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STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor. Barb Martino; Copy Editor, Les Powell; Wire Editor, Lynn Ward;
Assistant., Judee Lynn, Lou:se Peterson, John Steiner, Jim Moran, Marcel Van Lierde, Diana Dieck,
Pam Alexander.
Are College Students Egocentric?
The education editor 'of Newsweek, Terry
Ferrel, writing in The Saturday Review, has
leveled some sharp attacks on today's college
studenti.-., tagging them the "egocentric gener
ation."
Mr. Ferrer says "the collegians of twenty
years ago were a far more serious breed." He
gives the depression as a main reason fur this.
lie also credits the League of Nations as "an
ideological rallying point."
With ever-increasing college enrollment, he
seems worried that students aren't going to col
lage because of the intellectual challenge. He
deplores the "eager statisticians" who have
placed monetary value ("$lOO,OOO more earnings
per lifetime with an A. 8.") on a degree. " .. in
a society which is basically anti-intellectual
and anti-egghead, a college degree has become
the ne plus ultra," he says.
Mr. kerrer cites a study made by Dr. Philip
E. Jacob, professor of political science at the
University of Pennsylvania. The study took 15
years arid included 50 colleges and univertitie.s.
The study found:
"A dominant characteristic of the current
student generation is that they are gloriously
contented both in regard to their present day-to
day activity and their outlook for their future.
Few of them are worried—about their health,
their prospective careers, their family relations,
the state of national or international society, or
the likelihood of their enjoying secure and happy
lives."
What World Series?
The New York Yankees and the Milwaukee
Braves took a back seat to the Nittany Lions
this week in the University community.
Students, faculty members and townspeople
seemed to be waiting for today's Penn State-
Army game. Almost everyone seemed more
interested in how the Silver Fox was shaping
up his team in Beaver Field than in how the
Braves were faring in Yankee Stadium.
Football part: certainly rang loud this week
in Nittany Valley. The students showed once
again that they're not as apathetic as often pic
tured
Since we are Monday-morning quarterbacks
(and since we were in the stands at Franklin
Field last weekend). like thousands of other
Penn Staters, we're saying our comments on
the - it" game until then.
Win, lose or draw, the Nittany Lions can be
proud the Yankees and the Braves were put in
the back seat.
Gazette
OUTING CI.UB. Trail MAO. & Cookout, Belton. Dam, 2:00
11...11%.. behind Oirmond
DAY OF ATONEMENT SERVICES. II :Su a.m.. to 71.00 p.m,
Hine, Foundatum
Tomorrow
CHOIR ORGANIZATION MEETING, 8:00 p.m.,
11111.1
ECUMENICAL SERVICE OF WORSHIP. 7:00 p.m.. St.
Methialii.t Church
EASTERN 011THODOX SERVICES. 10.30 a.m., Eisenhower
Charnel
ENGINEER CO-ED CIRCULATION STAFF, 7:00 p.m,
209 RUB
OUTING C 1.111„ trail mark, cou'r.out, end hiking, Braver
Dahl, 2:I • 0 p.m. behind Osmond
ANNUAL LIBERAL ARTS TEA. 3-5 p.m., Lounge of
Eisenhower Chapel
WFST HA LIS ('OV'NC IL. ^ •00 p.m.. 127 Waring
CIVIL A lkt PATROL BaIETING. 7:00 p.m.. Air National
Quart Armory
SCROLLS Al k:FTIIiC. 8:90 pan_ 272 Simmons
rRENCII (1.111„ Home F. Living Center, (fiat meet-
ing of the years
SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY. 1-a pun., 212 Hub
ENGINEERING MECHANICS SEMINAR, ♦:10 p.m.. 21$
LAX • nerli rur
FACULTY LUNCHEON CLUB. 12 noon. Dining room -A."
of Hub
MErYING OF TIH AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METALS.
