PAGE FOUR o . hr 'Dann Collegian Successor to tHE FREE LANCE. est. VW Published Euesday through Saturday mornings inclusive during the College year by the staff of the Daily Collegian of the Pennsylvania State College Entered as second-elase matte? July 6. 1934, at the' State College. Pa. Poet Office under the act of March 3. 1879. Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the writ ers. not necessarily the polies of the. newspaper Unsighef editorials are by the editor Mary Krasnansky Edward Shan/cab Editor Business Mgr. Managing Ed., Ron Bonn; City Ed., Geerge Glazer; Sports Ed., Ernie Moore; Edit. Dir., Bud Fenton; • Makeup Ed., Moylan Mills: Wire Ed., Len Kolasinski; Society Ed., Carolyn Barrett; Feature Ed., Rosemary Delahanty; 'Asst. City Ed., Lee Stern; Asst. Sports Eds., Dave Colton, 'Bob Vosbnrg; Asst. Society Ed., • Greta Weaver; Co-Librarians, Bob Fraser, Millie Martin; Exchange Ed:, Paul Deighley. Asst. Bus. Mgr., Jerry Clibanoff; Advertising Mgr.. Bob Leyburn; National Adv. Mgr., Howard Boleky; Circu lation Co-Mgrs., Jack Horsford, Joe Sutoveky; Personnel Mgr., Carolyn Alley; Promotion Co-Mgrs.. Bob Koons,. Mel vin Glass; Classified Adv. Mgr., Laryn Sax; Office Mgr., Tema Kleber: Secretary, Joan Morosini; Senior Board, Don Jacket. Dorothy Naveen. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night editor, Chuck Henderson; copy editors, Andy McNeillie, Lix Newell; wire editor, Ginger Opoczenski; assistants, Laura Badwey, Chiz Mathias, Jack Mounts, Fred Singer. Fate of BX Up to Trustees The forthcoming decision the College Board of Trustees will have to make on the scope of the Book Exchange is not the black and white problem some people picture it to be. There are two sides to the story, and the trustees will have to weigh those sides before making a decisioh. In the first place, Penn State is a State supported institution. The College operates on funds derived from taxes obtained from the people. The BX, located in the TUB, is a rent free enterprise operating without such over head costs as fieat or lighting. It is at present competing with businesses which pay rent and meet lighting and - heating costs. The BX is also tax free; the other mer chants are not. This is a legitimateargument, one which has been made against the BX in the past. Its. • validity has to • some extent already been . questioned by the trustees. They had to ques tion the validity of this argument when they created the BX within its present limits, -for even to have established the BX on its pre sent limited status was a denial of this argu ment, the BX now being in competition with • free enterprise. But the students have a case too. The BX is non-profit, the profit that it does make being returned to the students at the, end of the year. The BX gives the student an opportunity to save money, • particalarly through the Used- Book Agency. The BX is source of income foi the , student employes who operate it. But more important than these arguments, all of them valid, is the fact that if Penn State were not allowed to have a BX, Penn State's students would be penalized for having made the mistake of attaching themselves to a public-supported institution. Other studeits, at 'other schools, some of them privately operated and others, like Michigan , - State, " publicly supported, can save money on text books, new and used, school supplies, rings, and a good many other items. So it would seem that if you go to a state institution you have to forfeit the right to make savings on texts. ' and other school needs. The BX has grown quite a bit since its start. It can grow much more and be of far greater value to the students if its scope were widened by the trustees. That is the decision they will have to make. Reds Outlawed They have done it again! The austere body of the legislative branch of the Pennsylvania gov ernment called the State Senate, has again made a move that will make its activities stand out in the minds of many Commonwealth ,citi- . zens. Years ago, when we were younger children than we are now, the horrible thought would enter our minds at times that perhaps the Senate was not all that is was supposed to be according to the civics books that eighth graders read at that time. It almost appeared that the men of the Senate did not always vote as their good sense would dictate. It even seemed that some of them could be influenced as to how they would vote. The 46-0 vote outlawing the Communist party in the State of Pennsylvania by the Senate is easily one of the most un-American things they have ever done. By so doing they have ad mitted that communism if left to operate under a democracy would undermine and overthrow it. They have no confidence in the people 'of the state and they have no confidence in• the demo cratic way of life. A good many of them have no confidence hi themselves, as evidenced by the unanimous vote. They have done it again, as they have very often since the civics book days. It is actions like these that increase -the popluation of Cali fornia. • —Bud Fenton DAItY',:dOELEGIA'N: STATE 'COttLEGEr- PENNSYLVANIA Square Dance Was Tops in Cipoperation. Cbeeti are' due the Association of Independent Men -.and. Phi Sigma Sigma sorority for their second successful square dance for the benefit of the . rheumatic fever fund. ' . The square dance-has' become,' we hope, an annual,•4ffair, because it proves that indepen dents , and . fraternal ,groups can work together for the common g0p!3.1 • There has.,been too much fuss trying to find a solution to a• problem, that shouldn't exist— whethei fraternal orders can cooperate with in depencient organizations.