2 : IWeather Forecast: j Cloudy, Huid VOL. 3. No. 6 Transfer Housing Policy Claimed 'Misunderstood' In D nof Men's Office By DICK LEIGHTON Editor (A Commonwealth Campus student visiting this campus last week asked the Daily Collegian to investigate charges that the Dean of Men's office was letting any transfer student with "a flimsy ex cuse" have permission to live downtown.) Dean of Men Frank J. Simes said last night that there "seems to be a misunderstanding" among members of his staff concerning the regulations on the University's transfer housing policy. Simes said that anyone who has been indiscriminately giving transfer students exemp tions will be informed of Univer sity policy on the matter. As far las he knows, he said, no student who has asked for exemption has been denied permission to live downtown. The ruling in question states that all upperclassmen transfer ring from another University or changing assignment from one of th e Commonwealth Campuses must live in a residence hall for one year. Students Selected By Peace Corps For Ghana Work The Peace Corps has select ed two University graduates for two years of service in the educational system of Ghana, West Africa. Training for the project began for them and about 70 others a few weeks ago at the University of California in Berkley. Donald Groff, a 1960 graduate in physics from Strassburg, and John Buchanan, a 1958 graduate In geology from Philadelphia, are attending classes 60 hours a week for the next 10 weeks, They are studying the history and language of the country they will visit, U.S. history, and rural development problems. Physical training for the cli mate and terrain of the region will also be included in the program. After their training in this country the volunteers will re ceive further instructions in a two week orientation program in Ghana administered by the coun try's Ministry of Education. Two other University stu dents have been selected to par ticipate in Peace Corps Projects. William Grubbs. sophomore in dairy science, will serve in Co lombia in the rural development program and school construction. Arthur Young, a 1955 graduate in forestry will serve in Tangan yika, Africa, in a road building' and surveying project for the country. RESULTS OF A WILD SATURDAY NIGHT tetnity has built .a new house which can be PARTY3—No, the Kappa Sigma house is being seen behind their old one. The new building demolished professionally. The demolition was has one innovation for a fraternity house, it quite spectacular as workmen pulled down large rents out stores on the ground floor. segments of the building at a time. The fra- .--Collegian Photo by Tom Brown* #llll4tin EY rotref 5.5 Exemptions would be made only if the student has a "valid excuse." Some of the excuses which are considered valid are financial difficulties, being mar ried and health difficulties. Three Collegian reporters, pos ling as transfer students, called up the Dean of Men's office at differ entl times during the week and 'asked for permission to become exempt from the ruling. The only excuse they gave was "that it was cheaper to live down !town." In each case a member of the staff said that the permission would be "automatically given" them after they had filled out the application form. When asked if they were sure the applications would go through, the reply was, "Yes, of course, we have the authority to finalize the forms. You don't have to see the Dean." Simes said that they did not have the authority to automatical-1 ly accept any applications. The i applications should be reviewed! first for validity, he said. Earlier yesterday Simes was! asked: "If a student were to ask to be exempted just because he thought living downtown would be cheaper, would he be given permission?" He replied that that was an inadequate reason e, and that the student would not be granted permission. When informed that some of his! staff had accepted this reason as i valid, he said that he would talk to them and straighten the situa tion out. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE SIAIE COLLEGE. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 20. 1961 Special C • mmitte Proposes New T • x Boro Traffic Considered By Chamber Two traffic issues down town parking and the pro posed highway bypass around State College are currently beilig considered by the Cham ber of Commerce, Paul Mazza, president, said yesterday. On Aug. 1 the 'experiment on free parking from 6 to 10 p.m. every day in downtown State College will end and regular me ter rates will apply, he said. The results of the 4-month free night parking experiment will be studied in the near fu ture to determine such things as the loss in parking revenues, the traffic turnover, and the benefits to restaurant and the atre patrons and owners in the • area, Mazza said. The Chamber of Commerce is planning to present reports in the first week of August to the State Highway Department on the ad vantages and disadvantages of western and eastern highway by passes around State College, he said. The exact location of the pro posed bypass will then depend on the results of studies in the area by the Highway Depart. ment engineers. The studies by the Chamber of Commerce are taking into consid eration the University, State Col lege and the surrounding town ships, Mazza said, but the Cham ber does not have an official voice in the matter. The findings can only be rec-' ommended at the State Highway Department meeting. The bypass will reportedly alle viate some of the problem of traf fic congestion through the town and help to speed up