EXHIBIT 23.1 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                                                                                
                                                                                
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report dated November 11, 1996 included in this Form 10-K for the fiscal year   
ended September 27, 1996 into the Company's previously filed Registration       
Statements on Form S-8, Registration Nos. 33-11818, 33-30879, 33-33329,         
33-44002, and 33-57825, and on Form S-3, Registration Nos. 33-47564, 33-52587   
and 33-64259.                                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania                                                      
   November 19, 1996