(Bfap oathj Collegian
Successor to THE FREE LANCE, fcst. 1887
Pu'xishod -Tuesday through Saturday morningra inclusive
rtnnnsr fhr Collcgre year by the staff of The Daily Collegian
• e The f°*nnsylvania State College
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College. Pa.. Post Office ander the act of March 3, 18751
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writers, not necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Un
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Dir., Jim Gromiller: VVire Ed., Chuck Henderson: Soe. Ed.,
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Soc Ed., LaVonne Althouse: Feature Ed., Julie Ihbotson:
Librarian and Exchange Ed.. Nancy Luetzel.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night editor: Chiz Mathias; Copy editors:
Bill Jost, Mimi Ungar; Assistants: Dick Angle
stein, Bob Dunn, Shirley Musgrave, Bill Pete.
Bill Snyder, and Bill Ollendike.
Ad staff: Bruce Nichols.
Ticket Complaints
Are Well-Founded
A great deal of bitter criticism of the ticket
policies of the College has arisen as a result
of the generally bad seating accommodations
handed to students for this week’s Penn game.
Much of it is well-founded.
The College received 16,000 tickets for the
game. Of this figure, 11,000 were in the $3.90
sections, and about 1000 were $5.20 box seats
running all along the north stands at Franklin
Field. The remaining 4000 were $2.60 end zone
seats.
According to original plans, alumni applica
tions were to be filled from the sections from
the eastern 40-yard line to the east end zone:
student applications were to be filled from a
corresponding section on the other side of mid
field; and the areas between the forties would
provide the necessary tickets for special appli
cations handled through the President’s office,
for tickets for the Board of Trustees and other
officials.
A great many of these special cases arise, a
great many more than the average' person
realizes.
From the student section first were allocated
about 200 seats for the Blue Band (that’s a fair
estimate of the area the band, will take up in
Franklin Field).
Then came the cut of tickets for the foot
ball players. For this game any player, ac
cording to Harold R. Gilbert, graduate man- .
ager of athletics, could purchase any number
of priority seats on the 35-40 yard line.
At this point the following apparently hap
pened: the demand for tickets by alumni
groups, principally in the Philadelphia area,
overflowed the seats set aside for alumni on
the_ eastern side of the 50. and the Athletic
office beaan to steal seats from the student
side to fill the alumni requests.
As a result the 3000 or so student applications
filed were filled from the $3.90 seats in the
poorer sections.
The Athletic office had to decide whether
to cater to the alumni or to the students—
and the decision fell with the former.
Although Gilbert feels very badly over the
poor quality of the student sections, we cannot
agree in any measure with this decision to fill
alumni requests at student expense. The argu
ment that many alumni also got poor seats,
we feel, does not enter, since the last in line
should wind up with the poorer seats.
But what has apparently not been realized
by the Athletic office is that the 3000 stu
dents who have been following the team all
season will be going to a great deal of effort
and expense to travel to Philadelphia,for the
game._ If it were a case of admittance via
athletic book, where the cost to the student
is only a fraction of the actual price of a
ticket, there might be some reason for dis
crimination. But here students are paying
53.90 just the same as Joe Alumni, class of
1528.
Student representatives were not consulted
on the actual ticket apportionment. They were
merely asked their views- and helped form
the procedure for the filing of student appli
cations.
The great majority of student seats as a re
sult of the “borrowing” for alumni applica
tions, in the student section, are in section
NB—ls-yards behind the goal line and di
rectly next to where the- $2.60 seats' begin.
True, someone must sit there, but it does not
seem fair to shove the students into this un
desirable location, just to be sure that it will
be filled, realizing that the better seats will
easily be sold to alumni, who might otherwise
sit at home rather than in such a poor location.
The damage is done for this week’s game,
and it will not soon be forgotten by the stu
dent body.
The problem of filling ticket requests was
poorly handled in 1948 when a line six abreast
trailed all the way to what is now the Dutch
Pantry waiting to get tickets. Many students
also made a very nice haul that year by
purchasing a large number from the College
and scalping them in Philadelphia.
This year the College affempfed lo elimi
nate the scalping by requiring ihat AA books
be presented to get tickets. This probably
would not have been too. effective in clean
ing up the scalping rarlfi in itself, but the
College did eliminate the problem in another
way—simply by giving the students seats
iiLfc. DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
that a scalper would have a hard time getting
rid of at cost even at a sell-out!
We feel very strongly that the College,
when faced with anticipated sell-outs in the
future, should set aside reasonably good seats
for the student' body—and then not borrow
from them until the students have had an
opportunity to have their needs filled.
At the same time let’s put a limit on the
grade A seats football' players can get. Other
wise the temptation of their becoming scalpers
will be overburdening.
