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A6LE EYE
Vol.XIV No. 49

Lock Haven State College

Tlturs. February, 11,1971

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Friday night

Dean Charged With Inconsistencies
Ed .note':
Upon receiving a Letter to the
Editor expressing
concern about the
employment practices of the Dean of
Men, Eagle Eye felt an
investigation
into the situation was warrented. Mar gie Brown, Editor and Al Smith, News
Editor, conducted
the
investigation
interviewing
Dr . John H. Bone, dean
of students,
Francis J .
Cornelius,
dean of men, and present and past
members of Cornelius'
staff.
by Margie Brown and Al Smith
An incident which occurred one
week after Christmas vacation involving three of Lock Haven State
College's dormitory counselors resulted in their dismissal shortly b e fore finals, prompting them to charge
Francis Jay Cornelius, dean of men,
with inconsistent hiring policies.
The three former counselors,
Steve Podgajny, Tom DeFrancesco,
and Garey Gadson, were relieved of
their duties for an incident of consuming alcoholic beverages on state
property, which is against the law.
According to the three, Cornelius
heard through one of his head residents at North Hall that the three
had been drinking in the dorm. When
Cornelius heard this he called them
into his office and confronted them
with the question. After admitting to
the incident, the three were d i s missed from their duties a few days
later, prompting several accusations
against Cornelius' hiring policies
and a letter to Eagle Eye from the
dismissed counselors. (See today's
issue.)
Students Have Complained
In the past many male LHS students have complained about Cornelius' hiring policies. They have
complained that to become a counselor, one must be an athlete; one
of the dean's "iboys"; a skier; or a
fraternity man.
Cornelius attempted to refute
these accusations as he pointed out
that he has had some non-Greeks;
some non-athletes; and some nonskiers on his staff, although a large
majority of his counselors are athletes and fraternity men.
The dean admitted that he did
not feel guilty at all about a hieh
percentage of his counselors being
a t h l e t e s . In his opinion, it just happens that a high percentage of campus
leaders are a t h l e t e s .
The three dismissed counselors
stated that certain qualifications
can be disputed one way or another
since Cornelius has been wise etXQUsh to hire enough " e x c e p t i o n s "
to make it appear that he has no prejudices or inconsistencies in hiring
his counselors.
Reporters Interview Bone
After these a c c u s a t i o n s . Eagle
Eye began an investigation into the
situation. Reporters first went to Dr.
John H. Bone, dean of students ,
who told the reporters that the hiring
policies of both the dean of men and
the dean of women are strictly up to
each individual office.
In an effort to clarify the situation Eagle Eye then interviewed

Dean Cornelius who stated, "I, have
nothing to h i d e . "
In extensive interviews, Cornelius explained his hiring p o l i c i e s ,
relating that in the six years his
program has been in existence, the
three were the first counselors he
has ever fired. He said .nat until the
recent d i s m i s s a l s , only three previous counselors had not been reemployed because, "Ii wasn't s a t i s fied with the level of their work."
Cornelius stated that applicants
for the job of counselor must fill out
an application form, have good grades
(2.2 cumulative average), have two
faculty recommendations, show past
leadership qualities, and participate
in a group interview with his staff
of present counselors before he makes
the final decision as to who will be
hired.
He also stated, "Ii have every
right and privelege to pick people
to represent my office."
Decisions Appear Unexplained
In their investigation Eagle Eye
reporters came across a few of Cornelius' hiring decisions which still
appear unexplained.
The primary unexplained situation is the hiring of a transfer student a s one of the head residents at
North Hall.
The head resident revealed that
previous to entering LHS this past
fall, he had been approached by the
Dean to be. a counselor. While visiting the campus this past summer,
he was given a tour of the campus
and informed of the policies of the
dean of men's office. At the same
time he was also interviewed by
Cornelius and another candidate for
the head residency. Cornelius then
notified the transfer student later in
the summer that he was to be one of
the two head residents at North Hall.
This head resident stated, "ili
didn't fill out a written a p p l i c a t i o n . "
In numerous interviews with couns e l o r s , it became apparent that many
were offended because a transfer had
been chosen over a past counselor.
'Position So Prestigious'
Cornelius stated, "Ii wasn't aware that the position was so prestigious.
I did not accurately judge
these guys (counselors) held the position in such high e s t e e m . "
He added, "Ii have decided that
head residents will now come from my
own counselors."
Questions also arose on Cornelius' hiring of another student as head
lesident of High Hall.
When questioned about how he
obtained the job as head resident, the
student said "iNo^I was never a counselor. I had filled out an application
before and the dean asked me if I
wanted to renew it. 1 feel I have the
background to be a head resident because of the background of courses 1
have had in the social service department plus my practical experience to
prepare me for the responsibility the
job may offer."
"ill was a voluntary aide in the
Upward Bound program during the past

