' APITOL CAMPUS READER
Vol. 7, No.lB Capitol Campus
Construction Begins
Library Annex
By John F. Jones
The Capitol Campus library is about
to gain an additional 5000 square feet of
floor space from the annex now- being
constructed at the Northeast end of the
Olmstead Building, but Head Librarian
Dr. E. Jacob isn't jumping for joy. He
sees the single story pre-fab structure
as a compromise to the real problem,
an inefficiently laid out library.
"We should have a new library,"
said Dr. Jacob, because there are
many, many thing's wrong with having
a library right in the Main Building."
He said that the lay-out of the present
library is inefficient in that it "impairs
service." The card catalogue is a great
distance from the reference room
according to Dr. Jacob which he sees as
illogical according to library standards.
Also, when new books are checked in,
one librarian needs the records at one
end of the library while another
librarian needs them elsewhere.
South America Needs Pioneers
By Doug George
Peru is a nation to be developed,
said Dr. Fernando Belaunde Terry, the
last constitutional president of Peru,
last Friday afternoon in the Gallery
Lounge. With 50 per cent of the
country undeveloped it offers pioneers
a chance to be founders.
There is a problem in South
America today because of urbanization
without industrialization, Belaunde
told the Regional Planning Program
conference of architects and planners.
"There are dozens of other
examples," said the head librarian.
"This (the present library) was never
intended as a library, it's just a
makeshift, an improvisation."
However, Dr. Jacob said there is
presently a building crunch in effect
restricting the building of new
structures. To further complicate the
problem, he said the building of a
library for Capitol Campus has been
placed on a relatively low status in
comparison with other Penn State
expense allocations.
But the annex will help to "relieve
congestion to some extent," he said.
The new structure will contain bound
journals and some books. Furthermore,
if in the near future the college still
cannot afford to construct a new
library, the metal pre-fabricated annex
could be dismantled and enlarged. But,
according to Dr. Jacob, "It won't solve
the problem entirely, only a new
building will do that."
Everyone is poorer because of the
unemployment and the squatters must
resort to peddling and dealing in
contraband to survive, he said.
Belaunde said the solution for the
shantytowns lies in 3 simultaneous
actions.
1. Try to induce people to come and be
founders of new Cities.
2. Relocation of the shantytowns to a
more successful social and economic
environment
3. Regional and continental planning.
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Hager Discusses
Senator Henry Hager said he favors
cutting employees from state jobs and
funding the state related institutions in
a speech here on Tuesday. Hager also
discussed other issues and answered
questions from an audience of about 24
people who showed up to hear the
candidate. '
Hager said he was against a
property tax for education since there
is no relationship between them. He
also said a property tax will hold back
economic advances, and may be
deemed unconstitutional as it has been
in other states.
South America is a undeveloped
source of energy, Belaunde said.
Natural gas and oil, hydro-electric and
geo-thermal power sources are all
available, waiting for the technology
for developement. There are also many
other natural resources available in
South America, he said.
Belaunde concluded by saying that
his generation failed to solve the
problems involved in the developement
of Peru and he hopes the new
generation can.
Issues
By Jeff Stout
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April 6,1978
Photo by Paul Werntr
On the issue of gun control Hager
said, "People are the problem--not
guns." He said he does not favor public
funding of state elections since it would
lead to dispersonalization of the
candidates.
Hager said he was against a
Corporate Net Income Tax that would
force a company to pay a tax before a
net profit was established.
Concerning abortion he said, "It
should be a matter between the woman
and her physician."
Hager explained his reasons for
entering politics as being related to the
corruption and injustice that he has
seen in the state government. He
blamed the problems on Dark
Politicians who are more concerned
with their personal lives than the
responsibilities to their jobs. He said if
he is elected there will be major
changes in the state government to
cover deficiencies that he has
observed.
Weekend
Weather
The National Weather Bureau in
Harrisburg predicts cloudy skies and a
chance of rain with the temperature in
the mid-sixties for Friday. Saturday
and Sunday should be partly cloudy
with temperatures in the mid-fifties.
More rain is likely Sunday night.