PAGE FOUR eablasstea fersdas throes* &agenda, enemies" dart"' all University ►ar. The Daily Collegian is a student. loodrrstail orwartaeor 1111.11.11.11111 SS .011 per semester as.ee per peer Mitered au seeend.elass matter Jale 6. Mt at the State College, Pa. Post Office ander the act of March S. tan MIKE MOYLE. Editor hlgt.: Joan Wallace, Asst. Local Adv. Mgr.: George Sham fine Conklin, Managing Editor; Ed Dobbs, City Editor; Fran bough. National Adv. Mgr.; Marilyn Elias, Promotion Mgr.; Fanacei. Sports Editor: Becky Zahm. Copy Editor; Erie Hnsa. Anne Caton and David Poses. Co-Circulation blurs.: to Fulton. Assistant Cop, Editor vinre Carried. Assistant Sports Editor; 'Personnel Mgr.; Harry graverbanm. Office Mgr.: Barbara Pat hooter. Features Editor; 1)8 ` ... Boyar' Photography Editor. Shipman, Classified Ad FUT.;bau m. Ruth Howland, See.; Jane Donne B°llll Ant. Br ' s ' Mgr. ; Sterg Higgins, LOUT- Adv. Groff, Research and Records Mgr. STMT THIS ISSUE: Night Editor. Lynn Ward; Copy Editor, Matt Podbesek; Wire Editor, Dave Fine man; Assistants, Marian Beatty, Mike Dutko, Gary Young, Edie Blumenthal, Mary Kelly, Pat Earley, Tom Beadling, Judy Berkowitz. Don't Carry Loyalty Too Far Teachers who refuse to answer questions about alleged Communist affiliations may be suspended without pay it was ruled by the State Supreme Court Monday. This question has been a continually thorny one for quite a number pf years in this state. It has also caused some controversies on this very campus. In 1952 Wendell S. Macßae was dismissed from the staff by the College Loyalty Review Board because it lacked the necessary evidence to certify him as loyal. Macßae was a produc tion manager in the department of public infor mation. He was later re-instated. This is just one instance where faculty and staff members of universities have run into this problem and have ended up without a job. Colleges, on the whole, like any other organ izations, don't want to employ persons who may be even slightly suspected of being connected in any way with a subversive group. And you'd be surprised to hear some of the groups which are listed on the "subversive" list of the State Department. There are quite a few. If- one of these teachers at any time was connected, no matter how slightly, with one of these groups, he may be branded as non-loyal and could pos sibly end up faced with some penetrating ques tions from the administration of his university. This happened to Samuel Kaplan, an English teacher in Philadelphia. He was suspended Nov. 20, 1953 and was dismissed Jan. 7, 1954 for refusing to answer questions about Com munist connections. No one really knows if Kaplan or Macßae were favorable to the Communist ideals. Some people may have thought they had conclusive evidence in either case, but how could they .have known how either man really thought about the Communists or their beliefs. They wouldn't talk. When Macßae's case was being discussed in the state legitlature and in the University( then College) investigating committees, this news paper backed the man's right to refuse to sign the loyalty oath which was then being circu lated to state employees. An editorial from the Collegian at the time that the case was pending charged that Macßae was suspended without proof which showed he had subversive tendencies. But Macßae goi back in. Mr. Kaplan of Philadelphia is out. The Supreme Court decision was prompted by First Things First Manners in womens dining halls will improve according to the dean of women's office. Pearl 0. Weston, dean of women, recently sent out a list of regulations to all the house mothers to read to the coeds at house meetings. The list has been received with ridicule from students. Most of the rules are questions of man ners which most of the students would know anyway. If they are not practicing them, we doubt if a regulation will make their manners any better. Although table etiquette is good, the dean's office could be a little patient and - keep in mind that the dining halls are not formal banquets. Here are the new regulations for table man ners: 1. Don't leave the dining hall before other girls at the table unless you have a special writ ten permission from the hostess. 2. Don't carry off permanent equipment— neither food nor dishes are to be taken out. 3. Don't read or play cards at the table. 4. Don't fill the water glasses until everyone at the table is seated. 5. Don't slouch in your seat. 6. Don't play with the silver. 7. Don't chew with your mouth open or try to talk with your mouth full. 8. Don't salt food promiscuously before you have tasted it. This is most uncomplimentary to your hostess. 9. Don't pick up dropped silver from the floor. 