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A Free Press
Ominous stories about administrative thumbs on student pub
lications have appeared in recent issues of the Daily Pennsylvanian
and Temple University News.
They make staff members of the Daily Collegian more grateful
than ever for the sympathetic liberalism of the late Prexy Ralph
Dorm Hetzel, who encouraged the independence of the paper's staff.
Maturity of judgment and discretion on the part of past Col
legian staffers has also been instrumental in preserving its cherished
autonomy. ,
Publication of a "salacious" article "insulting a sister institu
tion" (Penn State) resulted in a week's suspension from classes of
the writer, and the consequent resignation of three Senior Editors
of the Pennsylvanian.
Although the article was in fact off-color and based on a can
non which has not existed on our campus since early in the war, its
weak and high-schoolish attempt at humor could hardly be con
strued as an insult.
Since the DP's Senior Board later admitted that the article
never should have appeared, it seems likely that had they been
autonomous to the extent that Collegian is, they would have re
jected the feature, or cleaned it up. We know that complete respon
sibility begets discretion.
Temple News was cracked down on for a different cause, and
in a different manner. Its three-week editorial campaign, dubbed
"Operation Football," attempted to produce reforms in the Temple
athletic set-up.
At the end of that period, the University president neither
banned editorials nor threatened the editor with expulsion.
Subtly, the paper was informed that the campaign was doing
Temple more harm than good, and that letters from 250 student sup
porters indicated "only minor interest," or "mere emotional out
bursts and gripes without foundation."
Collegian has in the past disagreed with the administration, and
as long as the facts were correct, the right of a difference of opinion
has not been abridged. If Collegian makes factual errors, it properly
assumes the responsibility.
Penn State is fortunate to have an uncensored and student
controlled newspaper. The Daily Collegian intends to keep it that
Saiety Valve
World Federalists
TO THE EDITOR: The United World Federal
ists of State College wish to present the official
statement of the beliefs and purposes of the United
World Federalists as a whole.
Statement of beliefs: We believe that peace is
not merely the absence of war, but the presence
of justice, of law, of order—in short, of govern
ment and the institutions of government; that
world peace can be created and maintained only
under a world federal government, universal and
strong enough to prevent armed conflict between
nations, and having direct jurisdiction over the
individual in those matters, within its authority.
Statement of purposes: Therefore, while endors
ing the efforts of the United Nations.to bring about
a world community favorable to peace, we will
work to create a world federal government with
authority to enact, interpret, and enforce world
law adequate to maintain world peace,
(1) by making use of the amendment processes
of the United Nations to transform it into such a
world federal government;
(2) by participating in world constituent as
,,emblies, whether private individuals, parliamen
tary or other groups seeking to produce draft con
stitutions for consideration and possible adoption
by the United Nations in accordance with their
respective constitutional processes;
(3) by pursuing any other reasonable and law
ful means to achieve world federation.
—Bruce E. Gideon, President.
—Geo. E. Brehman, Jr.
Field Manual 22-5
TO THE EDITOR: In reply to the question,
"Why doesn't the ROTC get on the ball?" may I
ask our Boy Scout why he doesn't get on the ball?
The following I quote from Field Manual 22-5
.'n Leadership Courtesy and Drill, page 41, para
graph f: "To indicate mourning, the flag is placed
at half-staff. It is hoisted to the top of the staff
before it is lowered to the half-staff position and
again before it is lowered from the half-staff
position."
• The Collegian had prepared a similar reply
to the Good Scout's letter but, through an over
sight, this comment was not published.
Ofle Batty Collegian
Successor to THE FREE LANCE, sat. 1671
Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive dur•
ing the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of The
Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second class matter
luly 5. 1934. at the State College. Pa.. Poet Office under the
let of March 3. 1879. Subscriptions —s2 a semester. $4 the
:rho& year.
Editor
Lew Stone
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Managing Editor
New a Editor _.
Assistant _
Cony Editor
♦dvertiaiag Manager
—Name withheld
Business Manager
Vance C. Klepper
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________ Reremary Squills/Os
..__ Sylvia Ockner
Virginia Sinclair
Dorothy War Snick
MI6 itigigkeine
Food for Israel
We hear gripes and complaints about the food that is served in
the dormitory cafeterias. It seems as though the major topic of con
versation is always food.
Yet with all their complaints, most of the students at the Col
lege realize that there are people living in other parts of the world
who are more vitally concerned about the food situation. It seems
difficult to put yourselves in the places of those people who don't
know what it is like to sit down at a table and eat a meal with meat
on their plates. Their main meal of the day consists of hard dry
bread.
Many students will wonder what they, as individuals, can do to
help alleviate this pathetic situation. This week there is a drive on
at the College, a Food For Israel drive.
