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Editor's Choice
Throughout the years, the Daily Collegian has
followed a strictly non-partisan course, neither
favoring nor deprecating either (or any ) campus
political clique as such, this position being main
tained in the best interests of the student readers.
However, several individual editors, including
the incumbent, have deemed it their responsibility
to express a personal opinion, based on observa
tion, of the comparative qualifications of indivi
dual candidates.
THIS POLICY IS EVIDENTLY CONSISTENT
with the customary practice of taking sides on con-
Ltroversial issues, without regard to the political
lineup. Analogously, the suggestions listed are
ade from personal knowledge and opinion, with
out consideration of clique affiliation.
We know and have observed both candidates
for All-College president, and will have no qualms
about the effective operation of that high post's
duties, no matter which gains it.
However, we believe that Ted Allen's year of
experience as sophomore class president slightly
outweigh's Robert Gabriel's position of presi
dent of the Education Student Council this
semester.
Other jobs which favor Allen include his chair
manship of the Orientation Week committee, and
membership in the B-X Board of Control. Gabriel
served commendably as a sophomore counsellor
last fall, and on the Cabinet committee which
established the student work agency.
AS FOR THE OTHER ALL-COLLEGE POSTS,
we confess an all-too meager personal acquaint
ance with two of the candidates, but their oppon
ents have been so outstanding, that we do not
hestitate to state a preference, believing that the
1 degree to which they are known may be some
what significant.
For All-College vice-president, we prefer Joel
t Bachman, who is chairman of the NSA interna
tional relations committee, and co-chairmanned
last fall's junior prom. NSA is a vital part of stu-
I dent government.
His opponent, Harry McMahon, has been most
active as business manager of Thespians, as a golf
manager, member of Blue Key and the keep-off
the-grass committee.
James MacCallum appears to us as the logical
choice for All-College secretary-treasurer, having
been chairman of the student union committee for
two years, and also filling the posts of campus vice
president and publicity chairman of the Associa
tion of Independent Men. He is also a past presi
dent of Pollock Circle Council.
James Barry, whom we do not know, is the As
sociation of Independent Men representative from
the third floor Jordan Han.
LIKEWISE IN THE RACE FOR THE SENIOR
CLASS PRESIDENCY, a well-known work-horse,
who has been notably active for two years, is
opposed by a dark horse, who has nevertheless
several accomplishments to his credit.
A natural for the job, we feel, is Robert Keller,
, who is now serving on Student Tribunal and the
ILiberal Arts Student Council, and has been vice
, president of the Middle Atlantic region of the
International Relations Club.
Vieing against him is James Balog, president of
Pollock Circle Council, having served last semes
ter as vice-president. He also participates in the
g activities of the Association of Independent Men
and the Penn State Club.
Since we are unfamiliar with the records of the
remaining candidates, we consider ourselves un
qualified to publish any preferences. However, we
recommend that students study the records of all
candidates, as printed elsewhere in this issue of
Collegian. —Lewis Stone, editor
Do Not Tilt
STRANGE INDEED are the means by which
Americans of recent vintage have sought amuse
ment. In one decade it was pee-wee golf; in an
other, monopoly,
The one entertainment device, however, that
seems best keyed to the present era is the pin -ball
machine. Out of fertile brains, perhaps destined
to rank with the Oppenheirners and Comptons,
have come lever-operated contrivances to delight
the heart of every addict. Three of these post-war
wonders have been installed in the TUB.
We have never been infected by the spring
plunger virus. The sight of the rive-for-a-nickel
balls leaves us as cold as the metal they are made
of. Thus it was with a measure of kind indul
gence that we watched an obvious pin -ball parti
san approach a masterwork of machinery named
"Majors."
With infinite grace he inserted his nickel in the
slot. His eyes glowed as the gleaming spheres
popped into place one by one and responded
perfectly as his seasoned finger released the
plunger. At just the right moment, this veteran
of the glass-enclosed sport gave a gentle nudge
that sent the ball against a noisy contact. This
meant one million on the scoreboard. We noted
that top possible score was 321 million.
As the luckless player retreated to the ice cream
bar, we read some of the inscriptions on the four
legged frankenstein. "No refunds for tilts," stood
out in red letters. The phrase "When Lit" appeared
17 times. There was even a warning to minors to
look elsewhere for amusement.
If the inventors didn't think of everything, the
TUB management did. It placed the clattering
contraptions in the same room with the "Recordi
gram" machine. So, when a fanatic bows to the
laws of gravity and electricity, he has only a few
steps to go before he can put his woe on wax
which might outlive the pin -ball machine.
—John Bawasil.
AN OPEN LETTER TO MR. AND MISS PENN STATE
Originally I had planned to publish in this column this week
the results of a survey made to determine what major gripes the
coeds have to register against Penn State men.
However, results of similar articles in the past week or two
have convinced me that what started out as a satirical jest at the
top-heavy woman - man ratio at Penn State has now deteriorated
into a full-fledged War of the Sexes with feelings rising on both
sides of the physiological fence.
Accordingly the column on coeds' complaints has been shelved
and in its place I've written this open letter to all readers of Your
Lion in an attempt to soothe many ruffled feelings.
Many male readers , have seised upon my weekly tirades as
the call to arms against the tyranny of women. Judging from some
letters I have received, the "Red Menace" became the White Hope
of down-trodden Penn State men.
On the other' hand, women have pictured me as a perverted
monster with a bitter. deathly hatred of all their ses—a crusader
who wished to start a wave of "importing" and in other ways uproot
the conventional social standard.
