Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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social administration, views on; by Joanne Wolfe After announcing my major, the first question people usually ask is, What is the difference between sociology and social welfare? ’ I usually begin my explanation by answering that social welfare is more applied and less theoretical. Our course content draws heavily from the fields of economics, political science, psychology, and sociology, as well as from our own core of unique knowledge. We also have the opportunity to test and utilize what we learn in the classroom in a held placement during our sophomore and senior years. 1 spend the next part of our conversation destroying the picture they have often constructed of the do-gooder student playing games with the children who live across the street from Temple. Of course, some students have placements in ghetto community centers. But social work does not limit itself to children, blacks, or the poor; some of us work in medical and psychiatric settings, while others do their field practice in community development, rehabilitation. recreation, or counselling. Field placements are important to us—through them we determine whether or not we are fitted to work in medical and psychiatric and other human services. Reflecting on our pasts and analyzing our present group participation, we Spend many moments in introspection. We must tap both heart and mind. But it’s difficult to explain . . . the excitement of our first T-group, the anxiety over our ability as a group leader, and our uncertainty jbout our potential as helping persons. Our exploration of the social work profession only uncovers greater dilemmas; the paradox of the establishment worker simultaneously lighting and maintaining the establishment, the question of change within or outside the agency, and the issue of personal committment and risk. There are no answers, only personal decisions. Some will choose to help individuals develop ‘coping mechanisms, others will direct their energies into social planning and policy. However we will all continue to wrestle with these problems. There is another lighter dimension of our program which entices many to ns. We arc small. There are 350 of us in the undergraduate Social Welfare Program in the School of Social Administration. We are growing rapidly and envision a more specialized program in the future, similar to the School of Education, in which students will receive a practice degree. However, our classes remain small and personal, a rather unique claim for any department at Temple. Our newly formed Social Welfare Student Union has facilitated student-faculty socializing, as well as channels for grievances, and student representation at departmental meetings. v

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Home Sweet Home by Marianne Caltabiana Black doors. Cork lined mlnature rooms. No windows. Pressor 11 all. The ringing of piano keys. The plucking of a stringed instrument. Brass, woodwind and percussion reverberate. Do. re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do. The College of Music. Take a building called Presser Hall, add faculty, students and instruments, and an immediate metamorphosis occurs, changing the mazelike building into a home—a home for the College of Music. It is rather unusual to refer to a university building as a home, but the homey quality of the College of Music is a strange and subtle phenomenon, evident only to music students. As a freshman, I did not immediately experience the warmth which the College of Music possesses. I was petrified. Students walked from class to class singing tunes from operas, passages from symphonies and the like. It seemed like a farce; a school for egotistical hams. Even though I enjoyed and loved music. I saw no reason to be so eccentric about it. Music was all the students seemed to live for and talk about. They seemed to be narrow-minded and shallow. Gradually, during my freshman year, I began to appreciate and understand the music students. They were involved in events outside of the College of Music. Some had diversified interests and were very active in the university. What had seemed before to be a clique, now appeared to be a bond, a unifying interest. This was made apparent through the actions of the faculty, through choral activities, and through my peers. It was a contagious spirit, which entailed only one prerequisite: a love for music. Their dedication to music does unite the music students. We all are in competition with one another, but no matter who comes out first, whoever gets that one particular solo, there exists a respect for one another as musicians. The students at the College of Music all have the same basic ideal—to present music as a beautiful and enjoyable aesthetic experience. The fulfillment of this ideal was the climax of my involvement with the College of Music. After personally enjoying all the l enefits of my home in Presser Hall, after combating my failures and feeling the exuberant happiness from my slightest musical success, I could bring this excitement to others. My first teaching experience was such an event. Just a small scale project-teaching music two hours a week at the William Dick School. Here I felt the power of music. I communicated with first graders in such a way that they clapped, danced, sang, smiled and said 'Thank you . I felt the spirit that I Teamed at the College of Music and shared it with the children. J6

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Practicality, Not Idealism by Lee Weinstein The College of Engineering's Technical Institute is the breeding ground for technicians in the fields of Architectural Design, Construction, Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. These different programs of study, leading to an Associate in Technology Degree, are usually two-year courses at other colleges. At the Technical Institute, however, these courses are three years apiece, giving the student a more solid background and a more comprehensive understanding of his future profession. Upon entering tin- Institute, the student finds the atmosphere to be very congenial, hardly that of a place of learning, and yet everyone knows lie’s there for that one basic reason—to learn. This air of congeniality is brought about basically by the fact that the school is closely knit and students have an opportunity to know their instructors. The majority of the instructors are friendly, outright, and easy to talk to. It is not unusual to find yourself talking to an instructor as you would talk to a friend, with a cup of coffee in one hand and a cigarette in the other. Being a student at the Technical Institute I can safely say that the faculty is staffed by some very competent and down-to-earth people, ranging from the Director to the Dean, the coordinators, and the Chairmen, all the way to the secretaries. Because of this, student problems are usually solved quickly and efficiently. The basic daily routine of coming to school and going from school can be broken very easily not just by attending school, but also by being a part of it. This is made possible by the variety of organizations and opportunities open to the students within the Institute. These organizations are beneficial not only in providing a transition into professional life, but also make life at stdiool pleasant and more easy-going. Each organization provides social contact as well as something to look forward to throughout the stay at the Institute. During the stay here, it is very likely that you will be needing technical reference books that are hard to conic by. If and when you do need them, the library at the Institute has a large selection of books that cover almost every facet of technical know-how. This assures the student of a large range of books and magazines that are pertinent to the courses that he is taking. It's hard to realize what a school has to offer by looking through a catalogue. To me, a catalogue is a small book which contains names I’ve never heard before, pictures of places I’ve never seen before, and regulations I’ve never followed before. I don’t know what made me come to the College of Engineering’s Technical Institute, but 1 do know that I’m glad I'm here, and that upon graduation I’ll be able to look forward to a bright new future, one that the Temple College of Engineering’s Technical Institute helped me decide upon and prepare for. 78