HitmiiitiinnNmHimimmwiiitumi Weather Forecasts 4 * 4 * MosHyCJ, ouJy, VitjJP ®HUIJ VOL 61. No. 100 Faculty Salary Survey Reveals Low Pay Scale, Little Regard for Rank Findings of a recent survey on faculty salaries indicate that the salary scale of the University ranks below average in comparison with all other colleges and universities in the United States. This statement is a result Litman Says He Will Pick Lion Star Special to the Collegian Pittsburgh, Pa., March 13— Lenny Litman, the general manager of the Pittsburgh franchise in the American Basketball League, announced today that he would pick Mark DuMars in the league draft next weekend in Chicago. Until March 1, Litman had never seen DuMars play. That night he watched the first half of the Penn State - Carnegie Tech game here and left with a glow ing impression. "He’s the kind of guy we're looking for," Litman said sim ply before leaving for the Pitt Field House to watch Tom Siith, the St. Bonaveniure All- American. Apparently Stith made quite an impression, too, because Lit man said he would pick him as Pittsburgh’s territorial choice in the upcoming draft. Litman said he will also pick these players: Ned Twyman and Bob Slobodnik, both of Duquesne; Lee Patrone of West Virginia; Jack Egan of St. Josephs; Tony Jackson of St. Johns and possibly John Fridley of Pitt. DuMars is the second leading scorer in Penn State history. "This seems like a real good break after a real bad year," DuMars said. "I didn't think anybody was interested in me," DuMars averaged 15.2 this year after averaging 21.3 during his iunior year. He was hampered >y an ankle injury and a flu at tack. Greenwich Village Set Up in Schwab —Collegian Photo by John Beaugt DOING THE CONGO: Cast members and other students connected with the Thespians’ production of “Wonderful Town’’ formed a Congo line from Sparks to Schwab yesterday at noon. The play is being given this weekend in Schwab. By ANN PALMER of a study made by the Com mittee on Salaries and Tenure of the local chapter of the American Association of University Pro fessors. Questionnaires distributed by the local chapter were evalu ated for 73.6 per cent of the en tire faculty at the University. In a national rating by the AAUP, all colleges and univer sities are ranked on a scale from a high of AA to a low of F ac cording to salary compensation of faculty members. The University now ranks at about the D level. The study also found that the average salary of a full profes sor at the University is only 1.77 times that of the average instructor whereas in the en tire country only the F level schools go below this figure. All others range from 1.85 to 2.65. “Penn State, however, has al ways had a high instructor salary rate. This is not necessarily good because it means that we have to buy our new young people in to the field,” commented R. Wal lace Brewster, professor of poli tical science and chairman of the committee. Another aspect of the survey revealed a great overlap in sal ary range and rank of faculty members. For example, the high est paid full professor at the Uni versity, receiving $14,040 per year, has an income of over 100 per cent more than the lowest paid full professor who received $6264 per year. Comparing the University with all schools in the United States receiving from a C to an. A rating, which total 61, Penn State lags far behind. The AAUP, in an official ex planation of the value of these solary ratings, explained that many schools with low salary ratings have good leaching qual ity, but, if the low rate con tinues over a period of time, the caliber of teachers is bound to suffer. It was brought out at a meet ing of all interested faculty mem (Continued on page three) FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE. PA.. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 14. 1961 Ribicoff Opposes Private School Aid WASHINGTON (JP) —Secretary of Welfare Abraham Ribicoff said yesterday he is abso lutely opposed to including any nonpublic school aid in the Kennedy administration’s $2.3- billion aid to education bill. To consider public and parochial school aid together would be "most tragic,” Ribicoff told a House Education subcommittee, and would jeopardize the administration program. IFC Rush Program Discussed, Amended The proposed four-term rush program for the Inter fraternity Council was discussed and amended at last night’s meeting. The program, proposed on Feb. 27 by Herbert Goldstein, IFC Rush Chairman, was amended and has been referred to the IFC Rushing Committee pending approval at the next IFC meeting. The proposed section of the program which would make it necessary for a freshman wishing to rush to have a 2.2 All-Univer sity average was deleted. With this deletion, it is possible for the individual houses to deter mine their own policy concern ing averages of their rushees. Average for pledging is a 2.0 All- University. The major portion of the pro posed program for the four term rush was accepted by the council in its discussion. De ferred fall term rush, two rounds of Sunday open houses, two Saturday night parties and a rush registration are among the proposals pending accep tance at the March 20 meeting.. In other business, Ronald No vak, president of IFC, announced