‘"V\GE F'OIT T *
oHj? iatig Collegian
duewuer to THE FREE LANCE,' wt. 188?
Published Tuesday through Saturday nemiata induiTe
daring the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian
»f 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 t 1879.
Collegian editorials represent the dewpoint of the
writers, not necessarily the policy ml the newspaper. Un*
signed editorials are by the editor.
Dave PeUnite Franklin S. Kelly
Editor Business Mgr.
Managing Ed., Andy McNeillie; City Ed., Dare Jones;
Sports Ed., Jake Highton; Copy Ed., Bettie Loox; Edit. Dir.,
Mimx Ungar; Wire Ed., Chuck Henderson; Soc. Ed., LaVonne
Althouse; Asst. Sports Eds., Ted Soens, Bob Schoellkopf;
Asst. Soc. Ed., Lynn Kahanowitz; Feature Ed.. Barry Fein:
Librarian and Exchange Ed., Bob Landis; Photo Ed., Bruce
Schroeder.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Editorial Staff: Night editor, Nancy Ward;
Copy editors, George Bairey, Phil Austin; Assis
tants, Betty Koster, Dolly Fino, Inez Althouse,
Henry Paulick, Allan Guenther; Photographer, -
Bill Boyles.
Ad Staff: Louise Cassary, Barbara Bohrer,
Vince Drayne. ,
Calendar Proposal
Needs Revision
As is the case whenever a holiday period is
cut short, the student body has risen in violent
opposition to the proposed calendar policy
which would cut the Thanksgiving vacation to
one day and eliminate the vacation between the
fall and spring semesters.
When the tempers cool a little, some of the
opposition to the policy will die, but there
will still be some room for complaint.
The idea behind the plan is a good one—to ,
set up a policy for the school calendar which
will hold for every year. In formulating the
plan, however, some mistakes were made.
The limiting of the Thanksgiving vacation
lo one day is probably the cause of most of
the dissenting opinions over the proposed
plan. The immediate problem that must be
faced if this plan goes into effect would be
how to curb the amount of cutting that is
almost sure to lake place. Those students who
live within a reasonable distance of the Col
lege will almost without exception take the
Friday after Thanksgiving off, classes or not.
■Of course, if isn't up lo the Senate calendar
committee to worry about that.
There are some students, however, who feel
that the three week period between the end of
Thanksgiving vacation and the beginning of the
Christmas vacation is merely a waste of time,
a period when no one feels like doing anything
in the way of studying. Many professors have
complained of the same thing. Some feel the
expense involved is too much for such a short
holiday. On the other hand, most students feel
that a break of more than one day is needed at
this point.
While most of the adverse criticism has been
leveled at the plan’s Thanksgiving recommen
dation, the suggestion that final exams end one
day and registration start the next is, in ac
tuality, a serious lack of foresight.
Nof only do students need a break after
final exams, but the College, too, needs time
to tabulate final grades and get them out lo
the students. How the calendar committee ex-
pects to keep an effective registration system
under a policy such as has been suggested
escapes us. It is physically impossible for a
student who has taken a final on Tuesday to
register accurately the following day, espe
cially if that student's passing or flunking a
course depended on his grade in the final.
What would seem to be a solution worthwhile
studying is to give the students several days,
perhaps even a week, off at this point. The vaca
tion would not interfere with the effectiveness
of classes and would give the students a rest
which they will probably need. This vacation
could come.partly from the days cut off the
Thanksgiving holiday. ,
The calendar committee undoubtedly consid
ered the proposed policy carefully. It must have
expected some, criticism from the student body.
The students must remember too, that the policy
is still in the planning stage. Final action must
be taken by the College Senate. But no matter
what action is taken, the whole thing will be
forgotten within a College generation.
State Should Allow
Absentee Balloting
Thirteen million adults In the United States
could not vote in the November election. Of the
87,711,000 adults who had been legally entitled
to cast a ballot, about one eighth were disfran
chised.
One million persons in the armed forces were
prevented from voting because of inadequate
state regulations which make it difficult, and,
in some cases, impossible for the soldier to cast
a ballot. Illiteracy, failure to pay poll taxes,
or inability to meet residence requirements
took the vote from some 12,000,000 other Amer
icans, the American Heritage Foundation, which
conducted a national “register, and vote” cam
paign last year, reported last week.
Pennsylvania is one of the six remaining
states which has no absentee ballot provisions
for civilians. Thus students in college, persons
who work out of the state and are not able
to be in their home towns on election day, and
bed-ridden citizens are denied the right to vote
in this state. •
, The state legislature, presently in session,
should take immediate action to see that this
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
unfair inadequacy is corrected and. make it as
convenient as possible for every eligible per
son lo exercise the right and duty of voting.
The. citizen who has his'vote denied him is,
through no fault of his own, a poor citizen.
Of these we have enough. Lei's not create
more.
