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Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
The Collegian’s recent poll on
universal .military training limited
itself, either toy design or omis
sion, to only one of the necessar y
steps a great nation must take to
•maintain its position with the
world at large.
In addition to (1) an adequately
trained reserve for military use,
it would seem to me, that the
state must also include on its. list
for' any probalbte emergency (2)
the assurance of a minimum num
ber of births to uphold the popu
lation, and the assurance of (31 a
minimum number of “intellec
tuals” w.ho will supply .the lead
ership and the research to utilize
the (4) material resources which
must toe obtained if not on hand.
In a limited way, our govern
ment provides a sort of compen
sation. for those adults who are
willing to raise children. For that
responsibility, taxes are slightly
reduced, the parents are elevated
to a certain rank of respefcbatoility
in their community, and for the
serviceman, .it means additional
pay and extra discharge points.
■Labor and management have
also been accorded high salaries
and exemptions for obtaining and
converting natural products into
useable articles.
Students Deserve Aiu •
But what has been awarded to
the college student, the potential
brain power of our nation, or for
that matter, to the productive
3?h.D. who bargains wtih other na
tions or conceives the ideas that
we use in' war and peace? If the
facts indicate that our economic,
social and military policies come
from the men and women who
ore trained in colleges, it ’would be
logical to set .aside this grouf)
from military training and allow
them to continue to study ini order
to work out our problems.
in brief, not only should col
lege students not be considered ‘
for compulsory military train
ing, tout also college students, the
ones who pass each semester, and
the colleges should be given more
financial support toy the natio.».
This in my opinion, would be a
worthwhile 'investment, by the cit
izens of our country. In as much
as student's would involve- only a
•small tout important percentage of
the people, the absence of this
group from army and naval train
ing 'camps would scarcely be no
ticed.
Of course, some types of stu
dents are excused from, the draft.
One example is the ministerial
student. Certainly, the student oi
an organized religion is of no more
importance to our society, and
perhaps in the final analysis he
may ibe of far less, than the stu
dent of agriculture, law, language,
drama, 'Chemistry, or engineering.
Army Doesn't Help
An interval in. the armed forces
is a decided set-back to any . stu
dent. Physciail culture, poise, and
the ability to make congenial con
tacts' with all the different types
of .men are far better taught in
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civilian life than as, in my ex
perience, in Army life. And who
wants to < associate with some
classes of people, anyway? The
.phrase that “the Army will make
a better man of you” is often
quoted by old women, tout it is not
at all a profound statement nor is
’.t accurate.
Military ways can be just as
easily learned in College with
Lour years of ROTC and at the
same t.'me, if students are kept in
college, it .will endow our country
with' the “brains” to direct our
“might” toe it war or peace.
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Dear Editor
Do freshmen coeds have any
voice in student government? If
so, I’d like to add mine.
'Freshmen women are held
down very strictly. They must
toe in at 9:15 on week nights and
also Sundays. They have a 10 and
a 1 o’clock permission Friday and
Saturday nights. Restrictions are
in. order for the freshmen, for it
is. vital for them to form good
study habits fn early college life.
If; however, they must in at 9:15
every ngiht; (why aren’t, they al
lowed' to date up until that time?
As 'long as they are in at the
appointed time, why can’t they
keep . the company tliey. chose
until then?
Many girls do that without be
ing penalized. Some of them are
reported to Judicial and receive
punishments. The majority of
coeds who appear before Judicial
do not tell the truth. Those who
do tell the truth Receive heavier
punishments for admitting their
awareness of breaking a rule and
the restriction that must follow
than those who concoct a tale
and have perhaps broken a more
serious ruling.
, .I s this right and is it causing
a situation more serious than the
breaking of rules The answer
is definitely YES. The situation
is indeed a serious one. It is mak
ing Rants and deceitful persons
of the freshmen women. This is
not my opinion alone, for I have
talked to many upperclassmen
who agree that restrictions up to
a certain limit are good, but that
these are too strong.
How albout some revisions
which will encourage freshmen
men and women alike to form
good habits and help them ■ to
build character instead of mak
ing sneaks of them!!
Sincerely,
Frustrated Frosh
Milholland-
(Continued jrom page one)
College as a member of the Board
and as counselor and advisor;
“Be It 'Resolved, that this 'Board
create, and it does hereby create,
the office of President (Emeritus
ol the Board; and
“Be It (Further Resolved, that
J. Franklin Shields be and he is
hereby elected to the position of
President Emeritus of the Board.”
The new
" presidtent
erne r i t u s
r ece x ynd
hi i n LLB
"degree from
the Univer
s.i ty 1 o f
!P e ni n syV-
Vania. He is
member of
t h e Penu
ry 1 vita ml il a
(Bar Asso
ciation, and
a m ember
I r r .,. „ , ttf the firm
James Milholland o£ ShieldSi
Clark, Brown, and McCown.
