Oswald sees larger tuition hike , :
By 808 FRICK ’ maneuvering is over, there will be some over, and that “we’re having to draw the “There’s no question in my mind that •■: i r'■? '*- - < ♦ >'•
Collegian Staff Writer kind of tax increase. There has to be. ' beltwayin.” this is a direct result of the failure of * v -.Ji'fi-i'fr-'f-i
In an interview with The Daily “I don’t feel that Penn State is in any “As far. as the Jo-Ann Farr thing is Penn PIRG (Pennsylvania Public , '
Collegian yesterday, University worse or in any better shape than other concerned,” Oswald said,, “for a small Interest Research Group) under Ralph ■- !: .'S.
President John W. Oswald said that agencies in the state. I don’t think higher group of people to say they didn’t get Nader’s leadership to get-the board to ' •••.' 1
next year’s tuition increase will be more education has the priority that it did 10 their way on a particular case, because vote for a negative checkoff for the 'r-■i&rv;;.- 1
than this.year’s $lB per term increase. years ago.” there isn’t student participation, is mandatory charge,” Oswald sai<J. ‘ mmsk';.- ‘ ’
That increase will bring tuition at Oswald predicted that if Penn State absurd.” . . “What makes me think so,” Oswald •' . ’ ?■’> W&u' -
University Park over the $4OO per term does not get the $3 million increase in- Oswald said it was a disservice for said, “is at the time the board voted this jfc* ■ .
mark. Oswald also said there would be a eluded in the governor’s budget tuition both the students and the University that way, Mr. Nader was quoted in the
quite low increase lh residence halls could increase again in the middie of the students involved with Jo-Ann Farr Pennsylvania Mirror as calling Penn HHBfi&r. .
board costs which would next school year.' would try to discredit “what I think has State a citadel of facism and essentially
definitely be less than this year sm- . . been seven years of progress” in in- paying that anybody who disagreed with |^Hk : -
the danger of a drop in the the %£!«*»« ** -ispositionn^ed^UgaU.n,
quality of education at the University, if sufficient monies, to keep up with in- “I don’t think that the students who I personally think it s been a very
the current dismal trend in the state s flatlon > Oswald said. are here for three or four years and take f oo^i^, ear t ’ h -? s^ a f d cl L ing
appropriations continues, Oswald said, “I think that if any new programs are one or two courses from a faculty f, n „“ wiaH
“I’m not all that pessimistic. to be developed at Penn State, that member should be a voting member Urnversity expected, and that instead
“We have a problem in Harrisburg,” they’re going to have to come from determining if that faculty member will remedial ' 'HBBfci. „„„„„„„ r
Oswald said, “in that nobody quite.wants monies we already have. Meaning that continue his career,” Oswald said. education we met it right on.
to grab the bullet with the question of as we get new programs, we’re going to Oswald blamed Ralph Nader for the “I’m glad that we have behind us the • • ■'= w "
taxes. have to drop some programs,” current law suit against Penn State’s matter of faculty unionization," Oswald .
“My own view is that when all the Oswald said the prosperity of the 60s is Board of Trustees. said.
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And now, our culture dept, presents..
And you thought Kiss was
disgusting. . .
The British punk rockers the Sex 1
Pistols are making headlines in
England. Last winter they uttered
obscenities on a live TV show and
were dropped by EMI Records. This
spring they received 50,000 pounds for
signing with A&M Records and 25,000
pounds six days later for leaving.
In its latest issue, “Rolling Stone”
reports that after a signing ceremony
near Buckingham Palace marked by
drinking, belching and denunciations
of the Queen, the Sex Pistols rode to
A&M headquarters and apparently
spit so much in the limousine that the
driver refused to take them home. At
Farewell wherever you fare
This is the last issue of The Daily
Collegian for Spring Term 1977.
The Collegian will return on June 8,
the first day of classes for Summer
Term ’77, and publish Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays throughout
the remainder of the term.
This is also the last issue of the
Collegian for a number of our
photographers, reporters and ad
vertising staffers, as well as our
advisor for the past two years, Linda
Quigley.
They gave of their time, effort, and
grade-point averages to put out a
newspaper every day, which was
it went over like a lead balloon
Never let anyone tell you that the
boys down in the. Ceramic Science
Department don’t know how to pack it
It seems that the department’s
isostatic press, a machine used to
pack metallic oxide powders for one
of "the labs, uses genuine latex
prophylactics in the course of the
main process.
