Editorial opinion Dear Dr. Oswald, Those closing library bells drive me just about as much as the closing libn me nuts! "The Anti-Social Behavior of Kang Zoos" was the topic of my paper. assigned sixth period Friday and was following Monday. It didn't sound too so I 'decided to finish researching it ii that evening and write it the following , so I could party the rest of the weekend To my_ amazement the topic fascin The 11;30 . Pattee bells shocked me concentration when they began scream and over, "Get out! Get out!" So I dot out. But I returned Saturday intention of -spending the day there dismay, the bells began screaming p.m.! Not wishing to cause a scene, I repressed my frustration and checked out several over night periodicals with the intention of readirp Letters to the Editor of the Collegian Fi lm projection TO THE EDITgIIA In.reply to Marji Trachtman. Jeff Patton and , ier frustrated viewers of the two recent Artists Series films n.a ,/,c‘re plagued by projector breakdowns, I might say that` no 1,..1,1b more frustrated those evenings than the Artilp, pros staff We realize how important it is not to break thd mattc momentum in a narrative art form, especially a film Eit•rgman or Chaplin, both of whom display a peculiar nius for liming. './Ith ihe opening of the new auditorium laSt spring, direct punsibilily for film projection has shifted from our hands to it pendent auditorium management. We have spoken to rn about the problem and they are most apologetic, as they re on the two nights of the films. ' ome of Ms Trachtman's comments lead me to believe she I..tmderstood the auditorium manager's apology to the ~,tivace made within minutes after his projectionist f , , , t)ably the best on campus) discovered what the prOblem the new protection equipment is equipped with a syn i,ionous drive motor designed to keep the projection speed as t, !form as possible. The same kinds of motors are used in the • • lc clocks on campus. To make the clocks keep accurate ihe University power plant sends power - surges through lines at various times of day to speed up or slow down the ks for a few seconds. These power surges affected (he • ICC lion motor'the same way. sending the film shooting off • sprockets each time. II !his was discovered after the pre-show screening. To - , . . - - w e,. , ,i,, ...... 1 _ • • , iD ., • i . , ‘ rig . -Ding _• . 4 _ , t " - . ~/ *' • ' 10 . '.;/ 1 r' r ' (iPI• , them in my room that evening. (Many students Sunday evening, I had accumulated all the in- - 1 4 1 e C-,:& ' . nuts - actually do 'study on Saturday evenings.) formation I needed to write the paper - but not - .*, - . ~. y O— f sj ..f.! - ,N ir 'ary drives But my roommate, who had . pulled an all- all the information I wanted in order to write an V - --:-- • I, ' ' 'II • nighter Friday to study for a first period test excellent one. ' a - -- ›. • i laroos in Saturday, intended to sleep in our room, making 1 returnee to my room to write the paper, but 2 - - s• ' _ 1 - .It was it very difficult for me to study there. my roommate was partying because he had - f-, 1_ , 4 ' lllllll°lll * - / 4 due the Being a considerate roommate, I lugged my missed his party time Saturday night. And I en- 9 ‘ '- -. 1- 4' iir " \ctryin— -. • 11° _ i ) \ . , 1 ,, ) thrilling, books to the study lounge. Unfortunately, sev- countered the lovers 'problem in both study \ A _. ~ - .. . . % in Pattee eral couples were studying each other there, - lounges again. So I ended up writing my paper 7 > ',:;4fir ..*• '4:" . '- - ‘ pli • - •f' morning, making it very hard for me to pay attention to my while sitting on the bathroom floor. : _- ..A. . * lei , , kangaroos. Dr. Oswald; would you please budget enough ....-- -*---?, • - -, -C. ~.. _,t ‘ - • I went to the study lounge downstairs, but all money-to extend the Ibrary hours to include at ii‘r+ - -..- , sated me. : the chairs had beep stolen, and the floor was least-Saturday .e venin g s and Sunday mornings, --r:_t from my 4 -4---... \ p,_" .. cold. if not all 24 hours of all weekdays? It would be , . ring over - "?..... -•••.- . - tems : "•• _-__ So -I was for Ced to give up and party that greatly appreciated, and not just by me! -,- - .1 :: -41111 1 - t. . ff. ' ;f - evening. But I vowed to rise and shine early Sincerely, A . " - ‘ • iky)_ I:, '' • __...,.,,, - -.... . - with the Sunday morning and return to the library. Stu Studious Student , i , -' - -.' it. 9.4g0k S• -•-- t• .To my At 8 a.m., to my utter disgust, I discovered 3rd-animal science and sociology • -- .