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.OLD MAN WIFTER hit the campus and the progressed. slippery conditions were the cause
stale yesterday With more than three inches of of many falls and at least five automobile acd
snow. E'en while workmen cleared the walks dents in the county. Additional snow is possible
and paths, snow 'continued to fall. As the day for tomorrow night.
Foster Promotes U.S. Nuclear Tests
WASHINGTON (A) The U.S.
disarmament , chief said yesterday
new information on the 1961
viet atomic tests shows the Reds,
with another test series, might
pass : the West in the nuclear arms
race' unless. the West tests too.:.
The disarmament agency - di
rector, William C. Foster, •ex
pressed particular misgivings that
the Soviets might come up first
with a missile able to shoot down
attacking intercontinental - mid.
THE DEVELOPMENT of such
an anti-intercontinental ballistic
missile by the • Soviets ..with
a comparable Western advance
could, in the opinion of 'many
Western 'strategists } greatly' alter
the power balance in favor of the
Communists.-,
Foster's statement highlighted a
day of, continuing . controversy
over the nuclear test issue _which
OSGA Hears Ferguson Recommend
Master Plan for Higher Education
Students should attempt to
educate the people,in Pennsyl
vania of the need for a mas
ter plan for higher education,
T. Reed Ferguson, director of
University relations, said last
night at the winter session of the
-Orgazuz." titian of Student Govern
ment. Associations.
h This • will do- more, good than
writing to the legislators for a larg
er appropriation" Ferguson said.
• "Students should instead ask their
'legislators to work for a master
plan to solve - the problems .of
higher education in the state."
"The ; chance:l of Penn State
getting the $24 million appropria
tion. request are very slum, ' he
said..
MART DEMOCRATIC legisla
tors are torn between.their loyal
' ty to the: University and their
loyalty to the Governor who
wants to go out of office with a
balancedhudget, Ferguson added.
On Januaky 3. Governor David
L. Lawrence recommended e_42o
million U
appropriation for the ni
versity m: accordance with his
balanced budget.
However, Ferguson said that the
T.Jniversity j has been trying to
gainsupport by - inviting county
. state officials to dedication
ceremonies of men's residence hall
units, which are officially named
for Pennsylvania counties.
These' ceremonies give officials
a chance-.to _become) acqUainted
UNIVERSITY PARK. PA.. SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY iO. 1962
saw these other developments:
•Russia—The Soviets remained
silent on Thursday's proposal by
President Kennedy and British
Prime Minister Harold Macmil
lan for a three-power foreign min
isters-meeting on halting the nu
clear -weapons contest. At the
same time Moscow roundly cri
ticized the United States and
Il e rltl for their moves toward
g testing in the atmos
phere.
OFrance-,The De Gaulle gov
ernment announced it would not
join in the U.S.-,British appeal for
a foreign ministers meeting. And
it said the 18-nation general dis
armament conference starting in
Geneva March 14, in which France
is a listed participant, shows lit
tle promise of. bringing about "a
positive contribution to the prob
lem of disarmament."
-The French have long main
tained that true disarmament
with the University and its facili
ties, he said.
Many legislators have been in
vited. to home football games to
give . them a chance to "look
around," Ferguson added. •
'WE ALSO TRY to keep legis
lators informed by sending them
news that will' give theta a more
complete picture of the Univer
sity," he said.
Ferguson said that he' is a
"card carrying" lobbyist for the
University and that he does lob
bying work in Harrisburg.
When qtiestioned about the pos
sibility of a , tuition increase next
fall, he said, "President Walker
is most reluctant to raise tuition
next year and from where I'm
sitting I don't see that this as an
immediate threat."
Ferguson said that as far as the
question of Penn State being. a
state university be agreed with
President Walker's interpretation
that it is a state owned university
but not state controlled.
Dag's Ciash Explained
[ .SALISBURG, South - Rhodesia.i
cAP)—A Rhodesian government',
commission yesterday blamed pilot`
errors for the plane crash at!
Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, that'
killed U.N. Secretary-General Dag,
Hammarskjold arid 16 other per-!
'sons Sept. 20.
The federal commission ruled
out any possibility that the plane;
was shot down or sabotaged.. l"
FOR A REITER PENN STATE
would come not through a halt
to testing nuclear devices, but
through a ban on the weapons
themselves and the means to de
liver them.
•Japan--As expected, the Jap
anese government said it would
protest to. Washington if the Unit
ed States resumes atmospheric
testing. Kennedy has said he has
not made a final decision to do so
but has indicated he will give a
go-ahead. order shortly.
Mishap Delays
Erie Delegation
1 _ The OSGA delegation from
Berhend campus in Erie smashed
into. a snow bank while driving
down Rockton Mountain near
Clearfield,on their way to Univer
sity Park yesterday afternoon.
Members of the Dußois delega;
tio who stopped at the scene of
the accident, said that the car
skidded on the snowy road causing
damage to the car but not injuring
any of the passengers.
Ernest E. Frye:, assistant pro
fessor of psychology was reportly
driving the car. The car was towed
into Clearfield for repairs, mem
ben of the Dußois deieiationi
Said.
OSGA held its, first meeting of
its winter session last night .and
will hold = its final session this
morning in the Hetzel Union
Building.
State Edutation Plan Explained
.By ANN PALMER vide in part, a solution, to this.ported his opinion, with facts -
The Pennsylvania Department problem he said. 'as they will.that showed the Commonwrolthr
of Public instruction 'iscurrently.
offer 'low cost ededucation'oppor- , to be ]aging behind many -m atey
developing a master plan WI.
