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Editorial Opinion
Now Is the Time to Push
For a Student Bookstore
The All-University Cabinet Bookstore committee has
come out in favor—at least tentatively—of a student
operated bookstore.
Chairman Gerald Carlson told Cabinet that while the
committee members still are studying a bookstore's feasi
bility and could change their minds, they definitely fa
vor the proposal, based on information they have scruti
nized to date.
Availablo evidence indicates that the committee
mernber.i' judgment is a sound one.
Tha University has the obligation, as a - land-grant
institution, to provide a good education as inexpensively
as possible
This obligation should not just include fees for the
cost of the education, but should cover the wide range
of student expenses.
And the University now looks upon this obligation
somewhat broadly. It attempts to keep residence hall and
food service fees as low as possible.
But this obligation should be extended to cover books,
another expensive cost toward a degree.
There is little need to tell anyone that the price tag
on a college education is going to become even higher.
Even with more scholarships, grants and loans, there lies
the danger that many excellent students may be priced
out of a college education.
As the University builds new residence halls, it must
pay for them, along with the "old" ones still mortgaged.
But not only does. it cost more money to build a new
residence hall, but more money to borrow the funds to
build it. This means residence hall prices are going to
keep on increasing.
And food service fees are bound to increase as food
costs rise
The University is seeking approximately $4O million
from thf, state for the next biennium. This is about $lO
million more than it received for the current 2-year
biennium,
The state legislature probably will increase the
amount of its appropriation to the University. But it seems
unlikely that it will assume a much larger share of the
University's budget than the 38 per cent it now carries.
The Board of Trustees undoubtedly will increase fees
for next fall at least proportionately to the increase in the
state appropriation. Perhaps fees will have to be in
creased even further if the University is to develop its
program and facilities as it should and would like to do.
Certainly the University has an obligation to save the
students every cent it can without cutting essential serv
ices. It is now making progress toward fulfilling this
obligation. It can make further progress by establishing
a non-profit bookstore (even exempt from sales tax) on
campus.
And the theory of downtown merchants going broke
through unfair campus competition? That old skeleton
was buried in 1955 under the rising walls of the Hetzel
Union Building.
Student government now is seeking to enlarge the
student union building. There is no better time to push
for a bookstore, quite possibly located in an enlarged
HUB.
Fifty-four Years of Student Editorial Freedom
Oke Batty Tailegiatt
Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887
Publlthed rueeday through Saturday morning during the University year. The
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July 6, 1931 at the State College. Pa. Post Office under the act of March 0. UM.
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ROBERT FRANKLIN
Editor mEDQI
City Editor, David Fineman; Managing Editor, Richard Bayne: Sports Editor,
Los Prate; Associate Sports Editor, Matt Mathews: Personnel and Public Relations
Director. Patricia Evans; Copy Editor„„Lynn Ward; Assistant Copy Editor. Dick
Fisher; Photography Editor. Robert Thompson.
Credit Mgr.. Janice Smiths Local Ad Mgr.. Tom Backer; Amt. Local Ad Mgr..
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sect; Personnel Mgr., Mickey Nash; Classified Ad Mgr., Rae Waters; Co-
Circulation Mgrs.. Mary Anne First and Marra, Simon; Research and Records
Mgr., Mary Herbein; Office Secretary. Mils Johanson.
STAFF THIS ISSUE►: Night Editor. Jeanette Saxe: Cony Editor. Janet Duratine;
Wire Editor. Bill Jaffe; Assistants, Jim Moran. Judi Wharton. Helen McCafferty.
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SermatteL
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Letters
Giver Corrects
Error on CD
TO THE EDITOR: In reference to
your editorial opinion entitled,
"It Can't Happen to Me," in the
Tuesday, Dec. 2, issue, I am en
closing a set of air raid instruc
tions. As you can see, a steady
wail for five minutes does not
mean to evacuate the city. It is
very important that all civil de
fense instruction be given as
simply and as accurately as pos
sible. I felt that you would want
to have this set of air raid in
structions for accuracy's sake.
—Elwood F. Olver. director,
Department of Security
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Collegian's
information came from the As
sociated Press. Following is the
text of the revised Civil Defense
air raid instructions enclosed with
the above letter:
ALERT SIGNAL
A steady blast of three to five
minutes on sirens, whistles, horns
or similar devices.
WHAT TO DO: Tune your AM
radio to a Conelrad station (640 or
1240 kc) for emergency instruc
tions; know your local civil de
fense emergency plans; obey po
lice and civil defense instructions;
DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE!
do not become panicky if your
radio is silent for a short - time.
This is necessary to switch to
emergency broadcasting frequen
cies.
TAKE COVER SIGNAL
Wailing tone or short blasts for
three minutes on sirens, whistles,
horns or similar devices.
WHAT TO DO: At home, get into
your home shelter immediately.
If you have none, shut all outside
doors and windows and take cov
er in the basement or an interior
first-floor room: outdoors, seek
the best available cover. Stay put
until you get the word to come
out. Important: If you see a
bright flash, take cover instantly.
