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Vol. XV!, *io. 65
MAT/GRE: grad. school requirements ?
by Jan Albrigh;
College boards may
have been the last big tests
many undergraauate students
ever expected to take. They
are viewed as a last obstacle
to surmount before starting
college anu working toward a
career.
Well, guess again, because studen' i applying to
graduate schools often find
requests for GRE or MAT
scores, or both. Confused
already?
The GRE is the Graduate Record Examination
administered by the Educational Testing Service based
in Princeton, N.J. This twopart test is made up of a
basic aptitude test and a
number of aavanced tests
given in 19 different subject
areas.
Many graduate schools
of arts and sciences, in-
Olympics return
by Carol Segars
Special Olympics return
to LHS, thanks to members of
the Council for Exceptional
Children .
This year's Central Pennsylvania meet is scheduled for
May 11. Special Clinton County
games are set to take place in
April.
A number of CEC members
have volunteered to visit area
schools in order to help exceptional children prepare for
the Olympics. Volunteers will
train and encourage participation
in
the
games.
Dr. Edward Norris and Mr.
Hank Goodwin, coordinators of
Pennsylvania Special Olympics,
will conduct a 4 hour workshop
on Feb. 16 for CEC members or
interested persons. At this time
college participants will be familiarized with rules and training
procedures for the mentally retarded.
eluding colleges of education, require that the GRE be
taken by prospective candidates. Test fees are $10
tor the aptitude test and an
additional
$10
for any
advanced test taken.
The two remaining dates
students
have
time
to
register for this year are
April 27 and June 15. To
take the test April 27.
students' registration forms
must be received by April 2
to bypass paying a penalty
fee of $3.50. The closing
date for guranteed registration is April 9. Corresponding
dates for the June 15 testing
are May 21 for the last day
of
registration
without
penalty, and May 28 as the
closing date. Recently given
on campus, the GRE will be
given at Lock Haven again
January 18, 1975.
A competitor of the GRE
is the MAT, or Miller Analogies Test. A high-level
mental ability test, the MAT
requires the solution of a
series of intellectual problems stated mostly in the
form of verbal analogies.
Students should he
aware
that, since many
schools require the test,
there is a center here on
campus to administer the
MAT. Dr. Crews of Counseling and Testing welcomes
the opportunity to provide
this service. It is helpful to
the student who can then
receive his scores in a short
period of time.
Cost of the M/\T is four
dollars. Students are requested to pay at the bookstore
and then bring the receipt to
Dr. Crews at the time they
have arranged for the testing.
Dr. Crews reports that about
15 to 20 students take this
test every year.
All testing bulletins and
applications can be picked
up at the Office of Career
Services in Bentley Hall.
This office is under the
direction of Mr. Larson, who
offers free career service to
al! students. Dr. Crev.'s can
be contacted at his ofiice in
Himes 107.
Indiana Wind
Ensemble
appears tonight
bj' Doug Stoner
The Indiana University
of Pennsylvania Wind Er^
semble will be appearing in
Price .'\uditorium tonight at
8 PM,
The Ensemble, directed
by Daniel DiCicco, is currently on a lour of central
Pennsylvania. They will be
performing here in a concert
sponsored by the Bald Eagle
Niltany High School Band.
Glenn Hoslermann, band
director at BEN, describes
the ensemble as "an elite
concert band." A concert
band usually has only one
man per part, explains Mr.
Hoslermann.
The Wind
linsemble, however, contains
nearly 60 musicians. Regular
band instrumentation will be
used.
conl. on page 2
Continuing Education picking up
by Doris Checkaneck
Enrolled in several
courses al LHS are students
of an older age bracket than
the rest of the sludeni body.
Curious as to their identity?
They are part time
sludents who are enrolled in
the Continuing Education
Program here on campus. Dr.
Marcus Konick, director of
academic services, is in
charge of the program. Continuing Education is a
relatively new idea having
started on this campus last
summer.
Right now there are 43
students enrolled in the
program. This is four times
the registration of last
semester. Some sludents are
housewives, industry workers, para-professionals, and
retired workers.
The program was developed lo serve the community. Noncredit courses
were formed to meet certain
demands. A minimum of 20
interested
studenis
is
necessary for consideration
of a new course, which then
becomes open to all students.
Any high school graduate
is eligible for enrollment in
the 67 courses being offered.
Enrollment can be for as few
as one lo tliree semester
hours or as many as 18. The
cost is $31.00 per semester
hour. Classes are conveniently scheduled nol only
throughout the day bul also
during the evening.
The program provides
nol only an opportunity for
advancement and preparation
in a career but is open to
those who just want to take
a course for personal satisfaction. Dr. Konick feels
that the program is helping
to bring "experience and
cultural background inlo the
classroom" and also the
"recognition that education
is not just for the youth bul
a continuing process,"
EAGLE EYE
page 2
Birth
of
D. W. aiffith didn't invent film - he just transformed
il into an art form. Il was under
his
sponsorship that film
became the most important
mass art form that the world
has ever known.
