We Suggest
Kostos
Vol. XIII, No. '5.
Eisenhower Answ
President Announces 15% Faculty Cut;
Asks for More Support from State
Editor's Note: The following article by Ron Bonn was taken from The
Pennsylvania State College Daily Collegian March 14, 1951.
Penn State's faculty will be reduced 15 per cent for the coming bien
nium, because of expected enrollment drops, President Milton S. Eisenhower
told a faculty meeting in Schwab audi
The President also called on the s
the cost of residential instruction, rev
personnel on campus, and announced
the appointment of a number of new
committees, including one to study
the high cost of books to students.
Predicting a 20 per cent drop in
average full-time enrollment during
the next biennium, the president ex
plained that the 15 per cent faculty
cut is the minimum necessary. He
said part of the reduction will be
accomplished through assigning fac
ulty members to research projects,
which he expects to increase because
of the present national emergency.
A further reduction can be obtained
through not filling vacancies as they
occur, he said.
Predicts Enrollment Drop
'The President explained that draft
legislation now in Congress would
almost certainly cut average annual
enrollment from its present 10,000
down to 8,000 over the biennium. He
predicted adoption of a modification
of the "Trytten report," with defer
ments for top fractions of each class.
Speaking of deferments, the Presi
dent said there would probably be a
large number of students taking
courses this summer.
"There is some evidence that stu
dents continuously in school will re
ceive better treatment from draft
boards," he said.
Faculty Raises
Cost-of-living increases for the
faculty are now being planned, the
president said. The average boost
would be 15 per cent for the first
year and five per cent for the second.
He emphasized, however, that in
creases would be on an individual
basis, not across the board.
Speaking of student fees at the
College, the President said they are
higher than at most land grant in
stitutions. He said that here the
student pays about two-fifths of the
cost of his education, with the state
assuming the other three fifths. The
average for land grant schools, he
said, is for the student to pay one
quarter of his costs. The President
then called for assumption by the
state of a larger proportion of stud
ent costs.
Cost Higher
He also pointed out that the per
student cost of education here is
$585 per year, and that this is far
higher than at most land grant
schools, yet teacher salary is lower
than at most land grant schools.
He suggested that the disparity may
be due to the large number of courses
offered here some 3,ooo—although
he said he was not sure.
President Eisenhower announced
that the College will begin giving
business courses to Air Force per
sonnel on March 19. The contract
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Haz
torium yesterday
tate to assume a greater proportion of
ealed an agreement to train Air Force
Hershey Cites Plan
To Defer Students
Washington, March 16 Selective
Service Director Lewis B. Hershey
disclosed today he has proposed a
plan for qualification tests to give
draft deferment to high-ranking high
school and college students.
In correspondence with the House
Armed Services committee Hershey
said he had submitted the proposal
to Mobilization Director Charles E.
Wilson as a recommendation. Wheth
er it will be put into effect is up to
Wilson and Dr. Arthur Fleming,
manpower director under Wilson.
Officials said the number of edu
cational deferments may increase, if
the new plan is put into effect.
Bindlog or Permissive.?
Still to be decided is whether the
proposed policies would be binding on
draft boards or merely permissive.
Hershey's outline indicated he wants
them binding.
Hershey's plan calls for nation
wide tests of high school and college
students as a guide to determining
whether they should continue school
ing or be drafted.
High school graduates of draft age
passing the test with a mark of 70
or more would be deferred to enter
college.
Another Year
First, second and third year men
passing the tests with the 70 mark
or better also would be deferred to
go ahead with another year of col
lege.
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Operation Stinemeyer
Miss Ruth Stinemeyer, instructor
of history at the Center, is convales
cing at her home at 579 W. Maple
St., after an operation at the Hazle
ton State Hospital. She was released
from the hospital on Wednesday,
March 21. The Collegian wishes her
a speedy recovery.
German Club Bowls
The German Club scored again
with a bowling party at St. Johns
Bowling Alleys March 19. Fourteen
members and guests were present. If
the volume of shouts and cheers is
any indicator, they had a terrific
time.
The keen competition between Miss
Erlemann and Louie Guiliani rounded
out one of the most enjoyable activi
ties of the year. In future bowling
parties, any new competition will be
welcomed.
leton Coll
The Students' Voice
Hazleton Center, Highacres, Hazleton, Pa
The Petition Committee's Letter
Dear Sir
You are aware of conditions as they have existed at the Hazleton Under
graduate Center in the past. Much has been done to rectify these previous
malfunctions. However, there remains the taint of some other quite obvious
inequities, and only by meeting with us on equal terms can these conditions
be revised or obliterated.
At an orderly open meeting of the student body it was decided to ask
for a personal appearance of a campus official with sufficient knowledge
and enough fortitude to give good direct answers without hedging and am
biguity. Double talk :yin not accomplish anything. Cold facts on policy,
educational and administrative, are necessary to subdue the rising resent
ment.
