against Parsons ^^s^ Miller Files Suit EAGLE EYE Vol. XIII No. 68 LOCK HAVEN STATE COLLECE Thurs. Jan. 29|1970 Pres. Selection Com. Progressing V i The presidential selection committee is presently compiling a list of the remaining candidates and will be studying them before their next meeting in the first week of February according to committee chairman Miss Rebecca Gross. A speedup in the committee's a c t i o n was called for last week when LHS President Richard T . Parsons announced he was retiring a year earlier than he ant icipated. The original list of candidates contained almost 100 including a few from within the college but that list has been narrowed down to about 50 a c t i v e candid a t e s according t o Miss Gross. Sub-committee chairman Dr. Hugh Williamson told Eagle Eye, "The candidates have been under a preliminary review t o a goal of narrowing the group down substantially and we will be finished by the first week in February. The list should be fewer than ten by February." Once the commit tee has narrowed the group down to ten candidates they will then study the credentials of t h e s e ten and select five of the candidates and submit their names t o the Department of Education for review. After t h i s preliminary review, the names will be subr mitted t o the board of trustees and they in turn will submit one or more of these names to Governor Ray mond Shafer for final actionDuring the latter part of February, March and early April the committee anticipate on inviting most of the candidates t o the campus for interviews. About six or seven have already been here for interviews at their own request. According t o Williamson the committee is exactly where they had proposed t o be under FIRST SCC MEETING: Speaking at the first student government meeting of the semester Walt McCallum introduced five motions con- "WEEKEND DESTRUCTORS": Vandalism in the union has been occuring all last semester and much of this damage is done over the week-ends. At the left is a washbowl in the men's lavatory; notice that the back of the old plan but they will have t o speed up selection and compress the work of interviewing into the next few months. The original period of applicat ions was to have remained open but it will have t o be reduced because of the time interval. Most of the fact-gathering operation on the candidates has been completed mainly leaving the interviewing to be done. Commenting on the speedup Williamson said, "We have every hope of completing the final list by late spring or early summer. At this point we are moving as promptly as we c a n . " In speaking of his work with the committee Williamson stated, "This is the first major problem approached by a broad task force. At this point I think it has been very successful and there is a lot to be said f a this operation." cerning the bookstore operations—all of which were passed. See tomorrow's Eagle Eye for details on th*t story. the sink has been almost completely knocked off. The right hand picture shows that a door in the lav is absent, having been completely ripped off its hinges. See the editorial at right which concerns union destruction. Harry I. Miller, former associate professor of social s c i e n c e s who was released last June, has officially filed suit yesterday in the US District Court against President Richard T. Parsons and the board of trustees. Miller was released last June by the college on the grounds of "immorality" and "possible acts in violation of law" in connection with a federal research grant for which he was paid $1500 but reportedly did only "negligible work." The charge against Parsons and the board of trustees, which is violation of civil rights (the right to teach), is the latest development in Miller's fight for retribution. Formally, Miller will be seeking restoration to his former position, payment of his salary since May 31, 1969, and payment by the defendant (Parsons and the board) of attorney fees for the plaintiff (Harry Miller) bebecause of "ai;bitrary and capricious action of the defendant in the c a s e . " Such further relief as the court s e e s fit and against board Harry I. Miller proper is also being sought by the former faculty member. Ambrose Campagna from Williamsport, who filed the suit in behalf of Miller, will be acting as the plaintiff's attorney. Editorial- V a n d a l s Ruin Union As the new semester begins we wonder what the "Weekend Destructors" have in store for the students of Lock Haven State CoUege. The "destructors" are a team of young men (and perhaps women) students here at LHS who feast their eyes upon destruction each weekend in the student union. Not publicity seekers the destructors remain unknown to those who ate responsible for their accomplishments. This team may not have the same members on every occasion but they always seem to attack on the weekend and their favorite playing grounds ate the various floors of the PUB. A FEW OF THE MANY accomplishments the destructors have achieved are: tearing faucets off water foimtains, stealing various floor mats, stealing tops from floor-type cigarette stands, sheering off an outside street light at its base, breaking light fixtures, smashing glass on fire extinguisher doors, plastering the music Toom with catsup, damaging the record player, throwing a waste receptacle over the outside balcony to the ground level below, stealing the 14 state college emblems attached to the wall in the Eagle Wing and the removal of a table top from its base pedestal. But the climax of the destructors performances came on Saturday November 7, 1969 when they attacked the restrooms on the second floor. They destroyed one sink, une toilet tissue dispenser, and also stuffed table napkins into the commode and flushed it creating a plugged up drain and a flooded restroom. This group seems to have an attraction for the restrooms in the PUB where they have damaged and