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latlg Collegian
Siccumi to THE »EB LANCE, ML ISBT
' Published raesdiy through Saturday morniags ineluiiv*
during the College gear by the staff of The Daily Collegiaa
of The Pennsylvania State College
Entered as second-class matter •July i, 1934, at the State
College. Pa. Post Office under the act of Mar eh 8. 1879.
Collegiaa editorials represent the viewpoints of the writ*
ers, not aeeeMarily the ooliey of the newspaper. Unsigned
editorials are by the editor.
Marv Krasnansky -gSEs*
' Editor
Managing, Ed., Ron Bonn; City Ed.,' George Glaser;
Sports Ed., ’ Ernie Moore: Edit. Dir., Bob Fraser; Makeup
Ed... Moylan Mills; Wire, Ed., Len Kolasinski; Society Ed.,
Carolyn Barrett; Feature * Ed.,. Rosemary Delahanty: Asst.
City Ed., Lee Stern; Asst. Sports Eds.. Dare Colton, Bob
Vosbnrg; Asst. Society Ed., Greta Weaver; Librarian, Joan
Kuntz; Exchange Ed.. Paul Beighley: Senior Bd.. Bud
Fenton.
Asst. Bus. Mgr., Janet Landau; Advertising Mgr., Bob
Leyburn; National Adv. Mgr., Howard Bolcky; Circulation
Co-Mgrs., Jack Horsford, Joe Sutovsky; Personnel Mgr.,
Carolyn Alley; Promotion Co-Mgrs., Bob Koons, Melvin Glass;
Classified Adv. Mgr., Laryn Sax; Office Mgr., Don Jacket;
Secretary, Joan Morosini.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night editor: Andy McNeillie: Copy editors:
LaVonne Althouse, Lynn Kahanowitz; Assis
tants: Ewie Kielar, Chuck Obertance, Chiz
Mathias, Phil Austin.
Ad staff: Ed Steel, Bette Agnew, Nancy Sup
plee.
Idea Exchange
Best NSA Project
There has’been much discussion both here
at Penn State and at other colleges across the
nation over'the value of the National Student
Association. The question'usually posed by stu
dent government leaders has been “What is
NSA doing for my college?”
- Looking ai the international efforts of NSA
and at its political efforts on the national
scene, a good many student leaders have pro
duced a negative answer to the question.
Some schools have dropped out of NSA for
these reasons, others have' become lukewarm
toward the organization. ‘
The lukewarm attitude toward NSA is evi
denced in the thinking of a good many Penn
State student leaders. For this reason, Penn
State’s NSA budget for the coming school year
has been cut.
Penn State’s student government leaders, in
cluding the NSA people, want NSA to do more
for students and for student government. Such
NSA-sponsored programs as the student gov
ernment clinic being held on campus this week
end are what they have in mind. It is for this
reason too that All-College Cabinet recently
approved a recommendation making the All-
College vice president NSA campus chairman.
It has long been the contention of many that
NSA can best serve its member colleges by
serving as a medium by which ideas on student
government and Its problems can be exchanged.
That is the purpose of the student government
clinic: problems of student government will be
discussed by more than 100 representatives of
25 Pennsylvania colleges cooperating in work
shop groups.
Discussion groups will cover orientation week
programs, publicizing and promoting student
government, honor systems, faculty rating sys
tems, the National Student Association, and
student government. It is a certainty that most
of the delegates will return to thfeir campuses
with some pretty good ideas on how. to apply
what other students are doing to their own
problems.
This exchange of ideas is the strongest ap
peal NSA can make to its present members
and to prospective members. It is to this
facet of its activities that NSA should devote
its attention if it is to serve the best interests
of American college students and their stu
dent governments. ✓
Missouri Chickens
Home to Roost
The truth of a great many threatening prov
erbs on chickens that come home to roost and
bread cast upon the waters,is being demon
strated in historic fashion along the flood-rav
aged Missouri River valley.
In 1933, Congress brought into existence
the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA set up
an unprecedented interlocking network of
power and control dams which lamed one of
the most savage river areas in the country.
It's major achievements were:
1. Flood control.
2. Generation of inexpensive power, extend
ing electrification to thousands of farms.
3. Establishment of a yardstick for power
rates, forcing private power companies, which'
had been reaping extortionate profits, down to
a reasonable level.
The' next scheduled project was a Missouri
Valley Authority, an even larger undertaking
aimed at controlling that enormous stream.
Here, however, the program hit-a snag.
The private power companies along the Mis
souri developed an almost pathological fear of
a federal flood control project there, one which
would establish a yardstick for ‘Midwestern
power rates. Power companies and holding
groups on other streams also feared a successful
MVA, which would form, with TVA, an un
answerable argument for similar projects
throughout the nation.
And so an immense campaign Was under
taken. a campaign which has not abated to date.
