* a.r? POTTO. uJt?p ®ailxj Callegtan Successor to THE FREE I.ANCE. cat. 1887 Published Tnesday threnzh Saturday mornings incluir, durinr the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College Entered as second-class matter July 6, 1934, at the State College, Pa., Post, Office under the act of March 3, 1879. . , Collegian editorials represent the viewpoint of the . erritera. not necessarily the policy of the newspaper. t)n . signed editorials are by the editor Dave Pellnil* Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE Editorial staff: night editor, Lorraine Gladus; Copy editor, Dick Rau, George Bairey; assis tants: Bill Ollendike, Jack Reid, Harris Sacks, Don Shoemaker, Mike Feinsilber. American Legion Is Wrong Again Once again that self-appointed guardian of keeping “Americanism in America,” the Ameri can Legion, has put itself into the news. This time, the West Coast branch of the Legion took it upon itself to stop the showing of Charlie Chaplin’s newest picture, “Limelight.” . .By threatening to picket theaters where the picture had been booked, the Legion has in effect undertaken a censorship which it has’ no right to impose. The Legion’s explanation is that it believes the picture should not be shown until the Department of Justice has finished its investigation of Chaplin. This localized move is rather puzzling in view of the fact that the picture has been showing all over the country and in Canada for four months without anyone raising the merest mur mur of a protest. The great mistake the Legion is making is in attacking art in place of the artist. Whether or .not Chaplin is undesirable politically is still being studied. But regardless of the decision, it is not the American way 'to smear, or sneer aft, that person's artistic talents. “Limelight” has been favorably reviewed by most leading publications. It is not a piece of , Communist propaganda nor does it attempt to ferment conspiracy. For. the Legion to sup press such a picture or even to threaten to S|>dil the enjoyment of those who wish to see it r by making them cross picket lines is beyond the privilege of any group in this country. As the New York Herald Tribune said in a recent editorial, "Charles Chaplin's political activities, if any, can be dealt with sit the proper place. and time, but to drag his movie into the indictment is oppressive and ill-ad vised." Get Dance Bands For Big Dances ■ K is to be hoped that the selection of Billy May and his orchestra for the Military Ball Feb. 27 will not prove a continuation of a pos sible trend toward bands that have “the sound,” but lack danceability. ... Too many of us remember the Woody Herman fiasco last spring to ignore the situation com pletely. Even though the “Herd” gave a special jazz concert before the dance, along with the promise of good dance music, it was nearly im possible to dance to the broken rhythms which were approximately equivalent to those of a monkey’s operating a typewriter. This is not aslap at the so-called "modern" school of music, which can be passed over wilh a mere, "If you like it, fine." This is intended for the committees that ar- range for dance bands to play in Recreation Hall. It is' quite possible that they are thinking ■not of what bands play the kind of easy, daneeable rhythms that the majority of stu dents seem to want, but what bands can "really go." It is bad enough battling one’s way through , th€ of a Rec Hall dance without having to stand (instead of dance) and listen to in verted sevenths, flatted fifths, and various other forms of “the sound.” A Rec Hall dance should be just that— a dance and not a concert. Students might well keep an eye on the committees who select bands ia order to assure that the Ray Anthonys, the Claude Thornhills, and the Elliot Lawrences are not replaced with “the sound” that is, at best, designed for listening and not dancing. State Greek Groups Should Air Stands The current issue of Time magazine includes an article about a recent hubub over fraterni ties and sororities at an Alabama high school. The trouble • arose because the student body seemed split by snobbery which some students felt was fostered by the presence of the Greek organizations at the school. While this same problem often arises in many colleges and universities, Penn State, fortun ately, has few fraternities or sororities which can be considered the “snob” type. Should such a situation ever arise, the College, for its own protection, should investigate the matter and, if necessary, penalize the offending group. Many critics of the Greek letter system have advocated that such organizations should not be. allowed to exist in the first place. This would seem, however, to be a denial of students’ rights to -join organizations. At the same time, the Franklin S. Kelly Business Mgr. —Barry Fein THE DATT.Y COLLEGIAN STATE .COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA suggestion mat mose persons who are not in vited to join a Greek;letter society should form groups of their own is entirely ridiculous. Penn State's Greek groups have pretty well 1 avoided unfavorable publicity along this line. The few fraternities and'sororities which still have "understandings" as far as membership is concerned ought to re-examine their posi tion. As is always the case, these few always cast a bad light on the system as a whole. Safety Valve Shun Disciplinary Action TO THE EDITOR: .We