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LYCOMING COLLEGE REPORT December 1983 'Hansel & Gretel' in tune for season One of [he world's classic fairy tales, Hansel and Gretel," sprang to life in Williamsport on Dec 4. as the second presentation of Lycoming's 1983-84 Artist Series staged in cooperation with the Greater Williamsport C i immunity Arts Council. Performed in the Capitol Theatre in downtown Williamsport, Engelbert Humperdinck's 1893 classic was presented as an opera by the Pittsburgh Chamber Opera Theater and the United States Chamber Orchestra It incorporated a chorus of "gingerbread children from the Williamsport school district and angels" from the Williamsport Civic Ballet A crowd estimated at 1,500 braved some early-winter weather to attend the performance, which was described as "a glorious afternoon of opera' 1 by Dr Gary M. Boerckel, chairman of Lycoming's cultural affairs committee. The singing was beautiful, the assistant professor of music said. Several of their singers Are destined for stardom. . .The sets were realistic and elaborate . The local children did a wonderful job " Based on the audience's reaction to the 2' j-hour show, he added, ' ll was another success." While "Hansel and Gretel" entertained children with its scenes of excitement and fear and colorful costumes and settings, the opera also thrilled adults with a full range of powerful music sung in English. It lived up to its billing as "truly an opera that children and adults can enjoy together and on separate levels." Primarily a touring group for promising young American singers, the PCOT was founded in 1978 by Mildred Miller Posvar. a Metropolitan Opera star who also directs the opera program at Carnegie-Mellon University The troupe cooperates with local talents wherever it performs, giving them an opportunity to perform opera The PCOT travels primarily in the mid-Atlantic states, although it toured Europe in the summer of 1982 and plans to return there next year for a four-week, three-country tour The PCOT's major grand-scale production is "Hansel and Gretel." But it also performs three other full-length productions, four chamber operas, and a growing repertoire of 40-minute adaptations of operas for school children. These operas accommodate themselves to school assemblies. The next Artist Series presentation for 1983-84 is a performance by The Gregg Smith Singers on Jan. 24 in Clarke Chapel The ensemble has been described as America's finest choral group. Nursing enrollment signals popularity of B.S.N. By Barbara I Dodd'85 Public Relations Aide Since Lycoming launched its four-year nursing program two yean ago, the interest in it by future nurses has made it the third most popular major on campus. Why? Three of the 68 students enrolled in the B.S.N, program, each of whom has had previous medical training or experience, say the program's popularity reflects a concern circulating in the nursing profession. This concern is that non-baccalaureate programs are becoming obsolete and that in a few years they will be inadequate for a job in nursing Mink* McDermott, of Williamsport, enrolled at Lycoming because she said The four-year program gives you more opportunity to use your skills, and it's better for job opportunities in the future." McDermott already holds a certificate as an LPN. She is fulfilling a desire to become a registered nurse. The mother of three young boys praised the program for its "well-rounded quality." She hopes eventually to teach, so is taking courses in English, mathematics, science, and computer science. For Linda Potter, of South Williamsport, Lycoming's four-year program is the way of the future." A certified operating room technician. Potter was working at Williamsport Hospital before enrolling at Lycoming. She earned her certificate in 1968. but "always wanted to be a nurse. When Lycoming announced its program and began accepting students, her husband and two sons encouraged her to apply. 1 wasn't sure at first, but the doors opened and everything is working out. "she said. "1 want to be able to help people in more ways then 1 could before, 1 want to learn all the different aspects of nursing." When Judy Cans, of Castanea, was considering going back to college, she decided that a four-year program would "offer more depth of understanding on the material that must be covered." Oris also holds a one-year LPN certificate She was employed by the University of North Carolina I i the vascular trauma surgery floor for several years before returning to this area. She, too, wants to teach, (Continued on Page 5, Col. 1) Business executive lauds general education The president of one of America's best-known hospitality companies told Lycoming students in late November that the best education they can get for careers in business is one that produces well-rounded generalise, not specialists G Michael Hostage, president and chief executive officer of Howard Johnson's, told several hundred classmates of his son, lon.it han a Lycoming sophomore, mat they should "gel a grounding in the fundamentals. . particularly how to write and speak Speaking and answering questions .11 ,1 special one-hour lass period and ,ii another 60-minute to rum that followed, Hostage said he did nut want to downplay the Importance of business education Rut he said I have no