PAGE FOUR Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings during the University year, the Daily Collegian is a student operated newspaper. Entered ae second-class matter July •» 1914 at the State College, Pa. Poet Office under the act ef March t. 1879. MIKE MILLER, Acting Editor Managing Editor. Roger B'idler; Cltg Editor, Don Shoo- ' . Co-Aa.t. Bna. Mgra. Roget Vogel.lng.r, Dorothea Eoldgas , / ’ * _ . Local Adr. Mgr., Faye Goldstein: National Ad?. Mgr., Jerry maker: Copy Editor, Dotty Stone: Sports Editor. Boy WIL Fr |*|; Co-Clrculatlon Mgrs., Milt Llnlal. Christine Kauffman; Hams; Editorial Director, Jackie Hudgins: Society Editor. Promotion Mgr., Deilte Hoopes; Co-Personnel Mgrs.. Aletta Ine. Althouae: Aaalatant Sport. Editor, Ron Gatehonae; Pho- Jf* nb ** k " Connie Anderaont Of flea Mgr„ AnnKtmri Claaal , , _ ' _ fled Adr. Mgr., Peggg Darla: Secret.rg. Lil Melko; Reaeareh tographg Editor, Ron Walker. and Reeorda Mgr., Virginia Latahaw. . STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor: Ed Dubbs, Copy Editors, Mike Moyle, A 1 Klimcke; Assistants, Marian Beatty, Tom Smith, Bill Kling, Pauline Metza. Inquirer Editorial on The following editorial is reprinted from Wednesday’s edition of the Philadelphia In quirer. In reprinting the editorial The Daily Collegian is neither agreeing nor disagreeing with the viewpoint expressed. The start of the football saeson is an appro priate time for fhe Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to stiffen its enforcement of the laws against furnishing minors with alcohol. Although drinking in the stands during col lege football games is not so widespread as it once was, post-game celebrations are tradition ally wet affairs. Whether hailing victory or bemoaning defeat, grads and undergrads man age to consume considerable amounts of liquor at these parties and there is usually no bar on participation by teen-age guests. High school students frequently ape their elders with beer and liquor parties after games. Some fraternities play no favorites in serving members and guests over or under age 21. And, after this teen-age drinking, there is, frequently, the driving of cars by teen-age drunks, with disastrous results. It is a social phenomenon in this country that many otherwise sensible and law-abiding, citizens will think nothing of offering martinis Nl—Double T—AN That age-old Collegiate disease, apathy, has been hanging around the Penn Stale campus for many years. But it has not often spread to Beaver Field. It seems to have done so this year. The Nittany Lions’ lopsided win over highly regarded Boston U., would certainly be con sidered something to shout about. But what shouting was done last Saturday was not done along organized lines. At a time when school spirit should be soar ing to unprecedented heights, it seems to be badly sagging. The Penn State team and the Blue Band put on fine performances for the television audience Saturday. But the Penn Safety Valve ... How to Interest Frosh? TO THE EDITOR: I would like to ask the Daily Collegian or anyone for that matter exactly what can be done to interest freshmen in some thing they seemingly have no interest in what soever, namely student government. The editorial (yesterday) by Ted Serrill de picting the apathy already shown by freshmen at last Sunday’s party meetings was correct in many respects. Perhaps even his criticism of the two clique chairmen is valid. I can only report that this year I have kept open more positions in Lion party for fresh men than they have ever before enjoyed. I have spent lime and money to provide Lion Party advertising in the dormitories as far back as Orientation Week. Nance Marshall, Lion Party secretary, her Today Cornell, Richard DeLuca, Donald Dou&ald, George Fijo, HILLEL SABBATH EVE SERVICES, 8 p.m., Sigma Delta Thomas FitzPatrlck. Barton Gledblll, Peter Grever, Frank NEWMAN CLUB MEETING, 7:30 p.m.. Our Lady of Vic- Harbison, James Harding, Robert Hosko, Marsha Irwin, tory Hall Fred Lebbe, Benjamin Maleeky, William McLaughlin, David University Hospital Pappert, John Ritchey, Gaylord Smith, Joseph Toland, Mary Robert Allen, Joseph Casarin, Sidney Cohen, Gerald Veale, and Robert Zeiders. Traffic Jams to Vanish In 2000 AD: By ARTHUR EDSON WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (JP) —Those who fret at the traffic that clogs almost every major highway today were handed this simple