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Nittany Initiative
As time progresses, more and more in
stances crop up to demonstrate ,that student
opinion . counts at Penn State. Through the
years, examples can be cited to show that a
long chain of concrete things were conceived
in the minds of students, or came about through
idea-seeds planted by students , or . were
changed or developed because of student im
petus and pressure.
Many Penn State institutions although net
directly begun by students, could not have
survived without student initiative and en
thusiasm.
In line with this, it appears that the College
becomes more receptive to' student opinion
as years pass.
THE FACT THAT the student’s voice means,
something appears in a number of examples.
It can be seen in the Used Book Exchange,
whcih has now been incorporated—physical
ly at least—in the BX or Student Co-op.
Perhaps the most striking example of
original student effort blossoming into a
concrete project is the BX itself, backed
vigorously in 1946-'47 by la small group of
students headed by Emory Brown, now a
graduate student.
The Spring Week extravaganza begun last
Spring was totally a student venture, and its
success in its first year augurs well for bigger
and better ones to come.
THE SPARK AND original drive for the pre
sent student news agency and dry cleaning
agency did not lie entirely with students in
1947, but it was their enthusiasm which
prompted the College to develop the idea. So
far this year, the two agencies have been suc
cessful in their own right, but have in no way
reached their full potentialities on campus.
They can live and stand cm their own merits
only through student support.
The list of student-maneuvered and stu
dent-backe<j projects' is long. It also in
cludes, fo rexample, Ihe Siudent Government
Room now in the offing, the Community
Forum series, faculty’' rating systems, a per-
manent Student Union Building now ki the
planning stage; and’a ,few that are per-
V haps less inspiring but nevertheless of bene-,
fit fo students, such as the "football half-
holiday" and ice skating facilities;
THIS CHAIN OF student-initiated and stu
dent —supported projects and improvements
could have been longer if many students had
not relegated their gripes to bull sessions.
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There are means of getting things done
at Penn State. Among the best sounding
boards of student opinion are All-College
Cabinet, Association of Independent Men,
Inter-fraternity Council, - Women's Student
Government Association, Leonides, Pan-Hel
lenic Council, most of the dorm councils and
most of the school councils.
These channels are geared for effectiveness
and are the best means for directing ideas and
complaints toward the proper persons. Hot
air and bombast directed to the wind never
gained much at Penn State.
Satlg Collegian
Successor to THE FREE LANCE, eat. 1687
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“Great little Watchdog Chases Out All Th
Unless a miracle of minor proportions comes to pass on the
campus before June, the class of ’5O should have a comparatively
easy time when, and if, the members become parents.
THE CHIEF REASON is that they’ll have a ready answer
- to the usual query of the little ones, “daddy, can I grow up to be
President?” If the cherub means President of the United, States,
the answer is “yes.” If he means President of the College, the an-*
swer is “no.”
Not that the qualifications for the post of President of Penn
State are more stringent than those of the nation's Chief Execu
live. It's just that as matters stand now,, the probability of any.
one becoming President of the Commonwealth's Land-Grant in
stitution are problematical.
; Nor is ..there any forsesable end to the paradox of one of the
largest educational institutions in the United States minus a titular
head.
RALPH DORN HETZEL, the last .(and I hope the Trustees
don’t take that word tod literally) President of the College died
on October 3, 1947 of a cerebral blood clot. His untimely death,
while startling in its suddenness, did NOT leave a gap that couldn’t
be filled. Other colleges and universities, too, have-had to replace
presidents due to deaths, resignations, ot retirements,'" and it is
doubtful if any waited, longer than this College has done, and
is still doing.
Less than three weeks after Hetzel’s demise, the executive
committee of the Board of Trustees did name an acting president,
James Milhollahd.
Undoubtedly the Pittsburgh lawyer has done an adequate
job in the post, but he is hampered by other committments which
leave him little lime, outside of weekends, to devote to the ad
ministration of his alma maler. In. addition to his job as Acting
President of the College, Mr.- M. is'also-'President of the' Board
of Trustees and an'active 1 member of the law firm of Alter,
Wright and Barron, Pittsburgh attorneys.
But surely, you ask, something has been done about seeking
a permanent president. Yes, something has been done, but most
of that something is shrouded in secrecy. . - - -
Almost' four months after Hetzel died; the Board of Trustees
appointed a special committee, headed by George H. Deike, of
Pittsburgh, to recommend a man to the Bo'ard. As far as is 'known,
not one concrete proposal for a candidate has yet been forth
coming from the committee;
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THERE WERE VAGUE rumors, neither confirmed nor denied
by a high member of the administration, that Dr. Edward Con
don, noted atomic research scientist, had* been suggested as a
possible candidate. That, was before he was branded a “Red” and
subsequently cleared of the charge. It may be merely coincidence,
but shortly after he was charged with being a communist, Con
don’s name ceased to be mentioned as a possible future president.
