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MIKE MOYLE. Editor
Sao Conklin. Managing F.ditor; Ed Dobbs. City Editor: Fran Mgr.: Joan Wallace. Asst. Local Adv. Mgr .: George Sham.
Foster& Sports Editor; Becky Zahni. Copy Editor; Erie Oasis, bangh. National Adv , Mgr.; Marilyn Elias, Promotion Mgr.:
Assistant Copy Editor: Vince Cannel, Assistant Sports Editor; Anne Caton and David Dose*. Co-Circulation Mgrs.: Jo Fulton.
Pal Bunter. Features Editor: Dave Haver. Photography Editor. Personnel Mgr.- Harry Yaverbaura. Office Mgr.: Barbara
Destine SoHis Asst. Bus. litgr.l Steve [Raging. Local Adv. Shipman, Classified Ad Mgr.: Ruth Howland. Sec.: Jane
Groff, Research and Records Mgr.
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Lou Prato; Copy Editor, Carole Gibson; Wire Editor, Jim Tuttle;
Assistants, Marian Beatty, Ted Wells, Les Powell, Linda Segar, Pat Earley, Sherry Kennel, Cathy
Fleck.
Another Round of Applause
We'd like to add an additional round of ap
plause for Thespians' *Guys and Dolls" produc
tion which opened last night at Schwab Audi
torium.
What seems to be a delightful and thoroughly
enjoyable show is actually the product of weeks
and weeks of hard work on the part of about
150 or 200 students.
The work put forth is particularly valuable in"
that it requires perfect teamwork. If harmony,
timing and spirited relationships are not de
veloped the show is likely to be a flop. It is up
to the director to see that petty jealousies do
not develop. It is his responsibility to see that
each individual and group of individuals is
working together in harmony.
The final production is notable for its techni
cal correctness and its fine acting and singing.
But, more than that. if is notable for its repre
sentation of fine effort on the part of many in
dividuals working in a group relationship and
working toward a common goal.
The team spirit in the chorus line of "Guys
and Dolls" is no less important than the team
spirit of the football team when it faces its worst
opponent. The desire to help each other and so
help the show is absolutely necessary.
The more effortless and natural a part may
seem for a performer the more time and hard
work he has undoubtedly put into making his
performance just that way. Each member of the
audience wants to see real people on the stage;
Economy Hits the Post Office
We are becoming more and more convinced
that the Eisenhower budget is not so bad after
all. It has gotten nothing but criticism from prac
tically all sides, but as each day goes by there
seems to be an increase of evidence which sup
ports the President's view that it cannot be cut
substantially in very many places.
It has been reported in the newspapers re
cently that this year's budget has gotten more
criticism of the president from voters all over
the country than he has ever had.
When the topic of cutting the budget is dis
cussed it seems as if the conversation centers
around the major items on the budget—the ones
with the huge sums of money behind them.
This may be the most effective way to go
about slashing the record budget, but it also
leads to hopeless situations three-fourths of
the time.
One of the hopeless situations—as we have
dubbed them—arose yesterday. The Post Office
department has announced that they will have
to take some sort of drastic action if they don't
receive the extra funds they asked of the fed
eral government.
Post-master General Arthur Summerfield told
a press conference that his department needs
$47 million in emergency funds to function
through July 1.
If the department doesn't get these needed
funds, it will be forced to halt mail deliveries
Small Towns Get Slum Aid
By ARTHUR EDSON
WASHINGTON, April 4 (IP)
—The 700 residents of Gibson,
Ga., got good news today from
the mighty federal govern
ment. The Housing and Home
Finance Agency told them it
would help with Gibson's slum
problems.
Most people have the idea that
alums, and the so-called blighted
areas, grow and thrive only in
cities. And it's there, certainly,
that they are most in evidence
and most depressing.
Bu: no matter how prettily
poets may sing of the glories of
small-town living. apparently it
has its housing problems, too.
For Housing Administrator Al
bert M. Cole, while approving
mammoth slum clearance pro
grams for cities, also has okayed
plans for a surprising number o
smrl towns and cities.
