12-The Highacres Collegian, March 30, 1977 COLLEGIAN PERSONALITY • ■ ■ "...I didn't want to die in the army at the time," said Hartzel, explaining the reasoning he used for joining the air force. (Photo by David Kraft.) Donald Hartzel is almost as unique as his distinguish ing laugh. You may not have known his name but surely most students have recognized his easy-going nature and have i dentified him by his indescrib able laughter. Hartzel has called Shamokin iis home fob 26 years now. He graduated from Shamokin High School in 1968 and attended Harrisburg Area Community Col lege for a half a year. "Because of unsatisfactory grades in col lege," Hartzel left school and worked for.two months in a hard ware store. "Then I got my let ter from the President saying 'We want you,"' Hartzel said. Hartzel joined the Air Force because "...I didn't want to die in the army at the time." His military experience began at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas . DONALD HARTZEL where he was stationed for six weeks. He was then based at Shepard Air Force Base, also in Texas, for another six weeks. Finally he returned to Lackland A.F.B. where he spent two years "working as an outpatient records clerk," at the hospital. After recieving orders again Hartzel spent 18 months in Japan. There he worked again not only as a records clerk, but as an labro- 1 ttjry assistant. Hip duties consis ted of, "collecting urine sam ples. That was my big job of all time." In June of 1973, he return ed to the States and was sta tioned at Charleston, N.C., again in the records section. After 8 months there he reciev ed his separation orders and returned home to Shamokin. Hartzel said, "Consequently, that's why I'm crazy today,"- By DOUG HELLER COLLEGIAN Staff Writer Unionization Vote continued from page ] "A faculty union at Penn State would have to represent the diverse interests and needs of 3,000 faculty members," ac cording to the steering commi ttee of The Penn State Inde pendent Faculty, a group advo cating that faculty vote against unionization. According to the P.L.R.B. this type of represent ation would be difficult. The interests of the minority tend to get lost in the large over all struggle. Unions owe alle giance first to the majority of those they represent." Dr. Eugene Miller, assoc iate professor of History at Highacres, represents the group advocating unionization locally. "The individual does not have a lot of clout, and there have been small across the board pav raises, that have not kept up with the rapid rate of inflation.' Miller feels that represent ation is needed because presently the faculty does not have fair labor pressure. "you know spending all this time going from one area to an other." In December pf 1374, Hart zel came to Highacres and has been here ever since. In the Fall, he plans to go to University Park where he will continue his education in Health Planning Administration. He hopes someday to become a hospital administrator. At U.P. Hartzel also plans to join Air Force ROTC. He re marked about his military ser vice, "I had a good time, may be I could have a good time gain." Hartzel's spare time is occupied by bowling or col lecting coins, His favorite pastime, however, is "chasing women."
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