SATURDAY. MAY 10. 1958 Editorial Opinion Parents . and Penn State Parents from all over the state will be on campus this weekend to visit their offspring, to take a look at their sons' and daughters' environment, to check up on health and financial statuses, to celebrate Mother's Day and perhaps to view May Day events. We believe it is good for parents occasionally to catch a glimpse of the college world their children live in. For each student's elders have contributed much toward that student's being here—probably in money and most cer tainly in fostering a desire to secure advanced education. Many parents have contributed not only to the educa tion of their sans and daughters as individuals but also through gibing their support to the University. This kind of support ben fits not only a parent's own offspring but also that student's classmates and the students of later years. Through a r arents' Fund begun this year by the Uni versity, at leas] $BOOO has been raised for the Stone Valley Recreational A ea. The Fund, established as part of the Penn State F nd, is a previously untapped source for raising the mo ey the University so badly needs. But we be ieve merely to ask parents for this added financial suppo t is not satisfactory. We believe the Uni versity needs parents' interest as much as it needs their money. We suggeided establishment of a Parents' Association earlier this year.'Such an organization would not tend to limit parents contributions to the University to one field and it would materially help communications between the University and parents. We believe an association would pay off_in public relations as well as in dollars and cents. Such an organization once existed, but died out. Admittedly, a number of problems would be encountered in reviving the idea. But we believe an association would mutually aid the parents and the University. We wonder what the parents think. Pivot Time The spring issue of Pivot, campus poetry magazine, will be on sale Monday and Tuesday. The magazine, issued by the Poetry Workshop, contains poem . s by students, faculty members, and staff members. One of the highlights of this issue of Pivot will be the poems of Matthew Robinson, editor, who recently won the Samuel Barsky Memorial Award for poetry. The issue will also contain a preface by its adviser, Joseph Grucci, explaining the aims and objectives of the Work shop. Pivot is certainly deserving of student support. The publication has gained a reputation for fine modern poetry. It is also self-sustaining, something very unusual for a magazine publishing nothing but poetry. Pivot serves a two-fold purpose—it gives young writers a chance to see their work published, and students an opportunity to read original creative work by members of the University community. But the magazine must depend on student support for its existence. If it does not sell, it cannot continue. Students should realize the need for such a creative magazine at the University—and also the excellence of the publication itself—and see that no copies remain unsold. 2/Diarist° are written -Or the editors and otaff siessints ei The Daily Collegian and do riot seem/idly represent the views of the Unlvereitt or of the otslort bolls. A Student-Operated Newspaper alte Battu 0101Irgiatt Successor to The Free Lance. est NV Pallllshed Tuesday through Saturday morning dialog the Ua!comity year. The Daily Collegian la • student-operated newspaper &dared ea saseadl-cima matter Joy 11.1914 at the State Collets Pa Post Office amass Ora act el earth $. ISM. lOW Sabscriptlaa Priest $3.09 per semester .... UM fog war ROBERT FRANKLIN Editor 4/301. City _Editor, David Fineman: Managing Editor, Richard Dragnet Sports Editor, L. Prato; Associate Sports Editor, Matt Mathew; Personnel and Public Relation* 'Riveter. Patricia Evans; Copy Editor, Lynn Ward; Aashdant Copy Editor. Dick r FlehorPhotography Editor. Robert. Thompson.; Croat Mgr., - Janice Smith; Local Ad Mgr., Tom Mickey: Asst. Local Ad Mgr.. retort Piceone; National Ad Mgr., Betsy Brackbill; Promotion Mgr., Kitty Bar. muerte Personnel Mgr., Mickey Nash; Classified Ad Mgr.. Barbara Ryan; Co. Circulation Mgrs., Mary Anne First and Murray Simon: Research and Records Mgr. Mari Berbein; Office Secretary. idyls Johnson. STAFF THIS 'ISSUE: Copy Editor. Janet burstine; Assistants, Don Casciato; Arai Rosenthal. Mike Heller. Judy Wharton. Ana Marbut. Wade Armon, Nick! Wo"ford. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK VOJTASEK Business Manager Gazette TODAY Catholic Confessions, 4 p.m., 7 var., Clureb Catholic Maas, 8:38 a.m., Chapel Chab Habastna. 9 p.m., HUB Ballroom Delta Mn Alpha, registration, 10 a.m., HUB 'moorlandla Folk Festival, 8 p.m., Jr. High school AIRY DU Celebration, 3:30 p.m., Freer& Comma or Roe Nall Mode Lecture, Dr. Rana Nathan. 11 a.m. EMEM!!MMI dent Center Pennsylvania Association for Student Teachers. 11 a.m., 218 HUB Players' production. "The Merchant of Venice," 8 p.m., Sehsrab Pia)ers' production. "Tonight At 11:38.•° 8 p.m.. Center Stage &bold at the Arts teeter*, Bernard S. Myers, S p.m.. RUB Auditorium Varsity Track, .Bichigan. 1 p.m., Beaver Field TOMORROW "American Art" lecture, 4 p.m., HUB Bade Fellowship, 2 p.m., 209 HUB Chapel Service. 10:55 am. Schwab Encampment, 5 p.m., 215 HUB Eastern Orthodox Service, 10 Chapel Exhibition of Stoeteat art work. 2 P.m. Alpha Rho Chi Glee Club Concert, 3 p.m... Seim ab India Encampment, 2 p.m. and 8 p en., 212 HUB Music /attune, 1:36 p-m., 214, 215, 216, HUB Newman Club, 7 p.m., 214, 215, 216, HUB Pennrjhanta Assn. for Student Teachers, 9 a.m.. 3:30 p.m.. 218 HUB Protestant Service. 