summer. And was also a part of an
N-men group. This was a form of a
big brother to the new freshmen men.
We talked about the regular type of
problems freshmen would have. For
two years I participated in a freshmen
program. It was a type of panel program where we discussed problems
the new students may have on campus."
Question of Head Resident
Upon talking with some present
counselors about the hiring of the two
head residents in question. Eagle Eye
obtained the following information.
One counselor stated, " T h e dean
introduced him (the head resident at
North) as a 'football player, a skier,
a personal friend of mine, and one of
the head residents of North H a l l . ' "
He thought it was unfair that the
two students were made head residents because there were other guys
who had two or three years experience
as counselors.
In his opinion the
dean should have discussed it with
the other counselors.
Another counselor said that it
was at the first meeting of the counselors that the new head resident at
North was introduced. " I t was really
j u s t a shock. No one even knew him.
There were questions about what kind
of a person he was because he was a
stranger to u s . "
Hiring of Head Resident
He added that the Dean never
came to him for consultation or to any
of the other counselors to his knowledge about the hiring of one of the
head residents at High.
He said
that Cornelius made the student in
question head resident first and that
some counselors told Assistant Dean
James Smalley about their feelings on
the student's hiring.
Apparently Smalley went to Cornelius because Cornelius appeared at
the next staff meeting. The counselor
related that Cornelius did not see
the hiring in the same light as some
counselors.
" H e (Cornelius) was
looking at it from one point of view.
Maybe he should have taken some
other points into consideration." said
the counselor.
Agreeing with the Dean on his
hiring of the North Hall resident, one
counselor said, "Ii was sort of surprised when he brought a transfer student in, but the Dean has helped me
a lot so that I couldn't go against
anything he d o e s . Anything he says
is all right with me. His decisions
are very v a l i d . "
Another counselor agreeing with
the Dean's actions said, " T h e d e c i s ion was made in the summer months
(to hire this resident), however he
(Cornelius) might have consulted us
if he would have had time. But it was
impossible since we were at home:
Really it is up to his d e c i s i o n . "
'Didn't Consult Us'
He also added, "Cornelius didn't
consult us about the hiring of the High
Hall residents, but one was a counselor before. The other is a trainee
He would
for college counseling
rience at High HaU which
gain expe

would be beneficial to h i m . "
Cornelius told reporters that he
did not "want to go into the hiring
of (the head residents in question)
as long as I fulfill the obligations
of the college and the business e n d . "
Questions about inconsistencies
were directed at Cornelius through
a letter to the editor from Walt Mc
Callum (see today's issue). McCallum
was one of the three counselors not
re-employed because Cornelius " w a s
not satisfied with his performance
as a counselor." Cornelius added
that "Il just don't want to go into
it because it's a personal and confidential matter."
According to the three dismissed
counselors, Cornelius has shown
other inconsistencies by hiring men
for the position who do not fulfill
all the qualifications.
Other Qualifications Noted
Some of the qualifications mentioned by the three dismissed counselors which were not met by certain
counselors, employed at present
or in the past, were not fulfilling
the 2.2 cumulative average; actually
not filling out a formal application;
and a certain counselor held the position while married when the qualifications state that one must be
single to hold the position.
In one of the interviews with
the Dean, Cornelius told reporters
"My qualifications are flexible enough so they can be b e n t . "

