PAGE FOUR
Editorial Opinion
Governor Candidates Viewed
Tomorrow mock state elections will be staged on this
campus by the Undergraduate Student Government, ,the
Young Democrats and the .Young Republicans. Polls will
be open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Hetzel Union
Building.
i One week, from today qualified state voters will go
to the polls to elect, among others, the next governor of
Pennsylvania. j
. In the past weeks students of this University have! had
ample opportunity to see and hear both candidates' for
governor—Democrat Richardson Dilworth and Republi
can William Scranton,
Newspapers and magazines throughout the'state.and
some out of state-have been carrying accounts'of both
candidates' campaigns. \
.The Daily Collegian has . presented their stands,: our
questions and news accounts of their appearances ‘in the
vicinity. :
Tomorrow every student who is interested in; .the
welfare of this University and who realizes the major role
which the governor of Pennsylvania plays in the operation
of this University, can show this interest bf voting in the
mock -election. -x
We, of Til* Daily Collegian, have watched' the cam
paign with reflection and growing interest. We have' con
sidered the stands and differences of opinion and support
William Scranton, Republican candidate, for the gover
norship of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Below we present some of the major campaign issues,
the stands held by Scranton and Dilworth and our opinions
of these stands: *
_ - Dilworth has pledged ‘ his administration 'to a
“massive” hunting of industry and jobs. He has consistent
ly stressed the importance of drawing the modern growth
industries, (aircraft, electronics and chemicals) into the
state. i i
Scranton, as has Dilworth, has placed this problem on
the top of his priority list of urgent undertakings. He
advocates drawing business and industry into the state by
insuring stable taxes, realization of the problems faced by
business and industry and by providing a good climate in
which employees can live. i
We feel that Dilworth’s emphasis on bringing the
modem growth industries into the state has merit but that
this will not serve the immediate need to reduce fchronic
unemployment which in this state largely involyes unskill
ed or semi-skilled workers. We feel that ah effective
retraining program can and should be used to alleviate
the unemployment problem, but that unskilled and semi
skilled men cannot, be retrained to work in industries
which require a high degree of technical skill. We feel the
unemployment problems which now exist must first be
solved by luring industries to the state which can use
retrained unemployed. Only when this iis done should the
prime objective be to build the industries-of the future.
Dilworth feels that some of the financial burden on
the state will be alleviated by an upturn of the economy.
He has said for additional funds he would turn to; a gen
eral sales tax with proper exemptions in place]of the
selective sales tax enforced today. When asked]to list
what he considers to be “proper exemptions,” Dilworth
has answered that while he felt it impossible to name them
all, he would include clothing, take-home food and articles
used directly, in manufacture.
Scranton has com* out against a tax hike union all
alternativ* measure* fail. He would conduct a department
by department analysis of government expenditures and
cut expenses wherever possible without reducing services.
He feels that the current state payroll involving 82/000
persons could be cut considerably. He feels the major ex
pense cut would be mad* by finding and eliminating
inefficiency where it exists. He also feels, that state
revenues could be increased by enforcing * better method
of tax collection. If the above measures prove Insufficient.
Scranton would raise sales and/or excise taxes.
While we would not condemn a tax increase if it were
f quite to be necessary, we approve of Scranton’s .intention
to investigate the governmental setup for inefficiency
before resorting to this move. The state payroll has indeed
grown in leaps and bounds since World War IL We believe
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a review of the efficiencies and inefficiencies of the 82,000
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state employees should be carefully carried out before
an additional tax burden'is. imposed on the people of the
state.
As for Dilworfii’s general sales tax, we feel that this
would lead to a bairrage of power plays and constant recon
sideration by the legislature to determine the exemptions
which Dilworth himself says alre almost impossible to
list in toto.
Both candidates agree that .constitutional revision is
necessary. They have-both expressed the feeling that the
current constitution, effective Jan. 1,1874, is so specific as
to hamper thorough treatment of modem problems. -
s. - Dilworth feels that the Commonwealth needs a brand
new constitution. He uses as a : basis for this judgment
his service on the last Committee for Constitutional Revi
sion. Dilworth feels that-an effort should be made in the
next two years to educate the people of Pennsylvania on
the need for a new constitution. Then, he says, the legis
lature should pass legislation calling a constitutional con
vention. This body would draft a new constitution which
would then be submitted to the;electarate for. approval.
