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DAVE JONES, Editor
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copie; Edit. Dir., Dick Rau; Wire-Radio Ed., Bill Jost; Circulation Co-Mgrs., Frank Cress:man, Diane Miller:
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Librarian, Lorraine Glades
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, Len Goodman; Copy editors, Nancy Ward - , Al Munn; Assistants,
Bob Dunn, Nancy Fortna, Inez Althouse, Doug Millar. Ad Staff• Linda Holmes, Eenie Wolfgang.
We Must Have a Spark to Start the Fire •
A new political clique registration system is . most of those attending, will never return to
in effect this week as a result of the 1953 Stu- party meetings. Thus, no change will be ex
dent Encampment. The system is an attempt to p(?.rienced.
arouse more interest in campus political 'affairs. About the biggest benefit of the new system
Under the new system, freshmen and soph- will be its ability to produce a complete list of
omores may register at the Student Union desk all party members, before party elections. This
in Old Main under the clique with which they will eliminate much confusion at party, meet
wish to affiliate. The list will be used to issue ings Sunday night.
clique cards. Only those on the list may vote It is questionable if the defections in the new
Sunday night when the cliques select
. candidates Plan do not outweigh the benefiti. It is bad
for class offices. - Policy to have political parties in action without
The registration idea is good, but the pres-
otflc i a 1 membership. This could be easily
ent system is faulty. Prior registration with a remedied:
clique and creation of a master membership list Registration could be held the week prior
is perhaps a desirable thing. It must be re-
to any official clique party meetings. A mass
membered, however, that both parties have al- meeting to explain the political setup and
ready held two clique meetings, and without both parties might be held prior to .the opening
an official
is something wrong with a system that official members, of registration. This would give new students
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an orientation into politics, and allow the party
permits this. Last Sunday, both parties elected
to y have members before it has meetings. After
class clique officers. But neither those elected there must be a spark before there is a fire.
nor those voting are official members .Of the
party. They have not yet registered. If the party
has no membership, then what is to prevent Safety Valve ... • ,
one party from packing the other party meet
ing and pushing into office undesirable or in- . On Friendship
competent officers? -
Another fault of the system was illustrated TO THE EDITOR: I'd like to extend a thanks,
at a party meeting early this semester when a voiced by 43 other ATOs, to the practical joker
large number of freshmen elected party, clique who set fire to our Homecoming lawn display
officers. Many of those freshmen will never Saturday night.
attend another -party Meeting, yet they were Thanks for burning down a project that took
instrumental in electing the clique's officers. lukndreds of hours of labor. ,More thanks for
In previous semesters, it was necessary for a endangering lives, by completely blocking traf
student to attend two of three clique meetings fie that was already - bottled, by making the
to be able to vote for party candidates. Under wesence .of three fire engines and a police, car
the new plan, a sudent may vote by merely lecessary. • -
signing his name and then attending a meeting Thanks for completely destroying lumber,
to cast his ballot. This system may well allow :htee spotlights and a lawn that we were all
one -group of voters to push its candidate into ' , rbud of. Since the flames were shooting 30
office with little trouble. In the past, it was a' fet high, we owe you a bigger thanks for mak
least less convenient to do this. Now there i 'no. sure the wind was blowing away from the
little trouble at all. 'lou s e because the project was 18 feet •awa- -
Some believe this system will engender nev, Tram open bedroom windows and inflammab"
political• interest in the students. True, Sunday irapes and curtains.
night's meetings may be more fully attended. It is nice to know we have such a friend.
But if so, the attendance wil;,be only temporary —Maury Coffee
On Welcoming Penn State Alumni
The thousands of alumni that returned for of what alumni have done, and can continue
Homecoming Weekend Saturday were more to do, through the fund.
welcome than ever this year, whether they T.n its initial year, the Alumni Fund has al
knew it or not. Because it was many, of them. ready been a definite success. If the drive is
and their classmates, who this year have con-- •uk , cessful when only 20 per cent of Penn State's
tributed almost $190,000 to the new Penn Stat 'itimni contribute, it is easy to suppose how
Alumni Fund. yx,:cessful it could be with 40 per cent par-
More than 20 per cent of the College's 50,00
alumni contributed to the first annual func:
drive, making it one of the most promisin
undertakings of its kind in the nation. Througl
it, alumni may contribute ,to what they con
sider worthwhile projects at the College.
