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STAFF THIS ISSUE
Editorial Staff: Night editor, Chiz Mathias;
Copy editors, Baylee Friedman, Nancy Meyers;
Assistants, Shirley Musgrave, Mike Feinsilber,
Dottie Stone, Dave Bronstein, Peggy McClain;
Photographer, Bill Freeburru
Ad Staff: Connie Anderson, Betty Schmitt.
Clara Thiessen.
More Responsible
Thinking Is Needed
God lately has been bombarded' by prayers
for peace from various pulpits about the land
as well as from private individuals who are
every bit as earnest as the rest who want peace.
About twice a year Christians throughout
the land celebrate the birth of Christ and later
his crucifixion. Then some even go so far as
to observe Lent and others go to church on
gundays.
Christians generally worship The Prince of
Peace and the Ten Commandments and the
Golden Rule. With such an influence running
about the world, one would generally suspect
that the world would be a much better place
in which to live.
Unfortunately this is not the case, and we
still have wars, most of which have been started
by nations of the alleged faith. What we would
like to know is, has Christianity failed?
Certainly after 1953 years or so. you'd think
the churches would have made some headway
. in the direction of human decency. But this
is not the case. Christ just doesn't seem to
catch on, and his churches (all of them} have
not done too much to alleviate the situation.
Now we are faced again with something of a
conflict promising to blossom into a spanking
new world war. The solution, we find, is to have
more faith, more people in churches professing
this faith and giving God the responsibility of
getting out of the mess. God. has never gotten
anybody out of a war and it doesn’t seem like
He’s going to this time either.
In view, of past experiences, we think that
instead of faith and its dubious trappings, we
need more people doing more responsible
thinking . . . asuming some of the responsi
bility currently being dumped on the Diety.
And if it's faith anybody wants, let him prac
tice what he preaches. It would be a better
world to live in.
Is Class Spirit
On the Upswing?
The forthcoming freshman and sophomore
class weeks indicate a possible swing to greater
class spirit at Penn State. The success of junior
cljass week last fall previewed the interest
which appears to be heading the efforts of the
frosh and sophs toward like success.
This return of class spirit to the campus is a
welcome change. The lack of it has been only
one of the forms of student apathy which have
afflicted the student body at Penn State for
some time.
Unfortunately, the students who are try
ing to make these programs successful have
met with little help from their classmates.
Only about 14 frosh attended their class meet
ing, while the sophomores did some better,
with about 39 in attendance. It appears that
the freshmen and sophomores are now dis
covering the Penn State "tradition" of mak
ing the few do all the work, while the many
lake advantage of the work. In many cases,
these few are quite willing to take on this
added responsibility for the good of their
class or the College in general.
There is still time, however, to improve the
current conditions. The sophomores have a week
yet in which to volunteer their services. The
freshmen have until the last week in April to
take an active part in the plans for their class.
Greater interest now will mean greater success
in the end.
Sock Dance Faults
The freshman class is planning a sweater and
sock dance—the kind where shoes are* checked
before a person can go on to the dance floor.
There- are two obvious objections to this plan.
First, Penn State weather does not usually stay
cold until May, so we doubt that sweaters and
socks will quite suit the season.
Secondly, why hamper, from the start, such
a pleasant event as a dance by having to
overcome the inhibitions of people who, with
or without basis, don't want to take off their
shoes? The idea will cause endless grumbling
and perhaps ruin the weekend.
We hope the next freshman class meeting
is well attended with enough people to oppose
this plan.
—Robert Landis
—N-aocy Gray
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Safety Valve
Hours" Review Urged
TO THE EDITOR: After having read several
editorials in The Daily Collegian regarding
freshman women’s hours, I should like to ex
press my views on the depressing situation.
It stands to reason that most parents do not
set a time limit of ten o’clock on a Friday or
Saturday night, especially when the weekend
is a big one.
I am of the opinion that something regarding
freshman women’s hours can and should be
done. The people who set up the hours should
study the problem and try to work out a solu
tion. _
The past Military Ball weekend was a big
disappointment to many freshman men and
women. First, the hours for fhe weekend
weren't released until the last minute; second,
the weekend wasn't considered big enough
to grant special hours. In my opinion, the
Military Ball weekend is one of the four big
weekends of the school year. Freshman wo
men should have gotten special permissions
for the weekend.
There are many solutions to the hours prob
lem. One solution could be something like this:
when the freshman women arrive on campus
in the fall, a master sheet of names would be
made.up and the parents would designate the
hours their daughters should have. These hours
would be kept on file and when the girl comes
in at night her name would be checked off from
the master hours sheet. This plan wouldn’t cause
any more trouble for the checker than the pre
sent plan. It would also give the women the
some privileges and rights they have when
they are at home.