It places the College and Athletic office
officials in a particularly bad light when
students are shoved into minus 15-yard line
seals, and a week later 50-yard line tickets
are handed out as bridge prizes at the local
country club!
Pennsylvania Needs
Absentee Voting
One week from today is Election Day. For
weeks now citizens have been bombarded with
reminders to vote. It is unfortunate that they
do have to be reminded that voting is not only
a privilege but a duty as well.
We add our urging to those students at Penn
State who are eligible, but if many of them
don’t vote it is understandable. Perhaps a per
son’s vote isn’t worth traveling for a hundred
or more miles.
It would seem that the State of Pennsyl
vania would make some provisions for this.
In 1942 there were only six states which did
not have civilian absentee voting of some
kind. Pennsylvania was one of them, and no
progress has been made since then.
Perhaps there are not many who would be
affected by the passage, of such a law, but
even these few should not be practically denied
their privilege of voting. Most College students
now are not eligible to vote, particularly since
the decrease in the veteran enrollment. But
the passage of Public Law 550 will again bring
an influx of vets to the College. It’s time for
Pennsylvania to start looking toward the fu
ture.
It is said that training should be started
when young. What better place is there than
college to tsain people in their responsibility
of voting? Yet. too often, this training goes
to waste because students can’t afford to miss
a whole day’s classes.
Civilian absentee voting has proved suc
cessful in practically all of the 48 slates. This
is no time for Pennsylvania to lag behind.
Gazette...
Tuesday, October 28
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dent Employment Office, .9 p.m.
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mediate and junior boards, 9 Carnegie Hall,
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ior and intermediate boards, Collegian Office,
P COLLEGIAN EDITORIAL CANDIDATES, 2
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DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB, TUB, 6:45 p.m.
EDUCATION STUDENT COUNCIL; 108 Wil
lard Hall, 8:30 p.m.
FROTH ADVERTISING WORKSHOP, 200
Carnegie," 7:30 p.m.
PANHELLENIC COUNCIL, Alpha Gamma
Delta. 6:30 p.m.
RADIO GUILD, 304 Sparks, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Lucy Barr, Bertha Beahm, Jay Best, Joan
Gillete, Walton B. Jones, Donald Malinak,
Dwayne Martin, Walter Mazur, Winston Mer
gott, Clarise Rosenberg, Ira Ross. Ronald Sau
ers, .James Spangler, John Stewart, Donald
Sweitzer, Bernard Vanzyl, Roy Williams, and
Joe Yukica.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
General Electric Co. will interview i’h.D. candidates in E.E.
and M.E. Wednesday, Oct. 21).
Naval Research Laboratory will interview January B-S. can-
didates in E.E. interested in electronics Wednesday,
Nov. J>.
Champ Hats at Sunbury has openings in production, quality
control methods, etc., for January graduates in 1.E.,
M.E., and com. and -finance ; also openings in sales for
non-engineers. Those interested" must contact College
Placement Service, 112 Old Main, before 5 p.m. Tuos-
day, Oct. SO.
Ortho Pharmeutical Co., General Fireproofing: Co., Youngs
town Sheet and Tube Co. and Eitnco Corp., represented
by Dr. Paul E. Williams, will interview January B.S.
candidates in L.A., M.E., J.E., C.E., chem., metaj., zool.,
chem. eng,
fuel tcch., sanitary eng., and com. Wednes-
(lay, Nov. f>.
West Penn Power .Co. will interview January B.S. can
didates in M. 8., 1.E., and E.E. Thursday, Nov. 6.
Colgate Palmolive Peet Co. will interview January B.S.
candidates in M.E., E.E., X.E., C.E., ehem. eng., and
chem. Thursday, Nov. 6.
Armstrong Cork Co. will interview January B.S. candidates
in M.E., 1.E.. E.E., C.E., arch, eng., com. and econ
L.A., journ., dram., and advertising . and Ph.D
didates in chem. Thursday and Friday\Nov. 6-7.
United Aircraft Corp. will interview January B.S. candidates
in M.E. and aero. eng. Thursday, Nov. 6.
Penna. Railroad will interview January B.S. candidates in
M.E. and E.E. interested in railroad work Nov. G.. t
Bendix Radio Corp. will interview January B.S. candidates
in Phys. and E.E. Mon.. Nov. 10.
Columbia Southern Chemical Corp. will interview January
B.S. and M.S. candidates in Chem., Chem. Eng.. 1.E.,
and M.E. and *s:i M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in Chem)
Mon., Nov. 10.
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co. will interview January
13.5., M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in Chem. Eng-., and
Chem. Mon., Nov. 10.
Toledo Edison Co. will interview January B.S. candidates in
M.E. and E.E. Mon., Nov. 10.
V. S. Rubber Laboratories will interview January 8.5., M.S.
anti Ph.D. candidates in Chem. and B.S. candidates in
Chem. Eng. Fri., Nov. 7.
