PAGE FOUR Editorial 'lf Elected, I Promise.' Campus politicians are out seeking votes again. And sithoug,h most campus elections are won on personalities instead of issues, both parties have come up with plat- forms Lion party wants a student opinion committee estab lished, further study of freshmen women's hours, AM facilities for _little-heard -WDFM and longer telephone hours. The party also endorses All-University Cabinet's Student Welfare Committee which is to study such things as housing and food and health services. Campus party dislikes penalities for class cutting except for practicum courses; wants a student check-cashing service and a life insurance plan and would like to throw out the compulsory Reserve Officers Training Program. Lion party, in advocating a student opinion committee, would be Just setting up another group with nothing to do. Heavens, there are now enough groups on campus with nothing to do. The hat societies and the class advisory boards prove this. And these advisory boards could serve—and probably do to some extent—as stu dent opinion groups. Further investigation for extension of freshmen women's hours would be fine. In fact, Dean of Women Pearl 0. Weston would undotbtedly be glad to talk to members of the party about this. But we doubt if they get more than talk out of her. The Daily Collegian has long advocated AM facilities for WDFM. and we are happy to see Lion party agrees. Lengthening telephone hours would be nice, but this is an old gripe and we would be pleasingly surprised if the party's nominees could accomplish this. The party endorsing the Cabinet Committee on Student Welfare means little. We suppose the party wants the voters to know it is concerned with the welfare of the students. The Campus party would like to end penalities for class-cutting except in courses practicums. A similar suggestion (which this newspaper supported) against "artificial" penalities came out of this year's Student Encampment. However, this recommendation excluded freshmen. It is easy to see why freshmen were excluded in the Encampment recommendation: freshmen prob ably aren't yet responsible enough to fudge the effects of cutting class. It also is easy to see why Campus party didn't exclude the freshmen: the party wants the fresh man vote. The party's suggestions on a check-cashing service and a life insurance plan appear to be good ideas but further study is needed. The life insurance plan has been kicked aroand for the last several years. The possibilitiei of eliminating compulsory ROTC, we think, should definitely be studied. We feel there are many strong arguments which could be made against compulsory ROTC. However, according to University officials ,the s Uni versity's contract with the Department of Defense states that ROTC at the University shall be compulsory. This contract. they say. was signed just before World I. and at this time the Board of Trustees attempted to ar range a contract with the then War Department without the word "compulsory." However, the War Department would not accept a contract without "compulsory" in it. As it stands. the Board of Trustees could recommend that the Defense Department draw up a new contract without the word "compulsory." Whether the department would agree remains to be seen. However, there are two land grant institutions, Minnesota one of them, which just "offer" ROTC. These, then, are the things the parties want. It will be easy to get votes for both platforms. Putting them into effect is another thing. 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 ahr ail (galtrgian Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published Totsday thneagt Saturday morning gating the University year. The Daily Collegian is a atadent•aperated newspaper. Entered as 'mewl-eau stetter Jail a. 1131 a s ebe Auote College. Pa.. Poet Otrke anger the art of March 2. UM Mall Aloe Prioat LIM per semester SIM Per seas ED DUBDS. Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Cops. Editor, Bonnie Janes; Sirs Editor. Dare Fineman: As sistant& Barbara Greenwald Diane Hoek, Jeff rullack astA Jilts Moran, 060)... STEVE BEIGGLNS. Bus. MR. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Interpretation Russia's Power Causes Jitters In Free World By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst The Soviet Union, being the only nation which knows whether new weapons are likely to be used in war during the present generation, is using that position to play on the nerves of other people with impunity. It's even gotten to the point where Nikita Khrushchev, con sistently acquiring more and more power, can cause the jitters just by saying he doesn't think there is going to be a war. He has the power to reverse himself, such power as is not held by any dem ocratic government. This he has done after stir ring up a tempest in the Middle East just to emphasize Russian interests there. None of the re quired factors for a war were present there. But there is al ways a danger, in such a situ ation as Russia created between Syria and Turkey, that it will get out of hand at some point. There was undoubtedly some connection between the Turkish- Syrian furor and Marshal Georgi Zhukov's