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Awt. Bun. Mir.. Sue Mortennon; Local Ad. Mfr., Marilyn
Manaciiur Editor, Jody Harkuon; City Editor. Robert Frank- Elia*: A»sL Local Ad. Mgr., Roue Ann Conzales; National
iin; Sports Editor. Vince Carocci; Copy Editor. Ann Fried- Ad. Mir., Joan Wallace: Promotion Mr**.. Marianne Maier;
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Editor. Matt Podbesrk; Make-up Editor. Cinny Philips: Pho- Dillstein: Co-Circulation Mirs., Pat Miernicki and Richard
tocraphy UiUr, Ceorae Harrison. Lippe; Researcb and Records Ifcr, Barbara Wall; Office
Secretary. Marlene Marks.
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor. Pat Evans; Copy Editors, Dick Drayne, Mary Kelly; Wire Editor,
Lou Prato; Assistants, Pam Alexander, Barb Stone, Joan Bransdorf, Ted Wells, Bill Jaffe.
Collegian Policy: ‘For a Better Penn State’
(Today a new Senior Board takes over
operation of The Daily Collegian. The
policies it will follow are explained below.
Many of these policies are long-standing
and. are merely restated and repledged.)
The primary function of a newspaper is Jo
print the news to communicate to the human
race what its members do, feel and think. A
relatively new role of a newspaper is to tel]
whv something happens. It strives to do all
this as honestly, fairly and accurately as pos
sible.
The Daily Collegian's position as a news
paper is unusual: it enjoys a measure of free
dom of action and expression that many profes
sional and most collegiate newspapers do not
attain.
The Daily Collegian believes its readers—
mainlv students—have the right to know what
is going on in the world, with special emphasis
on what is going on at Penn State.
In this world there is much ugliness. It would
be nice if all things were pleasant—then all
news would be pleasant Because a newspaper
does not make the news but is obligated to
print the news, all that a newspaper prints is
not pleasant.
In reporting what it finds to be true, a news
paper sometimes makes enemies. People, by
nature, wish to know the truth only so long
as it does not make them uncomfortable. It is
only when they find themselves distressed by
truth thßt they condemn what they consider
excesses of press freedom.
This newspaper will pursue its duty as it
sees it: to find, write and produce the news
with maximum truthfulness and sincerity of
purpose and without bias, prejudice or hope of
gain, even if it knows that at times readers
would prefer not to face the truth.
For many years. The Daily Collegian has
striven "For a Better Penn State." This is our
single motto—our single goal.
Just recently a University official told us
he thought we should be a ‘‘house organ”—
that we should not carry stories harmful to any
segment of our community.
In other words, this administrative offi
cial believes Collegian’s goal should be “Penn
State Right or Wrong—But Penn State,” not
“For a Better Penn State.” We strongly disagree.
It is The Daily Collegian's belief that the
best way to a better Penn Slate is to praise
its attributes, justly criticize its faults and pre
sent the truth about it. For to present anything
but the truth would be a distortion and falsi
fication. And falsification is not the way to a
better Penn Slate.
Acting under its cherished freedom. The
Daily Collegian is able to present the news it
feels is significant to its readers. As a student
publication. Collegian feels obligated to print
campus news. But it does not feel obligated
to print the news of any specific group or cover
Bny specific event.
Collegian will not print publicity as such.
It prints publicity only when what is being
publicized is also news. Ultimately, this depends
on judgment. Few newspapers can print all the
news that comes into their offices. Therefore, to
day’s editor must also be selective.
' News is relative to the other news of the
day. The play any one story receives depends
on its importance in relation to the other stories
to be printed on the same day. Ultimately, this
too depends on judgment.
Collegian reporters attending public meet-
T<xUr
NEW BAVARIAN SCHUHPLATTERS, 7 p.m., Westmin
•ter Hall
WSCA JUDICIAL Board, 4 p.nu, second floor HUB.
WIMMER'S
SUNOCO
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block from
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TIRE SALE
NOW
Another wholesale tire deal
on all sizes—if your casing is
recapable.
Jack Wimmer says
‘I need used tires.'
6:70—15 $13.96 plus
tax
plus other real values
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
ings, we feel, have the same rights the public
itself would have. If the public were at the
meeting, it would hear and see all that* takes
place. Likewise, we feel that our reporters have
the right to report everything that takes place
at meetings they attc-nd in their capacity as
Collegian reporters. Off-the-record remarks at
open meetings are, in fact, not off-the-record
by virtue of the fact that anyone could walk
in and hear them.
Since the University is supported primarily
by public funds, most of its affairs are of public
concern. Collegian, therefore, believes it has
the right and obligation to call upon University
officials for information that is of legitimate
concern to the public and the student body.
The Daily Collegian supports no campus or
national political party. It has, however, the
right to comment upon platforms, candidates
and actions of any and all political parties.
We have mentioned Collegian’s relative free
dom. To mention our freedom is not enough.
With this freedom goes complementary re
sponsibility. We pledge ourselves to uphold the
responsibility we assume in publishing a news
paper—to keep bias from creeping into our
news stories, to exercise our best judgment in
coverage and play of a story, to not knowingly
print a falsehood, to make corrections when
errors have been printed and to continue to
maintain that treating all equally and fairly
is the only way to operate a newspaper.
