CAMPUS'
The Weekly
'Summer Edition
Vol. 69, No. 139
SENATE CHAIRMAN Arthur 0. Lewis watches the action
at Tuesday's Senate meeting as the faculty body votes to
keep the term system.
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New Scope
The World
Ben Het Commander Claims Enemy Defeat
BEN HET The first supply convoy to get through in
eight days reached Ben Het yesterday, and an allied com
mander whose troops helped break the siege claimed that "the
enemy is defeated completely."
Other officers warned, however, that the Communist corn
mand could launch a new attack at any time.
Rumbling over a road littered with shell casings, empty
ammunition tins, burned out tanks and empty blood plasma
containers, the convoy entered the battered Special Forces
camp six miles from the Cambodian frontier.
But the defenders of Ben Het, who had been under attack
for two months, were too busy repairing shell-battered
bunkers to pay much attention.
The Nation
Rogers Issues Biafra Food Proposal
WASHINGTON Secretary of State William P. Rogers
issued last night a four-point proposal for reviving food ship
ments to Biafra and appealed to the warring parties for "the
compassion, the forbearance and the to carry out the
plan. .
Rogers spoke in a special statement following his _pledge,
at a news conference earlier in the day, that the United States
is "going to do everything we can to help prevent this mass
starvation."
The earlier, tenuous relief line into breakaway Biafra has
been severed by refusal of the opposing sides to agree on a
method of shipments, and the central Nigerian government
has clamped down on International Red Cross operations
there.
Earlier, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy urged the President to
use the Power of his office to help b..ing about a resumption of
the mercy flights to Biafra.
Rogers' statement said the United States deplores the
cla?.npdown on Red Cross relief and equally deplores Biafran
criticism of the Red Cross.
Defense Department Urges College Solutions
WASHINGTON The Defense Department urged Con
gress yesterday to let the colleges solve their own campus
unrest problems.
"Punitive action by the federal government probably
would not be helpful," John S. Foster Jr„ director of defense
research and engineering, told the Senate investigations sub
committee probing campus violence.
Foster testified particularly about student demonstrations
protesting "war-related" research under Defense Department
contracts. He said that issue was involved in demonstrations
at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University. Stan
ford, George Washington „University, and Massachusetts
Institute of Technology,
In none of the demonstrations, he said, has there been any
exposure of classified information, although that possibility
remains.
In some cases, Foster said, universities have cancelled
classified work following student protests.
"Our view has been that each university must decide for
itself the appropriateness of any particular research work,"
he said.
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Mock Apollo Countdown a Success
CAPE KENNEDY A launch crew repai , -ed a leaky fuel
valve yesterday and successfully completed ' a countdown
rehearsal to keep America's man on the moon adventure
moving on schedule toward, a July 16 lift-off.
Simulating launch day with the 363-foot-tall Saturn 5
rocket and Apollo 11 moonship fully fueled on its pad, project
officials counted down tora make-believe blastoff at 12:51 p.m.
more than three hours later than planned because of the
valve problem.
Despite the difficulty, the 5 1 / 2 -day test was the smoothest
countdown rehearsal ever conducted with a Saturn 5-Apollo
rocket. If Wednesday had been the actual launch day, Apollo
11 would have blasted off with more than one hour to spare
before the moon would have moved out of range as a target
from Cape Kennedy.
A hold in the countdown was called just 1 hour, 50 minutes
from the planned simulated lift-off time.
A valve in the sytem that replenishes liquid hydrogen fuel
in the Saturn s's upper stage was leaking. Project officials
dispatched a four-man crew to the site, located at the 200-foot
level of-the rocket's service tower.
The technicians tightened the valve and sealed the leak,
but not before 3 hours and 18 minutes were lost.
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McGovern Calls for Systematic Withdrawal
WASHINGTON Sen. George S. McGovern said yester
day that a secret session with Communist negotiators in Paris
convinced him'that the United States must start a "systematic
withdrawal" of troops and quit supporting the Thieu regime in
Saigon if it hopes to end the Vietnam war.
The South Dakota Democrat sparked a new round of
Senate criticism of Nixon administration Vietnam policy with
his report on a 10-hour private meeting he had with North
Vietnamese and Viet Cong negotiators in the French capital.
