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Misunderstandings
Cabinet's decision to allocate proceeds of the
Spring Week Carnival to WSSF and the debate
that ensued have resulted in a number of confused
opinions. In fairness to WSSF and individuals
concerned it is necessary to clarify some of the
misunderstood points.
Debate at cabinet meeting became heated when
it was learned that WSSF was considering medi
cal supplies to Bulgaria as part of its project.
Cabinet members opposed sending aid to a coun
try behind the Iron Curtain. However, the Bul
garia proposal was only a tentative one which
WSSF had discussed rather than definitely de
cided upon.
At a previous meeting of the campus committee
when a WSSF field representative pointed out the
needs of the various countries, about 20 of the
approximately 30 persons who attended favored
the Bulgarian project because of the extensive
need for medical supplies there.
Supporters of the Bulgarian project felt that
WSSF is the only contact that students behind
the Iron Curtain have with the outside world and
that WSSF aid in a way of acquainting them with
the operations of democracy. Since WSSF funds
are administered by WSSF officials and not by
governments, the campus committee felt reason
ably sure that money and supplies would reach
the proper beneficiaries.
During the course of the debate Roslyn Mc-
Collom made the statement that cabinet couldn't
tell WSSF what to do with its money. As often
happens when a long debate or speech is con
densed to a few words, the remark was not repre
sentative of Miss McCollom's entire opinions. Out
of context it cast an unfavorable light on Miss
McCollom.
It is unfortunate that these misunderstandings
have come up. WSSF, the American branch of
the World Student Relief, is sponsored by Protes
tant, Catholic, Jewish, and secular groups as well
as the United States National Student Associa
tion, and its funds are distributed without refer
ence to race, religion, or nationality.
However, misunderstood points should clear up
at the open meeting of the WSSF committee Sun
day. At that time WSSF will decide on its project
and vote on cabinet's proposal for the Spring
Week Carnival. A movie, "This Is Their Story,"
will also be shown to acquaint students with the
work of WSSF. The meeting is open to the public.
—Dot Hunsberger.
Last Day to Give
Today is the last day of the Red Cross drive
here at State.
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The goal in the State College area is $5500.
Of this money, $3500 will be used for home
service here which includes aid with personal
problems, small loans, and disaster relief covering
explosions in buildings on campus, accidents, and
home nursing.
Two thousand dollars will be used all over the
United States and for disasters such as floods in
the west.
Last year the campus contributed $934. Can we
top this?
Remember that today is the last day funds will
be accepted.
The Nation System
Some persons have taken issue with a recent
editorial concerning the application of treason in
this and other nations.
The question is a rather academic one. As long
as this nation is going to he nationalistic, other
nations should also be reserved the right to be
nationalistic.
But the crux of the matter is the whole nation
system. With the existence of the atomic bomb
and other weapons of mass destruction, the sys
tem is washed up.
Nations reserve to themselves certain sovereign
rights, including the right to declare war. In the
modern age, this means the right to bring death
and destruction to millions of people living thou
sands of miles from them. It is a principle un
ethical and immoral.
The contingencies of survival demand that
atomic wars be prevented. Largely for this pur
pose the United Nations has been established. But
history has shown that nations in confederation
soon will have to organize more solidly or will
drift apart into \var.
The United World Federalists have the right
idea—world government with teeth. The fact that
the nations cannot agree on the form of such a
overnment is the major stumbling block to its
est ablishment.
It is unrealistic to merely shout and pray for
world government, for world government is an
impossibility today. However, one way out re
mains. That way may be repugnant to many, but
the only hope is for the major powers, the United
States and Russia, to form an entente for policing
the world and preventing war.
True, this smacks of coercion, but strength is
needed to keep peace and only these two nations
possess that strength. Disunited, they cannot do
Ihe job. They should realize peace is their mutual
roterest, and should be willing to work together.
Only by cooperating can they make loyalty a
:ratter of loyalty to the people of the world as
s whole and nut merely to one nation with its
•elf-interest and nationthibtic viewpoint warping
world attitude.
—Charlotte Seidman.
Behind the Wheels
The co-op at the Tub is open for business and has almost
everything from soup to nuts. Thanks to Joanne Hobbes and others
like her who have worked hard to make this long awaited student
co-op a reality. Now, let's see you up there buying your supplies.
We wanted it, we've got it, let's support its!
Peg Chick was somewhat of an individualist this past weekend
as she was wearing a fresh corsage Sunday afternoon instead of the
usual Friday or Saturday night. It wasn't her birthday or any kind
of an anniversary. Peg finally explained that she had gone to a
formal Saturday night, her date had forgotten to give her the cor
sage but finally remembered it Sunday afternoon. Being a wrist
corsage, Peg didn't think it quite appropriate to wear as such on
Sunday, so she put it in her hair with the wrist band around her
chin.
Seems a friend of Skip Logan's asked her to go out with a
blind date the other night. (Yes, men, this lucky devil succeeded!)
Anyhow, not knowing his date's name, when the fellow arrived
at Ath he called the girl who had arranged the date from the be
ginning and asked the name of his date. Thinking the reply wes
"Spike Hogan" instead of "Skip Logan," the surprised fellow ex
claimed, "Not the wrestler!"
