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Vol. 69, No. 137
Irvis Visits
Local Dems,
Irvis Discusses $1 Million Packa
Black Funds 'Uncertain'
By GLENN KRANZLEY
Collegian Managing Editor
It is uncertain whether Penn State will get
the Si million package requested to bring an
additional 500 blacks to University Park.
Rep. K. Leßoy Irvis (D-Allegheny)
Wednesday night said the package is included
in a tentative budget now under consideration.
."But I'm not sure whether it will be in the final
budget. or If it is, what form it will be in." Ir
vis spoke at a banquet of the Centre County
Democrats in the Nittany Lion Inn.
Irvis, the House majority leader, said the
$1 million request, which University President
Eric'A. Walker made at his suggestion, is not
currently earmarked by the University for use
in black programs.
"The package is just lumped in with Penn
State's total request," he said.
Tuition Increase
He said there is a "very real danger of a
tuition increase for Penn State." While Irvis
declined to make a definite prediction about the
tuition, he said it could come by Winter Term.
"The public is being gripped by taxpayer
hysteria. The people are afraid of more taxes,
and they call for the budget to be cut," Irvis
USG Stalls Vote on NSA Bill
By PAT DYBLIE and DENISE BOWMAN
Collegian Staff_ Writers
The Undergraduate Student Government was unable
last night to approve a bill proposing affiliation with the
National Student Association because Congress could not
maintain a quorum.
Several members of USG left the meeting while the
bill was being discussed, forcing Congress to move into an
informal session. In a straw vote taken to determine Con
gress' sentiment on the proposed bill, the members present
voted against affiliation.
Joe Myers, co-chairman of USG's Inter-University
Affairs committee, prepared the bill based on testimony
about NSA made at an open hearing Wednesday night.
NSA is an organization composed of college and uni
versity student governments throughout the nation. The
organization is divided into a political wing and a service
wing.
NSA's political wing is reportedly considered to be
left-oriented.
Must Confer
Ted Thompson, USG president, said he would have to
confer with other members of the executive and com
mittee chairman to reach a final decision, since a straw
vote is not binding.
USG has a one-year provisional membership in NSA
which expires early next month, at which time Congress
must indicate whether the affiliation will become perm
anent.
Don Ernsberger (12th-secondary education-Hatboro),
a member of Young Americans for Freedom who was seat-
Kheel Releases Statement
(Ed. Note: The following is a statement from the of
fice of Theodore W. Kheel, labor mediator, relating a
meeting between himself and University President
Eric A. Walker and Kheel's subsequent' recom
mendations concerning the Office for Student
Discussions which was recently created at Kheel's
suggestion.)
Theodore W. Kheel concurred yesterday in a
recommendation that a student advisory committee
be named to assist in establishing procedures for the
most effective operation of the University's new Of
fice for Student Discussions.
In a statement released from his New York City
law offices, Kheel said it would be "highly beneficial
to name an advisory com.mittee...consisting of one
representative each to be designated by the major
student groups on the campus."
The recommendation was contained in a letter
written to University President Eric A. Walker and
Jacob J. Kaufman, director of the Office for Student
Discussions, by Ted Thompson. president of the Un
dergraduate Student Government, and Klaus May, a
member of the Graduate Student Council.
The letter thoughtful and constructive," was pre
sented to him by Walker Wednesday at a meeting in
New York which served as a preliminary review of
the activities of the Office since it was established a
month and one-half ago.
Prepared for Visit
"It seems to us that Mr. Thompson, as president
of the Undergraduate Student Government, might act
as coordinator in arranging for the major, groups to
select their representatives on the 'advisory com
mittee," Kheel commented in his statement.
In addition, Kheel said he and his associate,
Lewis B. Kaden, "are prepared to visit the campus
and meet with interested parties at the earliest date
that might prove advantageous."
"We believe it would be timely to do so as soon
as Mr. Thompson. has advised us that the represen
tatives of the advisory committee have been ap
pointed," Kheel added.
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—Photo by Glenn Kranzley
MEETING WITH CENTRE County Democratic Chair.
woman Marie Garner, right, is State House Majority
Leader K. Leßoy Irvis. Irvis spoke Wednesday night at a
banquet held in the Nittany Lion Inn, when he said that
a tuition increase is possible for next year.
said in explaining the threatened increase.
He said that he did not meet with Walker
on this trip to discuss the school's progress on
the 13 requests made in January by the Black
Student Union. The requests include a call for
more black students, faculty, counselors and
recruiters.
