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o . llr Daily Cattegiati
Sammie, to TES FREE LANCE, pt. .1381
Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings traelusive
letring the College year by the staff of The Daily Colleens
-et The Plytusylvania Slate College.
adatered as seeend-class matter July 6., 1934. at the Stitte
Cetteire. Pa.. Post Office ender the act et March 3. 1879.
Co/lonian editorials represent the viewpoint of the
writers, not necessarily the polity of the newspoPer.
eisiesd editorials are by the , editor.
Franklin S. Kelly
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Editor Business Mgr-
STAFF THIS ISSUE
• Editorial staff• Night editor, Marshall Donley;
Copy editors, Baylee Friedman, Al Goodman;
Assistants, Jack Reid, Ann Lederman, Inez Alt
house, Bill 011endike, Al Munn.
Ad staff: Connie Andersen, Clara Thiessen.
RuAtored Doim Raid
Would Be Folly
Well, spring must really be here. Yes, once
again the boys up in the West Dorms are talking
panty raid. It appears that Monday night is the
date set for the next one, and_ it seems likely
that once again "mature college students" will
be making fools of themselves.
But before some of the more easily led stu
dents are talked into taking part/ in this raid.
it would be wise if they considered a few
things.
Last spring, copying raids which took place
in other colleges and universities, several hun
dred men who, being in college should have
known better, took part in a gigantic panty
raid which eventually resulted in all seven of
the women's dorms being broken into. The un
favorable publicity which fell on Penn State
and the other colleges that suffered similar out
breaks should be enough to quell any further
thoughts of such affairs--at least among those
students who • have any pride at all in their
school.
But not so at Penn State. For all last fall
attempts at raids were made, led by men who
seem to have shown so little intelligence that
it makes one wonaer just why they're in col
lege. Each successive raid attempt was less
and less important however, as students fin
ally seemed to become aware of the childish
ness of the whole business.
But it wasn't only the College which suf
fered as a result of the raid. In the women's
dorms, the marauding men broke doors, win
'dows, and looted women's belongings. In at
least one case, over $75 worth of clothing was
stolen from one girl.
And take a look at how the reputation of
college students as a whole suffered as a result
of the raids, particularly in the case of men.
Many commentators and legislatures were only
too glad to use these instances as proof that
men in college should not be given any kind of
preferential treatment as far as the draft was
concerned. A panty raid at this time, when
many Congressmen are urging revision of exist
ing draft legislation, would hurt not only those
men who took part in such an affair, but also
those who took no part_in them.
Consider further the attitude of. the College
on the situation. After last year's raid, the ad
ministration issued the following statement—
and it meant business.
"If there is any repetition of this incident.
the College will take severe action against
all participants who can be identified through
exhaustive investigation."
The College intends to carry out this warn
ing. If the• Monday raid, or any future raid
that may be planned, takes place, there will be
people in the crowd faking names. It might
also be well to consider ho'} a student's draft
status might be affected by a suspension from
College, a very possible disciplinary measure.
There are plenty of students who are fed up
with the assinine antics of supposedly mature
individuals. What is really amazing is that a
great deal of the push behind - these raids is
furnished by upperclassmen, who, even more
than the freshmen, deserve the scorn and ridi-
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- For the convenience of PENN STATE STUDENTS,
SPECIAL BUSES will be provided for the Easter Vaca
tion and will leave from the PARKING LOT, SOUTH
OF RECREATION HALL at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday,
April the Ist, 1953.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA,'
cule the rest of the student body has for the
supporters of such activities.
But will a presentation of these facts have
any affect on those students who would take
part in a raid? It's very possible they aren't
even intelligent enough to understand why
such an action would be wrong. Maybe a raid
would be a good thing—at least it would pro
vide a starting ground for getting rid of a
few of the undesirable characters who call
themselves "students" at Penn State.
Campus Politics
Gathering Speed
After getting off to what could be termed a
slow start, campus politics picked up speed last
weekend. The State Party, victorious in the last
two spring elections, enjoyed a record-breaking
attendance of 572. The Lion Party, which suc
ceeded in capturing four of the six offices in
last fall's elections, had ,about 200 students pre
sent at the peak of its meeting, a substantial
figure for this early in the political race.
This apparently increased interest in campus
politicS on the part of students is a healthy
situation. In the past, the campus politicians
have usually found it difficult to get people
interested in the pre-campaign and campaign
drives. A great deal of effort must usually be
exerted to get out a large vote when the elec
tions finally roll around. Last spring, a record
breaking 44.3 per cent of the eligible voters
cast ballots.