ouster, but it may be a long time before we know just what. If Khrushchev is willing to create such an international situ ation even partly to cover a strug gle for power at home, he is in deed becoming a dangerous man. Another dangerous ps)chologi cal factor lies in the simultaneous emergence of Khrushchev along with Soviet scientific and military power. Often in history the man, the weapons and the political sit uation have coincided with what seemed like inevitability. - - Throughout all lime man has fixed his eyes upon the stars, believing that he would event ually find new worlds among them, or at least some new clues to his own existence. Yet now, when man sees their' visitation as a practical possibil ity, he drags his feet in the mud of conflict, thinking more of what he can destroy, or of how to de fend himself, than of what he can learn. . The American State Department is inclined to look on changes in Soviet political leaders as indicat ing "stresses and strains" within the Union. • The scurrying of scientists, military an d administrative leaders in Washington during the last few weeks indicate some "stresses and strains" over here, too. When Secreatry of State John' Foster Dulles said nearly two years ago that Russian post-Stalin policies were a failure he might better have said that some had not succeeded. Their new weap ons program certainly shows signs of success. The Western powers can no • longer manipulate things in the Middle East without con sidering Russia's position there. So far, the chief hope for peace lies in the deterrent value of the new weapons which themselves cause so much fear. But the world will not live fbr long, no matter how frightful the alternative, in a peace composed only of con stant fear_ It is this on which Russia seeks to play. If war is unthink able, then peace must be had by other means. The Russians want to make it coexistence with slavery. The problem of the free world is to convince Russia—not India, or Afghanistan, or Syria, but Russia —that the true goal is economic cooperation amid freedom for all. Campaigns— , (Continued from page one) impose a penalty on each candi date of the offending party. ' - rhe party shall be held re sponsible for the proper conduct of the clique. both internal and in campaign:." - Fishburn emphasized that ma triculation cards will be required for freshmen and sophomores to vote for their class officers Nov. 13 and 14. Elections Committee members will punch the cards as students vote. Elections Committee will meet with the clique chairmen at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 in 216 Hetzel Union. This will be the final meeting before the elections. 16. 1.4 Io Alm C.. AllO kg amid Nogg Gazette Sechrest to Speak TODAY Collegian Ad Staff, 6:10 9 To Psychology Club Collegian Business Staff, 6:30 p.m., 262: Willard Dr. Lee B. Sechrest, assistant Collegian Business Staff Candidates 6:45' ' p.m.. 3n Sparks ;professor of psychology, will speak Collegian Editorial Staff Candidates. 7:45,0n "Pointers on Graduate Sthool" COLlesion Promotion Staff, 6:30 p.m., 209 --; 7 ----- -- Willard night in 214 Hetzel Union. Economies Club, 7 p.m.. 109 Boucke : Sechrest also will answer ques- Gamma Slam Slaters, 6;45 p.m., 119 Os- lions pertaining to - admission mono 1 problems, choice of schools for a History Round Table, 7:30 part., 211 wll- _ lard _ ,particular branch_ of study, cost International Relations Club. 7:30 P.m..' HUB Auditorium Psychology Club, 7 p.m., 214-215 RUB i WSGA Judicial. 5 p.m.. 214 RUB TOMORROW !Foreign Relations Group Association For Childhoixl Education,7 i To View African Film p.m., Grange Playroom UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 1 The International Rel a t ion s Donald Abraham, Joseph Barefoot, Wit- Club willpresent the Edward R. liam Bliss. Frank Eliot. John Felus. Mar-' lone Ferranti. John Hess. Ronald Kinch.!MUrrOW film "Report on Africa" Lynn Einnier. Charles Koons. Kenneth' at 7:30 tonight in the Hetzel Union Kunkle. Howard Lincoln, William Medi.: ;auditorium. cino. James McDowell. Elizabeth Prone', Aaroh Sandler. Jay Shoop. Dominic Tre- 1 Foreign students from that area 'nonce, Mary Wolfe. James Norton, Samuel !will participate in a panel discus- Gates. ision TONIGHT ON WDPM I " 5:45: Sign on. news and market reports:, 7:00:_ The Home Sc. show ; 7:15: Polly t - con Club to Meet Music: 7:50: State news and national ( es Dr. Vaclav Mar, associate pro %vitas ; 8:00 : Invitation to Relax; am .. Open to Question: 9:00: Campus news and;fessor of economics, will. discuss sports: 9:15: As You Believe; 9:30: Cabi-;Russia's foreign aid program at a net Reports: 11:00: National and inter-i meeting of the Economics Club national news: 11 :05 : This World of Music . 11:30: New, and sign -off- • iat 7 tonight in 109 I3oucke. - -- Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibler "Ya mean it was an 'OPEN BOOK' test??--an' ALL this time I thought I was chealinglr TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1957 I 4. nikLut uvr of oill..••••••• Aur - ` 11 " to the Psychology Club at 7:30 to- of graduate school and other re lated problems.
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