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Piitmibtu Tuesday through
j S&<«rdsy amines, during:
j the Unir<rs ? » - ?cai, the
i Daily Collegian is a student'
| operated newspaper.
Entered ea second-class matter July fi, 1934 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3. 1879.
DIEHL McKALIP, Editor
Managing Ed.. Mary Lee Lauffor; City Ed., Mike Fein- Asst. Bus. Mgr., Benjamin Lowensteln; Local Adv. Mgr.,
silber: Copy Ed., Nancy Ward; Sports Ed., Dick McDowell; Sondra Duckman; National Adv. Mgr. William Devers;
Edit. Dir., Peggy McClain; Radio News Ed., Phil Austin; Circulation Richard Gordon, Gail Fromer; Pro-
Soc. Ed., Marcie MacDonald; Asst. Sports Ed., Herm Weis- motion Mgr., Evelyn Riegel; Personnel Mgr., Carol Schwing;
kopf; Asst. Soc. Ed., Mary Bolich; Feature Ed., Edmund Office Mgr., Peggy Troxell; Classified Adv. Mgr., Dorothea
Reiss; Exchange Ed., Paddy Beahan; Librarian, Bill Pete; Ebert; Sec., Gertrude Malpezzi; Research and Records Mgr.,
Senior Board, Bev Dickinson. Virginia Coskery.
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Don Shoemaker; Copy Editors, Dave Bronstein, Mary Bolich:
Assistants, Joe Cheddar, Joan Hickerson, Marjorie Schenck, Phyl Caplan, Larry Jacobson, Sue Lus
tig. Ad Staff: Pat Dickinson, Connie Anderson. „
Campus Political Platforms Are a Farce
While campus political parties are engaged
in what has seemed relatively routine procedure
this fall, it would seem to be a grand season for
them to innovate a system of workable party
platforms.
Party platforms at the University have rather
clinging reputations of being merely convenient
fronts for cliques and candidates who have
little intention of carrying out, or even little
knowledge about, their party's planks.
As such, party platforms here are a great
waste—of the money spent to print them and of
the time (scant though it may be) spent to
formulate them. And perhaps even more im
portant is the fact that these past platforms
have been misleading to those student voters
who believe, in all good faith, that such plat- ,
forms are the conscientious aims of the winning ‘
candidates.
Elections at the University are more or less
a symbolic endorsement of winning candidates'
party platforms. Yet once in office, these same
candidates seldom keep much affiliation with
or responsibility to the parties and cliques that
helped them into office.
For instance, of the nine planks listed by Lion
and State parties in last fall’s elections cam
paign, only three have been activated. But this
action was taken by groups having little or no
direct affiliation with campus political parties.
Specifically, a shorter freshman customs pro
gram was put into effect, the orientation pro
gram was improved, and informal mixed recrea
tional programs have been expanded.
All three issues were listed on party plat
forms. However, the first two changes were en
acted by Hat Societies Council and the Orien
tation Week committee in conjunction with the
Dean of Men’s office and the director of student
Gazette „.«
Today
CHICKEN CLUB, 8 p.m., TUB
WRA HOCKEY CLUB, 4 p.m., Holmes Field
WRA LACROSSE, 4 p.m., Holmes Field
WRA RIFLE CLUB, 3 to 5 p.m., 7 to 8 p.m.,
Rifle Range, White Hall
' r UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT SERVICE
McDONNELL AIRCRAFT CORP.: 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.
STANDARD OIL OF INDIANA: B.S. in Ch. E.; M.S. &
PhD in Chem. Oct. 19.
DU PONT: PhD m Ch. Ei, Chem., Phys., ME. Ceramics &
Metallurgy Oct. 19, 20, & 21.
MALLINCKRODT CHEM. WORKS: 8.5., M.S. & PhD in
Chem., Metal., Ch. E.. ME, EE & Comm. Chem. Oct.
19 & 20.
OHIO DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS: B.S. in CE Oct. 20.
NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION (Los Angeles): 8.5., M.S.
& PhD in Aero. E, CE, Arch. E., EE, & ME Oct. 20.
NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION (Columhus): B.S. & PhD
in Aero. E.. ME, CE, EE & Arch. E.: M.S. in Math.,
Aero E., ME, CE, EE, Arch. E. Oct. 21.
NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION (LOS ANGELES): 8.5..
M.S., & PhD in Aero.E., CE, Arch.E., EE, ME on Oct. 20.
HAWAIIAN SUGAR PLANTERS ASSOCIATION: B.S. in
Ch.E.: M.S. & PhD in Ore. Chem. on Oct. 25 & 26.
WEST VIRGINIA PULP & PAPER: B.S. in Chem., EE, lE,
ME & Sanitary Engr. on Oct. 25.
U.S. NAVAL ORDNANCE LABORATORIES; B.S. in EE,
ME, lE, Ch.E. & Metallurgy on Oct. 26.
BOEING AIRPLANE COMPANY: B.S. in Aero.E., CE, EE
& ME: M.S. & PhD in Phys. & Math, on Oct. 26.
NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AERONAU
TICS: B.S. & M.S. in Metallurgy, Aero.E., ME & Ch.E.:
PhD in Ch.E. & Phys. on Oct. 26.
