RESPONSE Continued from Page 2 we have wade fro* rah-rah high school days to the present is that sost of us have recognized what goals we wish to attain; and this realization gives us the incentive needed to sit through the hour-long lec tures, to write paper after paper, to trip up Agony Hill on rainy Monday mornings, to to do aaything within reason which will help us reach this goal. Otherwise, we haven't • changed that drastically. I once heard a professor renark, "I thought that I had students in ay class, not pupils." If this professor would think hack to his earlier days of psychology class when he leanred about conditioned re sponse, he night understand that after twelve years of con ditioning, it takes acre than a tern or two of college like to reverse the learned response. Once again, I quote your article as saying s "You are not questioning, not explor ing, not challenging. Y o u are passive learners." Might I bring to your attention a nodern technological conven ience called the television course? Three tines a week, we who are so fortunate to be taking a course such as Art History ait slumped in out C-1 chairs, getting our daily injections of culture from one of the several tele vision seta suspended from the ceiling. As the black-and white vision of Professor Carl F. Barnes lectures to us about the difference between the Parthenon and Falling Water, we, his faithful view ers, take notes, listen, of whatever (ususally «ore what ever than listening or taking notes). Yes, in this instance we are not questioning, explor ing, or challenging, because to try any form of coaarunication with a TV aet would prove fu tile. However, I do realize that you were probably re ferring to a normal classroom situation, where it is possi ble to converse with someone who is more than an image on a video tape. But even in this instance, interaction be tween student end professor is somewhat stifled by a tra ditional college learning tech nique—the lecture. A lecture usually runs for 90% of the olass period, with 10% of the time set aside for questions. Because of this minimal time allotment, it is almost im possible to get a good dis cussion started and resolved within the same class period. The idea of communication is onoe again defeated. Moving right along now with another memorable quote; "Of the college educated youth of this society are not going to bother looking for new answers to our problems, who is?" This seems to be one of the most popular mis conceptions is existence— that college students are go ing to save the world. A person needn't be enrolled in a college before he can un derstand and possibly resolve some of the nation's problems. Contrary to popular belief, knowledge is free. It was not placed on the reserve shelf for college students only. Lastly, Dr. Frankel, I would like to discuss your statement that we are not concerned with learning, we are merely collecting credits. This is true, we are collect- credits. But why do you place the blame for this on the stu dent? Certain requirements must be met during our wait at Highacrea, and if those essen tial credits aren't attained, how will we ever make it to the big IT-Park in the sky? In dosing, Dr. Frankel, I'd like to refresh your memory onoe again with this quotes "Get excited! Get mad! Get going!" Well, Dr. Frenkel, I followed those words of wis dom of yours; in fact, that's what made this letter possible. (Ho hard feelings?) Joyce Barton OTIS Formed The Organization of Town Independent, Students (OTIS) is an organization at Univer sity Park that gives aid and counsel to in housing, The Higbacres Collegian, Feb. 25, -1975 - legal, consumer, and social areas. If you are, trying to find an apartment, want to know your rights as a tenant, having trouble with an item you pur chased recently, or want to rent casino equipment for your party, OTIS is the place to go for help. They also distribute off campus housing lists, bus schedules, scholarship guides, maps of State College and the campus, bike insurance infor mation, fire hazard fact sheets, and consumer protection bureau complaint forms. The Student Government As sociation at the Hazleton Cam pus is in the process of esta blishing a branch of OTIS at Highacres. For a start, an off-campus housing list for Hazleton should be made avail able by them sometime in Spring Term. So if you need help, try OTIS. Art Exhibit in Library The Library has displayed another beautiful art exhibit— this one is by Margarette Z. Kemler, a member of the. Bur lington County Art Guild. Although formerly from Nurem berg, she now resides in Moores town, Hew Jersey. Margarette Kemler has painted a variety of oils in cluding portraits, scenery, still life, and novelties of various sizes. Many of the paintings depict scenes from The American Eevolution, the South (1827) and present scenes of the Anthracite Coal Industry (Jeddo and Eckley, for example), Most of the paintings are for sale and anyone who is inter ested can inquire about them. A reception for her will be given during March for her exhibit, which is On the Ground Floor of the Library.
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