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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.
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"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-
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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.
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