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Editorial Opinion
More—But Not Enough
The University has requested approximately $44 mil
lion in state funds for the next biennium, but apparently
this amount will not be appropriated.
Gov. David L. Lawrence last night told a Harrisburg
press conference that while the University can expect to
receive a substantial boost over the $29.7 million it received
for the last 2-year period, it cannot expect to receive the
full amount of its request.
At the same time, the governor indicated that other
state-supported universities—Penn, Pitt and Temple—also
can expect to receive large increases in their biennial
appropriations. The three other institutions received a
total of $23 million from the last General Assembly. They
have asked that the governor recommend a total appro•
priation of $4l million to the current session of the legis-
lature.
The University and its students can only be dis
heartened that the governor will not ask for the full $44
million which President Eric A. Walker feels we need for
the next two years. The difference between the full
amount and a "substantial boost" necessarily will mean a
difference between the full expansion planned for the
University and a partial completion of that expansion.
It is significant that the University is planning an
expansion program far greater than these of the other
three state-supported institutions, while those institutions
are requesting approximately similar percentage increases
in appropriations.
It is also significant that the University is THE state
university of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and as
such should expect the support of the state to the fullest
extent.
Perhaps a great amount of public pressure will force
the legislature to correct a situation which apparently
will remain uncorrected in the governor's budget message.
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ROBERT FRANKLIN
Editor 41:0 '
City Editor. David Fineman; Managing Editor. Richard Drains; Epode Editor.
Log Prato; Associate Sports Editor, Matt Mathews; Personnel and Public Relations
Director, Patricia Evans; Copy Editor, Lynn Wardi Assistant Copy Editor. Dick
Fishers Photography Editor, Robert Thompson.
Credit Mgr., Janice Smith; Local Ad Mgr., Tom Buckeyt-Asst. Local Ad MIN
George McTurk; National Ad Mgr.. Betsy Brackbiit; Promotion Mgr., Kitty Bur•
torts Personnel Mgr.. Mickey Nash; Classified Ad Mtr., Rae Waters; Co.
Circulation Mgrs., Mary Anne First and Murray Simon; Research and Records
Mgr.. Mary tlerbeln: Office Secretary. Myla Johnson.
STAFF TIIIS ISSUE: Night editor, Bobbi Levine; copy editor, Denny Malick;
wile e4lifor, Cathy Fleck, Assistants, Bill Barber, Nancy Schiffman, Elaine Miele,
Site Hill, Janet Ileahan, Sue Pohland, Betsy Anderson, Barbara Foster, Judy
Grundy. Kai yl duChacek, Pat Cavan, Dick Goldberg, Jim Whalen, Karen
Hyneckeal, Susan Weinman and Jane Trevaskis.
Little Man on Campus by Dick Sibiu
'We seated you here in the back, remember?"
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE.-PENNSYLVANIA
ROBERT PICCONE
Business Manager
Letters
Jazz Club Decision Blasted
TO THE EDITOR: I was ap
palled upon learning of the
suggestion of Dr. Robert G.
Bernreuter that the Jazz Club
concerts for the year of 1959-
60 come under the sponsorship
of the Artist Series.
Did it ever occur to Dr.
Bernreuter that the Artist
Series has reached such a stan
dard here at Penn State that
it is envied by other schools
all over the country': How
many others can afford the un
qu es tionable superiority of
some of the artists that we
have been able to schedule in
the past two years?
We have reached an envia
ble position and I really can't
believe that there are many
students who will want to see
this standard lowered.
I surely hope that Dr. Bern
reuter is not disregarding this
fact completely, but on the
other hand if he is not, how
does he propose that the Artist
Series raise the extra money
that would be necessary to
keep the admirable schedule of
true artists so far achieved
and at the same time sponsor
jazz concerts?
Something, I am sure, would
have to be sacrificed, and this
would undoubtedly be at the
expense of the Artist Series it
self; and therefore at the ex
pense of every one of the stu
dents in the University.
The series was organized to
bring us the chance to hear
and see top artists. I, too, like
jazz, but I don't feel that it
should come as a sacrifice to
our opera stars and orchestras.
It seems to me that keeping
the two organizations entirely
separate would be for the bet
terment of all concerned.
Many, perhaps including Dr.
Bernreuter, do not realize that
through this series we have
the opportunity of a lifetime.
What does he cherish so high
ly that he feels the Artist Ser
ies can be hampered when it
has just become such a credit
to Penn State?
