PAGF Fntlß Editorials Minnesota Proves It Th* University of Minnesota <a land-grant institution) has proven what students who are opposed to a compul sory ROTC program have been saying for the past few weeks—-that a voluntary program need not decrease the number of officers the armed services receive from Penn State. Writing in the April 16, 1955, issue of School and Society magazine, Malcolm M. Willey, Minnesota vice president, notes that “the conclusion is inescapable that at the University of Minnesota the output of commissioned officers through the ROTC program is relatively greater” under the voluntary' program than it was under the com pulsory program. This is true, he wrote, even if the NROTC commis sioners are eliminated in the comparison. He went on “The consensus of the officers appears to be that the best motivation for the advanced course comes from the espirit de corps that is the result of voluntary enlistment in the basic course." And if it is true at Minnesota, there is no reason why the same shouldn’t be true at Penn Stale. Will There Be Room? Panhelk-mc Council will decide tonight the sorority future of 129 coeds when it votes whether to raise the sororilv ouota from 50 to 55. With the growth in University enrollment there is a definite need, for a growth in the membership of sororities. About one-third of the coeds who rushed informally this semester did not receive bids. And this rush group virtually sneaked in under the wire before the onsurge of freshmen begins visiting the suites in February: Over 1300 -coeds are eligible to rush next semester. This amounts to about twice the number eligible in pre vious rush periods. Ther e is no doubt as to what will result —almost two-thirds of the sororitv-seeking coeds will be turned down. This two-thirds estimate, however, can be reduced considerably if Panhel lifts the lid on the 50-quota tonight. An increase of five is small enough that the purpose of the sorority group is not defeated yet it is great enough to benefit a sizable number of coeds. A Civil Behavior Course? When students clamor for more responsibility and don't receive it they wonder why they are not treated like adults. A good example of this questionable adult behavior was evident in a classroom incident yesterday. Throughout an entire political science class hisses could be heard after every remark made by the professor.. He asked that the hisses be discontinued since they were not conducive to teaching. Immediately after this was said a loud roar of hisses sounded. The class was dismissed. Most of the students were not too happy over the early dismissal. In fact some of them were ashamed. The classroom, above all other student activities, should be a place where students not only respect the lecturer but also each other. Perhaps a civil behavior course should be considered before the establishment of a civil defense course. Editorials are written by the editors and staff members of The Daily Collegian and do not necessarily represent the views of the University or ot the student body. A Student-Operated Newspaper allj? Sailu (Enlbgicin Successoi to The Free Lance, esu 188 7 Pttkllahrd locadaj through Saturday morning during th« I'nircnit? mr, The Dull; CsUcgian la ■ etudrnt-apcralrd nmapaiicr. Entered aa amnd-dui matter Jalj I. !»S« at th» at*»u Callart t*a.. I’oat Otfi« andrr tha act of March 3. i|7). Mall tataritulaa Praoai tj.oo get eemeaUr IS.lt par rear CD DITBBS. Editor Mtnutns J«dj H.rlt.on; City Miter Robert FrmnkJim Sport. Editor Vine* Cerwxi; Cop, Mitor. Anne Fnedherc: A»i»!ant Copy Editor Morion Beotty: Aniitont Sporta Muart Mott Mothewo and Loo Proto; Moko-op Editor. Cinnr PhiUlpir Pho tagraph? t'dilou. Gvorge HtrriMt. Aml - b “» W«r. Sb* Mortpiuau : Lon) Ad. Sigr.. Marilyn Qiut Aut Local At *5* r - Aon oonxmlc*: National Ad. Mgr- Joan Wallace: Promotion Mgr.. Mariana* fttator; Poreonnri Mcr.. Lynn Classbant; Classified Ad. Mgr.. Stm BlUsU!n; C#*i Urealation Mgra.. Pat Microtek! and Richard Uppai Research and Records Mn« Barbara Mad: Office Secretary. Marlene Maria. j BTAIf THIS ISSUE: Night Editor. Dick Fuhrr; Copy Editor. Dave Fineman : Aiiiv! *•"*** h J*roWon. N«a! Krieoiman. Carmella LaSpeda, Marlene Milan i. I Judy Lo’U J\eut*aru» and Aoty Iloeenthal, I "l »•-“»*- STEVE HIGGINS. Bus. Mgr. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Safety Valve 'Coeds Ain't Got No Couth' TO THE EDITOR: Once upon a time, in the days of my more painful youth, my mother and I .became wedged in a circular -1 swinging door, holding up traffic for an interminable length of jtime. After returning home, myj ■ mother took me on her knee and 'said, “Son,' it’s time for you to learn some manners.” whereupon she commenced to begin to beat ■my posterior to a pulsating pulp. This left an indelible impression ion me still visible under close ! scrutiny. Since that fateful day I have striven to be a gentleman. In fact, I even hold open doors for my [wife! I Ah, but the disillusioned are [those with the illusions, some jbody once said. Women at Penn [State ain’t got no couth! Whilst taking refreshment in the HUB, I discovered that coffee does not blend well with gray flannel. Two young ladies had de cided to share my table with me. My books and coffee cup were in the way. They were casually brushed aside. Down they sat, ob livious of me and mine, and com menced to recap their holiday at a trulv frightening volume and rate. Wisely, I got up and left the table, ignorant still. On the way out. I held open the door and al lowed six of the same stripe to pass through. Result: one thank you. four squashed toes, and a crunched cordovan. Come on, ladies (I use the term loosely). Don’t allow “the ratio” to distort your sense of propor tions. Let Emily Post do the job [which your mothers forgot! —Lee S. Shapiro, '6O Gazette Aeronautical Engineering and MUaile Sys- tem* and Fluid Mechanics Seminar. 