If it is impossible to rearrange the hours for
ordinary wekends, something definitely should
be undertaken for the four big weekends on
campus. Many big schools give their women
two and three o'clocks on the night of' the
dance and one and two's on the Saturday night
following the dance. An arrangement of this
type could be worked out at Penn Slate.
A committee should definitely review the
freshman women’s hours and make an honest
attempt to revise the existing plan.
• Letter cut —Name withheld
Gazette...
Thursday, March 5
AIR FORCE HONOR GUARD, 7 p.m., Arm
ory, Class B Uniform.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION,
6:45 p.m.. Old Main.
FENCING CLUB, 7 p.m., Rec Hall.
FROTH PROMOTION STAFF, 6:30 p.m..
Froth Office.
NEWMAN CLUB DISCUSSION GROUP, con
ducted by Prof. Case, 7:45 p.m., 107 Willard.
PENN STATE POULTRY CLUB, 7 p.m., 108
Plant Industries.
POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB, 7:30 p.m., Ath
erton Lounge.
SCABBARD AND BLADE, 7:30 p.m., Kappa
Delta Rho.
THETA SIGMA PHI, pledging and meeting,
7:30 p.m., Simmons Initiation Room.
WRA BRIDGE CLUB, 7 p.m., Game Room,
White Hall.
WRA HOCKEY CLUB, 4 p.m., Holmes Field.
WRA OFFICIALS CLUB, 6:30 p.m., 2 White
Hall.
WRA SWIMMERS CLUB, beginners, 6:30-
7:15.p.m.
WRA SWIMMERS. CLUB, 7:30-8:30 p.m.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
Complete lists of visitin? representatives are available
at the College Placement Office in 212 Old Main. Interviews
can be arranged and information secured at the office.
Metropolitan Edison Company will interview June and sum
mer B.S. candidates in M.E. and E.E., March 13.
National Advisory Committee of Aeronautics will interview
June and summer B.S. candidates in Mathematics, Chem
istry. Metallurgy, Physics, Chem. E., E.E., M.E., Aero.
E., C.C. and Arch E., March 13.
Hamilton Watch Company will interview J.une and summer
B. candidates in M.E. and E.E., Physics and Metal
lurgy, March 13i
Goodyear Aircraft Corporation will interview June and sum
mer B.S. and M.S. candidates in Aero E.,. E.E.,
C. 1.E., and Physics March 12 and 13.
Goodyear Tire & Kubber Company will interview June and
summer B.S. and M.S. candidates in Chemistry, C.E.,
1.E., E.E., M.E. and Chem. Eng., March 12 and 13.
Goodyear Atomic Corporation will interview June and sum
. mer 8.5., M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in Physics, Chem
istry, Chem. E., E.E., M.E., 1.E., and C.E. March 12
and 13._
Parke, Davis & Company will interview June and summer
B.S. and M.S. candidates in Bacteriology,' Zoology and
Entomolgy and Chemistry March 12.
National Advisory Committee of .Aeronautics will interview
June and summer B.S. - candidates in Mathematics,
Chemistry,. Metallurgy, Physics, Chem. E., E.E., M.E.,
Aero. E., C.E. and Arch. E., March 13.
Hamilton Watch Company will interview June and summer
B.S. candidates in M.E. and E.E., Physics and Metal
lurgy, March 13.
General Electric' will interview June and summer B.S. and-
M.S. candidates in M.E., 1.E., E.E. and Physics. March
11 and 12.
Sylvania Electric will interview June and summer B.S. can
didates in Chem. E., Chem., Physics, Acctg., Ceramics,
Metal., E.E., 1.E.. and M.E.
Armstrong Cork Company will interview June and summer
B.S. candidates in M.E., 1.E., C.E., Arch. E., Liberal
Arts, Commerce & Economics, Accounting, Journalism,
B.S. and M.S. candidates in Chem. and Chem.E., Ph.D.
candidates. in Physics and Chemistry, March 17 and 18.
Procter & Gamble Company will interview June and sum
mer B.S. and M.S. candidates in C.E., E.E., M.E., 1.E.,
aiid Chem. Eng., March 17.
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft will interview June and summer
B.S.,'M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in C.E., Physics, M.E.,
Aero E., E.E., and Chem. Eng., March 17.
Price Waterhouse &• Company will interview June and sum-'.
mer B.S. candidates in Accounting, March 18.
