PAGE FOUR iatly CrtUegfatt SoeeeiMt to THE FREE LANCE, cst, 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive during the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered aa second-class matter July 5. 1934, at the State College, Pa., Post Office under the aet of March 3, 1879. Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of, the writ ers, not k necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Unsigned editorials are by the editor. Marr Krasnansky Edward Shanken Editor Business Mgr. STAFF THIS ISSUE Editorial staff: Lynn Kahanowitz, night edi tor; Dave Jones, Ted Soens, Andy McNeillie, copy editors; Glenn Reed, Lix Newell, Jean Lathlaen, Fred Singer, assistants. Give McCarthy What He Denied Try as we may, we find it hard to work up any sympathy for Wisconsin’s Sen. Joseph Mc- Carthy in this, his hour of tribulation. Tomorrow the Senate rules and administra tion subcommittee will hear Sen. William Ben ton state his case for of McCarthy. 'At the same time the committee voted to hear Benton, it also unanimously decided not to give McCarthy a chance to cross-examine the Con necticut Democrat. The Senator from Wisconsin doesn't like . the idea of having somebody testify against him without having the opportunity to ask questions of his "accuser." Somehow his words ring somewhat ironic .. to these ears. Should McCarthy’s case ever get to the floor of the Senate he would then have his oppor tunity to defend himself. But what about the people whom McCarthy has libeled and slan dered from the sanctuary of the Senate floor? Unlike McCarthy, they will never get the chance to confront their accuser, to see and hear the evidence against them. So far Sen. McCarthy has managed to hide behind the cloak of Congressional immunity. He has utilized every demagogic stunt in the books to slander and vilify government officials and private citizens. He has been reckless and irresponsible. He has misused his power to undermine the very democratic principles which he claims to be advocating. We shall not commit the same error Joe McCarthy has committed. We shall not ask that he be banished from the Senate until all the evidence, is in and weighed. We shall give Joe McCarthy the opportuni ties he has denied his fellow Americans. Election Preparation Should Begin Now ‘ Elections for the councils will begin soon with pressures and sates talks pouring forth in. voluminous fashion to persuade the voter to .cast his vote for a particular candidate.. In the rush of politics sometimes it is.the natural thing to letra smile guide your vote in the election box without knowing the quali fications of the individual running for an officer- Any person can observe for himself a wrong path his council may be taking,. but what is more important, does''that candidate have the required knowledge to correct the wrong? • No council member can sit in on a meeting and intelligently, aggresively handle the mat ters of that council unless he is completely familiar with parliamentary procedure. Too many limes an aggressive party or clique within a council has used tricks of parliamen tary procedure to further its own interests despite the democratic formula of majority . rule. Those who were the victims of this trick ery were blocked from casting their votes at the dictates of their conscience. Any high school student can easily grasp the fundamentals of parliamentary procedure, but still' this vital point is overlooked by the voters each time elections roll around. The extra drive needed by some politicians to commit the rules of parliamentary procedure to memory can originate from the voter who asks, as one of his questions, “Can you effective ly and intelligently handle all matters of par liamentary procedure which may be brought up in council meetings?” False Alarms The ringing of a fire alarm in a dormitory usually means there’s a fire or that someone thinks there is a fire. At Penn State, however, the chances are just as good—if not better — that there is not a fire; just somebody having some fun. , . . ' There was a rash of false alarms in the West Dorms last year until student government lead ers put on a drive against the misdemeanants. There have, however, been a few false .alarms in the West Dorms again this year. A false alarm in a dormitory is no joking matter. The man or woman who thinks it is has a distorted sense of humor... ■ '(■■•■ If you think a false alarm is funny, per haps you will change your mind when an alarm you think is false* isn't. —Jack Mounts THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE; PENNSYLVANIA Safety Valve— Russia Is Our Enemy For Religious Reasons Also' TO THE EDITOR: A rejection in last Sat urday’s Collegian of Presiderit Eisenhower’s .statement that today’s conflict is a struggle of the