5 . -year revenue projection
'More with less' report theme
By HARRY GLENN
;Daily Collegian Staff Writer
A In the next five years the Uni v ersity is going to have
o do more with less.
That was the central theme of a report on the
!University's five-year projection of revenue and ex
senses presented by University Provost Edward D.
Eddy at the Board of Trustees,meeting in November.
."'We , Are going to have to live with less and do it
superbly," Eddy said.
"With careful planning, we can iniproVe what we are
doing now with less," James B. Bartoo, dean of the
graduate school, said.
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Bartoo and Eddy both were members of a small task
force assigned by University President John W.
Oswald to analyze the implications of the five-year
study on the academic units. and various campuses of
the University.
Six assumptions were used in making the five-year
projections for 1977-78 through 1981:82.
One assumption pertained to inflationary trends. It
was projected that the average rate of inflation over
the five-year period would be 6 per cent. The report
estimated that general costs, which include salaries,
will increase at the inflationary rate. However, four
areas of the budget were predicted to increase more
*idly than the inflationary rate.
..i..The four areas are: energy, Social Security, hospital
and medical insurance and library acquisitions.
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WASHINGTON (AP) President
CArter promised on Wednesday to push
for "substantial tax reductions" as soon
as possible next year and said he might -
dilay sending complicated tax reforms
tolCongress for fear that they might tie
4.1 the tax cuts.
,Rep. Al Ullman, chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee, welcomed the
president's pledge. Sen. Russell Long,
chairman of the Finance Committee,
said he had "no comment."
P rtarter's go-slow attitude toward
crfmprehensive tax reform means he
might delay redeeming his campaign
pfornise to completely overhaul the na
tibn's tax system. As a- candidate, he
called the system a "disgrace to the
human race."
plAlthough Carter' gave no specifics,
Treasury Secretary W. Michael
BlUmenthal has said the administration
i§:'Considering tax reductions of between
$l5 billion and $2O billion for business
and individuals.
!tbne White House source said the tax
cat total could go higher than $2O billion
but said he would be surprised if it went
over $3O billion. This official said no
decision on the size or timing of the tax
reductions has been made.
vHe said those decisions were likely to
Cane in the next two weeks.
, 111'he official said Carter's 1978 tax
tkitoposal probably would not include
prvious plans to eliminate tax
preferences on investment profits,
ailed capital gains, and to reduce
Ituble taxation on corporate dividends.
I ,tßut the administration still hasn't
cleyided whether to include a proposed
cut in deductions for business lunches,
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. second assumption used in the projection took
into account the annual state appropriation and other
revenue sources. Although the report indicated that the
rate of growth in the revenue sources is not likely to
exceed the general inflation rate, four different growth
rates were used to calculate alternative projections.
The report also assumed that federal and state
support for other programs would remain at current
levels with upward adjustments for inflation.
A fourth assumption was that the University's
enrollment would decline about 2 per cent by 1981-82.
In making the projections the report also assumed
that the University's tuition would increase at the
inflationary rate of 6 per cent.
A fifth assumption was made that employment
figures for the University will be stabilized for the next
five years
The final assumptions came from a Physical Plant
Planning and Review Committee. The report indicated
.that emphasis will be placed on renovation, im
provement and selective replacement rather than
expansion.
Eddy said the five-year projections are important to
the University.
"It is not just a wise move, but an essential one,"
Eddy said: "We cannot drift from year to year without
making. changes.
"We will experience a bit of trauma. The planning
will involve the hopes, the dreams and the livelihoods
Carter voiced the possibility of
postponing comprehensive tax reform at
a nationally televised news conference.
The president said tax increases will
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WASHINGTON (UPI) The Wall
Street Journal was rated the best
newspaper in covering Washington, U.S.
News and World Report the best
magazine, UPI the best wire service and
CBS the best network, a survey of
government press officers showed
Wednesday.
, A marketing firm, Washington
Researchers, surveyed 171 federal
press and public information officers on
the fairness and accuracy of Washington
coverage of 25 major news media.
On a scale of 1 to 4, the Wall Street
Journal topped the list with 3.404.
Others in the top 10 included the
Christian Science Monitor, 3.198; The
New York Times, 3.167; Los Angeles
Times 3.074; U.S. News and World
Report, 3.049; United Press Inter
national, 3.018; Associated Press, 3.012;
Washington Post, 2,912; Washington
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Kline and her assistants could not be
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Star, 2.891; and Newsweek, 2.709.
Most government press officers 90
percent said they would rather work
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Asked which branch of the press most
often covers events in their agencies, the
press officers rated newspapers, 67
percent; radio 13 percent; trade press 11
percent; television 5 percent; and
national magazines 3 percent.
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Asked what happens when someome
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"We will be taking an equally careful look at all the
budget units," he said. "We will look for duplications in
programs and services. We will look at the weak areas
and how to strengthen the strong areas."
Bartoo said hearings will be held in January and
February• to discuss the impact of the projections on
programs.
"When the hearings are over there will be a con
sideration of the targets," Bartoo said. "An integral
part is the scheduling of courses for next year con
sistent with targets set."