traffic around the area. Sports Open to Girls The swimming pool and bowl ing alleys in White Hall will be open to women from 7 to 8 p.m. every Monday for the rest of the summer term. By DOTI DRASHER rgiatt The Governor's special bi-partisan committee on educa tion met Tuseday night and agreed to recommend to their respective . caucuses consideration of two taxes' for education, Senator Jo Hays, D-Centre, said last night. The committee predicted, he said, that either of these taxes will raise $2B million for the general education fund, one- and,i-half million of which will "probably" be allocated to the University. The first of these, a sales tax on all trade-ins, will call for a modification in a State law in order to have the tax levied on the difference between the orig inal price and the price re- ceived from the Trade-in. Hays added that about 90 per cent of all trade-ins involve a u t o mobiles. The second tax, which was pro posed by Governor Lawrence a month ago, calls for a 2 per cent tax on rents, royalties, dividends and capital dividends. Another tax which the Governor proposed on stocks and bonds was rot se lected by the committee, he said. The second tax which the com mittee accepted could probably be regarded as the' Democrats' tax since it was proposed by Law rence, Hays said. Since the Gover nor did not recommend the tax on trade-ins, this might be re garded as . the Republicans' pro posal, he added. • Both of these proposed meas ures will be sent to the House. where. Hays said, he hopes one will be passed. If the House declines to vote on them or if they are defeated then things will look very dark, the Senator said. None of the members of thelner guest social program. Dr. John committee were willing to saylWalmer, psychiatrist, will speak which of the taxes they wouldiwith students in the dining halls vote for, he said. "I'll vote for itoday. Interested students may either one," he added. (meet at 5:45 p.m. at the Waring If no vote is taken, he con-:desk. tinued, it will be because thel The recreational committee will legislators interpret that their ; sponsor a women's softball team. constituents aren't in favor of thel The organizational meeting for taxes. "It would seem then thatithe team will be held at 7 p.m. the people want no more taxesiWednesday on Holmes Field lo and no more money for educa-Jcated behind the Hetzel Union - Lion," he said. !Building. Hays said that he would notj• favor the proposal for a recess ofjiligh Humidity to Remain the legislature. Humid weather should continue "I think we have a job to do, l through the weekend. Skies will he said. and nothing will belrange between partly cloudy and gained by a recess. We have tojrnostly cloudy, and showers and make up our minds next weekjthunderstorms are likely each day, or else it appears that we will be, particularly the afternoon and washed up.' evening. Governor Can Push Tax Bill—Fulmer Rep. Eugene M. Fulmer, R-Centre, said last night as far as educational measures were concerned, he felt that Governor Lawrence has the means to pasS any tax measure he wants • to, to pay for education. • "I can't understand why the Governor hasn't done any thing He has 109 sure votes in ----- the House," he said. will be able to come U with some p The Congressman said he hopes recommendation to report back to ' for a recess of a few weeks to the respective chambers, he said. clear the air and enable the legis-' From there, Fulmer said, the l lators to take a more sound ap egislators will have something proach to solving the education ,constructive to present to their problems on their return. constituents at home. "This has been quite a hard Fulmer called Gov. Lawrence's session." he said, "and many con-'proposed stocks and bonds tax troversial issues have been dis-really a personal property tax cussed which have put a strain on and said that at the moment he leaders and members on both was not inclined to . support it. sides of the aisle." However, he added, that if the Fulmer added that he will have Governor feels he wants this tax a better idea next week on any he ought to actually come out. in possible break in this session. i support of it. At present, he continued, a se-; Fulmer said that perhaps what lect committee composed of select the State needs is a special tax members from the House and!that will be earmarked for edu- Senate have been meeting for the,cation. He declined to comment past few weeks to discuss the'any further on this, saying that education problems. -this was just an observhtion he It is hoped that this committee had made. By IvIAXINE FINE Council Reviews AWS Regulations For Fall Election The revised elections code and dates for the election of officers of the Association of Women Stu dents was presented at a recent meeting of the summer council. The elections code must be ap proved at the first meeting of the regular council in the fall. The date set for the primary elections is Oct. 3 and for the final elec tions Oct. 5. Revisions in the • election code state that no campaign posters may appear within 50 feet of the polls and no personal campaign ing may be done within 100 feet of the polls. A one-hour complaint period will follow the closing of the polls at 7 p.m. on the final election day, the new code stated. This new provision was added to prevent any complaint of misdemeanors after the ballots are counted as occurred after the Spring elec tions this year. The AW.S social committee de cided to continue the faculty din- East- West Touchstone --See Page 4 FIVE CENTS
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