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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
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2 Students Suspended—
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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'.
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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
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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.
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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—
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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;