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Assistants, Jack Williams, Don Barlett, Ginny Philips, Dodi Jones. «WpCf t I A'• I —fjftV
Does Draft Bill Need Alterations?
(This is the first of two editorials on the iduc i jfjlraj “iKf
present and newly proposed draft laws. tion aKjßyftjr <* .
Tomorrow’s editorial will deal with the > his w J..
dra/t extension bill be/or. Senate.) Thus iipi* — l —— -ji— "a.
It has been estimated that to preserve the de- or ‘ lAT W7MP I I* I 11V 111! r"
fense of the country successfully, we must main- f„t L—j f I IlMlll
tain a standing army ranging from 2.8 to three jj\ I/ II _/ V V flßy|||r
Of this total only 1.5 million will come from Jjf /*?% \\ If '/ZfjSrxx f f
voluntary enlistment. This leaves another 1.5 sai I \»4 J 4TS I. f
million men to be obtained through the draft. 7>~A /Tn J
The present draft law, which was revived in IPT / (/ j ' ,
1951 during the Korean War. requires every , —-I y'y (\1( UF- 1 iffnPfhy
American youth to register when he reaches the nil ■fl \
age of 18. Under this law every male citizen is yf I v 1.1 fe&jPtP 3l tS VH&t >7 (jf
eligible for two years of military training and ?v . fy
six years of reserve duty. ~ >. )T\ V(j;
Also under this law. any person who has ' * y k\ CLMt? VBMK? / IPI 41
served on active duty for 912 month period WI . hi UJ 1 1 1 | Ik
or. more. Between the dates of Sept. 16, 1940, Tr/j j II fHi
and January 24, 1948, is not liable for in- BBOkr’ieWWß I
Likewise, any person who served on active
duty for a period of 90 days or more between
Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept. 2, 1945, is not liable for
induction. All persons discharged after January
19. 1948, with three or more years of active duty,
will be considered veterans and therefore not
liable for induction.
One of the major faults of this draft law
is the manner in which the status of a veteran
is obtained.
Chest Needs Change
The many well-known charities existing lo
cally and nationally can be thankful they do
not depend on Penn State Campus Chest for
their existance.
Whether the trouble lies with the Chest or
with the students who are supposed to support it
is hard to tell. Either way,, something must be
done to encourage students to lend a helping
hand, and it seems the responsibility for a new
look in the Chest lies not with the students but
with the coordinators of the fund.
That something is organically wrong is indi
cated by the flop of the most recent money
making venture by the Chest—the Kaminsky
jazz concert. A venture of about $6OO, it wound
up leaving the Chest $5 in the hole for the
evening’s effort,
It is hard to criticize the leaders of the Chest
for mismanagement in this instance since they
could hardly predict the crowd on a, week-day
evening. The point it does illustrate, however,
is the extent to which the fund is being forced
to go in an attempt to raise enough money to
make charitable constributions fitting a school
of the size and reoute of the University.
Campus Chest should be able to meet its needs
during its short drive each fall. This concen
trated drive should produce the funds necessary
to meet the average contribution of less than a
dollar from each student which the fund at
tempts to gather. In the 1954-55 drive, students
contributed less than 40 cents apiece.
Where does the trouble lie? Many contribute
the shortage to a lack of ready money among
the students, particularly this past fall. Scarcity
of summer employment and general hard times
are credited with holding the contributions of
12.000 students to $4500.
We do not go along with this theory, however.
We see these same students spending good-sized
sums of money at local movies, dance halls, and
other places of amusement. We go along with
the second theory: the student body is not satis
fied with the setup of the fund.
There have been many complaints. Some have
been picayune and some reasonable. Some have
been logical and some illogical. Take for exam
ple the request that the designation system of
the 1953-54 campaign be reinstated. Some fail
to see the problem involved in breaking down
a typical 50 cent donation between seven bene
factors.
Among the principal justifiable complaints
seem to be the feelings of many sizable groups
that certain charities should not be on the list.
The dislike for one causes possible donors to
refrain from giving to any. Chief offenders seem
to be the Red Cross and the religious groups,
in that order.
The complaints against the Red Cross are ra
ther hard to put a finger on, but they, seem to
stem from poor public relations by that group.
