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MIKE FEINSILBER, Editor
Managing Editor, Mike Miller; City Editor, Don Shoe- . Co-AMt. 800. M«ro„ Refer Voiel.lnyer. Dorotheo Koldys:
. „ „ t% At oa « a Bj.t H bmi Local A dr. Mgr., Faya Goldstein: National Adv. Mgr., Jerry
maker: Copy Editor, Dotty Stone: Sport. Editor, Roy WII- Pried: Co-Clrenlatlon Men., Milt Llnl.l, ChrUtlne Kanffman:
llama: Editorial Director, Jackie Hudgins; Society Editor, Promotion Mgr., Delite Hoopea; Co-Peraonnel Mgra., Aletta
lore Altl'nuae: Assistant Sports Editor, Roger Beldler; Photog- Manbeck, Connie Anderaon; Office Mgr., Ann Keeaoy : Claaal
, ■ ill* PHUne n„„ ,l * d Air - M * r ” Darla; Secretary. Lll Melko: Research
• ..rliy Editor Ron Walker. and Reeorda Mgr., Virginia Latahaw.
foT AFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Ron Leik, Copy Editors, Ed Dubbs, Nancy Showalter; Assist
ants, Colleen Daniels, Ginger Hance, Vince Carocci, Harry Kitzinger, Marilyn Burnett, Ginny
Phillips, Julia Matras.
Penn State Series: Let’s Get the Facts
A plan to subsidize—and, thus bring to life
—culture at the University was tabled by All-
University Cabinet Thursday night so that
groups represented on the legislative body
could discuss it.
The plan has merit at first glance. But it
raises a host of questions—questions that must
be answered before it advances.
Students would be assessed a dollar a year
to support a Penn State Series, which, it is
promised, would bring to the campus outstand
ing speakers and musical programs. Names such
as Victor Borge and the Boston Pops Orchestra
were dropped on the floor of Cabinet when the
plan was proposed. The Series would replace
the defunct Community Forum and the unap
preciated Community Concert Series.
The committee which proposed the creation -
of the Series, represented by H, Diehl McKalip,
former chairman of the Board of Publications,
substituting for Kirk Garber, chairman, indi
cated that “six, seven, or eight” such “perform
ers with class but also with culture” could be
secured for the Series.
But, it was admitted, no research was done
lo see if six, seven, or eight such programs could
be afforded on the estimated budget of $12,000.
Before the plan goes further, students should
he told what they can expect for their dollar.
This means the committee had best do some
shopping to find if Boston Pops Orchestras
would be within the budget’s means or if this is
simply a pleasant dream which could become
a troublesome nightmare when the time came
for producing great names.
Would Recreation Hall be available for such
a program? With few exceptions, Rec Hall is
booked months in advance with intramural
sports. The already crowded IM schedule would
have to be somewhat curtailed. We think the
committee should not even consider use of
Schwab Auditorium for the Series.
If 12,000 students are supporting a program,
as many as possible should have the chance
to participate. This, unless we greatly over
estimate the number of students who thirst for
culture with class, rules out Schwab. The audi
Joe and Mary: Let Them Eat Together!
Suspension is not the answer to the problem tional dining would be possible in the area. But
of panty raids. And the dean of men’s office we believe solutions to these problems could
seems to realize this. be found.
The office has shown this by approving ex
tended recreational facilities for the West Dorm
area. However, extended recreational facilities
alone will probably not do the job.
Added to this should be co-educalional dining.
Granted, it just isn’t done by universities as
large as Penn State. Granted also, it might not
work. But there seems to be a good possibility
that it would work in the West Dorm area. At
least, it deserves a try.
James Kennedy, former president of West
Halls Council, probably came as close as anyone
for discovering the cause of the demonstration
of April 19 by opining that "there is not enough
contact between Joe Doe in Hamilton and Mary
Jones in Thompson Hall."
Co-educational dining should do much to re
lieve this situation.
However, there are several problems that
would have to be ironed out before co-educa-
A Day Well Earned
This is the time of year when children the
country over put aside their petty parental
grievances and cast affectionate glances at a gal
simply called “Mother.”
After 364 days of wiping running noses, patch
ing skinned knees, cajoling Dad into sending
extra greenbacks to their “destitute” college
student, and otherwise smoothing over the ills
of her “kiddies,” Mom at last must have her
day.
This weekend the campus will be swarming
with mothers, mothers, mothers, and more
mothers. A host of activities have been plan
ned to greet the family's "first lady."
A program of open houses, teas, concerts,
sports events, plays, and the annual May Day
ceremony has been scheduled to entertain the
weekend visitors.
This is the weekend when the "ugly men"
will again put their best face forward, students
will be on their best behavior, and fraternity
houses will allow "women upstairs"—all for one
of the world's greatest necessities—Mother.
—Marilynn Zabusky
Today
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torium seats only 1230.
Indeed, the question whether it is fair at all
for all students to support a program that only
some can participate in must be answered by
Cabinet before this plan is approved.
Nothing was said Thursday night about fac
ulty and staff members participating in the
program. We can find no reason to bar them
from the opportunity.
Would the extra dollar lacked on student tees
be harmful? Doesn't the University have an ob
ligation to keep down the price of the educa
tion it offers?
The committee can argue that the extra dol
lar won’t make a difference to the average stu
dent, that it means only one less movie a se
mester. Nevertheless, to some, a dollar does mat
ter. Fees, some feel, should be lowered if pos
sible, not raised.
The suggested program duplicates one pro
posed by the 1954 Student Encampment. It fail
ed to make much headway when it was brought
back to campus last fall. But the situation was
different then; Community Forum was still
alive.
If Cabinet passes this proposal, it will go be
fore the University Board of Trustees. And
Trustees wisely frown on new fee proposals.