One of Griffith's most
successful films, The Birth of
a Nation, will be shown tonight at 7;30 p.m. in R 408.
A second showing will be presented tomorrow nighl at 8 in
Ulmer Planetarium.
As prodigious as Griffith
sounds, his beginnings were
somewhat less than grandiose.
He began his film career in
1907 as an actor in a film
titled Rescued From An I'Mtfle's
Nest. The bird that Griffith
wrestled was really a stuffed
turkey • and so was the film.
Griffith had no great love
for the flickers • he just liked
to eat. His ambition was to be
a playwright, but failure forced
him to become an actor tor the
Biograph Company.
A
Through hard work and
initiative, Cjriffith wis given
the chance lo direct a film. It
was called The Adventures of
Dolly. His cameri man for the
film was G. W. "Billy" Bitzer.
They spent the nexl 16 years
making film history.
Dolly was an immediate
success and Griffith spent all
his time al Boigraph writing
and directing these one reelers.
Griffith was such a success
that audiences rushed to see a
"Griffith" picture. Wilh his
success,
(jriffith
felt proud
enough to change his name from
"Lawrence" back to David
Wark Griffith.
PIONEER IN CAMERA
TECHNIQUES
It was while Griffith was
"grinding
oul some
more
sausages" al Biograph, that
he and Bitzer developed most,
if not all, camera techniques of
Nation
birth
of
before.
The Clansman was first
shown publicly on Feb. 8,
1915 in Clune's Auditorium in
Los Angles. While tickets
cost an unheard of price of
$2 apiece the film was an
outsianding success. Audiences
were swept wilh emotion and
author Thomas said that the
film ehould be called The Birth
of a Nation.
The Birth of a Nation
opened on March 3, 1915, at the
Liberty Theater in New York.
The film was such a success
that il grossed over $18,000,000
in the space of a fev.' years. It
was later re-ediled and a dubbed
soundtrack
added.
Variety
estimates its profits to be in
excess of $50,000,000 al this
point in lime.
MOST AMBITIOUS PRO.IECT
1. Birth of a Nation, has
been called the world's first
ll look three months to great film. Indeed il is in terms
edit and cost the then staggering technique. Even by talay's
sum tf $100,000 lo produce,
technical standards, it holds
lliat was more than twice as
up as a masterwork.
much as any film had cost
Griffith
received
five
dollars a day for riding a horse
in lire "Wilds" of New Jersey
for one-reel Wesltrns. In order
lo increase his income, he
began writing scenarios for
$15 apiece. He was so ashamed
of that fad that he went under
the nom-de-plume of "Lawrence"
Griffith.
A SUCESSFUL DIRECTOR
Tues., Jan. 29, 1974
Lock Haven State College
film. Rival cameramen would
bribe actors to see what new
devise was mounted on Bitzer's
camera.
Bitzer and ftiffith developed the cameo shot, the fade
oul and various olher shots.
Even today, nothing truly new
has been developed - people
are just rediscovering Griffith.
Griffith was ihe first lo
acknowledge that the camera
was an integral part of the
film. No longer was a movie
just a stage play with a lens
memorizing il.
Griffith left Biograph and
in the summer of 1914, he began
on a film that was adopted from
the Reverand Thomas Dixon's
novel. The Clansman.
Dear Editor...
Dear Editor:
an
art
The story, on the other
hand, aside from being a bil
corny, is racist. Bul then, a
movie adapted from a racist
novel could hardly be very
different.
Despite the racist and the
corn. The Birth of a Nation is
a landmark film that should be
seen.
The Tuesday showing will
be precceded by 30 minute
film aboul poets Allen Ginzberg
and Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
lUP Ensemble
cont. from page 1
Selections to be played
by the Ensemble include
Guslav Hoist's 'First Suite
in E Flat fcr Military Band '
and 'A Lincoln Portrait' by
Aaron Copeland.
There will be a 50it
donation al the door.
Alumni forgotten ?
side the SCC's other asinine
Having just returned from
policy of requiring faculty and
a visit to another Pennsylvania administrative personnel of our
stale college, where 1 learned
own college to purchase actthat its Student Cooperative
ivity tickets. All these two
Council is now even granting policies have done is lo further
monies to be used for athletic discourage, rather than enscholarships, I was informed courage, these groups of indiby our Alumni Director, Nt. viduals from supporting campus
James Resser, that our SCC has activities. Il seems lo me that
refused on numerous occasions, we can hardly afford to do
to even grant him some comp- this on a small campus such
limentary tickets so that the as ours where lolal support of
executive
commiltee
and
pi'ograms is necessary in
members of our own active and order lo make them successful.
