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Managing Ed., Marshall O. Donley; City Ed., Chuck
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Photo Ed.. Bruee Sehroeder; Soe. Ed. Lynn Kahanowitz;
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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
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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
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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. ’