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ROGER ALEXANDER. Editor
Copy Editor, Mike Moyle: Sports Editor, Fran Famacci: Amt. Bus. Mgr., Deanna SoUM; Local Ads. Mgr.. Arnold
Editorial Director. Ted Serrill: Makeup Editor and Personnel Hoffman: National Ads. Mgr., Janice Anderson; Co-Eim
Director. Sae Conklin; Amivtant City Editor, Ed Dobbs; culation Mgrs.. Ann Caton, David Posta: Promotion Mtn.
Assistant Copy Editor, Nancy Showalter; Assistant Sports Arthur Brener: Personnel Mgr- Jo Fulton: Office bfgr..
Editor. Vim, Carucci; Photography Editor. Dave Bars,: Harry Yaverbatien: Classified Adv. Mgr, Barbara Shipman:
Exchange Editor. Becky Zithw: Librarian. Erie Ono,- Secretary. Ruth Howland: Research and Records 51cr.. Jane
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STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Barb Budnick; Copy Editors, Bob Franklin, Lou Prato; Assistants,
Dick Spencer, Elaine Huberman, Hannah Yashan, Kip Newlin, Matt Podbesek.
To Television: Campus Radio Isn't Dead
It looks like radio isn't dead after all. closer to becoming a reality perhaps the listen-
Since the advent of television, radio seems ers will have more to say about the program
to have taken a back seat in the entertainment ming of the station. In its present operations,
world. But not so at the University. With Cabi- WDFM could play continuous hillbilly music
net's recommendation to the Board of Trustees from sign -on to sign -off and never receive a
to install a non-commercial student AM radio complaint because no one could hear the sta
station on the campus, the University is taking lion. The students will be able to tune their
another step forward in the cultural and edu- radio in to the programs they would like to hear
cational field. at night. For example, during final examinations
However, the radio station is still a long way for the past two years, WDFM has been airing a
off. The recommendation must be passed by the continuous program of relaxing music for stu
board of trustees, the proposed source of funds dents who like to study by music. However, the
to set up the station must be allocated, and a only person who has been soothed is the trans
legal case must be argued with the Federal mining engineer who listens to everything that
Communications Commission. After all these goes out from the studio.
preliminary steps are completed, the actual con- It might also be a good idea to take the sta
struction of the station will get underway. tion away from the department of speech and
At last students will be able to hear programs set it up as an independent student operated
designed for students during the evening hours, venture. The speech department has lent its
At present, only one nightime program on the experience and knowledge to the station, but
local station is produced especially for students. since it will be operated by student funds, it
And the WDFM operations to date has turned seems only fair to grant it independence.
out to be the biggest joke since the proverbial
chicken crossed the road.
We trust the situation will improve with the
advent of the AM station. At present student
funds used to operate the campus FM station
are being totally wasted to give a few students
the opportunity to become acquainted with the
use of radio transmitting principles and equip
ment.
Now that a bearable station has taken a step
We're Sorry: We Were Wrong
We were wrong
In an editorial published last Friday, The
Daily Collegian expressed the opinion that stu
dents at the University seemed to be develop
ing a mature outlook on college life. This de
veloped from the fact th'it the wave of riots
on college campuses all over the country seemed
to have bypassed Penn State.
But we were wrong. The very same night,
even before the Collegial' had "gone to bed."
several hundred students staged a march across
campus and through the downtown streets
over an announcement over the local radio sta
tion concerning the cancellation of the Armed
Forces Day parade.
It later turned out the announcement was a
prank, but the students wouldn't let it go at
that. Thus, a parade was formed.
There was nothing wrong with the parade
across campus, and although some traffic was
disrupted downtown, no harm was done. But
at this point, the rally began to get out of hand.
Someone yelled panty raid, the cry was taken
up, and the crowd proceeded in the direction
of Thompson Hall.
It took the combined efforts of the dean of
Our Date With Judy
With a drum's rat-tat-tat and loud huzzas from
the Interested Ones, that noble symbol of the
Republican Party, a wrinkled, old elephant,
sauntered up the Mall yesterday.
