0 uhlner. fay through Set- 4. . •.• Collegian editorials represent olds.; et , orn Mega inclusive daring co f lit E at t ll (c or ti rgtatt - 1 the vies of the or/titers. the Unis'ersity year by the staff , not necessarily the policy of the 4f The Daily Collegian of the • 1 newspaper. Unsigned editorials .l'ortosylve.nin State University. I Successor to THE MUIR, LANCE. el f. .18147 are by the editor. .. Encored as second-class water DAVE JONES, Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, Don Shoemaker; COpy editors, Tammie Bloom, Mary Bolich; As sistants, Earl Kohnfelder, Nancy Heigl, Gay Snodgrass, Ron Leik, Ted Serrill, Jane Wickizer; Ad staff, Sandy Duckman, Cindy Manarin, Estelle Caplan. Self-Analysis: Rep9rts Bear Watching The critical report presented this week by the. Senate committee on educational policy sojeshes some fresh water into dusty corners at the University. The report, a preliminary c.qoctrient, was released as the first part of an attempt to evaluate existing policy at the Uni versity. The reports of this committee bear watching by not only faculty and administration, but also the student body. This may be a refreshing at tempt to vitalize the University--a critical an alysis of what Penn State is and what i• should be. The committee said the University has no. achieved the true scope of the land-grant col lege. The committee also suggested the Univer sity broaden the existing view of its function. Some students and faculty are continuall3 - critical of Penn State and its educational oppor tunities. Much of this same criticism has beer echoed in the committee report. The Pennsylvania State University had it foundings in a time when more liberal and cultural education was needed throughout the state. The Morrill Act was not designed to estab lish inferior institutions. Rather, the act was designed to establish institutions that could offer what other schools of the day did not provide. The committee seems to support this .theory American Youth Today—What Is Wrong? V. College Students Must Lead, Not Follow (The last of five editorials concerning the attitudes of youth today.) The question, then, is: What should the youth of today do to overcome these fears and to make his much-needed place in society. The answer to the question seems to lie in a. mass psychological adjustment that must be made. Some stimulus must be found to drag his mind from apathy into activity. In 1933, during an economic depression, this country's people learned "we have nothing to fear but fear itself," Can someone convince today's youth, who didn't live that lesson, that this is still true? We must learn that the world will always change, and, therefore, there is no reason to hide from change, for it is' a natural process. We should not fight against progress. Leave that for the old people. They handle that job very welL Instead, let us turn to faster progress. We have certainly seen enough need for progress in fields such as education, religion, and others. Another basic realization we must have is this: We must not look for people to follow. There are no people to follow, so stop looking. The followers are throughout the world. They are the weak, the poor, the mentally impover ished, the undereducated. We, here at the Penn- Pats on the Back and Basketball Last week, the student body got a much de served pat on the back for its conduct at the Pitt-Penn State football game. It was hoped that more of such praise would be forthcoming in the future. Apparently it will be a while before praise is forthcoming again. Saturday night, the first basketball game of the season was held in Recreation Hall. If the first game is any indication, Penn State should have a successful season. The players turned in good performances and the team functioned well. Rec Hall was packed, indicating the student body is behind the team. But as usual at Penn State basketball r•ar-^ the students were not cooperating with the cheerleaders. When a cheer was called for, a low murmur was all that could be heard. If .the cheerleaders will not get cooperation, there is not much use in having cheerleaders. Don't Be Blinded Fraternities that plan to pledge men from the East dormitory area next semester must soon be ready to issue bids if they hope to get new pledges. The department of housing has set 'Jan. 3 as the deadline for men in that area to gain re leases from dorm contracts next semester. And since Christmas recess does not end until that day, it is obvious bids must be sent out before recess begins next week. The fraternity that has bids rejected during the recess may well find itself several men short when the dorm release deadline arrives. Because the fraternity pressure will ,be on, upperclassmen in the East area, must not be blinded to a good choice. Fraternity life carries many committments which the truly independ ent man may not wish to make. And the stu dent who chomes to go fraternity must make a wise choice, or he will regret it the rest of his university life. July G. /984 of 'am Stmas Calmge, Pa. PG= Office on THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA VINCE DRAYNE, Business Mgr. when it says on this campus prevails a too narrow conception of the land-grant institution. There are many pressures on the University: These pressures come both from without and within. The faculty of any university must face those pressures.• New and more effective ways of preparing students for this world of pressures must be found. The true university, it seems, must develop in students a better perspective and understand ing of national and international affairs. If the University has a restricted scope—as the com mittee implies—this perspective and under tanding cannot come about. This University must prepare its graduates !or a useful life after graduation. The student must be not only receive training for making a living. He must be able to understand and cooperate in the fields of basic knowledge, be competent in communication, and able to make Intelligent and discriminating decisions. With out a broadened view of the . University's pur pose, these goals must be limited. The University's realization that unnecessary limitations may exist, and the University's will ingness to be self-critical, are encouraging quali ties in days like- these. When the Senate committee presents its final report and recom mendations, Penn State must obviously benefit. And similarly benefiting will be the student body. the state, and the nation. sylvania State University, the educated, the well fed,• are the leaders. Look nowhere else for someone to follow. There is no student among the 12,000 here who should follow, for we are those who must lead. Think. Who else will lead if we don't? From where will come the leaders of the future? Not from the professors—do not follow them. Not from Senator McCarthy—do not follow him. Not from the