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VOL. 56. No. 141
Sec. Wilson
Lauds Might
Of USAF
WASHINGTON, May 14 (LP)
=Secretary of Defense Char
les E. Wilson, in a new pro
nouncement on air power, said
today the United States has a
superiority over Russia and he
thinks it can be held.
The same opinion came from
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, chair
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
who told the Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee: "I believe we
can stay ahead of them."
Their statements, more confi
dent in tone than some recent
testimony by U.S. air generals,
may be some reflection of what
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
had in mind when he informed his
news conference May 4 that the
country would feel a lot better
about its air power position when
the full story was presented.
Reds' Arms Slash
Both Wilson and Radford testi
fied before Washington had heard
the news of Russia's intention to
slash her armed forces by 1,200,-
000 men. The Kremlin announce
ment came several hours later. It
said three Red air divisions would
be among those disbanded.
'Concern has been mounting in
Congress that the Soviet Union
was outstripping the Udited States
in the struggle for sky mastery.
Several Pentagon chiefs have
said recently that Russia was
"closing the gap" in some phases
of air power.
Wilson Asked for AssesSment
Wilson was asked for a fresh
assessment when he appeared be
fore the senators to support the
administration's $4,900,000,000 for
eign aid bill for the fiscal year
beginning July 1.
The defense chief said the ques
tion "is always complicated" by
measuring air power, in numbers
of planes. The comparison should
be made in terms of quality and
combat readiness,-he said.
Then he reported that the Uni
ted States is ahead now, and the
main question seems to be whe
ther that will be true in 1960 at
the current rate of buildup here
and in the Soviet Union.
"We have superiority now,"
Wilson declared.
"Inside the family circle, we
think we can maintain that, but
not a great big superiority."
Wilson said Russia is expanding
her industrial capacity and this
country cannot stop that.
Trustees Select Colors
For University's Seal
Official colors for the seal of
The University have been ap
proved by the Board of Trustees.
The colors in the seal will be
patterned after those used in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's
coat of arms, which is the princi
pal portion of the University.
Men May Break
Room Contracts
Men who have been assigned
rooms for the Fall term by the
department of housing may be
released from their housing
contracts by applying to the
dean of men's office by June 9.
The $lO room deposit will be
forfeited if the contract is
broken, a spokesman for the
office said. The dean of men
must approve the off-campus
living arrangements. Apart
ments are not considered ap
proved housing, the spokesman
said.
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STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 15, 1956
Fund Bill May Be Cut
NSA Merits Cited
At Cabinet Sunday
The National Student Association can act as a student
voice in expressing national viewpoints to legislators and con
stituents and is now influencing pending problems, Gene
Preston, NSA national affairs vice president, said Sunday
night.
Speaking before All-University Cabinet and the NSA
committees, Preston said that
NSA is influencing the present
tax credit plan, which allows
persons to earn up to $6OO a year
tax free and may be extended to
$lOOO, and the Fulbright scholar
ship program, which is now in
danger, he said.
Preston graduated from UCLA
in 1955 and this fall will enroll in
the Stanford University Law
School. •
At the NSA National Congress
Aug. 21-31 at the University of
Chicago, he said that national is
sues such as desegregation and
the role of student government,
the role of the student press, and
the international student area will
be discussed.
NSA can also be effective in
combatting the Communist line,
he added, which calls for new tac
tics on the part of students.
In local areas, NSA wants to
promote action in fraternity and
religious groups because these do
not always work in student gov
ernment organizations, he con
tinued.
Preston said that most student
government is "coddled" by the
administration and is not given
the chance to solve the most ser
ious problems facing colleges.
"The gap has arisen from the
fact that student activities are
not responding to basic needs or
serving a basic representative
function," he explained.
Student government must have
a central philosophy and be an
"educational experience," shifting
to programs of intellectual exper
ience as well as social," Preston
said. "It can educate students on
central issues today, and human
relations in order to enable stu
dents to live in complex societies."
Preston outlined the following
program for student government:
1. Leaders must have sienifi
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—Joe Patton photo
MAY QUEEN, Marilyn Fischer, reigns over her court while members of the Interlandia
Folk Dance perform a Czechoslovakian dance. Many parents attended the ceremonies
which took place Saturday afternoon in front of Old Main.
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
3 Questions
About NSA
Discussed
The members of All-University
Cabinet and National Student As
sociation committees divided in
to discussion groups Sunday night
to consider three questions posed
by Gene Preston, NSA national
affairs vice president.
The questions were 1) Are stu
dent leaders good students? 2)
How educational is student gov
ernment at the University? 3) In
what particular areas could stu
dent government shift responsi
bility from the administration to
Cabinet?
