1962_10 The Daily Collegian October 1962

              Vote Yes - Proposition 1A
'PLUME LXVI
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FAU    ENROLLMENT?
Two Measures Compared
How does Proposition IA dif-
■ {rrom the bond issue which was
'fused by the voters In the June
First, IA specifically assigns
not i -li than SO per cent" or
..■ tiond funds to the three seg-
lents of higher education (col-
■ges, universities and Junior col-
«es)     and     limits     remaining
ionics   "to   provide    facillflfs    to
■m- for mentally retarded and
leolally III and  to provide nar¬
cotics   control,    correctional
flre-flghtlng   racllltlec."
Secondly, a list of 327 speciNc
projects to be financed by IA wai
presented to the Assembly Way
and Means and Senate Financi
Committees as the basis for the
$250 nflllion In stale needs,
cause of Its Inclusion In Ihe pro¬
cess of legislative review prior to
being sent to the voters, comple¬
tion of the proposed projects can
be interpreted as legislative In¬
tent.
Students Go All Out' For IA
., An auto caravan through down-
i»n Fresno, a letter writing cam-
slcn and a torch runner relay are
ie three remaining projects set
ar the Student Committee for
'reposition  IA. '
Committee chairman Richard
luei urges all students to par-
Id pate In these activities in this
1st full week prior to election
ay. Nov. G.
The, autos will parade today be-
inr,ii]i: al 1 I'M. Students taking
art will meet al Ihe dorm park-
>e lot where they will affix signs
rging 'yes' volt's on IA lo their
ar*. The caravan will move down
hnw Ave. to Blackstone Ave. and
n lo the Manchester shopping
'■titer. Following a student tour
"rough the center they wilt drive
own town and parade on Fulton
>. Concluding the caravan will be
tour of Ihe FlK Garden Village
hopping center.
Students with cars are asked tc
lake pan. They must supply thelt
own signs.
Success of ihe letter writing
project, tleas said, will depend al¬
most entirely on whether students
take a "personal responsibility'
towards helping In  It.
The student committee Is ask
ing every student lo send a lelle
to their parents this week. The
letters have been prepared and
are available. altW with en¬
velope*, in the Siudent President's
office next 10 the Bookstore or
from representatives on the Stu¬
dent Council.
'These letters are the closest
thing to actual personal contact,"
Hues declared, "and should he
Invaluable In promoting Proposi¬
tion IA. I JiPJJe everyone will get
one and send it home."
The   relay   Friday   will   feature
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FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1962
BondL Issue Provides Funds To
Meet Expected EnroTlmenTRoom
College Future
Depends On
Bond Issue
"ilond Issues hai
played a
in
the <
of
awry new building project on
campus during the last three to
tour years." said Executive Dean
Orrin  Wardle.
U'ardle. outlining the impor¬
tance of bond Issues In the con-
siruetion or facilities for higher
education, added that Ihe (allure
of Proposition IA on the Novem¬
ber ballot could possibly noi only
binder future construction at the
college, but also the quality of
leaching  and  students.
"If IA failed and the legisla¬
ture decided against tax raises to
get the proposed consiruciion,"
Wardle said, "we would then be
faced with the decision of turn¬
ing students away or letting them
In   under  crowded  conditions.
■'It we were to let them In, ihe
quality ot students would surely
be hampered by those conditions."
Wardle said the capacity of FSC
facilities now i*__.aOu annual reg¬
ular full time equivalent aludenls.
And the current enrollment is
5,396. Dased on current enroll¬
ment gains the capacity should be
reached  in  the near future.
"The building plans for the
next five to seven years," Wardle
said, "will be aimed at filling
specialized demands, such as en¬
larging the Library (included in
IA monies), building a baseball
field, and a physical education
facility, adding to the Industrial
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AtJDED LIBRARY SPACE ii'induded to Fresno Slole'a ahora
°i toe bond iaaua. 	
Expansion Of
Library Urgent
Many factors of college growth
depend on the passage of Propo¬
sition IA. One ot these Is the
planned Library extension for the
college.
Dr. Orrln D. Wardle. head of
the building program, said recent
studies reveal that this college
needs over 1.300 seats in the Li¬
brary to adequately serve the
more than 6.700 enrollees. "Al
present." he said, "we have only.
563 stations—less than holf of
the number needed."
He commented that many stu¬
dents don't use the Library be¬
cause of the lack of seating and
the hub-bub or conversation thai
generates from the crowded fa¬
cility.
"If Proposition IA is passed,"
he said, "work will go ahead on
tho construction plans. The work¬
ing drawings have already been
started; If all goes well In the
November election detailed blue¬
prints will go onto the drawing
boards."
