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Published Puesday through Saturday mornings inclusive
during the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian
of The Pennsylvania State College
Entered as teeond-class matter July 6, 1934, at the State
College. Pa. Post Office under the act of March 8. 1879
Collegian editoriairrepresent the viewpoints of the writ
are, not necessarily the ooliey of the newspaper Unsigne .
editorials are by the editor
Mary KrasnanskyEdward Shanken
Editor Business Mgr.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night editor, Arnie Bloom; Copy editors, Janie
Reber, Pat Nutter; Assistants, Lu Martin, Nor
ma Zehner, Marshall Donley, Charles Obertance,
Errie Kielar.
Ad Staff: Dorothy Naveen, Margie See.
SU Fee Should
Not Be Dropped
The announcement by the College that the
construction of the Student Union building is
contingent on the availability of critical ma
terials is certain to create a good deal of com
ment and discussion. A good bit of that dis
cussion will be loud, noisy, misleading. Some of
it, regardless of the viewpoint taken, will be
informed, intelligent, sound.
Unfortunately, we have to predict that the
intelligent discussion on the Student Union
will be heavily outweighed by'the shouting.
Student Union, long the fond hope of Penn
Staters, deserves the careful, considered at
tention of all who pride in the accomplish
ments of Penn State and are at the same time
aware of what is needed to make this "a
better Penn State."
The principal item of controversy will be
whether students should
,continue paying the
$7.50 per semester fee despite the fact that con
struction of the SU is still something of the
future. We think there is no question as to the
need for a Student Union at - State.
A Student Union would be the social center
for the entire student body. Its confines would
provide the social and cultural needs of all
students which are now being inadequately
served by the TUB, West Dorm lounge, and
Recreation Hall. As the , building will be con
structed, additional funds will, make possible
the construction of -additional'-facilities. The
Penn State Student Union , will eventually take
its place as one of the very best establishments
of its kind in the nation:. " •-
.
But not being. a building for strictly edu
cational purposes, the SU cannot be financed
and constructed by the state.. Since f is the
students who. will benefit from the SU, it is
the students who should pay.
For that reason. All-College Cabinet in May,
1950, asked the College Board of Trustees tor
establish a $7.50 per semester fee for the stu-:
dent Union. The same summer, the trustees
approved the fee and the tentative plans for a
$2,000,000 SU. The fee was scheduled to jump
from $7.50 per semester after the first year to
$lO per semester. Because' the construction of
the building was not under way at the resump
tion of classes in September of this year, the
trustees postponed the increase. in the fee.
It should be noted that it was the. students
themselves, through All-College Cabinet. who
asked for the fee, and that the trustees approved
the fee only after having once before turned
down a student request for a fee because not
enough preparation and study had been made..
It should also be' noted that .never in the
entire discussion over the SU has it ever been
said that students would bear the' entire fi
nancial burden of construction. There has al
ways been throughout the discussion the idea
that part of the burde nwould be met by the
alumni, and the idea of an alumni contribution
is not without support in alumni circles.
It has also been taken for granted that the
College itself would meet a substantial part of
the costs, and it is likely that this action would
have already been taken had the state legisla
ture come to an early agreement over a tax
program, thus making available better than
Hey, Fellows,
get your date for
THE HARVEST BALL I
Saturday, Dec. 1
Semi - formal
Tickets are on sale at
Student Union & tAg Bldg.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE_ COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Gazette ...
Wednesday, November 28 .•
ASAE, 105 Agricultural Engineering, 7 .p.m.
COFFEE' HOUR, cabinet and dean of men,
109 Old Main, 4 p.m. • -
LA VIE sophomore bOard, 405 Old Main,
7:30 p.m. • • •
• NEWMAN CLUB, Defense of the Faith lec
ture-discussion, Prof. Case in charge, 317 Wil
lard Hall, 7:15 p.m: -
PENN STATE GRANGE, 100 Horticulture.