solution: Stick around. By the year 2000. everything should be belter. By then, a family may drive pleasantly from coast to coast and never see a traffic light. President Dwight D. Eisen hower, a man who does not spare the horsepower on nis automobile trips between here and his Gettysburg, Pa., farm said in a statement to the American Automobile Associa tion: “I hope all of you will con tinue to speak up again and again for prompt action on a highway adequate for modern living.” Let’s look into the future with J. p. Buckley, chief high- <2% Sattg Collegian SnccMwr to THE FREE LANGE, ni ISST JACK ALBRECHT, Business Manager Odzcttc • • • 100,000 Miles of way engineer for the Automo tive Safty Foundation. First, a diagnosis by our highway doctor on what’s wrong with what we have now. "Much of it," Buckley said, "was built for the horse and bfiggy era." Only a relatively few miles, he said, have been built with the modern car in mind. Buckley made these predic tions about 2000 A.D.: Automobile traffic will in crease fantastically, but be cause of fine expressways, there will be little congestion. On these expressways cities will be by-passed or the road will be so built that it will hardly be necessary to slow down. There will be no traffic lights on these major roads. Large lakes will be bridged. Mountain ranges will be tun neled. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Minors and Drinking or other high-powered drinks, in their homes or at outside parties, to teen-age boys and girls and then, perhaps, see them drive off in auto mobiles. Should these youngsters end up dead or crippled in traffic crashes, it is difficult to see how those who helped get them drunk can escape responsibility. ’ Not only the selling of liquor to minors is against the law, but making it available to them on any basis. Thus fraternities or clubs that serve drinks to persons under 21 are open ing themselves to severe penalties. The Liquor Control Board in the past had left the policing of fraternity houses and other organizations largely to the school authorities and local police. But it now intends to do some spotting on its own. Restaurants and taprooms that serve beer and liquor to minors can lose their licenses. Persons who encourage teen-age drinking in their homes or at private parties are surely no better than the law-breaking saloonkeeper who caters to minors. They should take a look, once in a while, at the casualty figures for boys and girls figuring in traffic accidents that were pre ceded by drinking bouts. Why? Stale cheering section did not quite match these achievements. The University is fortunate in having a fine squad of cheerleaders. The University is un fortunate in not having a cheering section' which will give them the cooperation they de serve. And enthusiasm should' not be the job of the frosh and sophomore classes alone. Upperclass men, who are inclined to rest on their laurels, would lose no dignity in shouting their heads off, too. The Nittany Lions will not be home again until Homecoming weekend. But large delega tions will no doubt follow them lo both West Point and Virginia. Let's make sure everybody there knows where we're from! staff, and myself have spent long hours tele phoning freshmen, and our steering committee is doing its best to spread Lion party by word of mouth. The sole purpose of last Sunday’s meeting was to incorporate freshmen into party activi ties. I am certain that Mr. Dean and Mr. Davis of Campus Party are also making a sincere at tempt to bring in freshmen. Yet the freshmen do not come. If I am at fault in this matter please show me what I can do to correct myself. In a few weeks the nomi nations for class and clique officers will open. Perhaps there is still a chance to improve the situation. —Thomas R. Dye Lion Party Clique Chairman Superhighway Editorial* rcpraaant ih* viewpoints of the writers, no* neeeaasrlly tha pallor of tha paper, tha student fcody. *r tha Unlrerelty. —The Philadelphia Inquirer —AI Klimcke Opposing traffic will be sep arated. One-way streets and highways will be the rule. Sleet and snow will melt as it hits highways. Headlights? Won't need them. Major roads will be il luminated as bright as day. Disabled cars a major source of tieups today—will be whisked away by helicopter. Cities will use three-level highways. Underground park ing will be common. Office buildings will have parking