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Volume 14, Ño. 1 Montgomery College-Takoma Park Campus; Takoma Park, Maryland 20012 IMÄÜI WM'M I Photo by' Doug Templin and Mike Wuyek Get The LowdownIn Issue Child Development Center Opens__________ Page 2 a Construction Disrupts Campus Page 3 a Hassles With Liberal Arts — ----------- - ------------- — Page 3 a Falcons Win First------- ———— ----- Page 8 Students' Hard Work Creates Center Children Benefit Through Fun and Play By George Thayer In the later stages of Center is a paradise Tor a young development Mr. Harry Packard, child. Ms. Gump’s philosophy of The Child Development Business Manager of the Takoma providing a setting that will draw Center, originally called the Day Park campus, interviewed out the child’s own creativity is Care Center, is now in operation prospective candidates for the reflected in all the playthings on the Takoma Park campus. position of Teacher-Director of provided by the Center for the The Committee for the Child the Center,-and he selected Ms. children. Much credit must be Care Development Center Pilot Ruth Gump. Ms. Gump holds a given to the students, faculty, Project has had an uphill climb B.S. degree in Early Childhood and staff of Montgomery from its inception to its Education from the University College, who donated all of the realization as a working center. of Maryland and has taught toys, books, papers, and It -seem$ that the campus nursery school for four years. pictures. There is an art corner administration was rather where several creative little indecisive about making ' Goals Envisioned geniuses can express themselves decisions concerning the A conversation with Ms. on canvas. There is a reading establishment of a child care Gump revealed the basic corner where Mother Goose and center. This caused some philosophy of the child care Dr. Seuss wait patiently to problems and slowed progress in operation. She spoke very entertain a young audience. such areas as choosing a site for enthusiastically about "fulfilling Learning Resources has given the the proposed operation. After a vital, need of the Center a record player and some many different sites were parent-students while at the headphones. Cars, busses, boxes discussed and rejected, the same time providing a setting for made into giant play blocks, a CENTER has finally found a group interaction for young toy cash register and telephone,- home in the basement of the children.” Ms. Gump thinks that and a guinea pig named Church fot the Deaf. Even this this interaction at younger age “Skitters” are all here to amuse decision, however, was not levels will provide the and educate any child who reached without a great deal of foundation needed to improve wishes to use them. discussion and some interpersonal communication, so Help Wanted discouragement. necessary in this complex, world of ours. Within this basic “Could your article possibly A Dedicated Few framework of group activity, mention some of the things we however, each child will have the need?” Ms. Gump asked. Her One of the more difficult opportunity to enjoy individual shopping list includes climbing tasks of the Committee was to equipment, which can be just find people willing and able to programs. Ms. Gump envisions a spend time working on the program that will “stimulate the about anything from barrels to boxes to old tree limbs or even project. As the work slowly innate creativity of the progressed some members on the children.” an old cablë spool. Wood scraps, committee apparently became inner tubes, or anything which Leslie takes a welcome break from a long morning of fun and games. more involved in various other A Youthful Paradise could be used by children at matters, and the brunt of the Upon a visit to - the Child play will be graciously accepted workload fell upon the shoulders Development Center on its first by the Center and can be of a few dedicated individuals. day of operation children were dropped off at the Church for Students Paul Egan, George found playing outside, doing the Deaf, located at the corners Frosh Filter Facts, Food of New York and Chicago Narup, Joan Eckert, Joe what children do best, under the- Freshmen Orientation for Avenues. Any financial At noon, a fabulous cook-out of Bowker, and Paul Muntjan spent watchful eye of Ms. Gump and Fall ’74 was held, Friday, assistance also would be greatly hot dogs, hamburgers, and free much time and effort making her assistants. A small climbing August 23, 1974, for all newly appreciated. Please search your drinks was served in Jecquie the Child Development Center a apparatus seemed to capture the enrolled students at the Takoma attics, backyards, and Park to the lulling, down-home* reality. In addition, Jerry Daniel, attention of Michael, while Dara Park campus. Meeting in Science pocketbooks for any of these country music of Emmy