AN Ri te API BES li MARGE. Denmon) (Photo by Charlot M. PAGE THREE by Charlot M. Denmon College Misericordia put its first lay president ‘‘to work” officially last Wednesday. But Dr. Joseph R. Fink of Bridgewater, N.J. was already working closely with college administrators, initiating new policies, making personnel changes and becoming involved in the college’s annual funds cam- paign. A graduate of Rider College with an A.B. degree, and holding a PhD in American History from Rutgers University, Dr. Fink was the for- mer president of Somerset County (N.J.) College, with a student population of 4,100. Prior to that he served as dean of arts and sciences for City College of Chicago. He also has been an administrative asistant to the president at Immaculata College and began his career as an associate professor of history at Immaculata. Fink was nominated by the American Council of Education for the position at College Misericordia and is a former fellow with the American Council on Academic Administration which each year accepts only 30 candidates from across the United States. Following an extensive interview, he was selected from the three final can- didates for the position. Fink said that the changes in personnel which followed his ap- various aspects of the college's financial development program-- changes which were advised by the Middle States Association. He said the college was in need of a more continuous, effective method of fundraising development. Responding to a question whether or not a change in the direction of College Misericordia’s program was under consideration, Dr. Fink said that the academic program would remain the same but the and maintain College Misericor- He continued to explain that the for change and a plan to expand the an area which is growing all over the United States. He said that he times, more persons are interested in business programs than in more prosperous times. The new lay president touched on the alumni’s objection to College Misericordia, formerly a women’s college, becoming a coed college. According to him, it was not the entire alumni organization who voiced objections but the executive board, and not all of the members of the executive board. Dr. Fink said that College Misericordia has admitted male students since 1970; that all the college board did was simply that he will meet with alumni groups, formally and informally, along the east coast and discuss the college and its objectives with them. Realizing his goals might need to change in the future, the new president replied that at present he has goals in three areas-- reorganization of the college structure to better serve the students and community; recruiment of local students; and expansion of the college as a cultural and social center. (Continued on P. 14) such as bill-paying and issues wherein unanimity is the only “practical course,’ Harveys Lake firm 4-3 voting split, primarily because of the beach land purchase dispute. The council’s August meeting Thursday was no exception. Pro-beach council members continued their dominance of the decision-making process with votes favoring the payment of a Sunbury attorney for represen- tation of their council faction. Approved on a 4-2 vote, with Council member Andrew Morgus absent, association council members agreed against the to transfer $2,080 from majority. commission Becky Casterline and Jack McManus to acquire two parcels of land and a former restaurant structure in the Sandy of Wiest and Wiest, majority of council Beach section of the lake. Sunbury, for charges to members Bob DeRemer, The issue has been date in a taxpayer Robert: Wintersteen, bitterly disputed since it was first proposed in 1976 and has been the pivotal Hdarings on legislation to put able-bodied welfare recipients to work will Reid to speak to UM charge The Rev. Margaret Reid will be the guest preacher at the Lehman United Methodist Charge on Sunday, Aug. 12. Mrs. Huntsville UMC, is the wife of The Rev. William district. superintendent. Paster Harris is = at- tending camp meeting ‘at Ocean Grove. Camp meeting is also in progress at Patterson Grove. begin in Luzerne County on Aug. 14, according to Rep. Frank Coslett. **We spend $1.8 billion in state taxes each year to operate Pennsylvania’s General Assistance program,” the 120th District legislator said. “In an attempt to remedy the problem of maintaining welfare recipients, 60 other legislators “and I have been working on an idea known as workfare.’ Under ‘the legislation (House * Bill 633) single and: women on welfare and in good health would be paid, for working, the, same amount as. their public assistance check. “The objective of work- fare is to place able- bodied’ individuals into a work-oriented = environ- ment to provide some type of training or learned work skill,”’ the Luzerne ‘‘We anticipate that the newly acquired skills will supply incentive and confidence to seek and maintain full-time em- ployment in the private sector.” Exceptions to the law would include persons ill or incapacitated; persons over 55; persons who are obligated to remain in the home to care for another member of the family who is ill or for a child who is under the age of six; guardians of a child between the ages of six and 14, if adequate child care facilities are not available. Coslett said that there are some 800,000 persons on welfare at the present time--nearly 133,000 of whom’ will be affected by the workfare program. “If HB 633 is enacted, Pennsylvania has the opportunity to save $300 million in welfare payments,” he said. If eligible for work, public assistance recipients would receive work assignments in the public sector such as clerical, custodial, road maintenance, public in parks among other non- profit projects. Coslett said that he has received overwhelming responses about the work- fare program from Pennsylvanians. ‘Welfare is- a subject that has long been ignored in Pennsylvania. Changes need to be made, and the mood is right,”” he said. The first hearing will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 11 a.m. in the Kingston Wyoming Avenue, Kingston. The building can be reached by taking Interstate 81, northeast of Harrisburg; to the Black- man Street Exit (Wilkes- Barre); then take Route 309 north to Kingston and turn right” at Wyoming Avenue; the building is ‘two’ “blocks ‘from the turnoff. Anyone interested in offering testimony at the hearings is urged to at- tend. Additional hearings have been scheduled for Aug. 15, 16 and 17. issue in council leadership since then. A