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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.
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of The Daily Collegian and do not necessarily represent
the views of the University or of the student body.
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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.
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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—
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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.
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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'
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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. -
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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
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of graduate school and other re
lated problems.