PAGE TEN Prahltehod Itorsdat through hotertlay morning" during the Unieeretty wear, the Daily Collegian le . stades:4 in't...410.0d 111811.1•110. per. moo per okente.ster 5.;..11 per year n 4 - -1 3 STAFF THIS ISSUE: Fran Fanucei. Ed Dubbs, Sue Conklin, Vince Caroeci, Matt Podbesek, Lianne Corder°, Bob Franklin. Welcoming the Freshman Class As we welcome an incoming class—in this case the Class of 1960—we always do it with reservations. This is because a freshman class brings with it an unknown quality. Until we can find the grade of this unknown quality, we cannot be sure we wel&med a welcome thing. • The freshman class will find, eventually, that most Penn Staters are proud of their University. although many of them will not admit it. It is only natural for a college student to give the impression that he is going through living hell to get a college education. We are proud of Penn State. We are proud of the beautiful campus, the good sports tear the fine colleges and departments, and the stu dent body as a whole. We are not proud of many things. We are not proud of panty raids. drinking at Spring Carnival, and those students who engage in such things. Although Penn State may not be a great uni versity, it is a good one. And what Perin State is and stands for depends largely on the student body. With the student body largely - rests the University's reputation in the undergraduate years and the prestige in the post-graduate years. To your hometown friends and to unkown persons who recognize your Penn State shirt. Farewell- Welcome The departure of President Milton S. Eisen hower will be felt as a great and momentous loss by The Pennsylvania State University. During the past five years he has done his utmost to make progress and advance the Uni versity to the position of respect that it now holds. While at the University, Dr. Eisenhower has constantly worked -toward fulfilling his basic educational beliefs and has increased funds, en larged the physical plant, raised academic stan dards. increased faculty salaries. originated the student encampment, and expanded the Uni versity extension and research programs. The president founded the Penn State Foun dation of alumni to solicit and receive funds which totaled almost $BOO,OOO in the years 1953 and 1954. He has also won the cooperation of the State legislature and has more than doubled the University's appropriation from $ll million in the 1949-1951 biennium to about $26 million for the recent budget. While here. Dr. Eisenhower has expanded the physical plant by adding new wings to seven buildings, adding a fourth floor to the Main Engineering building. and by constructing four new buildings. new dairy barns, and green houses as well as the $3 million Helsel Union Building. In addition construction is now under way . on women's dormitories and a classroom building, and work is almost completed on two new wings of the infirmary. The All-Faith Chapel was begun during Dr. Eisenhower's presidency. These stand as fine examples of the work which has been done at University while Dr. Eisenhower has been president. We thank Prexy for his unparalled success and extend our wishes for his continued success at Johns Hopkins University. We firmly believe that Dr. Eric A. Walker, former dean of the College of Engineering and Architecture, who has been appointed as the successor to Dr. Eisenhower. will be capable of continuing the rapid pace toward progress which Prexy has maintained. We wish him well in accepting the responsibilities of one of the largest Land Grant institutions and feel sure that he will meet this challenge and further expand the University. —Sue Conklin At the Kickoff—Raise the `Roof', Froshl To most of the incoming freshmen the most exciting thing with the fall semester is watch ing the Lion footbll team in action. This year the freshmen will see the Lions play some of the most highly rated teams in the country as well as the East. Coach Rip Engle and his five assistants have been preparing for this season since last November, and have been training their players since Sept. 1. Their efforts may well be in vain because of the immensity of the schedule, but win, lose, or draw the students will not be ashamed of the team Engle -fields opening day against Pennsylvania. In his seven years at Penn State Engle has never had a losing season. keeping intact the 18-year streak of never having had a losing season. 1938 was the last year a Penn State team had a losing season. In fact since the end of World War II only three teams in the nation —Oklahoma. Kentucky and Penn State—have never had a losing year. This is a record stu dents should be proud to boast about. Gone from last year's team are Lenny Moore, highly publicized backfield star, co-captains Frank Reich and Otto Kneidinger, Earl Shu maker, Bill Straub and many other outstand ing performers. But one thing to remember is that no one is indispensable. Engle has many outstanding sophomore performers plus 15 re turning lettermen on this year's squad, and al- though not one might compare with the swift- aess of Moore or the hitting power of Reich (111 r Belli Culitifiatt Secceeeor to THE FREE LANCE. est 166? THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA you are Penn Slate. What ever happens at Penn State reflects on you. and whatever happens to you reflects on Penn State. If Penn State is a "snap" University, you are a poor student. If, as a poor student, you were admitted to Penn State, Penn State is a "snap' University. If Penn State is a party school, you are a party boy. If there is a panty raid, you are the instigator. This is not fair, but nonetheless it is true. You, more than anyone else, represent Penn State in the public's eye. Thus the greatness of Penn State depends upon you, the freshman class. You may feel, and you should feel, that the sophomore, junior, and senior classes are not contributing enough to Penn State's greatness. You should strive to be a better senior class than this year's senior class, although this year's senior class, we be lieve, is a good one, but has erred as classes in the past havedone. The freshman class then, as it brings new blood to continue Penn State's life, should realize especially one thing: What it does and says here will reflect upon the University and finally itself. We hope you understand why. we welcome you with reservations. Too Much Harmony? Student Encampment, an annual pre-school get-together of students, faculty members, and administrative officials, Is a part of student government at the University in which all stu dents can take pride. It is one of student government's best oppor tunities. It is student government's chance to be heard—and be heard by the right persons. Some 120 delegates were fortunate to attend this year's four-day-long Encampment, which was held at the beautiful mountainside campus of the Mont Alto Forest School this week. This was our second Encampment. There have been five, one annually since President