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Editorial O
Delay Hinders Planning
The news that the report of the Governor’s Committee
on Education will probably not be ready before March 25
comes as a severe blow to the University.
In light of the governor’s decision to freeze the Uni
versity’s appropriation until after the presentation of this
report, this delay could have disastrous effects on Uni
versity planning. This is particularly so now, since the
University is making a bold step into the new four-term
system during the coming fiscal year.
Definite plans cannot be made until the size of the
appropriation is known. The University will not even
know how many students it can accept for admittance
next year until definite budget appropriations are made.
Thus, the University is placed in the untenable posi
tion of having to plan next year’s operations and not
knowing just what they can plan for.
The size of the budget, of course, is always the primary
factor determining any planning. A late appropriation
could play havoc wiih the University's planning for the
four-term system.
The University’s total budget as recommended by
President Eric A. Walker is $63.4 million, of which $23.1
million has been requested as an appropriation from the
state. If this amount is not received, the University will
have to try to scrape up the difference from other sources
or curtail its operations accordingly.
The fiscal year for which the University must plan
begins on June 1.
If the Governor’s Committee does not report till the
end of March and it takes another month for bills to be
passed on the University’s appropriation, it may be the
end of April before the administration knows how much
money it has to work with.
This would leave fhem exactly one month to draw up
plans for operating the University under this entirely new
four-term system. This system is not used by any other
University so the administration has no precedent to go on.
It is already known that the Governor’s Committee
report will recommend that the University play an ex
panding role in the state’s higher educational system and
that a significant increase will be necessary in the funds
allocated to it.
In view of the detrimental effects a late appropriation
can have on the University, the Governor should rescind
his freeze and propose legislation asking the full $23.1 mil
lion appropriation without waiting for his special com
mittee report.
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CHESTER LUCIDO
Business Manager
Snowed—
General Deposit Attacked
- by Joel myers '
pressed period - their college money demands made upon
Ij avs University students, particuiar-
It 'is interesting to compare ly since last year’s irw
individual deposits that are crease, -seem to justify,a review
currently charged. Now, resi- of this decision by Umve s y
dence hall deposits are $10; policymakers. . ..
military equipment charges, It . uotiind
$2O; chemistry breakage, $10; possible hidden motives behind
and towel and locker deposits this decision. Twenty thousand
for men $2. students each paying $5O will
If a student had to pay all provide the University with a
of these deposits under the fund of $1 million. With enrol
present plan, it would cost $42. ment expected to rise in Y®
However, very few students' to come, this fund should show
have HOTC. physical educa- a further increase,
tion, chemistry and live in the Although this fund is not
residence halls at the same University property, it may
lime, ‘ come in handy in years of lean
In fact, nearly all men liv- appropriations from Harns
ing in rooming houses or fra- burg. , '. , . , *,
ternities of fifth semester Also, the interest from *1
standing or higher have none million wisely i* vest j® tin linn
of these expenses. Yet, they between $30,000 and $40,000
will be forced to pay the $25 annually. TT .
or $5O charge. This doesn’t We wonder if some Umver
seem fair sity administrators aren t los-
We realize that a single de- ing complete sight of the: stu
posit will make it easier for the dents in their seemingly blind
office of the controller, but the effort to expand the Nittany
this exorbitant charge with the Valley education complex.
In an unpublicized and sur
prising move Tuesday, the ad
ministration increased the cost
of attending the University,
This boost in expenses for
already over-charged students
came in the disguise of “a gen
eral deposit," which is sup
posed to replace the individual
deposits for
losses, dam
ag e and
breakage fees.
The cost of
this combined
fee is $25 for
a 11 students
a 1 re a d y en
rolled and
$5O for all in
coming st u
dents, accord
ing to Carl
Barnes, con
troller.
This money will be returned
upon graduation, but will be
out of the students’ reach dur
ing their most economically de-
Letters
Group Seeks
Views About
Health Center
TO THE EDITOR: Within the
last two days suggestion boxes
have been placed around the
campus in such places as the
HUB desk, Pollock dining hall,
Warnock post office, Sackett,
Boucke, Redifer dining hall
and Waring lounge.
These boxes have been placed
there by the SGA Infirmary
Committee in an attempt to get
some student views concerning
the Ritenour Health Center.
As has been previously slated
in The Daily Collegian, ihis
committee is endeavoring to
bring out into the open some
of the suggestions and com
plaints concerning the Health
Center and the Dispensary,
and through consultation with
the officials of the Center, at
tempt to create greater co
operation and understanding
between the student body and
the Infirmary. The only way
that this committee can ac
complish its purpose is to have
some ideas to work with.
Here is the opportunity for
students to have their say con
cerning something that is vital
to everyone, and I am asking
all of you who wish to co
operate to please take advan
tage of this chance.
