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DIEHL McKALIP. Editor
Managing Ed., Mary Lee Lauffer: City Ed., Mike Fein- Asst. Bus. Mgr.. Benjamin Lowenstein; Local Ad,. Mgr.,
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Edit. Dir.. Peggy McClain: Radio News Ed.. Phil Austin; Soc. culation, Mgt.. Richard Gordon; Promotion Mgr.. Evelyn
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Asst Soc. Ed.. Mary Bondi: Feature Ed.. Edmund Reiss; 'frozell Classified Adv. Mgr.. Dorothea Ebert: Sec.. Gertrude
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STAFF THIS ISSUE: Business and editorial staffs, The Daily Collegian
The Job—Just Begun
Today is the day to pat ourselves on the back,
sit back and look at our accomplishments as a
University, and be as smug and self-satisfied as
we like. Al'_ this is justified—today. We have
progressed far enough to justify pride and loyal
boasts of our achievements.
Tomorrow we must discard smugness and
self-satisfaction.
Because although we have reached a land
mark in our history as a University, we must
join the many universities of the country in a
long march toward justifying ourselves. In
short we must find the most ethical, and at the
same time realistic way to return the universi
ties to their students.
To look forward, we must first look back and
determine at just what point American institu
tions have forgotten their students. This point
was the transition from the small, personalized
colleges to the enormous, often called "factory"
schools that are so predominant.
To bring higher education to the masses, our
uri,versities have had to make physical provis
ions for the masses. This is obvious in the phy
sical expansion of our own school. And while
such advances are necessary and desirable, they
must not be allowed to become a stumbling
block to the student.
The physical advances must do no more than
supplement the search for education. They
should no more be the end result of enrollment
in college than they should be a handicap to
teaching and learning.
Classic education is fast being pushed from
today's universities. Technical training is tak
ing it place. Whether or not this is good can be
answered only by saying that society is now de
manding college graduates with technical train
ing. It is th, .hole of a university to prepare its
students for what is expected of them.
However, this cannot be interpreted to mean
that colleges should close their. eyes to all oth
ers. They must be able to offer what students
want, as well as what society as a whole is de
manding.
We would not wish to return to an era when
college educated men were in the minority. A
maximum of education is the essence of our
ideals as a nation.
But meeting the physical aspects of mass ed
ucation falls short of our purpose unless we
adjust to the academic demands as well.
Imagine the University as a sphere. The out
side line of the sphere represents the physical
properties of the school—the dormitories, class
rooms, auaitoriums, and playgrounds. This line
is packed tight.
Our job now is to fill up the inside of the
sphere, so that it, too, is solid and no particle
can fall out of perspective and rattle around in
confusion.
This inside portion is the nucleus of the entire
University. It is the educational process: the
student, the communication, and the teacher.
There will always be students. But as the
number of students has increased, so the uni
versities must increase the number of teachers
and take stock of their means of communication.
They must learn to distinguish between artifi
cial devices of communication and the sincere
attempts at mental rapport.
The latter can come only through the mind;
we must ha'v'e a maximum of mental wisdom
here—minds that know both the wisdom and the
means of transferring this wisdom to students.
Such a nucleus alone is the only real justifica
tion for a university's existence.
Tomorrow we must begin to fill
Today, let's celebrate! Happy E
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A MIGHTY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Just a reminder though:
"It's patriotic to have a shaggy beard"
—But not a shaggy top.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Chapel vs. Reactor
Today the Pennsylvania State University
pauses after 100 years and rededicates herself
in preparation for her second 100 years. But
to what is she rededicating herself, life or
doom?
This is a question that has troubled many of
the Penn State family because of two of the
events which will take place today as part of
the birthday observance; the ground breaking
for the All-Faith Chapel and the dedication
of the nuclear reactor. The timing has caused
many a feeling of irony about building on one
hand "a symbol of faith" and on the other "a
symbol of destruction."
Not agreeing that atomic energy is the "sym
bol of destruction," the University last night
held a symposium on "The Responsible Uses
of Power." There an eminent scientist and a
leading religious philosopher tried to find the
answer to this am harassing question.
We, however, like to think the reactor is not
dedicated to destruction, but rather to creation.
as is the entire University. And, being dedicated
to creation, it becomes as much a symbol of
faith in what the future may bring as the All-
Faith Chapel.
