C.C. Reader
Editorial: Failure of the New sth Period
By Rudolph Proc
(Rudolph Proc is generally a bum who is
only in school to pick up federal grants.
He majors in pottery and spends most of
his time in an alcoholic stupor).
Just when you thought it was safe to
go back to Capitol Campus, out they
come with an hour-and-forty-minute day
class. I thought I'd had enough with
night classes last year. They only met
twice a week. Now this new fifth period
is three times a week.
Didn't these administrators ever
hear of a thing called an attention span?
How does anyone think that the average
student can spend an hour and forty
minutes digesting equations and what
not, when most of them are saturated
after the first hour or so.
It used to be that an hour and fifteen
minutes was just about perfect. It was at
about the end of that time that students
started thinking more about the keg that
night than about ratios and standard
deviations.
That's alnrost half an hour a day
wasted. That's one and a half wasted
hours a week. The old adage, "Time
spent wasted is not wasted time" doesn't
make it here.
I think it's about time this deviation
from the schedule is ended and a return
to normalcy is achieved.
GUEST LECTURE SERIES
By K.J.V.
Dr. Brian Sutton-Smith, professor of
education and folklore at the University
of Pennsylvania, gave the first in a series
of lectures to be held here at Capitol
Campus in the Gallery Lounge on Nov
ember 3rd at 8 p.m. A developmental
psychologist, Dr. Sutton-Smith has
written, co-written, or edited some 18
books on play and games and other
aspects of child development. The topic
for this evening's lecture was "Children's
Values and Modern Technology."
The thrust of Dr. Sutton-Smith's
lecture this evening centered around the
adult perspective of children's values,
and a multi-faceted endeavor to deter
mine the origins and motives of child
play. He used a historical account of the
development of child play, drawing upon
the studies from various psychology
experts to examine and discount pre
vious beliefs of child mentality. In this
vein, Dr. Sutton-Smith cited the decay
ing notion that children were the "last
primitives."
Tonight's lecture presented many
interesting and profound views of the art
of child's play. The very concept of play
holds much significance, for the more
playful the child, the more creative
he/she becomes. From observation we
discover that, through play, a child
learns the art of "mastery" which opens
the gateway to technology.
The highlight of Dr. Sutton-Smith's
lecture was an anecdote showing the
literary imagination of a seven-year-old
boy. For the sake of brevity I'll repeat
the brief version of this anecdote as told
by Dr. Sutton-Smith:
Two babies were hanging naked from
a ceiling in a large building and the
weenies were so large that they filled
several hundred rooms. Well the
babies had to pee so they hung their
weenies out the window and Richard
Nixon walked by and bit the weenies.
Then Nixon stretched the weenies
out over a long distance and . .
Well folks, you heard it here first. Oh,
and by the way, the child gave a moral to
his story: "Keep Nixon's hands off your
weiner."
Entertainment
Editorial Reply: Success of the New sth
Period
By Fred Dawimp
(Fred Dawimp is a typical wimp. For
eight years he believed that the title
"Anon" at the end of some writing was
actually a great philosopher of the kind
that Kafka, Kierkegaard, and Tolstoy
were. When he found out that it was just
an abbreviation for "Anonymous" he
went into total seclusion for eighteen
weeks. His favorite musical group is
"The Osmonds" and he was one of the
characters that tore down all the notices
for "Deep Throat" last year).
The new fifth period is a feat of
academic brilliance. Too often I am
absorbed in a class and find out that it is
over. Although the additional twenty five
minutes are not quite as fulfilling as I
had hoped for, nonetheless it is a step in
the right direction.
If (Illy it met more than three times a
week!
If for one good reason I would not have
to put up with such small (I refer to
small-intellectually) people around me!
I told as much to one person who was
being quite disruptive before a class, and
she asked me if I wanted another chair to
handle my giant intellect. Though flat
tered, I declined.
Another advantage to having Friday
class off, is that I can spend time doing
enjoyable things such as reading a
Nancy Drew Mystery or practicing with
my slide rule.
SHERIDAN'S WHITE SIDE?
By Keith N. Gantz
Elizabethtown College's production
was quite a feast, complete, and appeal
ing to the eyes, ears, and mind. The
Campus Theatre's fall offering was the
George S. Kaufman/Moss Hart play,
"The Man Who Came to Dinner." The
play, which was written in the depres
sion-era thirties, takes place in the home
of a well-to-do, middle-American busi
nessman of that era. The theme of
generation versus generation is thought
to have been said best by Kaufman and
Hart, in their times.