—Carlene narick, '6l
Student Defends
HomeEc Courses
TO THE EDITOR: It is quite
evident that (Dave Fineman's)
obvious mi s conceptions con
cerning courses offered by the
College of Home Economics
stem from (his) inadequate
knowledge of the curriculum
and its purposes.
(He has) had no "thumb
suckin seminar"—l don't be
lieve any home economics ma
jor has either! Courses offered
by the Child Development
and Family Relationships de
partments are mainly in child
development and child psy
chology.
I only hope (he) will be
able to understand (his) chil
dren and raise „them as well
as those of us who are for
tunate enough to be taking
these valuable courses.
Just how, Mr. Fineman, do
you propose that one should
become acquainted with the
basic and more advanced tech
niques relating to the con
struction, operation, care and
use of the various appliances
on the market today?
You, the consumer, would
certainly benlost if trained per
sonnel weren't available to ad
vise on the wisest selection of
equipment for home and in
dustry.
I'm afraid you will be mash ,
ing your own - potatoes, or
worse, eating out of a can if
you don't revamp your attitude
toward the students and sub
jects taught at the Home Eco
nomics college.
Whether you wish to face
facts or not, home economics
is one of the most essential
fields today, and after all, eat
ing is still a daily proposition!
—Brenda Donovan, '6l
Camp Interviews
The following camps will interview
at the Student Employment Service,
112 Old Main. Appointments must be
made in advance.
Camp Menatoma, Me., (Men). Feb. 21,
Camp Conrad Weiner, Reading, Pa.,
(Menl, Mar. 3, 4.
Camp Wise, Ohio, (Men and Women).
Mar. 6, 6.
Camp Quinibeck. Vt.. (Women). Man
IS.
TO THE EDITOR: I don't pre
tend to know all the inside
details behind Dr. Robert G.
Bernreuter's death sentence
concerning the Penn State Jazz
Club.
Nevertheless, I cannot help
but register a protest against
such a crippling blow to a club
which has done so much for
Penn State students and for
that great American institu
tion of jazz.
• Many of us have enjoyed
their programs immensely. I
am, as are many other Penn
State students, in favor of the
Jazz Club sponsoring jazz con
certs in the near future. And
most certainly before 1961!
Surely a more satisfactory
arrangement can be reached
than now exists.
—Lorraine Jablonski, '59
Businessman Seen
Needed in Society
TO THE EDITOR: After read
ing the letter, "Bus Ads Called
'Mental Paupers' " in Satur
day's Collegian, I can not help
but be amazed at co-authors
Dutko and Eckman for having
had the termerity to sign their
names to the most ridiculous
exhibit of obliquy I have yet
witnessed in print.
They have stereo-typed - ,the
business student as some sort
of underdeveloped robot, eyes
glazed from overdoses of "Mav
erick" and "Gunsmoke" and
wearing—of all things—pantsl
(With buckles on the back, no
less.)
It pains me to report that
this monstrous disclosure has
hardly shaken me to the mar
row. We are further led to be
lieve that an even more re
volting fate awaits humanity
a world inhabited entirely
by business students, ticker
tape, and the Wall Street
Journal.
The crass generalizations ex
pressed by Dutko and Eckman
are not unlike the type util
ized by most individuals who
have arrived at the heart-.
breaking realizations that the
principles they have held to
so tenaciously, have absolutely
no root in logic.
It does not take an intellec
tual giant to ascertain the
need in our society for the
businessman as well as the en
gineer, physicist, artist and au•
thor.
My heart goes out to you
misguided children who have
found security in the realm of
pseudo-sophistication and cyn
icism. To make use of a phrase
popular with the business stu
dent; "You've got - a tough row
ahead to hoe!"
—Richard A. Austin, '6O
Job Interviews
MARCH II
Joy Mfg. Co.: BS: MIN ENG.
Connecticut Mutdal Life Ine, Co
LA, BUS ADM. ED. PSYCH.
The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co.: BS:.RUS
ADM, ACCTG, BUS =NT, ECON,
MKTG.
Metropolitan Lite Ins. Co.: BS
ADM (Males only).
Whirlpool Corp: BS: CHEM. !Et
GRADS: CH E, CHEM, IE, PHYS.
GRADS: PHYS, CHEM, ENG for sum
mer employment.
Union Switch & Signal: as:. EE, ME.