'unities in areas heavilv ponu- ,
in educational achievements.
ilated i by prospective stuctents."
systematize and improve educa ll 1 "Statistics from 1984) show that
tion in the state, Charles . Boehm:; He 'said that the state .is work-; 34 per cent of. -the chi:dren,-in
director of Public Instruction, said;
Thursday. •
Boehm told student editors 111
a 'Harrisburg press conference
that details of the master plan'
will probably not be released'
until April. "Even then details
will have to be reblised
corn gradually because the plin is
large that it would not be corn
prenhensible in its entirity," h
said.
j In answer to a question abou t
'about what the state is doing to
provide a college education for
students who have ability but
ilack means, Boehm outlined the
first third of state's develop
ing master plain.., = •
. • Community Colleges will .. .
Hays
Fund
Sen . . Jo Hays, 1)-Centre, said last night he wou'd support
on amendment sponsored by Sen. Harold E. 'nick which
W l Ould:ridd $2 l / 2 mitlion dollars to the University's appropria.
.
tion.
"I will support Sen. Flack's amendment if, whcin the time
mes. I feel it is the best way
I get more money for Penn State.
-hall,' in any case, make evety
ort to see that the University
is as;much money as possible,"
ys said.
.. .
1 31ack, a Republican, announced
; ,e
ursday that he would collabor
a with Sen. Arthur E. Kromer
' intfoducing an amendment
a ding $2 l / 2 million to Gov. David
L Lawfence's recommended Uni
versity] allocation of $2O million.
The University has requested an
appropriation of $24 million.
!
"Sen. Flack has said he would ,
introduce the bill for increased
funds on Tuesday. This is im-'
pessible," Hays said, "because the
Senates Appropriations Commit
tee, does not meet until Tuesday to
discuss: the allocation and Sen.
r t rick 'is not a member of this
mmittee."
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IThe :Senate will discuss Penn
State's 7 appropriation after it is
debated -in the - Appropriation
iCommittet. A hill amending the
location may he made by any
is natoc en the floor of the Senate
lor in the Appropriations Commit
teei by a committee member. Hays
;LS a member of the committee.
"I 4'll know If Sen., Flack is
;planning to have snmeone intto
!cluce an amendment in the corn-
Snowstorm Hits State;
Colder Weather to Fo
The heaviest snow storm since afternoon , and aecuinuiations by
arlylanuary hampered land andlevening were generally between
it travel in Central Pennsylyanialthrec and six inches:
, esterOay and last night. The State; Southeastern Tenrsylyania was
olicA, attributed five accidentsl
n Centre County to the storm.
Roads throughout the county l
eret ,snow covered early last
fight, ; but the State Highway De- the hardest hiti area' of the state.
A new surge of arctic air over
spread the state} late last night and
colder •weathee is Indicated for
'today and tomorrow,
partment said all road-elearinit l A storm that moved inland on
equipment was in use and allithe California • coast may bring
roads 'should be plowed by early more snow to this area tomorrow
. tod a 7•, inight or Monday.
(The'snow began in southwestern Today should be mostly cloocly,
Pennsylvania around dawn yes-,windy and colder with a few brief
terday and spread north and reast-:.mow flurries. A high of 27 degrees
,ward rapidly reaching the locallis expected. . 1
'area around mid-morning and thei Clearing ani:C much colder tern
',Philadelphia area by noon. 'peratures are indicated for tonight
The snow became heavy atkind a low of 12 degrees is likely.
times in the eastern and central; Increasing cloudiness and cold
,sectiops of the 'state during the weather is forecast for tomorrow.
- - ria
ing an the problem of how to.r - ennsY'yenta rural areas termie
get people who have b een ra i se d,naied their education with the
l to an "anti-education" environ-lninth grade. in considering Perm•
ment ready for a college educe-tsylvallia ak a whole. we caluclata
tion. - ,t at it wilt take until 1972 for our
••
" when a person comes from
a, students to reach the aversive
frar o it ability recorded in Utah in
bad environment, his attitude to-1
;ward.' education. must be Changed; -
,Boehm also s aid ; that the aver.
before he will be ready for any grade ability of a non-white
;school. We feel this academic student
;adaptation shank , tak n plaeel stuclent in Ohio k Ono year ahead
of the average white student in
[before a child even cute s gradei Ptnnsylvania.
!school and we are working on a' .
!pre-school remedial pr t gram; •He mentioned. but did not Blab-•
which w-aski affect children three orate on two other, areas of edur
and four years of age,;' het said. ;cational development that wilt be
[included in a state master: plan:
BOEHM WAS emphatic about state and private cOP.eges and unl
the need for a better education; versifies, that educate graduate
iset-up in Pennsylvania and sup-las well as undergraduate students.-
Hike
mittee • for him, but II think lie
plans to introduce it an the floor
of the Senate. If 1 take any steps
to increase funds in the commit
tee I wilt-haVe to be sure of having
the votes necessary to pass it. Once
a man has voted negatively for
proposal, it is hard to get
to change his mind and intrb
ducing a bill that fails in, the corn
mittee might lessen the chances
that it would be passed by the
Senate," Hays said..
HAYS SAID he doubted wheth
er any action of Flaek's bill would
come before 'Feb.- 19 'For a bill
to be voted on in the Senate it
must be 'read three times and
"this takes time." Hays said.
Hays declined to comment on
what he feels, will be the fate of
the bill if it is presented on, the
floor of the Senate.
Lawrence has said imany times
that he would veto any hill which
would unbalance his .$1 billion
fiscal budget.
"I HAVEN'T ThiatED with
Sen. Flack, se I don't know- if
he plans to suggest Some way to
'finance his Increased appropria
tion. If I offer a plan for grAting
the University more money, I
would definitely (Wir some sug
gestions for a source. to finance
the increase," Hays said
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