Printing the news is only one function of
today's newspaper. We mentioned that news
papers have been given the added responsibility
of explaining the news—telling why something
happened and its significance. Along with this
goes the right to criticize. Correspondingly,
Collegian recognizes it is open to fair criticism.
We feel that editorials must be fair and must
present an honest, well-thought-out viewpoint.
However, they need not present the popular
viewpoint. We will never criticize for the sake
of criticizing, and when possible will make al
ternative suggestions.
Collegian does not claim to represent the
majority of student opinion, the faculty, the
staff, the alumni or the University itself.
At least one of the functions of Collegian
editorials, we believe, is to inspire students to
think for themselves. Often editorials pointing
out pros and cons of an issue will be printed
toward this end.
In our editorials, we attempt to present view
points, not dogma. Therefore, editorials will
represent the viewpoint of the writer, not the
paper. Collegian, however, assumes responsi
bility for publication of its editorials.
Editorials and'letters to the editor are select
ed for publication on the same criteria—good
writing, good taste and good sense. Letters
must be signed because we feel the writers
must assume the responsibility for what they
say. However, on rare occasions, Collegian
may decide to withhold names if requested.
The Daily Collegian welcomes stories brought
or phoned into the office for possible use. It
also welcomes letters to the editor on any topic
of public interest.
Last of all, but not least of all, we welcome
criticism. You. the readers, have a responsi
bility too—to see that we do not accidently
stray from 6ur policy: "For a Better Penn
State."
These, then, are the.policies we pledge our
selves to uphold.
Gazette
Vaiweenity HotpUtl
Laura Ball, Carolyn Brings, Stanley Burd. Joan Heil
man, John Hess, Jeanne Hlnkel, Andrew Jordon, Sally Kil
mer, Sudhir Kumar, Richard Marks, Maxine Richter, Ira
Starer, Mary Tihansky. John S. Williams.
For the last dance of the
yeqr, The Senior Ball,
choose a beautiful
corsage from ...
bill McMullen florist
130 E. College Ave.
STEVE HIGGINS/ Business Manager
—The Senior Board
"Opposite Old Main"
Phone AD 7-4994
Little Man on Campus
“Well, you ought to know why I ain't goin' to
Spring Week—you put me on 'pro'."
Merry Old England
Proves Just That
Merry old England was just that last week.
The London government set the pace by introducing a
new list of’official publications.
Titles included:
• “Sex Life of the Elephant Seal.”
• “Horseflies of the Ethiopian Region.’’
• “Measurement of Small
Holes.”
• “Seats for Female Shop Ass
istants.”
A real life female shop assis
tant-inventor John Brindal’s, to
be exact also contributed her
bit.
Not that female shop assistants
are unusual. It was just that Scot
land Yard was a trifle puzzled
by Brindal’s recruitment meth
ods.
Marjorie Jordan, 28, told de
tectives Bridal kidnaped her on
his motorcycle, held her 15
weeks in an underground cave
to help him work out hi* in
ventions.
Admitted Bridal:
“There may have been an ele
ment of wrong in it.”
Miss Clara Leach, 75, of Roch
dale, England, was a prisoner,
too, but she brought it on her
self.
Miss Leach returned from a
shopping trip to find she had
locked herself out of her house.
She crawled through a grat
ing into the coal cellar, found
it was locked, 100.
Help came in 36 hours.
In Wales, Lord Anglesey drew
a debunking bead on a cherished
Welsh tradition.
The name of the town, said
his lordship, is not Llanfair
pwyllgwyngyllogerychwryndro-
bwfi lanty siliogogogoch. Its
only Llanfair Pwyl Gwyngyll.
So there.
Meanwhile, on the domestic
RESTAURANT
TUESDAY, APRIL 30. 1957
By the Associated Press
front, things were humming along
rather normally.
Los Angeles Detective Lt. Cal
eb S. Mitchell’ was looking for
the thief who stole all four hub
caps from his auto while it was
parked in the basement of the
police station.
And Huntington, W. Va., librar
ian Omar Bacon didn’t ask for the
$216 in overdue fines on the book
returned by a friend of the per
son who borrowed it April 21,
1921.
Sr. Hat Society
Taps 24 Coeds
Twenty-four women were tap
ped yesterday for Scrolls, senior
women’s hat society.
■ The women have had- no pre
vious membership in a hat society.
They have been recognized for
outstanding leadership, character
and University activities.
They are:
Grace Antes, Roberta Arm
strong, Joan Auerbach, Karen
Bixler, Barbara Drum, Marilyn
Elias, Phoebe Felk, Ann Francis,
Joyce Fullerton, Maureen "Funk,
Mary Lou Hurley and Carol
Jones.
Priscilla Kepner, Lynn Kinnier,
Joan Kreider, Ann Ludwig, Eliza
beth Marvin, Ann McKnight, Pa
tricia Miernicki, Joyce Pfeiffer,
Marilyn Roberts, Phyllis Rubin
stein, Lynn Strollmeyer and Kath
erine Vyse.
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DINNER
by Bibler