ACCTG. MATH. PHYS.
Chicago Bridge: BS & MS: CE, ME.
Navy Hydrographic : BS & CRABS: CE,
GEO PHYS, METED, MATH.
PEANUTS HOW ARE YOU 1 OH, FAIRLY WELL I GUESS...
css - ) DOING IN SCHOOL I'M HAVING MOST OF MY
mine ED, THESE DAYS, , TROUBLE IN ARITHMETIC..
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I SHOULD THINK YOU'D LIKE THAT'S JUST THE TROUBLE..
ARITHmETIC...IT's A VERY i'M AT MY BEST IN S O ME THING
PRECISE SUBJECT.. WHERE THE ANSWER S ARE ,
MOSTLY A MATTER OF OPiNION!
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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 25; 1959
Fans Support
Prato's Views
TO THE EDITOR: I have no de
sire to become a regular contrib
utor to this column, and, hence,
have no quarrel with readers who
express opinions different from
those of your sports editor (please
note, Mr. Rankin).
Yet, as one who has seen such
teams as Cincinnati, Dayton, La-
Salle, St. Francis, St. Bonaven
ture, Temple and others, when
they played at Duquesne Univer
sity, I can support Prato in say
ing what State basketball fans
see at Rec Hall is not good bas
ketball.
Ardent basketball fans, whe
ther 'possessed of a technical
knowledge of the game or not,
have a right to view with disgust
basketball played at a sub-par
level. Obviously Prato feels this
way. As a sports editor, one who
certainly stands more chance of
hurting than helping when he
comments, he certainly should
view intercollegiate sports with
a critical eye—as long as it is an
objective eye.
There are no Oscar Robinson;
Si Greens, Don Hennons, Jim
Tuckers or Guy Rodgers on
State's team. This Prato must
realize! But he (and ardent fans)
like good basketball. All he was
asking was, "Why aren't there
any Si Greens (et al.) and more
Mark DuMars at State—a school
certainly much bigger and more
financially sound than several of
the above mentioned schools
which do have good teams."
One final point. I wonder what
local avid gymnastics and wres
tling fans would say if their re
spective "first-love" sports were
offered to them with the same
lack of skill and quality that
Penn State basketball is offered
to the fans of the hardwood
sport?
—Pat Kennedy, graduate student
TO THE EDITOR: In reference
to Mr. Prato's column (concern
ing basketball) of Feb. 19, I have
this to say. As long as you believe
what you are writing, Lou Prato,
write it. You are not a publicity
man.
George Kiseda is slowly get
ting a reputation as the best
sports writer in Pittsburgh. He
js getting this by printing the
truth. He has no price. He has
friends but when it comes to do
ing the job, he does it.
!Letter Cut —Name Withheld
Gazette
TODAY .
AIM Judicial. Board, 7 nan., 218 HUB
Book Exchange, candidates meeting, 6:80
p.m., 214-16 HUB
Chess Club, 7 p.m., 7 Sparks
Christian Fellowship, 12:30 p.m., 218 HUB
DeMolay Club, 7:30 p.m., 214, 215 HUB
DOC Student Council. 8:30 p.m., 217 HUB
Engineering Student Council, 6:45 p.m.,
elections.
Folk Song Club. 7 p.m., 111 HomeEc
Outing Club, archery, 7,p.m., Stock Pa
vilion; Cabin and Trail Division meeting,
7 p.m., 317 Willard
Senior Class Advisory Board, 7 p.m., 211
HUB
TIM, 7 p.m., 208 HUB
Wesley Foundation, pledging service, 7
p.m., Kappa Phi
Women's Choir, 6 p.m., HUB assembly
hall
World University Service, 8:30 p.m., 212
HUB
WRA Bridge Club. 7 p.m.. White Building
WSGA, 6:30 p.m., 212 HUB
Zoology Club, election of officers; speaker,
7 p.m., 113 Frear -
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Berman, Arnold Bleiweis, John Bott, Sheila
Cohen, Janet Goodman, Arthur Dickler,
Gary Hale, Bonnie Hamilton, Mary Lee
Hassall, David Hladick, Barry Jacobi.
James Mason, Pauli McMichael, William
Mendlcino. Monte Montgomery, James
O'Neill, Glorio Patsy, Joseph Rapine, Bar
bara Sherman, Marilyn Trimble, William
Updegrove, Heraclio Velasquez.