X POISON X "Where the crystal Susquehanna shimmers in the s u n . . . " begins LockHaven State College's Alma Mater. Unfortunately, the Susquehanna no longer shimmers because of pollution both in the water and along the river banks. Who allowed this to happen? We did. Citizens of Lock Haven, Renovo, Jersey Shore, and numerous other cities and towns along the Susquehanna who, through the y e a r s , were not aware of the developing problem of pollution or preferred to l e t the next generation take care of the problem. Mining, one of Pennsylvania's leading industries in the past, contributed mine acid to the stream which killed the fish and polluted the river even more. Today few fish are found in the Susqueharma, and those that have survived and adapted themselves to the polluted water are unfit to eat. Lack of fishing has resulted in the loss of revenue for cities and towns along the river. We can no longer continue to hand the problem over to the next generation. The next generation has come and gone, and and the problem still e x i s t s . Citizens of Lock Haven should organize a committee to look into the problem and find out what action h*s been taken by other towns along the river. It may already be too late to restore the Susquehanna River to what it once w a s , but it is not too late to begin the job of ending ftirther pollution and cleaning up the once shimmering r>"»r. The disbursement of state tax funds is unfair to the s t a t e o ned c o l l e g e s . Right now, the fourteen state colleges with over 57,000 students receive less public funds combined than does one state-related institution, Pennsylvania State University with 43,000 students. The state colleges are preparing over half of the teachers to whom you, as parents, will entrust your children's education. But PSU, with yotir tax d o l l a r s , , is preparing business executives and professionals who will require you to pay top dollar for their s e r v i c e s . It is not held accountable for its expenditures of state money, while the fourteen state-owned colleges are strictly managed and accountable for all expenditures. Originally, state-owned colleges were established to instire quality educators for Pennsylvania at a minimum cost to the student. As late as 1967 tuition was $250 pet year. However there have been two consecutive $100 i n c r e a s e s , with another due this January. A Pennsylvania State College student is paying over $300 more per year than the national average in tuition. Is this in keeping with the s t a t e ' s original commitment? We think not! Therefore, we call for two courses of action. First, a larger portion of the s t a t e ' s income must be set aside for education. Pennsylvania ranks 44th in percapita expenditures in colleges and universities. We feel this is shameful for a state wh 1 is otherwise one o f t h e most progressive. Second, the statw government's responsibility to its constituents demands a reapportionment of public funds which would result in larger revenues for those fourteen colleges owned and operatedby the state and its c i t i z e n s . You can guarantee a good education for Pennsylvania's children if you support the state c o l l e g e s ' need for fairer disbursement of public funds. Only then will the State of Pennsylvania live up to its educational responsibility to the citizen. Print Project Amerika, which is s ^.in to be a national collegiate magazine '//ill be d i s t r i b u t e d wit.*-; F r i d a y ' s Eagle Eye. P / P Amerika is a s*udent magazine, published, e d i t e d , and w r i t t e n by students. It w i l ! be given out at ?C0 other schools across the nation to a* least 500,000 stu:'''n"s and and Eagle Eye agreed to GIVE it to the LHS stud^nis. rHo.-.'ever, they w i l l only send us enough copies for one-'cwr-n o* the student enrollment, so there w i l l be a limi'ed n\j--:.er of copies. Trilogy Presented Next Week The Humanities Film Series, in its attempt to bring the most outstanding international films to campas, will present a trilogy by the celebrated French films directoi Jean-Lue. Godard on Dec. 15, 16, and 17 in Price Auditorium at 7:30 p . m. The three films are Weekend, Masculiiiue—Feminine and The Riflemen. Godard achieved international fame with his first feature film Breathless, which he made in 1959 after several years writing for the influential French critical joumal, Cahiers du Cinema. Since then, he has firmly established h i s reputation with over 15 feature-length films a s well a s several short subjects. Richard Roud h a s described Godai d as "not only the greatest director working in the cinema today. . . but also one of the most important artists of our t i m e . " There is certainly no doubt that he has influenced a whole generation of filmmakers, as well a s many young writers such as Donald Barthelme. Godard's films describe the world of the outsider - the student Masculine—Feminine, the revolutionary Weekend, the young hoodlum Breathless, the disillusioned warrior The Riflemen. His films, reflecting today's society, are often fragmented, paradoxical, and selfcontradictory, full of abrupt alternations ar»d abstract elements. His characters will frequently wink at the camera, address tho audience or quote a famous author, illustrating Godard's approach to fiction and truth: "Beauty and truth have two poles: documentary and fiction. . .My starting point i s the documentary to which I try to give the truth of fiction." Through this maze of contraand paradox, then, he tries to comment on the qualities of modern life and the role of the a r t i s t in society; "there i s a constant s w i n g , " s a y s Roud, " b e t w e e n narrative and comment in his film'' • Lucienne De Wette Faculty Spotlight Lucienne DeWette, from Tenafly, New J e r s e y , has taught at Lock Haven State College two years. After graduating from Montclaire State College in New Jersey with a B.A. she attended Teachers College, Columbia University and obtained an M.A. in 1964. Before coming to LHS she taught on the high .school level in Hillside, New Jersey for ten y e a r s . While in college Miss De Wette received two academic s c h o l a r s h i p s . She is currently a member of two national honor societies^; Kappa Delta Pi and a physical education society. For enjoyment, she r e a d s , swims, knits and makes r u g s . Miss DeWette teaches gymn a s t i c s , modern d a n c e , fundamentals of teaching ph);sioal education, camp pour>eeling,i and bowling and speedball. In her opinion, it is of the utmost importance to be oreative and experimental in teaching. As coach of the girls' gymn a s t i c team. Miss De Wette s a i d , " T h e y are a fine group of boys and girls. I expect top performance from t h e m . " Miss De Wette s e e s a definite need for additional staff in the Physical Education Department. She would like to have more elective c o u r s e s but, a s she s a i d , "ff we don't have the staff, we just c a n ' t do i t . " The Interfaith Council of Lock Haven State College will present a Christmas program December 16, at 8:30 p.m. The Council has spent over a month planning what very well may be a first for Lock Haven. Dr. Congdon will be the speaker at a "Christmas Celebration" in Ulmer Planetarium. Window Painting Contest: Basic theme - Christmas season Completion date - 12:00 noon, Wednesday, December 16 Person to contact - Mr. Noel, Assistant Manager of Bentley Hall Cash prizes - total $50 - first prize: $25 - second prize: $15 - third prize: $10 Organizational meeting tor future Ski Club at LHS December 15 - 7:00 p.m. Smith Hall Lounge. S a n t a and Head S t a r t c h i l d r e n a t a C h r i s t m a s party s p o n s o r e d by Z e t a T a u A l p h a s o r o r i t y a n d P h i Mu D e l t a f r a t e r n i t y h e l d l a s t e v e n i n g in the Phi Mu D e l t a h o u s e . TYPING L a s t minute paper,s got you in a b i n d ? Are you c a u g h t up in the C h r i s t a m s r u s h ? T u r n t o the D e l t a E p s i l o n t y p i n g s e r v i c e . We type a l l t y p e s of piipers of a l l l e n g t h s . We e v e n s u p ply the p a p e r or d i t t o - m a s t e r s you n e e d . C a s h in on our H o l i d a y S p e c i a l R a t e s : 25