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The Election in Brief
T. By LEVI KISHBAUGH
e 1960 P residen tial election proved to be one of the closest and
Undoubtedly the most fantastic race in the history of the country:
•President-elect Kennedy will be the twelfth minority president to be
inaugurated. I don’t think that many people expected returns to be as
close dad uncertain as this campaign produced. Both the Nixon and
Kennedy fans thought that their man would win with a clear majority.
Since everyone is tired of the election, I shall just briefly state things
related to it. Why did Vice-President Nixon<;lose the election?
1. Was it the fault of Governor Rockefeller, who consistently was
at odds with Nixon?
. .2. Was it that Mr. Nixon failed to do sufficient campaigning in the
$1? .states, but instead fulfilled his promise that he would visit every
4t'ate 'if he were nominated?
~ ~3. Was it Ambassador Lodge’s fault for his untimely remarks, such
aLs./.this: “If we win, there will be a Negro in the Cabinet,”-arid his
statement that the government should subsidize parochial schools ?• : '•
4. Was it that Nixon and Lodge campaigned too closely together
instead of following the pattern of Kennedy and Johnson?
' 5. Was it that Mr. Green was just too much for the Republicans
in Philadelphia?
The one thing that many people believed would be against Kennedy
was his religion. This proved to be a great asset, because many of the
Catholics would not have voted for Kennedy if he had not been one.
However, let’s not take away his Protestant vote which was just as
important.
Just how important were the issues in the campaign? I don’t think
that they played as big a part as they sometimes do. I think that this
was a battle of personalities and that Kennedy had the edge, because
he is somewhat better looking and has a terrific memory for what he
said in earlier speeches. This became quite evident during the TV de
bates. In addition, this was the Democratic year. The Republicans had
been in office for nearly eight years; a change was taking place in the
■State governments, and the Democratic majority in the Congress was
plainly evident.
What lies ahead for us in the next four years ? Government spending
Wili go up; there will be more foreign aid; it will be easier and less ex
pensive to borrow money; taxes will remain high; an effort will be made
'to keep price levels stable; there will be an increase in the minimum
wage law; medical care payments are sure to be expanded; and there
will be many other constructive things that will affect you and me.
Today, quick action is necessary for survival. Our present system
of elections cannot last in this day and age, because it leads to
stagnation. In order for this country to keep pace and continue to be
•a free nation, we have to alter a few things. The first is to change the
:method of elections, so that we follow somewhat the British system.
This may be a blow to patriots of this country, but let’s be reasonable.
If the country were to have a complete election every four years for
the Federal government, there would not be a stalemate situation. Our
present system is outmoded and is leading to our own destruction.
In conjunction with the preceding, the president should be given
more distinct powers. Even though at present the president usually can
and does make treaties and appointments which the Congress almost
always agrees with, there is a chance that this may not always be.
You may think that some of these measures are a little extreme, but
I believe that changes must take place for existence of this country in
this miserable rat race for survival.
FROLICHE weihnachten
UND
PROSIT NEJAHR
(From the German Dept.)
TRY YOUR LUCK dimes and nickles from the good
(Editor’s note: The following
article was slipped under the
Collegian office door by a
disgruntled gambler)
For years, I felt that all
•colleges and universities were
definitely against the vice of
gambling. However, since matric
ulating at Highacres, I have
become aware of a gambling
machine which is serving the best
interests of the school. This
gambling machine, I am told,
presently operates under the dis
guise of a milk machine situated
in the cafeteria of the Student
This fiendish
Union Building.
machine has maliciously stolen
HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN
students of Highacres for several
years. With the current odds on
the machine set by our computers
at three-to-one, this can be
serious (some poor student may
die of thirst)!
Cheer up, kids! Better days are
coming. Our undercover agents
tell me that there is a plan afoot
to steal away this infernal
machine and replace it with a
good old-fashioned cow ! !
Your roving reporter,
Ima Victim
PENN STATE MOTTO
Enter to learn;
Go forth to serve.
The Trend Of American Laborers
By SKIP RETENELLER
Are the strong Ameriqan laborers fading away? Did you ever
stop to ask yourself this question? If you agree that they are, do you
have your reasons for believing so? Are we getting weaker in the
eyes of other nations?
Strikes, strikes, and more strikes! Why? This is so because_the
American people continually want higher wages, fewer-working hours,
longer vacations with pay, and longer coffee breaks. Do, the. American
people want everything for nothing without working for’ it?
We are not willing to work! Our forefathers, who provided the
foundation for a thriving society, struggled hard to achieve their
goals and to make our beloved country a better land for their children
to live in.. We take for granted that our society will continue to_ be
strorig. We think that 'seven hours .a day, .five days, a. week (or
perhaps four, as we are now considering it) will be, enough time-spjfnt
in our places of business. Can it be that the - thought- that really
dominates our minds is “pleasure ?” . : ■■■ •
Let us look at the Russians. Does pleasure come first with them?
No, definitely not! They are hard-working people who believe "in work
as a means of achieving their goal—to surpass the United States as
the strongest nation in the world. This does not concern only the men,
but also the women in Russia..
Now, the average American might say, “But the Russians are
forced to work.” How does he know? Has he been to Russia? Has
he done careful research on the facts ? This might be merely
propaganda,
In brief, it is time for us to get down to work, to be willing and
happy to work for our nation, to be proud to say that we made our
way to the top by working hard. Also, we should teach our children
to accept responsibilities during their teenage years, so that when
they must face the cold world, they will possess ambition, energy, and
self-confidence. With these three basic qualities, they will rebuild the
society of which our forefathers had dreamed.
CIVIL WAR—I96O
If you were reading this article one hundred years ago, you would
be living on the eve of a great change in American life. For it was on
the 20th of December, 1860, that South Carolina, after more than two
generations of peaceful co-existence with her sister states, would break
all ties with these states and with one word change the course of a
nation on the sea of destiny. The word was Secession.
No more than six months would pass from the issuance of this word
in St. Andrew’s Hall, Charleston, South Carolina to the first violent and
bloody clashes in a conflict that was to pit brother against brother, fa
ther against son, and American against American. A conflict that was
to be one of the most vicious and bloody wars in the history of man.
A war that could number among its greats such men as Jackson, Lee,
Thomas, Grant, Sherman, Meade, and Longstreet. A war that would
remember with pride and sorrow such names as Gettysburg, , Shiloh,
Antietam, the Wilderness, Chickamauga, Chancellorsville, and
Appomatox. This was the American Civil War.
We are fortunate enough to be living during the period of the
Centennial Anniversary of this Great Rebellion.
Highacres §Si| Collegian
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DECEMBER 19, 1960
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