I feel that this committee
can do a fine job with the aid
of the students, so I again ask
that you take the few seconds
necessary to write down what
you want to say and drop it in
to one of the suggestion boxes.
It may prove to be a very
worthwhile effort.
—Eugene Zuckerman '63
Vacation OK'd
TO THE EDITOR: I disagree
with Messrs. Altman and Hip
pie. A long Christmas vaca
tion is better than a Thanks
giving vacation. At Thanks
giving finals will be nearer
than at Christmas; we will
need our study most then.'
—Richard Helffrich '64
Gazette
TODAY
Alpha Eta Pi, 7 p.m., 216 HUB
AnanciatiGn of XJ.S. Army, 7:30 p.m..
Phi Delia Theta
Campus Party, 6 p.m., 212 HUB
Interstate. Debaters, 7 p.m., HUB ns
sembly room
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, 7:30
p.m., 11l Boucke
IVCF, 12:46 p.m., 218 HUB
Lenten Service, 7 a.m., Wesley Foun
dation
Mt. Nittany PhUattlk Society, 7 :S0
p.m.. Junior High School Cafeteria
Panhef, 9 p.m.. 212 HUB
Placement, 8 a.m., 208 HUB
Pennsylvania Society of Special Ed.,
6:80 p.m., 217 HUB
i *7*301 p.m.j 203; HUB « t • -r r *
. f 31$ HUB* •
MYERB
Letters
Suggestions
TO THE EDITOR! Having dis
cussed deficiencies of SGA, it
is necessary to remedy the
trouble spots which undermine
the capability, reliability, and
responsibility of the organiza
tion, the chief factors in es
tablishing effective student
government.
• The University administra
tion, having legal and moral
responsibility to the state leg
islature and to the parents of
the students maintaining
and promoting the student wel
fare, delegates as much of this
responsibility to the student
body as it can handle. The ad
ministration tries to fulfill the
desire of the students to regu
late their own affairs and to
promote good citizenship prac
tices among the student body
as well as to case the burden of
its responsibilities in this area.
The crux of the matter,
however, is that the students'
desire for freedom of move
ment in the area of student af
fairs does not seem to be so
great as their aversion to ac
cepting the responsibility for
this freedom. The degree of
freedom given the students is
directly proportional to the
responsibility they assume,
their capability, and reliabil
ity.
I suggest the following rem
edies for the mentioned trou
ble spots in order to achieve
the chief factors in establish
ing effective student govern
ment:
• Eliminate direct election
(Assemblymen and class pres
idents) with the exception of
the All-University officers
(president, vice-president, and
'Downbeat' Revives Debate
TO THE EDITOR: Realizing
the risk involved in reopening
a Tetter debate whose furor
seems to have abated, I would
like to contribute a comment
on the subject of the recent
Ray Charles Concert at Rec
reation Hall.
As the Jazz Editor of
“FROTH,” I have already ex
pressed my opinions of Ray
Charles in my column of last
month’s issue. At this time, I
would like to point out a re
view of Ray Charles which,
appeared in this month’s 1
“Downbeat” magazine.
The review, written by
Ralph J. Gleason, Contributing
Editor of "Downbeat," was
written after seeing the Ray
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for SGA
secretary-treasurer). This eli
minates the class myth.
• Substitute the constituen
cy groups (TIM, AWS, IFC,
MRC for the class represen
tation. This establishes a de
fined and specific constituen
cy.
• Add interest groups (ICCB,
Leonides, ISA, Panhellenic
Council, etc.) to the legislative
body. The interest groups
would serve as lobbyists, hav
ing no vote. This provides the
legislative body with direct
contact with a cross section of
legitimate student interests,
and gives the interest groups
a real opportunity to present
their views.
• Membership of the legis
lative body should be kept to
a workable number. This in
sures the operational efficien
cy of the legislative body,
without deleting the field of
talent for the committee sys
tem.
• Establish an SGA training
program. This would promote
responsible thought and action
on the part of all student gov
ernment participants.
• Adhere to sound adminis
trative principles such as di
rect chain of responsibility, one
man accountability, defined
division of labor and responsi
bility, and the demanding of
high standards of performance.
The above is offered for your
consideration, and is intended
to serve as a point of departure
for constructive and realistic
criticism.
—Earl Gershenow, '62
(Editor’s note: This is the
second of two letters submitted
by Gershenow. The first app
eared in yesterday's Collegian.)
Charles group in person—not
after simply reading the backs
of record jackets. I hope that
by quoting this authority soma
progress may be made in the
controversy which has arisen.
“Any jazz club that has the
opportunity to book this band,
with or without Charles, should
take it. Any jazz fan or musi
cian who misses the oppor
tunity to hear this unit under
any circumstances is depriving
himself of one of the most
rewarding experiences avail
able in modern music.”
Our Jazz Club has taken that
opportunity. I hope they keep
up the good work.
—Ed Urie '63
FROTH Jazz Editor
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