PAGE FOUR . .... rahlishei Tawailay Omn' IIP Elatiti Collegian Saturday' stanekcita dodos 1 0 1 toe Urti.erAts year. The Drily CoUselso Is a stslicra- Successor to THE FREE LANCE. est. 1110 overate:4 aercapasere t:oterroll ea imelea -class sr. ED DUBBS, Editor Am& B■e. Mgr.. Boa Mortemart; Local Ad. Mgr.. Marllra Momagrna Editor. Joey flartiaon; (At, ECUs,. Stoners Prank. Elmo; AssL Local Att. Mgr, Rosa Ann Gonzales: National Bo; boort. Editor. Vince taros;. Lacy Editor. Anne FrWI. Ad. Mgr. Joanilre: Promotion Mgr, Marianna Maier; &Pm: Assistant Cop 7 [Astor, Marisa Realty; Assistant Sparta Personnel Mgr., Lynn Glassborn; Classified Ad. Mgr., Stews PAlitors, Matt Mathews sad Loa Prato: Mine-op Uttar. Grainy Billstein; Co-Circulation Mira- Pat rdiernirkl and Richatd Plialsorranky Editor. Crams Harriman. Lippe: Research and Records Mgr.. Barbara Wall g Office Secretary. Marlene Kafka. STAFF THIS ISSUE: N:gi.t Editor, Pat O'Neill; Copy Editor, Mary Kelly; Wire Editor, Dick Fisher; Assistants: Ruth Bill 4, Bot.bi Levine, Lolli Neuharth, Janet Durst:ne, Ann Jacobs, Donald Casciato, Lucy Thiessen, Karen Diener, Ben Bronstein, Amy Rosenthal, Ted Wells. The Student Body The student body la , t n.14.1it conferred its fore most emblem of e.,teent. the title of "Prexy," un Di'. Eric Arthur Walker. He %ea% caught by Lurpi - h.e at his campus home. The impressive cerumonv was short and (simple, and if we know }um at all, he would have had it no other way. He was deeply appreciative of the honor. as any student who attended the ceremony easily could see. There can be no doubt that he will cherish the title. For one of the few times, the President was caught almost speechless. About all he could manage was: "Penn State students are the best in the world." But he needed to say no more to express his feelings. Let's take a look at the new President, the man the Board of TruFtees has chosen to lead the University in the future, a future plagued with as many, if not more. problems than the founders of the Farmers High School had to face more than 100 years ago. Let's take a look at the man the student body has seen fit to hold the title of "Proxy." We can list his education: Wrightsville, Pa., high school. 1928, bachelor of science degree from Harvard University, 1932; master's degree in business administration from Harvard, 1933; doctorate in enginceting from Harvard, 1935. Honorary doctor of laws degree, Temple Uni versity. 1957; Lehigh University. 1957. We can list his experience: TuftF College. 1933-39; University of Connecticut. 1940-42; Har vard Underwater Sound Laboratory. 1942-45,• Head, Department of Electrical Engineering and Director, Ordnance Rese2tch Laboratory, Penn State, 1945-51; Dean, College of Engineering Rotation System: Pampering the Indies? An investigation of the 11atern:tvAndependent student body suffers through a year of weak rotation system contained in the Elections Code leadership. will be among the recommenaations from Stu- If the rotation system were thrown out, we dent Encampinent scheduled to go before All- bet that the percentage of voting in an election University Cabinet tonight, would be higher than last year's 27 per cent. The rotation system does deserve consider- A voting percentage is not always a valid means anon—consideration of throwing it out the win- of measuring apathy, but it is a good indication. dow.- Perhaps more interest would be aroused over The reason for its existence is to hold down the election if it were not so mechanical. The the potential power block of fraternities and Greeks would have to pull and the Indies would give the independents a fighting chance. This have to pull if they wanted to win. is its reason and also its number one fault. The extreme result of this, of course, would Independents, time after time, are being pro- • be an open contest between the fraternities tested from the "bully" fraternities. They are and independents. This, however, would rarely taken by the hand: coaxed, pushed and given happen in.full force since students often vote in an office or two every other year to keep every- a way to keep a certain candidate from winning one happy. . the Office. This is an unpleasant thought but it Independents can take care of themselves. is true. That's why they chose to remain independents. If it would result