■■We hope to be able to start
construction In tho fall of next
year," Dr. Wardle said, "and the
addition and remodeling should
be completed no later than ihe
spring of 1965." He explained
that the lengthy time factor la
required because one year is nec¬
essary to draw up the detailed
blueprints and specifications, and
another year and a half to com¬
plete the remodeling and addl-
lion.
The cost of the building hM
been estimated at tl.254.000.
Fundi (or equipping the building
have been let at 1150,009. "The
entire project depends on tbe pas¬
sage Ot this proposition, because
all funds for tho construction will
be alloted from tha bond issue,"
Dr. Wardle said.
1A Answers
Are Given
"Isn't  this  tlie  first  time that
the- vmits of California Irnvr been
asked to approve a 'package deal'
bond Issue which combines bonds
for higher education and other
purposes?",     -._,
No. The voters of California
have passed three capital outlay
bond issues which combined
money for higher education and
other purposes. The first time waa
back In  1926.
Would t'i-.i[.i>'.iii(iu IA mean an
immediate increase in taxes?
Local taxes, property or other,
would not have to be Increased
at all. The (20 million in IA to
help finance junior college coo-
struction would relieve some of
the burden which would otherwise
fall on the local property tax-
Would pansage of Proposition
IA and the Issuances of the $270
Miillii.il In construction bonds
tend in nny way to lower the
state's fiscal position?
The California State Depart¬
ment or Finance's answer to this
is a definite "no." Currently the
state's fiscal responsibility is at
Its highest peak In years and Its
bonds now occupy an enviable
place in the financial market, ac¬
cording to the department.
Funds Are Allocated
To State Institutions
IA On Tin- Ballot Reads:
"For  bonds "to  provide State College, Junior college and Univer¬
sity facilities;  to provide facilltiea to core for mentally retarded anil
mentally 111 and to provide narcotics control, correctional and forest
fire fighting facilities."
It in a |S70 mlllon bond Issue
on the November ballot of which
not less than SO per cent Is guar¬
anteed for public higher educa¬
tion.
It will provide expansion of
classrooms ami other facilities In
the state colleges, University of
California and junior colleges to
take care of an expected 120,000
more students by 196S.
Proposition IA will rinance the
opening of new University of Cal¬
ifornia campuses at Irvine,
Orange County, and Santa Crui
and new state colleges near San
Bernardino and Inglewood.
The proposition is not a "blank
check" bond Issue. Alt monies are
specifically allocated. The Uni¬
versity of California campuses
will receive (102.056.500; the
state colleges 1100.667,420. and
the junior colleges $20,000,000.
All of these figures _Are_»roken_
down into funds for Individual
campuses. Fresno State College
will receive $171,800 for biology
classrooms and equipment and
$1,330,000 to construct a library
addition.
Proposition IA Is precisely
worded on the ballot, unlike
Proposition 3 which failed In
June. It legally commits not less
than 80 per cent to higher educa¬
tion and allows remaining monies
to be used "only" lo provide fa¬
cilities to care for mentally re¬
tarded and mentally 111 and to
provide narcotics control and cor¬
rectional and fire fighting facil¬
ities. Proposition 3 provided mere¬
ly for the "building, construction,
equipment and site acquisition
needs of the state government."
Making IA a bond Issue rather
than a "pay as you go" program
was decided upon because it
avoids a large. Immediate tax In¬
crease and allows those who bene¬
fit from the facilities to help pay
for them later, spreading the cost
of construction over many years.
The average cost to taxpayers
would be IS cents per $1,000.
The proposition is an Important
step In the future growth of edu¬
cation In California. California's
population explosion — 600,000
new citizens each year — by 1965
wll produce a. 40 per cent in¬
crease In high school graduates
seeking a college education.
The Increase can only be met
by building's started next year and
completed by 1965. Proposition
IA will pay for these bufldlagi.
$14 Million
Will Go For
Mental Health
Proposition IA, the $170 mil¬
lion bond measure on the Novem¬
ber ballot, provides more than
$14 million for the const ruction
ot mental Institution!.
Mi::., than half of this total
will be used to help the mora
than 2.300 mentally retarded per¬
sons now on waiting lists for ad¬
mission to state hospitals and to
provide an intensive treatment
center at a hospital tor tbe men¬
tally III.
The bond measure will provide
more than $4 million for the con¬
struction of one multipurpose
treatment center for the mentally
retarded and for the planning of
two others. These centers will
contain up to 250 beds for In¬
patient treatment and offer a
wide range of auxiliary services
to as many as 7E0 additional out¬
patient cases and their families.
Medical authorities believe these
alt-purpose facilities will give
California a potent weapon in tbe
fight to eliminate the waiting list
problem.
A total of $3,100,000 In bond
funds will be used for tho plan¬
ning and construction of a mod¬
ern intensive treatment center
at the Modesto State Hospital.
The structure will be the only
modern building at the hospital.
Present buildings, all temporary
structures, were taken over from
the army in 1946.
The balance of the $14 million
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