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Reasons For A SU Vo
In th'o elections tomorrow and Thursday students
v.ill vote on (1), whether they prefer a student
' 'linn or field house rind whether they are will
i iij to have a S.’j per semester fee—to he applied
i-iv.ard a union building fund--included in their
1 -es beginning next Fall.
A vcie indicating a definite preference for a
student union building separate from a field
house and a willingness to support the project
would be very influehtial in convincing the
Eoard of Trustees that action on fund-raising
is urged now.
One fund-raising firm claims that, given the
'go sign,” they could raise the approximately two
tail lion dollars necessary for a sludenl union build
ing in six months. They were pessimistic, on the
other hand, in regard the possibility of raising four
) nillion dollars tor a combined union and . field
house, the ambitious program believed to be the
cause of the present stalemate.
The $5 fee, if one suggested plan were adopted,
v/ould apply toward a life membership. This is the
arrangement at the University of Wisconsin, where
students who have paid $4O in fees (eight semesters
nfc $5) at the time of graduation are granted life
time privileges upon payment of an additional $lO.
Under the proposed plan, students who
tetters—From the Editor's - Mailbox
Ground
TO THE F1DITOIR: East Thursday, April 17, I at
tended a round-table discussion Cby faculty mem
bers) of several problems confronting - the LA
Ocvhcol, one of which related to the standards of
that school.
Commenting on this problem,'' one of the itneim
he.es said that he was in agreement with those who
label-’the LA School as a “dumping groundI'’ 1 '’ for
misfits from other schools. 'But is this really a cor
rect term to use?
Let us first look at the schools. On the one
hand, we have the LA School; on the other,
six relatively technical schools. Now, if a stu-
dent i s a misfit in any one of thes e technical
schools, that is only proof that he is not tech-
nically inclined whether by aptitude, interests,
or both—otherwise he wouldn't be a- misfit.
This being the case, there is a strong likelihood
that he is'liberally inclined. The wisest thing for
li.'iim to do. therefore, is to tran'dfer to the LA 'School.
Hew the LA School is a “dumping ground'” only in
the sense that a liberally inclined student transfers
to that school from any of the technical schools.
(But to reverse the process, a student with tech
nical tendencies in LA. is just as much a misfit. In
fluat event, .it is very likely that he will transfer to
any of the other School's. Thus, in proportion to
these student transfers from LA, each ctf these
rKhool'S ‘is, in itself, a “dumping ground.”
We see. then, that Ihe ierm is correct only
insofar as it applies to all the schools of the
College. It is meaningless when used specifically
So refer to the LA School alone, and for this
reason should be discarded.
frankly, the iwhole question is simply one oil
proper .vocational adjustment for each student, de
-4 vending on whether he is technically or 1 liberally
inclined.
■Collegian Gazette
AH calendar items must be in the. Daily
Collegian office by 4:30 p.m. on the day pre
ceding publication.
Wwesday, April 29
WRA Tennis Club, courts, 4 o’clock.
WRA Golf Club, caddy house, 6:1,5 o’clock.
' THETA SIGMA PHI initiation and elec
tion of officers, Hugh Beaver room, .6:30
o’clock.
PANHELLENIC- Council meeting, 418 Old
Main, 7 o’clock.
M. I. Banquet Committee meeting, .105 Min
eral Industries, 7 o’clock.
COLLEGIAN ad staff compulsory meet
ing, Collegian office, 7 o’clock. No candidate
class.
ALL-COLLEGE Political Rally, Schwab
Auditorium, 8 o’clock.
WRA. Executive board meeting. White Hall,
8 o’clock.
€<ail®g® IMessflltlb Service
Discharged from the infirmary Friday: Ray
Brodie.
- Discharged Saturday: Emma Lou Lynn,
Ellsworth Michel and Peter Sirianni.
Admitted Sunday: Steven Skapik and Don
ald Stark.
Admitted Monday: Dorothy Lees, Ruth
Shuey and Stanley Wyglendowski.
Discharged Monday: Hugo Larson. Carl
TendJer and Eugene Wasilewski.
College Piiacemein# Service
PROCTER AND GAMBLE DISTRIBUT
ING CO., April 20 and 30, Stir setn. men in
C&F and A&L,
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., April 20 and
30, Bih sem. men in A&L and C&F
. BIGELOW-SANFORD CARPET CO., April
30; 81 )j sem. men in ChE, ME and lE.
THE OHIO PUBLIC SERVICE CO., April
30, Blh sem. men in EE, IE and ME.
' WAGNER ELECTRIC CORP.. April '3O,
81h sem. men in EE.
• 'CORNING GLASS WORKS, May 1, Bth
sem. men in ME, lE, CE, EE, ChE, Phy and
c&f.
; PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT ’CORP.,
May 2, Cth sem. taen in lE.
—Peter R. Priffi,
One of the Misfits.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
will bo seniors next year would pay only 510
and current sophomores would'pay only $2O
before graduation, but would be granted life
membership without further payment. This is
fair since they will have received no beneiits
from ihe union as undergraduates.
The Lvo-and-a-hnll million dollar union at Wis
consin was financed entirely by students, alumni,
faculty and friends of the University. No bond issue
was floated. The purpose of a union building, to
provide wholesome recreation and services to
members free or at iower-than-prevailing rales, is
not always attainable if interest and principal pay
ments on a bond issue must be met.
One suggestion—which follows a national
trend—is -that the proposed union building be
constructed as a War Memorial honoring
Penn Slate's dead of World Wars I and 11. Few
institutions served the war effort better than
Slate and since no Such memorial how exists.
it seems worthy of consideration.