More than $3OOO was given to a scholarship
fund, and over $lOOO to both a bust of the late
Dr. Fred Lewis Pattee and the proposed all
faith chapel. These are only a few examples
ANDROCLES HAT SOCIETY, 10 p.m., Phi Ep-
silon Pi. •
CHEM-PHYS STUDENT COUNCIL, 7 p.m., 103
Osmond. .
MARKETING CLUB, 7:30 p.m., Sigma Nu.
NEWMAN CLUB DISCUSSION GROUP, 7:3
p.m., Catholic Student Center.
PENN STATE GRANGE, 7:30 p.m., 106 Ag.
WRA MODERN DANCE CLUB, 7 p.m., Rhythm
Room.
WRA UPPERCLASS BOWLING CLUB, 7 p.m
Bowling Alleys.
STUDENT. EMPLOYMENT
Experienced Waiters.
Mechanical and electrical engineers needed in
State College and Bellefonte.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT SERVICE
The companies listed below will conduct interviews on
campus. Schedule interviews now in 112 Old Main.
THE TEXAS CO. will interview Jan. graduates in Ch.E,
EE, ME, P.N.G. on Oct. 28 and also Petroleum en
gineering students desiring temporary summer employment
—Juniors preferably.
BOEING AIRPLANE CO, will interview Jan. graduates
in ME, .EE, CE, and Aero., M.S. candidates in ME, EE, CE,
Acre. ' Math., and Physics who have completed at least one
semester, and Ph.D. candidates in ME, BE, CE and Aero.
expecting to receive degrees in 1954. on Oct. 28.
THE FORD MOTOR CO. will interview January grad
uates in Ace., Finance. Industrial Management, Mech. Engr.,
and IE on Oct. 28.
BABCOCK and WILCOX CO. will interview Jan. grad
uates in CE. BE, IE, and ME on Oct. 28.
SHELL OIL will interview Ph.D. candidates in Chem.
and Chem. Eng. expecting to receive their degrees in 1954
on Oct. 29-30.
S. S. KRESGE CO. will interview Jan. graduates in Bus.
Adm., Acctg., Bus. Mngt., Eco., Finance, Insurance and
Real Estate, Marketing, Secretarial Science, Trade and
Transportation, Arts and Letters, Journalism, Advertising,
Languages, birth., Labor-Management Relations on Oct. 28.
DOW CHEMICAL CO. will interview Jan. graduates in
Metal., Chem. Ch. E. ME; M.S. candidates in Metal., Chem,
Ch.E and ME who t completed at 1-p.?.t one semester,
and PILO. —in!:itlnt^s in Metal.. 4- "1. n. and ME ex
pecting to -:c?.ive their decrees in 1954 on Oct. 28.
CARTER OIL LABS. will interview Jan. graduates in
July 5, 1934 RI tl!c State Colltr e , ye. Poat Office en
Today
T/TE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVAI4IA
yr , lAr
fitgeilruesoOffice Mgr.. Gail Shaver: A.dc
Nlgr., Jean Geiger: Sec.. Carol Schwing: Research and
Records Mgrs.. Virginia Bowman. Eleanor • liennessy.
cipation.
The Alumni Fund has proved a tangible ex•
•rftsion of alumni devotion to Penti State.
is continuance will provide the College with
.IT.essary non-appropriated funds to -carry out
many programs it could not otherwise hope for.
Through the fund, and already ardent support of
?elm State alumni, the College cannot help
',ut make new steps toward better •educational
0 1)13ortunities for the students.
