CAPITAL TIMES, March 21, 1990
"Lady Lawyer"
Visits PSH
Susan Hoover
Capital Times Staff
Who is the woman in the hat? Judge
Genevieve Blatt, the first woman elected
to a state-wide office is still going
strong. Devoted to the education of
young people, Judge Blatt visited PSH
wearing her trademark hat on Tuesday,
March 6 for an informal luncheon in
honor of Women's History Month.
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Dubbed "Lady Lawyer" in 1937, Blatt
states, "I was born that year." After her
election to Secretary of Internal Affairs
in Pennsylvania in 1954, she was re
elected in 1958 and again in 1962. In
1964 Blatt was the first woman
nominated to a U.S. Senate seat, but
lost by a small margin in the general
election to her Republican opponent. In
1973 Blatt became the first woman
elected to the Commonwealth Court.
She credits her success to luck and h :
parents' expectations of her.
Throughout the luncheon, Judge Blatt
Announcing an offer
designed to save money
for people who are,
well, a bit long-winded
when it comes to,
you know, talking on
the phone, and who,
quite understandably,
don't want to have
to wait till after 11 pm
to get a deal on
long distance prices.
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candidly discussed her triumphs and
failures. She encouraged the students by
saying, "Don't expect not to be hurt.
You have to have a competitive
spirit... Sometimes you win and
sometimes you lose."
Blatt explained that this is a big time
for women because anytime people run
into problems they look for a woman.
She said, "A woman who is a good
organizer can bring peace, whereas men
are at a loss. Mother always did settle
the arguments at home." Blatt feels we
need womens' influence in government
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The highlight of the luncheon was
the film of Judge Blatt's life entitled
"Uncommon Woman." The film
captured Blatt in her everyday hectic
schedule where she still has time for
people. For a look at Judge Blatt and
her trademark hats, the film is on reserve
in the library throughout the month of
March. Judge Blatt stated that if she
ever writes the book she would love to
write, she will have to call it "With a lot
of help from my friends."
Nancy Stanley, the chairperson for
Women's History Month at PSH, was
pleased with the luncheon and stated that
it gave women an opportunity to meet a
woman who has been in the legal field.
"We need more heroins in our lives,
and they're probably there. We just don't
know about them," said Linda Hollinger,
a Public Policy major.
Judge Blatt established the James A.
Finnegan Fellowship Foundation in
memory of her close friend;because of
her life-long interest in young people.
The scholarship is a wonderful
opportunity for Pennsylvania college
students interested in making a career in
politics or government. Each summer
six students are chosen to work in a state
agency. They meet once a week with
state officials such as the govenor and
Jude Blatt herself.
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"Teaching techniques in this
classroom will be somewhat different
from the typical classroom situations,"
South said. "Faculty members will have
to experiment with the system to see
how it works at first."
The "Electronic Classroom" is
scheduled to be finished by the fall of
1990, but there may not be course
selection ready by then.
"Television courses used to be one
dimensional; this new technology
changes all that into a muti-dimensional
media with instant feedback to the
instructor." South explaned.
This new telecommunications link
will create a new network system with
other campuses in the Penn State
system, a direct link-up for the PSH
computer lab and possibly new degree
programs.
Stereo Thefts
Jon Fleck
Capital Times Staff
Expensive stereo systems were stolen
from two cars by the same person on
school grounds March 5, said campus
police officer John Lescisko.
Two Alpine stereo systems valued at
about $lOOO each were taken from one
car in the Olmsted parking lot and
another in the Continuing Education
parking lot between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.
on Monday, March 5.
The suspect gained entry into the
1985 Honda and the 1989 volkswagon
convertible by smashing the rear window
and opening the front door, Lescisko
said.
Supervisor of Safety and Police
Services, Charles Aleksy, said the
campus police are working with the
Middletown police to find the suspect of
the two thefts.
Middletown had numerous car break
ins recently, but Aleksy said the
incidents do not appear to be related
since cellular phones were being taken
instead of stereos.