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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
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"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 <md legal
To thy Memory.”
Bx-Gowerim?
Is Honor ed
ByMemorktl
General James A. Beaver, for
mer governor of the Common
wealth and twice president of the
Board of_Trustees of the Univer
sity, was honored in June with a
memorial dedicated to him.
The memorial, a bronze tablet
with a relief portrait of General
Beaver, mounted on a natural
rock, has - been placed at the en
trance to Beaver Field which was
dedicated to him 45 years ago. .
The project was sponsored by
the Class of 1909 for its 45th re
union.
General Beaver was elected
governor of Pennsylvania in
1887 and he served on the Board
of Trustees of the University from
1874 to 1882 and again from 1898
until his death in 1914. He was
also acting president of the . Uni
versity from 1906 to 1908.
The dedication was attended by
General Beaver’s son, Thomas;
President Milton S. Eisenhower;
and James Milholland, president
of the trustees.
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