PAGE FOUR Published Tuesday through Saturday Mornings, during the University year, the Daily Collegian is a student operated newspaper. Entered as second-class Matter July 6, 1934 at the State College, Pa, Post Office under tl TAMMIE BLOOM UNANGST, Editor Managing Ed., Diehl McKalip: City Ed., Mike Feinsilber; Asst. Bus Mgr., Benjamin Lowensteiu; Local Adv. Mgr., Copy Ed.. Mary Lee Lauffer: Sports Ed., Dick McDowell; Soadra Duckraan: National Adv Mgr., William Deyers; Edit. Dir., George Bairey; Radio News Ed., Phil Austin: Circulation Co-Mgrs., Richard Gordon, Gail Fromer; Pro- Soe Ed., Peggy McClain; Asst. Sports Ed., Herm Weiskopf: motion Mgr.. Evelyn Riegel; Personnel Mgr.. Carol Schwing: Asst. Soe. Ed., Nancy Ward; Feature Ed., Baylee Friedman: Office Mgr.. Peggy Trozell; Classified Adv. Mgr.. Dorothea Exchange Ed., Edmund Reiss; Librarian, Marcie MacDonald: Ebert; Sec., Gertrude Malpezzi; Research and Records Mgr*. Senior Board. Bev Dickinson. Virginia Coskery. v STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Paddy Beahan; Copy editors, Mike Miller, Anita Oprendek; Assistants, Fran Fanucci, Marnie Schenck, Bill Eisenberg,' Irv Wasserman, Ruth 'Barnard. Ad Staff: Vince Tempone, Fay Goldstein. NSA: Communistic or Washington Post and Times Herald — Aug. 26, 1954—Tw0 representatives of the Labor Youth League, a Marxist Study Group, are circulating Marxist propaganda to delegates at the Na tional Student Association Conference. Time, Aug. 28, 1954—The NS A went ultra conservative at its convention, adopting a segre gation ruling even less liberal than the April Supreme Court ruling. In the past NSA has been accused of being too liberal; Communist-front students tried to influence it at this year's convention; the two major resolutions of the convention were "very conservative. Is the NSA being gripped by the paralysis that has engulfed such a large segment of our population already? Is the college youth of to day afraid to think, afraid to progress? The NSA is set up as the national sounding board of student opinion, on both campus and national and international affairs. The students who head it on each campus are leaders. Three of the four University students who attended the NSA convention hold seats on All-Univer sity Cabinet. Yes, those attending the NSA con vention are the cream of the current college crop. College students, through benefit of their higher education, have always been regarded as idealists—persons who will take the lead and set the goals for the future of our society. The NSA convention was expected to reflect Customs Enforcement Freshmen customs had a bit of life added yesterday when members of the sophomore class patrolled the campus in an effort to place a stricter enforcement on the customs program. However, spirit among freshmen and upper classmen was still sadly lacking after three days of the program. While the sophomores must be complimented on the fine job they did yester day, it is only a few members of the class who deserve this compliment. Approximately 30 members of the class stood throughout the day along Pollock Road between the Mall and stopped freshmen who were hurry ing to classes or back to the dormitory. All day large groups of freshmen stood on the steps of Schwab Auditorium and gave their rendition of Penn State's songs and cheers. But it was these same 30 sophomores all day. The support of upperclassmen is faulty in the enforcement of freshmen customs. Without this support a good customs program is im possible. The purpose of freshmen customs is to promote spirit, sportsmanship, and group Druids: Its Purpose? Druids, sophomore men's hat socieiy, is the oldest hat society at the University, and its purpose is to honor athletes. Outstanding sopho more athletes are tapped in the spring of their sophomore year, about two weeks before the end of classes. Now there is nothing wrong with Druids, ex cept the student body is seeing more of a re flection rather than its true image. Druids is not an honorary society for sophomore men; the only active members are juniors. When ever a discussion is voiced about the need for a hat society for sophomores, most students will fall back on, “Well, they do have Druids.” The thought of having a new hat society for sophomore men has been voiced many, many times. Any freshman can tell you, after looking it up in his Student Handbook, that the purpose of Druids is to co-ordinate athletics. That’s what the handbook says. This hat group is the least heard of .on campus, but students are curious as to how this purpose is fulfilled. At this moment, Druids is undeniably a hat Waring to Head Drive Fred Waring, orchestra and choral leader, and a member of the University Board of Trustees, has been named to head the 1955 Cancer Crusade of the Pennsyl vania Division of the American Cancer Society. Waring’s appointment was an nounced yesterday by Dudley P. Walker, president of the Pennsyl vania Division, ACS. ÜBA IS STILL OPEN TODAY Ottj? Satly CaUfgratt Successor *« THE FKEE LANCE, nt 1887 Ag Ec Club Picnic The Ag Ec Club, the agricultur al economics society, will hold a picnic at 7 tonight in Hort Woods, Alvi Voigt, chairman, announced. The social event will be held in the pavilion in case of rain. Ac tivities will consist of games, en tertainment, and refreshments. Agriculture economics majors have been asked to attend. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK CRESSMAN. Business Mgr. Conservative? these ideals, to show what the youth of today want. What did its resolutions say? The convention advocated the end of segre gation in all institutions of higher learning, immediate abolition in "border" states, and slow, gradual, educational elimination of segre gation in the public schools of fhe Deep South. On academic freedom, the convention expressed serious doubt that any professor with subver sive affiliations could teach, but modified this statement by saying that each professor should be judged individually. The NSA resolutions were practical. Given several decades, the NSA proposal might bring about an end to segregated schools. No one in NSA could possibly be accused of being Com munistic or even slightly leftist. In Macbeth, Shakespeare accurately described the NSA resolutions . . full of sound arid fury, signifying nothing ...” Our country, our world,- is in a sorry state if the intelligent youth are afraid to speak out loud and clearly and say something definite, meaningful. Are we afraid of hurting someone's feelings? Are we afraid of Congressional investigations? Are we afraid to think? Do we know what'we really want, or do we want what is most convenient at the time? What has happened to the goals and the ideals that were once so much a part of youth? ' ' —Ann Leh Is Still Sadly Lacking feeling with the freshmen, and this purpose cannot be reached without support. Since customs was returned to the Penn State campus in 1950, the program has been lacking. Each year enforcement by upperclassmen was poor. This year does not have to fcillow the ex ample of the past. Inconsistencies in the pro gram have ended. A definite period for the program has been set and the dating regula tions have remained the same as last year. In 1952 customs ended after a small demonstration by the freshmen. The year before customs lasted until Homecoming and no dating was allowed. Freshmen learn by watching the upperclass men and they are learning the wrong way. If the upperclassmen don’t enforce customs this year, the future upperclassmen may do the same thing. Customs at Perin State may as well end if this happens. A few members of fhe sophomore class have started to bring freshmen customs back io life. Lets hope ihe rest of ihe student body keeps if alive. Gazette •.. Today BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FACULTY RE- CEPTION FOR NEW STUDENTS, 7 p.m., West Dorm lounge DELTA SIGMA PI, 8:30 p.m., Alpha Sigma Phi FRESHMAN SOCCER, 7 p.m., new wing of Recreation Hall YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB, Willard UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Jack Calderone, Albert Harman, Suzanne Hunter, Walter Hziler, Sheldon May, Margaret Ross, Lauren Songer, Howard Tinsman, Samuel Valentine, and John Waugaman. group for junior athletes. A clarification of this situation might clearly show the need of a hat society for sophomore men, and the inadequacy of merely naming ten men as "outstanding," which was the step that this year's juniors took to rectify the fact that no hat society exists for sophomore men, athletically inclined, or otherwise. A clarification of some sort is neces sary—and the sooner the better. ' —Joe Beau-Seigneur lota Lambda Sigma Eight students have been in itiated into lota Lambda Sigma, men’s industrial education honor ary fraternity. The new initiates are Warren Haus m a n, Edwin Swab o 1 a, Wayne Kanouse, Chi-an Wang, Shih-Min Chu, John Bartges, Da vid Hsiang Chang, Cheng-sien Shuh and Chi-Pen Huang. Editorials represent the viewpoint of the writers, not necessarily the policy of the paper. Unsigned edi torials are by the editor. the act of March 3. 1879. —Mary Bo&cb 7 p.m., 202 Little Map. on Campus yf ~'S r " H "I think lh' trouble with most of our freshmen is that schools just aren't teaching them to read." Its bout Time- i By BAYLEE FRIEDMAN “Where the veil of old Mount Nitany meets the eastern sky, Proudly stands our Alma Mater on her hilltop high . . Soft—and loud," the voices of 130 students, professors, admin istrators, and townspeople filled the auditorium of Mont Alto Center during the recent student encampment. These were voices which, for three days, had been raised in debate over cut policy and blended in song over a campfire. And they were voices which would, for the. ensuing months, be heard contributing ideas bom through the en- campment experience. Spirit—school spirit—was the keynote at the forestry retreat. All attending felt lucky to be there. More important, however, they felt responsibility in be ing there. At first they discussed as representatives of their var ious organizations. But as the . workshops progressed and the discussions got hotter, encamp ment delegates began to speak from the perspective of student government as a whole. Finally, they spoke, from the viewpoint of Penn State—period. It was a growing experience And the feeling of responsibility, an infant during the introductory meeting, devel oped into a real obsession for some. Tanned co- eds stopped talk- ing about “that fabulous summer at the shore” to talk about Com- K - ' ■■ ,-j munity Forum| * | improve m e n t s. Administra tors Baylee Friedmoa forgot momentarily the work piled sky-high on Old Main desks to suggest means toward greater student representation in govern ment. And what surprised them all was that it wasn’t work but fun, not tedious but enjoyable. Plus very enlightening. Of course, there were memories. Jesse Arnelle’s rabbit and the search for an eyedropper to feed it; another search—for a means toward more effective govern ment. The green all around and the rain on the green and the curses on the rain. “Arkansas Traveler” by the chairman of the Senate committee on student af fairs, SMURD (that’s “drums spelled backwards) by an English prof, and “Ball on the Jack” by several tripping coeds. - And speeches— all over the place. ' Faculty and students literally “played ball” together. Ideas passed across the breakfast table from representatives of the dean’s offices and representatives of in dependent women. “What is THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 1954 NSA?” “Who picked the umpire anyway?” They were three days of learning, learning, learning— and humming folk songs to the strains of countless ukeleles. And all too soon it ended. But ideas had been born and friend ships started. That Penn State feeling had ’ been instilled, all right, and could be heard softly, in harmony and loudly' i& pride: • “May thy sons he leal \ lh' high