Remember, too, Condon WAS exonerated.
- The question of a successor to Hetzel is- now-as high and
vague as an Army meteorological balloon. Other schools get
their Slassens and Eisenhowers. Penn Stale doesn't even get
promises. The administration merely maintains a sphinx-like
attitude. Last year's All-College President William Lawless sub
f mitted a letter to the Board asking for clarification of the issue.
No reply was ever received.
Fortunately some few of us on the campus still remember
when there was a president here. If nothing else, we can keep
the tradition alive. -
Shirley Faller
The Gripes of Roth
By RED ROTH
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Safety Valve...
TO THE EDITOR: In answer to the letter by
the “Girls of McAllister” titles “Mouldy Men”,
we would like to straighten them out on a
few pertinent facts. Everyone knows that, this
is a man’s world and that women are just
bare essentials to life, It is man who has been
running the' world since the beginning of
time. There have been a few women who
have been outstanding such as Joan of Arc
but these are mere freaks of nature. We are
sure that, when the coeds become mature and
sensible, they shall become aware of the truth
of thesd facts.
More' Phones Needed
TO THE EDITOR: The past few evenings I
found it necessary to wait between twenty
and twenty-five minutes to use the phone here
m the dormitory.''This was due to the fact
that there is only one phone-in each dorm, and
to the time consuming inconsideration of some
telephone users. This long wait to make a
call can cause great inconvenience, especially
since, as I have heard, phone calls cannot be
made to thd women’s dormitories after 10 p.m.
I believe that more phones should be sup
plied to the dormitories in this area to: help
ease the problem of the long \yaits. This doesn’t
se.em to be an unreasonable request since in
the women’s dormitories there is a phone in
each ’room, or /at most two girls for each
phone. The Nittany-Pollock area there are
about fifty men for each phone.
. —Bernard Fraye
• ED. NOTE—A few facts are in order.
Women's Building has six phones for about
80 girls or about one for each 13 girls.
Grange Dormitory, with two phones on each
floor, has an average of one phone for about
10 or 12 girls. In McAllister, with roughly
two phones on each floor, its a total of
seven for 138, or one phone for 20. _ s ■
Atherton, Simmons and MeElwain—which
are more have a phone in every
room; on these the girls may make only
campus calls and collect-calls to home. This
phone-in-each-room setup. sounds belter Rian
it actually is, since the total number of
lines entering the building is limited. ,
A potent factor isthat the number of
calls over 5051 (men's and women's dorms)
is limited to a total of 120 at any one time.
Securing additional phones in the men's
dorms' 1 is "a prickly problem which we sug
gest should be taken up in a council de
signed for airing student ideas and wants.
1 Such a group is the Association of Independ
ent Men. -
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COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Admitted Wednesday: Roger Colborn, Ed
ward Hoover, Ray Hedderick, John' Storer,
Harry .Parker. / -■
Admitted' Thursday: Arthur Betts, Jean
Heidemann. . . ; •
Discharged Thursday: Anthony Orsmi, Roger
' Colburn; Harry Parker, Josephine WMiams,
Barbara Puro, Juido Ciarle.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
The American Cyanamid Co., Nov. 2 and 3.
Students receiving Ph. D. degrees in CE or
Chem any time in 1950. : .
Youngstown Sheet and. Tube, General Fire
proofing, Timken Roller Bearing. Ortho Phar
maceutical Corp., Nov.“ 1 and 2. January grads
in C&F, Arts and Letters, Accounting, Pre
med, Chem, ME,' MineE, CE. Applicants
should.be in the upperhalf of their class. Posi
tions available are primarily sales. /
Radio Corp. of Amer. (RCA), Victor Divi
sion. Nov. 7 and 8. January grads in Me, EE,
C&F, Accounting for specialized training pro
gram. Applicants must rank in upper-half of
their class. -
Social Security Administration representa
tive will conduct a meeting in 405 Old Main,
7 p.m. November 3. All seniors are eligible
who have twenty-four semester hours in one
or not more than two of the following: soci
ology, economics, pol. science, psychology, edu
cation, -history, public administration, social
welfare, ; geography, international relations,
statistics, anthropology. All students who are
interested must submit application for ex
amination by Nov. 8 and are, urged to be pre
sent at this meeting.
AT THE MOVIES!
NITTANY —Mr. Smith Goes to Washington..
CATHAUM—’Tokyo Joe.
STATE —I Was a Male War Bride. ■ .
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28/1349
A Man's World
—The Men Who Know
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