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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
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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. Dr. Walker said that
industry must learn to use engi
neers, technicians and artisans at
their highest possible skills, “for
not for many years will they be
able to obtain all the people
needed at these higher levels.’/
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