PS.OIII TWO Now Is the Time Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the human race. "CORE Days" is a golden opportunity for those interested in equality for all regardless of race, color or creed. Past agi tation for Negro haircuts failed because nobody ever proved to barbers that their business would not suffer. Basically, the CORE plan aims to do just that. Each dollar ticket sold represents one person who shows his willingness to patronize a shop which does not discriminate. Perhaps too much emphasis has been placed upon the al ternative of inaugurating a new shop in case the barbers still refuse Negroes the right of haircuts. This is unfortunate, be cause of the danger of clouding the real and ultimate goal. • In an enlightened college community like ours, it should be an accepted practice—actually customary and matter-of course—that any person should be able to buy a haircut, or a meal, or a pack of cigarettes or a movie ticket. Establishment of a non-discriminatory shop, either one (or more) of the present ones, or a new one if that becomes neces sary, will be an opening wedge in the realization of the type of democratic community we all hope for. The moral and financial support of everyone vitally inter ested in human rights is vital to insure the success of CORE Days. Now is the time. • When a high school newspaper advisor walked into the Froth office last Saturday, she remarked, "Hmmm, I see you're still using the material I wrote back in 19311" • We notice that the Sun-Telegraph, while still plugging for "01' corn cob and sun glasses," has dropped the series, "Why I'm For MacArthur!" What's the matter, Mr. Hearst? Run out of supporters? • The combined population of State College and the College totals about 18,000. This doesn't faze a certain campus publication that boasts a 22,000 circulation. • If MacArthur is elected president, he will probably have that White House balcony replaced by a stage. • The Daily Worker, ignoring such obvious favorites as the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds, has picked the Brooklyn Dodgers to win the 1948 World Series. • The most important result of the recent NAAU Gym meet according to the Philadelphia Inquirer's story was Temple's Bob Stout's victory over Lion Ray Sorensen in the free calisthenics event. No mention of Penn State's team championship appeared in either Sunday's or Monday's writeup. Come, come! At least we recognize the Inquirer. My adoted atee We interviewed Max, yesterday Max is a BMOC and something of a politician. We felt that Max would be the logical man to talk to about a few of the things that have been bothering us. We strolled into the Corner room, and were rather surprised to find Max as he does not usually appear there between 2:10 and 2:15 p.m "Hello Max," we said. "Whaddya say old buddy, pal, old sock, old kid. How's every little thing? How's life been treatin' ya? Haven't seen ya in a long time. How's life been— what'd you say your name was?" We told him, and added what we were there for. "Max," we asked, "How do you feel about the racial discrimina tion problem?" "You mean there is one?" "Haven't you heard?" "Well, I've been kind of busy lately. We just had an election, you know." He looked at us re provingly. "Max, what do you think of the treatment given to William Kapell?" "Who's William Kapell? A Great Greek?" "A pianist." "No,'• we said, "Who's band?" We decided to try another tack. "There's some talk about in creasing college curriculums to live years. How do you feel about this, Max?" "Five years?" he echoed look ing down at his key chain, which though reasonably packed could still support at least three more. "Five years might not be a bad idea at all." "What do you think of start ing a branch of the Students for World Federalization on this i.ampus?" "I suppose so." "Do you think •the World Stu daises Orougsatico, es e be a yo Edit Briefs By Dave Adelman tent force in helping to spread democracy?" "It might." "What do you think of clubs such as the Students for Wallace or the Students for Eisenhower?" "I guess." Mc you think students enter a college green, and come out red?" "Not me." During these last few ques tions, however, we noticed that Max's attention had wandered. His eyes were glued to the win dow and his head was nodding up and down with the precision of a perpetual motion machine as he silently greeted passing friends and acquaintances. "Max," we asked, "Who's go ing to be