Republic Flow Meter .Company will interview June and sum
mer B.S. candidates in M.E., March 18.
American Cyanamid Company will interview June and sum
mer B.S. candidates in Chemistry and Chem. E., March
18 and 19.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Couple without children wanted for summer fob near State
College.
Camp Cherokee, Pa., will 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. »
Coys wanted to work for meals on Fridays, Saturdays,, and
Sundays, for the rest of the semester.
Licensed beauty operator wanted for full or part-time . job.
Summer resort seeking - three or four piece combo.
Little Man On Campus
"Oh, he's happy about a winning season, but the boys in front
, are graduating seniors." ;
Sealing Wax
and Cabbages
One of the current intellectual fads flying about the literate
world these days is dissecting the silent generation to find out what’s
wrong. After many readings.of many magazines, I find that we have
been called the Silent Generation (Time), The Beat Generation (New
York Times Magazine), and the Cool Cat Era (Park East).
There have been a lot of comments about these articles on our
generation,, most of them agreeing
with critics. Time says they never
hear from us. Park East say we
are lacking in imagination and
initiative. The NYT says we are
tired out. ‘With their statements I
have no quarrel.
But in all the articles I have
read none of them had a nice
word to say about us. It was even
difficult to find mention of Buck
ley of Yale who set the faculty
there on its ear.
. Some of them (Time for in
stance) visited college campuses
to record opinions and gather data
on the errant generation. It was a
rather dismal picture they drew,
However, I would like io say
a few things in defense of ...us
in general and me in particular.
As I said once before, it is my
duty to read all the college
. papers coming into the office.
These papers, some of them poor
and some of them good, indi
cate an area’ of student opinion
the analysts . have overlooked.
It's a shame too, because it pre
sents a picture of our generation
more in keeping with what they
were looking for.
Looking over the editorial pages
of plus or minus thirty-five col
lege papers every week, I find the
younger generation has had some
thing to say and have been say
ing it. They have been attacking
loyalty oaths, the “Americanism”
hysteria, administration bogeys on
various, campuses and have taken
some pretty definite stands on
political issues at no little risk to
life of their, papers-(Kansas State).
In the magazine publication
field, too, we have' been just as
productive nothing to be
ashamed, of.
Of course the faults. that have
been found with.us are valid.
Howeyer, on looking at what past
youhger generations have been
like, I don’t think there can be
too much bragging issuing forth.
We can only hope we don’t make
the same mistakes that have been
made in the past and are. at the
present being made. w
If anyone is considering another
treatise , on.-us, I'certainly hope he
takes a gander at the credit side
of the ledger. You can’t have a
generation with an inferiority
complex:
People down U. of Ya. way
axe fond of .lhe late Thomas Jef-
THURSDAY,. MARCH-5, 1953
By ROBERT LANDIS
ferson. Recently the Cavelier
Daily discovered that the found
ing father spent $lO,OOO on
liquor while in office.
This is a very suggestive
reyalation and at the same lime
presents a fresh approach to the
study of political science.
The professor with imagin
ation could write a very stimu
lating text on the influence of
alcohol in American politics.
The other day I had occasion
to see “Bride and Groom” on TV
for the first time; If nothing else,
it was disgusting. I have always
wondered just how low' adver
tisers and producers would sink
and now I have a good idea.
Nothing seems to be sacred any
more—not even marriage. But its
what the public wants and that
isn’t much in the way of quality.
Perhaps I will live to see the day
when the. wedding night is pro
duced over television sponsored
by mattress, lingerie, and furni
ture companies. Ought to go over
real big.
As reward to those who have
read this far in the column, I have
a present for them; any Ohe who
wnnts' a MARILYN MONROE
CALENDAR (ll”x23”) in her fa
mous full color pose can get one
by mailing one dollar to Paul
Schafer Enterprises, 6119 Selma
Ave. Hollywood, Cal.
Naval Air Cadet
Interviews Slated
. Officers of the Naval Air Sta
tion at Willow' Grove will inter
view students interested in the
Naval Air Cadet training pro
gram March 10 and 11.
Interviews will be conducted in
the mornings in the Temporary
Union Building. In the afternoons
the officers' will interview stu
dents in the dormitories. A movie
of the life of a Naval Air Cadet
will be shown at 7:30 p.m. March
11 in 119. Osmond.
Any student with 60 semester
credit ■ hours who is physical
ly qualified can enter the NAV
CAD. program, ..which leads to a
•commission of ensign in the Unit
ed States Navy and Navy, wings
after completion erf flight train
ing.-
By Bibler