PSU Capitol Campus
Vol. 8, N 0.4
Budget
Approved
The 1978-79 Budget was finally
passed by a 13-0-1 vote at the SGA
meeting held on Tuesday night, thus
ending the freeze on club funds.
The Budget Recommendation pre
sented by the Finance Committee was
changed very little from the recom
mendation which was turned down by
the SGA at the previous session by a
4-5-4 vote.
With this new budget, clubs will not
be able to spend their allocated money
for any fund raising activities. If a club
wants to sponsor a fund raiser, it must
go to the Finance Committee to borrow
the amount of money needed. The
amount which was borrowed must then
be returned to the Committee and the
club will keep the profits, if any. In case
of failure, the Committee will absorb
the loss.
Following is the Budget now in
affect: BSU, $200; BCAF, $202; Beta
Jacob Retires
Dr. Emerson Jacob who, until re
cently, was Head Librarian at Capitol
Campus, will be retiring on June 30,
1979 after 37 years in library work. He
will be 65-years-old in March and will
be subject to mandatory retirement.
There have been significant chang
es and growth in professional person
nel and in the library's facilities since
Jacob's arrival. Not the least of these is
the new annex. The date for opening
the annex is tentatively set for the
beginning of the Winter Term.
It is hoped the annex will do much
to alleviate severe space congestion. It
will add approximately 5,000 square
feet to the existing 17,000 square feet
presently in use.
"We will still be markedly below
the American Library Association's
recommended space allowance for
schools of this type. It will, however,
relieve pressure on the library as far as
book storage is concerned and will
make possible various options in offer
ing services," he said.
In the past seven years, the number
of volumes has grown from 40,000
Legislative candidates from the
area will hold a question and answer
session in Vendorville at 1:30 P.M. on
Tuesday, October 17. This session will
be sponsored by the Young Democrats.
Candidates appearing will be Raj
Komar, congressional candidate for the
19th District; Stephen Reed, incum
bent from the 103rd Legislative Dis-
C.C. Read
By Joan H. Klein
Candidates
To Appear
Chi, $155; Chess Club, $2O; Cheer
leaders, $B9; XGl's, $223; lEEE, $5O;
ITE, $5O; PSEA, $6O; Photo Club, $5O;
PSGSA, $5B; Outdoor Club, $55; Social
Committee, $790; WNDR, $55; Avia
tion Club, $55; NOW, $73; Tarnhelm,
$229; lAA, $360; Accounting Club,
$146; ASME, $55; Phi Beta Lambda,
$88; SPS, $5O; College Republicans,
$57; SAE, $5O; Young Democrats, $5O;
SGA, $1100; SGO, $2400; C.C. Reader,
$933; MHBOG, $207; Reserve Fund,
$3000; Travel Fund, $1500; Equipment
Fund, $1500; Reallocation Fund, $8823.
These figures are subject to change
after the fall term. Budget meetings
will be held at the end of the term to
reallocate the money. The amount of
additional funds will depend mostly
upon the quality of the programs or
services of the organization. The addi
tional funds will come out of the
Reallocation Fund.
volumes, partly uncatalogued, to
134,000 catalogued volumes.
The library also contains a fairly
strong periodical collection and it has
strengthened back runs of titles. "In
addition," said Jacob, "we have an
outstanding collection of microform
material--534,000 microform units, that
is microfilm reels, microfiche frames,
etc."
The library is now a member of
Associated College Libraries of Central
Pennsylvania, a consortium for cooper
ative purposes. During Jacob's tenure,
a computer terminal was installed
linking the library to a central compu
terized data bank in Columbus, Ohio,
making it part of a network of nearly
1,000 college and university libraries.
As a result, new books are catalogued
within a few weeks rather than many
months.
It is with discernible pride that
Jacob notes the progress which has
been made. "The ideal would be an
entirely separate facility, but, because
of financial considerations, that has not
been possible to date.
trict; Richard Sandler of the 87th
District; Pete Koroff, 104th; Bob
Minnich, 105th; Bob Sodis, 88th; and
Wayne Wallick 92nd District.
The candidates will give brief
speeches which will be followed by a
question and answer period. After the
program the candidates will meet with
the students and refreshments will be
served.
The Student Center became the Delta House Saturday night as third floor
Wrisberg went Greek and held a Toga Party.
Counseling Center
Here To Help
Ed Beck and Jon Frew are profes
sional counselors at the Counseling.
Center on campus. The center offers
assistance to students in all areas,
including personal problems and voca
tional or educational decisions.
Ed is back from a one year leave of
absence and is acting coordinator of the
center. He has been at Capitol Campus
for six years . He recieved his bache
lors and masters degrees from NYU
and is currently doing doctoral studies
in counseling psychology at Penn
Ed's professional interests include
humanistic education, sensitivity train
ing, drug and alcohol education/pre
vention, and human relations.
Jon Frew is new to the counseling
staff. He has had previous experience
as a counselor at Miami University in
Oxford Ohio, as well as a part-time
instructor and as a therapist for Coun
ty Mental Health Services. He is
currently training in Gestalt therapy at
the Gestalt Institute in Cleveland.
His interests include group work
and the nature of relationships and
dealing with them. He has worked with
men and women in different treatment
centers with the group as a model.
The aim of the center is to help
students with any problem they may
have. A complete library of educational
and career-planning resources is avail
able. Information on 2500 different
grad schools is available. There are
complete files on new careers educa
tion and vocational and career plan
ning. Interest testing is done to deter
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October 12, 1978
mine and understand an individual's
interests, aptitudes and characteris
tics.
If the staff cannot deal directly with
a problem, or a particular service or
needed information is not available on
campus, they will arrange a referral to
resources in the community (including
private and public mental health and
human services agencies).
The direction series is a series of
mini-courses offered by the center
aimed at helping a person understand
himself and others better and to
develop interpersonal and communica
tion skills. These courses include as
sertion training, human growth and
personal development.
The staff meets with student
groups to determine the particular
needs of the students. Particular inter
est is given to groups with special
needs, such as the handicapped, blacks
and women.
The counselors stress the fact that
there is no need to make an appoint
ment since the center operates on a
walk-in basis. A 24-hour answering
service is available for recording a
message for a particular counselor.
Students should feel free to call the
counselors at home in the case of an
emergency.
The center is in Wll7 and is open
Monday through Friday from 8 am to
noon, and 1 pm to 5 pm. The answering
service number is 787-7733. The center
serves all members of the campus
community. Strict confidentiality is,
maintained.
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