OF FOUR J u!)Jished Tuesday through Sat- > /2f Lw«& jrday roomings inclusive dering . CfLf|E? TPrfJlfl |T S?| .11S I bT?l fIT •*' e Tifcwpofnt of the writers, the University year by the staff j «ot necessarily the policy of the' iT The Doily Collegian of the | 1 newspaper. Unsigned editorials Pennsvlvanin State University. Soeoeeser So THE PI&ES LANCE, eat. ISfi? are hy the editor. Entered sa »cnn<l-:lua matter J«l; S, 1314 at the State Collect, Pa. Pest Office raster the act of March 3.' 1879. DAVE JONES, Editor Managing Ed., Marshall O. Donley; City Ed., Chuck Obertancc; Copy Ed., Chiz Mathias; Sports Ed., Sant Pro* copio; Edit. Dir.. Dick Ran: Wire-Radio Ed., Bill Jost; Photo Ed.. Bruee Sehroeder; Soe. Ed. Lynn Kahanowitz; Asst. Sports Ed., Dick McDowell; Asst. Soc. Ed.. Li* Newell: Feature Ed., Nancy Meyers; Exchange Ed.. Gus Volliuer* Librarian. Lorraine Gladus. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, A 1 Goodman; Copy editors, Betty Koster, Mary Lee Lauffer; As sistants, Bill Snyder, Margie Blank, Cynthia Bell, Norman Smith, Marnie Schenck. Ad staff; Connie Anderson, Pat Dickinson, Steve Wyman. Unpopular Opinions: We Need Them Too The idea of being’ able to voice an opinion, no matter how unpopular, has been a right the American press has tried to preserve for quite some time. It was an idea that was fought for long before the conception of an independent country was more than an idea in a few wild eyed radicals’ heads. It, therefore, was something of a shock when a representative—granted, a small one—of the press prostituted his heritage by using coercive action to muffle the voice of an_ unpopular opinion. The voice in this case was in the form of an editorial in a student newspaper of the University of Georgia. The editorial criticized Gov. Herman Tal madge’s remarks about cases concerning segre gation, now before the U.S. Supreme Court. The editorial extended the liberal view that whites and Negroes might attend the same clfiSS^S. The editor of an Augusta weekly, a supporter of Talmadge, told the university’s board of regents that state funds, amounting to about a third of the student paper’s budget, would be FMA Proves Itself to Doubting Thomas The Fraternity Marketing Association re cently announced plans , to expand into the furniture and meat buying fields. This is an other step toward FMA’s goal of complete service for all fraternities. The FMA was started last year by a group of far sighted individuals who realized frater nities were not getting all they could for their food buying dollar. Fraternities do more than $BOO,OOO worth of business in the State College area each year, yet get no lower a price on ther food purchases than other large consumers. Clearly some type of cooperative buying plan is needed—that plan is FMA. Last year the association did a $20,000 business and during the first month of this semester it did more thar $3500 worth of business. It gave a saving o, 4 to 5 per cent more than those enjoyed by fraternities dealing independently. Yet, since its inception last year, the associ ation has secured only 26 members. Twenty-six out of 51 fraternities is not enough for the pro gram to work at its greatest efficiency. New items could be added to the canned. goods an cl potatoes now available if all fraternities would wake up, to the tremendous savings lying on their doorsteps. , Fraternities benefit no one but themselves Too High a Price The Senate today is expected to consider a new proposal designed to limit pre- and post vacation cuts. After all considerations, it is obvious the new plan must not be employed. The new proposal would request the faculty to give a quiz in each final class session within 24 hours before each vacation. This would sup posedly limit cutting. Such a quiz policy is un sound. A brief survey shows: 1. Such a plan might burden every student with'five or six weighty quizzes merely to penalize those who are not there. 2. Such a plan uses a quiz as an attendance mechanism, and not as a test of knowledge as it should be. . 3. It is poor policy for the University to ask the faculty to give quizzes on a pre-determined date; the professor should have the right to run his class as he wishes, within reasonable bounds. When students attending class are penalized for the absence of others, when a. quiz is used to maintain attendance, and when a policy may interfere with the professor's classroom oper ation, then it is time to look at values. We have become so worried about class attendance that we appear to be sacrificing important principles for it. Such a quiz plan to maintain class at tendance is too high a price. I Sally Says ... ® \ Remember m. , the value Jjr ' of time ]| > SALLY'S 1 k SANDWICH SERVICES THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA c” Ci'sV Asst. Bas. Her., Mark Christ: Cecal Adrertisin* Mrr., Hubert Carr u tilers: National Adr. Her.. Dare Burke; Circalatien Co-Mrrs.. Prank Cressasaa, Diane Hiller: Prsmotiea' Mcr., Bath Israel; Personnel Her., Patience Cncethuem: Office Her. Gail Sharer: Classified ' Adr- Mffr.. Jean Geieer; Sac.. Carol Sckrriag:: Research tsa Records Mfirrs.. Virginia Bowman. Francis Crawford. ■ discontinued if similar editorials appeared. The editor maintained this action was not a threat, just a prediction of things that might come. Of course, the sun could come up tomorrow, too. It is difficult to see how the University of Georgia will manage to convince those students there is such a thing as opening one's mouth without fear or threat. The answer for the news paper in question is obvious, though perhaps not easy—financial independence. There is more to the threat than the idea of. dnancial gag. There is the reasoning, if it can be called that, that the editor of the weekly used in his paper to describe the students, and ideas they supported. The upholder of the gag called the 'mixing and mingling of the races" a