problem with psychology or itha liberal arts majors] .1- a preparation for .1 area in business Drawing on his own climb up the corporate ladder. Hostage said Bate takes unpredictable rums so don't be aged if uSe future looks fuzzy now itisnot possible to really plan for the future as an undergraduate" Theretore. he said, it is necessary to study a broad range ot interests so "you can form those values that will help youthrou^.!. Even though it may not he possible to completely plan the president said you can get an edge now' if you follow a set ot bask principles One of these principles, he said, is to "make a career plan so you don't drift in a non-rational way " That plan should include a geographic location for a career, whether travel or family commitments are more important, and whether you want money or prestige and power Hostage also urged students to "change from that first |ob to a second in five to seven years... to broaden your experiences, to get new exposure, so you don't get better and belter at less and less The Howard Johnson's chief added that "there is no substitute for hard work the harder you work, the more likely you are to succeed," Success is a journey not a destination," Hostage said. 1 here iv no su( h thing as getting there, there is no end of new mountains you find happiness along the way. not at the 1 - also stressed that "life becomes what you've done very quickly, not your credentials It's nice to have he said, but people forget very quickly what degree you have ii you don't produce After addressing the students. Hostage, his wife, and his son ate lunch with the business and accounting faculty and with Lycoming President Dr. Frederick E. Blumer. Before assuming his current post. Hostage was president of ITT Continental Baking Company, and an executive with the Mamott Company and Procter and Gamble G Michael Hostage
Object Description
Title | Lycoming College Report, December 1983 |
Date | 1983-12 |
Month/Season | December |
Year | 1983 |
Volume | 36 |
Issue | 10 |
Creator | Lycoming College |
Subject keywords |
Alumni Alumnae publication magazine |
Publisher | Lycoming College |
Type | Text |
Format | application/pdf |
Identifier | 198312V36Iss10 |
Language | English |
Coverage geographic | Pennsylvania--Lycoming County; Williamsport (Pa.) |
Rights | May be used for educational purposes as long as a credit statement is included. For all other uses, contact Lycoming College Archives at archives@lycoming.edu. |
Contact | For further information about the collection or a specific item please visit the Lycoming College Archives website, http://www.lycoming.edu/library/archives/ |
Place of Publication | Williamsport (Pa.) |
Decade | 1980-1989 |
Collection | Lycoming College - Alumni Magazine of Lycoming College |
Rights URI | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
Contributing Institution | Lycoming College |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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Title | Page 1 |
Format | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Coverage geographic | Pennsylvania--Lycoming County; Williamsport (Pa.) |
Contact | For further information about the collection or a specific item please visit the Lycoming College Archives website, http://www.lycoming.edu/library/archives/ |
Place of Publication | Williamsport (Pa.) |
Transcript | LYCOMING COLLEGE REPORT December 1983 'Hansel & Gretel' in tune for season One of [he world's classic fairy tales, Hansel and Gretel," sprang to life in Williamsport on Dec 4. as the second presentation of Lycoming's 1983-84 Artist Series staged in cooperation with the Greater Williamsport C i immunity Arts Council. Performed in the Capitol Theatre in downtown Williamsport, Engelbert Humperdinck's 1893 classic was presented as an opera by the Pittsburgh Chamber Opera Theater and the United States Chamber Orchestra It incorporated a chorus of "gingerbread children from the Williamsport school district and angels" from the Williamsport Civic Ballet A crowd estimated at 1,500 braved some early-winter weather to attend the performance, which was described as "a glorious afternoon of opera' 1 by Dr Gary M. Boerckel, chairman of Lycoming's cultural affairs committee. The singing was beautiful, the assistant professor of music said. Several of their singers Are destined for stardom. . .The sets were realistic and elaborate . The local children did a wonderful job " Based on the audience's reaction to the 2' j-hour show, he added, ' ll was another success." While "Hansel and Gretel" entertained children with its scenes of excitement and fear and colorful costumes and settings, the opera also thrilled adults with a full range of powerful music sung in English. It lived up to its billing as "truly an opera that children and adults can enjoy together and on separate levels." Primarily a touring group for promising young American singers, the PCOT was founded in 1978 by Mildred Miller Posvar. a Metropolitan Opera star who also directs the opera program at Carnegie-Mellon University The troupe cooperates with local talents wherever it performs, giving them an opportunity to perform opera The PCOT travels primarily in the mid-Atlantic states, although it toured Europe in the summer of 1982 and plans to return there next year for a four-week, three-country