PAGE FOUR Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings during the University year. the Daily Collegian is a student •perated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter July —5, 1134 at the State College. Pa. Post Office under MIKE FEINSILDER, Editor MIKE MILLER, Aeorociate Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Ron Leik; Copy Editors, Nancy Showalter, Fran Fanucci; As sistants, Bob Franklin, Paula Miller, Barb Martino, Kitty Arnold, Jane Klein, Chuck Di Rocco. The Way to Effortless Education Want to get more education during your stay at Penn State with no added expense and barely any effort? There's a pain.lgss way to do it. It's called auditing, which is simply taking a course without credit. Students who audit merely register for a course and attend its ses sions. They get no credits, they receive no grade, they take no tests, and, unless they're unusually ambitions, they do no studying. Naturally, they learn less than those who take the course. for credit and do the out-of class work. But, in many courses, a great deal can be learned simply by gonig to class and staying awake. Penn State has some great teachers. They have over the years acquired reputations for being stimulating lecturers. It's a shame that thousands of students receive degrees every June without having ever been in one of their classes. Most of the students who fall in this un fortunate category are in technical fields, carry ing schedules which leave few holes for elec tives. And, if they're interested in taking elec tives in sociology, for example, they get stuck with basic survey or introductory courses be cause they are prerequisites to more advanced studies. Such first courses are hardly profound and rarely taught by those select few profes sors who have acquired tlfe reputation for being "good." This is so because most advanced cours es carry pre-requisites. Auditing, then, offers these students the chance to take advanced courses in outside fields without risking failure due to a lack of back- Cabinet: Anytime But -the Present? Tonight representatoives of the faculty, ad ministration, and student body who attended the Fall Encampment will gather in the Hetzel Union to review and evaluate, the ideas ema nating from the 1955 Encampment. This is a good idea. Among the 100 or so people in the HUB to night will be the 24 members of the All-Uni versity Cabinet who will "sacrifice" their regu lar meeting night for the occasion. This is both good and bad. It is good that Cabinet members will be there because they are the students who perhaps will benefit most from tonight's discussion. It is bad that Cabinet will not meet as scheduled. Of course, it is not impossible for Cabinet to meet on another night of the week. This should be a relatively simple matter since when we last checked there were six other nights available in the week. But apparently it is not such a simple matter for Cabinet members. After all, they are busy campus personalities. We must discount the possibility that Cabi net will not meet this week because there is not enough business to warrant the attention of the members. Among the things which quite possibly could be scheduled for Cabinet's consideration are: 1. A financial report from the secretary treasurer which would be the first heard by the 1955-56 Cabinet. 2. A consideration of a proposal by the Elec tions Committee submitted at the Jan. 12 meet ing to hold a referendum to determine one foot ball half-holiday with the spring All-University elections. 3. Another proposal of the Elections Commit- Wetoldjaso! Yesterday, on this page, throwing caution to the winds, The Daily Collegian bravely pre dicted a hurricane. We noted that the 1955 .World Almanac re ports there never had been a hurricane on Feb. 8. We noted, "with Penn State's reputation for weather, it's inevitable" that. a hurricane would take place on campus yesterday. Well. We quote from yesterday's issue of the Centre Daily Times: "Source of an 'explosion' heard and felt by many residents of Boalsburg last night remained unknown this morning. • "The noise (was) heard about 10:15 p.m. . . . Some persons said the house jarred or 'thumped' as though a heavy explosion had been set off nearby." We have to admit we were four miles south and 105 minutes early in our prediction. How trivial! We humbly rest our case on its laurels. —The Editor Gazette Today AIR FORCE ROTC DRILL TEAM, 7 p.m.. Armory DAILY COLLEGIAN BUSINESS STAFF' senior beard, 8 p.m.. Collegian office DAILY COLLEGIAN PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF AND CAN- DIDATES. 7 p.m., 9 Carnegie HILLEL HOUR, 7:50 WMAJ LECTURE ON CATHOLICISM, 7:30 p.m., 304 Old Main NEWMAN CLUB DAILY ROSARY. 