10. Don't dunk your food. 11. Don't push back your plate when you are finished. You must simply place your knife and fork at the four o'clock position on your plate. 12. Don't stack dishes at your place. 13. Don't click glasses with your spoon when you are stirring your juice. Although the majority of these rules are accepted etiquette. we do not feel that the dean of women enhanced her position by forcing Today University Hospital CLIFSS CLUB. I p.m.. I Sparks Elaine Berman, George Borosque, Patricia Couch, Philip LECTURE, premarital relations, 7 p.m., 104 Eisenbower Hartman, Nancy Hilfman, William Hillgartner. Phiuo ...t- Chapel sreo. Mambo Irwin. Helen laaaMnan. William Kovaleskt, IIgASE-UP WORKSHOP, 7:15 p.m., basement of Schwab Carol Kylender, Dean Leib. Andrew Logan. James Mason, Auditorium Norma Michael Helen Onutrak, Mary Owens, George Pipes, PHI MU ALPHA SINFONIA elections. 7 p.m.. 100 Carnegie Michael Rathers. Samuel Rodgers. Raymodd Sands, George ..ZOOLOGY CLUB /scum* 3 p.m., -747. Willard, . - , F.. Smith, Ira ,Starer. James yarshay., Jessica -Whittaken. . - atm Battg entirstatt Botetisol to rila [REY LANCE at NM DAVE RICHARDS. Business Manager Gazette THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA his appeal to get his job back. So it looks as if Kaplan may never get back. The crux of this matter whenever it springs up seems to us to be whether or not a teacher has the right, in principle, to object to questioning on his background when it may not have a thing in the world to do with his present job. In many cases these teachers may have, at one time, been friendly to Communist groups, but now are as far from being COmmunists as the president of the American Legion. Apparently, to investigators and loyalty oathers this is not important. Looking at the other side of the picture, we must admit that we certainly don't want Com munists in at the roots of our culture, where our future citizens are being educated and are hav ing ideas and ideals impressed on their young minds. It could also be that some of these men who have objected to answering questions have something to hide and do not want to go the way of Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs, etc. If you are of this turn of mind then "hurrah" for these suspensions; let's have more of them_ This is the 4uestion: Do teachers (and others) have the right to keep silent on principle alone? Most advocates of the teachers' side of the question. such as the American Association of University Professors, usually insist that these men are not really subversives and do not want to undermine anyone's mind, but merely object to being forced to answer questions on the mat ter. In ohter words, they are indignant that they are being suspected. We would have to back such opinions, if, like in the case of Macßae, it is obvious to every one concerned that the suspect is not, and has never been affiliated with anyone or anything which might reasonably be connected with sub versive or un-American activities. It is difficult to take a strong position on a matter when there is no specific case whose facts illustrate the broad issue involved. However, the thing which lies behind the con troversy is the fear of Communists and of their infiltration into important positions in- Ameri can government and industry. This fear, it can be shown, has reason to be genuine. However, our quarrel comes with the occasions when it is overdone. These occasions have been growing more numerous in recent years, it seems. —The Editor them down the throats of the coeds. Not many of the students will gain respect for her through this action—even those who strongly advocate good manners. Manners and table etiquette are something that a person is taught to do and told why it is a good idea to abide by them. After this a per son follows them because he wants social accept ance. Never before have we heard of manners being forced on people whether they like it or not. The only way these regulations could be en forced is through the black mark system which leads to weekend campuses for coeds. It would seem to us that salting your . food would be a poor excuse for making a coed stay in for the weekend. Before the dean of women becomes so concerned with table etiquette we suggest that present regulations of more serious consequence be well enforced. We would certainly not say that coeds should not follow such good etiquette as is suggested in the regulations. This is with one exception; that of being excused from the table. We feel that asking verbal permission from the hostess should be sufficient to be excused. "First things first" is a wise adage in which the dean of women does not seem to believe. Before she works