"It was no fault of Walker's that we didn't
get together. I just had a very tight schedule,"
Irvis explained. He also said that he will return
to the University "hopefully in the very near
future" to discuss the blacks' situation here.
Irvis said the blacks' problems here are not
yet solved, but they are diminishing. "The
University is more flexible than it was a few
months ago," he added.
Speaking on the need for helping blacks and
other economically disadvantaged persons to
get a good education. Irvis said there is a
"frightening waste" of talent because children
of poor families have trouble getting into
school.
"We can't afford to waste human brains,"
he said. "They weren't given out on the basis of
the economic status of the father. Brains are
being Wasted just because the skull they are in,
happens to be covered with black skin."
Recommends Student Advisory Committee
At that time, he continued, he and Kaden could
also take up the other "useful suggestions"•made by
Thompson and May in their letter,
Other Suggestions
Other points contained in Kheel's statement
were:
—it would be wise for Kaufman to remain as
director until at least September when a permanent
director would be appointed by Walker;
—Walker said it was his intention, and Kheel and
Kaden concurred, to "confer with all of the student
groups on campus to get their views on .a director
before an appointment is made";
—Walker agreed that a committee designated by
him would be empowered with the authority to
represent the University in discussions with black
students over the requests submitted to the
University in January. The Office for Student
Discussions would be available to assist the com
mittee and the black students in the conduct of these
discussions.
The following is the complete text of Kheel - and
Kaden's statement:
"We met in New York City on WednesdaY, May
28, with Eric A. Walker, president of The Pen
nsylvania State University, to review the operations
of the Office for Student Discussions. Among the
materials we considered was a very thoughtful and
constructive letter from Theodore Q. Thompson,
president of the Undergraduate Student Government,
and Klaus W. May, Graduate Student Council mem
ber, to Dr. Eric A. Walker and Dr. Jacob J. Kauf
man, containing many useful suggestions to improve
the operations of the Office for Student Discussions.
As a result'of this review, we all agreed that the
following steps should be taken in order to insure the
effective operation of this Office:
—Professor Jacob J. Kaufman was asked at the
outset to serve as the temporary director of the Of
fice in order to have this Office begin operations im
mediately. He was 'familiar with the circumstances
that led to its establishment and he is , an experienced
negotiator and mediator of group conflicts. We were
Ttlt Elaitg Tottrg.i
Will Return Here
ed in the gallery, charged after the meeting that some of
the. Congressmen who favored the bill walked out to pre
vent its defeat in a binding vote.
Congress, while in formal session, approved a resolu
tion urging that a stay of execution be granted to convicted
murderer Carl Melton and all other capital offenders until
state sentiment on capital punishment is investigated.
Bruce Shaw, an alternate to the Senate Committee on
Continuing Educational and draftsman of the bill, said the
question of the State penal code should be reopened and
no executions should take place until a decision by the
legislators is reached.
Congress defeated a resolution prepared by the Indi
viduals Against the Crime of Silence which condemns the
"illegal . . . immoral" war in Vietnam." Thompson said
that, because of the tone of the resolution, it should not be
amended, but rather voted upon in its entirety.
Thompson said that, by protesting the bill. Congress
was negating the intent of USG's two-week vigil in pro
test of the war in Vietnam. "This Congress is not being
consistent because the resolution is a follow-up of the
vigil," he said.
Because of a lack of a three-quarters majority, which
is needed for a constitution or by-law amendment, two
bills were postponed until the first meeting Fall Term.
The bills would have amended the constitution and by
laws by eliminating districts for USG congressional elec
tions.
Thompson's bill, calling for a special commission to
formulate policy statements "applicable to a specific situ
ation and—or crisis" was referred to committee until Fall
Term.
Published by Students of The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pa., Friday Morning, May 30, 1969
Class ' escin s Invitation
By JOHN BRONSON passed yet. they said Shapp's
Collegian Assistant City Editor appearance might hurt.''
Emery said.
The Senior Class h a s
withdrawn an invitation to
Milton Sha pp, unsuccessful
gubernatorial candidate i n
1966, to speak at the June 14
commencement, according to
Bob Emery, class president.
The decision to withdraw the
invitation, after Shapp had
already accepted, came after
discussions with faculty and
administrators, including
University President Eric A.
Walker and T. Reed Ferguson,
director 'of University
relations.
