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HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falli, Ore.
Sunday, October 13, 1961
'Yes' Vote Urged To Protect Higher Education
By W. D. PURVINE
President, OTI
Several extremists on both
sides are vocal on the (ax issue
ever the state.
I deplore the results of state
ments by extremists on either
side.
They should frighten us ail into
a careful study of the several fac
tual articles presented in the pub
lic press.
My own decision to vote "yes"
Is based on 27 years of partici
pation In state government. I
have developed real respect (or
tlie system of government In Ore
gon.
We elect representation to the
legislature. The legislature acts.
We then criticize or we support
their actions on a personal re
action basis. But we cannot es
cape the real truth that these leg
islators have sought a compro
mise and enacted a compromise
on budget and taxes, after much
study of the legal and govern
mental needs.
Now!) The tax measure has
weaknesses and it has strengths,
as common with ell laws. Later
amendment and revision is prob
ably needed, an activity in every
legislative session.
A- vote of "yes" is (or main
taining the present situation about
which we know.
A vote of "no" Is to reject the
compromise of our elected repre
sentatives and will precipitate a
frantic period of upset in the
state with unpredictable results
of short and long range nature.
Now to the question of effects
on public higher education in Ore-1
gon should the tax measure be
defeated.
Budget cuts will be made at
every system of higher education
institution. Why? The state con
stitution has a prohibition against
incurring a state indebtedness
without a vote of the people. No
deficit may be incurred. The gov
ernor is charged with the en
forcement of this provision. The
present administration will per
mit no deficit to occur.
The governor can do two things
No. 1. Through the Department
of Finance and Administration, he
can cut back all budgets legal
ly subject to his control.
These departments subject to
control have budgets totalling
$245.5 million out of the general
fund budget of $404.3 million. The
governor has stated that 24 to
25 per cent would be the cut
required in view of ail present
conditions including income now
anticipated.
This is because he on his own
authority cannot control or cut
budgets for Ore State Hignway
Commission, the courts, basic
school support, State Game Com
mission, the legislature, the sec
retary of state, the state treasur
er and others.
No. 2. He can call the legisla
ture into a special session. (Seems
likely). Then the Legislature can
(1) pass a new tax bill wmcn
could not provide revenue in 1963-i
64. Even if it escaped reierrai
Thus cuts would results! 2 cut
approximately $60 million off the
budgets. An average of 14 per
cent. It can be expected that
higher education would receive
not less than an average 11 per
'Commandments
For Parents9
ur . A 1
By ANN LANDERS
Dear Ann Landers: A group of
us teen-agers were discussing the
things that gripe us most about
t-v::fmk our parents. We
. aeciaea mat in-
stead of lust
l complaining we
ought to do
something con-
I structive. We
I have drawn up
I ten resolutions
I which we have
titled "The Ten Commandments
Of Parenthood." .
We have tried to be (air and
we - are proud of our work,
Please tell us what you think of
it. Here they are:
1. '.Parents should not open mail,
eavesdrop on conversations, or
search the personal belongings of
their teen-agers.
2. Parents should give their teen
agers an allowance in proportion
to the amount of work they do
around the house.
3. Parents should not use vio
lence as a means of discipline.
Forfeiting allowance, telephone
calls or nights out or being given
extra chores are much better dis
ciplinary tools.
4. Parents should give teen-agers
an allotted time on the telephone.
Fifteen minutes a night should be
plenty.
5. Parents should not ban places,
people or social practices. More
often than not, it parents would
explain why tlicy disapprove they
would find their teen-agers in
agreement with them.
6. Parents should tolerate teen
age clothing fads. They wore some
pretty weird got-ups in their day.
7,. Parents should not treat sex
as a bad joke or something ter
rible. They should be open, hon
est and frank.
8. Parents should see to It that
their children grow up in an at
mosphere where religion is Im
portant,
9. Parents should act as models
for their loon-agors.
10. Parents should not forget
that they wcro once teen-agers
and not so v e r y different from
us.-PLATTSBUHG, N.Y. TEENS
Dear Plattaburg: You have done
a excellent Job. I heartily ap
prove t all the commandment
except Number 6. In Its place I
would suggest substituting this
one:
Parents should exercise their
Cod . given right to draw firm
and definite boundaries for their
teen-agers. They should not re
spond to pressure of such argu
ments as, "Everybody else Is do
ing II. I am the only one who
rmX"
Dear Ann Landers: My prob
lem is an unusual one. It's the
way my boy friend dances. It's not
Confidential to TIRED OF COR
RUPTION: It takes two to play
that game. Why do you criticize
him for accenting when you are
equally guilty for offering? You
can clean up the "scandalous situ
ation" by starting with yourself.
that he Is a poor dancer, It's that
he is just too good a dancer for
me.
