FRIDAY, OCTOBER U, 1968
YR Head Campaigns
By MARGE COHEN
Collegian Staff Writer
With national elections only a
month away, William Cromer, state
chairman for Young Republicans, has
been traveling through the state or
agnizing college campaign efforts.
One of 15 students an the country
selected to oversee a “youth sounding
board", for the Republican Party, Cro
mer has been trying to “discover ideas
about frustrations of youth and what
can be done to minimize them” for the
Nixon campaign organization.
The “Speak-to” program held last
Friday at the University was an out
growth of the proposed sounding board.
Sponsored by the University chapter
of Young Republicans, the program was
designed to have students and faculty
record their opinions of election issues
on . tape to be sqnl to Nixon headquar
ters.
Johnsonian Frustration
In Cromer’s opinion, the frustra
tion among today’s youth results from
the “established ideals of government
put in by the Johnson Administration.”
But, he continued, it will take more
than a sounding board to alleviate those
frustrations.
With this in mind, Cromer has met
with Republican party leaders not only
to plan campaign strategy, but also to
discuss Nixon Administration policies,
should he be elected.
After talks with Jack Jordon, state
party chairman, and Col. John Eisen-
Studies Students for Nixon
hower three weeks ago, Cromer said
the consensus was that, with a Nixon
victory, not only Nixon but also the Re
publican Party could prove their re
sponsiveness to modern demands."
Student Awareness Involvement
As a part of the advisory commit
tee for the Nixon "youth sounding
board," Cromer is looking into student
opinion and involvement in local, state
and national government levels. The
educational and academic societies, in
relation to American society as a whole,
is another area of study.
According to Cromer, Nixon in
tends to use suggestions on these topics
to reduce youth disenchantment with
the government and encourage a more
active participation in political pro
cesses.
That participation now is taking
the form of campaign activities. Though
such efforts at the University have
thus far been limited to promoting a
Nixon victory, college councils through
out the state are involved in campaigns
on all levels of government.
- . Nixon organization knows
this is 'Rockefeller territory," Cromer
said, "and they are not excited about
coming up here. We don’t know what
can be done,"
Nixon Youth Spontaneous
The "Youth for Nixon" organiza
tion presently at the University is in no
way connected with Young Republi
cans, Cromer said.
"This is a separate entity set up
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without party authorization by a Rich
Geblion, a Villanova law student," he
explained, adding that the University’s
group was run through Young Ameri
cans for Freedom.
Though it is a' state-wide effort,
Cromer said the "Youth for Nixoh” had
done "essentially nothing in the state."
Chairman of the group here is Bill
Hendrickson.
Eric Rabe has been appointed by
the Republican Party to head a Nixon
group, here, Cromer added.
Cromer also said he would like to
see the establishment of a speaker’s
program here similar to that at the
University of Pittsburgh to explain the
Republican stance. Through the pro
gram, candidates for elective offices
speak at universities to explain their
positions.
As for University Young Republi
can involvement in local congressional
campaigns, however, participation is
limited. Cromer said two regional col
lege directors for Richard Schweiker’s
campaign against incumbent Joseph
Clark for the U.S. Senate have been
appointed, but the University group
for Schweiker has yet to be effectively
organized.
Nor has a group been organized for
incumbent Congressman Albert John
son, running against Allan Cleeton on
the Democratic ticket. Bower said the
University organization has not been
contacted about the Johnson campaign.
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Students Hold
Milk Drink-In
Against Price
A group of students staged
a “drink-in” yesterday to pro
test what they believe is an
unjust increase in the price of
milk sold in the Hetzel Union
Building.
Henry Peresie (graduate
chemistry-Crestline, Ohio) and
about 10 other students who eat
in the HUB daily bought milk in
the University Creamery and
took it to the HUB Terrace
Room to drink with their lunch
es.
The cost of a glass of milk in
the HUB was raised to 15 cents
last spring. In the creamery it
is 10 cents.
(( The protest was of the
“silent” type. No placard* or
signs publicized the group’s
action.
Peresie said he was contacted
by Robert C. Profitt, associate
director of housing and food
services, after he wrote a let
ter to Collegian protesting the
price hike in August. Profitt
explained why the cost of milk
was raised, but Peres' said he
was “not satisfied” with Pro
fitt’s explanation.
“The price hike has nothing
to do with the state control of
milk prices. This is about a 7.5
cent profit per glass for the
HUB,” Peresie said.
“We can see where the HUB
would be justified in raising the
price of vegetables, but milk
is a necessity, and as graduate
assistants, we can’t afford this
price hike,” Peresie said.