Ferguson said that since the
commencement program was
already completed, he inform
ed Emery that the inclusion of
a graduation speaker would
add considerably to the two
hours the commencement was
expected to run, and that a
number of changes in the prog
ram would be required to ac
commodate a speaker.
"In view of the corn
plications and added length of
the service, Emery said the in
vitation would be withdrawn
and he wrote Shapp to this ef
fect," Ferguson said.
Another Speaker
According to Emery,
Ferguson had indicated that if
the invitation were withdrawn,
he could help find another
speaker even though it were
la te .' "Ferguson mentioned
someone who spoke at the
University of Pennsylvania's
commencement last year,"
Emery said.
"The Administration said
that inviting the losing guber
natorial candidate might be
discourteous to the man who
won, and since the University's
appropriations haven't been
Lewis Announces
Commission Plans
Charles L. Lewis. vice
president for student affairs.
announced yesterday that a
commission is being set up to
Lack of Majority
delighted that he was willing to assume this burden.
We believe, moreover, that it is important for Pro
fessor Kaufman to remain as temporary director un
til September, when a permanent director can be ap
pointed by th'e President of the University.
—Dr. Walker said it was his intention, and we
concur, to confer with all of the student groups on the
campus to get their views on a director before an ap
pointment is made.
—We all agreed that it would be highly beneficial
to name an advisory committee to the Office for Stu
dent Discussions consisting of one representative
each to be designated by the major student groups on
the campus, as suggested by Messrs. Thompson and
May. It seems to us that Mr. Thompson, as President
of the Undergraduate Student Government, might act
as the coordinator in arranging for the major groups
to select their representative on the advisory com
mittee.
—With regard to the demands of the black stu
dents, Dr. Walker agreed that a committee
designated by him - to discuss these demands would be
empowered with authority to represent the
University in discussions with the representatives of
the Black students at the earliest possible date. The
director of the Office for Student Discussions •ill be
available to assist the committee and the Black stu
dents in the discussions of their demands.
—Mr. Kaden and I are prepared to visit the cam
pus and meet with the interested parties at the
earliest date when that might prove advantageous.
We believe that it would be timely to do so as soon as
Mr. Thompson had advised us that the represen
tatives of the advisory committee have been ap
pointed, so that we may then be able to assist the ad
visory committee and the director, as well as the ad
ministration and the faculty, in working out the best
procedures for the most effective operation of the Of
fice for Student Discussions. At that time there will
be an opportunity to discuss the various other sug
gestions made by Mr. Thompson and Mr. May."
Seniors Withdraw Shapp Bid
"Because Shapp
Democrat. the Republicans in
the General Assembly might
say 'Penn State is going for the
Democrats.' and it wouldn't do
the University any good,"
Emery explained.,
Separate Ceremonies
"The most frequently recom
mended suggestion for shorten
ing commencement exercises
was the elimination of a
graduation speaker, and this
we did in 1959. Also, if rainy
weather forces the commence
ment indoors, two or three
separate ceremonies must be
held.
"It would seem to be an im
position to ask a graduation
speaker to repeat his address
several times within the same
day," he added,
Ferguson explained that
while his office makes the ac
tual plans for graduation
ceremonies, he tries to be
responsive to the desires of the
graduating students and their
families.
"No matter how many times
you say that he was invited by
the students and not the Ad
ministration, it won't help the
University," he added.
Lengthy Ceremony
In a statement released
yesterday, Ferguson stated
that students in the past have
complained over the excessive
length of the graduation
ceremony and have demanded
that it be shortened.
"A long ceremony presents a
problem for those families who
drive long distances to attend
and must return the same af
ternoon," Ferguson said. "The
problem is especially acute for
associate degree candidates
explore the question of how the
University relates to its stu
dent.
Lewis said that the Un
dergraduate Student Govern
ment adopted a resolution a
month ago, calling for the
establishment of the com
mission.
Lewis said he has had "two
or three meetings in the last
three weeks" with Robert J.
Scannell. chairman of the
University Senate ; Ted
Thompson, USG president: Hal
Sudborough. Graduate Student
Association president, and Ron
Batchelor. president of the
Organization of Student
Gov e r nment Associations.
"spelling out the charges of the
commission and its make-up."
The committee hopes to
meet with University President
Eric A. Walker within the next
few days to present its plans,
Lewis added.
The commission, which will
be composed of eight students,
four faculty members and four
administrators will be "com
missioned to work over a
period of five to six months to
see how we relate t o
institutions and procedures
within the University," he
said.
