Let's Pray For
An Appropriation
Now
VOL. XVIII. No 3
trustees asked
to DISCONTINUE
FORESTRY WORK
Governor Pinchol Recommends
That Forestry Course Be Drop
ped from Curriculum
MONT ALTO SCHOOL TO
REPLACE DEPARTMENT
cbanae Is Made With Intention
of Reducing Expenses of
Duplicating Courses
Upon the request or Governor Pin
cbot, the trustees of the college will
be asked to consider a recommendation
that professional forestry Instruction
be dispensed with at Penn State at the
close of the present collegiate year In
June.
Announcement that he had assured
the Governor that this recommenda
tion would bo made, was given Satur
day by President Thomas following his
return from Harrisburg, where he spent
the week and where he had an inter
view with the Governor on the subject.
.Tbe Governor announced through the
press on Saturday that It was. his de
sire to avoid the duplication of profes
sional forestry Instruction, which he
feels is now the case with the Mont
Alio Forestry Academy and State Col
lege, and would see only “woodlot for
estry** and its allied branches taught
at the college.
There ore now* fifty-four students in
the four year course at Mont Alto,
educated at an average cost of .$350 to
the state. There are at present , ninety
four students of forestry at Penn
State, educated at an average, cost of
|!2O per year to the state. The four
year ‘Course was established at Mont
Alto In 1920, and it is said that dupli
cation of professional instruction has
existed only since that time.
The Governor said in the press in
terview making the announcement,
that '“woodlot forestry’ was going to
become an important branch of agri
cultural training in which State Col
lege easily could assume national lead
ership.”
There is no use for two profession
al frirestschools," the Governor is quot
ed as saying. "The Mont Alto school
has by far the best outdoor equipment
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MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS
OFFER SUNDAY CONCERT
Glee Clubs Will Be Assisted by
Men’s and Girl’s Quartets
in Initial Production
The Men's and Girl’s Glee Clubs will
Join la giving a concert in the Audi
torium next Sunday afternoon. They
wOI be assisted by 7 the Men’s and Girl’s
varsity quartets. This will be the first
of a series of Sunday afternoon con
certs by the musical organizations of
Penn Btate which will continue
throughout the winter.
The Girls’ Glee Club Is at Its best
this year through the efforts of Rich
ard W." Grant, Director of the College
Hoeic, and tho hearty co-operation' of
aH the girls In tho club. They have
arrived, at a stage which Is character
l*ed by the faultless production of dlf
fcolt songs with an ease and grace
which bespeaks of a professional or
•aalzatlon. The Girls* Varsity Quar
which" recently returned from a
trip to Bradford. Pennsylvania, are al
taady well-known through the-excel
part which they played in the last
Girl>* Glee Club concert.
The. Men’s Glee Club will present
their share of the program with their
.twual poise and technique, -while the
hfcns Varsity Quartet, whose perform
*&ces are ever pleasing, will entertain
the audienco in their .usual enlivening
manner.
Wans for sophomore
HOP NEAR COMPLETION
for the second annual
®®Dboinorw Hop are rapidly nearing
completion and the afTair promises to
among the best of its kind held in
• past few years. The price of the
tickets has been set as low as possible
®od will be four dollars for sophomores
fod three dollars for freshmen.
favors have been selected and
undoubtedly meet with tho in
*j*nt approval of all who attend the
Although an orches&i has not
■ *OO Procured, several comblna
~jv- . good reputation are under
jup* 1 deration and the best orchestra
j--- ®nn be obtained will be chosen
k-tarnish the music. The dance will
formal and will probably
- at el ßbt-thlrty and continue until
* or the decorations are going
flgjMy* forward and an effort will be
convert the Armory into an
t * aDCe committee in
°* tae afTair has planned to in
a new feature into the even
fr-*- Program. Not wishing to disclose
01 th,s SlKCla lty, the' com
simply promises a surprise and
*°r all who attend.
ARTHUR RUGH WILL
OPEN EVANGELISTIC
CAMPAIGN FRIDAY
Popular Speaker to
Conduct Series of
Four Talks
CLASSES EXCUSED FOR
CONVOCATION FRIDAY
Y. M. C. A. Secretary to China Has
Vital Message for Penn
State Students
With the coming of Arthur Rugh,
traveling National Student Secretary
of the Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion for all China, next Friday morn
ing, one of the greatest evangelistic
movements at Penn State since that of
Sherwood Eddy and J. Stitt Wilson
two years ago will be gotten under
way. A series of four meetings will
comprise Mr. Rugh’s work on the Penn
State campus and the message which
he will bring to the college promises to
bo worth tho time that evory man and
woman student at Penn State’ will
spend In listening to him.