Scranton feels that civic groups and community lead
ers should undertake educating the people on;the need for
constitutional revision but that a referendum should be
• called to determine whether 6r not the people of the
Commonwealth 'want a constitutional convention to be
called. {
Although five attempts to call a constitutional conven
tion through referendum have failed in Pennsylvania since
1874, we feel that the proposal to call a convention should '
be submitted, to the people before the drafting of n new
constitution is begun. Such a plan would require intensive -
educational efforts around the state. - '
We feel that a program bf constitutional education
would be much more valuable before the drafting of a
new constitution because the subsequent convention would
then have some idea of revisions which would and would
not be accepted by the people when approval of a new
document was called for.. • J *
SCHOOL REORGANIZATION
Dilworth supports the school reorganization act strong
ly and entirely.
Scranton supports this school reorganization act with
Reservations and calls for amendments before he will be
fully satisfied w£th the measure. He says the act is deficient
in providing for maintenance of teacher tenure, transfer of
assets and liabilities, debt rearrangement, election of school
directors .and transportation -subsidies for second class
districts. He feels more attention should be given to
exception* of pupil population criteria. More basically, he
feels that education should no longer remain directly under
the state administration and advocates shifting the Depart
ment of Public Instruction from administrative control to
supervision by a State Board, 1 of Education which would
include a Council of Higher Education and a Council of
Public Education.
We see merit In Scranton's criticisms of the act. We
feel he has Just reasons to ask that a closer look be given
to areas where pupil population' exceptions have created
major controversies.
- We also feel that education in this state would be
benefited were.it not under the direct control of the state
administration as it is now. By placing educational respon
sibility in the hands of a State Board of Education, some of
the political pressures which have been brought to bear on
education in the past would be removed. Also, a full time
education department severed from direct administrative
control should build up; a team of enthusiastic educators
dedicated to raising the’ state’s level of education rather
than to politics.
Dilworth has outlined, a!seven-point plan for higher
education which has as its: ultimate aim putting “quality,
higher education within the reach of every qualified stu
dent.” This plan includes: state-wide system bf community
colleges,, expansion and improvement of this University
and its Commonwealth campuses, improvement of the
state's 14 state colleges, increasing state aid .to private
colleges and universities which are already receiving state
aid. helping to instill scholarship, research and building
programs throughout the state, providing a state system of
scholarships and loans and building research centers in
the state by pooling university and college resources.
Scranton points out that Pennsylvania has fallen
behind in the provision of educational facilities and that a
system of community colleges' and expansion of universi
ties and their graduate, programs is imperative to rebuild
ing the state in this area. With this he presents his educa
tion program directed by a Sjtate Board of Education apart
from the Statei Administration. —■
W* feel tlial both of those programs have merit. Dll
worth's seven-point plan Is] vary similar to the “master
plan** for higher education outlined last year by the De
partment of Public Instruction under superintendent
CharleaE. Boehm. He specifically mentions this Uni vers
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Scranton Supported
CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION;
EDUCATION
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 30. 1962
Letters
Block 's' Issues
Pen Plea
TO THE EDITOR: Attention:
“borrower” bf the red Parker pen
which was being used by the
Block “S" to collect signatures for
the Monster Rally Contest
The removal of this pen has
greatly hindered our effort to
collect 10,000 signatures needed
to win a Monster Pep Rally Kit
Block “S’* has called an emer
gency meeting and has arrived
at two alternatives:
The "borrower" may retum' the
pen to the HUB desk. '
Better yet if the mew'owner of
our pen would like to help us.
he - may collect one-third of -the
10.000 signatures - (he . has one
third of our writing • equipment)
and return the list to the HUB
desk. He may keep the pen-and
all will be forgiven.
We hope to hear from you soon
(the contest ends on November
9.)
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Mail Service
TO . THE EDITOR; For many of
the Penn State students the U.S.
postal system is the only liason
between, State College and the
great, wide world beyond. For
many a daily letter means a sweet
word to a steady, a plea to a con
fidant, or- a desperate cry for
financial aid to a parent. ■
In such cases, time is of'the
essence. However, our beaux,
Abigail Van Bureris, and shylocks
must wait, for the mail doesn’t
get picked up until .two p.m. (Un
less of course you chose to dash l
down to • College Ave. at six
o’clock in the morning.)
Dear Mr. Mailman, can’t any
thing be done? ;
—Tobey Gordon '6S
Cookie-cutters must be, in use
in local pizzerias now, judging
from the size of at last one under
nourished-looking pizza which
reached McElwain recently.
' —Prof Wayne
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