On the surface, a vast advertising program was
Edward Shanken
Business Mgr.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
begun. Titling themselves, “The business-man
aged, tax-paying electric light 'and power com
paniesj” in order to cast an unkind light on •'
TVA, this frightened group contracted for floods
of magazine space, bought radio programs, and .
used all the other media of mass communication
in an effort to turn the people against federal
power generation. The • shibboleth “socialism”
is most frequently resorted to in this greatest
of propaganda programs.
It was, in all, a pretty successful campaign.
If you doubt it, take a‘look at full page ads in
the country’s biggest magazines this week,
warning of the danger of leaving your children
a socialistic U.S.A. Then look at the newspapers,
a bit more up to date than'the magazines, which
go to press weeks in advance. Read of the
greatest flood in the history of the Missouri
valley. Get the latest score on how many hun
dred square blocks of Sioux City and South
Sioux City have been inundated to date. Read
of the homeless, the dead, and the unpre
cedented toll in money and property.
But fhe true effectiveness of the power
companies' campaign can only be found in the
on-the-spot, the human interest stories. It can
be found in the story of desperate soldiers and
civilians stacking sand-hags along the banks,
piling them high and fast, but never quite as
higli or fast as the river rises. Sandbags are
a poor substitute for fhe concrete and steel
dam system of TVA, but then sandbags can
not generate inexpensive power and thus
bring on the threat of socialism.
The bread cast on the water of the Missouri
by the' business managed, tax paying electric
light and power companies is returning on the
three-story high crest of the rampaging river,
and their chickens are. coming home to roost
damply upon the ridgepoles of barns floating
away on a flood which "should not have hap- '
pened,
Dining Hall Delay
Was Inexcusable
Yesterday noon another chapter was written
to the management that goes into dining hall
supervision in the West Dorms.
Many students who live in Hamilton Hall and
eat in the Hamilton Hall dining room were
turned back at the door because they had not
reported to eat before 12:30 p.m. Dining hall
officials said only participants in the Intercol
legiate Band Festival were to be served after
12:30 p.m. '
These officials said they had made an an
nouncement over the public address system
to the main lounge in Hamilton Hall.. They did
make the announcement, BUT how many stu
dents did they think they could reach? They
certainly didn't get to all of them—quite a
few were missed.
Many students who have classes until noon
do not go to eat .until just before the 12:30 p.m.
deadline in order to avoid the long lines that
prevail every day at noon. Did dining hall offi
cials expect to reach those s’tudentg who were
in their rooms? The PA system is heard only
in the main lounge and the dining halls, not
in the students’ rooms.
The officials offered the students, who stood
in line more than 15 minutes, a chance to eat
after the band members had all gone through
the line. This, however, was not much help to
those who had classes at 1:10 p.m. It was about
12:45 p.m. when the students were turned back
and there were still many band members who
had not been served.
We understand the band festival had been
planned for some time, so why couldn't an
nouncements have been made in time to let
dormitory residents know about the change?
That would have been far better than making
the announcement at noon on the same day
the change went into'effect! ' -
Gazette...
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
B. F. Goodrich will interview June graduates in E.E. for
their Oaks, Penn. Plant.
Brush Development Co. will interview June graduates in
E.E. and Phys. Monday, April 28.
Budd Co. will interview June graduates in M.E. Monday,
April 28.
Burroughs Adding Machine Co. will interview June grad
uates in Com. for Acct.. and Sales Monday, April ‘ 28.
Carborundum Co. will interview June graduates in Ch.E.,
Metal., EIE., 1.E., M.E., Cer. and Acct. Wednesday,
April 30.
Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co. will interview June grad
uates in Metal., 1.E., ,M.E. and Ch.E. Monday, April 28.
General Electric will interview June graduates (women
only) in Math., • Phys.,-Chem. and Sci. Tuesday, April 29.
Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. will interview June grad-
uates in T.E., M.E: and Cer. Tuesday, April 29.
Kroger Co. will interview June graduates in Com., Hort.,
Ag. Ed., Ag.Ec., A.H., P.H., and H.A. Tuesday, April 29.
Mexican Petroleum Corp. will interview June graduates
in Chem. and Ch.E. Tuesday, April 29. >■
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. will interview
June graduates in E.E., 1.E., M.E., A&L., .Com., Phys.,
Ed. for Tech, and Non-tech Sales and Chem.' and Ch.E.
Wednesday, April 30.
National Lead Co. will interview June graduates in Chem.,
Phys., Ch.E., M.E., Metal, apd E.E. Monday, April 28.
Penna. Transformer Co. will interview June graduates in
E.E. and M.E. Tuesday, April 29.
Scott Paper Co. will interview June graduates in Com.
for Sales Tuesday, April J 29.
Texas Co. will interview June graduates and ' 1952 M.S.
candidates in Ch.E., C.E. and M.E. Monday, April 28.
Timken Roller Bearing Co. will interview June graduates
in M.E. Tuesday, April 29.
Wheeling Steel Co. will interview June graduates in C.E.,
E.E., 1.E., M.E., Metal., Ch.E. and Fuel Tech. Monday,
April 28.