"So long as we cling to our military policy of maximum
pressure and our political embrace of General Thieu,"
McGovern told the Senate, "the negotiations in Paris are a
sham and a delusion." "
McGovern discussed the May 23 talks in Paris, which be
said were conducted with the approval of the State Depart
ment and chief U.S. negotiator Henry Cabot Lodge, and told
reporters at a pre-speech briefing "It fortified the views I
have held previously."
Secretary of State William P: Rogers, who was asked
about McGovern's speech before it was delivered, declined
comment on ground he had not heard it.
The State
Crash Helmet Ruled Unconstitutional .
CLEARFIELD A 1968 state law requiring motorcycle
drivers and riders to wear protective helmets and glasses was
declared unconstitutional yesterday by a Clearfield County
judge.
"The general public does not require the direction or
restraint imposed by this action," Judge John A. Cherry said
in his ruling. It effects only Clearfield County.
The law, passed by the General Assembly last July. re
quired protective helmets and glasses to be worn by cyclists.
But Judge Cherry said the law violates parts of both the
U.S._ and Pennsylvania Constitutions•'and stifles the rights of
individuals.
The law was challenged by Dan:P.. Arnold, 52, a Clearfield
attorney, who said he deliberately failed to wear helmet or
goggles while driving-his motorcycle in Clearfield. He was ar
rested-by Clearfield police.
Judge Cherry said the ruling is subject to appeal, but said
, -- he would continue to consider the law-unconstitutional unless
Jhie decision is overturned by the State Supreme Court.
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Senate
By DENISE DEMONG
Collegian Staff Writer
The University Senate voted Tuesday that
the University continue operating under the
present four term calendar, at least until 1972.
The motion to continue under the present
- system, which was substituted for a motion to
adopt a two semester plus summer term calen
dar, includes the following provisions:
—that' the Committee on Resident Instruc
tion proceed to a thorough study of the calen
dar for the Summer Term, and seek means by
which this period of the academic year can be
made more flexible and practicable.
—that a special subcommittee of the Senate
be formed, with representation from the
Scheduling Office, the Office of he Registrar.
and the Office of the Vice President for Resi
dent Instruction to receive and review requests
from the several colleges and departments for
authorization of procedures that will remove or
alleviate difficulties encountered under the
term system.
—that the Committee pn Resident Instruc
tion be requested again to review the calendar
of the University during the academic year
-1971-72 and submit a recommendation to the
Senate either to change or to continue the basic
term system.
Opportunity to Vote
The Senate Committee an Resident Instruc
tion proposed a semester calendar at the May
meeting, and a motion to adopt it was made
and seconded at that time. The Committee, in
presenting the recommendation, noted that
they did not imply approval or disapproval of
the motion, but felt that the Senate should have
an opportunity to vote on the issue.
The motion was tabled until the June meet
ing at which time 1-1. W. Sams. head of the
English department, made the substitute
motion calling for the continuation of the cur
rent system, which has been in effect for eight
years.
Tuesday's voice vote followed an hour of
discussion. David Yens, graduate assistant in
educational psychology, said that a poll of
graduate students showed a preference for a
semester system, with its slower pace and op
portunity for more research. He said that those
who favored the term system liked the more
Walker Forms
By KATHY' CAPLAN
Collegian Staff Writer
A . commission, has been
established by U n iv ersity
President Eric A. Walker "to
examine the basic • principles
and assumptions which guide
the relationship be twe en
various segments of th e
University community," ac
cording to Walker.
The 16-member commission
was first suggested by Charles
Lewis. vice president for stu
dent affairs, and was subse
quently establiihed upon the
recommendations of Te d
Thompson, president of the
Undergraduate Student
Government, Ivan Sudborough
president of the Graduate Stu
dent Association, Ron
Batchelor, president of the
Organization of Student
Go ve r mment Associations,
Robert Scannell, former chair
man of the University Senate,
and Lewis.
"I would hope that this com
mission would review all facets
of the interaction between the
members of our University
community and the various
avenues for proposing, initiat
ing and accomplishing changes
Walker said. "The commission
is not a legislative body but
rather a body' committed to
studying assumptions,
relations, and proposals for
Upward Bound: Fun and Work
Classes, sun, and fun sound like the summer schedule
at Penn State? Students at the University this summer are
sharing that agenda with over 100 high school students and re
cent high School graduates who are participating in the Up
ward Bound program.
