FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1949
*LJour C^oilec^e
13. Olte future
With the approach o£ Commencement, it is appropriate for those
about to graduate from the Vale of old Mt. Nittany to dream a vision
of what Penn State will be on their fifth ... or 25th ... or 50th
class reunion.
THE POTENTIALITIES OF SERVICE which the College can
offer to the citizens of Pennsylvania have not yet been fully real
ized, although Penn State has never remained static, but has con
tinually expanded and progressed in its efforts to fulfill its trust as
the land grant college of the State.
What the College is to become, and what it is to do, must
largely be decided by the people, whose College it is. The people, in
short, must decide T. What they want, and 2. If they are willing
to pay the fare.
THE DECISION WILL BE DIFFICULT to make, and will prob
ably not satisfy everyone. On the one hand, increasing numbers of
taxpayers are demanding for their children the educational benefits
of Penn State, at prices they can afford.
Arrayed against expansion of the College are many of the small,
private liberal arts colleges throughout the State. Feeling the pinch
of increased costs, and lowered dividends, they complain that Penn
State’s “octopus” educational tactics are depriving them of students
and threatening them with ruin.
THE COLLEGE'S RESEARCH PROGRAM is in a similar di
lemma. Those who benefit think that not enough work is done,
although research accounts for one-third of the budget. Others con
sider that education should be the College’s only function.
Finances, then, appears to be the ultimate answer to the future
of Penn State. Given enough, it can become one of the most out
standing institutions of higher education in the nation, capable of
adequately training 25,000 Pennsylvania youth.
SUCH A SWOLLEN CAMPUS ENROLLMENT will bring with
it many problems, such as a large and capable faculty to maintain,
and even decrease the student-to-instructor ratio, more classroom
space, additional housing and feeding facilities.
Dwelling for a moment on the new building situation, the need
for several is apparent and acute, even at the present. Among these
are a student union, auditorium, enlarged library and field house.
Each will be attended by a traffic and parking problem.
MANY OF THE PRESENT BUILDINGS are antiquated and
are tolerated only because of the desperate need and the lack of
replacements. Slated for razing are the “temporary” Engineering
buildings, Textile chemistry, Walker laboratory and the Armory.
Recreational facilities will be greatly expanded. The golf course
may need relocation, a little further from the present campus, pos
sibly in a new recreational area, containing the lake now visualized
by the Liberal Arts Student Council.
ON THE PRESENT SITE OF THE COURSE may grow a mod
ern 50,000-seat “bowl,” and a 30,000-seat field house, attracting
crowds from the entire state. Traffic, parking, hotel facilities and
access to State College by car, bus, rail and air will have to be
coped with.
Student life will be greatly, altered. Great pains must be taken
to assure the all-around growth of each student’s personality and
character. Individualism must never be sacrificed to the clamor for
“mass-produced” graduates.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT WILL ASSUME an even more pre
dominant sole in College affairs. Some way must be conceived to
stimulate more widespread interest and participation in student
self-government.
Orientation, counselling and advising will demand more thought
and emphasis. A one-semester, one-credit orientation course should
be of inestimable value in inculcating new students with the tradi
tions and spirit of Penn State.
UPPER-CLASS COUNSELLORS and faculty advisors should
be assigned to new students on the basis of their interest, ability
and desire to help the freshman make a difficult and vital ad
justment.
Student activities will be greatly expanded to allow every stu
dent to engage in one or more extra-curricular pursuits. Dramatics,
musical and handicrafts groups will benefit greatly from construc
tion of the Student Union building.
ACQUISITION OF A STUDENT PRESS in the near future
should be but the first step in the development of a student publica
tions building, complete with all necessary equipment. A student
radio should be started.
In spite of problems and obsl
that the future will see the rea
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Burgess Raps
Traffic Blocks
In Windcrest
The latest development in the
Windcrest campaign against
speeding in the trailer village is
a release from George W. Smith,
Burgess, stating that:
“All Windcrest residents are
warned that severe penalties may
result from the nailing down of
planks and other forms of phy
sical blocking of Windcrest
streets in such a manner as may
result in the injuring of persons
or damaging of property, includ
ing passing vehicles.”
The campaign was initiated by
residents of Windcrest yesterday
who based their complaints on
the fact that children and even
parents could easily be hit by
cars as they speed over the nar
row, curving roads.
Yesterday a representative of
the residehts turned over to the
State College police department
the license numbers of four cars
reported to have been speeding
through the area early Sunday
morning.
