's to Fire Staffer Who Allied Students Good Grades To Build Citizens' Voice Staff Writer A King's College professor who claims he has been asked to compromise his integrity and academic freedom in exchange for a renewal of his contract has begun a "work stoppage" in protest of the position taken by the college administration. Assistant Professor Joseph Dwyer said he was notified 1dc this week his contract will not be renewed and that he will be dismissed as of May 20, the end of the Spring semester. The criminal justice profesE sor dismissed claims he because is of being the VOICE, Dean "I grades was Denton issued called May, his to the Jan. students. office 25.
He of CITIZENS' B's. those classes pointed I was out grades received that asked and all one to I A's of justify did. and my Wednesday I was told my contract won't be renewed." Most of Dwyer's nearly 200 students and many others at King's have rallied to the support of the first-year professor. Signs in support of Dwyer hang from several buildings near the campus and petitions asking that he be retained are being circulated. The students say they have tried to talk to Dr.
May about Dwyer's dismissal, but have not been able to get into the dean's office. "He's always out to lunch," commented one last criminal justice student. Contacted by the Citizens' Voice, Dr. May said he would not comment on Dwyer's status at the liberal arts institution. "It wouldn't be fair to Mr.
Dwyer," May stated. Dwyer said he told his students he has begun a "work stoppage" until the matter is resolved. "I won't resign. Not right now. That is what they would want.
If I resign, I won't have the chance to expose what is going on here." Dwyer feels the college administration expects him to grade by a quota system. "I asked Dr. May if he expected a quota system, but he wouldn't answer me. I refuse to grade by quota. A quota system is a gross violation of human rights." The criminal justice professor came to King's last August following a 21-year career in law enforcement.
He was a member of the Boston Police Department for 10 years and spent another 11 years on the Massachusetts State Police as a detective lieutenant inspector. He holds a bachelor of science from Northeastern University, Boston, and a master's degree from Boston University. While Dwyer spoke in the Susquehanna dining room of the college, nearly a dozen students were circulating petitions in his support. "The students are behind me. Not because I give good King's Scop Sets Drive 4 By PAT RUSHTON In Plains By JUSTIN O'DONNELL Citizens' Voice Staff Writer Allied Services decision to.
relocate from the proposed NPW site in Plains Township is not the result of the ongoing controversy surrounding the $35 million NPW project. At a meeting of the Northern Luzerne Area Health Council of the Health Systems Agency Wednesday, Ed Butkiewicz, council member, stated the controversy was the reason Allied opted for the new location. However, -following the meeting, Jean Lukasiewicz, HSA staff representative, said Allied officials didn't state a reason as to why they were relocating. George Walters, president, Allied Services, Scranton, said Thursday the NPW controversy had nothing to do with Allied's decision to relocate. Walters said Allied made the change because it was able to purchase 14 acres of land at a lower cost than the NPW site.
The new site will be located on Fox Hill Road, Plains Township, directly across from the side entrance of ones Pocono Downs. The alternate area is located a short distance from the NPW site. has "With this new site we're gowhen ing to save substantial he amounts of money in the area of site Walters noted. "This consideration was one of several which prompted the move. It was not strictly made from a business position." Walters emphasized that plans haven't been finalized on the new site.
He said Allied was still seeking an option on the alternate site. Another plus for the move, the Allied president explained, was the Fox Hill Road site is more level than the NPW area. This will mean the unit will be built as a one-story structure as opposed to a larger building on the NPW site. Walters emphasized the alternate site is more accessible than the NPW project area and noted that Allied was never a part of NPW. Walters said the unit will contain just under 100 beds and will cost approximately $12 million to construct.
He added the project should be completed by 1981 and will employ 300 with an annual payroll between $4-5 million. The unit, Walters said, will be in a strategic position in Plains to serve many from surrounding counties. Walters said the proposed project is not a nursing home facility but an "institute of rehabilitation The Allied president said the unit will treat patients afflicted with such things as arthritis and persons who suffered a stroke. Students of King's College Scop, the literary magazine, will sponsor a drive to raise funds for the World Hunger Year Movement. Harry Chapin, a contemporary folk singer, song writer and co-founder, of the move- Death Notices ANDERSON In Hampton House Nursing Home, Hanover Township, Feb.