Neither picture is correct. In most respects I am a normal young
man with a normal amount of affection for all females—Penn State
coeds included.
The aim of this column is not, and has never been, to bring
about a social revolution as so many people seem to think. Its sole
object is entertainment. If it provides a few chuckles or a small
amount of enjoyment to readers of the Daily Collegian I have
achieved my purpose.
If, in attaining this end I have stepped on some individual's
sensitive toes. I wish to tender abject apologies. Certainly that
was not my idea.
I still feel Penn State coeds have a "good deal." I neither be
grudge them this fact nor do I particularly care to start a move
ment to change the situation. I just felt, incorrectly it seems, a
few witty barbs at their exalted position would provide a few
harmless laughs. •
So. beaten back. I accept surrender gracefully. This is the
white flag of peace. As Janet Rosen suggested last week., let's
kiss and . . .
Finally I want to offer sincere thanks to those people who were
aware of my purpose and construed the meanings of Your Lion cor
rectly and also to those readers who were kind enough to address
their comments to me personally. I really appreciated it.
Sincerely,
—Red Roth.
Very Brief
• Nomination for the least-appreciated 'April Fool "joke" of
the year:
Friday morning someone put an "out-of-order" sign on the
cigarette vending machine in Nittany Dorm 20, where many area
students usually buy their smokes. As a result, many would-be cus
tomers walked to town in the rain, and paid the higher price that
prevails there.
• The State College weatherman gives us some pretty nice days,
but his timing could stand improvement; e. g., last Thursday, when
rain forced postponement of the Carnival.
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Collegian Gazette
Tuesday, April 15
PENN STATE Bible Fellowship, 417 Old Main,
1:10 p.m.
WRA Bowling, WH, 6:30 p.m.
WRA Bridge, WH playroom, 7 p.m.
WRA Fencing, 1 WH, 7 p.m.
MEN'S Bridge Club, TUB, 7 p.m.
CHEMICAL Engineering Society (nomination
meeting), 405 Old Main, 7 p.m.
NAVAL Electronics Warfare Company, 200 EE,
7:30 p.m.
SKULL and Bones, 409 Old Main, 7:30 p.m.
LIBERAL Arts Student Council, 14 Home Ec,
8:30 p.m.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Admitted Saturday: Roger Rowland, William
Bonner.
Discharged Saturday: June Kircher, Russel
Sacker.
Admitted Sunday: Charles Mathues, Donald
Bowser, Paul Enders.
Admitted Monday: Donald Fiser.
Discharged Monday: Donald Bowser, William
Bonner, Robert Kirkendall.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
Arransernents for interviews should be made in 204 OM Nab
Factory Mutual Engineering Division, formerly
Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
April 4, June grads for prevention work with in
dustries either as a consulting service or in fire
prevention research, Chicago or possibly Cleve
land from EE, lE, CE, ME, Chem Eng.
Burroughs. Adding Machine Co., April 4 and 7,
June grads in C&F and Accounting.
Sears, Roebuck & Co., April 4,5, and 6, June
grads interested in retailing as a career.
Brown Instrument Co., April 6 and 7, June grads
in EE and ME for development and application.
Also IE for sales.
Naval Air Development Station, Naval Air Ex
perimental Station, Naval Aircraft Factory, April
5, June grads in ME, EE, Aero, and Phys.
National Carbon Co., Inc., April 5, June grads
in ChE, EE, and ME for domestic and foreign
service.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., April 5 and 6,
June grads in AL, CF, Jour., and Psy, for claims
and sales work.
S. S. Kresge Co., April 5 and 6, June grads in AL,
and CF.
Washington National Insurance Co., June grads
(men only) April 6, for positions as field group
representatives.
Cincinnati Milling Machine Co., April 7 and 8,
June grads for machine tool business from ME,
lE, EE, Metallurgy. A film, "The Highway to Pro
duction," to be shown Wednesday, April 6, at 7
p.m. in 417 Old Main for interested students.
North American pril 7 and 8, June grads
in CE, EE, IE, and Co.,ME for field work. Grads in
A&L with some engineering background for tech
nical representatives and underwriters. A group
meeting on Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m. in 219 BE.
The Hagan Corp., April 7 and 8, June grads in
ME, Chem Eng, and Chemistry for research and
development in the instrumentation field or in
inorganic chemistry.
Haskins & Sells, certified public accountants,
April 8, June grads in C&F (majors in accounting
who plan to enter public accounting as a career).
Charles W. Bright Organization of Pittsburgh,
April 11, June grads in CE interested in building
construction field, particularly in estimating.
Kendall Refining Co., April 11, June grads (men
only) in Chem Eng and Chemistry (1.5 average).
YWCA, April 11, students for director-Health
Education Department, teen-age director, and
camp counselors.
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co., April 12, June
grads in ME and Chem Eng, and Ph.D. candidates
in chemistry.
Armstrong Cork Co., April 12 and 13, June grads
for sales positions from ME, IE, CE, A&L, and
C&F. (Single men only). Also accountants for for
eign service, industrial engineers, journalists or
English majors for advertising copywriting, and
men for research and development with bachelor
and advanced degrees in chemistry, ME, Chem
Eng, Ceramics and Physics. Men interviewed last
fall will not be eligible for this schedule.
General Electric Co., April 11 aDd 12, June grads
in A&L and C&F for their Inisiness training
course. Group meeting on April 11 in 110 EE at
7:15 p.m.
Atlantic Refining Co., April 22, June grads in
EE and ME for positions in engineering and con
struction departments.
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