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Letters —From the Editors Mailbox
The Browsers
In deference lo the former editor, we are
■ making an exception in publishing this letter
which exceeds the word limit.
TO THE EDITOR: While browsing through the
Collegian this morning over my toast, coffee and
three-minute eggs ala Pollock Circle (an ex-editor
has so much time on his hands, Mr. Ostar) I came
across Mr. Homer V. Roberts’ advertisement headed
“The Browse.”
Having a few minutes to myself, I browsed
through that entire column of copy (which read
well but which should have been broken into
shorter paragraphs in three spots to brighten it,
Roberts) and wnat do I see? \
I see a very clever example of slanted
journalese.
My reference is to the 128 ems of copy Roberts
devotes to my last editorial (oh yes, Mr. Ostar, I
haven’t had the opportunity to thank you for giv
ing a “has-been” like myself a thrill by printing it
when your regime took over).
Homer V. Roberts took a part of a complete
sentence and answered that alone.
At the risk of boring you and your readers I d
like to repeat the entire sentence concerning book
stores as I wrote it: “Certainly they’re risky in
vestments, but there must be some profit m them,
else how do they survive in this community year
after year?” ... ,
So you see, I admit that there is always a chance
that a bookstore could flop (a concession on my
part to those College officials who have glumly
stated that a Student Union bookstore is a poor
risk) but I know as well as Mr. Roberts does that
it wouldn’t flop if it were managed one-half as
successfully as his is managed.
Perhaps Mr. Roberts doesn’t remember me but
I spent considerable time browsing in his store
during my sophomore and junior year at State.
I then came down with a bad case of ilagilis
before-the-eyes. Upon my recovery from that
I returned to State only to come down with a
serious attack of committee-serving (though
not as bad as Mr. Fulmer's), from which I am
slowly recovering.
But getting back to Roberts. We shall drop in
to chat with him but for the benefit of any readers
who -came across his ad in Thursday’s Collegian
and who might be interested, I already know the
outcome. . __ ,
He'll have to admit that a Student Union
bookstore can be a financial success if care
’ fully managed.
In desperation he may say, “But where are you
going to find someone capable of running it?”
Before he can say, “Do you think you could run
it successfully?” I’ll break in with the statement,
“There are any number of people who could run
it—even I could but I have a previous appointment
for the next few years to sit around in the Student
Union building at the University of Oklahoma,
watching them operate their bookstore.”
Maybe I'll even find the lime lo persuade
him lo close up Ihe College Book Store and
lake over the management of our Student
Union Bookstore when it's built.
But I doubt if I’ll find time for that for I intend
launching my other favorite argument, somewhere
during our meeting.
That concerns the attitude of merchants in this
town who feel that the College isn’t THE all
Collegian Gazette
All calendar items must be in the Daily
Collegian office by 4:30 p.m. on the day pre
ceding publication.
Friday, May 9
COLLEGIAN JUNIOR EDITORIAL
BOARD meeting, 9 Carnegie Hall, 4:15
o’clock.
OMICRON NU meeting, 209 Home Eco
nomics, 3:20 o’clock.
PSBF BIBLE STUDY.- 200 Carnegie Hall,
7 o’clock.
Sunday, May 1 1
PSBF DISCUSSION, ‘‘Christ in the Old
and New Testaments,” 304 Old Main, 4
o’clock.
Monday, May 12
LOUISE HOMER Club final meeting, 200
Carnegie Hall, 8:30 o’clock.
SKULL AND BONES meeting to discuss
final plans for tapping, 409 Old Main 7 o’clock.
College Health Service
Discharged on Thursday: Thomas Folan,
Norma Schantzenbach and Philip Walter.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT SERVICE
MINE SAFETY .APPLIANCE CO., May
13, Bth sem. men in EE and ME.
College Placement Service
men in AgE.
ERIE RESISTOR CORP., May 8, Bth sem.
men in EE. ME and lE.
PA. POWER & LIGHT CO., May 8, Bth
sem. men in EE and ME.