Students at smaller schools than State are now
enjoying the fuller campus life a centrally-located
student union building affords. Do yourself—ahd
future Penn Staters—a favor. Support the union
proposals when you vote.
Extreme Policy
TO THE-EDITOR; Collegian readers were met last
Friday morning with an “expose Of Critique” based
on information from the ex-editors.
In the process of publishing the first issue the
Critique staff found itself divided into two distinct
factions. One group showed tendencies toward an
editorial policy more extreme than would be ac
ceptable to the-student body.
The other group realized that they must present
a student publication sufficiently conservative in
policy to show both sides of any question.
It is obvious that the success of a campus
publication depends upon complete coopera
tion of the staff.
The two factions of Critique, so opposite in gen
eral policy, could not work together. The resigna
tion of the extreme element has left a unified staff.
We shall endeavor to bring to Penn State its first,
successful and representative literary magazine,
Sincerely,
—George Purnell,
-Business Manager, Critique Magazine.
Poor Writing
TO THE EDITOR: I was pleased to see Critique,
the new Liberal Arts magazine, appear for sale on
Monday morning,'and after reading through most
of the first issue, was even more pleased.
Upon turning to page 35, however, this good
impression was dispelled swiftly when I read
the review of Thespians' latest show, "Varsity
Sweetheart."
To be brief, and avoid controversy over per
sonalities, suffice to say that the review was quite
possibly the poorest piece of writing ever offered
in a college literary magazine. The whole article
was full of contradictions, cliches, labored expres
sions, and statements in the poorest of -taste.
Why? The answer is obvious; lhe magazine
was sent lo press, I understand, over'three
weeks ago, when a bonda fide review was im-
possible. What, passes for a Review, ihen, was
Teally written with the inteni_6f;making the
magazine more - timely. Even Penn Stale ex-
pects its dramatic criticism to be more ethical
and -fair than this.
Small wonder that the author did hoi.sign his
name; nearly anyone would be ashamed, to admit
that he had written such a piece.
An apology to both the public' and the Thespians
is in order, and it is hoped-that Critique will in the
future refrain from such insincere and" unethical'
practices. '
No 'Player He
TO THE EDITOR: The usual reliable sources in
form me that Philadelphia’s gift to Penn State—
Richard Frontman—is again reviewing a Players
show. Not that I have anything, personally against;
Mr. Frontman, nobody does. - ' '
Bui I think that. someone less closely con
nected with the dramatics department and
Players would be : better suited for the job.
The grapevine has it that on prior occasions Mr.
Frontman reviewed a Players show- in- which he
was starred (????). (That is he helped (?) a certain
Collegian editor write the review for a play which
said editor is reputed not .to have seen.)
■I know as little about dramatics as-Frontman.
May I please write the next review?.
—One of the people—All of the time.
• That grapevine, I'm afraid, tastes of bitter
grapes. , . . The review in question (not seen
by the editor) was written by Mr. Elliot Sha
piro! no Player he) v/ho hacked the job so
badly that the editor rewrote it. Please do not
take credit away from Mr. Shapiro, who is a
hard working journalist. He felt badly enough
that we hadn't given him a by-line, but that
was. because our rewrite job was a major
operation.
Edit Shorts
• If there was any real difference between the
Collegian review of-the Thespian Show-and that
published in Critique .it was only because the Col
legian reviewer saw the show., .. . nj,
-u : .
■ Editorials and features- in -The :
- reflect' the - opinions of -ihe writer. Thay-irjake
no., eihifn to tepresaint student .oriUniversity ,
tMl^aigfaed- x shm '.w|
By William GessneT
Sincerely,
I —Danßeese
AVC Chairman
Gains Support
Four more campus organiza
tions have added their names to
those already backing Charles G.
Belle's scheduled talk in Schwab
auditorium, on May 19, Earl
Kemmler, AVC Chapter Chair
man, said yesterday.
The additional groups announc
ing support of the talk to be given
by the recent Rhodes Scholar and
National AVC Chairman are IMA,
the X-GI Club, the. Penn State
Club and the Common Sense
Club.
Wednesday will be the last day
of the current AVC membership
drive, William Garvin, Member
ship Chairman, said yesterday.
After Wednesday, he said, mem
bership fees will be increased to
$4. Veterans may pick up mem
bership blanks at'Student Union..
Sunday’s jam session at Skytop;
■featured Nick Ghezzi and mem
bers of his band as well as Hugh
Ridall and his outfit..
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TUESDAY, APRIL 2fl, 194?
PSCA Elects Five Men
To Board of Directors
j Dr. Henry C. Brunner. Professor
Royal Gephardt, Dr. Seth Rifssall,
Dr. 11. K. Schilling, and Dean
Emeritus Ralph L. Walts were
elected to the PSCA Board: of
Directors for three-year term's at
the' CA banquet.
At tllie' sarnie time awards cf
books and.' certificates were made
tto. sixteen’ graduating seniors ft>r
their inte-resit -and work at PISOA-
Tih'ose honored were Caroline Cur
rier, Martha Dennis, Anne Dun
away, Fhoeibe Forest.
Mania Hanzlik, Sam Harvey,
jPhiyll’Jis James, Richard l Mlauithe,
Grace McOVKllen,- Jerry (Miller,
Marjorie Reich, Rustum Roy,
Nlancy Sherri fl, Barbara Struck,
Mary Lou Wayigood,. and Paul
Wiikims.