PAGI FOUR Editorial Opinion Penn State's Future: A Critical Time 'By virtue of its status as the Land- Grant University of the Commonwealth, Penn State is primarily concerned with the educational and research needs of Pennsylvania and its people." This is the report of the Administra tive Committee on Long-Range . Develop ment. This report is part of the Long-Range • Development Studies, titled "Penn State's Future . .. the job and a way to do it." The studies are designed to show how the Univirsity can continue "to promote liberal and practical education in the sev eral pursuits and professions of life" in an age when the demands on higher educa tion are mushrooming in both quantity and quality. The Long-Range Development Studies have been accepted by the Board of Trus tees "in principle" and "for planning pur poses." They were initiated at the trustees' behest, to give them an idea of the prob lems facing the University and the frame work within which they can work to solve • . them. As such, th e studies recommend changes which some trustees believe are too sweeping and which other trustees believe will not meet the demand. But the board accepted them as an overall guide to future specific action. The simnel concern themselves with three area topics: Instruction,- extension and research. They represent virtually a minimum of action required by the University to educate its share of the 178,000 Pennsyl vanians who will be seeking college de grees by 1970—and to provide them with the quality of education needed by a still growing America seeking the knowledge to gain world peace. Even as a minimum, the studies pro pose sweeping changes. Perhaps the most noticeable of these is the physical layout of the campus, where the number of buildings may be doubled within the next 12 years. A great many landmarks—including Prexy's mansion, the Armory, the former The University Informs Its Public Seldom if ever have Perm State stu dents been given the opportunity to:see so much of the future of their University. The Long-Range Development Studies explained in today's issue of The Daily Collegian represent an attem pt to plan an expansion unparalleled in the University's history. Before today, students and faculty and staff members were dependent largely on hearsay and on small and uncorrelated pieces of information to give them an idea of what the University will be like after 1970. With the rerease of the studies, they can see the thinking of the Board of Trus tees. They can have an idea of what the future holds for Penn State. And they can plan ahead so that their operations will fit into the University's prolected growth. Now that the long-range studies are public knowledge, they 'can be objectively evaluated by the students and the public. If the studies indicate any proposals which might be controversial in the University community, it is best that they be dis cussed now, while they are still very tent tative. If changes should be made, they Larry Sharp Still Needs Help There will be a collection taken up for Larry Sharp between the halves of to day's football game. By now most of us know who Larry Sharp is; and how he has been hospitalized since he broke his neck in a physical edu cation class •accident last year. There have been many various kinds Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year.. The Daily Collegian is a Student-operated news paper. Entered as Second.claii matter July 5, 1931 at, the Mite COliege, Pt. Post Office under the act of Marsh 3, Mt Mail Subscription Pried: 33.00 per Smelter 35.00 per year. ROBEEM ramomm Editor City Editor. David Fineman; Managing .If.diter. Richard Drain.; Sports Editer, Lim 'Prato; Asaaciatt Spiorti Editor, Mitt Mathews; Personnel and Publie. 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Fiftyfour Years of Student Editorial Freedafit MR Battu Olailegiatt Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Women's Building, the Obelisk, even the temporary buildings—may have to be re moved "for the sake of progress." A great many buildings will be erected where old-time Penn Staters will remem ber lawns and trees. Other • changes will radically affect campus life. Classes will be held at times which would never have been thought of a few years ago. Summer school will become a reality with the adoption of a new calen dar system. These and other innovations will ob literate a great deal which Penn Staters through the Class of '62 have come to love. A great deal of this change is neces sary to enable the University to perform the job to which it Li obligated. But extreme care must be taken that the University save traditions and institu tions which have become the essence of Penn State over the years. Students and faculty, the planners and the administrators all should agree that it would not be Penn State without the view of the mountains from the Hetzel Union Building; without a Nittany Lion statue; without a crowd at the Mall and Pollock Road. But most of all, it would not be Penn State if students did not have the time arid facilities to meet each other, enjoy common work, activities and recreation