would like to object to the treatment given to the Pollock students who protested the service in the dining halls. Waiting until 6:10 to eat is the same as a union going out on strike, and such a strike would not be handled as the administration han dled this situation. Last year students had to resort to the same methods in the West Dorins. There was a meeting of the dining hall staff as a result,-and the area received better service. Students have no other way to show their ob jections except by causing such inconveniences to the College. The College has no right, to subject the students to any disciplinary action in this case since the students were objecting to the dining hall service they are paying for and not receiving. < The College will more than likely say the laying off of 15 women was the cause for one line in the Pollock dining hall being closed. Maybe they think this will cut expenses. Then why is there a rumor circulating around cam pus that the fee for board will be raised $10? P. W. Hart, assistant food .supervisor of Nit tany Dining Hall, claimed two lines for 1000 Nittany students and one line for 450 Pollock students maintains a ratio that will allow for good service. We would like to see Mr. Hart race down from an 11 o’clock, wait in 'a line that circles around the interior of the building, and then attempt to race back to such a place as Rec Hall for a one o’clock. What Hart failed to reveal, however, was that last semester some of these students from Nittany ate in the Pollock dining hall. This is not so this semester. Now the strain on the Nittany side is much heavier, and a bottle neck has been caused on the Pollock side. . We again emphasize that no action should be taken against the students involved. It would be a breach of the rights granted in an American democracy. Perhaps next semester we will have to fake a loyalty oath before we are allowed fo eaf in the dining halls, • Letter Cut —2l Men from Niitanv Gazette... Saturday, February 7 WRA PLUNGE HOURS 7-9 p.m. Sunday, February 8 HILLEL CHOIR MEETING, 3 p.m. HILLEL DRAMATICS MEETING, 2 p.m. HILLEL HOUR TRYOUTS, 7 p.m. Monday, February 9 INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE ON GOVERNMENT, 7 p.m., 108 Willard. PENN STATE FARMER, 7 p.m., 109 Agri culture. PHILOTES, .6:30 p.m., Simmons second floor lounge. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Aifterican Brake Shoe Company will interview June and summer B.S. candidates in' Chemistry, Chem. Eng., and Metallurgy, Feb. XX. Bell Telephone System including .Bell Labs., Western Elec tric, Operating Telephone Companies and Sandia Corp. will interview B.S. candidates in E.E., M.E., C.E., Chem. Eng., 1.E., Aero E., Economics and Commerce, Physics and Math; M.S. candidates in E.E., M.E., Physics and Math., Chem and Metallurgy; Ph.D. candidates in Phys- Chemistry, Metallurgy, Math., Feb. 11, 12, and 13. Gulf Oil'Corporation will interview June and summer B.S. candidates in Geophysics, Physics, Mathematics, E.E., Geology, Chemistry, Chem. E., M.E., 1.E., Accounting, > Economics and Commerce, C.E.; M.S. candidates in Economics and Commerce, . Chemistry, Chem, E., and M.E.; Ph.D. candidates in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, Feb. 12 and 13. Gulf Oil Corporation, will interview June and summer B.S. candidates in P.N.G., M.E., Chem. Eng., C.E., E.E. and Geology for work in Venezuela, F.eb. 12 and 13. Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Company, Brown Instru ment Division, will interview June and summer B.S. candidates; M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in E.E., - M.E., and Physics, Feb. 12. Allegheny Ludlum Steel Company' will interview June and summer B.S. candidates, M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in Metallurgy, 1.E., M.E., Chem. Eng., C.E., Marketing, Accounting and Ind. Psych., Feb. 12. ; Kelly Springfield Tire Company, will interview June and summer B.S. candidates in M.E., E.E., 1.E., and Chem istry, Feb. 12. Dravo Corporation will interview June and summer B.S. candidates in C.E., E.E., M.E., San. E., Min. E., and Accounting, Feb. 12 and 13. Reaction Motors, Inc. will interview June and summer B.S. candidates in Aero; E., M.E., * Metallurgy, Physics and ' Chemistry, Feb. 13. v Philadelphia Gas .Works will interview June and summer B.S. candidates in Chem. Eng., C.E., E.E., 1.E., and M.E., Feb. 13. Tubular Products Division,. Boiler Division, and Research and Development Division of Babcock & Wilcox Corn-* pany will interview June and summer B.S. candidates in M.E., E.E.'; 1.E., Fuel Tech., .Metallurgy, Economics and Commerce, and Journalism, Feb. 13. Hughes Aircraft Company will interview June and summer B.S.,«M;S. and Ph.D. candidates in Physics, E.E. and M.E., Feb. 16 and 17. DuPont will interview June and summer graduates in Chem., Chem., Eng., M.E., 1.E., C.E., E.E., Physics and Metal lurgy, Feb. 16, 17, and 18. Bendix Radio Division will interview June and summer B.S. candidates .in .E.E. and .Physics, Feb. 16. Bethlehem Steel Corporation will interview June and sum mer B.S. candidates jn M.E., C.E.,Chem. Eng.,-E.E.,, 1.E., and Metal, Feb. 16 and 17. Monsanto Chemical Company will interview June and sum mer B.S. candidates in Chem. Eng., M.E. and Chemistry, Feb. 16. Federal Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. will inter : view June and summer B.S. candidates in Physics and E.E., Feb. 