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Editorial Opinion
Behind Closed Doors
That the University's Board of Trustees barred the
public and the press from its Jan. 24 and 25 meeting in
Harrisburg is indeed unfortunate, to say the least.
Although a law approved at the last session of the
state legislature provides for "open meetings" by public
bodies, a ruling by the state attorney general's office has
exempted the board, along with the boards of trustees of
other schools partly supported by public monies, from
holding open meetings.
A bill sponsored by State Sen. Jo Hays (D.-Centre,
Clearfield) which specifically would hare opened these
meetings was approved by the Senate but buried in the
end-of-session logjam of the House.
But the University Board of Trustees has chosen to
ignore these indications of public sentiment, as well as
Gov. George M. Leader's call for open meetings, and to
"not change their procedure," as one University official
explained.
But the people of Pennsylvania are subsidizing the
University to the tune of 515 million a year through
public funds. Students and their parents are contributing
substantially to the expenses of the University. This is a
pretty dear price to pay for being told only what board
action the University wishes to make known through
publicity hand-outs.
Alumni, University societies and the public are all
supposedly given a voice on the board through members
elected from these groups or appointed by the governor.
Yet the board does not permit these voices to be heard
in public.
How much is lost to the students, faculty, alumni and
people of Pennsylvania because of lack of free, honest and
impartial newspaper coverage is not known. But by keep
ing the public in the dark, the trustees are losing a chance
to publicize their good works.
And, in violating the spirit—if not the letter—of the
open meetings law they risk serious damage to their rep
utation u a competent body administering public policy
and funds.
The board has not attained a reputation for progress
in coping with the University's problems by "not changing
its procedure." It certainly cannot hope to progress in
gaining increased public confidence by standing pat on its
present policy of secret meetings, which to us smacks of a
"public-be-damned" philosophy.
Insurance—At Last
Student government has finally been able to obtain
University approval for an insurance plan.
Lion's Paw, secret senior society, and student govern
ment had "studied" the idea for about five years. But it
took an unfortunate accident to a Penn State student to
make the idea a reality.
All University Cabinet approved the plan Jan. 23. The
administration approved it Jan. 24. Letters were mailed
out last week.
This made for a quick ending after a slow start.
The plans offered students are good ones at reason
able prices. However, they probably could have been bet
ter (some coverage, we feel, isn't especially needed while
some coverage could be increased). But Cabinet wanted
to get the plan in effect for this semester, which is com
mendable.
So, after years and years of waiting, insurance plans
are available to students. It is now up to the students
to take advantage of them.
Lilt/milsls art «linen by the editors and staff members
at The Daily Collegian and do not necessarily represent
the eseses of the Uni‘erstty er of the student body.
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Safety Valve
Parole Believed
Unjust in Case
TO THE EDITOR: We carefully
read the Collegian article of Jan.
9 concerning the disciplinary ac
tion taken by local and Univer
sity officials against a student.
We realize that heavy penal
ties are the rule in cases of
drunken driving. We feel that
the suspension of the operator's
license, damage assessments, and
University probation are reason
able measures. It is our opinion
that the $l5O Psie and court costs
involved are excessive, but even
this we can condone. However,
we fail to understand the order
from Judge R. Paul Campbell
that the student obtain a sponsor
and report monthly to the county
parole officer.
. TO US. PAROLE suggests the
supervision of a flagrant violator
of the law who cannot be trusted
in society. Although we do not
know the student personally, our
belief is that the penalties al
ready imposed together with the
bad publicity he has received
constitute sufficient punishment
for the situation.
The added humiliation of be
ing on parole is not only unneces
sary but unjust.
Other Opinion
Police Behind
Blackboards
If the attitude of a Brooklyn
grand jury prevails, the police
man will become as much a part
of a New York child's school life
as the teacher or janitor.
A uniformed patrolman would
be assigned to each school in the
city "to deter the vicious ele
ments from perpetrating some of
their acts of violence and de
pravity." in the words of Judge
Samuel S. Leibowitz, who goes
along with the idea. The judge
stayed up all night, he said,
studying the legal questions in
volved, but the broader questions
got a quick going-over, if any.