14, Mrs. Laura Anderson, formerly of Ashley. BERTI At Dallas, Feb. 15, Mrs. Norti Berti, 63, native of Wilkes-Barre.
BREWSTER In Heritage House, Wilkes-Barre, Feb. 15, Colonel John D. Brewster, Dallas. CAPAWAN In Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Feb. 13, Joseph Capawan, Sugar Notch, native of McAdoo.
CROSS In Nantico*ke State General Hospital, Feb. 14, Joseph Cross, 80, Nantico*ke. HETTIG At WilkesBarre, Feb. 15, Mrs. Ruth A.
Hettig, 80, native of Hanover Green. HOTALING In Pittston Hospital, Feb. 15, Mrs. Margaret E. Hotaling, formerly of Scranton.
LITTLE In Montrose General Hospital, Feb. 14, Mrs. Mary Pearce Little, Montrose. MICHAELS In Mercy Hospital, Feb. 14, Emrick Michaels, Wilkes-Barre.
MOREIRA At Gainesville, Feb. 5, Mrs. Anita Moreira, 66, Hampton, native of Wilkes-Barre. NERBECKY In Veterans Administration Hospital, Philadelphia, Feb. 15, Arthur Nerbecky, 54, White Haven, native of Wilkes-Barre, formerly of Plains.
SOROSKY At Exeter, Feb. 15, Mrs. Mary Sorosky. TEMARANTZ- At Queens, New York, Feb. 13, Albert Temarantz, 47, formerly of Wilkes formerly of Ashley.
WASELUS At Nantico*ke, Feb. 15, Mrs. Mary Waselus, 87. The SABER ROOM 94 Butler Wilkes-Barre OPEN SUNDAYS Starting Feb. 18 Res.
829-5743 ment, will appear at King's Feb. 22, at 8 p.m. in concert. The Scop staff will present a check from the proceeds of the raffle to Chapin after the concert. Joe Tarreto, spokesman, thanked Joe Nardone, for his help in procuring the drive prize, a Chapin Package, which is the singers complete works.
Tarreto also thanked Joe Spayder for printing tickets and Bob Woody of WILK radio. Tickets will be on sale all week at the school and at the door. WE WAN fR King- Academic CONFORM OR ELSE contract will not be renewed building on North Main Street. his contract isn't being many good marks. He claims mark on a "quota" system.
SUPPORT PROFESSOR Signs supporting the efforts of a King's College professor who was told his hung from an apartment Professor Joe Dwyer said renewed because he issued too the college would rather he feels his students are the who are being shortchanged by the position of the college administration. "Who knows how many times this happened in the past or it will occur again?" asked. How long will Dwyer continue his work stoppage? "At some point something will have to give. But I'm going to resign. Not now." grades though.
I gave good grades because I had an excellent group of students." Dwyer produced a teacher evaluation, done by students November, long before final grades were issued. His total grade was 4.4284 out of a possible 5. "That was the highest evaluation in the college except for one teacher with just a couple students. The soft-spoken Dwyer VALENTINE DANCE TONIGHT Nantico*ke Area Junior Woman's Club will hold its annual Valentine dinner dance this evening at American Legion, Broad Street, beginning at 6:30. Club members in charge of arrangements are shown above.
Seated, Judy Kamowski. Standing, from left: Sue Nork, Nancy Groblewski, Annette Dalmas. Joseph Capawan, Sugar Notch, Dies Joseph Capawan, 707 Main Sugar Notch, died Tuesday night in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, following an illness. Born in McAdoo, he was the son of the late Paul and Louise Vacola Capawan, and resided in Pardeesville until moving to Sugar Notch one year ago. Mr.
Capawan was self employed as a salesman of home furnishings until his retirement. His wife, the former Mary DiBlasi, died in 1956. Surviving are a son, Joseph Springfield, N.J.: daughter, Mrs. Edward Bodzio, Sugar Notch; two grandchildren; brother and sister, Frank and Mrs. Mary Hartman, Delano.
Private funeral will be Friday at 9 from Moran Funeral Home, 229 W. 12th Hazleton, with Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 in St. Nazarius Church, Pardeesville. Interment in Most Precious Blood Cemetery. There will be no calling hours.
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