PAGE FOUR (Hite SatlyCnUegtatt Successor to THE FREE LANCE, cot. 188 T 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 Offiee 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. Marv Krasnansky -aKKSSfa, Edward Shanken Editor Business Mgr. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night editor, Pat Nutter; Copy editors, Mary Stark, Jim Gromiller: Wire editor, Andy Mc- Neillie; Assistants, Bob Landis, Margie Cole, Fred Singer, and Marilyn Yingst. Ad Manager, Bette Agnew; Assistant, Frank Kelly. Class Session in Attacks on Liberties The American Mercury, once a leading liberal publication, has forwarded to student news papers throughout the country a reprint of an article by its editor, entitled, “A Call for Re volt on the Campus.” This , piece of writing might well serve as a basic text for study of the weapons of guilt -by - association, character assassination, and deliberate misstatement, which form the arsenal of McCarthyism in the United States today. Lesson one: Guilt-by-Association. The'Mer cury says, "That about sums up the difference between the Editor of The Mercury and the Secretary of State: between intelligent. Con servatism and Hiss-Acheson Liberalism." Footnote: The coupling of unrelated names is among the most successful methods developed in recent research on effective smear tech niques. Eg: The 'Alben Barkley - Aaron Burr tradition indicates the dangers of subversives in the office of the vice president. Lesson two: Character Assassination. The Mercury says, “Roosevelt .did have qualifications to lead a movement toward irresponsibility: he himself had never earned a living or even assumed the responsibility for his own family. A condition of his marriage was that his wife’s estate would bear half the expense of the household —a condition which should interest the psychiatrist who considers either Eleanor or Elliott.” Footnote: An outstanding example of smear through irrelevant issues and throw ing mud upon an enemy’s grave, highly re garded tactics. Interesting overtones of both character assassination and guilt by association may be found in the references to an American delegate to the United Nations and widow of a President, and an important member of the Democratic party and son of that president. Lesson. Three: Deliberate Misstatement. The Mercury says, "This movement toward collectivism ... was born oh the campuses of the professor-student relationship—of the Frankfurter-Hiss relationship." Footnote: Here the effect of “seeing it in print” is used to override questions concerning the origins of the “collectivist movement.” The reader is to take as gospel the stated'half-truth that the colleges founded it, and the implied falsehood that the New Deal and Fair Deal are collectivist movements. Note the reapp'erance of the guilt-by-association hyphen in coupling the name, of Felix Frankfurter, an outstanding liberal justice, of the United States Supreme Court, with that of Alger Hiss. A Good Movie One of the most rewarding- movie bills, of recent years is now playing in State College. The feature film is the documentary Kon-Tiki, the now-famous saga of a band of men who sailed across the Pacific on a balsa raft. But running unadvertised with Kon-Tiki is one of Walt Disney’s incredible- true-life, adventure ; series, Beaver Valley. ■ - Worth the admission by itself, the technicolor film is a year-long study of wild-life in a Rocky Mountain valley. Unbelievable sequences 'of beavers at work, spectacular shots of salmon leaping rapids, and marvelous closeups of crick ets “singing” are set against one of the- loveli-, est scenic and musical backgrounds ever,-put . on film. This short may well cpnvice you that some movies are, after all, better than ever. • Hi B. Graduating Seniors!] j ■ ■ f ... and then for a Really Fine PORTRAIT to send home .... vSs»s Cofemw/s Studio THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PEiSTNSTLVANtA- Hell Week Reform Impetus Needed “Hell Week Becomes Help Week” is a slogan that has been adopted by an. ever-growing list of fraternities and sororities both here at Penn State and other colleges. Made aware that nonsensical pledge stunts do not make belter fraternity people and may even react lo the detriment of the fraternity system, a good many organizations have yielded to reason. Pledgeship and hell week activities have been converted lo useful purposes. Some fraternities have painted hospitals, cleaned libraries, repaired buildings, (including the fraternity, houses themselves), etc., for many years now. At Syracuse University, the / sororities—led by Alpha Epsilon Phi—have en tered'the picture. • Hell week reforms will not come as a result' of outside influences. The fraternities and so rorities must reform themselves. They should reform—in the sphere of detrimental hell, week activities because constructive hell week practices will help the fraternities, will help worthy causes in need ’of “pledge labor,” and will help create better relations between the public, fraternity men, and the fraternity system. Gazette • e • Thursday. October 11 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 119 Osmond Laboratory, 7 p.m. COLLEGIAN editorial candidates, 9 Carnegie' Hall, 7 p.m. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SOCIETY, 110. Electrical Engineering, ‘- 7:30 p.m.- FORESTRY SOCIETY, Tau Phi Delta, 7:30 .p.m. FROTH, editorial, art and photography can didates who missed Tuesday night’s meeting,' 2 Carnegie, 7 p.m. FUTURE TEACHERS OF AMERICA, 121 Sparks, 7 p.m. NAVAL RESERVE RADIO UNIT, Oct., 15, 200 Engineering E, 7 p.m,, ' •' *** V a y NEWMAN CLUB, scholastic philosophy lec ture, John Hammes in charge, 317 Willard Hall, 7:15 p.'m. , '• •••••.. . . NITTANY- GR6ttO-; ' :318 Frear- Laboratory, 7:30 p.m. ' RADIO GUILD, script writers division,. 