PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Tax on Texts: How Much Longer? The beginning'of each term sees book buying at a Anal: and thoughts turning to the application of the state sales tax to•these textbook purchases. • A local establishment has added to the question by encouraging its 4 student customers to sign a petition pro testing the tax as "discriminatory in nature." We echo our stosid in agreement with the petition and call for in crea:.ed hammering at the governor's door about this problem. The ruling which applies tax to texts sold by private concerns, we are told, is not part of state law but an interpretation of the law under which the. Department of Sales and Use Tax operates. An exemption would there foro face only indirectpoliticking rather than tie maneu vering and rather certain defeat it would encounter on the floor of the legislature. We agree with Keeler's . president, who has said he - feels the ruling was an oversight in that exemptions were granted on texts sold to students by stores operated at educational institutions. The University, having no book store, cannot take advantage of this decision. Area mer cbants must collect the tax or face fines and/or imprison ment. We are inclined to wonder, therefore, hovithe gov ernor's office could be so western-oriented as to overlook .the state's largest university, private or not, Tax exemption would pose new questions. though, in the definition of a textbook plus limitation of purchases to students at either a University or commercial estab lishment. There is also the problem of whether exemptions should cover only textbooks or benefit all town merchants 'who sell school, supplies. As for this University, we must one day face the dilemma of askinl for a tax exemption while repeatedly requesting increased allotments to run the school. To achieve both goals, , we will undoubtedly, have to-re-edu cate Pennsylvfmie citizens to the plain fact that good ed ucation costs money. While we realize that Keeler's has not injured its public relations by sponsoring a petition to the governor's office, nonetheless, we commend its efforts. The more tax payers and even ".collectors" :who indicate interest and stir student support; the sooner the idea that the University community commands attention•map dent the Harrisburg armor. Emphasis on Research' The more than half-million dollar 'research contract awarded recently for , crystal preparation studies points out the increased .emphasis on the role of research at the University. Maybe we on the student- newspaper are merely be coming better acquainted with the varied research projecti or perhaps these vital studies are, finally getting the campus-wide acknowledgement they deserve. We feel it is the latter. Both the basic and applied research conducted in University laboratories and in the field merit' a' salute from students and faculty alike on the efforts to make a better Penn State in a better world. ttintitrr TuttegiEut Successor to The Free Lance eat 'IU7 Publisbmil TS, araday. Jawe 21 and eery Tbiarailay thereat/or litmus* August IL Time Salaular Colkariaa I. a atadent-aperated torwmpaper. Entered as seeand class nutter July 6. /11134 at the State College. Pa. Peat 01 flee aader tiro act at liar& a. 3117). Mall iitellecriptios Prices Fifty tants fat ii Mayes KAY MILLS . JOAN MEHAN HERBERT 41ITMER Editor Associate Editor Business Manager FlMingragay tater.om ne•WID.: Emir& Guest; Kem DeaNuager Cr•Mi Itawaten. Ralph Friedman ; Ci T mmLitina Manager. Flail Guest; POLIMINAUId Manager. Lynx! Murphy. STAFF THIS ISSUES Dorothy Drasher, Nancy McCorkle, Joel Myers, Linda Smets and memhers of the 1962 High School Com munications Institute—Jim Bender, Kris Slough. Ruth Bolatin, John Brockway, Kathy Caulfield, Alan Craven,. B.arbara Demya Bonnie Finkbeiner, Susan George, Jim Barnet'. Jim HowrY, Hulton, John Irvin, Ann Johannesen, Candy! Kohn, Judy Mc- Guire, Eleanor Matheson, Mary Meiser, Mary Ellen Merryman, Carol Moorhead, Connie Morecz, Barbara Nagle, Susan Qrbin, Karen Philippi. John Porvaznik, Lois Quickel. Johanna Ripper, Stephanie Royer. Barbara Scanga, Beverly Scott, Jane Smith, S Lynn Tvack, Jerry Wilson and Frances Woman. SUMMER COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA . - ---,--7--- by loan miban •I I t° Television classes, 'Urge l.c- varsity was a factory striving able to assume leadership pdfil-. tures, 'elimination of vacations for great speed:in the prodne- tiont in campus organic' atiO ? and condensation of .vast it- Lion of its final product. How- No wonder people complain • ounts of material into sho ever, a university should strive about nothing being done.' No periods of time are all m for . .It• is about time" one has time] to do it: f ing a significant part of nn a)officials around here These things are all a part State l . y r that they are of education if we want the Efficiency and pnictica ' d with people and; not Penn State graduate to be mire are the call is of .0 • just on IBM cards. than an automaton. . ) __ system . effects of the term sys- The concept of the "educated purpose tern have been shown in many man" who ,is " interested in be, tr. ways. Granted • more students something outside his field is overwhelm make better averages; how- . hardly enhanced by the Penn numbers of ever, scholarship u only a part ' State system.. Ask most stu dents into of an education. How many dents a question on world !al- University students have ' time to read fairs and they'll give 'yots a as many books , other than reqiired guilty expression and a' ult . 