VOLUME XX I I - NO. 1
Oswald For
CC Autonomy
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His aim is to provide policies
that will develop the kind of
autonomy necessary for the
Commonwealth Campuses to
relate as closely as possible to the
special needs which fit the
particular environment of each
individual campus. He wants to
respond to each campus in view
of its own separate and special
situation.
This man is in a position to do
just that. He is the University's
new president, John Wieland
Oswald.
He said that while he intends to
respond-to each campus because
each has distinct differences
from any of the others, he hopes
to maintain "sufficient tie to the
mother campus academically" to
be certain that the quality and
level of education will be similar
for all Penn Staters. "I wish to
assure our students of academic
quality -while providing the
necessary autonomy in areas of
student affairs."
The president said he feels that
the gradui I decentralization of
the campuses in areas of student
affairs may greatly. affect the
Organization of Student
Government Association
(OSGA). "The students will have
decide for themselves whether or
not the present organization
to the best one. That's for them to
decide," he said.
Oswald said he has just begun
to explore many of the campuses'
problems, and he intends to "talk
to the director, the faculty and
the OSGA" before making any
major decisions affecting a
particular campus. "I intend to
visit each campus often," he
said.
When asked about the
possibility that 'some 2-year
campuses may eventually retire
to become community colleges
dissociated with the Penn State
system, Oswald reassuringly
said "each will play its individual
role within our Penn State
family."
"Button
Frosh"
By Ray Geiger
CUB Staff Writer
The 1970 fall term was laun
ched with a full week of freshmen
orientation. Over 600 students
were welcomed to the Behrend
Campus by Director Irvin H.
Kochel . and David K. Carr,
President of the Student
Government Association.
Orientation was highlighted by
an introduction to the ad
ministration staff conducted by
Dean of Student Affairs, Ben
jamin A. Lane, on Sunday
evening. The introductions
continued on Monday 'afternoon
as students met with- the heads
and faculty advisors of their own
specific colleges. The week was
filled out by a dance on Monday
night featuring "The Wall", a
Free University on Tuesday, and
club meetings on Wednesday.
The Student Union Board also
provided a movie "Charade" on
Wednesday evening.
Amid the welcoming speeches,
the new friends, and the new way
of life for entering freshman to
the Behrend Campus, rose the
unfathomable cry of "Button
Froth", by every upperclassmen
who so despisingly remembers
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Musala Nominee To
University Council
John Musala of Behrend is one
of five Commonwealth Campus
students nominated by the
Organization of Student
Government Association for a
position on the newly formed
University Council.
At the request of University
President John W. Oswald, each
of the four regions made
nominations at the September 11
and 12 sessions held at University
Park. Oswald suggested that
O.S.G.A. permit Capitol Campus
to choose a fifth nominee, but the
assembly decided to select the
fifth candidate from the state at
large.
Musala was nominated during
regional caucus sessions' to
represent the West Penn North
region. Other nominees are
Robert Lukasik of Worthington,
Scranton, and Pocono; Al Wolfe
of Ogontz, Piedmont ; and Robert
Cipoletti of Fayette, West Penn
South. The assembly elected Bob
Fuhrman of York by secret ballot
as the fifth candidate.
The 12-member University
Council was instituted July 1 by
the University Board of Trustees
to work with the president on
matters concerning student
affairs. The University Senate
New Buildings
Being Added
Every morning at eight
o'clock, the noise of drills
hammers and machinery fills the
air, so no sleeping dormie rests
peacefully. The noise comes from
the construction of the new
dormitory and the new food
service building. -
The dormitory is the building.
closest to Jordan Road. It will be
exactly like Niagara Hall except
the entrance leads into the glass
enclosed recreation room. There
are three possibilities for oc
cupation of the dormitory: men,
women, or co-ed. No decision has
been made as yet. •
Resident students will have all
their meals in the Food Service
Building. It is located to the south
of Perry Hall.
The proposed completion date
for the two buildings is Sep
tember 1971.
The Nick Building, north of the
Behrend building is a newly
completed laboratory and
classroom structure. It consists
of two biological-science
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THE - BEHREND CAMPUS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1970
University President John W. Oswald
formerly exercised authority in
student affairs and -was
responsible to the trustees.
This authority was delegated to
the University President acting
on the advice of the council, the
appropriate Senate committee
and any student organization
which might be concerned.
The University Council will
consist of four administrators,
the vice president for student
affairs, two academic deans and
one Commonwealth Campus
director; four faculty members
including one from the Com
monwealth Campuses; four
students including one branch
campus student, one graduate
student and two University Park
undergraduates with at least
seventh term standing.
