State College:
“From now on, I don’t want anyone to come
in to see me while I’m here. Is that clear?”
Major Major, “Catch-22.”
The idea was.simple: a photo survey of
local desks that belong to people of some
note.
All I would have to do would be to make
appointments to see people when they
weren’t in. It would be convienient for
everyone
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While the pictures may lack social
significance, the process of their collection
was a valuable lesson in what makes the
.world go 'round secretaries, mostly.
Fact of the matter is that in most cases
the desk comes’with the job. Univesity Pro
vost Edward D. 'Eddy’s is a third
generation hand-me-down provost-desk.
Some of the desks seem impeccably neat.
There’s a reason. Secretaries. X’s
secretary shuffles all the important papers
and boils them down to stuff to read, stuff to
sign and stuff to throw away. X comes in,
reads, signs, throws away each respective
(and neat) stack and then leaves to do
whatever it is X really does.
Though I tried to make each visit unan
nounced, in some cases, appoinments had
to be made. Joe Healey, Undergraduate
Student Government president, said I could
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up the mayor’s desk, but I declined.
Sidney Friedman, local real estate
developer, has an electronic secretary who
processes all his stuff on a green glowing
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makes her see everything with a pink tint.
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Rene Portland, Penn State women’s
basketball coach, has the distinction of be
ing the only desker to answer her own
phone. The only deskers I met were
Portland, Friedman, Bill Welch, editor of
The Centre Daily Times, and The Daily Col
legian’s editor, Betsy Long.
Welch said he only has one third of a
secretary (she must have come from an
average family of 2.3 children), so while
Welch does not answer his own phone, he
does return his calls personally.
University President John W. Oswald
owns something of a stealth-desk. He is effi
ciently guarded by two ranks of secretaries
(his secretary has a secretary) and they
are formidable.
After several calls, which went unreturn
ed, and as many days, I was finally able to
get through to Mary Lou McCorkle,
Oswald’s personal secretary.
She informed me that Oswald does not
work at a desk, that he handles his business
from a large table, but that he was quite
busy and even ate lunch in the office. I was
excited. Something new! A table! She
would ask Oswald if it was OK.
Two days later, after again getting no
reply to my calls, I was able to get through
to an underling secretary. She said she had
been told to call me and tell me that “Dr.
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my project.
If Oswald's desk is stealth, the Col
legian’s is just plain invisble. Midden under
layers of clutter that would give an ar
cheologist nightmares, it is something of a
community locale. Let’s face it, Betsy has
the nicest typewriter in the office.
Paterno's desk was my first, and proved
invaluable later in giving my project
credibility. “Well, if it's good enough for
Joepa ...”
Dick Harter’s secretary set something of
a precedent. She watched me every mo
ment I was in the office. Here was a reac
tion I had not expected: suspicion.
Other deskers found my project amusing
or interesting, but this was the first time I
was viewed as a subversive. She must have
caught wind of my plan to photograph a
naked woman in red spike heels leaning
against Harter’s desk.
Politicians' desks are easy to spot they
have U.S. flags. Addison’s desk curiously
contained several pieces of taxi parapher
nalia. Taxi ash tray, taxi model and mat
ching taxi mug.
Rep. Gregg L. Cunningham’s work sur
face had a stack of five by seven glossies of,
guess who, Gregg L. Cunningham.
Brian Gamerman is a llltli-term graphic
design major and a writer/photographer
for The Daily Collegian.
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DAN, OUR DIFFERENCES make
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LYNNE THROUGH ALL the joy and
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A.J.N.- SO GLAD that the prettiest
Theta is my valentine. Happy
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RS A SPECIAL friend, bright and
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we love you! BVNB
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perfect match- Aaron
DEAR STEVE G., A special wish for
a happy Valentine’s Day! Love,
CUDDLES I’M SORRY that I was
crowding you. Fll try not to now.
Love, Hank
ROB GABOO! YOUR tennis partner
misses you! Happy Valentine’s
Day. Love the Little Prep
LITTLE DICTATOR, MY time as a
pilot will someday end, but I could
fly with you forever. Have an
outrageous valentine’s day. Love,
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CHERYL, YOU’RE THE sweetest
and greatest Valentine I could have
ever wanted. Thanks for a Super year!