and learn the ways of cleating with each other. This represents perhaps the most im portant single item that Penn State or any university can give to its 'students. This phase of student learning seems the most likely to get lost in the shuffle, yet is most important to preserve. Perhaps to work to preserve it is the student body's function in the expansion program. Members of the administration, fac ulty and Board of Trustees have done an excellent job in planning for a very diffi cult period in the University's future. To realize these dreams will require the further combined efforts of these peo ple and of state government, alumni, friends of the University and students. can be completed in the light of informed opinions expressed by persons who will be affected—or, in the case of students, whose successors ,will be affected. Often in the past, The Daily Collegian has believed that these views were not shared by the administration. It is certain that many administrators do not share them now. But the view that the University needs an enlightened public appears to be held by President Eric A. Walker. This edition of Collegian was made possible through his help and through the help of many oth ers, including James H. Coogan Jr., direc tor of Public Information; C. S• Wyand, vice president for development and chair man of the Administrative Committee on Long-Range Development, and the : other members of the committee. To them The Collegian extends its sincere thanks. The administration has realized that public knowledge leads to public under standing and support. Considering the size of the University's projected expansion, its problems and costs, these are commodities which Penn State sorely needs and will continue to need. of collections- taken up for Sharp since then, and with great success. But the sad part of it is that no matter how much was given in the past, Sharp still needs money. His hospitalization has eaten up the funds as fast as they came in. His chief hope lies in the generosity of the student body—and today is the time We must show it. FRANK VOJTA4EK Business Manager tHE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Easy Task' rexy Says Cou, o Tackle Unive Looking long and thought fully into the future is no easy .task, even when that peering is restricted to the 12 years immediately ahead. The most conservative pro jection of Penn State's respon sibilities has produced a pro gram that, at first glance, is almost overwhelming both in size and in the urgency with which it must be developed. However, we take c our age from two facts: 1) that the University's growth during the past 12 years was equally dra• matic, and 2) that growth was achieved through a financial partnership of the State Gov ernment and the state univer sity which is traditional and 'al most unique. We, are very proud of the fact that Penn State's life-long policy of self-help has enabled it to finance about 60 per cent of the cost of all its buildings, and half of its current operat ing budget. Of the balance, the state has underwritten approximately 30 per cent of the value of the physical plant, and about 38 per cent of the annual budget. A continuation of this relation ship will close the gap between Ag Program Grows Farms of University's 3700 The University farms cover 3154 of the University's .3700 acres, by far the largest part. The one barn of the Farm ers High School has beeh re placed and greatly expanded into beef barns, sheep barns and dairy barns. Livestock on the farms includes 600 dairy cattle, 175 beef cattle, 450 sheep and 250 hogs. Pasture for this livestock consumes 944 acres. . Hort Woods is now just one part of the 700 acres devoted to wood areas. Wildlife management experiments are conducted and cottontail rabbits and other small game animals are studied in these areas. Experimental planting of pine trees on slopes too steep for agriculture are included in Forestry testings. ExtensiVe re search on various species and mixtures of trees are a part of TODAY Artists Series, Canadian ?laYen. • 2:30. p,m. "As You , Like It," 8:30 p.ni., Devil's Disciple." Football, vs. Holy Cross, 1:30 p.m., Beaver Field Soccer, vs. Army, 10.a.m., Bea ver Field • Student Movies, 7 p.m., HUB Assembly hall TIM Dance, 9 p.m., HUB ball room TOMORROW Alpha, Kappa Psi, 7:30 p.m., 212 HUB - Campus Party. 6:30 p.m., 'HUH assembly hall Chapel Service, 10:55 a.m.; SOL wab Circa Editorial Staff, 7 p.m., 109 Boucke Emerson Society, 7 p.m., Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel 'ERIC, THE BUILDER' By Dr. Erie A. Wi President of the Unil the total cost of future and the income an from all other sources. Despite the demands rent operations, plans future are being conver action just about on Continuing re-evaluati long-range report has some small changes, proposals in general ing to be workable. The current kuildi gram illustrates the ck manner through w 1 preparations for the ahead are being dev, Of the 30 million worth of construction der way at 'Univers' about half was financ Commonwealth thrt General State Authors has assured responsE our classroom and