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‘Slight Increase In Tuition’
Oswald Speech By Phone
By Virginia Lehman
Staff Writer
President John Oswald
addressed the faculty and
staff of the entire Pennsyl
vania State University in his
third annual Faculty Convo
cation on Tues., May 11th.
The one-hour conference
was held in the University
Park Auditorium while at the
same time, by way of
simultaneous telephone
connections, his speech was
broadcast to all 21 University
branch campuses.
Approximately fifteen
people here, mostly faculty
and staff, heard Oswald's
address.
Oswald introduced Mrs.
Sally Small, chaiman of the
University Faculty Senate,
who spoke on the actions
taken by representative
faculty members.
Small is a librarian at
Berks Campus and has held
positions in the Faculty
Senate for the past three
years.
Small asked for more
faculty and staff participa
tion in University committ
ees such as the Common
wealth Campus Advising and
Program Planning Commit
tee.
Small praised the work of
the Faculty Advisory Coun
cil.
She said the council has
handled such issues as how
to choose a provost,
retirement policy, building
recomendations and promo
tion-tenure.
The promotion-tenure is
sue has received the most
attention, she said. She
reviewed the existing sys
tem, PS 23, and opened the
Senate to collect criticisms
and suggestions for im
provement of the peer
reviews that determine pro
motion or tenure.
She mentioned the new
document, Academic Rules
for Undergraduate Students,
which was prepared along
with student senators.
In summary, Small called
for the faculty to participate
in aiding academic excel
lence in education and
research throughout the
Commonwealth.
hi his speech, Oswald
spoke of the dichotomy of
many peoi
student enrollment.
He explained the enroll
ment is growing which will
necessitate the adoption of
new policies. On the other
hand, demographic polls
show 25% fewer high school
graduates, therefore, less
students entering college.
Oswald introduced this
example to invite faculty
participation to help balance
enrollment and attain the
Commencement
Speaker Chosen
Jerry Schecter, diplo
matic editor for “Time
Magazine,” will be the
commencement speaker at
graduation to be held on
June 12th at the Hershey
Community Theater.
Schecter is responsible
for “Time Magazine’s" for
eign policy coverage from
Washington.
He has traveled exten-
The world-wl
concert
perspective on which fields
of study students will
choose and the quality of
the University program.
Oswald spoke little about
the financial situation at
Penn State.
He did concede that the
budget hinged on an
appropriations bill now
pending in the legislature.
This bill will affect tuition
and salary increments, he
sively with Secretaiy of State
Henry Kissinger on mideast
shuttles and trips to China
and Africa.
A native New Yorker,
Schecter attended the Uni
versity of Wisconsin gradu
ating in 1953.
He began his career as a
professional journalist with
“The Wall Street Journal."
He joined the staff of
ise Jerry Schecter o
Time Magazine.
8 Bands Set
For Concert
By Karen Pickens
Staff Writer
Capitol Campus will host
another Spring Concert on
Saturday, May 22.
The bands will set up in
the field behind the Engi
neering Lab, and music is
scheduled to flow from
11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Everyone is welcome.
Admission and parking are
free of charge.
Goodpeople Productions
has lined up eight regional
bands, who will appear in
the following order Taxi,
Third Stream, Red Delicious,
Just Passin’ Through,
Threshold, Slaughterhouse,
He admitted a $lO million
gap, but assured the
audience that neither stud
ents nor faculty would be
victims of the gap. He said a
slight increase in tuition
would result, though.
A meeting in July with the
budget committee will de
termine both tuition and
salary increments, he said.
“Time” in 1958 as a
contributing editor and has
been diplomatic editor since
Januaiy 1973.
During his years at
“Time,” Schecter has served
in Tokyo as the Time-Life
News bureau chief for four
years, in Moscow as the
'Kme-life News bureau chief
for two years and as White
House correspondent cover
ing the President
Schecter traveled to
Russia and China with
former President Nixon in
1972 and again this year
when Nixon returned to
China.
He is the author of “The
New Face of Buddha”
published in 1967 and “An
American Family in
Moscow” which is based on
his family's experiences in
Moscow from 1968 to 1970.
Schecter was instru
mental in the acquisition of
the Khrushchev Memoirs
and wrote an introduction to
“Khrushchev Remembers,
The Last Testament.”
He has written articles
forall Time Inc. publications
and a number of others
including “The Reporter,”
“China Quarterly,” “New
York Times Magazine” and
“Reader's Digest.”
Persons interested Hi
contributing any letters to
the editor, or having any
news of interest they would
like to make public should
know that the deadline for
our last issue will be May
20th, at 12 noon.
White Rose and Nebula.
The bands were chosen
to provide a variety of music,
according to Paul Bailey,
social committee chairman.
Jay Kirssin, bass player
in Everyday People, checked
the list of bands scheduled
to play at the concert. He
rated the bands from “not
bad” to "pretty good.” This
is a compliment, coming
from a rival musician.
Munchies will be sup
plied by McDonald’s. The
menu will feature quarter
pounders with or without
cheese, french fries and.
cokes. The food will cost 5
cents more than the regular
price.
According to Dr. Jerry
South, dean of student
affairs, plainclothes police
men may or, may not be
circulating through the
crowd. He said the campus
is under the jurisdiction of
the Lower Swatara Township
Police Department, who
does not inform the Uni
versity about such matters.
South went on too say
that although the University
does not condone underage
drinking or illegal drugs,
they will be realistic about
the situation. He said he
expects people to act like
adults.
Chief Paul, head of
campus security, had no
comment on the subject
According to Bailey,
15,000 people are expected
to attend the concert
Parking has been pro
vided below the baseball and
soccer fields, the back
parking lot, Fruhaufs lot
and, if necessary, PMTA’s
parking lot.
The road between
married student’s housing
and the front gate will be
closed to motor traffic at
8: 00 a.m. Cars will come in
the back routes, past the
Security Building or through
Olmstead Plaza.
The rain date has been
scheduled for Sunday, May
23.
Student
Dismissed
Here
By Gerry Achenbach
Associate Editor
On May 4, a meeting of
Capitol Campus Hearing
Board was held to determine
the action to be taken in
reference to a complaint by
Deborah Peabody, a student
here, against John Lane,
also a student.
On Tuesday, May 11, a
decision was reached by the
Board.
When asked about the
decision, Lane said, “I was
thrown out of school.”
Related Editorial on Page 2
According to a member of
the Hearing Board, Lane was
granted a “disciplinary dis
missal.”
A disciplinary dismissal is
“the withdrawal by the
president of the University of
the privilege of registration,
class attendance or resi
dence on the campus with
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