- e. ----- -• .•-•%,- 'Al at 4:30 the library does not open until 1 p.m. Sundays. P.S. I understand that graduate students , - ll._ '\ " " g t " I j a 0 a •• I I . 146UNa (Many students actually do study on Sunday mornings.) By the time the bells screamed "Get out?" The auditorium is now working 9n electrical deviCes that Will correct the problem In the meantime we have asked them to .return to the old prorector. which preformed beautifully during .he first Chaplin film in September. make matters worse. we underskand after the first suge in the Chaplin film the power plant aiiured the projectionist there would be no more until after midnight, which proved not to be he case. :, t. Have a spare piano ? TO THE EDITOR: The Jawbone coffeehouse on E. Foster Ave. provides fret musical entertainment each weekend. Besides giving people a place to go to hear something other than the loud rock played in the bars, it gives local musicians playing acoustic and sometimes even creative music a chance to be heard. Nonetheless. the Jawbone must restrict the type - of musicians who play there to Mostly guitarists because of one simple reason no piano. Oh. they have one KW - Ming htilk that has been so abused over the years that it appears beyond repair. All over :he University ther are dozens of pianos. Some of them, it seems, are never played. This seems rather unjust in view on :he fact that the Jawbone could put even the humblest spinet :0 excellent and frequent use. Pianos are made to be played and enjoyed, not to sit as would .like to have library hours extended over term breaks. I can really understand their problem. I hope you can, too. pieces of furniture in lounges or study halls or the various other places they're hidden away on campus. So perhaps somebody. in town or on campus, could find it in their hearts Lo donate a piano to the Jawbone. They would, I'm sure, be very grateful. Intro to adult ied Terry W. Dunkle Artists Series TO THE EDITOR: Anne leßlanc's letter of Wednesday touches an important matter of very wide interest. Yes, we have missed the point, as she puts it. First, we continually confuse schooling and education. The latter', is much. broader, more pervase. longer lasting. Our system' of schooling, including higher education, is crowded typical!), into the first quarter century of our lives. From then on, what learning we acquire is largely incidental and accidental. It would be better if we provided a system of schooling which provided for lifelong learning, with an easy-in, easy-out, easy-back-in-again access to learning. This c calls for a virtual revolution, a radical change in the system, and it will not comb soon or easily. But there is already a good beginning. Labor unions, churches, the military, women's groups, fraternal orders. social service clubs, governmental agencies in health. agriculture, industry, etc. offer further learning for the person' who explores and inquires. Colleges and univer sities offera wide array of further learning ;• Penn State offers such diverse things as bee keeping, horse shoeing, past doctoral work in medicine and physics, with much in between. Local schools offer adult programs. Libraries offer op portunities. It would be wonderful if many teachers had asked Anne. and the rest of us. from time to time what our plans were for lifelong learning. How did we see ourselves and our need for further learning. But Anne and you ,and I must take the final responsibility for seeing that we get what we want. Not so .' incidentally. there is a course called "Introduction to Adult Education lathe U.S.A." offered from time to tiineon campus. Unfortunalely, it is listed under either ED ADM 460 or HI ED 460, both designations serving largely to hide the course from general notice Charles Birkhead 10th-journalism. =Collegian DIANE Mt NOTTLE Editor - - "N K \ Successor to the Free Lance, est 1887 Member of the Associated Press Charter member of the Pennsylvania Collegiate Media Association Gordon C. Godbey Professor of education CYNTHIA A. ASHEAR Business Manager
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