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More On Records Confidentiality
Irocedures for University
security operations. He said
records in his office are viewed
as law enforcement records,
rather than official University
records, and that it is doubtful
they would be covered under
the provisions of the Buckley
amendment.
Dean Palladino listed
records maintained on
students in his office, which it
was agreed, are similar to
those in the office of the dean of
most of the Colleges. He said
that in general the records,
except for the final transcript,
are destroyed after the
graduation of the student. He
said he thought that more
detailed records may be kept
in departments of the Colleges.
He further said that students
normally may see records in
their files, except possibly
records provided in con
fidence, such as letters of
reference or recommendation,
where there is an obligation to
maintain the confidence im
plied to the writer of the letter.
The meeting was the third to
deal with recordkeeping and
Dr. Russell E. Larson, provost
of the University and Council
chairman, appointed a sub
committee to review the
discussions held and possibly
propose guidelines and
recommendations to the
Council on the matter.
Chairman of the sub
committee will be Kenneth M.
Novak, a graduate student,
and other members are Dr.
Richard F. Reynolds, assistant
professor of mathematics at
The index card may be the McKeesport Campus;
examined by the student, Mr. David Shaffer, a student at the
Stormer explained, but not the Dußois Campus; and Dr.
incident file, which is a con- Walter H. Walters, dean of the
fidential record. College of Arts and Ar- Scientists
He said the recordkeeping chitecture.
system in his Department is in The Council will meet again Uncover More
accordance with approved on Thursday Nov. 21.
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South Harrisburg have
Nov. 25 - Dec. 19 Pottery and Weaving 'unearthed what they contend is
James Gallagher, 511 Hensley Street, Lititz, Pa. 17543 (626-0114) conclusive proof that man's
AV - George Fogg, 823 Scenery Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pa. 17055 (697- was not the first civilization on
*9607) this planet. They have un
covered what they believe to be
a five-million-year-old city.
Dr. Romulus Trajanus,
Professor of Bonehead Follies
at Outer Langhorne University
is leader of the three-year-old
expedition which has been
lipworking at the Hbg. Sewage
... 4 " Treatment Plant site since
RAugust 22, 1971. He said that
NA.Ukranian pit-workers with the
P N expedition unearthed the first
s'signs of civilization two weeks
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P i was an item believed to be
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modern-day French Tickler.
May 19 - June 9 "That is what led us to
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a truly advanced and unique
L&M at U-Park Continued from page 5 civilization. The object had
formance as an anxious variety that followed as three heads. And it was
audience awaited the group Messina switched guitar with unearthed at a depth of 22
they had come to see. mandolin and back again. A f
feet". . Since then, the ex-
Nonetheless, they gave fiddle lent itself well to a foot- pedition has unearthed
O'Keefe a warm hand as he left stomping number while a flute thousand of items and even a
the stage. and saxophone added to many structure believed to be a
Then came the part that the more. dwelling
crowd had waited for, Loggins
and Messina mounted the
stage and seated themselves
for a medley of their popular
tunes, including "Danny's
Song" and "House at Pooh
Corner'
Records maintained in the
Department of University
Safety at the University are
records of incidents, not of
people, David E. Stormer,
director, told University
Council on Thursday af
ternoon.
He was one of three
University administrators
invited to meet with Council as
it continues its discussion of
confidentiality of records and
also the matter of how student
records may be affected by the
Buckley amendment.
Also attending the meeting
were Ralph E. Zilly, vice
president for business, and Dr.
N. J. Palladino, dean of the
College of Engineering.
Mr. Stormer told the Council
that since people nearly
always are related to in
cidents, the Department
maintains an index card file of
names that appear in incident
reports, including both persons
reporting or witnessing in
cidents, as well as those who
may be responsible for the
incidents, and the file number
of the incident report is entered
on the index card.
