Weather Forecast: Mostly Cloudy, Continued Cold VOL. 60. No. 66 Tax Boost NotNeeded= Lawrence HARRISBURG VP) Gov. David L. Lawrence said yes terday the commonwealth's 1959-61 budget is sufficiently in balance to preclude any need by the 1960 Legislature to increase taxes. But he expressed sympathy with proposals to increase state aid to schools. The governor em phasized, however, that he would not approve such a boost unless accompanied by a tax program. "Nor will I look with favor on such additional consumer taxes as the extension of the sales tax to clothing," he told a joint session of the Legisla ture in a State of the Common wealth message. He renewed his position that 55 million dollars for increased edu cation grants could come from a six-mill personal property tax on such items as mortgage invest ments and out-of-state stocks and bonds. Senate Republicans bottled up such a bill in the 1959 session. Lawrence spoke in firm, mea sured tones in predicting that the 1961 Legislature could also avoid imposing new taxes if no new spending programs are au thorized. ' That's because fl e w present bud get includes 140 million dollars to pay off a deficit inherited frpm the Leader administration, a de ficit is a nonrecurring item and the money put up for it can be used for something else. The governor mentioned—with out using figures—the possibility of deficiency appropriations being required in 1961. His aides said he referred to Senate Republican cuts into such programs as schools, re lief and occupational disease where existing funds may fall short by from 35 .to 40 million dollars. Lawrence's 20-minute speech also saw him blast Senate Re publicans for pigeonholing his plan to increase the five-cents a-gallon gasoline tax to six cents for highway use. The situation, he said, should be corrected in 1961. "It is openly admitted that the oil company lobbyists make Re publican highway policy in our state," he said. "And it is a very short-sighted policy indeed—short-sighted for the oil companies, short-sighted for the Republicans, and, worst of all, short-sighted for the people of Pennsylvania." LA Faculty Curriculum A proposal to establish a new curriculum in mathematics and science in the College of the Liberal Arts was introduced to the liberal arts faculty yesterday. Students enrolled in the proposed curriculum would be required to take only 42 credi ments instead of the 57 now re quired of mathematics-science majors After an hour-long debate, the proposal was referred back to the faculty for private discussion. Th e proposed curriculum would enable mathematics and science majors to more easily fill their major requirements 1 , and would ease the 'roblem of' transfers going into he major without enough "ro m" from their former credits to fulfill the basic liberal art require ments, according to r. Orrin Frink, head of the Department of Mathematics, Much a the ..„.......,„ 0. r i.:, ~ i 4 tti i ,,i5 . .,.-„:,,,;,,,,:: i.,-:,,-\\.;QLø U BENNER PIKE CLOVERLEAF—This backhoe moved into action yesterday as work began on the cloverleaf to connect College Ave., University Dr., and Benner Pike. Pike to Be Closed For Construction Benner Pike will be closed starting today from the edge of State College to Centre Furnace, Herbert R. Imbt, con tractor for the cloverleaf to connect College Ave. with Uni versity Drive, said. The Pike will be closed to permit workmen to start on the, major portion of the construction, a cut which will go through 16, feet of bedrock. State Highways Department has Idesignated Branch Rd. through Lemont as the official detour Incinerator Rd. leading from the Benner Pike to the Three Mile Rd. near the new Univer sity stadium will not be open as a detour when the pike is closed for construction of the cloverleaf. Walter H. Wiegand, director of the Physical Plant, said Univer sity officials were asked by, the Centre County Office of the High way Department to give the High way Department permission to use the road leading from the Ever grens to Thre Mile Rd. as a de tour. The University gave permission. However, the Highway Depart ment refused to grant funds to put the narrow, partially-paved road in a safe passable condition land to maintain it during the pe riod that the Benner Pike is closed, Wiegand explained. Snow May Fall In Area Tonight Some light snow may fall in this area late today and tonight as two storms approach the state. Today will be mostly cloudy and continued cold with a high of 3O degrees. There is a chance of- s 0 TrIR light snow be ginning this afternoon an d continu in g to night. The snow may accumulate an inch or two. Tonight's 1 o w should be about 22 degrees. Partly cloudy, windy and cold weather is expected tomorrow with afternoon temperatures in the low 30's. Hears Proposal s in basic liberal arts require- aroused by the proposal centered on the reduction of basic require ments which Dr. Richard Mal oney, associate dean of the col lege, said now provide "solidity and substance, yet flexibility" to the program. The proposed curriculum would require students to take 42 cred its in mathematics and science in addition to the basic require ments. The other minimum 42 credits required for graduation would be in "approved" elec tives. Severlll faculty members oh. jaded that this set-up would al (Continued on page eight) ontroversy FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE, PA„ WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 6, 1960 Educational Television University to Ask for Altoona Line This is the first of a series of eight articles by staff reporter Nicki Wolford on the University's educational television plans. By NICK! WOLFORD The University will