4 :16 . p.m., 209 Hetzel Union NEWS AND VIEWS STAFF AND CANDIDATES, 6:46 p.m.. 14 Home Economies NITTANY GROTTO, 7 p.m., 105 Forestry SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MILITARY ENGINEERS, 7 p.m., 1 Carnegie Tomorrow INTERLANDIA FOLK DANCERS. 7 3O p.m., i White 01le Bugg Collegian Suceesior t. THE FREE LANCE, est. IMO 4657,,,v). 1 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA JACK ALBRECHT. Business Manager ground. But the technical student carrying a 44- hour schedule is still out of luck. He has no time, even to audit. The opportunity is there for the asking for others, however. The time spent in auditing a course is a small sacrifice, indeed, for the educa tion it can be traded for. To audit a course, the student should get the permission of his adviser and the professor teaching the course. • The auditor has a moral obligation, once he has signed for a course, to attend its meetings. He is reserving a seat which might have been given to another student. Cutting, while it is not penalized, is in bad form. Since professors have d prejudice about lecturing to empty seats, the auditor who cuts frequently or completely ig nores the class may be making it tough for an other student to get permission to audit the course from the same professor later. The lack of seats is the reason why the process of education-by-auditing hasn't been more wide. ly advertised by the University. Many students do not know such a system exists. In many classrooms, there isn't enough room for the students who either must take a course because it is required or who want to take it for credit. These students must' et priority. If there's room left, the auditor squeezes in. We hope that when the pinch on space is re lieved, the University will encourage auditing. Education, after all, is the purpose of the student and the function of the University. Auditing is a way to get more of it and with out cost to the student. tee which would ban political party-hopping for two semesters. 4. A report from the All-University presi dent's executise outlining the progress of Cabinet-appointed committees. 5. The appointment of a committee to study the problems involved in setting up and main taining a University student bookstore. This as yet unappointed committee is scheduled to report to Cabinet a week from today according to the original motion. These points cover only part of the un finished business awaiting the convening of Cabinet. We are sure that the 24 members would also be able to find something new to discuss. But apparently the 24 have come up with nothing new and feel that none of their un finished business is so urgent as to merit their immediate attention. All-University President Earl Seely who chairs Cabinet, replied to a query yesterday that none of the 24 Cabinet members have re quested a meeting previous to the one we as sume they will hold next Tuesday. Of course, the present Cabinet has plenty of time left to discuss the needs of the student body. If the All-University elections are held at a time approximating that of last year (March 30-31) all of seven or at the most eight regular meetings remain for most of the present Cabi net incumbents. The 24 apparently feel that this is ample time to serve their constituents We beg to differ. Squeeze Play Feeling pressed lately? Well if you're not and don't want to, steer away from the side entrance to Sparks next to Carnegie. Also Willard. Anyone who has attempted to squeeze his way through these entrances during the ten minute break between classes is easily recog nizable these days. He walks sideways and is prone to pushing. We guess it's too late to remodel crowded entrances and hallways in present campus buildings, but we think the University when planning new buildings should remember to provide space for students and faculty to enter and proceed to class in a normal manner. If not, the mark of the Penn State graduate may be a sideways gait and a pushed-in face. —Mike Miller Free Movie! "Der Apfel ist ab" means "The Original Sin," it's the name of a movie which will be shown twice—free of charge—on campus this weekend, courtesy of the German department. The film, labeled by critics as "eccentric, ex travagant, elegant, and excellent," is a musical comedy and is considered to be one of the best productions of post-war Germany. It will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Mineral Science auditorium and at 3 p.m. Sunday in 121 Sparks. The film carries English subtitles. . Opportunities like this knock all too rarely. If a large crowd turns out for the movie, they might come more often. NEWMAN CLUB DAILY ROSARY, 4:15 p.m., 209 Head Union NEWMAN CLUB PARTY. 