Today it was Gibson. Tuesday
HEc Dean to Speak 'Troop Airlift to Egypt ICancer Fund Crusade
Dr. Grace M. Henderson, dean! NAPLES, April 4 R"—The UN 1 A house-to-house camp a 1 g n
of the College of Home Economics, Emergency
Force airlift has car- will begin Monday in the State
will speak at a meeting of the College area to raise funds for
_ ried 41'20 soldiers of 10 nations
American Association of Univer the Cancer Crusade.
sity Women in Erie on Monday. from Italy to Egypt since Novem- Funds will not be solicited on
She will speak on "Educationiber. It also has transported 830,- campus, but students may make
for Women." /496 tons of supplies. donations in downtown stores.
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it was Fairburn, Ga., Pop. 2,600.
Last week it was Douglas, Alaska,
Pop. approx. 1,000, that got the
approval.
And before this approval went
to such towns as Ellijay, Ga.;
Opelousas, La.; Calexico, Calif.;
and Demopolis, Ala., none of
which is likely to be confused
with New York or Chicago.
Gibson probably is fairly
typical of the small town with
a housing problem.
It's 40 miles west of Augusta,
and is the county seat of Glas
cock County. Mostly it depends
on fanning and timber, but it's
pleased to report that it also has
an industry, a canning factory.
Like many a far larger corn
muntiy, Gibson's problems are
complicated by rapid growth. In
1940, it had only 474 residents.
Its hope: To qualify for low
rent public housing. Right now
it has no such housing, and to
day's approval means that since
ole thinks its plans are satisfac
tory. Gibson now can apply for
specific help.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
tea• DAVE RICHARDS. Business Manager
he does not want to be reminded that he is
watching an actor. To achieve this effect re
quires weeks of work.
Although the stars of the show achieve some
recognition there remains a great many people
in the orchestra, choruses and the backstage
crews who are just as much an integral part of
the show. Without the make-up crew it would
be almost impossible to achieve life-like charac
ters. Without the lights crew there could be no
show. Without the advertising crew there would
be no means of obtaining a large enough audi
ence to support the show.
A Thespians' production is expensive, and the
group actually receives only enough money to
keep its head above water. Considering the
number of students who work on the show for
two months without pay: considering the fact
that the plays are judged by some of The Daily
Collegian reviewers as they compare to profes
sional shows we do not consider the price of
the tickets—W.2s and sl.so—to be excessive.
What really makes Thespians' productions a
success is the fact that there are almost 200
students working hard, not caring for recog
nition and working just because they enjoy the
work and consider the final product to be im
portant.
We applaud Thespians for its fine contribu
tion to entertainment and its good example of
group spirit. Its fulfillment of these two func
tions has made it a necessity at the University,
—Sue Conklin
on Saturday. This will undoubtedly incon
venience a great many people and a goodly
number of the malcontents may just be angry
enough to write indignant letters to their con
gressmen.
The ironic part of the whole story is that
some of these letter-writers may be the same
people who have written in to those same con
gressmen complaining about the gross extrava
gance displayed by President Eisenhower in
coming out with such a prepostorous budget.
We are beginning to think that the record
budget may not be so prepostorous as it first
appeared.
The problem with the Post Office department
is not the first which has arisen over the senti
ment to economize in Washington. We predict
that it will not be the last—and by a long, long
shot. (This is not an especially sagacious pre
diction.)
It probably won't be long before another vic
tim of the money squeeze will throw out a com
plaint. Then, another deluge of angry letters,
and around and around we go. And just where
do we stop?
That is the question which is nicely evading
quite a number of important men in Washing•
ton tonight. Among them President Eisenhower,
Post-master General Surnmerfield, a score or
-more congressmen, and even more puzzled tax
payers who are contemplating a 5-cent postcard.
—The Editor
Editorials represent the
viewpoints of the writers,
not necessarily the policy
of the paper. the student
body, or the University.
Any city or town that wants
federal help in slum clearance
must meet a number of require
ments. These include every
thing from working out a sys
tem of building codes, to make
sure the area won't slip back
into a slum again, to making
sure the citizens are behind the
project and will cooperate with
it.