loyal Clinton County Alumni
Thus, 1 find it hard to
Association
Chapter
might
understand why our SCC conattend an athletic contest
tinually refuses lo recognize
after one of its campus meetthe tireless efforts of those
ings. I can honestly say, howindividuals and organizations
ever, dial I wasn't surprised that do so much for Lock
to hear of these numerous re- Haven Slale College. Are a
fusals by our SCC, as I have few lousy complimentary tickets
witnessed
many
instances for an infrequent athletic event
such as this one during the too much lo give as a token of
five years that I have been at appreciation for the outstandLock Haven State.
ing work which our own local
This SCC policy of denying alumni association does
our own Alumni Director a few for this college? I think nol.
complimentary tickets once in Il's no wonder, what wilh instances
such as this one
a while (and the same could
be said for coaches with pro- occuring constantly, that we
spective student-athletes on can't get our alumni to support
our college in the efforts of
campus) so that he could lake
its alumni, recently raised $33
our local alumni association
officers lo a "Bald Eagle" million dollars over the past
athletic event would have to decade and have already launchrank, in my opinion, right be- ed another ambitious campaign
lo raise $69 million dollars
over the next decade. Believe
me, money such as this is nol
able lo be raised by an institution which makes its alumni
feel like "outsiders", as we
do at Lock Haven Slate in
many instances.
I would hope, therefore,
that our SCC will take it upon
themselves lo abandon these
two forementioned "backward"
policies which they have instituted. Both policies have
been very damaging to the
institution in the areas of
faculty-student
and alumnisludenl affairs. I would especially hope that our SCC will
endeavor to assist our Alumni
Office in any way possible in
order to help build the aluinni
support at this college which
is so sadly lacking.
I hope each and every
sludeni will stop to realize
that it won't be loo long before
he too becomes an alumnus of
Lock Haven State College.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Charles A. Eberle
Assistant Professor of Physical
Education
Head Baseball Coach
Assistant Football Coach
EAGLE EYE
Tues., Jan. 29, 1974
Lock Haven State College
page 3
ftocjirefs blasf Eagles, 89-69 Swimmers shine
By Ed Bowman
Unable to contain the
running game of Slippery Rock,
the LHS Bald Eagles suffered
an 89-69 defeat Saturday nighl.
The Eagles, using good
defense and working for the
good shot, had a 32-28 lead with
two minutes left' in the half.
Bul LHS lost their composure,
enabling the Rockets to score
7 straight points for a 35-32
halftime lead.
Leading the way for the
Haven in the first half were
Warren Goodling with 10 points,
Mike Bergeron wilh 6 and Gary
Knepp with 5. Bergeron led in
the rebounding department wilh
seven.
Slippery Rock scored the
first four points of the second
half lo open a 39-32 lead and
LHS was unable to get closer
than five points the rest of the
contest.
Almost the entire offense
in the second half was Warren
Goodling with 15 points. He hit
an amazing ten of fourteen attempts for the game and wound
up with 25 points. He was LHS'
top scorer and look game honors
also. Mike Bergeron wilh 10
Gary Knepp, 9; and John Miller
with 7 were the other leading
Eagle scorers, while leading
rebounder was Mike Bergeron
in Sat. meet
with 10 caroms.
For Slippery Rock Danny
In their best showing of the"
Kepka was Jiigh man wilh 18
year,
the men's swimming leam
points with iQwen Long 16, Greg
extended their record to 4-1
Munson 14; and John Thicbavel
12 the olher Rocket scoring with a 68-45 verdict over Binghamton University Saturday
leaders.
afternoon. Nearly every Eagle
Their leading rebounders
were Peyton Tomblin wilh 12 swimmer hit his best or second
best time in his event, led by
and Danny Kepka with 11.
the efforts of Joe Barnes and
The JV's lost by a score
Dave Woods, who relowered
of 59-46 with John Hoffman
their own records in the 1000
leading the Eagles wilh 13 pts.
and 5 rebounds. Chuck Smidan- and 200 yd. freestyle respectively.
sky led wilh 7 rebounds.
Coach Taylor commented,
Senior captain Jack Weaver
"They pressured us into kising kept his unbeaten streak alive
our poise a few times which tlirough five meets, winning the
enabled them lo run. They were 200 yd. breastroke and the 400
too quick and physical for us.
yd. free relay. Weaver, who
They kept our guards well lied leads all LHS swimmers with 62
up and didn't give us many good points, has helped the Eagles
shots."
off to their best start in 8 years.
The Varsity is now 5-7 and
the JV's 3-3.
cont. on page 4
LHS to take the plunge
against tough Vulcans
Women's Basketball schedule*
Jan. 29
Feb. 2
Feb. li
Feb. 9
Feb. 12
Feb. 19
Feb. 21
Feb. 23
Feb. 26
Mar. 1
Penn State University
Edinboro State College
East Stroudsburg State College
Federal City College
Slippery Rock State College
Indiana Univ. Of Penna.
