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ultjp Sattg Collegian
Successor to THE FREE LANCE, .est, 1887
Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive
during the College year by the staff of The Dally Collegian
of The Pennsylvania State College.
Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1934, at the State
College. Pa., Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879.
Collegian editorials represent the viewpoint of the
writers, not necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Un
signed editorials are by the editor.
Dare Pellnii* Franklin Kelly
Editor Business Mgr.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Editorial staff: night editor. Bob Landis; copy
editors, Lorraine Gladus, Chuck Obertance; as
sistants, Marcie MacDonald, Gus Vollrner,
Leonard Goodman, Mary Lee Lauffer, Bob
Schoellkopf.
Student Government
Has Long History
The meeting of All-College Cabinet tonight
will climax the activities of the first Student
Government Day at Penn State. One of the
highlights of the evening will be a talk by Presi
dent Milton S. Eisenhower explaining how stu
dent government can work with the College
administration toward a better Penn State.
The Freshman Customs Board has stated that
the length of customs might, in part, be de
termined by the attendance of freshmen at the
meeting. Judging from the spirit the current
freshman class has shown since its appearance
on campus, we aren’t worried about, a large
crowd at the meeting.
But we hope that the people who attend
aren't there only because they hope the cus
toms period will be shortened by their turn
out. We don't claim that the meeting will be
one of the most interesting affairs that one
could attend. Such legislative sessions seldom
are. But we do feel that there is something
of value available for the frosh. and for every
student for that matter. All too many stu
dents are unaware of how their student gov
ernment operates. Tonight would be an ex
cellent opportunity for them to find out.
The first form of student government on cam
pus was set up under the administration of
President Edwin E. Sparks, "
eighth President of the Col
lege. It took the form of a
Student Council which was
supplemented in 1913 by the
Student Tribunal. During
President Sparks’ 12-year ten-
ure of office, student govern-
ment made many advances
at Penn State.
■ The government of women
students was first under the
care of the faculty, but late
in 1915 the Women’s Student
Government Association was formed. While the
system of student government served its purpose
well under the plan of separate governing bodies
for men and women, the rapid increase in the en
rollment during President Ralph Dorn Hetzel’s
administration (1926-19471 led to attempts to
improve the system.
If was in March 1939, after a complete re
vision of the constitution of Men's Student
Government, that All-College Cabinet was
formed. This body brought together the sep
arate governments of men and women stu
dents, the various school councils, fraternity
and independent men's and women's organi
zations, and many activities groups.
Under the guidance and with the help of
President Hetzel, the Penn State All-College
Cabinet became one of the best known and
most respected student gov
/ s- ernments in the country. It
v'l is also chiefly through his ef-
IgieV”' > | forts that the Daily Colle
,fN gian is free of censorship and
■ I direction from the adminis-
tration. It is no wonder that
JC* .'"C \v>~ he was evenutally awarded
jR- ~ /'z&TSmm&s? the title of “Prexy.”
' P enn State now has an
**Sprv..V' other “Prexy”—a man just as
if interested in the operation of
student government as Prexy
Hetzel was. His very interest
in such a group should prove to the student
body that All-College Cabinet is important to
it We hope to see Schwab Auditorium filled
tonight—filled with students from all classes
interested in student government.
The
TAVERN
Thursday, Sept. 25
SPAGHETTI w-ith MEAT SAUCE
SEAFOOD. PLATTER
CALVES LIVER with ONIONS
GRILLED
SMOKED HAM STEAK
PRIAAE SIRLOIN STEAKS
DINNER 5-7:30 p.m.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Students, Hands Off
Posters and Signs
With October fast approaching, campus
groups are getting the semester’s activities un
derway. Soon posters, signs, and pictures an
nouncing Players or Thespians pro ductions,
Chimes, Cwens, or student council dances,
proms, forum lectures, and concerts will go up
on bulletin boards all over campus.
And approximately half of all the posters
which go up will be taken down—stolen. Not
by hardened criminals, but by souvenir-seeking
students.
What these students don’t seem to realize is
that a lot of hard work has gone into making
these pieces of cardboard with the fancy'letter
ing and the glittering paint and pictures.
The posters are put up by the advertising
staffs of these groups and, as such, are the prop
erty of a campus organization.
This problem has a solution. This one sug
gestion might solve the problem for_ students
who have a mania for souvenirs. Might they
belter wait and go to the dance or the play
whose advertising they admire so much, then
keep the dance program, or the program and
ticket stubs from the play to decorate and
adorn their rooms?
Every organization on campus which does
any advertising and promotion work would join
in thanks to the intelligent students who can
follow, as well as read, signs of “Do not touch.”
—Helen Luyben
Safety Valve
A Change in Traditions
TO THE EDITOR: After witnessing last Sat
urday’s football game between Penn State and
Temple and the razing of the goal posts that
followed, I could not help but think how the
goal post tradition has changed. It used.to.be
that goal posts were torn down by the visiting
fans when their team emerged victorious, and
it was up to the home followers to protect their
goal posts, practically at any cost. It was con
sidered humiliating to have your goal posts, de
molished by your opponent’s fans especially
after they had conquered your team on the
field.
