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Published Tuesday through Saturday marsialta hrailluirt
taring the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian
sf The P , ..L.ussylvania State, College.
entered as second-class natter July 6, 1934, at the State
College, Pa.. Past Office "ender the act of March 3, 1879.
Collegian editorial* represent the viewpoint et the
writers, not necessarily the yolk, of the newspaper- Un
aligned editorials are by the ranter.
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Managing Ed.. Andy McNeillie: City Ed., Dave Jones;
Sports Ed., Jake Dighton; Copy Ed., Bettie Lout: Edit. Dir.,
Mini Ungar; Wire Ed.. Chuck Henderson; Soc. Ed., LaVonne
Althonse; Asat. Sports Ede., Ted Sarno, Bob Schoellkopf:
Asst. Soe. Ed., Lynn Kahanowitx: Feature Ed., Barry Fein;
Librarian and Exchange Ed.. Bob Landis: Photo Ed., Bruce
Schroeder.
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Virginia Bowman: National Adv. Mgr., Alison Morley:
Circulation Co-Mgrs., Gretchen Henry, Kenneth Wolfe: Per
sonnel Mgr., Elizabeth Agnew; Promotion Co-Mgrs., Terese
Moslak, Don Stohl: Classified Adv. Mgr., Marty Worthington:
Office Mgr., Mary Ann Wertman; Senior Board, Nancy
Marcinek, Ruth Pierce. Betty Richardson and' Elizabeth
Widman.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Editorial staff: Night editor, Phil Austin; copy
editors, Chiz Mathias, Lix Newell; assistants,
Don Shoemaker, Annie Campbell, Kay Krause,
Dottie Stone, Al Guenther.
Cabinet Will Study
Question of NSA
One of the items on the agenda for All-College
Cabinet tonight is the visit of Richard Murphy,
national president of the National Student Asso
ciation, better known as NSA. Mr. Murphy was
originally scheduled to visit Penn State last
month, but was prevented from doing so because
of illness.
Penn State is a member of NSA and has long
been one of the strongest schools in it, trying
always to keep it on the right track. We have.
gotten some things out of our membership in
the organization, but have also been dissatisfied
many times by the workings of the group. Thus,
whenever the question of retaining membership
in NSA comes up, there is usually some heated
discussion on the question.
One of the chief charges NSA has had to
face in recent years is the smear of com
munism. Some students are' convinced that
NSA is loaded with "Reds," others uphold the
loyalty of the organization. Just what the
truth is is hard to determine, but Mr. Mur
phy's appearance provides an excellent op
portunity for both sides to express their
views, and perhaps for some decisions to be
made.
Students for America, one of the chief critics,
of NSA, has made three charges against the
group concerning communism. They are: 1.
NSA advocates letting Communists teach; 2.
NSA condemns school authorities who eliminate
Communist sympathisers from positions of trust;
and 3. NSA wants to allow subversive groups
to function on campuses and use campus facili-\
ties.
To all appearances these charges are grossly
exaggerated, but the facts are now available to
Penn State students. These questions will be
among those asked the NSA national president
at tonight's cabinet session. For those who have
always been intending to attend a cabinet meet
ing, this seems to be an ideal time to do so.
Mr. Murphy's appearance alone should be a big
attraction, but there are' several important items
of business also listed for the agenda—the fey
consolidation proposal among them.
All told, Penn State pays out about $lOOO
a year for its membership in NSA. More than
half of this goes toward sending representa
tives to the various NSA meetings and con
ventions. Is Penn State getting its money's
worth out of this money? Is it worthwhile for
Penn State to stay in NSA? The answers to
these questions may become clearer after to
night's session with Mr. Murphy.
WD Council Plan
Needs Consideration
One of the facets of student government is the
providing of true representation of the students
in student government. Monday night the West
Dorm Council unanimously approved the first
reading of a constitutional amendment which
would provide for the election of the council
president at the first meeting after the election
of the president of• the Association of Indepen
dent Men.
The proposal, which was presented by the
continuity committee of the council, would es
tablish what independent living groups need
a link between the council administrations
from year to year. This link would undoubt
edly provide more efficient organization of
the council in the fall semester. And judging
from past performances in the West Dorm
area, efficiency in council organization is to
be desired.
Robert Hance, council president, was elected
Oct. 20 after a deadlock occurred for the presi
dency Oct. 14. Until officers were elected, the
council was forced to choose temporary rep
resentatives to send to the AIM Board of Gov
ernors' meeting. All other councils had already
elected officers.