Milton S. Eigenhower - brought the idea to the Uni versity in 1950. To make a comparison between this year's Encampment and last year's. they seemed as different as the Republican and Democratic na tional conventions this summer. This year's Encampment falls into the Re publican category, with things being run almost too smoothly; last year's fell within the Demo cratic category, which was more "open." We were not the only ones to notice this. Even several administrative officials were aware of this difference. There just seemed to be to much harmony. Now we do not contend that harmony isn't a virtue, but we do believe it can be carrie2i too far. Harmony is bad when it approaches complacency. All-University Cabinet is at fault here, if the blame can be placed on anyone•or any one group. Cabinet wanted ideas. They did not want specific recommendations. Cabinet got its ideas, and the ideas were in many cases so vague that no one could find fault with them as far as they were carried. Maybe this is good; maybe this is bad. Only time will telL But one thing can be said: It leaves more to Cabinet and other groups to work out. thus possibly—if not likely—slowing down action on the good "ideas." On the whole, Encampment was a success, and Cabinet has many good "ideas." We hope these good "ideas" materialize. and Kneidinger, Engle's team will be a strong one. It might not boast of the weight a West Virginia team usually has or the reputation of Ohio State, but one thing this year's team CAN boast about is its spirit, one of the most im portant assets a team can have. Since Engle has been at the helm here prob ably the most spirited team he has ever coached is this year's squad. He himself is on record as saying that he is more than pleased with the team's attitude, aggressiveness, and most of all its spirit. Spirit is defined as the vital principle in man. And everyone on the Lion team has that prin- ciple. It can be seen on the field, at the training table, and during conversations. It is something that just doesn't happen; it is aroused not only by the coaches but most of all by the coopera tion between the players. If this cooperation remains intact throughout the season then stu dents here will be more than proud of their team. But one thi ng students should remember is that their spirit is as important as the player's. Cheering at games may not seem important but subconsciously a player's discouragement is al leviated by this "noise." So. at Seaver Field cooperate with the cheer leaders and raise the proverbial roof off the ground with your cheering. See you at the game. lfdlitorials represent the viewpoints of the writers, not necessarily the Pont7 of the paper. the student body. or the Uni.ersity. —Ed Dubbs —Ed Dubbs —Fran Fanucci Collegian Sports Editor ttle Man on Campus From Here By Ed Dubbs The Day Prexy . . . The imagination of a writer runs wild: It was an unusually beautiful-University Park morning. It was a morning without its share of the typical, traditional President Milton S. Eisenhower had just finished his breakfast and was walking from his campus home. He was walking rather briskly is he passed behind the Armory but slowed considerably when he no ticed Dr. Eric A. Walker comingishaggy-dog story, let me assure up the west side of the Mailfthem that it is not such a story. toward his new office in Old It is the type of story, which if it Main. were a motion picture, no one "Good morning, Eric," said ( would be seated during the last President Eisenhower. t five minutes. Or, in this'case, the "Good morning, 'Boss'," said - aph. Don't Dr. Walker. (It might be ex- peep; that's cheating.) plained. .here that President , .n noticed Eisenhower is known in Old it as President Eisenhower Main as the. "Boss." I have walked by. Not even his private never heard the word "team" secretary noticed it, and she's in Did Main. however.) a former WAF. "How did Borough Council go President Eisenhower went in last night?" asked President Eis- to his office. He sat down at his enhower. (It might be explained desk with a grin on his face. He here - that Dr. Walker is president stared at the Nittany Lion statue of Town Council. He is a Ilepub- 1 in his office. lican). Then he slowly tilted his head "Pretty good as usual," said to look down at his lapel. Dr. Walker. With a bigger grin on his face, The conversation continued a he took off the button that said little while. "Stevenson for President." He re- But then Dr. Walker noticed placed it with a much larger something. He rubbed his eyes "I -like-Ike" button. to see if he ' were awake—to see (And this is what happens • if he were seeing things. when a writer's imagination He was right. He saw it. "But runs wild. Need I say that the how could this be?" he thought. story is not true but that the -Walker, a bit shaken, excused, characters are) himself politely. He walked off as if in a daze. President Eisenhower walked on On the east side of the Mall President Eisenhower saw Dr. David R. Mackey. (It might be said here that Dr. Walker did not excuse himself because he saw Dr. Mackey coming. Al though Dr. Walker, as president 'of Borough Council, and Dr. Mackey. as Democratic burgess of State College, do not always see eye-to-eye, they arp still friends.) "Good morning, Dr. Mackey," said President Eisenhower. "Good morning, President Eis enhower," said Dr. Mackey. "How did Borough Council go last night," asked President Eis enhower. "As good as can be expected," answered Dr. Mackey. Then Mackey noticed it. The same thing Dr. Walker had seen. Dr. Mackey too was a bit shaken. He grasped President Eisenhower's hand and shook it as it had been shaken few times before. . But Dr. Mackey just shook President Eisenhower's hand. He said nothing. For once in his life the.speech prof was speech less. President Eisenhower walked on . to Old Main. (If at this point any readers feel that this is going to be a SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 19 By Bible Political Issues Are Discussed By ICG Chapter The University chapter of the Intercollegiate Conference on Gov ernment, sponsored by the depart. ment of political science, is oper ated as a forum for the discussion of public issues of the day.. The group, which averaged a paid membership of 35 last year. usually meets from 7 to 10 p.m. on Monday nights. Each year 25 delegates join with ICG's from 60 colleges and uni versities in a three'day state gath ering which may take the form of a model state 'legislature, as is planned for next spring; Congress; a constitutional convention; or a national political convention, in presidential election years. In addtion to these conclaves. each of the five regions in th e state holds a one-day annual meeting. The Intercollegiate Conferene on Government was founded in Penn sylvania about 20 years ago, ac cording to Lee E. Corter, assistant professor of political science and the chapter's faculty advisor.
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