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MIKE MOYLE. Acting Editor
A&it Business Manager, Deanna Soltis; Local Adr. Mcr„
Conklin, Mao«ti«e Editor; Ed DuWm, City Editor; Fran Arno'd Hoffman; National Adr. Mfr. t Janice Anderson;
raascri, S|M>rU Editor; Brrkf Zafam. C.opy Editor; Video t'o-Circulation Ann Caton and David Pooca; Promotion
Cjaracci. Assistant hporto Editor; trie Out, Feature* Editor; M«r„ Arthar Brener; Personnel M{r„ Jo Fulton; Office
*>ae« »«r»T. Photo*ropb r Editor. Mcr„ Harry Vaverbaum; Claaoified Adv. Mcr.. Barbara
Shipman; Secretary. Ruth Howland; Research and Reeorda
M*r.. Jane Groff.
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Lou Prato; Copy Editors. Lianne Cordero, Ginny Philips; As
sistants, Jim Tuttle, Greg Huntingdon, Joan Miller, Denny Malick, Dave Ferraro, Pam Alexander,
Anne Ruthrauff.
Are Literary Efforts
It seems to be the opinion of many student
leaders that one way to inject more culture into
the Penn Slate scene is to have a real good
“cultural" literary magazine.
We gel this idea from the liberal sprinkling
of recommendations in the report of the En
campment workshop on communications and
Health Service which refer to this topic.
We are not sure whether or not the people
who drafted this report are satisfied with the
present campus literary publication—Lantern—
but from the suggestions proposed to Cabinet
last iveek we think they must not be.
Literary magazines have come and gone on
this campus after varied periods of service. One
we can remember from the dim past was Ink
ling. Another. Pivot, a poetry magazine, still
manages to publish once or twice a year, with
one. or two people doing practically the entire
job.
These literary publications just don't seem to
get going here.
Why is this? Could it be because Penn State
students are not interested in the original liter
ary products of their peers. This might account
for the lack of support.
Could the lack of participation be attributed
to a dearth of writing talent on a campus of
12,000? Surely this can not be true.
.The Encampment conimittee appealed for
help in the matter to everyone from Collegian
Safety Valve
Fault-Finders Blasted
TO THE EDITOR: It has long been an estab
lished fact that one of the easiest things to do is
to find fault; a harder task is an attempt to cor
rect these faults.
In Saturday's Collegian the Editor commented
on a recommendation made by a member of
All-University Cabinet that political parties be
abolished from the scene of student government
here at Penn State. This recommendation, like
so many other recommendations concerning
political parties, shows a lack of foresight and
.little interest in student government.
My reasons for saying this are simple. First
of all, without a system similar to our present
two-party setup we would virtually eliminate
our democratic principle of free choice arid op
portunity. Miss Kearney suggests that we leave
the job up to the Elections Committee. Can we
expect a committee of nine to capably select 30
candidates a year? Would not such a procedure
bring about the greatest spoils system we have
ever seen at Penn State? As we know it now
approximately 700 people each semester have
the final word in the selection of these candi
dates, and everyone has the opportunity to be
nominated in either of the two parties. Why,
Miss Kearney, do you suggest that a committee
of nine replace a group of 700?
. Secondly, if political parties are felt to be so
lacking, the solution certainly isn’t one of
abolishment. We have already noted that with
out these organizations student government
would lose one of its most effective ties with
the student body. The solution to this problem
requires that the people finding fault come
down off their pedestals, roll up their sleeves,
and pitch in to help correct it. This is the test
'of a person really interested in student govern
ment; anyone can find fault: If you have a good
suggestion concerning political parties their re
spective clique chairmen will be more than
glad to listen to you.
It is my humble suggestion as we approach
another election period that we all go into the
light with a little bit of faith. Maybe if we all
get behind our political parties we will some
day see a student government that we all dream
of. but we will never see this reality if all we
can do is criticize one another.
—Jack McMeekin
Ed. Note: McMeekin, a senior in business ad
ministration. is a former clique chairman and
co-founder of Campus Party.
Bad Attitude at Cabinet?
TO THE EDITOR: There has recently grown up
among members of All-University Cabinet an
attitude which seems to me both alarming and
invalid. This is the attitude that student govern-
Toaicht
CARD SECTION REPRESENTATIVES. 8:16, 255 Sprits
ARNOLD AIR SOCIETY (class A unniformbl, 7:50, Alpha
Chi Rho
EDUCATION STUDENT COUNCIL. 7:50, 214 HUB
BRIDGE CLUB. 0. HUB Cardroom
INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE ON GOVERNMENT.
7:39, IDS Wj]]ard
BLUE KEY. 10 p.m., Phi Epsilon Pi
DELTA SIGMA PL BUSINESS MEETING, t p.m., Alpha
Siffma Phi
DELTA SIGMA PI RUSHING SMOKER. 8 p.m.. Alpha
Siam* Phi
ALL-UNIVERSITY ELECTIONS COMMITTEE. 6:50 p.m..
ft CamoctV
WOMEN’S? JUDICIAL. 5:09. 212 HUB
COLLEGIAN BUSINESS CANDIDATES. 7:04. *l6 Sparks
MfiWMAN CLUB MOVIE. Assembly Kwraa, HUB
2% Saily Collegian
SattMM. to THE rBEB LANCE, at lilt
in Vain?
