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Tuesday through Sat
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(he College year by the staff
of The Daily Collegian of the
Pennsylvania State College.
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DAVE JONES, Editor
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, Lee Wheeler; Copy editors, Ann Leh, Betty Koster; Assistants,
Dottie Bourne, Shirley Stewart, Bill Pete, Frank DiPipi, Margie Pearce, Stan Frolic, Jane Wickizer;
Ad staff, Steve Wyman, Connie Anderson, Pat Dickinson,
University Status: What’s in a Name?
As the College awaits official action on a
petition to change its name to Pennsylvania
University, many skeptics are wondering if such
a name change is needed.
These people ask, in essence, what's in a
name? A rose, they say, by any other name
would smell as sweet. They contend merely
changing the name of a college does not change
the quality of education.
Changing Penn State’s name to Pennsylvania
State University would probably have little
immediate effect on the quality .of education,
it is true. But the change in status could bring
the College necessary prestige, funds and recog
nition to make such improvement a sure thing
in the near future.
Even if this were not so, Ihe name change
would still be desirable. That is because there
is much in a name. The value of all things.
including education, is relative. The name
assigned to all things, therefore, illustrates the
value placed on them by society. "University"
means more than "college."
Many contend a true university has several
graduate schools in fields such as law and medi
cine. This would be an 'acceptable definition if
it were true. But it is not. Many institutions
much smaller and less able to educate than
Penn State, are universities. Penn State, by
size, research, degrees conferred and quality
deserves the name university.
Penn State has been a university for a long
time. It is necessary to realize this. Changing
the name may not mean much to the educatoi
or student outside Penn State, but is can mean
much to those here, those who would profit
by its prestige.
Some would ignore the facts and point to
tradition as a defense for retaining the name
"college," rather than "university." If the world
was a slave to tradition, we would never have
discovered the wheel. If the College was bound
by tradition, it would still be Farmer's High
School.
Others say confusion between- the Univresitv
of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State Uni
versity would result. Confusion now existing is
mainly outside the state, with little effect on
Penn State. Little confusion would result from
the name change. Those who would be con
fused would be those not associated with either
school anyway.
The most unfounded argument against the
change is that it would outdate many souvenirs.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL EN-
GINEERS, 7:30 p.m., 117 Osmond.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL
ENGINEERS, 7 p.m., 105 Ag. Eng.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL EN
GINEERS, 7 p.m., 105 ME.
ART ED STUDENT FORUM, 7 p.m., 136 Tem
porary.
COLLEGIAN SENIOR BOARD BUSINESS
STAFF, 7 p.m.. 9 Carnegie.
GAMMA PI EPSILON, 7 p.m., 20 Sparks.
NEWS AND VIEWS STAFF AND CANDI
DATES, 6:30 p.m., 14 Home Economics.
NITTANY GROTTO, 7:30 p.m., 318 Frear Lab.
PENN STATE FENCING CLUB, 7:30 p.m., N.
Corridor of Rec. Hall.
PENN’S VALLEY SKI CLUB, 7:30 p.m., 110
EE.
WRA ADVANCED SWIMMING CLUB, 7:30,
p.m., White Hall pool.
WRA BEGINNERS SWIMMING CLUB, 6:45
p.m., White Hall pool.
WRA OFFICIALS CLUB, 6:30 p.m., 2 White
Hall. •
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
trinkets, labels, and items of that sort. Business
men would be the, only people affected by this.
Such an event "must be counted a normal risk
of business, and businessmen must accept such
risks. Profit cannot be guaranteed. Surely' no
one could expect the College to halt the petition
until all souvenirs were sold. It must also be
remembered the College would still retain the
nickname, “Penn State,” and thus numerous
trinkets would be saved.
Penn. State is a fast-growing * school - and one
of the largest institutions for higher education
in the nation. To refuse a name change would
be to ignore reality.
.Growth is the only evidence of life. Penn
Stale's growth must be acknowledged in giving
it university status. Pennsylvania Stale Uni
versity has existed for a long lime. It is time
we admit it.
Election Meaning
Elections results rolled in yesterday from
many parts of the county—results that showed
the voters giving their opinions on recent Re
publican policies—or the lack of them.
And the majority of the voters—in New Jer
sey, New York City, Virginia, and Chicago—
cast their ballots against the Republicans. It
was a Democratic sweep.
The question that may be asked concerning
these elections is: does this mean that the citi
zens of the country are beginning to doubt the
abilities of the present administration?
