THE COMMISSION The Honorable Robert E. Woodside Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania The Honorable Horace Stern Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Senator Robert D. Fleming Member, Senate of Pennsylvania Lieutenant General Milton G. Baker Superintendent, Valley Forge Military Academy The Honorable Genevieve Blatt Secretary of Internal Affairs Matthew A. Crawford, Esq. Vice President and General Counsel, Pittsburg and Shawmut The Honorable Richardson Dilworth Mayor of Philadelphia Dr. Jefferson B. Fordham Dean, University of Pennsylvania Law School Mr. George R. Lamade Publisher, Grit Mrs. Mitchell MacCartney President, Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women Dr. M. Nelson McGeary Head, Department of Political Science, Pennsylvania State Mrs. Robert L. McGeehan Second Vice President (1957-1958), Pennsylvania League of Philip Price, Esq. Barnes, Dechert, Price, Myers and Rhoads The Honorable O. Jacob Tallman Former Member, Senate of Pennsylvania Butz, Hudders, Tallman and Rupp The Honorable Edwin W. Tompkins Member, House of Representatives of Pennsylvania Seated, from left: Genevieve Blatt, Horace Stern, vice-chairman, Robert E. Woodside, chairman, Robert D. THE STAFF Severino Stefanon - Executive Director S. Edward Hannestad, Counsel Research Assistants Allen W. Burns, for The Executive Statisticians Charles F. Burnheimer Stella Friedman, Secretary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In preparation of this report the Commission has had invaluable assistance from many sources for which it is deeply grateful. Particular recognition is given to the Pennsylvania Economy League for putting its research facilities at the disposal of the Commission. The Committee on State Finance was aided materially by the able assistance of Dr. David H. Kurtzman and Mr. David R. Baldwin. The Committee on Local Government received many valuable services from Mr. John W. Ingram, Mr. Robert S. Lewis, and Mr. Fred E. Hershey. The Commission is also indebted to Dr. John H. Ferguson, Budget Secretary, Representative Norman Wood, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Mr. Truman B. Thompson, Secretary of the House Committee on Appropriations, Attorney General Thomas D. McBride, Deputy Attorney General Harrington Adams and Deputy Attorney General George Keitel for their generous assistance in its studies in the field of state finance. Numerous individuals and organizations have been helpful in studying preliminary proposals and making their comments available to the Committees. George F. Baer Appel, Esq., Mr. S. Edward Moore, Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives, Thomas Raeburn White, Esq., the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce and the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs gave the Commission much of their time. The Bureau of Municipal Affairs was most helpful, as were all other departments within the state government to whom a request for assistance was addressed. The Commission recognizes the generosity of the Charles Fremont Taylor Trust of Philadelphia which made a grant of $5,000 available to the Commission for research on the subject of home rule for cities and other local communities. The Commission appreciates, too, the encouragement received from many sources, particularly The Pennsylvania League of Women Voters. The interest shown by many organizations, at the public hearings and subsequent thereto, has been stimulating. The Commission is grateful for all of these expressions of interest in its work. |