! page four (jUf? latly Collegian SbcMuar *• THE FREE LANCE. cat. 1887 FabllaM Taesday throagh Saturday Morning* inclusive daring Un Colitre year by the staff of The Daily Collegian ef The P«9uylvania State College. Intntl u Mcsnd-clusa Matter Joly (, 1934. at- the State CtQtw, Pa., Pest Office aader the act ef March 3. 1879. Caßeciaa editorials represeat the viewpoint of the .writers, not aeeossarilv the poliey of the newspaper. Un- Sidaed editorials are by the editor. Dave Pttllnilz Franklin S. Kelly Editor Business Mgr. STAFF THIS ISSUE Editorial staff: Night editor, Dick Rau; Copy editors, Lix Newell, Marshall Donley; Assis tants: Joan Rowland, Nancy Gray, Mary Bo lich, Don Shoemaker, Nancy Van Tries. , Advertising staff: Clara Thiessen,'' Betty Schmidt, Connie Andersbn. Senior Class Gift Reform Is Needed With the article in yesterday’s Daily Colle gian concerning Pi Gamma Alpha’s backing of “The Lineman” as this year’s senior class gift, it is evident that the campaign to win the nomination of one gift over another has begun. Recalling the unpleasantness which- arose last year over the class gift, it seems that at least one reform is needed this year—the counting of the ballots cast by seniors for their gift choice by the All-College elections committee, with the results released immediately. For the past two years, the senior class gift, money has been split between two projects. Doubts have been raised that the voting for these gifts was close enough to warrant such a split. The chairman of the gift committee is always open to criticism when the results of the balloting are - released. Such criticism would, for the most pari,. be eliminated if the elections committee wore to take charge of actual counting of the votes cast. The immediate release of the gift choice should be another requirement placed on the group which counts the ballots. Last year, the gift committee refused to make any announce ment until the Class Night ceremonies, which were attended by only a small of the senior class. It is very likely that there are still many of the Class of ’52 who don’t know which gift suggestion finally received their money. The senior class at its next meeting should take steps to eliminate this source of possible future trouble. Faculty Evaluations Through a faculty evaluation plan sponsored by the Liberal Art Student Council, instructors in the School of Liberal Arts will be able to find the answer to the often-asked question— What do students really think'of their courses and instructors? Evaluations from all students, not only sore heads and apple polishers, will give an instruc tor accurate criticisms. The questions will con cern his attitude and personal classroom habits, and also the general quality of his lectures, text books used, examinations, and the relative merit of his course. Evaluation forms will be sent to the instruc tors to be used at their discretion, and the results will be for their personal reference only. Both students and instructors will benefit from the plan. A new instructor may be un aware that his classroom manner has many faults; an oldtimer may not realize that the : methods he's been using for several decades have made his classes sadly out-of-date. The .students will be beneficiaries because many instructors will heed this honest criticism and change a boring or disliked class into one that : .is valuable and interesting. : The faculty evaluation plan, if it succeeds as~ it should in the School of Liberal Arts, would be a wise College-wide program. It could make poor instructors good, good ones better,' and generally increase the worth of the nearly 3000 courses on campus. TIRED OF STUDYING? Then run down to V|c's and try some of their fine food. Vic's has just what you desire in the way of a break-time snack. You can either eat your delicious refreshments at Vic's or take them out with you. Either Vic or Mrs. Vic is on hand at all times to give you their personalized service. Vies ■ 145 S. ALLEN ST. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Lifting of Controls Is Welcome Change President Eisenhower’s recent lifting of fed eral controls on wages and salaries and the prices of many items has struck panic of a sud den spiraling inflation or an immediate, drop into depression in the hearts of many of the nation’s people. How nearly true 'is this fear? Are there any conclusive grounds for surmising that freed prices* will necessarily lead to large economic fluctuation? ' First, although the. President did not ask Congress for any standby authority to clamp down on controls-after they legally expire April 30, it must be remembered that he still retains the authority to reimpose both the wage and price controls until their expiration. He could, and probably would, do this if there were any wild economic repercussions. This in itself is a comforting safeguard for the American public. Secondly,, some economists expressed belief that prices ’would rise suddenly at the cost of perhaps a. billion dollars to the consumer. This is a caution that .should be heeded for future buying, but shows no present actual danger for the following reasons: 1. Consumer surveys have shown that in re cent months, prices, especially in the