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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.
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STAFF THIS ISSUE: Wayne Schlegel, photographer; Janet Dur
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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!
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"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
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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
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''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
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1959
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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