9 a.m.. Chapel Roman Catholic Mass, 9 a.m., Schwab Schosl of Arts reception, 2 p.m.. HUB Spring Week. 6:80 p m , 21R HUB Tri-Stestee Drill Meet, 1:45 p.m., Old Main Lawn USF Briefing session for Housing Surrey. 8 p m., Wesley Foundation LISF Installation of Officers and Cabinet, 10:45 a.m., Wealey Foundation NU 3 p.m., 217 HUB NDFhi "Jeanne D'Arc au Burlier" 10 p.m. Woman's Residence Halls Open lipase, 110 to 11:20 p.m. MONDAY Alpha Phi Omega, 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., 217 and 212 HUB Armed Forces, 8 a.m., Card Room, Hain Lobby HUB Alumni Memberships, 8 a.m., HUB Big Little Sister, 8:38 p.m.. 214 HUB Bridge Club, 6:80 pan , Card Room IfUB Christian Fellowship, 12:45 p.m., 218 HUB "Contemporary Church Mualc" lecture, 8 p.m., Chapel Delta Theta Sigma, 9:15 p.m., 217, 218 HUD DOC Student Council. 6:30 p 213 HUB Engineering klechnnlcs Seminar, 4:10 p.in., 203 Eng. "A" Extempore Speckling Contest, 7:30 p.m., 31G Sparks Feaster Luncheon Club, 12 noon, Dining room "A" HUB Home Management, 1:30 p.m., 218 HUB Leonides, 6:30 p.m.,. 203 HUB Model Railroad Club, 7 p.m., 212 HUB Mortar Hoard, 8:30 p.m., 216 HUB "Penn State: Men and Ideas," 0:60 a.m., Channel 10 Tribunal, 6 p.m., 216 HUB May Day (Continued from page one) seats and fifteen cents for gen eral admission. The first May Queen, Mildred Ride Dunlap, said of the event that'''to the best of my recollec tions, May Day was the result of the desires of Dean Lovejoy, Mrs. Edwin E. Sparks, wife of the for mer University president, and her daughter, Ethel. Dean Lovejoy had always had a great ambition for Penn State women to have everything fine and cultural-that any girl's college had." She described the costumes as the Grecian type, of pastel colored cheesecloth, made by the girls themselves. Each group of girls presented a dance, ar ranged-by Ethel Sparks. The name of the queen was withheld by The Daily Collegian because it was supposed to be a secret until she appeared. May Day was discontinued until 1921 because of the outbreak of World War I and was then con tinued until World War H. Since then it has become an annual event and the highlight of Moth er's Weekend on campus. As far as records show, May Day has been a function of the Women's Student Government Association. Open house in the iv-omen's dormitories a well as many frat ernities will be held this weekend. Dormitories will be open from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow. Teas and breakfasts have been planned by many sororities and indepen dent dormitory units. State College Cited For Development State College has been awarded an honorable mention citation in a community development contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce. The contest entry was a scrap book showing projects of the bor ough during the past year. The entry was compiled by the State College Area Chamber of Com merce, but the projects were not all chamber projects. The 1957 entry was in three divisions—economic development, civic improvement and transpor tation. little Man on Campus bY OM IMbhg "Hey, Mac—aver here with . that sod-packer." Italy Summit Bid Aids Bargaining By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst The Western Big Three's suggestion that Italy might take part in a summit conference does more than pave the way for bargaining on the Soviet demand for numerical parity between Communist and non-Communist parti cipants. It is, probably even more directly, a result of strains within the North Atlantic Treaty •Organization itself. In UN disarmament discus sions the Soviet Union has made a strong play for in creasing the -size of the sub committee to give her a more even break. In preliminary discussions of a summit meeting. slue has de manded that Poland and Czechoslovakia be permitted to join her in meeting the United States. Britain and France. The United States, using some persuasion in the British case, got her partners to reject this. The United States takes the public position that the makeup of all conferences should depend upon the direct interest of the countries in volved and their abilities to make an important contribu tion. There is recognition, how e,,er, that this position may have to be compromised later if there is to be be a confer ence. The mention of Italy now lays the groundwork for bar gaining on that point. The situation within NATO, however, demanded something on its own. Indeed, the _Soviet suggestion itself is believed to have been based at least in part on the hope of making trouble for the Big Three. At the last meeting of the PAGE THREE NATO Council it became evi dent 'that Italy and some of the smaller nations were wor ried by the tripower domina tion of disarmament discussions and by the big power ability to break off negotiations with the Soviet 'Union without too much consideration for others. Italy has been doing some behind-the-scenes agitating about it for a long time. For one thing, she thinks a badly disorganized France receives a ranking above Italy in inter national affairs which is not warranted by the actual dif ference in power. West Germany, Belgium and some of the other smaller na tions subscribe to the general theory that NATO must not be run by the Big Three, although admitting that a high order, of French statesmanship has done much for Europe's postwar unify. This and other developments at Copenhagen have two major facets. Whoever represents the West at a summit conference will be representing NATO. And by launching a peace offensive of its own, with various sugges tions for concrete action, NATO has assumed more of the po litical importance which its military role has been over shadowing. . AND THEY CALL NiTE PECULIAR! . ~ 4, - - -T- - - - ... _ „z i . i. _„ ~.. •
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