PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Vague but Necessary University entrance requirements have been upped another notch with the Senate approval of a rule barring most students who are not deemed competent to enter English Composition 1. This new rule, effective for the fall semester 1960, will alrnost eliminate English Composition 0, a non-credit remedial course. Numerous Senate members wanted to eliminate the course altogether by accepting only those students who could enter English Composition 1. However, certain col leges with a high percentage of students taking the re medial course led the fight against this. The Senate, therefore, compromised and permitted a lee-way to accept students who are below par in English but who have "unusually high scholastic ability in other respects." This escape clause certainly can be attacked for its vagueness. However, the clause and its vagueness appear to be necessary. Students who excel "in other respects" should not be kept from entering Penn State because of a deficiency in one subject, even when that subject is as basic as English. Although this "escape clause" appears necessary, the University should use it sparingly. Students deficient in English—although they do excel in other respects—should be encouraged to make up this deficiency before coming to Penn State. The University is supposedly a place of higher learning, not remedial learning. And the Univer sity should not be expected to assume the extra costs of providing remedial subjects for its students. Froth and Satire Froth has redeemed itself by coming out with one of the best issues in years. It's on sale today at the familiar places. Froth comes up with some hard-hitting satire and parody aimed at All-University Cabinet, individual stu dent leaders, Lion's Paw and this newspaper and its edi tors. Froth, with its use of good satire, hits harder and maybe more effectively at many of the things this news paper has criticized this year. Unrepresentative student government and All-University Cabinet appear to be its main target. We enjoyed our advance copy of this issue of Froth. In fact, we are still chuckling over the parody on us. Spirit of Greek Week This is Greek Week, the week fraternity men and sorority women sing, work and play together. It's a time when fraternities and sororities publicize themselves, their place in University life, and what they have to contribute to its members and the University corn-, !Dungy. The biggest bit of public relations during the week is the Community Project day when the Greeks put on old clothes, man rakes, wield paint brushes and spruce up spots about the community. Certainly fraternities and sororities do have much to offer the University community. However, it is unfor tunate the spirit of Greek Week is not always practiced the year round. Editorials art written Sy ths editors and staff taembeca of rho 014 Collegian and de net necessarily represent the •lows of the University u of the student hod,. A Student-Operated Newspaper CUlt Battu Tottrgiatt Sueeessol to The Free Lance. est 1887 Pubnaked freedar thrush datirday seornlns during the thstvers!ty year. The Dane cellulite Is • stadent.eperatert newspaper Entered as suend-clap natter Jule $ Mt at the State Celine Pa Put Me* ender the art of Ward, S. 11711. Mali Rehorriptlen Prises $3.11 pet anut•r WWI pet sue ED DUVBS. Editor 44,, . STEVE HIGGINS. Bui Mgr. lifeassing Egitas, Jody Mathison: Cite Editor. Robert Itraatllns Sports Eater, Vines Caravel: Cope Editor. Marian Beatty; Assistant Copy gaiter. Ralph Manna; Assistant Sparta Editors. Matt Matthews and Lam Prates Makeup Editor. Chine Phillips; Photography Editor George Harrisons Board of Editors. Lorry ;Jacobson. Credit bigs., Sue Mortenson: Local Ad Mgr., Marilyn Elias: Asst. Loral Ad Mgr.. Roseanne Gormless National Ad Mgr., Joan Wallace; Promotion ►tgr., Marianne Campbell; Personnel Mgr. Rosemarie DiEssidio; Classified Ad Mgr., Stars Milstein; Co-Circulation Mgr.., Marlene Marini and Richard Lippe; Research and Records algr.. Barbara Wall: Office Secretary. Patricia Miernicki. STAVE THIS ISSUE: Night Editor. Cathy Flock: Copy Editor. Larry Jacobson: Wive Editor. Mary Kelly: Assistants, John Root. Phyll Westeott, Sandy Padwa, Judy Rosenblum. Judi Wharton. Katy Davis. Mike Seller. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Other Opinion Editor's Chair For One Day Sitting in the editor's chair for even one day is a terrific exper ience in itself. But to let our advertisers in on some trade secrets, we can say that this paper is studied in the community while others circulat ing here are only read. This should be good news for Adver tisers. It doesn't take long—and indeed it is amazing—to find out how many people with little or no basic knowledge of journalism "want to run the paper." With their air of ostentation and superficial confidence, they waste no time in making any deci sions necessary in dealing with a "hot story." We wonder how they would handle an irate housewife that calls about her Tommy's name being mispelled. . . . Some complaints that come in are loaded with dynamite and some with as much tactfulness as British Diplomacy itself. Yet, what we want to point out is that this implies the paper is read, and read very carefully . . . —Canonsburg Daily Notes Gazette Academic Year Institute. Raymond G. D. Ayoub on "Recent Developments in Mathematics," 3:10 p.m., 213 Buckhout Artists' Series, Obernkircen Children's Choir. 8:3O p.m., Schwab Book Exchange Candidates, 7 p.m., HUB auditorium Chess Club,. 7 p.m.. 7 Sparks Christian Fellowship, 12:46 p.m . 21R HUB Collegian classified ad staff. 