PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion USG Could [dead. Textbook Tax Fight , Dr. David Kutzman, Pennsylvania's secretary of the administration, said last Thursday that the main problem preventing the , removal of the four per cent sales tax on textbooks stems from difficulty in distinguishing between textbooks and other books.. • This opinion, which is apparently the view of the Lawrence administration, was expressed answer to a question posed to Governor Lawrence by a member of this newspaper, - The fallacy of the reasoning behind this opb2!on seems to point up • trinadequaCy of the student cainpaign to eaidlinate the sales tax on textbooks—a tax which brings in relatively little revenue to the state coffers, but which adds to the financial burden of the state's college students. Most colleges aind universities have , iheir own book store or work closely with local bookitores in ordering textbooks for courses being offered, so that the proper books and quantities of each are available. • Professors in each department pfepare lists of re quired textbooks. It seems to us that the books placed on such a "text book list" could be:officially,,recognized as textboolii by the state and thus exempted from, the sales tax. A. 77 lFr ell-organinad campaign designed at demonstrating the base with whichlextliai oks could he differentiated from non-texts might win the support of the Governor Such a campaign.would r4ed leadership. Here would be an excellent chance for the new student government to win the support and prestige it thinks 'it deserves. USG could proyide the coordination ifor a state-wide effort supported by, students at colleges 'and univ c ersities Throughout the state to eliminate the tax on textbooks. 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THIS 15 JUST THESORT OF Mg (NEN 'NE AL BE OUT NI Tip MILLIONs: vii i.c . -/ 4 _,• k \J ft DON'T SNIFF Mfrs, YOU SEE TRW THE DAILY COU.EGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA A week ago the state Republican organization appe_ared to have its p. Rep. James E. Van Zandt and Judge Robert E. Woodside ,announced they for the positions of senator and governor, respectively. Much has happened since then arid the infra-party battle is waging as when Sen. Hugh Scott, R-Pa., said he would still' consider running fo. drafted. A master plan for higher education in Pennsylvania is expec t ted to. be released in April according to Charles Boehm, superintendent of public instruction. But the proposed expan sion or University Park to accommodate 25,000 students by 1970 may not be a part Of it. The Lawrence administration does consider Penn State a land grant institution, but not zustate university. In the opin ion Of Boehm, there 'are no state universi ties in Penn,sy vania Judging the viewsi Boehm and! ths remarks Iliad' by. Gov. Li WI ' ence in a pre: - conference at tended by Im• er a I member or this news, paper Thurs- - day, the state °TIERS administration believes Penn State's educational responsi bilities should be mainly con fined to central Pennsylvania. Temple is being expanded to . eventually : accommodate the increasing educational needs of eastern Pennsylvania, and Pitt ' or possibly a Penn State center will ultimately assume the ma jor• higher educational respon- Letters Frosh Favors Pollock Dance TO THE XiiITOR: I am a . fieshm,an and would like to say that I agree with the letter pUblished list Wednesday, con cerning the dance which was held in the Pollock recreation room Sunday evening. May I take this time to ex plain that to Mr. Paul DeSena that in the' Merriam-Webster Dictionary the word recreation is defined as play or relaxation or in my pttrsonal-view, letting off steam. 1 And what better way is there for a college student to release the tensions of the day than to , dance. : - If the rerseallon room is not for play or recreation, what is its purpose? What was it built for? One thing for sure is that the dance on. Feb. 4 had a bigger and better turnout than did the dance I saw at Pollock lirhich• was sponsored by the Pollock Council and which, to me. was obe big flop, Personally, I thought the SPONSORED dance at Pollock was about as exciting` as an old men's home or maybe a little worse. But how could that be? You•potice I didn't say old folks home because the folks itrord is bpih . male and female. I didn't - uee ' many, if any, females at the SPONSORED Pollock dance.. I saw no obscene or dirty dancing at'all at the UNSPON SORED dance and I firmly be lieve that, if the dance had continued the students would have kept it an orderly dance. Furtherroose, thestudents handled the dance an 4 them selves in n very' mature way because lima students err ma ture enough to keep, the .dance - in a sensilsis • fashion. So I make a motion that the words on the recreation room door _be' changed to STUDY LOUNGE since dances with any turnout cannot be held there. - —Deeid Jenkins. TS *Letter cart 1 • . he clicking shutter complications Hit Snowed Planning Ahead by Joel myers sibilities of the western part of the state. Although Gov. Lawrence leaves office in January, .his