12 COPIE Sunny and warmer today. High near 53. Cool tonight, low near 28. Partly sunny and warm tomorrow. High 58 to 60. Sunday: mostly cloudy with showers possible. VOL. 68, No. 90 Bookstore Still Lacks Manager By RICHARD RAVITZ Collegian Administration Reporter A permanent manager has not yet been named for the University's Book Exchange, Charles L. Lewis, vice president for student affairs, said yesterday. He said he did not know how soon a manager will be appointed. Commenting on the student bookstore controversy, Lewis said "there is too much optimism for what a Uni versity bookstore would do" for the students. The BX appointee will be the assistant manager to William Fuller, of the Associated Student Activities Office. His task, Lewis said, is to "improve the effectiveness of the 'BX the check-cashing agency." "The main concern of students is savings. This is why we want to improve the the used book exchange. We have seen a slight decline in the use of that service in the past several years," Lewis said. Student !Training "We feel that better student training for positions in the BX, more attention to procedures, may improve the quality of service. As for the students setting their own prices for used books, I have seen several methods of sell ing used boOks, arid this is the most effective syStem," Lewis observed. Further explaining the rationale for this system, he said "we're not going to give students cash for their books because we are not legally authorized to do so. We lack ,the inventory space for storing the books, and we are .not legally authorized to set prices for books, which would be, in effect, what we would be doing." He added there is "no thinking in the direction" of a direct cash-for-books system. The student bookstore issue. "a good political issue for students," and a "serious issue" for the University com munity, is fraught with complexity, Lewis said. "When one hears the term student bookstore, does it mean a cooperative like the Harvard operation, a store run by a private corporation or the University, or another sys tem," the vice president explained. Bookstore Problems There are three major reasons why the Common wealth Campuses have student bookstores and University Park does not, Lewis said. The branch campuses offer a more limited range of courses, it is easier to make up orders, and the orders do not change much in the course of the year. The towns in which the campuses are situated lack textbooks, he continued. State College merchants have sold texts for many years. The number and class distribution of students is steady on the branch campuses, Lewis said. It is much easier to accommodate a few hundred students with a student book store than 25,000 students, the enrollment figure for Uni versity Park. Lewis said a "good browsing bookstore" would con tribute to the intellectual life of the University, but added that stores must have a turnover of stock to meet costs. The current trend in university bookstores is towards private ownership or institutional management and owner ship. Some universities own the store, but do not manage them. Harvard Cooperative Lewis said few new cooperative bookstores have been started, such as the large store at Harvard University. The Harvard cooperative is managed by a board of directors (Continued on page six) Kefford Tuition By DENNIS STIMELING Collegian USG Reporters "Plans are progressing as fast as possible," said James Kelford about the Undergrad uate Student Government's pro gram to fight Gov. Shafer's pro posed $lOO tuition increase. Kefford, special assistant in charge of the tuition fight to Jeff ong, USG president, gave a resume of USG's progress thus far and presented an out line of his future plans. Kefford stated that the main impetus of his program has been in the direction 02. inform ing State legislators about how University students feel con cerning the proposed increase. This has included a letter opposing a tuition hike sent to all legislators. K ,o, personal meetings have been held with several Republican legislative leaders by USG officials. William Crc ner, USG liasion to Harrisburg, added "We would now like to see some Democratic leaders to create a type of balance." One such legislator men'ioned was House Minority Leader Herbert Fine man (D-Phila.). Cromer said of Fineman, "He will be extremely responsive". He has already indicated in a letter to USG that he opposes any tuition increase." On the other side of the pro gram, Kefford said that con tracts with other State related schools are 'very encourag- U.S., U.S.S.R. Agree On Nuclear Treaty GENEVA The United States and the Soviet Union jointly promised yesterday to protect all weaker nations from nuclear blackmail and aggression. The pledge is de signed primarily to reassure India, fearful of a nuclear attack from Red China. U.S. Delegate William C. Foster and Russia's Alexei S. Roshchin told the Geneva disarmament talks their gov ernments will publish formal security guarantees for the weaker countries that sign next month the treaty to pre vent the spread of nuclear weapons. These nations would abandon their claims to atomic arms. "The United States will declare that any state which commits aggression with nuclear weapons or which threat ens such aggression must be