Suggestion has been made that a member of the advisory board, a
member of the Hazleton Educational Council and a high campus official
preferably J. 0. Keller, meet with the student body in open unbiased
discussions.
Thanking you in advance for the democratic action we know you will
take, we remain
The President's Reply
Dear Mr. McGee:
I have the petition of the students at the Hazleton Center, suggesting
that I ask Mr. J. 0. Keller to meet with you for a discussion of numerous
problems. Sinee I cannot write to all those who signed the petition, I am
addressing this reply to you.
My first reaction to the petition was mixed; I was glad you felt free to
make the appeal you did, but I did not see how I could comply without
seeming to express lack of confidence in several persons, including Mr.
Campbell, for whom all of us in Penn State administration have the highest
regard.
However, in visiting with Mr. Keller and Mr. Campbell about the
petition the problem was easily solved for me. Mr. Campbell at once said
that he would welcome my requesting both Mr. Keller and him to go into
relevant problems thoroughly with you who are attending the Center.
I have therefore made such a request. Mr. Keller and Mr. Campbell will
be with you sometime next week, the exact time to be fixed by Mr. Keller
who will advise you, no doubt through Mr. Kostos.
Now, nothing constructive will be accomplished by asking either Mr.
Keller or Mr. Campbell, or both, to try to carry on a round-table session
with the entire student body. One can address a large group, but cannot
possibly have two-way communication that yields helpful results. Conse
quently I am suggesting that Mr. Keller and Mr. Campbell meet with a
representative group of students, not exceeding about ten, Perhaps your
Student Council is of the appropriate size; in that case the conversations
can be between the Council and my two representatives.
If in addition to this meeting, at which two-way communication is
wholly feasible, you wish Mr. Keller to address the student body, I am sure
he would be glad to do so.
May I say to you and the members of the Student Council that at
considerable sacrifice we are planning to keep the Hazleton Center open
even in the face of declining student enrollments. We are closing several
other Centers. At all Centers, rigid economies will have to be practiced.
Programs will not be as extensive as they have been. This is the only
alternative to closing the Centers. Such Centers must be self-supporting;
egian
Campbell Ends Prepared Speech
(Continued on page 2)
Respectfully yours,
Petition Committee
Blue-jean
Ball
Friday, March 30, 1951
4ion
.sKent Milton S. Eisenhower's
to the s 2 letter of the Petition
iittecOwag received shortly be
-lieler vacation by Student
1.711 President Edward McGee.
, nhower stated in his letter
he has requested J. 0. Keller
tuart Campbell to go into rele
problems thoroughly with stu
at the Center.
:e a round-table discussion with
, ntire student body could not
rly yield effective two-way corn
.ation, Eisenhower suggests that
and Campbell meet with a
3entative group of students, not
ding about ten.
ampbell Addresses Students
chain of events leading to the
.nge of letters between the com
mittee and the President started
when Stuart Campbell, director of
community colleges, addressed ap
proximately 70 students on March 8
in the Botany building as the result
of the rising interest in the Goss
resignation. Campbell said that the
seriousness of the situation made it
necessary for him to read from a
prepared speech rather than to an
swer questions in an informal man
ner.
Campbell said that Mr. J. 0. Keller
(assistant to the President, in charge
of extension) received an anonymous
letter suggesting that "poor judg
ment" and "dishonesty" were being
used in the administration of the
Center at Highacres. Keller took the
letter to College President Milton
Eisenhower.
Unaware of the anonymous letter,
Student Council President Edward
McGee, in the meantime, telephoned
Edward Weikel, chairman of the
board of trustees for the centers, and
informed him of the unsatisfactory
conditions at the Center. This turned
Weikel toward investigation proceed
ings, and he called Keller. Because
of the anonymous letter and McGee's
contact with Weikel, Keller sent
Campbell to Hazleton to investigate.
Campbell explained that on Mon
day, Feb. 19, he met with Goss. He
told Goss of the anonymous letter
and the telephone call from Weikel
and asked Goss to remain away from
the Center until an investigation
could be made; whereupon Goss of
fered his resignation. However,
Campbell did not accept the resigna
tion at this time but told Goss to
meet with him the next morning
after he had considered the matter
more fully. Campbell reminded Goss
that "because of conditions" it would
be unwise to resign now because his
resignation would be interpreted as
an admission of guilt. Goss resigned
the following day, stating that since
the "faculty and advisory board
weren't behind him," he thought it
best not to continue as administra
tive head, but further stated that his
resignation was "not an admission of
anything."
New Administrative Head
Campbell then told the students
that the appointment of Goss' suc
cessor "will not be done hurriedly."
He said that J. 0. Keller has the re
sponsibility for the appointment but
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