PAGE SIX Editorial 0 •inio Time for Action Educational finances and adoption of state-wide sys te►m,s; of Junior colleges has been m the headlines in Penn sylvan►a almost as much as the Geneva talks and Rus- sian-Ainerican exchange visits Appropriations from the Cornmonwealth are hard to get, especially when taxes ate involved, and that's about 101) pet' cent of the time. Before money can be appro priated there must be taxes to supply the funds. Where to get these funds is the current question and the legislators have been haggling over the question of taxes since early March. One 'minute there is talk of a compromise and the next there is talk of a recess to al low the politicians to figure out a way to collect funds without antagonizing a large fragment of their political supporters. Whether the solution be a 4 per cent sales tax levy or a graduated income tax; the solution had better come soon for Pennsylvania education-age children. Public - school , ' ate hollering for more funds after taking a cut in it,►tc-equalization appropriations. School districts will be forced to make 4 - the differene . es, if teacher's salaries and school improvements can be continued. On the college level—of which Penn State is the most concerned—there is only one big cry, and that's for more money. The State university requested $43.9 million in its budget request but it was cut to $34.2 million by Gov. David L. Lawrence. Now there is talk of lowering that request in the appropriation committees and in the Gen e! at Assembly. University officials seem fairly confident that the University will receive $34.2 million and it looks like they will have to be grateful for that. Without taxes, there can be no appropriations. The University's services will be greatly hampered by the cut in -its budget and eventually the entire state will suffer. Students will have to pay higher tuition—and as Dr. Walker stated in April, when the time comes he will take out his slide rule and determine the necessary increase. This may solve the prob lem slightly but it can not make up for the over $9 mil lion cut in the appropriation request. Finances are not a problem peculiar to this state as it seems all states and especially state-aided universities Ire caught in a peculiar situation. They don't have large private funds to draw upon, but yet they can't receive adequate aid from the state. What's to be done about this situation is anybody's guess. The fact remains, something must be done now! The education of the masses is involved and without edu cation, there can be no scientific, industrial or political progress. A Wise Investment The University will welcome some 555 students into its alumni ranks tomorrow, including 213 students who will receive their baccalaureate degrees. The 555 graduates will join more than 60,000 Penn State graduates, of which more than 13,500 are members of the Alumni Association. Membership in the Alumni Association is a wise in vestment. The Alumni Association conducts many worthwhile projects including sponsorship of an Alumni College, the Penn State Foundation which contributes thousands of dollars to the University for expansion and new facilities, the annual Alumni reunions and Institutes, and the circu lation of an alumni magazine, newspaper and a weekly football letter during the fall. What better way can there be to maintain an active interest in the University and at the same time help pro vide increased facilities for the undergraduates of the future. A. Student-Operated Newspaper ,ttintittr Ma Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published ei en. Thursday from June 11 to August 27 with the exception of June 9. The Summer Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered na second-else matter July 5, 15.0 at the State College. Pa. Post Mime under the act of !►larch 3, ISI6O. Mall Subscription Price: SO cents foe ti issues WILLIAM A. JAFFE m,)••3 Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Wayne Schlegel, photographer; Janet Dur stine, copy editor; Assistants, Nancy Kling, Dodi Kota, Chris Bell, Mrs. Rebecca Metzler, Dexter Hutchins, Betsy Clark, Bill Felix, Dick Maggio. SUMMER COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA JO RIDER CHESWORTH, HARRIET LEAVER. Co• Business Mgrs, Cam • us Beat Obelisk is OK, Miss Pa. Due This Weekend We were quite intrigued with a modem work on exhibit at the 111313's ait display. It was titled "Man in Love" and was con structed of several twists and twirls of blue wire. The artist's name on the tag was $lO After a little investigation we dis reveled the "Man in Love" was not a part of the exhibit but the "work" of a practical jokester. flow disappointed we were, for we could see and interpret from the molded wire several situa tions of a roan in love Earlier this week on the obelisk was a sign reading "Out of Or der." It isn't really and we don't believe those young ladies from McKee hall who placed the sign had too much effect on the rock pillar. We wouldn't be surprised if their next stunt was to muzzle the lion! 1:::3 "Vaya, hombre, vava!" and he did along with many other Span iards in the snack bar in Waring Hall on Sunday night. We only went in for a coke, which is spelled the same in any language, but for our dime we were treated to a drink and song and dance. A bus load of happy Spanish stu dents had invaded the room and todo el mundo estaba fcliz We glanced at the calendar a moment ago and our attention was held by today's date. Aug. 6. Do you remember what happened on this date 14 years ago? It was the