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Are Penn State Students Cultured?
Culture -is in trouble at Penn State
' What •is 'this •term . culture? AcCording to
Webster's Collegiate'.Dictionary •it. is "the. en
lightenment and refinement of taste acquired
by 'intellectual and aesthetic training." Now
we 'can - go on and • define the ..words used in
the, definition. •
When culture at Penn State is spoken of, it
- is 'hardly meant to imply all 'of those big words
used above although this as an end result may
be desirable. Rather we refer to a more rounded
college. life that would be complimenting those
phases now so :well developed—social life; ace
'deinic pursuits,, sports, humor . . .
' Lacking from this list. is our version of cul
ture; that field , commonly referred to as the
arts. .Penn State' needs more attention to Corn
munity. Forum, Community
_Concert, the Uni
versity symphony% orchestra, painting, sculptur
ing, combined art exhibitions, serious literary
endeavors . . .
Most notable of the student body's past
indifference to culture was: the death last year
pf the literary magazine, Inkling. After several
years, of struggle' and even support from other
publication and financial backers, it was forced
to close in the spring with its books deeply
in the • red. 'lts last publication recorded only
50-some sales. Its companion publication, 'Pivot,
Which is devoted to' poetry, survives only be
cause of the faithful backing of several •mem
bers of the English literature department.
All this occurred while the Froth was having
a record year, State College movie attendance
Seven Days Ti 11...
Seven days remain before the clique chair
men of the Lion and State parties will be called
upon to present their new constitutions to the
Senate subcommittee on organization control.
If they don't present their new constitutions,
the parties will not be chartered by the Senate
group.
• And the subcommittee has ruled that the
parties must be chartered if they are to remain
alive on. the Penn • State scene.
We, like the . clique. chairmen, withhold fur
ther comment, except for one reminder:. Seven
days remain . . .
Money, Money
Do the books balance?
That is the questiOn the members of All-
University Cabinet will 'be 'asking themselVes
and Ernest Famous, elections committee chair-'
man, tonight.
Mr. Famous will present a somewhat belated
report on -expenditures during the fall cam
paign. The report is in two parts, one sub
mitted by- the cliques to the elections, committee
and the other a record of their funds' as handled
by. Associated Sttident Activities.
The first report was submitted to Mr. Famous.
on'Nov. 11. The other report was filed just
prior to Christmas vacation.
Perhaps. this explains what appears to be a
discrepancy. Perhaps the parties had occasion
to. spend their funds between these two dates.
We hope Cabinet will ask questions to satisfy
natural curiosity about the financing of the
campus political parties.
We wonder why. Cabinet had to wait three
months before getting a report on the election's
fiscal factors.
And we wonder if there isn't •a need for a.
more complete auditing of the finances of the
two parties.
Answers, which we hope will be furnished
tonight, to questions raised by the two reports
may prove instructive. They will be—if .Cabi
net poses its questions.
Tell Us, Please
It's time for a progress report from the All-
University constitution revisions committee.
The group has been "revising" for several
weeks. It closed its meetings to the student
body and the press, but at the same time said
it would issue progress reports "from time to
time." We assume it did not mean by this
"from semester to semester."
So far neither All-University Cabinet nor
the Collegian has received official reports of
what the committee is doing to student rights
and student government. If the committee. is
having trouble making suitable revisions per
haps it would be wise to open its meetings to
student opinion. If revisions are going along
smoothly, no harm can come from publication
of them.
It's time for a progress report.
—Peggy McClain
—The Watchbird
—Mike Feinsilber
THE- DAILY COLLEGIAN' St Alt COLLEGE • PFNNSYLVA.NIA
FRANK CRESSMAN. Business Mgr.
was near capcity,
ported rapid sales of pulp magazines. And, also,
at other colleges and universities, literary maga
zines • were •being sold on a state-wide and
larger basis and attracting famous outside con
tributors.
• Tonight another of the half-heartedly sup-
ported cultural outlets at the University is to
be discussed by All-University Cabinet. We are
referring to Kirk Garber's scheduled report
on Community Forum.