This elderly beast. Judy by name, who has
doubtless suffered through this sort of thing
many a time, carefully posed for her picture—
at least half a dozen times—and calmly dis
played her air of nonchalant Indian timidness
before a noon-day crowd of some 200 bemused
students.
For the umteenth time Judy poised her front
leg, curled her trunk to the sky, and ambled
backwards into an open doorway—The Daily
Collegian office's doorway—this time.
It was only a publicity stunt and she knew it.
It was a bright idea, conceived in the minds
of the Young Republicans on campus, and she
probably didn't know this. Could she read,
though, she may have seen the brightly colored
Young Republicans Club banner she carried
while on her campus sojourn.
Publicity and promotion gags are what makes
our world go 'round. When the Von Brothers
Circus came to town for a couple of days, this
bright idea popped into the mind of one of the
club's members. Wheels turned and following
the' circus' town parade yesterday morning,
Judy was led up campus, surrounded by Re
publicans.
We didn't mind. Judy and her gang were fun.,
The day was sunny and warm and everyone
felt just fine. We don't know whether any of
the onlookers were converted to Republicans
by Judy. And we don't know how many Re
publicans were converted to just onlookers. It
doesn't matter either way. We suspect the num
ber of each is zero.
We commend the Young Republicans Club
for putting on a cute, if hackneyed, show. The
campus needs things, like this. It gets pretty
dull around here, sometimes.
We hope the Young Democrats Club won't
allow themselves to be outdone. Since they
should be .true-blue Democrats, we hope they
are gung-ho enough to think up an equally in
teresting stunt. After all. one doesn't always
believe in political pollsters, does one?
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—Ted Serrilt
THE DAILY. COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
DAVID RICHARDS, Business Manager
There are many advantages in a campus wide
AM station. It could broadcast cultural aspects,
sports, human interest, and the music which
students seem to thrive upon. A lasting enter
prise such as this is the ideal way to show that
students have the responsibility and judgment
to operate a full scale venture such as a radio
station.
Well be tuning in to the results next semester.
men's office and hat society members . to break
up the milling mob. The Camera which Dean
Simes carried perhaps contributed the most
towards dispelling the rioters. The big, brave
panty raiders ran for cover when Dean Simes
approached with a camera. Only a moment
before, they were yelling for a raid at the top
of their voices and now they were sneaking
away like the babies they are for fear of being
punished for their work.
Many of these same night raiders were com
plaining about the future plans to take the coeds
out of Thompson Hall and place them in new
dorms on east campus. The cry was for co
operative living. They failed to realize their
actions Thursday is one of the reasons why the
coeds are being moved. It seems every time a
riot takes place, the mob always winds up at
Thompson clamoring for a panty raid.
The milling mob was broken up in shim! or
der and peace was reinstated before a riot de
veloped. But will it be as easy the next time?
Besides ruining any chances of keeping coeds in
the same area as the men students, strict con
trols will remain in effect to insure against
another shameful panty raid as the one that
plagued the campus in 1952.
The irony of the situation is that it had to
happen just when we were so sure the students,
especially the freshmen who have been on cam
pus for almost a year now, were turning into
grown up college students. Perhaps we didn't
have our fingers crossed tight enough . . .
were wrong.
Faith in Science
Probably the biggest hydrogen bomb of them
all went boom Monday morning over the lazy
waters of the South Pacific. Is there any rea
son to think that this controlled experiment, this
result of man's reasoning powers over nature,
might forecast more of a shimmy of hope than
a shadow of gloom to the world?
Yes, there is reason. Science continues to
make strides in forming, testing, and perfect
ing of instruments of offense and defense, ex
perimentation and more — experimentation. Set
backs occur. The Air Force's recent disclosure
that the highly-touted Nike missile is not fit to
defend the United States against enemy air
craft is a blow to the nation's confidence.
By strange coincidence, the country's most
prized weapon of offense was revealed to work
like a charm and one of the nation's most pub
licized weapons of defense was revealed unfit
for much of anything on the same day. But
this is science working. These are the results of
man's striving and driving continually toward
one goal: the welfare of the American people
and the free world.
