FOUR
title Batty Collegian
Successor to ritE FREE LANCE, est. 1881
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 8. 1934. at the State
College. Pa. Post Office under the net of March 3, 1879.
Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints or the writ•
era, not necessarily the policy of the newspaper• Unsignee
editorials are by the editor
Mary Krasnansky
Editor
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night editor: Pat Nutter; copy editors: Mimi
Ungar, Jake Highton• assistants: Marjorie Cole,
Dick McDowell, William Jost, Mary Adams,
Charles Obertance.
Ad staff: Frank Kelly, Alison Morley, Terry
Moslak.
More Parking Lots
Only Auto An.swer
Penn State's, parking problem has become so
acute that one driver of an MG, the British
built pint-sized sport car, was forced to squeeze
his way between the wooden post blocking the
entrance to the driveway,; and the:shrubbery in
front of the Daily Collegian office in order to
find a parking place.
The student pondering the scene is probably
wondering how the car managed to make it
through the narrow opening into the driveway.
We're wondering too—wondering how 4000
cars owned by students, faculty, and staff mem
bers can be parked in 2500 parking spaces. They
can't.
Penn State's parking facilities are inadequate.
That is the simple truth. The short-range pro
gram is to devise some just means of eliminating
unnecessary campus parking—and then en
forcing it so it sticks. But that should not be
considered the answer to the problem.
The problem is the lack of parking space. The
answer to the problem must, therefore, be addi
tional parking areas.
Druids Changes
Should Be Made
Although coming only in the form of a rec
ommendation, the action of Hat Society Council
in suggesting a general revision of the constitu
tion of Druids, sophomore men's athletic hon
orary, should be thoroughly considered by that
group.
In addition to recommending revision of
the constitution so that it conforms to "ac
cepted constitutional form," hat council sug
gested that the basis for membership in the
organization be broadened to allow for mem
bership of non-athletes, and that the "black
ball" system of electing members be aban
doned.
The action of hat council should not be con
strued as singling out Druids for criticism. The
recommendations came as the result of a review
of the Druids constitution in line with the policy
of reviewing the constitutions of all hat so
cieties at least once a year. Druids was first on
the list for review; the others will follow.
As it is now constituted, Druids membership
is limited to athletes. The constitution now pro
vides that "Eligibility for membership to the
society shall be judged by active members ac
cording to character of person; with at least his
freshman numerals, or a varsity letter in a
college sport to his credit."
The proposal that Druids expand its member-a,
ship to include non-athletes is not without
precedent in hat society history. Just two and
a half years ago, in May, 1950, Parini Nous,
senior men's organization, altered its constitu-6
tion to allow for membership of publications
men, student government leaders, men active
in politics, etc. Up until that time, Parmi Nous
had been limited to the athlete.
It has been the proposal of campus politicians
that another sophomore hat society be created
to recognize freshmen who have contributed
to campus activities other than athletics. The
limitations placed upon freshmen by their status
on campus and the relatively short time they
have had a chance to make a mark for them-
Edward Shanken
Business Mgr.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE CoIuLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Students Are Deaf
To National Issue
Did you listen to President Harry S. Truman
deliver his State of the Union speech yesterday?
Or did you, too, fall into the realm which so
many others have?
Whether we as college students are aware
of it or not, this man still is the chief executive
of our country no mailer what our opinions
are of his past work. It still stands, as Presi
dent Truman himself said, that 1952 can be
the turning point of the future.
That most students just. "don't care" is a
serious problem. Just what do they have in
mind? If they want to gripe, why not sit down
for a. half an hour and see what our country's
chief executive has to say? But instead, they
show a nonchalant. unconcerned attitude, re
vealing that they certainly are not looking at
the situation objectively.
In a recent Time
_magazine article called
"The Younger Generation," it was pointed out
that conformity has taken the place of the
pioneering spirit of past generations. Time went
on to term youth as the "silent generation,",
having little cynicism because it never hoped
for much. Are we to continue this unconcerned,
docile attitude when we have our lives at stake?
