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Editorial Opinion
An Obligation
Staff rnembeis of The Daily Collegian, because of the
knowledge they have gained through their work and for
other reasons, often have been asked to serve in capacities
outside the newspaper.
Other than not permitting membership in political
parties, Collegian has no rules governing participation in
activities by its editors and advanced reporters.
But because their first responsibility is to the news
paper, these staffers must be sure they are in no way
influenced in the conduct of their work with Collegian—
especially if they hold positions of great responsibility.
Therefore, staffers feel an obligation to decline mem
bership in some organizations which are especially active
in their effect upon the student body. This is because
they believe that no matter how objectively they might
view the activities of such organizations, there might
remain a real or imagined air of influence, either on their
part or by others.
One such organiz,ation is All-University Cabinet.
Because Collegian should not make the news, but only
report it, the best policy for both student government and
the newspaper would be to remove the editor from voting
membership on Cabinet. This should be done as soon as a
satisfactoi y plan for Cabinet reorganization can be
effected.
Another such organzation, Lion's Paw, senior men's
society, has traditionally tapped at least one high-ranking
member of the Board of Editors. Over the years, especially
more recently, several members of the board have declined
bids. We would do likewise.
Only in maintaining complete independence from
outside influence and from participation in policy-making
responsibilities can Collegian most effectively fulfill its
obligation as a free newspaper—free to praise or blame
on merit alone and to work responsibly for a better
Penn State.
—Robert Franklin, editor-elect
—David Fineman, city editor-elect
—Richard Drayne, managing editor-elect
That Annual Plea
The return from Easter vacation brought with it,
among other things, a planting of keep-off-the-grass re
minclers—a sure sign that spring is here.
The campaign is an annual affair, sponsored - by Alpha
Phi Omega, national service fraternity. Its purpose is
evident—to save as much grass as possible from extinc
tion in order to preserve some semblance of a green
campus.
Alpha Phi Omega valiantly attempts to save grass
from its seemingly predestined fate while students and
members of the administration and faculty work uncon
sciously in the opposite direction.
Obviously something has to be done. So the problem
is tackled by constructing signs saying "Please keep off
the grass" in a number of highly creative ways. For
example, some of the gems are "I'm too young to die,"
"Reserved for sunshine," and "Squad—halt!"
The signs inform those who persist in taking the
shortest routes across campus. regardless of the grass.
But informing is all the signs can do. There are no stiff
penalties for violation; and it is unlikely penalties for
violators will be enacted in the future.
It is the individual's responsibility. He alone can make
or break the campaign by merely heeding the pleas of the
signs or ignoring them completely.
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STEVE HIGGINS. Bus Mgr
Letters
Two Specimens
Of Womanhood
TO THE EDITOR: It is a sad
thought, but today's world is
going to the dogs in more ways
than one.
On my return trip to college
Wednesday morning, I was un
fortunate enough to ride in the
same car with two sorority coeds
for about five hours. This icono
clastic tone 1s not intended to
malign coeds or sorority girls in
particular, but the conversation
carried on by these two young
specimens of womanhood was in
deed disheartening to say the
least.
In a world striving for security
among conflicting ideologies, a
world in which major sides are
engaged in a deadly technological
race, we find two typical female
students in a large academic in
stitution showing outward mani
festation of their inward depth
by discussing for five hours the
latest dates, pinnings and engage
ments on campus.
Not once did the conversation
deviate from these inane topics;
not once was anything more pro
found than a fraternity pin men
tioned. Unfortunately, these two
coeds and their conversation are
representative of a general cam
pus atmosphere where learning
is subordinated to social life.
Certainly this is a sign of weak
ness somewhere, whether aca
demic standards need to be tight
ened, or some great force is
needed to jolt these pupils from
their inertia, no one can safely
say It is true, however, that
ramblings about our deficiency in
leadership and lack of initiative
are well based; their subtle under
currents lie within the simple,
misplaced values of our young
people in a very complex world,
—David Roy Pressman, '59
Council Committee
Wants Suggestions
TO THE EDITOR: Some weeks
ago, the Chemistry and Physics
Student Council set up a commit
tee to study academic honesty;
more specifically, to study the
possibilities of inaugurating a
honor system for the upperclass
men in the college.
This system is being investi
gated because the faculty and the
student council feel that the mer
its of such a program are of deep
concern to the student body. Since
this would inevitably affect all
the students, then' opinions and
comments were requested. Of the
316 upperclassmen contacted, only
20 have replied.