food field, have been falling gradually in spite of govern ment price ceilings. Although these declines have been slight, they show significantly that supply and demand will determine a market ~" whether it is controlled or not. 2. In regard to lifting of wage controls, in stallment buying has made it so comparatively ■ easy for the consumer to buy the items he wants, that .a sudden rush of buying seems improbable. The fact remains that aside from probable slight fluclualions, ihe return to,a free-mar ket economy of purchasing in a society that is based bn a free enterprise system of pro duction can be seen as a welcome and bene ficial change. Safety Valve- Wants Photos Returned Where, oh where, are all the photographs that were submitted to various organizations for contests on campys? These photographs are handed in at the Stu dent Union Desk in Old Main where they are picked up by the committees or clubs choosing the winners. After the contests are over, I feel it is the responsibility of these organizations to return the photographs to the sororities, fraternities, , or groups sponsoring them. Those who may be concerned should look into this matter, or in the future no photographs will be,submitted. • Letter cut Gazette. Thursday. February 12 * CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 6:45 p.m., 304 Old Main. - . FRENCH CLUB, 7 p.m., 405 Old Main. HILLEL GOVERNING BOARD, 7 p.ni., Hillel Foundation. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS RESEARCH AS SOCIATION, 7 p.m., 208 Willard. JUNIOR HOTELMEN OF AMERICA, 7:30 p.m., Home Economics cafeteria. , MARKETING CLUB, '7:30 p.m., Beta Theta Pi. . NITTANY GROTTO, 7:30 p.m., 316 Frear. POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB, 7:30-p.m., Thompson lounge. SCABBARD AND BLADE, 7:30 p.m., Phi Gamma Delta. THETA SIGMA PHI. 6:30 p.m., Grange play room. > WRA BRIDGE CLUB, 7 p.m., White Hall game room. WRA OFFICIALS CLUB, 6:30 p.m., 2 White Hall. WRA BEGINNERS SWIM CLUB, '6:30-7:15 p.m.,' White Hall WRA swim: White,Hall —Ann Leh —Joan Packard —Mona Markley IRS’ CLUB, 7:30-8:30 p.m., 4m& -3sSSP It t NITTANY jf & M: Regular' Prices A Little Man On Campus eh, coach?" —Sealing Wax and Cabbages— “ ‘To Regis’ where I sat so close to him I could dunk my crumpet in his ooling.’ When I first read that in a column a number of: years ago, I decided to become a world famous .columnist and be clever. The trouble is now I have a column and there’s nobody around with an ooling for me to dunk my crumpets.” The author of the above quotation (I don’t remember his name) left me with an impression of columns and columnists I have found extremly difficult to throw off. Even after a Washington corres pondent told me columnists were nothing but sloppy reporters, the illusion persists: an impeccably dressed incompetent prancing in and out of noted night spots writ ing the most interesting things about the celebrities that meet him. This is not the case, but it is a delightful illusion to have. All this calls for some sort of an explanation, the fact being that Nancy Lueizel is gone, and I have her job. She was li brarian and exchange-editor and had a column called "The Bargain Counter." This job gives me the longest title of anybody on the senior board. You can always tell, the importance of a senior boarder by the length ' of his title. Pellniiz is editor. However, if it were not for the librarian, the Daily C. would never get to press. The reason for this is simple. I am'in charge of the morgue, where they put all the dead stories. The , amount of news in each edition of the paper depends upon how much the staff can lift from the files. One of the duties I am expected to do as E. E. and L. is to write ÜBA WILL RETURN MONEY AND UNSOLD BOOKS \ ... on the Following DATES: Tues., Feb. 17 ... 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. _ f Wed., Feb. 18 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 19 ..- . 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri., Feb. 20 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. U.B.A. at the T.U.B. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12; 1953 By ROBERT LANDIS this column and inform" you of what’s going on at other colleges. This can be interesting. The Anatomy department at Ohio State University is running out of corpses. As a result. The Ohio State Lantern is making a happy plea to every “scarlet and grey blooded Ohio State fan” to consider making a “small dona tion” if he' doesn’t plan to be around much anymore. What more can you do for “Old State?” A freshman at Stanford Uni versity recently" won the debate society, prize at that school for edging out five finalists in the annual Western Civilization Panel Discussion. His topic: "Were the cultural, intellectual, and artistic achievements of the Renaissance secondary to its ef fects on the political and econ omic life of Medieval Europe?" Good exam question. Students at the University of Connecticut have been warned by the Department of Hygiene at Harvard against the evils of “No- Doz” tablets. It seems that the wonder drug is partially respon sible. for the nervous collapse suf (Continued on page five) By Bibl
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