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Editorial Opinion
Students Warily Eye
Boosts In Tuition Fees
-weal v student:, have slat ted umbling
Int lotional
a►,out tho lust tuition increase announced so far this
month I tile automobile registt atuin fee) and ai e appre-
houi
ensively waiting to see if there will be another raise in
tuition ou re , ,ldence hall charges for the fall team
OW' i ason for calling the registration fee a tuition
mei ease follows the same logic that the administration
used to Justify the imposition of student automobile fees
Their rationalization is that only 3.000 students have
automobiles at the University so why should 14,000 have
to share the costs for maintenance of the campus roads
and parking lots? So, fees that should produce about
$20.000 additional revenue were imposed on the students.
If the t% hole student body is no longer paying for this
item on the University budget. their share of costs actually
decreased. Since the tuition figure has remained un
changed, this obviously constituted a raise in tuition.
Interestingly - enough the faculty and administration
automobile operators do not pay for their wear and tear
of the campus roads and parking lots. Since they are Uni
versity employes. it might be rationalized that they are
just paid that much less. But not all faculty and adminis
ti ation members drive automobiles on campus, so the
ones that don't should get an additional rebate with their
paycheck.
Will visitors who drive on campus roads be charged
tolls? It would be incongruous with the rationalization
trend for all the residents' to share through their license
costs the maintenance expenses incurred only by the few
who ever traverse campus byways.
The legality of the student auto levy has never been
tested
It is obviously another source of revenue that helps
ease the austei ity program for this state's financially
hardpressed institution. But the rationalization for its
existence has many fallacies.
Now even the a non-driving students are keeping an
anxious vigil over their wallets because of rumors of
another tuition or room and board raise. The administra
tion admitted it was a possibility and promised an answer
this week.
Recently there has appeared to be an unwritten agree
ment between the University and the state legislature
that a raise in the appropriation will be accompanied by a
raise in tuition, although the state apparently fudged a
little bit. on its part of the bargain last year.
But this is an off year between biennium appropria
tions and if a tuition raise is levied this year, where will
it stop?
Just another reason why Penn State tuition is the
third highest of any state institution in the country.
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The entire complexion of
the 1960 presidential campaign
began to take on a definite
shape two weeks ago follow
in the overwhelming victory
of John F. Kennedy in the
West Virginia primary elec
tion.
The impres,ive majority of
votes which Kennedy, senator
om Massachtbetts, piled up over
hi, opponent, Senator Hubert
Humphrey of Minnesota, came as
a surprise to nearly all political
observers who had viewed the
course of events in West Virginia
prior to election day.
The victory tends to emphasize
the well-organ
iz e d campaign
that was execu
ted by the Ken-
nedy forces
James Roosevelt,
son of Franklin
Delano, wa. one
of the Massachtt
etts senator's
most avid sup-
poi ters.
Since the for
mer president is
well remembered
and respected in this poverty
stricken state, RoosevPit was an
important vote-getting mecha
nism for the Kennedy movement.
Letters
Schwab Size
Inhibits Cultural
Productions
TO THE EDITOR: On Saturday
evening Schwab auditorium be
came the scene of a rare treat for
Penn Staters—Verdi's Requiem
Mass sponsored and presented by
the University Chapel Choir, the
Department of Music and the
Committee on Inter-religious Af
fairs.
Those who were present for the
performance cried out in praise
and admiration. But there were
other cries, too—cries of protest
and disappointment and disgust.
These came from the scores of
students who were turned out
because there were not enough
seats and standing was not al
lowed.
It is perhaps unjust that many
Penn Staters could not obtain
seats because the University chose
to give this space to students from
visiting schools; but the real basis
for protests lies in the fact that
our University, with over 15,000
students on campus in addition to
hundreds of faculty and adminis
trative employes has an auditor
ium that accommodates only 1200
persons.
When it was felt that our foot
ball field had inadequate space,
we built a new one. Similarly, we
have solved other deficiencies.
But little Schwab auditorium still
remains a shining light, yet im
posing barrier, to fine cultural ex
periences that should be avail
able to everyone.
—Nancy Huber, '63
Bob Jervis, '62
Gazette
TODAY
Ag Council, 7 p m , 212 HUB
Block "S" Executive Committee, 8 p m
2.16 HUB
Christian rellownhip. 12.45 p.m , 213 HUB
Classified Ad Staff meeting, compulsory
for intermediate board, 6:46 p m.
Ed Conned, 6.30 p m.. 214 FLUB
Father Florence discussion, 7 p.m., 217
Hun
Fise O'Clock Theatre. "The Tale of the
Cunt," tu. Fliis (.10% e, graduate qtuderit
in theatre az ts, 6 p.m., Little Theatre,
OW Main
Volk Dancing, 7.30-10.00 p.m , 0 White
Froth. 1 p m . 203 HUH
High Speed Computors, 8 a.m., 217 HUB
1.4 Faculty Meeting, 4:15 p.m., 121 Sparks
Management Club, 4.15 p.m , HUB assem-
bly room
Mixed Choir, 7 p m , HUB assembly room
Nittany Grotto, 7 pm, 121 Mineral In-
dvitries
Spring Week Cmmittve Vlends, 8 pm ,
218 HUB
WSGA, 4 pin., 214 111.18
Carol Aldmger, Paul Astheoner, Nancy
Hai nhart, Wchion Bliss, Nancy Coopei.