The representative indicated
that charges would probably be
pressed against the violators of
the 10-mile-per-hour speed limit.
Collegian Lists
46 Promotions
Marlin Weaver, business mana
ger of the Daily Collegian, yes
terday announced the promotion
of 46 staff members to the Jun
ior Board advertising section,
Sophomore Board business staff
and Junior Board classified sec
tion.
Those to Junior
Board advertising section are
Herb Blough, James Cochrane,
Larry Dunn, Norma Gleghorn,
Suzanne Halperin, Delores Horne,
Ruth Johnson, Owen Landon,
Laura Mermelstein, Drew Mahla,
Ruth Philips, Bill Schott, Barbara
Sprenkle, Pete Vrabel, Hal Wol
lin and Winnie Wyant.
Shirley Faller was the only
person named to the Junior
Board classified section.
Those promoted to Sophomore
Board business staff are Albert
Adelman, Helen Aicher, Roger
Bartels, Lee Berger, Robert
Brady, Alfred Chieppor, Pat
Gleichert, Juliette Guyer, Dale
Jackel, Dale Johnson, Peter Kal
ondiak, Mary Kauffman, Jacque
line Myers, Hugo Maandes.
Edward Noyes, Richard Duff
ord, Claude DiPasquale, Carl Lu
cyk, Ruth Pollard, Jean Riccuiti,
athleen Robb, Martha Ross, Mary
Shreiner, Richard Scheltheis,
Lorretta Stempinski, Marvin
Schiller, George Swallow, Betty
Wurth and Rosalie Newton.
Scabbard and Blade
Officers of H Co., Ist Reg..
Scabbard and Blade, advanced
ROTC national honor Society,
were elected recently. They are
Robert Keller, captain; Au
gustus Pierce, first lieutenant; j
Dominick Abrunzo, second lieu-;
tenant; William Ritchey, first ser
geant; and Joseph Bedell, senior
member.
Keller and Richard Manches
ter will attend the organization’s
national convention at Atlanta.
Ga., early in October.
Forster Goes Abroad
Dr. Forster
Fees—
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time table must be strictly fol
lowed and that students will not
be admitted to Rec Hall except
at their scheduled time. This
Fall’s alphabetically-scheduled
registration is the first such at
tempt at alleviating the disor
ganization that ordinarily results
during registration.
All students who have not pre
registered or who have changes
to make in their pre-registration
schedule, must report to the
Board of Control at the Armory
to determine whether or not the
course is not closed and to be
properly enrolled in the course
before they will be allowed to
complete registration at Rec Hall.
Check Schedules
This procedure might require
considerable time and delay the
student in being ready for his
turn at registration in Rec Hall,
Therefore, Watkins urges all
students to check their schedules
after receiving their Spring
grades and to be prepared to
have a change of schedule signed
by theilr advisor so that they can
be cleared through the Board of
Control in time to report at Rec
Hall at the scheduled time.
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PAGE THREE
To Tour Britain,
Teach History
By Sian Degler
Dr. Kent Forster, genial young
history professor, will obtain
some “on the spot” information
on the European situation when
he goes abroad this summer as a
member of the faculty of the
School for Social Research in
New York.
The College history professor
will teach an orientation course
in the history and culture of
Great Britain, and supervise ex
cursions for students around Lon
don and Nottingham.
The group will examine textile
plants, coal mines, the school sys
tem, public housing and the so
cialized medicine program.
A European trip will not be am
entirely new experience for Dr.
Forster. Last summer he visited
England, France, Italy and Swit
zerland as a member of the
American Friends Service Com
mittee. His job was to orient
American students going abroad
and foreign students coming here
on ships crossing the Atlantic.
Dr. Forster came to the Col
lege as an instructor in 1941, and
after a “hitch” in the service,
worked his way to the position
which he now holds as associate
professor of modern European
history.
He took his undergraduate
work in mathematics at Washing
ton and Lee, and his master of
arts and doctorate of philosophy
degrees in history at the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania.
While an undergraduate he
participated in track and cross
country, at which he describes
himself as “distinctly mediocre.”
He was also interested in inter
national relations.
From 1942 until 1944, Dr. For
ster served in the Army Air
Corps. His particular job was in
the statistical control division of
command headquarters for the
Air Transport Command, where
his mathematical training was
put to use. He went through Offi
cers Candidate School and rose
to the rank of Captain before he
was discharged in December,
1944, and returned to the Col
lege.