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With The Editor
Through the mail yesterday came a suggestion
"that it might be of interest to survey some in
structors in'many of the departments to see what
their reactions to some of their problems are.”
From a notice ol' the American As sedation of
■University Professors it would seem that that
group feels that salary adjustment and salary
schedules are the immediate problems.
The problem, at first glance, appears to bo one
strictly between the faculty and the administra
tion.
ft, of course, would become a matter ol great
concern to the student body if the general cali
bre of the faculty became so low that it was
hurting our chances of getting a first, class educa
tion;
With that thought in mind, a few of the newer
members of the faculty were contacted.
All agree that salaries paid Penn State profes
sors are not the highest by a long shot. We’ve
had ample evidence in the number of professors
who have left to accept positions elsewhere, in
the past year.
It was felt that if the College would take a
stand on increases based upon cost of living ad
vances, that the School would remain in the mod
erate salary class.
What did seem of more concern was the lack
of adequate housing for young faculty members.
A problem that it not post-war in nature at all.
ft has existed as long as Penn State has and has
been discussed .almost as long by editors of Col
legian.
Why the College hasn’t taken a more defensive
stand on such issues is hard to tell. Blit there is
no denying that the housing needs are not met,
and never have really been met.
It has been suggested that the charter of. the
College prevents the institution from becoming
a landlord except in the case of dormitories for
students.
If that is the case then perhaps, when the Penn
sylvania State College gets around to changing
its name and charter to the Pennsylvania State
University it will have the foresight to do away
with this clause which does hold us back, and
keeps us from being a top notch school;.
Burgess Fiedorek
Burgess Leo Fiedorek of Windcrest, whom the
Collegian portrayed in an article yesterday as
being' a very hard-hearted individual, called in
person today to notify the Collegian that he had
Issued no warnings, made no threats to take
"stern measures” nor does he plan to shoot, the
little puppy dogs in Windcrest.
The story was entirely fictitious —an anxious
.1 ournalism student dreamed up and submitted the
story to a journ. prof, who thought well enough of
it to pass it on to the Collegian.
While no paper likes to make much of its errors,
it is only fair that Burgess Fiedorek, who has been
most conscientious about his job, be given a fair
break and the assistance of the college paper. We
made the mistake of assuming that our source
had been authoritative when it wasn’t.
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Wednesday/Dec. 4
, FORTF'CMO stafif meeting, 5 Carnegie
•Hall. 6:30 o’clock.
MED CROSS operating committee meet
ing, 105 Old Main, 6:30 o’clock. :
WRA modem dance clufo, White Hall
■danice room, 7 o’clock.
■HOTEL Qreeters’ club meeting, Home
(Economics, 7. o’clock.
' WROTH editorial staff meeting, Froth edi
fice, 7 o’clock
AG STUDENT council meeting. T‘Q3 Ag
riculture, 7 o’clock. . • - :
. HOME Economics eluib meeting, 14 Home
Economics, 7 o’rlork.
. CAMPUS Center chub meeting ancl dance,
401 Old Main, 7 o’clock.
■ PHI SIGMA SIGMA bridge and gin rum
my benefit, Atherton southwest lounge, 7-9
o’clock.
i CHRISTIAN Science student meeting, 200
Carnegie Hall. '7:30 o’clock.
AVC meeting, 121 Sparks, 7:30 o’clock.
At The Movies
OATiBAUM: “The Cockeyed Miracle,”
Keenan Wynn.
- STATE: “The • Verdict,” Sidney Green
street.
NITTANV: “Beauty and jiho Bandit.” Gil
bert Roland.
Co liege Health Service
■Admitted t.o the infirmary yesterday
Marjorie Dyer, John Martin, Hois Steele.
Discharged yesterday: Frank Delp,
College Placement Service
DEC. s—General Electric Co. will inter
view graduating men from the 'following
curricula: BE, IVTE, lE, metallurgy, chem,
chem eng, and physics.
. General Electric Co. will also interview
graduating .men for possible appointment to
.their Business Training Program.
DEC. 11—. New York, Chicago, & St.
Louis Railroad' Co. will interview senior
civil engineers and graduating senior arch
itectural and E:E.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Letters
Rah Davis!
TO TI-TE EDITOR: That little editorial comment
under the letter .‘Half-Truths” certainly looked
like' shades of Hoarst and McCormick. It did,
however, place the Collegian in the light that it
deserves, that of a reactionary, timid rag hardly
worthy of being the official organ of a student
body representing progressive liberal thought,
and not decadent satisfaction with the status quo.
Never do you make a two-fisted attack on such
a gross injustice as racial prejudice which exists
right here in State College. That is but an ex
ample of the type- of tlung toward which you
seem always to exhibit-a mushy, wishy-washy
attitude. A strong liberal editorial stand would
become you more.
Mr. Davis may have spent the summer studying
European history, but not in vain, for his reason
ing is much more sound than your own, or that
of the article “Russia Dominates Poland, etc.”
Czechoslovakia is one of the so called Russian
satellites. I. spent eight months there, including
part of last summer, and was able to sample opin
ion in almost all strata of society, both in the
Russian and American zones when the liberating
troops were there, and later when all such troops
were withdrawn. My experience was that though
extremes could be found on both sides of the
Russian question, generally the Russians were
greatly respected. This respect was not forced.