Westchester State College
Ursinus College
Gettysburg College
Millersville State College
TM p.m. Home
1:00 p.m. Away
3:00 p.m. HouiO
2:00 p.m. Home
6:00 p.m. Away
4:30 p.m. Home
2:00 p.m. Home
2:00 p.m. Away
4:00 p.m. Away
3'* 00 p.m. Home
This Wednesday-afternoon. Coach Harold Hacker's
Bald Kagle Swimmers are on
the road as they travel to
meet the Vulcans of California Slale. California, a
Pennsylvania
Slate Conference opponent, has a
lough leam on hand and
again should challenge for
conference meet honors. The
Vulcans, coached by Terry
Scott, are led by veterans
llobart King, a distance man,
backslrokers Gus Brickner
and Tom Good, butlerflyer
Joe Suhan, and breastroker
John Jeffries. Sprinters Jeff
Borgoyne and Mike Jacobs
balance oul the California
team. This will be the sixth
meeting between the two
squads,
with
California
holding a 5-0 record against
the Eagles.
This season Bald Eagle
swimmers have broken four
school records, and most of
the present varsity records
are in danger of falling. This
year's medley relay is close
to breaking the record of
4:08 set in 1970. Farren,
Weaver, Steve Werner, and
Zuber have hit a 4:12.2, and
Coach Hacker thinks that
record will be broken at the
conference meet. Barnes has
already shattered tho 1000
free mark, and Woods ha.s
lowered both the 200 and 500
free records. Al Rice has
rebroken his own 1 meter
varsity record, also setting
a new pool record in that
event. Jack Weaver is close
to new records in the 2(X)
IM and 200 breastroke, and
backstroker Mike barren is
on the heels of the elusive
2:24.8, set in 1964. Wcxxls
has a good chance of eliminating Kevin Hammer's 100
free record of :52.0.
Hacker also believes
that Burns, Zuber, Woods,
and Weaver wil! better the
antiquated freestyle telav
record of 3:36.1, set in 1965
by Don Faulkner, Gary
Schaeffer, Riley Eaton, and
Steve Rooney.
Luigi's
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748 - 6573
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burger ipeciol
EAGLE EYE
page 4
Tues., Jan. 29, 1974
Ix.ck Haven State College
ANMOMCEMEHTS
Swimmers . . .
cont. from page 3
Other winners for the Bald There will be a meeting
Eagles were Barnes in the 200 Tuesday, January 29 for
fly, and Mike Farren in the 200
all those who signed up
yd. backstroke. The medley relay stayed undefeated as Farren for Volleyball Intramurals.
Brad Zuber, Mark Wingert and
The meeting will take
Tom Burns hit a lime of 4:27.6,
piace in Zimmerii Gym 2
while the 400 yd. freestyle relay
at
6:30 PM. Anyone who
won for the first time this season, as Burns, Weaver, Zuber is interested and has not
and Woods combined for a 3:39.2i
signed up as yet is welever in this event.
come.
Taking seconds for the
Bald Eagles were Itarnes in ihe
500, Woods in the 100 and Burns
Anyone interested in
in the 50. Hinaman swimming
the 200 fly and 1000 free. Winger t taking a 3-credit hour Korfc in the 200 and 500 free, Farren shop on "Physical Educain the IM and Burke in the 50,
look third place for the Eagles. tion and Recreation for the
Diver Al Rice took second in Mentally Retarded" during
both diving events, and Bill
the second sumn;er school
Edwards and Ed Fritz each took
si'ssion (commencing July
a third.
There will be a meeting of the Computer Science
Club on Wednesday, Jan. 30
1974 at 7:00 p.m. in Raub
407. Anyone interested in
the club is welcome to attend,
Attention All Students; Or.
Brickley's Infirmary Hours
wili be held frof 9:30 until
11:30 ,U1 n Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Friday, and from 10:30
until 12:30 PM on Tnursday.
^11 unclaimed articles
remaining from the fail semester Lost & Found are being
given away or disposed of.
Anyone wishisig to have any
of the remaining articles may
do so by bringing !.D. card
and signing a receipt at the
Law Enforcement and Safety
Dffice. Books, umbrellas
clothing, jewelry and miscellaneous articles are
available.
UNWANTED
RfttGNANCY?
There will be a Varsity
Club meeting, Tuesday,
Jan. 29, at 7:30 p.m. at
8) should contact peter
Z 007. Those students who
Matthews in Himes 102.
competed in a varsity sport
for one full season (male
There will !}•: a meeting nr female) may join the
ofthe Folk Society''Wednesday club. All Varsity Athletes
nigh! at 7 P.?'. in the Pub. are encouraged to join.
^W interested people are invited to attend.
What's Happenin'
Todav
Tomorrow
Thursday
6 p.m. College players Rehearsal
8 p.m. Indiana University of Pa.
Wind F.nsemble Concert
9 p.m. Women's Basketball
LHS vs. Penn State
4 p.m. Swimming; LHS vs. Californis St.
6 p.m. College players Rehearsal
8 p.m. Basket ball; LHS vs. Ciaiion St.
6 p.m. College players Rehearsal
Wrestling; LHS vs. California St.
