1965_05 The Daily Collegian May 1965

              Monday, May 3, 1965
Brown lauds free
tuition at colleges
PRESS CONFERENCE — Bert DeLotto, Democratic Central Com¬
mittee chairman, Gov. Edmund G. *Pat* Brown, and reporter Jim
Tucker discuss state college problems shortly after Gov. Brown's
arrival at the Fresno Air Terminal last Friday.
Photo by Gary Daloyan
Trustees approve
construction funds
By JIM TUCKER
Governor Edmund G. Brown
told Fresno newsmen Friday that
the tuition-free concept of Uie
California higher education sys¬
tem was the greatest asset of the
state colleges and universities, ln
spite of Uie financial troubles
now besetting them.
Gov. Brown arrived at 3 PM
Friday aboard his plane, The
Grizzly n, at the Fresno Air
Terminal. He was met by Mayor
Floyd Hyde, CouncUrnan Elvln
Bell, FSC Director of Public Re¬
lations Art Margoslan and sever¬
al members of the Fresno County
Board of Supervisors.
About a dozen pickets appeared
shortly after his arrival, carry¬
ing signs calling for Uie 15.8 per
cent raise for state college pro¬
fessors recommended by Chan¬
cellor Glenn S. Dumke. The
pickets, organized by members
of the Student Political Action
and Education Committee, passed
out copies of a Fresno State Col-
also supporting the 15.8 per i
Presently, Gov. Brown ls sup-
porUng a 10.8 per cent raise
which, at a press conference
shorUy    after    tils   arrival,  he
crease* and ls a higher Increase
than Uiat proposed by any oUior
• aU t
s ot s
He   added  that  perhaps  ln
the present time ho sa
said there
no such
Tho Gov
a good chance toe 10.8 per
raise   would  be  passed  by  Uie
legislature.
He said for a higher raise, the
people of the state would have to
go to the legislature. *You get
tho bill and I'll sign it,* he added.
•Taxes are our problem. The
burden on Uie taxpayer must bo
considered. If we raise Uie level
of salaries for college professors
any higher, we will have to raise
employee
Citing Uie problems facing Uie
state, Gov. Brown mentioned the
population expansion and Uie
greater number of students going
to colleges and universlUes. He
estimated that from four to five
per cent more students entered
the system this year than Uie
legislature had planned.
This   led   to  the  budget  de-
■ flclency which began toe furor
over Uie education crisis.
At present, toe Governor stat-
i  ed, he was recommending to Uie
, legislature that funds be allotted
to the colleges for research and
traveling expenses for faculty
members  on  statewide  groups,
.   among other things.
But   t
state are limited, he added.
"Nearly 44 per cent ofthepop-
ulaUon of the state Is under Uie
age of 25,* he said. "Many of
these people are going to school,
and many of them do not pay state
Because of students' low In¬
come, Uie free tuition concept wUl
be kept operating, at least for the
time being.
The CalUornla state college
trustees voted for more than
$800,000 worth of construction
for toe Fresno State CoUege ln
their final meeting on toe FSC
campus last Friday.
tog drawings and authorized
Chancellor Glenn S. Dumke to
award a construction contract for
development of five acres of out¬
door recreation faculties wlUi an
estimated cost of $52,000.
College spokesman said that
the acreage wUl provido three
large playflelds on property own¬
ed by the college west of Cedar
for Uie new administration buUd¬
lng and for air conditioning Uie
Industrial arts buUdlng at an es¬
timated cost of $197,000.
In other business:
Dr. Lloyd Ingles, head of toe
FSC division of life sciences and
Dr. MUes D. McCarthy, pro¬
fessor of biology ln the California
State College at FuUerton were
nominated for Outstanding Pro¬
fessor  Awards by Uie trustees.
California State College Foun-
daUon.
The winners wUl receive a
$1,000 award ln Uie form of a
grant from Uie Joseph M.Schenck
seek b
e buUdlng
speech arts and social science
buUdings at an estimated cost
of some $206,750.
The same authority was given
Dumke for a $377,000 site de¬
velopment   to   provide   utUlUes
In response to requests by the
academic senate of Uie coUege
system (who were also meeting
on Uie FSC campus), toe trustees
directed Dumke to appoint a com¬
mittee to coordinate an Informa¬
tion program concerning budge¬
tary problems and salary re¬
quirements.
STUDENT PROTEST — Members of toe Student Poster-packing students appealed for a faculty
Political Education and Action Committee and salary Increase to secure a competitive bargain-
other students picketed too arrival of Gov. Brown.     Ing position ln faculty recruitment.
Photo by Harley Becker
Governor calls for higher state taxes
By NORMA WALLACE
Governor Edmund G. Brown
cUmaxed Inauguration Week ac¬
tivities with words of praise for
Fresno State College and Presi¬
dent Fredoric W. Ness and a call
for higher taxes.
The Governor addressed a ca¬
pacity crowd at toe Of to- third an¬
nual Charter Day banquet ln toe
Women's Gymnasium Friday
night.
Brown congratulated toe alum¬
ni and civic leaders for their "In¬
vestment In building—ln buUdlng
16 future of the coUege, toe com-
Dr. Ness as
typifying the *new breed of col¬
lege presidents* as scholar, ed¬
ucator and administrator.
Emphasizing toe slmUarlty be¬
tween a college student's letters
home and a state college's let-
government, Brown
d they all said, '
wonderful. Send money.' '
"Lately,* he added, 'some of
toe letters have Just said, 'Send
He went on to discuss toe funds
crisis    precipitated   by   Call-
California.*
faculty pay,
Similar
ways, mental health, compensa¬
tory education, parks and recre¬
ation, libraries and community
development demand that addi¬
tional monies be raised, toe Gov-
•No Governor likes to ask for
higher taxes. No Legislature
likes to approve them. No citizen
wants to pay them. I have never
heard of a popular tax program.
•But Sacramento ls not a class
ln political theory," ho continued.
•It ls a study ln Domical prac-
ls letting our system of higher
education become second-rato
because we cannot recruit teach¬
ers, you wUl find us taking the
hard course. You wUl find us
asking for higher revenues."
Assemblyman Charles B. Gar¬
rigus presented President Ness
with too State Assembly's reso¬
lution of congratulations and one
of his original poems.
State Senator Robert Williams
presented a similar resolution
on behalf oftheSenate and Jeffer¬
son *Geno* Hahesy one from too
Fresno County Board of Super-
Alum-
Association president
Donald Fortune presented toe
new president with life member¬
ship ln toe association and Dr.
Ness on behalf of the association
presented an alumni glfttoformr
or president of toe college Arnold
E. Joyal.
Alumni Service Awards for toe
year went to Alfred Appling,
James Mayer, Ed Piston, Earle
Whitfield and Gordon Scott.
The Charter Day banquet cU¬
maxed a week of special acUvlUes
highlighted by toe Inauguration of
Dr. Ness Friday morning and
meetings of toe State Colleges
Board of Trustees andState Aca¬
demic Senate on campus.