To quote from his report: "Attendance at the
first forum (Clifton Fadiman) was poor but
was quite improved for Agnes Moorhead's
appearance. A special effort is being made to
publicize Carlos Romulo's (a 'former president
of the United Nations Assembly) appearance."
This means 12,000 students plus borough resi
dents can not fill 1200-seat Schwab Auditorium.
The Forum report goes on to make quite a
desperate-sounding proposal—that admissions
to Community Forum be included in the stu
dent activities next fall. This seems desperate
because it removes the prestige now attached
to the speakers and places it on the basis of
the 8 a.m. Monday lecture. If it might be as
sumed this activity status might include a stu
dent assessment to cover the cost, the situation
is really serious..
Cabinet receives this report of hard times
tonight and 'must do something more than just
pass the report. It: must investigate and act
to preserve Community Forum and to advance
the cause of culture's struggle for survival
at Penn State.
Safety Valve
Female Viewpoint
TO THE EDITOR: Do men truly want to grow
beards?
I get nauseous when I think of beards. I get
dizzy when I think of trying to extract a kiss
from under one. I shudder at the thought of
dating a man who looks like a cross bet Ween
a walrus and the . Smith brothers. I despair
that men really have "deep within their souls
the smoldering desire" to go around with pro
trusions like the quills on a fretful porcupine.
I grow melancholy when I think of people
who invented high quality, sharp, super-thin
razor blades. They work so well.
I think of Greek Week. The Greeks strove
for perfection in beauty. And who are we to
take their name and toss their ideals out the
window? What will the community think of
the shaggy plumage of fraternity men as they
start projects to prove they are mature citi
zens?
And spring vacation. Picture Mom's horror
when her beloved boy (once so eager to re
move .the beginnings of a fuzz in his early
teens) when.he returns home with a corrugated
mane. What, are the clean shaven neighbors to
think of Penn State?
Then ROTC. This poor majority is in a pickle:
Demerits pile •up if they conform with the
'aricy. They shall be singled out as weak in
leart if they abstain.
I fear the ratio is lamented over enough
without
.deliberately cutting it again. For what
girl, Wants to go to a dance, or even date a
Van Dyke?
Let's be mature and keep buying razor
blades and not go hunting for mustache cups.
—Name Withheld
.Music for Skating
TO THE• EDITOR: In regard to the letter pub
lished in the Daily Collegian Jan. 4. about the
skating rink, I feel the fee of 25 cents for the
student.,s'• use of the ice is not exorbitant. I do
believe, however, music 'should be supplied
while skating. I have no knowledge of any
artificial rink not playing recorded music.
Another suggestion is issuing season passes
at a fee set in the iiicinity of $4 a year. This
fee would enable students to skating as many
times as he wishes but would not, of course,
include skate rental.
Gazette ...
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS,
7 p.m., 10.5 Ag Eng
CABIN AND TRAIL DIVISION OF PENN STATE OUT-
ING CLUB. 7:30 p.m., 121 Sparks
DAIRY SCIENCE CLUB, 7 p.m., 117 Dairy
FENCING CLUB, 7:30 p.m.. Rec Hall
GEOPHYSICS SOCIETY, 7:30 p.m., 217 Willard
NITTANY GROTTO, 7:30 p.m., 121 ML
PHI MU ALPHA, 9 p.m., 100 Carnegie
PI LAMBDA SIGMA, S p.m., 104 Willard
WSGA, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 6:30 p.m., North
. west Lounge, 2nd floor Atherton
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Robert Bahrenburg, Merlin Clater, Matthew Friedberg,
Richard Hartma nn, , Margaret Kidda, Jeannette Kohl, Char
lotte Ltio - inski Joan MarTC ,, avie Latta Margulies, Lawrence
Mayer, Stanley • • - t • ',, Ba-n is, Richard Rodgers,
John Schofield, ra D:nna Smith, John
Stalma, Beverly Stein. Willis Thompson, Jay Tolson.
sea of Kars* I. 1878
and magazine stands re-
—Frank Simokat
Little Man on Campus
"Worthal's girl Sometimes I almost dread to see
him Make a basket."
