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Published Tweeds, through
Saturday mornings during
the University year. the
Daily Collegian I. • student
operated newspaper.
r - al I. 1934 at tM• Btat• C•II • I k
MIKE MILLER, Acting Editor 40,30. 1 ROGER VOGELSINGER, Acting Business Manager
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Evie Onsa; Copy Editors, Fran Fanucci, Vince Carocci; Assistants
Barb Budnick, Dick Hufnagel, Don Simmons, Nancy Henkins, Lenore Hamilton, Bob Franklin, Li
Junas, Mickie Cohen.
Presidential Mention
During the summer, amid speculation that
President Dwight D. Eisenhower would not
choose to seek a second term, the name of Dr.
Milton S. Eisenhower, president of the Univer
sity, was first mentioned as a possible succes
sor to the president.
Since then, President Eisenhower suffered a
coronary thrombosis, and, although there has
been no announcement, it has been accepted as
fact by many people that the President will not
be a candidate in 1956.
Following the President's heart attack, - Dr.
Eisenhower has repeatedly been mentioned as
a dark horse candidate to succeed his brother.
These developments have a natural interest
for every person connected with Penn State.
Dr. Eisenhower's decision will - have a direct
effect on the University.
Mentions in the press on the possibility of
Dr. Eisenhower gaining the Republican nom
ination have become daily occurences. These
press notices• indicate a growing, interest on the
part of both the politicians and the electorate.
In the realm of political speculation, much ado
can be and often is made about nothing. Thus,
the fact that Dr. Eisenhower has said nothing
publicly about being a candidate in 1956 itself
becomes significant.
Those supporting Dr. Eisenhower—such as the
backers of the Milton Eisenhower for President
Club--have gained encouragement from Dr.
Eisenhower's public silence. They point out
that he can, if he chooses, at any time squelch
the movement by simply stating "I will not
seek the nomination and, if it is offered, I will
not run." They point out that he has not, to
date, chosen to make such a statement.
On the other hand, it is conceivable that Dr.
Eisenhower does not place enough significance
on the clamor to even bother to stop it.
Other possibilities exist. Dr. Eisenhower,
more than any other individual, is in a position
to know how President Eisenhower feels about
1956. It may be that he has remained silent in
order to avoid embarrassment for his brother.
Or it may be that Dr. Eisenhower realizes
that the Republican convention is nine months
away and that a lot can happen in that time to
change the availability of both himself and his
brother.
Despite these possibilities, the clamor con
tinues. Roscoe Drummond, a syndicated New
York Herald Tribune columnist, was among the
Safety Valve...
Deplores Poor Lighting
TO THE EDITOR: Is it the function of Campus
Patrol merely to direct traffic and guide lovers
to well-lighted spots or does it serve as a pro
tective agency as well? This question, along
with the inadequate spacing of street lights on
campus, has in the past incited little publicity
or criticism on the part of the student body.
However, because of the following occurrence
in front of Atherton Hall Monday night ) I feel
something definite should be done.
A man lurking in the vicinity of the dormi
tory made an attempted attack on a coed. One
half hour later, even though this had been re
ported to the Campus Patrol, the same man,
still in the same place, repeated his aFtions.
Many coeds have to walk alone on campus
after dark to attend meetings or the library.
Most of the walks used are darker and more
deserted than any city street, thus inviting
trouble. The University's reputation is cer
tainly not benefited by attacks and advances
made by strange men lurking in shadows.
A plea for better protection and more light is
far more important for the student body than
half-holidays, unlimited cuts, or freshman cars
Choir Records Arrive lODK to Tap Members
Records of the Chapel Choir
and Symphony Orchestra's con
cert, "Contemporary Music of the
Three Faiths," presented last
spring have arrived. Subscribers
may pick them up in the music
office, 216 Carnegie.
MR ROI Collnitatt
•usewssr be THE PRES LANCE. est. IBM
Honors Prexy's Ability
Omicron Delta Kappa, national
leadership honorary .fraternity,
will tap junior and senior stu
dents and faculty members with
in the next two weeks, George
Williams, membership chairman,
has announced.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
first to mention Dr. Eisenhower as a possible
candidate. He did this last July, before Presi
dent Eisenhower's illness. -
More recently, he had this to say:
"Most of the professional politicians tend to
look upon talk of nominating the President's
youngest brother as impracticable, politically
imprudent, unrealistic or unattainable. I have
never been inclined to put it very high in any
rating of probabilities. But I run into Milton
Eisenhower talk more and more and some of it
in quarters where things could be made ,to
happen.
"One such person put it this way in conver
sation.
"'I don't pretend to know,' he said, 'what in
fluences other voters. But I know what would
influence me. I ask myself: who is President
Eisenhower's closest, most trusted, most influ
ential adviser and I know the answer is Milton
Eisenhower. If Milton Eisenhower were presi
dent, who would be his closest, most trusted,
most influential adviser?. The answer is that it
would be Dwight D. Eisenhower. I would like
that very much. I think many other voters
might, too.'
"It is accurate to say that despite his aca
demic association as president of Kansas State
College and now as president of Pennsylvania
State University, Milton Eisenhower has had
more varied and substantial experience in gov
ernment than Woodrow Wilson when be was
nominated and more political experience than
his brother when Gen. Eisenhower was nom
inated." '
Only time will tell how far the Milton Eisen
hower bandwagon will roll. It may be halted
at any time by Dr. Eisenhower. It may collide
with the machine-oiled bandwagon of any of a
number of professional politicians. It may get
as far as a campaign, then finish second in the
race with the Democratic Party's vehicle. Or it
may go all the way down the path to the White
House.
