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Editorial Opinion
Textbook Tax
College students who have been protesting the state
sales tax on textbooks have found a champion for their
cause in the state legislature.
Sen. Ripp (D.-Allegheny) presented to the chair of the
Senate on Oct. 12 a bill to amend The Selective Sales and
Use Tax of 1956, exempting there from certain textbooks
used in colleges and universities.
The bill was introduced and referred to the Committee
on Legislation.
Both Pittsburgh newspapers have written editorials
suggesting the elimination of the sales tax on textbooks
after college freshmen in the area protested this indirect
tax on education.
At a time when higher education is such a vital asset
to our country, governments should be aiding it in every
way possible rather than hindering it with such measures
as the textbook tax.
We hope that Sen. Ripp’s bill is not forgotten in the
legislation shuffle.
Traditional Start
The freshmen got off to the traditional apathetic start
in Penn State politics Tuesday and yesterday in the stu
dent council elections held in six of the nine colleges.
Only five per cent of the freshmen in the College of
Engineering and Architecture voted. A total of 49 ballots
were cast.
Liberal Arts was close behind with 79 ballots and 11
per cent.
Figures for the other colleges show: Education—loB
ballots, 15 per cent; Chemistry-Physics—69 ballots, 18 per
cent; Business Administration—B3 ballots, 22 per cent;
and Home Economics—sl ballots, 26 per cent.
We wonder how long it will be before those who did
not even vote will start complaining about the poor job of
student government and their lack of representation.
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Letters
Political Story
Questioned
By Readers
TO THE EDITOR: New Re
publicanism? Is this the type
of administration America
wants for the future? The
Young Republicans, supported
by the ineptness of the Colle
gian, has attempted once again
to deceive the students. This
is an insult to our intelligence.
Referring to The Daily Col
legian, Nov. 2, 1960, in an ar
ticle by Doti Drasher, it was
stated that William S. Livin
good, former Penna. Secretary
of Internal Affairs, spoke be
fore the Young Republicans on
Nov. 1, 1960.
After eight dismal years ex
perience with the Eisenhower
Administration, we wonder
who is working Mr. Linvin
good's strings. Isn't it a fact
that Mr. Livingood was not
present at the Young Repub
lican meeting last night? As
hard working students at Penn
State, we are deeply interested
in the Republican method of
mental telepathy.
Are we to believe that the
new Republicanism of the CO’s
is any different than the old
brand of Republicanism of
Nixon, McCarthy, Jenner, or
Velde that of deceiving the
public by false press releases?
Not only do we take excep
tion to the fact that the Hon
orable Mr. Livingood was at
the meeting, but also to the
content of the alleged speech.
Isn’t it a fact that a Republican
Congresswoman cast the only
vote against the Declaration of
War with Japan, even AFTER
the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Doesn’t our own History 21
course teach us that “Teddy”
Roosevelt, a Republican ex
president, constantly criticized
the Wilson Administration for
delaying the entrance of the
United States into World War
I?
Moreover, which parly has
borne the condemnation of his
tory for the scuttling of the
League of Nations? Which par
ty provided the forum for iso
lationist attacks on the creation
of the U.N.? Is this what we
want in the future mainten
ance of the status quo; leader
ship characterized by old Char
lie Wilson (former Secretary of
Defense), who achieved world
wide fame in staling that
"What is good for General Mo
tors is good for the country."
Mr. Wilson, in his typical
Republican attitude towards
advancement, said in regard to
basic research, “If we can’t
see it. touch it, or smell it,
what good is it?” The present
missile gap has shown the fal
lacy of this statement. Remem
ber, however, that as Mr. Nix
on so ably put it, “We are
ahead in color TV.”
We would sooner be right
than be Republicans.
—Harold Greenberg, '6l
Kenneth N. Pennington, '62
William J. Herman, '63
(Editor’s Note: Mr. Livingood
was present at the Young Re
publicans’ meeting Tuesday
night. He arrived about 45 min
utes after the meeting began
and, we understand that a
number of students had left be
fore his arrival. Miss Drasher
reported what he said and this
report should not be interpret
ed to mean that the staff of The
Daily Collegian agreed with his
statements.)
Soph Objects
To Election Fund
TO THE EDITOR: I have two
objections about the bill ap
propriating $7OO for political
campaigning by the parties.
First, what is the check upon
the appropriating power of the
SGA if this new precedent is
accepted?
Second, why have they put
an unconstitutional control
over the parties? This bill does
away with a party’s freedom
to campaign by stipulating the
method in which the appro
priation (the only money that
the bill allows a party to use)
may be used.
.—Jett Fisher, 'Si
Letters
Michigan Students Accept
Foreign Affairs Challenge
TO THE EDITOR: In a recent
speech at the University of
Michigan, Senator John Ken
nedy asked America to recog
nize her responsibility in world
affairs. He called upon mem
bers of the academic commu
nity to contribute their talents
for the purpose of aiding the
developing countries of Asia,
Africa and Latin America.
Shortly after, Representative
Chester Bowles visited this
university. He complemented
Senator Kennedy’s remarks by
a plea for an expanded Inter
national Civil Service of the
United Nations.
In response to their chal
lenge for an individual ap
proach to foreign affairs, we
have formed the Americans
Committed to World Responsi
bility. We wish to express our
willingness to meet this chal
lenge. Our purpose is to urge
the United States Government
to expand our Foreign Service
and to actively work towards
an expansion of an Interna
tional Civil Service of the
United Nations.
These large.-scale programs
would send young, capable
teachers, doctors, engineers
and the like to the developing
countries of the world that ask
for our assistance. Our thought
is that at present such trained
people are often denied the
opportunity to serve in these
programs which we think are
vital for world peace and sta
bility.
As a part of our short range
program, we are sending let
ters and information to cam-
pus newspapers and college
organizations throughout the
country. We want to encourage
people to express their interest
by sending letters to Senator
Kennedy, Representative
Bowles and Vice-President
Nixon, either pledging their
personal participation in such
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programs or expressing their
support.
We also urge Interested per
sons to write to Senator Ken
ne d y and Representative
Bowles asking them to spell
out in greater detail their ideas
along these lines. We suggest
that they write to Vice-Presi
dent Nixon requesting him to
indicate his position on these
ideas. In particular we would
like them to show wherein their
plans differ from what already
exists.
ADDRESS LETTERS TO;
Americans Committed to World
Responsibility, c/o Kennedy
for President, 261 Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington 1,
D.C.; or, c/o Nixon-Lodge
Headquarters, 1625 Eye Street,
N.W., Washington 6, D.C.
To develop our program on a
long term basis, we need the
names of individuals who are
interested and wish to be con
tacted in regard to our continu
ing work. We hope that or
ganizations will be established
on other campuses which will
co-ordinate their efforts with
ours.
It is our ultimate goal to
bring all interested, capable
people who want to be part of
this work into contact with the
government ‘ agencies that
would be responsible for carry
ing out purposes such as those
we have outlined above.
SEND NAMES AND DIRECT
QUESTIONS TO: Americans
Committed to World Responsi
bility, 1418 Edgewood Avenue,
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
—John Dwyer,
Secretary-Treasurer
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