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EDITORAL:
America Depends On You!
A moratorium has been declared for October 15, 1969. It is to be a morat
orium in which American citizens conscientously concerned about our na
tion's commitment in Vietnam turn their attention from their everyday oc
cupations to the issues surrounding our involvement in southeast Asia. We,
the staff of the Highacres Collegian, feel our faculty and our students would
gain both knowledge and understanding by participating in this morator
ium.
We urge that an Wednesday, classes be held as usual, but we ask that
whenever an instructor can in good conscience do so, he devote his classes
to a discussion of his views on our national commitment in Vietnam and to
the domestic issues arising from it. We suggest that if a student has strong
feelings about our involvement in Vietnam, and if his class is not devoted
to that issue, that he walk out of class. Although we believe that class
discussion of our foreign policy is the best way to honor the moratorium
for those who wish to do so, we also believe that if a teacher wishes to boy
cott class he should. Any recognition of the moratorium is better than none.
At 11:30 a. m. on Wednesday Paul. Nielson and Richard Murphy of our
Federal State 'Department will present talks on our policies in southeast
Asia and in the Middle East. They will speak in the S. U. B. lounge. We
urge all of our faculty and our students to attend these talks, even if it
means missing class. .The addresses will be followed by a question period.
The= question period will be followed by remarks on Vietnam by members
of our faculty, with a general discussion to follow. We hope that all points
of view will be represented. They can only be represented' if as many pre
sons as possible attend the afternoon's program.
We further hope that this program will not cease with the last scheduled
class of the day. To promote its meaning among our fellow men we hope
that students and faculty will carry their conscience into their business
centers, into their recreation centers, and most of all, into their homes. We
envision concerned Americans knocking on their neighbors door to show
their concern, and talking emphatically with their parents, customers, sons,
daughters and spouses about the war.
The moratorium is part of an appeal to our national conscience. Over 400
colleges, a significant number of businesses, and members of the United
States Congress will honor it by boycotting the normal activities of their
day. If you have a concern, if you have a conscience, that you talk about
it is not too much for us to ask, is it?
Women graduates of the College
of Education were excluded from
the survey. They are polled in a
separate • questionnaire.
On the other side of the coin, 63
of the girls (12 per cent) said they
By Barb Sinter were not seeking employment this
THE PRESS Symbol of free thought and creative concepts, in the year in contrast to 38 (8 per cent)
United States is represented by every newspaper across the nation. last year.
Whether one visualizes the giant network and intracacies of a large metro- "While the returns obviously were
politan newspaper, such as the New York Times; or whether pne conceiv
es amore personal touch of a campus newspaper, the principles which up
hold the integrity of the press remain the same.
The press is committed, primarily, to reporting the news in a factual
and objective manner. This is the way by which newspapers dedicate them
selves to their readers. The press is obligated by this first principle to re
main unbiased in its news coverage, and it is the responsibility of its read
ers to demand this standard in reporting.
Secondly, the press serves as a means by which creative thought can be
expressed. Newspapers must invite and welcome the views of the readers.
To deny this means of expression is to undermine the second principle of
the press.
Finally, the press by virtue of its editorial policy is committed to alert
and constructive evaluations concerning contemporary issues. A newspaper
has the responsibility of presenting those current issues which is considers
The Press
THE HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN
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Survey Shows The Relative
Importance of Academic Pursuits
University Park, Pa., Oct.
Things slowly seem to be looki4
up for the women who may not
believe her place necessarily is in
the home. .
A survey, of female graduates of
The Pennsylvania Staet University,
Class of '69, showed a• 5 per cent
increase in the number of girls Who
had found a job by June, accompan
ied by a commensurate increase in
starting salaries.
The survey, conducted by the
University Placement Service, was
based on responses from 523 (49 per
cent) of 1,074 female graduates with]
degrees other than in education.
The results found that 120 of the
girls responding had secured em
ployment (23 per cent) compared to
only 84 of 463 replies. (18 per cent)
from the Class of 1968, which num
bered 889 females.
Financially, female graduates in
liberal arts saw their average mon,
thly salaries go from $513 per month
to $549, in human development, from
$427 to $512, and in science, $568 to
$590.
There were insufficient replies
from women graduates in profess
ions such as arts and architecture,
business administration and engin-
Pering to make adequate compari
sons.
most vital to its readers. It is in this manner that the press can: fight the
destructive forces of apathy by stimulating concern and action.
The staff of the Highacres Collegian has pledged to pursue and uphold
these principles of newspaper journalism. It will attempt to present the
news factually and objectively.
The staff invites comments by both students and faculty members so that
the Collegian may better serve as the voice of its readers. in addition, our
editorial policy promises not slimly destructive criticisms of existing poli
cies, contemporary events, or significant individuals, but rathereeis dedic
ated to effect sincere evaluations and" recommendations conAning vital
issues. In addition, the Highacres Collegian will be a newspaper that up
holds the traditions and standards of the Pennsylvania State University
. . whose name we bear.
incomplete, the results tend to sub
stantiate what we know is happen
ing nationally," comments' - Richard
Hess, assistant to the director of
the Placement Service.
"That is, there definitely are more
career fields open to women today
than ever before and she is be
ginning to realize this. She's becom
ing more aggressive in pursuing her
opportunities and as a result she's
getting better jobs."
What the survey did not attempt
to uncover was whether a women's
education usually was related di
rectly to the job shetook after grad
uation.
But Mr. Hess is attempting to ex
plore this aspect in detail in a sep
arate questionnaire he mailed to
100 randomly selected female grad
uees from the Class of '69.
The first inconclusive results to
trickle in would tend to bear out
the theory that women are more
kely to branch out in their careers
Seven of the first 18 responses said
their lobs were in line with their
academic pursuits while :seven seven said
they were not Four young lands
reported they had not immedidky
accepted a position.
"It is not surprising to find women
in jobs not 'directly related to their
education," Mr. Hess explains, "be
cause women usually are drawn to
educational fields such as liberal
arts which have no specific voca
tional implication to them."
As for the males, the 1969 survey
showed that with 51 per cent of the
graduates responding (1,669 of 3,287)
37 per. cent (617) had accepted jobs.
This was equal to the 38 per cent
(Cont'd tin rage Five)
OCTOBER, 1960