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Vol. 72, No. 100
University seeks funds
for minority students
By ELAINE HERSCHER
Collegian Senior Reporter
In an effort to financially beef-up its
commitment to Pennsylvania minority
groups, the University has requested $1
million from the . state to finance
programs for disadvantaged students.
This is the'University’s fourth try to
receivestate funds . for the disad
vanfagecT' According to Robert E.
Dunham, vice president ■ for, un
dergraduate studies, “the chances are
slim” it will ever get the money.
The 1971 state Master Plan for Higher
Education states Pennsylvania colleges
are to “provide avenues for educational
and social i^bilifyrfqrjiisadyantaged
H6wever,.«SOTaM|Sicial commitment
to this princfiplefßalryet tolmaterialize.
The state hasrrepeatedly denied Penn
ITT move
in Senate testimony
WASHINGTON (AP) In an unex-
surprise move, the Senate
Judiciary , Committee announced
yesterday that its inquiry into ac
cusations against-Deputy Atty. Gen.
Richard G. Kleindienst will-be'resumed
this morning, instead of tomorrow..
The committee counsel, John H.
Holloman 111, announced the change but
declined to say who will testify as the
panel delves further into allegations
made by columnist Jack Anderson
against Kleindienst.
• Kleindienst’s nomination to be at
torney general had been approved
unanimously by the committee and
reported to the Senate last week before
Anderson wrote that an antitrust action
against the lnternational Telephone and
Telegraph Corp. was settled in a fashion
favorable to the big conglomerate after
ITT had pledged $400,000 to help finance
the Republican National Convention in
San Diego next August. -
■ Kleindienst requested the hearing and
in testimony last weelif denied that there
was any link betweeiTthe settlement and
the pledged contribution, or that he even
knew of.the latter until after the out-of
court-agreement was reached.
Former Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell,
who stepped down from the Cabinet last
USG offers assistance
in registering students
By LINDA MARTELLI
Collegian Senior Reporter
Only -hours remain before voter
registration for the April 25 primary
elections-ends r -and the -absentee-ballot
process begins. On both counts, the
Undergraduate Student Government
will serve the campus community.
For local voters, last-chance
registration will be held today at' the
Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
To accommodate last-minute
registrants, USG will provide free rides
“Relief'" If ' the“Hetzel Uh"
to Bellefonte leaving'the’ Hetzei Jnion
Building from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and
from Lp.m. to 4 p.m. Students wanting to
appeal registration rejections at these
times also will be transported and should
contact the USG secretary in 202 HUB Since » the absentee ballot process
for carpool information/ _ requires several mailings, a minimum-
The USG political affairs department of two weeks should be-allowed
urges students to register to vote locally complete the process. To meet the April
even if they do not presently meet the 21 deadline 1 , USG representatives advise
residency requirements imposed-by the ' ballot applications should be mailed ho
county commissioners in their capacity later-than April 7.
as Election Board. If rejected, these Because of the timing of term break,
students-have until April 10 to appeal students are urged to begin the_process
and sufficient,time to obtain evidence of while they are home on vacation. After
local residency. Spring term begins, there are only three
Tommorrow, county registrars state- days left to meet the average time
wide will begin processing requests for ' requirements to complete the mailings.
Meet the candidates
- this week in
Local candidates for legislative
and Congressional offices wilLspeak
to students atB p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday in the Hetzel Union
Building.. Democrats will speak
Wednesday night and Republicans
on Thursday night.
All candidates for the state
legislature from the 77th House
District, the State - College area, and
all candidates for the.. 23rd . U.S.
Congressional District, North
Central Pennsylvania, were invited.
In the state race, the local 'can
didates are incumbent Galen E.
Dreibelbis, D-77th, Marianne Van
Dommelen, Dem., Charles - L.
Yorks’, Rep., and Harry F. Schmoll,
Rep.
Satlg
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State money for educational opportunity
programs, forcing the University to
scrape-up the money where it can.
There is general agreement within the
University that a million dollar allot
ment from the state would-be. a shot in
the arm to" current - programs . for
. disadvantaged students. But, there
seems to be no clear agreement on
where-the money will go if and.when it is
received, or even on where the million
dollar figure came from in the first
.«place.