- The only basis for .determining those with whom you should asso ciate "is a sound :Christian attitude., Another very commendable aspect of the square dance is that the profits were not for a particular. group of people, but were donated to the • rheumatic • .fever fund. Approximately $250 was taken in, of which only expenses will be deducted before the sum is - given to the fund. This amount will probably equal the $243 donated-by the groups last year. The "bnly: flaw in .this "good deed" is the fact that it •goes• against the principle of the Campus Chest. The chest was organized with the understanding that it would conduct the only solicitation of funds on campus and the square dance ticket-sellers stepped slightly out of bounds by entering fraternity houses 'to .sell their tickets. However, such good intentions should not be squelehed—.-cooperation with the Campus Chest should be arranged. Safety Valve-- Local Merchatit Wants To Haag .on to Monopoly TO THE EDITOR: Although Milton Bernstein assures us that the complaint of a State College merchant...which initiated the investigation of the sale•of Penn State class rings had nothing to do with, the cancelation of the ring sale pro gram .of the BX agency, the fact still remains that one of the merchants did complain, Perhaps we shouldn't censure the merchant too harshly; no one likes to relinquish a tightly Controlled monopoly for that of a competitive enterprise. And the poor fellow, like the entrepreneurs in the tripartite monopoly on books, has to make a living even if it is comparable to that of a blood sucking leech • Letter but Gazettp,„. Thiliaday: 'NOvembei ' ALPHA SIGMA OMEGA, mixer, Home Ec onomics ',Living Center, - 7:30 p.m. CIRCLE AND SQUARE, - Armory, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 304 Old' Main, 6:45-p.m: .-, • , COLLEGIAN: editorial candidates, 9 Carnegie Hall,':7•p.m. • . ••- • • •,: DELTA 'SIGMA ' PI ; -pledge meeting, •Delta. Upsilon,. 9 p.m. FORESTRY SOCIETY,' 103 AgricultUre Build ing, ' "". • ' JUNIOR CLASS .PROJECT. COMMITTEE, McElivain - Lounge, 0:15.p.m. .NEWMAN CLUB scholastic philoSophy lec, tureLdiscussion, John Hammes in charge, 317 Willard Hall, - 7:15 p.m.._• ' NITTANY 'GROTTO,' 31 8 Frear • Laboratory, 7:30 , p.m. • • „ - SPANISH CLUS, TUB, 7:30 p.m. WRA. 'SWIMMING,. White Hall pool, 7 p.m. COLLEGE. PLACEMENT Babcock . and Wilcox Co and .1952 M.S. .eandidates In Chem., Metal., Phys.,' Cer., and Fuel Tech; Wednesday, Nov. 28 , . Delaware rower and Light Co. will interview January grad - uatelAn ALM% and E.E.'Tu'esday, Dec. 4. Dow Chemical Co. - will interview graduates- at all' levels. ; in Com. Chem., Chem. Eng.,..Metal., and Chein. Monday, ' Dec. 10 ' IL I. Du Pont -De Neznours will interview 1952 Ph.D. can didates in there, Phys., Agron., Beet., BinCliem., Mete. and Path.' Monday, Dec. 10. Thi...„ National 'Carbon Division, of the ,Union Carbide and =Ctirben COrp: t will interview January 'graduates and 1952 M.S. candidates; in Ch.E., M.E., 1.E., Cer., Chem., . and - Phys.. Friths'', Nov. 30. North American Aviation; Inc. will interview graduates at all levels'. in 0.E., E.E., Aero.E., and M.E. Thursday, • Dec. 6. ,• . Provident Metuil !Life Insurance Co. will interview January ' • , Irraduat'es •in OW; Phys. Ed., and Ed. Friday, Dec. 7. , Sylvania Electric , Produets, - - - -'loc. will interview - January graduates iri E.E., Ch.E., 1.E., and Phys.; and 1962. M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in Cheri., Metal., and Phys. •Fiiday..•Dec. 8. . • Atiai Powder Co.. will interview 1952 M.S. and Ph.D. can didates- in Chem., Ch. tng., E.E. and Phys. Monday. .Dec. 10. ~ Mule° Services : Inc. wilL. : interview Jarman' . tiaduates :in E.E., and -311. E. :Tuesday, Dec: • 11. •-• , • Owens-Corning 'Fiberglas Corp. will interview January graduates in Ch.E., Chem.. ,Corn. Chem.. Science, Arch.• E., " Arch.; C.E., LE, M.E., C&F., Acct., Adv.,: L.)51.R and - Cer. Tuesday, Dec. 11. - S.. B... Kresge Co; will interview January graduates- in A&L • and C&F Tuesday,;', Dec.-AL Tungsol Electric Co. will interview January. gradates and. 1962. M.S. candidates Thursday, Nov.• 29. ' Teli-Cominnnications Corp„ will interview January grad- 1952 M.S. 