APRIL 17, 1975 CC Golf Club Swings Into Action by Gene T. The Capitol Campus Golf Club, under the supervision of Coach George Dressler, began its season last week by playing York College and Sheppard College in a tri-match and Lackawanna Jr. College in a dual match. Capitol, playing under ad verse weather conditions, lost to York 8 1 / 2 to 12 1 / 2 and Sheppard 3 1 / 2 to 14 1 / 2 but rebounded to beat Lacka wanna 6 1 / 2 to 21/2. For those of you who are not familiar with this type of scoring, the following expla nation may be helpful. Each school sends an equal number of players depend ing on the number of schools, that is, one player from each school per group and an unlimited number of groups depending on avail ability of players. Instead of keeping count on the total number of strokes per 18 holes, a point system is used per hole. One point is awarded for the person or the group who wins the majority of the first nine holes, one point is given for the majority of the last nine holes, and one point is awarded for the winner of the 18th hole. This means that per group, a total of 3 pts. is possible (highest) for 18 holes of golf. Therefore if you see a total of 6 1 / 2 and 2 1 / 2 , or 9 pts., such as in the Lackawanna match above, three players from each school participated in the match. This system might seem a little difficulat to comprehend at first, but it is much easier to keep track of later on. The Golf Club consists of 17 players and is coached by George Dressler. The members are: Bill Patrick, Frank Deyo, Keith Hutton, Richard McNei I le, Bob Updegrove, John Klock, James Kicinski, Bob Pugh, Paul Heintzman, Willian Butch, Steve Peters, Mike McMasters, Rick Miller, Joe DeFazio, Dave Werner, Mark Feldman, and Stan Keinosky. All of the Capitol Campus Eddy home matches are played on Hershey Parkview Golf Course, which is a pretty challenging par 71 course. The longest hole is a tricky par five, 515 yards long. In order to make the traveling squad, the members had a four-day-period to record their best score at the Sunset Golf Course, which in this writer's opinion, is usually beset with bad lies and unusually rough terrain. Coach Dressler believes that this is due to a lack of topsoil needed for reseeding the fairways and roughs. Although the season is still young, Coach Dressler is optimistic about the season and the chances of the Golf Club, noting that it is still too early to make any predictions. Upcoming matches for the Golf Club include: Valley Forge Jr. College on Wednesday, April 16th (A), York College and W. Maryland on Monday, April 21st (A) and Schuykill Campus on Tuesday, April 22nd Capitol Tennis Team Defeats After two earlier losses to start the season, the varsity tennis team scored a 7-2 triumph over Millersville State College this past Wednesday, April 9. Coach Dexter's team lost only one singles and one doubles match to the netters from the Dutch country. Remaining on the schedule are seven matches including contests against Lebanon Valley, Schuykill, Delaware Campus, and Mt. Alto among others. Of course at the end of the season is the annual Varsity-Faculty match when the profs get to do some learnin' for a change. The team rankings as of April 9 are: 1..T0m Coleman 2.. Scott Bloom 3.. Bob Baginski 4.. Don Reich 5.. Barry Healy 6.. Ken Bolton 7.. Barry Moyer 8.. Kim Brightbill 9.. Paul Kearney C. C. READER Course On Problem- Solving Proposed Dr. J. Maynard, based on his experience gained in attending an AAAS-NSF Chautauqua- Type Short Course for College Teachers, desires to give a campus-wide course on "Patterns of PROBLEM SOLVING" A course of this type is gaining wide acceptance in many campuses and details of the course as given at UCLA are enclosed for your information. I have requested Dr. Maynard to make a presentation on the objectives of this course and he agreed to undertake this sometime in the beginning of Fall 1975. In the meantime I would . appreciate it if the Academic Affairs Committee at Capitol considers this at one of its meeting. Dr. Maynard and I would be glad to be present to answer any questions the Committee might want to ask. I think a course of this nature would immensely help the entire student community at Capitol. Dr. V. N. Murty PATTERNS OF PROBLEM SOLVING discusses tools and concepts most productive in problem solving and least likely to be eroded with the passage of time. A balance is sought between modeling techniques and attributes of human problem solvers. Problem solving is presented as a dynamic process, en compassing diverse academic disciplines. Primary ob jectives of the presentation E are - Develop a general foun dation for problem solving - Discuss specific classes of problem solving technique PATTERNS OF PROBLEM SOLVING OUTLINE 1. PROBLEM SOLVING culture, values, and models of problem solving; difficulties, guides, attitudes 2. LANGUAGE