Much of the confusion seems to result from
what the public visualizes when the word "nu
clear" is heard. It has become a bad word that
carries little but evil connotations and so must'
usually be whispered. It joins the class of com
munism, facism, isolationism, abolishionism in
having a fearful legend built around it.
The cause of this fearful legend is based on
man's associations with the word "nuclear."
Upon hearing the term, he does not think of the
dictionary definition of the word or its scien
tific evaluations but immediately of what the
bulk of the newspaper headlines have told him
about this awful thing. He thinks of bombs,
artillery, submarines', explosions, fires, radia
tion burns, air-bourn dust particles, destruction,
death.
This dreadful definition calls for a re-educa
tion of the public. A lesson of the potential
good of the nuclear reaction must be taught and
the best way is by deeds. The world must bring
the constructive uses of nuclear reaction to a
par with the destructive uses and show the
power need not be locked up in the motors of
submarines or the brass casses of shells and
bombs.
However, in this day of military preparedness,
anyone finds it difficult to put the word "nucle
ar" in civilian garb and toss out the emphasis
that has been placed on the military aspect.
It is here, then, that a second factor must lend
a hand to re-education, the factor being faith.
People must have faith that the word "nuclear"
can have a meaning other than destruction.
Thus, the dedication of a nuclear reactor and
the ground breaking for an All-Faith Chapel at
the University on the same day is not ironical.
Rather they are the heralds of Penn State's
ability to perform two duties, re-educate and
supply a symbol of faith.
It can be hoped research conducted at the
reactor will result in constructive uses for nu
clear energy and 2hrough these uses show people
a better life. And, coupled with it there will be
the chapel whose 10-year. $3 million plan can
rise as a champion of faith. The two can be com
bined to provide , what must be had, a new defi
nition of the word "nuclear."
The University accepts a grave responsibility
in dedicating a nuclear reactor and breaking
ground for a chapel on the same day; a fe
sponsibility to 12,000 students, over 50,000 alum
ni, and the people of the world. This responsi
bility must be met so critics 100 years hence
will not look back on Feb. 22, 1955 as an ironical
day, as some critics today are, wont to do.
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Little Man on Campus
Centennial Thanks
There comes a time and a place in every endeavor when those
attempting to accomplish the feat must pause to recount a few of
their experiences and to give out a few thank you's to the many help
.ng 'hands. We are no exception as we put our Centennial edition of
the Daily Collegian together.
Before we go farther, we must admit we are going to forget to
say our thanks to many; and their
contributions have probably al
ready passed from memory and
only they will be able to . find
them in this paper. So, we will
give a big, blanket thank you
right now. Thank you
When we first started on this
issue, shortly after the Christmas
vacation, there were two schools
of thought as to how many pages
there should be; that was before
we remembered this racket costs
money and the basic size deter
minent would be the' amount of
advertising. One group wanted a
small compact issue with just the
meat of everything shoved into
a small paper for easy and quick
reading. The others wanted 100
pages, one for each year of
existence.
In our search for facts to fill
the holes between the ads, we
turned most frequently to the
Penn State Room,' historical
repository in the Patios •IX
brary, and to the department of
public information in Old .
Main.
Also in line for special mention
are Louis H. Bell, director ,of
public information at the. Univer
sity, and Richard 0. -Byers, assist
ant professor of advertising, both
Rustic, Old-Fashioned
Kind of Place --
We love being hOst
to those who enjoy
Fine, Quality Food
EUTAW HOUSE
Best Wishes on Your
100th Anniversary
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 22. 1955
By Bibler
Daily Collegian advisers. A special,
Centennial adviser and writer of
many of the University's Centen
nial Year news releases was
Charles H. Brown, associate pro
fessor of journalism.
We are grateful to business
concerns who subscribed to our
advertising campaign personally
and by mail. It was really the local
merchants who put it over the
top, however.
One of • the biggest headaches
of publishing .an issue of, this type
is accuracy: It is surprising how
foggy •facts become- after they
have lain dead for 50 or 75 years,
and we 'are holding our breath as
the • •issue comes out today. We
had an• agreement with Mary L.
Mairs, director of the. Penn State
Room, to have her red, pencil .all
the • errors •so they won't be re
peated-in-the 131-Centennial issue.
The pleasantekt surprise in
doing research on historical
facts, and• figures about the Uni-
Varsity , is the almost unlimited
supply of matotial. This issue
can easily be only the begin
, ning: we' know. we did not get
all we would have liked to in . .
-these 48' pages. But it looks like •
a good crop of Centennial Yeas
.
feature stories. •