The purpose of the student
council is to serve the student.
Their work, in striving for the
good of the student, is greatly
hampered in this respect.
Progress can not be attained
without cooperation. Cooperation
is the mainstay of representative
government.
If these students will drop their
comments in the suggestion box
in Osmond Lab, it will be greatly
appreciated.
—Academic Honesty Committee,
College of Chemistry and
Physics
Gazette
TODAY
Iliffel Passover Services. IA a in , Founda.
Lion
Hillel Sabbath Eve-raanover Service, 5:30
p.m.. Foundation
Interlandia Folk Dance, 7 .80 p.m., HUB
Ballroom
Intervarsity Christian Felloiehip Movie.
"Time and F.ternity," 7:30 p.m , Schwab
Newman Club Magi, 7 and 8 ami , Church
Newman Club Rosary, 12:15 and 4:15 p.m.,
Catholic Chapel
Newman Club Open House. S p m., Student
Center
Penn State Players' "Boy on the Beach,"
8 p m . Center Stage
University Christian Association dinner
meeting. 8 p.m , State College Hotel
WDFM staff meeting, 7 to 9 p m., HUB
Auditor turn
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Dennis D'Alessio, Mary Jean DePiante,
Clifford Dietrich, Catherine Fleck, Harold
Giantley, June Gurke, Lee Hammarstrom,
Lucinda Hart, William Millhiser. Toni
Monnatero, Patricia Morrison, Susan Mort,
Vicki O'Donnell. Robert Probst. Suranne
Ross, Harry Samuelion, Janie Schwab,
hathiyn Stauffer. Carol Steever.
Job Interviews
Companies interviewing April
28:
Bell Telephone: BS in any curriculum for
public contact work (females only)
Clark Brothers Co: BS in ME, Chem E,
PNG.
Celanese Corp of America:
Chem. Phys, Chem E, ME
Continental Can Co: BS in ME, EE, IE,
Chem E. Metal, Air Bin Chem.
RESORT INTERVIEWS
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Such Bad Guys'
Currently on the movie-mart is "The Young Lions,"
a filmization of Irwin Shaw's novel.
One of the characters, Christian Dietsl, has been
changed (at Marlon Brando's suggestion) from an arro
gant German killer to a young disillusioned, peace-loving
Aryan who cannot carry out
his superior's brutal orders.
Critics have said this change
increases the irony of the
story's point—the futility of
war. However, to me, this is
merely in keeping with the
present trend in movies—to
make the Nazis look like "good
guys."
I'm not advocating a stand
ing prejudice against Germans
or even against former Nazis,
But certainly I don't recom
mend a complete about face,
where all Nazis are pictured
as fine upstanding gentlemen.
During World War 11, the
Nazis were depicted as butch
ers, rapists, murderers, athe
ists and anti-Semitics. Films of
this type were
"This Land is
Mine," "T h e
Cross of Lor
raine" and
"The Seventh
Cross." The
Nazis were
demons from
Hell itself.
Now, how
ever, the Na
zis are shown
as angelic
beings. Dur
ing the war, pictures such as
"The Atrocities of Goebbels"
were common. Soon I expect
to see "The Life and Times of
the Good Dr. Goebbels."
Where before they had no
emotions, now the Nazis are
depicted as sensitive human
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beings. "The Enemy Below,"
"The Pursuit of the Graf Spee"
and "The Young Lions" are
three current films adhering to
this code.
The Japanese, however, have
not fared so well in American
movies. During the war, such
films as "The Rising Sun" and
"First Yank in Tokyo" showed
the Japs as cruel villains. Two
new films, "The Bridge on the
River Kwai" and "Run Silent,
Run Deep," still show them as
a bloody bunch. If the trend
toward "good representation"
keeps up though, we'll soon be
able to see the Japs as "good
guys" too. May I suggest "I
Was a Teen-Age Kamakazi
Pilot."
The Italians have gotten off
pretty easy, probably because
the Italian people were not
entirely given over to Facism
and perhaps because they were
defeated relatively early in the
war. Whatever the reason, films
made even during the war—
films such as "Sahara" and
"Sundown"—showed the Ital
ians as likeable fellows. They
were shown as good-natured,
spaghetti-eating men who said
(in heavy accents, of course),
"Mussolini made me fight but
I don't believe in him or his
cause."
The new philosophy behind
movies seems to be: "The war
is over so let's bury the hatch
et. Let's show the Nazis as good
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