VOLUME 6 - NO. 1
Intercollegiate
Highlights
University Council to hold first meeting
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.--The University Council, a new
element in governance at The Pennsylvania State University, will..
hold its first meeting early this month.
The Council, comprised of four tenured faculty members,
four students , and four members of the University
administration, was authorized by the Board of Trustees in June
as part of a broad reorganization of the University's governance.
Specifically, the Council was created to involve faculty,
students and administrators in the governance of the University,
to serve as a channel of communication, and to bring together
"the leaders of the University community to consider and review
in depth significant matters."
A primary function of the Council will be to advise the
President concerning academic program priorities within the
financial resources of the University. It will also advise the
President on other matters and will meet periodically with the
appropriately organized faculty for mutual exchange of ideas and
advice on all matters of academic policy. Similarly in the area of
student affairs, the Council and the appropriately organized
student body will advise the President.
University President John W. Oswald has enthusiastically
endorsed the idea of the University Council "as a means of
bringing the University community closer together and providing
significant representation of its major constituents in
governance."
"Universities are being called on today to supply far more
services than their resources permit, so priorities must be
established," Dr. Oswald continued. "I think it is important that
all parts of the University community take part in the process of
priority determination, and the Council provides an effective
mechanism in this Univeristy."
At President Oswald's direction, members of the Council
were selected by the major constituencies of the University, with
the exception of the chairman, Dr. Paul M. Aithouse, vice
president for academic affairs. The Trustees designated the vice
president for academic affairs as a permanent chairman of the
Council. President Oswald is not a member of the Councitbut can
attend its meetings at his discretion.
Faculty members of the Council, selected by the Council of
the University Senate from among more than 40 nominees are:
Richard Craig, assistant professor of plant breeding, Margaret B.
Matson, professor of sociology, Moylan C. Mills, assistant
professor of English, Ogontz Carnpus, Do nald R. Olson, professor
of mechanical engineer ing.
Student members of the Council are being determined by a
student nomination and screening procedure involving University
Park Campus undergraduates, graduate students, and
Commonwealth Campus students.
University Park undergraduate members are: Theresa A.
Jablonski, a 10th term student in human development, Franklin,
Pa., Peter P. O'Donnell, a 10th term psychology major, Camp
Hill, Pa., Michael L. Easley, Levittown, a graduate student in
regional planning' who is president of the Graduate Student
Association, will serve as the graduate student member of the
Council until the nomination and screening process can be
completed.
Still to be selected is a Commonwealth Campus student
member.
Administrative members of the Council, selected' by the
Council of Academic Deans, are: Russell E. Larson, dean, College
of Agriculture, and Stanley F. Paulson, dean, College of the
Liberal Arts.
Harold W. Perkins, director of the Berks Campus, was
selected from among the Commonwealth Campus directors as the
third administrator on the Council.
Stanford discusses. violence
PALO ALTO, CALIF.(I.P.)--Today's radicals who believe
destruction is the only way to save the world are ignoring history,
and "the intellectual poverty of their arguemtns has been more
than a match for the unimaginative arrogance of their subsequent
behavior," says Stanford University Provost Richard W. Lyman.
Lyman, discussing violence, said that to regain public
confidence, universities must use effective discipline, institutional
responsiveness, and education.
Part of radical strategy, Lyman said, is to goad administrators
into mistakes through . weariness. The administration, in turn, tries
"to respong strongly enought to constitute a deterrent, but not so
strongly as to feed the ever- ready flames of martyrdom."
Small campus trouble often explodes into big trouble
because old ground rules don't work and "because of clever and
unscrupulous--but effective exploitation" of disciplinary action,
Lyman said.
Supporters of higher education must understand, Lyman
said, that "the radical intent is to goad (them) into demanding
curbs on freedom of speech and of assembly, so that cadres of
revolution can then be expanded by recruits from the moderates
who will be outraged at such infringement of the hard-won
freedoms of a democratic and open society."
student-Faculty Forum suggested at Lehigh
BETHLEHEM, PA.(I.P.)--LehighUniversity, as a total academic
community made up of students, faculty and administrators, has
taken a large step in restructuring its university governance
system. The combined groups have recommended the creation of
a student-faculty forum with 60 students and 60 faculty and 5
administrators, all with voting privileges and for at least one
trustee and one alumnus as non-voting participants.