After the Republicans were repudiated in
Wisconsin recently, during a campaign waged
around support or dislike of Eisenhower policies,
the Washington public information experts be
gan to seek an escape. They found that escape
in Ezra Benson, the. Secretary of Agriculture. It
was Benson, not Eisenhower, who was rejected
by the voters, they said.
We are wondering who the whipping boy
will be in these elections. Will the administra-
tion be able to find another cabinet member
to disgrace or will they look elsewhere for a
scapegoat?
Even though one be found, ii will remain
perfectly clear to many Americans that a re
jection of the Republican policies cannot be
sidetracked by such tactics. President Eisen
hower must take the full blame for the com-
plaints against men whom he appointed or
approved. —-Marshall O. Donley
Gazette. ..
WRA OUTING CLUB, 6:30 p.m., White Hall
playroom.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Experienced waiters and dishwashers to work
on campus.
Don Bailey, Donald Hamrock, James Noel,
Earl Potrafke, Karen Scherer, James Scott and
Richard Sutter.
The companies listed below will conduct interviews on
campus. Schedule interviews now in 112 Old Main.
GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO. will interview
Tan. B.S. graduates in Chem., Phys., Metal., ChE, EE, Aero.
H., Arch. E., CE, lE, ME on Nov. 5.
PAUL E. WILLIAMS, Ph.D., will interview Jan. B.S.
candidates in Bus. Mnge., Eco., Marketing, Pre-Med., Science,
ChE, EE, lE, ME, and Arts and Letters 'oft Nov. 5.
I-T-E CIRCUIT BREAKER CO. will interview Jan.- B.S.
graduates in EE and ME on Nov. 5.
CONTINENTAL OIL CO. will interview Jan. B.S. grad*
uates in Petroleum Production Engineering on Nov. 5 and 6
WAGNER ELECTRIC CORPORATION will interview
Jan. B.S. graduates in ME and EE on Nov. 9.
AIR REDUCTION COMPANY will interview ChE, Chem.,
Fuel Tech., and Metal, on 'Nov. 9.
SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO. will interview Jan. B.S.
graduates in Phys., Math., Aero.E, EE, and ME on Nov. 10.
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VINCE DRAYNE, Business Mgr.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
COLLEGE PLACEMENT SERVICE
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"Yes, one other time a student complained about a blue book
of. mine—Now what about last Friday's test?"
Interpreting the News
Reds' Opposition .
May Aid EDC
The latest Russian note makes it clear that she is still more in
terested in blocking the European Defense Community than she is' in
peace.
Yet, oddly enough, this very revelation promises to do the pro
ponents of the EDC more good than anything else that might have
happened at this moment.
One of the greatest holdbacks
on EDC has been the feeling
among many French Parliament
members that every avenue
toward peaceful settlement should
be explored before they take the
drastic steps of surrendering the
sovereignty of their home army
and rearming Germany.
High-ranking French officials
have been saying that if Russia
refused to go to Lugano it would
be the tip-off that hope of nego
tiated settlements is merely a
waste of, time.
It might not be technically
correct to say that the Russian
note is, definitely, a refusal.
But its suggestion that any
agreement on Germany must
follow a five-power general
conference including Red Chi
na, was obviously inserted as
a clause sure of rejection by
' the Allies. There were other
passages indicating that Russia
| won't talk, but wants to make
; it appear, if she can. that it is
! the Allies who will not compro
i mise in behalf of peace.
! The Russian note fits perfectly
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 'S, 1953
By J. M. ROBERTS Jr,
Associated Pres.s , News Analyst
the Churchill retreat from his
ideas about a conference and the
thesis expressed Tuesday by Sec
retary Dulles, that Russia does
not want to negotiate any impor
tant matters at this time.
There was no tendency in dip
lomatic circles to interpret the
present Russian position as en
hancing the possibilities of war,.
It only increased the impossibili
ties of peace.
Various speculations exist as to,
Red- motives.
The Kremlin regime may not be
fully settled down since Stalin's,
death and ready to undertake : ne
gotiations with full confidence in
its authority.
Russian officials may want
more lime to repair the polili- .
cal damage revealed by last,
summer's displays of unrest in
the European satellite nations,
so that, they will not have to
negotiate from weakness.
They may want time to "attain
parity with American atomic
power, for the same reason. •
There is a fundamental of Rus-:
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