PAGE TWO See Here, Mr. Cummings ! Here is a new contest which we are sponsoring for to day only. Can you guess who nude the following statements and what he represents? Clue No. I—"HaX the colleges and universities in America could be closed without detriment to the Republic." _Clue No. 2—" As a people we are overly-educated. By this we mean there are in this country too many people with too much education—more than they will ever need a,nd, what's worse, more than most of 'em know how to use." Clue No. 3—". . %Glassy-eyed dreamers tell you it's the duty of the State to provide advanced education for youths whose parents are unable to pay the freight." Clue No. 4—" One of our troubles is our disposition to take too literally the assumption that all men are created free and equal." And now the downing statement of all. "Close half the colleges and universities and you reduce by 50 percent the number of loafing places where immature minds, unable to grasp the meaning of the courses offered, become a fertile grotind for the seed of the social philosophy that the State owes us everything, we owe the State nothing." No, it wasn't written by Goebbels for use as totalitar ian propaganda by the Ameiican Bund. It , was written by Columnist John M. Cummings in the Philadelphia Inquirer last week. If Mr. Cummings had checked with the registrar of almost any institution of higher learning in the country he would have learned that waiting lists of applicants are tre mendous. Certainly it is true that some of these applicants are not qualified for college and would gain nothing through atiteadance.at classes. On the whole, however, students who come to college are admitted Prom the cream of the high school graduating classes. The applications are usually accompanied by recom mendations from the school principal and others. A minority of man private institutions solicit students from wealthy families, but these are exceptions. Clue No. 8 ie a direct slap at the land-grant educational system in general, and at Penn State In particular since the College is a state-supported institution. Mr. Cummings singles out state-supported advanced education for his vitriolic diatribes and conveniently forgets that the democracy-bred public school system from kindergarten through high school is also state-supported, .1e would probably shudder if someone told him that in Pennsylvania ALL children must go to school until they're 16-years-old—and without regard to capabilities too. Is effect Mr. Cutnmings argues that the only people that should go to college are those who can afford it as well as having the ability. We argue that a democracy is strengthened when the i:aPacities of all the people are utilized to their, fullest ex tent. Pf a student is qualified, but cannot afford - to continue his educeition because of financial reasons, democracy loses a potential leader. It was for this reason that land-grant institutions of higher learning are partly or even wholly taxosupported. If Mr. Ceramists beeves that free education for those who are mentally but not financially qualified is a danger ous social philosophy, **in we believe in that dangerous social philosophy. CAMPUS CALENDAR Wednesday, April 2$ NSA. 16 Sparks. 6:30 p.m. WBA Modern Dance, WH, 7 p.m. Bridge Club advitneed, p.m. Bawling Club. 6:30 p.m. • ORTNESE Bible Claes, 367 OH, 6:30 p.m. INDIAN Bible Clew. 2eol CH, d DAL At the Movies CATBAUM The Bride Goes It Exists MAY 11, 1, B—Schwab Auditorium 00e tie Thumb, 41.00 On Friday and Saturday NITTANY—The Ghost Goes West. College Hospital Admitted Tit arida y: Nancy Schott. Discharged Tuesday: James Burnham. Sheldon Kuhn. Harry McCarty. Carl Miller. Betty Park hurat, COME AS YOU AREII 4 I OUT DON'T MISS "YEARS AGO" A Pisrere Prociudift THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE WILIIXTE, PENNSYLVANIA GRIN AND NM IT "I have such a time getting Smedley to go out—he says he'd mach lather si t home and quarrel with Mil" Northern Pennsylvania Power Company of Towanda, May 5, eighth semester men from SE,. Atlantic Refining Company, May 4 and 5, eighth semester men from Chem Eng, Chem. International Harvester Com pany, May 4 and 5, eighth semes ter men from lE, ME, Metallurgy, Ag Eng. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Com pany, May 3 and 4, eighth semes ta men from Chem Eng, ME, EE, lE. H. J. Heinz Company, May 2 and 3, summer work, students from Home Eo, Med Tech, Bac teriology, Botany, Chem., Zoo ology, Entomology, Pre - Med, Commercial Chem, Science, Ag, Bio Chem. American Brake Shoe Com pany, May 3, eighth semester men from Metallurgy. Chemical Plants Division of Blaw-Knox Company, May 4, eighth semester men and gradu ate students from Architecture, Civil Eng, EE. ME, Chem Eng. Placement Service SEE the new GANTROW GLO BATHING SUITS by GANTNER of California. Featured at the Sum- mer Preview of Fashions. Fashion Show presented by the Penn State Dames and State College Com- merce Club, High School Auditorium, Tonight at 8 P.M. Benefit CANCER FUND. E. I ,du Pont de Nernoure and Company, Inc., May 3, summer employment men from Chem a Chem Eng who will receive BS, MS, PhD degrees in 1949. Armstrong Cork C OMP a a 7. April 30 esul May 1, eighth se mestermen from EC, ME, Chem, Busdaests Adminletration, Chem Feat Physics. Talon, incorPneted, April 1 1 0, eighth semester men from lor„ ME, Chem Eng. Atlas Power Company, April 30, eighth semester men with 8.5., M.S., or Ph,D. from Ohem, Chem Eng, Commercial Eng. Also Civil and Mining Engineering. Standard Brands incorporvted, April 29, eighth semester mesa from C&F. Moore Products Company, April 21). eighth semester mil from 130, }VIE' Interc.hernical Corporation, April 28, eighth semester men from Chem Eng. Hazelion Division f pconos• wzropOblvt,!Mt tiP, Brown Reports to NSA On Study, Travel Abroad Hamlet Brown, rogional vice. president in charge of interna tional affairs, will report t° the local chapter of Icatkined Student Association onopportunities for student travel a study abroad and enchang q scholarships at the regular meeting in 16 Sparks at 6; 30 o'clock tonight. Preliminary molt, on a aits• vey of scholarships ,fellowships and honorariea will be presented for discussion in :addition to plant for orientation of foreign students. All-College Cabinet lest week approved the report of local NSA activities made by Mies Amy Fouraere, (amass chairman. All interested students are re• squatted to attend the meeting. Huff Hall's Band Plays Al All-College May Dance Huff Nall and his orchestra will play for the Newman. Club's all-college May Day dance at the TUB Natalia', 0 to 12p.m. Following a Spring thfie, DS. ward Laonard, decoration ocen rnittee chairman, is • pl ann ing floral decorations. Dance choir. man Valletta Angelina is sesietad tor_ publicity chairmen, Joanne Hobbs and Robert Ritz. Dance tickets may be obtained from members of the Newman Club .at $1.30 each. TIE DAILY MUM litionver se ibe rie• Laois, at Mt Published recta. r *angle_ mornings during the College 7 " ergr the staff of liM to W e Collegian of Its Pentril NMI ao stabil Co_ ll 4 l l 3 l a P • VAN act, of mar g KW the school year. tourairivlgi • "au, Xd., Ben I.Trat or ir, : News 114. Illobarts Ilistabioosi i ikddst Awn 1 1 1 616 DP* - Tss -- .resi4 lo I VC, Ilbrioie cMII. Ad, Dlr.. Sponaer Illahsekter t Ladd Ad. niEr... Barbara Keefer ; ...../kmet,..Dve. MP.Striadmidi Willfaul_ Frruktfi t David lAN Ps, Warr Lou Colloluutr C*o. 4, Kartios Pain, 111W4 trel Hors% STAFF THIS IBSTJ Nansens Pliter Sesereesy Assistant- Irk *ten News F 4. ----- Dottie werlialafi COP Assistant rido"; ----- - "" hill it' nig Ast _ Fox A t iwis Y tant Charlotte sNdnwiss ..411e.0. , vania Power ac Light CompurY, 28, eighth semester igen from F.E. op lllus.lin
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