PAGE FOUR 3553&85 90% Collegian' S%s£Zs&£ >< Th* Daily Co!le K ia« of the * . mwsdlSS Unsi/nS3itori«l. Pcnnfiylvanin State University SuceesnOT to THE FREE LANCE, eat. 1887 ire b*v editor Entered u aeeond-class natter DAVE JONES Editor rt , Managing: Ed- Marsha]] O. Donley; Lily Ea., Chuck \ Asst. Bus. Mgr., Mark Christ; Local Advertising Mgr- Ufcci-t&ncc; Copy Ed., Chiz Mathias; Sports Ed- Sam Pro- Robert Carruthers; National Adv, Mgr., Shirley Musgrave; copu: Edit. DJr., Len Goodman; Wire-Radio Ed., Bill Jost; Circulation Mgr., Prank Crewman; Promotion Mgr., Ruth Photo Ed.. Bruce Schroeder; Soc. Ed., Lix Newell; Asst. Israel; Personnel Mgr. r Patience Ungethuem; Office Mgr., bports Ed. f Dick McDowell; Asst. Soc. Ed., Gus Vollmer; Gail Shaver; Classified Adv. Mgr., Jean Geiger; See., Carol Feature Ed., Nancy Meyers; Exchange Ed., Lorraine Glanus: echwlng; Research and Records Mer., Francis'Crawford. Librarian, Ai Goodman; Senior Board, Jack Reid. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, Betty Koster; Copy editors, Herm Weiskopf, Jack Reid; Assistants, Dave Bronstein, Ted Serrili, Joanne Wohleber, Joyce Savage. Ad Staff, Ilene- Wolfgang, Linda Holmes. The Registration System: It Works At long last, the University registration sys tem has reached efficient—if not near perfect— operation. After a series of improvements, many under taken despite much student skepticism, the registration system, has been perfected to the poini where most students may register in a few. minutes. Penn State’s registration system, was a victim of the institution’s rapid post-war growth. As enrollment rose by leaps and bounds, the regis tration system that worked for a few students began to break down. As recent as four years ago, first phase registration and boards of con trol were common words. Now, most students on campus do not know what they meant. This semester saw two innovations in the system. First, the registration schedule was shifted to allow a. more even flow' of upper classmen in Recreation Hall. This eliminated Americanism, and Real Americanism The professional reactionaries and their fel low travelers are having their heyday in the state of Alabama. ■ A recent issue of the New York Times re ported that publishers of public school text books were having difficulty in complying with the new anti-communist state law. The law requires the publisher to certify., that authors of the books are not communists; and requires deletion of “subversive” material from texts. Passage of the law seems fo have arisen from a controversy in Birmingham in 1951 when a group required 60 deletions by l the publisher before it would approve a book. Even more, the group required the deletion of an entire chapter on racial minorities. The group was critical of the book on the ground that it con tained "anti-American propaganda." The controversy was then followed by the Gazette.. • Today ACEI meeting, 7 p.m., Atherton Lounge. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS ORGAN- IZATION, 8 p.m., Legion Home, Pugh street OUTING CLUB, 7:30 p.m., 109 Agriculture. PENN STATE FARMER, 7:30 p.m., 105 Agri- culture. PENN STATE GRANGE, 7:30 p.m., 100 Horti- culture. S, PHI- UPSILON OMICRON, 6:45 p.m., Home Ec Living Center. ' PLAYERS ADVERTISING WORKSHOP, 6:45 p.m., Loft, Schwab Auditorium. WOMEN’S CHORUS, 7 to 9 p.m., 1 Carnegie. NEWS AND VIEWS, 6:30 p.m., 14 Home Economics. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT Graduate student in EE wanted for part-time laboratory work. The following camps will interview prospective counselors. Students may sign up at the Stu dent Employment Service: Ken-Mont and Ken-Wood—Feb. 12; Delwood—Feb; 17; Bar ree—Feb. 24; Trail’s End—Feb. 27; Hiram House—March 2; Abihgton YMCA—March 16. INFIRMARY Thomas Ball, Sidney Brindley, Marilyn Cam eron, Louis Cohen, Robert Dyer, Lloyd Eddings, Barbara Lordly, Clark Nicklow, Bruce Speng ler, William Stiffler, and Suzanne Strom. - PLACEMENT SERVICE E. I. DUPONT will visit the campus to interview grad uating seniors in Chem., Comm. Chem.; Phys,, Science, ChE, EE, lE, ME, and Mining: Engr. on Feb. 22, 23, 24. EASTMAN KODAK CO. will interview graduating: seniors and M.S. candidates who have completed at least one semester ,in Bus. Adm., Acctg., Bus. Mngt., Eco., Finance, Trade & Transportation, Chem., Phys., Science, Math., ChE, EE, lE, ME on Feb. 22 and 23. ‘EDERAL AGENCY ENGAGED IN NATIONAL SECURITY WORK will interview graduating: seniors in Bus. Adm., A&L (Eco., History, Pol. Science), Languages (not Ro mance), Geography, and Secretarial Science on Feb. 22 and 23. BETHLEHEM STEEL CO. will interview graduating seniors in ME, CE, ChE, EE, lE, Mining Engr., Metal, Ceramics, and a few students .in Purchasing, Industrial & Public Relations on Feb. 22 and 23. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. (Research Labs. & Atomic Power Diy.) representatives will interview Ph.D. candidates in Chem., Math., Metal, Phys., ChE, ME & EE expecting to receive their degrees in 1954; and M.S. candidates in the above fields who have completed at least one semester on Feb. 19. Today! ruts s>. 1834 >4 tbt Sut« College, Pa. Poal -Office under th« set. 0/ J.: 1879 Tomorrow A'cctg., Finance and THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA VINCE DRAYNE Business Mgr. many long lines. Second, registration forms were numbered for easy handling by students and checkers. These innovations helped elim inate two of the biggest jam-ups uncovered last semester. The outstanding flaw remaining is premature closing of courses. Too many students this se mester found themselves up against closed sec tions, many times in required courses. It is almost impossible to measure how many stu dents can be expected £0 enroll in a class. However, it is . desirable to investigate possi bilities of opening new course sections whew the demand is great; All in all, the system has come a long way in the past few semesters. It has overcome the handicap of being a small-school system in a large school. Those j affiliated with registration operation are to .be; commended for developing a really’ efficient system. resolution of the State Education Board,, calling on publishers to delete subversive matter from textbooks sold to the . state of' Alabama. How ever, publishers are having difficulty in getting membership, lists of organizations declared sub versive by the -Federal, government. The only. hope can. be that the action of the Birmingham group will'not become a universal practice in the state of Alabama, and add to he carnage of the decent rage of bookburning. Of course, the saddest part of the situation .3 that anti-Negro bias is being cloaked in sup posedly anti-Communist legislation. This is the crux of the. matter, and it should not escape notice. We must beware the professional reactionary and his fellow travelers. Call them Birming hamians, or call them Alabamians, but don't call them Americans. Froths A Plot It is no coincidence that some 400. new stu dents and the Penn State Froth appear on campus simultaneously. It’s a plot. ' Froth, which calls itself the campus humor magazine, employs hundreds of pretty,, athletic, ambitious, lusky-voiced, all-weather coeds to peddle its product. This too is. a plot. ‘ Thus, this warning. Eat a hearty breakfast, new students. Wear dark glasses. Carry no money. Perhaps you too can avoid Froth. Elsewhere on this page, the publication has taken space to give us all a fair warning. “Today,” the ad shouts, “Froth—Today!” Today, we are warned. Today we must be extra cau tious. Today we must buy bicarbonate. Today we must laugh eagerly at any little thing which hints of humor. For there will be no joy at Penn State today—today Froth is out. Today Froth celebrates—or assassinates —St. Valentine’s Day. Hearts will be broken. It will become this newspaper’s duty to reassure those who believe in this happy little institution, St. Valentine and his day, a day dedicated to hearty stuff—cupid, love, chocolates. Froth will attempt to do to St. Valentine's Day what Scrooge tried to do to Christmas. It will not succeed. Cupid lives, and he will live forever. He, among others, does not read Froth. —Mike Feinsilber CLEVITE CORP. (Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co. and Brush Electronics Co.) will interview graduating seniors' in Acctg., Bus. Mngt., Chem., Phys., MetaL, ChE, EE, lE, and ME on Feb. 22. <WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY (Industrial Products and Air Brake Divisions) will interview grad uating seniors in ME and a few outstanding EE on Feb. 22. GENERAL RAILWAY SIGNAL CO. will interview grad uating seniors in EE, lE, ME on Feb. 23. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO. will interview grad uating seniors in Bus. Adm. and Liberal Arts on Feb. 23. HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORP. will interview graduating seniors in Bus. Adm., Liberal Arts and Education .on Feb. 23. AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING CO. will interview grad uating seniors in ME, lE, Chem., Engr., Acctg., and A&L on Feb. 23. MAGNOLIA PETROLEUM CO. will interview graduating seniors in P.N.G., and Mining Engr. on Feb. 22. PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO. (paint div.) will inter-, view graduating seniors in Chem., Commercial. Chem., Bus. Mngt., ME, ChE; M.S. candidates who. have com pleted at least one-semester in Chem. and Chem. Engr.; and Ph.D. candidates expecting to receive their degrees in 1954 in Chem. and ChE, on Feb. 23. —Len Goodman Lillie Man on Campus " • "I used to have 1 a**! u.s. Seen The .United. Stages is ,to expand it's consumption of mineral resources at an alanhing rate, E. Willard Miller, professor of geography, told members of the Faculty Luncheon Club Monday in a talk on “How Long Will the .United States Mineral Supply Last?” Miller explained., how. this country has changed from a po sition in 1939 of being the world's greatestexporter of, mineral resources to that, of the greatest importing . nation ..to day. We are not self-sufficient in many minerals, he said, and' ever since World War 11. when, consumption was expected to take a normal decline,'the. Uni ted States has continued to ex pand rather than diminish the use of these scarce, minerals. As an example, Miller cited the vastly important copper mining output which has steadily de clined. He compared the copper situation in 1939 when the TJ.S. was self-sufficient to the present situation in which this country has been forced to import about half of its national consumption. “Many once disgarded copper piles are being worked again,” he said, “and only by going after very low grade deposits at a heavy cost to consumers can the TJ.S. hope to regain its lost self sufficiency.” i Bad situations are also devel oping in zinc and lead produc tion, he pointed out, but because of the large supply of these me tals in Canada, has been no noticeable shortage in this coun try. Miller believes that one of the causes of present shortages is that the American people have not thought a great deal about these problems due to the fact that there has been no real need to worry in the past. “Mineral output has increased about 20 times since .1880, and little has been done to expand geological surveys to ' discover new deep seat deposits which might offset these gains,” he said. He also recommended increased development of new techniques in recovering minerals and great er national recognition of the problems of this diminishing sup ply before the last- tons of these minerals are removed. “We still have a great mineral economy in the - U. 5.,” Miller stated, “but the American peo ple cannot take the chance of be ing careless with their mineral wealth.” • Plastics will be used increas- WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1954 lot- of, trouble; feeepin 'ej Resources Eteelining By BETTY KOSTER ingly as the mineral supply de creases, he said. However, he felt that plas-. tics would never be able to' compensate completely in many mineral functions such as elec-, trie wiring, although it might, prove valuable, in one great - r: mineral consumer, the aulomo bile industry. Shifflett Appointed Tribunal Chairman William Shifflett, eighth semes ter hotel administration major, has been appointed Tribunal chairman for the spring semester. He replaces Thomas Farrell, who graduated in January. Shifflett also takes over as chairman of Freshman Customs Board. Shifflett served as. a mem ber of Tribunal during the fall semester. Members are appointed, for a one year term. Tribunal will not meet this week. Geography Honorary Initiates New Members Gamma Theta Upsilon, national geography honorary, has initiated 12 new members. Membership in the honorary requires six. credits of geography, a major or minor in the field, and a 1.5 average in geography courses. New members are David Young, Neil Walp, Arthur Getis, James Laughlin, William Lear, Barbara Tooma, Edward Williams, -Theo dore Fuller, Charles Koval, Henry Weimer, Walter Martin, and Mil dred Ross. Allan L. Rodgers, assistant pro fessor of geography, is . faculty adviser. ToHiglit on WDFM 7:25 7:30 Mr..X. (BBC Drama) 8:00 : ; Record Prevue 8 :15 - US Marine Corps Show 8:30 ■; Seque Session 9:00 Semi-pops 9:15 1 Campus News 9:30 Masterworks Hour 10:30 Today! 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