According to Helen Wise, University
Trustee, 50 per cent of “disadvantaged
students”, receiving financial aid, are
enrolled in the Educational Op
portunities Program. Yet EOP per
sonnel say they are unaware of how
much money is being requested in their
behalf. 'risk
- - - - F*—
examined
week to head President Nixon’s re
election campaign, was scheduled to
testify tomorrow but Holloman refused
to say whether Mitchell now will- be
heard today,’or whether other, unan
nounced witnesses might appear.
It seemed likely that one key witness,
Dita Beard, would not appear either day
although she has been subpoenaed.
Mrs. Beard is a Washington lobbyist
for ITT and a piece in An
derson’s accusations against Kleindienst
and Mitchell is a memo she prepared for
her Washington boss.
She left Washington last week as.
Anderson’s allegations were published
and the committee was unable to serve a
subpoena on her. She was located in a
Denver hospital Saturday and a sub
poena was served on her late Saturday
night.
But her doctors reported the 53-year
old woman ill with heart trouble, and her
early appearance as a- witness seemed
unlikely. ' '
~ The Senate Judiciary Committee
approved Kleindienst’s nomination 16-0.
But a vote by the' full,:Senate has been
held up pending the inquiry into the
allegations involving Mrs. Beard’s
purported memo.
absentee ballot applications. Voter
registration with party affiliation is an
essential step for primary balloting.
For students who are registered to’
- vote in- theirparents' county;'the USG
encourages and will facilitate the ab
sentee ballot process foj the primaries.
. Political Affairs will provide forms
and mailing, services for ballot ap
plication requests from strategically
placed tables on campus. After requests
are received by county registrars, an
absentee ballot- application will be
mailed to the voter.. The voter-must
complete and return this form in ori
receive the actual ballot.
The ballot must be filled out and
received by the county by April 21, four
days, prior to the primary.
HUB
In the Congressional race,, the
local candidates are
'Albert W. Johnson, R-23rd, Richard.
McCormack, Rep., Ernest Kassab,
Dem., and Ronald Beimel, -Dem.
The candidates are vying for their
party’s nomination in the April 25.
primaries to go on and run in the
November elections. Voter
registration ends today in Penn
sylvania.
-An - Undergraduate Student
Government Political Affairs news
release stated, “Candidates will be
permitted to-speak for up to five
minutes each and then the affair
will be opened to questions from the
audience.”
Published by Students of The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania Monday, March 6,1972
“We have nothing to do with the
University budget,” "Manuel-. Gunne,
EOP counselor, said. He said he was
unaware of the $1 million.request. “I
don’t think the University would just lay
it in the hands of EOP,” he said, adding,
“I was never consulted about the needs
of EOP.”
According to Chalmers G. Norris, vice
president for planning budget
operations, the request, if received,'.will
provide $900,000 for financial aid. and
$lOO,OOO for "supportive services”.
Asked if supportive services meant EOP
he said that was his “impression”.
In regard to whether those monies will
be channeled to EOP, Dunham said, “I
would think so. That’s why we asked for
it the first time (three years ag0,),.” He
said there is a separate provision in the
budget for EOP, money for the salaries '
'0! the director and counselors.. Norris
.stated, however, there"was-no definite
commitment for EOP in the. $l. million
request.
Robert A. Patterson, senior vice o
president for financial operations, ex
plained the history of the request. He
said the same request was made four
years ago and rejected by the state.
After thisoccurrred two years in a row,
the University asked last year, for $2
million, hoping to receive half that
amount.
. In regard to why the $1 million request
continued, Patterson said, “We asked
for it three' times and .didn’t get it, We
thought we’d ask for it again.” '
When questioned on .funding, Thelma
Price, acting director of EOP declined to_
comment, referring The Daily Collegian'
to Patterson.
Both Norris and Dunham agreed the
funds for disadvantaged student
financial aid would probably be chan- -
neled through the Office of Student Aid.
Gary J. Scott, director of financial aid
and placement, said students may
receive money-from National Defense
Student Loans and organizations such as
the Pennsylvania Higher Education
Assistance Agency. "
Scott added he knew nothing about the ,
request for disadvantaged students, and
noted funds from the University budget
are not channeled through student aid. 1 ;
In regard to the urgency of additional
funds for EOP, Gunne said, “We’re
functioning now; we’re doing very well
with what we have.” He mentioned;,
however, that EOP would like to have',
the resources to pay tutors now working
on a volunteer basis. He said he would
also like to see increased financial
awards given to EOP students and
improvement of its book service.
