The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, October 31, 1957, Image 4
PAM FOUR Editorials It Hits Closer to Home The effects of, say, a million dollar cutback in defense expenditures here and another half million there are often difficult for the public to see. It is not until the effects hit close to home, such as with the Ordnance Research Laboratory, that they become apparent. A cutback in funds for the laboratory—the one Penn State got because Harvard didn't want it—will neces sitate reducing the staff by 42 employes. Dean Merritt A. Williamson of the College of Engineer ing and Architecture said the reason for the reduction is the curtailing of funds appropriated by Congress for the Department of Defense. There is no doubt that the cutback in funds will hamper the operations of the laboratory. How much so remains to be seen. The functions of the laboratory include extensive re search in underwater missiles and equipment for the Navy and an instructional program. President Eric A. Walker, in a speech given Oct. 9 in Washington. said there was some feeling among Uni versity personnel that research programs are not basic enough and thus do not permit freedom to Inquire and crests. It was in this speech that Walker emphasized the im portance of basic research. "This is the area of our poten tial strength, for without advances in the basic science, applied science will sooner or later die of malnutrition." be said. "Creativeness required for research," he said, "is often destroyed by timetables." To this can be added budgets. Walker called the "academic atmosphere" a university provides and the repository of knowledge it represents two reasons why the Navy can gain by having research dons on a campus. He also said naval research is sometimes advanced fur ther and faster at a university than in an industrial or government laboratory "simply because the university at tracts a different type of person than industry and govern ment do." Probably at no period in history has America needed more research in the basic and applied sciences (and we cannot attain results from applied science without first doing work in bask science). Speaking to the Naval Research Advisory Board yester day, the President said the amount of money spent on re search in the physical sciences must be doubled "if we are to stay in the race for technical superiority." Sputnik showed us this need. This now-silent satellite proves the Soviet Union's commanding lead in certain vital areas in the race for world scientific and techno logical supremacy. "As for the U.S. satellite program," concluded the New York Times after a survey of scientists, "the concensus is that this was gravely handicapped from the start for budget reasons. Skimping on funds means wol-king on a vehicle with such marginal specifications that serious troubles were bound to be encountered." It is indeed unfortunate that budget cuts will hamper this work of thgOrdnanc• Research Laboratory. Since the effects of budget cuts have hit closer to home, we should demand with renewed emphasis that Congress meet this challenge of world scientific and technological supremacy whatever the costs. Editorials are written by the editors and staff members of The Daily Collegian and do not necessarily represent the views of the University or of the student body. A Student-Operated Newspaper Otte Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday scorning during the University year. The Daily Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-class setter July 8. 11134 at tlie State College. La.. Post Office ander the act of March 3. 1119. Mall Subscription PaCII: 13.01 per semester 11.01 per year ED DUBS& Editor lllmagine Editor. Jody Barkison: City Editor. Robert Era:skia; Sports Editor, Vince! Canoed; Copy Editor. Anna Friedberg; Assistant Copy Editor. 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James Tomtit,. George Valgora. Charles Wilson. Donald Zepp. Richard Lumsden, Keith %Ingo rd, Robert Hild. Richard Hambright. Stanley Rudzinski. Cary Lee Kurtz, Arthur Ohl. Carol Braidic, James Lange. Dean Stables'. Thomas Emer irk. William Hovey. Lawerence Royer. 6:45: Sign on and .News; 7:00: Con temporary Concepts: 7:50 State News and National Sporu; 8:00: Guest DJ: 8:30: Showcase: 9:00: News. Local. National ■nd World: 9:15: Special Events; 10:00: News; 10 :OS: Chamber Concert: 11:30: News and Sign-off. Russians (Continued from page one) the Nittany Lion Inn. Included on the menu was a salad with—you guessed it—Russian dressing. And they said there was no such thing as Russian dressing in Rus sia. After lunch they went to the office of Dr. Robert G. Bernreu ter, special assistant to the Presi dent for student affairs, for a press conference. • After a round of hand-shaking, they sat down and questions were fired at them. This is what they said: About the ouster of Marshal Georgi K. Zhukov: "We've been traveling." They said they didn't know any more than what they had been reading in the Ameri ! can press. On Sputnik: "A great scientific achievement." It shows American scientists "they may find more interesting facts in our country." Peaceful coexistence: "There is no reason for any war." Neither the American nor the Russian peo ple want it. "Cooperation doesn't disclude competition." "Russia wants peaceful competition and peaceful existence." Red Teachings- (Continued from page one) the university each year and it can only accept 4000-5000, en trance examinations are used. But students may attend other colleges without the examina tions. he said. The' four Russians arrived on _ campus about 1:30 p.m. After a press conference at 2:30 p.m., they answered—and as ke d— questions at a 3:10 class on Rus sian government and history. Following a dinner in Waring Hall last night, they toured stu dents' rooms and inspected facili , ties in McKee Hall. They also at tended a fraternity-sorority mixer at Phi Gamma Delta. The Russian diplomats will meet with President Eric A. Walker at 9:30 a.m. today. Before they leave campus at 11 a.m., they will visit chemistry laboratories and art classes. After leaving the University, they will visit Williamsport and Scranton. =EI PLACEMENT SERVICE TONIGHT ON WDFM Little Man on Campus by Dick Bible* . , „ ... . - : 1 %.. :, t ,----7;,3vri-.fi, . ... (. 7 ii vma "I understand th' SIGNA PHI NOTHINGS ar• a bunch Maybe Khrushy Has A Tiger by the Tail AP Foreign News Analyst Continued silence on Marshal Georgi Zhukov's future indicates the Communist party has a tiger by the tail. Party boss Nikita Khrushchev apparently has touched off an internal crisis he wanted to avoid. Old soldier Zhukov may have proved just a bit tough to handle. In his chat with correspondents Tuesday night Khrushchev scoffed at reports the Communist party Central Committee was in session. But there are many indications to the contrary. Khrushchev has de nied many things which later turned out to be true. There can be little question that he has been trying to mas ter a major political crisis. • • Here is one possibility—ad- * Rain / Witches mittedly speculative: There have been indications the . party's grip on the army-co ntrol' righten Lion through party spies in the officeri corps and the ranks—has been: The threat of possible thunder slipping. I showers was not the only thing Zhukov has resisted the system. witch sent the Nittany Lion The party demands complete sub-Iscurrying into his cave in the servience by all branches of So-1 early hours of this morning. viet life, including the military.{ On one of his nightly appear- Its authority is jeopardized if this; antes outside his control slips. Khrushchev and his!cave, the Lion party cohorts had to do some-spot t ed a terrible thing. {looking creature They felt Zhukov had to be !lurking over ousted from direct control over 'head. After some the armed forces. Confident he ;consultation with could swing it. Khrushchev had Ihis cobwebbed Zhukov removed as minister of'brain the Lion defense. He was going to offer rem ember ed Zhukov another high position— { what! day it is. Perhaps premier in place of Bul- I The orange and ganin—but with no great shock black colored to party, public or army. witch, riding a Zhukov rejected the of f e r.llong thin broom, Khrushchev was caught by sur-lyearly Halloween prise. ' !County tonight. The Central Committee was wash She will - bring mild, isolated called into session. The partylshowers for this afternoon with faced an unpalatable choice. The!the mercury expected to reach marshal had defied its authority.; 55-60. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 31. 1957 of 'PARTY' boys." By WILLIAM L. RYAN If this were known publicly, he would have to be punished. So it did not become known publicly. All this, it must be repeated, is based on speculation. But it seems a plausible expla nation, natural because of in creased censorship. 2: 1 r- •••• 11.! '4.51 it