PACE 01le Battu Collegian Successor I. THE {Pima LANCS . , oot. 067 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive during the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of , The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as seebncl-elass matter July 6. 1934, at the State College. Pa. Post Office ander the stet of Kara 8, 1879. Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the era, not seeessarily the ooliey of tits aewspaper. [lnsigne editorials are by the editor. Mary Krasnansky Edward Shanken Editor . 1, ,,' Business Mgr. Managing Ed., Ron Bonn; City Ed., George Glaser: Sports Ed.. Ernie Moore; Edit. Dir.. Bob Fraser: Makeup Ed., Moylan Mills: Wire Ed., Len Holasinski: 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, Joan Kuntz: Exchange , Ed., Paul Beighley: Senior Bd.. Bud Fenton. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor, Nancy Luetzel; Copy Editors, Bettie Loux, Ji m Gromiller; Assistants, Gus Vollmer, Barry Fein, Marjorie Cole, Tom Saylor, Nancy Ward. Ad Staff: Bob Potter, Phyllis Richards. Policy Encourages Political Activity Since we are now in the midst of an election year, the statement of College policy in respect to student political organizations should serve to clear up doubts in the minds of those who have been interested in establishing active groups on campus. Until the College policy was explained by Prof. R. Wallace Brewster Wednesday, chair man of the Senate committee on student wel fare, there was some question as to whether the College would look upon student political groups with favor. The statement by Brewster leaves little question of the , complete freedom student political organizations' enjoy on the Penn State campus. Under the policy outlined by Brewster, campus political groups will be allowed the use of College facilities so long as they rep resent legal political parties. The College, in an effort to keep from being accused of fav oring one group or another, will not charter any of the groups. In a further attempt to stay clear of political bias, the College will allow these groups to hold meetings of their membership on campus. If, however, they invite speakers and the meet ings are open to the public, the meetings will have to be of a non-partisan nature. That is, all major parties must be represented in such open meetings. This rule i§ also intended to keep the College free from being accused of partisan activity. The policy in effect gives students what amounts to a free hand to go ahead with legiti mate political activity. All that remains is for students interested in forming political groups to take advantage of this policy. To date, there are several embryo political groups on campus. We know of ef forts to start a Young Democrats' organization, and of another move to find an Eisenhower group on campus. Activity by either of these two groups or by another .we have not yet heard about will surely stimulate students of other political beliefs to rally to the support of their favo rites. All of this, we think, will improve the atmosphere of- Penn State as an educational institution. Although some colleges and universities make it their policy not to have any political activity on campus, we feel that such an approach is neither healthy nor in the tradition of. an educa tional institution. Political activity by students will not only provide a healthy background with which col lege students will enter into the community upon graduation, but it will also give students an opportunity to hear the merits, of the politi cal contenders for their votes. As a result, stu dents stand to profit from campus political ac tivity. With the ground cleared for student politi 7 cal groups, we hope that students will be quick to take advantage of the opportunity. Penn State will be a healthier place with a little political activity to stimulate the blood and move the mind. IFC Backs Plan The decision of the Interfraternity Council to go along with the College's plan for alleviating the parking problem is a vote of confidence' in a long-range plan designed to provide as much parking space on campus as is possible. The backing of the IFC is noteworthy in that fraternity men probably stand to lose more than any other group under the provisions of the plan. As it now stands, the plan will bar vir tually all student driving on campus for those who live within the borough limits •of State College. This includes all fraternities. • If .it , is found, however, that there is excess parking space available, the line will be moved closer to campus, thus allowing men living in some of the outlying houses to,.drive on campus. The IFC's move is not so much a' vote of confidence in a plan which eliminates student driving on campus as it is a vote of confi dence in the College's promise to work toward the day when additional parking space will make it possibly for students to once again park on campus. TIME DAJLY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. / PENNSYLV )A NTA Ike vs, Kelauver, Jolly, 'By Golly' Although we doubt that the claim cap be made that the