Harveys Lake Tax- payers Association suit has delayed im- plementation of the vote approving the transaction and Weist and Weist, a Sunbury firm first gaining the attention of council in representation of a local cable television franchise dispute, was selected to represent the council majority. Majority- Council Member Guy J. Giordano, who was joined in his ‘‘no’”’ vote on the legal bill by Margaret Purcell, challenged the selection of out-of-area counsel when there are as many as ‘600 attorneys in the local bar association.” Giordano noted that Weist’s itemized bill in- cluded considerable charges for travel. Council President DeRemer noted that the majority preferred to select counsel it ‘had confidence in.” Giordano also objected to the council motion to assign the cost of the legal bills to the planning commission. DeRemer also acknowledged the Har- veys Lake Taxpayer’s Association criticisms of the local police depart- ment, defending the department. and noting efforts to improve the agency. The borough is about to select a new police chief to replace Lienthall. - Civil ~ service exams are pending for the position, ; Giordano questioned the authorization for purchase of a compact car for the new borough police car. DeRemer defended the purchase, noting the potential economy of operating the smaller vehicle and claiming the borough could save as much as $3,000 per year, Giordano later noted that the small American Motors product purchased by the borough obtained about 15.25 miles per gallon during its first month of operation. : In other action, the borough council accepted the resignation of council secretary Anne Marie Shaver. Council members reached rare unanimity on the action since the secretary has been a respected and reliable employee of the borough for several years. The Rev. Wayne Brooks of Dallas Christian School announced that James Richner, Honesdale native, has been named the first full-time prin- cipal of the school, ef- fective July 1. Previously Brooks handled the responsibility on a part- time basis for the rapidly growing school. Enrollment . in Dallas Christian has increased from less than 30 students for the 1977-78 school year to a total of nearly 130 Dallas Legion accepted applications for 1979-80. Richner, born and raised in Honesdale, graduated from Honesdale High School, then attended East Stroudsburg State College where he received a B.S. degree in education. He taught school for 16 years in the New York School System following his graduation from East Stroudsburg. Richner left his teaching career to attend Grace Seminary at Winona Lake, Ind. where this summer he com- pleted a master’s degree in Christian School ad- ministration. Two years ago, Richner Township townshhip secretary- accepted the position as principal of a Christian School at Ellsworth, Me. When officials of the Dallas Christian School learned that Richner was interested in returning to the Northeastern Penn- sylvania ' area, they contacted him for an interview for the position at the local school and after extensive con- sideration offered Richner the position. Richner is looking forward to working with the students and reported that this year’s enrollment is ap- proximately 130 students. The new principal is married and he and his wife are the parents of six children. Their oldest son, Stevan is in the US Air Force assigned to a base in Nebraska. His oldest daughter, Pam, will enter Baptist Bible College, Springfield, Mo. this fall. Timothy 14, Christine, eight years of age, and twins Doug and Susan are six. All four will attend Dallas Christian School. The Richner’s will reside in the Huntsville area. Richner announced that Brenda Sue Edwards of Sweet Valley and Trudy Cook of Tunkhannock have been employed as additional members of the school’s faculty. The school’s professional staff consisted + of three teachers in 1978-79. The new principal and faculty members will bring the professional staff to six. Brenda is married to Dale Edwards of Sweet Valley. She has a B.S. degree in elementary education from Liberty College, Lynchburg, Va., and taught for a year at Goldsboro Christian School, Trudy is married to David Cook. She will direct =the physical education program at the school. A graduate of East Stroudsburg College, she has a degree in physical treasurer; Russell Race, Sr. supervisor; Robert Morgan, recreation commission chairman; Alex Matukitis, chairman of supervisors; and Mark Kunkle, recreation board member (Photo by Mark Moran) A SSE SNe education and health. During the past years she has been coaching in the women’s phys ed department at Baptist Bible College, Clarks Summit, and also was intra-mural coordinator at Baptist Bible College in Franklin Township supervisors and members of the Franklin Township Recreation Commission turned out Saturday morning for an on-site inspection of that township's new recreational facility - a The new playing facility is situated on Williams Road in the Village of Orange and is part of a recreational complex that will eventually include two tennis courts, a basketball court and possibly a tot area, depending on Township officials are awaiting grants, trying to match sixth year funding with sums from the state Department of Community Affairs Development. The township also will file for Community develop- ment funds with Luzerne County. The baseball-softball diamond is the initial phase of a proposed community recreation facility for Franklin Township, and was made possible through a grant from the Office of Community Development. It is situated on an 11 acre plot recently purchased from the Williams Estate in Orange. Rough grading of the plot was done by American Landscape Company and the final grading by Coolbaugh Brothers of Orange. The work on the facility was through the cooperation of the Franklin and the Franklin Township Board of Li { 4 4 3 LEAS Recreation Commission meet each month, on the first Tuesday, in the Orange United Methodist Church basement. Mark Kunkle, now secretary of the Kingston Township board of supervisprs. amd a former resident of Franklin Township, is chairman of the Franklin Township Recreation Commission. Other members of the recreation com- mission are Richard ‘Dick’ Hislop, vice-chairman; Mrs. David (Debbie) Williams, Robert Morgan, Dale Rozelle, Ray Strazdus and John Hobrock. Members of the board of supervisors of Franklin Township are Alex Matukitis, chairman; Russell Race, Sr., vice-chairman; and Harold Hoover, secretary- ireagurer. >
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