IFC Spr ing Rush begins through Feb. 11
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Vol. XV!, *io. 65
MAT/GRE: grad. school requirements ?
by Jan Albrigh;
College boards may
have been the last big tests
many undergraauate students
ever expected to take. They
are viewed as a last obstacle
to surmount before starting
college anu working toward a
career.
Well, guess again, because studen' i applying to
graduate schools often find
requests for GRE or MAT
scores, or both. Confused
already?
The GRE is the Graduate Record Examination
administered by the Educational Testing Service based
in Princeton, N.J. This twopart test is made up of a
basic aptitude test and a
number of aavanced tests
given in 19 different subject
areas.
Many graduate schools
of arts and sciences, in-
Olympics return
by Carol Segars
Special Olympics return
to LHS, thanks to members of
the Council for Exceptional
Children .
This year's Central Pennsylvania meet is scheduled for
May 11. Special Clinton County
games are set to take place in
April.
A number of CEC members
have volunteered to visit area
schools in order to help exceptional children prepare for
the Olympics. Volunteers will
train and encourage participation
in
the
games.
Dr. Edward Norris and Mr.
Hank Goodwin, coordinators of
Pennsylvania Special Olympics,
will conduct a 4 hour workshop
on Feb. 16 for CEC members or
interested persons. At this time
college participants will be familiarized with rules and training
procedures for the mentally retarded.
eluding colleges of education, require that the GRE be
taken by prospective candidates. Test fees are $10
tor the aptitude test and an
additional
$10
for any
advanced test taken.
The two remaining dates
students
have
time
to
register for this year are
April 27 and June 15. To
take the test April 27.
students' registration forms
must be received by April 2
to bypass paying a penalty
fee of $3.50. The closing
date for guranteed registration is April 9. Corresponding
dates for the June 15 testing
are May 21 for the last day
of
registration
without
penalty, and May 28 as the
closing date. Recently given
on campus, the GRE will be
given at Lock Haven again
January 18, 1975.
A competitor of the GRE
is the MAT, or Miller Analogies Test. A high-level
mental ability test, the MAT
requires the solution of a
series of intellectual problems stated mostly in the
form of verbal analogies.
Students should he
aware
that, since many
schools require the test,
there is a center here on
campus to administer the
MAT. Dr. Crews of Counseling and Testing welcomes
the opportunity to provide
this service. It is helpful to
the student who can then
receive his scores in a short
period of time.
Cost of the M/\T is four
dollars. Students are requested to pay at the bookstore
and then bring the receipt to
Dr. Crews at the time they
have arranged for the testing.
Dr. Crews reports that about
15 to 20 students take this
test every year.
All testing bulletins and
applications can be picked
up at the Office of Career
Services in Bentley Hall.
This office is under the
direction of Mr. Larson, who
offers free career service to
al! students. Dr. Crev.'s can
be contacted at his ofiice in
Himes 107.
Indiana Wind
Ensemble
appears tonight
bj' Doug Stoner
The Indiana University
of Pennsylvania Wind Er^
semble will be appearing in
Price .'\uditorium tonight at
8 PM,
The Ensemble, directed
by Daniel DiCicco, is currently on a lour of central
Pennsylvania. They will be
performing here in a concert
sponsored by the Bald Eagle
Niltany High School Band.
Glenn Hoslermann, band
director at BEN, describes
the ensemble as "an elite
concert band." A concert
band usually has only one
man per part, explains Mr.
Hoslermann.
The Wind
linsemble, however, contains
nearly 60 musicians. Regular
band instrumentation will be
used.
conl. on page 2
Continuing Education picking up
by Doris Checkaneck
Enrolled in several
courses al LHS are students
of an older age bracket than
the rest of the sludeni body.
Curious as to their identity?
They are part time
sludents who are enrolled in
the Continuing Education
Program here on campus. Dr.
Marcus Konick, director of
academic services, is in
charge of the program. Continuing Education is a
relatively new idea having
started on this campus last
summer.
Right now there are 43
students enrolled in the
program. This is four times
the registration of last
semester. Some sludents are
housewives, industry workers, para-professionals, and
retired workers.
The program was developed lo serve the community. Noncredit courses
were formed to meet certain
demands. A minimum of 20
interested
studenis
is
necessary for consideration
of a new course, which then
becomes open to all students.
Any high school graduate
is eligible for enrollment in
the 67 courses being offered.
Enrollment can be for as few
as one lo tliree semester
hours or as many as 18. The
cost is $31.00 per semester
hour. Classes are conveniently scheduled nol only
throughout the day bul also
during the evening.
The program provides
nol only an opportunity for
advancement and preparation
in a career but is open to
those who just want to take
a course for personal satisfaction. Dr. Konick feels
that the program is helping
to bring "experience and
cultural background inlo the
classroom" and also the
"recognition that education
is not just for the youth bul
a continuing process,"
EAGLE EYE
page 2
Birth
of
D. W. aiffith didn't invent film - he just transformed
il into an art form. Il was under
his
sponsorship that film
became the most important
mass art form that the world
has ever known.