AND COM MUNICATION from evolution of writing to computer language, symbolic representation 3. COMPUTER: FUN DAMENTAL CONCEPTS computers, their structure, their use, how they work 4. PROBABILITY and the WILL TO DOUBT information, its relevance, credibility and measurement, entropy 5. MODELS AND MODELING purpose and nature of models, models in history, behavior, science and engineering 6. PROBABILISTIC MODELS samples, distributions, errors of omission and commission, simulation 7. DECISION MAKING MODELS decision criteria, utility theory, game theory, group decision 8. OPTIMIZATION MODELS - "SELECTING THE BEST POSSIBLE" linear and nonlinear programming, dynamic programming 9. DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MODELS cybernetics, its übiquity, history, applications; simulation of dynamic systems 10. VALUES AND MODELS OF BEHAVIOR value judgment, social preferences, consensus, assessment of values Student Traffic Court Policies Because of numerous questions on the procedures of the Student Traffic Court, a set of policies has been established by the Chief Justice, Chief of Security, and Dean of Student Affairs. The policies will be posted in the glass case across the hall from the Student Affairs Office and are also being published for the widest possible dissemination. The Policies of the Student Traffic Court are as follows: POLICY OF STUDENT TRAFFIC COURT 1. Any student who things he has been ticketed unfairly has the right to appeal his violation to the Student Standards Board (Student Court). An appeal is filed by filling out an appeal form at the Security Office in the Placement Building. 2. If a defendant does appeal within two (2) business days of the violation, as required by the motor vehicle regulations, he has one week to make an appointment in the Student Affairs Office (W -103) to have his appeal tieard by the Student Court. If he fails to make an appointment he forfeits the right of a hearing by the Court. 3. When an appointment is made, it must be scheduled for a time during the next two weeks. If he fails to meet this requirement, or fails to appear for the appointment (except in extreme emergency), he loses his right to appeal to the Court. 4. The Court will meet upon dates designated by the Chief Justice to the Student Affairs Office and Security Office. 5. An appeal may be heard on the information provided. However, the presence of the defendant is advisable. In some cases, the presence of the issuing officer may be required. The Court may reschedule a hearing once, if either of the parties cannot be present at the scheduled hearing time. 6. Any member of the Court will disqualify himself if he thinks his decision could be influenced by personal relationships with the defendant. The defendant may also challenge a justice for the above reason. 7. If a defendant acts in a contemptible manner during a proceeding, he must be reminded that this may affect the Court's decision 8. The possible decisions of this Court are as follows A. Find defendant guilty B. Find defendant not guilty 1. Uphold fine, 2. Reduce or suspend fine 9. The decision of the Court is final 10. A formal decision will be recorded, written, and mailed to the defendant after each Coort decision has been made. 11. If a defendant can prove to the Chief Justice that there is ad ditional evidence that may have a substantial bearing on the decision, the Court, by an unanimous vote, can declare that a re appeal will be held no later than the next Court proceedings, ex cepting in extreme emergency. 12. Each case will become a precedent in itself. Precedence can be changed and-or revised by the Court during future cases. 13. This policy remains in effect until such a time as the Court deems necessary to make revisions. The Court reserves the right to make such revisions by majority vote with the concurrence of the security officer and the Director of Student Affairs. All policies will be strictly enforced and are effective the beginning of the Spring Term, 1975. Chief Justice of the, Student Traffic Court Learn About A film on "Breast Lancer - Causes, Detection and Precautions," will be shown in the auditorium at Penn State-Capitol Campus in Middletown at 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 24. In addition, a lecture given by Dr. Elliot M. Badder will immediately follow the film. Dr. Badder is assistant professor of surgery at The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. A native of Philadelphia and graduate of Thomas Jefferson Medical School, Dr. Badden joined the faculty at the Hershey Medical Center in 1974. Prior to that he was chief of surgery at a regional Breast Cancer hospital in Adana, Turkey. According to a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society, which distributes the film, the increased concern with breast cancer has placed the film in great demand. PAGE