concept of the state's higher educational structure will be embodied in the master plan which will •set the guidelines for the"state's educational de velopment for years to come. The contrast between the Goirensor's concept of Penn State'i status and future role contrast sharply with recent announcements by Old Main officials. Whether or not the Univer sity is legally a state university is secondary to the fact that the persons who will greatly influence our spprotations in years to- come dot believe we "are or do not want . us to be; With this in mind it might be wise for the University administration to give up its elaborate dreams of rapid ex pansion, and turn instead to consolidating • and enriching what we already have. Senior Hits Coach Feud TO THE EDITOR: The' Penn State gymnastics team met Army on Saturday and lost, but the gymnasts lost much more than a gym meet. Participants in athletic events must make personal sacrifices, but our gymnasts were victimized by-a personal . feud between their coach and Tom • Moloney, the coach of Army. The feud , is a result of , Mr. Wettstone's current-opposi tion to the A.A.U. and Mr. Mo loney's support of it. • Thegyrnn meet was reduced to a battle of wits, and every method of psychological war fare imaginable was used with each coach trying to outdo• the other. I was at Artily on Saturday: . and I saw the effects that this war bad on some of the team members. I saw it seise a man who is known for his stern personal discipline, and bring tears to his eyes. I saw it force a dignified and sensitive person to compete in a weakened' , state because of illness, 'and.it humiliated 'him for all to see. I saw a person we all know as happy and easygoing turn into a mean and vengeful tyrant. It was a traumatic experience• for all and it should not have been. - My criticism is not of Mr. Wettstone's opposition to the A.A.U., for this may well do some good. I criticize the situ ation which grew from his posi tion. I am not sure Mr. Wei:Wane could hay, done anything to change the situation. in fact he may have been as much a vic. tim as the others. i • But, he was a • victiin of his own desire to win and some of the team members were used unjustly to this end: If this is an example of things ito' come in inter-collegiate gynmasticii competition, I hope Penn State never competes again! Walker Carson ~2 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14; -1962 by John I=;ii ty fight settled when would run as a 'ticket ick as ever. It began governor if he were unior, senator from l i rania said that he had President Eisenhower's he would run. Also d that Eiienhower the ticket of Van and Woodside. wa s • ble." Pennsyl former backing he sail thought Zandt "miseral After-. -between a series of telegrams state GOP leaders and executive, it Eisenhower only said he Id endorse, ticket with tt on it or that Scott. zed. )th Wood and.- Van d t 'have :d that they in the a ticket he end. on th e e r hand, sure it he A,e , said he would , announde Thursday if he were; interested. in the 'position of. govern .In the meantime tw6 other movements among state Republicans haye gotten under way. .1 One is a movement - urging Judge Woodside to withdraw himself from_ consideration and the other was a move to-draft Rep. ' William Scranton for either governor or senator. Scranton had earlier turned his batik on any such thoughts saying be was only interested. in running for the House of Representatives. but yesterday said he iwould accept a draft. There has been some talk that Scranton would be ac ceptable • to both Scott and Woodside as a compromise can didate rind thus end the intra party feUding. If this would happen the probleni would shift to the sen-• atorial !spot. Van Zandt has said he is not interested in running} with Scott,' but would he be a part of the • Scranton ticket? 1 • About the only thing that is known 'for sure right now is thatiheillepublicans are in the midst o a battle which could hurt them in November. The Democrats; .howeirer, will ha •e the chance to; bring their p; ty , fight ,to the fore- . ground ater today' when they meet in Harrisburg to discuss their ca dictates. Letters .11•1111 Four' Point Plan ProOciseci, by Soph TO THE EDITOR: After;read ing of rihe decadent . 'state of civiliziltion at. Penn . State I propositi a four point plan to raise our cultural _value. *Closing of all bars, state stores,- 'lnd fraternities within a 20-mile radius of State Col lege so no alcoholic beverages can be obtained. •A ahnilar, cicising of the Lion's Den ,and similar "dens of derelicts" to no non-alcci holic bi4verages or food can •be obtained. •Removal of all _saes and chairs from University proper ty. and (destruction of all vend ing machines. „ . *A. National Glard Di v ision to carri out the above points, which 4 Will hay the support of the majority of Penn Staters.l May I suggest that all troops be placed under the command of the WCTU,,- PSCMS, and other sages who consider them selves Ifull-fledged-- reformers or potential dictators. --atom A. Perkins. 14
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