PAGE :011e ilatig gr-ollegian Sine eeeee I. rag FREE LANCE. est. MT Published ruesday through Saturday mornings inelusiveol during the College year by the staff of the Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second-class matter Jul, 6. 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. necessarily the polies of the newspaper. Unsigne . editorials arc by the editor. Mary Krasnansky Editor Managing Ed.. Ron Bonn; City Ed., George Glazer; Sports Ed, Ernie Moore; Edit. Dir., Bud Fenton; Makeup Ed., Moylan Mills; Wire Ed., Len Eolasinski; Society Ed.. Carolyn Barrhtt; Feature Ed., Rosemary Delahanty; Asst. City Ed., Lee Stern; Asst. Sports Eds., Dave Colton, Bob Vosbarg; Asst. Society Ed., Greta Weaver; Co-Librarians. Bob 'Fraser, Millie Martin; Exchange Ed., Paul Beighley. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night editor, LaVonne Althouse; copy editors, Bettie •Loux, Jake Highton; assistants, Marjorie Cole, Chiz Mathias, Lu Martin, Mary Adams. Ad staff, Alison Morley, Doris Groomes, Barb Potts. To Explain Collegian To the Legion The American Legion's renewal of its never- substantiated charges of communism at Penn State, together with an attack on a Daily Collegian editorial, necessitates a clarification, both of the Daily Collegian's position at the College, and of the charges themselves. The Daily Collegian is the student newspaper of the Pennsylvania State College. Editorially, it has no connection with the College, nor are its editorials seen by College officials until they actually appear in print. The Legion's •two bladed attack, evidently 'aimed at ,connecting the College with a Daily Collegian editorial attacking the state senate's unanimous passage of a bill outlawing the Communist Party, is therefore completely unjustified. The Daily Collegian will stand on its printed word, and bears all responsibility for that word. • But the Legion's attack on the Daily Collegian actually substantiates this newspaper's conten tion, in many editorials, that any group which attempts to disagree with any move towaiiis "comunist control," however destructive of "communist. control however destructive of be, will promptly be labeled subversive. The editorial under attack criticizes the state senate, making the point that, "By so-doing (passing the bill outlawing the Communist Party by name), they have admitted that communism, if left to operate under a democracy would under mine and overthrow it." The editorial brands this move, "one of the most un-American things they have ever done." The criticism is legiti mate, but the Legion doubts the 'loyalty of its proponents. A second Legion charge is that the Daily Collegian failed to print a letter from Hugh Manchester "citing un-American activities at Penn State, wherein names were named."• Manchester, who once advertised himself to be "president of the. Penn State student coun cil." at a time when he was actually on pro bation after having failed out, did write such • a letter. Libel laws, of course/hold a publi cation printing such material equally respon sible with ifs author. When Sen. Joseph Mc- Carthy offered a list of "subversive" names to the newspapers of the nation, on the condi tion that they must print them, the papers refused unanimously, fearing libel charges. The Daily Collegian does not place sufficient confidence in Hugh Manchester's unsubstantial charges to hold itself open to libel action on their account. Edward Shanicen Business ,Mgr. ' —The Senior Board stVE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE CM-TmIGE, PENNSYLVANIA What the Brundage The astounding announcement by Avery Brundage, president of the National Amateur Athletic Union, that, subsidized college ath letes, even those with scholarships, would be banned from the 1952 U.S. Olympic teams, is easily one of the most severe blows to the country's ch a nces that could, have been de livered, short of a": complete withdrawal, if he intends to . enforce it. ' A member of the Olympic selection committee commented, "I don't see how we can field a team in any sport. The author of the comment is .the athletic director at Stanford University, the education home of one Robert Mathias. 