'AGE FOUR
Publish:4l Talay through
Saturday mornings during' . Tir Elairtg entirgiati
the University year, the
Daily Collegian io a student
operated newspaper.
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DIEHL McKALIP, Editor
Managing PA. Mary Lee Lauffer; City Ed., Mike Fein
:lber; Copy Ed;., Nancy Ward; Sports Rd., Dick McDowell;
dit. Mr., Peggy McClain; Radio News Ed., Phil Austin;.Soc.
.343., Marcie MacDonald: Aest. Sports Ed., Berm Weiskopf;
ksst. - Soc. Ed., Marc 'Bo:ich: Feature Ed.. Edmund Reiss; Er.-
'hange Ed., Paddy Bershan; Librarian, Bill Pete; Photog. Dir..
gee Hoopes; SOrtkOr Board, Bev Dickinson, /.an Leh.
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Al Klimcke; Copy Editors, Ann Leh, Marnie Schenck; Assistants,
Becky Zahni, Mike Moyle, Shirley Calkins, Joe Cheddar, Wayne Ulsh, Alice Grubb.
Simes' Statement: Sign of the Times
Dean Simes' statement yesterday concerning
the decrease in student disciplinary cases this
semester climaxes a term of steadily improving
student conduct.
In his statement Dean Simes referred par
ticularly to disciplinary cases among fraternity
men and men living in residence halls. Accord
ing to the dean, cases this year have decreased
both in number and seriousness of offense.
He attributed this decrease to a great extent
to the addition of housemothers in fraternity
programs and the revision of residence hall
rooming.
Conduct improvement this semester, how
ever, goes even farther than fraternity and
dormitory men. A somewhat conscientious at
titude toward good behavior seems to have
taken hold of the entire student body the past
few months.
This is not to say the University still doesn't
have its share of rules violators and "disturbers
of the peace." An occasional lavatory demolish
ment, or a toothpaste or water battle, will prob
ably be staged ad infinitum in a school the size
of the University.
However, the all-over picture is the factor
that it is stretching toward a high level. The
A Day's Wages
The services which the Student Employment
Service renders for students are obvious. But
a little known fact is that the service handles
daily a greater number of employment oppor
tunities than applicants to fill them.
This would indicate either there are not many
students who need employment or many stu
dents are unaware of the diversity of the pro
gram of the Service.
Probably the latter answer is more the case.
The Student Employment Seivice has jobs of
one kind or anothtr for any student who may
need one or is interested enough to inquire
about one.
Many students who may feel their academic
schedules leave, little time for a part time job,
but still feel one would be desirable, will find
jobs at the employment office which can be
done almost at their convenience and still give
the necessary financial aid.
The diversity of the opportunities which the
service can provide would surprise many stu
dents who have not as yet inquired about them.
At present, the service is engaged in an ex
tensive annual program of contacting for sum
mer camp and resort jobs.
The Student Employment Service is organized
for• the specific purpose of helping students.
But it can do so only if students are willing
t - o help themselves
Time Won't Wait
Contrary to a current misconception, the clock:
in women's dormitories are not set a few min
utes ahead of Old Main's pace.
The clocks are set according to Eastern Stand
ard (or Daylight) Time as announced by the
major radio networks each hour, regardless of
the situation in the tower of Old Main.
Women students returning to their dormi
tories at the prescribed times for weekdays and
weekends must rely, solely on the verdict of the
dormitory clocks.
Also contrary to belief, the clocks are not
always ahead of Old Main's, but ocassionally
are just as likely to be behind.
What leads to the misconception is that when
the dormitory clocks are ahead, students get
caught and penalized. When they're behind, no
one notices it.
Health Help
There are no first aid facilities in the men's
dormitories.
The Association of Independent Men is now
trying to obtain first aid kits from the Uni
versity to be placed in all counselors' rooms.
So far the AIM officers report they have met
with little success; the University departments
they have visited sympathize with them and
send them on to another department.
First aid facilities would be used in the event
of minor injuries or in emergency for serious
cases until professional care could be secured.