We've been going together for
almost a year and I've tried to
learn the intricate steps so I can
follow him, but it's no use. l"ve
told him I feel uncomfortable
when he does fancy steps but he
pays no attention and does them
anyway. ' It s embarrassing be
cause I feel that everyone is
watching us and pitying him.
on t get the idea that I can t
dance at all. I am considered a
good partner for tlie standard
dances, but I am no good as an
exhibitionist. What can you sug
gest? STUMBLING SAL
Dear Sal: I know the type. He
cent out unless the legislature Just
plain abolished a substantial
number of departments. This
seems very unlikely.
It also seems unlikely that the
legislature could or would break
the historical and ethical barriers
to diversion of dedicated or spe
cial funds to operational use. ,
Certain institutions of higher ed
ucation cannot absorb a cut of
11 per cent. As a result the great
est cuts would seem probable to
fall on the University of Oregon
and Oregon State University as
a variable scale of reduction was
applied to the schools,
Now the simplest figures oos-i
smie, to indicate the effects on
the state system of higher edu
cation.
At Portland State College the
salary and wage budget is 89 tier
cent of the total. A cut of 11 per
cent is impossible In 1963-64 be
cause the 89 per cent left would
pay only for contracted employes
ana clerical assistance. Beyond
this legally required payroll as
sessments must be paid to fed
eral and state agencies. Then
buildings without heat, light and
water are useless for college pur
poses.
At Eastern Oregon College with
.6 per cent in salary and
usages; at Oregon College of Edu
cation and Southern Oregon Col
lege with 83.6 per cent, the basic
operating costs could not be met
with an 11 per cent cut.
At Oregon Technical Institute
with 73.5 per cent in salary and
wages and the remainder of the
total budget beset with high old
campus costs for heat, light and
water, an 11 per cent cut would
seriously reduce instructional sup
plies, snow clearance, new cam
pus operation, etc.
At Oregon State University and
University of Oregon with 65 to
per cent of the costs in sal
aries and wages, equally serious
problems would appear. Cutting
would be required on many items
concerned with general public
service such as those to crippled
children, tuberculosis patients,
agricultural research and many
others. Some contractual obliga
tions exist that must be dis
charged.
There is no relief in sight
through lower enrollments.
There are 25 per cent more high
school seniors this year than there
were last year. 1963 fall term en
rollment is shown as 33,087, over:
5.5 per cent increase - 1962. The
budget provided for 6 per cent
increase. How close can you
getl
The State Board of Higher Edu-
these were released to the public.
The board took the stand that it
owed a continuation of quality
education to all students actually
admitted. Reference was made
to the fact that no intent of a
"threat" or threatening stand
was involved. The move was to
inform the public of the results!
the board foresees in the possible
reduction of budgets. The board
moved to call to the attention of
all the fact that budget provi
sions for higher education have
receded continuously in'relation
to need over the past several
years with the sole exception
of faculty salaries.
All requests by the State Board
of Higher Education have been
drastically reduced by the gover
nor in his budget message to the
legislature. The legislature made
further cuts. Hence, the slack for
additional cuts does not exist.
without reductions in numbers of
students admitted consistent with
final budgets.
Initial 'Dear Santa1 Letter Symbolic Of Times
WASHlVr.TnV fl'PIl Vnmnf n Freudian din o mall.r
can make of this what you Pai myopia
choose, but the first Santa Claus
letter to come to my attention
this year struck me as being
symbolic of the times.
It was written by young James
Daubney of Uxbridge, Mass., and
Jimmie apparently does not be
lieve all that jazz about Santa
living at the North Pole.
At any rate, he mailed his let
ter to Washington, D.C., which
figures.
Even the kids must know by
now when you want something,
Washington is the place to write.
Furthermore, the letter was de
livered to a congressman. Which
also figures.
Old St. Nick may be noted for
his benevolence, but he never
came up with anything that could
touch the recent military pay bill
passed by Congress. And when
did Santa ever leave a tax cut
in anyone's stocking?
In this case, however, the rout
ing of the letter was not so much
OEA Chairman Cites
Possible Cuts In Funds
By SID RATZLAFF
Legislative Chairman,
Klamath County OEA
The general fund budget for
Oregon for 1963 to 1965 is 404
million dollars, an increase of 461
million dollars over the preceding
biennlum. Public education ac
counts for 73 per cent of this increase.