Gibson either has met these
tests, or has plans to meet them.
For instance, its officials are
studying several building codes
to see which would work best.
A final note: 'Maybe you've
seen th e words "slums" and
"blighted areas" and thought they
meant the same thing. But they
don't, at least the way housing
officials define them. Here are
their def4iitions:
Blighted areas—Things are
in bad shape, but by knocking
down a wall here and putting
in a new one there, maybe we
can save some of it. •
Slum areas—All hope is gone.
Tear it down, and start all over.
Little Man on
From Here By Ed Dubbs
Silva and 'Student Leaders'
Thoughts while strolling down the Mall:
Wonder how much Dr. Ruth C. Silva, associate professor
of political science, had to do with President Dwight D.
Eisenhower's proposed constitutional amendment on the "dis•
ability" clause . . .
Dr. Silva, considered an expert on the topic, was in Wash-
ington last week, but has refused
to tell a Collegian reporter whe
ther she had anything to do with
writing the proposed amendment.
She did, however, praise the
amendment, which has drawn
the fire of many Congressional
leaders. Chances for its appro•
val are seen as slight.
The amendment says the vice
president would merely act as
president and would do only for
the duration of the president's
disability. The president would
decide whether he is disabled.
If the president -fails to declare
his inability and if the vice presi
dent and the majority of the Cab
inet feel that the president is
disabled, the vice president would
then act as president for the dur
ation of the inability.
I'm not sure what—if any—
part Dr. Silva played in writing.
the amendment. Only she can
clarify this.
However, I've heard she con
ferred with Attorney General
Herbert Brownell on it arid that
the reason she has remained
quiet is that the amendment is
strictly to be an Eisenhower-
Brownell idea.
Well, Dr. Silva ...
• • •
Watch for the National Stu
dent Association issue to pop up
before All-University Cabinet be
fore too long . . .
There are some members of
the new Cabinet who do not
want to see the University drop
its membership.
Robert Bahrenburg, former All-
University president, you will re
member, vetoed the University's
membership in the controversial
organization last month.
The odds have it that mem
bership will be revived.
An interesting postscript to the
whole matter is that no one seems
'to be sure where the University
now stands as far as NSA mem
bership is concerned. Bahrenburg
vetoed membership but the dues
are paid up until the fall. A re
gional NSA conference is sched
uled to be held on campus this
month and no one is sure whe
ther the University will send del
egates—to the Ifetzel Union Build
ing...
Waich for the list of Student
Encampment chairmanships, to
be announced soon. They usu
ally reveal who will be next
year's non-elected "student
leaders" . e R
FRIDAY, APRIL 5. 1957
Cam
Theta Sig Taps
5 Journ Majors
Five women students were
tapped at 6:30 a.m. today by Theta
Sigma Phi, national women's pro
fessional journalism society.
They are Marian Beatty, Le
nore Hamilton, Jean Hartley, Jo
sephine Hough and Margaret Lei
berman.
The tapping ceremony was fol
lowed by a breakfast in the Alpha
Chi Omega suite.
Requirements for membership
in Theta Sigma Phi are a 2.5 All-
University average; 3.0 journal
ism average; participation in two
journalism activities or outstand
ing participation in one activity;
fifth semester standing; journal-
ism or home economics-journal
ism major; and the intention to
make journalism a career after
graduation.
Theta Sigma Phi will sponsor
the annual Matrix Dinner Mon
-1 day night to honor outstanding
women students.
Asman Resigns
Mining Position
Arnold W. Asman; professor of
mining engineering and head of
the Department of Mining, has re
signed effective June 30 to accept
a position with Hewitt-Robins,
Inc.. Stamford, Conn.
He has been named product
manager of mining - equipment
sales with the Robins Conveyors
I Division of Hewitt-Robins.
Asman, who has been head of
the Department of Mining since
1948, previously held engineering
positions with Armco Steel Corp.
land Koppers Coal Co.
He is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Illinois and also has
completed work at the Colorado
School of Mines and the Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology:
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