Feature
Advisor-y Board
Well folks, pre
registration time has
just past as of this
writing. I have found,
through some crack, in
vestigating reports, that
some very interesting
conversations go on.
These conversations
typically follow this se
quence.
A. "I Dunno" As the
name of this category
implies, no one knows
what's coming off. For
example:
Advisor: What d'ya
want?
Student: I dunno.
What d'ya
Advisor
want?
Student: I dunno
What d'ya
Advisor:
need?
Student:
What d'ya
have?
Advisor: Ah, well?
Student: Well?
Advisor: I dunno. What
difeya-want?
J. "Advisor Ad
vantage" This is
where the advisor takes
control in the "I dunno."
Student: What d'ya
have?
Advisor: What d'ya
need? Arts? A science?
Well?
Student: I dunno.
Advisor: How many
credits do you want?
Student: How many do I
need?
A look at the past
The nearby town of
Jim Thorpe is famous for
many things, among
these the burial place of
the town's namesake
athlete, and the home of
the founder of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad and
Lehigh University, Asa
Tacker.
Another famous at
traction to that town,
once known as "Mauch
Chunk" was the Swit
chback Railroad. This
railroad is considered to
be one .of the very first
railroads in America,
and has been proclaimed
to be the official first
B&M
(Grrrr!!)
Advisor
(regains composure) :
Take twelve! Courses
A,B,C,D! OK?
Student: I dunno ... yea,
sounds good.
Advisor: You sure you
can handle course D? It's
tough. How 'bout the rest
of the courses? ,
Student: Ya, sure ... I
guess ... I dunno. Looks
OK.
C. "Tailor Made" or
"Student Surprise"
This is where the student
finally decides to act like
a student, grapples with
the situation, and takes
control!
Student: But wait! I
want. Tuesdays and
Thursdays off. I don't
want a class earlier than
third period! I need
another gym! I don't
need course C! I don't
want course B. I want a
different section for
course A!
Advisor
RRRRR!!!) O.K. theh.
What do you want!
Student: What do you
have?
Advisor: What do you
need?
Student: I dunno ...
Courses A,X,Y,Z.
Advisor: This sounds
O.K. Are you sure you
need them?
Student: Ya, sure ... I
guess ... I dunno ... Looks
O.K.
Advisor: You're positive
now?
Student: ( grrrr ! ) Ya !
Advisor: You know how
to fill out the cards
Student: Yes! (student
exits to fill out cards)
D. Revisit A Student
returns about twenty
minutes later ...
roller coaster in America
by the Smithsonian In
stitution. The reason that
the railroad carries the
distinction as a roller
coaster revolves around
the fact that the railroad
ran on the principle of
gravity.
The primary function
of the railroad was to
haul coal from the coal
towns of Summit Hill and
Lansford to the canal
port town of Mauch
Chunk. Here the builders
of the Switchback, the
Lehigh Coal and Naviga
tion Company, con
structed a canal that
Student: How d'ya fill
these cards out?
Advisor: I thought ya
knew how. (shows- stu
dent the proper method
of filling out cards) O.K.
are you all set? Cards
filled out? Classes pick
ed?
Student: Ya ... I guess ...
I dunno ... Looks good,
O.K. (student leaves)
E. "Revisit II" This
visit takes place a week
into the new term.
Student: My God! I don't
want this section of
course A! I don't need
course X. I have too
many phys eds! I can't
followed the Lehigh
River to Easton. That
canal, also known as the
Lehigh Canal, extended
up to Penn Haven, where
coal was loaded from
trains that brought the
coal from the Hazleton
area.
The Switchback was
constructed in 1827, and
operated as a coal
transport system until
1844, when it converted
its operation to a
passenger and tourist
business. The 18 mile
ride on the Switchback
(round trip from Mauch
Chunk to Summit Hill)
handle tourse Z! Help! I
need course B,C, and D
and I want a different
section of course A! Get
me out'a this. You got
me into it. .
(GRRRRR-
Adivsor:
RRR!)
Well it's time to close
up shop for this year. I
hope you have enjoyed
reading B&M (which, in
case you're wondering,
stands for something
that rhymes with ditch
and groan), and I look
forward to writing next
year. It is my sincerest
wish that no one has
taken anything appear-
was one of the largest
tourist attractions in the
northeastern part of the
United States.
The cars had no
engines on them, and no
electric current flowed
through the tracks; the
trolley-like cars ran sole
ly on gravity. Most
methods of transporta
tion were rather slow as
compared to now in those
days, and the 65 M.P.H.
rate of travel over the
line was considered to be
a "thrill."
Peak periods of activi
ty for the railway were
the summer and fall
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By Steve Zarick
ing in B&M too seriously,
as it is written in jest and
with the hope that at one
time or another, a reader
sees a little of himself
and realizes we are all
fallible. Id like to say
farewell to many of the
sophomores with whom I
had the pleasure of
knowing and working
with, and I certainly
hope our paths cross
again (soon) ! And to the
frosh behave, because
I'll be stewwing all sum
mer and ready to B&M
next year! Meanwhile,
have an easy work/hard
party summer.
On
the
job
Working at the Com
mons' Snack Bar can be
an enjoyable experience,
as Debby Gorman tells
us in this month's "On
The Job."
"Working in the Com
mons is demanding, all
of us work hard. Yet, we
still manage to find time
to have fun and enjoy
ourselves. For me, work
ing at the Commons lets
me forget about school
for a few hours. It's a
great way to spend time
between classes."
season, especially the
fall season since the
leaves were changing
color during that period.
The
Switchback
operated as a passenger
operation until 1933 when
it lost much of its
business to the Depres
sion. The entire line was
torn up and sold for
scrap to Japan for a cost
of about $l.OO per rail.
Currently, the right-of
way of the former attrac
tion is used as a hiking
trail, and each October,
a 10 kilometer run is held
following this path.