The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, December 17, 1957, Image 7

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    TUESDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1957
Safety Valve
'Future La
Need lnsur
TO THE EDITOR:
move in the student bo ,
lish a fund to aid La
a fine idea. A quest
mind is who is respons
financial straits in w
Sharp now finds hims
•
Legally the Unwer l
at fault. But Dave
legally wrong in the
Union scandals. There
respcinsibility in our s,
the merely legal—a m
sibility. Morally, the
responsible for aidi
Sharp.
ObviciUsly, between
practice, there is a ga
verity does not have
Larry Sharp. But why
have insurance to
cases? Such events are'
happen again in a co
The Dalll Collegian welcomes letters
from its readers on topics of public
Interest. Letters should be brief and to
the point and all are subject to editing
for spare requirements and good taste.
All letters must be signed by the writers,
and the withholding from publication the
names of writers, when requested, will
be left to the discretion of the editors.
this size. Sports accidents, lab
oratory explosions, field trip ac
cidents—all are possible and do
happen. i
.I Suggest, then, that the Uni
versity undertake a truly' fine
present_ for all the futur•
**Larry's!' in the form of ade
quate insurance coverage as
part of the University budget.
If the wealthy decided not- to
give to charity because they were
immune - Jo poverty, they would
be dodging social responsibility.
Similarly, the fact that the Uni
versity is immune to. legal suit
does not absolve it of its moral
responsibility.
—Lawrence Ramspott
Graduate Student
Walk to Breakfast
Protested by Coed
TO THE EDITOR: No doubt Food
Service has perfectly valid rea
sons for not opening Redifer, its
brand •new fully-equipped dining
hall next semester. They may be
even more than justified in asking
students to walk three-fourths of
a -mile or more for their break
fast, who knows!
I question the wisdom, how
ever, of assigning the girls in
the most distant of the new
dormitories to eat in Atherton
and Mac Allister Halls. while
the girls in the dorms closest to
the campus are being assigned
to Simmons and McElwain.
nce'
e current
t) y to
estab
y Sharp is
on in my
ble for the
ich Larry
-it
Surely there could be a more
equitable arrangement. It is sad
enough that such a distant out
post was chosen as the site for
the new droms in the first place,
without there being more far
sighted planning by the Univers
ity as to where all these girls
would eat.
I.ity is not
eck is not
Teamsters
is a higher
ociety than
ral respon
iniversity is
10 Larry
No amount of closet space,
decorators' colors, or spacious
sorority suites can make me
happy about getting up at 6
a.m. to make an 8 o'clock class
in Sparks.
I theory and
The Uni
lunds to aid
i .o they not
' over such
'destined to
munity of
I suggest that the University
remedy the dining hall situation
or else at least publicize the rea
sons for its preesnt course of ac
tion.
Barbara Matusow, '6O
•Leiter cut
Pros and Cons
Of Waring Party
TO THE EDITOR: Friday you
published a letter (by Jeffrey Pol-:
tack) which condemned the West'
Hall council for the Christmas
Party fiasco. We wish to extend
our thanks to the writer for saying
something which had to be said.
Yet we, with what might be
termed apathy thought only to
mumble to ourselves and forget
the miserable matter.
It should not be forgotten. For
getting disappointments an d
failures is what causes this type
of apathy. . -
It is our belief that bctter plan
ning could have been used to in
sure a larger turnout of girls. Mix
ers and socials are lots of fun, but
only when held with girls.
--James Schneider, '6l
Richard Tessitore, '6l
Edwin Smith, '6l
TO THE EDITOR: In reference to
the letter of Mr. Pollack, pub
lished in this column on Decem
ber 13, we feel that a few items
are in need of clarification.
The purpose of the West Halls
Council is to provide a place for
students, including Mr. Pollack,
to present and air their gripes.
All council meetings are always;
open to the public. Students be-1
fore presenting their case, should:
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
Christmas Calls For A Variety of Gifts
Are you looking fora colorful
for your - morale? Looking for a brilliantly
p_
0. sparkling I , I to give that certain somebody?
...,
•
- 7 ? for your sister, or perhaps several pairs
of special for your mother?
k &ti.
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GIFTS
• teloN/
wi/!
:always endeavor to find out ell,
Ithe facts.