Craeme Cowen, Dee Dietrich, David Ellis,
Des id Frick, J..rome Gartman, Irvin Kap
lan, Deborah King, (oldie ',aria, Walter
Martin, Loretta Mink, Lawrence Sidets,
John Smith, John Stone, Sylvia Sumner,
Theodore Urban, Jane Wilby. Susan
Snowed
Donkey's Serenade
MYERS
HOSPITAL
It is ironical that Eleanor
Roosevelt. James' mother, to
gether with Harry Truman, for
mer president, ale the two laig
est obstacle; in Kennedy's path
to the nomination.
There is little doubt that the
fine showing in West VII gum
gave considerable sttengtli to the
Kennedy cause, but several ob
stiuctions still block his way to
the piesidential nomination. The
most prominent banner seems to
be his religion
Despite the fact that Kennedy,
a Roman Catholic, won a crush
ing victory iu the heavily protes
tant mountain state, religion has
not been ruled out as a campaign
issue.
The way in which voters cast
their ballot in a primary election,
•v hen men of the same patty op
pose each other, and how they
vote in a multi-party election,
when national and international
issues ate assorted with personal
criticism and mud-slinging, can
vary considerably.
For instance, Al Smith, the last
Letters
$5 Car Fee Criticized
TO THE EDITOR: The Depart
ment of Highways levies a $lO
tax for the privilege of driving a
motor vehicle throughout the
multi-mile system of roads and
highways about its spacious 45,-
000 square miles
However, now the Department
of Education, through the Penn
sylvania State University, gets
into the act and announces an ad
ditional tax of $5 (only half the
original levy) for the privilege of
driving and parking on the vast
and well-planned Pennsylvania
State University system of roads
and superhighways. Of course, it
does not include daytime park
ing, for this "privilege" the levy
is an additional 200 per cent or
only $5 more than what the De
partment of Highways collects.
Let us brace ourselves now for
certainly the august Borough of
State College will not be outdone
for long before they also will col
lect a toll for the "privilege" of
driving over their system of pot
holed alleys and curbless ruts.
The Pennsylvania State Legis
lature and the Penn State Ad
ministration in cooperation and
collusion with the State College
'Please Pad the Steps'
TO THE EDITOR: The perform
ance of Verdi's "Requiem Mass"
last Saturday evening was cer
tainly delightful, except for a few
minor details. I believe it might
have been slightly more enjoy
able had I been able to sit in a
seat—a very precious commodity
—INSIDE Schwab instead of out
side on the steps.
Really, I didn't mind sitting on
the damp, hard stone since I was
able to hear (I had my hearing
aid with me) the performance
through the windows which were
graciously left open.
I have a few suggestions, how
ever, for any successive perform
ances of a similar nature. First,
only perform mediocre works so
that not many people will attend
and those that do will therefore
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1960
by joel myers
Catholic to seek the presidency,
won the West Virginia primary in
1928 without even setting foot in
the state. Yet, he lost the state
to Hei bort Hoover in the Novem
ber election.
Some people have expressed
the opinion that Kennedy's youth
will hinder his chances of a No
vember victory. This is open to
coniectuie. More eligible voters
will be under 40 years of age in
this election than ever before.
Also in Kennedy's favor is his
radiant personality, which is
bound to lure more women voters
than the number of male votes
it will lose.
Now that Hubert Humphrey has
officially dropped from the race,
it might be of interest to take a
brief glance at the Massachu
setts senator's chief rivals for the
number-one spot on the Demo
cratic ticket. They are Adlai Ste
venson, two-time loser to Presi
dent Eisenhower; Stuart Syming
ton, senator from Missouri; and
(Coat - pitied on page five)
Borough, the three bookstores, the
"Downtown Firetrap Owners and
Renters Association" and the
other millionaires and money
suckers have managed to steadily
raise the cost of four years at the
Pennsylvania STATE University
to within a few dollars of the
most highly recognized PRIVATE
universities on the Eastern sea
board
Certainly, all these factions
contribute tovdard providing a
college education for those who
could not otherwise afford one
which is supposed to be the whole
purpose of a state supported uni
versity in the first place.
In the light of all this there are
but two courses of action:
•Ask your SGA -representa
tive why he did not immediately
protest and ask for substantiation
when Dean Frank Simes an
nounced the auto registration tax
to the SGA Aseembly Thursday
night.
•Join the Alumni Association
before you graduate. They've got
to get the money out of you now
like everyone else because they
know they'll never get it later.
—Don F. Werb, '6l
be assured of a seat—inside, of
course.
Or, secori'd, reserve ALL the
seats, even the steps outside, and
advertise the performance as
being "open" so that we aren't
partial and will be forced to turn
away everyone without reserved
seats, not just a few hundred.
Keep the windows closed.
Fourth, hold the event in a
larger place, perhaps the HUB
cloakroom. Fifth, don't build an
auditorium with a greater seat
ing capacity; stuffing Schwab
with, say, the Freshman Class
might replace the telephone booth
fad.
Finally, if none of my other
suggestions are followed; please,
please pad the steps—they get
pretty hard after awhile.
—Earl La Kier, '6O