However, every year there is a resident turn
over in the West Dorms. A large number of
freshmen are moved into these dorms—students
who have not voted for a covncil that elected a
president the year before: Some students are
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also moved into the area who lived either in
town or Nittany or Pollock Circle the previous
year. For these students there is no opportunity
to have any say in 'who is elected as their presi
dent, although the council itself does the actual
voting.
Before the ,West Dorm Council takes final
action on the amendment, the council should
consider other means for rapid organization
of the• area rather than saddle the new resi
dents with a , president who might. to some,
be unacceptable.
Greek Week Plans
Need More Balance
Greek Week has been a ,topic of discussion
since September.• Many and great plans were
made to make the week pne of fun, work, and
cooperation with the community.
On Saturday over 2000 man hours of work
were done by members of the sororities and
fraternities. Most of the work was done for the
benefit of the community, and plans were put
into operation with a big bang. The IFC-Panhel
Sing was well attended, and special recordings
were played over the radio for the benefit of
those who couldn't or didn't attend.
A banquet for outstanding pledges of the
sororities and fraternities will be held tonight
at the Allencrest Tea Room to honor one pledge
from each organization for outstanding work
and service.
Somewhere along the line, things began to go
astray. The Benefit Show to help the Page
twins had a stimulating attendance of 75. Stu
dents and townspeople put many hours of work
into the program, which was promised support
by the sororities and fraternities. The Players'
new show, "Right You Are (If You Think So),"
worked to open especially for this weekend
and has received even less support.
Professors have decided, naturally, that stu
dents come to college to get an education, not
acquire a social life'. But bluebooks, quizzes,
and reports have piled up as fast as Greek 'Week
plans.
The help and work theme of Greek Week
seems to have been replaced by thoughts of
housepfirties, dancing, and flowers. The dance
and houseparties are admittedly the sort of
things that students look forward to and re
member long, after graduation. There is noth
ing wrong with this. All work and no play
makes anyone dull and unhappy, but the
Greeks proposed to prove that fraternities and
sororities are more than social organizations.
They have a purpose and pledge of service
behind them. For a well-rounded program,
more balance should be obtained between the
social and cooperative aspects that the pro
ponents of Greek Week had in mind when
they started planning.
Senior Class
What may be the last senior class meeting
of the Class of- 1953 will be held at 7 tonight
in 121 Sparks. The most important item on the
agenda will be final suggestions for the senior
class gift. With an estimated $BOOO at stake,
it would seem that just about every senior would
be interested in attending the meeting. Such
has not been the case in the past, however, and
is likely not to be the case tonight.
Several suggestions have already been pro
posed for the gift. Among them, and probably
best known at, the present time, is the statue of
"The Lineman." Others are a record lending
library, chimes or an organ for the proposed
meditation chapel, furnishings fora room in the
Student Union Building, and a scholarship fund.
Student apathy has long been a problem at
Penn State. With an important issue in the,
making, the class of '53 should at least make
every effort to make its exit in a flash of glory.
Gazette
April 16, 1953
PLANT INDUSTRIES, 7 p.m., 108 Plant In
dustries.
ALPHA KAPPA PSI, Rushing Smoker, 7:30
p.m., Phi Kappa Psi.
DE MOLAY CLUB, 7 p.m., 107 Willard.
LION PARTY STEERING COMMITTEE.
6:30 p.m., 102 Willard.
NITTANY GROTTO, 7:30 p.m., 316 Frear.
POLITICAL SCIENCE DISCUSSION, 7:30
p.m., Simmons Hall lounge.
POULTRY CLUB, 7 p.m., 108 Plant Industries.
THETA SIGMA PHI, 6:30 p.m., Grange Play
room. Important skit Practice.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Bernard Abrams, Clyde Ashbaugh, John Ball,
Ralph Brooks, Electra Catsonis, J. Allen Com
fort, James Ellis, Nadya Freidl, Gerald Fried,
Bessie Georgaris, Shirley Hartay, Floyd Jones,
Jacqueline Lang, Marsha Levin, Wayne - Mantz,
Maureen Mason, Karl Miller,- Robert J. Miller,
Risa Pottash, Jerome Rosenberg, Charles Sam
borsky, Carl Schrock, Alex Simkovich, James E.
Smith, Virginia Terhune, Barbara Wakefield,
Vernon Wong, Paul Wilspn and Walter Wurster.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT .
Men wanted for general outdoor work, garden
and lawn care, etc. -
Asbury Arlington Hotel, New Jersey, will inter-
'view men and women, April 24.
