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uFbf iatlg Collegian
Successor to THE FREE LANCE, wt. 188?
Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive
during the College fear by the staff of rbc Daily Collegian
of The Pennsylvania State College
Entered aa second-class matter -July 8, 1934, at the Stats
College Pa. Post Office under the act of Mareh 3, 1879.
Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the writ
ers, not necessarily the policy of the newspaper* Unsignor'
editorials are by the editor.
Marv Krasnansky Edward Shankea
Editor Business Mgr.
Managing Ed., Ron Bonn; City Ed., George Glazer;
Sports Ed.. Ernie Moore; Edit. Dir., Bob Fraser; Makenp
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*.
Bdb Leyburn; National Adv. Mgr., Howard Boleky; Circu
lation Co-Mgrs., Jack Horsford, Joe Sutovsky: Personnel
Mgr., Carolyn Alley; Promotion Co-Mgrs., Bob Roons. Mel
vin Glass; Classified Adv. Mgr., Laryn Sax; Office Mgr..
Tema Richer; Secretary. Joan Morosini: Senior Board, Don
Jacket, Dorothy Naveen.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night editor, Lynn Kahanowitz; copy editors,
Joan Kuntz, Shirley Vandever; assistants, Dick
Rau, Nancy Meyers, Lou Mueller, Mary Adams.
Advertising staff: Terry Moslak, Frank Kelly.
Responsible Press
Needs Freedom
College newspapermen being accustomed to
receiving verbal brickbats from their profes
sional brethren, receiving an editorial pat on
the back from The Quill, monthly organ of
Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism frat
ernity, comes as an unexpected surprise.
While many professional newspapermen look
upon the college press with scorn, editor Carl
R. Kesler’s opinions run diametrically contrary
to this point of view.
Acknowledging that college newspaper edi
tors—like all other editors—make mistakes,
Kesler goes on to point out "that all college
students need to learn, as part of their educa
tion, if for no other reason, that freedom of ihe
press is more than a classroom theory. I also
think a college newspaper should be just that,
and not an adjunct of the public relations
department.
“To me it follows that a campus editor should
be let alone as much as possible, for his own
good as well as that of his student readers.
Certainly he will make mistakes. If they are
too frequent or too serious, he must pay the
penalty. That is the way free newspapermen
work in the world beyond the campus. How
better can he learn to be a free newspaperman
himself?”
To Kesler’s all too infrequently voiced
thoughts, we add a willing second.
The College newspaper has two functions —
to serve the news needs of the campus and to
serve as a training ground for future news
papermen. A third, but in our opinion, minor
function, is as a student activity. But a college
newspaper cannot hope to' serve as a training
ground for the newspapermen of tomorrow un
less they have the opportunity to be held re
sponsible for the words they write and print.
A college newspaperman can never have
that responsibility unless he is free to print
what he feels should be in print—and free
to have the responsibility to stand by what
he’ writes.
If the college editor or reporter leans on a
faculty or administration censor to make de
cisions, he does not have that responsibility,
and he is being cheated out of the opportunity
to grow up newspaperwise.
The late Ralph Dorn Hetzel, president of the
College, held the same view. Once when a mem
ber of the faculty called on Dr. Hetzel to pro
test something that had been published in the
Collegian, the prof implied that the President
should exercise control over what went into
the newspaper.
“Here we are engaged in an educational pro
cess,” Dr. Hetzel told the prof, “and a part of
that process involves training future editors and
business managers of the country’s newspapers.
They must be given an opportunity to learn
how to take responsibility and how to avoid
acts of irresponsibility. That means they must
be given a comparatively free hand in what
they publish. Of course .they will make mis
takes, but, professor, if college students were
perfect and never made mistakes or had any
thing to learn, you and I would not be holding
the jobs we hold today.”
The Daily Collegian is fortunate to be in
the position of operating with complete inde
pendence from the administration in regards
to editorial policy and news content. The tra
dition of a free and responsible Collegian has
been handed down from editor to editor, from
staff to staff.
The tradition of freedom and responsibility
stems in part from the regime of Dr. Hetzel.
Speaking to an editor, he said, “I do not want
to get into the business of editing a student
newspaper and that is what I would be doing
if I should tell you what you could or could
not print, or should empower some member
of my faculty to do that. No member of the
College administration will censor your copy in
advance of publication,” he continued and then
added with a smile, “and no member of the
administration will help you get out of any
jams you may get into by reason of what you
publish.”
That has been the basis Collegian operated
under in the days of Dr. Hetzel and that is the
basis under which Collegian operates today.
