—The Highacres Collegian, Tuesday, May 16, 1978
Collegian
Personality
By MARIANNE PINDAR
Collegian Staff Writer
Some say teaching is not a very exciting
occupation, but Stuart Erwin finds the
experience very rewarding. To those of
you who may not know him, let me briefly
introduce him to you.
Erwin was born in Glasgow, Scotland
and as a child was raised in New York
City. He attended Grove City College in
Western Pennsylvania where he received
his Bachelor’s degree and then graduated
from The Pennsylvania State University
with his Master’s degree. While at Penn
State, Erwin was involved in a teaching
assistantship. As a grad student, he found
teaching to be an enjoyable and rewarding
experience.
Erwin is single and presently resides in
Nescopeck, Pa. He teaches French and
Humanities and is currently in his ninth
year at Highacres. When asked about his
position at Highacres, Erwin said he chose
this campus because of job availability at
that time and familiarity with this area. As
a child, he vacationed with his parents in
,the Pocono Mountains. Erwin also com
' mented that he would like to see an im
provement in the morale of the faculty on
campus.
Erwin actively participates in the sports
Oswald Asks
Appropriations
continued from page l
“For the first time in Penn State’s his-
tory, we have had to raise tuition two times
in an academic year, making Penn State’s
new tuition rate the highest of any public
land-grant university in the nation.
“Penn State has the lowest state ap
propriation per student of any four-year
public college or university in Pennsyl
vania. As a result, students and their
families, as well as the programs offered
by the University, are being hurt.”
Penn State has, in effect, only three op
tions as it attempts to deal with its critical
financial problems: (1) Increase revenue
from additional State appropriation sup
port; (2) Make further internal budget
cutbacks; and (3) Make another increase
in a tuition rate that already is the highest
of any public land-grant university in the
United States.
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“The one thing I want in life, is to be
ha PPy,” Stuart Erwin said when
referring to his goal in life.
of tennis and bicycling. A facorite past
time for him is being a numismatist and
taking care of his pet goldfish—“ Jaws.”
He has travelled to Europe four times. As
for his future plans, his ambition has
always been to travel around the world,
but professionally, he wants to continue to
teach at a small campus such as
Highacres.
Erwin’s opinion of our present ad
ministration in Washington is that
President Carter is not strong enough in
executing the policies he would like us to
follow. Mr. Erwin is a firm believer in
Women’s liberation. For you UFO en
thusiasts out there, he has never had a
close encounter of the first, second or third
kind.
Erwin has had a unique experience in
this life—he was at one time a Santa Claus
for the R.H. Macy department store in the
heart of the “big-apple.” He states, “I was
nervous, being Santa Claus is a big
responsibility.” All-in-all, on his goal in
life, Erwin comments, “The one thing I
want in life is to be happy.”
I hope this article has helped to acquaint
you with this month’s collegian per
sonality.
Players Return
continued from page 6
and 32 of their top 44 players returning
from last year’s 11-1 squad, which was
ranked fourth nationally by the nation’s
coaches.
“I think we have the makings of an
outstanding squad,” Paterno says. “We
have fine momentum from last year and
we appear to have good leadership. “This
could be the quickest team we have had.”
Paterno’s main concern is a schedule
that has the Lions playing at Ohio State
and at Kentucky early in the season and
facing three teams that won bowl games
last year —Maryland, North Carolina State
and Pittsburgh—in November.
“We have a very, very difficult
schedule; but it will give us an opportunity
to show what kind of football team we
have,” Paterno says.
DAIRY
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Movie Review
Some Movies To
Remember —Or Forget
By CRAIG OSWALD
Collegian Staff Writer
Close Encounters of the Third Kind- f l I or,es tne y can ** j n ‘°; You ***» tO / eel
This movie is dynamite in suspenseful bke you are of this, and that alone
science fiction. More believable than Star ™ akes ' l worth $3.50. If you are looking to
Wars and also better acting. Dryfuss is be involved with a movie for a couple of
superb as the man who was “contacted” ho “[ s ’® ee °~ . „ ~ . . .
by an alien spaceship. The plot, which TheGauntiet-CT.ntEastwoodisback n
tends to drag in segments and is not thrill atou f C °P ro e ' « e is „ n ° l D " ty f
packed like Star Wars.is one of originality. h J s r ? l V s a refreshing change. He plays an
This is not just a remake of the War of the “he, W detective sent on an im-
Worlds. Production and directing are also P° ss,bl ? ™f 10 f n l ° * a,ver a f al *-«' rl
above par, and after seeing the movie, the whom he falls for half way through th
song actually makes sense Catch this one, movie Everyone except his mother (and
it is destined to be a classic. am " ot , e ™ n , sare ab ? u ‘
Beyond and Back-I am skeptical of this him, but Clm the good bad, and the ugly,
movie. It seems that it is one sided and * Eastwood still comes through. During the
very hard to believe. However, it is an event ® a apart by a police
interesting film. Because of it being a squad until it collapses. A motorcycle gang
documentary, it has a poor plot that can takes on Clmt andloses, and every cop and
leave you catching some z’s half way bis brother m Araona sh <>ots t hi
through the film. I was fortunate enough to specially made armoredl bus. O.K it is a
see this during the afternoon matinee so I unbelievable but who says that we
had a few juvenile delinquents to entertain always want reality .If you like action and
me with their opinions and “where your good acting with a decent plot, or if you
mother’s soul is going to go .. . down, like Just love Ihrty Harry, see this one.
she always does, etc.” This article is „ M ° nty J^ 0 " tv, y °"? ti
dedicated to these young popcorn and beer F ! rl "® e T'. Y (b at T buPP ened . I buy my tic t,
consumers. Anyway, this film attracts nght. Right. I sit down ready to
attention and interest, but it has a way of bead off, n 6 ht • Rl Sbt. The movie starts
letting you doze afterwards. Not what you an< * it is as good as the Holy Grad, right •
expected Wrong! This is a poor version of the Monty
Looking for Mr. Goodbar-Diane Keaton Python stage play; with a very boring plot
is superb as the oversexed, underloved andnohilarious
teacher who spends her free time in bars the Python we know and love. Don t waste
and beds. The film drags as it is built up „ . ..
from nothing but a simple lifestyle. It has The Goodbye Girl-Fantastic one of the
no excitement to it, noV any type of real b f ‘of the year. Dryfuss is excellent and
plot or suspense. If you do like Keaton and Marsha *?ason should have won test
her movies that are surrealistic in actress. The movie is really l.ttle more
meaning with plenty of situations you can th f a modern situation comedy bflt the
identify with; see it. However, if you " d S." S’ iS?
to be entertained, try something else. This nt 1070
is one for people who enjoy intellectual
types of film. TTie ending is a shocker, but
even this does not really start your
adrenalin. Still in all this will be one of the
many films remembered from ’7B. The
choice is yours
The Betsy—This film is a story of a
wealthy family and their individual quest
for happiness, which they never find. The
plot, production, and settings are fan
tastic. The acting and directing ranges
from fair to good. It is a good story for
those -els and ' <d stror
It was a great year for movies and also
for reviewers. I would like to thank all the
personnel of Foxx theaters for their kind
ness and their efforts that made this
column possible.
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