Spins, Turns, Flips, And Dives
By Elizabeth Courtney
The concept of flying, lifting the body
free from the earth, and defying gravity,
compels many to fantacize and dream of
soaring among the birds and clouds, but
only a few take the opportunity to
experience this phenomenon. Whether it
be by hang gliding, small plane, or
jetliner, it is fascinating to talk to those
who have.
Elwood “Woody” F. Menear, a first
term Social-Psych major at Capitol
Campus is fulfilling this dream by
piloting private planes, and is currently
building his own biplane.
I entered his shop in Hummelstown,
a bit skeptical, expecting to find pipes,
rods and dials littering the room, nothing
of which resembles an aircraft.
Component parts scattered the room
amid a structure, even I as a layman
recognized to be a plane, which Menear
said was 75% finished.
I considered building an airplane an
immense task, and after looking over
the Pitts Sl-S blueprints, it convinced
me planemaking was unique, as was my
mentor, who was elated at finding a
captive and eager audience.
“I’ve always said,” Menear told me,
“that building an airplane is not a big
job, it’s about 10,000 little ones.”
It is clearly one that takes time and
patience: Pipes must be welded to form
the frame; wing wood must be routed
and sanded; and much attention must be
given to small details like tabs and clips,
Commencement Speaker Named
Dr. Robert E. McDermott, provost of
Penn State- Capitol Campus, is pleased
to announce the featured speaker for the
fall 1976 commencement will be the
Honorable Judge Lisa A. Richette of
Philadelphia, Pa.
Judge Richette graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania and Yale
Law School. Her professional appoint
ments include Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Assistant
District Attorney of the city of
Philadelphia, instructor in psychology
and law at Yale Law School, visiting
lecturer in criminology at Temple
University, lecturer in jurisprudence at
the University of Pennsylvania graduate
seminars, clinical professor of law at
Villanova Law School and lecturer in law
at Temple University Law School. She
knobs and bolts.
There are only 5,188 registered
home-built aircraft in the country, 7% of
which are not finished by the original
builder.
The Pitts Sl-S is a single passenger
biplane that is especially suited acrobatic
work.
New, the plane retails for $26,000,
and Menear will cut that cost in half by
constructing his own.
The construction is of traditional
design: a welded steel tubing fuselage;
with wooden wings covered by doped
dacron fabric; sheet metal covering the
front half of the fuselage; and disk
brakes.
A parachute is required for all
acrobatoic work, his being a new type,
designed to open very quickly.
has been the recipient of numerous
community service and humanitarian
awards and has been listed in Who’s
Who in American Women, Who’s Who in
the East and Who’s Who in America.
Judge Richette also serves as board
member of Teen-Aid, the advisory
committee of the YWCA, the New
Horizon Educational Research Institute,
and on the board of directors of the
Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. She
is vice-chairman of the Chancellor’s
Commission on Drug Abuse, and founder
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C.B. Thefts
Reported
By Hm Adams
Two cars, parked in the back parking
lot, were broken into and robbed prior to
the Thanksgiving break, according to
Chief Paul.
Both cars involved in the incident
belonged to Capitol Students. One car
was vandalized and both were stripped
of Citizen Band units valued at $l4O
each, Chief Paul said.
The incident occured between 11:45
a.m. and 1:45 p.m. on Friday, November
19th.
When asked about the possibility of a
security patrol oversight. Chief Paul
responded by saying that there was “no
neglect on the part of the security
department Even if we had 30 officers,
this type of thing might happen."
Fingerprints were lifted from one of
the vehicles, but they were smudged
beyond recognition, according to the
chief.
Chief Paul said that he was working
with Lower Swatara and Highspire
police because of a similar incident that
occurred in Highspire, where two other
C.B. units were stolen.
So far, police have only one lead to
check, according to Chief Paul; that
being three persons who were seen
lurking about the school the previous
evening.
Ironically, at the time of the incident,
there was a meeting in process on
campus of local and district judges and
the Dauphin County D.A.
As an ex post facto suggestion, Chief
Paul said that the Identa program is still
in operation this year and he urged
people who have C.B. radios and/or tape
players to register these items with the
program at the Security Office.
Weekend
Weather
Extended outlook Friday through
Sunday Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair and
cold Friday and Saturday. Highs .both
days in the upper 20s and 30s. Lows 5 to
15 north and 10 to 20 south. Mild Sunday
with the chance of some rain. Highs in
the upper 30s and 40s and lows in the
.80s.