17P : 'n 0. 1 04 Battgentlegiatt i;uecessor to THE kILEE LANCE, est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings in rishive during the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered se second-clam matter July 5, 1934, at the State College. Pa.. Poet Office under the act of March 3, 1879. Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the writers. not necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Unsigned edi torials are by :he editor. Dean Gladfelter f;3yr..•, Editor Managing Ed.. John Dalbor; City Ed., Herbert Stein; Sports Ed.. Ray Koehler; Edit. Dir., John Ashhrook; Wire Ed., Art Benning; Society Ed., Beanie Krebs; Feature Ed., Janet Rosen; Asst. City Ed., Jack Boddington: Asst. Sports Ed.. Joe Breu; Asst. Society Ed., Bettina dePalma; Senior Board. 13111 Detweiler. Asst. Bus Mgr.. Thomas M. Karoleik; Advertising Dir., Harold L. Wollin; Local Adv. Mgr., Norma Gleghorn; Pro motion Mgr., Laura Mermelstein; Circulation Co-Mgrs., Edward W. Noyes, Gerald F. Yeager: Personnel Mgr., Edwin Singel; Classified Adv. Mgr., Shirley Faller; Office Mgr., Sue Halperin; Secretary, Winifred Wyant. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor: Moylan Mills; copy editors: Joan Kuntz, George Glazer; assistants: Lynn Kahanowitz, Lavonne Althouse, Paul Crofford, Marjorie Cole. Advertising staff: Ed Shanken, Eleanor Pupo, Joan Harvie, Theresa Pierotti, Betty Zimmer man, Cyril Farrelly.. First Honors Day Can Lay Foundation The announcement that- a spring Honors day —on May 2 this year—was being established was welcomed by those on campus who feel that many students and others connected with Penn State often have not received the recognition they merited. The idea behind Honors day is to bring as many of these recognitory occasions as possible together in one day so as to, for a brief moment at least, throw a spotlight on those who are to be honored. ALTHOUGH THE PRACTICE will be new at the College, Honors day does, trace itself back to what in former years was known as Move-Up day. In earlier times, on a certain spring day, all students officiblly were promoted to the next highest class, freshmen officially becoming soph omores, sophomores becoming juniors, and jun iors becoming seniors. (Just what happened to the seniors, who had another month of college to go, we can't determine.) One of the events to be included in Honors day is the inauguration of All-College officers. In the past, inauguration ceremonies often have been poorly attended, and it was thought that including these ceremonies in Honors day would heighten .the , prestige of the occasion as well as give • the new student leaders a chance to appear before large numbers of their constituents. In addition, four major scholastic honors will be awarded at the ceremonies, thus providing widespread recognition for students particularly outstanding in the field of scholdrship. Most top-flight students previously have gone un noticed by other students except for close friends and people who read every name in a dean's list. A KEYNOTE ADDRESS by a speaker as yet unannounced and awards to five distinguished alumni will round out the program. Purpose of the almuni awards is not ony to give recognition where it is due, but also to illustrate to the Penn State student that, although he often is not aware of it, graduates of the College are out standing in many fields. Honors day is something new at Penn State and is an occasion that can be developed over the years into one of the major events of the semester. Interest shown, on the part of the student body will help make the program a success this year and will lay the foundation foi future Honors days. Sports Scandals Recent spectacular disclosures in the basket ball fix scandal have served to shock a good many people complacent in their belief in "good old American fair play and sportsmanship." In fact, reports have it that the . Russians feel the fix is such potent propoganda to show the "deca dance" of American youth that they are giving much space to the scandal in their newspapers. We have no doubt but that the Russians are taking too extreme a view. Yet the fact that the scandal exists cannot be overlooked, nor can we neglect to seek out the atmosphere and environment which produced that scan dal. It is a little surprising how much a sports scandal can shock us, especially when frequent political scandals seem to make so little impres sion upon the American people. Scandals almost are taken as a matter of course in many phases of American life, but when one breaks in the sports field, the lid blows off. All of which leads us to believe that we Americans have been taking our sports too seriously. We have made a tin god out of ath letics, and consequently we get a tremendous letdown when we find out it can be just as rotten as any other area of activity. Perhaps the only answer is to take sports away from the spectators and the gamblers, and to give it back to the sportsmen, if there are any left who would know what to do with it. But then we'd have to go out and •dig up another tin god to idolize. Owen E. Landon Business Mgr. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Points Emphasized By AIM Proposals The Association of Independent Men last week proposed five changes in the administration's dormitory policy. If all were adopted; the pic ture would be this: (1) rental contracts would be put on a one-semester basis, and West dorm stu dents, as can Nittany-Pollock residents, could terminate . their contracts at the close of the first semester; (2) rent would be refunded for the unused perihd if the student moved out of the dorm area during the semester; (3) the Col lege policy concerning reassignment of a man living alone in a double room would "be clarified; (4) searches of dormitory rooms would be made only when occupants were present;, (5) and the living unit group would not be assessed for damages to the unit quarters. NO ATTEMPT will be made here to judge the validity of the individual points. An AIM committee and the dean of men's staff will handle that. Still, it should be noted that the AIM, proposals do point up problems of general dormitory policy. 'lts We assume that the main purpose of the dormitory structures is to house and feed a portion of the student body. Then too. finan: cial obligations incurred in erecting the dor mitories must be met by the College. However, consideration of the second point should, not out-weigh that of. the first. Otherwise, it • would seem that establishment and main tenance of doz-rns would become an end in itself. By demanding that students accept leases for a full year and by refusing to give refunds for unused portions of semesters, the administra tion is hampering the ability of the individual to meet unexpected, financial problems. For instance ) -if a student• found himself. financially strained during the fall• term and decided that expenses could be cut by living in town and working for his meals, he should be able to do \so, at least by the end of the semester, without being penalized. Otherwise, he might be forced to drop out of school. SINCE, IN A SENSE, operation of dormitories is a commercial function of the College, it would seem fitting that a business-like attitude be used in searching rooms for prohibited equipment and in reassigning men to other quarters. Past policy in this matter has paralleled that used by first sergeants in Army barracks. That large numbers of men have been housed on campus only during the last five years pro bably explains some of the confusion surround ing dormitory pcilicy. And many problems already have been corrected. We hope that AIM and the administration come out of their latest meeting with some satisfactory answers to the problems the*A.lM proposals have emphasized. —John Ashbrook Gazette . . . Wednesday, March 7 COLLEGIAN business freshman board, 9 Car negie hall, 7 p.m. COLLEGIAN editorial. sophomore board, 1 Carnegie hall, 7 p.m. DE MOLAY, Chi Phi, 7 p.m. DUPLICATE BRIDGE club aid tournament, TUB, 6:45 p.m. HILLEL, lecture, Dr. William W. Edel, "Chris tian-Arab-Jewish Relations," 121 Sparks, 7:30 p.m. INKLING editorial candidates, 2 Carnegie hall, 7 D.M. NEWMAN club, lecture and discussion, Pro fessor Case in charge, rectory basement, 7:30 p.m. RIDING club, 228 Sparks, 7 p.m. SCARAB AND BLADE, 306 Main Engineer ing' 7 p.m. SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS, 217 Willard, 7:30 p.m. WRA BRIDGE; White hall play, room, 7 p.m. WRA DANCE, White hall rhythm room, 7 p.m. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Shell Production company will interview June graduates at the B.S. and M.S. level in Chem. Eng., E.E. Geol., Min ing Eng., and P.N.G. Eng. and at the Ph.D. level in Phys. Thursday, March 15. Philadelphia Electric company will interview June grad uates in E.E: and M.E. Thursday, March 15. Corning Glass works will interview June graduates in Chem. Eng.. Chem. Phys., Arch Eng., C.E., EVE., M.E., and Metal. Frido.y, March 16. Babcock & Wilcox company will interview June graduates in M.E., 1.E., Metal., E.E., Chem Eng., Chem., Fuel 'Tech.. Cm. Eng. Phys.,. and C.E. Friday, March 16. U.S. Geological survey representative will be on campus March 7 to explain opportunities to interested students, both juniors and seniors. Students are invited to attend meeting at 2 or 3 p.m. in 304 Old Main. Socony Vacuum will interview June graduates at B.S. level in Chem. Eng., Geo-phys., E.E., and C.E., at M.S. level in Geol. Monday, March 19. Columbia Engineering corp. would like to have preliminary application blanks from June graduates in Chem. Eng., C.E.. E.E., and ME.; blanks obtainable before Tuesday, March 20. American Smelting & Refining company will interview June graduates in Metal. Monday, March 19. General Motors corp. will interview juniors or graduate students interested in summer employment in E.E., M.E., Chem. Eng., and Metal. Monday. March 19. Campbell Soup company will interview June graduates in Ag-Bio:-Chem. Beet., Chem. Eng., .M . E., E.E., Phys., Org. Chem., Biol., Ag Ed., Ag. Ec., Bot.. Acct., and Agron. Monday, March 19. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT For information concerning the following jobs. applicants should atop in 112 Old Main. Agriculture student who will be in State College through the summer, to work in local tavern in exchange for room and, board ; preferably of small stature. Husky man with own transportation for job baling paper Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday mornings, and Thurs day afternoons; Si cents per hour; steady through se. mester. Baby sitter for all day Easter. March 25. Couple to live in home and lake care of house and two children; own room with study facilities and private bath; board and cash. Little Man On Campus sed, Worthal. You're flunking psychology, you know." "I'm not surtri Notable Progress Is Made In C&F (The first of two articles dealing with the expansion of business education at Penn State.) Rare have been the moments of calm and serenity on the Penn State campus since the end of World War 11, as any unnerved stu dent or professor will verify. The groan of giant excavators and the persistent chatter of rivet guns have been surpassed in decibel pro duction only, perhaps, by the thunder / of explosives. This has been the more obvious nature of Penn State expansion. MUCH QUIETER, but nonethe less significant, has been the ac companying planning and reor ganization necessary to make the physical expansion count. Great strides have been made and the future holds promise of more as the fruits of President Milton S. Eisenhower's administration rip en. • Perhaps fhe greatest growth in academic importance is evi dent in the curriculum of com merce an d finance where in creased enrollment, scholastic opportunity, and prestige in the field have opened many eyes. The arrival in September of 1949 of Dr. W. N. Leonard as head• of the Department of Economics and Commerce has led to a, minor revolution which is bringing the College a re spected name in the field of business education. No longer is commerce and fi nance a "snap" for students who fail in other curricula; no longer is "C & F" referred to every where as "Campus and Frolic" or "Crocheting and Fancy-work." Commerce and finance has in deed come into its own. An Econ omics and Commerce activities committee is planning highly suc cessful professional activities, in cluding sponsorship of an impres sive array of outside speakers. There are chapters of two na tional men's professional com merce fraternities' and one wo mens professional group operat- Safety Valve ... Criticize Sports Story TO THE EDI1OR: Thousands of sports write-ups have been written, but rarely has such a disgusting, tactlesS, and Cutting article . been written about such a meritorious athlete as Homer Barr. George Glazer's article of March 6. should certainly have been deleted from our college paper and would probably shame the Cornell paper. When a great ath lete has won for so long, some fools get the idea that his defeat is a disgrace. The match was un deniably close and Clark was as happily surprised as any under dog could be when he edged Homer out. The best athletes have their off day, and March_q was Homer's. Let's- be thankful that Penn DNESDAY,, MARCH 7, 1951 By JACK BODDINGTON ing on campus. Clubs for students specializing in accounting, insur ance, and marketing have .beerx formed, and others are• coming. . NEW COURSES in varied busi ness fields are now being taught and many are in the planning stage, and a multitude of depart ment staff changes. , has greatly improved the quality and scope of instruction. And of priine im portance is the charige in Student attitudes and aims which has - ac companied these advances. Many upperclassmen ar e disappointed that the revolution did not occur in time for them to get full ben efit from it. They will, however, leave Penn State with the know ledge that a name for the College in the business world is in pro cess. How far , can the expansion process go? Herein lies the one unfortunate problem. Under ex isting organizational structures, progress has nearly reached its , limit. Hampered to an extent • by administrative and structur al barriers over. which it has no direct control, the Department of Economics and Commerce is like an ambitious dog straining at the leash, looking for a way to release its pent up energies. In the light of growing interest expanded curriculum, improved staff, and the value it would have as a stimulant to enrollment, the lepartment should be made a School of Business an d should take its place among the other schools of this university. State has students and athletes like Homer, and make certain no similar disparaging articles reach Collegian pages. Let's also get out and watch and cheer for The People's Choice and our other ex cellent wrestlers in the forthcom ing,,Ristern Intercollegiate tourn ament. —Calvin Leeds, Joseph Hess, - Ben Dickerson, John M. Mest, J. L Zerbe, By Bibler
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