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STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Barb Martino; Copy Editor, Pat O’Neill; Wire Editor, George
French; Assistants, Maggie Lieberman, Mike Moyle, Ed Dubbs, Becky Zahm, Pat Hunter, Sue
Conklin, Vince Carocci, Pat Earley, Ralph Manna.
AM Station:
The University has arrived at the crossroads
in an attempt to establish a non-commercial AM
radio station. Since one of the biggest stumbling
blocks has been cleared—that of finding an
available frequency, an official application for
a station can be submitted to the Federal Com
munications Commission.
The question now raised by University offi
cials is—does the University really need an AM
station?
Student station WDFM, operating on an FM
band, is broadcasting into an almost “dead
mike.", Few students are able to receive it;
therefore, the listening audience is composed
almost entirely of townspeople.
WDFM, since last October, has been program
ming five hours a week over WMAJ. However,
because of WMAJ’s commercial commitments,
the AM station has often been unable to carry
the students' programs or has had to limit
broadcasting time.
Probably WDFM’s most obvious objection
against WMAJ’s carrying the student programs
is that it does all the work, while WMAJ sits
back and receives the credit.
A second AM station m State College would
inevitably affect the audience and program
ming of WMAJ. But competition of this sort
is one thing that State College sadly lacks.
The only direct means of communication be
tween the 13,000 students at the present time
is The Daily Collegian. This is the only way
by which student activities are promoted and
publicized.
A student station could be one of the solu
tions to the perennial problem of apathy. Dis
cussion forums, campus news, club meeting
announcements, campaign speeches during elec-
Just Hat Racks?
Hat societies, although billed as service fra
ternities, now serve only one main purpose:
to honor students participating in campus ac
tivities.
The groups—there are nine of them—do some
service for the University community. Their
main project is freshman orientation.
There has been criticism—and there seems
to be more than the usual amount lately—that
hat societies are nothing more than hat racks.
Assuming they are nothing more than hat racks,
ihey still serve a purpose in this linei giving
outstanding students in activities recognition
and encouragement.
Everyone likes and needs recognition once
in a while.
- Some may say that giving recognition is a
good purpose, but that the societies should also
Eerform more services. No one can refute this,
ut persons saying this often seem to over
look an inherent weakness of the societies: the
students must already be loaded down with
activities in order to be tapped and therefore
often do not have the time to take on another
major activity—the hat society.
This is a difficult weakness to overcome.
If hat societies are doing wrong in anything,
it is. in our opinion, confining its recognition
to too small a clique.
If the main function of the societies is to be
Two Awarded
Geology Grants
Dr. Wakefield Dort Jr., assis
tant professor' of geology and
Mortimer H. Hail Jr., graduate
assistant in geology, have re
ceived grants from the Geologi
cal Society of America to sup
port field research this summer
in the northern Rocky Mountains
of the United States and Canada.
Dr. Dort will study areas of
former alpine glaciation in Idaho,
Montana, Wyoming and British
Columbia. The aim of his inves
tigation will be to determine the
extent of mountain-top carapaces
of ice during the period of maxi
mum glaciation. Evidence of the
former existence of such ice
masses, a hitherto unrecognized
glacial feature, was discovered by
Dr. Dort during a previous field
study in northern Idaho.
Mr. Hait will continue study
ing the stratigraphy and structure
and mapping the bedrock geol
ogy of a 200-square mile area in
the Lemhi Mountains of east
central Idaho. This work will be
supervised by Dr. Robert Schol
ten, assistant professor of petrol
aum geology.
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Sueceuor Co THE FREE LANCE ut ISS7
DAVE RICHARDS. Business Manager
Where’s
Ag-HEc Specialist
Attends Meeting
Dr. Fred R. Robertson, special-!
ist on public affairs in agricul
tural and home economics'
extension work, is attending a
Northeast regional world affairs!
conference of the Foreign Policy’
Association in New York this
weekend.
Dr. Robertson will address the
conference on his use of Foreign
Policy Association educational
materials in several Pennsylvania
counties in the course of his ex
tension work.
The conference will be devoted
to development of community
education on world affairs and
United States Foreign policy.
Coed PhysEd Society
Initiates 12 Members
Twelve women were initiated
Thursday into Lakonides, wo
men’s physical education honor
ary society.
They are:
Carolyn Briggs, Grace Briggs,
Sally Jervis, Mary Herbein, Mar
iana Moldovan, Carol Mason,
Virginia Lewis, Doreen O’Bryan,
Geraldine Schakelford, Patricia
Leh. Jean Melvin and Phoebe
English^
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
the Action?
lions—all such programs would arouse student
interest.
With the assurance of an audience and wel
come reception of the programs, students un
doubtedly would become more interested in
working on the radio staff. This, in turn,
strengthening the station, would broaden the
training facilities of the journalism, drama,
speech and music departments.
Students majoring in journalism and speech
who intend to work in radio and television
have little opportunity now io gain first hand
experience. The facilities for radio are here
but the stimulation isn't.
The University is hesitating to officially apply
for the frequency in order that the matter can
be completely considered. About one year ago
the station was proposed before All-University
Cabinet and at that time complete data and
information had been obtained from the FCC
and other colleges and universities.
Since then, very little "political" research has
been done. During the past year consideration
has been enthusiastically given to a recreation
area in Stone Valley that would primarily bene
fit faculty and townspeople. But the question of
a student station on campus, serving 13,000
students plus Slate College residents nine
months out of the year, seems to be taking a
back seat.
