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"Purl ie Victorious"
By Ann Clark
Dinner theater came to
Capitol Campus last Saturday
night, February 5, at the
Student Center. The event,
sponsored by the Black Student
Union, was one of the many
activities scheduled for Black
History Month. Over 100
people enjoyed a traditional
Southern dinner followed by
the Harrisburg Community
Theater's production of "Purlie
Victorious."
Ossie Davis' comedy takes
cliches about black and white
roles and relationships and
manages to make them
humorous. The story centers
around the efforts of Purlie
Victorious Judson, a black
Anyone Can Learn
By Peter Miller
There is a mythical belief
that skiing is a rich man's sport,
affordable only by the most
affluent members of society.
Let's set the record
straight. Most skiers are not
wealthy. Far from it. They come
from different walks of life and
different economic back
grounds, ranging from students
who are still in school or
struggling to meet next
semester's tuition to retired
people living on fixed income.
The simple fact is that you
can learn to ski in a week and
enjoy a vacation and do it for as
little as $lOO, and that you can
continue to ski for less than you
would ever believe possible.
A random approach to
learning to ski can cost both
time and money, but if you
follow a few basic rules you'll
enjoy lots of inexpensive good
times on the slopes in the years
to come.
The new skier should not
buy any ski equipment until he
knows what types of skis best
suit him, what boots are most
comfortable, what ski poles are
the right length.
Gerontology Center Gets Grant
U.P., Pa.-- The Gerontology
Center, College of Human
Development, at The
Pennsylvania State University
has received a major opera
tional grant from the
Administration on Aging of the
U.S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare.
According to Dr. Joseph H.
Britton, professor of human
development and chairman of
the Center, the University was
among seven funded in the first
of operational grants made
under the Older Americans Act
which provides for establishing
or supporting multidisciplinary
centers of gerontology.
"The $185,255 grant," he
said, "accords national recogni
tion to Penn State's work and
reputation in gerontology and
places keen responsibility on
Penn State faculty members."
By providing support for
the maintenance and further
development of the Gerontology
Center, Dr. Britton added, the
grant significantly enhances
the Center's ability to carry out
its mission of stimulating and
facilitating the work of geron
tologists and supporting speci
fic projects carried out by
gerontologists throughout the
University.
preacher, to trick Cap'n
Cotchipee, the plantation own
er, out of $5OO with which to
buy a church. John Henry
Perry, Jr. was outstanding as
the fast-talking conniving
preacher. Tony Alexander was
especially entertaining as
Gitlow, an Uncle Tom stereo
type who tries to help Judson in
his own way. The production
was well-paced, lively, and
entertaining.
The week of February 13 to
19 is Black Art Festival Week
at Capitol Campus. Many
events, free or at a nominal
price, are scheduled.
Monday, February 14, Mr.
Clem Gilpin, a Social Science
instructor, will speak on South
Rent your equipment pre-
ferably at a ski area that knows
what kind of skier you are. You
should be outfitted with
equipment designed specifically
to make it easier to learn to ski.
If you rent from a ski school
that specializes in teaching
beginners, the chances are the
rental fee will be part of the
instruction cost, and that saves
you money.
Don't start by buying fancy
clothes. You don't need them.
Fashionable ski wear comes
later, after you have earned the
right to wear it by learning to
ski.
When you go skiing for the
first time, try to go skiing for a
week, Monday through Friday,
at one resort on a ski vacation
package; not a weekend if you
can help it, but for four or five
days mid-week. Select a resort
that offers a ski vacation
package designed for begin
ners. The most complete ski
vacation packages will include:
1) A week of ski lessons- two
hours or more a day for five
days, and sometimes using
helpful video-tape reviews.
2) Ski tickets for five days, good
One project, directed by Dr.
Britton, is aimed at developing
a model approach for instruc
tional and research capacity in
gerontology in a university.
This approach will make
available funds to selected
faculty members through their
respective academic units for
developmental projects-- in
research, instruction, or com
munity service.
Additional incentives in the
form of long term benefits of
enhanced faculty competence
and broadened curricula will be
stressed. Also involved is the
planning of a multi-generational
summer series on aging to be
conducted during the Summer
of 1977.
A second project will focus
on improvement of the capacity
of area agencies on aging,
counties, regional offices, and
the state agency in inter
government planning and im
plementation of aging pro
grams.
It will utilize both research
conducted by the Gerontology
Center within the last year and
relationships established with
organizations concerned with
administration of aging pro•
grams.
C.C. Reader
Kicks Off Black Arts
Africa and introduce two films.
"Soweto" presents the plight of
black workers in Johannesburg
who return home each night to
the South Western Townships -
27 towns crowded into 34
square miles of one-story brick
boxes. "On The Mines"
examines the lives of black and
white gold miners in South
Africa. The films are about 15
minutes each, at 12:15 P.M.
held in the Auditorium.