Love, “Big Guy”
DEAR LITTLE ONE, you are a very
special person in my life for not
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love you. Stand behind me now and
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DRB' “WHEREVER WE’RE
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PAT HOPE OUR years ahead are
filled with good times. You’re the
best. Happy Valentine’s Day ILY Sue
TO ALL MY very good
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real long time. I think you know
what grows tons every day. Love
always, Robs
JEFF H., NICE “C”ing you! Now I'd
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MIKE, WHEN FM with you Tm always
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MITCH CANDLELIGHT AND hot
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ALAN-1 LOVE YOU. Will you be my
Valentine...forever? Sarah
JAMIE NO ONE can tell me that Fm
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Smiling Face. Love Michael
LINDA I LOVE you, Always Carlo
WEB- YOU’LL PROBABLY beat me
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snooter face love SRK
STEVE (CUTIE) YOU “tickle” my
fancy! XXX OOP my love, Lee
STEVE- YOU DEFINATELY put an
edge on my winter. Now my heart
is “hot” despite my cold hands. Racers
do it in the course-let’s do it!! Happy
Valentine’s Day! Love always
“Pickles”
RANDY, ITS GOING to be a great
Valentine’s Day. I can’t wait, can
you? Love, Nicki
DOODLE, YOU GAVE me 21 kisses,
true friendship, dirty wash, noodle
soup, afternoons in the tall grass, fried
eggs and lots of love. Now and
forever, Mo
LIL’ SCRO HAPPY Valentine’s Day I
love you very much Love Big Scro
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808, THANKS FOR being a very
special big brother. M.C.
BETSY ON THIS special occasion I
want you to know I love you. Love
Gary
DEAR CAREY, YOU are wonderful!!
Everyone knows how much Move
you, do you? Our future looks so
bright. Who knows what next year
will bring!? I love you more and more
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ANN S. YOU’RE WELCOME, but I
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Valentine’s Day C. (i.e. Rich)
REBECCA TO MY motivation and
our new beginning- Love Rob
MICHAEL WILL YOU be “my funny
valentime?’’ I love you Jamie
BUGGER- WE HAVE a treasure
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love you -Snoop
SETH ALL MY love across the
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MARK GOOD FRIENDS are few and
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brighter. Fm so in love with you. Your
my number one and only one! Love
always, Babe
ROSS HAPPY VALENTINE’S Day. I
love you now and forever. Val
JILL: KNOW WHAT means more to
me than you? Nothing! I love you.
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KATHY- BE MINE? Hmmmmm, well
then,... maybe for the weekend?
Love ya, Frank
808, OUR 3rd Valentine’s Day,
Please don’t send me flowers or
candy. Send me coke; It’s the real
thing! 1 love you, Shelly 1
ANDY, LOVE’S SHARING a
bitesize chocolate covered cherry -
without spillin’ the juice. Love and
kisses Nora
DEAR STINKER, YOU make my
teeth retract! With love the fat
model P.S. Gold Chain
VICKI “HAPPY VALENTINE’S Day!”
I love you! Phil
JK THANKS FOR nine very special
months. Can I be your valentine
forever? Love CB
“NICE CATCH!" You're right!
KARA-
But I don’t mean the frisbee!
Silliness and windowsills forever lotsa
love, Chick
NITZ- OLD VALENTINES never die
their knees just get bigger...and
their hearts Steve, Chick
TOM FOR FIVE weeks we’ve
celebrated good times. Laughing,
talking, sharing. Sixteen just can’t
compare. Je t’aime. TTM. Dana
8080- GEEP DE boo! Gop geep gee
bop. Gee goop boop. Bee bop
geep. Ammy
BONNE (MISS ES herself): Happy
Valentine’s Day! Love, Alan
Quartermaln P.S. Have fun with your
new roommate. She’s a nice girl! Why
don’t you give your heart sis a call!
E.K. WHERE THERE’S SMOKE
there’s fire. You can light mine
anytime! Happy “VP". Love, M. J.
DEAREST DAVE, HAPPY
Valentine’s Day. I love you very
much. Love always, Emily
C.R. WATSON- YOU already know
the answer but Fit ask you again:
you know what? See you tonight for
dinner. “Art”
ZULU LULU, PICKLES and yogurt,
Moogooguypan—Sczechuan, D
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forever, Ya-hoo! Love, Oscar.
JOHNETTE: I MAY not be your
Valentine, but the ball is in your
court. Chris.
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fondest of heart love CDC
DALE D. 2nd MEFUN thanks for the
ride. Your five grateful ladies
CHRISTINA MARY TO my new
friend. Dinner again my place?
PLease be my valentine. Love, Mike
VAL, TLL ALWAYS be ready for
you, I love you, Ross
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of the “consequences." Happy fourth
valentine’s day together! All my love,
the future Mrs. T-Bird
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