Chorus Resumes
After a very successful
first semester season, the
College Chorus will resume
its activities beginning February 11, at 6:30 p.m. in Price
Auditorium. The Beethoven
Festival, which was presentecj
in November, was the zenith
of ihe Chorus' enterprizes for
the first half of the year and
was also the highpoint of the
Centennial Celebration of Lock
Haven State College. The choral contribution to the Beethoven Festival consisted of
the Choral Fantasy and The
Ruins of Athens, both of which
were accompanied by an orchestra. This performance of
The Ruins of Athens was the
first performance of this particular selection given in America.
The College Chorus is a
group of students from all curricula who have some vocal
talent, and who are organized
for the inspiration and enjoyment that comes from singing.
Singers with good, medium, or
so-so voices are welcome to
attend the first rehearsal. No
auditions are required. A program of light music is planned
which will be performed in an
informal pops concert sometime
in the spring. Other activities
will be discussed at the first
session.

A woman we know thinks that
civilization is again at the
crossroads - only this time it
appears to be a tlover leaf.

opinion,
To the Editor:
Amid t h e affluence, cultivation
and intelligence of
th^ t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y , hypocrisy and double standards
run rampant on t h e Lock Haven
State
College
campus.
It
appears that once staunch and
highly
regarded
principles
have lost all their meaning.
A recent shake-up in t h e
Dean of Men's staff h a s caused
much consternation and controversy. These e v e n t s bring
several questions to mind.
Are t h e r e no qualified
persons here on t h e Lock Haven S t a t e Co lege campus to
become
head r e s i d e n t s for
North Hall? Apparently t h e
answer is an emphatic - NO!
For, in creating new positions
in North Hall (as opposed to
having
the a s s i s t a n t
dean
reside t h e r e ) Dean Francis
Jay Cornelius saw fit t o bring
in a transfer s t u d e n t . Y e s ,
Mr. Rod Norris (and only God
and t h e Dean know if he
filed an application for a position a s a counselor or even
if it was necessary
for him to
file an applicaaion at all) is a
transfer
student
from Cortland S t a t e , in New York. Rod
"plays
football,
lacrosse,
w r e s t l e s , and s k i i s . " All . in
addition t o being " a personal
friend" of Dean Francis Jay
Cornelius.
Now, to most of us it f
seems q u i t e obvious that a
transfer
student
is
more
qualified than a Lock Haven
State College s t u d e n t t o be
head resident of North Hall.
So, Mr. Cornelius, you a r e
probably right in your a s s e r tion that you " d o not have a
responsibility
to
justify
everyone's
employment
on
your s t a f f . "
Continuing,
while
Dan
Elby and I ar e extremely good
friends, Mr. Cornelius, I should
like t o take this opportunity
to thank you for d e f e c a t i n g
on your entire staff. Granted
you should
give Dan every
opportunity " t o realize his
full
potential."
However,
aren't t h e r e a number of ways
this could have been done? Did
you not yourself admit that
" c o u n s e l o r s have a
greater
d e g r e e of contact with students
on a day-by-day b a s i s ? " Is
this degree of contact
less
vital
in student
persormel
work? Or does the head resident have a s t i l l greater degree of contact on a week-byweek or month-by-month b a s i s ?
Further, what
was t h e
real r e a s o n for Walt McCallum's dismissal? At least we
know why we were dismissed or do we?
So, all in all, these recent
events have brought t o light
some questionable points in
t h e employment practices of
Francis J a y Cornelius.
For those s t u d e n t s , transfer, resident
or otherwise,
interested in joining his staff
(which employs " t h e top men
on c a m p u s " ) we would like to
s u g g e s t any combination of
the following procedur e s :
1. join the ski club;
2 . play football;

3 . become a transfer s t u d e n t ;
4. s e e k a career in student personnell; or
5. become a personal friend ( i . e .
be on a first name b a s i s ) .
You had better hurry, for
at present there are 3 positions open.
Respectfully,
Tom DeFrancesco
Garey Charles Gadson
Stephen Podgajny

