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By Wm. Kane
Results have been compUed in
response to the question of a bus service
to Capitol Campus and the Fruehauf
plant behind the school.
Questionnaires were sent out to all
commuter students prior to the
Christmas vacation. According to Dr.
South, Director of Student Affairs, 15
per cent of the commuter students
responded, and about three per cent
expressed intent to use the service.
Fruehauf also made its own version of
the questionnaire, to be filled out by
employees.
Requests have been made to the
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Bus Service A Possibility
Capitol Area Transit Co., by both
Fruehauf and the Capitol Campus. If the
requests are granted, the CAT buses
will make two additional stops. The front
entrance of the main campus budding
would be one stop, and the other at the
Fruehauf Corp., for its estimated total
of 66 employees,' who would use* the
service. South said.
Commuter students residing any
where from Harrisburg to Middletown
would benefit most by the service, for
presently that is the established route of
the CAT buses.
Dr. South did mention, though, that
residents of the Lancaster area could
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possibly take the train, and then transfer
onto the bus heading for the campus, if
need be.
Citing several reasons as justification
for the bus service, Dr. South mentioned __ _ _ t
rising fuel prices, environmental Wpkttfm
considerations, traffic problems and
hazardous driving conditions in winter.
South also stated, the bus service may vOlllvl
open opportunities for prospective The extended outlook for Eastern
students, or Fruehauf workers, who’ve Pennsylvania friday through Sunday,
previously had no means of transports- Chance of snow Friday. Variable
tion. cloudiness Saturday and Sunday , with
“We are working to make the service snow flurries in the North. High
operational as soon as possible,” Dr. temperatures through the period - mid
South said. 20s to mid 30s. Lows 9 to 20.
Energy
Consumption
By Brian McDonough
Rising fuel costs and an unusually
cold winter have made conservation
efforts more necessary than ever says
Russ Rorabaugh, manager of mainte
nance and operations for Capitol
Campus.
The cooler weather for this winter is
indicated by the increase in the number
of degree days for the last three months
of 1976. A degree day, for heating
purposes, is the difference between 65
degrees and the daily mean temperature
under 65 degrees. According to the
National Weather Service in Harrisburg
there were 2,249 degree days in the last
three months of 1976 while during the
same period in 1975 there were 1,628-
an increase of 38%.
Oil consumption for the last three
months is only 16% above the same
quarter in 1975, an increase of 13,120
gallons. This modest rise in fuel
consumption is attributed by Mr.
Rorabaugh to the many conservation
methods now in effect. Approximately
17,000 gallons of additional oil would
have been necessary if these conserva
tion measures had not been in effect.
Unfortunately these savings are
being offset by the rising cost of No. 4 oil
which the central heating plant uses.
This oil now costs almost 38 cents a
gallon, an increase of over four cents
since November of 1976. An estimated
150,000 gallons of oil is expected to be
burned between now and the end of
winter.
Since these rising costs must
eventually be absorbed by higher tuition
charges and higher taxes, Mr.
Rorabaugh pointed out that there were
two ways for students and faculty to
help lower energy consumption.
The first is to shut off the radiator
controlling the thermostat in classrooms
and dorms before opening windows. In
the main building the thermostat is
recognized by a circle T under the metal
flap on the radiator controls. Adjacent
radiators will have an arrow pointing in
the direction of the master thermostat.
This is especially important because an
open window can cause the thermostat
to react to cold air by increasing the
amount of heat.
Also, as the electric bill is comparable
to the heating bill, the “last man out“
rule should apply in lighting situations.
That is, the last person out of a room
should turn out the lights.