tour The PCOT's major grand-scale production is "Hansel and Gretel." But it also performs three other full-length productions, four chamber operas, and a growing repertoire of 40-minute adaptations of operas for school children. These operas accommodate themselves to school assemblies. The next Artist Series presentation for 1983-84 is a performance by The Gregg Smith Singers on Jan. 24 in Clarke Chapel The ensemble has been described as America's finest choral group. Nursing enrollment signals popularity of B.S.N. By Barbara I Dodd'85 Public Relations Aide Since Lycoming launched its four-year nursing program two yean ago, the interest in it by future nurses has made it the third most popular major on campus. Why? Three of the 68 students enrolled in the B.S.N, program, each of whom has had previous medical training or experience, say the program's popularity reflects a concern circulating in the nursing profession. This concern is that non-baccalaureate programs are becoming obsolete and that in a few years they will be inadequate for a job in nursing Mink* McDermott, of Williamsport, enrolled at Lycoming because she said The four-year program gives you more opportunity to use your skills, and it's better for job opportunities in the future." McDermott already holds a certificate as an LPN. She is fulfilling a desire to become a registered nurse. The mother of three young boys praised the program for its "well-rounded quality." She hopes eventually to teach, so is taking courses in English, mathematics, science, and computer science. For Linda Potter, of South Williamsport, Lycoming's four-year program is the way of the future." A certified operating room technician. Potter was working at Williamsport Hospital before enrolling at Lycoming. She earned her certificate in 1968. but "always wanted to be a nurse. When Lycoming announced its program and began accepting students, her husband and two sons encouraged her to apply. 1 wasn't sure at first, but the doors opened and everything is working out. "she said. "1 want to be able to help people in more ways then 1 could before, 1 want to learn all the different aspects of nursing." When Judy Cans, of Castanea, was considering going back to college, she decided that a four-year program would "offer more depth of understanding on the material that must be covered." Oris also holds a one-year LPN certificate She was employed by the University of North Carolina I i the vascular trauma surgery floor for several years before returning to this area. She, too, wants to teach, (Continued on Page 5, Col. 1) Business executive lauds general education The president of one of America's best-known hospitality companies told Lycoming students in late November that the best education they can get for careers in business is one that produces well-rounded generalise, not specialists G Michael Hostage, president and chief executive officer of Howard Johnson's, told several hundred classmates of his son, lon.it han a Lycoming sophomore, mat they should "gel a grounding in the fundamentals. . particularly how to write and speak Speaking and answering questions .11 ,1 special one-hour lass period and ,ii another 60-minute to rum that followed, Hostage said he did nut want to downplay the Importance of business education Rut he said I have no problem with psychology or itha liberal arts majors] .1- a preparation for .1 area in business Drawing on his own climb up the corporate ladder. Hostage said Bate takes unpredictable rums so don't be aged if uSe future looks fuzzy now itisnot possible to really plan for the future as an undergraduate" Theretore. he said, it is necessary to study a broad range ot interests so "you can form those values that will help youthrou^.!. Even though it may not he possible to completely plan the president said you can get an edge now' if you follow a set ot bask principles One of these principles, he said, is to "make a career plan so you don't drift in a non-rational way " That plan should include a geographic location for a career, whether travel or family commitments are more important, and whether you want money or prestige and power Hostage also urged students to "change from that first |ob to a second in five to seven years... to broaden your experiences, to get new exposure, so you don't get better and belter at less and less The Howard Johnson's chief added that "there is no substitute for hard work the harder you work, the more likely you are to succeed," Success is a journey not a destination," Hostage said. 1 here iv no su( h thing as getting there, there is no end of new mountains you find happiness along the way. not at the 1 - also stressed that "life becomes what you've done very quickly, not your credentials It's nice to have he said, but people forget very quickly what degree you have ii you don't produce After addressing the students. Hostage, his wife, and his son ate lunch with the business and accounting faculty and with Lycoming President Dr. Frederick E. Blumer. Before assuming his current post. Hostage was president of ITT Continental Baking Company, and an executive with the Mamott Company and Procter and Gamble G Michael Hostage |
Contributing Institution | Lycoming College |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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