17. . M. W; Kellogg Company will interview June and . summer B.S. candidates in Chem. E., C.E., M.E.; Ph.D. can didates in Chem. E. and Chemistry. , Bethlehem Steel Corporation' will interview June, and sum mer B.S. candidates in Mining ■E. and Arch. E. and Ceramics. . General Chemical Division of Allied Chemical & .Dye Cor poration will, interview June and summer B.S. candi •- dates in Chem. E., Chemistry, Horticulture, Entomo logy and M.E., Feb. 19. ; STUDENT EMPLOYMENT Boys with mornings free to do counter work. Girl-grad student wanted to work for roorrr* and board. Male grad student to- work noon hour in library. little Man On Campus "Oh, yes, I suppose things might be a little different for me' if Dad wasn't on th' Board of Trustees." Strictly frOm--Ungar Just as many young, enthusiastic lawyers look forward to their first court case, and many young, enthusiastic actors dream of their first stage performance, so, too, many Daily Collegian reporters (young and enthusiastic) patiently await the day when. they will have a column in the paper. This writer finally has the chance —and like most columnists, has had problems relating to the column. The first troublesome item re garding the column is the name— and when it came to ours, we just couldn’t control our passionate desire tp use a last‘'name that has been around since childhood —a name that is so easi ly twisted into HUNGER. And so, although we have done it with reserve, and fear the comments that will result, we still choose to call this “Strictly from—Un gar”. ' It is unnecessary to go, over all the other possibilities we con sidered as a title, for none were really that sparkling—-thus, the use of the one above. As they say; you always go back to the first one. ■ , The second problem regarding the column is the question, "What should it include?" For this, we choose to include any material of interest to students (and the writer, loo) that would be considered news—but, not the kind of news that usually appears in the straight hews column. To become academic, the journalist might use the expression "a different twist." One element of the' All-College Cabinet meetings for the .past eight or ten weeks that has been particularly, amusing and that hasn’t made the news is the man ner in which William Griffith, chairman of Religion-in-Life Week, presents his reports. “Bill” reads the report, which has been carefully prepared before, hand. But, as serious as his report final ly turns out to be, he has. de veloped the knack of entertaining while presenting a lengthy report —reports through which cabinet members usually suffer. It would be worth your while to stop -in at the cabinet meeting next week just to take note of the terrific psychology 'he uses in presenting his report. We were scared for a while at the end of last semester after we wrote an editorial which primarily asked all the federal investigators of communism to provide a defi nition of the term for citizens of the United States. The editorial was prompted by the sudden con tention that thousands of Com munists were said to be floating around the* campuses of American colleges and, universities. And if you remember,.we -asked, inno- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY .7, 1953 cently, just what constitutes being a Communist. •The day after the editorial appeared -in the Daily Collegian, we received' a phone call from some : woman (we weren't : able to get; her name) who claimed she was from an Altoona news paper. Unfortunately she could not find us, so she settled for a friend, whom she began to ques tion regarding the whys and wherefores of our political af filiations and' concern about communism. Typical questions included, "What party did'she work for in the last election?," "Does she- talk about commu nism much?." and "Why would she write .such an editorial?" It was obvious why such an editorial was written—if she read it. Well, she never did find us and never' called again. We hoped that she would—no, real reason—just that the whole thing sounded- so exciting, and looked like good editorial material. But, maybe ,we should be happy—never can tell, they might have been -investi gating us for trying to understand what’s going on. Had she found us, we certainly Would have help ed her realize that youth, being concerned for the most part, has not lost any faith in democracy, but rather youth doubts accusa tions and threats which are' not backed up by fact. Given the facts, the college youth of vtoday could better understand .what all the investigations meat. ' Question for the day: Do you know where Patterson Hall is located on the campus? We were rather embarrassed when some one asked and we didn't, have the answer. A headline in yesterday’s Daily Collegian should certainly have . evoked a grin or even ' a laugh*, from many students. The head line read) 1 “4 Students to Read, Tuesday in Simmons.” Those who merely scan a newspaper, by read.-.'' ing the headlines probably went away doubting—particularly if they are not familiar with the.; reading hours sponsored by the V Speech department about bribe la' .; month. When we first read it this comment came out: “I hope so.”. .. It would certainly be sad, to make • a play on the words in that head-- line, if not more than , four'stub ' dents read; in Simmons on. Tues-"' day—what would they do in their classes? By Bibl
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