Program of Meetings
The following schedule has been an
nounced by Mr. Rugh through tho
Penn State Y. M. C. A. as being the
best arrangement for presenting his
subject to the student body:
Friday, 11:10 a. m. Convocation:
“Life’s - Vital Questions”
Friday, 7:00 p. m. “The Path to
Faith”
Saturday, 7:00 p. m. “The Path to
Victory”
- Sunday, 7:45 p. m. “The Path to
Power"
In connection with these larger
meetings, which will be held in the
Auditorium, a number of smaller pray
er services will be held at noon each
day at three centrally located points.
It is planned to have these meetings
under student control and It is prob
able that the Y. M. C. A. will have sev
eral prominent* alumni present .to add
to the "pep" of the programs.
The college authorities have consent
ed to dismiss all classes scheduled for
the last hour Friday morning in order
that every student may attend tho
convocation in tho Auditorium. Steps
are also under way to have classes
dismissed at twelve o'clock on the two
days that Mr. Rugh will be at Penn
State so that the prayer services may
he made as successful as possible.
Is a Native of Pennsylvania
Mr. Rugh proudly asserts that he is
a “Pennsylvania Dutchman” and he
spent the early part of his life on a
form In Clarion County. He worked
his way through Wittenberg College in
Ohio and during his undergraduate
days took an active part in college ac
tivities, being president of the Witten
berg Y. M. C. A. for two years, presi
dent of his class during his sophomore
and senior years, a member of the col
lege glee club, basketball team, and
baseball team, and was captain on the
nine In his senior year. In 1901 and
1902 he was State College Secretary
for Ohio, and the following year trav
eled for the Student Volunteer Move
ment.
But it is not as q Y. M. C. A. worker
In America that Mr. Rugh mode bis
greatest success. In 1903 he made bis
first visit to China,—then in the first
stages of its groat advance toward
western education—and since that time
has been actively engaged in "Y" work
among the Chinese students. It has
been Mr. Rugh’s privilege to know In
timately the leaders among the stu
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Campaign for Enforcing Customs
Is Sponsored by Student Council
Penn State will not have a skating
rink this year was the announcement
made at-Student Council at the regu
lar meeting last Tuesday night when
the chairman of the committee report
ed on an interview with Coach Bezdek.
A report on the progress of the "Cus
toms Campaign" organization conclud
ed the important business of the Coun
cil. *
A. A. Plans Announced
The committee appointed by the
President of Student Council to urge
the construction of a skating rink this
wipter met with the Head of the Phys
ical Education Department and was
told of the plans which that depart
ment and tho Athletic Association con
templated in the development of -win
ter sports at the college. Since no suit
able location for a rink can be se
cured this year, it will be necessary
to postpone the work until summer
when a special plot will be graded for
the rink. Plans for a toboggan slide
and a ski jump are also developing.
The proposed rink will approximate
an ice surface three hundred feet long
and one hundred and .fifty feot wide.
No doubt, this recreational develop
ment will take place adjacent to the
location of the golf course at the pres
ent time. Mr. Bezdek is gathering in
formation on the toboggan slide and
skU jump and hopes to have the necee
STATE COLLEGE. PA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1923
ARTHUR RUGH
YEARLING QUINTET
READY FOR KISKI
Coach Haines’ Reorganized Team
to Face Hard Combinations
on Western Jaunt
TRIP WILL END WITH
WEST VIRGINIA GAME
Taking advantage of the two weeks
rest period since their game with the
West Virginia freshmen, Coach "Hink
le” Haines’ yearling tossers have been
tuning up in preparation for a hard
trip this week end which includes
games with Kiski, Pitt freshmen, and
a return engagement with tho West
Virginia cubs in the order mentioned.
The clash with Kiski is scheduled for
Thui-sduy night on the Sal tabu rg lloor
and the Nhtuny freshmen are antici
pating the hardest buttle of the year.
Kiski has an exceptionally strong
basketball aggregation .this, year and
one which will give every freshman
team in the country a gruelling tussle.