8 P.m., Catholic Student Ceatea: SABBATH EVE SERVICES, 8 p.ml, Beta 'Sigma Rho Editorials represent the viewpoints of the writer., not necessarily the policy of the paper, the student body. er the University. he net at March 3, 1871 —The Editor —Mike Miller —The Editor Little Man on Campus ooks like we'll be writing research papers all term—l under stand Prof. Snarf is writing a book on tit' Orient.' the rolling stone frreird Young Man Quite early one frozen February morning six years ago a Welsh poet landed unnoticed, at New York's Idlewild Airport wearing the shoddy look of an immigrant. In the four trying years that followed he staged three tours of poetry reading and uproaribus escapades across the nation. The man who created some of the greatest lyrical poetry of his age spun ,a legend of romance and self-destruction that is not easily forgotten. Dylan Thomas had come to America much like the boy de scribed in one of his poems, who playing with a ball in the park, tossed it in the air and .at 35 was still waiting for it to come down. With Dylan Thomas the object that had• been the child's ball when flung heavenward, came crashing down in the form of an alcoholic blast to the brain, causing an untimely death. In a book titled Dylan Thomas in America, John M. Brinnin, a professor at the University of Con necticut, set down a biographical account of Thomas' travels. Brin nin, evidently one of Thomas' few friends, traveled with him on the tours, acting as business manager. He recounts with detailed preci sion the many "pub crawls" with Thomas, the literary cocktail par ties laid to shambles by the poet's uncontrollable behavior, and the capacity-packed audiences which he stilled to a spiritual silence, with his thunderous voice while, reading poetry. His fame for reading poetry spread rapidly, but right on its heels, travelling just as fast, were scandals of his immoral and bois terous conduct at dinners and par ties given in his honor by faculty members of the colleges he visited. 1 All inhibitions vanished for Thom as at these social functions, and it wasn't uncommon for him to openly proposition the wives of professors: or any other female that attracted his eye. There the party would come to an abrupt halt in embarassment for all and in disgrace for the guest of honor. In his three visits to America, Thomas became notorious for his drinking. Alcohol seemed to 'serve not only as an escape from the re sponsibilities and domestic ups and-downs that plagued him but as a defense against disagreeable situations which he frequently en countered in America. Among such situations were Those which he met on the academic scene: The Welsh poet abhorred what he saw at American colleges, marking that academic people were a great puzzle to him. In his months 'of travel he met thou sands of them and claimed that they were all alike As they milled about, in cloistered clas,srooms and well-lighted houses furnished with TV sets, electric mixers, and twin beds. In spite Of all efforts to per- THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 1956 By Bib by dottie stone suade Thomas to get medical treatments to recover his health, the poet came down with delirium tremors in the last days of No vember, 1953, and was soon gone. The legend of the poet has be come a controversial item, since some fiction has been mixed with fact. But there can be no doubt that this man needs to be ex tracted from myth for the perma nent contribution he made to modern literature. Forestry Society To Hold Annual Dance at HUB The Forestry Society will hold its annual Forestry Ball at 9 p.m. March 2 in the Hetzel Union ball room. Music will be provided by the 18 piece Phi Mu Alpha Orches tra. Tickets for the dance will go on sale at 8 a.m. Feb. 20 at the Hetzel Union desk for $2.50 per couple. The dance will be open to all stu dents. Dress will be semi-formal. Chairman for dance will be Ri chard Voelker, junior in forestry from Greenville. Other committee members are Vincent Balok, jun ior in forestry from Turtle Creek, and John Bitzer, senior in forestry from Pittsburgh, publicity; David R. Allison, junior in forestry from York, ticket sales; Albert Man ning, junior in forestry from Mon ongahela, invitations; Karl David son, junior in forestry from Chev erly, Md., decorations. Correction.. "The Original Sin," a German movie with English subtitles, will be shown free of charge at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Mineral Sci ence auditorium and at 3 p.m. Sunday in 121 Sparks. The dates were incorrectly reported in yes terday's Daily Collegian. The post-war film, a musical comedy, is sponsored by the Ger man department and is • open, without adinission charge r to all students. Tonight on WIWAIT $l.l MEGACYCLES 7:16 Sign On 7:20 News and Sports 7:30 Starlight Review 8:00 Ass Club 9:00 ___— UN Story 9 :16 News 9:30 Scenario 10:36 - Siga Ott
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