7 :30 p tn., 1,1 'newel tictences A udttorium
WEEKEND ON WDFM
Sattat-t.r Evening-6 :0 Sign on and News; 7 :00 r!
,
Faculty Will Hear Ag Group Plans !Holt Elected Head
West Point Captain Foreign Chapter ,Of Young Demos
Capt. Karl H. Van Dtlden, of Alpha Tau Alpha. agriculture: James Holt. junior in agron
education society, will sponsor an:omy from Philadelphia. has been
West Point, will address the Fac - affiliate chapter at the University elected president of the' Young
ulty Luncheon Club at noon Mon- of the Philippines. ;Democratic Club.
day at the Hetzel Union Building.! Gil Saguiguist, head of the De-' Other officers are Gerald Bo-
partment of Agriculture Educa-;gus, junior in arts and letters
A 1947 graduate of the Uni-.tion at the University of the from Brownsville, vice president;
varsity, Van D'Elden teaches Ger- Philippines, is here for a year!Susan Whittington, junior in arts
man at the military academy. i under the auspices of a fellow-and letters from Arlington. Va.,
His talk is entitled "From Japan ship awarded by the Rockefell . ersecretary; and Fredericka Wein
'to West Point." It deals with his Foundation. 1 schenk, treasurer.
' His work here is on the problem; The club also discussed joining
Three years' tour of service in the of setting up minimum standards with the Young Republican Club
Pacific area and w ith academic o f instruction in teacher training in an attempt to make students
;for vocational agriculture. more politically minded.
e at 1% est Point.
THE DAILY COLLEGI 4N STATE COLLEGE PE
Dr. Jacob decided that "the great majority of -
students appear unabashedly self-centered. They
aspire for material gratifications for themselves
and their families. They aie supremely confi
dent that their destinies lie within their own
control rather than in the grip of external cir
cumstances.
"But this is not the individualistic self
centeredness of the pioneer. American students
fully accept the conventions of contemporary
business society as the context within which
they will realize their personal desires. They
cheerfully except to conform to the economic
status quo and to receive ample rewards for
dutiful and productive effort."
The writer concludes that what interests to
day's college man is himself, not the world about
him. for he is quite willing to join the assembly
line and fit in.
But Mr. Ferrer does not place all the blame
for this upon the students. "As a rule," he says,
"children reflect the beliefs and attitudes of
their parents. Hence, today's egocentrics cannot
be made to lake all the blame:" .- •
But he adds:
". . . mental apathy and easy-does-it values
should hardly be the hallmarks of so-called
educated men and women."
Although we do not agree with him entirely,
there is enough truth in what he says that it
hurts.
Rushed Rushing
When informal sorority rushing begins Mon
day, sororities will be entertaining 425 coeds,
more than have registered any other rushing
period.
Two changes have been made in the program
this fall. Invitations from the sororities will be
slipped under the doors of the rushee: after
6:30 p.m. Last year rushee' received invitations
in their mailboxes.
- Bidding, which may not begin until Oct. 16,
will be handled through the Dean of Women's
office as before although this year bids must
be answered within three days. Rushees last
year were allowed one week.
The distribution of invitations was changed
in order to eliminate a complicated and time
consuming sorting process which had previously
been handled by sorority alumni living in the
area. .
Now sororities will distribute the invitations
themselves. Answers to the invitations, however,
will be delivered to the dean of women's office
by the rushees. -
—The Editor
Bids must be answered within three days this
year since the entire informal rush period was
shortened. If a one-week interim were allowed,
rushing would be ended and there would be
no more time for additional bids to be sent.
This change was also made so that rushees
could not hold onto a bid several days without
answering and thus delay the sorority in bidding
others.
The percentage of rushees that will be pledged
this fall will perhaps be lower than usual be
cause sororities have a limited number of open
ings and cannot exceed the 50-member quota.
