PAGE FOUR Pafelkfhro fated*? threorh Sctsrdiy ■emiitti the University rear. The Dally C«flrfUn u a student* •VtrtM Rfwip«p«r. S3.M Mr ataftter tS.QI per fear i Entered as seeond*clatt natter Jo!/ 5. 1934 at the Stale College, Pa. Post Office ander the act af March 3, 1871, MIKE MOYLE, Editor Dnnnt SoltU. Asst. Buv. Mcr.; Strv» Hiftint, Local Adv. S»e Conklin. Manacinc Editor: Ed Ditbbi, City Editor: Fran Mcr.; Ceorre Shambaugh. Aaat. Local Adr. Mgr.; Marilyn Fanarci. Sports Editor: Becky Zohm Copy Editor: Eria Elias. National Adr. Mgr.: Don Stohl, Promotion Mgr.; Anno On*a. Aaoifttant Copy Editor; Vinro Carorci. Assistant Sports Caton and David Posea, Co-Cirralation Mgrs.; Jo Fallon. Per- Kdilor; Pat Huntrr. Features Editor; Dare Barar. Photoc- aonnel Mg:.; Harry Varerbaant. Offiee Mgr.; Barbara Ship* rauhy Editor man. Classified Ad Mgr.; Ruth Howland, See.; Jane Groff, Research and Records Mgr. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Carole Gibson; Copy Editors, Barb Martino, Greg Huntington; Wire Editor. Anne Friedberg; Assistants, Dick Fisher, Dick Drayne, Pam Alexander, Maggie Lieber man, Mary Cowley. Too Much TV? Current of enrollment figures and a story from a gentleman at the University of Cincin natti listing the University as the 10th largest in the nation bring us to the oft-quoted subject of “impersonality" at large universities. Yesterday the paper carried the news of six additional courses being offered by television. This, of course, will take the average University instructor even further from his students than he is at present—which is a considerable dis tance. We like to be proud of our big fine institution of higher learning and proud also that so many choose to become educated here. It gives one a certain feeling of personal prestige at being a part of something so large. Each semester a handful of new courses are added to the growing list of courses offered by television. In a few years, at the present rate of growth, the program may be extended to practically all the required Liberal Arts courses. At present the TV system in Sparks is used for all but three class hours a week besides use in other courses in Osmond and Electrical Engi neering. We realize that the steady increase in enroll ment necessitates some action but is there such a thing as too much television? Safety Valve Democracy and Education s; I S. 1 , b iS?' y ‘" ~h ‘ hem *“ TO THE EDITOR: Recent!}' ! hf.rd . r.di. broadcast during which a prominent metaliur- sense. He knows he can pass because the blind gist stated that Russia, last year, turned out bat of a teacher won’t catch him cheating, and twice as many engineers as the U.S. did. He wouldn’t punish him anyway. Many bright »id .hi, into. „.a,ion „„e Iron, , ,ui„ reliable source. He also said that these Russian engineers classroom intrigues and to doing as meager an are of a quality comparable to their American amount of work as possible. This is public edu counterparts. cation? Did thu snrnrke irk and distrust me’ You can our intellectual playpens, often referred to substantial shield'for .be dignity o! the sf v S n h ” e r ISfgg" ln ,urni *' g <or ciusher, takes giant steps forward. mother Russia has been rapidly gaining on us Why can'l our country—population 160 mil- j n technological advancement. One might ex lion—train enough people for the technological pect a housewife to rest assured that Ike’s smile professions? My humble opinion is, as is every- can so i ve everything, but not our legislators, thing else here, that our educational system is a Washington seems to be so busy trying to patch farce and our politics a mess. blunders resulting from previous lack of fore- In our worship, sometimes fanatical, of the sight, that it hasn’t the present foresight to word “democracy.” we often forget about a cer- correct one that could develop into the greatest tain word, “quality.” Time and money shouldn’t of them all—a blunder which threatens to ren be wasted on teaching children of low intelli- der American brainpower inferior to Soviet gence until adequate funds can be secured. brainpower. And this event, gentlemen, would Everyone admits there are not enough teachers lead either to WW 111, complete with atomic and classrooms to teach all children properly, trimmings, or simply to the decline and fall of but.no one denies that every youngster, regard- the United States of America, less of his mental stamina, should be forced to Instead of investigating the pos run the educational gauntlet. Every child should