face two The Dailv Collegian Editorial Page Saturday, may u, 1949 Editorials and columns appearing Hi The Daily Collegian represent the opinion* of the writer. They make no claim to reflect student or University consensus. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor* Lake Project The cry at Penn State for increased recreational facilities would be salved if a lake project plan sponsored by the Liberal Arts Council were to' mushroom into being. FOLLOWING THE SUGGESTION OF ARTHUR COWELL, landscape architect formerly with the College, the Council loaned its support over a year ago to the project designed to provide a lake close to the College. The plan is development of an area of about 250 acres surrounding the College and borough into a regional park system. This park would include facilities for hiking, fishing, camping and hunting. PRINCIPAL FEATURE OF THE PLAN, how ever, would be developing an artificial lake which would be large enough to accommodate crew rac ing as a College sport. Besides that, the lake would offer excellent swimming, rowing and sailing facilities. Location of the proposed lake is at the point where Slab Cabin Creek meets Cedar Run at the fringe of a College farm in the direction of Belle fonte. Already a natural depression, this area would serve well as a spot for the lake with addi tional excavating. In the last year the Council has collected data on the “lake” area, with cooperation of Dr. Ben jamin A. Whistler, Prof. Lawrence Perez and Prof. Louis Berger of the department of Civil Engi neering, and Dr. John E. Allen of the division of geology. TO BE SUCCESSFUL, the lake plan must have backing of all the students and townspeople. Col lecting data, the job undertaken by the Liberal Arts Council, is just a start. Funds needed for the lake must be, provided by the administration in Harrisburg through a grant made to the State Park Commission. Bringing this about could be accomplished by a flood of letters written by students and citizens of State College to their representatives in Har risburg asking that this plan be included in the next program of expanding State Park areas. But the initial step is to sell the College on the idea, since part of the College hog farms would be flooded by the proposed lake. Favorable Effect Penn State fraternities, like other fraternities on college campuses all over the nation, under attack by forces both within and without the halls of learning, have a golden opportunity to help silence critics of the system. LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT, Peter Geisey, IFC president, proposed to the Council a plan whereby Displaced Person students, admitted to the Col lege, would be fed and housed by one or a group of the fraternities. The proposal is now up for consideration by the individual chapters. But the Council, with the aid of its individual members, is actually in a position to completely finance the non-tuition costs of any DP student admitted to the campus. To do this, however, money is the prime requisite. EACH FRATERNITY MEMBER OF IFC is en titled to receive between 25 and 30 dollars as its share of the profits of the highly-successful IFC- PanHel Ball. To most houses this money repre sents a proverbial drop in the bucket. When dispersed in these piddling amounts to the several chapters, the money is apt to lose significance. On the other hand, if each fraternity were to unselfishly vote to allow IFC to retain its share of the Ball profits, the accumulated sum, approxi mating $l5OO, would be sufficient to care for at least one, and possibly two, of these unfortunate DP entrants. LET US REMEMBER, the plight of the average DP in Europe today is not of his or her own making. Indirectly, by permitting Adolph Hitler to carry out his mad schemes, we are partly to blame for their present economic straits. Action such as the above program would be but partial restitution for the wrongs we ourselves permitted. It must be emphasized, however, that the pro gram can only be carried out if the individual members of the Interfraternity Council vote to allow the money due them to be retained by the Council for this purpose. When they instruct their representatives to cast their votes at next Wednesday’s IFC meeting, fra ternity men must remember the effect his vote may have on the life of a potential Einstein— and on the favorable effect IFC’s action will have on the entire fraternity system. Sailg Collegian Successor to THE FREE LANCE, est. 1887 Published Tieidaj through Saturday mornings inclusive dur* mg tho College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second class matter July 5, 1984, *t the State College, Pa., Post Office under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscrlptiona 12 a semester. 94 the school year. Represented for national advertising by National Advertis ing Service, Madison Ave., New York. N.Y. Chicago. Boston. Loe Angeles. San Praneieeo. Editor Tom Morgan Managing Ed.. Wilbert Roth; News Ed.. Jack Keen; Sports Ed., Elliot Krane; Edit. l)lr., Sy Barash; Society Ed.. Commie Yeller; Feature Ed., Pauly Moss; Asst. News Ed., Dotlie Wcrlin ich; Aset. Sports Ed., Ed Watson; Asst. Society Ed.. Barbara Brown; Promotion Co. Mgr., George Yadaia; Photo Ed.. Ray ilenfer; Senior Board, Sylvia Oekner, Robert Rose, Charlotte Seldman, Myrna Tes; Staff Cartoonist, Henry M. Pr»gar. STAFF THIS ISSUE Managing Editor News Editor Copy Editor - - Assistants V 'vertiaing Manager ' ■ sistaat# —Red Roth. .*™.. Business Manager Marlin A. Weaver Bill Detseilcr Robert Brtselli _ Bettins dePalma Helen McNsW>, >.uncy Anderson l.sura Mermelstcin Pete Vmfad, Winifred Wjrsat VaL Blot Against Freedom TO THE EDITOR: It is interesting to note what our government has said when convicting the war criminals at Nuremberg in 1948: “. . . that a citizen is morally responsible for his acts, even if living under an immoral government, and that a citizen . . . should refuse to obey when his government orders him to do an evil act.” Then we have turned around and convicted Larry Gara, former Penn State student, on the count that he had counselled, aided and abetted a non-registrant because Mr. Gara thought that our government was being immoral because of his re ligious convictions. Incidentally, in the trial it was proven that the chap Gara had counselled had made up his mind not to register in June and had violated the law on September 10 ... all this before Gara had met him! This trial is a blot against freedom