To be considered by a large number of people
as a fit successor to the most important office
in the world, that of Chief Executive of the
United States, is in itself an honor known to
relatively few men.
Dr. Eisenhower, whether he chooses to run
or not, may draw pride for the fact that he is
being considered.
Gazette...
Today
ACCOUNTING CLUB. 7 p.m., Phi Sigma Delta
BOOK EXCHANGE (new candidates), 7:45 p.m., Book
Exchange
BOOK EXCHANGE (old candidates), 7 p.m., 108 Willard
CHIMES, 4 p.m.. Simmons Walnut Lounge
DAILY COLLEGIAN BUSINESS STAFF (junior board),
1:30 p.m.. Collegian Office •
DAILY COLLEGIAN BUSINESS STAFF (senior board),
6:45 p.m., 111 Carnegie
FOLK AND SQUARE DANCE. 7 p.m.. 100 Weaver
LIBRARY COMMITTEE, 4 p.m., Hillel Foundation
NEWMAN CLUB DAILY ROSARY, 4:30 p.m., Our Lady
of Victory Church
NEWMAN CLUB PUBLICITY COMMITTEE, 7 p.m.. 104
Willard
NEWS AND VIEWS STAFF AND CANDIDATES, 6:80
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p.m., 14 Home Economics
MIXER. 7:30 p.m., Hetzel Union Ballroom
YOUNG REPUBLICANS CLUB. 7 p.m., 212 Hetes! Union
University Hospital
Rosemarie .Asquino, Raymond Carpenter, Alexander Chris
tie, Calvin Emery, Robert Findley, John Frey, Stanley
Gladysiewski, James Hartman, Allen Holland, Walter Knep
ley, Wendy Mayer. Richard Ormsby, Alan Otteni, Jotuy
Paulson, Harriet Plotnick, James Rooney, Richard Solomon,
Eleanor Strauss, Andrew Yanoviak, and Alvin Yoffee.
on campus. I would like to see our student
leaders use, their influence and ability to remedy
the laxness on the part of the administration
in providing for the general welfare of the
students at Penn State.
Collegian Business Staff
Two boards of the Daily Col
legian Business Staff will meet
today. The junior board will meet
at 1:30 p.m. in the Collegian Of
fice, and the senior board at 6:45
p.m, in 111 Carnegie.
Aliteriale narwhal OM
viewpoints et !M writers.
net necessarily the polity
et the wiper, the stades*
MOs. or tM Univereits.
—The Editor
—Sue Straight
e Man on
Litt
"Your substitute her. tells me your students are quite concerned
about your health—but they'll probably tire of her."
Photo Editor
On Assignment
We understand that the University Student Centennial
Committee is interested in starting a flashcard section at all
Beaver Field football games.
This is an activity long overdue. At other universities
comparable to Penn State in s :
the flashcard section is a majc
a -large number of student aPPIi - .
cants
Even West Virginia used flash
cards at last Saturday's game—
and the effect to the spectators
looked rather well. But maybe
the situation here is different. We
remember what happened a cou
ple of years ago when a flash
card section was attempted at
Beaver Field.
• • •
We noted with interest the
following advertisement which
appeared in yesterday's Daily
Collegian: "Penn State is the
'molder of men.' Your Balfour
class ring tells the world you
have been molded."
• • •
Now and then when we listen
to WMAJ's "Groovology 54" we
notice that one person practically
monopolizes the name-the-tune
contest.
The way we figure. Frank
Simokat has won at least 20
pizzas and many more movie
passes and free records. To find
out his secret we stopped in
his Hamilton Hall room the
other night and found him near
his radio waiting for his chance.
Beside the radio was a private
phone.
We asked him about himself
and he said: "I worked for Bell
Telephone and later - on station
WPEN in Philadelphia as a radio
engineer. Played records 3 hours
a day. That way I got to know all
the major bands and record lab
els."
We asked him how he got the'
jump on WMAJ's telephone line
every night.
"Oh that's simple." he replied,
"All you have to do is dial the
THURSDAY. OCTOBER-27, 1955
ampue.
By RON WALK
ze (the Big Ten in particular)
r activity, and there is always
first four numbers, then dial
the fifth, but hold it at the dial
stop until you think you know
the record being played. Then
release it. In that way you have
an open circuit—and the only
circuit to the radio station.
That's how I get there first.
"And another thing," he con
tinued, "once you get a busy sig
nal you'll never get...through. It's
hard to explain, but the first two
numberi you dial go into one
bank (an electronic device), the
next two into another, and so on,
causing a totally different circuit
to get through. That's why many
guys never get thr9ugh."
Just then disc' jockey Steve
Fishbein announced over the
radio the start • of the night's
giveaway tune, which prompted
Simokat to dial all the numbers
and hold the last number at
the dial stop until he was sure
of the tune being played.
At least six persons swarmed
into' his room to give assistance
but no one knew the tune. He
still hadn't released the, last dial
number though, so no I one else
could get through.
In desperation he called in
"Pete Kelly's Blues" played on an
organ grinder. But he was wrong.
At last Frank Simokat had lost.
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