Cartons have been placed in convenient places about the town
and the dining halls in Pollock and Nittany dorms and the girls'
dorms. In these cartons may be placed canned goods consisting of
non-breakable and non-perishable items such as meats, fish, juices,
and even baby foods. The central collection place for these foods is
the Hillel Foundation, 133 West Beaver avenue.
Just remember that the cost of one can of food is equivalent to
one milkshake. Miss the milkshake for one day and you won't miss
the feeling of having done something worth while for someone else.
—Charlotte Seidman.
Admirable Courage
Suspension of the Amherst College chapter of Phi Kappa Psi
fraternity by its national officers cannot be too strongly condemned.
The courage shown by members of the Amherst chapter in
standing by their decision to admit a student on his qualifications,
rather on the flimsy basis of skin color, deserves deep admiration
from all who believe in racial equality or in its weaker cousin,
"tolerance."
One must not hastily conclude that all fraternities and all chap
ters of the one involved in this case are bogged down in the dreary
abyss of racial bigotry. The president of the College chapter, Huston
Brosious, prudently refused to comment on the situation.
Penn State, however, has been the scene of noble utterances and
some noble action in furtherance of racial justice. It is easy for any
one to go along with a general drift toward tolerance even though
his innermost feelings are not purged of the dregs of intolerance.
It might be beneficial, therefore, for us to examine our own self
righteous environs to see if any last lingering embers,of bigotry still
lurk behind our rather lily-white walls that are exposed to public
view.
Independents must not construe these remarks as an invitation
for them to point the finger of scorn at fraternities. The very word
fraternity, however, connotes brotherhood. A "brother" would have
to be narrow-minded, indeed, to interpret this to apply only by
virtue of the secret-handshake he shares with a few friends.
It augurs well for the future of democracy that the Amherst
chapter of Phi Kappa Psi refused to back down, in spite of obvious
pressure from the society's big wheels.
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Collegian Gazette
tii:ef notices of meetings and other events mast be so
to T e Daily Collegian office in Carnegie Hall by 2 lo= l
the day before the issue in which it is desired to appear.
Wednesday, November 17
WRA BADMINTON, WH Gym, 6:15 p.m
BOWLING (beginners), WH, 6:30 p.m.
WRA MODERN dance, WH, 7 to 8 p.m.
CONCERT group, WH, 8 to 9 p.m.
CHESS Club, 3 Sparks, 7 p.m.
AIM, 306 Sparks, 8 p.m.
IFC, 7:15 p.m., 405 Old Main.
College Hospital
Admitted Monday: Dorsey Strayer, George An
derson, Thomas Habzda and Ralph Cash.
Discharged Monday: David Chalmers and Wil
liam Ruth.
Admitted Tuesday: Allen Udell.
Discharged Tuesday: Ruth Gebhard.
College Placement
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Arrangements for interviews should be made is MN OM *be
at once.
West Penn Power Co., November 18 and Is,
eighth semester men in EE and ME.
Monongahela Connecting Railroad Co., Novem
ber 22 and 23, eighth semester men in CE.
Pennsylvania Railroad, November 23, eighth
semester men in EE and ME.
United States Civil Service Commission, Novem
ber 23, eighth semester men in Aero Eng, Arch
Eng, CE, EE, lE, ME, Sanitary Eng, Metallurgy,
Petroleum & Natural Gas Eng, Chem Eng, and
Chemistry.
Babcock & Wilcox Co., November 22, eighth
semester men in lE, ME, Fuel Tech, and Metal
lurgy.
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., November 30,
eighth semester men in CE, EE, lE, Mt, Chem
Eng, and Chemistry.
Philadelphia Electric ecember 1, eighth
semester men in EE and Co.,ME.
North American Aviation Corp., November 30,
eighth semester men in Aero Eng, Civil Eng, Et,
and ME.
Douglas Aircraft Co., December 2 and 3, Bey
enth and eighth semester men in Aero Eng, El,
ME, and Physics.
J. C. Penney Co., December 2 and 3, eighth se
mester men in lE, C&F, Arts & Letters, Adver
tising, Education, Hotel Adm., Ind. Ed., Psy
chology.
Ingersoll-Rand ecember 2 and 3, seventh
semester men in lE, C0., 111E and EE.
Standard Oil Company of Indiana, November
30, Ph.D. candidates who will receive their de
grees during 1949 in Chem Eng and Chemistry.
Standard Oil Company of Indiana, December 1
and 2. seventh and eighth semester men in ME
and CE.
Student Employment
Contact Mr. Allan Room TUB
Substitute waiters and dishwashers.
Experienced clothes presser.
Men with upholstery experience.
Man or woman with experience as a dental
assistant.
Girls for modeling.
At the Movies
CATHAUM—Fighting Squadron.
STATE—JuIia Misbehaves.
NITTANY—Out of the Bina.