PAGE FOUR Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings, during University year, the Daily Collegian is a student* operated newspaper. Entered sa second-class matter July 6. 1934 at the State Collet-e. Pa. Post Office under TAMMIE BLOOM UNANGST. Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Mooch Williams; Copy Editors, Roger Beidler, Inez Althouse; Assistants, Sally Sykes, Ron Gatehouse, Marian Beatty, Don Bartlett. Ad Staff: Diane Halloek, Enie Wolfgang, Nancy Peterson. University .Needs Comprehensive Exams . The University Senate subcommittee on gen- burden has fallen upon professors who must eral education has, m ils list of recommenda- divide several hours of instruction among hun lions on education policy, hit upon one of the dreds of students, and upon students themselves, most significant failures of today's universities. who have had to adjust from an individualistic As its major proposal, the committee has educational program to one resembling mass recommended to Senate that candidates for bac- production. calaureate degrees be required to take compre- Today's college graduate's have kept little of hensive examinations and .prove competency in the fundamental knowledge they acquired in these exams before graduation. The tests, as high school. Basic subjects studied in freshman proposed by the committee would be given by and sophomore years at college have been dim a properly qualified” examining board at desig- med by the time students reach their senior nated times throughout students’ four-year year. There is no reason, other than personal P e £J°ds at the University. . satisfaction, for a college student to retain The exams would cover such academic areas knowledge from courses, once examinations and as the physical,. biological and social sciences; final grade marks have been completed, logic; skill in critical and effective reading and And as a result, the majority of college stu writmg; appreciation of literature and the fine dents are graduating with' excellent back ar ~ ’ , personal and community health. grounds in cramming, l partying, bluffing, . . . Today's universities have for too long toler- and inevitably, forgetting, aied their ever-growing reputations of produc- Comprehensive exams, such as the committee mg pseudo-encyclopediac graduates, who either has proposed, seem a plausible, and indeed an know little about practical application of their excellent answer to the blight that has been general knowledge or have become so special- put on college educations. A student graduating ized in their curriculums that they are of little under such an education policy could scarcely use outside their particular fields. help but possess the essentials of physical and Some 20 or 30 years ago, a college degree held social sciences, critical judgment and appreci real value with employers and society in gen- ation, and both aesthetic and practical appli eral. But today, for every hundred persons cation. graduated from college, the value of degrees Such a student, unless extremely warped, declines another notch. Employers are no long- would be a fit and valuable addition to society er impressed with a BS or BA degree; they are ... a society that needs wise and efficient demanding masters degrees. Education and tech- members quite desperately. Such a. student nical institutions, which once required master would be, in short, educated, degrees of their employees, today take nothing -. Obviously the time has come for educational less than a doctors degree. institutions to once again put education first. The influx into colleges and universities in The University would do well to give much the past decade has been overwhelming. And thought to the proposed policy. A University schools have not been able to match enroll- degree, earned under such a program, will merit ments with immediate additional facilities—ex- the distinction it’s entitled to pansion is a long-range project. As a result, the Safety -Valve TO THE EDITOR: Last week the Democrat Burgess of State College presented a hodge podge of inaccuracies and false figures in a speech while attempting to prove that