Montgazette, Vol. 06, No. 06, 1971-12-10

              Montgomery
County
Community
College
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DECEMBER 10, 1111
College Neva Silted
To Begin Pec. 13th
"The College will officially
move to the new campus to begin
classes scheduled in January,"
announced Dr. LeRoy R. Brendlinger,   president   of Moraco.
Dr. Brendlinger added,
"Registration will be scheduled
at the new campus, and moving
of the college will begin sometime during the week of December 13."
The President said that the
moving operation, which will
take about four weeks, will be
divided into four separate parts:
the offices, the computer department, the classroom furniture, and the library. Dr.
Brendlinger said that ail the
new equipment which the college
purchased for use in the Conshohocken campus will be taken
to the new campus in Wfaitpain.
Bids for the moving job are
now being accepted, and Dr.
Brendlinger estimates the cost
at somewhere between $10,000
and $15,000.
The new campus, a sprawling,
186-acre, four-building complex, located In Whiipain Township, was built at a cost of over
$18 million.
Construction on the new campus v»as expected to be completed in time for the September, 1971 semester, but a combination of bad weather and. an
extended construction strike
delayed completion.
Another major delay concerned the Gymnasium building.
The building had to be raised
about two feet at a cost of
$200,000. Dr. Brendlinger explained that "the water level
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Senator George McGovern
(Democrat-South Dakota) was
the first person to announce
his candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination for
President of the United States.
On the evening of Monday,
November 15, Senator McGovern spoke to a group of people
at the Harvest House in the King
of Prussia Mall. Many of his
remarks could be of interest to
college students who face the
world of employment in the next
few years. Some excerpts follow.
The current Administration
(of Mr. Nixon) has had a disastrous economic program.
We'd have to go back to 1929
(the year of the Stock Market
collapse) to find an equally
disastrous game plan. In that
year, by the way, Roy Riegeis
of the University of California
ran ninety yards in the wrong
direction in the Rose Bowl
game. The current Administration seems to be running in
the same direction.
In 1968, Mr. Nixon promised
that he would inaugurate programs  leading to five million
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(under the gym) was higher than
the test borings had indicated,"
The $200,000 used for this
was taken out of a contingency
fund, which the college officials
had hoped to use for landscaping. Dr. Brendlinger said,
however, that several groups in
the county had offered to help
with shrubbery and trees. He
cited the Whitpain Township
Woman's Club as an example.
The President concluded that in
regard to this problem there is
need of a "master plan in order
to accommodate landscaping
and to adequately provide for
contributions from the public."
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Mr. George Phillips, the registrar, has issued a special
reminder to students of the
times and procedures for registration for the spring semester
of 1972.
Registration
Reminders
Because of the anticipated
move to the new campus and the
necessity for orientation for all
students (old and new alike), the
registration for Spring 1972 will
be held in January 1972 at the
NEW CAMPUS. If for some
unforeseen reason, the new
facilities are not available for
this purpose, then the registration will be held in the auditorium, College Hall, Conshohocken, on the same days,
hours, and according to students
credit category.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Registration will proceed on the assigned dates indicated unless
the college OFFICIALLY announces that it is closed because
of inclement weather. The
college code for radio announcements in the case of
inclement weather is S20. For
example, if the college announces it will be closed on
January 3, 1972, then students
assigned that day would report
on January 4, the January 4
group would report on January
5, etc. These directions apply
only when the college OFFICIALLY announces a closing.
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Seventh Anniversory
Approximately 200 students,
parents, and guests formed the
audience that witnessed the
seventh Founders' Day Convocation held in College Hall on
Friday, December 3, 1971, at
11 a.m.
A colorful procession of
faculty members, deans, and
special guests, and the accompaniment of the Montco Band and
Chorus were the surroundings
for this annual college ceremony, but the highlight of the
event was an address by the
Honorable R. Lawrence Coughlin, 13th District Representative for Pennsylvania in the
United States Congress.
Mr. Coughlin also received
the college's highest award, The
Founder's Day Award, from Dr.
LeRoy F. Brendlinger, President of Montco. Mr. Coughlin
was distinguished as the person
who contributed the most to the
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State Hospital
Requests Help
Happy Christmas
This Christmas season students, faculty and staff of the
college have an opportunity to
bring happiness to the forgotten
patients of the Norristown State
Hospital.
More than 1,080 male and
female patients at the hospital
received no visitors in the last
year; some of these people have
not had a visitor in five years.
For all of them, Christmas is a
special time,  a time of hope.