7 p.m.
SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
MANAGEMENT, 107. Main Engineering, 8 p.m.
THETA SIGMA PHI, new members only,
Grange Game Room, 6:30 p.m. •
WRA BOWLING, White Hall alleys, 7 p.M.
WRA DANCE, White Hall rhythm room,
7 p.m. " •
WRA HOCKEY, HOlines Field, 4 p.m.
INKLING promotion staff, 104 Willard Hall,
7 p.m. • "
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
' Norman Cardinaldi, Ariana Dickson, Evette
Dubin, Robert Guffey, Carl Hoke, Barbara
Jones, Linda'Leathers, Leonard Lesko, James
Lewis, Richard Malone, Catherine McColly,
Joseph McHale, Kenneth Newman, J. Paul
O'Brien, Francis Palumbo, Lolita Robinson,
Arthur Warg.
AT THE MOVIES
CATHAUM: The Scarf
STATE: Native Son
NITTANY: Bridge of San Luis
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. will interview January B.S.
candidates and M.S. candidates who will receive their
degrees in 1952, in E.E., 1.E., Ch.E. and M.E. Monday,
— Dec. 3.
Standard Oil Co. of _lndiana will interview January grad
uates in M.E. and C.E. Monday. Dec: 3.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
Babcock and Wilcox Co. will interview January graduates
and 1952 M.S. candidates in Chem., Metal., Phys., Cer.,
and Fuel Tech. Wednesday, • Nov. 28.
Delaware Power and Light Co. will interview January grad
uates in M.E. and E.E. Tuesday, Dec. 4.
Dow Chemical Co. will interview graduates at all levels in
Com. Chem., Chem. Eng., Metal., and Chem. Monday,
Dec. 10
E. I. Du Pont De Nemours will interview 1952 Ph.D. can
didates in Chem., Chem.E.,
M.E., Phys., Agron., Bact.,
Bio-Chem., Ento. and Path. Monday, Dec. 10.
, The National Carbon Division of the Union Carbide and
Carbon Corp. will interview January graduates and
1952 M.S. candidates in Ch. E.. M.E., 1.E., Cer., Chem.,
and Phys. Friday; Nov. 30.
North American Aviation, Inc. will interview graduates at
/ all levels in C.E., E.E., Aero.E., and M.E. Thursday,
Dec. 6.
Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. will interview January
graduates in C&F, A&L, Phys. Ed., and Ed. Friday,
Dec. 7.
Sylvania Electric Products. Inc. will interview January
graduates in E.E., M.E., Ch.E., 1.E., and Phys., and
1952 M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in Chem., Metal., and
Phys. Friday, Dec.
Atlas Powder Co. will
didates in Chem.,
Dec. 10.
•Ebasco Services Inc. will interview January graduates in
C.E., E.E., and M.E. Tuesday, Dec. 11.
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. will interview January
n :graduates in Ch.E., Chem., Corn. Chem:, Science, Arch.
E., Arch., C.E., E.E., 1.E., M.E., C&F., Acct., Adv.,
• L.M.R and Cer. Tuesday, Dec. 11.
S. S. Kresge Co. will interview January graduates in A&L
• and C&F Tuesday, Dec. 4.
, Tungsol Electric Co. will interview January graduates and
1952 M.S. candidates in E.E. Thursday, Nov. 29.
Tele-Communications Corp. will interview January grad
uates and 1952 M.S. candidates in E.E. and Phys.
Thursday, Dec. 6.
United States Steel Co. will interview January graduates
in C&F, Acct., Trans., L.M.R., A&L and all Eng.
graduates Tuesday, Dec. 11.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Woman to do housework five days per week from 11, a.m.
to 5 p.m.•
Altoona residents for holiday clerking.
8.
interview 1952 M.S. and Ph.D. can-
Ch. Eng., E.E. and Phys. Monday.
$18,000,000 which it is hoped will be appro
priated to the College.