To t h e E d i t o r :
Th" l e t t e r containing the
reasons for my dismissal was
d a t e d Dec. 19, 1969, although
I c a n ' t find t h e letter i t s e l f ,
1 d o have 'he four quoted reas o n s . They a r e a s follow^:
"1) a comprehensive evaluation
of your work as a counselor
2) The e x p e c t e d standards of
performance and leadership
as a secorxi year counselor.
3) yojr lack of personal d e s i r e
to devote s u f f i c i e n t time t o
the responsibilities of a
counselor,
4) your primary basis for deciding to s e e k fe-emDloyment
after announcing vour intentions to r e s i g n , that is,
financial a s s i s t a n c e . "
Now I should give you some b
background h i s t o r y into the
s i t u a t i o n . B e f o r e the Thanksgiving holidays, I announced lo
the Dean of Men my i n t e n t i o n s
of r e s i g n i n g a s a counselor at
t h e end of t h e s e m e s t e r , pur ing
t h e holidays
an unexpected
financial
burden
arose
that
forced me to s e e k my re-employment. After I had d i s c u s s e d
t h i s matter with the Dean of
Men, he gave me his oral ap probal
of
my reemployment.
During the Christmas holidays
I r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r from Dean
Cornelius s t a t i n g t h a t I would
not be r e h i r e d because of t h e
four r e a s o n s stated above. The
letter was d a t e d t h e 19th of
December, t h e same day we
left for C h r i s t m a s v a c a t i o n .
When I r e t u r n e d from the vacation, I went to Dean Smalley t o
d i s c u s s the reasons for my
firing. Dean Smalley said that
he a g r e e d with Dean C o r n e l i u s '
reasons except for the f o u r i i
one b e c a u s e that one was between Dean Cornelius and I.
After an hour d i s c u s s i o n with
Dean Smally about t h e f i r s t
t h r e e r e a s o n s , I left confident
about d i s c u s s i n g the r e a s o n s
with Dean C o r n e l i u s .
L e t ' s examine
the four
" r e a s o n s " for my liismissal.
The first point, concerning nis
comprehensive e v a l u a t i o n , why
did t h e Dean's opinion of the
quality of my work change in
t h e two weeks betwden the time
he verbally approved my reemployment (inmediately a f t e r
Thanksgiving) until the t i m e he
dismissed me by letter dated
December 19, the day we left
for Christmas v a c a t i o n . I question the second r e a s o n on the
grounds
that t h e
"expected
s t a n d a z d s " a r e ont d e f i n e d and
what does " l e a d e r s h i p a s a
second year c o u n s e l o r " consist
of in r e l a t i o n s h i p to the work.
Point t h r e e amazes me because
I would like t o know how Dean
Cornelius knew the " l a c k of
personal d e s i r e " I had to " d e vote sufficient
time to the
responsibilities of a c o u n s e l o r . "
Since t h e Dean and I never discussed this point, I consider it
an outstanding accomplishment
for a m e r e mortal.
And t h e best r e a s o n of them
all - the reason I wanted t h e job for financial a s s i s t a n c e . When I
applied for the job, the main
reason ! gave for seeking employmor.l as a counselor was for
financial
a s s i s t a n c e . In other
words, 1 was fired for t h e main
r e a s o n I was hired. If my application can be made a v a i l a b l e ,
you will find in t h e essay t h a t
I wrote that 1 needed added
income t o stay in school, which
is a very interesting point.

After we d i s c u s s e d t h e
four r e a s o n s for my d i s m i s s a l .
Dean Cornelius told me t h a t I
was not being fired because I
didn't do the j o b . This logic
P.S. Undoubtedly, t h i s letter threw me completely; it appear.s
smacks of bitterness on our t h a t if one does o n e ' s job, the
pai t, however, it j u s t burns reward is dismissal from the
position. It has been over a
us up to see that hypocrisy
and double standards a r e a l - year s i n c e I was fired and I still
lowed to run rampant on the do not know why 1 was dismissed.
As the upperclassmen know.
Lock
Haven
State
College
campus.