Upward Bound is one of those federal programs. familiar
by name perhaps, but whose purpose and functioning is ac
tually understood by few. The 106 students enrolled in the
University's program are part of a federal community action
program involving 26.000 teenagers in 50 states and same ter
ritories of the United States. Eighty per cent of its funds come
from the federal government, and 20 per cent is provided by
the University.
The official statement of Upward Bound's purpose is:
"Upward Bound is a pre-college preparatory program design
ed to generate the skills 'and motivation necessary for success
in education beyond high school among young people from
low-income backgrounds and inadequate secondary school pre
paration. It acts to remedy poor academic preparation and
motivation in secondary school and thus increase a
youngster's promise for acceptance and success in a college
environment."
James Perine, director of Upward Bound, takes one ex
ception to the statement. "He said the Uniyersity's program
takes into consideration that college is not necessarily the
answer for all students.
Some students may not be interested in college because
they have not been able to relate to their, high school
education. Upward Bound gives them an opportunity to see
what college is like and "to find out who they are and what
they're all about. It helps to identli'y their strengths and
weaknesses," Perine said. In addition, these youngsters may
be more inclined to return to school later on.
The program is divided into three levels: high school
graduates, those going into 12th grade 'and those going into
11th grade. There is also a very small number of students who
will enter 10th grade in the fall.
Leon Garner, who is 18 and comes from Belle Vernon, is
one of the "bridge students," so called because they will enter
the -University as. freshmen in the fall. Along with the other
bridge students, Leon is taking some freshmen courses
Published by'Students of The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pa., Thursday Morning, July 3, 1969
Rung Questions Proposed Faculty Club
change and recommending ac
tions to appropriate bodies
within the University." ,
Don Paule, a studentsrmem
ber of the , commission said,
"The commission recently
formed by President Walker is
a long overdue effort that will
benefit the entire University
community if the total mem
bership exerts themselves to
their fullest extent." •
Although the eight student
members of the commission
have been meeting since June
16, the faculty an d ad
ministration representatives
did not join the commission
until July 1 according to Paule.
During the first few weeks
that the commission met, the
students organized the com
mission to work as various
subgroups to research specific
priority areas such as disci
pline, the Board of Trustees,
the university government, the
faculty and the role of the
black student.
"The summer commission
creates for the first time an
opportunity for the various
segments of the University
community to research, study,
and subsequently make recom
mendations on problems within
the University," Paule said.
Don Shall, another student
member of the commission
views this program as having
a tremendously far reaching
By KATHY McCORMICK
Collegian Staff Writer
Identity Strengths
Retains Term System
intense work and the flexibility in scheduling
courses.
Still Valid Reasons
Vernon Aspaturian, professor of political
science, aruged that the reasons for original
adoption of the term system should still be
valid, He added that the end of the Vietnam
War would result in increased Summer Term
enrollment, because more students would
choose to accelerate their graduation.
Elton Atwater. professor of political
science, said the semester system provided
time for more adequate examinations and
research papers.
Undergraduate Student Government Presi
dent Ted Thompson said that a USG poll
favored the semester system. Thompson said
that the short term system is easily
manipulated by students who get by on
memorization alone. He urged the Senate to
consider the educational quality of each
system, rather than the number of students
that could be served by each.
Proposed Faculty Club
Donald C. Rung, associate professor of
mathematics, introduced a motion that the
Committee on Faculty Affairs study a proposed
Faculty Club to be built on campus by the Penn
State Foundation. Noting that the University
has an inadequate scholarship program and has
asked the state legislature for additional
educational funds. Rung said, "I take issue, not
with the desirability of having some faculty
meeting place, but the priority of building now
such an extensive facility."
The proposed club, which would be con
structed south of the Hetzel Union Building,
would cost between 51.5 and S 2 million. Rung
said. He said that the planned club "has not
been approved nor even solicited" by the
Senate, "and in fact this proposed club is in
violation of a Senate directive."