Women's dormitories have qualified nurses
living w''' ' l- 2 students.
AIM ;s •, commended in its effort and the
proper "' 7sity authorities should come to
its assistance.
Soce.essor to THE FREE LANCE, est. 1887
—AI Klimcke
-A. K.
rf•re - DALLY • COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA.=
FRANK CRESSMAN, Business Mgr.
Asst. Bus. Mgr., Benjamin Lowenstein; Local Adv. Mgr.,
Sondra Kaufman, National Adv. Mgr.,
William Devers;
Circulation Co-Mgrs., Richard Gordon, Gail Promer; Pro
motion Mgr., Evelyn Riegel; Personnel Mgr., Carol Schwing;
Office Mgr., Peggy Troxell; Classified Adv. Mgr., Dorothea
Ebert; Sec., Gertrude Malpezzi; Research and Records Mgr..
Virginia Coskery.
Penn gaine half-holiday showed this to a cer
tain extent when students survived an entire
weekend in Philadelphia without bringing home
a single letter or phone call of official com
plaint. The Pitt game weekend carried the
theme even farther—it, too, was followed by no
official ccrnplaints of bad conduct.
These are of course outstanding examples.
Perhaps even more significant than they is
the minimum of individual disciplinary cases
taken before the administration this semester.
It shows either the student courts are finding
solutions to the cases brought before them
without referring many to the dean of men,
or there is a scarcity of cases to recommend.
Either reason, or a combination of the two, is
commend able.
We said above Dean Simes' statement cli
maxed a term of general good behaviour. How
ever, it in no way puts an end to the matter or
offers an excuse to slacken off on the conscien
tiousness angle. The dean's statement should,
rather, be taken as a challenge—to reach a
stage where good conduct is the norm, and
comments either urging or praising it are un
necessary.
Six Days Ti 11...
Six days remain before the clique chairmen
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: Six
days remain . . .
Safety Valve
Yes, Beards!
TO THE EDITOR: In regard to the letter -pub
lished in the Daily Collegian Jan. 6 about the
female view point on beards, I 'feel the young
lady (Who prefers to have her name withheld
for. obvious reasons) shows evident lack of
school spirit and sustains a downright narrow
minded, selfish point of view.
She says she gets nauseous when she thinks
3f beards . . . and also hates to think of ex
tracting a kiss from within a beard . .
She also tells in her letter the disgrace we
males would have due to our beards during
the vacation between the semesters. I disagree
completely. I will proudly display my beard
because I am proud of Penn State, and am
happy to celebrate this, its 100th birthday.
Thu.'s men, to celebrate our 100th birthday
let's grow beards—don't let our Centennial year
pass by without doing your share. My regrets
to the ROTC men; as this is a land grant Uni
versity,-it can't be helped: However. this group
by far doesn't include all the men. Let's go,
fellows, don't weaken the females' fickle
ways. Let's show our school spirit and grow
a beard.
TO THE EDITOR: I am shocked! Can, the
opinions expressed by Miss Name Withheld
actually be representative of the feelings of
the girls at Penn State? If so, I have fears
that American womanhood as we have known
it is on the way out. What has become of the
Mary Todd Lincolns (whose husband signed
the grant of the land we stand on)? What has
become of the Julia Dent Grants, the Louisa
Fredrici Codys, the Mary McAllister Beavers
and the Fannie Washburn Athertons?
It is to be assumed' that all of these great
women, who inspired great men with great
beards, also kissed them, and probably without
growing the least bit "nauseated."
Is it possible that women of this cut no longer
abound in our land? If this is true, I for one
am sorry to see them go
Gazette
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
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Janet Belien, Merlin Clater, Sally Collins, ThoniaS C.