Southern hillbilly who - is a con vert to fundamental religion—do not follow him. Do not follow at all. It is the undeniable. dynamic purpose of youth to lead. It is youth who, scoffingly, kicks over the sacred cows and sets up new rules. New concepts, new ideas. must originate with youth; only when he is young and untarnished by the dirt of the ortho dox, only then can man invent, create, and progress. And so it remains the duty of every one of us here at the University, and every intelligent =ouch throughout the country, to take up the yoke of problems passed down by older men. While you are at this University, join clubs if they express your wishes, laugh at the old ideas, and tell the "old way" to go to hell. You are now the leader. When the bell tolls, don't •'_t for whom it tolls. It tolls for you. —Marshall 0. Donley Another dark side on an other Wise successful opening night was presented by spectators who insisted upon booing every official decision which went against Penn State. There were few times, if any, when a foul -ailed against a Penn State player was not met with catcalls. Agreed, some of the decisions seemed wrong from the stands, but it is ob vious an official on the floor is in a better nosition to call fouls than a• student sitting in Lhose stands. These actions by the student body no doubt went a long way towards establishing an un favorable opinion of the University in the minds of visiting players and officials. Penn State students are capable of intelligent conduct. They showed that at the Pitt game. But where was. it Saturday night? Gazette ... PLACEMENT SERVICE BELL TELEPHONE LABS. will interview Jan. B.S. graduates in BE, ME, Engr. Mech.; M.S. candidates in 'EE, ME, Engr. Mech., Math., Physics, and Chem. expecting to receive their degrees in 1954 on Dec. 14 and 15. THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS will inter view women in Recreation, Phys. Ed., and Health Ed. Dec. 14, and 15. ARMSTRONG CORK CO. will interview Jan. B.S. grad uates in Bus. Adm., Eco. - , and L.A. for non-tech. sales, EE, ME, lE, and CE for Tech. sales, IE for Industrial Engineering work. and Chem. and Phys. at all levels for research and development on Dec. 15 and 16, 1953. ALLIS-CHALMERS- MFG. CO. will interview Jan. grad uates in ME, EE, and LE on Dec. 16. A representative of the city of Philadelphia will conduct a group meeting on Dec. 16, for all students from the Phila. area interested in civic jobs. Further information concerning opportunities and the time of the meeting can be obtained in the University Placement Service, 112 Old Main. ROHM AND HAAS CO. will interview Jan. B.S. graduates in EE, IE, ME, ChE, and Chem.; M.S. candidates in Chem. who have completed at least one semester; and Ph.D. candi dates in Chem. expecting to receive their degrees in 1953 on Dec. 17. R.C.A. LABS will interview Jan. graduates in Physics, EE, ME, & Metal M.S. candidates in Physics & EE who have completed at least one semester on Jan. .7, 1954. der Übe suet at • "larch 2. 1879 —Jack Reid Little Man on Campus Interpreting the News Atom Poo/ Approval Difficult for Reds ' The White House has now openly avowed that President Eisen hower's United Nations speech on the atomic problem was addressed, to Russia and virtually asked the Kremlin to give a direct reply. Wonder if anybody is following through on Mrs. Pandit's:sug gestion with a direct invitation to Malenkov to address the -UN? To carry on diplomatic af fairs through public pronounce ments, to which the attention of interested parties is then called through diplomatic chan nels, is a delicate one. In fact, the whole modern business of trying to do international busi ness in a fishbowl is a delicate one. It makes people wary of seeming to commit themselves while things are still in an ex ploratory stage. It more or less eliminates the gradual approach. President Eisenhower had been working for weeks on his atomic speech when, presumably, some one tipped the United Nations Secretary General that it might be delivered before that body if the President were invited. He was, and the speech created a sensation. Since it is hoped that Malenkov will reply, rather than letting the matter rest with the first rather unbridled reaction of second stringers, an offer of the same forum would not seem illogical.. While the world waits to see if Russia will take formal no tice of the President's plan, there are some facts of life to be considered in connection with her possible reaction. The fact she can make herself look good by accepting the atomic pool idea without committing her self to anything more has already been cited. This might even be difficult for her, however, in the face of fixed Communist policy that every last detail of Russian economic life must be planned in Moscow and directed from the Kremlin. For the Red rulers to participate in any development program over which they did not have absolute control would go against this basic theory. Another thing which is un escapable in trying to deal with the Russians is their traditional fear of foreign' contacts.' The Iron Curtain is' not merely an expression of communism. It is basically Russian. ' ' Nor does Russia forget for a moment that ever since the ac cession of the Bolsheviks to pow er the • hand of the world has largely been against her. That's one reason, in addition to or aside from her aggressive intent, why she fears to enter into anything which places her in the position of being outvoted. She has an in feriority complex about not want- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1953 By J. M. ROBERTS Jr. Associated Press News Analyst ing to be outdone in anything; as witness her claims to inventive fame. No defeat is small enough for the Russians to accept with equanimity, and they don't like to put themselves in the way of them. That's one reason she ob jects so strongly to being classed as a belligerent in the Korean war, even if it means, sacrific ing a peace conference at which she would have all the -ups on the Western powers. - Just to give a little fissionable material for development by the UN of what Eisenhower called "peaceful arts" doesn't seem like much. But for the Russian's it is a matter requiring the gravest consideration. Eight Women Remain In Temporary Quarters All but eight women assigned to temporary quarters at the be ginning of the semester have been moved into dormitory rpoms, and the remaining num ber will probably receive room assignments before the end of the semester, according to Cor delia L. Hibbs, assistant to the dean of women in charge of hous ing. The cottages are still occupied, Mrs. Hibbs said, but they will be considered permanent quarters for the semester. Women have been moved into permanent quarters as r o oms were 'vacated during the semes ter, she said: 30. Paris Star Time 30 ' . 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