Weather Forecast: 1 Sunny, I Warmer I VOL. 3. N 0.2 Citizen Calls For Action In Education By JOHN BLACK The most critical aspect of education in the state right now is the field of higher edu cation, said a citizen member of the governor's special edu cation committee this week. Arthur B. Sinkler, president of the Hamilton Watch Company in Lancaster, said he and two other citizen members of the governor's committee have determined "to build a bonfire under the legis lature to get some action on the committe's proposals." Proposals made by the com mittee to revamp the state's lagging and outdated education system should not be postponed he stressed. "If action on education is put off by the legislature this year, nothing will probably get done for the next two years because the next session will be bogged clown with appropriations," Sink ler said. Sinkler said that by 1970 there will be two and one-half times as many college students in the state and preparations must be started immediately to handle them. The committee, he said, has recommended three proposals to alleviate this critical situation: *Double the capacity of state colleges including The Pennsyl vania State University. •Urge private colleges to in crease their capacity 25 per cent. !Establish community junior colleges to take care of the 174,000 youngsters who will still be out side the higher education door in 1970 if the first two proposals are adopted. "And we're just talking about 30 per cent of high school grad uates here," he said. California, he said, already has 80 per cent of its high school graduates in college or junior college. This higher education package' is going to cost an additional $180.4 million by 1970, he said. "Either we are going to spend this money in Pennsylvania or (Continued on page eight) Status of University May Decide Budget Forty years ago the deputy attorney general of Penn sylvania, in a legal opinion, rendered this University The State College of the Commonwealth, thus pinpointing the institution's vacillating legal status. This decision is now being used by the University to gain ground in its fight for the full 23 million budget requested by r. Eric A. Walker, Wilmer Ken worthy executive assistant to the President, said. George Ross Hull, the state of ficial in question, dealt directly with the lesser point of whether or not the Pennsylvania State College should pay tax on the gasoline it purchased, But he covered the related matter of the College's legal status at great length. Hull's conclusion, after a de tailed listing of the College's relations with the state stem ming from "The Farmer's High School," through the Morrill Land-Grant Act and into acts . of the Pennsylvania legislature, said; "These facts made it clear that, although the Trustees of Pennsyl vania State College are a separate and distinct corporate body, they have received and now hold their property as trustees for the Peo ple of the Commonwealth. "The institution is dependent 6 ( 11 , '" < bi 00:4 1 k ittittrt s„. HOW TO BEAT THE WEATHER—This man has figured out how to cope with the University's inclement weather. When the sun shines he works outdoors, but when it's raining he stays indoors and shovels dirt out the window. Review 'Doll' Runs Gamut Of Emotional Feeling "The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll," by Ray Lawler and directed for Mateer Playhouse by Max Fischer is a hard driving taskmaster which re through the gamut of its emot What begins as an "adult" [ Sunny Skies Due Sunny and warmer weather will return to Central Pennsylvania today as the rain-producing storm system that brought nearly one half inch of rain to this area yes terday moves away from this area. Today's high temperature should be near 77 degrees. See related editorial upon and largely controlled by the State, and is, in fact, as its name indicates, a State institution. "Its status is quite different from that of similar institutions which merely receive state aid from time to time. I am of the opinion that so far as relates to the application of tax laws, its property and its functions are to be deemed purely public in character." The issue of the University's legal status has arisen in the cur rent budget dispute. At a press conference Governor Lawrence said "I think we think it is a State University." Speaking before a group of students, Representative J. Dean Polen, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee said "It is not a State University, it is a Land-Grant College. There is a difference." In response to a question from Senator Jo Hays, Centre-Dem., Walker said, "There is no doubt (Continued on, page two) FOR A BETTER PENN STATE STATE COLLEGE. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE 22. 1961 By DEX HUTCHINS Collegian Reviewer entlessly forces the audience onal feelings. situational comedy concerning a pair of prostitutes and their rough and ready Australian field hand lovers turns rapidly into a penetrating study of a trio of ; somewhat shallow characters fac ling difficult personal adjustments to middle-age life. The presure of these adjust ments, symbolized in the pass ing of the good times they once knew• at "layoff time" is hard on the two workers, Roo and Barney, but even harder on Roo's girl Olive played by Di ana Frothingham. Miss Frothingham, aware of the demands of her role, tries too hard at times to get her point across to the audience. Particularly in the last act, which cells for very careful handling by all the actors, she loses just enough control to per• mit the audience to slip out of the "aurora of believability" previously created by the play. This unfortunate situation leaves the audience as "outsiders" to the action on the stage at a time when empathy is most needed. Constance Dix as Pearl Cun ningham, a friend whose pointed comments contribute to the, group's painful introduction to certain realities of life, is one of the