VOL. IV, NO. 12
Program focused on career problems
Chamber Of Commerce
Visits C
Thirty one members of
the Greater Harrisburg Area
Chamber of Commerce
were the guests of Dr.
Robert E. McDermott at a
luncheon-orientation held
here at Capitol Campus, on
January 15, 1975.
A program followed the
luncheon which focused on
the University's programs
which have a career, pro
fessional or practical orien
tation, according to Dr.
George D. Wolf, Dean of
Faculty. Many areas of
study feature internship
programs wherein students
get credit for working with
businesses, human service
Veto Override Frees
More Funds For Gl's
[CPS]--Vietnam-era veter
ans should now find mak
ing ends meet while going
to school a little easier.
Their lot was improved
recently when Congress
overrode Presidet Ford's
veto of the Vietnam Era
readjustment Assistance
Act, also know as the GI
Bill.
The principle clause of
the bill rovided a 22.7 per
cent increase in financial
benefits for veterans at
tending school. The boost
raised from $220 to $270
the amount a single veteran
attending school receives
heach mont. A married vet
eran will receive $321 in
stead of $261 and a married
veteran with a child will
receive $366 instead of
$298 a month.
The other major portion
of the bill extended the
number of months a vet
eran may pursue a standard
undergraduate college de
gree to 45, a nine-month
addition which does not
apply to post-graduate
work.
Veterans covered by the
act include four million
personnel who served from
1955 to 1966 in the Korean
War and another seven mil
lion veterans who served
The Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce was on Campus last Wednesday at the
invitation of Provost McDermott to get a first hand look at the place we call Capitol
Campus. photo by prouser
agencies, the legislature, members and student in
and health facilitie4Faculty volved in these areas dis-
since August 1964, during
the Vietnam era.
In addition to financial
increases, the bill estab
lished a supplementary
loan program under which
eligible persons may obtain
a loan not to exceed $6OO
per academic year and lib
eralized the tutorial assis
tance program under which
veterans may receive indi
vidual tutorial help. The
time period that such as
sistance is available has
been increased from 9 to 12
months, and the maximum
monthly payment has been
increased from $5O to $6O .
Also under the new bill a
veteran need only be 10
percent disabled to receive
vocational rehabilitation
instead of the previous 30
percent.
Even with the increased
benefits, however, some
veterans have said the bill
falls short of education
costs and does not com
pare equally with benefits
World War II veterans re
ceived.
As it stands now, ac
cording to Dean Phillips,
board member of the Na
tional Associaltion of Con
cerned Veterans, "The man
drawing unemployment
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can get up to $4OO per
month while the vet going
to college would be able to
recieve $270."
"Are the priorities in our
society so warped,"asked
Phillips,"that a man who
serves his country can
come back and collect
more for not working and
not going to school than
for going to school under
the GI Bill?"
For specifics of the bill,
veterans are urged to con
tact the "vet rep" or the
Veterans's Affairs Office on
their campus.
cussed their programs with
the Chamber people.
Among the many distin
guished guests that day
were Ed Book, President of
Hershey Estates; Robert
Seymour, Executive Editor
of the Patriot News; Sam
Zarfoss, President of Penn
Central Oil Company; and
Paul S. Abbott, Manager of
WTPA-Radio and TV.
A tour through the
Computer Center and the
Library as well as a slide
presentation was part of
the program. A coffee hour
in the Gallery/Lounge con
cluded the orientation for
the Chamber of Commerce.
Last week's Harrison story and pictures
were done by Jim Bollinger [if you
really care].
PS SC Grad-students
hold orientation
by Dr. Duane Shuttlesworth
An orientation meeting
for students enrolled in the
Masters of Psycho Social
Science program was held
January 16 th 1975. Ap
proximately 45 to 50 stu
dents participated in the
meeting. Faculty members
present were Drs. Starkey,
Knestrick, Dexter, Mezei,
Taylor, Lear, Masters,
Richman, Shuttlesworth,
and Mrs. McKay. Also par
ticipating in the program
were representatives for
Student Affairs and the
Placement Office, Mr. Jerry
South, and Mrs. O'Hara
respectively.
Numerous topics were
discussed at the meeting--
program philosophy,
faculty expectations of
graduate student responsi
bilites and performance,
the practicum experience
and related items, academ
ic guidelines, proper
course sequencing within
the time of study at PSU-
Capitol, admissions pro
cedures, recruitment, grad
uate student funding, and
the services provided by
JANUARY 24, 1975
President's
Council
Meeting
Announced
The first President's
Council meeting for Winter
Term '75 will be held on
Wednesday evening, Jan
uary 29 at 7 PM in Room
E 338. After compiling the
schedules of all concerned,
this seemed the only avail
able meeting time.
The new Coordinator of
Student Activities, Ms.
Roberta McLeod will be
present at this meeting.
This will be your first
chance to meet and talk
with her. Also attending
will be Jerry South and
Dave Nicholas. Dave plans
to discuss the social cal
endar and the Spring Con
cert. His main emphasis
will be on the organizations
planning of events for the
weekends.
PRESIDENTS PLEASE
PLAN TO ATTEND THIS
INTERESTING AND IN
FORMATIVE MEETING.
the student affairs and
placement offices. Dr.
Riwin Richman, Program
Head, presented a brief talk
on the structure of author
ity within the program and
exhoed statements made
earlier concerning the im
portance of the student's
advisor in the academic
process.
The students with whom
I spoke following the meet
ing agreed that the program
was a useful way of dis
seminating information
and clarfying relevant issue
concerning requirements
and guidelines in the pro
gram. An added bonus of
the meeting was the social
hour that followed which
allowed students and
faculty to interact with
each other on a more in
formal basis.
I would like to express
my appreciation to Jim
Knestrick, for chairing the
meeting, to the various
speakers (Drs. Dexter,
Masters, Taylor, Starkey;
Mrs. McKay, Jerry South,
and Peg O'Hara), and to the
students and the faculty for
their suggestions and sup
port in making the meeting
both a reality and a
success. Credit must also
be given to Liz Hoffman for
her assistance in coordin
ating the meeting, and to
those students who con
tributed questions for our
consideration during the
program.
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by fred prouser