Lou Director of Campus Center and and Erika built castles in the 100, the Freshmen were greeted things and rest assured that they Harris, a favorite of the Takoma Services at Rockville, was sand box. John was racing his by newly elected Student will be put to good use. Park campus. extremely helpful in the creation toy cars anywhere they would Government President, Randy Since most of the participants of the center on our campus. go. Upon returning to Michael I Wolfson, and then received a in the Orientation eqjoyed The problem of selecting an found that he had dismantled warm welcome from Dean Wiley themselves and found it very advisor, a procedure required by the climbing apparatus and, with The Center is open from 7;30 and Associated Dean Doyle. informative, it would appear college regulations, was solved a little help from one of the a.rii. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Returning and invited M.C. that the Campus is already when Ms. Barbara Masson, student aides, was reassembling through Friday. For further graduate students guided the experiencing the fruits of the Associate Professor of Sociology it. “He’s just finding out how it inform ation concerning Freshmen on a gigantic tour of long, hard labor of the Executive and former Chairperson of the works,” commented the registration, fees, and the Campus, which also included Coifimittee, who held workshops Faculty Senate, accepted the assistant. requirements call the Business free refreshments of coffee and and many meetings to get this Committee’s invitation. The Child -Development Office (587-0415, Ext 32). donuts in the Student Lounge. school yearoff on schedule. All in a Child's Day of Play at the Center Hassles Start Semester Counselors And Students Frustrated — By Lynnette Marshall budget might find that, for X could have resigned in July, The linoleum is freshly waxed example, the expenditure for and there is always an and mirrors the velvety paying sixty-eight teachers to uncertainty as to the availability hush-puppied (or white educate a class of say eight of students and teachers.” Flor sh ei m-e d) gaits of students each, to be a little The impression from Montgomery College counselors flamboyant, even though it has counselors is that this, “natural as they shuffle through the been said that the budget could progression,” is a continuous waiting room to assist an well afford the cost. cycle which will happen again entourage of students on the One factor which is realized is and again. Individual students opening days of fall semester. that the size o f;: Montgomery can make last minute Here, they witness the results College in Takoma Park is arrangements for an honors of the cancellations of oyer minute. One counselor described tutorial course to replace their sixty-eight classes, among other it as, “a typical small time high canceled classes. As a group, scheduling problems.' school,” and emphasized, “That perhaps assembling into a Moods of disappointment and the smaller the operation, the quorum of 15 students to optimism pervade the room, thinner the spread.” With 2500 re-establish a class, is the answer. (I’ve been waiting here a helluva students, and only 1300 of these There are, however, no solid long time,” and “I have to add a registered as full time, this so lu tio n s . The situation is class because the one I needed campus must limit its variety of dependent on circumstances and classes. was canceled”). Perhaps a few of exactly what the total How, then, can- .'other phases of the waiting students calmly circumstances are, and why they th is College’s philosophy be entertain an image of their exist, may be probed a bit WHAT’S THIS ? For details, see story at bottom of page. maintained? That is, “ ...the counselor, as a demi-god; a further. wizard who might strike * his College must strive for magic pen to bring back their excellence in each of its classes. Unfortunately, different programs with the aim counselors do not have this gift of educating each individual to Teachers Lament Deterioration Of Liberal Arts of omnipotence. the level of his highest Part of the College’s potential.” Counselors feel By Kathleen Mirin Last spring’s figures revealed an osophy), English, sociology, and philosphy regarding class “ frustrated’’ and even almost unbelievable increase to crea^ve arts (including art, planning is printed in the “embarrassed” when students Drastic, changes have oc­ 21.4 percent. music, speech, and drama). En­ 1974-1975 Catalog as follows: cannot take a course which may curred in the past five years in It is difficult to prove exactly rollment declines in many cour-, “ The College has an or may not be required in his Curriculum enrollments here at how direct the relationships are ses and subsequent cancella­ obligation to keep its program curriculum.

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