The committee will need more convincing fig
ures than it has so far produced to move the
Trustees to approve - one more fee boost.
One of the most convincing arguments the
committee could present both to Cabinet and
the Trustees is that students are behind the idea
and are willing to pay an extra dollar for cul
ture’s sake.
Are they?
The opinions of the student body should be
polled by the committee before it next faces
Cabinet. But before an intelligent public opin
ion can be formed, the public must be informed.
Thus the committee has a triple job ahead
of it: to find out the facts about this program,
to inform the student body about the details,
and to then determine if students are’willing
to foot the b' 1 !.
At present, women in Thompson Hall get less
food than the men. Also, they have waiter
service and the men do not. Another problem,
cited by the food department, according to
Dean of Men Frank J. Simes, can be thrown
out the window immediately. It is that men and
women like different types of meals. We doubt
this. The majority of people like meal, two
vegetables, a salad, dessert, and beverage for
their meals.
There seems to be no reason why service
could not be continued for the women under
co-educational dining. The men could still carry
out their own trays. And we cannot see why
women students could not also continue to get
the same amount of food under the proposed
setup.
The plan deserves a try—not an outright re-
mark that it will not work.
Is Froth Necessary?
Froth, lor no good reason, comes out Monday.
The foolish little rag has been doing so all
too often this year. We admire its spunk; some
day, we feel sure, it’ll be funny. ,
Someday, too, the Pittsburgh Pirates will win
a pennant, the leaning tower Pisa will stand
erect, and, someday, Marilyn Monroe will be
a grandmother.
We can hardly wait.
Froth, this month promises to expose things
for what they really are. Goody. Let’s hope it
starts with itself.
But, from sad, painful encounters, we know
Froth will expose itself only to the gullibility
of Penn State through the medium of its ag
gressive circulation staff. .
We’re resigned to the inevitability of all this.
Froth, like garlic’s odor, is not easily gotten rid
of.
But when it is, it's worth the effort.
Gazette...
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NEWMAN CI.UB Radio Program. 7:30 p.m.. WMAJ
Corson Alt*\n: dor, Morris Cramer, Robert Allison, Fran
cis MurUlund, i‘. nnvth Sommers. Douglass Pease, Glenn
Hcasley, Archibald Gentles, Peter Hirsch, Margaret Allan,
Lorraine Cobottco.
—The Editor
Monday
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Little Mail on Campus
"May we introduce ourselves? My fraternity brothers and I just
couldn't help but notice you're wearing our pin."
Centennial Lore
The University, in requesting a $25,194,000 budget for the 1955-57
biennium, has increased its request more than 100 times over that
of the first budget appropriation the University ever requested,
which was $25,000.
During the first years of the University’s history, money was
hard to find, even more" so than now, if that is possible. In April
of 1861 the General Assembly approved appropriations amounting
to $49,900.
hard-to-come-by green stuff for
another 11 years. This has been
the longest period of time that
the University has gone without
appropriations from the state.
One of the most interesting
facets of the University's bud
gets over the years is the di
versity in the amount of money
which is set aside for 'general
maintenance."
In the 1917-19 budget, the Uni
versity received $3,523,800, and of
this amount, 39 per cent was used
for maintenance.
For the biennium of 1921-23, the
University received $2,352,300
from the general assembly. Of
this amount, 74 per cent was pi
geon-holed for maintenance.
General maintenance includes
such expenses as salaries for fac
ulty members and employes of the
University repairs on the campus,
fuels, supplies, etc.
In 1949 the appropriation
from Harrisburg amounted to
$18,386,000. And from this
amount 53 per cent was laid
aside for maintenance.
—Ed Dubbs
The 1953-55 appropriation of
$21,500,000, which the University
is currently working under, the
amassed sum of 92 per cent went
for general maintenance.
Whether the meaning of
"general maintenance" is
changed from year to year is
hard to tell, but it seems to be
the only plausible explanation
for the unstatic amount of
money which is set aside for
maintenance.
However, all of the University’s
years at obtaining a budget were
not easy ones. In 1926 it looked
for a while as though the Uni
versity was going to suffer a
tremendous loss at the hands of
Governor Pinchot. The governor,
an able ®f»an~ with the knife in
slashing budgets, brought the fol
lowing response from Dr. John
Martin Thomas, president of the
University at that time:
"Operations at the Pennsyl
vania State College will have
to be curtailed along all lines
during the next biennium un
less the legislature appropriates
more funds than is given in the
budget estimates submitted by
Governor Pinchot." Evidently.
—The Editor
University
Reflects Its
However, this was the last the University’s officials saw of the
SATURDAY. MAY 7. 1955
Budget
Growth
By DON BARLETT
however, the University sur
vived the budget cut.
Although most people are
aware of the Morrill Land Grant
Act, few are cognizant of the fact
that there was a second Morrill'
Act which was passed in 1890.
This act provided that $l5OO year
ly be given to the University and
that $lOOO be added annually un
til the total reached $25,000.
The University has progressed
in a rapid fashion since its first
budget appropriation of $25.-
000. During its 100 year history,
the popular green stuff in the
form of budgets, has been
amassed until the present day
budget request of $25,194,000.
which is now before the legisla
ture in Harrisburg.
$lO Prize Offered
In Writing Contest
A $lO prize will be awarded the
winner of the Interfraternity
Council writing contest, Carl
Saperstein, public relations chair
man of IFC, announced Wednes
day.
The contest, “Why Fraternity?”
will end May 21. Entries should
be between 2000 and 2500 words,
typewritten and double spaced,
Saperstein said. *
The essays will be judged on
originality, content, and persua
siveness.
Entries should be submitted at
the Hetzel Union desk.
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