that election of IFC officers for next year would be held at the next meeting. Novak introduced the candidates and self-nomina tions from the floor took place. Candidates for IFC president are: Gerald Logue, Acacia; Richard Pigossi. Phi Gamma Delta; and Herbert Goldstein, Phi Sigma Delia. Nominees for vice president are: Richard Moyer, Alpha Gamma Rho, and Steven Baron, Phi Epsilon Pi. Eugene Chaiken, Beta Sigma Rho, and Thomas Ritenbaugh, Phi Mu Delta, are candidates for secretary-treasurer. At the same time Ribicoff refused to commit the admit: Mostly Cloudy, Cold Weather Will Continue Big, wet, clinging snow flakes fell for about an hour yesterday afternoon covering roads, lawns and sidewalks with a treacherous coating of slush. The snow was part of a wide spread band or precipitation which covered a large part of the eastern half of the nation. Heavy snow is expected to fall today from eastern New York and northern New Jersey northeast ward through New England. The powerful storm that will probably cripple transportation in much of that area by tonight should remain far enough east of this area so that central Pennsyl vania will be spared appreciable snow. The local forecast indicates mostly cloudy and cold weather for today with a few periods of light snow or snow flurries. The high temperature should be near 38 degrees. Tonight should be partly cloudy and cold with a low temperature of 28. Partly cloudy and milder weather is likeiy tomorrow. Shortly before their rehearsal last night, members of the Penn State Thespians crew were found crawling around on their hands and knees ironing the huge 48 by 25 ft. canvas backdrop. The drop will provide the setting of a typical Greenwich Village street in Leonard Bern stein’s “Wonderful Town” to be given Thursday through Satur day nights in'Schwab. Tickets for all performances, in cluding a special Saturday mati nee, will go on sale at 1:30 today at the Hetzel Union desk. The play is about two young women from Ohio who come to Greenwich Village in hopes of “getting a break.” Ruth, a literary hopeful, is played by Anne Grant, senior in business education from State College. Her cohort, Eileen, trying to enter into New York’s whirl of show business, is portrayed by Susan Brown, junior in theater arts from Chatham, N.J. The colorful backdrop used for the play is an abstract scene re producing Christopher Street in the “Village,” from the tall rows of apartment houses to an insig nificant trash container on the street corner. Start Flood of Letters «See Page 4 Jstration in advance on any ■.separate legislation to aid private schools. “A serious constitutional ques tion is involved,” he said, which would require detailed study of any such proposed legislation. Ribicoff spoke out as Francis Cardinal Spellman, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Now York, repeated his oppo sition to any federal aid program that excludes private and church rclatcd schools. In a statement issued in New York, the cardinal said. "If the Congress decides there should be federal aid, ihen certainly any legislation should conform to the principles of social jus tice, equal treatment and non discrimination." Sen. Wayne Morse, D.-Ore. ( chairman of the Senate Education subcommittee which is also con ducting hearings on the legisla tion, urged Catholic leaders to re frain from pressing for a parochi al school amendment. Some Congress members and Catholic spokesmen have said the administrative bill should be amended to provide for low-inter est, long-term loans to church and other private schools. Kennedy, who contends direct assistance to private schools would be unconstitutional, told his news conference last Wednesday he believes the Con stitution also bars federal loans to private secondary schools on any across-the-board basis. Morse said Catholic spokesmen will have a “great opportunity” when they- testify later to an nounce they are withholding their amendment and thus remove a possible roadblock to passage of a general aid to education bill. University Asks For Allocation Of VHF Channel The University announced to day that it had petitioned the Federal Communications Com mission for allocation of VHF (Very High Frequency) Channel The petition asked for the chan nel on the basis of the Univer sity’s potential service to the people of Pennsylvania. “In anticipation of gelling the channel, the University is recon ditioning Carnegie to be able to handle the necessary broadcast ing operation,” Leslie P. Green hill, associate director of Division of Academic Research and Serv ices, said yesterday. In the petition to the FCC it was stated that by constructing an antenna tower on Rattlesnake Mountain in Black Moshannon State Park, 25 miles from cam pus, and by using a 44 kilowatt transmitter, most of the central Pennsylvania area could be reached. There has been a UHF (Ultra High Frequency) channel allo cated to the State College area, but UHF is not practical for this dtuation, according to Dr. C. R, Carpenter, director of DARS. One of the objections to hav ing a channel where we want it, Greenhill said, would be that it might overlap Channel 3 in Phila delphia or Channel 3 in Harrison burg, Va. FIVE CENTS
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