Edward W. Robinson, Jr.
Commissioner of the Bureau of
Professional and Occupational
Affairs, will speak on "Black
Psychocybernetics." Psychocy
bernetics focuses on the power
of the mind to direct and
control goal-achievement. It
o Ski For
on all lifts
3) Rental of the ski equipment
(if you need it, and if you do,
short skis probably).
4) Lodging and meals.
5) Most ski resorts even throw
in free evening parties and
other fun.
Next, look at the price. A
ski week can be purchased for
as little as $lOO at small or
medium-sized areas, higher at
areas with more facilities. You
really can learn to ski for $lOO.
That means $20.00 a day for
five days.
Don't forget the ski resorts
that are close to you. The
chances are there is a ski area
nearby that has a very good ski
school and will teach you
quickly and efficiently. You
might even decide to commute
to avoid lodging expense.
Driving is cheaper than
flying. So are the bus and the
train. Two can often ski
cheaper than one. Four can ski
for less than two, etc. One trick
is to rent a condominium, with
beds for eight, for five days
which can cost as little as $B.OO
a day per person. You cook
your own meals, eating what
The two-year project, under
the direction of Dr. Larry D.
Gamm, assistant professor of
community development, will
produce a series of reports and
newsletters which will contri
bute to University staff-agency
interaction in problem identifi
cation and in problem solving
strategies.
The final project conducted
under the federal grant
concerns the problem of crime
against older Americans and
the fear of crime among this
age group.
Dr. Arthur H. Patterson,
assistant professor of man
enviroment relations, who is
directing the project, said the
objectives of the research are
to investigate how aspects of
the physical and social enviro
ments of the elderly are related
to victimization and fear of
crime among this age group,
and how interventions in those
enviroments might result in
alleviation of fear among and
reduction of crime against the
elderly.
On the basis of study
findings, recommendations will
be made regarding actions
which can be taken to
implement such interventions.
means "automatic steering by
the mind." Mr. Robinson will
explain how this method can be
used for achieving success, held
8:00 P.M. in the Auditorium.
On Tuesday, February 15,
Frederick Wiseman. film mak
er, will speak and present his
documentary film, "Law &
Order." The film centers
around the daily life of
policeman in a large American
city. The film won an Emmy
award as the Best News
Documentary in 1969, and will
be shown 12:15 P.M. in the
Auditorium.
"Latent Image" will provide
music for dancing_ at a Wine
and Cheese Coffeehouse. Also
appearing will be poetess--
As Little As $100!!
you what, when you want, and
saving a bit too.
Mind you lunch and after-ski
costs. A cafeteria lunch at a ski
resort for a family of four can
run at least $5.00. A lunch of
homemade sandwiches, a ther
mos of soup or hot chocolate can
save more than half of that.
As to after-ski: if you have a beautiful clothes, and be one of
condominium, you can save the beautiful people. But
money in entertainment. And chances are, you'll end up like
don't forget the free parties- most of us... skiing joyfully and
offered to skiers by the ski inexpensively.
State Civil Service Commission
Representatives from the
State Civil Service Commission
will be on campus on Thursday,
Febraury 17, 1977 to alert
prospective graduates to civil
service opportunities with the
Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
Staff from the Commission's
recruitment office will present
a brief slide-and-tape talk,
"Effecting Responsive Govern
ment." Following the talk,
information about current
examination programs will be
This is recreation hour for young Boris Godunov who has been
held captive in the Wrisberg basement.
February 10, 1977
Festival
Marilyn Carmen accompanied
by Tom Waters, saxophonist.
Admission is $2.50, at 8:00
P.M., in the Student Center.
On Wednesday, February
16, the Sidney Poitier film, "A
Warm December" will be
shown. Esther Anderson is his
co-star in this love story.
Admission is $.50, at 8:00 P.M.,
in the Auditorium.
On Thursday, February 17,
the Honorable C. Delores
Tucker, Secretary of the
Commonwealth, will speak on
"The Role of Women in the
Political System," at 12:15
P.M., in the Auditorium.
Watch next week's C.C.
Reader for more events in
Black Art Festival Week.
The family, couple or single
who wants to learn to ski
should follow these rules until
they know for sure whether
they really like skiing. Then
they can buy the fancy, bright
colored, high performing, ex
citing skis and boots, the
available. Questions about state
job requirements, starting
salaries, and employment op
portunities will be answered.
Sessions will be held at 9:00,
10:00, and 11:00 a.m., with a
career counseling session at
1:00 p.m. for freshmen and
sophomores in behavioral sci
ences.
Students interested in state
government opportunities may
obtain applications and further
information at the college
placement office.