PAGF FOU* Editorial Not Only How But Why The Business Administration Student Council went in to an executive session Wednesday night to hear the opin ions of Richard C. Maloney, associate dean of the College of the Liberal Arts, on the ROTC controversy. A Collegian reporter was barred from the session. A report on an interview with Maloney was presented by Vincent Marino, a member of the council, in the execu tive session. This is taking student government behind closed doors. The students in the College of Business Adminis tration have the right to know what their council mem ber* do. They have the right to know why the council voted a certain way. And the council may have been in iluenced greatly by Maloney's comments on the issue. Because v.e feel the students have the right to know this, Collegian dug for the story. Through a good report ing job by Larry Jacobson and verification of what went on in the executive session from a council member, Col legian was able to tell the readers (in a page one story today) what they have the right to know. Although Maloney may not have wanted his remarks on the issue reported in the press, this is no reason for an executive session. In fact, if Maloney did not wish to ■tand behind his statements, by having them reported In the press, the council should not even have considered them. Maloney told us last night that he did not want hi* remarks printed. However, we could not. in good conscious, keep his re marks from being printed, because they were part of the evidence and opinion heard by the council in deciding how to vote on this issue. And the students not only have the right to know how their council votes, but why. A Chance to Be Heard A group of students have been working— and quite hard, we understand—to prepare a report for the January meeting of the Eoard of Trustees. The report will be on the present recreational and social facilities available to Penn Staters and is being prepared with the aid of the President’s Office. As we understand it, the January meeting of the trus tees will be a long and important one. The board is ex pected to take a long-ranged look at the University’s fu ture needs. We feel that although Penn State has one of the finest Intramural programs in the country, there is still much to be desired in the line of recreational facilities. This is especially true in the case of women students, whose out door recreational space has been cut considerably through the years by new buildings. Outdoor recreational space for men, of course, has been cut considerably too. The report for the trustees will include the results of a poll of some 400 students and members of the faculty and administration. The poll was conducted to find out what they feel is needed in this line. However, the students and administrative officials working on the report feel they could use some additional opinions. They have asked that any suggestions be brought or mailed to 308 Old Main. The suggestions can "be from individuals or groups. Certainly there is a need for better recreational and social facilities for the Universtiy community. And here is a chance for individuals and groups to have their opin ions on the matter heard by the trustees. Editorials are written b; the editors and staff members of The Daily Collegian and do not necessarily represent the views ot the University or cl the student body. A Student-Operated Newspaper (Slip 3atlu CSollpyiatt Successor :o The Free Lance, est. 1887 FaktUhed Taeada? through morning during the rnirerait* year. The Dally C*U4fi*n U a etudent-operated ne«»paper. Entered ti •ceond«clasa matter j«!y &, 1934 #t Ilk* ***te College. Pi. Po*t Office under the art of March 3. 18T9. Mall dabecriptiaa Pruai 13.09 per aemeater SS.Ot per rear ED DUBBs! Editor Managing bditot. Judy Barki*on; City Editor, Robert Franklin; Sport* Editor, Vine* Carooci; Copy Editor. Anne I'nedberg: Assistant Copy Editor. Marion Beatty: Assistant Sports Editor* Matt Matheos and Loo Prato: Make-up Editor. Ginny Phillip*: Pho tograph? Editor. Cwrct Harrisom. Aast. Boa. Mr*., Sue Mortrnson; Loral Ad. Mgr., Marilyn Ella*: Asst Local Ad. Rom Ann Conzale*: National Ad. Mgr*. Joan Wallace: Promotion Mgr.. Marianno Maier: Personnel Mgr.. Lynn Glmsburn; Classified Ad. Mgr.. Strro BUlitrln: Circulation Mara.. Pat IliertitcfcJ and Richard Lippe: Rear arch and Record* H (tartar* Wall: Office Secretary* Marien* Mark*. STAFF THIS ISSI'E: Nipht Editor, Ralph Manna; Copy Editor. Mike Maxwell; Wire Editor, L>un W*r<*; A*»:v‘ar.ts, Marcia Kahn, Ben Rror.slein. Marcy Murphy, 1 Mary Ebecly, Cathy Phi Kui Westcott, Jackie Leavitfc Elaine MundelL f STEVE HIGGINS, Bus. Mgr. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYI VANIA Safety Valve Ike, Dick, Billy Plus Eggheads ! TO THE EDITOR: Everything is basically healthv in our country, and anyone with the traitorous; impudence to seriously criticize; the status quo should be pro-; claimed the heathen Communist; sympathizer he is, then be tarred j and foc’hered (with red tar) and! [run out of town with a hammer! [and sickle. Or perhaps he should! 