Page 6, August 24, 1988, Capital Times
From The Editor's Desk. .
On behalf of the entire Capital Times staff, I would like to say "welcome
back" to all.
As we begin the Fall Semester, we are beginning another cycle; time for
changes and resolutions.
Evident changes have occurred around this campus. Offices have been
reorganized and renovated; walls have been painted. Classrooms have begun
renovations and the cafeteria has been remodeled. The Lion's Den has been
improved and student living quarters are undergoing face-lifts.
The Capita! Times has undergone changes as well. Not only are we in a
larger, cleaner, nicer office on the third floor, we are working on our appearance.
I hope you have noticed the Faculty Achievements page and the Features
page. If so, I hope you have noticed the talents of the student writers and the
accomplishments of our distinguished faculty and staff.
Having had the opportunity to work in the Community Relations office
during the Spring Semester, I was made more aware of the talent and
accomplishments that lie within our faculty, administration, staff, and students.
I think the Capital Times has a responsibility to make others aware of the
awards and scholarships being earned by faculty and students, the promotions
awarded to staff members, and the papers and lectures being presented by faculty
and administration.
I hope that you, as readers, appreciate the talents which surround us.
I realize that there is news and there are accomplishments which we have
failed to recognize. This is where we need your help.
As always, we are open to suggestions for story ideas. Please tell us if we
have neglected an issue that should have been covered. Please inform us of
interesting events and people so that we may inform the rest of the campus.
Please make us aware of mistakes and feel free to make comments on our
appearance
Now, I would like to make a plea to the student body. We need reporters and
writers. We need reliable students interested in the production of the We also
need a photographer, preferably one who can develop film.
The time to get involved is now. Take advantage of the opportunity to get
your work published. Believe me, it will help Our first staff meeting is Friday,
Aug. 26 at 12 noon. Please try to attend.
Due to a shortage of time and help, articles for which;
interviews were completed did not get published in this issue.l
So, look for these stories in the next issue of the Capital Times:
* Workshop Held To Deal With Diversity
* Student Assistance Center:
What It Is; Why You Need It.
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Editor-in-chief Kimberly M. Anastas
News Editor Laura Karinch
Managing Editor Joe Kupec
Production Editor Michelle Sutton
Advertising/Business Manager Scott Levy
Adviser Dr. Peter Parisi
taff: Andrea Abolins, Cindi Greenawalt, Michele Hart, C.W. Heiser,
udy Hricak, Bernie Mixon, Levette Parish, Derrick Stokes, Ann Vonada
azquez, Andrea Willard.
The Capital Times is published by the students of Penn State Harrisburg. Concerns about content of any issue
should be directed to the editor in room 212, Olmsted. Any opinions expressed are those of the author and are
of representative of the college administration, faculty or student body. The Capital Times does not endorse its
advertisers. The Capital Times welcomes signed letters from readers. Unsigned letters cannot be printed;
however, a writer's name may be withheld upon request.
By Kimberly M. Anastas
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Students Learn Through Travel
Dr. Irwin Richman of the Division of Humanities certainly didn't take the entire
summer off to relax. Instead, he taught two one-week American Studies courses offered
through Continuing Education, and were they ever worth three credits!
His first course, held in June, was entitled "The American Country House."
Students in the course had the opportunity to visit the Daisey Grubb Mansion (Mt.
Hope) and other Central Pennsylvania houses. They toured Penn Manor, the 17th
century home of William Penn; Van Cortlandt Manor, an 18th century Anglo-Dutch
estate in New York; and an assortment of fabulous country houses in Newport, Rhode
Island.
Some of the Newport homes included Cornelius Vanderbilt ll's The Breakers and
Alva Vanderbilt's Marble House. Montgomery Place, a restored country house on the
Hudson River; Hyde Park, the Frederick Vanderbilt house; and the French estate in
Milford, PA, that belonged to former Governor Gifford Pinchot were also a few of the
features of the course.
The second course, held in July, was entitled "Fine and Decorative Arts in
Pennsylvania," and included the study of Pennsylvania's furniture, painting, and
decorative arts (pottery, silverware, textiles, etc.) since the 17th century.
Students visited area points of interest such as the Hershey Museum of American
Life, the Heritage Center Museum of Lancaster, Wheatland (President James Buchanan's
Rococo-revival home), and Rock Ford Plantation (the 18th Century home of General
Edward Hand).
Farther from home students toured the Chester County Historical Society, the
Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, the H.F. DuPont Winterthur Museum in
Delaware (a must for anyone interested in American Furniture), the Philadelphia
Museum of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
Evelyn Hunt, a humanities major who took both of these courses and three other
study-tour courses from Richman, said,
"Some people might never get to see the things we see on these courses. And with
his contacts, we are treated better than if we were in another group or by ourselves."
The Pennsylvania Arts course ran from 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. until Ize evening for five
straight days. An orientation/social the day before and a final exam the morning after
these five grueling but enjoyable days rounded out the week-long course.
Perhaps the most onerous day of the course was the first. On this day, Richman
presented lectures of all the background material necessary to take advantage of the
subsequent days of travel, films, and outside lectures. This consisted of hours of
lecture. Thank Heaven Dr. Richman has an interesting sense of humor!
Quite a few hours of studying on the bus were necessary throughout the week, as
the final exam took place on the last day of the course at 10:00 a.m. A paper due one
month following the course completes the requirements.
These study-tour courses have been praised as well as criticized. But the consensus
among students that have taken one of these courses seems to be that they are definitely
worthwhile. One becomes saturated in the subject matter and learns rewardingly by
doing and seeing as well as by studying.
Another benefit of these courses is really getting to know other students. Spending
an entire week traveling with new people is bound to be rewarded with new friendships.
Next summer, Richman will be teaching two more study-tour courses: "America's
Colonial Capitols," June 18-24 and "Landscape Garden and Art in America" from July
30 to Aug. 5.
We're Back!
By Laura Karinch