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SIAa F THIS ISSUE: Jfeght Editor, Joe Beau-Seigneur; Copy Editors, Phyllis Propert, Mike Miller;
Assistant, Mariiyno Zabusky, Joaa Deßaey, Fran Fanucci, Rosemary Arentz, Tom Smith, Judy Har
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6 Mr. State 9 Contest Needs Revamping
criteria for judging entries in popularity, and the promotion of unity, among
the M.'. Penn State contest, the Greeters Club the - student body. Character, beyond obvious
has unfortunately set up a superfluous and pos- and satisfactory participation in activities, can
sibiy a misleading set of qualifications. be disqualified here as ah ambiguous means of
- ~ ... * . . , . judging contestants. Popularity, too, as usually
The objective or the contest is laudable, as dependent upon verbal and written display of
such contests go. It is conducted mainly to give a contestant’s, name.
recognition to the most well-rounded male Promoting unity-overlaps with participation
student at the University. Whether such recog- in, campus-activities. Under the promotion cate
or<\er* 7 h f n majority of con- gory fall such attempts as hat societies, coun
testants have already been acclaimed through selors, and pep rallies, all of which can be
elective, positions and membership m numerous smartly labeled “campus activities.”
honorary groups, is only a minor factor to be Perhaps the most ironical point of the con
considered. The mam issue is that the bases of jest i s the final voting procedure. A committee
selecting this most well-rounded male over- 0 f faculty and staff members will select the
lap and are inconsistent to the extent of defeat- five most qualified applicants. The application
mg the mam purpose of the contest. . forms will be numbered, rather - than labeled
_ The basis of judging has been divided into with'contestants' names. The five outstanding
six categories; each category is rated on a point applications will be chosen for quality and
basis. The two divisions given the highest point quantity of activities listed. (It would seem
value are: . here that they will be chosen for skillful distri
1. Promoting Penn State off the campus. buiion of campus activities among the various
2. Participation m campus events. categories listed).
Falling under the former category are such However, from the five finalists, Mr. Penn
contributions as summer ROTC camps, con- State will be chosen on the basis of popularity
claves, and academic course field trips, the ma- through audience applause at the Bell Hop Ball..
jorxty of which are required of several him- it seems rather distorted that five men who
dreds of students at the University and merit have to this point been disected for activity
very little special recognition for participants. ratings, should in the filial analysis be judged
. The second category includes all extra-cur- for popularity. Either popularity should be the
rl SJi lar ac trvities at the University. original chief basis, or the winner should be
Service to fhe University" has been given selected for activities,
the next highest rating on the criteria rostrum Mr. Penn State has been and probably , will
and _ actually includes, once more all extra- remain a title of honor and distinction. The va
curricular activities. The Greeters have made lidity of this is not in dispute. However,, the
a rather vague distinction between this "serv- Greeters Club would do well to set up a more
ice'unit and the "campus events participation'' consistent basis of. selection, which does not
but if analyzed, both categories engulf the same rely so entirely on a repetitive list of campus
activities. activities.
The remaining three categories are character,
New Post Office Would Cause Friction
Within a month the voters of the borough
will have decided whether the name of their
community is to remain unchanged or if they
will hence-forth be residents of Mt. Nittany.
There has been much commotion since the
question was first raised, especially after the
petition that the name be changed to Mt. Nit
tany was circulated successfully and the option
placed on the ballot. State College-ites, students,
and casual observers have all made their com
ments—and their jokes—and the inevitable
sides have been taken up.
Many have staunchly supported the change,
saying that the community must keep pace with
the progress of the University. Others have,
with equal strength, taken on the cause of the
opposition, using the argument that the change
in the status of Penn State has no connection
whatsoever with the borough.
On the fence are what might be the bulk of
the people associated with the local question.
They axe those who can see definite values in
changing the name of the community, but are
not so sure they like the idea of changing it to
Mt. Nittany. Some other name, or just not
Mt. Nittany, is what they are looking for. These
are the persons who might easily decide the
vote of the question.
The argument in favor of the change—the
side taken by the Daily Collegian—generally
revolves around an issue aptly explained by
President Milton S. Eisenhower in a letter on
his position sent to the State College Chamber
of Commerce. President Eisenhower pointed
out that the name should be changed to assist
the school in changing its title from college to
university. With the borough named State Col
lege, too many people are still inclined to refer
to the University as the State College, he said.
To this and other arguments, we would like
to add another—the post office argument. In
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TBE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATECOLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
FRANK CHESSMAN. Business Mgr.
news released yesterday, the Board of Trustees
executive committee ■ revealed it was consider
ing establishing a post office on campus. Al
though it was stated that this would be done
only after consultation with townspeople, it
seems very clear to us that-the Trustees are
making provisions for the possibility that the
name change move might fail.