Containers other than the condoms
can be used, (such as balloons or
specially-manufactured rubber
From the folks who brought you ...
Remember ail those great hymns said it was written as the final part of
you used to hear at the church of your an Easter cantata he composed,
choice? Remember “Onward Austin, said he has written a
Christian Soldiers?” “Rock of variety of songs, ranging from nara
Ages?” Remember “Bringing in the rock to romantic love songs, and nas
Sheaves?” How about “Salvation also written a complete musical
Now Has Come to Thee?" comedy entitled “Millhunks ot
“Salvation Now Has America.”
Thee?”
It may not be on K-Tel’s latest
album collection, but give it time.
That hymn is the winning student
entry in the hymn-writing contest
held as part of Religion and the Arts
Week.
The composer, William A. Austin, a
freshman at the McKeesport campus,
What’s Inside
Farewell to Schwartz and McCauley
Softball season ends
Movie and'record reviews
Special section on energy
Girl and guy watching
the offices, they reportedly drew
swastikas on framed pictures, broke
a window and threatened employees.
Some newspapers even reported
accusations that there had been at
tempts to rape some of the women
employees at the record company
offices. But Sex Pistols bassist Sid
Vicious denied the stories, saying he
“wouldn’t have touched the girls with
a bargepole.”
Vicious then went into the.
bathroom, apparently to wash his feet
in the toilet, when another employee
walked in. Vicious reportedly threw
him in the toilet.
All Of which makes one wonder
what will happen next. . *
anything but an everyday newspaper
because of their efforts.
So, farewell to Linda, Sheila
McCauley, Jerry Schwartz, Deanna
Finley, Joanne McLaughlin, Carl
Brown Jr., Tom McNichol, Kathy
O’Toole, Janie Musaia, Kathleen
Pavelko, Celeste Ullmer, Elaine
Gelb, Sharon Duckworth, Cindy
Bierly, John Zurcher, Sue Musheno,
Eric Felack, Chris Newkumet, Chuck
Buchanan, Bill ‘Kline, Mike
Missanelli, Karen Fischer, Mark
Griffith, Jim Cuddy, Mike Sever, Jeff
Pfister, Mark' Miller, Bob Buday,
Kevin McCaney and Brian Miller.
You will be missed.
tubes) but the prophylactics seem to
be the going favorite.
“It’s simply quality control,” said
one student, “they don’t have any
holes so they won’t leak and they can
stand a lot of pressure.”
The University does not pay for the
prophylactics. It is up to- the in
dividual students to supply their own.
“I’d like a dozen, sir. They’re for a
class.”
“Yeah, sure they are, kid.”
Come to
Partly cloudy today with a high near
70. A brief shower is possible, but
most of the day will be dry. Clearing
tonight. Low 47. Partly sunny and
pleasant tomorrow. High 70.
John Martellaro and
Mark Van Dine
Weather
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Campaign claims ruled incorrect
Shapp ordered to pay back funds
WASHINGTON (AP) Pennsylvania
Gov. Milton Shapp was ordered Thurs
day to pay back almost $300,000 in
federal funds he had been given for his
brief campaign last year for the
Democratic presidential nomination.
The Federal Election Commisssion
ordered _ the repayment. after in
vestigators found that Shapp’s sup
porters had made incorrect claims about
raising the amounts of money from the
number of donors that the election law
requires in order for a candidate to
qualify for matching federal funds.
Shapp, declining to leave his
Harrisburg, Pa., office in the state
capital building. had no comment.,on
the commission’s ruling."
However, his lawyer, Gregory Har
vey, said there was no evidence that
Shapp was personally aware of the
illegal activities. Harvey said Shapp
would fight the repayment order.
FEC Counsel William Oldaker said the
irregularities were uncovered during
audits of all 15 candidates who got
matching federal campaign funds last
year. He said that so far no other
irregularities have been discovered.
The six-member commission voted 5-0
Oswald approves open Council meetings
By HARRY GLENN
Collegian Staff Writer
University President John W. Oswald yesterday
approved a recommendation by the University Council
to open its meetings to the press.
Oswald addressed the Council at yesterday’s
meeting, the last meeting until September, and gave his
approval to the Council’s biennial review, of which the
opening of the meetings to the press was included.
