The' Daily Collegian Edltorlal Page Ilditorinig and columns appearing' lei The Daily Colleen, rripreseet the opinions of the writer. They nabs no dike le reflect student or trnirrrallsr PAGE TWO Something Sacred YOU CAN TAKE AWAY a high school student's bubble gum, lodge him in a dormitory, fraternity, or rooming house, buy him a new set of books on the same old subjects, and call him a college stu dent. One thing no one can do to an American youth, however, is to denude him of his love for vacations. Furthermore, it would be a rash and hazardous act for any educator to make a move to curb or abolish vacations. If the college official must tamper with student life, let him toy with less volatile phases, such as raising fees and tearing down football stadia. With undeniable courage, the College scheduling officer sliced two days off seniors' vacation time last February. It may be no coincidence that the scheduling office is tucked away in the Armory. Seniors, of course, being the very personification of academic idealism, limited their protests to grumbles—grumbles that compare favorably with the growls of the erstwhile Nittany Lion. COLLEGE CLASSES are so skillfully con ducted; college texts are so well written, and the whole conglomerate of campus life is so fasci nating, that it is inconceivable that the privileged few who attend would ever wish to vacate the premises. Kind and self-denying parents—not to mention a kind Veterans Administration—have gone to great lengths to place their charges in college. To be absolutely fair about it, students should go home with sombre faces, leaving campus a bit later than permitted. They should talk of nothing but college while home. They should insist on re turning a day early. BEFORE THIS EVER HAPPENS, State College will have Sunday movies and the Student Press will have been worn out. 19th Century Mores CHARGES AND COUNTER-CHARGES regard ing written clauses of fraternity discrimination have generated so much steam that the real issue has been beclouded. The immediate need is not so much the removal of discriminatory member ship requirements in fraternity constitutions as it is the accumulation of internal pressure against such clauses' by a forthright educational program within the fraternity movement itself. The method of force from the outside, though perhaps commendable in terms of militancy, may do great harm in retarding the develop ment of inter-racial and inter-religious under standing among members of the affected groups. Then, too, the fact that a fraternity may not have written means of discrimination does not indicate an absence of discriminatory practices, for there are, unfortunately, other means for members to demonstrate their prejudices. The real need is to strike directly at the heart of discriminatory attitudes rather than at their peripheral results. Long-term progress can only be made by a reduction of basic prejudices and not by the tearing up of a scrap of paper. Enlightened fraternity men and women at the University of Wisconsin two years ago began a campaign against such prejudices. They are now attempting to carry their work to the Interfra ternity Councils and Panhellenic societies at other campuses. NSA is throwing its full sup port to this endeavor and with the cooperation of local campus fraternal groups will initiate a program of inter-racial and inter-religious un derstanding among and WITHIN fraternities at all its member schools. ADVANTAGES OF FRATERNAL LIFE will only become apparent to a hostile public when a sincere attempt is made to revise those mores properly classified, though perhaps charitably, as "19th century"; hence it is the direct responsi bility of fraternity members to their organization as well as to their society to support this human relations program wholeheartedly. An organiza tion, like a nation, grows through the food of dynamic social progress; and from the lack of it, only stagnates and dies. Tile Battu Collegian Successor to THE FREE LANCE. tut Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive dur ing the College year by the stuff of The Daily Collegian at The Pennerlvania State College. Entered a* second duo at/e/ July 5. 1834, et the State College, Pa., Post Office under the Act of March 3. 1879. Subscriptions $2 a semester. $4 the school year. Represented for nations' advertising by National Advert's. ins Service. Madison Ave, New Yost. N.Y. Chicago. Bastes. Loa Angeles. San Francisco. Editor Lew Stoii Managing Ed.. Arnold Gerton; News Ed.. Malcolm White; Sports Ed.. Toms Morgan; Feature Ed., Loretta Neville; Society Ed.. Frances Keeney; Aest. Soc. Ed., Claire Lee; Edit. Dir., John BonneU; Photo Ed.. Batty Gibbons; Promotion Ca-Mgr., Dick Brosaman • Asst. Newt Ed., Dot Hunsbarger; Senior Board. Rosemary Simi!tants. Asst. Bus. Mgr., Margaret Breece; Adv. Director, George Latzo ; Local Adv. Mgr.. Louis Gilbert; Circ. Mgr, Brett K r 11111• tat: Class Adv. Mgr., Wilma Brehm; Personnel Mgr, Jane Snyder: Promotion Co-Mgr.. Marlin Weaver; Office Mgr., K. lobo Barges. STAFF THIS ISSUE Managing Editor Nowa EdHot __ _ Copy Editor Kay Boater Assiatanta Dodo Daly, L. D. Gladfalter Adverbial.. Naarawat ...--- Al Spas. Sad Built —John Bonnell. —The NSA News. .. t ca lio , Business Manages Vance C. Klepper Dottie WorHatch Jodi Doddinstosi Left High and Dry • 1 ,;(1; ( 4; 7 ;' , 11 ,, . • >•-• t.