Gazette
ME, RE, Ch.E, P.N.G. and Geo-Chem. on Oct- 28-and 29.
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO. will interview Jan.
graduates in ME, lE, EE and Phys. on Oct. 29.
PROVIDENT MUTUAL INSURANCE CO, of PHILA.
Will interview Jan. graduates in Bus. Ad. and Arts & Let
ters on Oct. 30.
CELANESE CORP. OF AMERICA will interview Jan.
graduates in Ch.E, lE, ME, Chem., and Labor-Management
Relations . on Oct. 30.
WEST PENN POWER CO. will interview Jan. graduates
in IE and ME on Oct. 30. •
ELECTRO METALLURGICAL CO. will interview Jan.
graduates in Business Administration, Chem., Phys., Metal..
Chetn. Engr., EE, lE, ME, and Min. prep. Engr. on Nov. 3
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE will interview Jan. grac
uates in ME on Nov. 3.
MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE CO. will interview Jar
graduates in Accounting, Bus. Mngt., lE, and ME on Nov. 2
BURROUGHS CORPORATION will interview Jan. grad-
uates in Accounting and- Business Administration on Nov. 2.
GLENN L. MARTIN CO. will interview Jan. graduates
in Aero. E., CE, EE, ME,; M.S. candidates in Aero. E., CE.
EE. and ME who have completed at least one semester, and
Pll.ll. candidates in Aero. E., CE, RE, and ME expecting
to receive their degrees in 1954 on Nov. 2.
SQUARE D CO. will interview Jan. graduates in EE, lE,
and ME on Nov. 2 and 3.
SIJELL OIL CO. will interview Jan. graduates in Chem.,
CE, EE, Ch. E.. IE, ME, Mining, and Petroleum Engineering:
M.S, in Chem., CE, RE, Ch.E., IE, ME, Mining, and Petro
'elm Engineering on Nov. 2 and 3.
DUREZ PLASTICS & 'e'rur ,,- T".ALS, INC. will interview
Jan. graduates in ME, Ch.E, EE, and Chem., Ph.D. candi
dates in ME, Ch.E., ER, & Chem. expecting to receive their
degrees in 1954, and M.S. candidates in ME, Ch.E., EE, and
Chem. who have .completed at least one semester on Nov. 2..
GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO. will interview
Jan. B.S. graduates in Chem., Phys., Metal., ChE, EE.
Aerel.E, Arch.E, CE, lE, ME, on Nov. 5.
CONTINENTAL OIL CO. will interview Jan. B.S. grad
uates in Petroleum Production Engineering on Nov. 5 and 6.
PAUL E. WILLIAMS, Ph.D., will. interview Jan. B.S.
candidates in Bus. Mnge., Eco., Marketing, Pre-Med., Science.
ChE, EE, IE, ME, and Arts and Letters on Nov. 5.
1 -'P-E CIRCUIT BREAKER CO. will interview Jan. B.S.
graduates in ER and ME on Nov. 5.
ALUMINUM CO. OF AMERICA will interview Jan. B.S.
graduates in Metal., lE, ME, CE, and EE on Nov. 4.
NEW JERSEY ZINC CO. will interview Jan. B.S. grad
uates in CE, EE, ME, Mining E., and Metal., plus a few
outstanding geologists; M.S. candidates in Chem.. Metal.',
Min. prep., and Ch.E. who have completed at least one
semester; and Ph.D. candidates in Chem., Metal., Min.
Prep.,and Ch.E. expecting to receive their degrees is 1954
ou .Iv. 4.
VINCE DRAYNE, Business Mgr.
little Man on Campus
"That's th' boy I was telling you about who is working on so
'secret' explosive."
gfartcing _Aroundl
VlAoconobi Poritici
Having •r_`othing better to do than start getting, ready for-a blue
book, start one of seven books of outside reading,_ catch up on stan
dard reading assignments, start a course project, or just plain sleep
ing, I went to a meeting of the Intercollegiate Conference on Govern
nent.