In conjunction with the Volunteer Resources Department of
the hospital, Mr. William Ait-
ken, Associate Professor of
Psychology, is requesting contributions to the "Christmas
happiness"  of these patients.
A gift of two packages of any
popular brand of cigarettes or
one dollar toward a five dollar
gift certificate at the hospital
store would be most appreciated. Any unopened gifts received in the past but not used,
gifts such as powder and perfume forwomen and after-shave
lotion and razors for men, are
especially welcomed by the
patients.
These people, largeiyforgot-
ten by family and friends, are
actually more impoverished
interpersonaliy than those who
have no one, because they have
family and friends and still no
one.
A fund has been established
by Mr. Aitken and others that
will match all student contributions. Any member of the
college community interested in
contributing may do so oa Monday, December 13, and Tuesday,
December 14, at a table in the
hallway of College Hall. Gifts
and money may also be given
to Mr. Aitken in his office in the
DeMedio Building or through
one of the members of the
secretarial staff in the Faculty
Office.
college during this year through
his efforts on the Federal level.
Congressman Coughiin's efforts included his support of a
Bill in Congress which provides
120 million dollars each year
for      community colleges
throughout the country. He
pointed out that this legislation
will be the first to provide
Direct Federal Funding for
higher education. The use of
these governmentfunds, following the design of the legislation,
is that they stimulate more
enrollment, especially underprivileged students, so that they
can aid themselves with their
education,  said Mr. Coughlin.
"In analyzing and accepting
this new aid, extreme care must
be taken in seeing that these
funds are not used as an end in
themselves," stated Mr.
Coughlin, in explaining that this
college, and others like it, must
exercise care in the utilization
of such funds.
He pointed out that educational institutions should not accept
standards of conformity set by
the government concerning this
Federal Aid; but at the same
time community colleges should
not let their costs skyrocket
simply because the funds are
alloted to them. He added that
colleges must compete for the
students, not the government.
Pointing out Montco's success in previous years, Mr.
Coughlin stated that "With all
these achievements, we must
not forget why this college was
founded - to provide higher
educational opportunities at the
community level."
He also commented on the fact
that the average cost of an education at a community college is
$1,400.00 a year, as compared
to an average $2,000.00 a year
Dance Concert
To Feature
Mankind
The Student Center Board will
present a dance concert featuring Mankind on Saturday, December 11, at the Labor Lyceum
on Ridge pike.
The concert will be held from
7:30-12. Admission for Montco
students is $.50, and for non-
students, $1.00.
The Student Center Board has
also set December 17, January
20, and April 15 as future concert dates. Specific plans for
these concerts have not yet been
made, according to Marianne
Buczek, spokesman for the SCB.
Marianne also pointed out that
the SCB needs new members to
help plan future activities. "We
have a lot. of money for activities
next semester, but we need
people to plan them. They don't
need a special scholastic average, just interest."
Anyone interested in helping
should contact Marianne Buczek
in the Student Center.
for a four-year school, and an
average $3,200.00 per year for
tuition at a private four-year
institution.
In stating that a community
college is born to serve the
community where it is located,
Mr. Coughlin proclaimed that
"Montgomery County Community College has done this effectively and dramatically."
He  concluded  by saying "A
college education, once only the
dream of a privileged few, is
now  a reality for thousands.'8
i     Other sneakers included Dr.
j William S, Petit, president of
: Ursinus College; John D. Crow-
' l©y>   president of the Student
; Government;  J. Allan lander,
'president of Montco's Faculty
Senate, and HermanB. Blumen-
thal, chairman of the Board of
Trustees of Montco.
In closing the ceremonies,
Mr. Blumenthal read from a
news release indicating thatthe
new college structures in Whitpain Township will be ready for
occupancy in the Spring semester of 1972.
The Founders Day ceremonies were concluded Friday
evening by a dinner-dance for
all faculty members held at the
Cedarbrook Country Club in
Blue Bell.
Courses in
Music Have
Added Twist
The Evolution, of Rock, a
Ukrainian musical nursery
school, a seminar on the art of
piano improvisation, and a student recital were special events
presented this semester to the
music history and music education classes.
The first special event, The
Evolution of Rock, was a voluntary, no-credit course designed
to acquaint students with
American rock music or "art
rock." Directed largely by
students, the course explored
artists including Grateful Dead,
Pink Floyd, and others.
This seminar, an extension of
Music History, sees as its ultimate objective an accredited
course in American music at
Montco. This course will be
offered   again next semester.
The North Penn Reporter, a
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