THE AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY
CO., May 8, Bth sem. men in C&F and A&L.
B. F. GOODRICH CO., May 8, Bth sem.
men in C&F.
A. B. FARQUHAR CO., May 8, Bth sem.
men in AgE.
CHAMBERSBURG ENGINEERING CO.,
May 12, Bth sem. men in ME and lE.
AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE CO., May 13,
Bth sem. men in ME, EE, IE and Met.
W. VA. PULP & PAPER CO., May 13, Bth
sem. men in CE and ME.
1-T-E CIRCUIT BREAKER CO., May 14,
Bth sem. men in EE and ME.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
important. (Mr. Roberts doesn’t come in this cate
gory but by repeating the sermon he might be
influenced to spread the gospel.)
They can tear their hair all they please but they
wouldn’t be in business in this valley if it weren’t
for the College. Best proof of that has been the
known fact that “as the College grows, so grows
the town.” , . .
Which in turn will lead me off on the subject
of how this town could develop other non-depend
ent businesses. They could, if they had a red-hot
chamber of commerce, boost State College as a
resort town—but as Prof. Dengler would say,
“That’s another story—” . . ,
—Michael A. Blalx.
Round Two
TO THE EDITOR: A reply to the letter introduced
in yesterday’s “Collegian’’ by the Messrs. Rouch
and Dillard need not resort for appeal to the reader
by a general slanderous introduction as was em
ployed by these men in their attack upon the
action undertaken by the Pollock Circle Couhcil
in regard to high prices charged by Sally’s Candy
Company. Such a method is employed by unin
formed persons desirous of achieving their own
ends and is not needed for reading appeal.
For the enlightenment of the general reader,
but especially for these two men, several points
of their criticism need clarification. '
1. The proposal lo refrain from buying
Sally's products originated and was proposed
by a group of non-council men in Pollock
Circle and a petition was submitted to the
Council by their representative. Final action
was not taken by the Council until the ma
jority of Pollock Circle men had, through their
prexys, signified approval of the proposed
action. Final steps were then taken by the rep
resentative body.
2. The "recently acquired power" of the
Council referred lo in the letter is now twelve
weeks old, and I regret that the Council. ap
pears "high and mighty" to them. Even level
land appears high when one places himself in
a hole.
A Thdnk-You Note
TO THE EDITOR: The Penn State Club wishes to
publicly thank Dean Arthur Wamock, Mr. George
Donovan, and retiring I.F.C. president Fritz Lloyd
for serving on the “Outstanding Non-Fraternity
Male Senior” committee.
These gentlemen, we believe; did an out- :
standing job. The Club also wishes lo congral
ulaie Mr. Michael Blatz in becoming the ninth
recipient of the Award.
—The Penn State Club.
They Second the Motion
TO THE EDITOR: Our two-bits to a worthy cause.
Down with Sally’s 1 Let’s all back up Pollock
Circle’s request for the boycott. Pile those pennies
into your own pockets—not Sally’s.
—The Fundless Five, Foster Lodge.
Editorials and 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.
A Fish Story
Glancing through some pages of College history
left me by the outgoing features editor, I have come
across data that is little short of terrifying. So
significant is this-information that I hasten to pass
it on to all readers of the Collegian to serve them
fair warning of the black plot that is being hatched
under their very noses.
In 185.9, each student was required to do
three hours of farm work a day, except on
Saturdays and Sundays.
Consider, this with all its fateful implications.
Consider it first as haying happened only 88 years
ago (practically yesterday, daylight savings time),
and then consider it in the light of what, is taking
place even at this moment.
Penn State is offering a course in "fishing."
The word "offering" is theirs, not mine. It is
my belief that this is the first in a series of
steps calculated to turn back the clock to the
days when students were ■ required to pick
apples and harvest crops. It is my belief that,
far from "offering" this course, the College will
in the near future make it compulsory for
graduation. I forsee a horrible time when all
Penn Staters will be either BF's in S (Bache
lors of Fishing in Science) or holders of an
AF degree (Arts and Fish).