The groups agreed that student
leaders are good students. how
ever, the definition of a good
student does not always mean one
with a high average, they said.
Must Use Resources
A student leader must be aware
of what is going on around him
and must use all resources to the
best of his ability, they said. How
ever, this does not limit a good
student, because there are not
enough positions to recognize
everyone in leadership.
Student government is educa
tional to the participating few,
but does little for the average
student, the groups concluded. A
campus position gives the student
a liberal attitude and a social
education.
Without Liberal Education
lege with a high average yet miss
Without this liberal education,
as distinguished from a practical
one, persons\ can go through col
(Continued on page eight)
Totirgiatt
'Unlikely' Revenue From Taxes
Can Cover Bill, Hodges Says
By ED DUBBS
Assistant City Editor
Thomas K. Hodges, press secretary for Gov. George M.
Leader, said yesterday that lack of adequate revenue will
probably force Gov_ Leader to cut the University's $26,194,000
appropriations bill.
Hodges told The Daily Coll
"It is unlikely that the pres
adequate revenues to meet the j
appropriations contained in the
general (University) appropriation
bill."
The bill is now delayed on the
House Speaker's desk after gain
ing final legislative approval last
week. House Speaker Hiram G.
Andrews said last week that he
and the governor had agreed to
delay the bill, along with about
50 other bills, in order to give
Leader additional time before be
ing forced to act upon it. The gov
ernor has ten days to act upon the
bill after receiving it.
Hodges said the General As
sembly is shooting for a week
end adjournment from its rec
ord-breaking. 17-month session.
If this deadline is reached the
bill should reach Leader by
May 25. he said. The bill must
first go to Attorney General
Herbert B. Cohen.
Hodges said if it appears ade
quate revenue funds wilt not be
available, the governor then will
have to decide where and how
much can be cut from the bill.
There is no limit on how much
Leader may cut from the bill,
Hodges said.
Leader has been plagued with
fiscal difficulties since he in
troduced his record-breaking
budget in April. 1955. At this
time he outlined a $4ll million
tax program, which failed to
pass the Republican-controlled
Senate.
The Republicans approved, and
Leader signed into law, a 3 per
cent sales tax on March 6. The
Republicans estimated the rev
enue of the tax at $321.5 million,
a drop of almost $9O million over
Leader's proposed tax program.
Further revenue difficulties
plague Leader now as a result
of an announcement last week
by the Pennsylvania Economy
League.
The non-partisan, private agen
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Senior Gift
Suggestions
See Page 4
egian:
ent tax structures will provide
Wage Plan
For HUB
Expected
A recommendation to solve the
wage request of student em
ployees in the Hetzel Union
Building Lion's.' Den and cafe
teria is being drafted and will
be presented to the University
"soon", Dr. Eric A. Walker, dean
of the college of Engineering and
Architecture, said yesterday.
Walker said he is collecting
needed information and will pre
sent the plan to Samuel K. Hos
tetter, University comptroller.
The recommendation will be
an outgrowth of a student em.
ployee demand for higher wages
and monetary payment.
The students presented a pe
tition to the University May 3
demanding a 15-cent-an-h ou r
wage increase, an d monetary
payment instead of payment in
meal tickets. The petition said if
the demands weren't met by last
Thursday, the students wo'Uld go
on strike.
The University established a
fact-finding committee composed
of Dr. Walker, Roy Wilkinson, Jr..
and Ray Fortunato, director of
personnel relations. The commit
tee appointed Dr. Walker to con
sider the case and present a
recommendation.
- At the same meeting, the Uni
versity told the students that a
strike would force the University
to fire them. In doing so, the
University said it would obey a
state law forbidding employees
of a state agency from striking.
The students were classified as
state agency employees by Wil
kinson.
Dissatisfied. over twenty stu
dents quit work last Wednesday
night. All but three returned to
work the following day.
Trabue Will-Head
State Commission
On Public Schools
Dr. Marion R. Trabue, dean of
the College of Education, wa s
named chairman of a 17-member
advisory commission on public
education yesterday by Go v.
George M. Leader.
Leader said the purpose of the
commission—which will be com
posed of educators, labor leaders,
housewives, editors, lawyers, and
social workers— is "to improve
educational opportunities an d
awaken interest in our public
schools," according to the Associ
ated Press.
Leader said the state "must
have a top-flight educational sys
tem to remain strong and progres
sive. To do this we need an ad
visory commission to assist in
formulating policies an d pro
grams designed to improve edu
cational opportunities and awak
en interests in our public schools."
Cloudy, Cooler Today
Partly cloudy and cooler weath
er will prevai today according to
the students in the department of
meteorology.
The high today will be in this
high 60's as compared with yes
terday's high of 86. The low will
be 45.
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