Anyone who thinks that our technology and
experimentation won't someday make the Unit
ed States and the world a cheerful and exciting
place to live, free from many of the cares of
today, possibly just doesn't think. A future of
wonder and swelling hearts lies ahead. bearing
in it the promise of unlimited energy, room for
expanding populations, food for these popula
tions, and journeys to the stars.
Only science, guided by the mind of man, can
prevent war, or, if war occurs, corral it.' Faith
in God and religion can back up science but not
replace it. Since if in faith man must live, we
put our faith in science—nowhere else.
Editeriats represent the
viewpoints of the writers,
net neeeuarily the smliey
of the paper. the student
body or the University.
—The Editor
—The Editor
—Ted Serrill
ittle Man on Campus
"That's the boy I was telling you about who . is
working on some 'secret' explosive."
'Round the Rim
And Now the Finale
It's that time again. Here are some random suggestions on
how to smash your finals. So, gather a second wind and give it
"the old college try."
This appeared in the Tennessee Tech Oracle and was re
printed by Pageant Magazine. It's called "10 Ways to Get
Through College Without Even Trying."
1. Bring the professor news
paper clippings dealing with his
subject, bring in clippings at ran
dom. He thinks everything deals
with the subject.
2. Look alert. Take notes eag
erly. Look at your watch, don't
stare at it unbelievingly and shake
it.
3. Nod frequently and mur
mur.
"how true." This to you
seems exaggerated. To him, it's
quite objective.
4. Sit in the front, near him.l
applies only if you intend to stay
awake.)
5. Laugh at his jokes. You can
tell, if he looks up from his notes
and smiles expectantly, he has
told a joke.
6. Ask for outside reading. You
don't have to read it. Just ask for
7. If you must sleep, arrange
to be called at the end of the
hour. It creates an unfavorable
impression if the rest of the
class has left and you sit there
alone, dozing.
8. Be sure the book you read
in lecture looks like a book from
the course. If you do _math in psy
chology class and psychology in
math class, match the books for
size and color.
9. Ask any questions you think
he can answer. Conversely, avoid
announcing in class that you have
found the answer to a question
that he couldn't answer, and in
your younger brother's • second
reader atthat.
10. Call attention to his writ
ing. Produces an exquisitely plea
sant experience connected with
you. If you know he's written a
book, ask in class if he wrote it.
These suggestions, inciden
tally, were put down by a pro
fessor. Robert Tyson. of Hunter
College.
E::3
The women at Vassar College
have a new fad in the study line.
While visiting a friend there over
the past weekend I noticed that
on every door in the dorm there
was a yellow and brown sign in
an acorn shape. The signs bore
the slogan "Sporting the Oak."
Being of a curious nature I in
quired about the signs. My friend
explained that , the slogan arose
at Oxford University in England.
When Oxford students settle, down
to study for finals they close the
heavy oak doors to their rooms to
signify they're-studying.
This, they term "Sporting the
Oak." More correctly pronounced
TUESDAY. MAY 22, 1956
By Bibler
y BECKY ZAHM
in a proper British accent—
"Spahrting the Oak."
Being of an even more ligl. ) -
handed nature—Vassar is now
short one sign. It makes a good
conversation piece on 4th floor
McElwain where one room is
now "Sporting the Oak."
And so, finals roll around again.
One way to solve the problem is
to stock up on No-Doze and Nes-,
cafe and really "crack the books?'
Better yet, grab a rabbit's foot
and head for Whipples.
Pi Gamma Mu
Elects Members
Forty-nine juniors, seniors, and
graduate students and four fac
ulty members at the University
have been electec. to membership
in .Pi Gamma Mu, social science
honorary society.
Officers elected for the coming
year are Dr. E. Willard Miller,
vice president of th e Epsilon
chapter, president; Dr. Joseph H.
Britton. associate professor of
child development and family re
lationships, vice president; Eliza
beth C. Wescott, assistant refer
ence librarian, secretary; and Dr.
Rose M. Cologne, associate pro
fessor of education, treasurer.
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