Weather Forecast: Mostly Cloudy, Milder VOL. 64, No. 41 HUB Will Organize Own 'NTL' The campus will have its own leadership program, sponsored by the Hetzel Union Public Relations Committee, beginning Jan. 16, 1964, Joseph Buchanan, program chairman announced last night. John K. Brilhart, associate professor of speech, John Tim mis, speech instructor, and Jerome E. Singer and Francis Whaley, associate professors of psychology, will be the guest speakers for the program. The program, which will cost $1 per student, will consist of seven sessions, each including aj lecture, a question and answer period and a workshop. Brilhart, who is also a train er for the National Training Laboratories leadership pro gram, to be held on campus Dec. 13 - 15, said the HUB pro gram will complement the NTL program. “The program is designed to expose the student to the ele ments of leadership and thus provide him with the self-as surance necessary to become an effective leader,” Buchanan, said. All students may apply and applications are now available at the HUB desk. They must be returned by Dec. 2. The program differs from the NTL program because it is less expensive, is organized differ ently and will be done entirely by people on campus. Two hundred students will be selected and these selections will be announced before win ter term, Buchanan said. He said the program will be com pulsory for HUB committee members who will not have to pay the enrollment fee. In addition, students who have been selected for the NTL program will automatically be enrolled, he said. Folklore Society Hootenanny Slated For HUB Tonight The University Folklore Society will present a Hootenanny at 7:30 p.m. in the Hetzel Union ballroom. Featured artists for the presentation are: the Green briar Boys, Logan English, Judy Roderick, Len and Dick and the Steel Singers. The Greenbriar Boys are a guitar, mandolin and five-string banjo trio who clas sify themselves as a part of the “urban movement.” They have been notably suc cessful in “bluegrass,” winning the Bluegrass Competition at Union Grove, North Carolina AWS Plans Projects for Winter Term The Association of Women Students Senate last night dis cussed the possibility of plan ning projects and setting speci fic goals for winter term. Ideas suggested for future AWS action include the back ing of “a worthwhile project” such as the Model United Na tions or a University College Bowl. Also suggested was the pos sibility of setting up an AWS project that would involve active participation of more women students.on campus. The senate also agreed to establish a dress code for the final examination period be ginning Thursday, Dec. 5 and ending on Friday, Dec. 13. Dur ing that, time women students will be permitted to wear cas ual attire in the dining halls. Exception is the Sunday noon m.eal, which will require the wearing of heels and hose by all coeds. Grange Sponsors Membership Drive The Penn State Grange is cur rently holding a membership drive to increase the size of the chapter here. The organization plans to con-' The senior, who has main duct a' series of informal meet- tained an all-University aver ings during the winter which a § e °f 3.96 thus far, was given will be open to all interested stu- the award by John H. McCain, dents. Arrangements are nowj Y, lce president of the Borden being made for a joint meet- Foundation, Inc. ing with the Centre County ace ,-, Henderson, dean Young Patrons of Husbandry. of the College of Home Eco „ , , _ . , nomics, addressed the banquet In the past, Grange has drawn guests * membership primarily from the; Dean Henderson contended colleges of agriculture, home, that these annual home eco economics and education, but'nomics awards “are becoming students from other colleges are'increasingly valuable.” The welcome. All interested in join- j $7,575 in gifts donated this year ing should contact Paul Prctt,; will aid in , “developing the AD 7-2°59, or Patricia Scott, j state’s brain power,” she added. UN 5-7726. , I She maintained that there Satlg |3| (EoUwjum THREE MEMBERS of the Operating Engineers Union interrupt their picketing of non-union employer Paul E. Hickes' construction site at Pond Laboratory long enough to discuss their activities with a Collegian reporter. Hickes is Target Engineers Pickets at Three members of the Operating Engineers Union Local 66 of Pittsburgh pick eted non-union contractor Paul E. Hickes yesterday at the University’s Pond Lab oratory construction site. Previously, Hickes had been picketed against at Pond and against some of the top “blue grass” groups in the nation., The Greenbriar Boys accom pany Joan Baez on her second album, “Joan Baez, Volume Two.” Their banjo picker has been acknowledged as one of the finest in the United States. Blues Singer Judy Roderick, who ap peared at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, was acclaimed as the finest white female blues sing er around. Miss Roderick’s voice ranges from the powerfully suggestive to the plaintive cry of loneli ness, according to the true feeling of the song. Logan English sings in a personal variant of country style with an authentic ring. A native of Kentucky who grew up with folk music, he features authentic yodelling in his repertoire. Tickets for the Hootenanny are still on sale at the booth on the ground floor of the HUB, the Music Mart and the HUB desk. Cost for members of the Folklore Society is $1.00; cost for non-members is $1.50. Several doorprizes including a stereo phonograph and five long-play record albums will be awarded. These have been donated by the Music Mart. Home Ec