The Blue Key dance Saturday night looked somewhat like a
Collegian reunion with such illustrious Collegianites as Dede Daly,
Dotty Hunsberger, Elliot Krane, Jack Keen, George Vadasz and Ed
Watson attending.
People at the Erie Center really went all oat fee their Fresh
man Queen Rosemary Larsen. Marvin Damp, class of '4B and now
an instructor there, recently wrote a letter to Herb Beckbazd.
captain of the tennis team here, plugging Rosemary and describ
ing her as only a man can describe a beautiful girl. Ditto for Reid
Ferguson, administrative head at the Center, and Bob Bloom, who
has a little personal interest.
Well, girls, it looks like the men around here are waging a
-old war against us, doesn't it? How be if we just let them sweat it
Jut and see who wins? Women are actually supposed to be the
stronger sex so when our masculine friends(?) finally lose this battle
- maybe we can do the telephoning, choosing, and "classing"!
Nell Davis, Women's Building, was awakened the other morn
ing by a scraping noise in or around the waste basket in her room.
Expecting to see a mouse in the basket. Nell sneaked over to
kick it out of the room. But upon further investigation discovered
the real culprit was a gray squirrel who was calmly nibbling
on her peanut butter. Shocked at the ides of the animal. Nell
screamed and her visitor find the top to the peanut bat
ter jar.
Very Brief
• Exigencies of make-up caused the deletion of a fundamental
sentence in last Friday's "Know Your College" column. It declared
that "Penn State is aatualiy a private, non-prom caspeeediela par
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For Picture Fund GMt
TO THE EDITOR: I propose for consideration
as senior class gift, a circulating picture fund. As
good music is available on records, fine painting
can be enjoyed and lived with through large color
facsimiles. I suggest buying and endowing future
additions to a collection of painting reproductions
to be loaned to students. These pictures would be
framed, ready for handling, and circulated
through the college library on basis of semester
or yearly loans. This highly feasible plan is in
operation in many schools, and there are few bet
ter ways of stimulating a widespread interest in
art. As our class memorial this collection would
be in constant and active service to future stu
dent generations.
Collegian Gazette
Friday, March 11
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Admitted Wednesday: Hugh Hackett.
Admitted Thursday: Jacqueline Schock, Robert
Lindaar, June Odza.
Discharged Thursday: Albert Sertnka, Wm&
Griesetner.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
fee interviews *esti be mole iw IN ON Mee
at ewes.
Westinghouse Air Brake Co., March 14 and 15,
June grads in ME.
Procter & Gamble Co., March 14 and 15, June
grads with interest in field of selling and mer
chandising. Men• to be selected on basis of their
ability to advance into positions of responsible su
pervision and sales management. Contmual train
ing provided.
Hamilton Standard Propellers, March 29, six
months training program for Mechanical, Electri
cal and Aeronautical engineers.
Duquesne Light Co., March 14 and 15, June
grads for student engineer training course, in
ME, ES.
Pennsylvania Power & Light 453, March 16,
June grads in EE and ME interested in the elec
tric public utility field.
Aetna Life Insuranee Co., March 16, June grads
for sales and service work in their group division.
Also Math majors to train for actuarial positions.
Linde Air Products Co., March 16 and 17, June
grads in Chan Eng, ME, EE, CE, IE, Metallurgy,
Chemistry, and Physics. Also M.S. and Ph.D. can
didates in Chemistry and Physics.
Shell Oil Co., Inc., Tulsa, Okla., March 17, tune
grads in 8.5., M.S. in Geology and Mineralogy,
Mining Eng, Petroleum and Natural Gas •Eng
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co., March 17,
June grads with 8.5., M.S., and Ph.D. in Chem
Eng and Ph.D. in Chemistry.
Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp., March 17
and 18, June grads with B.S. and M.S. in ME,
Chem Eng, and Chemistry. Major number of op
portunities are in operations and laboratories.
• Continental Oil Co., March 16, June grads in
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, ME,
Geology and Mineralogy, CE.
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, March 18 and
19, June grads receiving 8.5., M.S., and Ph.D. de
grees in Chem and Physics, also men with 2.0
averages in EE, Chem Eng, and ME.
Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, March 21 and 28, June grades in Aero
nautical Eng, ME and RE, receiving 8.5., M.S.
and Ph.D. degrees. The work will be in conjunc
tion with the U.S.A.F. research and development
program.
Bailey Me4er Co., March le, June grads in BEN
and NE.
Philadelphia Electric Co., March 21, June grads
in EE and MIL Also a few juniors for summer
employment in above curricula.
The Texas Co., March 21 and 22, June grads
with 8.5., M.S., and Ph.D. in EE, ME, CE, Chem
Eng, Chern, and Physics. Opportunities are in re
search, deveilopment, engineering, processing, and
foreign service.
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., March 25, Jesse
grads in C&F and A&L. Positions open for field
representatives and surety representatives. Meet
ing for interested students on Tuesday, March Mt,
110 EE, at 7:30 p.m.
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STATE—Smith of St. Ltaiis.
NITTANY--Julta Misbehaves.
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