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STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Mike Miller; Copy Editors, Nancy Showalter, Roy Williams; As
sistants, Sally Sykes, Shirley Calkins, Larry Jacobson, and. Jack Williams. •
Senate Condemns McCarthy's Conduct
The United States Senate left no doubt about
what it thought of Sen. Joseph McCarthy's
political conduct when it entered a• 67 to 20
vote of censure of him yesterday. Senate con
demned McCarthy for refusing to cooperate
with a Senate elections subcommittee which in
vestigated his finances in 1951-1952, and for
using allegedly rough tactics and abusing sub
committee members and his colleagues.
Censure is an official reprimand and the
greatest dishonor excluding impeachment which
can be handed a public official. McCarthy is
the first member to get a Senate censure since
Hiram Bingham, Republican Senator from Con
necticut, was reprimanded in 1929 for admitting
a lobbyist to closed tariff hearings. Yesterday's
censure of the Wisconsin junior senator is the
fourth such reprimand ever made by the Senate.
Democrats in the Senate voted solidly yester
day to condemn McCarthy for his attitude
toward the subcommittee two years ago. How
ever the breach in the Republican faction of
the Senate was widened considerably when
majority party leader Knowland dealt the
Eisenhower-Republicans a heavy blow and
voted against censure. Until yesterday after
noon, Senate was uncertain about the stand
Knowland would take. Knowland was one of
the first Republicans to denounce McCarthy
on the Senate floor in March 1953; he said he
had reached his decision to oppose censure
yesterday only after "prayerful consideration."
According to yesterday's New York Times,
Safety Valve—
On 'Red' Propaganda
TO THE EDITOR: It seems some of our stu
dents are still trying to laugh off the problem
of Communist propaganda efforts in our uni
versities. Columnist George Sokoisky was the
man who got the "business" this time—for
trying to point out how clever the Communists
are in their propaganda programs.
Apparently they are a little more clever
than some of our classmates. Students seem to
think the Communists are a bunch of funny
looking characters with foreign accents who
run around trying to sell us the Communist
line. Of course, we will recognize it right-away
for it in itself is so ridiculous we will just laugh
and walk away.
Not quite. They are a little more intelligent
than ' that. The amazing thing is most of us
would not recognize the Communist line if we
did hear it.
"Full academic freedom for students and
teachers"—that does not sound communistic.
"Repeal the Smith Adt, the McCarren Act, and
the. Taft-Hartley Act"—that does not sound
"pink" either. However, these and a score of
other similar items, as pointed out by Mr.
Sokolsky, are all a part of their program.
These are not basic Communist doctrines,
naturally, but they are efforts toward which
Communists strive because they indirectly aid
the Communist program to undermine us by
dividing us among ourselves. This is. particularly
true on the questions of labor-management rela
tions, academic freedom, and racial and religious
discrimination—lines along which many Ameri
cans are already sharply and bitterly divided.
What forces are there on our campuses to
combat subversive influence? You may be sure
that this influence is there. Actually, we have
not seen any organizations which are going
"gung-ho" to prevent the spreading of Com
munist propaganda. There are very few chap
ters of the Students for America, a Communist
fighting group. The students are too nonchalant
to take any action, and the professors are too
worried about losing their "academic freedom,"
something which is not and has never been in
danger.
So, nothing is done. We laugh it off. We
think there is no subversive influence because
we have not seen any. What we do not realise
is this type, of propaganda is subtle. It does
not stare one in the face. No, we do not fight
subversion, but' a lot of our students do devote
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"not in the recent memory of Senate observers
had a party leader ever broken publicly with
his President . . . on such a party controversy
as is involved between President Eisenhower
and Senator McCarthy."
McCarthy himself seems unabashed by the
censure. According to him, the Senate has "dis
graced" itself rather than him. When asked if
he intended to conduct himself differently,
n
light of the censure proceedings, McCarthyt
said he intended to continue his fight against
communism in "roughly •the same way."
There's little doubt what effect the censure
will have on McCarthy's news "limelight." The
image of a "fierce fighter against communism"
that he has created for himself has kept the
junior senator in the news for four years. Any
submissiveness on his part, which would land
him on the inside pages of the press, would
no doubt be more than he could take.
And since he says he doesn't intend to change
his tactics, McCarthy will probably headline
many news stories before his current term ends
in 1958.
What the censure will do to McCarthy's na
tional prestige is more debateable. He has
almost half the Republican faction of the Sen
ate behind him, but the Democrats will be
running Congress for the next two years, and as
Associated Press correspondent James Marlow
puts it, "The Democrats have no reason to loVe
him."