Daystrom Instrument* will interview June graduates in E.E.,
M.E. and I.E. Wednesday, April 30.
Fairchild Aircraft Corp. will interview June graduates in
Aero.E., C.E., M.E. and E.E: Monday, April 28.
H. H. Robertson Co. \vill interview June graduates in Ch.E.,
PNG., Chem., Com., Chem. and Phys. Wednesday, April
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Camp Cherokee, Beach Lake, Pa., will interview men. and
women Tuesday, April* 22. Variety of, jobs open.
Camp Conrad Weiser, Reading, Pa., will interview men
Thursday, April 24. Variety of jobs open.
Camp Menatoma, Kents Hill, Maine, will interview men
Wednesday ltijriril &£• Varieir «£ jobs open.
—Ron Bonn
—Andy McNeillie
Little Man On Campus'
"You know, our sorority, is so crowded this.
year I meet someone new every day."
Interpreting the News
Truman Won’t Talk
About Seizing Press
By J. M. ROBERTS JR.
Associated Press News Analyst
By J. M. ROBERTS. JR.
Associated Press News Analyst
President Truman obviously doesn’t want to make a point over
his. hypothetical answer to a hypothetical question regarding his
hypothetical power to seize the American press and radio as he has
the steel industry.
The preamble to the Constitution says it is designed to promote
the general welfare. The Presi-l —
dent is sworn to uphold the Con
stitution, and so claims the power
to act when a steel shutdown is
threatened during a period of
world' 'tension.
He was asked if he thought
he could seize the press and
radio. Under similar circum- ; -
stances, he said, the President
has to act for the best-interest
of the country.
His hearers, a special gathering
of reporters and editors, took it
to mean he thought he had the
power to seize ~
the press. The
White House has
formally declined.
to amplify. There
is no analogy be-1 |.
tween press and Li
steel. So the ar-BP*' ..<y\
,gument is aca- Pt|
demic except for 1
one thing. i
Past presidents}
have used quota
tions of past leaders as precedents
for their acts, and future presi
dents will undoubtedly continue
the practice. No president has
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(Gazette...
Saturday, April 19
STATE PARTY mixer, Chi Phi,
9 p.m.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE CLUB,
White Hall, 10 a,m.
WSGA'Senate, Houses and con
vention committee rue mbe r s,
Grange playroom, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, April 20
. BRIDGE LESSONS, TUB, 6:30
p.m. v
STATE PARTY steering com
mittee, Chi Phi, 2 p.m.
Monday, April 21
ELECTRONIC WARFARE UN
IT 4-3, 200 Engineering E, 7 p.m.
INTER-COLLEGIATE CON
FERENCE ON GOVERNMENT,
313 Willard Hall, 7 p.m.
LEONIDES COUNCIL, speak
ers, first floor lounge McElwain,
6:30 p.m.
LIBERAL ARTS STUDENT
COUNCIL, 108 Willard Hall,
8:15 p.m.
C O M MIT T E E ;• 109 Old Main,
4 p.m.
PENN STATE ENGINEER,,.4IB
SATURDAY, APRIL 19,. 1952
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mf-.
ever, tried to tamper- with free
speech and free press, though
.they have at times tried by var
ious means, usually concealment,
to prevent publication of what
they didn’t want published. The
bare idea, that tampering is pos
sible is-not- a healthy, legacy for
Truman to leave lying around.
■. Newspapermen usually con- ,
sider themselves thoroughly
protected, by the constitutional
- provision for press freedom. But
. a glance at the clause w*hich
contains it, the first' clause of
the Bill of Bights, reveals a
tiny and legalistic 'loophole. It
says Congress shall make no
law infringing freedom of the
press. It doesn't say specifically
that-the President can't act.
The implications, though, are
of course far clearer than those
. of the,, general welfare clause.
•. During-; .the war the military
services and the Office of War
Informations sometimes attempted
to use the American press for
dissemination of. false reports,
harmless "to Americans - and de
signed to mislead the enemy.
Old-Main, 7,p.m.
' COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Frank Capotosto, Norman Duf
fy, Margaret Garber,’ Carol Gros
.ky..... Cecilia Johns, Carl Lunde,
Ruthl-McSparran, Neil Powell.
’ ORIENTATION COUNSELORS
AT THE MOVIES
.CATHAUM: With a Song in
My Heart 2:13, 4:03, 5:59, 7:47,
9:45
STATE-: The Lion and the
Horse 2:11, 4:06, 5:55, 7:59, 9:39
NITTANY: The Return of
Jesse James 6:25, 8:19, 10:15
Young Friends to 'Hold
Disc Session Tomorrow
The regular meeting of Young
Friends will not be held tomorrow
night because of a monthly; busi
ness-meeting.
Young Friends will meet at 7
p.m. tomorrow in the home of
Dorothy Ackerman, 303 W.; Fair
mount street. A record' session
will, be • held land refreshments
will be served.
By Bibler
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