PAGE FOUR Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings, during the rjniTersifty year, the Dally CoJlreiaa zs a etndent eperated newspaper. Entered as second-class TAMMIE BLOOM UNANGST. Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor,. AI Klimcke; Copy editor, Joe Beau-Seigneur; Assistants, Harry Davis, Don Barlett, Marilyn® Zabwsky, Sue Lustig. Ad Staff: Pat Dickinson, Connie Anderson. Let’s Move Peim State—to Mt. Nittany The campus-wide switch in Penn State’s name, from college to university, has been al most complete since the new status was ob tained last November. But Penn State is not being recognized nationally as a university as quickly as could be hoped: This is primarily because people find it hard to believe that a university can be located in a borough named State College. The. importance of being recognized as a university with all the connotations of the name cannot be underestimated. A college, according to definition, is limited in scope, lacking a grad uate study program, and without research facili ties. A university represents a more extensive and broader educational institution. The voters in the borough of State College will vote this November to decide whether the name of the town shall remain the same or be changed to Mount Nittany, a name which would give the borough a distinction of its own. As has been pointed out by University officials, the borough itself has grown into a lovely little community—there is more of State College than the University. Students will have little to say about the name change, for only residents of the borough who are over 21 years of age will have a vote in the issue. Students actually have little right to a voice in the controversy, for they spend only four years here, and State College is only a temporary residence, not a hometown. The opinion of students is important, because in general, it probably reflects the ideas of the University as a whole. Certainly the University, Safety Valve— Raps Third Party TO THE EDITOR: In view of the fact that a third Party has been formed, known as Univer sity Party, I would like to point out a few facts. I hope anyone so attracted to this new party considers these facts very seriously before they join. In the first place, I do not condemn third parties, but rather condone them if they arise out of necessity. I feel at this time though there is no need for one. There are more than ample opportunities for students interested in,politics in the existing two parties. Slate and Lion. Any student should feel free and able to nominate any candidate for any office, whether in the party or class, in either State or Lion Party . . . Secondly, I feel that the organizers of this new party are only out for their own personal gains. I say this in view of the fact that Rudy Lutter, chief organizer, could not make. good in either of the existing parties. Mr. Lutter was originally in Lion Party and seeing no possi bilities there, he transferred to State Party. In State Party, he was appointed chief coordinator of the committees. Believing in giving credit where credit is due, I must say that Mr. Lutter did a very fine job, but the party felt, as I do, that he was only out for himself and. not the overall good of State Party. . It was for this reason that Mr. Lutter was not elected clique chairman of State Party. The other two organizers, Kay Eisenhower and Jack Riggs, have no great political careers to speak of and it is my belief that they are in the same boat as Mr. Lutter. ... I hope that anyone considering joining this party would first try working' in the two existing parties where there is room for many newcomers. In joining the University Party I feel you will become slaves for a few students' personal gains. Working for Penn State is far better. ©I?? Satlg CnUrgcan Saeeeaeor to THE PEER LANCE, est. 1S«? ■fetter JuJ? S, 19 34 at the State C«U«se. Pm. Post Office Bader tl —Jack McMeekin TNE DATIY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK CHESSMAN. Business Mgr. with a population greater than that of the borough, is a factor to be considered. The disadvantage of being located in State College in one instance was illustrated by Presi dent Milton S. Eisenhower in speaking before one of the plenary sessions at Student Encamp ment in early September. When Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Benson visited the campus this summer, a picture of his milking a Penn State dairy cow turned out to be worthy of front page play in the New York Daily News. The News has the largest circulation of American newspapers. In the first edition, despite the State College dateline, the institution was referred to as the Pennsyl vania State University. In later editions, be cause someone on the staff of the News ques tioned the difference in the names of the town and the institution, the name was changed to college. When the photograph became Picture of the Week in Life magazine, a member of the maga zine staff phoned the public information office in Old Main, asking for details. The University staff member, sitting