No college publication, could ask more. None
should settle for less.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA;
Penn State Has
Effective Gov’t
When the claim is made that Penn State stu
dent government functions as one of the most
effective college governments in the United
States, a large number of students seem some
what skeptical.
We think the approval by the Council of
Administration of All-College Cabinet's rec
ommendation concerning the College lime
table is one illustration of student govern
ment's effectiveness.
Cabinet recommended to the administration
that the practice of leaving out the names of
instructors from the time tables be dropped.
The council approved and will take steps to
see that this will be followed through.
Effective student government must be cap
able of representing the opinion of the student
body, and when that opinion is reflected, to
take appropriate action. Effective student gov
ernment must have the respect and cooperation
of the administration.
This does not mean, however, that effective
student government must be an adjunct of the
college administration. This does not mean that
effective student government must back the
administration on all issues, and must .never be
critical of the administration.
To be truly effective, student government
must have the right and the courage to criticize
the administration when the. administration
has earned criticism.
And if a college administration is honest with
itself, it will accept criticism from student
government with the knowledge that nothing
created by man or God is ever perfect, not
even the administration.
If the student government and the adminis
tration start with this as a basis, if there is
mutual respect and cooperation, and if there
is responsibility and leadership on both sides,
then and only then can there be effective
student government.
We think that we have these conditions at
Penn State.
Customs Can Help
The customs program for new freshmen
got into full swing yesterday, with the men’s end
of the routine starting.
The freshman class is small and can easily
lose itself in the mass of, the student body.
Customs will be difficult to enforce, but not
impossible.
Some freshmen will be caught violating cus
toms —and they will be punished by Tribunal
and Judicial.
The frosh ihemselves stand io benefit from
the customs program, for the aim of customs
is to make them better Penn Staters. The
purpose of customs is not to give upperclass
men an opportunity to "give to the frosh."
The purpose of customs is to enable the frosh
to become familiar with their classmates, Penn
State’s campus, its songs, cheers, and traditions.
To our knowledge, most students who have
undergone Penn State’s post-war customs have
found them helpful in adjusting to college life.
If entered into by freshmen as well as upper
classmen with the spirit in which they were
intended, customs can contribute to a better
Penn State.
Talent Gets Chance
Everyone has some special talent
hidden deep inside." For the most part, it re
mains just that—hidden. But given a chance to
be discovered, this unappreciated talent jumps
at the chance to display itself.
And that's exactly what the All-College
Talent "Show provides for the would-be ham.
The show gives him a chance to relieve that
. secret yearning for the spotlight and provides
an extra dividend—cash prizes—as well.
Auditions for the talent show will be held
from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the
Little Theater, Old Main. Application blanks
can be filled out at the Student Union desk
in Old Main.
So here, then, is a golden opportunity for
the stage-struck amateur to take center stage
before an appreciative audience.
And who knows where fame will strike? The
winner of the talent show two years ago is now
in Hollywood working on his first movie. So
dust off the talent, brush up the ego, and give
yourself a chance to be discovered.
, —Moylan Mills
He Who Laughs...
In an article appearing in the “Lion of Alpha
Epsilon Pi,” a national publication of the frat
ernity, there was an interesting, note about
Darryl Zanuck, producer of “Take Care of My
Little Girl.” . '
It seems that Zanuck was steaming over the
injustices of fraternities and sororities. But the
last laugh, a laugh of the horse variety, is on
him. _
His daughter, a freshman at UCLA, was re
cently rushed and pledged to Kappa Kappa
Gamma sorority.
The Royal Mounted Police was organized -in
1873 as the North West Mounted Police.
“To love one’s self is the beginning of a life
long romance.” —Wilde
Little Man On Campus
"Will Cornwallis surrender? Will Washington cross the Delaware?
Don't cut class tomorrow or you'll miss the answers to these and
other exciting questions!"
Today’s- Menu—odds and .ends.
A favorite since their recent appearance here, the Four Aces,
who shot from obscurity to fame with their recording of “Sin,” have
been signed to' headline at the Rendezvous club in Philadelphia
for $l5OO a week. ; ’
A 1 Alberts and the other Aces are now recording for Decca,
which means., that Penn- State’s
Larry Pleet is looking around
for another group to put on ;his
Victoria label.
From Hollywood State may
have another celebrity, to go with
Don Taylor out in movieland. He
is Kay Kenyon.'Ray was former
ly Ray Rachkowski, winner of
the 1949-50 • All-College Talent
-Show.
Last year, Ray won a state
contest sponsored by a. major
movie studio seeking new talent.
He has just- been assigned to his
first movie, “Man with a Gun.”