aware that its actions are to be countered effectively, in accordance with the U.N. charter to suppress the aggression or remove the threat of aggression," Foster told the conference. "The Soviet Union will declare that .. . nuclear weap on ; states, permanent members of the Security Council, will have to act immediately . . . to counter such aggres sion or remove the threat of aggression," Roshchin said. British Delegate Ivor Porter announced his govern ment is prepared to make a similar pledge. * * * Thieu's Request For More Power Denied SAIGON A rebuff by the Senate and a petition cir culating among representatives yesterday indicated grow ing political trouble in the weeks ahead for President Nguyen Van Thieu In a 40-3 vote, the Senate turned down Thieu's request for additional emergency powers in finance and economy. The House had voted similarly last week to deny Thieu's request. . N. STA -CO" 4,4 Alt" S . . 4113 tit ' 1 / 4 11;i•tlt . g ~,R ' •'F.4 6. - . l'11:8415):71.6 Explains Proposal Mg". He stated that Lock Ha ven State College is in the pro cess of sending a letter of protest to all State legislators, similar to the earlier one by USG. In addition, Kefford said that Kutztown and Millersville have invited him to speak to their student governments dur ing the University term break. The rest of the affected schools wil be contracted to help formu late a unified policy of pro test during the break also. Kefford called Pitt and Temple Universities "two of USG's biggest potential allies in this battle." As of yet they have not responded to Kef ford's preliminary inquiries but he attributed this to "their larger size makes quick action harder." He indicated' that he expects some action from them "within a week and a half." Kefford added that Temple has been referred to as "a poor man's college" and that both schools as well as this University would like to keep their tuition rate as low as pos sible. The next tl.ree weeks may be the most important in his campaign, according to Kef ford. In that time the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee will probably con clude its State budget hearings. In the same period the State Senate will hold the major part (Continued on page seven) News from the World, Nation 16 Pages A student rally in support of the estab lishment of a University-operated bookstore has been planned for this afternoon on the steps and front ,lawn of Old Main. Scheduled for 3:40 p.m., at the end of fifth period classes, the rally will be high lighted by the presentation of a 9,000 -signa ture petition to Steve Gerson, administrative action commissioner for the Undergraduate Student Government. PRESENTING A CHECK to Roger Jocoby, representing the State College Community The petition calls for The establishment of a student bookstore on the University Center project. are Patty Rissinger and Bob DiOrio, co-chairmen of this year's Greek Park campus." Week. The Greeks raised over $3OO for their philanthropic project: a contribution to the The presentation will be made by a stu building fund for a new community center. dent representing AID (Awareness through Investigation and Discussion), the new stu dent group which initiated the petition early this week. Parking Possible A separate parkisg, lot for the cars of women students be tween East and Pollock Halls may be available for use by either Fall or Winter Term of next year. Gary Wamser, chairman of the Parking Committee of the Undergraduate Student Govern_ ment said at last night's USG meeting that after investigation and consultations with the Ad ministration, the committee centered its efforts on Lot 52 as a separate lot for women. Lot 52 presently accommo dates 157 cars, and is as nearly centralized as any student lot. Wamser said that a survey by his committee indicated that from 100 to 120 women students have cars on campus, and• a number more said they would bring cars if parking space were available. Student Inventor Award for Apple A labor-saving, mechanized apple trimmer brought a $lOO first place award and a trip to Florida to its inven tor, Harry G. Prescott (11th-industrial engineering-Annville). The award was for the best techni cal paper in the Central Eastern Region and was made by the American Institute of Industrial Engineers.- The trip was to the national conference of the Institute in Tampa, Fla. Replaces Hand Operation The apple trimmer, which replaces a hand operation now necessary in a number of Pennsylvania fruit process ing plants, was invented and developed by Prescott in the methods laboratory at the University. It will be displayed this month at the Foundry Education Foundation Industrial Conference in Chicago. "Workers must now trim apple de fects with an ordinary knife," Prescott explained. "The trimmer, designed for operation at the end of the conveyor The petition, though it is only a first step, calls on the House to put on its agenda a discussion of whether to bring up for a vote a motion of no confidence in Thiett's admin istration. The direct target of such a motion would be Premier Nguyen Van Loc and his Cabinet. On the surface the actions were explained simply: a fear among legislators in both houses that Thieu,' who already had decreed specirl powers for the executive to meet the Communist