PAGE f»tl<m raMti ttrMil Btl»h|i umlui <iri>| Uh Uaiftniti remr. tfc« Haiti Otkriaa m a alaital. •itraM - - -1 pe* MMesUf IS.M year M MCMj-rIAM MttM Jttlf i. 1934 ti tk« SUU C«Uef«. fa. Pm! Office surfer the set af Mare* S. 1871. MIKE MOYLE, Acting Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Carole Gibson; Copy Editors, Bob Franklin, Anne Friedberg; As sistants, Gieg Huntingdon, Riggs Griffith, Linda Segar, David Fineman, Gary Young, Pat Earley, Mary Kelly, Vicki Schmid, Mary Jane Montgomery, Sherry Kennel, Gloria Bergstein, Mike Dutko. An Attack Al what was perhaps its liveliest session of the veai or of a couple of years. Cabinet Thurs day night dignified Byron LaVan, Lion party clique chairman, by consenting to even listen to his request for th» resignation of William Johnson, as Elections Committee chairman. La Van's carefully-pu-pared bomushell stunned Cabinet like they've never been stunned before (in our memory) and it left them wondering about the exact purpose of the attack. There is no doubt in anyone's mind that the attack as such was one of the most ridiculous iiascoes ever to reach the floor of Cabinet in many a moon. That is. there was no doubt in the minds of anyone except LaVan—presumably. We are not so sure that even LaVan. how ever sincere he may have tried to sound, did not also feci that he stood very little chance of oust ing Johnson. He did not have a sufficiently strong argu ment of direct facts to sway Cabinet. His claim of losing 150 registrants because of the late ar rival ol Elections Committee members to a clique meeting struck us 3s verging on exagger ation. Just verging, mind you. The charge that Johnson and others caused a disturbance during a clique meeting hardly seems worthy of inclusion in a case so serious as impeachment. Then there was the charge which, we believe doomed La Van's case completely. That being the one concerning Johnson's alleged bitterness toward political parties generally and toward Lion party specifically because of certain cam paign worlc last Spring. This topped them all m the absurdity column. Thursday night’s bitter man certainly was not Johnson. La Van seemed to more closely fit the role. After all. a win is a win tor the candidate but a loss is a loss for the clique chairman (or vice clique chairman). And so went La Van’s rambling and vindic tive case. Full of little things which were not worthy of Cabinet’s ears. All this mess has caused wonderings about campus. If LaVan didn't have a case of facts (and we are assuming that he did not) then he must have been banking on the fact that in a battle of personalities (which the debate was called several times Thursday night) he would have the top spot in Cabinet's heart rather than Johnson. Not after LaVan's presentation which evoked Hazards of a Short Vacation All-University Cabinet has taken an intelli gent stand on the Christmas vacation issue. We feel that the students should have the longer vacation, but that it is probably impos sible to get it through for this year’s vacation. It would be wise to have a Cabinet committee crystalize ideas and suggestions before they are presented to the administration. It would be desirable for the administration to change the returning date from Jan. 2 to Jan. 3 lor this vacation. Cabinet should work on get ting this through for this year. It would be dangerous for students to travel back to school cn New Years Day. Some students may have a long distance to travel making it necessary to leave Jan. 1 in order to make 1 p.m. classes the next day. It is also unfivr to have students break up a national holiday such as New Years to return to school. We suggest the administration look into the matter carefully before they let the present dates remain. As for the days taken at the beginning of the vacation—we feel that this too is undesirable and should be changed for future years. Several points may be brought out against the shorter vacation. It is far more difficult to get the part-time jobs needed by many students if the vacation is shortened. It means that students who take jobs must cut a few more days of classes. It means that they may not be able to work as long. Or it may mean that University students Stirring Oration A lively discussion of the Supreme Court set the stage for the best speech we have heard from the floor of All-University Cabinet in two se mesters. Lash Howes, Association of Independent Men president, at the dose of the Supreme Court de bate Thursday night delivered an overpowering speech. Howes was in favor of the amendment to abolish the court. He presented his ideas with clarity and sincerity. Whether students agree or disagree with his points