The Daily Collegian Editorial Page «,< .PP~rin« «. Th. D.H, NW. reprint th. .pinion, o. .h. writ.,. The, ».k. n. ...in, .. r.f1.0. .r Unir.r.it, «m«~ Un.i.n* >ritU, » «» «"-■ PAGE TW( No Curtain Calls A screaming of tires, a fleeting moment of panic, a shriek, a rending crash, and then silence —dead silence. Dramatic? . . Perhaps; but there will be no curtain calls or thundering applause. The leading characters will get one last press notice and then assume new roles as grim, shameful statistics. Tickets for the per formance are available at any busy intersection or on any highway; the price: your life. Each year, thousands are killed or injured m auto accidents which would never occur but for thoughtlessness and disregard. College careers are ended abruptly; homes are destroyed, bright futures are unrealized; and millions of dollars are lost because drivers, judging by the record, value seconds more highly than human lives. The trad gedy, however, is that the speed demons and seif nroclaimed hot-shots endanger not only their own lives, but the lives of innocent, unsuspecting mo torists and pedestrians whose only crime is being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It’s unfortunate that the challenge of high speed and so-called driving prowess is felt more strongly than the challenge of courtesy, consideration and an unblemished record. Many come to recognize the merit in the latter, but only after having crip pled themselves, or having lost a friend or sweet heart through their own carelessness. The lesson would be less bitter if a measure of forethought were employed. Picture yourself facing the parents of some schoolboy you’ve cut down while racing through an intersection. Call to your mind’s eye a vision of a widow or mother staring coldly into your eyes as you stand before a court of law to answer for your negligence. The problem would be simpler if each motorist were to campare his climbing speedometer needle to the climbing toll taken by the grim reaper on our streets and highways. Sure brother, you’re crate will do 90—but that fact won’t appear on your death certificate. —Jack Boddinglon SL Safety VaL Obstacle Courses TO THE EDITOR: One must admit that the muddy foot-paths around the campus aren’t ex actly attractive, but the claim that these paths are unavoidable is not satisfactory with the present layout of concrete walks. It appears to the casual observer as though the walk plans were designed by an inventor of obstacle courses. In the course of the school day, the average student walks 2.74 miles between classes, if he follows the walks. The use of foot-paths cuts this distance down to 1.39 miles, thus permitting extra energy to be used in devotion to studies. Instead of putting unsightly signs on the cam pus, let’s do the adult thing, and put sidewalks where they are needed instead of where they are most decorative. • Wo claim that such muddy runway* are avoidable, even with the present layout. How ever, many feet of walks have been laid where the need has become evident in the past few yean. The adult behavior would be to walk that extra daily half-mile, a matter of less than ten minutes, and probably beneficial from the stand point of needed exercise. (And we’d like to see some evidence that short-cuts save that much.) Of course there still may be some legitimate sites where new walks would be appropriate, hut in front of Carnegie Hall and the Veterans Administration is not one of them. ®ljt Satlg Collpgtatt BaccMwr U THE FREE LANCE. m(. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday moraines inclusive dur na the Colieee year by tho staff of The Dally Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second class matter inly 6 1984. at the State College, Fa.. Post Office under the vt of March 8. 1879. Subscriptions -*2 a semester. 84 th* • chool rear Editor Lew Stone STAFF THIS ISSUE ... Rowmaiy Squuiente Paul Eiaenberir Barbara Brown John Ashbrook, Dolores Drueker, Helen McNally Marlin Weaver Mark Arnold MTaitftirinr Editor Newt Editor Copy Editor \