ktile ;daily Collegian Successor t. TEE FREE LANCE. •st 1U? Pabllihed Tuesday through Saturday mornings ta• elusive during the College year by lbo staff of Thu Daily Collieries of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as suoad-elaila matterly 3, 1354. at the State College, Pa., Peat Office ander tke• act at March 3, 1879. Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the writers, and do not necessarily reflect the policy of the newspaper. Unsigned editorials are by the editoe. Dean Gladfelter Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE Editorial staff: Stan Degler, John Dalbor, Art Benning, Ernie Moore, George Glazer, Moylan Mills, Ron Bonn, Dave Colton, Dean Gladfelter, Ray Koehler, Deanie Krebs, John Ashbrook, Mary Krasnansky, Joyce Moyer, Bob Schooley, Lil Cassover, Paul Beighley, Paul Poorman. Advertising manager: Laura Mermelstein. Assistants: Norma Gleghorn, H. R. Mandes, Owen Landon, Tom Karolcik, Ed Noyes, Hal Woolin, Winnie Wyant. A Keynote Talk Although what .President Eisenhower had to say to new students Tuesday night was impor tant enough, the fact that he said what he did seems to strike what we hope will be the key note of his entire administration. MANY A COLLEGE •president would have , been satisfied to tell new frosh and sophs he was glad to see them on campus. Probably that was all many new Penn Staters expected. President Eisenhower was not satisfied merely with doing what was expected. He went further and discussed his philosophy of education—a subject important to every frosh and soph inasmuch as it will affect vastly the type of education he will undergo. Suffice it to say that we hope sincerely that his administration will be characterized by a similar willingness to do more than the obvious and the expected. WITHOUT A CENTRAL source of inspiration, that willingness, we feel, has been somewhat lacking at Penn State in recent years. If it is to, be revived, a large Dart of the responsibility fang' directly on President Eisenhower's shoulders. • A daguerreotype of Rebecca Valentine Pugh, wife of Dr. Evan Pugh, first president of the College, has been presented to the Penn State Collection of the ,College Library by Rebecca Pugh Lyon, of West Chester. SAVE TIME! SAVE MONEY! Owen E. Landon Husiness_Mgr. GET ALL YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES (Student Operated Non-Profit Book Store) IN THE FRESHMAN DINKS FRESHMAN BOW TIES New Era Monday is "E" day. When classes begin on that day. Penn State not only will be marking officially the arrival of two famous "E's" (Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, the College's new president, and Rip Engle, the new football. coach) but it also will be heralding a new era. THESE TWO APPOINTMENTS are but sym bols of the enhanced position in which the College finds itself this Fall. Both of these men have, of course, already taken up their duties, but we would like to take this opportunity at the beginning of a new semester, 'to ,note for mally their new positions in relation to the rest of the College. When Dr. Eisenhower came here in July, he became the physical embodiment of Penn State to others of the College, the state and the nation. Through him the College has - been provided with a leader to direct its expanding services. Rip Engle, arrived even earlier. Late last Spring, he left Brown University to take over the momentous, job of supervising the College's gridiron efforts. BUT THERE ARE PLENTY of other signs that Penn State is at the beginning of a new age. The first and most obvious is that a full load of freshmen have moved into State College for the first time since the war. Last year there was an abbreviated group of freshmen girls, who nicknamed themselves "the famous five hun dred," but their green dinks were too sparsely sprinkled among other students really to be noticed. To house these freshmen, the new West Dorms were opened for the first time. These hotel-like accommodations are certainly a far cry from the• splintertown structures on the other end of Pollock road. Then too, the long-awaited Student Union finally has left the talking stage and is almost ready to leave the draft boards of the College architects. TO THOSE WHO HAVE watched the College scene for- many years, this certainly must seem like the age of action. We've got a president, a big-time football coach, a modern set of dorms for the men, and a full crew of freshmen. Now if we can get that Student Union, the oldtimers surely will think Penn State has reached the millenium. • Pennsylvania's system of teaching agri culture may be used as a basis for a similar program in the new nation of Israel. Khaime Riskin, of Tel Aviv, Israel, is visiting the Penn sylvania State College and teachers in the Clear field-Centre county areas, studying the program. "B X" —Herbert Stein AT THE Temporary Union Building NEW AND USED BOOKS ALL SCHOOL SUPPLIES Thespian Tryouts Tryouts for the fall Thespian show "Some Punkins" will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of next week, at 7 p.m. in 409 Old Main. Calls are issued for singers, dancers, actors, , and specialty acts. -Persons interested in work on 'crews such as props, lights, costumes, and make-up - are also needed.. Theta Sigma Phi Theta Sigma Phi, women's tional journalism honorary, initiated Joan Eidleman, D thy Laine, June Reinmiller, Elizabeth Slotta. New officers_ of the Chem Engineering society are: Pr dent, 'Bob Miller; vice-pre.sidl Phillip Armstron g; secret. John Sinfelt; treasurer, Jos Soltis.
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