1 as . p 03 s course work? How many stu- "I haven't - heard any nat down . t dents would like to a ttend news in weeks," throats .ai . Artists' and Lecture Seriei pro- What has he been doing— _ them out grams but find they don'tihave attending 7.5 minute leCtures. • shortest an time? i 'three- and - four-hour . lab s. of time. S .... Spring Week has already writing term papers and trying edu cati o n a 1 MISS KHAN been cut down to practically desperately to get caught lup "frills" as small discussions _ elimination with the ; float for the next bluebook. The ley and live lectures have been re- parade being moved to the fall of learning and discovery" that placed, with more prectical_ ar- when many students still feel the philosophers talk about is rangements. they won't have time to work seldom felt at- old Memorise- This would be fine if a uni- on it. How many students, are lion U. . I .. ' Thinking has not been com pletely eliminated. Howe'ker,, if the rate of practical expan ision of the 'University's edtica-.' tional philosophy is continued. • ,it is only a matter of. a few • years before that detail_ Should be accomplished. Who knows, by, having classes around !the clock for about 6 months, riiiiy be Penn State',eould prepare a million clock-puhchers a Year. Summer television fare is notoriously repetitious in the strictest sense of that word. And for that reason, I don't be grudge in the least giving up viewing the little box for warm weather studies. - Television is a .marvelous invention' of a marvelous age_ Where else can you watch your daily life mir specials? ThA grams for little lady wt has no pry lems of I own to vim about, t woman w uses her PI ious'spare-ti this "S 4 improvernen Soap opei a r e the only shows which admit that the advertising is more important than the performers, both in quantity and quality of programming. Wait, maybe th e "Live" all-nighters can claim more commercial than comment time . . . Then there aro the TV situ ations which simply do not happen.in our humdrum daily life. For example. tell me how many times you have walk.ed, into a dark room to find some- Campus Beat HUB Hour Lacks My HUBology: seminars have been lacking some of their old atmospbere..There is definitely something wrong; I said to my self one day last week, so I began evaluating the course content. No. that hadn't changed,. Coffee or coke and conversa tion, conducted -in 'my of cas ual way. Then it finally hit me. .Two problems have definitely caused my summer regulars to lose their zing. The most obvious is that the afternoon HUBology groups face that blank wall instead of the usual friendly faces behind the Lion's Den counter: Well, we realize this is an economy measure so we don't mind that much. Just a mite depressing, that's all. The other problem is that students fear something is up somewhere and they can't pin it down. Morale is low among these old timers who wonder precisely what is going on— why the departmental . exodus? Tell you one thing—l like my staff. (me) and I hope to ease the worried minds by remain• ing on the job. Yessir, I'm here to stay, fans =EM f 4. .mbrito.tii kaleidoscope The Ma IdISS MILLS 'Zing' 'Prof Wayne. gic Box' by kay mills one waiting for you with 'a gun. Chilling thought. perhaps. and thankfully unrealistic. ; . Let's not even consider the cops-and-robbers roles but just thrnk of the average Joe who wales on and 'pff the magic scrMi , . How often do you drive a car down the highway and have someone 'rise from the back seat? Bet you'll ,check that area tonight now, huh? If you are a city dweller,, how often do a lightfooted crin—nal and his pursuers ca vort across your roof and around the or TV antenna? Makes ghosts on the screen all the time, right, ,sonny? Then there was th• time you were held, hostage to prevent the police front recapturing a desperate criminal. We have that one. marked on our cal endar. To switch motifs, you can hardly forget the day your horse started to talk or the lime your dinosaur cried be cause you put him out at night. Or the week you toured Jelly stone . Park with: your parents and were greeted a.thundering, "Oh-ho-ho, Yogi!," Your kid brother may cause crises in your hhme, but can he top the staggering! totals amassed by Dobie Gillis or Dennis the Menace? Enough- of this tongue-in.; cheek action. Everybody needs an escape. Some prefer golf-or a good book; others gaze at the television screen: The only danger is that TV will not remain a novelty; De spite the fact that TV. sets have been on' the market at fairly reasonable prices for many years, they retain a newness for numbers of customers. Peo ple are almost tragic who be come so obsessed with the per sonalities and *vents pia the magic box that they !fail to enjoy the best of a real and vital world. .._____-, PIA 1. - '1;"4. I ki • I FEEL`{ ,A \t\l . • - .2 I 50 51u ,.. 1• • alir . Y war 1 Darr HAIM 60 m i , , 1 1403 rAi- 1 ". • dr. . - dorra — im — NN i, • , ..- , • , • • g.. = . ' f , _•_-_ _ - - - ... : . • f l i r THEV MST (i) i A i kteS. Pt . " 0 , 'Te, OXIIT TAKE • : Tr I or-, . I L r KISS 711Elat ~,i. ONIMIR ._ 1 1 IMM 11 :IP i . ir, , ormpompwir - ' ' • ' • ' - - - .., . . - - - - -- -- - - . , 1 THURSDAY. JUNt.:213,1t62 Letters Survival Odds • • , • Hit Sen i or TO THE EDITOR: Citizens, unite and worry-This seer to be the theme of Miss Mills '' ar ticle "Which Way Out?" in last Thursday's Collegian. I was extremely amused at the 64 odds Bertrand Russell is giving for survival. I understand' , that Las Vegas is giving 6-5 j and take your pick. My own opinion is that the country m u s i maintain its maximum striking power). Mr. Khrushchev is 'keenly aware of the power balance between the USA and 'USSR. Gi*en a tilt in his favor, he will in evitably refer back to the Com munist Manifesto. If you are looking for the most important dilemma lacing the country,' Miss Mills, ask yourself which hits home hard er your own survival or a diitant chance of a shoitened life for children yet unbprn. David Sigm', 111 ro'ati,Tssr. LETTER' POUCY Letters to the • editor, must carry the full name of the author and identification of the author will be verified be fore any letter ,is published..ln most cases. letters over OS words will not be published. The Summer Collegian re serves the right to edit any letter if It is deemed necessary. The decision to publish tor re ject a letter lies solely with the editor: letters containing obvious misstatements or lack ing In good taste or fair play will be rejected. msusan=rmticommeariimone
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