If “need” is the primary requirement, a strong
campus radio station would certainly elevate
student interest on many levels—departmental
training, activity “apathy” and, probably most
important but least obvious, serve as an im
mediate link among 13,000 students.
We believe the University should not lose
further time on applying for a frequency.
A Wise Action
. The faculty of the College of the Liberal
Arts voted April 11 to admit Collegian reporters
to its meeting. This, we believe, to be a wise
and realistic action.
The college has come under fire many times
from even its own students. Most of these
criticisms have been proven unjustified when
one got a closer look at the facts. However, it
seemed that the facts were not always there.
This has probably been both the fault of
the college and_ this newspaper. The college
for sometimes withholding information and the
paper for not pursuing it hard enough.
We feel that the college’s action can bring
nothing but good. It will bring to the students
the problems facing the college, and the stu
dents, in knowing these problems, will be more
just with their criticisms.
Gazette
Bandar
OUTING CLUB, 7 a.ra., behind Old Main
Monday
BARBELL CLUB, 7:30 p.m., 102 Willard
FRESHMAN COUNCIL, 8 p.m., 101 Willard
recognition, then they should extend this honor
to all deserving students. But the societies must
be careful in handing out hats, for they may
cease to perform any “service.”
Service Group
Elects Kitzinger
I Harry Kitzinger, junior in arts
land letters from Upper Mont
i clair, N.J., has been elected pres
ident of Alpha Phi Omega, na
tional service fraternity.
Other officers are Donald
Barnes, senior in psychology
from Hershey, first vice presi
dent; Wayne Lippman, junior in
arts and letters from Quaker
town, second vice president; Ken
neth Saurman, junior in arts and
letters from Allentown, third vice
president.
Albert Blackhurst, sophomore
in the division of intermediate
registration from Edgeworth, re
cording secretary.
Thomas Spring, j'unior in agri
cultural education from Danville,
corresponding secretary; Francis
Ventre, sophomore in architec
ture from Old Forge, alumni sec
retary; John Streeter, junior in
agronomy from - Ellwood City,
treasurer.
Frank Saurman, junior in arts
and letters from Allentown, his
torian; and John Hunt, junior in
education from Athens,- sergeant
at-arms. Hunt is the retiring pres
ident of the fraternity-,
Editorials represent the
viewpoints of the writers,
not necessarily the policy
of tho paper, th« student
body, or the University.
—Judy Harkison
—Ed Dubbt
—Ed Dubbs
Little Man on Campus
here to bring that Mint
Interpreting the News
Lacking Club , US.
Gives In to Egypt
Associated Press News Analyst
The United States, by agreeing to a “trial run” under
Egypt’s terms for operation of the Suez Canal, does not please
either Britain, France or Israel, but has been able to find no
other workable alternative.
The.decision was not made until after a diplomatic search
had been made for a club to use
on Egypt. Nothing acceptable
was found. Financial 'pressure
will work eventually, but it is too
slow for the moment.
The ability of Britain and
France to apply such pressure
has been considerably weak
ened. at least for the time be
ing, by Nasser’s nationalization
of the foreign-owned banks in
Egypt.
The United States, also, is be
ing very careful to preserve and
build up among the Arab states
the more friendly attitude de
veloped through her opposition
to last fall’s Anglo-French-Israeli
invasion.
By that token, she is unwilling
to join in any really brutal eco
nomic blockade which could
cause the downfaU of the Nasser
government.
By paying canal tolls under
protest, the United States will
keep the situation open. This
will put the French and Brit
ish governments under heavy
pressure from their own ship
ping interests to relax their
boycott.
The situation will then become
one of waiting to see, first, wheth
er canal operations are conducted
normally, and secondly, whether
the Nasser government will be
able to withstand the country’s
poor economic condition, which
will be only slightly alleviated
by the tolls.
By opening the way for ne
fotiations over acceptance of the
lisenhower Doctrine, Egypt may
undertake another switch.
Thera is every possibility that
Nasser will consider these
things carefully before defying
American policy, under which
he has been warned not to go
loj far in hit campaign for the
disintegration of Jordan,
People who have been dealing
with Nasser do not consider him
a fool, and some even give him
a grudging admiration for the
manner in which he has been able
to twist the tails of some of the
world’s greatest powers. But
many do consider him buil-head
ci, volatile and dangerous.
And they think there is con
siderable . doubt that he can es
cape the eventual results of the
economic stress, which his pol
icies. have produced. 1. ;
SATURDAY, APRIL 27. 1957
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of you io c
Julep to lil
By J. M. ROBERTS
Old Timers Select
Top Mining Senior
George Pudlo, senior in mining
from Stump Creek, has been
awarded a watch by the,Old Tim
ers Club as the outstanding min
ing student for the year.
Pudlo has been president of the
Mining Engineering Society, tha
student chapter of the American
Institute for Mining, Metallurgical
and Petroleum Engineers.
The Old Timers Club consists
of prominent men in the coal in
dustry.
Schuetz Elected Head
Of Ag Engineering Club
Fred Schuetz, junior in agri
cultural engineering from Green
ville, has been elected president
of the Agricultural Engineering
Club.
Other officers elected are Clar
ence Haugh, vice president; Jack
Frey, secretary-treasurer; John
Mickley, scribe; Raymond Fisher,
Agricultural Student Council rep
resentative; and Thomas Walker,
Engineering Student Council rep
resentative.
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1804 was $33 a year.
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