The review, prepared by a committee chaired by
John Lumley, also included a recommendation to lower
the minimum required term standing of undergraduate
Council members from seventh to fourth term. The
reasoning'behind the recommendation was that fourth
term students would be able to serve an extra year on
the Council. It was pointed out that members who serve
more than one year prove to be more effective
representatives.
Oswald said he Would forward the recommendations
to the Board of Trustees for final approval, since the
Council was created by the Board.
Also sent to the Board was a recommendation that a
Airport essential to University business
Editor’s note: This is the last in a series
of articles on University employee bene
fits.
By STAN ELLIS
Collegian Staff Writer
University President John W. Oswald
boarded the six-passenger, twin-engine
plane on a Friday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
Minutes later he left University Park, on
his way to Allentown.
Less than an hour later he landed in
Allentown and attended a 5:15 press
conference, followed by a banquet at
6:00. The next day’he was in Erie at 11:30
to attend a press briefing at Behrend
College and an awards ceremony.
By 4:00, he was back at his desk
catching up on work he had missed
during his trip.
Oswald’s hectic schedule is one reason
why the University Park airport serves
the University today. In fact, it was the
original reason for the airport, ac
cording to George Lovette, assistant
vice president for business.
“The airport was originally set up for
the President and his immediate staff.
With these people traveling, the dollar
loss to the University could be
minimized by a faster mode of travel.
They are still the primary users,”
Lovette said.
The lack of a convenient commuter
airline was another major factor for
establishing the airport, Lovette added.
He said the airport is available to any
employee of the University just like the
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to order Shapp to make repayment, with
one member abstaining.
Meanwhile, the commission, was
pursuing an investigation that could
result in prosecutions for others in
volved in fund raising for Shapp.
The commission disclosed that it had
reached conciliation agreements with 22
people in the case. Eighteen agreed to
pay fines ranging from $25 to $750; the
others agreed to testify in the continuing
probe.
In voting for the repayment order,
Commissioner Thomas Harris said: “I
am puzzled and distressed with the
rather casual and cavalier fashion by
which many-xrf these people have en
tered -into this’ 'scheme., I fin’d it
shocking.” ,
In deciding that Shapp was unqualified
for the $299,066 his campaign drew from
the federal treasury, the commission
ruled that illegal contributions could not'
be counted in qualifying a candidate for
the matching federal dollars.
Under the federal election code, Shapp
is personally responsible for paying
back the funds. *
The case involves a provision of the
new post-Watergate election laws which
car fleet
“The airport is just another mode of
travel similar to fleet operations,”
Lovette said, “only faster.”
He said if a University employee has
justified the use of air travel and cleared
the money from his department, one of
the University’s two planes will be given
to him as soon as it’s available.
“Anybody using the airplanes has to
weigh the costs against the benefits,”
Lovette said. “If the trip warrants the
expenditure and time saved, then it’s
worth it.”
“We don’t question whether the guy
should take a car or a plane, though.
That’s up to the budget officer of the
department. We strictly provide a
service for people who need it.”
The rate for the planes is $lOO per hour
to cover the cost of the pilots, the fuel
and the operating expenses of the air
craft, he said.
Lovette said the University planes are
very rarely used for overnight trips. The
only cost justification for the planes to
begin with, he continued, is when a
person can come and go in the same day
and save the overnight expenses they
would have using a car.
Approximately 99 per cent of the plane
trips are within 200 miles, he said, with a
lot of the traffic heading for the Com
monwealth campuses.
“Travel without aircraft from
University Park to the Commonwealth
would be a two-day trip to conduct
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change in the Council charge concerning faculty
representation be made. Currently, the Council charge
states one faculty member “from the Commonwealth
Campuses” will sit on the Council. The recom
mendation is that the phrase be changed to “campuses
other than University Park” so that faculty members
from the Hershey Medical Center, Capitol Campus, and
Behrend College might be considered for membership.
The Council also approved a report on the Univer
sity’s environment for international students compiled
by a committee chaired by Howard Palmer. The report
concludes a five-month study the Council has been
making on the topic at Oswald’s request.
The report’s major recommendation is the establish
ment of an International House on campus by 1990. The
committee also recommended that an International
House Commission be established to study the
feasibility and means of financing the project.
