• ..., t'ith! , ...i.ed i . ue:ea . rough Sat , i Tilt E i a ... l ... 2ollegian ' editorials represent orday morn i ngs inclusive euring 1 ii - 1.-, Licez......init„ohfe Pthol7icTworiftetra. tfac l;niver~i•y ♦esr by the staff ‘ 31' The Daily Collegian of the newspaper_ Unsigned. editorials 1' zrinsylvania State University. i Suroassor to CHI rams LANCE, eat, MY • ore by the editor. , iccOrid-0/14301 matter July 5. 1934 at the Stele College, ,Pa. Post Office ander the act of Micah 3. 1879 Er:teree DAVE JONES. Editor Managing Ed., Marshall 0; Donley; City Ed., Chucl, mu-Mance: Copy Ed. Chiz Mathias: Sports Ed.. Sans Pro. coPio: Edit. Dir.. Dick Rau; Wire-Radio Ed., Bill Jost: Photo Ed.. Bruce Schroeder: Soc. Ed. Lynn Kahanowitz: asst. Sports Ed.. Dick McDowell; Asst. Soc. Ed.. Liz Newell: Feature Ed., Nancy Meyers: Exchange Ed.. Gna Vollmer Librarian. Lorraine Gladurs. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, Lee Wheeler; Copy editors, Ann 'Leh, George Bairey; Assistants, Bob Dunn, Joe Beau Seigneur, Dave Bronstein, Bill Pete. Ad staff, Connie Anderson, Pat Dickinson, Steve Wyman. The NSA: An Attempt at Education The Penn State chapter of the National Stu dents' Association this week announced plans for an educational and informative campaign designed to inform campus organizations o! services which NSA can offer. This campaign is being started in an effort to combat student apathy concerning NSA, its work, and ifs objectives. The reason for this apathy may be a lack of interest, or it may be a lack of confidence or misunderstanding with the NSA program. This lack of interest has been evident even in' All- College Cabinet. When apathy reaches this height, it is time to instill some confidence in the NSA or eliminate it entirely. Penn State is a member of NSA for this schoo: year. Cabinet voted to retain membership after considerable discussion concerning the useful ness of the organization. Membership in NSA can result in many bene fits for Penn State. Through the NSA, student governments have a voice with the faculties and administrations of NSA member schools. By far the most important benefit from NSA lies in the ideas which can be exchanged on campus, state, and local levels, by means of Safety valve— Reaction TO THE EDITOR: "Four score and seven years ago Lincoln freed the slaves, but he seemed to have forgotten about the students at Penn State . . ." . . . Let us pause over the thought of the statement instead of the technicalities of places and dates. This statement definitely refers to students—college students; furthermore it im plies that these students at Penn State are slaves. Surely we know that this condition could not survive . . . Then why should these students . . . be termed slaves? Perhaps if we could obtain several viewpoints . . . we might learn the root of this . . . state ment. We . . . choose . . . R.R. . . . a freshman enrolled in the engineering curriculum. He likes the University, the students, and the instruc tors. . . . (He) states that the University has re vealed a plan intended to relieve the enormous strain of the five-day week schedule by adding one more day. This is what R.R. refers to as a Saturday class . . . this plan only tends to bur den him with extra responsibilities . . . . W.X.Y. states that a Saturday class is definitely a handicap to him as he lives off campus and drives 150 miles each weekend to his home . T.U.V. puts' forth a very fine argument . . He had been able to work a full day on Sabi: - day, but now it is very unlikely because hiE employer does . not allow split days . . . One of the most widely accepted arguments . . . is brought out by A. 8.8. He says that late hours Friday night would be impossible. A. 8.8. was asked why he could not change his party night from Friday to Saturday. He (said) he attended church services every Sunday morn ing .. . • . . Miss H.M.M. insists that her popularity Fee Plan Works The University's newly instituted fee plan goes into its second semester this spring, and appearances are the plan is almost a complete success. Through the new procedure, students may Day fees by mail before registration. This short ens the fee lines and enables the University to have ready cash for operation. It eliminates the need for the University to borrow funds during the first few weeks of school. An important by-product of the system last semester was a temporary directory issued the same week that registration was held. The only complaint abbut the system might be that some do not have enough money to pay fees immediately. Deferred fees have been designed for those students. The man who finds most pleasure for himself s often the man who least hunts for it. ViYi / r e • Take this greeting to mean we wish you all a very happy holiday season. SMART SHOP THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PtIiciISYLVANIA NSA's periodic 'conferences. It was .out of such NSA conferences. that Penn State got the idea for its Campus Chest organization. The NSA has conducted extensive studies into -ampus election systems, • judiciary organiza . ions, leadership training programs, budgetary oroblems, and faculty evaluation programs, to mention only a few projects. If NSA is allowed to function on this cam pus, . organizations will have a back-log of in formation to fall back on to solve their prob lems. NSA can be called on to help solve campus problems a any time. If the problem cannot be solved by the local organizatiOn it can be taken to a state or national level where sug gestions may be received from NSA's entire membership. There are many benefits which can be de rived from NSA. Penn State has been only a half-heating participant in its program. Whole hearted participation is necessary if the organ 'zation is to serve the University. Educating the student body is in the first step toward such participation. This is the purpose of the NSA campaign. to Saturday Classes with the male students depends upon her weekly beauty rest . . . on Saturday mornings .. Professor Snuffy, . . . stated that since he was forced to teach on Saturdays, he