more polished actresses in the show. Either she has great natural ability as an actress or has put much more time and study into preparation for her part as com pared to the efforts of her fel low thespians. Even Miss Dix's polished per formance could not match that of Jo. Laing as Emma, Olive's mother. Emma is the kind of old lady, wise to the ways of the world, who, though appearing to be an "old bitty," knows just how to handle and to help her young er cohorts. Mrs. Laing is so good. she doesn't even seem to act. She ap pears on the stage as an entity to herself an actress and her role molded into one which brings to the stage an honest (Continued on page three) 5,16 + Register For Summer The University's prediction of an enrollment of over 5,000 for the first term of the four term system has been ful , filled, according to the latest statistics. • The latest total indicates that 5,166 students (both grad uate and undergraduate) have en-; rolled for the summer term, War- t il i ws ren R. Haffner, assistant registrar, to Retain said yesterday. "We're very pleased with the: r, ~.. large turn out," Robert G. Bern- ~." ress Rclulations , reuter, registrar, said. This indi-I 'II lie • Association of WoMen cated that the students have ac-! cepted the four term system, h e .St mien ts sum m e r council added The enrollment did present a the dining room dress regula. few surprises, however. More Lions of the regular academie freshmen than had been planned !year throughout the summer for registered last week and et rm. many new course sections had to be opened up. In English, for example, the University had set aside nine sec tions, but by the last day of reg istration, the department was busy filling its 17th section. "Although we didn't expect it," A. 0. Lewis, associate depart ment head, said, "we managed to get everybody in.", There were more graduate students than ex pected enrolled in English, he said. But these were also "fitted in." The first freshman class of the term system has a total of 510 students enrolled in it 250 women and 260 men. The un dergraduate enrollment totals 2,667 students with 917 women and 1,750 men. There are 2,173 graduate stu dents enrolled, 584 women and 1,589 men. Special students have an enrollment of 329 with 174 women and 152 men. Haffner said that approxi mately 254 students who regis tered late have not been includ ed in the tabulations. "The undergraduate enrollment is a little below what I expected," Haffner said. "I had optimistically predicted that 3,500 undergradu ates would enroll," he said, "but many of my colleagues thought the number would be lower." 75-Minute Periods Evaluated by Deans (This is the first of a series of articles on the effects of the four term plan.) Is 75 minutes of class too long to go without a break? It would seem that most professors find that it is not. In a small survey of liberal arts professors, one said that he would have a break, twenty-five said that they would not and two were undecided. 1 Abram W. Vandermeer, associ-ithe last day of, class. The proba ate dean of the College of Educa-lbility of an overload of finals on tion said that very few, if any,ithe last day of classes seemed to instructors in that school were!be of great concern to many stu giving breaks during the 75-min-dents who were interviewed. ute period. Miller said that if the need for "There is no University policy; on breaks. It is, up to the indi-' vidual professors," was the reply of Ossian MacKenzie, dean of the College of Business Administra- , tion. It was found in talking with class day, Miller said. students that very few were Vandermeer said that final getting breaks in their classes. &examinations should cover the number of professors indicatedterm's work and that an adequate that they would incorporate a,sampling of the student's ability break it they found that one was could be obtained with a 75- needed, but many professors saidiminute exam. they are "teeling their way' at e This question of whether to give this point. !a comprehensive final as opposed John E. Miller, University sched-Ito an exam on the last section of uling officer, said that the Senatework covered has been left corn ihas ruled out the extra week foripletely up to the professor. 'final examinations beeause of they MacKenzie pointed out that four-term plan. !there is no University-wide policy As the program stands now,'on this, and that this matter' is in !final exams are to be given on'the hands of the professor. I A Stepchild ati of the State? --See Page 4 'l\tonday night voted to retain Several women had questioned the ruling, which permits Ber muda shorts only at breakfast and lunch meals during the week and at breakfast and supper on Sunday, according to Ruth Ruling, AWS president. Miss Billing added that men, who are also eating in Waring Hall with coeds this summer, have said they will not be permitted to wear hermuclas until the coeds are. The consensus of the coun cil members emphasized that if rules were. relaxed for the sum mer this would serve to confuse the freshman women who have just entered the University. In other business, Judith Allen was named AWS elections chair man for the fall election. Miss Rifling noted that AWS may adopt the numbered ballot system to eliminate the possibility of stuff ing ballot boxes in its fall elec tion. Walker Receives Alumni Donation A check for $197,396.48 from the 1961 Alumni Fund was presented to President Eric A, Walker Saturday. The donation, representing the contributions of 10,625 Alumni, was given to the University as the highlight of the recent Alum ni weekend which 1,500 graduates attended. By LEN KRAUSS final week arose, professors could recommend that the Senate rescind the last-day final ruling and re turn to the former final week. Professors could also schedule the ;final for some day before the last FIVE CENTS
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