Gazette
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
DAVE RICHARDS. Business Manager
to the English department (and that’s quite a
contrast.) Their interest seemed to be in getting
students from all nine colleges to contribute to
the would-be literary magazine.
In the past the majority of the literary writers
here came from the College of the Liberal Arts.
The majority of these people being English
composition majors or something of the sort.
This has been a sore spot in past years when
ever a literary magazine was trying to gain .an
established spot along with Froth among the
reading habits of the student body. There just
didn’t seem to be enough students interested in
taking the time to write for a literary publica
tion.
So now’ a campaign of sorts may be starting
to get another literary venture (besides Lantern)
going again. Perhaps an appeal will be made
(this time more vigorously, maybe) for students
to support a literary magazine.
If and when this happens, we would strongly
urge any students who have any inclination at
all toward literary expression to go out for this
magazine. Even if you don’t join the staff you
might submit articles for publication.
This is a way to get culture to Penn State. A
small way, perhaps, but it is a step in the right
direction. Community Concert has improved
over last year. Maybe there’s hope for a literary
magazine, too.
Lion’s Den Action
We were pleased yesterday to learn that mem
bers of the administration have their eyes and
ears open to student opinion.
The closing hour for the Lion’s Den in the
Hetzel Union Building were changed from 10:45
p.m. to 11:30 p.m. for Friday and Saturday
nights When the department of Food Service
changed the hours from the original 11:30 p.m.
there was student opposition from some quarters
such as the Association of Independent Men.
This opposition was brought forth at a meeting
last week. Already the administration has acted
upon it.
By returning the closing hour to 11:30 p.m.
for these two nights the department has pleased
a great number 'of students.
We feel the decision was a wise one and
respect the cooperative spirit exercised by the
administration. We hope that in other cases in
the future they will remain as receptive to
student opinion as they seemed to be in this
instance.
ment is completely divorced from any other
form of government or political system and any
conclusions drawn from other governmental
or political systems are ipso facto invalid.
The most elementary inquiry into government
ajid political thought will show that all govern
ments have or have had common problems and
continuing questions. Even the most ill-versed
and politically naive upon the briefest examina
tion can readily’ see that Plato faced funda
mentally the same problems as did Rousseau,
Locke, Madison, and our contemporary political
leaders. Their writing and thoughts are valu
able to us because they define issues and pre
sent solutions to questions of a continuing na
ture.
For example, the problem of legislative checks
and judicial review are common to all govern
ments. The complete disregard of past lessons
and conclusions in these questions including the
American experiment, is hardly advisable for
any governmental body.
The phrase, “but student government is dif
ferent,” is more of an excuse than it is a con
sidered observation itself. Shallow thinking may
be recommended to those Cabinet members
whose normative is no thought at all, but hardly
recommended in lieu of serious consideration.
I feel certain that the American constitution and
the political system embodied therein is of
value in considering questions, of student gov
ernment structure.
But perhaps I do not possess the enlightment
and sophistication of some Cabinet members
who find the study of government irrelevant
and unnecessary in view of their own supreme
and unlimited knowledge of student affairs.
—Thomas Dye
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION. 7:00. tOl Chapel
ANGEL FLIGHT BUSINESS MEETING. Hull uniform).
7:30. 315 Willard
STUDENT COUNCIL, 7:00, Living Center
PANIIELLENIC COUNCIL. 15:30. ZOS HUB
GAMMA SIGMA PLEDGES. 6:30. HUB Assembly Hall •
MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE. 8:10 a.m., Helen Eakin
Eisenhower Meditation Chapel
Wednesday
MARKETING CLUB. 7:30 p.m.. Phi Kappa Pat
PI MU EPSILON. 7:50 p.m.. 215 HUB
AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING CLUB PICNIC. 5:15 p.m.,
New Holland Cabin
IFC WORKSHOP CHAIRMEN (attendance mandatory), 6:50
p.m., 104 Willard
University Hospital
Barbara Barniker, David Beebe, Emil Caprara. Beth
Dominick Giovinaazo. Joshua Lederberg, Richard
Onut/, Harry Oxana, Victor Shultz
Editorial* represent Om
viewpoint* at tho writera,
not necessarily the policy
of th* paper, tht atademt
My. or tho University
—The Editor
—Sue Conklin
Little Man on Campus
"OK, in ihe' back row—let's have the 'girlie' magazine
* up here in this basket."
lnterpreting the News'
Scientific Advances
Confusing Public
By J. M. ROBERTS
Associated Press News Analyst
Scientific advances are constantly increasing the number
of fields in which the lay public cannot be sufficiently in
formed to pass judgments, and nuclear physics is chief among
them.