■ When asked if.present EOP funds were
adequate, Dunham said, “I don’t think
so. We can always expand. I wouldn’t
say we’re short-changing the students,
but there’s a lot more we could do if we
had more money.”
EOP will receive state funds for the
first time this summer. Under House Bill
;iol,_ sloo,ooo—will be alloted for the -
$241,748 summer intensive program.
The additional funds will come from
the .University budget.
The decision over the allocation of
these'funds has been debated in the state
legislature since the administration of
former University President Eric A.
Walker. - . c
Services provided to attract interest
Councils call for participation
By MITCH CHERNOFF
Collegian Junior Reporter
Student-councils, almost invisible to
the average student, are trying - to
provide more academic services to
increase their popularity.
Each of the ten colleges at the
University has a student council. Some,
such as the Liberal Arts Student Council,
have been fairly active and influential in
the past. Others,, like the "College of
Health and Physical Education Student
Council, are still trying to organize and
get students involved.
The councils work on the college and
departmental levels. They often serve as
a link between students and ad
ministrators'- in the various colleges,
trying to bring about change. In the past,
they have not beennotably successful in
achieving this. . .
—Most-student-council-executives agree
increased student participation in ■ the
councils would give them more influence
with administrators.
Chuck Myers, president of the Liberal
Arts Student Council, said “I think, with,
all student government- leaders, our
failure has been to get more students
involved. We have done some .significant
things, but we could do a lofmore.”
Steve Arkans, president, of the
Academic Assembly; a body made up of
officers from the ten councils, agrees.
“Recruitment is the problem,”, he said.
"Because- of this lack of’Mnterest
apathy many times councils don’t
recruit and remain active.”
Arkans continued, “They don’t recruit
new students until their councils are
down to such a small number they’re
almost worthless".”
Old Old Main
They got it all together
in the~other Old Main
ByGINNY BENTZ
Collegian Stall Writer
During the first 30 years of the
University, everyone lived together in
the one building on campus: "Old-Main.
Although it was only one-third finished
when the school opened in 1859, both
students and- professors moved in to
partake of the college experience.
The first male students to attend _the
“Farmer’s High School, a meager 69 in
number, arrived on bobsleds from
Spruce Creek. Their home became Old
Main, the limestone building which had
a rugged, bleak appearance and which
was unfurnished.
These early students were "required to
do three hours of strenuous labor a day
around the building for ! a variety of
reasons. As they carted away stones and
uprooted tree stumps they were helping
to pay for their education, getting
healthful exercise and clearing the area
for further construction of Old Main/'(As
late as 1870 a .work load of 10 hours a
wee£ was still required, but by that time
the students were being paid 15 cents.an
hour). ~
Old Main was completed in 1863 after
six years of construction and numerous
financial difficulties. The catalogue of
1859 advertised two lecture rooms, a
library, reading room, business office,
and “several rooms for chemical,
geological and philosophical ap
paratus.” In addition there were dorm
lost student councils are ai
to provide more services. This, they
said, may increase student interested
.add new members along , with Wore
"influence.
Raymond McGlew, president of the
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Student Council, said “We’re working on
making it basically a service oriented
type of government.” He said course
evaluation guides, put out by many of
the councils, were examples of this new
emphasis.
Assistant-professor of/history Jackson
Spielvogel, advisor to LASC, said the
council’s newly established Good Offices
Panel was another example of service
orientation.
The Good Office Panel, a grievance
board, is a place liberal arts students
can take complaints about courses or
instructors. “It makes the faculty-and
administration take students a -little
more seriously,” Spielvogel-said. —
“If we all take seriously the goal of
student participation and input, then I
think student councils will become one of
the most . important types of.
organizations',”jSpielvogel commented.
He said however, at the present time.“l
doubt that they, have a great deal of
power with the Administration.”
Dean Stanley F. Paulsen of the College
of the . Liberal Arts disagreed. “I think
we’re very receptive to their
suggestions,” he said. “A number of
things proposed by LASC have been put
into effect.” He cited as examples the
pass-fail system, and the practice of
using student advisors, originally
suggested by student councils.
Paulsen noted student participation on
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—photograph by Vince Szeligo
PENN STATE’S first students were greeted by this many-gabled version of Old
Main in 1859. Enforced student labor helped complete the dormitory-classroom
administration building, which was replaced by the new Old Main in 1930. For
some interesting anecdotes, see today's page one story.
rooms, living accommodations for
faculty members and their families, and
the beginnings of a kitchen and dining
area.
