Quest for Learning

Spring 2010

SEMINAR SCHEDULE AND LEADERS


9:40 to 10:30 A.M.


 

TRAVELOGUE

Judy Eshleman, Coordinator

 

March 25   The Golden Land of Burma, Old Rangoon

Bonita Miller

 

April  The Road to Mandalay

Bonita Miller

 

April 15   Country Life: Inle Lake

Bonita Miller

 

April 22   Glorious Greece

Charles A. Huffman

 

April 29   Cream of the Continent: Northern Rockies

Peter and Barbara Hunsberger

 

May  New Zealand

Charles A. Huffman

 


 

LAW AND ORDER

Arch G. Knisely, Coordinator

 

March 25   Youth Aid Panels; Juvenile Probation

Dave Mueller

 

April  Magisterial District Judges

Mary Mongovi Sponaugle, Esq.

 

April 15   District Attorney/Public Defender

Craig Stedman, Esq.

 

April 22   Adult Probation and Parole

Mark Wilson

 

April 29   Court of Common Pleas

Hon. Howard Bud F. Knisely

 

May  Restorative Justice

Jon A. Singer

 


 

ERNEST HEMINGWAY: THE EARLY YEARS

Frances K. Keller, Coordinator

Gordon P. Symonds, Jr., Presenter

 

The course will focus on 24 short

stories, mostly Nick Adams stories,

found in The Complete Short Stories

of Ernest Hemingway, and the two novels

that are listed.

 

March 25   Introduction and Short Stories

 

April 8   Short Stories (Nick Adams)

 

April 15   More Short Stories (Nick Adams)

 

April 22   Short Stories

 

April 29 The Sun Also Rises

 

May  6  A Farewell to Arms

 


 

BEACHES AND SHORELINES

Meredith C. Rousseau, Coordinator

Dr. Mary Jo Hall, Presenter

 

March 25 The Beach Under Natural Processes

 

April 8  Coastal Types and Shapes

 

April 15  Small Features of the Shoreline

 

April 22   Man's Influence on Shorelines

 

April 29   Effects of Storms on Shorelines

 

May 6   Effects of Pollution on Coastal Waters

 


10:35to 10:55 A.M.

A mid-morning refreshment break provides an

opportunity to meet informally with our seminar

presenters and to become acquainted with those

enrolled in other Quest seminars.


11:00to 11:50 A.M.


 

A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO PA. GOVERNMENT

Jere W. Schuler, Coordinator

 

March 25   PA's Unique System of Local Government

James J. Lombardo

 

April 8   Local Govt. Structure, Power, Services

James J. Lombardo

 

April 15   Local Govt. (continued)

James J. Lombardo

 

April 22   Planning and Zoning Powers

James J. Lombardo

 

April 29   Lobbying

Elam Herr

 

May  PA House of Representatives

Jere W. Schuler

 


 

HOLLYWOOD'S GOLDEN AGE

Dr. Robert J. Bresler, Coordinator

 

March 25   Hollywood's Rise and Fall

Dr. Robert J. Bresler

 

April  Films of the Fabulous Forties

Dr. Jill R. Craven

 

April 15   The Hollywood Studios:

Their Distinctive Personalities

Dr. Roger A. Godin

 

April 22   Cold War Films

Dr. Jack R. Fischel

 

April 29   Hollywood, Communists and the Black List

Dr. Robert J. Bresler

 

May  The Films of 1939:

Hollywood's Greatest Year Ever?

 Dr. Roger A. Godin

 


 

 

ASPECTS OF LANCASTER COUNTY ARCHITECTURE

Dr. David S. Zubatsky, Coordinator

 

March 25   Architectural Preservation

Timothy Smednick

 

April  Unique Architectural Styles

Gregory J. Scott, A.I.A.

 

April 15   Lancaster's Architect: C. Emlen Urban

Anne M. Lampe

 

April 22   Rural Schoolhouse Architecture

Mary Virginia Shelley

 

April 29   Urban Revitalization

D. Hunter Johnson, A.I.A.

 

May 6   The Pennsylvania Farm House

Barry R. Rauhauser

 


 

SENIOR RESOURCES IN LANCASTER

S. Kendrick Eshleman III, M.D., Coordinator

 

March 25   Preparing for Transition

Are you and your legacy prepared for the passage ahead?

Adrian E. Young, Esq., Jessica A. Pavelko

 

April  Advance Funeral Planning; Home Care

Learn what you should know about advance funeral planning.

Non-medical vs. medical home care

What is the difference and what questions should you ask?

Jacqueline H. Adamson, Sandy Taylor

 

April 15   Medication Compliance; Exercise

Important things to know about and use to

improve your health at any age

David W. Patterson, Marieke James

 

April 22   Reverse Mortgages; Home Maintenance

Learn the facts about how the home you worked hard for

can now work hard for you. Then see how you can

maintain that home's value by giving it the care it needs.

Julie Didyoung, Doug Chew

 

April 29   Hospice; Home Care

Hospice 101   An intro to Hospice care.

Home care -  one step at a time.

Guiding individuals through a difficult transition.

Dan Leber, Karl Angstadt

 

May 6 Long-Term Care; Downsizing

Paying for long-term care:    Medicare, Medicaid, etc.

Downsizing made easier.

Scott Alan Mitchell, Esq., Rocky Welkowitz

 


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