He said that in the case of
students, a synopsis of the
incident as an act of miscon
duct is forwarded to the office
of the vice-president for
student affairs, and if faculty
or staff members are involved,
to the office of personnel ad
ministration. Student records,
it had been explained, are
destroyed on graduation of the
student.
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Jan. 27 - Feb. 21 Black History Week
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Feb. 24 - Mar. 7 Photography
Student Exhibit
Mar. 10 - 21st
*Owner's Exhibit
Mar. 25 - April 18 Photography
Henry Troup, 3510 Derry Street, Harrisburg
April 21 - May 16
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Some felt that the concert
ended at this point, as in
strumentation became more
prominent than the vocal. But
many others enjoyed the
As the concert ended and the
lights came up, the audience
clapped and cheered for "Your
Momma Don't Dance and Your
Daddy Don't Rock and Roll", a
rollicking number that turned
the crowd on for more. A
second encore ended another
All-U Day in the lives of
Commonwealth campus
students.
C. C. READER
Specialized Colleges
Advocated
Emmitsburg, Md.- (1.P.)-
"Pick up any college catalogue
today and you will find they
each say they offer the same
thing; except that one will do it
in an urban setting and another
in a rural".
With candor and wit, Dr.
Steven Muller, president of
Johns Hopkins University,
addressing the faculty of
Mount Saint Mary's College,
pointed out that "we have the
most diverse system of higher
education in the world. It's a
very rich mix. But the
`richness' is a fiction, because
there are pressures on the
inside for greater
homogeneity. We are cap
tivated by the ideal of a
modern research university".
Using his own university,
Johns Hopkins, as an example,
he protested that each in
stitution must evaluate the
type of student it wants to
attract and then work to do the
best for that student, rather
than attempt to imitate an
artificial -- and therefore,
inappropriate--ideal.
"Pound per pound, I am sure
the faculty_ at Johns Hopkins
produces far more published
material than the faculty
here", he said, "but with all
candor, the John Hopkins
faculty is not a good un
dergraduate teaching faculty.
Johns Hopkins is excellent in
certain areas. For instance,
In describing digging con
ditions, the professor said,
"We had to shovel thru 15 feet
of fecal matter before reaching
dirt, then it was another 5 feet
until we hit rock. Many of our
best digging machines were
put out of commission early.
They were just too full of shit".
our medical school has an
outstanding reputation. But the
student who wants a basic
liberal arts education should
choose a collegiate institution
such as Mount Saint Mary's.
"One of the problems in
higher education today is that
we all pretend we're basically
the same. Most of the lies we
tell are in our catalogues, in
which we attempt to move our
institution as close as possible
to the hidden model.
"Differences are now
treated as invidious", he
continued, "but that is what is
really interesting, what the
students really need to know".
He called upon institutions of
higher learning to be honest
about their differences and to
proclaim them with self
respect rather than chagrin.
Addressing another concern
in higher education today, that
of the utility of an un
dergraduate education, Dr.
Muller urged that higher
education be looked upon as
"an investment in self that
goes beyond vocation".
Historically, he said, there
was a high correlation between
a college education and the
opportunity to get a good job,
which is not necessarily true
today. In addition, the nature
of jobs has changed. Leisure
time is no longer the province
of the more affluent and
educated. According to Dr.
NOVEMBER 15, 1974
Muller, the situation has led
people to ask whether the
heavy investment in time and
money is worth it.
"Higher education has not
said that there's an aspect of
higher education that has
nothing to do with vocational
preparation at all", Dr. Muller
protested. "What is wrong with
a guy dirving a cab in New
York City with a degree in
history from Harvard? He
probably has a better life than
a professor", he added in a
humorous aside.
"The one important aspect of
higher education we ignore",
he concluded, "is the
preparation for more
rewarding use of leisure time.
People are not prepared to
have as much leisure as they
do.
"Almost regardless of in
come level, people would
probably enjoy it moreif they
had education to fall back on.
Higher education has a
civilizing, culturalizing func
tion".
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