The religious groups draw fire simply because
they solocit funds through the Chest and be
cause some object to contributing to the support
of faiths other than their own.
One cannot end without taking a lick at the
students themselves for not overcoming these
seemingly petty objections and giving a dollar
for a worthy cause. It would seem almost to be
worth that much to be rid of all the trouble
of being hounded by all these groups individ
ually.
Finally, disregarding all else, it must be re
membered that the students as donors are the
A man who was inducted during the Korean
War and who saw action in the war, may have
been discharged before his two years of required
service had expired. Thus, if a war were to
break out in Formosa or at some other spot
in the world in the near future, this man would
be eligible for thd draft. Even though he may
be set up in business and have a wife and chil
dren, he could be inducted.
Under the present Universal Military Training
and Service Act there is no fool-proof method
of escaping the draft. Deferments may be grant
ed for a number of reasons but none are secure.
College students who are in the upper half of
their class may be deferred until their gradua
tion: ROTC students, youths in the National
Guard, hardship cases, and some young workers
and farmers may be deferred for a certain per
iod of time.
However, a youth who joins the National
Guard before he is 18 Vi and does not leave
his Guard unit until he is 35, will not be in
ducted. This is a total'of at least 16 Vi years
in the National Guard. Belonging to the Na
tional Guard usually entails going to a meet
ing one night a week and spending two weeks
during the summer in a summer camp.
This draft bill is a harsh one and one which
may be altered by the proposed draft extension
bill.
Safety Valve—
Big Day?
TO THE EDITOR: Feb. 22 marked the 100th
anniversary of the Pennsylvania State Uni
versity. Let us face reality—Tuesday, the 22nd,
began for the students as any other class day
would, except for the Collegian’s excellent “Cen
tennial Edition,” which gave the reader great
expectations of what the day might hold—dedi
cation of the new chapel, post office, and re
actor. These events were attended by a few
students who were participating, and had offi
cial class excuses, or by even fewer students
who had no classes at the time.
The real celebration began for the students
in the dorms with the mixed dinner, at which
the quality of the food was undoubtedly poor
for such an occasion. A dance was held after
wards in Waring Hall lounge—so crowded that
more than half the students interested could
not possibly enter. At nine o’clock a dance was
also held at the TUB, which was equally
crowded.
During these events, a banquet was being
held at the HUB, a beautiful new building built
for and paid for by the students. Who attended
this affair? . . . Approximately 30 students . . .
while others who tried to gain entry were re
fused. THIS was the way we celebrated an
event that we are greatly proud of, that we
should have been allowed to participate in
wholeheartedly, and that we have practically
disregarded.
... I, and many of my fellow students be
lieve the much-heralded Centennial of PSU was
—just another day.
• Letter Cut Richard H. Jones
Datelines —
TO THE EDITOR: After all the publicity con
cerning the opening of the new University Park,
Pa., post office on Feb. 22, we find the dateline
of the Centennial Special of The Daily Collegian
reading—State College, Pa., February 22, 1955.
Come now, let’s get with it and keep up with
the times.
I. Van der Hoven
EDITOR'S NOTE—The dateline has not been
changed because we operate under a second
class mailing permit that was issued through
lhe_ State College post office. We are now
seeing if it can be changed to University Park.
Gazette.. .
Today
ACCOUNTING CLUB, 7 p.m., Phi Kappa Tau
COLLEGIAN BUSINESS STAFF, Senior Board, 6:80 p.m,,
111 Carnegie
FROTH ART STAFF. Froth Office
MEN’S DEBATE. 7 p.m., 316 Sparks
NEWMAN CLUB DAILY ROSARY, 4:30, Church; Discus
sion, 7:30 p.m., 304 Old Main
OUTING CLUB, Field and Stream Division, 7:30 p.m., 121
Sparks
W.S.G.A. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 6:30 p.m.»
Grange playroom
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Geraldine Aquist, Leo Berzinski, Charles Bowers, James
Byrne, John Cacciola, John Comstock, Balbara Edgington,
Jerome Epstein, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Edith Gross, Henry
Haak, Robert Hagen, Ronald Hartman, Andrew Hlbler, James
Howard. Irene Jacob, John Johnson, Kenneth Kerr, Harriet
Learn, Ronald Leik, John Lohman, Norman Mawby, George
Mastroianni, EMssa Max, Thomas Muller, Richard Patterson,
Donna Smith. Frederick Wilcox.
customers and us such are right. The Chest must
adjust to please them accordingly.