'merely be disjointed and mailed' to Moscow. For where else in the world are the needs, the supreme ! goals of the individual, the ; things for which his soul craves, j where else are they heaped on , him under our venerable Re- j publican administration? (Bless j its thick little elephant's head!) , Automohiles with airplane! ispeeds, television entertainment.; Hollywood motion pictures, in- 1 stant begals, drive-in churches,! hot rods, rock-and-roll music,! Confidential, yogurt, Billy Grah-j ams these and countless other exquisitries are in constant abun dance and afford the average American constant pleasure. j And another splendid result of our government is the suppres sion of the eggheads. Thanks to our discouragement of them, we are relatively free of these, these intellectuals and their high fault in’ ideas . . . An outrage of the Soviet Union is the great prestige and material welfare it extends to its eggheads, its mentally tal ented. Why, that country ac tually encourages them! Russia has healthy intellectuals roam ing a sickly pasture; America, thank goodness, has sickly in tellectuals straggling over a healthy pasture. But we Americans can rest se-j cure. The horizon forebodes no; thundering entrance of the in tellectual spirit into our country. Ike’s smile and Nixon’s newfound; “international awareness” will suffice. While our natural re sources are plentiful the business-! men and the present-type politi cians will see us through, n'est-ce pas? Why should we launch a great liberal movement? Why should we revamp our values and our educational system and breed a class of brilliant indi viduals instead of just medio cre masses? Why? True, it is the brilliant indi viduals who become great lead ers, create new ideas, classic nov els, printing presses, wireless re ceivers and Sputniks, but our government is concentrating __ on the missiles program-now; We’ll have our satellite. What is there for Americans to be concerned about? —Daniel Rodill, '59 • Letter Cut Gazette AYI Colloquium, 3:10 p.m., HUB assembly r«>om Collect of Agriculture* 4:10 p.m., 109 Armsby i Hillel Sabbath Eve Service*, 8 p.m., foun-i dation* Interlandia Folk Dancing, 7:30 p.m., HUB Ballroom Pershing Rifle* Company B-5 Pre-Military Ball banquet. State College Hotel i Plater* production of “Amah! and the Bellae,” 8 p.m., Schwab Plasers production of “The Caine Mutiny! Story.” 8 p.m.. Center Stage ' Spring Week Committee application dead-; line, S p.m. .HUB desk I Social Service Research Center dinner! meeting. 6 p.m.. HUB Wesley Foundation Open House-Record Dance. 8 p.m . foundation Wesley Foundation Graduate Student Fel-; low.hip Dessert Meeting. 6:30 p.m., Kap pa Phi Room, foundation UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Andrea Breston. Larry Byers. Donald Flickinger, Thomas Hancock, Alice In ■ vang. Alan Jones. Linda Lane. Margaret Maxwell. Joel Oldermnn. Patricia Peterson, Emeline Scott. Francis Shervanick, Sandra Wentz and William Wolcott. 6:45: Sign on and New*; 7 :00 “A** Train ; 7:50: State New* and National Sports; 8:00: Hubzapoppin*; 8:30: Friday Night [News Round-up: 8;O0: Just For Two; 110:00; News; 10:05: Light Classical Juke* [box; l!:30: New* and Sign-off. \ Old Clothing Drive Begun by WSGA The Women’s Student Govern ment Association used clothing drive began Tuesday. The arive will last through Dec. 17. Boxes for the clothing will -be located in each hostess’ office for the duration of the drive. TODAY and “The Apollo of Visitors** TONIGHT ON WDFM Little Man on Campus *• Dl,k S’ j m. ■ /' lography magazines? Some student in has them all checked out." Interpreting the News Indonesia Believed Diverting Attention By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst There is a widespread impression at the United Nations that the Indonesian emphasis on West New Guinea at this time is designed primarily to divert the attention of the Indonesians from affairs at home. Numerous observers have pointed out that the Jakarta government is in the position of seeking extended responsibilities when it has proved unable to pro vide stable government in the territory it already holds. 1 Vast sections of Indonesia, in- I eluding nearly all the outlying is lands and large sections of Java ,itself, pay little or no homage to 'Jakarta. | Even more important is what [ is considered Dutch colonialism | in the East Indies. The Indones ! ian government even claims the i Papuans of West New Guinea as kinfolk, although nobody has shown the ethnic connection. Indonesians are Malays, Chi nese and polyglot. Papuans are almost entirely in the aborigine stage. The Dutch have made only a bare beginning at educating the Papuan tribes, and Australia, which holds East' New Guinea, agrees that it will be a long time before the natives can exercise any sort of political judgment. Indonesia claims that inclusion of West New Guinea was implicit when the Netherlands agreed to independence for the East Indies. The Dutch deny they ever prom ised any such thing, although they did agree to negotiate further on the matter. The United Nations has re peatedly refused to lake sides in the dispute, although it has been j : coming up there ever since the < rist negotiations failed. This j : year it even refused to pass a ; FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1957 ffs for mere resolution suggesting con tinued negotiations. The Dutch have countered Indo nesia’s threat of seizure of Dutch properties, and a veiled hint of the use of force in West New Guinea, by calmly announcing plans for evacuation of Indonesia. They obviously are hoping that this will tend to sober the Indo nesians, who are in no position to run the businesses effectively. Bus Ad Council- (Continued from page one) rational Policy on Nov. 12 recom mended that the University estab lished a combined ROTC civil : defense course, make it required for all students and place a pro posed School of Military Science 'and Civilian Defense in the Lib eral Arts college. The-LA Council on Nov. 14 un animously approved a resolution asking the abolition of required ROTC and denouncing the move to place a military school in the Liberal Arts college. The LA council on Tuesday unanimously approved a second report which was substituted Wednesday for the first one for consideration by All-University Cabinet. Frosh Board Applications j Persons interested in member ship on the Freshman Advisory j Board may submit a letter of ap [plication to George Thompson, Box 1532 Hamilton.
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