Stanley 0. • Ilienberry, senior vice president for
University development and relations, outlined the
Physical Plant commission's findings.
"We are going into a new era," Ikenberry said. "An
era of renovation an era of reallocation."
" Ikenberry said there may be a change in the intended
uses of some buildings in the future.
"Space is one of the most precious commodities at
the University," Ikenberry said. "We searched for
alternatives to construction where possible. Alter
natives such as rennovation or reallocation of space."
Ikenberry said new buildings should not be added
until other avenues to meet space needs have been
exhausted.
In the five-year projections, a greater need for
energy conservation and improved efficiency also was
stressed.
Sci-fi class is
rescheduled
Students enrolled in English 191,
Science Fiction, should report for
class today from 10:15 to 12:25 in 73
Willard.
Philip Klass, instructor for the
course, said the Winter Term
schedule of classes erroneously listed
the class as meeting Monday,
Wednesday and Friday sixth period
in Wagner. .
The course actually is to be held
Tuesday and Thursday 13th period.
Only 2 Republicans said yes
Corman voted to okay tax hike
By PETE BARNES
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Centre County's State Senator J. Doyle
Corman voted Nov. 17 for the $2OO
million tax hike package to fund Penn
State and the other state-related in
stitutions.
Only one other Republican senator
voted with Corman on the package,
while the remaining 18 Republicans held
the no-tax party line.
Corman said yesterday that although
'he felt a tax hike is not necessary, the
University needs the state money now to
avoid , a serious financial crisis. To
withhold the money, he said, also would
hurt the county's economy.
Penn State has been appropriated $lOB
GSA
better
Dennis Phifer (graduate-public
administration) recently was elected
president of the Graduate Student
Association by the delegates of the
GSA Council at their,Nov. 14 meeting.
Phifer is replacing Trish Morrison
and will serve the rest of her term,
which expires April, 1978.
Morrison resigned for academic
reasons.
When asked why he wanted to be
GSA president, Phifer said, "Being a
student is just not enough. I need to
feel productive, useful. It would allow
me to problem solve, and I like to help
people solve their own problems."
In the coming year, Phifer hopes to
"get delegates to participate more
fully. I don't want the GSA to just
consist of the executive board. Our
aim is a more fully integrated student
body."
Phifer said the key to his approach
Progress
situation
While the students at Penn State were
home enjoying their term break, the
state Legislature was wrestling with the
state buget impasse. -
The first breakthrough in the funding
stalemate came on Nov. 17 in the state
Senate when anti-tax senators in
cluding Centre County's Senator, J.
Doyle Corman changed sides to vote
for a tax increase. The tax increase will
help provide funds for the $3OO million
allocated to Penn State and other state
related institutions. ,
The bill increased the personal state
income tax from 2 percent to 2.1 percent
and the corporate income tax from 9.5
percent to 11 percent. The 11 percent
corporate income tax gives Penn-
million, but the appropriation is
meaningless without the funds to back it
up.
Centre County residents support the
tax package, Corman said. However, he
said, he conducted an informal poll to
find out how other people in the 34th
District (Clearfield, Cameron, and parts
of Mifflin and Cambria Counties) felt
about it.
The results of the poll, he said, showed
that the majority of those asked did not
want a tax hike, but felt Penn State
funding was more important.
"You should vote your constituency,"
Corman said. "The majority of con=,
stituents were for it."
Corman said that on the day of the tax
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The Daily Collegian Thursday, December 1, 1977
head wants
opinion flow
would be "to improve the information
system and open up the channels of
communication."
In other business, Joyce Siefert
(graduate-psychology) was chosen to
serve as a representative on the
Graduate Council, a policy-making
body composed of five represen
tatives. Siefert's term also will end in
April, 1978.
Two new groups, the Organization
of Arab Students and the Nigerian
Student Association became char
tered graduate student organizations.
The lists of typists, draftsmen,
photographers and printers whose
services are available to graduate
students that was put out by the
Office of Theses and Publications is
now a service of the GSA Office.
Anyone wanting to use these lists can
find them in 305 Kern.
report: Budget
is getting better
sylvania the second highest corporate
income tax in the nation next to Min
nesota.
Nov it is up to the state House of
Representatives to vote on the Senate's
version or on one of their own. A political
battle similar to the general budget
standoff in August is expected.
On the first House vote on , a tax hike
similar to the Senate's version received
75 out of the 102 votes needed to pass. On
a second round, .86 votes were cast for
the tax increase. Members of the
Democratic leadership have said they
will continue to bring the Senate's tax
hike up for vote until it is passed.
vote, he met with about six other
members of the Republican Caucus to
try to persuade some of them to go along
with him when the vote came.
The six senators, as well as himself,
wanted the business tax hiked only .5 per
cent rather than the proposed one per
cent, to 10.5 per cent. But the others
wouldn't vote with him, he said, because
they felt there were not enough corn
promises in the package.
not
said Senate Republicans are
not upset with him for voting for the tax
package.
The leadership, ,he said, would have
liked him to keep the party line against
taxes, but everyone understood his
constituency is different.
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