sibility that Samuel Slingerhasher subscribed be taught to read and write, of course. But to the Daily Worker in 1938. the senate might then they say. “Into Johnny’s cute little brain. do better to laboriously investigate the com however*feeble it may be, we must also pound petency of this country’s schools, lest posterity algebra and chemistry Oh yes—and civics also. jumps with joy at the names of Marx and Lenin, so that he’ll know whether to vote Republican Many feel that federal fingers in the educa or Democrat. And Johnny must be taught in tion pie would threaten our freedom. This point the same classroom as the much brighter boy, is debatable. But if it is a valid argument, why Tommy. Segregation, even if only according to couldn’t the danger be averted by diverting a mental abilitv. would be undemocratic, you portion of the federal government’s taxing pow know.” er to the state governments? In this manner the Judging by the pressure to promote the slow children, who then go on to corrode their new doss, the motto of the nation's public schools must be. “Thou shall not be left down.” And this is the most outrageous deed, this cramping of the mentally-gifted child so that the slowpoke can catch up. Try getting Rip Engle to cramp his physically-gifted athletes so that a bunch NEWMAN CLUB APOLOGETICS, 7 p.m.. 101, Helm Eakin AFROTC DRILL TEAM. 3:]u p.m.. Armor, xrrv?y!'i o ?r,iK h "r.'fir-Tic o inv - " . „ T «* ... u j NEWMAN CLUB DISCUSSION* 7 p.m.. 104 Helen Eakm CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION. 7 p.m., 212 Helen Eisenhower Chape] Chapel Eakln Eisenhower Chapel NEWMAN CLUB. LEGION OF MARY. 7 p.m.. Student COLLEGIAN BUSINESS STAFF. SENIOR BOARD. 7 pm.. Center 111 Carnegie NEWS AND VIEW’S, 6:45 p.m.. 14 Home Economic* INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL SCIENCES. 7 p.m.. 10S OUTING CLUB. WINTER SPORTS DIVISION. 7:30 p.m.. Mechanical Engineering Hetzel Union Assembly Hall 2 Students Suspended— (Continued from page one) dean of men’s office, in his ad viser’s office, and with the dean of his college. In addition, a letter was sent to his parents informing'. (51jp Satlti CnUegtatt licomi U THE FREE LANCE, tit- US? DAVE RICHARDS, Business Manager —The Editor Gazette them of his conduct. In cases involving action by the college committees on academic honesty, if an appeal is not made within 48 hours, the penalty de cided upon by the committee goes 'into effect THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Panhel Booklet If Panhel's new rush booklet is any indication, this year's rush program will be up-to-date and belter organized. The new booklet is an excel lent comprehensive guide for all rushees and is considerably better than those used before. No matter how much time and work Panhel lenic Council may spend on organizing rushing, by its very nature it is practically impossible to maintain the program at a level too far above bedlam. When several hundred women are all trying to be orientated to an entirely new way of life it is no small job. We must compliment Panhel for its progress, both in the rushing booklet and in the IBM system which it will be using. The rushing booklet is quite comprehensive and will cer tainly be a great aid to the freshman .who is un educated to the sorority world as most of them are. Such items as vocabulary, maps, pictures, names of members, regulations, financial re quirements. "do's and donfs" and a general ;n -sighi into sorority life all aid in orientating the rushee. The average rushee is scared and timid, so that a fairly complete rushing guide is certainly an asset to her in that she can have some assur ance that she is following rushing etiquette. We also feel that the IBM system will facili tate the entire rush program by speeding up the mechanical process of invitations and bids. We hope the rush program will be a success and show the fruits of the hard work done by Panhel on the rushing system. —Sue Conklin sum total of the state and federal taxes that each citizen pays would be the same as before, and the states would be receiving sorely-needed funds for decent education, no strings attached. . There are some of us who find much to criti cize in democracy, but none of us care to ex change it for sorietocracy. If the case is appealed, it is heard by the University Commit tee on Academic Honesty. This committee can impose a more se vere penalty, lessen the penalty, or retain the same one as decided upon by the original committee. EditorttU represent the rifwpointi