facilities. By 2000 A.D., Buckley feels, 100,000 miles of superhighways will be needed. All right, all right. What about the cost? "Tremendous," Buckley said. But Buckley is an opti mist. "W# can do it, and w* will do it,"- ho said* - tie Man on Campus "I'm surprised that his passes are lousy—after some of the 'wild ones' he made at me the other night." interpreting the News Many Things Hinge On Saarland's Vote By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst While French diplomats are critically engaged with na tionalist developments in North Africa, another dangerous situation for them is developing even closer to home. When they made their deal for Europeanization of the Saar with Chancellor Adenauer of Germany, they assumed that the Saarlanders would approve the proposed statute. They retained important French economic tie* under an arrangement which called for a more or les autonomouc Saar whose international relations. would be supervised by the Western European Union which France and Germany both joined at the time. Since then the political situa tion in the Saar has developed on ly vaguely, .although it is less than a month until the plebiscite will be held, on, Nov. 23. Strong opposition to the sta tute, leading to sometimes wild demonstrations, • has been _ dis played by pro-German parties which some observers believe embrace most of the little area’s voters. The Saar is primarily German - speaking and' German cultured, and voted for incorpora tion in Germany after several years under League of Nations control following World War I. It now embraces three im portant groups of thought, two of which are major in this con test. The third, comprising peo ple who favor actual incorpora tion into France, is not so ac tive. being composed primarily of those directly connected with French business. Of the others, one wants Euro peanization under the proposed statute. The other wants incorp oration into Germany. The pro-German group has been somewhat weakened, as compared with what its normal strength would be, by Chancellor Aden auer’s strong support of Euro peanization. Of the several nor mally pro-German groups, some have shifted to this line, and many who consider themselves German have acted individually. Yet there is still enough outright pro-German sentiment to make the outcome of the plebiscite doubtful. If the statute should be de feated, the whole basis of France-German relations, un der which they were able to reach the Paris agreements for Western European Union and West German rearmament, would shift. Renegotiation of the whole Saar problem would have to begin, with all its at tendant bitterness. The whole problem of European settle ments. Including the face pre sented by the Allies to Russia, nwoukbbe involved.. . FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1955 By Bible Centennial Lore Coeds Ask Smoking Privileges An early rule prohibiting coeds from smoking met its first stiff opposition in January of IfjpO, when 162 coeds signed a petition urging the removal of restrictions upon smoking. The reason cited for the situ ation was the disregard of the smoking ban, but from reliable sources it was learned that it was a protest Against the “campuses" given a coed for breaking the rule. The petition declared that the restrictions on smoking infringed upon the “personal liberties” of the women “which constitute the birthright of every American citi zen.” The dean of women, Charlotte E. Ray, said that there was no college rule against smoking ‘but the sentiment of the Woman’s Student Government Association Senate and womens leaders is to the effect that we cannot afford smoking in public.” The dean of women said the coeds signed the petition for one of three reasons. Her reasons were: they really want to smoke in public and they feel it is the logical way to get it; or they have no desire to smoke themselves, but feel that this is a matter not best handled by legislation; or they sign to accommodate their friends. The WSGA Senate, however, reaffirmed its stand on the smok ing ban. Shortly, however, smok ing was permitted in the women’s rooms in the dormitories. And it was not too much later that the smoking ban was lifted entirely. Tonight on WDFM 91.1 MEGACYCLBS T:I« Sign Oa 7:20 New* 7:30 Ju»t For Two 8:80 New* Roundup 9:00 Light Cl*«*le*l Jukebox It dtt - ■ - . Bl*u Ott
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