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Really Progress?
A letter in this morning's mail (not for publica
tion, unfortunately) chides our editorial, "Still
Growing," for a seeming underlying assumption
that the more schools we have, the more progress
we make.
It is regrettable that such an eroneous impre
ssion should have been made, for there are obvious
ly definite limitations on the number of schools
which could profitably be established.
Certainly rather precise and stringent criteria
should be (and perhaps are) adhered to before a
new school is started, after exhaustive studies.
A clear and provable need must exist for the
new school's separate being. We would certainly
decry agitation for unwarranted creations of
schools just for the sake of adding new deanships.
Consider the other school changes which have
taken place in the past 26 years; Education split
from Liberal Arts; and Physical Education and
Athletics, in turn from Education.
In the light of history, can anyone deny that
these particular expansion moves were progres
sive? By the scope of its prospective program, we
feel that the School of Home Economics will simi
larly justify, its creation.
We are certainly not unaware of the three large
"competing" universities in this State. If "compe
tition" be the proper term, then we must certainly
strengthen our comparative position by offering
the best and widest possible choice of fields of
study.
However, something much more significant than
competition is involved, because of Penn State's
unique position in Pennsylvania as the Land-Grant
College of the State.
By virtue of this special status, and the respon
sibility it involves, it behooves the College to at
tempt to provide instruction equivalent or superior
to that offered in any of the other institutions, and
in the same, or even more, curricula.
For the College has the unmistakable duty to
educate any worthy Pennsylvanian, especially
those of meager financial means.
This does not at all imply that her academic
standards should be low, or that the caliber of her
instruction should be inferior.
Expansion not indiscriminately but expan
sion whether of schools, departments, curricula
or courses studiously designed to meet the needs
and desires of Pennsylvania citizens, its a distinct
obligation of the College.
Gite Batty Collegian
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Sports Ed.. Tom Morgan; Feature Ed., Loretta Neville; Society
Ed.. Frances Keeney; Asat. Soc. Ed. Claire Lee; Edit. Dir..
John BonneII; Betty Gibbons; Promotion Co-Mgr., Dick Bross
man; Asst. News Ed., Dot Bunsberger; Senior Board, Rosemary
Squillante.
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Latio; Local Adv. Mgr., Louis Gilbert; Circ. Mgr, Brett Kian
'eh; Class Adv. Mgr., Wilma Brehm; Personnel ,Mgr., June
Snyder; Promotion Co-Mgr., Marlin Weaver; Office Mgr., K.
John Barges.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Managing Editor ._ Ed Watson
News Editor Bill Detweiler
Copy Editor Jack Reen
Assistants __Jane Ellin Crane, Marian Hawkins, Albert Ryan,
Advertising Manager_..__Norman Borish
Assistant____ _._Betty Jane Hower
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Recognition Due
TO THE EDITOR: During the last semester the
sports page was always full of the great honors
bestowed upon the glorious Penn State football
team. However, it seems that there is one team
here, although just as rugged as football, that re
ceived a few words but no great tribute. That team
is the soccer team. Why hasn't some kind of great
honor been paid to them after their fine record of
last semester? I think it's time some recognition is
due them.
A survey of Daily Collegian's of past years
reveals that the soccer team received a greater
percentage of sports page last semester than
in any previous semester. A 21-inch season sum
mary story appeared December 17, 1948. Com
parison of our soccer coverage with that of op
posing schools shows a much greater volume of
soccer news in the Daily Collegian.
—Sports Editor.
Collegian Gazette
Brief notices of meetings and other events must be submitted
to The Daily Collegian office in Carnegie Ball by 2 p.m. of
the day before the issue in which it is desired to appear.
Saturday. February 12
SECONDARY Education Association, 405 Old
Main, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Admitted Friday: Glenn Wolfe, Vernon Lease,
Donald Shiver, Frank Eichenlaub.
Discharged Friday: David Sims, George Duvall.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
Combustion Engineering Co., Febr u a r y 11,
eighth semester in ME.
Bethlehem Steel Co., March 14 and 15, eighth
semester in ME, EE, lE, CE, ChE, MEng, Met, Cer.
Report to 204 Old Main to fill out preliminary ap
plication form.
General Motors Corp., February 21 and 22,
eighth semester candidates for B.S. Degrees in
ChE, ME, EE, lE, Met, CF. M.S. candidates in
Phys, ME, EE, lE, ChE. Ph.D. candidates in Phys.
Men with at least a 2.0 average completing junior
year in June 1949, men who graduate in June, but
plan to go on with graduate work, men who are
now doing graduate work and who are candidates
for M.S. degrees in 1950, for Summer Employment
ME, EE, ChE, Met.
SKF Industries, Inc., February 23, to interview
graduates for training in ME.
Koppers Company, February 24 and 25, June
grads in ME, lE, CE, Chem Eng. Chem.
Humble Oil & Refinuing Co., February 22, June
grads with Ph.D., M.S., or B.S. degrees from Chem
Eng, Chem.
RCA, February 21 and 22, eighth semester stu
dents with degrees in ME, Physics, and EE.
Babcock & Wilcox Co., February 23, eighth se
mester students with degrees in ME, lE, Chem
Eng, Physics, CE, Metallurgy, Fuel Tech.
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation, February
25, June grads with degrees in Chem. Eng., and
Chem.
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Baker Announces
Date for Issue
Of Book Checks
March 22 and 23 have been
tentatively set as the dates for
the i!s su e of veterans' book
checks, Richard H. Baker, coordi
nator of veterans' activities, an
nounced yesterday.
Deductions fr o m the book
checks will be the same as last
semester, according to Cyrus V.
Bissey, College fee assessor. Men's
fees will total $3.10 and women's
will be $4.10.
The fees will include $2.75 for
La Vie, Collegian and student
government and 35 cents for de
bate team and glee club. Women
are charged a dollar extra for
WRA. An additional dollar will
be assessed from all agricultural
students to cover judging teams
and agricultural picnics.
Student Agency
Begins Deliveries
Initial deliveries of Sunday
newspapers will start tomorrow,
said Joe Reinheimer, manager of
the College's Student News
Agency.
The Agency is the first of many
All-College Cabinet sponsored
activities scheduled to appear on
the campus in the near future.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 12 1949
Church Calendar
Grace Lutheran
Student Bible class 9:30 a.m.
Church service, 10:45 a.m. Luth
eran Student Association regular
evening worship service, 6:30 p.m.
Vesper service, 7:30 p.m.
St. Andrew's Episcopal
College Student Supper Meet
ing, 5:15 p.m., followed by an
illustrated address by Dr. A. W.
Gauger on his recent trip through
South America.
Faith Evangelical and Reformed
Sunday School taught by the
pastor, 9:45 a.m., "The Life of
Christ." Morning worship, 10:45
a.m. Supper meeting, 5:30 p.m.
William Niering will speak at the
6:30 p.m. meeting.
Contraste—
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"quarters" without previous per
mission of the Lady Principal.
This may bring up with a start
those who reminiscently begin.
"Remember back when "but
there remains one redeeming fea
ture. There were no Saturday
classes. This startling bit of infor
mation would probably offset any
other disadvantages of life at
Penn State in the '9os—especially
in the minds of those who have
undergone the agony of an 8
o'clock class the Saturday morn
ing after "the night before."
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