might derive some enjoyment by presenting , a 15: minute quiz on that day . . . . . . we wonder why the University ratified such a plan. We wonder if the University was just in approving the plan, and if it viewed the students' attitude toward this new idea. Since Lincoln has forgotten about Penn State students, we hope that someone will not forget about them, and that this person will be fair to the majority of the students as• well as to the, University. On Vandalism The recent announcement that some West Dorm lavatories will be closed until repairs are completed might cause some speculation as to the type of individual that is not only permitted at the University, but also the type of person who at some time or other must have been granted priority to get into the West Dorms. A• large number of men try to get into the West Dorms every year and fail. It must be difficult for these men to understand why they were left out and vandals were admitted. The policy followed by the University indi cates freshmen are given preference in num bers. There is no evidence to indicate that -freshmen are responsible for the damage. How ever, the University might consider some other method of selecting students to fill decidely superior quarters. Gazette ... AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS, 7 p.m., Ag Eng. NEWS AND VIEWS STAFF, AND CANDI DATES, 6:30 p.m., . 14 Home Economics. NITTANY GROTTO MEETING, 7:30 p.m., ' 121 MI. WRA OFFICIALS, 6:30 p.m., 2 White Hall. WRA SWIMMING, Beginners-6:45, Advanced —7:30, Pool. STUDENT EMPLOYM,ENT 3tudents who have had Chem. 20 or• equivalent for limestone analysis. Must have car. Students who will be in State College and wish to work over the holidays should report to Student Employment office. Richard Arieda, Dale P. Clemens, James Dem check, Barney Finberg, Paul Heim, Marian Labuskes, James Laird, Philip Matin, Judith Rynn, • Milton Scherpf, Ferne Stone, Ileane Wolfgang. —Chesterton TANGLEWOOD ACRES (Shangri-La of Centre County) 41 Miles from Bellefonte on road . to Jacksonville Dinners Served Nightly STEAKS SPAGHETTI LOBSTER SHRIMP Also PIZZA SALADS SANDWICHES Private Parties May Be Arranged by Reservations Call Bellefonte 5-9924 Dancing Permitted VINCE DRAYNE. Business Mgr. Asst. Bus. Mgr., Mark Christ Local Advertising Mar., Robert Carruthers: National Adv. Mgr.. Dave Burke: irculation Co-Mgrs., Frank Cressnian, Diane Miller: rem:lotion Mgr., Ruth Israel: Personnel Mgr., Patience tYtigeth ue en : Office Mgr.. Gail Shaver: Classified Adv. Jean Geiger: Sec.. Carol Schwing : Research and ;records Mgrs.. Virginia Bowman. Francis Crawford. Today INFIRMARY No Minors Allowed Selected 'Beverages —Jack Re i d —Joseph Zaborny —Dick Rau Little Man on Campus "Gosh, what a Christmas list—you must be sending 'Noel Candles' to the whole faculty!" Grad Resident Counselors Correlate Independent Life The graduate resident counselor program, organized through the Dean of Men's office, aims to correlate the activities of inde pendent men in all phases of campus life. At present, 34 graduate students and three undergraduate stu dents are working on this prograrri under the direction• of James W. Dean, assistant to the dean of men in charge of . independent Men of campus. There are 19 graduate counselors in the 'West Dorm area and 18 in Nittany- Pollock. Each spring; notices are placed on the bulletin boards in the aca demic offices on campus and sent to other colleges announcing the program and giving instructions for application. Each possible applicant must have three letters of recommenda tion, transcripts, a "situation" test, and an interview with Dean of Men Frank J. Simes and Dean Dean. Applicants are selected on the basis of maturity, interest, need, experience, adaptability, sincerity to duty, and application to the proper groups on campus. During Orientation Week, the counselors attend classes. Visit ing academic leaders and campus administrative officers speak to them on the needs, adjustment, and the program for the year. The counselors meet with Dean Dean once a week throughout the school year for further training and discussion periods. They make weekly written reports on their activities, suggestions, and prob lems. The Dean of Men's office hopes to set up a program that can be of service to the individual as well as the group, to aid students in adjusting to campus life and to report to the, Dean's office cases that may need further administra tive or counseling aid. Several objects are blocking the present plan. The counselors now have too many students and too wide-spread an area, and fa cilities and budget are limited. Ag Secretary to Speak Miles Horst, State Secretary of Agriculture and a trustee of the University, will address agricul ture freshmen at 11 a.m. Satur day in 121 Sparks. EMU NEWMAN CLUB DISCUSSION "Abuses in the Church" Tonight 7:30 106 OSMOND : ::: ...................... THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1953 By Bibler Grad Student wuestionnaires To Be Studied Graduate student housing ques tionnaires and• proposed fee in crease questionnaires should be returned to the offices of the deans of the nine colleges or to the office of Harold K. Schilling, dean of the Graduate school, by Saturday noon, Moylan Mills, ed itor of the / Graduate Newsletter, has announced. The questionnaires we r e dis tributed to graduate students yesterday, along with the news letter. Additional copies of the newsletter •and questionnaires are available in the dean's offices. Results of the housing ques tionnaire, prepared by the Grad uate school committee on student affairs, will be used by the ad ministration in -planning future housing developments, Mills said. Graduate School Council will tabulate the results of the pro posed fee increase poll and rec ommend what action should be taken. The proposals included in the poll are a fee increase of $lO per semester to entitle graduate students to Athletic Association books; a fee increase of $1 to en title them to the Daily Collegian; retention of the status quo. 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