Dear Behrend:
As everyone knows, Viet Nem is in the
news every day, Our Government has
elected to take a firm stand in that
seemingly unimprrtant God forsaken
jungle swamp- The reason that the
United States Government has made the
all-important decision to spend so
much time, money and the precious lives
of hundreds of American servicemen,
is only too obvious. We, as the
greatest nation alive, must halt the
spread of communism in defending the
free world.
The United States isn't in Viet Nam
because they want to be there. We
are there, because we have to be there.
Our Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines
are there to do one of the biggest
tasks ever called upon, and what kind
of support are they getting from. the
United States public? Itll say only
this, "It is disgraceful."
I am hels'y tr , say that the Behrend
Campus and most of the other colleges
in the area have ihown their whole
hearted support to our government
policy in Viet 13.. The Behrend
Campus startEd n program that quickly
spread to ( . I.c.nc,r.
School, Villa
colleges, 2Ls
~ l nd twenty—five s
themselves tc tl7e
January 17,15'66,
save the
carr7r,
„ "r';
ca: - .2paig,n in E.
exl;remely TTroud
carrying cut this
successful finish
As the recent c:-:1-.-dan of this
program., wish t , :i - icerely thank all
of ti - .) smdonts L - f - ia the Behrend
( 7 2:::1:as their rao, generous apport
of this program. This type of dona
tion is one of the greatest contribu=
tions we could make to our servicemen
next to being there ourselves. You
can be certain that this blood was
graciously accepted by the Red Cross
for this purpose, Sincerely.
James R. Barickman
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Dear Ni'. Editor,
I "strongly disagree with the editorial
in last week's Nittany Cub. I don't
feel that you fully thought through all
aspects of the problem ) but rather were
anxious to give a hasty opinion. Your
statements lacked supporting evidence,
they contradicted each other, and they
were completely erroneous.
To point this out, you stated that
war could possibly destroy chances for
fulfillment of a belief. In that same
paragraph you stated that a student is
"being inconsistent if he looks with
disfavor... on a draft poltr," Vhat
does one have to do with ctht;r?
If a student sets his .;7_g . .:1%-L fc)r sme
future goal, why can't
the draft policy in or , y.
goal?
"The winning of ar7
production," you stal.fu,
what? I would like to
information you baseci. sLctoment
upon. Na - rurally, the collego student
cane') t be economicly :productive , while
paying f:Y3: an education thatwill enable
him to sufpass the non-co:I:lege student
in ec.)nozjc flroduc - 1,17, 4L . 7 does
the edito place -L7hasii upon
econcLer .r , =oductiv
studenl.
mentzu prc":, - t,ivity is the 0n.:7 thing
that cL:: wa:o n Viet aim, and
..)ther prodP.L
in this modern tech
nolog man - :o-,- as not
near. 7 - . 7;ant a, the
editor seems to or
what good are 50 mon working on some
complicated scientific problem for 8
hours a day for several weeks, when an
IBM computer can do the problem in
12 minutes? What good are 10.()00
Marines during a thermo-nuelea:' a:tack
on the United States?
How can't he editor say that the
college student who disfavors
draft program is being inc - ensiser 9
What is he b6ing inc;onsistent
And who is to say that in
with
;- , c,:,ect his
a. on
I'l7 ion of
z ~ti: Tr:
'o c oUe~e
Cont Pg,