The Daily Collegian Thursday, Nov. 10, 1983
Cleanup plans for Drake dump hinge on investigation
By LORI•MARIE VAIL
Collegian Staff Writer
The Environmental Protection Agency is
awaiting the results of its remedial investi
ga Hon before deciding whether to change its
cleanup plans for the Drake chemical dump
' site in Lock Haven.
EPA spokeswoman Janet Luffy said actu
al physical cleanup of the site will not begin
until July 1985, depending on the results of
the remedial investigation.
• , "Our goal was to clean up the stream first
but it could be a losing battle to clean the
stream first; the site could keep leaking into
epublicans keep majority on
ounty commissioner board
K.L.,KANE
011egian Staff Writer
Although both incumbent county
,mmissioners re-elected are from
ferent parties, Centre County has
:ain voted to retain a Republican
. ajority on its county commissioner
ard.
Republican incumbent Jeffrey M.
'ower was re-elected to the office
ter maintaining a substantial lead
.er his three opponents in Tuesday's
• ction. In addition to Bower, incum
--nt Democrat John T. Saylor and
epublican newcomer Martin L.
rn were elected to fill the remain-
Eg. two available positions.
Bower, current chairman of the
mmissioners, received a total of
,904 votes in the election in which 58
rcent of the county's voters partici-
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pated. Saylor, re-elected to his third
term as commissioner, placed second
in the election with a total of 12,316.
Horn finished third place with 10,876
votes from the county's 85 voting
precincts.
Susan F. Smith, attempting to be
come the county's first female com
missioner, lost by more than 1,800
votes. Smith, a Lemont resident, re
ceived 9,040 votes and failed to domi
nate any one precinct.
In response to his victory, Bower
said, "I feel the election was a kind of
referendum on the government we
have provided in the past four years.
I am very much happy with the
ability to continue the Republican
majority that we have maintained."
Bower added that he will continue
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the stream," Luffy said.
"We'd like to clean the stream running
through the park so the park can be opened
again, but we'll just have to wait until the
results are in."
Frank Furl, president of Citizens and
Laborers for Environmental Action Now
(CLEAN), said it would be ridiculous to
clean the stream first if the site would
continue to leak contamination into the
stream.
"The only sensible approach would be to
wait and clean both the site and the stream
at the same time," Furl said.
"I just wish the procedure could get under
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leadership he has displayed since he
was elected four years ago. Bower
also finished first in the 1979 commis
sioner reace.
"In the future, we are going to
make an effort to try to provide
leadership that deals with the budget
ary constraints we are under and to
continue the quality of service," he
said. "I've been generally happy with
the course that we've set."
Horn said he felt confident that the
election would be in his favor, and
that he was looking forward to work
ing with the two incumbent commis
sioners. He said he would continue
the ideas initiated by the current
Republican majority of Bower and
retiring commissioner John Glatz.
"I am going in with the idea of
keeping a close eye on the county
budget and attempting to make coun-
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The remedial investigation phase began
in July and is still being conducted.
The investigation involved taking samples
from the buildings to determine the extent
of contamination and taking , an aquatic
survey of the fish, water and sediment in
Bald Eagle Creek and the west branch of the
Susquehanna River.
Additional samples were taken from mon
itoring wells on the site to provide additional
information on groundwater contamination.
A field study of plants and wildlife was
conducted to determine how the 'chemical
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ty government more accessible to all
citizens," Horn said.
He suggested changing the times of
commissioner meetings to encourage
more citizen attendance. In addition,
Horn said he would like to see several
local government offices kept open
during the lunch hours so that more
site has affected those aspects of the envi
ronment.
All of the samples were then sent to
laboratories for testing. The test results will
be compiled and a formal report will be
released. •
Luffy said there will be "some delay" in
releasing this report because of the uncer
tainty of when the results will be returned to
EPA.
The remedial investigation should be
completed by May 1984, she said.
The EPA will then •study methods of
cleaning the site and contractors will be
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"The county is now in a firm finan
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EPA has filed suit against Ernest Dion,
former president and owner of Drake Chem
ical, to try to recover $903,000 spent on an
emergency cleanup in February 1982.
Luffy said that. Dion has not formally
responded to the law suit.
Drake Chemicals filed for bankruptcy on
Jan. 28. 1982, after the state Department of
Environmental resources ordered Dion to
clean up the site:
The company had previously been cited
several times for violating local and state
water and waste regulations.
John T. Saylor
recently been the victim of funding
cutbacks by both state and federal
governments.
"We'll have to be careful in our
planning to ensure future stability,"
Horn said.
Saylor could not be reached for
comment.
n-depth RA selection process begins for 350 applicants
By KAREN NAGLE
Collegian Staff Writer
With 350 applicants applying for less l than
187 Resident Assistants' positions this year,
competition for the openings is as keen as
ever.
Stan Latta, assistant director of residential
life programs, said that of the 187 annual
openings, two-thirds to one-half of those posi
tions are usually filled by students continuing
in RA positions, he said.