Gazette
TOD AT
American Chemical Society, Central Penn-
sylvan's' Soction, 8 p in., 119 Osmond
American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
7 p.m., 112 Buckhout
American Society for bletale, 7:30 p.m.,
MI aud.
Angel Flight Drill, 6:30 p.m. ; Armory
Angel Flight, 7 :80 p.m., 317 Willard
Archaeology Film, 7:30 p.m., HUB assem•
lily hall
Board of Publications, 7 p.m., 217 Willard
Collegian Photo Staff, 7 p.m., 8 Carnegie
Commuters Meeting, 12:10, 41 McElwain
Delta Sigma Pi, 7:30 p.m., Lambda Chi
Alpha, 351 E. Fairmount
Econemles Faculty Seminar, noon, HUB
dining room A
Ed Student Council, 8:30, 204 Burroughs
Egineering•Architecture Student Council,
6:15 p m . 219 EX
Froth Circulation, 610, 214 HUB
Gamma Sigma Sigma. Pledges..6:ls p.m.,
HUH aaqembly hall: sisters. 6:45 p.m ,
21-1 HUB
Hillel, lectures.: and 8 p.m.. Mild lounge.
224 Locust Lane
Neu Bayriseher &babahailer, 7 p.m.. 2
White
Outing CIO. 7 p.m., 317 Willard
Panhellenic Council, 6:30 p.m., 203 HUH
Phymical Education Student Council. 7 p.m.,
241 Recreation
Plant Science Club, 7:30 p.m.. 111 Tyson
Science Institute for Teachers, 4:15 p.m.,
112 Suckhout
Speaker, Bureau. 3 p.m.. 309 Sparks
for residence halls,
13131t2E1
Standards
12:30 p.m., McElwain back atudY lounge
Wesley Foundation, Communion, 5 :15 ;
Choir Rehearsal, 6:45 p.n.., Wesley Foun
dation
WSGA Judicial, 5 p.m., 217 HUB
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Margaret Allen, Veronica Antrim. Jame
Cole. William Harman, Gertrude Keimling,
Marlene Neff. Gayle Ritchie, Ruth Sala
man, Diane Siegman, William Spangler,
David Stekol, John Taylor. Arlene Tomich,
91ary Alice Webb, Sally Wenner.
Lung Injury Sends
Student to Hospital
Jacob (Sam) Kready, junior in
industrial arts from Lewistown,
was reported in satisfactory con
dition with a punctured lung
membrane last night in Lewis
town Hospital.
Kready was taken to Lewis
town last Thursday morning from
the University Hospital where his
condition had been diagnosed.
Before going to the University
Hospital, he had complained of
a pain in the chest and shortness
of breath which he at first be
lieved was caused by a sprained
muscle. A hospital official said he
should be discharged by the end
of the week.
Film on Egypt Scheduled
"Ancient Egypt," an hour-long
color film on archaeology in
Egypt, will be shown at 7:30 to
night and. Thursday night in the
Eetzel Union assembly room.
Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibisit
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Fishing Around
Pickets, Prices
Pinch Paunches
It's getting pretty tough in the world when the food
is around but stores won't sell it to you.
Seems that stores located as far apart as Argentina
and Pittsburgh just won't open their doors. Of course,
there are reasons.
Butcher shops in Buenos Aires and its suburbs have
shut down in a protest against
retail price controls while
wholesale prices mount, accord
ing to an Associated Press re
lease.
In the Pitts burgh area,
seven chain grocery stores were
shut down by
Teamster un
ion pickets as
a result of a
contract dis
pute with
the chain's
Youngst o w n,
Ohio, war e
house.
It has taken
less than this
to start a rev
olution in the
South Ameri- FISHER
can countries and the Argen
tinian government seems to
realize this. The AP went on
to say that the government
hastily set up meat stalls at
strategic street corners in the
capitol.
But look in the papers for
word of the fireworks most
housewives went home empty
handed as the supplies were
snapped up immediately. _
With the Latin• American
temperament as it's supposed to
be, Argentina may be In for a
country-wide cattle round-up.
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with Dick Fisher
After all, if you're a beef-lov
ing Argentina and,Fan't buy the
meat, it's just natural to expect
you'll get it some other way.
It looks like open season on
the Pampas!
Meanwhile, the populace in
the section around Pittsburgh is
not as aroused as are some of
the employes. Since the strike
in the area is only affecting
seven stores it is not exactly
affecting total purchase of
foods by consumers.
According to the AP, mem
bers of Food Employes Local
590 respected the lines of the
roving Teamster pickets from
Youngstown. But the local is
said to be bringing in the
chain's top officials to iron out
the trouble.
The reason the Food Em
ployes local is so distraught is
that it had just completed rati
fying its own contract.
Speaking of the onee-Smokey
City, it is now in the midst of
its bicentennial celebra tio n,
which started on Thanksgiving
Day with the Pitt-Penn State
football game.
After 200 years of progress
it would be a mighty blow to
the city's pride to have a revo
lution over food.
But then Pittsburgh's not
Argentira.
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