-• SEE Height of Hysteria The anti-communist rioters in Pittsburgh April 2 did not realize their contribution to the factors which contrive to destroy the very principles they imagined themselves protecting. They undoubtedly believe they are performing a great service for democracy. Actually they are destroying our freedoms—of speech, of assembly, of the press, of the right to hold a minority opinion even though it is unpopular. One young man caried, "Remember what happened in Ger many?" in support of the rioters. What did happen in Germany is that the Nazis came into power because of the fear of communism, among other things. Right wing dictatorship is no better than the communist brand. In the reaction against one we expose ourselves to the other. Harold J. Laski, British 'political scientist, said in a speech at Howard University Saturday that he believes people "who want to destroy the extreme left" are the greatest threat, and that democ racy "is in real peril now." We must not fall victims to insidious internal encroachments on our liberties, which come garbed in the guise of patriotism. It would be tragic to fall prey to a fascist dictatorship, while absorbed in anti-communist propaganda designed to prepare us for war. Let us allow the philosophies of government to compete, un hindered by violence and reactionary legislation. Then, if com munism is really as bad as it is popularly supposed to be, it will stand no chance of attracting more than a handful of followers. And if it is good, or if parts of it are good—a possibility given scant con sideration—we shall profit by its adoption and not its suppression. It must not be driven underground where it will function as effectively as before, until another enemy to liberty, fascism, sneaks in by the back door. • Many college students and administrators are concerned over the probable length of the draft holiday. Now if a really frigid wind would come along and freeze the cold war to death— "Winds yrs maw . . . TRUE of Fes' 4260XITIVIVI s .'?.f7.7 5 77M - 11,M.r4rtf", . '-...-.''''. -',.- .:, i..-- . . 4.. •-:-.,',;:y::,.....t.c:. , .:: , ..-:. - •;.: 5,, :r. , ' , !. ,.. .; , , , , ,- :. :,::. t..'..•.'.';'.,;,;•-••:.-?!.,..-4,:,,,,,,plf.,q,...,.,..r......,..,,, ,:. ; , - , g,...:„.;-, , .. ''nt....-i• : .:. f. , - - 4, ,"-••• .........,...,-;, ::,,.... 't •.4 ~....s, '•, i:--,•-• ,. • % -I , ... - - - • ' -..,.• ~..., i.. ....... p ....,...„, Ai (Last of a Series) By Stanley E. Degler Very Brief WEDNESDAY A• •2 13 1 entlgsed editoriab are vekten by the WWI". .a. Sa/el, VaLe 'The True University' TO THE EDITOR: Hardly a week goes by without some comment appearing in Collegian about the "Save the Grass—Wear Out the Walks" campaign but only on two occasions since last September has any mention been made of the fact that an integral part of our . College of much greater importance than the few abused plots of grass is being willfully damaged and to a certain extent rendered useless. I am talking about the College library. It seems as though one out of every five books or magazine that I attempt to use is either "miss ing from the library" or has had pages and pic tures removed .In 1946 I read a series of six books by one author. Today one of the six books is miss ing and from three of the others pages and pictures have been removed. It is deplorable that college students who are to be the future leaders of this country should stoop to what is no better than theft and vandalism. And if there is any truth to Carlyle's statement that "The true university is a collection of books" these vandals are destroying the very institution that is aiding them in becoming better men and women. There is no question in my mind that here is a problem that is of vital importance to the College. I know of no solution to it but I would like to see Collegian devote some time and space in bringing this problem before the public and helping in its solution Collegian Gazette Wednesday, April 13 PENN STATE Bible Fellowship, 411 Old Main, 4 p.m. NEWMAN Club Discussion Group, Church Rec tory, 7 p.m. WRA Badminton, WH gym, 6:15 p.m. 1 Bowling (beginners), 6:30 p.m. 1 Modern Dance, WH, 7 p.m. Modern Dance Concert Group, WH, 8 p.m. COLLEGE HOSPITAL Admitted Tuesday: Suzanne Hosier. Discharged Tuesday: Judith PoKemper, Martin Veater. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Arran is for interviews shosii.be /Sall in '2L OW Kean Atlantic Refining Co., April 22, June grads in EE and ME for positions in engineering and con struction departments. Reliance Life Insurance Co., April 20, June grads interested in life underwriting. Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation, April 26, June grads in ME, Chem E, lE, and Accounting. (1.6 average.) Fidelity & Deposit Co. wants applications from students interested in the bonding field. (Single men under 30 preferred.) Pennsylvania Railroad, April 25, June grads in EE and ME for special apprenticeship course. Ap plicants should not be over 23 years of age. Corning Glass Works, April 25, June grads in Chem E, EE, ME, and Phys. for technical training program. -. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., April 25 and 26, June grads in Chem E, Civ E, EE, IE, ME, and Physics. Standard Pressed Steel Co., April 26 and 27, June grads in IE and ME. American Viscose Corp., April 26 and 27, June grads from the following curricula: Chem (8.5., M.S., and Ph.D.); Chem Eng B.S. and M.S.); IF, (B.S. and M.S.); and Accounting (B.S. and M.S.). Bolton School of Nursing of Western Reserve U., April 27, June grads in A&L, Pre-Med, Psych, Science, and Health Ed. Westinghouse Electric Co., April 27, 28, and 29, June grads in EE, lE, and ME. Sears, Roebuck and Co., April 28, June grads in Ag Eng for sales. Talon, Inc., April 29, June grads in IE and ME, for instructors in the training department. Scott Paper Co., April 28, June grads in ME. Lehigh Portland Cement Co., April 29, June grads in C&F for their sales department. AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM—That Wonderful Urge STATE—Shockproof. NlTTANY—Ruthless. Edit Briefs • Head in yesterday's Collegian: "Daniels to Give Atomic Lecture." Shall we wear our anti-radioactivity clothes? • President Truman is going into his fifth year of office weighing 178 pounds, 11 more than he weighed four years ago. The President has had plenty of worries, but apparently they haven't affected his health adversely. We wonder if all the college-bred experts who insisted Harry would never see a fifth year in the White House hare likewise gained weight since November. • Any resemblance between Pollock rood and the Pennsylvania Turnpike is largely imaginary, but from the way some drivers roar past Carnegie Hall, they must believe both roads were bout kir aniinlited awed. —Name withheld
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