In elections as free, if not more so, than our
own, the Czechs chose a policy of friendly co
operation with Russia. You read no claims of an
influenced election. There were none. It would
not be feasible to believe that they would have
so willingly done this if they regarded the Soviet
Union as the oppressing persecutor which most
American newspapers picture her to be.
This is no attempt to whitewash Soviet policy.
It is merely an endorsement of .Mr. Davis’ conten
tions, and a protest against the Collegian’s narrow,
editorial views.
ftah European History!
TO THE EDITOR: Your editor’s note: “Of
course?- Mr. Stone -was in Poland and Denmark
this summer : Mr. DaVis spent the summer, in State
ollege, studying European history,” which fol
lowed Frank Davis’ editorial “Half-Truths” "was
neither pertinent, .analytical nor intelligent. It
was merely sarcastic and flippant and served no
purpose other than to display your perverted
sence of humor.
Mr. Davis does not state or even imply that the
facts of Stone’s stoiy, “Russia Dominates .Poland:
Freedom Rules Denmark” are incorrect. Ho.wever,
he does make an appeal to hear the story from
both sides and to make an accurate analysis of
the facts with respect to the historical background
and difficulties of the existing problem.
In reference to Mr. Davis’ spending the sum
mer in Stale College, it appears as though you
imply that one must witness an act in order to
understand it. Let me point out that one needn’t
witness a chemical reaction to understand the
principles involved; one didn’t have to be present
at Hiroshima to realize the implications of the
atomic bomb.—ln the same light Mr. Davis is
perfectly capable of making an accurate analysis
of the European situation. (How many people in
the U. S. see the facts of our political, social and
economic difficulties and still do not know “what
the score is?”)
In addition I’d like to call your-attention to the
fact that Mr. Davis in spending the summer study
ing European history was. receiving the back
ground and techniques, which enable one to'make
a more thorough investigation of such as our pres
ent problems. • • ' :
Blah Blatz!
TO THE EDITOR: For a minute ■ I.- thought I
was reading the “New York Daily News” but then
.1 realized that even that paper would not make
an editorial comment of the caliber of your ah
ser to the letter of Frank D. Davis. ,
Naturally, everyone has a right to express- his
.own-opinion ,on international affairs, or any af
fairs for that matter, but what right has a stu
dent publication to condemn an ‘ individual’s
thoughts and' to decide a controversial issue with
one brief sentence? And you, editor, have taken'
it upon your shoulders to decide the policy of this
school on international affairs with a mere flip
of your pen.- This is a very ambitious undertak
ing. To say the reason that Mr. Davis, doesn’t
know what lie is talking about because he spent
last summer in State College, is ridiculous.
Even -you must realize that. Just having spent
time in a country does not necessarily qualify
one to become an authority on that nation’s in
ternal affairs. Could you, editor, give an au
thoritative summary of this country’s internal
problems to a foreigner, and feel within yourself
that you understand completely all sides of each
issue?
And yet you say that because Mr. Stone spent
one summer between Poland and Denmark that
he is an authority and Mr. Davis has no right to
doubt him? I would not undertake the great re
sponsibility of saying who is right and who is
crazy. I do not know.
And it is not up to you, either, dear editor, to
decide by one cute, flippant sentence who is right
and who is wrong. In the future, remember that
you are not the one lo determine foreign policy
for Penn State.
Editorials aftd features in The. Collegian
reflect the opinions of the writer. They make
no claim to represent student or University
opinion. All unsigned editorials are by the
editor.
— E. H. Millard
—Seymour Schuster
Sincerely,
—Anne Grasberg.
(Ft Adopts-
(Continued from page one)
viser, the President, and lour
members of the IFC Council, and
that group shall hold a meeting to
discuss the case of the violating
fr'atcrnity, passing recommenda
tions on to the Student. Welfare
Committee.
6. We hereby resolve that the
members of IFC shall in all good
faith adhere to the above resolu
tions and will !to the best of their
ability obey all rules and regula
tions, of this code and regulations
as sot forth by the College with
special reference to the following:
•Section 86 Regulations for
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47 .
“The right, .is reserved to sever
at any time the College Connec
tion tof a student whose influ
ence is found to be injurious to
the standard: of morals and
scholarship' cf the student body,
or whos e conduct is prejudicial
to th e good name of the Col
lege.”
ROTC Shows Third Series
Of Army Combe} Movies
The third of a series of combat
films will be shown .tomorrow at
7:,30 p. m. in Room 1:10 New Phy
sics buiding at the College.
The program, sponsored' by the
department of military science, in
cludes "S'au Pietro,” “Death
Mills”, a film showing scenes in
concentration camps, “A Defeated’
People,” and “Target for Today.”
Although the films are intended
primarily for veterans, others in
terested are invited to attend.
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CHRISTMAS GIFT
WEDNESDAY,. DECEMBER 4, 1946
PSCA Extends Deadline
Of Current Finance Drive
■ Because of busy week-ends and
the Thanksgiving vacation, the
current Finance Drive.of tile Penn
Slate Christian Association has
been extended to December 7,
James T. Smith, PSCA secretary,
stated yesterday.
The drive, which was to. have
elided the day before Thanksgiv
ing holiday began, was extended
because the majority of solicitors
have not been able to confect
their quota of students and
faculty. ' i
To date more than slll.oo' in
cash and pledges has been con
tributed toward fhe PSCA’s $5,000
goal.
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