This Forum would have a direct line of communiciation to
and from the trustees and would have a number of legislative
Functions, including policy-setting ,review, recommendation
xtwers, providing students a larger governance role than ever
afore in Lehigh's history.
'All actions of the Forum would be subjects to the approval
)f the board of trustees, the ultimate legal authority for Lehigh.
The recommended Forum would have legislative authority.
rhe faculty would retain primary responsibility in the area of
:ttrriculum, course content, instruction methods, conduct of
esearch, faculty hiring, status and tenure, academic discipline,
std awarding of degrees.
However, the recommendation for the legistlative functions
the Forum would provide increased student participation, with
a many students as faculty members voting, in setting policy on
cademic program and planning, social life and regulations,
xtracurricular activities and athletics, and academic
nvironments.
The Forum would also have the authority to review
ing-range planning, such as academic development, staff
Nuirements, facilities and the overall budget, community
Illations, and all administrative appointments at the rank of dean
sd above.
The Highacres Collegia
Steber calls Nite "best yet"
Los Vegas Nite
ESP Expert speaks at Highacres
David Hoy, Extra Sensory
Perception expert, lectured to
a large audience on the psychic
phenomena in the SUB lounge,
October 29.
The author of three books,
Hoy has made such predictions
as the collapse of the Silver
Bridge over the Ohio River;
Robert Kennedy's victory in
the California primary and the
lor
--Although they don't like
"une maille qui file," at least
one group of Pennsylvania
State University coeds knows
what to do about it.
"It's not an expression
you'd probably ever learn in
French class," says Elaine
Miller, "but knowing how to
say "a run stocking" can come
in handy for a girl."
Miss Miller is getting the
chance to learn a number of
the expressions that make up
conversational French as part
of an unusual educational
experience at the University.
This pretty, brown-haird
junior, a secondary education
major from Latrobe, is
president of French House,
where along with 16 other
coeds she practically lives,
breathes, aeats and sleeps in
French.
The girls have their own
wing in a University residence
hall -- corn plete with a kitchen
where they turn out an
occasional crepe suzette for
guests.
They also have
Mademoiselle Simone
Schwoerer, a student from the
University of Strasbourg, who
lives with them, corrects their
pronunciation, and is on hand
to supply French equivalents
for such American experiences
as sleeping in mornings -- "faire
la grasse matinee."
"We are pledged," Miss
Miller explains, "to speak only
French in the halls, in our
lounge or in the washroom,
and at dinner, which we take
together four times each week.
HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA 18201 MONDAY, NOVEMBER'2, 1970
Betsy Switaja and an infamous bartender helped make Las degas Nite the success it was
French house is
unique experiment
tragedy that followed it; and
Jackie Kennedy's marriage to
Aristotle Onassis. He also
predicted that Senator Ted
Kennedy would not run for the
presidency in 1972 because of
a personal tragedy, but not
assassination.
Declaring that everyone
possesses some amount of
E.S.P., Hoy believes that
"At first, it's a little hard,
but pretty soon you get so
used to it that it begins to
affect your English, and you
wind up with• 'fractured
French.'
"We find ourselves saying
`hold the porte' for 'hold the
door,' or 'make a gauche'
instead of a 'left.'
Not all of the girls are
French majors, although they
must all have passed
intermediate level courses in
the language. The main criteria
for admission are interest and a
willingness to speak French.
"As long as Simone is
around, we have no excuse for
lapsing into English," Elaine
points out, " because she can
always come up with the
needed work or phrase. The
other day, though, she was out,
and I was trying to explain to a
friend the strokes used in a
water ballet. I finally had to
resort to English."
Once a year, the .girls get
together a production of a
French play, which they
perform for the members of
the Deparment of French
faculty. Last year, they also
prepared a dinner for the staff
at the home of their advisor,
Mmd. Alfred Le Blanc,
producing a creditable boeuf
bourguigonn and an array of
French pastries.
Together they celebrate
such French holidays as the
Feast of St. Nicholas in
December, hanging stockings
on their doors to receive gifts
of candy, cookies and fruit.
