PAGE FOUR I'uklUhH Tu«»d«y Uiroueh Saturday mornings during th* lfnirer»itr y«ir, the Daily ('o)leiian is a student" operated newspaper. Entered aa second-class matter July 5, 1934 at the State College. Pa. Post Office under MIKE MILLER, Acting Editor itfjggjgp. Manning Editor, Roger Beldler; City Editor, Don Shoo- Co-Aaat. Dim. Mgr*.. John Kmeta, Dorothea Koldya: bocal maker- t 00. Editor Dott. Coo.i. Editor u„. nrn AdT - M«r.. F »J* Coldglein; National Adr. Mgr., Jerry Fried; maker, top, witor. Dotty stone. Sport. Editor. Koy Wil- Co-Circulation Mgra.. larael Schwab. Chriatint Kauffman; Hams: r.dilonal Director. Jackie Hudgins; Society Editor, Promotion Mgr.» Delit* Hoopes; Co-Personnel Mere., Aletta Inca Althuuae; Aaaiatant Sporta Editor; Ron Catehouaa; Pho- Manbeek, Connia Anderaon-, Office Mgr., Ann Keeaey; Clasai togcaphy Editor. Ran W.iker; Senior Board. Ron f.eik. Mt,k ° ! R **** rCh STAFF THIS ISSUE; Night Editor, Fran Fanucci; Copy Editors, Shirley Calkins, Mike Moyle; As sistants, Terry Leach, Barb Budnick, Anne Friedberg, Lil Junas, Pat Evans, Lynn Ward, Lianne Cordero, Get Smart—Drive Like Adults Everyone likes the holiday season, but per haps it is a good thing it comes only once a year and doesn’t last any longer. The recent Christmas-New Year’s holiday took a terrific toll from the American people. Many fast-moving Americans were brought abruptly to a halt-in motor vehicle mishaps— many will never move again. The death toll on the Christmas weekend reached the highest proportions ever, and need less tragedy visited many homes on what should have been the happiest, day of the year. Perhaps the stunning number of highway deaths during the Christmas period made an impression on drivers, for, during the New Year's weekend, traditionally a reckless lime, the number of deaths fell short of the predic tions of the National Safely Council, usually a low estimate. But the death toll was still alarming as the New Year dawned for many in hospitals and morgues. And young drivers were probably involved in more holiday traffic accidents proportion ately than any other age group, for it is an established fact that the under-25 group is the worst offender of safe-driving rules. Why is this so? Doesn’t the younger set style itself as the “smart set” with a new, vigorous, and progressive outlook which will set the world straight? Perhaps our elders are right when they tell us we have “a lot to learn.” We certainly do Gazette... DAII.Y COIXKCIAN BUSINESS STAFF (senior board) p.m., 11l Carnegie FROTH ADVERTISING STAFF AND CANDIDATES. 6:46 p.m.. Froth office HILLKL HOUR, 7:110 p.m.. WMAJ I.WIK JUNIOR HOARD. 7 p.m., 413 Old Main NEWMAN CUJR DAILY ROSARY, 4:15 p.m., 209 Hctael Union PENN STATE DKMOLAY CLUB. 7 p.m., ]O2 WiJJard PENN STATE OUTINC. CLUB. 7:30 pm.. 121 Spark* KAHRPS COURSE IN BASIC CONCEPTS OF JUDAISM, 7 p m., Millet RABBI'S COURSE IN BIBLE TEXT AND INTERPRE TATION. 8 p.m., Hißel University Hospital Or roan Chew, Patricia DoHnsky. Robert Hanson. Elaine KlmitPrt, Richard Phelan, Elaine Shaffer, and Marilyn Seltier. Opposes Federal Aid TO THE EDITOR: 1 disagree with Jackie Hud gins’ recent editorial on federal aid to educa tion (“Aid for the South,” Friday, Dec. 16) for the following reasons: 1) Federal aid means federal control, federal regulation. When school money comes from Washington, teaching restrictions or directions usually come with it (Militarism, for instance, in the case of Penn State and the Land Grant Act). 2) If a demagogue were to assume a powerful position in the national government, how much harder it would be for him to influence what is taught our youth if he were forced to deal with, instead of a federally supported school plan, 48 separate, sovereign school systems, all completely independent of federal control! 3) All money for education eventually comes from the same place: the taxpayer. It has been proven time after time that a state or local school district can collect and spend this money much more efficiently and with a greater awareness of the needs of the district’s schools than can the federal government. Perhaps these are a few of the reasons why a subcommittee of the recent White House conference on education declared against fed eral aid. Perhaps it explains why one of Penn State's ablest political scientists recently slated: "One of the saddest spectacles is the current drive on the national government for federal aid to educationl" Toward Spiritual Growth TO THE EDITOR: The University In endeavor ing to improve the moral and spiritual climate of the student body; yet through a lack of im agination and initiative, it is not providing the opportunity where the demand is' strongly in evidence. The case in point is the Candlelight Service on Saturday night, Dec. 17, 1955. Hundreds of students and townspeople were turned away from this service even though they had arrived 20 minutes before the pro gram was scheduled to- begin. With only a modicum of imagination, this program could have reached out to those who wished to hear it; 1. The service could have been broadcast over one of the two -available radio stations. 