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Vol. 7 No. 11 Capitol Campus Penn State University
He'll stop budget abuses
Candidate-
Henry Hager
Ed. Note - This is part two in a series of
interviews with candidates for
governor, designed to inform you about
the men who want to be our governor.
Henry Hager has a very difficult
task to perform before the Republican
primary thii May. He has to stop
people from saying "Henry Who?"
In fact, a recent poll conducted by
Senator Schweiker reveals that he is in
a tie for last in terms of name
recognition and familiarity with the
Pennsylvania voters.
Rut Mr. Hager is a very important
man both on Capitol Hill and in State
politics. The Williamsport native has
been in the Senate for 5 years and last
year was elected its minority leader.
He was instrumental in breaking the
deadlock that tied up funds for Penn
State and introduced a budget that
would have funded the state-related
college and universities.
Hager said, "I introduced a budget
back in July that would have fully
funded the non-preferreds by cutting
funds from other areas of the budget."
He did not say in which other areas he
would cut spending,but the measure
fell short by one vote in a 25-25
deadlock.
He blames the entire affair on
former state Senator Henry Cianfrani.
(You may remember him as one of the
victims of the recently deposed
prosecutor David Marston.) What
Cianfrani did, said Hager, "was to steal
monies from the universities to pad the
bureaucracy."
George D. Wolf announced his
resignation as Dean of Faculty at
Capitol Campus, effective July 1, 1978,
so that he can return to teaching on a
full-time basis. The announcement
came last Thursday, January 26 in a
letter addressed to the Capitol Campus
Community. The letter is as follows.
After months of thoughtful
consideration, I have submitted my
resignation as Dean of Faculty
effective 1 July 1978. The primary
reasons for this action are related to
the experience of my sabbatical leave
and more regular teaching since my
return from that leave a year ago.
Undoubtedly, that revival of my
scholarly and writing interests, as well
as my closer contacts with students has
influenced me most. I look forward
eagerly to returning full-time to the
activities that I know and love best, the
by Frank Lynch
Dean Wolf Resigns
I asked him how Henry Hager,
Governor, would stop such abuses. He
said that he has co-sponsored
legislation which would include the
universities in the general fund budget
as opposed to the non-preferred status
they now hold.
He also said that he would "open
the budget process to the legislature.".
He said that the Shapp administration
has forgotten that the legislature is a
co-equal branch of government and
should be consulted in the budgetary
process. Shapp has begun work on next
year's budget, but none of the
legislature has yet been consulted.
"This is a grievous mistake. The
legislature must have input. My major
aim, as governor is to open the budget
process, include the legislature and let
them make inputs into the document
that they must pass in June."
Hager admits that one of his major
problems in the next few months is to
establish name recognition. "1 have to
let Pennsylvanians know who I am and
that I care."
This may be a bigger job than he
imagines. He must shine through the
glare of better-known spotlights in the
Republican party like Spector,
Thornberg and Butera and then of
course the Democratic contender.
But with tough talk and dedication,
Hager is slowly but surely building
name familiarity, and establishing
himself as a serious candidate for
governor.
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teaching of American culture. This I
can do as a Professor of American
Studies and History at the Capitol
Campus.
My 7 1 / 2 years in academic
administration, first as a division head
and for the last five years as dean, have
given me a better perspective on the
operation of the Capitol Campus which
is very dear to my heart. The support
of an outstanding Provost, the best
boss I've ever had, and a superb staff
and supporting personnel, makes it
possible fro me to take this action
without any concern that I will be
unduly burdening someone. We have
made a great deal of progress here
under Dr. McDermott's leadership and
I look forward to the continuation of
that advance as well as my contribution
to it as a full-time faculty member and
researcher.
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Model U.N. To Meet
By Kandy Davis
The sixth annual model United
Nations, sponsored by the
International Affairs Association, will
be held February 23 to 25.
Each high school in the Harrisburg
area has been invited to select one
delegation consisting of three to four
students. These representatives will be
assigned to serve as delegates from
individual countries to the United
Nations. Each group will be
responsible for familiarization of their
country's social and political problems.
Working within the framework of the
Model U.N., they will strive to
represent their country's policies and
to present possible solutions for
problems of a contemporary and
international nature.
The model assembly is designed to
promote greater understanding of the
United Nations and to provide a finer
insight into controversial issues. By
studying the problems of a particular
country and presenting then to a forum
of world-wide delegates, students will
gain knowledge of the difficulty in
finding solutions satisfactory to all.
According to Professor Clem Gilpin,
director of the program, a list of 55 to
60 countries is sent to each high school.
The school is asked to select three
countries, in order of preference. After
all applications have been received, the
schools are assigned a country. Gilpin
commented that Capitol Campus
students, involved in organizing the
program, attempt to establish global
balance when assigning countries. All
of the major countries are represented,
along with a sampling of Communist
countries in order to create a
communist block.
The meeting opens with registra
tion on Thursday, February 23, 1978.
The delegates are then divided into
three sections, the Political and
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Security Committee, the Social,
Humanitarian, and Cultural,
Committee, and the Security Council.
The three groups will meet all day
Friday to discuss topics ranging from
international terrorism to the Panama
Canal issue, from the energy crisis to
the possible expulsion of South Africa
from the United Nations.
Approximately ten resolutions
which have been approved by the
committees will then be presented to
the General Assembly Saturday. Here
they will be discussed and voted on.
A crisis situation was introduced at
last year's Model United Nations when
an assistant rushed into the auditorium
with a memo for the president of the
General Assembly. Professor Gilpin
described the scene, "The president
immediately hammered for the
attention of the Assembly. He
announced he had just received word
that fighting had broken out at the
Panama Canal, and that several
international ships had been locked in
the Canal. He asked that this issue be
given precedence over all others.
They were able to handle the situation
well, although some of them were not
aware that it was a hoax."
Gilpin, director of the program for
six years commented, "It's been very
rewarding for me, and for all of those
involved in the program. I have been
amazed and impressed by the level and
quality of participation demonstrated
by these kids. Some of them are only in
the ninth or tenth grade, and they're
quick and intelligent on their feet."
The program is being prepared and
organized by Capitol Campus students.
Gilpin added that there are hundreds of
details which must be taken care of,
and that anyone interested in helping
will be more than welcome. Any
inquiries should be directed to
Professor Gilpin.