For all readers who are inclined to disparage
the importance of this warning, I wish to close with
the following statement: '
In the first College dormitory, doors three
inches thick were placed on each floor to lock
students in at night, ostensibly to keep them
studying, but actually to insure their being in
condition to pick cotton or something come
dawn. I place particular emphasis on that word
"dawn."
Edit Quips
• The other day a student went into a local
store and made a 50-cent purchase. He thought he
gave the cashier $l, and accepted 50 cents in
change. Later he realized that it was a $5 bill he
made his purchase with, so he went back to get
the money he had coming to him.
The cash register was checked, and the student
was given $4. He noted that after Jhe money was
refunded, there was still a $27 unaccounted. for
surplus in the register.
—William H. Schiele,
President, Dorm 14.
By David Adelman
Keeker's Report On ...
Model State Legislature
College* students since tim«, im
memorial have received tongue
lashings from their distinguished
elders for lack of interest in state
and national affairs. ThCse elders
would have done well to have sat
in oh the Model State Legisla
ture recently held in Harrisburg.
The word 1 Model” didn’t mean a
paragon or an. abject of perfec
tion; it did mean a good simula
tion of the very legislature our
parents boast of at Harrisburg
complete with all the hot com
mittee sessions, party bickering,
horse - trading on hill - backing,
porkbarreling. parliamentary red
tape* booing and applause which
we astiwiaie with the real thing.
But there was one difference.
■Students in the long run can and
will vole according lo their own
feelings rather than according to
the dictates of their constituen
cies. Hence a summary of some
of the bills passed and defeated
there are presented here to show
the consensus of opinion of more
than 600 students from 66 schools
ih Pennsylvania on slate issues.
Take veterans’ aflairs for in
stance. Of eight bills that reach
ed tihe floor out of committee, the
General Assembly passed three,
one' providing : for state' benefits
to widows of service men killed
in the service of their Country, one
setting up a Veteran’s Housing
Director and giving him power of
housing priorities, and - a third
prlviding for. State scholarships to
deserving children. of .veterans
deceased in service and of dis
abled veterans.
The bills defeated were even
more indicative of student feeling.
Down went bills to provide for
veterans' life insurance, a veter
ans' training investigating com
mission. $6OO bonds for disabled
THE DAILY eOLLEGIAN
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veterans, and continued, educa
tion for Stale veteran students
preparing for professional ca
reers.
Among needed constitutional
changes were bills passed on de
creasing the voting age to 18, es
tablishing a one-house legislature,
and allowing a graduated state
income tax!
Under taxation and finance
bills were passed calling for con
tinuance of cigarette and liquor
excises, a low-cost housing pro
gram financed through public
funds, permission for insuraincJe
companies to invest up to IS per
cent of their assets in real estate,,
and compulsory insurance for all
member? of school athletic teams.
Under) l highways and public
works were approved pro
viding fore, a better Pittsburgh-
Erie highway, a new Eastern State
Penitentiary, new hospitals for
th» feeble-minded, and ‘reexam
inations of motor vehicle opera
tors involved in serious accidents
for driving competency. Among
approved labor bills were a min
imum wage law; a jurisdictional
strike prohibition, and enforced
employer liability for occupation
al disease.
The best passed bill under pub
lic utilities set up a procedure for
issuing certificates of public con
venience lo applicants desiring lo
compete with operating public
carriers.
Top educational bills passed
were a teacher base-pay. annual
increase act and a measure es
tablishing subsidization for brill
iant but needy students past , the
twelfth grade. Oh matters of dis
crimination a state FEPC bill was
passed but a bill compelling tol
erance in veterans’ organizations
wais-defeated. All told some 50
6f the 400 or more bills intro
duced' in committee were passed
by the Assembly. , ■ ,
By Fred Keeker
HUNGRY FOR
DONUTS?
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A New Douut Shop
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