What, no pets -
By Charlie
Many students returned to
school with a pet and an
optimistic thought. They felt
that surely after all the hard
work of last year it would result
in a pet policy for Meade
Heights. The disappointment
was great and Housing gave
students up to Friday to remove
the pet from University
property.
To get two sides of the issue,
George Dressier and Pat Murphy
expressed their regret but both
stated that the “no” decision
was handed down from
University Park; and Capitol had
to accept the answer. The
following was a list of rules
established by University Park
on the ground that the presence
of animals is unsanitary and a
nuisance.
1. Animals, other than
those involved in approved
research or instruction or
seeing eye dogs, are not
permitted in University
buildings under any
circumstances.
2. Animals are
permitted to be on
University property,
except inside University
buildings, so long as they
are properly leased and
under proper direct
personal control of their
handler.
3. Animals on
University property other
than as permitted above
will be turned over to the
local dog officer or other
authorized agencies for
action under existing
legislation.
The Capitol Campus
administrators were in favor of
the revised pet policy given to
them by Meade Heights Board of
Governors in conjunction with
P.S.E.A. Revamped
The recently elected officers
of PSEA (Roland Hoke,
president; Jim Mayer, vice
president; Emily Bambrick,
secretary; and Dick Emrick,
treasurer) are tired of the same
old crap -- coming to classes,
going home, and belonging to
dues-paying-only clubs.
In an attempt to induce vigor
and a sense of active
participation into PSEA,
groundwork has begun toward
creating an organization whose
focus is fun, fellowship, and
service. For the lushes, a keggar
is tentatively scheduled for the
first or second Tuesday of
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What happened?
S.G.A. They sent it to University
Park for review, but it was flatly
turned down.
An incident this summer
turned the view of Capitol to
favor the Park’s decision. One
boy was attacked by a loose St.
Bernard near the dorms. The
boy’s face was cut without
cause. More incidents similar to
this could seriously damage the
image of the school for students
would feel unsure about their
own personal safety.
Pat indicated that she
supported the decision as a
result of the actions of students.
She said that there was so many
abanoned pets when students
left for vacations that it
appeared that the students did
not really care for their pets. It
seemed that they wanted
something that they could not
have had, such as keeping a pet,
so they fought for it. Pat saw a
half-dead cat and it sickened her
to realize how cruel that gesture
and how thoughtless.
Personally, I was not too
disappointed that the policy was
not passed although, I was
originally in favor of it. It is nice
to be able to walk all over the
Heights without any shoes and
not have to be careful where you
step. Dr. Dressier stated that he
loved dogs but would not allow
anyone who rented his house to
keep one. People who live in
glass houses should not throw
stones. I am sure that no one
would want to pay for damages
made by a reckless pet.
The disappointment should
not be too great when
considering the whole situation.
The school has stated a good
case to University Park and the
answer was no. This has to be
accepted, for nothing can be
done. I hope the issue will rest.
in the cheap physical stuff, sign
up outside W-351 for the first
co-ed flag football intramural
team ever to be organized at j
Capitol. Iris Prager, instructor of
physical education at Capitol,
has already agreed to serve as
coach.
In addition, PSEA also is
making plans to sponsor a
Halloween party, to attend a
Hershey Bears’ hockey game in
the winter term, and to go on a
retreat at Stone Valley during
the spring term. Long range
goals include the development of
a tutorial program with
handicapped children.
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Frank DeSantis & Charlie Holeczy
Mike Nonnemacher
.Jim Bollinger, Wanda Burkholder
Doug Gibboney, Maryann Kascak
Sam Randazzo, Frederic Shattls.
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I.E.E.E.
Gets Going
The Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers got
the new year off to a roaring
start with it’s first meeting
September 26. The organizations
history, purpose and activities
were outlined by Clifford A.
Mason, Assistant Professor of
Engineering and Jim Yorgey,
President of I.E.E.E. Capitol
Campus. New members were
welcomed and encouraged to
participate in upcoming
activities.
The organizations second
meeting to be held October 10
will feature James Floyd, a
nuclear engineer from MET-ED.
Mr. Floyd will give a lecture on
nuclear power generating
stations and their impact on the
environment.
Other upcoming events
include a field trip to the Peach
Bottom Nuclear Power Plant and
a video tape recording
presentation relating to an
engineers job. The video tape
war recorded at Lutron
Electronics in Coopersburg, Pa.
by John E. Sabo
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Ski Club
The first meeting of the Ski
Club was held on October 3, at
The Student Center. The Ski
Club will be holding a bake sale
Thursday, October 11, in
Vendorville. Several films will be
shown this term at the meetings,
which will be held on
Wednesday evenings. Dues are
$3 for the year.