1:10 p.m., 1 Sacket Collegian Buslnesa Staff, 7:30 p.m., 202 Willard Collegian Classified Ad Staff, 6:4$ p.m. 202 Willard Collegian Promotion Staff, 3 p.m.. Col* legian Office Collegian Promotion Staff, 7 p.m., 209 Willard Gamma Sigma, sisters and pledges, 6:45 p.m., 119 Osmond Hillel Intermediate Hebrew, 7 p.ra., Founds* tinn Hillel Yiddish Class, 7 p m,. Foundation llLtory Round Table, 7:50 p.m., 217 Wil- lard I,A Council, 7:50 p.m., 214 HUB Ne»man Club film, Panhrl Council, 6:30 p.m., 20$ HUB Sigma XI lecture, 8 p.m.. Mineral Science Auditorium UCA Fireside, 9:15 p.m., Atherton Lounge W«*lry Choir rehearsal, 6:45 p.m.. Foun- dation West llalls Council, 7:30 p.m., 127 Waring WSGA Judicial, 5 p.nu, 218 HUB University Hospital j Patricia Peterson, Andrea Brcstan, Anne Gardner. Jane Doherly. Judith Lew, Doris McClure. Yvonne Dußois. Sheldon Lyons, : Gene Poleto, Ronald Siders. Chester Gnatt. Job Interviews Griffhs Air Force Base: Dec 11 BS, MS in IK. EK, l’hy* Allegheny Lodlum Steel Corp: Dec 11 BS in Metal. EE. ME. lE. ChE. Chem. Phys; MS. PhD in Metal, Phys Rayonier, Inc: Dec 11 BS, MS, PhD in Chem, ChE Avco Manufacturing Co: Dec 12 BS; MS, PhD in AeroE, EE, ME Pan American Petroleum Corp: Dec 12 BS, MS. PhD in Geol. GeoPbrs. GcoChem Lockheed Missile Systems: Dec 12, IS BS. MS. PhD in EE. ME. AeroE. Phys. Math Nagnolia Petroleum Co: Dec 12. 13 BS in Chem. Phys. ChE. EE. ME. Png; MS in Meth. Chem. Phys, ChE, EE, ME, Png: PhD in Chem. Math, Phys. ChE. EE. Png Melpar, Inc: Dec 12 BS, MS. PhD in EE. ME. Math, Phys Aberdeen Proving Ground: Dec \% BS. MS, PhD in AeroE, ChE, EE, ME, Math, Phys Elliott Co: Dec 13 BS, MS in EE. ChE. ME, IE Tonight on WDFM 6:45: Sign on. news and market reports; 7:00: The Home Ee. show; 7:15: Folk Music: 7:50: State news and national sports: 6:00: Invitation" to Relax; 8:00: Open to Question: 9:00: Campus news and sports: 9:15: As You Believe; 9:30: Cabi* net Reports; 11:00: National and inter* national news: 11:05: This World of Music; 11:30: News and sign-off. Belles Lettres to Hear Austin Speak on Blake Dr. Deborah Austin, assistant professor of English literature, will address the Belles Lettres Club at 7:30 tonight in Simmons lounge. Dr. Austin’s topic will be “Wil jliam Blake—the critic”. She will I speak on a new phase of Blake’s [life as an artist and poet. The [meeting is open to the public. I L i l ' i ! t TODAY • When the heroes of cowboy movies never got killed. • When there was at least one Indian (usually a bad one) in every cowboy movie. •When the good cowboys order a glass of milk, or at the most, a glass of sarsaprilla. | • When every good cowboy had to have a comical sidekick and! when most of them sang. j But things sure have changed' since my Saturday matinee days.j You see, television has given us the “adult western.” v j Today’s western heroes even drink whiskey, and the young sters apparently don’t care. I re- f' -gggscw. j member how; ... proud I was: ir j when my cowboy • ’ B > heroes used to j tgjk , ■walk up to the v ' bar and order tv. Jbor\ i b* milk while the : bad men drank; their evil whis- J I even saw an k “adult western” where the hero was shot at the end. What’s more,! I saw one without a comical side-' kick and without an Indian (good; or bad). j And today’s “adult western”! heroes even wear sideburns. I re-j member how proud I was that my boyhood western heroes were al ways clean-shaven. Mv favorite cowboy was always liumno’- ttle Man on Campus «»* “ck km* "So I haven't been coming to class—why can't I get crei for this as a correspondence course?" From Here Good Old Hopalong Falls to New Earp I must be growing old, for I can remember: • When all cowboys were either all good or all bad. v I NEVER lUANT /TO SEEtfHJ AGAIN, ( CHAPUE BROWN.' TUESDAY. DECEMBER 3. 1957 By Ed Dubbs used to walk up to the bar and Hopalong Cassidy, played by Wil liam Boyd. Sure, I liked Red Ryder. Lash Somebody-or-other, the Urango Kid, Gene Autry and Roy Rog ers, but Hopalong was lops in. my book. I never gave it much thought before why Hopalong was my fav jorite. Now I believe I know the reason why. You may laugh when I tell you it was probably, yes, the the so-called "father-image," coupled undoubtedly with the "cult of personality." Yes, I believe I was attracted to Hopalong the same way mil lions of Americans are attracted to President Eisenhower. Maybe Hopalong wasn't as intelligent as the other cowboys, but he had such great virtues. He gave the impression he was a church-going, peace-loving family man. Maybe he wasn't as vigorous as the other cowboys, but, again, he sure was virt uous. And he had a kind-look ing face with a boyish grin. Yes, Hopalong was tops in my book. But times have changed. I now like Wyatt Earp. I’d even like to see Wyatt in the White House. NEVERfNEVEfiINEVER! DERNE/NEVER!
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