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SECOND CLAiS postace r*ro AT LYCOMING riUlAMSrOKT, rENSSVLVANIA 17701 LINDA L. INUAN 167 S. BROAD ST. COLLECE REPORT January 1977 / Volume 30, Number 1 7 HUOHESVILLE, PA 1 737 president's corner January Graduates GOOD SAMARITANS Congratulations to the forty seniors who com- During the fall semester, many of our stu- ABOUT FACE . pleted their degree requirements in the Fall dents involved themselves and their organi- semester and were awarded their degrees on zations in good works of various The Bicentennial Year was a proper time to sorts. They January 1, 1977. No formal commencement deserve recognition review our history as a nation—and as an in- and commendation for ceremonies are held for January graduates these activities and we list them below brief- stitution. It helped us understand what we and diplomas are mailed to them in approxi- ly for all to see. oamfl Ccotn and what we are today. It also mately six weeks. We wish you good health, helped us appreciate the obstacles our pre- happiness and success in your future endeav- Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity decessors faced and their commitment and ors and welcome you to the ranks of the alum- "Ugly Man on Campus Contest" raised determination in surmounting them. ni: $400 for the American Cancer Society. Anderman, Hallowe'en Party for Bethune-Douglass As this first month of U. S. Century III be- James D. summa cum laude Christina M. Beach children. gins, we should make an about face, look Kim Rene Bissonette Worked with Crippled Children and their ahead and identify the opportunities and prob- Barbara-Jean Burkart, magna cum laude John William Callahan, [r. building projects. lems we anticipate at Lycoming and in higher Kathy Lee Chalmers Chiglinsky Organized programs for the aged in Ly- education in general. Several have already Michael Anthony Joseph P. Ciotti sock View. cast their shadows. Lewis Edmund Cooley, III Philip Alan Courtright Christmas Party for Bethune-Douglass Joseph Allen Crabtree children. 1. The pool of college-bound freshmen is Earle Harlan Dunk Gregory Lawrence Embick Assisted local churches with toy drive. dwindling. Census data show that there are Dennis Charles Falck about 16 million high-school-age students Richard Coolidge Ford Peter John Frana, mapna cum laude Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity today. In ten years, this number will be |ohn Lyle Fronk "Big Brother Program" - members work Fewer than 12 million, a decline of over 25%. John Charles Creen.III Philip Anthony H.inus with male children from town as friends and only speculate as to the One can percentage Kathleen Marie Wenninger guides. I ^i ailuuU-s who will want to go John Jones, 111 James Joseph Latini Christmas Party for "Little Brothers" to college in 19*7. William Laurence Levegood "Little the Laraine D. Marthinsen and Sisters"(sponsored by Cres- Margaret Faith Megill, magna cum laude cents, an affiliated women's group). The impact of this development began to Carol Lynn Moodie, cum laude - residents on trips show itself in 1970, and since then no fewer Edward Anton Morris Lysock View took Debra Lynn Peiffer, magna cum laude evenly small independent colleges have outside the home for an evening. Linda Mnry Pettit, magna cum laude Assisted in the program of a Webelos Cub either closed or merged with state systems. Raymond C. Rebmann, Jr. Barry Wilson Slotter, cum laude Scout program. Call Lorraine Thomas Alan i Mir prediction can be made with confidence: James Thomas Glenn Thomas Trowbridge Sigma Pi Fraternity letltton in recruiting each new class will John Paul Vanaskie for the Amer- become keener and more difficult. Our ad- Susan Lynn Ver Wyi Raised approximately $1,000 Carmine M. Volpe ican Cancer Society through the "Send a missions staff will need all the help they can Terri Ann Walker m us, from our administrators, facul- Janina Marie West, cum laude Mouse to College" program. Janet Clark Williamson, m.igm cum laude ty members, alumnii and current students and parents. Theta Chi Fraternity Participated in a Bike-A-Thon March of Dimes - raised about $:)5. 2. So long as inflation persists, the cost of the Over Top! Provided a Thanksgiving Dinner to a to college — as well as almost everything needy family. will continue to Increase. Lycoming We are delighted to report that the $76,000 continually attempts to make our operations goal for the '76 Lycoming College Fund has Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity more efficient, But since all colleges are been exceeded. At this writing, the total is Raised $2,300 for the Multiple Sclerosis labor Intensive in nature (a high percentage $82, 765, and December- dated checks are Society through their "Haunted House" pro- i| tinn budgets go for salaries) there are still arriving. Alumni contributions account- ject. Ovei the past three years, they have limits to staff reductions beyond which the ed for $43,300 and