destroyed metal doors, wall partitions, paper towel dispensers, wall sinks, waste paper reseptaclesand even detached the commodeseats. LHS IS ONE OF THE FEW state colleges to have a student union building but more significant is the fact that the buildis run under the supervision of students. There is a student night supervisor in the union every evening and there is also a security guard on the weekends at college sponsored events. But these two people cannot be everywhere at once to see if some immature people arc having "fun" destroying something in the building. To combat this destruction it would almost appear that someone wouldhave to be stationed in each restroom on the weekends to see that they ate not torn apart. The few individuals who are doing this damage may think they ate having fun and ate getting a big kick out of the destruction they cause but in the long run they are hurting themselves. EACH STUDENT PAYS TEN DOLLARS a semester to help pay back the state sold bonds used in financing the building. Because the bonds are not paid back yet the building is still state-controlled. If destruction continues at the pace it has been, the state will be required by the administration of the college to step in and set up stiffer regulations thus hindering the many because of the destruction of a few. Something has to be done about this problem but at the present there has been no solution worked out. Students who use the union and respect it must become more aware of the destruction that is being done to their building. They must get involved with a solution to this problem or they may lose control of running their own union because of the immaturity of a few. A.S. Sports Scene pinion by Larry Green JaJ^s r i l t K ^^ """""i * " '^'^^^'^ ^l'*'" head Coach DlaTers h^H K°^ announced that three veteran basketball ^!u"l been removed from the 1969-70 team. To make matters worse these players happened to be major players on the new look" team. Randy Lindsay, strong rebounder and reserve; Sam Vaughn, good shooting and excellent rebounder; and Eddy Wright, last year's leading scorer were the players dropped for disciplinary reasons. Shortly after this, co-captain Greg Kitchen" and letterman Mike Coront quit the team. Since t h e s e past events, many harsh words have been spoken and written about the action taken by Christopher. Many rumors have been circulating about why Coront and Kitchen quit. This writer has heard comments such a s , "Well, Christopher blew the whole s c e n e " ; "This guy is a real jerk if you ask me"; and "That guy should be run out of town." Is this fair? Was the coach unfair? Before a decision on these questions can be determined, the facts must be known. Thus far, people have been hearing only rumors, hearsay, and falsehoods. Therefore, the writer payed a visit to the office of James Christopher and ask the coach for the whole story. The following is a statement given to Eagle Bye by the coach: "(On October 15, 1969 basketball [sractice started at LHS. I made only three rules for the upcoming season 1—np drinking; 2—no smoking; 3—the boys had a 9:30 curfew on the night before a game. I felt that these men were adults and that these rules were enough. I also asked the boys to act in a manner which was mature and adult like." "Shortly after this, I received information that Ed Wright had been smoking in public. I informed him he was through with basketball. Then, Mike Coront and Randy Lindsay came to me and said they had also broken the rules. After due consideration, I dropped the rules on drinking and smoking and allowed all three boys to continue." Things went along smoothly until the loss at Clarion. After this l o s s , we held a meeting. I was informed that several of my players had been out until 2:30 AM the night before the game. These boys were Randy Lindsay, Sam Vaughn, and Eddy Wright; I dismissed them from the team." "(Following the game with Juniata I held another meeting with the team. I told them that I was quite upset with their performance and next week would be the roughest they had ever had. I told them that if they couldn't take it - to get off the boat. Coront and Kitchen decided they wanted to quit and they did." Therefore, this writer feels that Coach Christopher has been more than fair to these boys. They were all warned about this curfew. Some of these players were second offenders. Coach Christopher had no choice in this matter. If these players wanted to be treated as young adults and college students; then, they should not have acted like children. I would like to congradulate the coach on having GUTS and being a man who backs what he s a y s . Anyone who says that Jim Christopher is making excuses for his team's performance; and is planning on the rest of this season as a rebuilding year DOES NOT KNOW THIS MAN. Any prediction of-doom for LHS basketball is HOGWASH!! This MAN pla'ysthis game to win. This MAN is going to do the job he came here to do!!! When Christopher came to LHS this writer said that a new era was about to begin here. I still feel this is true. However, what the players must realize is that this coach means business. He has a group of MEN around him — NOW — that he can form into a real TEAM!! NOW, he has eliminated the players who were not willing to sacrifice to be a winner. To the players on the team I extend my congradulations and best w i s h e s . Sure,'you are a young, inexperienced team. Sure, you will make mistakes and lose games. Maybe the "fair weather" fans here at LHS will stop coming to your games. Don't let this get you down - they will be back when you start winning again!! The rest of us — the loyal fans - aie s t i l l x i t h YOlLand your CQACH. — To the editor: In the "Time-Out" column which appeared in the Eagle Eye January 27. 1970, it is Letter Policy I E « g l * Eya wvleomas l a t ^ tars to tha sditor on any subi a e t . Thay must, h