petition the Federal Communications Commission for permission for a micro-wave hook up with the Altoona Campus about February 1. The micro-wave hook-up is one more step in a project begun five years ago at the University which had its roots in an action of ,the Federal Government 11 years ago. The FCC set aside 252 televi sion channels in 1948 for use by non-commercial stations in an at tempt to pave the way for some educational television. With this 'fiction, The FCC rgiatt Trip Abroad Plan Asked The SGA Cabinet has recommended that the Student Government Association sponsor a chartered flight to Europe this summer SGA President Leonard Julius said Monday, the, Uni versity is one of the few major schools in the country that does not have such a program for its students. lie said the sponsorship would not cost SGA anything. The cost to students and faculty members and their families for a roundtrip ticket would be $285 a person. This is a saving of about $250. An 88-passenger plane would leave New York for London June 18 and return to New York from Paris July 23. Those taking the flight would be under no obligation to take a tour, and could spend their time in Europe as they wished. Julius said last night that Mau rice Chait of the Royal Travel Agency in Harrisburg will attend the SGA Assembly tomorrow night to answer any questions. SGA would work through this agency if it decides to sponsor the flight. The flight was originally to be sponsored by The Daily Col legian but they abandoned the idea since it was out of their province and was not approved by Collegian Inc., its publishers, Julius said. In another action Cabinet ap proved a bill which would in clude class advisory boards in the SGA Constitution and allow each class president to create the offi ces he feels are necessary to ful fill his duties. The offices would be filled by advisory board members appoint ed by the class presidentg,with the approval of the advisory board. The advisory boards them selves would be selected by the Cabinet Personnel Interviewing Committee, with the approval of the respective class presi dents. At present there is no provision in the Constitution for advisory boards, their selection or the se lection of class officers other than the president. Cabinet also recommended that Janet Moore (C.-Sr.) be appointed to fill a vacancy created by the Senate Committee on Academic Affairs. HU Students to Speak On Job Opportunities .Three students from the College of Home Economics will talk on career opportunities in home eco nomics and institutional housing and 'food services at the State College Senior High School to morpw afternoon. contradicted itself. It had re fused in 1934 to reserve radio channels for educational pur poses on the grounds that FCC regulations required that these channels reserve some time for public service projects. The same stipulation is in contracts for commercial television chan nels. Education leader from all over the nation gathered on the cam pus of what was then the Penn sylvania State College to discuss what this move meant to them. Dr. C. R. Carpenter, professor of psychology, explains that at the Educational Television Programs Institute Conference these men men discussed what could be done to utilize these channels. They decided that educational television should develop along statewide rather than individual lines. Each man left the confer- Driving Ban-- See Page 4 'Dead Week' Requested By Council The WSGA Freshman Coun cil is promoting a "Dead Week" next week to enable students to study for finals. Marjorie Ganter, second vice president of WSGA, who is in charge of the council, said stu dent organizations have been re quested to cancel all their meet ings next veelc, Letters have been sent to the student councils, student govern ment groups and all other organi zations which hold regular meet ings. Those activities which are taken for academic credit were excluded, Miss Ganter said. The main purpose of the idea is to give students a greater chance fo study during the week before finals—especially those who ate involved in extra-curri cular activities, she said. Fraternities and sororities will also be asked to lessen their ac tivities,•she said Along with requesting the can cellation of meetings, council members will also ask standards committees in women's residence halls to support a more effective enforcement of quiet hours. The committees will be asked to see that the week before finals is es pecially quiet to promote more studying. "Dead Week" was attempted last spring by the council and quite a number of organizations went along with the request, Miss Gan ter said. Hours for Eng Library New hours for the Engineer ing Library in Sackett Building are as follows: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:10 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m. and T to 11 p.m. ence to go back to his home state and begin the necessary organiz ing, to explore the possibilities of educational television. The deadline for " reserving these channels was in April of 1953. Ii was then 1952. An exploratory conference to decide where to begin this work in Pennsylvania was quickly or ganized in the spring of 1952. This conference brought into focus a ,tentative plan for educational 'television in Pennsylvania. At the time, only Philadelphia ;had made any progress in educe itional television. A few schools land universities there had begun 'to experiment with television. But iany educational leaders through out the state wanted a system that would link all sections of the state. Dr. Carpenter explained that (Continued on page five) ENE CENTS
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