Guards cont.
arrests, while the Police Service Officers
or P.S.0. do, The P:+S5.0. 15 a well~-
trained group of men and women. They
0 have exellent credentials including
Bachelor of Science degrees and ltiasters
degrees. These officers are required
to take regular police training courses.
One of ‘the major arguments on this
issue is the fact that the. safety of
these officers is in question. Since
they are sworn by duty to respond. to
any trouble the officers often must go
unarmed to a car or room with no idea
as to what could be inside. Criminal.
acts with weapons have occurred with.
increasing frequency at iiain Campus.
On the other side of the argument
many people feel that by having guns
the guards may feel free to use them at
will, This could result in serious
injury to any innocent bystander,
The Faculty Senate is going to make
its decision on this issue between
October 31 and llovember 2nd. A poll
has been taken at each of the branch
campuses. The results of the poll
here at Delco were as the following,
A of 36 interviewed only 13 were
aware of the attempt to arm the guards.
ilhen asked if they favored the move to
Arn the guards the majority of students .
said yes by a count of 22/for, and
14/against. However the majority did not
believe that this move would have any
significant affect on them if they
visited friends at tlain Campus during the
weekend, ‘Then the. 28 students who said
they would be attending liain .Campus
within two years were asked if they
thought the arming of the guards would.
affect them a majority of 18 said yes.
liost students felt that an alternative
weapon should be considered such as
mace, teargas, and electricity guns,
Hopefully by :the time.this issue is out
the Faculty Senate will have:decided
the matter: He'll 'let’'you know what
happened in our next issue of ‘The
Lion's Eye. :
Susan Brittingham
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"Have A Rough Day?
Visit The Tyler
Arboretum
Happily Delaware County is fortun-
ate enough to have people concerned
about’ their quickly diminishing natur-
al-areas. There are certain sections
of land set aside, free from develop-
ment, where the public can go to
enjoy the outdoors without venturing
far from home. The John J, Tyler
Arboretum is such a place, It's only
about a half mile from this campus,
easily within walking distance. At the
Arboretum tthrives a vast variety of
wildlife and vegetation( An arboretum
is a collection of unusual trees).
Twenty miles of well-marked trails
ranging from a little over a mile to
the ten mile wilderness trail wind
through the fields, woods; and
gardens of the Arboretum. It is not
unusual for a hiker to see White-
tailed deer walking through the pine
woods or chipmunks battling in the
dried leaves of the forest floor.
Birds of every description, including
the endangered Dluebird, rest and nest
in this 700 acre tract of land...
There are many points of interest
throughout the Arboretum.’ Perhaps
the best known is the majestic Giant
Sequoia located along the north side
of Painter Road. There is also
Black Hawk Spring located along
Barren Road. It is the only place in
Delaware County where one can get’
drinkable spring water. Early in the
year Dismal Run Creek has an operating
trout hatchery which also happens to
be located along the 10 mile wilderness
trail. There are numerous remains of
long abandoned buildings dating back
to other times. - There is a fragrant
herb garden for the blind; Painter
Library and iluseum, and an old stone
barn called-the Learning Center.
For the curious there is much to sce.
ilow is one of the best times to
go to the‘Arboretum, Fall is nov
in full bloom and there is nothing
like the sin slicing. through the
bright reds and golds of the trees, or
the essence of clean, dry, autumn
air to clean yor'r head after a test or
rough weekend. visit the Arboretum and
treat yourself to a taste of nature,
Take RT. 352 lorth and turn right on
Forge Rodd. Go to the stop sign and
turn on Painter Road. You can't miss it,
John Lynch