6:60 p.m., office Freshman Advisory Board, 8 p.m., 214.216 HUH, Customs Surveys Grange, 7 p.m , 100 Weaver Industrial Education Society, S p.m., Tau Kappa Epsilon Metallurgy Seminar, Dr. J. 8. Wagner, "The Oxidation of Iron Single Crystals." 317 Willard Newman Cluh Novena. 7 p.m., church Newman Club Lecture Series, 7 p.m., 104 Chapel Newman Club Choir Practice, 7:8‘) p.m., church Philosophy Club. Dr. John M. Anderson. "Common Dumanity as a Political Con- cept." 8 p.m. 209 HUB Players' Advertieirtir Crew, Venice" 8:30 p.m.. Schwab loft Student Committee on Alumni Association, 7 p.m . 203 Willard Tall Tales, 7 p.m., 100 Weaver Zoology Club., Dr. Hubert Fringe on "Alba tross Problem on Midway." 7 p m., 113 Frear Jeanne Anderson, William Benton, Phil lip Bloom, Paul Chiavacci, JoAnn Cooper, Rafael Crespo-Cintron, Valerie DeLacy, Clifford Dietrich. Jane Eisenbrey, Jacob Engle, Suzanne Fink, Lillian Fischer, Ste phen Fouse, Mary E. Funke, Edith Gross, John Gysling, Lee Hammarstrom, George Hancock, Susanne Ittel, Harry Klepper, Peter Larson. Janet Mac Lean. Lewis Mil ler, Shirley Ominsky, Richard Potter, Allan Schechner, Harriet Schoonmaker, Ruth Steinberg, Arthur Stevenson. Patricia Thompson, Patricia Turner, George Voy fey. Nancy Weinstock. Blanks Offered For Hat Sox Second- and third-semester men with a minimum 2.0 All-Univer sity average may fill out activities cards in the dean of men's office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through next Wednesday for Delphi, 'sophomore men's hat society. A new file of activities cards has been installed in the office to replace the old file at the Hetzel. Union desk. The file was installed by the Hat Societies Council in order to make the handling of 'the cards easier than the, old file, which consisted of a pile of 800 to. 1000 large cards. The new file will have places for freshman, sophomore, junior and senior cards. Students have been asked to re. move their old cards from the HUB desk as soon as possible. Prof to Speak on Math Raymond G. D. Ayoub, associate professor of mathematics, will speak on "Recent Developments '‘ in Mathematics" at the Academic Year Institute colloquim at 3:10 today in 213 Buckhout. Philosophy Club to Meet Dr. John M. Anderson, profes sor of philosophy, will speak to the Philosophy Club at 8 tonight in 209 Hetzel Union. His topic will be "Common Hu manity as a Political Concept." WDFM Programs Wednesday nighf: I:60. Sign on and 114W11 : 7. Telephone Bandstand; 7:60, State News and National Sports; 3, data Panor. Anna'; 9, News'; 9:15. At Your Service'; 9:30. Music of the People; 10, New,; 10:03, Virtuoso: 11:30. Sign on and new& " *Also carried on WMAJ. TODAY "Merchant of UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Little Man on Campus by Dick Bible, rd s l% OS OD . I righ memo 100 '1 4 cos R- L oic mdiot :0 Er . • P I II.!. 4 / 4,\1/0/ , As sErAI BY: HIMSELF - -- - ? - p rl~ a HO ROOMMATe • Shop Talk Baseball Season Brings Headaches Lack of space is one of the biggest headaches facing us in giving our readers wider news coverage, especially on the national scene. The sports staff is especially concerned since baseball season is upon us. Certainly we do not have the space to cover the local scene and the Major Leagues completely at the same time, Therefore, since coverage of Major League baseball is more readily available from other sources than is coverage of Penn State sports, emphasis as usual will remain on the local scene. However, the sports editors will try to find space for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Philles box scores as well as the Major League standings. When space permits, addi tional coverage of Major League baseball will be pro vided. The same problem also plagues the news side of this newspaper. And the same prin ciple applies: since we do not have the space to give good coverage on both local news and national and international news, we concentrate on local news. More complete coverage of state, national and interna tional news Is readily avail able from other sources. 4 , 4 , .4 Here's an idea we have been tossing around and would like some reader opinion on: Dick Bibler, who syndicates the "Little Man on Campus" cartoons appearing in this newspaper, only draws about 90 new cartoons a year. This is 11111111.11111 - i rte 0 IP' --„, '' , :f.4‘;`• ''' ,--..,,,,...; WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1958 -• Nl* FATHER---•• -.3 -:-.. (3.-2"E:9. if) . ' . : 3r 1 - --, -,r••■••■•fti (WI -• Hl5 FRIENOS. -Hl6 eftECH NOE because most college news papers are not dailies. Since Collegian prints appro ximately 150 issues each year, this means we must re-run about 60 old cartoons each year. We dislike doing this. Many students have told us they would like to see a daily crossword puzzle printed in Collegian. We would like to do this, but lack of space at pres ent prevents this. Our idea then Is to run Bib. ler .cartoons on .Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays (thus eliminating re-runs) and cross word puzzles (if we can obtain a good syndicated one) on Wednesdays and Fridays. We would appreciate know ing how yoil feel about this. A former associate editor of this newspaper will return to campus this week to speak and to autograph his best-selling book at a downtown store. He is Vance Packard, class of '36, whose "The Hidden Persua , lers" has been on the best-seller list for months. Packard will speak on cam pus Friday afternoon and auto graph his book Saturday after noon at the Pennsylvania Book Store. Another former Collegian editor, Bernie Cutler, head of the Moscow Bureau df the New York Herald Tribune, spoke on campus last month. • —The Editor
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