Ihs
government. I have considered
one reason for my dismissal
may have been due t o political
ambitions. I was President of
the Student Body and after t
resigned, why would I be int e r e s t e d in running for an office
again. Political reasons a r e as
illogical as Math is logical.
Because cf my a c t i v i t i e s , I
was not the administration's
favorite s t u d e n t but how could
I possibly lose my j o b because
my stand oi. these i s s u e s didn't
affect my d u t i e s a s a counselor.
When 1 was fired, the men on my
floor presented a p e t i t i o n to the
Dean, among other t h i n g s , it
stated that I was always t h e r e
when they needed me. All of the
men on the floor signed it and
r e q u e s t e d for tlie Dean, at. his
convenience,
t o d i s c u s s the
petition with them; that discussion never took place. If '
was fired because of my activit i e s , that would be inconsistant
with t h e "honor s y s t e m " that
t h e college follows and we, t h e
s t u d e n t s , are taught by the
administration.
Besides,
dismissal for t h o s e reasons would
question the integrity of t h e
Dean of Men!
Maybe t h e logical and true
reasons for my dismissal a r e
top secret and I'm not allowed
to know them. At least the last
three suunselors fired got substantial
r e a s o n s . In a l e t t e r
d a t e d F e b . 11, 1970, my p a r e n t s
I was involved in an investigation committee dealing with the
financial affairs of t h e s t u d e n t
asked Dean Cornelius for any
one incident, pertinent t o an
obligation or duty involved in
being a counselor, that I did not
or would not perfor m, or any
occasion when an a t t i t u d e of
negligence or indifference was
a p p a r e n t . The l e t t e r is s t i l l
unanswered but after a l l , the
Dean of Men has only had a
year t o think about it.
My answer to the question
"What do you think about the
h i r i n g p o l i c i e s " is that I try not
to think about them. They a r e a
joke and s o i n c o n s i s t e n t that a
couldn't
figure
them o u t . 1
wouldn't compare the present
counselor program to the program
t h a t I worked under because
there is no comparison.
Sincer e l y ,
Walt McCallum

Eagles
Scots
W i n In

Astound
With

First

Decade

By Larry Green
FIGHT! S P I R I T ! DETERMINATION '.'\11 of these words can
d e s c r i b e Tuesday n i g h t ' s big
win over the Scots rf Edinboro.
"We are going to win this
game tonight and break this
four
game
losing
streak,"
r e s e r v e guard Tom Gahr commented before t h e gaine. Well,
Tom was right because t h e
Eagles did j u s t t h a t .
A crowd of 150U yelled,
screamed, and prayed a s the
Eagles knocked off the nationally ranked Scots by a s c o r e of
92-82. It was a big win for the
Eagles and knocked the S c o t s
out of contention in the Western Conference.
START O F F FAST
LHS s t a r t e d off fast and
built the score t o l()-0 b e f o r e

