The tto y '4, gOLLEGIFIN Ai DERGROUAto P cit. 0 V?, Lill/ILA/ER 1?6-516-Iv5 University Park- Pa. ; Jan, 12, Dr, Eric A. Walker plans to step down as President o' the Pennsylilania State University 'snot later than July 1 1970." He announced his decision after asking the Board of Trustees of the University at their Saturday meeting in. Harrisburg to relieve him at that time and to - begin now the search for a successor. By the time of his planned re= tirement, PreSident 'Walker, now 58, Will have served as - for 14 yearS, - third longest tenure in the history - of Pehn State. - Dr. Walker's tenure has brought profound - growth' and change to the University. From a primarily state institution' of higher learning, it has grown in stature to the point that it is generally accorded a place among the top universities in the United. States. - Of the 120,000 - atudents gradu ated by thelkiversity since it - was chattered . in - 1855 2 ' almost 60,000 tictuellY - 5%451] have received their degrees since'Walker assumed the presidency in 1956. He came to Penn - State in 1945 as direOtor of the newly-established Or dinance ReSearch Laboratory and head of theDepartment_ of EleCtrical Engin *tering; _ named - dean of the COI 1 12 P:of . Eneinee* ; 14 - in 1953 and vice to_resident of the Ifintaireity early In later In the year, he was - -,-4, 'president, succeeding Dr. Mil— ,an S: Eisenhower, and he formally .ssumed the post on October 1, 1956. c 6 -71 A 1 OPEN FORUM ON SGA CONSTITUTION The first in a series uf sessions to revise or amend the present constitation whicn SGA is now operating under will be held on Wednesday ? January 29, 1969. Several immediate problems have arisen during the first year that the new constitution has been used and the purpose of these sessions is to alleviate some of them. One problem which became evident at the January 16 SGA meeting was that of the pro— cedure followed in making bills into law. The constitution specifies that bills must be written and submitted to the SGA The SGA has not followed this section and at the above meet— ing were at doubts as to wheth— er their bills are official and can be enforced. Most of the previous SGA proposals were in the form of bills and motions. This fact opened the'question of whether the 'two separate types of' actions official and can be enforced. An . .investigation is also underway by the SGA constitution al committee to define the two terms and separate . them for fur— ther investigation. Anthem interested in help ing the rinds - lon are velcemed to attend this important meet, ing to be held in the RUB Lec ture Hall. .A....--.2-7 , -..7 , 6.-e_,.
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