The production was staged and
directed by Dr. Jack P. Sederholm, a
member of Alpha Psi Omega, national
honorary dramatic fraternity. The fine
tuning provided by Dr. Sederholm's
direction is readily evident in the im
pressive performance of the diversely
talented cast, which included Clifford
Brown in the role of Mr. Sheridan
Whiteside, prominent theatre critic, lec
turer and radio personality.
One of the most predominant charac
ters, if not the predominant one, White
side is presented as a sharpshooter,
taking potshots at every other character
in his range with his caustic comment
ary. Additional cast included Donna Hill
in the role of Maggie Cutler, Sue
Borowski as June Stanley, and Bradley
Brooks as Beverly Calton.
Barry Blefko portrayed Professor
Metz. Metz's character exhibits a re
markable resemblance to the bugs he
studies so fervently.
The set was a well-designed work of
art, showing an attentiveness to detail of
highly professional quality. John Tou
loumes designed and supervised the
building of the set, and portrayed Mr.
Stanley.
All involved deserve congratulations
for an entertaining rendition, believable
through quality of performance and
production. The company gave their
final performance in the Alumni auditor
ium, located in the student center
building, on Saturday evening.
A musical is being considered for the
spring production. All students interest
ed in tryouts or reservations, contact Dr.
Jack Sederholm at 367-1151, ext. 228.
Thursday, November 6, 1980
Editorial Reply-Reply: Who Cares?
By Sid Silo
(Sid Silo has been in college for eight
years and has no projected graduation
date. He doesn't quite remember what
his major is. An avid fan of Sid Vicious,
Mr. Silo aspires to be a big-time pimp
when he finishes college because he says
that his present operation barely pays
for his drugs, let alone tuition).
What's all the fuss about this weird,
new fifth period? I've got one of those
classes and it doesn't bother me at all.
I like the three days a week bit,
because if I skip a day or two I only have
to go once or twice a week. Also, it
works out just perfect with my schedule
so that if I skip a class I don't have to
wait around too long.
But then, it is an awful long time to
sit and listen to some guy lecture on in a
dull monotone. And I don't care much for
the heavy homework assignments
either.
Then there's that wimp, Fred
Dawimp, and that boozer Proc. Come to
think of it, I don't really lik anything.
I'd rather just become a nighl, student.
Hell I'm going to drop out of that
weird class.
An outstanding program by the well-known Audubon Quartet on Thursday,
November 13, in the Gallery Lounge at 8 p.m. These four young professionals
have been acclaimed both in the United States and abroad, and have received a
number of first prize awards in various world-wide musical competitions.
Works by Haydn, Laderman and Schubert will be performed. The cello to be
used in this performance was made in 1855 by Thomas Hardie in Edinburgh,
Scotland, and is on loan from the Einar Holm Collection, Ithaca, New York.
The Audubon Quartet has performed at the White House for President Carter
and Israeli Prime Minister Begin. They have also been featured on the CBS
program "Sunday Morning."
AUDUBON QUARTET TO PERFORM
GALLERY LOUNGE ART EXHIBIT
Local artists exhibit their works in
the Gallery Lounge at Penn State
Capitol Campus.
An exhibit by jewelry craftswoman
Mary Carolyn Walker and multi-media
artist James Rabine II will be on display
through Friday, November 14.
Ms. Walker, a graduate of Penn State
University in 1960, has designed and
made sterling silver jewelry for the past
20 years. Her designs have won awards
in ten states and in Mexico.
A past president of the Pennsylvania
Guild Craftsmen, Ms. Walker has been
the artist-in-residence at Marywood Col
lege in Scranton. A Mechanicsburg resi
dent, she teaches jewelry-making in
adult education classes at Cumberland
Valley High School.
• James Rabine II is a native of York
and a graduate of Indiana University in
Pennsylvania. He has been an art in
structor for Northern York County
School District for 18 years. Rabine has
also operated "The Negative Space
Studio" in Dillsburg for 8 years.
Rabine experiments with varied me
dia, his present emphasis being on
"multi-leveled relief constructions." His
works have appeared in one-man shows
throughout Central Pennsylvania.
Paige 3
By Gaye Travis