the Pennsylvania sales tax is unnecessary. A brief analysis of his statements provides the true state of affairs. Hie Democrat, Burgess staled that between $2OO to $3OO million was needed by the state for education. He was wrong, for the budget of the 1953-1355 biennium, according to the Governor's Office and the Budget' Bureau, is $436 million. The Democrat Burgess stated that the sales tax br-ougfat in only $5O to $6O million. He was again wrong. The sales tax provides $135 mil lion per biennium. The Democrat Burgess said that the Chester man-j/ committee found the state could provide about $lOO million in savings if more efficient means of government were used, and he claimed these savings would be twice as much as the state collects from the present sales tax. He was wrong, and deliberately misleading. Now if the Democrat Burgess had read the Chegterman report, he would know that this alleged savings of $lOO million would be pro jected over the next three bienniums. This means a biennial savings of only $33% million, and not $lOO million as he implied. No matter how I add it up, this possible savings of $33% million just isn't twice as much as the $135 Today COLLEGIAN AD STAFF, 6:30 p.m., 9 Carnegie Hall COLLEGIAN BUSINESS CANDIDATES, p.m., 10 Sparks COLLEGIAN EDITORIAL CANDIDATES, pjn., 1 Sparks GERMAN CLUB, 7:30 p.m., McElwain Study Lounge HOCKEY CLUB, 4 p.m., Holmes Field NEWMAN CLUB RADIO PROGRAM, 7:30 p.m., WMAJ PENN STATE BRIDGE CLUB, 7 p.m., T.U.B. THETA SIGMA PHI, 8 p.m., 202 Willard Tomorrow ACCOUNTING CLUB MEETING, 7 p.m., Alpha Epsilon Pi MODERN DANCE, 7 p.m., White Hall UPPERCLASS BOWLING, 7 p.m., White Hall Bowling Alleys 20th Century Witches ?? Players 1 ' presents “Bell, Book, and Caudle” Center Stage in TUB Opens Friday, Oct. 15 Call?gtan Successor to THE FREE LANCE, cat. 1887 Opposes Burgess' Speech Gazette •.. HOME DELIVERY PIZZA O¥EM ROT . .. CALL R*. 129 S. Ptfgh Ml 7-2280 TM£ DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA FRANK CRESSMAN. Business Mgr. million the state collects from the present sales tax. The speaker admits that “the tax legislation specifies that all revenue from the sales tax be used for the public schools.” However, he said, “But instead of going directly to the public schools, it goes into a general fund.” The simple fact is that the money does go into the general fund, as does all of the money collected by the state, but the sales tax funds are earmarked for education. These funds are spent on education only. The Democrat Burgess denied that the sales tax is the bulwark of the Pennsylvania school system, but let him try subtracting' this $135 million from our education program, and con sidering that our needs are even on the in crease, see what he gets'. Unless the Democrats wish to cripple our educational program, it is inconceivable that anyone could claim we don't need a sales tax. Where will the money come from? The Democrats, like Scarlett O'Hara, pre fer to think about that tomorrow. We want to know now! The Republican Party has been straightforward with its program, while the Democrats equivocate behind false figures and meaningless phrases. Perhaps this is due to a lack of knowledge of our state affairs; we hope the misrepresentations were not deliberate. —Ben Sinclair President," Young Republican Club of Centre County UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT SERVICE ' Those qualified for interviewing are: undergraduates who will receive degrees in January, 1955; M.S. candidates who have completed at least one semester of study; and PhD candidates who will receive degrees in 1955. Arrange ments for interviews may be made now in 112 Old Main. GENERAL ELECTRIC: B.S. in-EE, lE, ME, Phys., & Aero E. Oct. 14. HASKINS & SELLS (Phila).): B.S. in Acctg. Oct. 14 & 15. DU-RQNT: B.S. in Ch. E„ Chem., Phys. & ME, Oct. 14 & 15. SOCONY-VACUUM: B.S. in Ch. E, ME & Analytical Chem.; M.S. & PhD in- Analytical Chem. Oct. 15. McDONNELL AIRCRAFT CORE.: B.S. in Aero. E., CE, EE, ME, . Math., Phys., IE & Arch. E.; M.S. & PhD in Aero. E., EE, CE, ME & Math. Oct. 18 &19. DU PONT: PhD in Ch. E.. Chem., Phys., ME, Ceramics & Metallurgy Oct. 19, 20. & 21. STANDARD OIL OF INDIANA: B.S. in Ch. E.; M.S. & PhD in Chem. Oct. 19. MALLINCKRODT CHEM. WORKS: 8.5., M.S. & PhD in Chem., Metal., Ch. E., ME, EE & Comm. Chem. Oct. 19 & 20. NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION (Columbus): B.S. & PhD in Aero. E.. ME, CE, EE & Arch. E.; M.S. in Math., Aero E., ME, CE, EE. Arch. E. Oct. 21. OHIO DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS: B.S. in CE Oct. 20. Editorials represent die viewpoint of the writers, not necessarily the policy of the paper. Unsigned edi torials are by the editor. act of March 3. 