PAGE FOUR _ . . Published Tiosday threugh Zile Battu ColitOttn. Saturday Mornings during the University year. the Daily Collegian is a student. operated new . Summon to TUX !nit LANCS. set' UM • Entered •is sseoud-ilass •siattst July •. 1934 at . 41111. State College. Pi. Oust WM. enlist MIKE MILLER. Acting Editor 41)01 ROGER VOGELSINGER, Acting Business Minim Managing Editor, Roger tiddler; City Editor. Don Sham • Co-Asst. gas.' Mgrs., John Essetg, Deirothea Reidy's; land maker; Copy 'Editor. Dotty Stone; Sports Editor. Roy Wit- liv Co-Circulation M r PallgGrosi.:dstlesirnaletN t r e r l i w na a L . Adj iir tf i r z Jerry f Fried; Maker; Editorial Direeter. heckle Hudgins: Society Editor. Promotion Mgr... Dedte Hoopes, Co-Personnel Mgrs.. AIM* Ines Althouse: Assistant Sports Editor, Ron Gatehouse: Phis- Manbeek. Comets Anderson; Office Mgr.. Ann Rosser; Claes'. tography Editor, Ron Walker. fled Adv. Mgr., Peggy Davis; theerotary. LS Milks: Research and Records Mgr., Virginia Latshaw. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Rog Alexander; Copy Editors, Nan Showalter, Mike Moyle; As ~istants, Pauline Metza, Jack Melder, Bill Kling, Elaine Huberman, Joe Boehret, Nancy Hankins Ad Staff: Mona Signorino, Claire Murray. Campus Chest Lags Last year's Campus Chest drive was poor— and last year at the end of two days of solici tation $lOOO had been collected. , If this year's two day total, $5OO, is any indi cation of the ,outcome of the drive, 'the Chest is on its way out of business. • Actually, the organization of the Chest this year should have a wider student appeal .than it did last year, because of the designation sys tem. As it is now, a student may have his dona tion contributed to any one of the welfare -groups covered by the Chest. Last year this system was not used. Few people realize the Chest is the only or ganization the University allows to solicit in dividual students for welfare contributions at their places of residence. , The Chest was originated several years ago just so students would not be continually bothered by 'numerous collectors. And strange as it may sound, it benefits the individual stu &nt at the same time it supports welfare groups. If the Chest is unable to raise enough money Defends Veterans Club' TO THE EDITOR: The attack against the Vet erans Club in yesterday's Collegian was un called for and false. The club is fast assuming the position of a political football—a role which the average "Veteran doesn't like. The stands the club has taken so far are these: 1) Ii accepted frdln Lion Party two positions on the steering committee. 2) It accepted from Lion Party aid in draft ing the Veterans Club's views in their party platform. 3) The backing of two veterans (no other) for the nomination of vice president in both the freshman and sophomore class. If this is "affiliation" then the club is guilty of it. To date nothing has been offered by Campus Party. The od!y thing we have heard from them is stay out—you are stepping on my votes. Affiliation Bad for Veterans TO THE EDITOR: Pertaining to veterans, the point I would like to emphasize again is: Would political affiliation weaken your organization? Yes! Even close affiliation with Campus Party which would help us would be in effect limit ing the scope of your organization. We want your votes but we don't want to hurt your organization by using it to our ad vantage. Canipus Party has helped vets in the past . . . we aren't stopping now! —Allen Davies Campus Party clique chairman Howard J. Gresons, Director of Personniet On November IS, 1953 you will want to talk to this man about building your future with the pioneers and develop. ars of exciting new equipment in the fields of General Electronics, military and commercial, Microwaves and Automation. He will be here to give guidance and advice about your fu. Sure in these all important fields at Airborne Instruments Laboratory, Inc. de sure you meet with Mr. Gresens when he visits your campus. Register with your Placement „Service Office . . NOWI "Ideally located on Lions Islota. in do Hood 0 At likardmicr liaNfiri." Safety —Thomas Emerick Veterans Club President Attention GRADUATES and UNDERGRADUATES IN M.E., I.E. and PHYSICS A!RBORNE 11NSIRUMENIc LAP)ORATORY lel oil COIIOIIIV 110A0 IeIPIIOIA I I . N V THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Future of Education. The last major event - of the . University's Cen tennial celebration will be held today and to- morrow The Centennial Convocation will bring to-. gether educators and administrators. from all over the country • to examine the contributions of land-grant institutions to higher education. Fittingly, the major theme of the. Convoca lion will be the future of American