military challenge, was trying to take too much power. Various members of both houses maintain moves of the government, including the martial law proclaimed Jan. 31, are unconstitutional. Under the constitution, the lawmakers have the right to recommend the replacement of all or part of the gov ernment by a two-thirds majority vote. * * * Former House Speaker Dies in Florida NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. Joseph W. Martin Jr., whose career in politics brought him the speakersilip of the House, consideration as a presidential possibility and the informal title "Mr. Republican" died Wednesday at the age of 83. The short, stocky bachelor, who first went to Washing ton as a congressman in 1924, was stricken at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., home of his nepheW, George Kelly. He was dead on arrival at a hospital. Cause of death was not immediately determined. Following an autopsy requested by relatives, the body is to be returned to North Attleboro, the town where he was born and always called home. His political career ended two years' ago when. after 42 years in Congress, he was defeated in the GOP primary. "You can't win them all," he said then. "I can forget UNIVERSITY PARK, PA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1968 ..• ;+'• for omen's Cars by Fail or Winter Lot 52 will be partly elim inated with the e:zpansion of the Computer Science Building and the construction of a new audi torium. but Wamser said the Administration has promised to set aside a section of the Spring Week Guides .Available in HUB Handbooks for Spring Week containing complete rules and entrance applicatiom for all events will be available today. Rich ‘Veiner, co-chairman for Spring' Week, said that the books will be available for groups who wish to partici pate from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. today in 214 Hetzel Union Building; •- - • Modern Johnny A from the associated press 4 -?;11M:77377!.7.7,4 t . 771 " • - ' 7l l '5. - ' , I, • =Mai leseed Receives Trimmer belt, reduces labor time and leaves more of the good apple for use." Prescott, who began his college work at the University's Berks Campus at Wyomissing, will receive his bachelor of science degree in June. He plans to con tinue his studies in metallurgical science at the University of Leeds in England where he will be a Rotary International Fellow. Another Penn State student, Charles F. Herman (Bth-industrial engineering- Deland, Fla.) won second place on plant layout and space reallocation via the bead method. Used at HRB-Singer Herman said the bead method takes into consideration the bench, equipment, activity and desk area needed for each employe in a plant. His system is suit able for research and development in a university-type operation where an en vironment conducive to creative output is important. Ike developed his system for HRB-Singer, Inc., a State College research and development firm, where he is employed. revamped area as a new Lot 52. The complete list of textbooks used in Wamser also reported that courses offered Spring Term will be posted Monday on the bulletin board on the main parking problems in West Halls are under examination, but "on floor of the Hetzel Union Building. the whole the outlook for West , Cathy Hanks, a member of the Ad is none too bright." ministrative Action Commission of the In regard to overall parking, Undergraduate Student Government, said Wam'ser said that 1.50 spaces USG obtained the list early at the request in Lot 83 now under use by of students who wish to buy their books for Shields will be returned to stu- Spring over the term break. dents if they are needed. Miss Hanks warned that students "are Steve Gerson, Chairman of taking a chance" buying their books early, the Administrative Action Corn- as they are not assured of their schedules mission presented a report to until registration, and professors have the the congress on the results of prerogative to change the books for a course Tuesday's trip to Harrisburg, at the beginning of the term. by USG officials to confer with State legislators on the tuition problem and the fees at the members of this University community must Ritenour Health Center. take a few minutes from their overcrowded Gerson related that the "USG' schedules and make their demands known group had succeeded in per- to an all-too unrepresentative Student Gov suading two senators, Preston ernment and unresponsive Administration." 13: Davis an George N. Wade, The announcement concluded with the to introduce a bill allowing the question, "Can we all get together once be student fees at Ritenour, to .be_for,e,..the;book_buying holocaust begins next deducted ' from the student's' term?" General Deposits the losses when I think of the successes." Martin's success in politics began when he was elected to the Massachusetts House in f 912. His 21-term career in Congress started a dozen years later. He was speaker when Republicans controlled the House in the 80th Congress of 1947-8 and the 83rd Congress of 1953-4. Senate Adds Riot Provisions to Rights Bill WASHINGTON The Senate has laced the civil rights-open housing bill with more anti-riot provisions after a heated debate over expanding federal police powers that split the Kennedy brothers. More attempts to dilute the open-housing part of the controversy-laden legislation were in prospect yesterday but Wednesday's fast-paced action centered on riot-preven tion. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, D-N.Y., supported a proposed amendment that would make sniping, destroying property or other violence during a riot a federal crime. His brother, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., strong ly opposed the amendment, which was defeated 64 to 27. Robert Kennedy said it would "change the whole com plexion of the civil rights struggle" by bringing the fed eral government into local law enforcement "to a degree we never contemplated when I was attorney general." Teachers' Strike Continues; Four Arrested PITTSBURGH A school official denied yesterday charges by a group of parents that conditions in Pittsburgh schools 'are unsafe because of a strike by one-third of the city's 3,000 teachers. Deputy sheriffs arrested four more teachers yester- Old Main R • Ily Set for T •day By KITTY PHILBIN Collegian USG Reporter 'Unresponsive Administration' An undisclosed source began Circulating notices of the rally yesterday, encouraging attendance because "the time has finally come when the many sincerely interested A spokesman for AID said that various THE MECHANIZED APPLE TRIMMER is demonstrated by its inventor, Harry Prescott, (11th-industrial engineering-Annville). * * Bookstore Support & State day for violating a court ban against demonstrations at schools. They were fined $5O apiece by Judge John Hester. The striking Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers had issued written instructions to teachers Wednesday night to not show up at schools following the arrests of 58 pickets over a two-day period. School officials, however; reported 440 pickets were counted yesterday at many of the city's 24 junior and senior high and 88 grade schools. They said pupil attendance was normal for this time of year in grade schools, but said it was off about 20 per cent of normal in the secondary schools, where youngsters are being instructed in split shifts by limited teaching staffs. Drug Officials Hampered In Investigations HARRISBURG A Health Department official said Thursday protection of the constitutional rights of sus pects is the main reason state narcotis agents are required in certain cases to give 72 hours notice to headquarters before making dope raids. "This is not an attempt to stop enforcement of nar cotics laws," said Dr. J. Thomas Millington, director of the Bureau of Health Service. Assemblymen Berkes and Gallagher had cited a Greensburg "pot" party involving students from the all girl Seton Hill College as an example of a slowdown in enforcement. They said agents notified headquarter's and were told to await state police instructions before proceeding with the, raid. "As far as we know," they said, "these instruc tions have yet to be forthcoming." A Better Tomorrow ---See Page 2 student leaders had been contacted, and that they had promised to attend. Gerson will be present to receive the petition, as will USG President Jeff Long, Vice President Jon Fox, and Men's Residence Council President William Sinclair. The four class presidents have also promised to attend: Mike Hobbs, senior class; Mitch Work, junior class: Hary Reed er, sophomore class; and Scott Miller, fresh man class. The AID representative said that a pub lic address system will be installed, and en couraged students with questions on campus issues to attend and present them to the student leaders. 'Back Up Signatures' "Come out and back up your signa tures," the spokesmen said, referring to stu dents who signed the petition during the past week. "It you ignore this opportunity and go back to your residence halls and complain about the apathy on campus, you're a liar," the AID member said. Gerson confirmed that he will attend the rally, and said, "The students from AID are doing a very commendable job with the petitions. I hope they will continue their work in supporting student government." Gerson added that he is "glad of the fact that we don't have to solicit student support, but they they give it willingly." Reiterating USG's stand on the book store, Gerson said that USG is encouraging establishment of a store for the academic, cultural, and service values. "The academic and service arguments for the bookstore are stronger than the eco nomic arguments," he claimed. Gerson summarized the desired result of the bookstore campaign as "having the proper books at the right time." Immediately following the rally, Ger son. Long, his special assistant, James Kef ford, and several other USG members will leave for a weekend convention of the Penn sylvania Association of College Students, in Philadelphia. While in Philadelphia, Gerson and sev eral others will meet with the owner of the Whitman Book Shops to discuss details of Whitman's proposal to sell books here at a minimum discount of 18 per cent. Vice-President for Student Affairs Charles L. Lewis has given USG permission to initiate a trial purchasing program for Spring Term. -The plan would involve the ordering of books for 20 students to test the technicalities of the Whitman offer. * * * SEVEN CENTS
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