needs. The remainin, current construction, it dormitories and dii. is being built by the city with proceeds sale of its own bone will be serviced and out of room and boas paid by resident stun In general, I am that we are now just about as rapid. Cover Largest the research scattered over the University farms. The School of Forestry was ap proved as a unit of the College of Agriculture in 1954. Forestry students study on two geograph ically separate campuses (Mont Alto and Main) during their four years as' University students. This was a result of the consol idation of the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy and the Depart ment of Forestry of the Pennsyl-' vania State University by State legislative action in 1929. A proposed forestry center on the main campus will include drying kilns, lumber storage and laboratories for practical tests in wood production and wood util ization. A student sawmill is the first unit of this proposed center. The University farms use 250 acres for experimental plots. But some students may have to study inside instead of outside in the future. The Jordon Soil Fertility Plots ate to be used as the location of Gazette lounge Outing Club, Field and Stream division,' Turkey and Trap shoot, 2 p.m., behind Osmohd Journalism Reception, 2 p.m., HUB main lounge • Protestant Service of Worship, 9 a.m., Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel Stamp Club, 2 p.m., 213 HUB Student Movies, 6:30 p.m., HUB assembly hall Alpha Phi Omega, 7 p.m., 212 HUB Committee on Educatiton, 1:15 p.m, 217 HUB EduCation Student' Council, Pub lic Relations Committee, 313 Willard Engineering Mechanics Seminar, 4:15 p.m., 203 Engineering "A" Faculty Luncheon Club, 12 noon, ge Needed ity's Future can in the development of our physical plant. However, the explosive increase in college enrollments we shall face with in a few years makes it neces sary that we step up our build ing program in 1959 and 1960. I am convinced, too, that our plans for strengthening the quality of our academic pro gram are proceeding at a satis factory pace. Adjustments of the scope needed to meet dur growing responsibilities in in struction and research are not easy to make, nor can they be • hurried. unduly. Nonetheless, illars faculty and staff are working u un- hard to raise the quality of our Park, graduates as'they make room y the for ever-larger classes. For the this they deserve great credit. which One of the reassuring as ty for pects of the current picture is •atory the evidence we get daily of \lf of the growing public determina )st of tion to see its children edu halls, cated, and the degree to which 'ver- Pennsylvanians are looking to . the their state university for such which education. With such support, rtized I am confident that the tra targes ditional partnership between the State Government and the state university will find what it takes to do the coming job— whatever its dimensions. the into iule. ,f the Lueed the prov- pro 'alive li all ears isfied ceding as we MONDAY' Part Acres a new classroom building. They are the oldest soil fertility plots in the western hemisphere and have been used for continuous 4-year crop rotation since 1881. The Veterinary Research Cen ter is used for research on diseases of livestock and poultry. The ani mal nutrition calorimeter, the only one of its kind, is a room which measures heat from ani mals according to rations con sumed, and is used in research. The University orchards which cover 110 • acres include Apple, peach and cherry orchards as well as plantings of small fruits. The - fruit is graded and packed in the orchard buildings where apples are kept in cold storage. Although agricultural re search has been conducted since the founding of the Uni versity, the Agricultural Ex periment Station was not es tablished until 1887, Research work is distributed throughout the College with de partmental cooperation in studies of comprehensive problems. HUB dining room "A" HIJB Bxpansion Program►, 7 P.M., .214 HUB International Fireside, 8 p.m., Home of Professor Mares, 715 W. Park Ave. IFC, 7 p.m., HUB assembly hall Orientation Women Counselors, 10 p.m., Simmons Lounge State College Color Slide Club, 7:30 p.m., Mineral Science Auditorium Vesper Service of Worship, 4:15 p.m., Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL John Bosick, John Busch, MlChezel Carey, Robert . Divls. Louiee Dombroskl, Helen Harlow, William Haugh. Wayne Hocking. Sally Hoover, William Kirby, Joan Lash, Constance Lite*. Stella Mascara, Donald Minoids, Gail Petters, Virginia Powell, Dorothy Querry, Bit* &hunger, Gary Solodkin,',Robert • Umstead, Donald Wil. liams, Gail Winklames, Norma Vernesion, Bernard Sieber. Barbara. Bitentait. from here to Infinity Mail ',.61-: the Filt&e: P nettriptic.:._T4bps? With all the talk of expansion, we wonder if the pow ers that be have thought of how students are going to get from one class to another—especially when the- buildings are almost a mile apart—and there are only ten minutes to make the trip After much thought we would submit this plan: Why couldn't there be pneu matic tubes