PAGE FOUR Olve. Battg Collegian snoressor to rnz FREE LANCE, 4114. ISM Published Tuesday througb Saturday mornings inclusive during the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College Entered de second-elr.ss matter July 6, 1934, at the State College. Pa. l'oht Office under the act of March 3. 1879. Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the writ. ere. now necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Unsigne editorials' are by the editor • Mary Krasnansky ' Editor Managing Ed., Ron Bonn; City Ed., George Glazer; Sports Ed., Ernie Moore; Edit. Dir., Bob Fraser; 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 Vosburg; Asst. Society Ed., Greta Weaver; Librarian, Millie Martin; Exchange Ed., Paul Beighley; Senior Bd., Bud Fenton. Asst. Bus. Mgr., Jerry Clibanoff; Advertising' Mgr., Bob Leyburn; National Adv. Mgr., Howard Boleky; Circu lation Co-Mgrs., Jack Horsford, Joe Sutovsky; 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 Jackel, Dorothy Naveen. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night editor: Andy . McNeillie; copy editors: Nancy Luetzel, Joan Kuntz; assistants: Marshall Donley, Jim Peters, Marjorie Cole, Charles Obertance. Ad manager: Bob Potter. New Plan Offers Reduced SU Fee Speaking of solutions to the Student Union assessment problem, we have recently heard several persons discussing a plan which hasn't been broached before and which may have several merits. So far, the two main schools of thought seem to run like this: do nothing ,about the fee and leave it at $7.50, or dispense with the fee until the actual building of the Student Union is started. Here is a third suggestion which could be considered by the powers that be. Why not reduce the fee from $7.50 to, say, 'Wand raise it to $lO when construction begins, or leave the fee at that figure permanently. By reducing the fee instead of postponing payments the possibility that the fee • might never be reinstated is avoided. We feel that the fee is necessary if Penn State is to ever 'get an SU building. But we also believe that some method should be devised to reflect the student opinion that the fee is excessive without a fair return in the form of the actual construction of the building —that is, if the students feel that way. If the fee were permanently reduced, it would have the same effect that the $7.50 fee would have. The building could still be constructed according to plans. The only difference would be that payments from the students would cover a longer period of time, and more students would be paying less money. Meanwhile, they would all be enjoying the use of an SU. Regardless of how many plans are put for- Ward, it is necessary .to -realize that. the SU problem, which. had been smoldering beneath the surface of campus affairs for a long time, has finally exploded into the. open. An intelli gent decision on• what to do with the fee is necessary before it becomes time to collect the $7.50 again next semester. 1952 May Well . Be `Year of Decision' War or peace, deflation or prosperity, Demo- _ crats or Republicans? What does 1952 hold for the world? The man who could answer any of these questions could command a fabulous salary. We don't pretend to know the answers ourselves; we wish we did. This much we do know: America—and with if the rest of the free world—will be passing through another year of crises" in 1952. It will be a year in which our decisions will shape the history of the world and the lives of men for years if not centuries. In many ways 1952 will be The Year of Deci sion. The American people will have to decide between a Republican, probably Dwight Eisen hower, and a Democrat, probably Harry Tru man, for the presidency: The people of the world will have to come closer to the final decision: Communism and Democracy. The decisions we and the other, free peoples of the world will be called upon to make will be difficult ones; We will have to be right, for we cannot afford to be wrong. The Year 1952 will call for vision and courage on the part of the leaders of the Western world. Theirs is a task unparalleled in the history of man. The year 1952 will also call for decision and courage on the part of the peoples of the free world. We must set our goals on a policy that will gain for us permanent world peace. But first we must choose the path that offers the great est chance of a permanent and just peace. That will be the toughest decision we shall have to make in 1952, The Year of Decision. "Fashion, a word which knaves and fools may use, their knavery and folly to excuse." —Churchill' Edward Shankea Business Mgr. —Moylan Mills THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE Cerie,;,EGE. PENNSYLVANIA Loyalty Bill Is Act of Disservice While Penn State's student body was home enjoying the Christmas vacation, .the' General Assembly and Gov. lOhn S. Fine got together to arrange a special Christmas gift for the people of Pennsylvania. The gift was not wrapped in the bright paper and" ribbon to which we are accustomed. Un wrapped and stripped of the camouflage of falSe flag-wavers, the gift of the assembly and the governor, called the Pechan loyalty oath bill, _stands as a -useless and dangerous piece of legis "lation. The bill went before the legislators and the governor opposed by virtually every respon sible voice in education and soundly flogged by, every important newspaper in the state. Despite the roar . of protest the bill created, it has become law. It is safe to say that from the very start opponents of the bill were working aware that they were going to meet with failure. Opponent's of the bill were doomed to 'failure not because of the virtue of the act, but rather because it is seldom that such legislation can ever be de feated. The Pechan bill was based on fear and passed on fear. Many members of the legislature voted for it merely because they did not have the courage to vote against it, lest they run the risk of being charged with affinity for Communism and the Communist cause. The Pechan bill and its oath of loyalty are designed to affirm our faith in democracy. The effect of the oath will be just the opposite. The bill affirms nothing but our fear of Com munism as a competing ideology. We would not become better Americans even by taking the oath with every meal and once between meals, like a medicine. And if we do advocate taking our loyalty as a medicine, it will sour on our tongues and become offensive. Rather than serving as a demonstration of our loyalty, the Pechan bill stands as witness to a lack of confidence in the democratic pro cess. The men responsible for its becoming law have performed an act of disservice to the people of Pennsylvania. Those who opposed the bill fought the good fight. Time will justify their stand. Caution Needed Sooner or later, the campus again will be buried with snow. As usual, the snow will turn to ice eventually, and driving will become hazardous. In times like that, every driver must use all his skill to control his car. It's all he can do to accomplish that - without having to worry about what pedestrians are doing at the same time. And yet, Penn State students seem to have adopted a "I , dare you to hit me" attitude. This applies not only when the weather is bad, but when it's good also. Pedestrians have acquired what could be a fatal habit of edging up as close as possible to moving cars as they start out from the stop signs scattered around campus, or as they turn into a driveway. Eventually, it is not too difficult to imagine' that someone is going to edge too) close, and the least that will happen will be a set of smashed toes. ' - - If only students will remember that it's easier to stop walking, or take a step backward, than it is to stop a car, no matter how slowly it's• going, many possible tragedies can be avoided. —George Glazer Gazette . . . Friday, January 4 PENN STATE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP, 405 Old Main, 7:30 p.m. RADIO DAY announcing candidates, 304 Sparks, 12 to 3 p.m. o RADIO DAY, Jan. 5, production staff, candi dates; 304 Sparks; 1 p.m. • RADIO DAY, personnel and those interested, Jan. 6, 304 Sparks, 2 p.m. COLLEGE HOSPITAL -. Rosalie Buck. AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM: Distant Drums 2:13, 4:06, 5:59, 7:52, 9:45 STATE: Fixed Bayonets 2:11, 4:03, 5:55, 7:47, 9:39 NITTANY: Peple Will Talk 6:25, 8:19, 10:15 COLLEGE PLACEMENT Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co. will interview January graduates in C&F and L.A. Thursday. Liberty- Mutual Insurance Co: will interview January grad uates in L.A., C&F, and Journ Thursday. Mound Laboratory, operated by Monsanto Chemical Co. will interview 1952 Ph.D. candidates in Chem. Tuesday. North American Insurance Co. will interview January grad uates in C&F Friday, January 18. Solvay Process Division of Allied Chemical. and Dye Corp. will interview 1952 graduates at the M.S. and Ph.D. level in Chemistry Thursday. Virginia Smelting Co. will interview January graduates at the B.S. level and 1952 graduates at the M.S. and Ph.D. level in Chemistry, and January B.S. candidates and 1962 M.S. candidates in. Chem,' Eng. Friday, Jan. 18: ' STUDENT EMPLOYMENT Student for photo supply work five afternoons a week. Student for pressing (part-time). Student for part-time barbering. Busboy for Monday and Thursday from 9 to 12 a.m. Woman for light housework live days a week. "Slander meets no regard from noble minds; only the base believe the base only utter." —:Anon n On -Campus Little M "After that two-week vacation, all you need is sleep and relaxation —why don't you go back to your clas'ses for a few days." Crystal Gazing Students Optimistic In Outlook for 'S2 By BETTIE LOUX and PAT NUTTEII. At the . beginning of the New Year people the world over take out their crystal balls to see what is in store for them. Two Daily Collegian reporters yesterday polled 50 students to see what they expect of 1952. They found that students .at State have 'started the new, year with an optimistic attitude toward the world situation in general. Students were pretty well split on the question, "Do you think the Korean war will be over in 1952?", with, 21 saying yes and 27 fearing that it would continue. Opinion was much more one sided, howeer, on the subject of a•Possible all-out world war. Forty-five said they did not think a world war would break out in 1952, and only five pes simistically said 'they thotight a war was inevitable. Will Truman Run According to the - p 011 , Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower is the choice for Republican presidential nominee. To the question, "Do you think Eisenhower will run for president,. and if so, on what ticket?" 34 voiced the opinion that the general would run on the Republican ticket. One dis senter said he would'be the Dem ocratic nominee, - and 13 said that he would • not -run at all. Joseph Faris said Ike would run, but was undecided as to the ticket, and one said Ike would try for the Republican nomination but would lose, Thirty-f iv e students believed President Harry S. Truman, would try for a second full term. Four teen answered no ••to the .ques tion, "Do you think Truman will decide to run again?" Rather than Truman, they thought the Dem ocratic - . party might select Estes Kefauver, chairman of the Sen ate :Prime investigating commit tee; Fred M. Vinson, chief justice of the U.S., Supreme Court; or James Roosevelt, loser 'in the last California gubernatorial election. Eisenhower was also suggested as a possible nciminee. One stu= dent had no opinion. - Depends on Miminee As to which party would carry off honors in the _ fall, 36 said they tho u g h't the Republican party would win, ..and seven said the Democrats. would remain in office. Three were more specific, saying that' the Republicans would win if Eisenhower were their nominee. Two students said, they' could not say'now 'be'calise it depended entirely on-, the , nominee. Two had no opinion. Many students thought the out come of . the. piesidential -election FRIDAY, JANUARY, 4, '1952 By Bibler ozrestsrrt ROW ' N o . ptaKkNo and the Korean war would -de termine the cost of living.. To th e question, "Do you think there will be inflation or depression in 1952?" Frank Oakes, fifth- semester, said "There won't be any great change in the inflationary spir al until after the presidential election." Ronald Youngerman thought prices would go' down slightly, "especially if the Re publcans get in," he said: . Eighteen students said they thought conditions would stay on about the same level. Joanne Seitz, fifth semester, said, "Infla tion is unlikely because, govern ment controls will counteract it." Twenty-five, however, said they thought prices were on their way up.' This would be caused by the "continued rearmament - of• th e country," according to Clair George, seventh semester stu dent. Six said they thought the country was headed to-ward a mild depression. Orie said. it de pended on whether the Korean war was stopped. ' LA Newspaper Appears Tuesday L A Angles, newspaper of the School of Liberal Arts, will •be distributed Tuesday for the first time this semester. , LA Angles is a four-page publi catibn designed to acquaint Lib eral Arts students with the func tioning of. the schobl. The forth eoming issue will be the second since, its organization; the initial issue was released last. spring. William Slepin ,is - editor of the newspaper this year. Tuesday's Angles will contain feature stories about Hardy .Wil- Hams,- cocaptain of the College basketball'team, and Seth Russell, assistant dean •of the school of Liberal Arts. Grod in Armored Unit - .Pvt. Albert Koster, 21; of East Stroudsburg. has completed pro cesing at the 2053 Reception Center, Ft. Meade, Md.,. and is assignd to the 7th Armored Di- Vision; Camp Roberts, Cal., . for .Army= basic , training.
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