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Sloppy Play
Traveling with t h e ball, bad
p a s s e s , and just plain sloppy
play hurt t h e Eagles as they
now played t h e worst b a s k e t ball of the night. Taking advantage of t h i s poor play by the
Eagles t h s S c o t s came back t o
t i e t h e game with 3:33 left t o
play in the game and it looked
like t h e Eagles were going to
blow the game.
With the s c o r e t i e d at 78-78,
John Marzlak was fouled and converted two f r e e throws t o put
LHS back i n t o t h e lead. The
S c o t s then t i e d t h e game at 80.
John Marzlak t h e n hit for
t w o on a jump shot and t h e
Eagles were ahead to stay.
LHS got
the ball back
when Scot cpach Jim McDonald
was called for a LONG OVERDUE technical foul. However,
t h e y missed t h e foul s h o t .
Stalling Takes Over
Freshman Ken Stalling t h e n
took over t h e game for the
E a g l e s . He s c o r e d t h e next six
points and mad-^ two brilliant
Eagles Pull Away
s t e a l s to put the game out of
Following an Edinboro time
o u t , t h e Eagles s t a r t e d t o pull reach.
away, Captain Bruce Parkhill
Bruce Parkhill and Stalling
and Stalling combined to run t h e
rounded out t h e s c o r i n g for the
Eagle lead t o 28-21. However t h e
E a g l e s and t h e final s c o r e was
Scots had not raised their sea92-82 in favor of t h e Bald
son record t o 11-3 by giving up
Eagles of LHS.
when the going gels tough; they
The high s c o r e r in the game
fought back t o c l o s e the gap to was t h e E a g l e s ' Ken Stalling
five points with 3:53 left.
with 30. ^ e was backed up by
Bruce Parkhill with 25, J o h n
Ziggy Tauginas and John
Marzlak combined t o put the Marzlak with 15, and Joe Walker
Eagles up by eight with 2:34 to with 15. The high s c o r e r for the
losers was F r e d Riley with 24.
go.
Bruce Parkhill had nine
Edinboro fought back t o
rebounds. John Marzlak had
within four points with 2:12
l e f t . Bruce Parkhill then scored seven rebounds and seven a s t h e l a s t four points for the s i s t s for the w i n n e r s .
" T h i s was a team victory
E a g l e s . One of these two bask e t s was a b r i l l i a n t right hand and t h e boys played a fine
hook shot from j u s t inside t h e game. We really wanted t h i s
foul line - this was t h e SHOT of Same and the boys worked hard
to break this losing s t r e a k , "
the ent i r e game.
The s c o r e at t h e half was commented coach Jim Christopher on the big Eagle win.
42-32 in favor of LHS.
T h e next game for t h e
The first half of the game
was highlighted by fine team E a g l e s is Saturday night athe fast
improving
play by t h e E a g l e s . The defense gainst
led by Johnny Marzlak and Ken Slippery
Rock State College
Stalling was outstanding . Cliff t e a m . The game wiol be played
Billet and Ziggy Tauginas con- in Thomas Fieidhouse s t a r t i n g
trolled the rebounds and Stalling at e i g h t . The Eagles hope t o
and Parkhill combined for 21 revenge a loss t o t h e R o c k e t s
points.
by an 85-76 s c o r e two weeks ago.
Eagles Tied Up
The Eagles came out of the
locker room f i r e d up by one of
Jim Christopher's famous talks
and ran t h e score t o 48-35 on
the s c o r i n g of Bruce Parkhill
and Ken Stalling.
Stalling then s c o r e d t h e
next s i x points on fine outside
shooting and t h e s c o r e b o a r d
showed LHS ahead by 54-41
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with 14-36 left in t h e game.
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then combined t o run the s c o i e dry cleaning and laundry needs
t o 60-41 and it bagan t o look as
if t h e Eagles were going to run from "press only" to the comthe S c o t s right out of Thomas plete
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In t h e next two minutes, t h e
S c o t s cut the E a g l e lead t o

the Scots knew what had hit
them. Newcomer J o e Walker, and
freshman KennjT'Stalling scored
eight of the first t e n points t o
give t h e Eagles this initial lead.
Edinboro then fought back
and scored f ive straight points
to make the sco. • 10-5 LHS.
" J u m p i n " ' J o e Walker took
over and hit t w o s t r a i g h t b u c k e t s
t o make t h e score 15-7 with 13:00
t o play in t h e f i r s t half.
Edinboro finally recovered
their earlier shock and fought
back t o make t h e s c o r e 15-13 in
favor of the Eagles with 10:00
left tk play.
The LHS lead then varied
between one and t h r e e points
for t h e next two minutes until
Joe Walker put the Eagles
ahead with 8:52 l e f t .
Scot s Fight Back
The Scots fought back and
cut the Eagle lead to two points
with 7:20 left in t h e f i r s t half.
Ken Stalling t h e n hit for two
more of his thirty point t o t a l
and made the s c o r e 23-19 with
7:08 to go.

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