Vol. XVITI'No. 4 ' "■
PENNSYLVANIA STATE; SENATE
i opx“lacion,"for"' '
scho'ols •'' ~ ” .
Includes, plan for S3OO o CO
Teacher Raise at |lso o oo
a year for next two years.
On Wednesday, October 12, the State
Senate approved a $452,000,000
appropriation for Penn sylvania
schools* Hie money Is earmarked
for state school subsidies, which
in some cases arts long overdue,
the other schools will receive
their appropriations in October
and November.. Jfhe amount is
$31,000,000,00 oyer the amount
given in the past.
The recorded vote was 49.-oj.
although many Senators abstained
from voting* The Appropriation
now goes back to the House for
concurrence. Two Democrats,
Harry E. Seyler (York) and
Jo Hays (Centre), were the .
Senators responsible for Senate
approval.
The politically sensitive issue
of teachers salaries had been
shunted to the background for
most of the 1955 legislation
because of the tax. impasse*
FOOTBALL Gi*ME
h. football game trip has been approved
Student Council a Ihis trip...
wl .l be to the Penh State-,*Syracuse
fouTf-bair game on Saturday, November
ft* Student Council announced that
it will finance‘the transportation
to and from the game, but the .students
♦WO. have to buy the tickets aha any
thing else. Bie tickets will be
(to be con’t.)
SOCIAL -COMMITTEE
The social committee met on
Wednesday, October 12, 1955, to
plan for‘the dances that will be
this semester.
The first dance will be held on
October 28, 1955 at the Eagles
Clubhouse in Hazleton. This
will be the Hallowed en Party
and will be from 8300 P. M,
to 12?00 P f - M, Music will be "
furnished by a popular
orchestra.
Dancing will: not be the only
form of entertainment, as there
will ba many activities, such as
bobbing for apples, etc., a
program, and refreshments* !
The party will be very informal
(jeans, etc.). Come to the
Hallowe’en Party, October 28th.
and have fun.
STUDENT COUNCTL DROPS BiSKoTEALL
By a unanimous vote Student Counci
at approximately 9soo P,F, Friday
evening decided that the Center’s
basketball team ba disbanded fca?
the coming year. , This decision wa
reached after long debate begun
during the regular session of
C ouncil and continued during the
evening session.
At the beginning of the meeting
Friday morning, Theresa Bobowsky
moved, that the Center’s basketba!
team be disbanded and that an
intramural sports program be sub
stituted. After this motion was
made, it-was decided by Council
that debate be limited to twenty
five minutes.
October 17, 195:
(to be con l t.)