"If the commission can be
put together before school is
out. we would like to employ
student members to explore
projects during the summer,
Lewis said.
He added that "anyone in
terested in this kind of service
(Continued on page eight)
Walker's Intention
who come from all of the Corn- know about the plans before Kennedy had turned down an
monwealth Campuses t o the commencement program is invitation to speak this year.
receive their degrees," he add- complete." Ferguson said. Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy
ed. He did not say, however. (D-Minn.) and John V .
Ferguson noted that as many whether he would help to find Lindsay, mayor of New York
as 50 persons have been another speaker for this year's City. also declined invitations
treated for faintness and heat ceremonies as Emery had said to speak at this yea r ' s
exhaustion clue to lengthy he would. ceremonies. according t o
graduation ceremonies. Emery.
Kennedy considered
"With 1.300 more graduates Simon visited the University
than ever before, the 1969 corn- Emery said he has advised last term and spoke to about
mencement will run longer Saul Solomon. president of the 1.000 students in the Hetzcl
than usual," he added. Class of 1970. "to get busy Union Building where h e
"I have told the president of right away on next year's criticized the Administration
the Class of 1970 that we will speakers." Emery said Sen. for its lack of communication
be glad to incorporate a corn- Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) with the student body and its
mencemcnt speaker into the was being considered for next handling of the Water Tunnel
program, but that we should years' speaker, even though issue.
Bluebell Dwellers Prepare Case
Tenants
By DON NAUSS
Collegian Staff Writer
Tenants of a single Bluebell apartment are
preparing to sue the owner of the apartment
complex for damages caused by mites, an
insect carried by birds.
Two weeks ago, two of the tenants
discovered the mites which quickly spread over
the entire apartment. The insects covered the
tenants' clothing, ruined their food, got into
their beds and ruined several other personal
objects.
As soon as the mites were found the
tenants called an exterminator. The tenants
moved to Holiday Inn, with only the clothing
they had on.
E. Rudy. the owner of Bluebell located at
719 University Dr., flew to State College from
Philadelphia when informed of the incident.
Code Enforcer
Meanwhile, the borough housing code en
forcer ordered Bluebell to remove the birds
who were nesting in the roof of the apartment
building and had apparently been responsible
for the mites.
The Board of Health also was called in to
inspect the apartment for its living conditions
An exterminator had been called in several
times during this time.
In discussions with the tenants, they were
assured by Rudy that he would be quite
reasonable and would accept the responsibility
for what had occurred.
He told the tenants that they could make a
Colleges Fail To Fill. Quotas
In Admitting Disadvantaged
By RHONDA BLANK
Collegian. Staff Writer
The University's colleges are not filling
their quotas in offering admission to disad
vantaged students, according to the latest
figures released through the Programs for the
Disadvantaged.
Under the University's Special Admissions
Program, the colleges reserved a total of 198
spaces for the admission of disadvantaged stu
dents: 171 offers have been sent out to stu
dents: 76 have accepted.
Robert E. Dunham, coordinator of the Pro
grams for the Disadvantaged, said he doesn't
think they (the colleges) are filling their quotas
quite fast enough."
"With summer almost coming, they're
going to have to do quick work," he said, ad
ding that 76 admittances represents less than
half of the spaces reserved.
The College of the Liberal Arts, with a total
of 50 reserved spaces, has made 37 offers of ad
mission. The College of Science has 20 reserv
ed spaces and has sent out 6 offers, and the
College of Human Development reserved 25
spaces and made 21 offers of admission.
Landlord To Improve
Pugh St. Apartments
As a result of arbitration
with Town Independent Men's
Council, a town landlord has
agreed to make improvements
in his apartments.
. Neil Donohue, owner of
apartments located at 138 S.
High St.. agreed to make im
provements in heating, lease
irregularities, building con
struction, parking and a possi
ble reduction of a planned 25
per cent increase of rent.
Representatives of TIM ex
pressed satisfaction with the
arbitration and cooperation
given them by Donohue.
The arbitration stemmed
from an investigation of the
apartments by TIM. The
tenants' complaints w ere
presented to the council in a
petition of grievances signed
by nine of the residents.
Excessive rent, fau 1 t y
plumbing and building con
struction, poor heating, ex
cessive parking charges and
lease irregularities w ere
among the complaints cited in
the petition.
Invasion of Privacy
In three hours of discussions
the TI M representatives
brought to Donohue's attention
the council's findings of its
investigation in a report pre
pared by Ted Leblang (9th
general arts and sciences-
Philadelphia).