Skiers will be spending a
week in Vermont during the
spring break in March. The club
will be paying part of the
expense for members. If
interested in skiing or learning to
ski, come join us at our next
meeting on October 10 at 7:30
in the Student Center.
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Meade Heights
The first meeting of the
Meade Heights Board of
Governors was held October 2,
1973 at 7 p.m. at the “Middle
Earth” Coffee House.
Nominations were excepted
for the officers for 73-74 term.
Elected officers were: President -
Gerhard R. Reich. Vice
President - Carmella Cannone.
Secretary - Richard Cimochjand
Treasurer - Irene Turnier.
A committee was formed for
the revision of the Board of
Governors Constitution. The
committee is; Jerry Reich,
Carmella Cannone, Rich
Cimoch, Irene Turnier, Lou
Slepetz.
The housing contract
committee will be set up at the
next meeting.
Activities:
A communal dinner is to be
held October 16 at 6 p.m. at the
coffee house. Anyone wishing to
attend is welcome. The
committee set up for the
organization of the dinner is:
Peg Furey, Carmella Cannone,
and Irene Turnier.
Coffee House Committee is
also going to be set up. Anyone
with ideas of activities to be held
at the Coffee House or with an
interest in setting up or
participating in Folks-in’s etc.,
are asked to attend the next
meeting or contact any of the
officers of the Board of
Governors of Pat Murphy.
Pat Murphy mentioned that
housing facilities for about forty
students attending the editor’s
and president’s conferences are
needed. Any house willing to
accept guests, please contact Pat
Murphy.
Board of Governors meeting’s
will be held each week on
Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. at
Middle Earth. All residents of
Meade Heights are welcome to
attend.
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Psychosocial Science
Graduate Program
A reception for the first
student to be enrolled in the
new graduate program in
Psychosocial Science was held
Monday evening, September 24,
in the Gallery Lounge at The
Capitol Campus of The
Pennsylvania State University.
Dr. Robert Coiman, adviser
for the initial graduate students,
officially welcomed the new
enroilees. Other members of the
Psychosocial Option faculty
were on hand to greet the guests
and answer questions concerning
the campus and the new master’s
program.
The program which was
approved by the University’s
Board of Trustees at its July
meeting, is designed to equip
students with the necessary skills
to cope effectively with the
multi-faceted problems facing
contemporary communities. The
course offerings will prepare
students to recognize
community problems, outline
and implement possible
solutions and evaluate the
effectiveness of the suggested
solutions.
National Teachers Ex
Test dates announced
Princeton, N.J. College
seniors preparing to teach school
may take the National Teacher
Examinations on any of the four
different test dates announced
by Educational Testing Service,
a nonprofit, educational
organization which prepares and
administers this testing program.
New dates for the testing of
prospective teachers are:
November 10, 1973, and
January 26, April 6, and July
20, 1974. The tests will be given
at nearly 500 locations
throughout the United States,
ETS said.
Results of the National
Teacher Examinations are used
by many large school districts as
one of several factors in the
selection of new teachers and by
several states for certification or
licensing of teachers. Some
colleges also require all senior
preparing to teach to take tl
examinations. The schoi
systems and state departmen
of education which use t)
examination results are listed
an NTE leaflet entitled Scoi
Users which may be obtained '
writing to ETS.
.On each full day of testinj
prospective teachers may tak
the Common Examinatioi
which measure their professions 'TißegvJiC
preparation and general
Thirty-three credits are
needed to complete the program
including a master’s paper which
will be a part of a practicum
experience in a human service
agency. Practicum sites in
community based organizations
and crises centers are
encouraged.
Graduates, who will receive a
Master of Psychosocial Science
degree, will qualify for work in
human service agencies to plan,
implement and evaluate
programs with the goal of
upgrading these agencies.
Applicants will also be
admitted to this program in the
winter and spring terms.
New students who enrolled
and who attended the Monday
reception include: Barbara
Gilbertson and Betty Matter,
Harrisburg; Susan Fabrizio and
Harris Reiter, Camp Hill; David
Hoffman, Middletown; Leonard
Panza and James Smith,
M e c h a n ic sb u rg; Patriots
Mathison, Palmyra; Robert
Valentine, Carlisle; and Francis
Smith, Lancaster.
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educational background and an
Area Examination which
measures their mastery of the
subject they expect to teach.
Prospective teachers should
contact the school systems in
which they seek employment, or
their colleges, for specific advice
on which examinations to take
and on which dates they should
be taken.
The Bulletin of Information
for Candidates contaii
test centers, and information
about the examinations, as well
as a Registration Form. Copies
may be obtained from college
placement officers, school
personnel departments, or
directly from National Teacher
Examination, Box 911,
Educational Testing Service,
Princeton, New Jersey 08540.