Barbara Ann Beyerle (11th home economics-Reading) was named outstanding senior in the College of Home Economics at the 11th annual awards ban quet last night in the Nittany Lion Inn. Miss Beyerle received a $3OO award donated by the Borden Company Foundation, Inc., with the honor. Union Pond the Altoona Campus by mem bers of the Carpenters District Council, AFL-CIO of Pittsburgh. Stanley H. Campbell, vice president for business, said yes terday that “as far as I know, there has been no rough stuff” at the Pond site. However, he added, the pick ets did stop one cement truck approaching Pond and spoke to the driver, who subsequently turned away from the site. Informational Picket The three men said they are staging an “informational pick et,” which should last until work at Pond stops or until the lab oratory’s addition is completed. A union spokesman empha sized that there is no connection between the picketing on this campus and that at the Altoona Campus, other than the union principle involved. “This is an informational pick et, not an organizational one,” the spokesman said. The dif ference, he continued, lies in the purpose of the picketing. Non-union Employer An informational picket is de signed to advertise the fact that Hickes is a non-union employer, he explained. An organizational picket protests the use of non union labor when the employees themselves want to join the union. Although the Carpenters Union has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to conduct an election among Hickes’ non union workers, the petition was denied because the union was unable to show that at least 30 per cent of Hickes’ men favored such an election. The engineers’ spokesman said that except for one incident, there has been no hostility from students on this campus. For the most part, students have stopped before the pickets “out of curiosity;” “they usually want to know what we’re doing and why,” he added. Loaded Question One male student, however, spotting one of the pickets’ signs, asked “Where do you keep the dynamite?” The student’s question possibly referred to the recent bombing of a dormitory wing under con struction at the Altoona Campus. State police are still investiga ting the explosion. Last week, a representative of the carpenters union announced that group’s offer of a SI,OOO reward for information leading [to the apprehension of those re- I sponsible for the bombing. Honors Scholar BARBARA ANN BEYERLE UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21, 1963 Scranton 'Hopeful' for Appropriations Bill OK * 4 * Scranton Answers USG Letter Gov.. William W. Scranton promised to call a special meet ing of the legislature to take action on non-preferred state ap propriations if State Democrats assure that the necessary votes for passage will be provided. “If I receive such assurances, I shall immediately call a special session of the legislature to deal with this subject,” Scranton promised. The governor added: “The leaders of the minority party stated that they would take this question before their caucuses and would report back to me within a few days.” Answers Jackson Scranton’s statement appeared in a letter wirtten to Undergrad uate Student Government Presi dent George Jackson,,in response to a request made by USG urg ing the governor to call a spe cial session of the legislature. Scranton emphasized that he had repeatedly urged the pas sage of the non-preferred appro priations, but that the Democrats declined to supply the neces sary two-thirds majority. ‘Not Undeserved’. “The members of the Demo cratic party have not opposed the appropriation for Penn State on the ground that this appro priation is not needed or de served,” Scranton stressed. He added that Democratic party has been somewhat vague about the reasons for opposing the appropriation, but that it is generally understood that they wish to use it to secure a “deal” on reapportionment of the State Legislature. Otis B. Morse, Democratic state committee chairman, also responded to Jackson’s letter saying that it was the responsi bility of the governor alone to call the special session at which non-preferred appropri a t i o n s could be considered. Morse criticized Scranton stating that “he has shown a reckless disregard, not only for The Pennsylvania State Univer sity, but for hospitals and institu tions all across the state which are suffering similarly because of his obsession with partisan power politics.” ★ ★ ★ ' Factionalism' In GOP Hit By Scranton HARRISBURG—Gov. William W. Scranton said yesterday he does not want to see a re surgence of factionalism which could split the GOP in the up coming presidential elections. Scranton, whose name has been mentioned as a favorite son candidate, said however he will do nothing to interfere with representatives of other possible Republican nominees who seek a pledge of commitment from the state’s GOP delegation. Seeks Unity Scranton’s statement, made at a press conference here for col-: lege newspaper editors, was taken as another attempt by the governor to maintain unity in the Pennsylvania GOP delega tion. Supporters of Sen. Barry Gold water, R-Ariz.,. have formed citizens committee for the na tion’s leading conservative spokesman in the western and eastern sections of the state. Supporters of New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, with whom Scranton is meeting today, have thus far not sought a pledge of commitment. from the state Republican organization. are two groups of students whose ’ cqntinuing education really counts: those who re ceive financial aid and those who are determined to grow intellectually. It is this latter group, she said, whose “growth will con tinue as long as they live. It is the purpose of the College of Home Economics to produce men and women of stature who will lead inquisitive and worth while lives.” Mild Weather Expected There may be a few light showers this morning, but partial clearing and milder tempera tures are seen for this afternoon. A high of 60 is likely. Tonight Should. be partly cloudy with a low of 42. Mostly cloudy skies and mild tempera tures are expected tomorrow and there may be some showers late in the day or at night. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE MEET THE PRESS? Governor Scranton did meet the press yesterday—the collegiate press, that is. The gover nor spoke to a group of college newspaper editors in the state capilol. * * * 'Twilight lone' Demo Caucus May Hold Fate of Appropriations Bill The fate of the non-pre ferred appropriations bill, including the University’s request for $23 million, re mains suspended in the twi light zone of the Democratic caucus. As Gov. William W. Scran ton indicated at his press con ference with college news paper editors yesterday, the Democratic, leaders in the State House and Senate have said USG Bill Defines Functions, Duties Of Congressmen The Undergraduate Student Government Congress will continue tonight concentrating its efforts on amend ing the constitution and by-laws. A bill stating that all congressmen maintain weekly office hours and attend all meetings of the representative council in their areas will be voted on tonight. If passed, a bill defining the duties of the USG Supreme Court will require that the court be the screening body on all proposed constitutional and by-laws amendments. The bill was proposed so less time would be spent by Con gress in amending the consti tution and by-laws. A final proposal outlines the duties of the By-Laws Com mittee. It requires that Con gress elect the chairman and approve his appointment of committee members; half of them must be members of Congress. Passage of the bill would also require that the chairmen of the Supreme Court and the Rules committee sit as ex-of ficio members of the commit tee, which will screen all constitutional and by-laws amendments and election code revisions. This bill will also minimize the. amount of time spent by Congress in amending the con stitution by having the com mittee limit the number of bills dealing with constitutional amendments and elections code revisions to two per term. • The By-Laws Committee would, under the proposal, be required to review the entire constitution, by-laws, and elec tions code once a year if this bill is passed. Collegian Gets First Class Honor Rating The Daily Collegian was one of 11 college dailies awarded a first class honor rating in judg ing by the Associated Colle giate Press. The Collegian was judged in national competition with daily newspapers of other col leges of similar enrollment. The papers were evaluated on a basis of news coverage, writ ing and editing, and make-up. They are also judged ,on the effectiveness with which they serve their colleges. The Daily Collegian was commended on the quality of its news stories and the style in which they are written. Good style, according to thej ACP, should be simple and direct, employing the most im portant facts in the first, or lead, paragraph. The paper also received ex cellent ratings on its editorial page, sports coverage, and pho tography. By LARRY LAMB ★ ★ ★ they will meet in caucus to discuss the governor’s appro priation offer. So far the governor has re ceived no report on the results of the caucus discussion, nor have the minority leaders giv en any indication that the mat ter has even been brought up. History of Battles The bill has a history of legislative battling and politi cal maneuvei'ing, including charges of irresponsibility from both parties. Non-preferred appropriations, h total $73 million bill, pro- Waits for Assurance Of Democratic Help By DAVID BOLBACH Editor HARRISBURG Gov. William W. Scranton said yesterday he was “hopeful” of getting the non-preferred appropriations bill through the legislature immediately following the special session on reapportionment. But he added that he has not yet been assured full Democratic support for the bill. Speaking to a special press conference for editors of college newspapers throughout the state, Scranton said that Charles R. Weiner, Senate minority leader, and Anthony J. Petrosky, House minority leader, have not in formed him of the results of a Democratic caucus on the ap propriations bill. “I asked them to bring back comments from the caucus, which they have not yet done,” the governor said. Scranton reiterated his claim that “reprehensible” conduct by the Democrats has been respon sible for the delay in the bill’s passage When questioned on the status of the University, Scranton said he has always felt that Penn State is “the” state university and added that he felt “most of the legislators also look on it as the state university.” No More Clarification However, he said he did not feel that the legislature should attempt to clarify the Univer sity’s status as a public or pri vate institution any more than it has already. “The present system is pre ferable to having the University totally controlled bj' the state legislature, as at Ohio State University,” the governor said. Referring to meetings of the ★ ★ ★ vides funds for state-aided colleges, universities, hospitals and institutions. Without these funds most of the institutions involved could not continue to operate. Since the