Safety Valve
Earlier Planning Urged
TO THE EDITOR: In reference to a recent
editorial in the Daily Collegian concerning the
joint "open, houses, an explanation of the Home
Economics Spring Weekend should be presented
to students. An open house,- as described in the
editorial, consists of opening the schools; to the
high school students of the state. The Home
Economics’ Spring Weekend is NOT an open
house. It was originated by the alumni as a
time when they could, come back to visit the
school. It' grew out of a convocation held in
1949 when Home Economics became an official
school. It is jointly sponsored by the" students,
faculty, and alumni. Without the cooperation of
the three groups it would not be successful.
Each year the program becomes more extensive,
and participation grows. In 1952, 1500 people
were registered and 24. states were represented
at the Spring Weekend.
The dates for the 1952 Spring Weekend
, were set in March, 1952, and by. November,
1952, 4000 folders describing this year's theme •
—Textiles for a Changing World—had been
sent lo parents, alumni, homemakers, retail
ers, laundrymen, extension workers, and high
1 school and college students throughout the
stile. Therefore it was 100 late to change the
date lo comply with the time set for the joint
- open houses and as much as we would like to
participate, it would be unfair lo - ask the
students and faculty to undertake an open
house two weeks after the Spring Weekend.
It can’t be. expected that the Home Economics
school should hold an established function, dis
tinctly not an open house,, at a certain time,
just as you would hot expect the Agriculture
school’s. “Little International” to be held in con
junction with another, campus affair.
The open house program is directed .to* -high
school students, and to be most successful, fc>lans
should be made this semester, for a combined
open house early next fall.
—Jane Mason
President, Home Ec
Student Council
Gazette»• •
/ Wednesday, February 25
GERMAN CLUB, 7 p.m., McElwain -Lounge.
INTER-SCHOOL COORDINATING BOARD, „
9 p.m., N Student Government Room.
LION PARTY STEERING, COMMITTEE,
7 p.m., 124 Sparks.
NEWMAN CLUB DISCUSSION GROUP,
7:45 p.m., 107 Willard.
PENN STATE GRANGE, HOBBY NIGHT,
7 p.m., 100 Horticulture.
SKATING CLUB mixer, canceled.
SKULL AND BONES, 8 p.m., .101 Willard.
WRA BOWLING CLUB, 7 p.m., White Hall.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
Complete lists of visiting: representatives are available
at the College Placement Office in 212 Old Main. Interviews '
can be arranged and Information secured at the office.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company will interview B.S. and
M.S. candidates in 1.E., M.E., E.E., Chem. E., Physics,
Chemistry, Ceramics, Accounting and Business Admin
istration ; and Ph.D. candidates in Chemistry and Physics,
March 2.
Columbia- Southern Chemical Company, Division of Pitts
burgh Plate Glass Co: will interview B.S. candidates in
Cbem. E., C.E., I.E. and M.E., March 2,
Paint Division of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company will in
terview 8.5., M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in Chem. E. and.
Chemistry March 2.
George A. Hormel & Company will interview June and
summer B.S. candidates . interested in a sales , career,
Feb. 27.
General Motors Corporation will interview June and sum
mer B.S. candidates in M.E., Ind. E., C.E., Chem. E.,
Metallurgy, Physics, Math., and Commerce and Eco
nomics, March 3 and 4.
Scott Paper Company will interview June and summer B.S.
and M.S. candidates in M.E., Chem. E., Chemistry and
.Accounting; and Ph.D. candidates in Chemistry, March 3.
Aetna Life Insurance Company will interview June and
summer B.S. candidates in Arts and Letters, - Commerce
and Economics and Math., March 3.
Bakelite Company will interview B.S. candidates.'in Chem
istry, Chem. E., M.E., E.E. and C.E.and. M.S. can
didates in Chemistry and Chem. E., March 2. and 3.
Toledo Edison Company will interview B.S. candidates in
C.E., E.E. and M.E., March 2. - ■ “
Hamilton Standard Division will interview B.S. candidates
in M.E., E.E., Aero. E. and Metallurgy, March 2.
Colgate Palmolive Peet Company will interview June and
summer B.S. candidates in Chem.. Eng.; C.E., E.E., 1.E.,
M.E. and Chem., . March 3.
Clark Brothers Company will interview June and summer
B.S. candidates in M.E., March ‘2.
Kurt Salmon Associates will interview June and summer
B.S. candidates in 1.E., March 2.
Scott Paper Company will interview June and summer B.S.
and M.S. candidates in Chem., Accounting, Commerce
and Economics, L.M.R., Chem. Eng., and Industrial and
Mechanical Eng., March 3.
The Metallurgical and Chemical Division of General Electric
will interview June and summer B.S. and M.S. I candi
dates in Chem., Chem. Eng. and Metallurgy, March 5
and -6.
Mallincrodt Chemical .Works will interview June and,'sum
mer B.S. candidates in Chem, Commercial Chem., E.E.,
M.E., and Chem. Eng., March 5 and 6.
Boeing Airplane Company will interview June and summer
B. M.S.. and Ph.D, candidates in Aero E./ M.E., E.E.,’
C. also M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in. Phys. and Mdth.,
March 5 and 6. They will also interview juniors •in
engineering fields for summer work.
