PAGE FOUR Dle Datil; Collegian So/teaser to tHE FREE LANCE, on. 11$? Published ruesday through Saturday mornings inclusive during rise College year by the staff of rhe Daily Collegian of roe Pennsylvania State College. Catered as tecond-class matter July 5. 1934. at the State rlollege. Pa. Post Offsee under the aet of March 3. 1879 Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the writ. ers, not neeessarib , the policy of the newspaper. Unsignis* editorials are by the editor Mary Krasnansky yo , Edward Shanken Editor y ßusiness Mgr. 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 De!shanty: Asst. City Ed., Lee Stern: Asst. Sports Eds., Dave Colton, Bob Vosburg; Asst. Society Ed., Greta Weaver; Librarian, Joan Kuntz: 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 Class; Classified Ads. Mgr., Laryn Sax: Office Mgr.. Tema Kleber: Secretary, Joan hlorosini: Senior Board. Don Jackel, Dorothy Naveen. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night editor, Janie Reber;, copy editors, Mimi Ungar, Dave Jones; assistants, Sally Sapper, Bob Landis, Joan Packard; Phil Austin. Ad staff, Frank Kelly, Cordy Murtha, Nancy Marcinek. Rejection of NIT Feeler Sound Move The disclosure that Penn State has definitely ruled itself out of consideration for the National Invitational Tournament is certain to raise some amount of protest among students and alumni. The dissenters will take the point of view that the action of the College Senate committee on athletics is cheating Penn State of an op portunity to gain national recognition in bas ketball. Careful consideration of all the facts lead ing up to the decision by the Senate committee make it clear, however, that more is involved in the decision than the possibility of national recognition for the team and the College. , In the first place, it should be made clear that the NIT is a strictly commercial venture, with an outside promoter sharing in the profits, and quite a handsome share that is, too. In addition, the tournament is scheduled to start March 8, the same date Penn State is scheduled to play Bucknell in Lewisburg. The game has created tremendous interest in Lewis burg and a cancellation or change of date would contribute nothing to the athletic relations of the two institutions, a relationship Penn State hopes has seen its worst moments. A further factor is that should the College accept a bid from the NIT and then be ap proached by the NCAA, the amount of time spent off campus by the members of the team would exceed that which is allowed them under present College regulations. According to the Undergraduate Regulations, total absences because of extracurricular ac tivities may not exceed 70 in a semester. Seven hours are counted toward this total each day a student is away from campus because of an extracurricular activity, with four hours be ing counted for a Saturday. It should also be noted that given a choice between the NIT and the NCAA the latter would be preferable. And a bid from the NCAA is not out of the question. Not taking into con sideration the "commercial" tag we and most others have stuck on the NIT, the NCAA tourn ament is an official part of the intercollegiate athletic system, being sponsored and conducted by that national athletic organization of which Penn State is a member. From statements made by College officials, we feel certain that a bid from the NCAA would be received favorably and would be ac cepted. Such was the case in 1942 when Penn State participated in the NCAA tournament. When all these factors have been taken into consideration—plus the added note that the NIT move was only a "feeler"—we feel that the decision to reject the inquiry stands as a move dictated by ,the best interests of the basketball team and of the College. Medical Expansion One of the next projects on the College's list , of expansion should be additional medical fa cilities. The College Health Service is using facilities built in 1929 when enrollment was little more than 4000. Now the College has over 10,000 students. Proof that the present facilities are over taxed was given by Dr. Herbert R. Glenn, director of the health service, when he ad dressed the Dean of Men's student advisory board Tuesday might. About 70,000 visits are made by ailing students each year, he said. The dispensary treats about 40,000; the infirmary, 30,000. Monday set a new record for the dispensary with 420 cases treated in a single day. At pre sent every bed in the infirmary is filled. What would be the cost of the needed im provements? Dr. Glenn places the figure at upwards of $1,000,000. Such a project would have to be a special state appropriation, but certainly should be 'at the top of the list of projects to be placed before the legislature. —Jim Gromiller THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. e 11115ILVII.M/1 Cabinet