in Greeks versus Indies, the If they feel that they are being oppressed, fraternities might run away with the vote in they can easily make themselves known. On this the first few elections since they are already campus there are 9000 Indies and only 9000 organized. But when the independents realize fraternity men and women. they are being tread upon, they could rally to- Thegether and defeat the Greeks in any coition rotation system is not painting a realistic The University is one of few schools, if any, picture of politics in any form. It would be ridiculous to imagine a rotation system on the that uses the rotation system. Most schools have national level where a Republican were allowed no regulations whatsoever about the affiliation one term and the next one automatically went of the officers. There is no logical reason for pampering the to a Democrat. independents. Just because over 7000 men and A. bee-for-all election would strengthen silt- 2000 women on this campus claim no Greek dent leaders and minimize apathy. affiliation, this doesn't mean they compose the It would strengthen the leadership because, minority group. and this liss happened, in an independent's year Cabinet should look at this problem realis for All-University president, there may be set'- tically tonight. Does the present means justify ttral good fraternity men for the position but no the end—not only for University living but outstanding independents. What happens? The for the preparation of solid American citizens? independent wins, since it's his turn, and the - —Judy Harkison CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGAN 17:ATION. 7 p m.. 212 Chapel 1.111.1X1, yawils - r COMMITTEE, 7 p.m., Hlllel Foundation IHILLIO. SOCIAL COMMITTEE. 7 p.m., Hlite4 Foundation „INSUHANct: CLUB. 7 p.m- Alpha Sigma MI STATI YOUNG DI:SIM - HATS. 7 pm. rut SIGMA lOTA, 7 p.m. McEinem Lounge CONTINITTY STAFF, 7 809 Sparks WRA Hatinta: CLUB. 7 t , 1 0 9 Whttt• Blau. WRA HorKEY t . L1 , 11. 4 p.m. Holmes Fii.d Foundation Gives Research Lab Members ME Scholarship A $750 scholarship to aid anosphere Research Laboratory at entering freshman in the median- tended the recent 12th Interna ical engineering curriculum has'tional Assembly of the Interna been established by the Carrier itional Scientific Radio Union." The scholarship will be award-on. Inc. ! I They are Dr. Arthur H. Way- . ed on the basis of scholastic rec-'--)ck-- Er win R. Schmerling , ord. character, interest in the me land Dr. Sidney A. Bowhill. chanical engineering field and fi-1 nancial need. i TIM Council Elections If the student chosen continuesf Elections for Town Indepen to meet requirements, the scholar-ident Men's Council will continue ship can be renewed for each of from 8 asn. to 5 p.m. today at the the three years as an undergrad-ientrance to the Hetzel Union tate. , „ cardroom.. , _ , 53 Years 01 Editorial Freedom 42 Oa per semester 5;.94 per year tter Jull I, 1234 at the State Cerllea,. Pa. Past Office sander the act of March 3. 167! Gazette MEM Attend Radio Conference Three staff members of the lon- THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA STEVE HIGGINS. Business Manager 4 E'o.- Gets a `Prexy ' and Architecture, Penn State. 1951-56; Vice President, Penn State, 1956; President, Penn State, since Oct. 1, 1956. This tells us something about the man, but certainly not all. Ho has been called "the Brainstorming Presi dent." "a whirlwind of energy," and "a man with a vast fund of experience and the willing. ness so work like a horse." He's all of that. "There aren't many men of his 47 years wh — o can point to having earned their own living and carved out their own place in society for 37 years, as he has done," as one newspaper has pointed out. And we can point out that he worked his way through Harvard for seven years. And we can say: He was largely responsible for bringing the Ordnance Research Laboratory to the University, building the nuclear reactor, developing an instrument to be used by sur geons in locating gallstones in the bile duct, and designing the first series of underwater weapons credited with an important part in , winning World War IL All of these things tell us something about our new President and our new "Prexy." But most important, he's a man who wants to make Penn Stale into a great university. He's