More on music—No musical
group '.has ' created the stir in
■State College that the Jay Cave
Trio has recently set in motion.
The trio, including singer Rudy
Black, has appeared at a ma
jority of fraternity .houses and is
playing a return engagement at
a local tavern'.
Come as you are—Plans for an
AlLCollege Beaux Arts costume
ball sponsored by. the Combined
Arts .Festival will have to be
scrapped ’ unless a place to hold
Gazette...
Thursday, February 7
ALPHA PHI MU, 105 Main-En
gineering, 7 p.m.
CHRISTIAN. SCIENCE OR
GANIZATION, ' 304 Old Main,
6:45 p.m.'
COLLEGIAN photo graphers,
Collegian Office, 7 p.m.
DAIRY' SCIENCE CLUB, 117
Dairy Building, 7 p.m.
FROTH circulation staff, 1 Car
negie Hall. 7 p.m.-
FROTH promotion' staff, Froth
Office, '6:45 p'.m. ‘ .
FENCING CLUB, Beaver'Field
water tower, 7 p.m.'
NITTANY GROTTO, 318 Frear
Laboratory, 7:30 p.m.
POULTRY CLU8,.104 Horticul
ture Building. 7 p.m.
OFFICIALS CLU B, 2. White
Hall, 6:30 p.m.
WRA BRIDGE, White Hall
game room, 7 p.m. ■ . „,,
WRA SWIM CLUB, White Hall
pool, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Rosemary Bishop; Barbara Bitt
ner. John Citron, Samuel Glick,
Louise Glud;' Helen Gregory,
Marilyn Levitt, Ro 11 i n Maim,
Martha Rex, Hope Thompson.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
Bethlehem. Steel Co. will interview June
graduates-ia .C.E., E.E., I.EL-JH.E.,
—B. F.
The Old
Millstreom
By MOYLAN MILLS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1952
By Bibler
the affair can be found. Recrea
tion Hall and White Hall are un
available; the TUB and the Uni
versity Club are too small.
This would have been the first
All-College costume ball to be
held at the College since the
days of the old Beaux Arts ball
yea many years ago.
1 Persistent speculation Most
economics and commerce majors
feel that there is a strong possi
bility the department will be
come a full-fledged school next
fall. The divorce from the LA.
school is supposed to take place
this summer.
If this becomes reality next
fall or later, one of the changes
is to drop the LA language re
quirement. We feel even E and C
majors would benefit from an in
troduction, through the medium
of language, to a culture other
than our' own. Maybe the re
quirement could be cut to one
year of language, but no less.
and Metal. Monday, Feb. 18. Persons in
the upper third of the class ■ are pre
ferred.
E. I. DuPont will interview June B.S.
candidates and 1952 M.S. candidates. in
Chem., Metal., Phys., Ch.E., E.E., 1.E.,
and C.E. Monday, Feb. 18.
National Supply Co. will interview June
graduates in Acct., C.E., 1.E., M.E., Metal,
and P.N.G. Monday, Feb. 18.
Standard .Oil Development Co. will. in
terview June graduates in C.E., 1.E., M.E.,
Ch.E. and E.E. Monday, Feb. 18.
Texas Co. (Beacon Laboratories) will in
terview June graduates in M.E. Monday,
Feb. 18.
• Westinghouse Electric Co. will interview
June BiS. candidates and 1952 M.S. can
didates in Metal. (Physical) Monday, Feb.
18.
Atlantic Refining Co. will interview
June graduates in M.E., C.E., E.E., C&F.,
Acct., Ch.E. and girls for stenographic
and secretarial positions Tuesday; Feb. 19,
1952. M.S. candidates in Ch.E. will also
be interviewed.
Dept, of Highways of the Commonwealth
of Penna. representative will speak to
civil engineers graduating in June, Tues
day, Feb. 19.
Jefferson - Chemical Co. will interview
June graduates in Ch.E. and M.E. Tues
day, Feb. 19.
Haskins and Sells will interview June
graduates in C&F Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Ingersoll-Rand Co. will interview • June
graduates in C.E. E.E., 1.E., M.E., and
Min.E. Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Louisiana Division of * Esso Standard Oil
Co. will interview graduates at all levels
in Ch.E., M.E., E.E., Metal., 1.E., and
Chem. Thursday, Feb. 21. They will also
interview a few outstanding juniors in
the above fields.
Marathon Corp. will interview June
graduates in A&L, C&F, Chem, Phys.,
Ch.E., M.E. and I.E. on Wednesday, Feb.
20. , _
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Baby sitters from l to 4 p.m. five days
a - week.