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MR Batty CuWotan
Successor to THE FREE LANCE, est. 1887
Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive
during the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian
of The Pennsylvania State College.
Entered as second-class matter July 6, 1934, at the State
College, Pa., Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879.
Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the writ
ers, not necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Unsigned
editorials are by the editor.
Mary Krasnansky u . Edward Shanken
Editor Business Mgr.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night editor, Jim Gromiller; copy editors,
Ginger Opoczenski, Pat Nutter; assistants,
Nancy Moncton, Rose Radlsbeck' Anthony
Pinnie, T. Guthrie Saylor .
Advertising manager, Joan Harvie; assistant,
Eleanor Pupo.
Educators Oppose
Veterans On Oath
The pros and cons of the controversial loyalty
oath bill were aired before a joint committee of
the state House and Senate Monday. As the
hearing turned out, the top four educators in
the state were aligned against the leaders of
the state's veterans' organizations.
What was said during the committee hearing
on both sides was not new to those who have
been following the loyalty bill. What was im
portant was the people who were testifying.
Opposition to the bill was voiced by the heads
of the four state-aided colleges, while the author
of the bill and the heads of the state veterans'
organizations backed the measure.
Some weeks ago when questioned by a Daily
Collegian reporter, Sen. Albert R. Pechan,
sponsor of the bill, referred to opponents of
the measure as "pinks and subversives." The
reports of the hearings fail to indicate that the
senator had the courage to repeat his charges
Monday.
PRESIDENT EISENHOWER, after first
making it clear that he spoke only for himself,
went on to point out the dangers inherent in
giving one man—the state attorney general—
the authority to declare an organization subver
sive. "It is surely un-American," the President
said, "to give one man control of the allegiances,
the consciences, and the thoughts of great num
bers of his fellow citizens."
In arguing for the bill, Pechan said, "We don't
want anyone on the payroll who believes that
any other form of government is better than
this one."
In reply we quote President Eisenhower:
"... One of the major values which each stu
dent should derive from higher education is an
abiding commitment to the democratic way—
a commitment based not on empty indoctrina
tion but upon genuine understanding of the
principles that characterize our free society ..."^
A statement attributed by the Associated
Press simply to those "favoring" the bill prob
ably goes further toward indicating the true
motives of its backers than anything said on
either side heretofore.
We do not wish to curb educational philosophy
and its growth so long as it "goes in the right
direction," the bills backers said.
What, we ask the bill's backers, is the "right
direction"? And when they have answered
that one, let them tell us who is to decide what
that "right direction" is.
More and more it becomes clear that the
purpose of this legislation is not to root out
subversives—to which very few of us have ob
jections—but to force upon the people a pre
conceived idea of what the "right direction"
shall be.
Choose Gift That;
Will Be Valued
The senior class will soon select the gift it
will leave to the College. It will thus renew the
very fine annual tradition which has enriched
both Penn State and its graduating classes of
the past.
The problem now is what to buy with the
S 8000• available for the senior gift. What can be
left to the future students of the College which
will be of such value to them that they will
remember the class of '5l for it?
Seven possible gifts have been suggested.
Any of five of these would reflect credit upon
the senior class. Of the remaining two,
however, one is quite non-essential, and one
is downright frivolous.
There are few who would suggest that an
ornamental gate at the "side entrance'
,' at Pol
lock road and Route 322 is as important to
Penn State as a student press or a student radio
station.
But the really ridiculous suggestion is the
one which would have the seniors throw $5OOO
into the purchase of a football statue. Without
quarreling with artistic judgments, it can be
said that "The Linesman" would be an addition
of but the slightest value to the College.
So let us not purchase statues of football
players until the College can afford such lux
uries—until all the necessities have been bought.
A college with Harvardian endowments and
equipment may be able to afford the luxuries
of extra football statues at $5OOO a throw. Penn
State certainly cannot .
Surely tht good sense and good taste of the
class of '5l will prevent the diversion of its'
money to two projects so little to be desired as
the "sidedoor" gate or the spare grid statue.
Cabinet has not made a big splash this year:
Rather, it has worked quietly and efficiently,
accomplishing what has had to be done.