communist idea. By this line of reasoning, no doubt the Union Army was a tool bf Marx and Engles. The press has long demanded the right to speak freely. Unless a' few members of the press give others' ithe right to speak, the press may its own right curtailed when they join FMA. The association does not operate at a profit. Only a small amount of • money is kept for operating expenses. Recently the association set up its own quality control equipment. This equipment makes it possible ' for fraternities to check the quality of goods bought through the association. This is another step toward more efficient operation and in creased savings for all FMA members. The group is now considering plans to hire Till time employees and to acquire much needed ■ffice space. It is obvious FMA has become irmly established and is well on the way to becoming a highly effective organization which .vill give its members increasing benefits a ime goes on. No doubt, many of the 25 fraternities wb have not joined FMA have been waiting for the organization to prove itself. There can no long er be doubt that the organization will continue to grow and thrive. Yet, without the 25 holdouts, FMA's effectiveness is hindered. The only way FMA can reach top performance is with a full and active membership. If these holdouts do not join now, they will not only be hurting themselves but the entire frater nity system. —Jack Reid Gazette... AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS, 7 p.m., 105 Agricultural En gineering. COLLEGIAN SENIOR BOARD BUSINESS STAFF, 7 p.m., 9 Carnegie. DEMOLAY CLUB, 7 p.m., Acacia. FENCING CLUB, 7:30 p.m., North Corridor of Recreation Hall. NEWS AND VIEWS STAFF AND CANDI DATES, 6:30 p.m., 14 Home Economics. NITTANY GROTTO, 7:30' p.m., 121 Mineral Industries. , . PI LAMBDA SIGMA, 7:30 p.m., 103 Willard. POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB, 7:30 p.m., Living Center, Home Economics. POLLOCK COUNCIL MEETING, 6:15 p.m., Nit- LaVie Group Photo Schedule The unofficial schedule for LaVie group pictures tonight at the Penn State Photo Shop :"s: , House of Representatives 6:30 Judicial , 6:50 Tribunal 7:10 PSCA 7:30 o ‘ /r T£^f C/ * e,# Your Christmas I Gift Problems j So - Pacific Spaghetti I By Sea By Air and ... 1 Meat Balls Solved by 1 ,y r _ * \ CAMPUS 1 r|YC I Literature Reserrationa Tickets DCCTjfll l&f\!T I lOf 1 STATS COLLEGE. TRAVEL BUREAU . , ~»p 18 IS.EO 8 B | State Collere Hotel - Phone 713 S 111 STATE COLLEGE | | 142 E. College Ave. | | Louetta Nen.banMi Jo G«ttl«; tany 20 Council Room. SOCIOLOGY CLUB, 7 p.m., 215 Willard. WRA BEGINNERS SWIMMING CLUB, 6:45 p.m., White Hall pool. - WRA ADVANCED SWIMMING CLUB, 7:30 p.m., White Hall pool. YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB, 7 p.m., Hotel State College. Tomorrow WESLEY FOUNDATION SQUARE DANCE, 7:30 p.m., Wesley Foundation Gymnasium! VINCE DRAYNE, Business Mgr. Today —Dick Rau By J. M. ROBERTS,Jr. • Associated Press News Analyst There’s something missing in the atmosphere surrounding the Bermuda conference. "For the first time since Potsdam the chiefs of three major nations are holding a full-dress conference. ' . . , Ordinarily, great decisions would be expected Ordinarily, there would also be a accompanying uneasiness. This time there is merely a feeling that the meeting is de signed to let the British and . French leaders get together for' first hand discussions with President Eisenhower as one answer to charges in f-e’- b'---a constituencies that they ride too much in the American ca-* without having much say about where it is going. Not that the matters to be dis cussed are of little import. They are extremely important; But they are matters . customarily handled through ordinary diplo matic channels. All of the ex changes with Russia about plans for a German peace confererice have been handled that way, but now the big shots are going to take a hand in planning the reply to Russia’s latest note. There is of course the oppor tunity for clarification of general attitudes in certain points. Eisen hower can tell Laniel much bet ter than he can write about how far the United States can go in assuring that Germany will not be permitted to dominate the pro posed European Defense Com munity. He can explain much better than he can write to Churchill about the American at titude toward the trade embargo against Red China or toward India Informality brings out things that can not be placed in the record. - “ But there is nothing in the air now to indicate that there will be any greater changes in the policies of either of the na tions aS. a result of this meet ing, or any development of essentially new or striking poli cy. There may be some com promise and coordination. This very situation is respon- itle Man on Campus interpreting the News Calmness Bermuda THURSDAY, - DECEMBER ,3, '1953 By Bibler Pervades Conclave sible for the absence of any un easiness—unless, the Russians are uneasy over any and every Allied attempt to solidify their front. Uneasiness has developed oyer such conferences in the past be cause the leaders seem to .'sense their collective power . when thrown together, feel, capable. or called upon for concrete decisions, and do things which cause regret later. This was true of pasablahca and it’s “unconditional surrender” policy; of Cairo and' its Nationalist Chinese policy as against the con cessions to Russia at Tehran-; and Yalta. It was true about Yalta and Eastern Europe, and- about Potsdam and four-power control of Germany. The record of 'Big Shot conferences, going; clear back to Munich and Versailles* is not enviable. By the very absence of concrete intent, Bermuda- stands, at : least so far, in a slightly different light. Choir to Rehearse Chapel Choir will, rehearse -at 7 tonight in Schwab Auditorium, Kenneth Lawley, choir president, has announced. ’
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