THOMAS A. EDISON, INC.; B.S. in ME, EE, Chem.E.,
Chem., & Physics: M.S. & PhD in Chem. & Phys. on
Oct. 27. . , . „
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY: B.S. in Bus. Admin &
Lib. Arts for sales only, Chem.E., Comm. Chem, Phys,
Science, EE, lE, ME, & Metallurgy; M.S. & PhD in
Chem.E., Chem., Comm. Chem., Phys., Science,. EE, lE,
ME, & Metallurgy on Oct. 27 & 28.
Successor to THE FREE LANCE, est. 1887
affairs, and the last plank, stressing mixed rec
reational programs, was effected by the West
Dorm Social Council.
We have seen no action taken on the remain
ing planks since their origin one year ago. These
were, we assumed, the goals io which candi
dates had pledged themselves.
Such an arrangement could not possibly be
in the best interests of student government. It
would indicate that either campaigns and elec
tions should be based on authentic party plat
forms, or that the system of platforms be dis
solved, thus throwing the entire campaign onto
a personality basis.
Obviously the latter is improbable. From all
appearances platforms are here to stay. Thus
we would like to see a unique feature inserted
into political programs at the University—a
workable list of party planks.
If student politicians feel they are capable of
such a task, if clique officers consider them
selves and their parties efficient enough to set
up constructive and authentic platforms, we
dare them to prove their ability and erase the
well-earned stigma of "farce" from their pres
ent reputations.
Safety Valve^
Defend 'Mr. State'
TO THE EDITOR: We are all aware of the
value of constructive criticism; however, in the
case of Miss McClain’s editorial Wednesday,
“Mr. State Contest Needs Revamping,” we find
very little constructive value.
We question the ability of a person with such
a limited knowledge of the Mr. Penn State
Contest to write such damaging criticism. The
contest itself, as far as we know, is the most
democratic contest in existence on campus at
this time.
A group of highly competent and distin
guished staff and faculty members select the
five finalists of the contest. We feel that these
persons are qualified to distinguish and evalu
ate the various points in question. I would like
to quote Miss McClain: “Falling under the for
mer category (promoting Penn State off cam
pus) are such contributions as ROTC camps,
conclaves, and academic course field trips, the
majority of which are required of several hun
dreds of students at the University and merit
very little special recognition for participants.”
Essentially, we feel that this statement is un
true.
We further uphold the democratic system by
allowing the students themselves to give final
approval to Mr. Penn State from one of the
final outstanding candidates. Is this not the
epitome of democracy?
Although we do not wish to divulge this in
formation, we feel that we are forced to state
that last year's winner, (Richard Lemyre) ac
claimed by the audience at the dance, also
received a wider margin of points from the
judges themselves than any other contestant.
We do not feel that the student body- is in
agreement with Miss McClain's editorial. The
fact that 30 per cent more applications were
submitted this year than last year is sufficient
proof of this fact. •
TWE DAIIY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA '
FRANK CHESSMAN. Business Mgr.
Editorials represent die
viewpoint of the writers,
not necessarily the policy of
ihe paper Unsigned edi
torials are by the editor
—Peggy McClain
—Theo Balabanis
President, Penn State
Hotel Greeters
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Homecoming is coming, the most confusing, convulsing, and con
sumptive (not tubercular) weekend of the year. A record-breaking
capacity crowd .will swarm into Beaver Field, just like last year,
and the year before that, and the year before that. And still there
will be one whole section containing only eight or ten people, arid
nobody will be quite sure just who is supposed to sit there—unidenti
fied visitors or State College grade
school children or visiting fire
men from Kansas City or the
Mountaineer cheerleaders
The football team will play its
collective heart out against a
tough opponent while the crowd
cheers for Frothy and the Lion.
Huge quantities of coke will be
absorbed by the thirsty onlook
ers; a few of the older grads will
shed a salty tear for the good old'
days in the Nittany vale. The
half-time festivities will go on
with the usual hilarious mishaps,
and the Blue Band will play on,
tjae pride of the finest.
Lei's look back quietly a bit
at the history of this celebration.
This weekend marks Penn State
University's (nee College) 34th
Homecoming day. That would
make its- year of origin 1920.
Well, naturally! When else
would something like this have
started? Ever ' since then, the
autumnal influx of alumni has
filled every house, hotel, barn
and tent wiihin a 70-mile radius
of Stale College.
. Streets will be jammed - with
floats, cars, and delivery trucks
from the Creamery as Miss Home
coming is spirited through the
crowds, waving a delicate, gloved
hand. In the evening, the, boys go
back to their old fraternity house
and sip cider with the up and com
ing generation.
Be Sure You're *
Stepping in Style
for Homecoming!
Shoes to fit you,
your mood,
your activity!
109 Alien St.
By MARCIE MacDONALD
Meanwhile, back at the campus,
sad-faced little clusters stare at
Whitmore Lab, the HUB, and
some even the Library, and ask
passersby just what this new edi
fice is.' The freshmen can tell
them, but often they get superior
stares as answers from upper
classmen.
In keeping with this unfor
tunate circumstance, the lawn
displays this year will illustrate
some of the major and minor
changes that have taken place
during the past five years. This
could get very interesting. Some
house might even build a whole
new student union quicker than
the original down on . Pollock
road. So far there have, been no
jurisdictional strikes among
fraternity men here, at least as
far as building construction is
concerned.
And so here comes Homecom
ing. Have a good time everybody;
this won’t happen again till next
year, and a lot of. us won’t be
here next year.
Toiiight on WDFM
7:30 -
8:30
9:15
9:30 The Master's . Palette
10:30 Hill Sign Off
FftfOAY. OCTOBER 15.1954
By Bibler
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