Because of this, rushees should keep one im
portant thing in mind—that of taking advan
tage of as many invitations as possible. Coeds
often make the mistake of narrowing their lists
too early in the rushing period.
Open House; 9:00 Campus Heat: 11:30 News and Sign-off.
Sunday Erening-6 :45 Sign on and News; 7:00 The Third
Programme: 11 :30 News and Sign-off.
Ilunday E.sening-6:45 Sign on and News: 7:00 Home Ee
Show; 7:15 Folk Music Show: 7:50 State News & National
Sports 8:00 Sounds in the Night: 8:30 Greek Quiz; 9:00
News, Loral, National & World: 9:15 First Freedom; 9:30
Mxrvuoe Memories: 10:00 News: 10:05 Symphonic Notebook:
11::tu News and-Sign-off.
Editorials represent the
viewpoints of the ' , them
net necessarily the policy
of the paper, the student
hivdy. er the University
eke act of March 1. Mt
STEVE HIGGINS. Business Manager
Ell=l
Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibtet
—'rhe Editor
—Judy Harkison
"Now get in there an' fight."
Fourth for Bridge
By Roger B. Saylor
Thirteen tables were in play at the Bridge Club game
Monday evening. The winners were Barry Frank and Walter
Gruber, north-south, and Frank Smit and Bob Mintz, east
west.
A hand which led to a variety of results, with east-west
scoring anywhere from plus 660
points to minus 200 points, was the
following:
East:west vulnerable, north
dealer.
no-trump.-
Now south must decide upon his
best lead. If he follows the old
rule of leading the fourth best
from his longest and strongest
suit he leads the club three. De
clarer lets this ride to his hand
West S—AK74 East S—Q6 anti [earns he can finesse for the
Hlr
D—AKIO3 D—Q6 jack and hold his club losers to
C—K542 C—Q10957 one. With the heart ace as his only
South S-93 other loser, he can make five no-
H—A753 •
D-873 trump.
C—A..183 If instead south decides to
Bidding! North East South West
p ass p ito p an ID t lead a low heart on the basis of
Pass 2c Paso zs that having been the unbid
P l / 1 11 3NT All Pass suit, declarer must do his own
This hand presents a number; work in clubs. He is almost cer
of problems. East has almost an! fain to lose two clubs and two
opening bid, but with no aces and, hearts to just make his contract.
in second position it is usually! Some south's led clubs and oth
best to pass such hands. West has! er led hearts, with the indicated
17 high card points plus two more, results.
for distribution. With three four: Several east-west pairs wound
card suits it is generally best to;up playing the hands in clubs or
open the one-below the singleton; diamonds, all with disastrous re
in rank, in this case one diamond.: sults. Even with strong minor
He is then ready for any response.: suit holdings such hands usually
East. on a wiped hand, has a ;yield better results when played
problem on his second turn. He ;in no-trump.
cannot show his hearts, clubs,
and the over all strength of his French Club to Meet;
hand in one bid. He can accom
plish most of this by bidding Elections to Be Held
two clubs, thereby showing he • The election of officers will be
has at least 10 points and a club held at the first meeting of the
suit. 'French Club at 7:15 p.m. Monday
West can now see an almost in the Home Econbmics Living
certain game if the right con- Center.
tract can be found. He bids twoi Mrs. Christiane Gill and Miss
spades, showing a four-card spade; ' Aurelia Arre will give their im
suit and considerably better thanpressions of undergraduate educa
an opening bid since he is forc-Ition in France and the United
ing the contract to the three level; States.
North S—JlOB52
11—J1092
D—J95 , l
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with no fit having been estabi The Alliance Francaise will hold
lished. With the hearts in reason-,an organizational meeting at 8:30
abl good shape, east bids three p.m.
HOW CAN 'CU STAND "MERE,
AND gAY YOU'LL PIT THE GIRL
WHO AtAY 50ME PAY BE 'TVG
MOTHER CC Y 3 CHILDREN?
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