Economies .were made in the budget for the
coming year, making possible a decrease in
the student assessments. Expansion of the Daily
Collegian to eight pages daily was made pos
sible. Support was given to the NSA and its
absentee voting petition.
With the backing of cabinet an activities file
for male students was put into operation. Sup
port was given to the campaign to preserve
Hort Woods, the not altogether fruitless effort
to eliminate final examinations for seniors, and
the drive to forestall a decrease in enrollment.
Cabinet also acted with the kind of good
sense that is rare today in refusing to take any
action on a proposal that it recommend a loyalty'
oath for faculty members.
Cabinet can equal and perhaps better the job
done tthis year if it would adopt this eight
point policy for its consideration during the
coming year:
1. A complete reevaluation of all student
government as to its effectiveness in fulfilling
its purpose, not merely with the intent of
changing for the sake of change, but to improve
where improvement can be made in order to
give Penn State the best student government
system available.
2. Co-operation with the administration in
investigating the high cost and frequent re
vision of textbooks.
3. Expansion of the facilities of the Book
Exchange.
4. Sophomore representation on Tribunal.
5. Continuation of the effort to eliminate
senior finals.
6. Establishment of a campus radio station.
7. Exhaustive study' 'toward the establish
ment of a student or university press.
8. The improvement of the graduation pro
gram and the adoption of a smaller diploma.
Safety Valve ...
Opportunity For Senior Class
TO THE EDITOR: Friday's Collegian brought
to our attention that this year's senior class has
a wonderful opportunity, through its class gift,
to add to the College's growing collection of
major works of art. Such previous gifts as the
"Lion Statue" and the murals in Old Main by
Henry Varnum Poor have given Penn State
students a national reputation as patrons of
living art.
"The Linesman," a striking and powerful
statue by famous William Zorach, one of the
world's most reknowned sculptors, can be pur
chased for $5OOO. Although the other gift sug
gestions are very worthy of consideration, this
dynamic 'statue is the type of gift that can be
enjoyed not only by all of the student body but
by the many visitors to :the campus as well. Its
immediate purchase 'would assure delivery
within a week or two so that it could be seen
and
_appreciated this spring before we leave
campus in June, and the remaining $3OOO could
be given over to one of the other projects. '
It is not often that such a fine piece of art—
one that will be a gift of enduring worth—is
available, and I sincerely feel that we should
take advantage of this opportunity.
—Jay Lucas, Class of '5l
Gazette .
Further information concerning interviews and job place
a•ents can tie obtained in 112 Old Main.
Portsmouth Naval shipyard will interview June graduates
in M.E., E.E., and C.E. Wednesday, May 9.
Aluminum Company of America will _ interview June
graduates in M.E., 1.E., Metal., and Chem. Eng. Friday,
May 11.
Standard Pressed Steel company will interview June
graduates in Metal., M.E., 1.E., and C&F Wednesday,
May 9.
H. J. Heinz company will interview students with a basic
training in Chem. & Biology for summer work Monday.
May 14.
Navy Bureau of Ordnance will interview June graduates
in Chem. Eng., Chem., Phys., Aero. Eng., C.E., E.E., 1.E.,
M.E., S.E.. Metal., Meteo., Mining Eng., and PNG Tues
day, May 15.
Allen B. Dumont Laboratories will interview June grad
uates in E.E. Thursday, May 17.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
For information concerning the following jobs, applicants
should stop in 112 Old Main.
West Dorm residents wanted for regular work in dining
commons for remainder of semester at 60 cents an hour.
Fraternity substitutes needed for weekends; remuneration
in 'meals.
-Ron Bonn
111 DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Quiet, Effective
Cabinet Bows Out
This morning as part of the Honors Day
program the officers of All-College Cabinet
will be sworn into office. With that oath they
will assume a responsibility unmatched in cam
pus student government. .
With the officers and members of cabinet
lie the responsibility for guiding the future of
Penn State's undergraduate government. Penn
Staters have every right to be proud of the
accomplishments of student government. These
same students also have every right to expect
the same high level of leadership from the
new cabinet.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
Little Man On Campus
"I just can't understand, Worthal.