bill does not in clude money for priority oper ations of the state government, a two-thirds majority is needed for its passage. The Republi cans, alone, are not strong enough in numbers to produce the measure’s approval. Defeated Twice Thus, Democats twice were able to defeat the bill during the regular session. They have admitted that the move was calculated to help them gain favorable reapportionment in the General Assembly. Republicans adjourned the regular session over Democra tic protests, and the appropria tions' bill was pigeon-holed along with reapportionment. - The special session now in progress was called for Nov. 12 to act on legislative reappor tionment. Sends Letters On Oct. 29 the governor sent letters to Charles R. Weiner, Senate minority leader, and Anthony J. Petrosky, House minority leader, in which he offered to include the non-pre ferred appropriations bill in a special session if they would guarantee enough votes to get (Continued on page three) 300 Students Sign For Trip to 'Fair' More than 300 students have told the Hetzel Union travel committee they want to see the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City. Vera Hess, committee chair man, said she was both sur pi'ised and pleased with the favorable response given to the committee’s request that inter ested students signup. “Some people told us we'd be lucky to have 60 students signup,” she said. “But they were wrong." The committee expects to be able to arrange transportation and accommodations for all students who expressed an in terest in making the trip, Miss Hess said. Tentative plans call for a Friday afternoon through Sun day night excursion the first weekend in May. Transporta tion costs are expected to be about $8 per person and hotel accommodations should be about $5 per person per night, Miss Hess said. $5 Deposit The students who expressed interest during the signup per iod, now ended, will be asked to commit themselves early in Board's Enthusiasm Misdirected ~See Page 2 . - t FIVE CENTS University's Board of Trustees, the governor said lie felt it should have the right to private meetings just as any large corporation. He again suggested that the board hold meetings two or three times a year with the student body to establish a rapport be tween the two groups. Open Meetings: ‘Holocaust’ But if the meetings were, open to the public, he said, the result would be “a holocaust." ‘ • Scranton touched bn a wide range of other subjects including the state sales tax, the new state liquor law, the college loan and s c h o 1 a rship amendment, the reasons for the defeat of the constitutional convention refer endum and the increase in em ployment and industry in' Penn sylvania. Asked if he felt college operated bookstores should be exempted from the textbook tax, the governor said that if the tax is exempted for college-operated bookstores, it should be ex empted for all textbooks, no matter where they are sold. Liquor Law The new liquor law, Scranton explained, was not aimed at col lege students in particular but at all persons under 21. He called the new law “a step forward” because it puts “the legal burden of proof on the receiver as well as the seller.” Discussing the college loan and scholarship amendment recently passed by the state’s voters, Scranton said he was glad it re ceived approval because “both the national and state govern ments should be doing a good deal more than they are for students.” He added, however, that the state will first start out with the loan program of $425,000 which has already been passed by the legislature. Additions After "We will get this program going well before any additions are made,” he said. The defeat of the constitutional convention referendum, Scran ton said, was caused primarily by two reasons. The major reason, he said, was the fear of many persons in rural areas that a new consti tution would mean deterioration of home rule. He cited a great fear of a graduated income tax as the sec ond reason. Scranton said neither reason was valid because a new consti tution would probably mean an increase in home rule and would not necessarily mean a gradu ated income tax. Greatest Decrease Commenting on unemploy ment in Pennsylvania, the gov ernor said that during the past year unemployment has made “the greatest decrease in mod ern history.” From January to October, he said, unemployment decreased from 9.4 per cent to 6 per cent. He added that there has been more new industry in the state this year than during the last 12 years and more industry ex pansion than in the last 15 years. the winter term by placing a “small” deposit of about $5 with the committee. At about the same time, a meeting will be held to further explain the com mittee’s plans and the trip out line. Miss Hess said the committee is at work on two other proj ects related to the World's Fair. One involves the establishment of a permanent display in the HUB, where latest information on the fair and trip will be available. The other project is the com pilation of job opportunities at the fair through its conclusion. Miss Hess explained the com mittee has entered into exten sive correspondence in an ef fort to prepare the most com plete job directory possible. At this point, she said, hotel accommodations will be ar ranged at the Biltmore and Edi son. Students will be respon sible for their own schedule and expenses while on the trip. The winter term meeting, is being designed to answer stu dents’ questions and provide information which, will make the trip as Smooth as possible, she said.
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