FEBRUARY 14, 1975 k#ll 11l REP I t t Although bad weather kept many members from attending the Feb 4 meeting, nominations for new officers were opened. The nominations are for the offices of president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary. There are still some openings so if you are considering, you have until the meeting of Feb 18 to decide. There is a limit of three nominees per office. The f rat has voted to sell yearbooks this year - so to help the frat's SGAaccount, see Randy Hess to buy or sell them. Let's get out and sell those yearbooks! If you put in a $lO deposit toward the f rat dinner dance at the Yellow Breeches Motor Inn, please try to get the remaining $5 in as soon as possible. Any other frat members desiring to go can still get his $l5 in by Friday, Feb 14. The Coatesville V.A. Hospital visit is set for 7:30 p.m. Feb 28. Edna Keister has made arrangements for guitarists, also, any Prat wives desiring to bake some goodies, please do so. We'd like to see a good turnout of f rat members on the Coatesville visit. Conflict-Conflict- The fret has plans to see a major league baseball game on either May 2nd or 3 rd, but that is also the weekend of the U.P. Vet's Club softball tournament. So, if you have a preference, stop in the lounge and indicate it. _ As of last Friday, the bowling team standing was 14 wins and 10 losses. The basketball team stands at 2 wins and 5 losses. It was a tough loss to Bender Bros., 39 to 38. Did I hear someone say that last week's C.C.Reader cover was in honor of "Mad Dog"? Only the lounge holds the answer for sure! The Prat will be making a brewery tour to Schaefers near Allentown on a Friday night in the near future - is Schaefers ever in for a surprise!! XG I Reporter Jorn Jensen The walk to Wharton Ave. or: How to save $7.50 . o ************************ :YEARBOOK: * LAST CHANCE * for * SENIOR PORTRAITS * to be taken on * TUESDAY FEB. 25 TH, 1975 * SIGN UP IN VENDORVILLE ALL DAY * • FRIDAY FEB 21 AND MONDAY FEB 24 * PUT YOUR FACE IN PRINT ************************ photo by prousor C.C. READER News Jobs Attract More Qualified Applicants University Park,--More applicants for newspaper jobs with higher qualifica tions was the situation de picted by Donald W. Diehl, editor and president of the Easton,Pa. Express during a two-day visit as editor-in residence at the Penna. State University. "We're seeing about ten applications a week for our news staff as compared to one just three or four years ago,"says Diehl, who also heads up WEEX-AM and WQQQ-FM in Easton and two newspapers in New Jersey, the weekly Star- Gazette and the semi-week ly Forum "Many of the candidates have masters' degrees or previous experience as re porters, and their grade point averages are higher." While there are more candidates, there are also fewer openings, Diehl points out. "Our own people seem Late Night Photo ~,' .. Not tri•x f/8 DI 1 /6 0 se C . less eager to test the waters and change jobs. Attrition seems to be run ning under 10 percent, and a number of papers are not replacing all retirees. It's a nice problem from the newspaper's point of view since we can upgrade our staff." Diehl feels the present crop of young reporters may be more responsible than those of a few years ago. "In the late sixties, we were getting young report ers who were the product of the flaming years in col lege, and they came with more zeal to reveal. Maybe that zeal was a little un bridled. Now they have the same zeal and the same desire and motivation, but they have been tempered by a less turbulent educa tion. They haven't given up the idea of trying to reform the world, but they're more realistic." PAGE 7 Diehl believes that there are still jobs for journalists if they are prepared to look hard enought and are will ing to take entry level em ployment in areas which they might not have con sidered at first. Radio station news might be one such avenue; another is work on weekly news papers. "I'm not convinced that there's an oversupply of journalists," he says. "I think it's great that there's been a new surge of inter est in the profession." Diehl also believes that Pennsylvania newspapers should make a strong effort to relate themselves to journalism schools in the State. "We must bridge the gap between newspapers and journalism programs," he says, and help the schools produce the kind of grad uate we need." REC uP ORD H A NIGHT OF MUSIC DANCING AND BEER FRIDAY 8 PM - 1 AM FEB. 14th STUDENT CENTER ilp CELEBRATE ST. VALENTINES DAY THE RIGHT WAY ADMISSION FREE VI ID REQUIRED FOR BEER SPONSORED BY WZAP WOLFPACK PROD. SOCIAL COMMITTEE MEADE HEIGHTS BOARD OF GOVERNORS lir B.S.U. () 4 1 , R.S.C.
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