in an office of the Penn sylvania State University at State College, Pennsylvania, had a difficult time convincing the Life staffer that University was the correct title. The name appeared in its proper form in Life. Public information, relieved that the use of University in a mass-circulation magazine, over looked the Reader’s Digest. The Digest ran a story, using College instead of University. This is only one example of the headaches encountered by the University in trying to gain acceptance for Penn State as a University. Although the name Mount Nittany may not be the first choice of community residents, ob viously the change from State College is the significant problem. In order to be legally prop er, the name committee was forced to choose only one name for the ballot. The choice could not possibly be that of all borough residents, but it was believed to be the most popular and appropriate suggestion. Most local residents are as proud of the Uni versity as are the students, and students should not overlook any possibility of explaining fo voters that the name change would promote the University, and therefore the community. Gazette... DAILY ROSARY RECITATION, 4 p.m. Our Lady of Victory Church INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE ON GOV i ERNMENT, 7 p.m., McElwain Lounge INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, 7:30 p.m., 405 Old Main UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Jesse Arnelle, Samuel Aldenderfer, Ralph Bitler, Ann DeFuria, Peter Duncan, Edward Brogan, Esther Feldman, Edith' Gross, Leona Hart, Virginia Hance, Elaine Hoffman, Roose velt Grier, Theresa Guihnard, Allen Morrow, John Olsen, Malcolm Perry, Joseph Polli, John Robinson, Carol Schwing, Judith Solomon, Wil liam Straub, Michael Thomas, Norman Wein garten, Charles Willard, and Paul Welz. PLACEMENT SERVICE GENERAL ELECTRIC will visit the campus Oct. 14 to interview January graduates in the fields of Physics, Aero. Engrr., EE, lE, and ME. HASKINS AND SELLS will visit the campus Oct. 14 and 15 to interview January graduates in Accounting. DU PONT will visit the campus Oct. 14 and 15 to inter view January graduates in Chemistry, Physics, and C.E. SOCONY-VACUUM will visit the campus Oct. 15 to inter- view January graduates in CE and ME. WAGNER ELECTRIC CORPORATION will visit the cam- pus Oct. 5 to interview January graduate in the fields of EE and ME. THE TRANE COMPANY will visit the campus Oct. 7 to interview January graduates in the fields of EE, lE, and ME.. Editorial* represent tiic viewpoint of the writers* not necessarily the policy of the pope?. Unsigned edi torials are fcy the editor. the act of March S» 1879. Today ttle Man an Campus "Axe you reading ahead in the assignment again?" Children's Games Singing In The Wilderness Late the other night we were awakened by a telephone call, and grogily answering it, we were questioned about a political meet ing we supposedly were organizing. This absurd information surprised us so much that we were immediately wide awake, and then not being able to go back to sleep, we began to reflect on politics and student government at the University. , Since the closest we have ever come to taking, part in the political scene was flipping a coin three years ago to see who would run for the position of secretary-treasurer 'of B -level Hamilton, we aren't anything of an expert on the Workings of student government. However, having heard that a fresh, in nocent view is at times wel comed, we don't feel too in ferior. By the way, we lost the flip, but after seeing a little of what we might have been involved in, we’re not too regretful. Observing the way pseudo campus leaders prowl around making sly rendezvous at the Tav ern reminded us of a group of little girls dressing up in their mothers’ old clothes, wearing high heels, and putting on lipstick. Both seem to be trying to impress either themselves or somebody else with their supposed maturity and knowledge. The. only difference between the two cases is 'that. our Tavern big wheel does at ’times succeed in fooling people. At the end of last semester TfilOAY. OCTOBER 1. 1954 By EDMUND REISS when the Lion's Paw fiasco was in all its glory, we were amazed at the amount of- student in terest in the situation, and we wondered how so many people could lake seriously a group of little boys who supposedly were trying to control the Univer sity's student government. Our reaction to the farces was that if a government allowed it self to be put in such a situation, it couldn’t be very worthwhile. In fact, we believe student gov ernment, at least as it is known here, to be a ridiculous thing. We wonder if its participants are in college for an education or for a chance to wear a black hat and show that they know secrets no body else does. However, we still have some faith in some of these pretenders. (Continued on page five) Tonight on WDFM 91.1 MEGACYCLES Starlitc Serenade Marquee. Memories; HMS Pinafore News 7:30 8:30 9:15 i The Master's Palette 10:30 By Bibl Sitn Off
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