Earlier Proposal
He referred to a motion accepted in 1967
which encouraged exploration of the cstabli,h
ment of a Faculty-Alumni Club to be housed in
a wing to be added to the Nittany Lion Inn.
The dues of the club prbposed by the Penn
State Foundation would be about 660 to 675 a
year for full professors, Rung said. The club
proposed as part of the Nittany Lion Inn was to
have dues of $29 to $5O.
Board
effect. "The legitimacy of this
commission is unique," ac
cording to Shall, "because stu
dents comprise one half of the
16 member commission." All
of these students, Shall said,
are vitally aware of the pro
blems and needs of the
University.
The commission has four
main avenues of concern from
which various topics fo r
discussion will be derived. Ac
cording to Paule, the com
mission is to direct itself
towards a study of the policy
making process at th e
University, its speed, flexibility
and efficiency. The present
policy of the University is to
be examined. The effectiveness
of existing representation of
the University community will
be under study. Also a priority
will be assigned for con
sideration of the issues, pro
posed changes and requests for
change currently before the
governing bodies of th e
University.
Members of the commission
are, Edward L. Matti], chair
man, Carol Jo Abrams, Joseph
Amendola, Deborah Chapman,
John Boyle, Marian Davison,
Raleigh Demby, John
Leathers. Klaus May, Merrill
Noble, Donald Olson, Donald
Paule, Clarence Noll. Helen
Peterson. Gary Scott, and
Donald Shall.
High School Students Taste College Life
such as Biological Science I, though he will not receive
a grade. Leon is in his third year in Upward Bound, having
spent his first year at California State College. He thinks
Upward Bound has definitely helped him with his courses, in
his study habits, and getting along with others in the college
environment.
Deena Helton, a 17 year old from lillount Union and in her
second year of Upward Bound, finds that she was more able to
express herself in her high school. especially to her teachers.
Deena pointed out that she didn't hear anything about
black people in her high schoorcourses. Rosalind Helton, who
will be a senior next year in Mount Union, said she had learn
ed "nothing on black history, period," Penelope Dillard agreed
—Collegian Photo by Roger Greenawalt
JAMES PERINE, director of Upward Bound. confers with
associates. Pcrine is an instructor of Community Services
in the College of Human Development.
Rung said that officials planning the
separate club facility were unable to tell him
whether or not it would be self supporting.
"Unless we state otherwise, we are, in ef
fect. saying to the Penn State Foundation. 'We
want your major effort now and in the next few
years to be raising money for our Faculty
Club,' " Rung said.
Rung's motion will be considered at the
next meeting.
As recommended by the Committee on Un
dergraduate Student Affairs, the Senate an
proved rule W-21 which provides for separate
handling of problems of academic dishonesty.
The rule states:
"In cases involving alleged academic
dishonesty, individual colleges 0 r com
monwealth campuses tray establish a system
of adjudication to recommend academic
sanctions to the instructor. Academic sanctions
are defined as actions which affect the stu
dent's grade and-or removal from a course in
which the act of dishonesty was committed.
Disciplinary action, other than academic
sanctions. must be adjudicated according to
Rule W-16.
If colleges or commonwealth campuses
establish procedures for adjudicating cases of
alleged academic dishonesty, they must also
establish within their college or commonwealth
campus a system of appeals to the academic
.
Reading, Wr iting, SOME SUMMER days are just meant for relaxing, but
what a way to relax. Time for all good students to • get
R e laxation * close to the turf.
Fuller
By JIM DORRIS
Collegian, Staff Writer
William F. Fuller admitted
yesterday that he was in error
when he approved a Hine. re
quest to set up a table on the
second floor of Rec Hall during
Summer Term registration
last week.
The table was used to give
but free buttons with "Israel
Must Live" printed on :hem.
Fuller, manager of
Associated Student Activities,
said that he "had space and
authorized it, not realizing they
were going to do that kind of a
thing."
"I assumed they were going
to use the table to recruit new
members for Hi Fuller
said. "Had I known this was
what they were going to do. it
would have been a different
story. I had no idea they were
Lack of Black History
%pprove W-21
Admits
going to pass out buttons."