The lloor superiority of the Sultsburg
passers has been shown a number of
limes this season and was demonstrat
ed in a forcible manner in the game
with tin* l’itt yearlings in which they
defeated the University freslimen by
a 60 to 34 seorc. Kiski bonsts a vet
eran Quintet and Coach Haines is tak
ing id. chances In grooming the Penn
State cubs in-an effort to get them in
shape for the approaching battle.
In tho intensive work-outs .which
have been going on in the Nittany
freshman camp during thq past' two
weeks, several second string men have
been showing up exceptionally wetl and
will he given a chance to display their
wares in tho game with Kiski on
Thursday night. Dawson, center on
last year’s Mahoney City team which
won the interscholastic championship,
will be sont to one of the guard posi
tions while McDonald will be given a
chance at centor In favor of Jarmolo
wlcz, Passaic High star. McVlckers
and Hood will hold down their accus
tomed forward positions with Rlchman
filling the other guard berth:
This reorganized and rejuvenated
combination has been doing good work
in tho daily scrimmages and the fresh
man basketball mentor. Is expecting
It to make a satisfactory showing in
tho- games this week end. A new and
successful system of passing has been
devoloped which bids, fair to increase
tho efficiency of the tossers In taking
the ball down the floor.
sary data available In the near future.
“Campaign” Developing
Duo to tho fact that the formerly
appointed chairman of tho “Customs’
Campaign” Committee will he absent
from the college for a month, I. S. Ad
ams '23 was asked to take charge of
the important work of his committee.
The laxity in the enforcement of the
customs of the college and the adop
tion of the revised fist of frosh rules
by the Council emphasized the necessity
of a special effort to advocate a more
strict observancp of all customs at
Penn State and a committee was ap
pointed to plan this drive. The demo
cratic “Hello" on the campus is dying
out,.the salute of the President has fal
len Into disuse, and the obedience by
alt classmen to customs explains the
need of such a campaign, is the opin
ion .of the Council. A 1 mass meeting
during the. week of February twelfth
nnd novel advertising stunts will mark
the drive. -
The staff of the Penn State Engin
eer presented a--petition to Student
Council to the effect that the editor of
that publication be considered-a mem
ber ' of Student Council and • that he
automatically acquire that , position
through election. A committee-con
sisting of W. C. Lehew ’23, L. R. Male
’23, and W.B. Oliver ’24 was appoint
ed to consider the petition.
GRADUATION FOR
MID-YEAR CLASS
SET FOR TONIGHT
Seventy-Two Seniors to Be Grad
uated at Annual Mid-Year
*' Commencement
EXERCISES TO BEGIN
PROMPTLY AT 7:30 P. M.
Is Largest Class to Graduate in
January in History
of Penn State
The commencement exercises mark
ing the close of the undergraduate car
eers of the mid-year graduates will be
held tonight at seven-thirty o’clock in
the Auditorium.. Seventy-two degrees
will be awarded ’ the members of the
largest mid-year graduating class in
the history of Penn State college.
The program that has been arranged
will follow closely the traditional grad
uation exercises of ; the colego. Tho
order of exercises will be us follows:
1 — Organ Prelude I
2 The College Hymn
3 Scripture ReJVJihg
4 The Invocation. >
Professor Fred Lewis Pattee
5 Address to tho Graduating Class
President John M. Thomas
6 Conferring of degrees
7 Awarding of Certificates for Mil
itary Service
Mnjor Elton D. Walker
8— ’Music “Alma Mater"
9 •Benediction
Forty-two degrees; of Bachelor of
Science and twenty-four degrees .of
Bachelor of Arts will be awarded to
the. graduates by the, cleans of the var
ious schools. In addition four students
will receive the advanced degree. of
.Master of Science. The degree of Civ
il Engineer will be awarded James M.
Angie and Hilton It; Brown will re
ceive the degree of Mechanical Engin
eer.
First honors will he awarded to fif
teen per cent of' the''graduating class
who have received an. average grade
of eighty-live per cent nr more in
their studies. In this list are Don
ald. Keith Adams. Clam May Replogle,
anti Robert Bifrtnif Vilson. Second
honors for those in the next fifteen
per cent of the class will be awarded to
Kenneth William Barr, Roger Ham
mond Bruy, Guy Wilson Grove, Rob
ert Vunxunt Finney, Wilbur Forest
Leitxel! and Morris ixuiis Jacob.
ARCHITECTS TO BRING
EXHIBIT TO PENN STATE
Paintings of Pennsylvania Scenes
to Be Exhibited in Fine Arts
Gallery This Month
Art lovers wifi be given an oppor
tunity to view an attxacive fist of oil
paintings and pastels by Orlando G.