"anyone can reach into their
mind and discover avenues
unbelievable." He further
breaks down Extra Sensory
Perception into three
catagories: (1) telepathy, (2)
pre cognition, and (3)
psychokinesis. Telepathy beign
mind-to-mind communication.
Precognition is the ability to
predict the future and
psychokinesis is mind over
matter. When asked to explain
his psychic ability, Hoy replied
that it was a "feeling."
Primarily trained for the
ministry, Hoy holds a B.A.
degree from South Carolina, a
Bachlor of Divinity degree with
Hebrew and Greek from
Southern Seminary, Louisville,
Kentucky, and an Honorary
Doctorate (L.H.D.) from the
Universidad de Recife, Brazil.
He has been engaged in
research with Stanford
University, School of Medicine,
in trying to develop a test for
derma-optical perception to
determine if blind persons can
receive impressions of color
and form through only the
sense of touch. Hoy lectures on
the history of Ex tra Sensory
Perception and its theories and
practice. He demonstrates his
ability to performing psychic
tests on volunteers from the
audience. His mental
projection is chillingly accurate
and he has proven accurately a
phenominal 85 per cent of the
time.
The author of "Psychic
and Other E.S.P. Party
Games," published by
Doubleday, Inc., Hoy also
writes a weekly syndicated
column entitled "E.S.P.
According to Hoy."
He is a native of
Evansville, Indiana, and resides
there with his wife and three
children.
Roy ended his lecture by
giving predictions for the
future through "Time
Projected Empathy." They
were as follows: (1) President
Nixon will not run in the 1972
election for the Presidency. (2)
Bodily harm will come to
Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew,
but not assassination. (3) The
United States will experience a
terrible winter this year, and
(4) Icebergs will be sighted in
late winter or early spring in
the North Atlantic.
is huge success
SGA news
Student
Court
formed
Members of the Student
Court were announced at the
SGA Meeting Thursday,
October 22. Six regular
members and three alternates
were chosen from the 15
interested students who had
signed for it. The regular
members include: Vince Gogel
Linda Skypala, Steve Barrett,
Mike Gallagher, JoAnn Vito,
and Nancy Kent. Alternates are
Tom Caccese, Bob Jackson,
and Debra Zehner. These
members were chosen by a
screening committee which
consisted of Mr. Leonard
Shaevel, assistant professor of
physics, Vince Gogel, Nancy
Kent and Linda Skypala.
It was decided that the
SGA would extend an
invitation to the Keystone Job
Corp women to participate in
campus social functions.
Consideration is also being
given to the possibility of
setting up a cultural exchange
night.
One of the main topics of
discussion during the SGA
meeting held on October 15
was "Rate-a-Prof." Several
different opinions were voiced
from members and guests, Mr.
Leonard Shaevel, assistant
professor of physics, and Dr.
Harold Aurand, assistant
professor of history. Both
Aurand and Shaevel stated that
open-criticism would be
beneficial to students and
faculty. An open letter from
Dr. Htain Win, instructor of
chemistry, suggested that these
surveys not be printed in the
Collegian to save undue
embarressment to those
involved. All SGA members
approved the idea of
"Rate-a-Prof". At the
following SGA meeting,
October 22, four members
volunteered to set up
guidelines, that if approved,
would regulate the proposed
"Rate-a Prof" system. This
committee includes: John
Martonick, Debra Zehner, Dan
Humenick, and Phil Zola. It
was decided that othej
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SGA representative, Ron,
Steber, described Las Vegas
Nite -1970 "the most successful
ever held." Steber estimated
that the SGA made a profit of
two hundred dollars in
approximately three and
one-half hours.
An annual event since
1961, Las Vegas Nite was held
in the Club Highacres,
otherwise known as the
Student Union Building.
Decorations of wall posters
from Harold's Club in Reno,
Nevada, transformed the SUB
cafeteria into a miniature
casino, claiming such
comments as:
"Don't tip the dealer-he's
tipsy already" and "Old
bartenders never die-they just
lose their jiggers."
Crepe paper of various
colors, radiating from the
center of the room and
highlighted by two large plastic
dice, completed the
decorations and provided an
atmosphere of fun and
excitement. Upon entering,
each person exchanged $1.25
for $2500 worth of Las Vegas
money to be used at the
various gambling facilities.