Judeo-Christian West against the godless Reds is an ideal evaluation which is not in. accordance with fact... Whether we should, or should not oppose the East for its rejection of God, is not the issue. The fact remains that we do. . Though I cannot claim to speak for Western minds, I can think of no other - cause that makes me so. grimly determined to tear asunder the ' communism ' of the East than Eastern oppression of religious endeavor and the physical torture of men and women who adhere to their God. If the East were godless in a tolerant sort of way, we could have no quarrel with them'on this point of religion There is no tolerance in the East. For this reason we do and must oppose them. This nation, though the protector of atheists, recognizes the existance and omnipotence of God. The sessions of .congress begin, with prayer to Him. The oaths of our public officials are sworn under obedience to. Him. The" youth > of the nation, who participate in scouting swear “duty to God and my country.” Everywhere in our American- heritage God is recognized as the Being to whom we owe primary allegiance. After Him we serve-our nation. Since the majority of our country upholds this heritage and allegiance to God. how can we deny that a nation' which kills men for believing in God must be our enemy for re ligious reasons? The argument that this is a "struggle of the Judeo-Christian West against the godless East" is for the most part not fallacious. Ed. Note—While this nation, through the Constitution recognizes freedom of religion, we also recognize the freedom not'lo believe. We recognize God as individuals, not as a nation. To worship or not to worship is a choice left to the. individual. Answer to Opponents Of Loyalty Oath TO THE EDITOR: I feel that the numerous remarks and assertions' opposing the loyalty oath appearing in your • paper should not be permitted to go unanswered. Firstly, Mr. Klisanin’s contention that fear would supplant deliberation has very little if any logical basis, considering, that a loyalty oath for teachers has been mandatory in some localities of Pennsylvania since 1946. The flimsy hypothesis on which the All- College Cabinet formed its resolution op posing the loyalty oath is only further , evi dence of the "liberal" influence forces exist-, ing on campus as chhrged by the American Legion. Further, Dr. Riemer has resorted to the use of diametric untruth in his commentary op posing the Loyalty Oath." v So that you who read them'can assay Dr. Riemer’s remarks, more astutely, Dr. Riemer on another occasion said that despite the short coming of Harry Truman, he sincerely be lieves that the administration (presently in Washington) has a sound foreign policy. I offer fhis ;parfi ally concurrent analogy to depict the loyalty oath bill's purpose and necessity and to convince my good friend. Dr. Riemer, that the bill's supporters, are, not in need of psychiatric treatment or additional ‘ courses in true' democracy. Ed.- Note—To our knowledge; although some communities may require teachers to swear allegiance to the Commonwealth and the United Slates, none have an oath in any way similar to that now proposed by Sen. Pechan's bill. One of the points made against legislation such as the Pechan bill is that mere opposition to such measures is labeled subversive. Read er Salak calls them "liberals" and implies they are in the same category as the "communists" the Legion has said are at Penn State. Fur ther, we fail to see any connection between Dr. Riemer's opinions on the Administration in Washington and his remarks on the oath. Gszcttc • • • Thursday, September 27 ALPHA DELTA SIGMA, Sigma NuT7:3O p.m. DISPLACED . PERSONS STUDENT COM MITTEE, 304 Old Main, 7 p.m. f FROTH advertising staff, Froth office, 7 p.m., FUTURE TEACHERS OF AMERICA, 2 Car-' negie, 7 p.m. : . J NAVAL RESERVE , RADIO UNIT, Oct. L, 200 Engineering E, 7 p.m. > NSA, 108 Willard Hall, 7 p.m. \ _ SCABBARD AND BLADE, Phi Gamma Delta, 7:30 p.m. ! SIGMA TAU, 107 Main Engineering, 7:15 p.m. WRA OUTING CLUB, 3 White, Hall, 7 p.m. WRA SWIMMING, White Hall pool, 7:30 p.m. ■CIRCLE AND SQUARE, 405 Old Main, 7 p.m. INKLING editorial and, art staffs, 208 Willard Hall, 7:30 p.m. V" ' x COLLEGIAN CANDIDATES, 9 Carnegie, 7 p.m. AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM: Tall Target STATE: The' Big Carnival NITTANY: Showboat STARLITE DRIVE-IN: Peggy —John Laubach —G. J. Salak -•* -.v«- " '■'-■ ".'"■ > '-,;•' ■" r-''*!