Marcie Jectucoup
The letter to- the editor which apPeared in yesterday's Daily Colr
legian concerning beards brought Mizell. discussion of the subject to
the campus dining hall •tables.
Most of the discussion was merely 'howls of protest. Some brave
girls ventured to say they would be interested, to say the least,
to see the entire male faction of tile_ Student body wearing beards.
But for the most part, remarks
reflecting ridicule and disgust ac
companied this new beard pro
posal. This must be a modern idea;
it seems that in all the historical
novels we're read the big man
with the beard was the great -lover
and the clean shaven ones were'
either half-grown
boys or American
Indians.
We wonder if
Penn State men
are brave enough
to gamble on the
fickle heart of
woman and grow
beards for the
Centennial cele
bration. It seems
like a good idea
from where we
sit; some thing
different and a Marcie MacDonald
little unusual. Our dear old alina
mater might even make the AP.
A committee could be appointed
to handle the contest. All-Univer
sity Cabinet could be easily per
suaded to handle the appointing of
such a committee, of course.
Prizes additional to the ones sug
gested by Mr. Howes could be
offered; for instance, one foi the
man most often mistaken for Er
nest Hemingway, one for the man
who sent more women' screaming
and running away, and one for the
man who's beard was most dif
ferent in color from his skull cov
ering.
The only problem presented by
a mass beard-raising project is
that the coeds are left out, by na
ture. This of course, would - never
do. The men are going to have a
;hard enough time as it is with
them. Maybe some group could
launch a hair-growing contest for
the, girls. Then we could ,climax
it all with a Lady Godiva parade.
Well, at any rate, we think it's
a good idea to undertake some lit
tle festive project like growing
beards for such an occasion as
the Centennial. Without a lot of
student interest this year can turn
out to be no different from any
other, except for the administra
tion's plans. And they, too, need
student interest behind them.
Mr. Howes is to be commended
for his attempt at initiating such a
project. We hope his idea catches
on. Maybe faculty members would
be willing to join the party, too.
Or will our famous student apathy
send this idea to an early and
unwarranted death?
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6,1955
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By MARCIE MacDONALD
Enlistment Now
No =Guarantee
Of 01 Benefits
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- The opinion that men students
who enlist in the armed forces
before Jan. 31 will not receive
36 months of schooling at govern
ment expenses wa s confirmed
yesterday, j:)37 a letter from the .
Association -of Land-Grant Col
leges and. Universities.
'The letter, received by Dean of
Men Frank J. .Simes, points out
that a„ recent order of President
Dwight •D: Eisenhower "tenni
hates accumulation of benefits af
ter" Jan. 31 for all those now in
service or joining before that
date.'!_
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• Thus, enlisting in the aril-led
forces now will not guarantee ed
ucational benefits in the future.
However, the letter indicated,
Congressman Olin E. Teague (D-
Tex.) chairman of the House Vet
erans Affairs Committee, has an-.
nounced the first order ,of busi
ness of his committee will be to
consider a bill to make possible
the fu 11 accumulation of 36
months .'of veterans' educational
beneflts by men who enter serv
ice before Jan. 31.
Teague feels men already in
service would feel the govern
ment had broken faith with them.
if their accumulation of benefit§
was ended on Jan. 31.
At its recent annual conven r
tion, the land-grant group, - of T.
which the University is a - member;
maintained that veterans' bene
fits should be retained "for as long ,
aS Selective Service for extended .
active military duty is continueci."
The United States Chamber of "
Commerce has recommended dis- „
continuance of the veterans'ed- -
ucational program as "unneces= .
sary."
Sirnes .reported Tuesday that
several men had withdrawn from
the University because of an ap
parent misunderstanding • about
the Presidential order terminat
ing benefits. . .
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