We are all concerned with the fighting in
Korea and how many more Americans will be
drafted in 1952. We are concerned, or at least
should be concerned, with how well our defense
program, at home and abroad, stands. We are
all aware of the unusual advancements which
have taken place in war materials—mainly the
atomic bomb. When Eric Johnston spoke on
the campus recently he pointed out how it
appears to be necessary for the United States
to make strength a national policy.
President Truman went even further in his
yearly speech. He said. "The threat of a World
War is still very real." He explained the whys
and wherefores of our defense program of last
year and this year. If members of the younger
generation cannot be motivated to listen to such
a vital talk as the State of the Union, then how
are we possibly going to be able to face the
future?
In the •present state of world affairs, the
ideals which we hold so dearly are at stake.
It is time that the younger generation awak
ened itself to see that we cannot possibly live
in a dream world when we 'have such threats
as Russian aggression facing us.
Cage Refs Merely
Follow the Rules
Now that Coach Elmer Gross' basketball team
continues its clear sailing over some of the
East's major teams, it seems that everytime the
Lions perform at Rec Hall the officiating is the
main issue. The referees who call each foul with
gestures and flourishes and a smug finality
appear to delight some, but nettle others.
For example, in Saturday night's contest with
Colgate, spectators were irate at the rough
liberties taken by officials. Since' Coach Gross'
strategy called for a full court man-to-man
pressing defense when Colgate was bringing
the ball into play after field goals, the Red
Raiders were forced to resort to plays to get
the ball out of the ten second area. Consequent
ly, the referees were very conscious of body
contact under the baskets, and few players
could drive in for a shot without a foul being
called. Although 60 foul shots were awarded
to both teams, some plays were obvious, while
others were close calls and the referees were
just doing their chores like any good officials
in the same position.
As a result, it is evident that those who
ridiculed the officials were those who. have
never taken time to study the game and learn
its fundamentals. Moreover, one fact must be
established. That is that basketball officiating
differs all over the nation, not just in the
East. For instance, in the Southeast conference
referees are charged with most carelessness
in body contact in that conference rules call
for lenient interpretation.
The ,Big Ten allows its officials to overlook
too much hitting the ball when opposing players
go up on jump balls. Also, the Big Ten arid
Missouri Valley areas allow- a laxity on the
pickoff, permiting the screener to set his blocks
closely. In the Eastern sector, the rules curb
personal contact in guarding a pivot man from
the rear, among other variations.
Regardless of which section, however, .the
officials cannot relax one rule and tighten an
other for the benefit of fans or coaches and ex
pect intersectional play to be consistent. Con-
sequently, when spectators understand these
factors, they will realize that the little man who
hurries up and d6wn the floor tooting his
whistle is just interpreting the rule book.
' Thus, the next time a close call arises, re
member that the officials are almost totally
innocent of the injury sectionalized officiating
demands.
selves necessarily limits the number of frosh
who would be .eligible for such an organization:
There are simply not enough freshmen who
would qualify for a hat society devoted to rec
ognition for general activities.
The obvious alternative would be to make
some provision for non-athletic but nonethe
less active frosh in an existing organization.
That organization is Druids.
—Mimi Ungar
—John Sheppard
Little Man On' 'campus
"Well, well, Jesse, what's this about your wanting to
play basketball?"
The Old
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Millstream. :.i.'
We came out of our modern''
European history class feeling
rather low and frustrated yesterday morning. It seems we got up
to that point in 'European history where the two world holocausts
and the period between the wars are discussed. Chances for world
peace and avoidence of a third world war look mighty low when
looked at from the viewpoint of
past performance.
According to our prof, the
conditions following a major
world conflict are only aggra
vated representations .of the
grievances . which led up to -the
war in the first place.' And we
can see that the Veisailles
Treaty and post-war chaos
after World War I laid . the
groundwork for World War 11.
To 'certain observers, the same
vicious circle may lead to World
War 111.