One of Griffith's most
successful films, The Birth of
a Nation, will be shown tonight at 7;30 p.m. in R 408.
A second showing will be presented tomorrow nighl at 8 in
Ulmer Planetarium.
As prodigious as Griffith
sounds, his beginnings were
somewhat less than grandiose.
He began his film career in
1907 as an actor in a film
titled Rescued From An I'Mtfle's
Nest. The bird that Griffith
wrestled was really a stuffed
turkey • and so was the film.
Griffith had no great love
for the flickers • he just liked
to eat. His ambition was to be
a playwright, but failure forced
him to become an actor tor the
Biograph Company.
A
Through hard work and
initiative, Cjriffith wis given
the chance lo direct a film. It
was called The Adventures of
Dolly. His cameri man for the
film was G. W. "Billy" Bitzer.
They spent the nexl 16 years
making film history.
Dolly was an immediate
success and Griffith spent all
his time al Boigraph writing
and directing these one reelers.
Griffith was such a success
that audiences rushed to see a
"Griffith" picture. Wilh his
success,
(jriffith
felt proud
enough to change his name from
"Lawrence" back to David
Wark Griffith.
PIONEER IN CAMERA
TECHNIQUES
It was while Griffith was
"grinding
oul some
more
sausages" al Biograph, that
he and Bitzer developed most,
if not all, camera techniques of
Nation
birth
of
before.
The Clansman was first
shown publicly on Feb. 8,
1915 in Clune's Auditorium in
Los Angles. While tickets
cost an unheard of price of
$2 apiece the film was an
outsianding success. Audiences
were swept wilh emotion and
author Thomas said that the
film ehould be called The Birth
of a Nation.
The Birth of a Nation
opened on March 3, 1915, at the
Liberty Theater in New York.
The film was such a success
that il grossed over $18,000,000
in the space of a fev.' years. It
was later re-ediled and a dubbed
soundtrack
added.
Variety
estimates its profits to be in
excess of $50,000,000 al this
point in lime.
MOST AMBITIOUS PRO.IECT
1. Birth of a Nation, has
been called the world's first
ll look three months to great film. Indeed il is in terms
edit and cost the then staggering technique. Even by talay's
sum tf $100,000 lo produce,
technical standards, it holds
lliat was more than twice as
up as a masterwork.
much as any film had cost
Griffith
received
five
dollars a day for riding a horse
in lire "Wilds" of New Jersey
for one-reel Wesltrns. In order
lo increase his income, he
began writing scenarios for
$15 apiece. He was so ashamed
of that fad that he went under
the nom-de-plume of "Lawrence"
Griffith.
A SUCESSFUL DIRECTOR
Tues., Jan. 29, 1974
Lock Haven State College
film. Rival cameramen would
bribe actors to see what new
devise was mounted on Bitzer's
camera.
Bitzer and ftiffith developed the cameo shot, the fade
oul and various olher shots.
Even today, nothing truly new
has been developed - people
are just rediscovering Griffith.
Griffith was ihe first lo
acknowledge that the camera
was an integral part of the
film. No longer was a movie
just a stage play with a lens
memorizing il.
Griffith left Biograph and
in the summer of 1914, he began
on a film that was adopted from
the Reverand Thomas Dixon's
novel. The Clansman.
Dear Editor...
Dear Editor:
an
art
The story, on the other
hand, aside from being a bil
corny, is racist. Bul then, a
movie adapted from a racist
novel could hardly be very
different.
Despite the racist and the
corn. The Birth of a Nation is
a landmark film that should be
seen.
The Tuesday showing will
be precceded by 30 minute
film aboul poets Allen Ginzberg
and Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
lUP Ensemble
cont. from page 1
Selections to be played
by the Ensemble include
Guslav Hoist's 'First Suite
in E Flat fcr Military Band '
and 'A Lincoln Portrait' by
Aaron Copeland.
There will be a 50it
donation al the door.
Alumni forgotten ?
side the SCC's other asinine
Having just returned from
policy of requiring faculty and
a visit to another Pennsylvania administrative personnel of our
stale college, where 1 learned
own college to purchase actthat its Student Cooperative
ivity tickets. All these two
Council is now even granting policies have done is lo further
monies to be used for athletic discourage, rather than enscholarships, I was informed courage, these groups of indiby our Alumni Director, Nt. viduals from supporting campus
James Resser, that our SCC has activities. Il seems lo me that
refused on numerous occasions, we can hardly afford to do
to even grant him some comp- this on a small campus such
limentary tickets so that the as ours where lolal support of
executive
commiltee
and
pi'ograms is necessary in
members of our own active and order lo make them successful.
