The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, October 28, 1949, Image 2
PAGE TWO ' 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. f 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 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings in clusive during the College year by the staff of The Dally Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Represented for national advertising by National Ad vertising Service, Madison Ave., New York, Chic age, Los Angeles, San Francisco. Entered as second-class matter July 5, W 34. at the State College, Pa., Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879. Editor _aggscw. Business Manager Tom Morgan Marlin A. Weaver STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor A 1 Ryan Assistant Night Editor • Joe Breu Copy Editor Stan Degler Assistants Lee Edward Stern, F. G. Socb- loski. Advertising Manager Carl Lucyk, Pete Kalandiak, Bill Schott, Lee Berger, Hal Wollin, Sue Halperin, Classified Editor „ A v - /r BRING YOUR ONLY THREE) DAYS _ , . . r . . 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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; . « . * 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 te Help” 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. - Gazette... 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 • flames Withheld. ...