The previous legislature had a
30 million dollar surplus. The
present legislature has none.
Taxes had to be increased In
the present biennium to provide
even the same services we've had
the past two years.
Expanded enrollments, especi
ally in high schools, plus special
programs for exceptional children
at all levels necessitate either
additional state funds or higher
local property taxes.
State Director of Finance Free
man Holmer has pointed out that
state spending would be cut
back Immediately if a "no" vote
prevails in Tuesday's election.
Should a special session of the
legislature cut the $141 million
basic school support fund, the
high standards which are pre
vailing now in the elementary
and secondary schools of Oregon
doesn't need a partner because catj h fc dtab
he's always doing a solo. LllnW H ,ih, L,. t.
Tell him If he insists on trying ",, " "
for the cup every time, you'll walk ,-,, , ', . , ,
off the floor and let him shine by ""Z uevc "f" "
himself. Then do It. ' possible problems. Information on
would be threatened.
Let's very briefly consider what
a cut of 11 per cent or 14 per
cent in our basic school support
fund would mean to our Klam
ath Conty school districts. (Keepl
in mind that to maintain our
present educational standards the
loss of state funds would have
to be made up by increased local
property taxes!)
The Klamath Union High Dis
trict would lose $66,000 of state
money with an 11 per cent cut;
$84,000 under a 14 per cent cut.
District Number 1 would lose
$32,000 under an 11 per cent
slash; $40,000 if the cut were 14
per cent in state support money.
lhe County Unit District would
stand to lose $86,000 or as much
as $108,000 in basic school support
lunus if a 14 per cent cut were
effected.
Please consider these facts
Tuesday.
The letter was addressed to
"Santa Clause,", and the Post Of
fice, with typical efficiency, de
livered it to the office of Rep.
Don H. Clausen. R-Calif.
A mistake like that wouldn't
have happened if Jimmie had
used Santa's zip code number.
There is no doubt, however,
that Jimmie did the right thing
in sending the letter to Washing
ton. It would take a congression
al appropriation to pay for all of
the things he wants for Christ
mas.
It the items on tils list were
stacked end to end, we wouldn't
need the Apollo space program
to reach the moon.
As an indication of what the
rest of us parents will be up
against this year, Jimmie's early
bird gift list is itemized below
I have used his spelling, mainly
because I can't spell very well
either.
First page "Smoke gun. ce-
Six Women
Display Art
LA REVIEW - Much favorable
comment on their work was re
ceived by six Lakeview women
who were invited to show their
oils, water colors, and charcoals
at the Meier & Frank auditori
um in Salem, Oct. 7-8.
The women, Mrs. Ed Zarosin-
ski, Mrs. Jack Lewis, Mrs. James
W. Ogle, Mrs. Robert Bennett
Mrs. Dan Barry, and Mrs. Rob
ert Shotwcll, left Sunday with 120
pieces and showed them in Salem
Monday and Tuesday, returning
home Wednesday.
The women have been meeting
during the past year and painting
just for the fun of it.
Glassmaking, which began
about 1608 at Jamestown, Va
generally is regarded as the first
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Are you tempted to smoke be
cause the crowd does? If so, send
for Ann Landers' booklet, "Teen-,
age Smoking," enclosing with
your request 10 cents in coin and
long, sell-addressed, stamped
envelope.
Ann Landers will be glad to
help you with your problems. Send
them to her in cam of this news
paper enclosing a stamped, self
addressed envelope.
Reunion Plans
To Be Formed
A planning meollng In prepara
tion for the Kliimalh Union High
School Class of 1944 reunion next
year Is being called for Thurs
day, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m. In lhe an
nex of tlie Winema Motor Hotel.
Anyone wishing more informa
tion may contact Mrs. James
Conrov, Malin, 723-21.14 or Mrs.
Ilex Young, TU 2 0361.
CHII J) KIU.K.R
BOSTON UPP Thirty n"
cent of the 11,500 persons killed
by fire each year in the United
Slates arc children, according to
National Fire Protection Associa
tion records.
Aik about daily
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ment mixer, boat trailer truck,
truck dump, horse trailer, truck
& trailer, fire engine, buldozer,
indian set, cow set, airoplanes,
Popie Sailer punching bag, pup
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Second page "New clock,
U. S. space team, sky diver, car
go plane, Mr. Machine, Mr. Mer
cury, robut comando, King Zor,
farm set, Blue & Gray army set,
combat set, Big Bruesir, explod
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Third page "Gas station, car,
truck, car, sub, plaine, racing car
set."
This makes me glad that some
of my sons are girls.
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