"Mf. Milholland, a member. of
the law firm of Alter, Wright, and
Barron, was graduated from the
College (19111), took graduate work
at the. University of -Pittsburgh
(l9l4), served with ■the'fith Field
Artillery in France in World 1 War
I, and was twice elected presi
dent of the 'Alumni Association.
He is past president of. the Al
legheny County Bar Association
and: is a former judge of the-Or
phan’s Court. . \ r
Penn Stale Club ;
An Ex-GI,
.... recently elected the fol
lowing officers: Robert, Moore,
president; Michael' Haleliis, vice
president; Clayton Wilson, secre
tary; Larry Marcella, treasurer;
'Arnold Taylor, social chairman;
Herbert Kean, athletic chairman,
and Kenneth Harshbarger, histor
ian.
First Semester Club
.... members will hear Rev.
Malcom djdussina on “What is
Right” at their, meeting in 304
Old (Main at 7 p. m. Monday
r.’isht. After the meeting., there
will be. a social hour and danc
ing.' __ ;
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THE COLLEGIAN
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CARMEN
RYA To Hold
Open Session
'Staying over from their meet
ing here Saturday, several mem
bers of the Executive Committee
of the Pennsylvania Rural Youth
Association will aid in discussion
at an open meeting for all per
sons interested in the RYA in 401
Old Main at 1:30 p.'m. Sunday.
Eugent Fulmer, first vice pres
ident of the Pennsylvania Rural
Youth Association, will explain at
this meeting, the rural youth
movement, its functions, *and' its
through P e nn State parti
cipation. Fulmer states that in
terest on. the part of campus farm
organizations for clarification of
the aims and functions of the
RYiA has led to the calling! of the
meeting.
Fulmer urges all students in
terested in the RYA, especially
members of campus agricultural
groups, to attend this open meet
ing. .
- The Executive Committee is'
turday to Plan then
budget-and program for the re
mamd?r of the year.-
Alumni Directory Lists
Agricultural Chemists
hu ? dred and fifty-one
alumni who received
bachelor -of science degrees dur
ing the years 19il0 to 1944 are list
ed in a directory’published by the
department of • agricultural and
lege o8 * 031 ohemistry at" the Col-
The directory also includes
names of 136 former students who
leceived master of science de
grees, one master of. education, and
49 v who earned their doctor of
philosophy degrees.
A' section of the- directory,
showing geographical distribution
Of the graduates, reveals they are
employed ■ in 39 states and in
Puerto’'Rico.” ada ’ '>. d
A. H. Reede '
. . . associate professor of-eco
nomics, -will discuss- "Lsibor Pro
blems” at a .meeting of the You rip
Men. s Bureau at . Williamsport
February 25. He will address the
Kiwanis club on
Military Government” on Feb
ruary 26.
FRIDAY -MORNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1946 w-
Dry Dock-
fContinued from, pape one ) (
under the direction of Mr.' Rajh*
Conger of the . School of Physical' "
Education. Further, that these
nights except on two occasions ;',
during the past semester have notf"
materialized. If for lany reason’-
beyond their'control the program.V."
has not been able to develop be- '
yond the blueprint stage we also
would like to sign,up White Halli
fpv those additional Saturday;;;
nights as the Dry, Dock program - •
is ready for immediate execution^,-
Sincerely, , ». -V
-FLORENCE PORTER, President,;;,
of Women’s-. Student Govern-' ••
ment .
WOODENE BELL, Editor of Col-.ilt
legian - - . '
PRISiCILfiA" WAGNER,
of Panhellenic Council - : -
M. JEAN NELSON, President of'; "
, Junior Service Board - '
MARY ,LOUISE WAYGOOD?-;
'President of Cwens ' 'V;;
MARY FALOON,. President ■ of' •■;
Mortar Board.. V 't- Ji i’i
1.1. ’Whitaker^-::.-
- .0... '*issod^ ! t-'. :
architecture ■ and ■chairman' btt
ministration of the-
architecture, .* is' the - new •
tary of - the- Central Pennsylvaniask'
chapter"of; the American ilirsßKi®
tute of Architecture dor. the;
47 year.. -He -was. elected : y at ; .'Mels
recent annual meeting , held' in- }
Harrishurg.- . •• • .
A; W. Basfress
.Associate-: professor of. glassiiif
technology, will -sf>eak -about;-;?
Alaska at the organization
ing of the- American Sociefefoi; : /|
Metals, Minerals
gallery,. 8 p."m. February
Bastress will illustrate' his talk 5
with'slides;-.; 1 ij
Ex-G! Book Slips
••• ~. must be -returned to
OM Main in order that'book store:?*;?
bills 'may be paid". Tbe -bdofesli#
may be taken out- again if
sary. " ■ - ~- -' -
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