Wales, a Pennsylvania artist who Is
well known for his pictures of Penn
sylvania' landscapes. This exhibit,
which will include twenty-five canvass
es covering a wide variety of subjects,
has been brought to State College by
the Department of Architecture and
will be shown in the Fine Arts Gallery
on the-socond floor of Old Main from
February' first to fifteenth including
Sunday afternoons.
Included in this list are paintings
with the' following titles: “The Old
French Village”, "The Haunted House"
"Tho Fruit Stall", “Tho Rug Shop",
“The Great Mosque".
Among the distinctively Pennsylvan
ian landscapes are such titles as “Le
high Valley In the Evening", “Evening
along the Schuylkill", “Clematlous 0 ,
"In my Neighbors Garden".
Mr. Wales has exhibited his pictures
at a number of art gallerys including
the National Academy of Design at
New York City, Arts Club of ’ Wash
ington, D. C. and the Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia.
Mr. Wales Is a member of the Salma
gundi Club and the Society of Amer
ican -Artists.
Tho Department of Architecture has
announced that the competition draw
ings for the new Chicago ' Tribune
Building will be shown at State College
during the latter part of. March. This
collection includes one hundred and
thirty-five drawings which were sub
mitted by architects from all ovor the
world in the one hundred thousand dol
lar contest of the Chicago Trffmne. '•
COLLEGE BAND PLANS
NEW MUSICAL OFFERING
Under the direction ,of.
W. O.' Thompson the Pehn state Band
wifi give the second of the winter ser
ies of Sunday afternoon concerts. This
concert will be on the afternoon of
February eleventh and, as at all ap
pearances of the Band, will probably
be attended by the larger part of the
student body. v
The Penn State Band is known
throughout the for Its abil
ity, through its 'playing at intercol
legiate football games, and• thet pro
gram to be'presented here at home'wiil
undoubtedly be of the highest order.
COLLEGE NEEDS SIO,OOO7OOO^—BUT
STATE BUDGET ALLOWS $1,860,000
MID-YEAR GRADUATES
NOTICE
All mid-year graduates will
meet in the Foyer of the Audi
torium this ovening nt seven o’-
clock sharp. The faculty ts
scheduled* to meet at the same
place at seven-twenty. The Mid-
Year Commencement exorcises
will begin promptly at seven
thirty.
HELFFRICH GOES TO
MILLROSE GAMES
“Millrose 600” Will Be the Only
Event Entered by the
Nittany Lion
WILL PARTICIPATE IN
THE NEWARK CONTEST
Penn State will open her indoor
track season for 1923, by sending Alan
Helffrich *25 to the Millroso games at
Madison Square Garden, New York,
tbdny, where he Mill enter the famous
"Millrose 600" yard dash.
lt was Coach Cartmett’s previous in
tention to send also a Blue and 'White
one- or two-ralle relay team to the
game, but the fact that Helffrich would
he included in the line-up of either of
them and that his withdrawal from -the
relay teams would prove a serious
handicap to the Lion, caused him to
determine upon his present plan of
sending Helffrich only.
Winter Handicaps
Penn State wifi also enter the New
ark games on February seventh, and
it is praUable that Captain Kauffman
wifi enter the hurdles there, although
“Nate" Cartmell has not yet an
nounced the entries from the Nittany
valley. Furher details both ns to the
Newark meet and the winter liandl
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MANY CANDIDATES TRY
OUT FOR THESPIANS
Abundance of Dramatic Ability
Disclosed in Trials for
“The Little Whopper”
Many promising candidates for the
cast of "The Little Whopper" went
through tho preliminary trials held a
few days'ago and It is felt that, with
the good material at hand, this latest
Thosplan production will ‘be a huge
success. An abundance of singing,
dancing, and dramatic ability was dis
closed and In some cases it has beon
difficult to know Just who would be
boat fitted for a particular role.
The production of “The Little Whop
per’’ will be under the direction of Mr.
Albert LAng, of New York, who Is
known throughout the college by the
excellent manner In which he devel-*
oped and produced “The Fair Co-ed",
last year. Mr. Lang has had thirty
years of experience In acting and di
recting and under his supervision the
play will undoubtedly take on a pro
fessional atmosphere.
"The Littlo Whopper” as a play, has
been highly praised by musical and
dramatic critics wherever it has beon
presented. It ran with great success
in New York and was one of tho most
popular musical comedies throughout
the entire east a few years ago.