The. subject at hand—a discus
:on of the political situation in
:isconsin
ifar more fascinating than the
other projects at hand.
The discussion centered around
old Bob LaFollette, who's well
known for his fight to get into
Wisconsin politics, young Bob
LaFollette, who's well-known as
a progressive, and Joe McCarthy,
who's well-known.
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According to the mimeographed
announcement of the affair that
reached me, the speaker for the
evening was to be Dr. Frank Sor
auf of the Poly Sci department.
The announcement said the good
doctor "is a native of Wisconsin,"
that "he . completed his graduate
work at the University of Wis
consin" and hi s "dissertation
(1953) examined the party system
as it presently functions in the
state of Wisconsin." I decided Dr.
Sorauf knew something about
Wisconsin.
The meeting started off with
a blast. The doctor doesn't like
the slick analyses of the Wis
consin situation found in to
day's newspapers by writers
who have had little or no con
tact with the Dairy State.
I immediately felt comfortable.
Although I was in Milwaukee at
the time young Joe McCarthy
'came out with his original exami
nation of the impurities in gov
-arnment, my particular concern
the time was the possibility. of
:mpurities in a particular type of
nalt beverage that has made Mil
-aukee famous.
My major recollection of the in
zddent was a demand on the part
of University of Wisconsin stu
dents for McCarthy's head, pre
ferably on a silver platter, but
any old plate would do.
Since that time the people oz
Wisconsin apparently reconciled
themselves to . young Joe's an
tics. His general avocation of
breaking into headlines, accord
ing to Dr. Sorauf, is one ex
pected of Wisconsin politicians.
The voters there go for the lad
who becomes a real personal
ity. And Joe has done that.
The routine with Joe and his
state seems to be -a "we won't
bother you, if you don't bother
us." This seems to be particularly
evident when it is realized that
Wisconsin is one state in the 48
that doesn't have a loyalty oath
or has not sponsored state inves
ir at ions. •
I heard Joe was questioned
some time or other about his fi
nances._ Something .... didn't . add
WEDNESDAY, ocrrop..,R, 28; 19,53
right. Wisconsin had a rather un
usual law that specified income
tax returns were public record
and anyone could have a peek if
he was willing to pay the dollar
fee. Well, someone apparently de
cided a buck couldn't be • better
spent than on literature. The only
trouble was, the person who did
the reading happened to be a
newspaperman. And Joe got an
other headline.
The attitude in Wisconsin, ac
cording to Dr. Sorauf, centered
on the idea that one can't work
with mud without getting one's
fingers dirty. Maybe so. But
there's always soap.
The talk didn't center on Mc-
Carthy entirely: He just happens
to be one of the currently inter
esting aspects of -Wisconsin's pol
itics. There -was also quite a bit of
discussion on the history, of Wis
consin's politics that might take
into account some of the differ
ences of opinion
For example, how in the same
party organization, in this case
Republican, can an international
ist, an isolationist and a progres
sive, whose plans look more like
they came out of the Democratic
party, exist?
The answer seems to be„ that
there is no strong party organi
zation in Wisconsin, according to
the doctor. Why isn't there a
strong party in Wisconsin? The
answer to that one apparently
goes bapk to old Bob LaFollette.
Old Bob, .when he was young,
wanted to get into politics. This
was -fine except for one thing—
the boys who held the ropes in
Wisconsin around the turn of the
century liked the setup the way
it was.
So if the boys wouldn't let
him play 'with their marbles
there was only one thing "to do
—take the marbles away from
the boys. He did, and the Re
publican party became his par
ty.
There is one facet of party poli
tics that provides for continuity
—the party primary. If there is a
closed primary in the state, the
boys who play, with machines are
able to control pretty well who
gets nominated. If. the 'state hap
pens to be largely - a one-party
operation, their control is felt .in
the general election.
Well, old Bob did something
that probably turned the old ma
chine boys cold. He eliminated
the closed primary and instituted
the open primary,.in which. any
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Ey DICK RAU