connecting the buildings? Like the ones that are used to make change in department stores. This would solve all the park. Ing problems 'that could pos sibly arise. There could be a car.han and no one would ever miss the cars. Just think. • A fraternity pledge on wake-up could roll the sleepy brother out, of the rack and into the proper tube. The brother could get an ex tra ten minutes of sleep. It might take a little while •to get used to this sort of thing. Can 't yo u Imagine waking up on the middle of the drill field for ROTC class? Although the parking prob lem might be solved, would still be a lot of trou- THOMPSON ble with the traffic trouble in the tubes. Those scheduling 11 o'clock classes would find the tubes a little clogged toward lunch-time as everyone rushes toward the "restaurant" exits. And then there would be the possibility of picking up your date via the tube. Can't you think of the tender moments one could spend with his date if something went wrong with the working parts?. You could be parked for ;lours, and there wouldn't be a campus cop to bother you. Hat men would be a thing of Sorority Suites Are Luxury, But They Once Had Houses Sorbrities at one time didn't have residence hall suites, complete with kitchenette, lounge and individual rooms, but they did have houses. Beginning in the 30's, and last ing until the upkeep became too great, sororities were housed in cottages on campus. Previously professors lived in the cottages, • because ~ t he Aand surrounding the University was then farm land and there was no place else for them to live. But by the 30's most of the pro, fessors had found homes off cam pus, and the buildings were con demned. Dean of Women• Charlotte E. Ray asked for the cottages for women, since there were then only three 'womeriiii residence halls. The cottages were offered to the sororities. There were at that time 10 sororities on campus, Nita-Nee (later Kappa Alpha Theta) took over Elm Cottage. Sychor (Kappa Kappa Gamma) occupied Moffatt. Members of Chi Omega lived in Oak; later Beta Sigma Omicron moved into the cottage after the ChiO's got their suite in Grange Hall. Campus Patrol members now occupying Pine Cottage tread in the footsteps of Phi Mu. Theta Little Man an Campus by Dick Mat ou're right: Wortliel—;-bilibcidlisi 'Make ii' l'OOk like y could reach' right out an' touch 'era." SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1958 by hot, ihoinfavin the past on the campus of the future. Why would the hat men need their hats? No one would see them in the tubes. Instead of hatmen, the BMOC's would be known as "capsule men". Each leader would get a cap sule he could use to travel back and forth to his many activi ties. This would reduce wear and tear on the body, since he would be spending so much time in the tubes. These class tubes would be equipped with class cutting de vices that would prohibit switching off to the' HUB for coffee instead of going to class es. There would 'be special "senior tube s" for seniors. These would have little cut offs, to permit the seniors to cut as often as they desired. There would be cut-offs to the HUB, and probably one to the downtown area for those who can't fight the HUB coffee lines. There would also be a tube to the establishments for TGIF sessions for those who are of legal age. The advent of the student tubes would give way to an en tirely new code of etiquette. Actually, it would take some time to iron out some changes in the chlialrous art. The big problem would b• whether the girl got into the tube first, or whether the boy should get in first. Then, if the boy got in first, who would help the girl in? Or who would help the , girl out if she got in first? Then again, perhaps this could be worked in with com munity living program. We wonder if the "community tube" idea will ever get off the ground—or shall we say, un der the ground? Phi Alpha members lived irt Spruce Cottage, Delta Gamma members in Hemlock and Alpha Omicron PI in Maple. Later Kappa Delta took over Hem• lock. Sororities were first organized secretly in 1911. Ten years later they were forced to disband. But in the same year local groups were sanctioned by the administration. Ho w eve r, no Greek letters were allowed in the names and no undergraduates could be pledged until their sec. and year. Nita-Nee was the first club established. Later Sychor, Arete, La Camaraderie and Alfost were organized. In 1924 all the women in the student body voted to continue sororities. However, not until 1926 were the local groups allowed to seek affiliation with national groups. Then Alfost Club became Chi Omega. ChiO was the , only national sorority on campus for three years. In 1929 local groups were affiliated with Theta Phi Al pha, Alpha Omicron Pi and Phi Mu. There are now 23 sororities on campus. The most recently estab lished national is Alpha Delta Pi, which was formed earlier this semester from Pyrose local sorority. ''WHY SECAUfiI ITS YOUR SHOULD ROOM:MATS WRY! 11 , 3* 11 AND I SUPPOSE 114EiR MOVERS MALE "MEM CLEAN UP THE STREETS!?! CO* PI.. 11)
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