The report cited that the
lease tends toward the invasion
of privacy and is not of proper
legal form. Donohue expressed
a willingness to correct the
lease.
The report also claimed that
Donohue had withheld the
damage deposits of several te
nants. State law now required
landlords to return the damage
deposit with an itemized list of
deductions within 30 days of
To Sue
settlement out of court that would be satisfac
tory to them so long as there was no publicity
about the case. The Daily Collegian decided to
cooperate with Bluebell, after being assured by
the tenants that they were happy with Rudy's
handling of the case.
The tennants had been assured verbally by
the owner that he would compensate them for
the costs they had incurred for living at
Holiday Inn and for food, cleaning their
clothing, exterminator costs and phone calls.
The tenants, however, have been unable to
receive a written assurance of this
According to the tenants, they feel that
Rudy is attempting to steal them, in a hope
that it will blow over and they will forget it
with the end of the term.
The tenants have been given a new apart
ment but have received no compensation for
the damages caused by the mites.
At the beginning of the incident, there had
been some confusion over the identification of
the insects. They were originally thought to be
lice, which can be carried by humans. Ac
cording to David Schneider, instructor of en
tomology, the insects are not lice, but mites,
which can be carried by birds. There is some
danger of their carrying a disease, but very
slight, he said.
Ron Suppe, Town Independent• Men's Coun
cil legal affairs chairman said, "The handling
of the incident is the most outrageous display
of unethical behavior that TIM has on its file."
(Continued on,page eight)
The Colleges of Business Administration.
Arts and Architecture, and Health and Physical
Education, each reserved 10 spaces and sent
out 8. 7 and 6 offers respectively.
Fifty-two of the Special Admissions stu
dents have been offered financial aid, totaling
558,490.
Reporting on the progress of his sub
committees. Dunham said the working
committee for the examination of a tutoring
program for the disadvantaged, rejected the
tutoring plan presented to them as unfeasible.
The plan was based on a proposal by Ted
Thompson, Undergraduate• Student Government
president. Dunham said the problem will go
back to his central advisory committee, which
will try to work out another program.
Dunham added that the subcommittee
planning a centralized office for the iden
tification, recruitment and financing of disad
vantaged students is "progressing well," and
he hopes to have a report from them by
Tuesday.
The sub-committees are composed of both
student and faculty members. "representing
student and faculty opinions," Dunham said.
the lease termination. Donohue he agreed to inspect the apart
denied withholding the damage ments with us to search for
deposits of any tenant. new problems."
He also denied evicting any To remain informed of
student simply for his involve- Donohue's progress, several
ment in the grievance petition, TIM members will keep in
as several students claimed. contact with him throughout
Rent Increase the summer.
TIM plans
The report further cited discussions with Donohue,
Donohue's intention to increase especially in relation to his
the rent by 2.5 per cent for Fall planned rent increase: After
Term. The rationale for in- we study his financial
creasing the rent. is the im- situation, we will try to deter
provement of conditions, mine whether an increase is
including better appliances, necessary." Leßlang said.
more cabinet space, and wall- "Donohue has an honest
to-wall carpeting. according to desire to communicate and
Leßlang. negotiate towards the solving
"He (Donohue) expressed of the tenants problems," he
the possibility of reducing the added. "The preliminary
rent increase if possible," discussions have been very
Leßlang said. "He also offered successful and it is our hope
to open his books to TIM and that future negotiations with
to give us an appraisal of the Donohue will be a smooth and
remodeling costs. In addition, productive."
Coalition for Peace
Schedules Procession
A peace procession around campus will open Memorial
Day Peace Service sponsored by the Coalition for Peace, a
local anti-war group.
Participants in the march will gather at 12:30 p.m. on the
terrace of the Hetzel Union Building. The march will end by 2
p.m.. when a service will be held on Old Main lawn.
The Rev. Robert Boyer. head of the United Campus
Ministry, will be main speaker at the program. Boyer said he
will open "with some comment on why it is appropriate for a
peace group to conduct a Memorial Day service." He added
that one of the best ways to honor those who died in war "is to
work for peace."
The service will be conducted by Dale Winter. religious af-:
fairs associate. Winter said the program will "a num
ber of speakers, some folk music, some prayers." He alsei
said the service will be "a' memorial service for both the
Americans and the Vietnamese who have beerikilled" during
the Vietnam War.
The Final Insult
—see page 2
Seven Cents
'Unethical Behavior'
further