FACULTY SENATE PASSES
ON PENNSYLVANIA DAY
The action of the Board of Trustees
of the college regarding the conduct
of .Pennsylvania Day at Penn State
was .discussed at length at a recent
meeting of the Faculty Senate and
steps were taken among the faculty
and general student body to ascertain
the general concensus of oplhlon about
reconsidering the Board of Trustees'
resolution. *
Following a plan suggested by the
Faculty Senate, Dean Wamock sent
a- number of letters of inquiry to sev
eral faculty members and students to
get their opinions on the matter. The
main’ points • of these letters were
whether the fuculty and student body
favored departmental exhibits and
or not a college convocation
should be held on Pennsylvania Day.
As a.whole, the departmental exhibits,
such as were staged by the Engineer
ing School this fall, were underrated by
the student body and the voting was
almost unanimously against the con
vocation Idea. *
For that reason, Dean Wamock an
nounced in a recent 'interview that
Pennsylvania Day next year will be
conducted oh the same general lines as
the * fall holiday was staged, this year
arid the'day will be given over entirely
to the students and to athletics.
an.
Steps Being Taken to Have Appropria
tion Figure Increased-Would Mean
Starvation Diet for Penn State
Pi ". chot . would allow but $1,860,000 in his State
Prom Ha f rriaburn n i«? 1 a PP ro P riation to Penn State, announced
camDusalumni„iHf Wee H' C f H aS 8 great sur P ise and shock "> the
campus, alumni and friends of the college
jh e $238i a 0^ U a!:„I h n C | !■ ss2l ’“° 0r twent >’-' WO percent less than
tne »z,381,000 appropriation received by the college for the 1921-23
gl??.em V i e „c b rea n sed ken " make P ° Ssible effort « have «*» »ud-
Just what the reduction would mean to Penn State in the wav of
restrictions to the student body, extension activities and other fea
ures, is impossible to estimate with any degree of accuracy without
the a '. d j° ?" offlclal statement from the President’s office. This is
expected within a few days. Hope is entertained for the final grant
ing by the state of a sum in excess of the state budget allotment.
T OFFERS NEW
MUSICAL NUMBER
Marx Adel Hays Opera Singeis to
Present Excerpts from Well-
Known Operas
PROGRAM TO BE GIVEN
IN AUDITORIUM FEB. 10
The next number of the combined
Musical and Entertainment Course,
which is being* given this year under
tho Joint auspices of the Y. M. C. A.
and tiie Department of Music, promis
es to be one of the most interesting
numbers on the entire course. Coming
on tho tenth of February, soon after
tho opening of tho second semester,
The Mary Adel Hays Opera" Singers
will bring a type of music to Penn
State that is seldom enjoyed outside
of the larger cities.
Although mbst of the studies and
Concert'work of the Mary ‘ Adel Hays
Opera Singers has been done fn New
York City, repeated calls for western
tours have made that group well
known in the western states. For that
reason. Miss Hays became afllliatcd
with one of the lyceutn bureaus of
New York this year and is on a trans
continental tour of the United States
during the present season.
The program for the evening con
tains costumed excerpts from both
light and grand opera, as well as many
bailad selections and concert classics.
Costume scenes from “Faust”, “Rigo
letto", “Carmen”, "II Trovatoro", "Mar
tha". and many of the other old fa
vorites will bo presented—musically
and artistically correct. Not only is the
individual artistry of each member far
above that heard In tho average oper
atic concert group, but the voices have
beon carefully selected by Miss Hays
with a view of perfecting a remarkable
ensemble.* Tho balthd numbers, too,
promise to bo particularly chosen and
special selections from the famous
cantatas and oratorios are used by
Miss Hays and her artists. The opera
scenes have been carefully coached by
a leading New York Impresario and
particular, attention has been given to
the correct' costuming and scenery
used in the various operatic pictures.
A delightful treat la Indeed in store
for lovers of real music. j
The personnel of the Mary Adel |
Hays Opera Singers includes the.
names of some of the best known New!
York artists. They have been with
Miss Hays during past seasons, so that!
tho organization which will appear at
Ponn State on February tenth Is not;
an experiment In any sense of the word. I
Tho personnel of the Singers is as fol
lows: Mary Adel Hays, coloratura so
prano, Katharine Richards, contralto,
Claude Schell, tenor, John Wainman.l
baritone and Beulah Clark, pianist and,
flutist. Concerning this group, the!