Consider for a moment the plight of thousands of students who
have the misfortune to be attending the ill-starred University of
Maryland during these trying that institution.
—Don Barlett
These people are only slightly less than panic-stricken at the
thought that their college degrees, for which they have spent much
time and money, will be viewed in questionable light by present day
academicians. : :
Especially worried are those
who are graduating this June, be
fore much can be done in the way
of improving academic standards
of the university.
However, under the leadership
of the new president of the uni
versity, Dr. Wilson H. Elkins, the
long range picture for the Uni
versity looks promising. No stu
dent will be able to graduate with
a major in football, nor will any
advanced degrees be granted for
outstanding work in this field.
Although the regime of “Curly”
Byrd, Maryland’s ex-president and
an unsuccessful candidate for
state governor, was highlighted
by huge expenditures for the uni
versity’s physical plant, Byrd
failed to fulfill the purpose of his
position as an educator. When he
resigned his presidency, College
Park was the home of one of
America’s largest and most beau
tiful football stadiums and con
struction had begun on the largest
college field house in the country.
The university’s library, how
ever, was way below par for a
school of that size. In short, Mary
land has suffered from acute and
chronic athletic emphasis. And
now the tide is turning.
With its location and physical
plant, the University of Maryland
has the potential of a truly great
university. Blit because of the set
backs of the Byrd administration,
it may take a full hundred years
before it reaches the status of
Penn State today. Some centen
nial that will be—congratulations
Maryland, on your hundredth
birthday of learning.' Of course
you are lots older than that, but
we can’t have .birthday parties
for Curly’s Gym. Not even Still
man’s gets that.
It all boils down to a Pollyanna
viewpoint of “thank goodness,”
but in all sincerity, for Prexy and
those that went before him.
Drew Injures Head
In Automobile Accident
Barry Drew, eighth semester
aeronautical engineering major,
suffered a cut on the forehead
when his car was struck at Col
lege avenue and Burrowes street
Monday.
Clair W. Jones Jr., Centre Hall,
whose view was hidden by a
truck, struck the front of Drew’s
car when he turned left onto Bur
rowes street.
Warcie d3eaucoup
By MARCIE MacDONALD
Damage was estimated at $3OO.
Commission Calls
Pennsylvania Med
School Unfeasible
Establishment of a school of
medicine'in the state for the ex
clusive training of Pennsylvanians
is not feasible, the Joint State
Government Commission said yes
terday, the Associated Press re
ported.
The group, the research arm for
the Legislature, said in a report
that expansion of existing medical
schools in Pennsylvania should
supply adequate facilities for
training the state’s medical stu
dents.
The report noted that 617 Penn
sylvanians were turned away
from medical colleges in the na
tion in 1952, but, it said, they
were either not qualified or did
not apply for entrance to state
medical schools.
In an effort to encourage Penn
sylvania medical students to en
ter' state schools, the commission
recommended the Commonwealth
-3tablish a tuition differential in
favor of state residents at schools
receiving state aid.
Medical colleges in the state in
clude the Hahnemann Medical
College, and the Women’s Medical
College of Pennsylvania, all in
Philadelphia.
AFROTC Hears
Jet Fighter Pilots
Three jet fighter pilots from the
Air Defense Command Squadron
at Pittsburgh spoke before fresh
men and sophomores in the Air
Force Reserve Officers 'Training
Corps at Leadership Laboratory
Tuesday.
Lt. Frank Crost, Lt. Richard
Fitzgerald, and Lt. Richard Derr
discussed various phases of Air
Force flight training and activities
of the Air Defense Command.
The three are jet pilots of the
F-86D Sabre Jet, a plane equipped
with radar enabling it to operate
in all types of weather.
Tonight on WDFM
IU MEGACYCLES
7:26 Sign On
7:30 .... .... Adventures in Research
-7:45 As You Believe
8 :00 —— Concert Cameos
8:30 .... Just Out
9:00 Gueat Star
9:15 ............ ..... News
0:30 .... .. .... The Master's Palette
10:80 M Thought for the Dag