they could not help but feel the intensity with which he opposed the retention of the Supreme Court. Wc admire Howes’ integrity which was exem plified when he maintained his own convictions m spite of the feelings of AIM. His discussion of the subject showed interest and a great deal of thought. Whether agreeing or disagreeing with Howes, we feel that stu dents would have to respect his reasoning which w as clear and unbiased. Although opinionated Gttff Sailg CnUrgtatt B»rr—»i to THE FREE LJLNCE- Mi IMI •^£E5* •* and Possible Motives THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA DAVE RICHARDS, Business Manager frequent bursts of laughter and caustic remarks (which even the polite gavel of Robert Bahren burg could not stifle). So it is left up to the people connected to guess or to find out what LaVan’s real motive was. He must have had a motive. All the prepa ration must have been done for some end. It is said that Lion party is not doing so well as it should if it is to unseat the present party of-power. We’ve heard that Lion party may be just a little worried. In view of the registration so far they have good cause to be. So then it might be that LaVan is throwing all his eggs into one basket and is trying, by some devious means to pull a big swing over to Lion party on the sympathy angle. This is only a guess. However, if LaVan is trying to set him self up as a martyr for the students against Cabinet or any other group he’has certainly stai ted on the right track. By insulting Cabinet’s intelligence he accomplished this very neatly. We envision a possible repeat of last year wherein Lion party again acts in direct viola tion of the Elections Code and then after having its fingers slapped by Elections Committee lakes the "students' appeal" to Supreme Court (if it still exists) and plays on the students' sympathy. If this is the Lion strategy it is a dangerous game. Someone's fingers might not only be slapped but might get burnt. Another thing which stuck in our minds was LaVan’s ill-fated attempt to take a slap at Lion’s Paw. In doing it he drew a diagram of a tiiangle on the blackboard. We have been told that this diagram is famous and we are led to believe that this deviation in LaVan’s case might not have been his own idea. Could the motive be directed toward Lion’s Paw? This has also been done before This is generally con sidered a fairly hard task. So these are a few of'the possibilities. Other interested persons may have other ideas. And then Byron LaVan has his own—the right one. His real reason for the preposterous attack on Johnson. Maybe we are taking the thing too seriously. Maybe LaVan just decided to get in a few licks for the enjoyment of being in the spotlight. If that is the case then the big act is over. The star has had his big moment. Now let's all settle back down to a clean election despite La Van's mention of a dirty one. will lose jobs to students from other schools which get out earlier. The importance of these part-time jobs should not be underestimated. For many students these jobs represent spending money for the rest of the school year. Another problem which was brought to the fore at Cabinet meeting is that many students prefer to do their shopping in their home town. Some students claim that the selection in State College, a small town, does not compare to that of their home town which is larger. With the present dates for Christmas vacation students will have only one day at home to shop at home. We feel that this will not be enough. Students have also pointed out that they would rather have a long Christmas vacation lhan semester vacation because their friends are home from other schools. This also, though not as important as some others, is a point that should be considered by the administration. We feel that Christmas is one of the most important of all American holidays. It is a time when the family unit is strengthened. It is a time when American customs and traditions gain primary importance. The administration should take into consider ation that by chopping off these few days before Christmas they are delating an important part of the family holiday festivities. This should not be done. We hope that for next year the administration will revert back to the old dales. —Sue Conklin Gazette Tomorrow ELECTIONS COMMITTEE. 6:0<) p.m.. J Carnegie FRESHMAN COUNCIL, MIXEK, 7 :<W p.m.. Hillel GRADUATE CLUB AND MARRIED COUPLES GROUP, "WIENER ROAST." 7:70 p.m.. Hillel HOME ECONOMICS-FORESTRY MIXER, 2:45 p.m., park inc lot near Forestry building LAVIK SENIOR BOARD. 6:30 p.m.. 218 HUB LOX AND BAGEL BRUNCH. 11:00 *.m., Hitlel I’ENN STATE OUTING CLUB. 10:00 m.m., behind Osmond Lnltoratory _ Monday BEGINNER S HEBREW. 