chairman of the Senior Prom Committee?" His head snapped around as if we had pulled his forelock. "Now there you got something. I don't say I'm the only man for the job, but all I ask is that you look at the facts. We need an ex perienced, capable, honest and imaginative man. Right? Who was it, I ask, that at Millersville two years ago was such a ter rific smash? Who was it, I ask, that—" We have also on our hands, if you can imagine it, a pig-headed cat. He insists on entering a door that could never exist. Twice he's done it. He did it again, last week. Glockenspiel, we fear you are losing your grip. Cats hold of yourself, Phineas. Your many • • - implore rms. TAE DAILY CMLICGIA7 4 7. STATE couirar. PENWSTLVANTA I=:=3 GRIN AND DEAR fl '1 WS Sys sed Tiros On "iesol—it's sate to go ahead with your speech. Senator—l assure you, there isn't a lie detector In the place." Editor's Mailcall Letters to The Editor's Mail Call should be limited to 150 winds so that all contributors may be given space. The editor reserves the right to print in part all lettere over that limit- Let ters must be signed and the address and telephone number given. Names will be withheld from publication it requested, Wants a Boycott To the Editor: /a it a wonder that a foreigner may doubt the Ideals that appear written in the American Consti tution when one of the basic Ideals. racial equality. is prac ticed in a very meager way In the U. S.? Two years of useless efforts to "palate" the tragi - comedy at "Negro hair-cuts" have passed without any concrete solutions. The barbers, whose profits depend greatly on the male students' sponsorship. have continuously dictated the condition of some students in the campus who have not the same color of skin as that of the barbers. Today we are again entangled in a web of "pacific" methods and charity procedures that will only make us want to get disentangled from the web we sninned. It seems to me that little con fidence has been placed upon the democratic education of the Penn sylvania youth. It seems that, to our representatives at CORE, a hair-cut and avoidance of "gro tesque" appearances is more im portant than racial equality. Does this mean that our demo cratic ideals are only myths that we learn by rote in school? Does this mean that we do not under stand Jefferson and Paine? No! The Penn State student under stands. and will act forcefully if he is presented with a clear-cut and practical method devoid of sugar coatings and charity to up root prejudice. Let us oppose that atmosphere of conservatism, and let us estab lish a boycott (withholding of Patronage) to the barbers that act discriminatorily. —Sigmund Weil Opinions and Criticism W. Eckert. Jr. and four others" (Editor's Mailcall. April 20)...1f you're so concerned with too much Wallace. why don't you get up off your big complaisant chairs and do a little campaigning for the Democratic or Republican party? I haven't heard a word on campus about either party's aims ..and that includes the three party discussion at Schwab. The Collegian can't write editorials on Republican or Democratic activi ties on campus that just don't exist. You're the kind of college stu dent that either didn't take a basic Poll. Sol. oourse or didn't absorb aNdlothital W 3104 dial. Why. ill Your estimation. the Wallace group should become one big laugh on campus is beyond me. You're the laugh! What kind of utterly asinine motivation Lwought forth the com ment. "...if Wallace were such a great guy, the Pittsburgh Press would probably back him 100 per cent." That implies your belief that the Press is definitely an omniscient (and omni p o t eat) newspaper medium. Thank G-- that's not so! What good is a democracy with out plenty - of opinions and criti cisms? But let's make the criti cism a little sensible! —Name withheld. Comment on Co-op TO THE EDITOR: The Board of Trustees, Pennsylvania State College—The question of estab lishment of so-called co-op stores on the campus of the College has been discussed at some length in recent months. As a group repre senting the whole community, but predominantly consisting of the men and women in business here, I wish to make a few obser vations. 1 It must be borne in mind that, as a principle the normal func tion of the competitive business system in any community should be maintained. 