PAGE TWO The Daily Collegian Editorial Page Editorials and columns appearing in The Daily Coileglinn represent itte opinions of the writer. They make no claim to reflect student eir Trairentaltr. emmannema Tresianeed sditotislis aps writt e n by dso educe. Saidy n (labia Selecting a President TO THE EDITOR: Ever since the death of President Hetzel in the fall of 1947 the Board of Trustees has ostensibly been selecting a successor. The extended period of deliberation has given rise to persistent rumors of behind the scenes maneu vering involving the Acting-President. Informa tion corning froth the January meeting of Trustees in Harrisburg has lent support to this thesis. The evidence is in the strong opposition that has arisen to the candidacy of Mr. Milholland. The result, I understand, was the failure of the nomination committee to report. As a student at the College I believe the stu dent body is entitled to know the status of the current inquiry into possible nominees for the presidential office. Furthermore we and the people of the Commonwealth have every right to expect an appointee who will meet the academic and administrative qualifications of this high post. Failure to select such an individual will relegate 'Penn State to the scholastic hinterland. 'Hot Box' Guilty TO THE EDITOR ling the unavoidable." Student News was unable to deliver on time last Sunday since the car carrying papers from i New York developed a "hot box" in Mt. ;Union. The net result was a four-hour delay in the de ( livery of all papers to the Student News Agency. Following a conference with the publisher's agent, f I was assured that greater efforts would be made to facilitate shipment and that if such a delay again occurs, all papers other than those held up ( will be delivered on time. In this way the agency will be able to serve its custonwrs despite some duplication of effort on the part of the agency. We of the agency wish to publicly thank our sub scribers for their cooperation. —Joseph S. Reinheimer, Manager, Student News Agency. Wasting Our Time? TO THE EDITOR: We, two ROTC students who are apparently wasting our time at things mili ttaristic while exploiting starving Europeans, defy the strange Mr. Earnshaw. We will defend our 90 cents a day subsistence pay to the bitter end. As a matter of fact we have a few questions we would like to ask Mr. Earnshaw. First, does he read past the comic page? In other words, has he seen such small items as ECA and the Berlin air lift mentioned in the papers lately? Second, is he a veteran? If so we suggest that he donate his subsistence check to a worthy cause like CARE /if this is the way he feels about government ex penditures. If he is a non-veteran then his worry about things military is quite understandable. In summary, Mr. Earnshaw, we say: "Boo! Boo! to you, sir!!" —Donald T. Walker, Osbert Hughes. Queens and Chromosomes TO THE EDITOR: Unfortunate as it is, all the cosmetics and careful grooming in the world will not make a plai.n , or ugly woman become beautiful because she was born with her basic physical fea tures which are determined by her arrangement of chromosomes. Therefore, what right does a woman have to be congratulated or given pries for a trait for which she is manifestly unrespon sible, it having been established before she was even born! If good looking women were a rarity, then pub lishing their photographs would be justified if for no other reason than curiosity. However, we con stantly see "Queens" or if we don't we can always obtain a cony of Esquire. Would it not be a more worthy cause if the Collegian would hold a contest of, for example, freshman coeds' ability to cook, sew, or maybe give a prize to the one who had done the most to establish racial, religious, or international under landing? • Contenders in the recent freshman beauty contest were judged as well for their self acquired talents, scholastic attainments and extra-curricular activities, as for any naturally endowed accoutrements. Mr. Swift can answer his own question by asking himself who would sponsor, who would enter, who would care about a contest for the traits he proposes, no matter how worthy they admittedly are. 01le Daily Collegian SocereaKor to 'IeIIR MIME LANCE, eat. 188? 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 July 5, 1931, at the State College, Pu., Post Office under the Art of March 3. 1879. Subscriptions 12 a semester, 114 the school year. Represented for national advertising by National Advert.* Ing Service, Madison Ave.. New York. N.Y. Chicago. Boston, I.,+s Angeles San Francisco. Editor Lew Stone Managing Ed., Arnold Gerton; News Ed.. Malcolm White; Sports Ed., Tom Morgan; Feature Ed.. Loretta Neville: Society Ed., Frances Keeney; Asst. Soc. Ed., Claire Lee; Edit. Mr., John Bunnell; Photo Ed.. Betty Gibbons; Promotion Co-Mgr.. Dick Brossman• Ault. News Ed, Dot Munaberger; Senior Board. Rosemary Soul!tante. STAFF THIS ISSUE Managing Editor _ . , . _ Rd Watson News Editor _— __ . Janet Rosen Cony Editor . Jack Senior Assistants _ Shirley Austin, Bettina dePaisns, Betty Altschul' Advertising Manager ... . _ Marion Goldman Assistants —,....-_-______ Berhees Sigetilthe„ Ow • —Leo Troy. I wish to clarify "prevent- —Raymond Emory Swift Business Manager Vance C. Klepper A Knotty Problem Jnow your college Unquestionably the education of the youth of Pennsylvania is the primary aim, in fact the ultimate reason for the College's very existence The term, Resident Instruction, unknown in many smaller edu cational institutions appears wordy and superfluous, until one recalls that resident instruction is only one prong of the College's trident of service to the Commonwealth. EXTENSION INSTRUCTION, which takes the College to the student throughout the State; and research, which makes valuable contributions to the world's storehouse of knowledge, will be dis cussed in future articles. With the formation of the Schohol of Home Economics on Jan- uary 1, the number of undergraduate schools was increased to eight, the others being Agriculture, Chemistry and Physics, Educa tion, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Mineral Industries and Physical Education and Athletics. Each school is administered by a dean, and faculty members and curricula are organized into departments, according to specific academic fields. AT SOME INSTITUTIONS, each school is entirely separate from all the rest, and completely autonomous, providing its own courses in any needed subject, regardless of duplication in other schools. Here a student can and does elect, and usually is required to take, courses in several schools other than the one in which he is registered. Academic standards, procedures and