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Miller Files Suit

EAGLE EYE

Vol. XIII No. 68

LOCK HAVEN STATE COLLECE

Thurs. Jan. 29|1970

Pres. Selection Com. Progressing

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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
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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

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obvious that Mr. Smith either
did not know the facts or chose
t o ignore them. The 9:30 P.M.
curfew is in effect only the
night before a game and is not,
as Mr. Smith infers, a nightly
rule.
That would indeed be
ridiculous.
As for the charge that Mr.
Christopher
"distrusts" the
team, we would like to 'point
out that curfews for athletic
teams are made so that the
players will be as rested as
possible at .game-time, a condition which directly affects
their performances and the outcome of the game. The curfew
was established for the good of
the team, not for lack of trust
on Mr. Christopher's part.
The fact that two members
quit the squad because they
felt that there was a possibility
that they wouldn't play as often

TAU KAPPA EPSILON
The brothers of Tau Kappa
Epsilon are looking forward to
another successful semester in
the spring of 1970. A decade
has passed since the forming of
Theta Gamma chapter at Lock
Haven State College. In this
brief time the chapter has managed to pay off the mortgage on
our 33,000 dollar house. The
last payment will be in March,
and we are looking forward to
burning the mortgage at Carnation Ball in May.
The brothers of TKE won the
intramural volleyball championship by defeating Phi Mu Delta
in a series of hard-fought playoff games. Going undefeated
during the regular season, we
had to rally in the playoffs in
order to beat a tough Phi Mu
Delta team.
Congratulations to frater Al
Matyasovsky and Sharon Lantz
(EEE) who were lavaliered recently, also to Gary Finken and
Ree Bush (AET) who were pinned, to Greg Letterman who is
pinned to Sue Burns, also to
Jim Batesky and Bev Boyce

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(AET) who were pre-engaged, to
Carl Kirk and Julie Bell (EEE)
who were engaged recently,
brother Joe Mack will marry
Miss Jennifer Bowers on Jan.
31, and Jim Sleicher is preengaged to Wendy Evans.
The brothers would also like
to meet all men interested in
going greek. We extend cordial
invitations to all for our
"smokers" and rush functionscome down and get acquainted.
Rush week is Feb. 3-6; see you
then.

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Starting off this semester the
Sisters of Tri Sigma would like
to wish everyone good luck in
classes.
Best wishes are extended to
the following happy Sisters:
Diane James on her marriage to
George Yanzuk; Julie Bell on
her engagement to Carl Kirk;
Dawne Williams on her engagement to David Byers, a sophomore at Grove City College; and
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as they had seems to indicate
a predominance of individual
glory-seeking and a lack of
team-thought.
Although the players may not
have agreed with the curfew,
their opposition to it did not
give them license to disobey it.
Rules are to be obeyed as long
as they are rules and it is silly
to have rules without enforcing
them. The logical thing for the
players to have done was to
have talked to Mr. Christopher.
He is a reasonable man and
would have considered their
opinions seriously. We personally feel that the players acted
immature ly and brought about
their own dismissal.
Mr.
Christopher should be praised,
not criticized, for his handlijig
of the situation. If rule-breakers
are not punished, then the rules
lose their significance. It is
Mr. Christopher's privilege t o
set up rules, but having done
this, it is his obligation to
pup is h offenders.
The whole
affair is regrettable and we are
sure that Mr. Christopher is not
happy about it, but it was necessary.
We find it admirable
that Mr. Christopher is wiUing
to face a losing season because
he refused to back down on
principle.
We feel that Mr. Christopher's
action is entirely justifiable
and that Mr. Smith certainly
owes him an apology.
Sincerely,
Linda Rhodes
Irene Cekovich
Charles Dressel
Jim Juniper

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To the editor:
It would be appreciated if the
Eagle Eye would print this
letter as a public service for
all employees.
It has come to our attention
that some employees have
adopted the practice of commenting publicly on the character
and qualifications of their
superiors. This practice will
stop immediately.
It must be remembered that,
however well intentioned these
may be, subordinates are in no
position to comment on their
superiors whether these comments are intended to reflect
favorably or unfavorably.
We are disposed to regard this
latest incident charitably and
to interpret the comments as
well intentioned but we must
remind the guilty parties that
their actions were presumptuous
and that such activity, if allowed to continue, might well
undermine the very foundations
of the hierarchical structure.
In the future, subordinate
personnel will adhere to the
accepted means of rendering
obeisance arxl will remember
what happens to those who try to
be more than they are.
This directive will be accepted in the spirit in which it is
issued.
Joseph Munch
Director,
Dept. of Harmonious
Relations

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Penn State. Also to Deb Jackson who is pinned to Greg
Reichenbach, a Lambda Chi; to
Deb Davidson to Donald McCourt, a Phi Delta Theta at
Penn state; and to Sharon Lance
who is lavaliered to TKE Albert
Matyasovski.
To all girls on campus ~ a
reminder that rush will start
soon. Everyone is invited to
the Pan Hellenic discussion at
1:00 on Thursday in WHL and to
the Tea at 7:30 Simday evening
in BHL. It is a great opportunity to meet new people and an
experience too.
To all prospective rushees, our wing is
on grotmd floor Woolridge. Come
down anytime to talk or to ask
questions.
We'll be looking
forward to meeting you — and
good luck.
God Forbid we should ever
be twenty years without a
rebellion —Thomas Jefferson
I don't give a damn about
semi-radicals —Helen Keller
I am an anti-imperialist. I
am opposed to having the
eagle put its talons on any
other land. - Mark Twain
If Fascism came to America
it would be on a program of
Americanism. ~ Huey Long

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