304 Sparks, 7 ! p:m. ■■ . '. . 5.A.M.E.,. 3 Carnegie Hall; 7:30 p.m, SCABBARD AND BLADE, business meeting, Triangle, 7:30 p.in. 1 „ COLLEGE HOSPITAL > \ Rosemary Beilin,, Roger Bender, John Coii dit Jerry Goldress, Theodore Gracia, Gloria Handwerk, Sally.! Johnsori,. t Lawrence Levine,,,., Bob Rice, Jane SHrum,'Frank Smith, Ray Webb, Gertrude Weidmann. . Wright Aeronautical : corporation will Janu ary graduates in Aero. E., M.E.; E.E., Eng. Meek, and Metal Tuesday, October 23. . _ , - National Biscuit company win interview January nates in M.E., Chem. •E.,''anff E.Ev if enough .stadents are ■ interested. Those interested should apply at 112 Old Main before Saturday, October 20. ... . , .„ T „ U. S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory will interview Jan uary graduates in and Physics, Friday, OCt °Minnesota Mining ; and company will interview January graduates in C&F., L.A., M. 8., E.E., Ch.E. Friday, October 19, : .. ... Air Engineers will interview- January -graduates.-in .. M.E. Friday, October • ' . ‘ . -mc * - Standard Oil company, Indiana, will interview MS and PhD candidates, who will receive, their decrees in Chem. E. m company will'interyiew January gradu-v ates at the B.S. and M.S. level in M.E., Ch.E. and Chem. Wednesday, October 24. . • • ... International Business Machine corporation will View January graduates' in -E.E.,' and M.E. Wednesday, Link Aviation corporation will interview January gradu ates in E.E. Thursday October 25. Lukens Steel company will interview January graduates C.E. apd Metal ,Thursday, October. 25.. - . Philips Petroleum company will interview' January graduates in P.N.G., Ch.E., E.E., M.E. and Metal Wednes- - day October 24. \ _ • Piasecki Helicopter corporation will interview January ■.graduates in Aero.E. and.'M.E. Wednesday, October,-17. —Ron Bonn Man to set pins for bowling league. Woman to do full time housework. Men playing following instruments: drums, tenor sax, Orchestra for Saturday nights. Cook for 30 day experiment; prefer student wife. Men for work on farm; bailing hay Friday afternoon, and clarinet. • *•__ _j_ _• The next move is ud to the fraternities and the Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils. COLIiEGE -‘PLACEMENT STUDENT EMPLOYMENT Chauffeur wanted five days _ a week: 11:30-1:30. CANE A A very special way to'say "thank you” ... to' a weekend ' guest ■ .... a chaperon . . . ... or a helpful• | . friend with our large assortment of moderately priced j- CANDY EPICURES NUTS (Between the movies). Little Man On Campus "Thai's BiirwelTs chair, Worlhal. We seated you alp] remember?" The Old Millslrenm If current trends continue and expand, universities, in the East and South at least, will see an entirely different brand of football in their vast stadiums of the future. ' , - A move is now oh in these sections of the country to de-empha size the major college sport. If present plans go through, students • fiye.rOr,,ten"jyears -from; nowr.will be watching a brand of football strongly reminiscent- of two dec ades ago. ' ; I?enn State has: taken-the'lead in'--Eastern sports' circles arid Georgia. Tech and the University bfi-.Georgia have started a de emphasization investigation '-' in the South, But the most complete and revolutionary proposals ..of all have been put forth by Vander bilt University, and it might be well, since Penn State is a- lead ing exponent. :of de-e'mphasiza tion in the Eastern conference, to take a look at the Vanderbilt suggestions. . . . Vanderbilt’s Chancelor Harvie Branscomb, in a letter sent to the school’s alumni and reported in. the New York Times,' has set up' a six-point program, for de emphasis of intercollegiate foot ball. Branscomb says, that certain aspects,of the sport .are' “educa tionally wrong.” -He also says that over-emphasis of the sport have compelled Vanderbilt to consider a new policy toward' football and “only by;some such prbgram'cah football,be;saved as an under graduate activity.” Several • of.. ,Br anscomb’s 'points are in line with the proposals re cently brought before a commit-: tee of the Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic 'Conference, by: Carl , P. Schott, dean of the School of - Physical. Education..' Braiiscomb and, Penn State’s .^THURSDAY, -i OCTOBER >11; : 1951 By WixiLS Athletic Advisory Board both ask -thait spring practice be eliminated. Branscomb, in his letter,' says that the time demanded of a football player must be reduced. Pehn State’s, advisory board, a i3-mah body reflecting student, faculty, and alumni opinion, brought the spring practice prob lem to-light'-last spring and, at the same time, recommended the end of the football platoon sys- " '• . The' Vanderbilt proposals are much longer and more radical, grahscomb calls for the elimina tion of bowl games because they place extraordinary premiums upon winning. A moderately suc cessful record' is no longer re garded as a satisfactory one for a college football team, accord ing to the Branscomb letter. • Branscomb also recommends a reduction in the number of foot ball. scholarships to a point where the athletic budget no, longer is a major financial risk. He is in favor of ' limitation of intercol legiate competition to bona fide college students and planning of physical ■ education courses from the standpoint of the student’s future rather than from the stand point of getting and keeping ath letes in school. The. platoon system and spe-. cialization come under the list.of excess baggage . which. Branscomb (Continued on page floe) - By Ribler labelical
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