1948 Olympic decathlon champion, who is very probably on a scholarship at the school. F l The decision by Brundage is 'one that would seem to be coming frO a man who spends his spare time reading th athletic scandal stories rather than the sports 'results'. It obviously has escaped Mr. Brundage that the number of ath letes on scholarships in American colleges has increased tremendously in recent years. The whole philosophy of athleticS has changed on down through the high schools. Today, the measure of a good high school athlete is whether he gets a college scholarship or how many he gets. The morality of such conditions is not one we wish to defend but the solution that Brundage has offered in regard to the Olympics is asinine. The mere fact that a man is on scholarship to a college does not make him a professional. Brundage would make it so. However, if he can do it and it seems improbable, it should be done legally through rules and regulations labeled as a change in the rules of amateur eligibility. The AAU president said he meant, "anyone who is given .any scholarship, payments, or anything of value." The interpretation of that statement will really be a ' job. He added, "If the colleges had properly educated the students when they were in shcool, they would realize the true value of sports and not be football morons after graduation. The reason for his using football as the point of his attack is not clear—like most of his reasoning—since football is not one of the sports in the Olympic lineup. He will probably be shocked to find the' large number of scholar ships given for smaller sports that are on the Olympic agenda. At present at least two Penn State men' have received invitation to participate in tryouts for the Finland fracas to take place next sum mer. Some reports claim that both of these men are on scholarship here. The innocuous way that State goes about aiding its athletes is minute compared to many schools but these men May fall under the same ruling, regardless. The general reaction of most sports-minded people in the nation is worth repeating. "Brundage, just what the hell are you doing?" Gazette ... Tuesday, December 4 ALPHA PHI OMEGA business meeting can celed until Dec. 10, 3 Sparks, 7 p.m. CHESS CLUB, 3 Sparks, 7 p.m. COLLEGIAN business candidates, 1 Carnegie Hall, 7 p.m. COLLEGIAN business staff, 9 Carnegie Hall, 7 p.m. COLLEGIAN sophomore editorial board, 2 Carnegie Hall, 7 p.m. DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB, TUB, 6:45 p.m. GRADUATE-FACULTY COFFEE usually held in Woman's Building canceled due to registration. • Hell Is Doing? —Bud Fenton GENE KELLY NINA FOCH "AN AMERICAN IN PARIS" AUDIE MURPHY BILL MAULDIN "RED BADGE OF COURAGE" • • ,Z,..4.4.4 0 : OPEN at 6:20 • : REX HARRISON LILI PALMER "LONG DARK HALL /7 Little Man On C;%mpus , ? .. Ilimmimmmi ..C=l- 1 - • -.; -'...:,. '", -..• P , ";; ,;.:" • • . ' • - -`%( ' 7 / ,--4/ "/ /- 7 / • / 4/d . -.. 47/ ' /; / ; ,/,/ ._ / , / / / /i 4 .4, -. N ~, , ,, . ,I ›,, ' All -- i 7 ‹* . ""^ • ^C.:F. ,it. ' GPI* '%,',‘ ,',,-.' ~, - . , 7.'s, • A / "..)v•/. ••••-' .... ... , .').' . 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After these bills were circus lated among students, the Phila delphia Evening Bulletin picked up the story and ran it on the front page. Immediately, Treas ury men ,w er e informed about the situation. Investigation be gan on whether or not the print ing of the bills may have been a violation of a law prohibiting re production of United States or foreign money. Original Idea The Justice Department took immediate action against this so called counterfeiting ring. They burned all the remaining bills and confiscated the plates. The Daily Pennsylvanian 'reported that the counterfeiting ring breathed a unanimous sight of relief and promised that it would never, never again get Uncle Sam mad by trying to break up his money-printing monopoly. • The Daily Pennsylvanian also reported that the original plans of the Pennpix counterfeiting ring were to take a photo of a one dollar bill, superimpose Stas- TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1' r 1 By MIMI UNGAR sen's pictUre and three dollar markings and then drop 5000 of them from the upper deck of Franklin Field during, the Penn- Army game. The hard working mernbers of the Pennpix staff were fortunate in that production difficulties made this original plan Impos sible. Had such a plan been -pos sible, there might have -been much more trouble And worry on Penn's campus. Pennpix Staffers Now Free . The persons involved in this un expected episode probably never realized the consequences . con nected with such an Apparently "good idea." Perhaps if they had investigated be f ore hand, they would have saved themselves all this trouble and worry. Penn's campus was rather 'up set when the trouble arose, an understandable reaction. We, too, breath a sigh of relief for them as the Pennpix - staff once again can feel unwanted by government officials. By Bibler
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