non-alumni gifts $39,465. raised over $6,000. educational program will surely suffer. This represents a 42% increase over the Participated in March of Dimes Bike-A- Wei this to >ming, it would be- 1975 fund. A complete accounting of all gifts Thon, raising $193. oome all the more difficult to attract the type and contributions — and the contributors —for Christmas Party for children at Kenu student the Institution needs. This sort of 1976 will appear in the March issue of the King Manor. ird spiral has grave conse- Lycoming College Report. nt pun Intended] Your personal Kappa Delta Kho Fraternity opportunity to help Lycoming has never been We are very grateful to alumni, trustees, Cooperated with Williamsport Fire Depart- greater! Help us promote student recruitment parents, friends, faculty, administrators, ment to collect and renovate toys for needy and businesses and industries who helped children. H Is dear that more emphasis must be placed achieve our first dollar-goal for the Lycom- Sponsored Christmas Party for 14 under- " >n fund raising. During 1976. the Lycoming ing College Fund. This money is very im- privileged children. College Fund produced sb i i- con- portant! But the good will, concern, and tributions than the 1975 fund. This is very confidence your gifts represent are equally Beta Phi Gamma 0d the College is grateful to gratifying. We thank you sincerely and trust New sorority being organized provided a who supported our efforts. At the same that Lycoming will warrant your continuing food basket for a needy family at Thanksgiving. lime, we must admit to ourselves that Lycom- support throughout 0. S. Century' IH- i.l many similar colleges TKE Little Sisters with respect to support from its alumni, Place us in your will and your support may Worked with the fraternity on the "Haunted friends, and other constituencies. last even longer! House" project. Contributed $50 to St. Jude's Hospital for Lycoming is too dependent on student fees, The 1977 fund opened on January 1, (we op- Children. making the College vulnerable to enrollment erate on a calendar-year basis) but we have Sponsored Christmas Party for School of fluctuations. This situation makes reliable not yet established its goal. This will be Hope children. planning in personnel staffing and program announced in a later issue of the Lycoming Sent Christmas cards to residents of Ly- development very difficult. But there are College Report . (cotf'd on page 2, col. 1) (co«'donpage 2, col. 1) . ! Carol Anderson 67 Ordained ABOUT FACE . CAMPUS NOTES (cont'd from page 1 to Episcopal Priesthood two obvious solutions and opportunities: in- ROBERT FALK, theatre department, has crease annual support and build the endow- been selected to adjudicate performances ment. Neither will be accomplished quickly, for the American College Theatre Festival but greater attention and effort will be de- at Clarion State College, Allentown College voted to these goals. of St. Frances de Sales, Middlesex County Community College (N.J,), University of Important and difficult decisions lie 3. Pittsburgh/Johnstown, Rutgers University/ ahead concerning the curriculum and aca- Camden College, Pennsylvania State Univer- demic program. Higher education has ex- sity/Behrend College, California State Col- perienced more than a decade of revising lege, SUNY/Binghamton, and Skidmore Col- calendars and requirements, and of imple- lege. menting so-called innovations of all kinds. Much of this experimental probing has been JOHNWHELAN, philosophy department, was productive in educating young people for a awarded a certificate of recognition for par- changing world. Efforts, by some institu- ticipating in a faculty seminar in India during tions, however, were clearly intended only the summer of 1976, sponsored by the Asso- to attract more students. The jury is still ciation of Colleges and Universities for In- out; we are confident the verdict will support ternational-Intercultui-al Studies. Carol Anderson Receives Congtatulal Lycoming's commitment to demanding degree Episcopal Bishop Horace Donegan Aftei requirements. ROBERT J. GLUNK, registrar, reported A former se unprofessional Softball player who has rounded that the FTE (full-time equivalent) enroll- the bases, as it were, to score a "first" in the Episcopal Another debate involves the liberal arts de- Diocese of New York State, is the Rev. Carol Anderson, ment for the Spring Semester is 1247 com- one of Lycoming College's most illustrious recent alumni. votees versus the career education promoters. pared with 1246 for the same term last year. This argument heats up every time the job Monday night (January 3) she received the vestments of , Applications for admission to the Fall Semes- the priesthood, a white chasuble and stole, in St. James for graduates gets tight. Liberal arts market Madison Avenue in New York City. ter, 1977, are running slightly ahead of the Church on purists contend that the common culture of same date a year ago.