8:<Ml p.m.. Hillel CAMERA CLUB. 7:30 p.m.. Mineral Science Auditorium FRESHMAN COUNCIL MEETING. 7:30 p.m., 101 Wilt&rd INTERrAITH COMMITTEE. 7:00 p.m.. Hillel YIDDISH LANGUAGE AND CONVERSATION. 7:00 p.m., Hillel University Hospital Veronica Antrim, Rose Marie DiEmidio, Naomi Naylor, Nicholas Rock, Mary Weeks, Edward Anderson, Norbert Connors. on the subject, Howes showed an open minded altitude. All of these attributes combined with a well delivered speech made for a powerful oration. Cabinet and the audience clapped at the close of Howes’ speech. This is only a slight tribute for the gift Howes made to Cabinet. —-Sue Conklin Editorials represent du view points si the writer*, not necessarily the policy of the paper, the student body or the University —The Editor “Wcll, Nobody Can Say I’M Not Keeping On H«rbluck*s opinions are not necessarily those of this newspaper, the student body, or the University. They Call Us Apathetic ; by evie onsa- Politics, like the weather, is something people talk about but often don’t do anything about even when they are given the opportunity. This apathetic attitude on the part of students is showrji in a recent poll by Look magazine which pointed out that college students fail to under stand or take responsibility con cerning national elections. The article entitled “Tragic Fact: Our Young Voters Don’t Care” was based on a sampling survey of 1300 students at 24 col leges. It disclosed that only two out of five college students, all of whom had turned 21 since 1952, planned to vote in November. It is hard to believe that this could be a true picture of the situation. Although this survey in cluded colleges from all sections of the country the number queried seems too small to be indicative of a nation-wide attitude. Never theless, it doesn’t speak very well for students who are supposed to be among the more informed and interested citizens. If this "I don't care" attitude is so prevalent at the college level, how can people with less education, people with less time and opportunity to devote to the study of the issues than stu dents, be expected to care. The survey revealed that 24 per cent of the students did not lean toward any particular party, 34 per cent showed no interest in who would be the next vice presi dent. Three out of 10 didn’t favor anyone for the presidency and 71 per cent admitted that their choice would be strongly influenced by the candidate’s personality and appearance. Look puls it this vfay: "The sobering fact of Ihe mailer is that a very large number of our young voters plainly don't care one way or another about the coming presidential election, or are so confused that it amounts lo the same thing." There’s no excuse for Penn State students to be confused with or disinterested in the campaign. Active Young GOP’s and Demo crats on campus and informative articles by political science de partment members are two rea sons for this. The fact that Collegian has had repercussions, both favorable and otherwise, about running Herb lock’s political cartoons is one in dication'of interest. Neither have eligible students any excuse for not exercising their voting privilege. Those from New Jersey and New York may vote on an absentee ballot. Students in Pennsylvania, where the absen tee ballot is not used, may obtain excuse blanks at the HUB desk. These must be signed by an elec- SATURDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1956 A High Level” tion board member when you vote. Ike or Adlai? * College editors choose Ike. Re sults of a recent poll taken by the University of Connecticut student newspaper showed 190, or 77 per ■ (Continued on page five) 'Automation 7 Commended By Walker Automation will bring many problems, but the result can only be good, Dr. Eric A. Walker be lieves. Dr. Walker spoke on ‘‘Automa tion in Today’s World” at a din ner meeting Thursday night in the Nittany Lion'lnn of the Mid dle Atlantic Association of Col leges of Business Administration. Would Bring Problems Materials, fuel and manpower are among the perplexing prob lems automation will bring, Dr. Walker said. The material prob lem, he said, is a pressing one, whereas the energy difficulty, with the potential now seen in uranium and in harnessing ener gy from the sun, is solvable. “But the manpower problem can never be completely solved,” Dr. Walker said. “We will need highly trained men to carry out our program of automation and the program will be delayed be cause of the lack of such people.” Trained Personnel Shortage Because of the shortage of trained personnel, especially in higher skills. 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