IL
—Carl L. Smith, '6O
President West Halls Council •
'Fishburn Wrong,
:Reader Claims
!TO THE EDITOR: Thursday night,
I was, for the first time, actually
a part of the student body of Penn
State. lam ashamed to say it. '
Thursday, at the University
Senate special meeting which
Was called to discuss proposed
calendar revisions, Peter Fish
burn, student representative on
the Senate calendar committee,
was to give a report to the Sen
ate regarding the students'
viewpoint on revising the pres
ent calendar.
But Mr s . Fishburn did not do
this. Instead he very bluntly an
nounced that the students had no
viewpoint! Certainly, the distin
guished Senators got a chuckle
out of this, but just who were
they laughing at, Mr. Fishburn or
the entire student body? It was
implied that the students simply
didn't care and actually had no
opinion whatsoever.
Well, you're wrong. Mr. Fish• I
burn; the students do care. You.
as our representative, were giv7
en an excellent opportunity to I
express our views before the
whole University Senate and
you failed us.
Granted, the necessary informa-,
tion needed for a formal view- !
point was not yet available, but G azette I
some consensus could have been
obtained from us who seem to be TODAY
the "forgotten man on campus." ATI 112“tirlit with two films. "Three Let' ,
Next time, Mr. Fishbuin, think; turea on Valence." 3 :10-3:40 p.m.'
twice before you set out to make ..RePrs4 '" "°n... 3'40." p.m.. 110 .011.
mond
fools of the student body. .Associatron of the United States Army,'
—Drue Crebbin. '617:10 p.m.. Pi Kappa Phi
Collegian Business Staff. 7:30 p.m.. 202
Willard
Fouraker Will Discuss Collegian Local Ad Staff, 6:30 p.m., 9
Carnegie
University's 2 Functions ' fkan Promotion Staff, no meeting this
wee
Dr. Lawrence E. Fouraker, pro- Ecozica D F r. actitty , 4e n ra ce inak... noon. Room A n
fessor of economics, will speak on The Dual Function of the University"
"The Dual Functions of a Tini-,EnL,'77,ring talk y . t . ic 7 h : a l r 3 d p . m.. 19 Electrical on
versity" with Lawrence E. Den -; stru g me ee nt r a ut tfo ' n for Nuclear L ' a n c * tors n "
nis, vice president for academic Festival of carols and lessons. 8 p di.. Medi
affairs, as discussant at noon to-: Wiwi Chapel
Frt i l ion Cirlo u lti o o:LS , taff,, 6:15 p.m., Hetzel
day in Dining Room A of the Het
zelUnion Building. •10111e1 Intermediate n Hebrew, 7 p.m.. Founds
. -.
The event is an economics fac- tion
Lighting of the Hanukah eandlm.
ulty seminar. j 5 p.m., Foundation
Hillel Yiddish Class. 7 p.m.. Foundation
tNIVERSITY HOSPITAL !History Round Table. 7:30 p.m.. HUB
Myron Boles. William Dawson. John El-' Assembly Hall; movie. "The Battle of
der, Edward Ericksen, Daniel Davis. Ger. Britain"
ald Guydan. Jerry Hamaker, Lawrence Meteorology Seminar. 3 p.m.. 'n2 Willard.
Kennedy, Norman Lockman, Carl Hawn,: Wayne Erring on "Stratosperic Circu•
Eleanor Melvin. James Nesbitt, Judith: lation"
Rubano, Irene Schimmel. Anthony Straka, Panhellenic Council. 6:30 p.m., '2.03 Hetzel
Stanley Turel and John Williams. I Union
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Schlow's
Open 'til 9 p.m.
Every Evening 'til Christmas
ittle Man on Campus bY Dick ai
'zoom
if 5 a special built door—it makes it harder for
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Philoenphy Colloquies', 4 . 11) 7141
Suari.s. Dr Fred Will on "The Mottle
an.t Rhythm of Namiit"
Physics Colfoaming. 4::0 tarn.. 117 Osmond:
Dr. ftotrert Perry on "Experimental with•
an Ultra-violet Mitroboan."
Vesper Service. 4:30 p.m. Chapel
Wmley Choir thrlstmas Party, 7 p.m..
Foundation
WSGA Judicial Board, b p m.
213 RUES