Applicants now are involved in the first
phase of a two-phase interviewing process
that will be completed this fall, said Larry
Druckenbrod, assistant director of the South
Halls Residence Hall programs and a mem
ber of the RA selection committee. •
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Successful grad, will discuss women in administrative roles
By STEVE WILSON
Collegian Staff Writer
Polly A. Fitz, a 1956 University
graduate, will return to her alma
mater today to discuss her views on
women pursuing careers as admin
istrators in both educational and
medical fields.
Fitz, dean of the School of Allied
Health Professions at the Universi
ty of Connecticut, will give a pre
sentation called "Women in
Management" at 4 today in the
Alumni Lounge, 101 Old Main. She
will base her presentation on her
personal experiences as both a
dean and a dietician, she said.
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An informal seminar will also be
held at 4 tomorrow in the Human
Development living center, Fitz
said.
Fitz also assisted in the devel
opment of the School of Allied
Health Professions at the Universi
ty of Connecticut. The school was
designed to "bring together a range
of health care professionals," she
said.
The allied health field consists of
professions indirectly associated
with the field of medicine such as
physical therapy, dietetics and
technology, Fitz said.
Fitz was first appointed program
director of the school after its for-
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Applicants who successfully complete the
interviewing process must then take Counsel
or Education 302 during Spring Semester, he
said.
Latta said candidates must have at least 24
credits and a grade point average of 2.5 or
higher. Applicants with a discipline record at
the University are not accepted, he said.
Because the University has one of the
largest groups of residence hall students in
the country more than 12,000 it also has
one of the laigest RA programs, Diuckenbroci
said.
"To serve the needs of such a large popula
tion, we put a lot of time into selecting and
training residence hall assistants," he said.
In phase one of the selection process, a
team of staff members and six or more
current RAs interviews a group of six candi
dates. Each candidate is then individually
interviewed by two members of the team.
Druckenbrod said candidates in phase one
are involved in a group task. The interviewers
then evaluate them on certain traits and
behaviors that might be related to what they
would do as an RA.
"Some of the roles that a typical RA would
be involved in would be counselor, educator,
friend, disciplinarian generally a person
who lives on the floor who students can go to
as a resource person," he said.
Those successfully completing phase one
select a residence hall area and are inter
viewed for a position in that area, he said.
Usually, this phase consists of individual
mation and then appointed acting
dean of the school before eventually
becoming dean, she said.
She was recently awarded the
1983 Alumni Recognition Award
from the University's College of
Human Development.
Martha L. Starling, director of
Alumni Relations for the Universi
ty, said the award is given to alum
ni of the College of Human
Development for professional ex
cellence and outstanding service in
the community.
Fitz said she has not been to State
College since 1957 and is looking
forward to her return.
Pa. House to consider extension
of law that permits wiretapping
By K.L. Kane
Collegian Staff Writer
State Attorney General Leßoy Zim
merman and Philadelphia Assistant
District Attorney Roy DeCaro are
expected to speak before the state
House Judiciary Committee on Mon
day in favor of a senate bill that
would extend the' state's wiretap
laws, due to expire this December.
Senate Bill 650, which was ap
proyed by the senate June 8 by a 45-3
vote, will enable law enforcement
officials to continue to use "a key
crime fighting tool" in their investi
gations, Patrick Boyle, press spokes
man for Zimmerman's office said.
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interviews with current RAs and staff mem
bers, Druckenbrod said.
The course that candidates must take,
Counselor Education 302, is one of the best of
its kind, he said. It was designed at the
University and has been implemented at
other schools across the country.
The course has been taught for almost 10
years, but is constantly undergoing changes
as students' needs and population change, he
said. It is taught by both staff members and
current resident assistants.
Ben Bristol, a resident assistant, said he
thinks resident assistants' input into the se
lection process is helpful.
Current RAs are also evaluated•each year.
Student and supervisor evaluations and GPAs
crime fighting tools we have," Boyle
said.
Boyle said the presentation by Zim
merman will strengthen support of
the bill, although he added that he is
not aware of any opposition to its
renewal.
"We've been successful in various
prosecutions that we would not have
been without the use of wiretaps,"
DeCaro said.
DeCaro, chief of the special investi
gations unit in Philadelphia, said the
use of wiretaps occurs "a lot" in
many large criminal investigations in
the Philadelphia area.
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are the basis for re-selection, Druckenbrod
said.
"Student evaluations are very important in
our process. I really would like to stress that
each evaluation that is turned in by students
is read by a professional staff member,"
Druckenbrod said.
The basis of supervisor evaluations includ
es the RA's participation in educational pro
gramming in the residence halls and how well
they have worked with students to enrich
their experiences as residence hall students,
he said.
Latta said RAs receive grants-in-aid, which
pay for room and board and partial tuition.
This year, the grants pay for one-half of the
tuition, he said. .
vision requires that state legislatures
periodically evaluate the effective
ness of many of the laws, Boyle said:
Sen. J. Doyle Corman, R-Belle-'
fonte, voted in favor of the extension
when the bill was presented to the
senate in June.
Bridget Whitely, a press spokeswo
man for Judiciary Committee leader
Samuel Rappaport, D-Philadelphia,
said the bill is expected to go to the
House for a vote sometime within the
next few weeks.
In addition to the two scheduled
speakers, Whitely is awaiting re
sponse from the American Civil Lib
erties Union with regard to a
presentation by that organization. •