LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the Editor:
In a recent issue of the Nittany Cub,
there appeared an article which was somewhat
critical of televised instructions as currently
offered at the Behrend Campus.
I am directing this communication to you
so that your readers might be aware of the
attitudes toward televised instructions at the
Behrend Campus.
We view televised instruction as an op
portunity to enrich the course offerings, there
by making available to the students of this
Campus a greater variety of course offerings
than would otherwise be available. To date,
courses that have been given at the Behrend
Campus are courses that were not previously a
vailable to the students. The one exception is
Psy. 13, which was previously taught by Dr. White.
However, Psy. 13 is currently being given through
the television media, with the concurrence of
Dr. White. This method gives students at the
Behrend Campus an opportunity to observe a num
ber of experiments performed by the faculty at
University Park involving children. It would
not be possible to present this enriching ex
perience to students of Psy. without the use
of televised instructions.
To the best of my knowledge, in every case,
courses which have been given by television are
elective courses Erich the student chooses to
enroll in because of his interest in the subject
matter.
U.S.S. PUEBLO--A RUDE AWAKENING
On Tuesday, January 23, 1968, four North
Korean gunboats hijacked an American intellience
ship while in international waters. This in
cident should prove to be a rude awakening to
those Americans who believe that the Communists
desire peace.
The hijacking of the U.S.S. Pueblo was a
blatant act of aggression against the United
States. It demonstrated the ever constant
threat to peace that the Communists represent.
Reasons for this aggressive act are not
known, but some Washington officials believe
it to be an attempt to divert American troops
from Vietnam. Others see it as a derisive
act to embarrass the U.S. Whatever the reasons,
the Pueblo incident cannot be taken lightly.;
Attempts to regain the Pueblo and her
crew are being made through the United Nations.
The results of these attempts are dubious.
The U.S.S.R. has openly refused to help the
United States gain the release of the Pueblo,
and an official act of the U.N. to do so could
not get past Russia's veto. In other words,
Russia is thwarting every move to settle this
incident peacefully, and is making a mockery
of the purpose of the U.N.
Peaceful co-existence with nations who's
ideology is one of aggression seems to be a
dream not capable of being realized. Those
Americans who burn draft cards and flags,
Sincerely yours,
Irvin H. Kochel
Director
foolishly believing that the Communists are
within their rights, and desire a "live and
let live" policy, should awaken before their
dreams turn into nightmares. Any nation
that wants peaceful co-existence does not
try to assasinate the South Korean president,
along with other offensive actions.
Peace by appeasement isn't a liveable
one. If the U.S. backs down from her de
mands
concerning the return of the Pueblo,
then she will never be able to stop backing
down, and the Communists will push forward
tr_o "bury the free world".
NITTANY CUB EXPRESSES GRATITUDE
Last term The Nittany Cub was published in
the Basement of Erie Hall in a corner coat
check room. Floor space was limited to a
minute 4 2 x4' area, and a single uncovered
light bulb was our chief source of power and
light. The staff really did not mind these
conditions, because this actually made us
feel as if we were a part of an underground
free press, and the hope of moving into our
new office made the whole situation quite
bearable.
The-new publication office in the Reed
Building is our dream come true. Now complete
ly furnished this office offers almost any
thing we could imagine in 'the line of equip
ment for a modern office of this type. To
the people who-made all of this possible we
offer our humble thanks in gratitude for
their time and effort spent to make all of
this possible.
The CUB is able to offer praise along
with criticism to make the Behrend Campus,
one of which we can all be proud.
NITTANY CUB STAFF
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Note: For this edition John Jackson and Rich
Clement have traded assignments.
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