Professor Snarf gave me an 'A' on that theme last semester!"
7
P®r Man s
*,4
Paradise
There is an insidious plot underfoot. For the past few years, I
have been concerned mainly with the writings of the many profes
sors who author textbooks, many Captain Marvel comic books, Joe
Palooka, and occasionally the pennings of Karl Marx. Now I find
that that sort of r eadin g material is apparently insufficient.
Beginning a few months ago,
there has appeared regularly in
my mailbox a magazine of ob
viously higher caliber. I did not
subscribe to the magazine, nor in
any way indicate to the publish
ers that I might•be interested in
reading their efforts.. However,
some kind soul has taken it upon
himself to better my mind, and
has subscribed to, in my name, 'a
magazine • known as "Wee Wis
dom."
In bold black letters on the
cover, "Wee Wisdom" proclaims
to the world that it is the maga
zine for "boys and girls." I have
been kidding myself. After three
years at a college like Penn State,
I had hoped that I would be clas
sified as a man. Not so.
Selective service thinks I'm a
man. In a couple of months, the
voting laws and the drinking reg
ulations will classify me as a
man. My mother thinks I'm a
man. My father thinks I'm a man,
except when I ask for the car.
But not "Wee Wisdom." To them,
I'm a boy or girl, as the case may
be.
Not that the booklet isn't inter
esting. Heavens no! It is chock
full of interesting little items for
the rainy day. As a matter of fact,
Gazette . . .
Wednesday. May 2
COLLEGIAN business freshman
board, 9 Carnegie Hall, 7 p.m.
COLLEGIAN editorial sopho
more board, 1 Carnegie Hall, 7
p.m.
DE MOLAY club, 203 Willard
Hall, 7 p.m.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE club and
tournament, TUB, 6:45 p.m.
FROTH retiring and incoming
senior boards, student council
room, West Dorm main lounge,
8 p.m.
LA VIE, 1952, senior board, La
Vie office, 9 p.m.
NEWMAN club, lecture-discus
sion, 108 Willard Hall, 7 p.m.
PHI EPSILON KAPPA, Sigma
Phi Sigma, 7:30 p.m. I
RIDING club, 303 Willard Hall,
7 p.m.
WRA BRIDGE, White Hall play
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1951
y PAUL POORMAN
the frontespiece of this month's
issue begins "The rain's small
feet go tippity-tip." Obviously,
the author never watched the tip
pity-tip of the rain's small feet
in State College.
Then we have all sorts of little
stories for the small ones. Stories
about dogs, horses, etc. You know
the type. "Jane saw the dog. Jack
saw the dog. The dog saw them.
They both saw the dog."
And little songs for the child
to learn and carol reedily about
the house, driving everybody to
distraction. And things to draw,
and things to color. Yes, all sorts
of things.
There are recipes for all man
ner of goodies from honey cookies
to macaroni and cheese. There are
puzzles, hobby corners, letter
pages, doll patterns—and no ad
vertising. What else could a boy
*ant, or girl either?
The magazine ends on this
happy note. "Home is always a
happy place when I present' a
smiling face." The only thing I
miss about it is the pictures of
grown up girls. But maybe it's
for the best.
I only hope my subscription
doesn't run out for a while.
room, 7 p.m
WRA DANCE, White Hall rhy
thm room, .7 p.m.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Paul Bickle, Larry Boxer, Bar
bara Bright, Geraldine Brown,
Bea Cetlin, Annamarie Colarusso,
Jack Cunningham, Bob Decker,
Gene Deibert, Don Farley, Jim
Griffin, Bill Haltiwanger, Vir
ginia Hamilton, Fred Hammond,
Murray Jacobson, Mary Kearns,
Chester Makarewicz, Joe Mazur-.
kiewicz, Virginia Melcher, Allen
Plotkin, Louis Sheckler, Carole
Whedbee, Ronald Wint.
AT THE MOVIES
CATHAUM: California Passage
STATE: Lucky Nick Cain
NITTANY:
The Next Voice You Hear
STARLITE DRIVE-IN:
The Petty Girl •
By_ Bibler
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