loyal Clinton County Alumni
Thus, 1 find it hard to
Association
Chapter
might
understand why our SCC conattend an athletic contest
tinually refuses lo recognize
after one of its campus meetthe tireless efforts of those
ings. I can honestly say, howindividuals and organizations
ever, dial I wasn't surprised that do so much for Lock
to hear of these numerous re- Haven Slale College. Are a
fusals by our SCC, as I have few lousy complimentary tickets
witnessed
many
instances for an infrequent athletic event
such as this one during the too much lo give as a token of
five years that I have been at appreciation for the outstandLock Haven State.
ing work which our own local
This SCC policy of denying alumni association does
our own Alumni Director a few for this college? I think nol.
complimentary tickets once in Il's no wonder, what wilh instances
such as this one
a while (and the same could
be said for coaches with pro- occuring constantly, that we
spective student-athletes on can't get our alumni to support
our college in the efforts of
campus) so that he could lake
its alumni, recently raised $33
our local alumni association
officers lo a "Bald Eagle" million dollars over the past
athletic event would have to decade and have already launchrank, in my opinion, right be- ed another ambitious campaign
lo raise $69 million dollars
over the next decade. Believe
me, money such as this is nol
able lo be raised by an institution which makes its alumni
feel like "outsiders", as we
do at Lock Haven Slate in
many instances.
I would hope, therefore,
that our SCC will take it upon
themselves lo abandon these
two forementioned "backward"
policies which they have instituted. Both policies have
been very damaging to the
institution in the areas of
faculty-student
and alumnisludenl affairs. I would especially hope that our SCC will
endeavor to assist our Alumni
Office in any way possible in
order to help build the aluinni
support at this college which
is so sadly lacking.
I hope each and every
sludeni will stop to realize
that it won't be loo long before
he too becomes an alumnus of
Lock Haven State College.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Charles A. Eberle
Assistant Professor of Physical
Education
Head Baseball Coach
Assistant Football Coach
EAGLE EYE
Tues., Jan. 29, 1974
Lock Haven State College
page 3
ftocjirefs blasf Eagles, 89-69 Swimmers shine
By Ed Bowman
Unable to contain the
running game of Slippery Rock,
the LHS Bald Eagles suffered
an 89-69 defeat Saturday nighl.
The Eagles, using good
defense and working for the
good shot, had a 32-28 lead with
two minutes left' in the half.
Bul LHS lost their composure,
enabling the Rockets to score
7 straight points for a 35-32
halftime lead.
Leading the way for the
Haven in the first half were
Warren Goodling with 10 points,
Mike Bergeron wilh 6 and Gary
Knepp with 5. Bergeron led in
the rebounding department wilh
seven.
Slippery Rock scored the
first four points of the second
half lo open a 39-32 lead and
LHS was unable to get closer
than five points the rest of the
contest.
Almost the entire offense
in the second half was Warren
Goodling with 15 points. He hit
an amazing ten of fourteen attempts for the game and wound
up with 25 points. He was LHS'
top scorer and look game honors
also. Mike Bergeron wilh 10
Gary Knepp, 9; and John Miller
with 7 were the other leading
Eagle scorers, while leading
rebounder was Mike Bergeron
in Sat. meet
with 10 caroms.
For Slippery Rock Danny
In their best showing of the"
Kepka was Jiigh man wilh 18
year,
the men's swimming leam
points with iQwen Long 16, Greg
extended their record to 4-1
Munson 14; and John Thicbavel
12 the olher Rocket scoring with a 68-45 verdict over Binghamton University Saturday
leaders.
afternoon. Nearly every Eagle
Their leading rebounders
were Peyton Tomblin wilh 12 swimmer hit his best or second
best time in his event, led by
and Danny Kepka with 11.
the efforts of Joe Barnes and
The JV's lost by a score
Dave Woods, who relowered
of 59-46 with John Hoffman
their own records in the 1000
leading the Eagles wilh 13 pts.
and 5 rebounds. Chuck Smidan- and 200 yd. freestyle respectively.
sky led wilh 7 rebounds.
Coach Taylor commented,
Senior captain Jack Weaver
"They pressured us into kising kept his unbeaten streak alive
our poise a few times which tlirough five meets, winning the
enabled them lo run. They were 200 yd. breastroke and the 400
too quick and physical for us.
yd. free relay. Weaver, who
They kept our guards well lied leads all LHS swimmers with 62
up and didn't give us many good points, has helped the Eagles
shots."
off to their best start in 8 years.
The Varsity is now 5-7 and
the JV's 3-3.
cont. on page 4
LHS to take the plunge
against tough Vulcans
Women's Basketball schedule*
Jan. 29
Feb. 2
Feb. li
Feb. 9
Feb. 12
Feb. 19
Feb. 21
Feb. 23
Feb. 26
Mar. 1
Penn State University
Edinboro State College
East Stroudsburg State College
Federal City College
Slippery Rock State College
Indiana Univ. Of Penna.
