a certain sensitivity
toward people and situations.
Nick Wolfson, who• has the
potential to become a
contemporary Rembrandt, lives
by his ideals. In this age, he is a
unique person.
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