1879. —Peggy McClain Little Man on Campus "Your wife just called—you left your briefcase on ih' back pore] Pussy-footin 'Holly/ Siamese Cat, Will Star in TUB “Holly,” a Siamese cat owned by Orville Schmidt, assistant pro fessor of forestry, has suddenly become a star on the Penn State campus. “Holly” will play a primary role in Players’ production of John Van Druten’s “Bell, Book, and Candle,” to begin a six-week run at 8 p.m. Friday in Temporary Union Building. In the role of “Pyewaeket,” a cat with amazing powers •of witchcraft, “Holly” has been very uncooperative in rehearsals by adlibbing with meows. Director Robert Reifsneider, associate pro ducer of dramatics, thought he had solved the problem Tuesday night when he gave “Holly” some sedative pills to calm her down, but they must have been mixed with a “no-doz” pill, for “Holly” was livelier than ever and insisted on cutting up again in rehearsal. Crazy Cat But this is typical of “Holly,” a cat with a mixed-up personality. She seems to have a complex about her value in life and insists on returning from each trip out doors with a trophy in the form of a grasshopper or toad which she presents to the first person to cross her path. As “Pyewaeket” in “Bell, Book, and Candle,” the cat is the pet of Gillian Holoroyd, acted by Alice Peterson, fifth semester arts and letters major. Miss Holoroyd is a modern witch in New York who has bewitched a man into falling in love with her. The so phisticated, college-educated witch is a vast improvement on the tra ditional hag. Her magic powers come from stroking her cat and mumbling the wish she desires Cai Is 'Familiar' The cat is what is known in witchery as a “familiar,” a pet which responds to its master’s biddirfg. “Pyewacket’s” mystical powers manage to make life very diffi cult for Sheperd Henderson, acted by William Taylor, seventh se mester arts and letters major, who finally discovers that he is in love with a witch. . By this time the spell is complete and he finds himself unable to break away from her. The play is further complicated TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1954 to Fame By ALICE GRUBB by dissention among a family of witches who live in a special New York witches’ hostel where they do their “brewing” in a commun al kitchen. Tickets for “Bell, Book, and Candle” are $1 and are available at the Student Union desk in Old Main. Crews for the play, are proper ties, Florence Gemmill and Judith Walters, co-chairmen, Carol Ea kin, Shirley Weltz, Barbara Deit rich, Nancy Marshall; sound, An toinette Denisof, chairman, Doro thea Koldys, Grace Bonnert, John Henderson, James Kennedy; lights, Sylvia' Brown, chairman, Peter Betley, Freida Schenkal, James Carol, Kenneth Cooper, Robert Kennedy. Costumes: Margaret Lloyd, chairman, Shirley Van Saut, Joan Bianchi, Gwen Neiditeh, Roberta Knapp; construction, Gerald Den isof, chairman, Joyce Andruzar, Mariana Roth, Betsy Morill, Bart Estep, Roland Johnson, • Make-up, Connie Citron, chair man, Millicent Mershon; house, Robert Kokar, chairman, Ernest Swigget, Gertrude Kittleberger, Robert Lufty, Donald Brisbane, Barbara Stitler, Gail Klepping ler. Advertising, Diane Thatcher and Jacqueline Mulcey, co-chairmen, Barbara Paulson, Ann Hadesty, Nancy Woodward, Nancy Glace, Donald Altemus, Patricia Mc- Lauchlin, Eric Proudfoot, Rhoda Resnich, Mary Lou Floyd, Joyce Faust, Loretta. Hunter, Carole Stehman, Ronaid Harris, James Huber, Margaret MacDonald, and Senora Fetterman., Crews Announced Costumes ibler
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