dropping of the first A-bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Several issues ago we called for the removal of the little green shack between the HUB and the Infirmary. We feared this struc ture would be graced with fire escapes and be turned into class rooms. We are proud to announce that the little green shack will soon be removed and the campus eyesore will be ended. Another improvement chalked up by the University is a widened entrance to the HUB parking lot on Shortlidge Road. We could almost measure Penn State's progress in square footage of grass vs. maca dam, C!!:1 August is the vacation month for the University. As soon as graduation is completed tomor row night you will find the high ways filled with University ad ministrators, deans and profes sors. Leading the parade will be President Eric A. Walker and his cute daughter, son and attractive wife. Proxy is off to his summer home in Kitty Hawk, North Car olina 1:::3 Each week we notice the stu dents pick up something new. Actually this time it is nothing new but more a reversion to an age-old custom The latest is travelling in bare feet. Right now it is only the coeds, and only a few, and let's keep it that way. Tomorrow ends main session and many students will find their way home from this educational playground. Many of these same students are those enrolled in other colleges and universities. Many of these same students will not be overwhelmingly happy over their recent stay on cam pus. Why? Because letter grades of a C equivalent are necessary for transfer of credits to their alma maters. Although summer school is conducted in a relaxed atmosphere, the strict require ments of the - profs and colleges are definitely not relaxed. If you would like a peek at Miss Pennsylvania she will be here this weekend. Miss Lois Piercy will be on campus in or der to practice her talent pre sentation for the Miss America contest. Miss Piere: , , , , a Delta Gamma from Springfield, would not surprise us one bit if sha came out of the contest at At lantic City wearing the queen's cloak and crown. Prot Wayne Little Man on Campus by Disk Riblot , e _ 4 41 : yO, ''SOMETIMES THEY GET PRETTY INDEPENDENT 0111 M THEYGET HOLD OF THAT DIPLOMA (' Letters Grad Student Attacks Critic TO THE EDITOR: In reply to John Kowalek's ill-advised re marks (Letters—last week) may I submit the following: Firstly, from his ostensible knowledge of modern art and his smoothness of expression ("the patient water colors of Chen Chi .. the fluid quality of Bruce Shobaken's woodcut, George Pappas' large canvas . . .") he seems to be not so interested in having the "clods" among us raise our selves aesthetically but rather have us know he is among the Edified. (Who is John Kowalek anyway? Ought I know him?) At any i ate, one does not go about convincing people they ought to be edified the way he does. He concludes that from our preferring to fly coast to coast in a modern plane rather than a Wright brothers model we should also prefer (?) (do I have this correct?) modern ar tistic endeavors to those of the past. This is rather bizarre and it need not be pointed out why this is an invalid analogy. Also, the statement that 20 years from now these things would be a part of our heri tage is a totally unwarranted axiom on which to base any arguments—which he has done. Allow me to ask a naive question: Is it at all possible (and shouldn't we answer this first?) that there is actually little of worth in this efflux of modern art? I don't know myself and will confess that I fail to understand anyone who thinks he does. • Finally, I think that most ,' PEANUTS ootil ,6 ske's FINE, SALLY, CHARLIE THANK YOU.. ;1 BROLON? I; si r- -- ...‘„\ 4 '. 3 ) . C : i 4 t / .i ..,...." - P , CiAt.A ii ma i vi.l. ei" . l vil- •` • : q a Mik V i al at .. kkgll.4 t. - --1 r !AO ft•UN WO _ 4,;‘___ _ • aii i i - '" g a L ti,_ ----.4llindkrACA - riti l / 4 GLAD You MENTIONED Ef -6 .. -- eeyi - , 2.... HER SECAus'e s'Ne DID 50E TAING KIND OF CUTE YESTERDAY, AND I'D LIKE To Tat... • ...,) f • -• ( • 3.1 , 1 ( 'l' il II i 0. i 114 &••...- 0. .....i i.i ~...: e liffv, it e .\a r h ; 1 1 I t THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1959 ))11\ Q-1% of us are honestly interested in spreading our time and energy over as broad a field of human knowledge and attainment as possible, in a small cranny of which Is modern art. Some of us find other matters more in teresting and we pursue them. Forgive us this, and let's not lose our bloody heads over it. ROBERT BLEFKO Instructor Mathematics Dept. Reader Praises 2-Way Respect TO THE EDITOR: Much that you wrote in your editorial, "Respect----a Two Way Game" (July 30, 1959) needed to bo said. I would like to echo on® complaint and suggest a solu tion. I, too, was fined for a libra ry book that was returned on time (a day early, to be exact). As one would imagine, the li brarian nodded sagely and said "sure it was." And why should she have believed me? I had. absolutely no means of sup porting my claim. With our system of dropping books into slots, the student relinquishes the one slim proof he could have offered: the card. listing "date due." The library Is equipped with stamps, time clocks, call cards, etc. to es tablish their rights—why isn't there a system of receipts for students? Surely some of our admin istrators could devise a fool proof and feasible card on which author; title, date due and date returnd could be re corded. (If not respected, then protected!) Name Withheld
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