New Hampshire presidential pri maries indicate a trend, we think they do show that the professional politicians are going to have a rough year. . While the victory of Dwight Eisenhower in the• Rep . ublican primary was not too much of a surprise, the same• 'cannot be said for the surprising showing ,of Estes Kefauver. A pol itical unknown until his exposure of the Amer ican underwOrld, the coonskin-clad Senator will give the pols win the Democratic Party one run run for 'their money before it is all over, The New Hampshire results proved that.' There is something catching in the Sena tor's personality and in his record. He has de fied the political bosses in his own state of Tennessee and.been successful, and he is now attempting to do the same on the national level. If he does nothing else, Estes Kefauver should prove that there is still room for the political mugwump in the United States. The same fascination Kefauver has for the man in the street can be ttaced to the popular sentiment for Eisenhower, if indeed' there is not more of this element in the General's suc cess than there is in the Senator's. Without having said one word in his behalf other than that he would accept the nomination if given to him, -Eisenhower has become a -threat for' the Republican nod. To date, the General has relied strictly on his personality to gain favor with the voter. He has also said that he will not come back to the United States to campaign for the nomina tion. We doubt that the General will stick to this• promise, and we doubt that it would be the sound thing to do, from bOth his point of view and from the point of view of the voters. It is hard to see how Eisenhower 'can beat out Robert Taft unless he does campaign against the Ohio Senator. And we doubt if it is a sound practice to nominate a man for the Presidency who has not expounded his views for public consumption. If the General will accept the nomination if given to him, we think he owes the people the right to hear what he stands for. We, hope Eisenhower does come home to campaign, for if he does we may see an Eisen hower-Kefauver battle in the fall. And' to use a favorite expression of the General, that would be jolly, "by golly." West Dorm Litter There is absolutely no excuse for the garbage and refuse which is being thrown from the win dows of the West Dorms into :the courtyard in that area. Besides being childish, the refuse constitutes a definite health threat. On the recent warm days, several first floor residents had to close their - windows because of the stench arising from the litter close to the buildings. Since trash is collected every morning in the West Dorms, it is unnecessary, as well as thoughtless, to deposit trash in.the courtyard. If the residents themselves don't take care of the area, no one else will. Let's have some common courtesy in the West Dorms. —Moylan Mills Gazette ... Friday, March 14 INTER COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE ON GOVERNMENT, 204 Willard Hall, 2:15 p.m. Sunday, March 16 BRIDGE LESSONS, TUB, 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 17 ELECTRONIC WARFARE UNIT 4-3, 200 En gineering E, 7 p:m. I N-T E R COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE ON GOVERNMENT, Dr. Ferguson, speaker, 313 Willard Hall, 7:30 p.m. COLLEGE HOSPITAL William Albert, Marcia Brantz, Elva Burgess, Patricia Colgan, Paul Crofford, David Farrow, Douglas Frey, Jerry Fritz, Theodore Gracia, Dorn Howlett, Lucy Joiner, Leonard Kilmer, Ann Lofquist, Robert Mann, Donald Matlack, Bruce Nelson, Hudson Samson, John Stoudt, Peter • Urka, Robert Wolf. AT THE MOVIES Bend of the- River' 2:13, 4:06, CATHAUM 5:59, 7:52, 9:45 STATE: I Want You 2:11, 4:03' 5:55, 7:47, 9:39 NITTANY: Too Young To, Kiss 6:25, 8:19, 10:15. COLLEGE PLACEMENT American Smelting and Refining Co. will interview June graduates in Metal. and Min.E. Monday, March 24. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. will interview June graduates in Commerce Monday, March 24. Corning Glass Co. will interview June graduates in M.E., Ch.E., E.E., 1.E., and Cer. Monday, March 24. They will interview Chem. and Phys. graduates at all levels. Curtiss Wright Corp. (Propeller Division) will interview June graduates in Aero.E., M.E., and E.E. Wednesday, March 19. Dr. Paul E. Williams will interview June graduates in Metal., M.E., E.E., C.E., Fuel Tech., C&F, A&L, Chem., Pre- Med., Zoo., Sci. and M.S. or B.S. candidates with ex perience in Bact. Monday, March 24. Rohm and Hans Co. will interview June graduates in Ch.E., Chem. and Phys, Monday, March 24. United Aircraft Corp. will interview June graduates in M.E. and Aero.E. Monday, March 24. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. will interview June graduates in A&L' and C&F interested in either sales or claims -work on Tueiday, March 25. Phillips Petroleum -Co. will interview June graduates in M.E., E.E., P.N.G. and Metal. Saturday. March 15. S. S. Kresge Co. will interview June graduates in A&L, C&F and any other fields interested in management, Tuesday, March 25. Westinghouse Electric Corp. will interview June graduates in M.E., E.E., 1.E., Ch.E., Metal.,Cer. and Phys. Tues day, March 26. They will also intrview M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in E.E., Metal. and Phys., and Ph.D. can didates in Phys.Checa. Little Man On ' campnr., FORCES ..i USA- THE - . U.S.KARtiw s WAN r YOU • vs. "What are we going to do with you, Worthal? This report shows you're flunking half your courses." We took pictures of babies this week. There is no way to convey the true significance of that simple declarative. Perhaps a straight narrative style may put over some of the atmosphere of it. When it developed that we had to take pictures of babies, reasons too fantastic to be credible, we contacted a young lady know who has connections fOr that sort of thing. She, in turn, made a number of cryptic phone calls and, at length, handed us an address. "There," she said, "you will find a baby." The address proved to be that of an apartment house on the west side of town. To all appearances it was quite a nor mal apartment house. There was nothing, outside of a few an onymous cracks in the brick, to indicate that it ' , housed a population with a birthrate India might be proud of.• We went to the apartment in dicated. A young lady; with that perpetually harried • expression common among mothers of small children, greeted us.• "We under stand you have a baby for us," we said, rather foolishly. "Yes. What size baby did you want?" "Oh abOut 22 'by:ls or so." "Wait a minute. STEPHEN!" A small child appeared, cryirfg. "Will this do?" the lady asked. "Do you have something a bit smaller?" "Certainly. JOSEPH!" A smaller addition of Stephen, complete with wails, arrived. We looked distressed, "Still too big?" the 1a d asked. "Well, I'm ,out •of them, but perhaps ..." She forced her way through Stephen and Joseph to the telephone. A muf fled conversation ensued. About a minute later there was a frightening hoof-like pounding in the hall and a knock on the door. A lady entered, trailing William, Henry, and• George. The apartment was beginning to look• like a growth chart. The lower end of the chart, however, was still incomplete. We. looked in mute, guilty appeal to • the lady of the house. "Wait .a minute," she said. A third lady arrived, in an in teresting condition. "We didn't Gazette . J. C. Penny Co. will interview non technical June graduates' , interested in retailing Thursday, March 27. Koppers Co., Chemical 'Division will in terview June graduates• •in •Ch.E., and Chem. Wednesday, .March . 26. They will also interview juniors in M.E. , and Ch.E. ' - . mnsylvania Glass Sand Corn. will in- FRIDAY, MARCH. 14, .1952 11 .'!!77'//1 // , JOIN JOIN,/ JOIN uNCIE SAM WANTS YOU 1111 _7.lz THE q__S-ARgy ---.. JOIN ANYTHING • Bur JUST 14 u. c. ARMY PROBATION OFFICE. MCC SIVAR.O A Bonn Mot By RON BONN mean quite that young, . . ."- we began, when we noticed that she was transporting a suspiciously active bundl e. Unwrapped, it proved• to contain a really capi tal baby, the prince of all babies, and precisely the sort of baby we needed. Ah, we thought. Now all we have -to do is take its picture. We could not have been more wrong. ' First of all, it remained to pacify Stephen, Joseph, Wil. Liam, Henry, and George, who had arrived in definite antici pation of having their pictures taken, and , were prepared to fight it out on that front all winter. Finally we pulled the old - f 1 a s h-the-light-and-click the-but t o n-but-don't-put-film in-the-camera dodge, and they were satisfied. _There remained to photograph the- baby.- It is . a remarkable thing that, .if :yon wish to photograph baby 'smiling, you cannot ap proach within three. yards before he decides that you plan his dis memberment or worse, and dis solves in tears. On the other hand, should you,desire a crying baby, he will gurgle with glee at the theft of his toys, hideous faces, moderate pinches, and even des peration swats on the head. In either event, the mother is 'mplapahly_,,against you.. If the child-cries, ,, you are generating a death ray from your 'camera. If it fails to cry, you are a savage for trying to make the poor dear thing unhappy. If, as in this case, there is a circle of three mothers and five small children intent on your every move, you • will feel, withinf five minutes, stripped of all honor, achievement, and basic human status. There remains only to 'disembowel yourself ceremoni ously 'with a broken flashhulb. Like- we said, we took pictures of babies this week. ", terview June graduates in C&F, and Cer. Thursday, March• 27. Standard, 'Oil of Indiana will interview June graduates in M.E. and C.E. Wednes day, March 26. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT '; Married couple without children for' local summer employment. Woman with dictaphone experience for part-time employment. Camp Conrad Weiser; Wernersville, Pa. will interview male councelors March 18 from 9 to 12 noon at the Student 'Erre. element, Office. 112 014 Main. By. Bibler SEE THE WORLD ,~ ~~; JOIN TrIE ' NAVY IT'S 'THE . (WAIT GUARD ;%/, / , //4
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