^- <: v£;lS:.':;:S','s-' ni i :v^'* : :^>vV'; ; ;:; a ’v,;V''' - . SEPTEMBER'27, 1951< Little Mari On Campus "Oh, I know she's dull and slupid— yet there's something about her I-like." The Old Midstream By MOYLAN MILLS What is so rare as a good night’s sleep around Penn State? It’s'a well known fact that Penn Staters get less sleep than the inhabitants • of almost any other small communi But here’s 'good news—Daylight Sa baggy-eyed Staters can get an ext And speaking of extra sleep, Daylight Saving Time, and Staters moaning, “I only had two hours sleep this morning,” we would like to quote from a re cent article in the New York Times. The authoritative Times devoted an entire page to sleep and what several well-known personages thought about that elusive stuff. Dr. Nathaniel Kleitman says, "Animal life, dies quicker . from lack of sleep than from lack of food." We’ll have to check., on . ihe mortality rate 'around Penn Stale. If J.. Arthur Thomson ever visited ,us, he'd probably take a dim view of the slate of affairs in State College, 'cause JVArthur main- , tains . . The less intellectual' the' animal, ihe less , sleep" if needs. ..." More comforting , words come 'from Ray Giles' and Sir Harry Lauder. Ray says, “Wasting more time in sleep may be the most rewarding alteration you could make in your daily -.program,” and Sir Harry follows up with, “O it’s nice to get up in the mornin,’ but it’s nicer,, to lie in bed.” , Anyone with an eight, o’clock class will agree with ■ Norman Dine who says, ■ '. .if we relax, we shall sleep .. .” And everyone will agree with Margaret Tru man’s appropriate comment. Mag gie gets to the heart of .the matter when she says, “I . don’t know anything worth seeing at 7 in the morning, that doesn’t look better at noon.” So don’t forget—Sun day’s the, night .for that extra hour of shuteye. And. if you. for r get to set the clock,' at least you’li be on time for the eight o’clock. Speculation of the -week:—the junior- class dance comniittee will announce in .a' few days, that Freddy ■ Martin will make music for the Junior'Prom, Nov. 9. Several frosh’ women 'have been noticed carrying little pack ets of catsup and -mustard .into the West Dorm dining,halL Seems the. dining hall does not serve •those condiments with its ham ;burgs, meat loaf, etc. The. only solution *as far as the girls de cided was-to take their own. , Or, as one of the food attendants cleverly told several girls, they could go see L the Daily Collegian' about the situation. From now oil a paper cup ’of mustard and By Bibler' ity in the U.S., possibly the world, tving Time ends Sunday night and ;ra hour of sleep, if they want to. one of catsup will be distributed with each Collegian. For frosh ‘ women only, of coiirse. !* * * Penn State’s famed Blue Band will , step on the . football field Saturday minus one of the -best , drum, majors to have twirled for the College. Jay Lucas, six foot, five inch baton perfectionist, ' graduated from Penn State last June. Carrol Chapman,, seventh semester, journalism student,, has ' been chosen from the seven as pirants to. strut his. stuff at. Bea- , ver Field ..for the' Boston U. game. Another innovation .on Beaver Field this year, will be the coed ' cheerleaders. This may not seem like , much of'a change for frosh coming from. coed high schools, but to ■ t r a d i t i o n - bound Penn State, women . cheerleaders rare « indeed; something' to cheer. about. •An .entirely male crew domi nated . the. cheerleading, scene at ' Penh.'-State before- and after the Second World War. Last year, coeds..spurred on- the. cheering at one.game and caused such a sen sational ■: increase in the volume of the “Fight on States’’ that they are nowra permanent" addition to football- Saturdays. -COLLEGE PLACEMENT American Cyanamid company will In terview’January graduates, at all'levels* in Chem. ..and Chem. Eng. Wednesday. October-" 10. * Armco Steel corporation will interview January, graduates in C.E., M.E., Chem., C. Chem., and Metal Thursday, October 11, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours will inter view January graduates in M.E., C.E., E.E.,' 1.E.; Chem. E.,- Chem. and Phys. Thursday," October 4. '.General 'Motors corporation will inter view January graduates in E.E.,' M.E., 1.E., Metal, .C&P (Acct.), Aero. E./ Arch. E., Ch.E., • C.E., Ceramics, ■ and Physics Monday, .October 8. . United v Aircraft ■ corporation will inter view - January graduates in Aeronautical Engineerings and Mechanical Engineering Tuesday, October 9. STUDENT JBMPLOYMENT pins for league bowling. • persons' interested in babysitting during football'; games. . - - - Students • Interested in working on foot ball concession sales force.,, Student wives needed to care for - chil dren during the day. Student wives for full and part time store work. Records. Available Because of numerous, requests for. additional records of the Chapel Ch'oir’s presentation of Verdi’s “Requiem” last- spring, records are being made; available. Orders can be placed by •call ing'the Music Department,'ext. ,2429, before Oct. 10.
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