Because of the Korean situation, a SU for
Penn State is still a thing of the future. How
far in the future that is, nobody is qualified to
say. No matter how far off an SU is, it will not
be brought any closer / by dropping the SU fee
now.
The chief proponents of such a course of
action say that students are being asked to pay
for a building they will not utilize. There is no
argUment against this kind of reasoning, for it
is the stark truth.
But at the same time. students are being
asked to contribute to a project that will in
future years make Penn State a better place
to live, a better college.
Basically, students are 'being asked to con
tribute "For a Better Penn State." There can
be no argument against this either;
A LETTER TO THE PUBLIC
Dear Public:
As you have probably read by now, our studio is no longer fit for use. The
fire.itself didn't do any damage, but the water was the cause of all the destruction
in our part of the building. Fortunately, very little of• our equipment was damaged;
all our negatives, being in another building, were, of course,' saved. This means
that those of you who have placed orders for portraits and expected to. pick them
up this •week, may do so at the studio Satutday morning between 9 and 12. Those
of you who still have proofs out may place an order this Saturday morning and
still receive the pictures in time for Christmas.
Basically, the only thing we lost in the fire was our location. All else was
saved. If - you can't see me Saturday morning, you may call me any time at
either of these two phones: State College 4454 or 3216. We hope to be opening
again soon in a new location.
By the way, there will be a clearance sale of all our amateur supplies. These
includes films, cameras, and some truly beautiful frames. They will be sold at cost
price or below, so be there Saturday morning if you really want to see some fine
bargains.
I'd like to thank all those who helped clear the studio before any damage
was done. I don't know who many of you are, but I sincerely appreciate the work
you did.
Little , Man On Campus
"You're lucky, I got down in fifteen minutes—
Most of our dates are required to wait an hour,"
Poor. Man's
Paradise
Ed. Note: The writer of this . column closes out his collegiate
newspaper career today with the prospect of having his Paradise
Regained in the U.S. Air Force. Poorman is among those who will
be activated on Dec. 1 from the local reserve unit. There is some
chance that we may be hearing from him again but it will be
through the wise pen of a serviceman and not that of a student.
Just as the time has come for Friend Coed and your. poverty
stricken scribbler to say goodbye, it is now chronologically in order
for the same writer to make his farewells, fond and otherwise, tb the
Pennsylvania State College.
We wandered hither and thither amongst these hallowed halls
for almost three straight years, during which period we've made
some fast friends and doubtless even more enemies. We've enjoyed
our stunted eight semesters and
our_ Lilliputian senior year, and
in many ways we enjoy the pros•
pect of leaving.
This parting betwixt formal ed
ucation and ourselves was mad
possible by the committee on aca
demic standards of the College
the membership of which is un
known to us. But, God love 'en)
they've decided that since we hay.
to leave now anyway, we migl ,
as well take a diploma with u^
So we salute the committee, ant!
cipating our eminent militar.
courtesies.
It seems to be a journalistic
maxim that whenever a column
ist leaves Anyplace for Any
where, he writes a farewell
column, telling. Anyplace how
sorry he is to leave and hintinr
that Anywhere will definitely
be worse. To hell with that.
Naturally we're going to mis
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1951'
PAUL POORMAN
•
.hings about State and• mostly
ve're going to miss people. We've
seen fortunate in attending the
. chool at a time when the finest
unch of people ever assembled
, ere also here.
Going the rounds for pats on
_e back, we've found that they're
11 pretty damn swell guys. Stu
' ant government officials, fra
:rnity men, independents, jour
alists, professors, ag hill men,
agineers, Froth (ugh) men, poli
!clans, Ike's brother—even coeds,
with whom we've had a few
nxious moments until one ' of
'-iem finally set us- straight. All
f 'em. We'll miss you.
We've • come a long way since
'rst grade when we got all A's
n our report card . _ and got
spanked•for letting somebody copy
iur arithmetic. Of course, the A's
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