From eight o'clock to
approximately eleven-thirty
students gathered around two
crap tables, two number
wheels, dice games, and four
tables of cards to place their
bets. Stakes were high and cries
of "double or nothing" at the
money wheels, "shootin' for a
tree" as the dice rolled out a
Abortion
of latest
Abortion was the topic of
last Friday's TGIF. Dr. Harold
Aurand, assistant professor of
history, opened this
contraversial discussion with a
brief explanation of
Pennsylvania's abortion policy.
He listed the existing
exceptions to this law as rape,
incest and in cases where the
mother's health may be
endangered. Aurand then
stated that he favored abortion
for numerous reasons
including: (1) the present law
discriminates against the
poorer elements of society and
(2) it interferes with the
separation of the state and
church.
Most people attending the
discussion showed little
opposition to the legalization
of abortion. Surprisingly, there
was also little religious
opposition. Numerous people
Aurand supports Women's Lib
Women's Liberation was
the topic of the first TGIF
discussion of the fall term. Dr.
Aurand mediated the exchange
of ideas between students and
faculty in the SUB lounge.
Aurand made an opening
statement in which he said he
was in favor of the Movement.
He later qualified that
statement by saying that he
was defending the human
rights of women rather than
supporting the more radical
elements.
One of the principle side of the question, there
spokesmen (or rathewere, nevertheless, major
spokeswomen) for Women's rather were,
of opinion on the
Lib, Dawn Sandrow, led an equality or dominance of
attack on the man-oriented either the man or woman in
society, questioning whether it our society.
was true that "the woman's
Sorority to hold banquet
Sorority will hold its will be installed into the
annual banquet this Wednesday newly-former office of
at the Holiday Inn, located on presidental aide.
North Church Street in Sorority is in the process
Hazleton. of organizing its annual
The new freshmen officers Christmas Party fo r
will be installed. They are underpriviledged children in
vice-president Mary Polascik ( our area. Any contributions for
Ist-Business Ed. - Beaver, this projects will be greatly
Meadows) and treasurer appreciated. Further
Marilyn Car s i a information can be obtained
(,Ist-Education-Hazleton). by contacting Denise
Debbie Zeh n e r O'Bremski.
(4th-Education-Rock Glen)
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two and a one, or "holding a
full house" for a wipe-out in
poker echoed throughout the
crowded, smoke-filled room.
As one's money slowly
disappeared, more and more
people returned for a fresh
bundle at only a quarter a
pack.
As a final addition, a bar
was set up in the rear of the
cafeteria from which ice cold
"beer" was sold to the thirsty
gamblers. Pretzels and potato
chips were also served between
hands of poker or throws of
the dice.
Cowgirls and bartenders,
as well as those in charge of the
other stands, distributed and
took care of the money.
Dressed in the customary Las
Vegas outfits-black stockings,
short black skirts, and ties for
the girls, and black hats ties,
and garters for the
guys-contributed to the success
of the evening by keeping
everything under control.
As a final event, a film of a
horse race was projected on the
cafeteria wall with bets flowing
hot and heavy. The race was
close and the crowd went wild
as horse number eight claimed
the winner's title, paying odds
of three-to-one.
Prizes of cigarette lighten,
slot machines, posters, and dice
were chanced off at a drawing
of tickets distributed
throughout the evening, thus
bringing an end to another
happy and fun-filled evening at
the Club Highacres.
is topic
TGIF
questioned the effect which
legalized abortion would have
on the majority of the public.
It was suggested that the moral
standards of society might
deteriorate. One of the more
pessemistic effects suggested
was the possibility of people
making sex a mechanical act.
In other words, emotion is
absent in sexual relations.
Several people felt that the
public would abuse this
privilege. Aurand then
suggested that "double
standards" be created for our
society; one set for the masses
and a different set for
"superior people".
In direct oppostion to
legalized abortion, it was stated
that it was the parents'
responsibility to plan the
family and contraceptives are
available for this purpose. They
should be sufficient.
place is in the home." John
Martonick, who said he found
it hard to abandon his belief in
the family as a sound economic
and social unit, was confronted
by Mr. Richard Campbell,
instructor of philosophy.
Campbell brought up the
argument that the family is a
social institution and that there
is really no reason why it can't
be changed to accomodate a
new role of women.
Although there seemed to
be no radical views on either