WHEN CRIME gets out of hand
in the schoolroom and there
have been some pretty raw epi
sodes—keeping a cop in the cor
ridor doesn't seem to be even a
passingly pr a c tic al approach,
much -less a fundamental one.
Presumably, the idea is that to
keep order among our tough
youngsters in the public schools.
the symbol of law enforcement
should be embodied in at least
one (and why only one?) night
stick swinging, gun-carrying cop.
Does this mean that every pub
lic school in the country must
follow the precedent that has
been set at Central High in Little
Rock?
Yemen to Join
New Arab State
CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 2 C-11—An
Egyptian spokesman said today
the kingdom of Yemen is expect
ed to "adhere" immediately to
the new united Arab republic of
Egypt and Syria.
Whether Yemen would join in
the union or merely federate was
not clear. By federating, Yemen's
king, Iman Ahmed, would retain
his throne.
The spokesman said the crown
prince of Yemen. Seif el Islam
el Badr, was expected in Cairo
"in a matter of hours and will
announce that Yemen will adhere
to the republic," .proclairned, only
yesterday. The Yemen legation
said it had no information on the
matter.
Radio Cairo said tonight the
prince will arrive Monday.
It was considered highly un
likely that the Iman. who rules
the mountainous kingdom with
an iron hand, would relinquish
his throne. Yemen is one of the
few absolute monarchies left in
the world.
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Kbrushy Emerging
In Dictator Role
By WILLIAM L• RYAN
AP Foreign News Analyst
Nikita S. Khrushchev appears to be ready to bury
"collective leadership" for good.
Recent clues suggest he is about to assert his total
mastery over the Soviet government, as well as the Com
munist party, and emerge as Russia's new dictator.
Items in the Soviet press,
along with activities of Soviet
censorship indicate collective
leadership is just about fin
ished. It remains only for
Khrushchev to make this offi
cial by combining his party
boss authority with direct per
sonal control of the Council of
Ministers.
KHRUSHCHEV CAN do this
by making a trusted member
of his personal machine pre
mier or even by taking the job
himself. Nikolai Bulganin, the
present premier, can be kicked
upstairs to the chairmanship
of the Supreme Soviet—parlia
ment--and figure-head presi
dent. The incumbent, old Mar
shal Klimenti Voroshilov can
be retired.
A glorification campaign for
Khrushchev already has begun
slowly and cautiously at
first, but "now gathering mo
mentum,
Thursday, the most authori
tative Communist party publi
cation, the monthly Kommun
ist, suddenly broke the news
that the real architect of vic
tory over the Nazis at Stalin
grad was Khrushchev.
Khrushchev did play a part
at Stalingrad as a member of
the Southwest Front Military
Council, emerging as a lieu
tenant generaL But until the
dictator died, Stalin got all the
credit for the victory which
turned the tide of World War
II in the East. After Stalin,
credit was given collectively to
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1958
the Communist party leader
ship, and the Stalinist "cult of
personality" was deplored.
THE MILITARY TOOK its
share of the credit. But Khrush
chev, after using Marshal
Georgi Zhukov's influence to
resolve the latest power strug
gle, had the war hero down
graded and now appears to be
busy grabbing all the glory for
himself, Stalin style.
The article in Kommunist
was by another marshal, An
drei I. Yeremenko. He an
nounced that, "All the noble
and delicate work done —at
Stalingrad—was accomplished
under the direction and with
the direct participation of the
member of the Military Coun
cil for the Stalingrad Front and
the Southwest Front, Nikita
S. Khrushchev."
Soviet censorship failed to
pass the first Associated Press
dispatch reporting this, possi
bly because it contained spec
ulative material on the sudden
glorification of Khrushchev.
Gazette
TODAY
Collegian Circulation Staff, 8:30
Collegian Office
Faculty Luncheon Club, noon, HUB
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TOMORROW
Economies Seminar, noon, HUB dining
rroom "A" ; speaker, Dr. Robert
tz, professor of economies at
Northwestern 'University.