"Wallace . (Idaho) Times” says: "Last •
night’s concert was a veritable tri
umph for Miss Hays and her company.
They were recalled until weary throat
ea had to rebel, and they could but
bow and smile in response. T*e com
pany won the audience from the start
with their sympathetic voices and true
artistic interpretations."
0
TWENTY-FOUR SENIORS
TEACHING FOR MONTH
Twenty-four seniors from the de
partment of Rural Life left Saturday
for various vocational schools in the
state to do practice teaching for a
month In preparation for the state and
graduation requirements for a teach
ing certificate in agriculture. These
men will be supervised by members of
the college staff in the Rural Life de
partment. After graduaion a further
period of two weeks must bo spent in
project supervision. This latter course
is new in the training of vocational in
structors but should prove a valuable
Innovation in' teacher training be
cause of the important place the pro
ject has not only in the vocational
schools but in all high schools as wall.
Plan To Hear
Arthur Rugh
It’s Worth While
PRICE FIVE CENTS
1 In contrast a, thla exlrmely low
estimate of the value of the service
rendered the people of the state by the
Pennsylvania State ColtcKe, announce
ment has just been made that a bud
get of almost 110,000,000 should be
available for the use of the college
trustees in the proper development of
college work and building operations
during the next two years.
This college budget is outlined in de
tail in a twenty-page booklet called
"The Faith of the State" which is now
on the press and will be ready for gen
eral distribution, within a week. Tt
tvas reviewed by the college trustees
at their annual meeting in Harrisburg
on Tuesday of last week and referred
to the board’s executive committee
which meets this week-ond.
The budget for $9,960,270 is an indi
cation that the critical point has beon
reached in the development of the col
lege to meet the demands made upon
it by the people of the state. This
amount would provido adequately, but
not by any means e!alx>rately, for gen
eral maintenance, summer sessions
agricultural and home economics, en
gineering, mining and liberal arts ex
tension, and $5,434,000 could bo used
for building punwses aside from the
$2,000,000 emergency building fund
project.
In the light of this need, it is appar
ent that the allowance for the college
in the new state budget would lv» but
a drop in the bucket, inasmuch ns the
maintenance item alone for the past
two years w.us $1,600,000. Penn Stale
does not stand alone in large needs for
university work. The University of
Wisconsin is asking Its Legislature for
$10,000,000. and the University of Mich
igan Is seeking $7,267,000 for building
alone. Both institutions have received
generous state supiiorl in "the ixist. In
speaking of the college budget needs
for $0,960,270, President Thomas says:
"A largo part of tills amount Is re
quired to bring the Institution to a
state of efficiency after tho severe
economies which have been necessary
for many years. Penn State has had
’ess than one-half of one percent for
the repair of its buildings, and Its plant
has been deteriorating. The State
Board of Health has ordered a now
sewage disposal system. The faculty
is not large enough for the number of
students and the teaching load upon
instructors is too heavy. Many of the
di flculties must be remedied before It
will be possible to accept a larger per
centage of student applicants. Wlth-
I out a considerable addition to its bud-
I got the college must continue to refuse
i hundreds of Pennsylvania students
leach year.
I "This budget contemplates only the
preseni organization and scope of the
college. It does not provide for any
;new schools or for ahy undertakings
not related directly to the present work
of the college. The budget is contain
ed in a statement made recently to
j Governor Pinchot’s committee on ap
priations for higher education. That
j statement represents a careful and con
servative estimate of what will bo re
quired from the State to carry on the
present program and to meet the ur
gent demands coming to us from ag
ricultural and industrial interests.
The $9,960,270 budget is divided as
follows:—Genera! maintenance. $3,i»99.-
552; summer sessions, $167,520; agri
cultural and home economics exten
sion. $569,198: engineering, mining- and
liberal arts extension, $90,000; new
buildings and their equipment. 35,434.-
000.
On .Starvation Diet
"The program of the college has been
under-financed for years" tho educa
tional committee report states. "Penn
State has been on starvation diet and
the effects are evident both in salar
ies and in plant maintenance." It Is
noted that "the equipment items and
the bulk of the increase asked for plant
maintenance and rojeiir are emergency
items. That part of the increase which
will be permanent is about twenty-five'
percent of the present gross budget."
The college trustee*, estimate that the
program at the institution, which has
been allowed to suffer during the past
six years through lack of ndequate ap
propriations, will need $1,849,776 a year
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