As we saw lasi Saturday, only a relatively
small proportion of the thousands of Penn
State students in the stands committed this
dishonor against their team, their school, and
themselves. The majority of the students
here at Perm Stale, I know, would like to
see the goal posts still standing after each -
game.
Surely, it should not be necessary for the
loyal Penn Staters to form a cordon around
the goal posts to protect them from the few
who do not care what kind of name is tagged
onto their school.
Gazette...
Thursday, September 25
ALPHA KAPPA PSI, Sigma Phi Sigma,
7:30 p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION
meeting. 304 Old Main, 6:45 p.m.
NEWMAN CLUB discussion group, rectory
basement, 7:15 p.m.
OMICRON NU meeting, Home Economics
Building living center, 7:30 p.m.
PENN STATE HELLENIC SOCIETY mixer,
TUB, 7:30 p.m.
WINDCREST mass meeting, Community Hall,
7:30 p.m.
WRA BRIDGE CLUB, White Hall game room,
7 p.m.
WRA HOCKEY CLUB, Holmes Field, 4 p.m.
WRA OFFICIALS CLUB, 2 White Hall, 6:30
p.m.
WRA SWIMMERS CLUB, White Hall pool,
7:30 p.m.; beginners, 6:30 p.m.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
General Motors Corp. will interview January graduates in
in M.E., E.E., 1.E., C.E., Chem. Eng., Phys., Math.,
Metal., and Corn, and Econ. Tuesday and Wednesday,
Oct. 7 and 8.
Mass. Institute of Technology will interview January B.S.
and '53 M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in E.E., Phys., and
Applied Math.
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc. will interview January B.S.
and ’53 M.S. candidates in M.E. and C.E. and January
B.S. and *53 M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in Chem. Eng.
Timken Roller Bearing Co. will interview B.S. candidates
in M.E., 1.E., C.E., and Mining Eng. Wednesday, Oct. 8.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Readers for blind students.
—Jack Durbin
ittle Man on Campus
'fDfMMZZOW’f ASS '6*fM6Nr - TE*r
tzerctunoH. pf4oi -722
■"Poor Freda—You should'a been here yes
terday when he lectured on Joan of Arc."
The Political Scene
This is the first in a series of interpretive political articles designed to inform
the College student about the coming election, Nov. 4, and the' issues and personalities
surrounding it. The series is intended as a concise unbiased discussion of vital facts
on a subject we feel should be stimulating and important to Penn Staters.
Your comments —in the form of letters to the ' Collegian—are welcomed
and the opinions stressed therein may be used in the articles.
The national political elections this year may well be of great
importance, not only in determining the future of the United States,
but also, because of international overtones, the future of the world.
In addition, many of America’s potential and present enemies will
be watching to see democracy in action.
The leaders in some of these countries are all too glad to tell
then- people about any failure in
the American system. It has be
come an American duty to take
democracy more seriously. No
vember’s election can demonstrate
how mature the United States has
become—how well the citizens
can handle international issues.
And, in another sense, the com
ing elections could point the way
to a trend in American politics.
It may determine what the public
opinion is on a large number of
issues which have been discussed
by the candidates of both parties
—issues such as government
spending, aggressive foreign poli
cies, big-business government, and
more.
The Republicans have con
tended since the 1948 election,
in which President Harry S.
Truman scored an unusual and
unexpected victory, that the
American voter was misled—he
had not really voted for what
he wanted. He had been swayed,
they maintain, by smaller' is
sues arid political doggery rath
er th&n by the larger issues
previously mentioned.
However, it is fairly obvious
that many of the problems of
these larger issues would not
change under a Republican ad
ministration. Democrats have con
stantly pointed out that the plat
form adopted by the Republicans
would not lead to any great
changes anyway. They are just l
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1952
By MARSHALL O. DONLEY
engaging in “me-tooism,” the
Democrats say.
In many respects, this charge—
that the Republicans have “we
can do it better” policy—is ac
curate, for the Republican plat
form as adopted at the national
convention does not show much
change from the present admin
istration except on one issue—for
eign policy. And the foreign policy
stand of the Republican Party is
in itself a paradox, confused not
only in meaning but preplexing
in that the two leaders of the
Republican Party are divided on
it.
Dwight Eisenhower, the party’s
standard-bearer, and Senator Rob
ert Taft, the “old guard” leader
of the party, have not agreed on
a unanimous policy for the party.
They have merely, as the press has
pointed out, “agreed to disagree.”
This has, of course, left both of
them open to Democratic criti
cism on the issue.
One of the soundest ideas the
Republicans, have offered the'
people in the election so far—
and, incidentally, one of the few
positive suggestions—is that
Dwight Eisenhower is the type
of man needed to lead a world
power in times such as these.
They have pointed out that our
government is expected to show
great leadership in today's
world, and that, to do so, we ■
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