Westchester State College
Ursinus College
Gettysburg College
Millersville State College
TM p.m. Home
1:00 p.m. Away
3:00 p.m. HouiO
2:00 p.m. Home
6:00 p.m. Away
4:30 p.m. Home
2:00 p.m. Home
2:00 p.m. Away
4:00 p.m. Away
3'* 00 p.m. Home
This Wednesday-afternoon. Coach Harold Hacker's
Bald Kagle Swimmers are on
the road as they travel to
meet the Vulcans of California Slale. California, a
Pennsylvania
Slate Conference opponent, has a
lough leam on hand and
again should challenge for
conference meet honors. The
Vulcans, coached by Terry
Scott, are led by veterans
llobart King, a distance man,
backslrokers Gus Brickner
and Tom Good, butlerflyer
Joe Suhan, and breastroker
John Jeffries. Sprinters Jeff
Borgoyne and Mike Jacobs
balance oul the California
team. This will be the sixth
meeting between the two
squads,
with
California
holding a 5-0 record against
the Eagles.
This season Bald Eagle
swimmers have broken four
school records, and most of
the present varsity records
are in danger of falling. This
year's medley relay is close
to breaking the record of
4:08 set in 1970. Farren,
Weaver, Steve Werner, and
Zuber have hit a 4:12.2, and
Coach Hacker thinks that
record will be broken at the
conference meet. Barnes has
already shattered tho 1000
free mark, and Woods ha.s
lowered both the 200 and 500
free records. Al Rice has
rebroken his own 1 meter
varsity record, also setting
a new pool record in that
event. Jack Weaver is close
to new records in the 2(X)
IM and 200 breastroke, and
backstroker Mike barren is
on the heels of the elusive
2:24.8, set in 1964. Wcxxls
has a good chance of eliminating Kevin Hammer's 100
free record of :52.0.
Hacker also believes
that Burns, Zuber, Woods,
and Weaver wil! better the
antiquated freestyle telav
record of 3:36.1, set in 1965
by Don Faulkner, Gary
Schaeffer, Riley Eaton, and
Steve Rooney.
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EAGLE EYE
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Tues., Jan. 29, 1974
Ix.ck Haven State College
ANMOMCEMEHTS
Swimmers . . .
cont. from page 3
Other winners for the Bald There will be a meeting
Eagles were Barnes in the 200 Tuesday, January 29 for
fly, and Mike Farren in the 200
all those who signed up
yd. backstroke. The medley relay stayed undefeated as Farren for Volleyball Intramurals.
Brad Zuber, Mark Wingert and
The meeting will take
Tom Burns hit a lime of 4:27.6,
piace in Zimmerii Gym 2
while the 400 yd. freestyle relay
at
6:30 PM. Anyone who
won for the first time this season, as Burns, Weaver, Zuber is interested and has not
and Woods combined for a 3:39.2i
signed up as yet is welever in this event.
come.
Taking seconds for the
Bald Eagles were Itarnes in ihe
500, Woods in the 100 and Burns
Anyone interested in
in the 50. Hinaman swimming
the 200 fly and 1000 free. Winger t taking a 3-credit hour Korfc in the 200 and 500 free, Farren shop on "Physical Educain the IM and Burke in the 50,
look third place for the Eagles. tion and Recreation for the
Diver Al Rice took second in Mentally Retarded" during
both diving events, and Bill
the second sumn;er school
Edwards and Ed Fritz each took
si'ssion (commencing July
a third.
There will be a meeting of the Computer Science
Club on Wednesday, Jan. 30
1974 at 7:00 p.m. in Raub
407. Anyone interested in
the club is welcome to attend,
Attention All Students; Or.
Brickley's Infirmary Hours
wili be held frof 9:30 until
11:30 ,U1 n Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Friday, and from 10:30
until 12:30 PM on Tnursday.
^11 unclaimed articles
remaining from the fail semester Lost & Found are being
given away or disposed of.
Anyone wishisig to have any
of the remaining articles may
do so by bringing !.D. card
and signing a receipt at the
Law Enforcement and Safety
Dffice. Books, umbrellas
clothing, jewelry and miscellaneous articles are
available.
UNWANTED
RfttGNANCY?
There will be a Varsity
Club meeting, Tuesday,
Jan. 29, at 7:30 p.m. at
8) should contact peter
Z 007. Those students who
Matthews in Himes 102.
competed in a varsity sport
for one full season (male
There will !}•: a meeting nr female) may join the
ofthe Folk Society''Wednesday club. All Varsity Athletes
nigh! at 7 P.?'. in the Pub. are encouraged to join.
^W interested people are invited to attend.
What's Happenin'
Todav
Tomorrow
Thursday
6 p.m. College players Rehearsal
8 p.m. Indiana University of Pa.
Wind F.nsemble Concert
9 p.m. Women's Basketball
LHS vs. Penn State
4 p.m. Swimming; LHS vs. Californis St.
6 p.m. College players Rehearsal
8 p.m. Basket ball; LHS vs. Ciaiion St.
6 p.m. College players Rehearsal
Wrestling; LHS vs. California St.
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