of religion and freedom of conscience! Furthermore, the So ciety of Friends, the Fellowship of Reconciliation and many ministers in our country are also guilty of supporting non-registrants. —George L. Earnshaw. Jr. No References Needed TO THE EDITOR: Mr. Rubenstein apparently is of the impression that, by asking me for “refer ences and statistics,” he can evade answering my questions and can succeed in confusing the issue. As Mr. Rubenstein well knows, the statements I made need neither references nor statistics to validity them. Any thinking individual who is not a Communist, fellow traveler, or Red dupe ac cepts the fact that this country is the stronghold of peace, liberty, and economic security for the oppressed peoples of the world. Since Mr. Rubenstein lives by references and statistics, I see no reason why he should object to quoting same in support of his theories con cerning “American imperialism” and all other things American he disapproves of. My beliefs are my own, not those that some superior has told me to disseminate through use of the great Amer ican free press—the press which publishes all opinions, even those of rabble-rousers who would do away with the American system. This is to in form Mr. Rubenstein that I, unlike certain other utilizers of the Safety. Valve, do not possess a party-line sheet to which I need turn for refer ences and statistics. I do not care whether he is “a Stalinist,” a Marx ist, a Trotskyite, or whatever he considers him self to be. Perhaps he’s so accustomed to bearing the “Stalinist” appellation that he imagines every one uses it when speaking of him. Also, I want to thank him for being “proud” of my “excellent analysis” of world affairs. I shall be “proud” of Mr. Rubenstein when he employs a positive, instead of negative, argumentation to ex plain his political convictions. And I’ll be even “prouder” when he submits non-evasive answers to the questions asked of him. —Dick Schoenberger. Collegian Gazette Saturday. May 14 CHIMES meeting, Dean of Women’s Office, 8:30 p.m., Monday, May 16. COLLEGE HOSPITAL Admitted Friday: Dorothy Coon. Discharged Friday: Rhoda Kirschner, Fred O’Fiesh, Victor Capatch, Wallace Merchant. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Arrangements for* interviews should be made in 201 Old Main Cronheim and Weger, May 16, June grads in Architectural Engineering. Joseph F. Finch and Co., May 18, June grads in IE and ME. Positions open for management engi neers and junior development engineers. Pennsylvania State Employment Service has a number of requests for persons interested m doing farm work for at least six weeks, beginning Aug. 8. Atlantic Refining Co., May 19, June grads with mechanical aptitudes, are single, 25 to 29, and able to move from place to place. State Employment representatives will be on campus May 19 to interview seniors interested in: commercial teaching, education, structural eng, mining eng, dietetics, chem (female), EE, phys (MS with eng degree). AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM—Night Unto Night. STATE—Little Women. NlTTANY—Brothers in the Saddle. Edit Briefs • State College people—townsmen and students —fly ip the face of superstition. A 15-minute check of the ladder propped against a building on South Allen street yesterday revealed that no less than 49 people bravely walked under the ladder, on Friday the 13th. • An interesting sideline on the recent T.heft oi “A I.adv Fastening Her Glove,” by William J. Glackens. . . . Captain Marks was discussing the incident with Henry Varnum Poor, who is painting the murals in Old Main at the present time. When Mr. Poor was a friend of Mr. Glackens in Paris, a maid disappeared with one of Mr. Poor’s paintings. Which caused Mr. Glackens to remark, ‘‘One thing I never have to worry about is that anyone will want to steal one of my paint in ak.” Isamat Coming Events— BWsW^- 'iftssr**’"-’"' tstisr&zsk. SUN* r/Af£S Carnival Prizes Listed Tuesday Final tabulations on the pro ceeds of the All-College Carnival will not be ready until next Tues day, according to George Bearer, co-chairman of the Carnival. The delay in the reporting of the carnival proceeds and winners has resulted because the groups entering booths have delayed in reporting the amounts they wish to be refunded. Each group was allowed $l5 for expenses plus a certain •a mount deductible for prizes. Groups which have as yet not stated the amount they wish to be refunded are asked to do, so immediately by contacting Ed mund Walacavage at Student Union. Refund checks will be sent to the organizations early next week. Winners of the Magnavox radio, $25 and $l5 worth of re cords will be anounced on Tues day. Tickets Available For 'Mr. Varnum' Tickets are still available at Student Union fo r the final per formance by Thespians of the sa tirical fantasy “Poor Mr. Varnum” in Schwab Auditorium at 7 p.m. tonight. The show, revolving around the Old Main mural by Henry Varnum Poor, opened Thursday night and was produced again last night with Mr. Poor on hand as a guest of the Thespians. Rtprtoud froa Jvfit 1949 i*#ue of ESQI IRC News Briefs Earth Science Club New officers of the Earth Sci ence Club for the coming year are Robert C. Gerhard, president, Richard S. Good, vice-president, and Jane Strickler, secretary treasurer. John Shakely, Warren Haney, and Louis Carswell are the steering committee, and Jo seph Carl and Richard S. Good have been appointed to the pub licity committee. SAME The Society of American Mili tary Engineers recently held a reorganizational meeting at which the following officers were elect ed: Harvey Emig, president, Donald Walker, vice-president, Richard Manchester, secretary treasurer. The next scheduled meeting will be in 3 Carnegie Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday. All CE Reserve officers and former SAME members are invited to attend. Phi Sigma lota Charles F. Wilson was elected president of Phi Sigma lota, ro mance language honorary. Other officers are Margaret Gideon, vice-president, Dr. Oscar Haac, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Brigette Beard, recording sec retary. Collegian Senior Board will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Junior Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. The tryouts for “Glass Menag erie” will be held at the Little Theatre at 7 p.m. Sunday. f I JOB “Whom are you calling out?" Correction Copyright 1949 by lafba
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