Men with half-days wanted for the remainder
of the semester.
Camp Conrad Weiser, Pa., will interview men
April 16 and 17.
Camp Starlight, Pa., will interview men and
women April 17.
,Camp Nokom:s., New York. will interview men
and women April 23.
Little Man On .Campus
ull.lNorAhl WEATHER°
—Dick Rau
Next week's meeting of 'the North Atlantic Treaty Council in
Paris will-go a long way toward revealing just how much effeet'the
Russian-peace offensive is having on' Allied attitudes.
There' r has been a good bit of talk about rising neutralism:-and
a feeling of lassitude toward onerous defense burdens.
Now the time for putting bp the defenge money has arrived
again. It conies when France is
bargaining with the United States
for less help in Europe and more
in Indochina, and when .every
body, including the U.S., is try
ing to trim expenses.
Some of this represents a differ
ence in emphasis between the
long-term defense program and
the immediate future which many
estimate is not quite so pressing
as it seemed for a vphile.
In the last two years SHAPE,
the supreme Allied command, has
been' handed •
some 22 fewer " . •
divisions than •
the 72 originally , • ,
promised, an d
development Of • ` 1 "!!`:\
air power has
lagged by an t • • •0t,4-'
even wider per- ' •'•"k• • ".`
centage.
Almost equally -
serious in the • -lb:
tendency to reduce, :rather than
increase, the various conscription
periods. This results in fewer men
under arms at any given time
and reduces available reserves,
which have always been consid
ered the main • reliance of Euro
pean preparedness.
That there is no official backing
away from • the necessity of a
long-range program, however, is
indicated by reports that the min
isters will consider a three-year
financial plan to eliminate the
hand-to-mouth feeding which
SHAPE has received so far.
—AI Munn
Whether this plan . - will .be ac
ceptable to the United States,
where Congiess likes, to keep
things on an
as
basis, is
doubtful. But as 'an indication of
attitudes it is important
Just what the United States will
propose has not yet been revealed,
although there has been much
official-talk about reducing allot
ments to .Europe in fayor of great
er attention to Asia, a long-stand
ing Republican desire.
The U.S. 'carries about 40 per
cent of NATO's expenses. The
role whiCh Germany will play in
financing if the currently-debated
European defense treaties come
off can hardly be a factor at next
week's meeting. That she will
need more help in the beginning
than she can give is a foregone
conclusion. The costs of rearming
her will complicate the situation
still further if and 'when it is de
cided upon.
Interpreting the News
Peace Overtures'
Effect on NATO
By J. M. ROBERTS JR.
Associated Press News Analyst
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, '1953
By Bibler
21 Are Accepted
By Coaly Society
Twenty-one students were in
itiated into Coaly Society, agri
culture activities honorary, at a
banquet -last night in the Allen
crest Tea Room.
The new members are Conrad
Kresge, William Crawford, John
Mountain, Robert Dahle, John
Hershey, Ned Clark, John Zug,
John Kline, Temple Reynolds,
Harry Rot h, John Sarikianos,
John Epler, Morris Schroeder,
Nancy Bigley, Roger Risser, How
and Angstadt, George D. Snyder,
Gerald Birth, Ric har d- Bauer,
JanieS 'Hall, and Ernest Stahl.
Guild to interview
Cronstedt, Samson
Two National Collegiate Ath
letic Association champions, Jan
Cronstedt, gymnastics, and Hud.
Samson, wrestling, will be inter
viewed. by Albert Dame on Radio
Guild' "Spotlight on State," at
9:30 tonight over WMAJ.
William . Musser will read for
the fifth, in the series ,of "Call
Card", prograMs, sponsored by
Radio Guild, at 9:45 tonight. over
WMAJ. • Musser will read selee
tionS from the poetry of Ogden
Nash. ,
Republican Club Elects
Sinclair President
Benjamin Sinclair, fourth, se
rhesteT pre-law major, .was elect
ed president of the Centre County
Young Republicans Club Friday
night.
Terrance McNamee, second se
mester journalism major, was
named third vice president,, and
Suzanne. Berleue, fifth semester
arts and letters major, who is
corresponding secretary of the
College GOP Club, was chosen
treasurer.
Med . Entrance Exams
Scheduled for. May 9
Medical college. admission 'tests
will be administered at the Col
lege May 9. Information and ap
plication blanks may be obtained
at 106 or 207 Buckhout.
Applications for thesa;xamina
tons must arrive at: Educational
Testing Service, PrineaOn,
no' later • than April 25.-