Although some of them have strong opinions, the scien
tists themselves don’t know what may be the ultimate effects
of H-bomb tests. Asking the pub
lic to pass on what should be done
about them can only create con
fusion.
Injection of this issue into the
current political campaign has
caused the Eisenhower adminis
tration to issue a new statement
on the subject which has distrust
of Russia as its outstanding
theme.
This distrust is nothing new.
To keep repeating it officially,
however, contributes to inter
national tension.
The government’s reply to Ste
venson’s suggestion for a ban on
the tests is that it cannot be done
safely without a system of checlcs
on what other countries do with
nuclear materials.
Otherwise Russia would pre
pare new nuclear weapons over a
period of months or years, and
then test them in readiness for
war, or for imposition of her will
by overwhelming power. If the
tests didn’t work nobody would
know, and if they did she would
be far ahead in the race for
power.
This'is not such a slap at Rus
sia as it may seem. It is some
thing which would have to be
considered if atomic weapons
were believed to be held only
by supposedly friendly powers.
But the Soviets are very sensi
tive, and will not overlook the
implications as they negotiate in
other matters, such as the Middle
Eastern situation.
Just why Stevenson made the
topic a campaign issue, is not too
clear, except as an effort'to show
that President Eisenhower, rely
ing heavily for public support on
his efforts for peace, has not dene
as much in that field as he might
have.
The H-bomb fests have be
come quite a world issue. They
have not, however, stirred up
any great debate in the United
Slates. Most people seem will
ing to let the experts decide
what is necessary. Indeed, the
principal reaction seems to be
that foreign critics, especially
those who have no experience
with atomic bombs, should
mind their own business. There
doesn't seem to be any pool of
votes involved.
The argument has been much
fiercer in Britain, where the gov
ernment takes the attitude that it
would be nice if the tests could be
TUESDAY. OCTOBER-9. 1956
by Bibl
slopped, but that it must go for
ward as long as other govern
ments do.
Russia, which talks constantly
of a ban, shows not the slightest
signs of stopping her own_tests,
or of accepting any sort of check
up on her uses of nuclear ma
terials.
La Vie Lists
Photo Schedule
. The . schedule for fraternity
group pictures for the 1957 LaVie
has been released, by Jay Tolson,
scheduling editor.
The complete schedule:
Oct. 9—G:45, Delta Sterna Lambda; 7:00*
Delta Sterna Phi; 7:13, Lambda Cht Alpha;
7:30, Phi Kappn Sterna ;* 7 :46, Delta Upsi-
Ion: 8:00, Kappa Alpha Psi; 8:15, Kappa
Delta Rho; 8 :30, Kappa Sterna.
Oct. 10—5:45, Delta Tau Delta: 7:00.
Phi Delta Theta: 7:15, Ph: Epsilon Pi;
7:30, Phi Gamma Delta; 7:45, Phi Kappa;
8:00, Phi Kappa Psi: 8:15, Delta Theta
Sterna; 8:30, Phi Kappa Tau.
Oct. 11—6:45, Phi Mu Delta: 7:00, Phi
Sterna Delta; 7:15, Phi Sterna Kappa; 7:30.
Pi Sterna Upsilon ; 7:45, Pi Kappa Alpha;
8:00, Pi Kappa Phi; 8:15, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon: 8:30, Pi Lambda Phi.
Oct. 16—G:15, Sigma Alpha Mu; 7:00,,
Sigma Chi; 7:15, Theta Chi; 7:30, Sigma
Phi Alpha; 7:45, Sigma Phi Epsilon; 8:00.
Theta Xi: 8:13, Tau Kappa Epsilon; 8:30.
Tau Phi Delta.
Oct. 17—6:45, Sigma Nu; 7:00, Theta
Delta Chi; 7:15, Theta Kappa Phi; 7:30.
Sigma Pi; 7:45, Triangle; 8:00, Zeta Beta
Tau: 8:15, Alpha Phi Delta; 8:30, Acacia.
Oct. 18—6:45. Alpha Chi Rho: 7:00,
Alpha Chi Sigma; 7:15, Alpha Epsilon Pi;
7:30, Alpha Gamma Rho; 7:45, Alpha Rho
Chi; 8:00, Alpha Sigma Phi; 8:15, Alpha
Tau Omega; 8:30, Alpha Zeta.
Oct. 23—6:45, Beaver House: 7:00, Beta
Sigma Uho: 7:15, Beta Theta Pi; 7:30, Chi
Phi; 7:45, Delta Chi.
Interviews Posted
For Angel Flight
Sophomore and junior women
who have registered for Angel
Flight tryouts have been asked
to check the bulletin board at the
Armory today to see Miat time
their interviews are to be held.
The interviews will be held to
morrow and Thursday starting at
6:30 p.m. in 1 and 2 Armory.
> Interviewees should wear heels,
hose, and tailored dresses or suits.
A tea will .be held Tuesday for
those who pass the first screen
ing. The final screening will take
place October 18.