The early kitchen facilities are 1
described as little more than primitive
construction shacks. In fact, a member .
of the first graduating class, 1861,
nostalgically noted that “we shared our
food with swarming flies in summer and
hunted foi-warm fragments amid the
snowdrifts in winter.” y r
Since Old Main housed everybody but
the livestock in the beginning, strict
regulations about student conduct were
soon enforced. The rules of 1864 forbade
students to play cards, drink in
toxicating beverages, use profane,
vulgar or obscene language, take any'
dishes or foods from the table, leave
their rooms during study hours without
permission, or leave the college without
permission of the University president.
The first 25 years of Penn State were
known as the “dark ages.”
' After that things livened up, as
students discovered the many ad
vantages of Old Main’s bell tower: An old
mule named Coaly was continually led
into the belfry for nightly visits until he
got so old that they began to call him
“Old Snowball” because of* his white
hair.
Old Snowball took this treatment for a
long time, but when they artistically
painted him with green stripes he finally
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faculty committees was also a
suggestion of student councils. Students
are now able to vote and provide input to
committees.’dealing with such topics as
curriculum development, student affairs
and humanities.
tempting
Students are not, however, permitted
to sit -on committees concerned with
tenure and promotion of- faculty
members.
A number of student councils are
currently working to put students on
tenure.and promotion committees.
Strong opposition stands in their way
from the Administration.
Paulsen said students do not have the
qualifications to work in these areas.
“Tenure and promotion have in effect
long'range evaluation of research,” he
said. “The thinking is that it probably
-requires—the* judgment of faculty
members in the,discipline.” ..
Despite this kind of opposition and
general failure to bring about' major
change, a handful of students still join
and work in student councils. Their
.reasons for participation in this form of
government are varied. ?
Mary Kay Plantes, president, of the
College of*Business Administration
Student Council, said a few students may
join just because it will-look good on
their records. “Anybody who gets in
volved.at all in school has vested in
terests,”. she said. “Some think it will
look good on their record, but most are
their colleges.”
Vice President of LASC, Bernice
Cerasaro, said there may be a couple of
student council members involved only
because it will look good on their records
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gave up and kicked the bucket.
«'The.stairwells of Old Main were often
used for strictly, scientific testing of the
law of gravitation. Several times a year,
a heaping stack of trash was piled to
heights reaching the second story of the
building or higher.
By this time female students had
become a" part' of Penh State, the first
coed being admitted in 1871.
The original structure of Old Main
began to deteriorate in 1892 when a fire
destroyed part of the roof. In addition, a
heavy increase in the number of
students was beginning to create
overcrowded conditions in tne building.
In 1888 the first fraternity chapters were
fonAd, but the houses that -resulted
failed*to take very much burden off of
Old Main. The damaged roof was
remodeled but the building continued to
age.
By the early 1920’s the bell tower was
condemned, and in 1924 the fourth and
fifth floors were considered unsafe, .to
the disappointment of the students. Fifth
floor of Old Main was considered the
best place to. live, since it was the-most
effective place from which to drop bags
of water on the people below'.
By 1928 Old Main was no. longer,
utilized for classroom or dormitory
purposes. Although it was rebuilt on the
same foundation in 1930, the building
now houses administrative offices and
old memories.
for admission to graduate school, but
this is . not the usual reason.-“ Most
students are* interested,” she said.
“They’re showing up, signing up for new
committees.”
Miss Cerasaro said she joined LASC
because “I am academically inclined, I
like to know what’s going on in my
college.”
Other students indicated they joined
because councils are better equipped to
bring about change than organizations
working on the University-wide level.
The idea of decentralization was
.mentioned by many. It is easier to work
with smaller, more personal groups than
with the University as a whole. Miss
Cerasaro explained one starts with,
one'dorm and°builds .up, working with
area councils, departments, colleges
and eventually bringing about a change
for a large group. -
Paulsen said the department level,
which the. college councils work in, is
“really where most, recommendations
for change begin.” „
Because, they work with sniall
departments and committees. Work
done by student councils is subtle and
often not obvious. The suggestions’made
by students on faculty committees may
never, become known to*the general
public.
Student council members agree that
although council wwk is not glamorous,
it can be a way to foident effective
changes and give students more in
fluence in academic matters.
" They believe student councils would
become .more viable and influential if
more students would participate.
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