Davis, Matthew Friedberg. Margaret' jzannette Kohl,
Charlotte Lutinski, Joan MacKenzie, ••'"! Mayea, Lois
Niederhauser, Harr - y Nixon, Eve Donald Shaw,
Donna Smith. John Stalma, 'Willis. Thompson., Jay Tolson,
and Sandra Weitzman.
iEditorials represent the
viewpoint of the writers,
not necessarily the policy
, of the paper. Unsigned
editorials are by the editor.
e set of March 2, 1879
—Peggy McClain
—William H. Shaw
—Lash Howes
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think we should ask the "grand master" to rearrange t
ds in the pledges' room."
TV and Newspapers
Singing In
The Wilderness
An especially interesting thing; at least to, University students,
to be done in 1955 is the televising of lectufes . over a• closed circuit.
We are still undecided on the Merits and .demerits of such a plan,
blit we could easily be swayed to the negative side if we hear any
more comments like the one that recently came to our attention.
It was pointed out this idea of
televising special classes could be
continued and enlarged to include
all courses. Further, this could be
done nationally from all educa
tional centers, and then, to save
money, universities could be done
away with, and all classes' could
be televised directly from Wash,
ington.
This would also serve to eli
minate the • general need for
professors, and because of this
cut-down, intelligent p-e ople
would be dissuaded from enter- ...
ing -the unpractical field of
teaching, for there would be
very few job openings.
These people, instead of wast
ing their time thus, would be
di'-ected to more beneficial' oc
cupations where they would be
able to serve the world.
This belief thinks lectures only
are sufficient to give a student
a full understanding of a sub
ject, and, therefore, discussion
classes Would also be dropped,
again as being unnecessary. How
ever, for the less intelligent stu
dents, there would still be libra
ries to use in acquiring extra
knowledge.
It is granted this point of
view is rather Swiftian in
character, but in a streamlined
age what could be more fair
and popular than streamlined
education given to all by a bene
ficent government.
After seeing the prediction of a
Michigan State physician to be
false and the world would prob
ably not end for a while, we be
gan feeling the year of 1955 would
be an exciting one, full of sur
prises and startling changes.
We really were happy the
world would continue in the state
we know it, for we like life, that
is, as long as we will be allowed
to wear a beard.
Still, while looking at a news
paper from one of Philadelphia's
more advanced suburbs, we saw
something which made us sit
back and wonder. This startling
gem appeared in a comic strip
and showed some boys in a sled
approaching . the top of a hill
from a side marked 1953, ready
to descend to a side called 1954,
and they were shouting "Happy
New Year." The dates in the
comic were incorrect.
We considered the idea that the
artist of the comic was content
with the way things had been
going and was unwilling to face
FRIDAY. JANUARY .7, 1955
By Bibler
By EDMUND REISS
the fact a new and different year
was approaching. Instead, he
wanted 1954 to happen all over
again.. .
FO,yr Grants
Are- .
Approved
ely University
The University has approved
research grants provided by four
IcoMpanies for studies in the Col
-1 lege of Mineral Industries.
A study of age-hardenable and
[ precipitation-hardenable brasses
will be conducted under the pro
visions of a $4OOO research grant
made to the University by • the
Titan Metal Manufacturing Com-
Pany-
The work will be conducted
in the department of metallurgy
under the direction of Dr. Harold
J. Read, professor of . physical
[metallurgy.
The Hercules Powder Company
has provided $lO,OOO for research
on the use of chemicals in :the
secondary recovery of. petroledm.
The study will be directed by Dr.
John C. Calhoun, professor .:and
head of the department of petro
leum and natural gas engineering.
The Stackpole Carbon Company
has provided $3OOO for research
on carbon types, the study to be
directed by Dr. Philip L. Walker,
associate professor and head of
the department of fuel. technology.
A grant of $2500 from the Gulf
Research and Development comn
pany will provide a fellOwship
mining engineering, to be direct r ,
ed by Arnold Asman, professor•
of mining engineering and head
of the department of miniug.
Choir Director Better •
Mrs: Willa C. Taylor, chapel
choir director, is reported recover
ing satisfactorily from an appen-
Ldectomy in the Philipsburg Hos
pital. Mrs. Taylor was admitted to
the hospital Saturday.
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