North American Aviation, Inc., Columbus Division will inter
view June and summer B.S. candidates in C.E., Aero
E., E.E. and M.E., March 6 and 6,
American Stores Company will interview June and summer
B.S. candidates in C.E. and M.E., March 6. .
National Supply Company will interview June and summer
B.S. candidates in * C.E., E.E., 1.E., M.E., Commerce &
Economics, Accounting, Metallurgy, Mining Eng. and
P.N.G., March 6. t
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Wanted: • Boy for lettering on photo.
Couple without cbildrep, wanted for summer job near State
College. ‘
Camp Cherokee, Pa., will 1 interview March 6.
Hiram House Camp and Camp Cleveland will interview
March 9. * >
Camp Conrad Weiser, Pa., will interview March 10.
Trail’s End Camp, Pa„ .will, interview March 14;
—Mike Feinsilber
little Man On Campus
TUf
.wrSftg tel
—Seating Wax
and Cabbages
The recent emphasis on various Weeks . (Religion-in-Life and
Brotherhood),set me to wondering just how many such weeks there
are. I poked my nose in and out of almanacs and standard rates
and data services and gave up counting at 106.
Besides being American Brotherhood Week, this is also National
Sew and Save Week. The potentialities in observing all 106: of
these weeks are tremendous
Let me cite an example. There
is a National Boys and Girls
Week, Let’s Play Ball Week, Park
and Recreation Week, followed
later on in the year by a National
Baby Week. A more delightful
month I cannot imagine.
Occurring at the same time are
National' Conversation and Na
tional . Laugh Week followed a
week later by 'National Noise
Abatement Week.
Two weeks that really might
give a conscientious obsftrver
trouble would be National ’Save
Your Vision Week and National
Hearing Week.
If you are as idealistic as I
am. Save the Horse Week will ,
tug mightily at your heart. In
conjunction with. this, there is
one week in the year which
- ought to appeal to the emotions
of all true ag students: National
Pasture Week.
For gourmets on campus. Na
tional Kraut and Frankfurter,
National Peariui Week, National
Pickle Week, and Idaho Potato
and Onion Week.
By a slight stretch of the im
agination, your life may be de
scribed . in terms of the weeks
we acknowledge. You are born
(National Baby Week) into a large
family (American Brotherhood
Week). In the course of your child
hood (Boys and Girls Week) you
are active and join many kids
Truman, Taft Slam Oaths,
Defend Academic Liberty
Former President Harry S. Tru
man and Senate Republican lead
er Robert A. Taft slammed loyal
ty oaths and the dismissal of
teachers for Communist leanings
in statements released last week
end.
Truman said he was unequivo
cally opposed to the compulsory
teachers' loyalty oath and added
that he feels “a loyalty oath
serves no useful purpose.”
Taft declared he would nqt fav
or dismissing a Communist pro
fessor unless he were sure the
professor was effectively teach
ing communism. Taft added, how
ever, that he was in favor of Con
gressional investigation into Com
munist infiltration of such fields
as teaching, publishing, and en
tertainment.
Pennsylvania has a. recentlyr-
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY: 25, 1953
ill.’
By ROBERT LANDIS
groups (Girl and Boy Scout
Weeks or the Campfire Girls
Birthday Week) and play games
(National Table Tennis Week and
Let’s Play Ball Week) and now
pets (National Cat Week). Then
you grow up (Youth Week) and
ask your father if he can afford
to send you to college (National
Coin Week). He says yes. You
pack (National Lug g a g e.. and
Leather Goods Week and Pack
aging Week). After you are pack
ed, you get dressed up and even
wear a tie (National Tie or Na
tional Bow Tie Week). Since you
are going to college you put on
your school sweater (National
Sweater Week). Then you put on
your hat (National Hat Week)
and say goodbye to dad (Father
and Son Week). Finally you ar
rive at school and begin your
studies (Lessons in Truth Week)
and here you become educated
(American Education Week).
It is interesting to note the
juxtaposition of some of the
weeks. The March of Dimes, for
instance, is followed/by National
Thrift Week.'
. There are many more kinds qf
weeks, as I said before. I know
you can probably think of some
I haven’t mentioned.
If in some weird way, you
thought this column was amusing,
save it .for National Smile Week
(Feb. 26-March 3).
enacted law requiring loyalty
certification of teachers, under
which Wendell S. Macßae, public
information worker at the Col
lege,. was- dismissed last year.
Macßae was later reinstated af
ter involved investigation which
'resulted in his being declared
completely, loyal. The state law.
was sponsored by Senator Albert
Pe'chan. ■
"Truman said his statement" op
posing loyalty oaths had been
presented to the members of his
cabinet while he was still, in of
fice. The statement also said: “In
order to preserve the spirit of free
inquiry - which American educa
tion encourages, academic free
dom must be protected.”
Taft was. also quoted over the
weekend as already attempting to
curb methods of. communist in
vestigation as practiced by Sen.
Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis.).
By Bibl
rtf}]