a man who will work tirelessly toward this goal, keeping in mind at all times the best in terests of the student body, the faculty, the alumni, the friends, the Commonwealth. This, then, is the man who will officially be come the University's 12th President today. This, then, is the man who is already "Prexy." —The Editor WRA OFFICIALS CLUB, 6:30 p.m., White Bldg. WRA SWIM CLUB TRYOUTS, 6:30 p.m., White Bldg. pool WRA SWIM CLUB. 7 p.m., White Bldg. WRA TENNIS CLUB. 7 p.m.. 2 White Bldg. TONIGHT ON WDFM GAS Sian on and News: 7:00 Contemporary GonerPtst 7:59 State News and National Sport.; 8:00 Guest 114: 8:30 Showcase: 9:00 News. Local, National and World; 9:15 Special E‘ents: 10:00 News; 10:05 Chamber Concert; 11:30 News and Sign-off. EeiMerles represent the viewpoints et the writers. net eeteanriiy tbs pelley et the paper, the student hear, or the University EE Prof Invited To Present Paper Harold I. Tarpley, professor of electrical engineering and director of computer facilities, has been in vited to present a paper at Infor mation Days, a conference spon sored by the French government. 'The conference, which will be held Oct. 14 to 18 in Paris, will be attended by representatives of European management and some students from French universities. The subject of Professor Tarp ley's paper will be "Use of Elec tronic Computers and the Trend in the Training of Engineers in the United. States!! - - Little Man on Campus by Dick Bib .70 / .6 "Oh, for heaven's sake, Fenslasky—not ANOTHER note Troubled Times Are Nothing New ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 2 (P) Newspaper men are strange creatures. Once they have a breather, or get off work, or take a vacation, what do they usually do? Ever eager for the latest developments from Little Rock to the White House to Moscow to the World Series, they grab a newspaper But today, during National Newspaper Week, let's turn to something historians learned.long ago, that for understanding the past, there's nothing like reading old newspapers. And that's why at least one newspaper man each night eag erly turns to the "News of Old en Days" column in the Alexan dria Gazette. There are recorded the events and the thinking of 100 years ago. Since 1857, like 1957. was an exciting but trou bling period, it's interesting and instructive to read the news with its pronounced southern accent. James Buchanan was in the White House, and the war clouds were gathering, although no one seems to have noticed them yet. • The Dred Scott decision had been handed down by the Su preme Court. saying that slavery could spread to the territories. The North was dismayed, while the Gazette probably spoke for most of the South when it said: "The agitators of the slavery question in the North, have now, in addition to the other obstructions thrown in their way, the solemn decision of the Supreme Court, to contend - against. "They may harass the execu tive and annoy the legislative de- YOU KNOW THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3. 19 from that English teacher." By ARTHUR EDSON partment of the government but they cannot shake the purposes, nor annul the decrees, of the su preme judicial tribunal." It's interesting to know that in all the turmoil ' Congress acted pretty much as it always does, and newspapers reacted to Con gress pretty much as they arv — vays do. The Gazette quotes the Rich mond Dispatch as saying: "Mr. Sumner, in a late speech in the Senate, likened Mr. Dotfglas, of Illinois, to a certain nameless animal emitted odor. The U.S. Senate was once as dignified and decorous a body as the British House of Lords. . . . "What a descent," the Dispatch said, "to the dubious epithet, 'you skunk'!" Weisbord Given Post In Journalism School Marvin R. Weisbord of Phila delphia has been named instruct or in the School of Journalism,. He is in charge of a photogra phy course and two introductory journalism laboratories. Weisbord received a bachelor of science degree at the Univer sity of Illinois and a master of arts from the State University of lowa. He has done free lance writ ing and photography for popular, trade and Sunday supplement magazines. YOUR HEAD LOOKS LIKE 51"401-um3 THAT Gy*lD NAVE A STRING 'TIED 70 IT! WHAT? t 6 - 'IAEA *Lao* •"Por .0.70 i/A cid) 115\
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