2. Students and faculty should be integrated with a normal American community in all possi ble respects. For the students' sake this should be done in order that they will be better fitted to take places in similar communi ties upon graduation from col lege. 3. It should be remembered that any subsidy, either in quart ers, services, or otherwise, which permits an advantage to a col lege co-op over local business is unfair to the businessman who is furnishing needed service on a competitive basis, where such subsidy is paid by the taxpayers of the state and not by the bene ficiaries of the co-op. 4. The establishment of state subsidized merchandising, wheth er efficiently operated or not, tends toward state socialism, and is a step toward national social ism and away from the principles of Democracy as recognized gen erally in this country. It is the opinion of this organi zation that co-operative merch andising on the campus of the Pennsylvania State College i:• wrong and that it is the respon sibility of the Board of Trustee: to discourage such operations. Respectfully, —COMMERCE CLUB OF STATE COLLEGE Guy C. Mills, Kaaststive Sec'y. TUZSDAY, MAY 4, 1i)45 -• • V c;, CALENDAR All calendar items' must be In the newsroom In 8 OH by 4 P. in. On the day presiding Dubliostion. COLLEGIAN junior editorial board, 8 CH; sophomore editorial board and candidates, 9 CH; 7 p. m. Junior and sophomore busi ness boards, 100 CH, 7 p.m. Busi ness and advertising candidates, 1 CH 6:45 p.m. WRA Bridge Club beginners, Wll, 7 p.m. Fencing Club, WH, F4 1 1;1N State Grange, 160 Hort. 7:30 p.m. HOUSE of Representatives, second floor lounge, Old Main, 5 p.m. BIBLE Study and Discussion Group, 101 M,E, 4:10 p.m. COMMITTEE Against Militari zation of America, 409 Old Main, 8 p.m. CATHAUM—Winter Meeting. NiTTANY—Children of 'Para dise. STATE—Fugitive. College Hospital Admitted Saturday: Donald G. Glenn. Discharged Saturday: Walter Palmer, Milton Patterson. Admitted Sunday: Leon Fin ger. Admitted Monday: Frank Al len. ,Discharged Monday: Edward Paulishak. Placement Service Arrangement. for Interviews should be made in 204 Old Main immediately New York Central Railroad, May 10. summer work as student chainman. Also eighth semester men in Civil Brlgineerirtß. Boy Scouts of. America. May 7. eighth semester men In C&F. Forestry. A&L. Phys Ed. Indue trial Ed. Minnesota Mining and Manu facturing Company. May 11, stu dents in C&F, A&L, ME, 88, Chem Eng. Corning Glass Works. May 1.1. students with B.S. or M.S. de grees in ME. EE. Also 8.5.. M.S., or Ph.D. degrees in Chem, Physics, Berkshire Life Insurance Com pany, May 6. eighth semester men in C&F. Equitable Life Assurance Corn- Pany. May 6, eighth semester men in C&F. A&L. Radio Corporation of Amorlea, May 6, eighth semester men i n EE, ME. Physics. American Bridge Company, May 6. eighth semester men in Architectural, Civil, and Indus trial Engineering. Calvert Distilling Company, May 7, eighth semester men in lE, ME, Physics, Chem, Chem Eng, Commercial Chem. Hamilton Watch Company, May 7, eighth semester men in ME. lE, Physics. Suoolee-Wills-Jones Milk Com pany. eighth semester men in Dairy Husbandry. Pre-veterinary. Also summer employment. International Telephone & (Continued on page seven) THE DAILY COLLEGIAN iuoceesor to the Free Lance, est urn Publishes Tuesday through Saturday mornings during the College year by the eta of the Daily Collegian of the Penns) , lvar.:a State College Entered as second class matter July 5, 1934, at the State College. Pa.. Post Office under the act of March 3. 1879. $2.50 a semester; 34.25 the schoGl year Editor -- Beninese Manager Managing Ed., Elliot Shapiro; Newel Ed., Malcolm White; Edit Dir., Arni Gerton ; Feature Ed.. Jo Fox; Sports Ed., Thomas Morgan; Society Ed.. Frances Keeney ; aut. Soc. Ed.. Claire Lee; Wire Ed., Lois Bloomquist; Photo Ed., Betty Gibbons; Co. Prom. Mgr.. Selma Zatiorsky ; Senior Board, Elaine Nelami. Loretta Neville. Awn. Buminees • Mgr., Margaret Brame; Adv. Director, Barbara Keefer; Local Adv. Mgr., Selina Lampert; Circulation Man. luters. William Frasier, Brett Kranieb; Clans. Adv. Mar., Wilma Brehm; Promo- Elliot Rorengarten: Junior Board Director. Kart! Barger; Sophomore Board 'Arector, George Latso; Secretary, Mimi Pomerine. STAFF THIS ISSUE !imaging Editor Wilbert Roth \ seletant John Bowled New* Editor Jack Mee Araistapt _. William Heed Copy Editor Charlotte Seidman Id. Mgr. Mimi Pomerine \gait. Ad Mgr. - ------- Margaret litreeire Tuesday, May 4 At the Movies _ _ Lew Stone _ Vance C. Klepper .411111104
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