The report also recommended the appointment of a
full-time director of international affairs. Currently,
Craig Millar, associate vice president for student af
fairs, serves as the director of international affairs. The
provide federal financing for
presidential elections. In the primaries
and other pre-convention campaigning,
the government matches the private
contributions raised by. candidates once
a threshold has been reached.
To qualify, a candidate must raise at
least $5,000 from 20 different states in
individual gifts of no more than $250
each. Shapp certified on Jan. 21, 1976
that he had " done this. After an
examination of his- claim, the FEC
authorized matching payments.
Harvey argued yesterday that if
Shapp erred in accepting his campaign
committee bookkeeping, so did the FEC
auditors wbp,Approved the claim. . ,
Oldaker said the audit showed that
because of the illegalities, Shapp ac
tually had failed to raise the $5,000 limit
in five of the 20 statps he had claimed.
The five states where the problems
were discovered were Alabama,
Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and
Texas.
The general counsel’s report said .that
in Alabama, several donations credited
to various employees of Winfield
Manufacturing Co., actually were paid
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business,” Lovette said. “The numbers
of people, expenses of meals, and room
and board gets into the cost justification
of the airport.
"Most universities similar to Penn
State,” he added, “have found aircraft a
good mode of travel.”
Lovette cited a survey conducted by
lowa State University of 46 institutions
which found that a high percentage of
universities with branch campuses used
aircraft as a mode of travel regardless
of the size of the institution.
The study reported that 8.700 plane
hours were equivalent to 26,100 hours in
a car. Travel by plane over that time
resulted in 22,600 staff-hours saved at the
16 universities with airports that an
swered the study.
Several of the University’s athletic
teams are moving more to air travel as
playing sites are scheduled at greater
distances, according to assistant athletic
Oswald
by plant manager Hugh Walker, who in
turn was'reimbursed by the company.
In Georgia, the FEC said, Stanley
Seigle, half owner of Norstran Industries
of Atlanta, provided the money for
donations listed in the names of some of
his employees.
A similar situation was alleged in
Texas where insurance executive
Charles Luciano was accused of paying
for donations listed to employees,
relatives and associates.
In the North Carolina case, Gus
Nicholas was reported to have provided
the donations made in the name of
various friends and neighbors. And in
Nevada' several' donors were . listed as;
buying' tickets to a fund raising event'
when the tickets actually were paid for
by others. ;
“Based on the evidence disclosed in the
commission’s audit and examination of
five states, the commission determines
that Gov. Milton Shapp did not receive
matching contributions which in the'
aggregate exceeded $5,000 in con
tributions from residents of each of at
least 20 states,” the staff report adopted
by the commission said.
Council proposed that the office for international affairs
be moved from its current location in Kern to the HUB
so that it would be in the center of campus and student
activity.
Other recommendations the committee made were;
establishing an international cafeteria to alleviate food
service problems, consolidation of information con-'
cerning international students into one publication, the
availability of more health care information and the
development of a more clearly defined philosophy;
regarding international students.
In other Council business, acting provost James-
Bartoo, chairman of the Council, presented a letter;
from Mary Musca (9th-history), president of the-
Undergraduate Student Government Academic'
Assembly. The letter pertained to a 1971 Council;
document concerning student participation in academic!
affairs. Musca asked the Council to review the policy,
and see if it is currently being implemented.
Council secretary Chester Gnatt placed the item on
the agenda for the Council’s next meeting in September. ‘
director Richard Lucas.
The football team uses air travel
between two and four times a year
depending on the schedule, Lucas said,
and the basketball squad began flying
last year because of the increased
distance between their scheduled game
sites.
Lucas said he charters two 50-
passenger Convair 580’s from Allegheny
Airlines for the football team, while the
basketball team flies on a charter plane
from Clark Aviation.
Bowl games call for a different plane
and probable departure time from
Harrisburg, Lucas said.
He said the cooperation from the
University Park Airport has been
satisfactory, and added it was
“tremendous with us having the airport
right here for us to use.”
As to the future of the University’s air
service, Lovette said he could only
speculate.
“I don’t see demand warranting the
addition of a new plane in the near
future. For the past ten years we’ve had
two aircraft and it’s worked fine.
“If there are any peaks,” Lovette
c continued, “we can bring in a charter
aircraft, but I can’t see justifying the
cost of plane and pilots to handle a few
peaks.”
He said if commuter service to the
area increased in the future, the'
University would possibly look into the
justification of keeping the aircraft.