Oswald said that eventually he
expects to increase the size of the
group to no more than" 20 or 25
members.
Questions facing the new group
include student affairs policies
and regulations, relationships
among Penn State campuses and
development of academic
programs.
Behrend's Representatives
The weekend sessions were
attended by more than 70 student
leaders, advisers and deans
representing 17 Commonwealth
Campuses. Behrend's
representatives include Dave
Carr, Tip Dworzanski, Phil Hood,
Linda .Juliano, and Daniel
Fiorintino, residence coor
dinator.
In other action the assembly:
—lncreased its operating budg
et from less than $l,OOO to ap
proximately $1,200 by increasing
the annual assessments paid by
member governments. A
proposal increasing the budget to
about $lBOO was withdrawn after
a compromise was, worked out.
—Tabled a bill which would
permit the four OSGA regional
organizations to conduct fund
raising activities - to increase the
annual operating budget.
—Received a new constitution
proposed by the OSGA Executive
Committee. Action cannot be
taken on the new constitution
until the next conference session.
- - -Approved legislation per
mitting each Commonwealth
Campus Student Government
Association to charter student
groups on its campus. - This
legislation must be approved by
Oswald.
--Scheduled its next state
conference for- November 6 and 7
at University Park.
University President
Coming To Behrend
University President John W.
Oswald will make his first official
visit to Behrend on Wednesday,
October 21, when he will dedicate
the Edwin W. Nick Building.
Dr. Oswald's tentative sched
ule for the day includes arrival at
Behrend at 2:00 p.m., meetings
with the students and faculty, and
dedication of the Nick Building at
4:00 p.m. Following this will be a
reception for him in either the
Reed Building or Erie Hall. He
will conclude his visit at a dinner
with members of the advisory
board.
At 52, Dr. John W. Oswald is a
stockily-built, robust man of
medium height. who brings great
intellectual and physical vigor to
his work. As an undergraduate at
DePauw University in Green
castle, Indiana, he was that rare
combination of Phi Beta Kappa
student and star athlete. On his
graduation from DePauw in 1938,
the young midwesterner en
rolled ,at the University of
California, Davis, as a graduate
student.
After attending officer training
school at Notre Dame and North
western universities, Dr. Oswald
attended motor torpedo boat
training school and then served
more than 50 combat missions as
a PT boat captain and a
divisional commander in the
Mediterranean. For this service
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SUB. To Bring
Roger & Wendy
The Student Union Board has
joined 300 other campuses
throughout the United States and
Canada in an attempt to expose
young professionals to college
audiences. The SUB will present
several Circuit Coffee Houses
during the year as well as its
usual local productions.
Roger and Wendy will appear
at the first coffee house in the
series, October 8,9, and 10 at 8
p.m. in the dining hall. They will
play familiar and original
material of a generally con
temporary vein ranging from
quiet folk ballads to rock. Two
shows will be featured Thursday
night with three shows Friday
and Saturday.
he received the Navy Com
mendation Medal.
On his release from active
duty. Dr. Oswald returned to the
Davis campus as assistant
professor of plant pathology and
as plant pathologist in the
Agricultural Experiment Station.
He was promoted to a full
professor in 1957. In 1958, Dr.
Oswald was promoted to the
office of the president of the
state-wide University system:
His selection of President of the
University of Kentucky came in
1963. One of Dr. Oswald's prin
cipal contributions was the
development of a sound system of
15 two-year campuses of the
university. Dr. Oswald resigned
from the University of Kentucky
system to take the No. 2 post in
the University of California
system of 100,000 students and
almost 10,000 faculty members on
nine campuses.
In addition to his on-campus
administrative work, Dr. Oswald
has participated in the work of
many national educational
groups and in community ac
tivities where he has resided.
Dr. Oswald is married and they
have two daughters, Elizabeth,
23, a 1968 graduate of Vassar
College, and Nancy, 21, a senior
at Stanford University, and a son.
John, Jr., now 13.
By Gary Thornbloom
Managing Editor
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charge."
This service has been in
operation since the beginning of
July, and through the beginning
of September has counseled over
160 registrants. Persons have
sought help in regards to
enlistment, mental, physical,
occupational, and student
deferments and a great many
have come in to find out about
Conscientious Objection.
Patrick Mertens, the director,
is a former Peace Corps worker
and is engaged .in draft coun
seling while a graduate student at
the State University at
Binghamton. His appraisal of
many draft registrants was this,
"Many draft age males are
unaware of the laws governing
the draft. Most draft registrants
are unaware that the laws
provide for various deferments
and exemptions from induction.
It is the belief of the Center that a
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be impartial and comprehensive.
The draft board you are
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