Should Curtail Customs At the same time that All-College Cabinet is considering the revision of freshmen cus toms as passed by Tribunal and Hat Society Council. we suggest that cabinet also' look into a drastic curtailment of customs and the insti tution of a stronger Orientation Week program to replace them. The customs program was even more of a farce this mid-year than previously. Admittedly, the number of frosh going through customs was very small when compared with the fall group, but the number was small last year and the apathy had not become fio wide-spread. We were lucky if we saw two freshmen in the past two weeks wear:_ng customs. And we didn't see any frosh being "hazed" by upper classmen or hatmen. Let's face it, the "customs spirit" just isn't there. We've gone all through the reasons for aboli tion of customs on this page before and see no reason for dragging them out again. Suffice to say that the apathetic attitude toward cus toms is spreading and it's time to re-examine the entire issue. If customs are to remain at Penn State, the proposal for revision approved by Tribunal and at Hat Society Council to suggest an improved method for regulating and enforclna them. The Freshman Customs Boar d, if set up, would put customs under a unified rule which might have a tendency to strengthen the pro gram. The relaxing of dating customs is an other step in the right direction. However, now that the customs program is coming before cabinet for consideration and possible revision, why not look into the pos sibility of curtailment of a function which will some day be a thing of the past and which Penn State has already outgrown. Instead of shoring a sinking ship, let's build ourselves a new one to meet our present needs. —Moylan Mills Safety Valve— Student Says Some Must Cut Near Vacation Periods TO THE EDITOR: In February 20th's edi torial page of the Daily Collegian there was a report on the Senate's proposal to add one credit to the graduation requirement of any student cutting class 48 hours before or after a vacation. I would like to offer my comment on one of the vacation periods in which cutting is most prevalent. You asked whether or not carrying mail during the Christmas yacation was a valid ex cuse for leaving before the fixed date of the vacation. It so happens :that I was one of the students who carried mail during the Christmas holi days and I had to begin the vacation earlier in order to do so. The money I made then is the only reason that I am able to remain in college this semester. I think that a better solution to the problem would be to have the calendar committee ar range our vacation periods to coincide with the expected exodus of the students - who want to work and with the vacation period of the col leges in' cities like Philadelphia. In this way the students in the other colleges won't have the jump on the Penn State students and Penn State students also will be able to work as soon as the rush of mail begins (this occurs around Dec. 15 each year). Gazette . .. Thursday, February 2 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, 110 Electrical Engineering, 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 304 Old Main, 6:45 p.m. • COFFEE HOUR, cabinet and dean of men, 109 Old Main, 4 p.m. INSURANCE CLUB, Sigma Nu, 8 p.m. INKLING, circulation staff and candidates, 102 Willard Hall, 8 p.m. NEWMAN CLUB philosophy lecture, Mr. Hammes in charge, 317 Willard Hall, 7:15 p.m. NITTANY GROTTO, movie and safety talk, 318 Frear Laboratory, 7:30 p.m. SCABBARD AND BLADE, Kappa Delta Rho, • 7:30 p.m. STATE PARTY WORKSHOP, 10 Sparks, 7 p.m. TOWN COUNCIL ward elections, 104 Wil lard Hall, 7:30 p.m. WRA SWIMMING, White Hall pool, 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Armed Forces Security Agency will interview graduates at all levels in Math. and Non-Romance languages and B.S. and M.S. candidates in science (Phys.) Boeing Airplane Co. will interview June graduates in C.E., Aero.E., E.E., I.E. and M.E. Monday, March 3. They will also interview advanced degrees in Math. and Phys. Bristol Laboratories. Inc. will interview June graduates and 1952 M.S. candidates in Chem. and Ch.E. Friday, Feb. 29. (Hercules Powder Co. will interview June graduates in Chem. and Ch.E. Monday, March 3. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co. will interview June grad uates in Ch.E., Chem., Com. Chem. and F.T. Friday, Feb. 29. St. Regis Paper Co. will interview June graduates in M.E., I.E. and Ch.E., Monday, March 3. Sun • Oil Co. will interview June graduates and 1962 M.S. candidates in Chem. and Ch.E. and juniors in the above fields for summer work Monday, March 3. Procter and Gamble Co. will interview June graduates and 1952 M.S. candidates in Ch.E., M.E., ER., C.E. and I.E. Tuesday, March 4. Wright Aeronautical Division will interview June graduates in Aero.E., M.E., 1.E., and E.E. Tuesday, March 4. Curtiss-Wright Corp. will interview June graduates in E.E. Tuesday, March 4. • Pratt and Whitney Aircraft will interview June graduates in Aero,E., M.E., Ch.E., and Physics Tuesday, March 4. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT Bartender with car to work from 3 :30 p.m. to midnight. Dishwashers . from .5 :30 to 10 :30 p.m. —John Correnti TAM Man On . Campus "Better clean it up today, Prof. Snarf, that's the dean of women wearing those colored- glasses- on the back row." Interpreting the News Experts Confer On Tito Aid International economic experts from Britain, France, and the United States are conferring •in Washington this week about • aid for Yugoslavia after next June. The present aid program runs out then. But Marshal Tito's government is not in shape to do by-itself what the experts feel.is needed in this Marxist outpost of opposition to Russian expan• sionism. As the conference - was about to get under way, the experts had the assurance of George V. Allen, ambassador to Belgrade for the past two years, that un less the Allies play their cards stupidly, the likelihood of a Tito doublecross is "almost nil." Some people still fear that the Tito - Comin form split was a communist trick designed to leave Yugoslavia in a fifth-col umnist position behind the west ern front. Best informed ob servers -have constantly dis counted this, es pecially tho s e who know what was really going on behind the Yugoslav, .Alban ian, Greek, and Balkan satellite scenes 'four years ago: And it was Allen who warned accurately nearly three years ,ago of what would happen in Iran, where he was ambassador, un less the West began to take stock of its real interests there. In addition to a $28,000,000 World Bank loan, the U.S. has contributed $48,000,000, Britain $17,000,000, and France $9,000,- 000 to underwrite Yugoslavia's unfavorable trade bala n c e which is expected to reach $120,000,000 in the fiscal year ending in July. , Yugoslavia since the war has received $4B, 000 ( .000 in a loan from the Ex- Moon-Staking Worries Laviijierl',:‘ By The ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON—The United Nations might have to step in if nations start staking claims on the moon, a legal expert said today, Writing in the British Inter planetary Society Journal, law yer Oscar Schachter warned hop ef ul travelers they'll be "legally in a no-man's world" once they get outside the Earth's air space. Sclwcher is deputy director of the general' legal division of the United Nations legal department. He warned there'll probably be legal trouble even about the meaning of "air space" when the space-ships start running. - , - Trruzmnvx, By J. M. ROBERTS JR. Associated Press News Analyst port-Import Bank and a $55, 000,000 direct food grant. At the moment she is launching a new five year plan emphasiz ing electric power, mining, steel, and textiles by which she expects to net about $40,000,000 more in export capacity. • The hard base for Allied policy toward Tito lies in the fact that ' he has shown a willingness to co operate in the general defense program, has said that his army will be on the right side in case of war, -has • disavowed revolu tionary expansionism in faVor of a' somewhat "reasonable" type of Marxism. at home while not con demning, and actually seeking,to copy, Western economic 'proceSS es in some respects. . . But like all communists he operates on a totalitarian, secret.,. police, anti-church basis, seek- .- ing to subordinate the dignity , of the individual to what-, the MarxiSts think will be the _wel, • • fare of the state.' These filing's . .. are Gust as hard for the West. to swallow in Yugoslavia :as in.., Spain or Russia, with. thes..exT.: . ception that Tito does' not, •as _- Stalin does, seek to use• his , pol itical theories as an imperial.:. ist weapon. This was not so true• a few' -' years ago, when he was support ing the Cominf o r.m war •,ire - Greece. British diplomacY' will get a star when the full story of , those days is told. But the point now is that Tito's Yugoslavia .is an actual: , it not legal ally in the cold war:. and for any hot war that may _develop, and needs to be kept strong for utual as wellas self defense. ?"--; .1. M. Roberts It looks, Schachter observed;•• as • though "the special • rules:re quired would be establiehed . - under the aegis of the United • Nations" once the jaunts to Mars;• the moon and other cosmic . whistlestops begin. He said • present laws governing "high seas" travel will . proba)gy have to govern space-ship'• ex- ' cursions. He added "a national state would exercise jurisdiction • , not over the outer space as . such • but only over the ships, the -- per- Sons and the goods which are subject t' the jurisdiction of that state:" - By Bibler
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