A Dollar Is Cheap
Campus Chest comes to a close today with
the $7OOO goal yet to be reached.
The charity drive once again makes its an
nual plea for the nearly 12,000 students and
also interested staff members at the University
to reach- down into their pockets for not more
than a dollar. This dollar is then to be distri
buted to those less fortunate than we.
One hates to appeal to the readers' sympathy
in a case such as this but, if no other act will
call forth a dollar, this must do. Think of those
who have sacrificed more than a dollar •and
remember 'those who have been helped by a
dollar.
Students, you willingly, dipped into your
pockets for over $5OO two Years ago to buy a
new suit for the Nittany Lion. You have been
paying $7.50 a semester fo ithe new student
union building for several years and are only
going to begin enjoying the fruits of your
money during the coming semester.
These investments were good and they were
made with little complaint by the student body.
Campus Chest, too, is a good investment and
should be greeted with an enthusiasm by the
students that would top the $7OOO goal by a
commendable amount.
Students at the University are often thought
of as slow to take up projects of the type of
Campus Chest. Nevertheless, they have never
let a good cause down. They have met their
obligations in the end and often topped ex
pectations.
Many people are counting on you, the stu
dents, to help them continue their work and
the recipients of the services of the groups
aided by chest are also counting on you. You
won't let them down.
Gazette ,
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
•Michael Brunner, Kaye Buterbaugh, David Howell, Frank
McFaden, Suzanne McMillen, Geraldine Morris,. Albert , San
kin, Joyce' Solovey, Joan Wilent and. Philip' Young.
their efforts toward trying to make fun of cer
tain senators, columnists, and news coalmen
tators--men who are certainly more intelligent
than any students we have met here.
In fact, we can think of only one student
who ever did much about, it. He wrote several
books which made some of the really intelli
gent people start thinking. His name is William
F. Buckley, a former Yale student.
—Jack Williams
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viewpoint of the writers,
ant aeeeesarily the polity of
the paper Unalaska' edi
torials are ivy the editor '
act of Watch 3. 1812.
—Peggy fileClaizt
WNSYLVANtA
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Cloetingh Theatre—
Singing In
The Wilderness
We came across a • boOklet the other day celebrating the 25th
anniversary of Players in 1945, and after asking we found that the
35th anniversary of Players' first show will be Feb. 6, 1955.
Immediately we thought that nothing would be a finer anni
versary present to this
.group than to allow it the permanent use
of the TUB.
We also discovered that it was
the late Prof. Arthur C. Cloetingh
who was primarily responsible for
organizing and founding Players.
In honor of Mr. C., we thought
that nothing would be a finer
memorial to this man than to
allow Players' permanent use of
the TUB.
When Penn State hired Arthur
Cloetingh as an instructor in Eng
lish in 1919, it was understood
that he would have the opportun
ity to "develop a program of dra
matics" on campus. Besides cre
ating a group to produce legiti
mate plays, Mr.. C. created the
division of dramatics as a sepa
rate teaching unit of the Univer
sity and gave it not only a cur
riculum and a faculty but also
obtained the building that is now
Schwab Auditorium for its t•se.
From the first program of
"Dawn," "Spreading the News,"
and "The Woiider Hat" in 1920
to "Cradle Song" in 1940, Prof.
Cloetingh regularly directed and
supervised plays; 'but after the
war, administrative.duties took up
so much of his time that only oc-
Icasionally was he able to directly
work with •Players.
Certainly no other man , has
done more to -give dramatics at
Penn State the prominent AA
tional position it now holds. Be
fore his death Mr. C. was
.trying
to obtain the TUB_ for Players
as a place for the group to pre
sent its arena productions. If
FRIDAY. DECEMBER. 3.-1954
se the next term offering
dent enrollment."
ath 412 becau
ave enough stu
the University administration
does grant this, it will be help
ing Players live up to , the pur
pose of its founding—to give
students an opportunity to ap
pear in dramatics and to furn
ish entertainment for the com
munity. •
Therefore, as a tribute to both
Mr. Cloetingh and Players, the
administration could not do a
more honorable thing than to al
low the TUB to become Cloetingh
Theatre.
Old Refrigerators
Getting New Roof
Physical plant workmen ar e
putting a water-tight roof above
the old refrigerators in the base
ment of Old Main.
The refrigerators have been va
cant since the sandwich shop was
removed from the basement in
1946. The space will be used as a
storage space for janitorial equip
ment.
The accounting department now
occupies the space formerly used
by. the sandwich, shop.,
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