2. Two programs could have been given by the choir on the same evening. (This is the procedure followed at other universities). X Recreation Hall could have boon used. The iatltj Collegian Successor to THE FREE LANCE. «at. 188 T Safety Valve... —William L. Mac Clay THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA , ROGER VOGELSINGER. Acting Business Manager when it comes to driving. Probably the biggest reason why young peo ple are involved in so many traffic mishaps is the excessive speeds at which many drive. Studies by the National Safety Council show that excessive speed is a major factor in the vast majority of auto accidents. And doctors fell us that the human body becomes increasingly vulnerable when an accident lakes place. In the face of this evidence can speeding be called “smart?” It certainly cannot. So although young people like to think of themselves as mature and sensible no one can say that speedy reckless driving bears out this thought. But it’s about time to stop acting “smart” and get smart. The National Safety Council has predicted that 38,000 Americans will die in automobile accidents in 1956. If young people drive as maturely and sensi bly as they picture themselves this awesome figure will be considerably reduced. It can be done. Voice from Nowhere The junior senator from Wisconsin let loose with one of his now infrequent vituperative blasts yesterday and his rantings held special interest for University students. For McCarthy's wail was aimed at Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower along with Paul Hoffman, chair man of the board of the Sludebaker-Packard Corp. and Harold Stassen. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's special assistant on disarmament. McCarthy opined that the record of the Eisen hower administration would be better if the President had not sought the advice of these men. The three have all declined comment on previous McCarthy criticisms, undoubtedly the best way to react to the sayings of a man who has been publicly rebuked by the legislative body to which he was elected. Dr. Eisenhower and his associates have cer tainly lost no stature as a result of McCarthy's comments. If anything McCarthy's opinion sig nifies in a negative manner that they have con tributed in a worthwhile manner lo iheir coun try. Hits WD Dress Rule TO THE EDITOR:- There has been a recent flurry of discussion concerning the constitution ality of a certain dress rule applying to the proper costume for the Sunday noon meal in the University’s dining halls. Although the rul ing was declared unconstitutional, the West Dorms deemed it advisable to effect immediate ly an identical bit of legislation. We have been informed of two reasons for this decision; 1) It is "nice" to dress up for Sunday noon meals. 2) We live on the "other side" of the Jordan fertility plots. We agree that it is indeed “nice” to dress up for Sunday meals. It would also be nice if we all owned Cadillac convertibles, or were all to be smashing successes in our respective ca reers. We are extremely proud to be able to as sociate with people who judge an individual’s potentials by his geographical location on cam pus. It is pleasant to know that superiority and inferiority are so easily established. Or perhaps we are trying to prove to our selves our “superiority” by dressing “nicely" for our Sunday dinners. We are trying to prove what cultivated gentlemen we are. If such be the case, perhaps we could continue this proof through somewhat more polished table man ners and through dinner conversation of a somewhat higher caliber. Perhaps it would be “nice” to be served by waiters, to eat caviar from the finest procelain-ware with the finest sterling. Perhaps legislation could be passed to this effect. We might do well lo realise that good breed ing cannot be forced on anyone by laws. Poise and courtesy are attained through individual growth, not through executive activity. setting may not seem appropriate, but it should be remembered that a House of God depends upon the spirit of those who worship and not on the shape of the building. 