of-the writers, ■•t neeesssrllr the policy •f the paper. the ituicßt Mr. or the University —Dan Rodill ttle Man on Campus fcllOOl PAHef it.nz fill ■ i'.V-'" \K •v "Say Worihal are you sure it's raining?" lnterpreting the New: Ike Throws Light On 2d Term Policy Associated Press News Analyst President Eisenhower made three statements at his news conference Wednesday which throw light on how he intends to administer his “middle of the road” policy during his second term. He said that if business and labor fail to adopt voluntary practices to stop inflation, the government will have to step in. He said that if private industry did not maintain a sufficient flow of oil to meet the European crisis, the government may have to step in. With regard to oil, he said he didn't like to see the government disturb the economy in this way. He said one thing the Repub lican party would have to do as it faced the next presidential elections is to maintain a sound fiscal policy. None of these attitudes are new.j They just happened to have been: lumped together at this time. j The statement about inflation j is the second of the week from an important Republican figure. For mer President Herbert Hoover ad dressed himself to the same prob lem Monday. Indeed, ever since the Korean War, the Federal Reserve Bank has been stepping into that prob lem, through its alternate soften ing and tightening of money con trols. But the price indexes have been climbing steadily upward after each slight halt. One of the administration's problems is that a good many people like inflation. There are a good many, too, who, object to tight money—meaning] high interest —when they want to! start projects for the ultimate good of the economy—new plants, or even schools. It is not the inflation itself that is feared, but the ultimate depres sion it might produce. The Presi dent has said he is prepared to step into that, too, with govern ment spending, tax relief and what not. Someone once referred to the President as a New Dealer in the wrong party. . He appears to consider himself a compromiser between what the government must do when the free economy gets off base some where, and what some of the New Dealers wanted to do largely as a matter of ideology. He is willing to adopt cen tralized government controls in specific cases, on a temporary basis, while continuing to hope for development of private enter prise’s own ability to eliminate such necessities. In the oil case he is running up against a double-barrelled dilemma, in that it involves not only the willingness and ability of the companies to produce the oil and organize transport, but THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1957 By J. M. ROBERTS also various slate restrictions designed to preserve reserves and keep up prices. The President has been trying (to get the states to resume respon sibilities in many fields which were yielded to the federal gov ernment during the last big de pression. But this is a case where there is a conflict between state policies and national foreign pol icy, one that is difficult to resolve. ! _ Coeds to Elect May Day Nominees Coed dormitory units will meet tonight, unless they have pre viously met, to elect candidates for May Queen, junior attendants and sophomore attendants. Each unit may sponsor one can didate for each position, as long as each candidate is backed by at least 10 members of her class in. her unit. May Day will be May 11. The next meeting of the Wom en’s Student Government As sociation House of Representatives will be Feb. 19 in the Grange playroom. ILA Council— (Continued from page one) of upperclass students concerning the alleged poor choice of upper class and graduate study courses. The committee will also study the proposed entrance require ment standardization which stip ulates that flunking out of one college automatically disqualifies the student from entering another college at the university. Agronomists Elect North Walter North, junior in-agron omy from Have-rtown, has been elected president of the Clover Club for the coming year. The other officers are Fred Gar bin, vice president; George Pea vey, secretary; James Holt, treas urer; James Uhl, Agriculture Stu dent Council representative; and W. V. Chandler, club advisor. Swimming Club to Meet The Swim Club Interest Group will meet at 6:30 tonight-at the White Hall 'pool. Advanced Group members and all aquacade choreographers will meet at 7:15 at the pool. by Bible;
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