so diligently at improving coed table manners we suggest that she try to enforce the present drinking regulation. Hun dreds of coeds 'drink each weekend. What in dication has the dean of women that the coeds will feel inclined to follow her table regulations. If the dean of women likes to make regulations and doesn't care if they are obeyed, then we have no criticism of these regulations in terms of policy. But if the dean of women hopes -to make wise rules which will be respected and upheld by the students she had better drop the list of table regulations. Editorials represent the viewpoints of the writers not necessarily the policy of the paper. the student body or the University —Sue Conklin Little Man on Campus In Senate Hearing Beck Is Versatile At 'Keeping Quiet' WASHINGTON, March 26 (JP)—Dave Beck today invoked the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment and "my chief counsel, Sen. Duff." Beck quickly showed a Senate investigating committee that he's not the shy type. And because he isn't he soon had everything topsy-turvy. In no time at all. Beck was lecturing the committee on the fine points of constitutional law, plus interesting pointers on proper senatorial deportment. You know about Beck, of course. How he's president of the Team sters Union. How he headed for Europe at a time when senators, who were looking for evidence of labor racketeering, wanted to pop a few questions to him. How he finally returned, un e x pectedly, and then agreed to face the com mittee. Well. today was the big day. And from the beginning the switch was complete. • Now most witnesses who in voke the Fifth Amendment are as silent as oysters. But not Beck, who must be the loudest talking non-talker in the business. Again and again, he told the senators that he was .pursuing this path only on the advice of "my chief counsel, Sen. Duff." Duff, former senator from Penn sylvania who now practices law here, was not in the hearing room. But it looked as if he should be sent for immediately, for it often seemed -that Du f f was on trial there. Beck kept explaining how when he's ill he goes to a good doctor and follows his advice, and when he's in a legal diffi culty he goes to a lawyer and follows his advice. And Duff, he said, had told him the course to pursue and pursuing it he was, on the advice "of my chief counsel, Sen. Duff." But probably the unkindest Beckism of all came during a dis cussion of the U.S. Constitution. This is a subject dear to a sena tor's larynx, and he can spend hours mulling over that famous document. Sometimes you f eel that senators feel they have a pa tent oh it. But Beck turned out to be a lecturer in that field, too, and when Chairman John McClellan (D.-Ark.) dryly observed, "I'm very glad to get your views," the sarcasm missed its target com pletely. "I'm very glad to give them to you," Beck said. eAthletics had an informal be ginning at the University. The ac cepted.date for the start of foot ball is given as 1879. However, a football game was played against Bucknell •in 1871. • WEDNESDAY. MARCH 27. 1957 By ARTHUR EDSON Louise Homer Music Society Ribbons Coeds Fifteen coeds have. been rib boned by the Louise Homer Club, society for women active in music and music organizations. The coeds are Harriet Learn, Barbara Prestipino, Wilma Harris, Dorothy Hagan,' Annette Saurino, Janet Grayshon, Mary West, Syl via Guyer, Patricia Hile, Nancy Greninger, Eleanor Mitinger, Dor othy Becker, Irma Patterson, Elaine Mohney and Henrietta Hertzog. The club acts as a service group, while trying to raise the standards of music on campus. The club is named after Louise Homer, who was named one of the 12 most eminent women in America by the League of Wom en Voters. Miss Homer was a Met , ropolitan Opera Star. She sang with Enrico Causo and under Ar turo Toscanni. Officers of the club are Nancy Sif tar, president; Virginia Mensch, vice president; Elfridea Bauer, secretary; Emily Wilson, treas urer. Home Ec Council Nominations Due Noon Saturday has been set as the deadline for self-nominations to the Home Economics Student Council. The follow in g information should be included on the appli cation, which is to be - placed in a box in the lobby of Home Eco nomics Building: name, photo graph, semester, telephone num ber, All-University average and activities. Elections will be held in the lobby April 2 and 3. . Tonight on WDFM 111.1 MEGACYCLES 6:50 --------------- 6:55 _ 7:00 _ 9:15 9:30 10:00 ,11:30 11:35 by Bibler r/R - -I , e ' • F• 8 ---- Sign On ----- - News Telephone Bandstand --- snorts ____ Invitation to Relax Mugle of the People _______ _____ News Informally Yours Anthology Sign Oil
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