December 12, 1963 — University officials are skeptical that Princeton will benefit greatly from the 1.2-billion college-aid bill passed Tuesday by Congress.
They agree, however, that it will require some time to study the details of the bill before it will be possible to do more than speculate.
Because the bill aims to support colleges seeking to expand their enrollment, the belief is that smaller schools in the South and West will benefit first, Anthony J. Maruca, assistant to the financial vice president and treasurer, said.
If the University does apply for aid, the library will receive first priority. A large section of the bill provides specifically for aid to libraries and will be allocated by the American Library Association in Washington.
The University is already studying the cramped situation of the geology and biology library in Guyot Hall, William S. Dix, head librarian, reported.
Senate-House conferees also agreed on a compromise version of a second education bill that would expand federal grants to vocational education.
This measure would extend the National Defense Education Act, which currently provides scholarship aid for students at Princeton and other colleges.
The bill approved Tuesday, the first major education legislation to clear Congress since 1958, provides a three-year program to help finance the building of classrooms, libraries and other academic facilities in the nation's colleges and universities.
It excludes in particular, however, any aid that would be used to finance the construction of buildings designed for athletic events to which admission is charged.
This eliminates the possibility that money could be appropriated for the construction of a cage at Princeton.
One grant provides $145 million for graduate schools and cooperative graduate centers.
Another $690 million would be available for the construction of facilities devoted to instruction or research in science, engineering, mathematics and modern foreign languages.
The government ordinarily would absorb one-third the cost of a project. For public community colleges and public technical institutes, however, it would assume 40 percent of the cost.
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