Fuller said that Barry Levin
called and asked for the table
for Hillel at registration. He
said the normal procedure :n
requesting a t a ble at
reeistration is to submit a re
quest to the ASA office. Fuller
taco meets with the chief
justice of the Undergraduate
Student Government Supreme
Court and with the USG presi
dent if the court is not operat
ing to determine priorities for
table space.
Fuller said that "T e d
Thompson was gone, there was
no Supreme Court in operation
and it was the first a ILI only
request for a table for Summer
Term" so there were no
priorities to determine ani the
request was granted.
USG Bill number 22 from
1967-68 covers registratmn pro
cedures and gives guidehnes
for evaluating requests for Rec
and quickly injected that she had learned that day that a black
man named Henson discovered the North Pole, but "someone
else got the credit." Penny is a 16 year old from Uniontown.
One of the classes the students attend is a social studies
seminar which looks at black studies and social programs.
English and history courses include readings on the role of
black men in history and literature.
Though there was some complaint about the length of
classes. Debbie Reynolds. a Connellesville girl who is 16.
thinks they are "cool." She finds them much different than
high school classes and particularly liked that "you can voice
your opinion and speak out."
Classes offered include English, math, science, social
studies, and courses in the media such as photography,
theatre, television, and film production. Art classes feature
sculpture, oil painting, and some ceramics. The entire pro
gram will last seven weeks.
Math and reading courses arc emphasized for all because
"they are skill areas needing tremendous concentration." said
Perine. Students are enrolled in the College Reading Improve
ment Program (CRIP). Perine noted that "their reading will
quadruple between June high school commencement and Sep
tember."
Of the 54 bridge students, 39 will be entering the
University in the fall, six will go to other colleges, five have
jobs to go to. and four have not decided on their plans yet. Of
those 39 coming to the University, over one half have been• ac
cepted under normal standards, while others have been ac
cepted under special opportunities programs in the colleges.
Teachers come from various sources. Some are University
instructors and professors, some are high school teachers, and
some are graduate students. With a staff of 22 the ratio of
teachers to students is one to three.
Within a group of Upward Bound students no two may
have been recruited to the program the same way. For exam
ple, Madeline Stoner. 16 of Uniontown, applied through, her
guidance counselor. Later Perine came to speak to a 'group of
those who had applied in Madeline's area. In Pebble's case
guidance counselors referred her to recruiters who then called
and visited her. Perine said there are "infinite pOssibilities"-
for recruiting. Teachers, counselors, community " action
workers, ministers, and other students assisted in recruitment
he said. Brothers and sisters, like Madeline who said, "I *le
~„
What Conflict?
sanctions imposed. The decision of the highest
appals board established for this purpose shall
be final."
Library Centralization
The Senate accepted a position paper on
centralization of the library presented by the
Committee on the Library and Other In
formation Systems. The paper recommends the
centralization or all research collections, in a
single building, in order to eliminate the inade
quacies of scattered collections, incomplete
bibliographic records, insufficient professional
assistance and limited hours.
_ •
At the present time, the paper calls for the
allocation of branch libraries only for the
physical and mathematical sciences and the
related applied sciences The paper does
provide criteria for the establishment of ad
ditional branch libraries if necessary for such
reasons as geographical inconvenience to the
principal users of a collection.
Construction of the first unit of the
research library is to start this month. The site
will be dedicated at 2:30 this afternoon, on the
parking lot cast of Pattee.
In other action, the Senate:
—accepted the report of the Senate Com
mittee on Committees and Rules, defining the
membership, selection and duties of the
recently established Committee on Open Ex
pression.
—accepted the report of the Ad Hoc Com
mittee on Higher Education Affairs.
Error
Hall space. The criteria take
into consideration the purpose.
size, general value, commu
nication needs of t h e
organization and the purpose
of the request.
Some of the questions asked
under purpose of the raquest
are "What is the 'teneral
nature of the request?
Solicitation purposes?
Distribution of mat eri a 1?
Membership drives? Gathering
information? Does it meet the
needs of the student body and
the University?" Fuller says
that he erred because he did
not look at the purpose of the
request and assumed it was for
a membership drive.
The philosophy of the USG
procedure is that the "space
should be distributed as to
maximize opportunities for
educational activities and ser- , ,
vices provided to the st.rient
body as a whole."
Math and Reading
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