higher education with special attention to the changing responsibilities of the • land-grant concept of education. This theme is in complete accord With the objectives of Penn State. That is, to strive.for continued improvement. By sponsoring this unique convocation the University has emphatically demonstrated its progressive outlook. to justify its existence it will be forced off the campus. And the endless line of independent solicitors will follow. Valve ... No Goal Without Gold TO THE EDITOR: Why is it that people must be given a trophy or medal whenever they do something? If this.is so there is little truth in that old verse: "It's not what we give, but what we share. For the gift without the giver is bare ..." Winning a trophy for giving to a needy cause is about the poorest excuse for wanting to help others. Need our solicitations be earmarked by such left-handed means? There seems to be little privilege in winning with the goal in mind a man-made piece of gold. —Daniel A. Vanduyne EDITOR'S NOTE: The letter refers to the trophies which will be awarded to the fra ternity and sorority with the highest pro portion and amount of contributions to Cam pus Chest. Gazette ... CW=I UNIVERSITY DOGGIE ROAST, 5:30 p.m., Hort Woods LUTHERAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION 'HALLOWEEN PARTY, 7:30 p.m., Lutheran Student Center, 412 W. College Ave. SABBATH EVE SERVICES. 8 p.m., Hillel Foundation NEWMAN CLUB DAILY ROSARY, 4:30 p.m., Our Lady of Victory Church NEWMAN CLUB HALLOWEEN PARTY, 8 p.m., new church hall Tomorrow PARTY FOR "TAKE TEN" PERSONNEL, 8:80 p.m., Phi Kappa PSI University Hospital Paul Aucker, Stephen Behman, Barbara Berkowitz, Burt Payson, Richard DeLuca, Richard Doyle, John Froehlich, Jon Innes; Arthur Jordan, William Joyce, Wayne Laughlin. Harriet Levine, William McCann, Samuel Valentine, and Betty Williams. lbditoriele rhpremt eh* viewpshite at the *Mu% set steenearily ehe ►Ntq • et the paper, the deftest beds.' .► the • set of Moro S. Me —The Editor —Jackie Hudgins —Bruce W. Knauss CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION I thought you meant you had a dorm key." 1 =7!![==1!! Engineer Shortage Creates 'Paradise (Condensed from the New York Timei) "Wanted: Engineers" is the cry of every section of. the country today, industrial concerns of all kinds—large and small, military and civilian—seek men with technical skills. The nation faces a critical shortage of engineers. The sit uation is getting worse instead of better. Many concerns engaged in defense industries are unable to get enough technically trained men to keep up with their orders. Others report that they cannot expand as rapidly as they would I like to because of this shortage. The country today is a paha dise for young engineering graduates. Many. with no ex perience whatsoever, and their sheepskins not yet framed, have Their pick of jobs starting at $4OO a month. Indeed, althagh the new academic year is not more than a month old, hun dreds of companies are already rushing to the college campuseii to sign up next June's crop of graduates. One airplane company flies col lege students several hundred miles to its plant. The young men get a plush tour, with pep talks from junior executives. This ends up with a Sunday-best filet mig non dinner. What's behind all this? In a nutshell, here's the problent We are living in a technological age. Gadgets of all kinds are in demand. The high level of pros perity continues. Many compan ies are expanding. At the same time, a tremendous need exists for' skilled men in industries working .on military or govern ment projects. The chemical industry is grow- FRIDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1955 ing fast, but the percentage of college students taking chemical courses has not gone up appre ciably. There are approximately three jobs for every available chemical engineer. An official of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation said that the annual Westinghouse recruitment of engineers filled half of the company's needs. Westinghouse now has 10,000 technical grad uates in its employ; it could use 1000 more. "It appears another industrialist added. "that we get more young boys and girls interested in science at the _high school age and encourage better science teaching pro grams in schools." That would be a long-range program. For the immediate days ahead, the concerns using techni cal personnel will be in serious trouble. And we can expect a growing number of newspaper ads, saying: "Wanted: Engineers." Tonight on WDFM 91.1 MEGACYCLES 7:16 7:20 7:SO Just For Two S:3O News nougats Light Classical Jukebox Sign Off 9 :00 10:80 __ Sign Ott
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