Aluminum Co. of America will interview T>3 candidates in
in Chem. and Phys. Friday, Nov. 7. _
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Senior engineers for evening or daytime work in electrical
or mechanical drafting-.
Messenger boy from 10 a.in. to noon or from 9-11 a.m. five
days a week.
For further information about job placements, contact. Stu
■v dent Employment, 112 Old Main.
—Jim Gromiller
.ittle Man on Campus
"Oh, I'm so sorry, class I see by my
watch I've lectured past the' bell again."
The Political Scene
(This is the sixth in a series of seven interpretive political
articles designed to inform the College student about the coming
election, next Tuesday, and the issues and personalities surround
ing it. The series is intended as a concise, unbiased discussion on a
subject we feel should be stimulating and important to Penn
1 Slaters.)
6. The Campaigns-Analysis by Comparison
Just last week the communist radio in Moscow let the Russian
people know what they should think about the American political
campaign—not who was the best candidate, but why both can
didates were equally despicable. Both Ike and Adlai obey the will
of American multi-millionaires, the Red radio said, and election
skirmishes between the two men are just propaganda, for after
all there is no difference between
them.
The Red commentator, as usual,
was completely wrong. For there
is a difference between our can
didates, difference not seen be
tween presidential runners' for
a number of years. It is a dif
ference in not only policy (or lack
of policy) but- a difference in type
of campaign and type of appeal.
A look at the speeches of Gen
eral Eisenhower and Governor
Stevenson will show us these dif
ferences.
The same day of ihe commu
nist radio broadcast, Ike_ was
speaking in Boston, reading a
prepared text before about 75.-
000 on the Boston Common.
In the speech he said, "We can
conquer Communism if we have
a leadership of' high purpose
and moral stamina, a leadership
that draws strength, from its
spiritual faith. And it is to seek
out these qualities and place
them at the nation's helm that
my associate and I have em
barked on this second crusade,
this 'Crusade' in America/ "
A day later, iri Hartford, Conn.,
Ike said, “I love this land. As I
look into the future I can see
what the dedicated leadership of
America’s ablest citizens can ac
complish to bring peace and pros
perity to ourselves and the free
world. If you share that vision,
you can be one of the moulders
of America’s greater destiny.”
These two excerpts, which are
fairly t y p i c-a 1 of Eisenhower’s
written speeches, point out his
declaration of a need for leader
ship and a stress on the need for,
and expression of, patriotism.
These excerpts contain also one
other thing which is typical of
Ike’s speeches—a use of many
generalities, such as “f a i t h,
“leadership,” and “crusa d e,
words which are useful, but which
say nothing unless related to more
concrete expressions.
These abstract words do have
the advantage of the “good sound
however, and they embrace the
idea of emotionalism which Ei
senhower has been accused of
using as a basis for his campaign.
But what about Stevenson?
Here are two excerpts, typical
of the Governor's oratory. Re-
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1952
By MARSHALL O. DONLEY
cently at Salt Lake City Steven
son said, "Yet the same Repub
licans (ihe dinosaur wing of
that party) who object to serv
ice from our government—who
call everything 'creeping social
ism.' who talk darkly of 'dic
tatorship' these same men
begin to hint that we are 'sub
versive.' or. at best the tools of
our country's enemies, when' we
boast of the great strides toward
social justice and security we
havke already made, and of the
still greater strides we plan;
they laugh at us, superciliously,
when we say we are the poli
tical party with a heart."
And this, from Adlai, discussing
the Communist—“He is primitive,
but he is also advanced. He goes
with a piece of black bread in
his hand, but in his mind he car
ries the awful knowledge of
atomic energy. He is careful,, cool,
calculating and he counts time,
not impatiently like we do, not
by the clock, but by decades, in
terims of centuries.”
These typical examples of Ste
venson. show a definite differ
ence in. type of campaign and
method of thought used by the
two candidates. Stevenson’s
speeches are more concrete, not
only in use of terms, but in use
of symbols. Stevenson, not Eisen
hower, uses the'figures of speech
such as the representation of the
Communist enemy as both primi
tive and advanced.
Two other tricks of speech,
evidenced by these --examples,
demonstrate differences be
tween the candidates. The one is
the humor, usually dry and
implicit, expressed by Steven
son in his talks, such as his
reference to the Republican Old
Guard as the dinosaur wing.
(When the general criticized
Stevenson for his overuse of hu
mor, Stevenson replied that GOP
stands no longer for Grand. Old
Party, but for Grouchy Old Pes
simists.)
The other is Stevenson s use of
larger, more grandiose
Stevenson alone of the candidates
and their “second string assis
tants” would use wor as
“superciliously.” And S 2®X l) nson
, (Continued on page j )
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