4. Lastly, a loud speaker system might have provided those standing in the cold some small reward for their pains. In short, this lack of insight seems in excusable. Editorials represent the viewpoints of the writers* not necessarily the policy of the paper, the student body, or the University. the aet of March 3, 1879, —The Editor —The Editor —David L. Schleicher David D. Houghton George B. Brown —Edwin W. Biederman, Jr. Little Man on Campus lnterpreting the News Communists Gain In French. Regime By J. M. Roberts Associated Press News Analyst France’s well-wishers are wondering what would happen to her if Premier Faure proves wrong about the possibility of a center coalition government as he was proved wrong about stabilizing France through new elections. The nation is in a situation where anything could happen, from a popular front coalition to dictatorship. The former would mean dictation by the Com munists, the latter the rise of a strong man who, however, is not yet in-sight. There was also the possibility of a grouping of Men des-France’s left of center and Faure’s right of center around a! Socialist premier. Faure obviously prefers a direct reconciliation with Mendes-France, but the lat ter’s campaign bitterness made that a hard matter. The bald fad is that the elec tions, emphasizing national dis unity and revealing the num ber and depth of cross-culling issues, have brought a grave threat to republican government itself. The talk is of elecioral reforms and a strengthening executive set-up under a re vised constitution, but what may happen before anything is done, if anything can be done, is a matter of wide speculation. Great pressure is on the present leaders of moderate factions to put aside their political maneu vers for the benefit of the nation. The press is alerting the public to the danger to democracy un less they do so. France’s allies in the Western world are saying little and keep ing their fingers crossed, but there is clear evidence of worry in both London and Washington. For' the time being, at least, France is incapable of participa tion in solution of mutual prob lems as, well as her own prob lems in which there is mutual in terest, such as North Africa. And the worry is not confined to the present, but extends to what France's entire future role may be. Everyone agreed the Com munists had scored e great vic tory whether they get into the government or not. The extreme rightist Poujadists, a new manifestation of the dis ruptive spirit which so weakened France before World War 11, were playing directly into the hands of the Beds. For this moment, the initiative in saving the republic lies in the hands of Mendes-France, Faure, and Socialist leader Guy Mollet, who frequently lines up with Mendes-France. If they fail, the door is wide open for a strong man. THURSDAY. JANUARY 5. 1956 By Bibier 10 Are Initiated Into Chi Epsilon Ten students have been initiated by Chi Epsilon, civil engineering honorary society. New members are Robert Fore man, Benjamin Thayer, Charles Givler, Boris Stoiancheff, James Wienmiller, Lee Thomas, Vincent Paparella, George Schimmel, By ron Wetmore, and Harry Schell. William Blackham was elected president; John W. Weber, vice president; Eugene Cassell, secre tary-treasurer. Adrian O. Morse, University provost, spoke at the banquet which followed the initiation and installation ceremony. LaVie Promotion List Includes Bavar, Brown Two names were omitted from the list of junior board promotions to LaVie staff published in the Daily Collegian prior to vacation, according to Paul Beane, manag ing editor. Those omitted were David Ba var, junior in business adminis tration from Jamestown, N.Y, and Betty Brown, junior in home economics from Meadville. This completes the final list of those eligible for next year’s sen ior board. All other candidates are automatically dropped from the staff. Graduation Invitations Invitations and announcements 'ordered by January graduates will be available at the Hetzel Union desk until noon Saturday. Seniors .may secure them ,by presenting their receipts. Froth Staffs to Meet Tonight Froth advertising staff and candidates will meet at 6:45 to night in the Froth office. Tonight on WDFM *l.l MEGACYCLES l' Sign. On :20 _ News end Sports :30 . 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