policies may differ from school to school. Central administrative offices and the College Senate attempt to coordinate activities to a certain degree, generally acting to prevent or correct unwise programs of a school, rather than establishing inflexible rules of procedure. ACQUISITION OF NEW STAFF MEMBERS is the responsi bility of department heads. Proposals for new courses likewise origi nates at the department level. New personnel make contracts with the Board of Trustees after recommendation of the president, the dean of the school and the department head. Similarly new courses are finally adopted by the Board, after approval of the department and school faculties, the Senate com mittee on courses of study and the entire Senate. Resident Instruction means the College to many people of the State—parents, students and employers. Its excellence depends mostly on the quality of the students and the faculty, even more than on buildings and equipment. The Ground at Our Feet Last week's editorial concerning the desirability of a more suit able parade ground for ROTC has received comment surpassing its alleged triviality. It was meant to be a sample statement of what the writer con sidered a situation which could be improved. It was neither a criticism of ROTC for marching on the grass, nor a judgment on the efficacy of ROTC training. Triviality in itself does not place the matter beneath considera tion. Our lives are made up largely of trifles. Certainly Collegian should provide material for thought. But not all problems are in tellectual problems. While we are considering weighty matters, let us not lose sight of the ground at our feet. And we don't mean the grass. .1; - • 5. Re.aieril inJlruction —Worley Doggies Point Missed Much has been said, pro and con, concerning the advisability of introducing party politics into stu dent council elections. Unfortunately, one of the important considera tions behind the original plan has been entirely neglected; that is, the protection of those students running for positions on the several councils. Only the most naive of political observers would refuse to admit that politics, though not in open party form, now exists in so-called council campaigns. The effect, however, is largely deter-. mined by "machine" influence since interest in council elections is limited, as the small number of eligible voters casting ballots would indicate. Opening of the elections to party campaigning would help to limit and neutralize such machine activity by bringing the campaigns into the open and by bringing issues in question before a larger number of students. In addition to aiding a badly needed increase in student attention to council elections, the pro gram would make it necessary for the parties to keep more closely in touch with the problems arid activities of the schools involved, enabling them to become better aware of the requirements and interest of cal the students. That present Lion party officials cannot agree with a policy approved of by their immediate predecessors in a joint steering committee meet ing earlier in the year, is unfortunate but is a matter the decision of which rests entirely with them. Nevertheless, to discard the proposal with out considering all of the implications woeid be grossly unwise. Collegian Gazette COLLEGE PLACEMENT # for bebeeelews ebeeld be made to )N MI Maki at ono& Air Material Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, March 21 and 22, June grades in Aero nautical Eng, ME and EE, receiving 8.5., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The work wig be in conjunc tion with the U.S.A.F. research and development program. Bailey Meter Co., March 18, June grads in ME and EE. Philadelphia Electric Co., March 21, June grads in EE and ME. Also a few juniors for summer employment in above curricula. The Texas Co., March 21 and 22, Jane grads with 8.5., M.S., and Ph.D. in EE, ME, CE, Chem Eng, Chem, and Physics. Opportunities are in re search, development, engineering, processing, and foreign service. Men who filled out preliminary applications for the Pennsylvania Railroad should report to Col. lege Placement Service at once. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., March 24 and 25, June grads in Chem Eng, ME, EE, and lE. Need for Chemical Engineers lies chiefly in the fields of product and process development. The majority of mechanical, electrical and industrial engineers will be needed in the field of production manage ment. A few men will be required for plant engi neering, machine design, and product develop ment. Lukens Steel Co., March 25, June grads in ME, EE, and Metallurgy. Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., March 22 and 23, June grads in CF and AL who are interested in domestic sales, accounting and credit work. Harrison Construction Co., located at Pittsburgh and Maryville, Tenn., March 24, June grads in CE for either Pittsburgh or Knoxville vicinities, and would be associated with engineering as it per tains to construction. General Electric Co., March 22, 23, 24 and 25, June grads in EE, ME, and lE. Dr. Paul E. Williams, representing General Fire proofing Co., Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co., and Timken Roller Bearing Co., March 28 and 29, June grads in IE, ME, AL, CF, Met, ChE, and Ac counting. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc., March 28 and 29, June grads in ChE, Phys, Chem, PNG for foreign service only, and Ph.D. in Phys and Chem. Colgate - Palmolive - Peet Co., March 28, June grads with B.S. and M.S. degrees in ME, ChE, also EE in upper third of class more interested in general engineering than in strictly EE. Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission has just announced examinations for the position of senior visitor in the department of Public As sistance. Applications must be submitted by March 31. AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM—Three Godfathers. STATE—So Dear to My Heart. NITTANY—Road House. Education Education is taken from the Latin dtaco—to lead. For that to be possible we must be presented with all sorts of facts—as objectively as possible, from which we must draw our self-made conclusions. But education does not mean the weeding out of certain facts so as to forswear progress and bul wark the status quo. What's more, that which is unfavorable is not necessarily Un-American. In our efforts to repudiate communism and fascism, let's not be fearful of presenting all their aspects. Let's not have our educators stack the cards against these ideologies with he tend* when the whole truth does a better job. --Tempi* thatvomily lever -4. M. Boddington.
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