And yet everybody says that
we don't want war. At least the
little people of the world are sup
posed to want only a chance to
live in peace and work for the
moral, spiritual, and economic
betterment of their own lives.
If a recent report from a group
of Quakers who traveled through
Russia is accurate; the Russian
peasants .and workers f eel the
same as the great mass of Ameri
cans, British, French, etc.
The group of Quakers, most of
whom spoke Russian, were given
license by , the Soviet government
to travel freely throughout the
communist :nation. Cynics will no
doubt say that the Friends re
ported only what the Reds would
let them report, or how else would
they be granted a • privilege de
nied all other groups. Being close-
Gazette . . .
Thursday, January 10
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE O.R. -
GANIZATION.
_304 Old Main,
6:45 p.m.
FENCING CLUB, Beaver: Field
water tower, 7 p.m.
FROTH . circulation staff, candi
dates and board members, 202
Willard Hall, 7. p.m. .•
FRENCH CLUB, .405 Old Main,
7 p.m. • . .
JUNIOR -C LASS PROJECT
COMMITTEE. - McElwain lounge,
6:15 pm. •
`MARKETING CLUB, speaker,
Sigma Chi, 4 p.m.
NEWMAN 'CLUB lecture-dis
cussion, John• Hammes in charge,
317 Willard Hall, 7:15 p.m.
PLAYERS TECHNICAL
WORKSHOP scheduled for today
and Jan. 17 canceled.
SCABBARD AND BLAD E,
Lambda Chi Alpha, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Allen Adair, Barbara Bohrer,
Maynard .. Drossner, Marcia Ger-
TPT4w/!q,...3.4vivAßY 1952
By MOYLAN MILLS
ly associated with many Friends
and Friend groups, we feel that
much ; of their 'report is justified.
The Quaker group reported
that the Soviet people earnestly
do not want war and that it
is the ignorance in which the
leaders of the Soviet Union
keep the great bulk of the pop
ulation which makes many of
them hostile. 'to Anglo-Ameri
cans.
Contrary to current belief in
the United States, the Soviet
people have a fairly high stan
dard of living, as high as the
British, according to the Quaker
report. The literacy rate has also
increased, tremendously in the
past 30 years. Howe v e r, the
Friends cited the fact that the
Soviets study Dickens' "Oliver
Twist" as ,an example of living
conditions in England.
The most startling statement
made by the Quaker group was
that religion is still .a potent
force in Soviet Russia even
though many of us believe the
Red state 'to be totally atheistic.
The Quakers attended several
Russian church services an d
found that they had never felt
"as close to the presence of •the
living God."
Regardless of the plans of Stalin
Continued on pager eight)
maine, Nancy Gibbs, Carolyn
Gayer, Ann• Gramley, Stuart Itz
kovitz. Gerald Klidey, Lois 'Rich
ardson, . Jerome Sadosky, Ruth/
TOwnsend, -Robert Wiser. •
AT THE MOVIES .
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• CATHAUM: Lady From Texas
2:13,:4:06; 5:59, 7:52, 9:45 •
STATE: Behave Yourself 2:11,
4:03,,5:55, 7:47,. 9:39 .
• NrT,TANY: The Day the Earth
Stood- Still 6:25,, 8:19, 10:15
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
_ - - - -
Eli. Lily : and Co.. _will interview 1952
candidates in• Crganic Chem. at the Ph.D.
level Monday, • Jan. 14.
NeW Holland Machine Co. will interview
January graduates' in : M.E. with farm
background for the design of farm ma
chinery. Thursday, Jan. 10.
Sylvania Electric. will interview January
graduates in ' accounting Friday, Jan. 18.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Part-time employment as a butcher.
Clerking.. afternoons' on. photo supply
counter. 7
Outdoor work afternoons' for man with
driver's license. . ,
Busboy for Monday and ,Thursday morn
ings 9.12.
-7th or Bth semester mechanical, engineer
or aeronautical engineer for part-time
government work.
Person experienced in photographic work.
Man •fcir 'typewriter repair -weak.
By Bader