The governing hands of ihe University seem
to feel that the confusion caused by conflict
ing names of State College and the University
is so great that something must’ be done in
any case. This means that if the voters do not
see fit to alleviate this confusion, the University
will be forced to divorce itself from the com
munity in name.
Such action would be unfavorable for sev
eral obvious reasons. Such a move would create
two mediocre post offices in place of the ef
ficient one now operating. It would create two
rival post offices competing for the same out
going trade. And it would create untold con
fusion in mail delivery, such as would , happen
if two telephone companies serviced the bor
ough.
Above all, however, is the intangible element
—the division the move would create between
the community and the campus. Two communi
ties would exist on the grounds where-for 99
years only one has found room to stand.-Stu
dents would not be drawn into town and towns
people to the campus, as is now the case with
this single service. A lack of harmony would be
felt; and it would take years to erase, this.
Thus to . avoid this separation of the com
munity and University, as well as to recognize
the growth of the school and the resulting con
fusion, it’ seems that a change is needed. It
can not be said Mt. Nittany is the only, answer,
but it seems to be a step in the right direction.
—Diehl McKalip
SENIOR BOARD OF THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
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who have completed at least one semester of study; and
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not necessarily the policy of
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lorwh »re fey the editor.
act of kSsrefi 3. 1879.
—Peggy McClain
Little Man on Campus
"Class—the odds axe 40 to one that someone in here will flunk,
unless of course, he should decide to drop this course."
College Students—Mature?
Adam’s Other Rib
' Penn State students last week watched with interest the reports of
“we want beer” riots staged by. students at.Bucknell University, and
responded with a wide range of opinions. Some thought the mob
antics were an ideal way to “stick" up for our rights.” Others con
sidered the riots unwise, childish, and quite futile.
Actually the riots were a grand example of why college men
and- women so often are consid
ered immature and foolish. And
despite the differing opinions that
students here hold about the de
monstrations, we must realize
that students , at the University
have not been beyond somewhat
similar revolts and foolish mob
performances
All of which makes one wonder
just how authentic are the labels
of “immature” and “shortsighted”
placed upon college students by
the outside world. From all ap
pearances, society just might be
right.
The word maturity is one of
the, English language’s greatest
claims' to ambiguity and vague
ness. It covers a multitude of
characteristics, and unfortun
ately people seldom bother to de
fine it, for them- g
oneself mature is *
an extrein ely i f < *J
popular form of - - -*■<-
rationalizing Peeey MeCiain
thoughts and actions that-are oth
erwise often unexplainable. Matur
ity might be defined as the search
for maturity. And if such is the
case, the whole matter is never
ending, for. few persons ever
achieve complete maturity.
Maturity,--as used here, does not
refer, to the physical aspects
studied, by psychologists, but ra
ther to the aesthetic and mental
process, of every day living and
adjustment. Perhaps for our pur
poses, maturity could be.defined
as an inner confidence of mind,
in which one. realizes and lives
his- own convictions, and at the
same time accepts the theory that
these beliefs are purely relative
and neither can nor may be im
posed rightly on others as a-Way
of living and thinking. If such a
theory prevailed, then maturity
could very well be present in the
search for maturity. .
And using such a theory for a
criterion, just how mature are
college students as a group?
Individually perhaps, the aver
age student will "live and let
live." Universities are such a
potpourri of personalities - that
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 13. 1.954
By PEGGY McCLAIN
no person could satisfactorily
exist within them, without ac
cepting to some extent a theory
of relative values.
But as a group, or. as a mob,
college students make little al
lowance for differing opinions.
Such prejudices have been ob
vious in the violent verbal battles
that have come from campus poli
tics, in the ungracious student ac
ceptance of the newly-imposed so
cial dating code, in the freshman
riots frequently staged during
customs periods, and in the stu
dent vandalism that has touched
the University.
Such attitudes are usually
tagged “school spirit.” Perhaps
they might better be called an
unrational intollerance of author
ity ■ and new ideas.
College is definitely the place
and the time to learn . . . but stu
dents need to learn how to learn.
Trial and error is an unforgettable
method. “It is human nature,” we
are told, “to want to find out for
yourself.” But perhaps we humans
could invent some of our own na
ture. It’s rather an unnecessary
waste constantly to employ trial
and error to the exclusion of: ad
vice and suggestion.
The four years spent in col
lege are a world apart from life
lived af home. But these are
four short years, and the line is
narrow between May, when one
is a senior, and June, when one
becomes a number-one commun
ity citizen. What one does, how
he thinks and acts at the Uni
versity, is aim o s i a standard
way of judging what one will
continue doing as a college
graduate. So be it.
Walker Promoted
Philip L. Walker Jr., assistant
professor of - fuel technology, has
been .named associate professor
and head of the Department of
Fuel Technology.
The appointment was approved
at the weekend meeting of the
Board of Trustees.
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