'candidates in E.E. and• Phys sates • and Thursday. Dec • United States Steel Co. will interview January. kriduates, M3IMMI EN332 • graduates Tuesday, Dec. 11. Standard-Vacuum Oil Co. will interview January graduates in Acct., P.N.G., C.E , Ch.E. j and E.E. Wed- nesday, Dec. 12. Rohm and Haas , Co. will interview 1952 M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in , ; Chem., Chem.E., and Phys. Wednesday, Dee. 12. STUDENT .EMPLOYMENT ' Woman to do housework five' days per week from 11 a.m. • to s"p.m. , Altoona-residents fat boliday:.clerkins. —Lix Newell —Name Withheld Will interview January graduates L.M.R.. A&L and :all Eng Little Man On Campus _ . "All right, Worthal. Let's keep that pencil on your desk.' The Old Millstream An alarming number of Pennsylvania citizens are being de ceived by the Pechan loyalty oath bill, which is now awaiting' final action before the state legislature. And' if these citizens don't raise their voices, the Penr§ylVania- legiilature will pass- a: bill- - ; which seriously endangers basic human rights=their iights.• • • Ask the - shopkeeper or the gas station attendant back • home what they think of the bill. They probably reply, "What's wrong with• signing a piece •of paper saying you're loyal to your coun• try?" These people don't know the provisions of the bill. The ma jority of -students at Penn State %%probably.. -wonder... what :all the fuss is about. ' • As John 0. Honnold Jr., as sociate professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania, de clares in an' analysis of the bill,' oily a small part of the bill is devoted to the loyalty • oath.• For the most part, according to Honnold, the measure is con cerned with setting up ma chinery for what will in effect„ be an inquisition into the ' at titudes and associations of loyaV Americans. The machinery for this inqui, sition includes dragnet qp.estion ing, limitations on the - . right of the' accused to know charges against him, and loss of liveli hciod on the basis of doubt, rather than- proof. These measures - can be found. in Sections and 8a of the bill. • Such extreme measures can not •be justified. at -the present time. The - communist conspiracy has not yet. overwhelmed the country. First , of all, any communist found on the public pay-roll can be' charged under pres e nt laws. There ' are several - Pennsylvania laws which already :provide for the discharge of public employees and teachers for subversive lean ings. --At ..whom and' at what 'the-Pechan bill aiming? - The - bill' provides for the dis charge of a person on suspicion of, 'subversion, in other words a person is branded guilty before he is proved innocent, reversing an old American principle. At hearings before the House state government committee, the pro ponents of the bill concede that this part of the bill ' wa§ • wrong but nothing has been done about taking this doubt provision out. The bill still provides for' "guilt by association." A person -cannot be associated with any so-called "subversive" organization for any reason :whatsoever without -being su,spected of a questionable loy alty. Another section of ' t h e • bill states that a person may be dis charged from, his or her job "for serving the interests •of a- foreign government in preference to the interests of the United States or the • Commonwealth of Pexuasyl ir: . '-THURSDAY;;NOVEMBER-, 29r 1951 By MOYLAN MILLS vania.". Just what these special "interests" might be the bill does not , say: • This vague language • charac terizes the entire bill. If a person criticizes our foreign policy, he may lose his job.. If he is involved in a so-called "subversive". or ganization but tries to fight the subversive elements, he may still be thrown out in the street. , HoWever- the crowning blow to democratic rights is contained in the',.part of the bill which states ,that the above tests of loyalty "may be considered" but that the inquiry "shall not be limited" to these tests. . So. it is plainly evident ,that the Pechan, bill is not a loyalty oath bill per, se. But the public doesn't know that this document, which is seemingly 'so harmless, could strip them, of their rights and lead• to undemocratic restrictions in fields other than that of public service. ' If 'the• public did. realize the dangerous tendencies of the bill and• gave"voice to its opposition, the legislators, sensitive to - public reaction in an election yea r, would vote the Pechan bill•down With "a: resounding thump. But 'the public -must be edu dated quickly. • • :• Gazetle COLLEGE HOSPITAL Indy Brainerd; Norman -Cardi- , nali,.,Ariana Dickson, Eyette Du bin,- Marion • Fister, Cail Hoke, Robert Kaytes, Catherine McColly,.) Paul..O'Brien, Francis Palumbo, Anthony Rados, Arthur Warg, Jo-, Anna' White, John Yeatman, ' Charles Zglimcki. . - AT THEMOVIES CATHAUM: American, In Paris STATE: 'Native Son NITTANY: Bridge of San-Luis) Rey IFC Officers to Attend National Conference , Stanley Wengert, Intearater nity 'Council president, and John. Allison, - IFC - secretary treasurer,' leave today-to represent the local fraternities at this year's Nation. , al Interfraternity- Conferencel \Old Point gomfort, the site of the,meeting which, Will,be held tomorrow and. Saturday to discusg:frateriuly, problems. By Bibler
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