PAGE TWO SU Progress Some haze has lifted oa that perennial fondest dream erf Penn Staters, students and alumni alike—a permanent Student Union building. For years student leaders have been genuinely sorry—and Collegian editors have been apologizing—for the lack of a perman ent Student Union building, as each new class of Nittany newcomers arrive on cam- They’ve been apologizing because Penn Slate does not have a permanent SU of the size and caliber one ought to expect on a campus as large as this. WHY THIS HAD to be, students have not understood, for there have certainly been enough voices raised in clamor for a Student Union. And recognition of its need has per sisted for many years. STUDENT UNIONS AS they exist on many major campuses throughout the country are complete, detailed student centers. Most of them contain ball-rooms, lounges, bowling ’al leys, snack bars, auditoriums, banquet halls, hobby rooms, book exchanges and meeting rooms. Certainly that the College’s permanent Student Union will contain any or all of these does riot yet exist. But we can be sure that when the Col lege's permanent SU advances from dream to reality, it will be worth the price, both in dollars and in man-hours of work and plann- i ing put forth in its behalf. ' Before his death, Prexy Ralph Dorn Hetzel appointed a 13-member Union committee headed by Samuel K. Hostetter. Its duties were to survey facilities in other Union build ings and make reoommendations for such a structure on the Penn State campus. THIS COMMITTEE, which has yearly in cluded students as well as faculty and ad ministration members, meticulously set forth to plan Penn State’s Union. The enthusiasm of the committee members, and the warnings and suggestions they received on planning served to assure Penn State’s acquiring one of the finest Student Unions in the nation. Plans are now reportedly complete and will soon be submitted to the Board of Trustees. This is a heartening step. Perhaps next year's Collegian editor wHI not have to apologize for lack of a Union. Satla Collegian Saeeeuor to THE FREE LANCE, eit, 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings in* elusive during the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered u second-class matter July 5, 1934. at the State College* Pa.* Poet Office under the act of March 3, 1679. otfSSßSst., Business Manager Marlin A. Weaver Editor Tom Morgan STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor J John Dalbor Assistant Night Editor Tracy McCormick Copy Editor Kermit Fink Assistants Isobel Grieg, Nancy. Barclay, John Pakkenen, Rosemary Delahanty, Nor ma Zenner. Advertising Manager Bill Schott Advertising Assistants Sue Halperin, Sue Feit, Pete Kalandiak, Carl Lucyk. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA The Gripes of Roth The veterans bonus is here, and we’re stuck with it. By a three to one vote, the electorate Tuesday accepted the $500,000,000 burden on the Commonwealth’s economy, necessitating the largest debt in Pennsylvania’s history. FLAG-WAVING, stumpers and high-pressure veterans’ or- , IvSfeVAftfV ganizations made the voting populace see things their way. It may vIHaiV% be a case of crying after the milk is spilt, but I think ALL tax payers, including the veterans, will live to rue Tuesday’s rash act. Servicemen of the last war undoubtedly have a legitimate . argument when they say they deserve compensation for "the best years of their lives" lost in the Army, Navy, or Air Force. But compensation in the form of a bonds is an economically unsound and short-sighted way to receive this deserving compen sation. . . To many vets, the immediate payment of a lump sum up to $5OO sounds attractive. Still, no sensible provision for raising the money has yet been proposed by the Legislature. Talk of lotteries, legalized parimiitual betting, and the like will probably remain just that—talkl ‘ EVENTUALLY, THE money will have to be provided in the form of 'new and higher taxes. Statistics released last year by an organization which opposed the bonus, conclusively demonstrated that in the lifetime of an average veteran, he will, actually pay back to the state, in these new taxes, more money than he will receive from the bonus. Another noint to remember is that the dollars to be dis pensed now are inflationary currency. The real buying power of the compensation will be approximately 60 per cent of a similar sum before the, war. .■ Repayment, on the other hand, will be in a more, deflated currency,’ in all probability. Thus the ex-serviceman will not only have to pay back more than he receives in actual dollars, in real buying power his taxes will be worth for more than the amount the state treasury will dole out in the next year or two. As previously stated, it’s a little late to cry the blues now. The voters accepted the proposal and its ours to deal with. Shuffle ' the cards, boys, and hope the stakes don’t get too high. (Author's note: The writer IS a veteran. IS entitled to the bonus, and STILL opposes it' on, the ground it is economically unsound;) . Under A Bushel By BED ROTH NOW! From A Recent Engagement At Frank Palumbo’s ...Hear... Kenny Shaffer's .Trio in JO JO's BeawtifiHDahlfa Room NiTELY 9 P. M. Oct. 31 Nov. 12 v LEWI§TOWN, PA. e«*w MSU*w<rM» pmt dp • The fastest portable jin the world! • «The smoothest writing, portable' b ■ ■ ■ ever built! r|B| B «The first portable with Colorspeed •' Hi h Ull I keyboard! BW B~ WW ! m *The world's most advanced port- B VBM W W 9 able design! • All new plus Smith-Corona "know how" ’ The NEW 1950 SMITH-CORONA Portable A Portable With The Touch and Action of an Office Typewriter ■ Agents Keelers Next to Cathaum Theatre FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, IM§ Trackii Down Tales A milestone in the history of administration offices was reached Saturday when the first out-of-town callers visited Royal M. Gerhardt, dean of admissions, in his new office in-Wil lard Hall. • :::* . \ Mr. Gerhardt was still in the midst of mov ing when two prospective coeds from Erie and their parents dropped in to help initiate the new officers. Students in Professor Julia C. Brill’s com position class take tdrns each Tftesday serv ing refreshments. The host for this week was Frank McChesnfey who, when he" found he must go home 1;o vote thoughtfully sent a'pledge to serve in his place. A excited Froth saleslady dashed into the Corner Room exclaiming that it had taken her only ten minutes to sell a . Froth to two genuine, slide-rule girded engineers. Penn State Engineer take note! Safety Valve... Give Us Time TO THE EDITOR: We certainly think a girl should be given some time to get ready for’ her date.. The so-called men of Dorm 32 hap pened to call us at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. They want to go out with the most beautiful women on campus and yet only give them a half hour to get ready. Then if we make them sit in the, lobby an hour they become annoyed. \ If the .'‘men” in Dorm' 32 have always been so inconsiderate we’ll bet they have yet to get their , first dates. . . , ' .—Some McElwain Coeds • Names Withheld. Friday, November 11/ COUPLES CLUB • Covered-Dish Supper, Grace Lutheran Church, 6:15 p.m. PENN STATE Bible Fellowship, 405 Old Main, 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE HOSPITAL Admitted- Wednesday: .Donald- Ashenfeltef, Raymond -. Gomez, Joan , Zerden, and Walter Morris. . Admitted Thursday: Muriel Levin, Donald Kienholz, and) Robert Kreider. , 5 Discharged' Thursday: Donald Ashenfelter, George Hallal, Richard George, Evelyn Sliake speare, Mary Mackey, Jay Hartman, Gerald Lesse, Jane Gilbert, Richard Hughes, Robert Wilson, Nancy E. Cox, Gerald Brandi and Nan Saylor. COLLEGE PLACEMENT The National Supply Co. Nov. 18 February grads in accounting. if . Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co., Nov. 17. February grads for npn technical sales work,; Single men only. .. Sharpies Corp., afternoon Nov. 30. February grads in ChemE and ME for development work. must have 1.55 or better .average. New York State Civil Service, now. February and June grads who are legal residents .of that state. ... AT 1 THE MOVIES NITTANY—TuIsa. , . STATE—Home of The Brave. CATHAUM—Seabiscuit. 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