The large vote and the great amount of
ballot splitting were heartening, but what
about the other 55.7 per cent who could have
cast ballots. What, if anything, were those
students thinking? Are they, as is too often
the case, the students who do the complaining
about student government?
The large vote cast last year, and the large
turnouts at clique meetings recently, seem to
indicate a growing realization on the part of
students of the importance which All-College
Cabinet can have in the everyday life of stu
dents at Penn State.
The occupants of the Z.ll-College offices are
in control of a student government which spends
nearly $12,000 of student money. Just how much
the students get out, of this $12,000 will depend
on the type of people they elect to these offices.
But before there can be good candidates to
run for these offices, good men and women
must be nominated by the parties. Final nom
inations are scheduled for Sunday night. At
tendance in at least one previous clique meet
ing will be required before students will be
admitted to these meetings. If all those who
have attended meetings in the past show up
Sunday night, each party can be quite sure
that the person finally nominated will be
about the best that is available. This is a
healthy feeling with which to enter upon the
campaigns which will begin after the Easter
vacation.
Gazette ...
March 26, 1953
FROTH CIRCULATION STAFF, 7 p.m., 2 Car
negie.
LION STEERING COMMITTEE, 6:30 p.m
220 Willard.
NITTANY GROTTO, 7:30 p.m., 316 Frear Lab.
SCABBARD AND BLADE, 7:30 p.m., Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Mary Bolich, Walter Campbell, Douglas
Cofiell, Richard Denison, Reed Dunn, John Flan
agan, William Gardiner, Bernard Guerney, Mil
dred Howard,
.Linda Jacobs, Irwin James, Jerry
Kasper, Walter Kowalik, Robert R. Lewis, Rob
ert H. McCabe, Henry Nudorf, George Riefler,
Roger Risser, Carl Schrock, James Sperry, Mar
vin Trimas and Victor Whitesel.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Boys wanted to work for meals on Fridays, Sat
urdays, and Sundays for the rest of the
semester.
Camp Skycrest, Pa., will interview boys March
28.
Couple without children wanted for summer
employment near State College.
Waiters wanted for permanent work.
Camp Wood Haven, Reading, will interview
girls, March 29.
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when they can't even afford cars?"
New Draft Policies
Would Harm Nation
Are college deferments given too freely? Many Congressmen
feel this is the case. This fact became increasingly evident recently
when John A. Hannah, the new assistant Secretary of 'Defense in
charge of manpower and personnel, said in a Congressional hearing
that it is ,all too true that .the rich boy goes to college while the lesS
fortunate goes to_Korea.
This statement has convinced many Congressman that: college
before military service is being
used as a draft escape. The ma
jority of draft officials and col
lege authorities do /not share this
belief. They point out two unfor
tunate results of military service
before college.
Military service before college
would leave the country short of
trained scientists and engineers
four or five years from now, they
point out. If all the men who I
would normally enter college in'
September were drafted, there
would be few scientists or engin
eers graduating from American
colleges in 1957 or 1958.
Asa second result of military
service before college, American
colleges would be left populated
chiefly by women and 4F's.
In England, where a policy of
military service before college
has long been followed, there is
an increasing public pressure to
adopt a draft deferment system
similar to that in this country.
Military and educational leaders
who are largely in favor of draft
before college argue that men
going straight from high school
into the army mature faster and
make better students when they
return to civilian life. Another ad
vantage claimed for this method
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is that once a student has put.! in
his military service, he. can -Start
his college work without fear of
military service interrupting .his
college education causing,hirh
forget much of his college.ti:ain
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ing.
Many Congiessmen agree.
wholeheartedly -with this policy.
They point out that more, than
1,400,000 men are in , college , at
the preesnt time. At -18,000 men
to a division this represents a po
tential army of 77 divisions and
a supply of men that would satisfy
draft calls for over 20 months at
the present draft rate.
These statements are true,- but
examine the facts a little 'more
closely. There are 233;000:. vet
erans of the Second World • War,
42,000 veterans of the Korean
"police action," and an estimated
32,000 divinity students who .have
been given the special 4D draft
classification. . •
Approximately 220,000 college
students are in Army, Air Force,
or Naval Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps programs; - of " the - re
maining group, over 557;000 - - are
under draft age, unclassified, or
4F.
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