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With the Editor
When President Ralph Dorn Hetzel was interred
in the Centre County Memorial Cemetery yester
day the students of Penn State lost a good friend.
Leading educators in the_ nation mourned the
loss of a great man in their field; College fac-
ulty members and administrative peisonnel
felt deeply the loss of a greatly valued and
admired associate; but, the students lost one
of the few men in the educational world who
believed in the right and ability of students to
govern themselves.
Not only did Dr. Hetzel believe that college stu
dents are mature enough to handle their own af
fairs, but he believed that students should be per
mitted a voice in the actual operation of the edu
cational plant.
It was through his encouragement that Penn
State established its present form of student gov
ernment which has been admired and copied by
many colleges and universities in the country.
Students at the College do not realize the free
dom enjoyed here until notes are compared with
students at other schools. While at the National
Student Association Convention in Wisconsin last
month, the Penn State delegation was amazed to
find that a great number of student bodies have no
r dependent government and are dominated en
velilty the administrations.
Daily Collegian is especially grateful to
**Proxy's" firm belief in the independence and
freedom of a campus newspaper. It was through
his efforts that -Collegian is *Mimi free of
censorship and direction from the • tra.
lion.
As an example of "Prexy's" overwhelming desire
In encourage student participation in the affairs of
the College, two days before he went to Johns
Hopkins Hospital for an operation on his spine, he
called the All-College President and the Editor of
the Daily Collegian to his home and discussed in
peat detail the forthcoming operations of the
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CWENS meeting, WSGA Room, White Hall,
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WRA BRIDGE Club, White Hall, 7 p.m.
WRA FENCING Club, White Hall, 7 p.m.
TAU BETA PI meeting, 107 Main Engi
neering, 7:30 p.m.
PENN STATE GRANGE meeting, 100 Hor
ticulture, 8 p.m.
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He stressed the necessity of informing student
leaders of what was going on so that they would be
able to deal with the administration in his absence.
He discussed in minute detail the importance of
setting up a student governing board to determine
policy for the forthcoming Student Union Building.
As an example of his intense feeling for the
need of a Student Union. there has :toyer been
a campaign for this purpose that he has not
been devoutly interested in. It was his ardent
desire to see the Union building materialise,
and he encouraged the progress of the project
in every way that he could.
Upon his recommendation the current Student
Union committee, composed of administrative offi
cials and student leaders, was formed. It was his
expressed desire that students be members of this
committee.
Before the two campus leaders left his home, the
problems of expansion of the College were brought
out with emphasis again placed on student respon
sibility.
The need for a printing plant for Collegian was,
discussed, with the "Prexy" concurring that now
was the time to start drawing up the plans.
Student leaders sometimes wondered why Dr.
Hetzel displayed such enthusiastic zeal in stressing
student sights.
Perhaps some of his own background while an
undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin can
explain it.
He edited the campus mrespaper, managed
the collego humor inagasine; captained the
freshman - Grew, and _ was president _of his
sophomore, junior, and senior classes. In addl.
_ _
an ho was o mambos of the dobato_ foam. As
valedictorian of his class he delivered a speech
on how the faculty should carry on with the
institution of higher leut!ing,
which he recaUed - aui somewhaiinglorioua.
With experience in such diversified student
functions as government and publications it is no
wonder that Dr. Hetzel was able to gain a keen
insight into student problems.
One thing that bothered him in the recent years
of the College's expansion was his inability to get
together with the students as often as he wanted
to. Still, he invariably said hello to everyone he
met on campus.
In 1926, while president at New Hampshire Uni
versity, he read an editorial in the Collegian which
stated that although the trustees could appoint a
president of the College, only the students could
ever bestow upon him the title of "Prexy."
He felt that his success at Penn State was
dependent not only upon his academic achieve.
ments, but upon his ability to win the loyalty
and friendship of the student body. And so. it
wasn't very long before a student delegation
came to his office and escorted him to the audi-
torlum whore he was given the official title of
"Proxy." He has often stated that this simple
honor meant more to him than all his honor
ary degrees.
Those of us who were fortunate enough to know
"Proxy" feel a deep personal loss.
But for the students of Penn State who
benefited by the efforts of President Nebel, the
loss is that of a great man.
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Engineers Confer
Here on Curricula
Engineers from five colleges
will gather at the College on Fri
day and Saturday for the annual
meeting of the Allegheny Sec
tion, American Society of Engi
neering Education.
C. E. Bullinger, head of the
department of industrial engi
neering and chairman of the Al
legheny Section, will preside at
the opening session Friday after
noon. Following an address of
welcome by Dr. H. P. Hammond,
dean of the School of Engineer
ing, the section will hold its an
nual business meeting.
Dr. M. A. Edwards, of the Gen
eral Electric Co., will speak on
"Characteristics of Cur ricul a
Designed to Train Engineering
Students for Research," and a
departmental roundtable discus
sion will close the afternoon ses
sion.
Dr. C. E. MacQuigg, president
of the American Society for En
gineering Education and dean of
of engineering at Ohio State Uni
versity, will speak at a dinner
meeting Friday evening.
Speakers on Saturday morning
are W. A. Koehler, head of the
department of chemical engi
neering at West Virginia Uni
versity; Dr. Eric A. Walker, di
rector of the Ordance Research
Laboratory and head of the de
partment of electrical engineer
ing at the College; and R. H.
Hussey, of the department of in
dustrial engineering at the Col-
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