PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Opening Up Education Things are opening up around here. The University Senate decided Thursday to open all classes to all students and University personnel, dependent on the permission of the class instructor. This means a student can sit in on any class he wants to, without en rolling in or auditing the course. And All-University Cabinet Thursday night recom mended that the library stacks be opened to all "superior" students. Librarian Ralph W. McComb already has agreed to open the stacks to students registered in honor courses. The term "superior" student hasn't been defined yet, and is likely to pose an interesting but surmountable problem. The Open classes policy already is in effect; the open stacks policy is still pending approval of library officials, but so far there don't seem to be any serious objections in its way. Both moves will make better education available to more students and are likely to stimulate students to a broader range of interests. And both moves will help to "take the wraps off" of learning. Junking the red tape and many of the regula- tions of education makes it more attractive and conse quently more profitable. The Ticket Home The phoney matric card officially became a very dangerous item yesterday when it brought about the dis missal of a student by the Subcommittee on Discipline of the Senate Committee on Student Affairs. There are few disciplinary offenses severe enough to warrant out-and-out dismissal from the University, with out the provisions for readmission provided by suspension. But the University it seems has decided to put the altering of matriculation cards in this class. Chances are yester day's decision will be a precedent for dealing with future offenses of the same nature. Altering matric cards is not new by any means; it has ben going on for years, and often the offenders have not taken great pains to conceal it. The main reason for doctor ing the cards is to gain admission to downtown taverns, whet e a matric card usually is taken as sufficient proof of age. The "fixers" ran into problems two years ago when the University switched to photographic cards, which are considerably harder to change. But elaborate photographic means were devised by the die-hards and the altered cards continued to appear. But perhaps yesterday's student dismissal will rapidly squelch the practice. The penalty is high, and students should realize that card changing isn't worth it. Fifty-four Years of Student Editorial Freedom 04r i3aitu Totirgiatt Successor to The Free Lance, en 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The Daily Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered 113 second-class matter JOT S. MS at the State ('..liege, Pa. Post Office under the act of March g, IS7S. Ntail Subscription Price: 11.00 per semester MOS per year. ROBERT FRANKLIN Editor '4la3ii STAFF TNI4 LiSUF : Cony Fdit)r. Geo:ire French; V. ire Editor. Bobbi Levine: Twit Firuiler, Susie Link room. Jon Semi!. Gordo:. Lewis, Gretchen rdthe Chun. Mint.) schittnisn. Biti Maustrller, Phyllis Peck and Kittle Uvti. DID YOU HEAR ME? I SAID, YOU CAN'T HURT AY FEELINGS!!! BPI 4 , FRANK VOJTA.SEIC Business Manager , I DON'T CARE! You il CAN'T HURT MT iIL FEELING 6!! li a , 41 ("---\, A LOUD c • THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Letters Reader Defends Collegian View TO THE EDITOR; I think Read er Serrill (letter, Thursday) is somewhat confused in his incisive remarks concerning the sensation alistic methods of The Collegian in dealing with the first student traffic fatality. In my opinion, the headline was clear and to the point, even though it classified the victim as a traffic statistic. The aim of any good newspaper is to present all the facts, good or bad. It is doubtful that any great harm will result due to the mis printed figures (concerning fed eral aid) which President Walker has requested. As you know, Mr. Serrill, errors may be found in all daily newspapers, and The Col legian is no exception. So—as we say at Penn State—" Don't sweat it" Serrill's views were too critical on trivial matters; but it is a reader's privilege to voice his opinion through a letters column. —Steve Milner, '62 Pitt Rally Success Laid to Students TO THE EDITOR: We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people and groups who helped make the Pitt Pep Rally not only possible but a big suc cess. To the Ivy Rocks, who provided three hours of music; the Contin entals, who sang; the Cheerlead ers; Sever Toretti, assistant coach, who spoke at the rally; The Daily Collegian for its help in publiciz ing the rally; Steve Fishbein, mas ter of ceremonies at the rally; all those who donated cars for the motorcade and to the dean of women's office and WSGA for the late oeemissions, go our heartfelt thanks. Our thanks also to Ed Hintz, head football manager and all the football players who made appear ances: Jack Behler, the Nittany Lion: and Hummel Fishburn and Frank Gullo, who led the crowd in songs and cheers. But, most of all, our thanks go to every student who came to the rally, for in-the final analysis it is they who made it a success. —Members of Cwens and Delphi Hat Societies Gazette Nittany and West Halls Dance. 9 p m.. HUB Batirnum Student Movies. T p.m.. HUB Assembly Hall Chapel Services, 10:55 a.m., Schwab Audi- toriunl Emerson Society, 7 p in.. Chapel lounge Entre Nous. 2 p.m., 211 HUB Hillel Foundation. 8 p.m., 212 HUB: Rine- scope. "Israel: The Next Ten Years," Newman flub. 7 p m.. 214 HUB Protestant Service of Worship, ts a.m., The Chapel Roman Catholic Mass. 9 a at., Schwab Auditorium Student Movies, 6.30 p.m., Assembly Hall, HUE Swedhclxlian services. 10-30 a.m., 212 RUB Thespians, 9:30 p.m , 217 RUB MONDAY Alpha Phi Omega. 7 p.m., 212 HUB Department at Architecture, 7 •'io p.m., HUB. assembly room Engineering Mechanics Seminar, 4:15 p m., 203 HUB. Engmeerinfir A Faculty Luncheon Club. noon. HUB ditang room A Leonides Council, 6:30 p m.. 217 11118 Social Science Research Center, 8 p.m., dining tonnes A-C, HUB University Christian Association Seminars, 3-10 p.m., Chapel Vesper Service, 4:15 p.m. Chapel UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Eleresford Bailey. Margery Dye. Fred Eisele. John Fatale. Donald Flickinger. Martha Harrison. Gertrude Reimling, John Keryeski, Joseph Koekulitx, Betty Lorditch, Johanna Lohr, Rhett McGriff, Patricia O'Handley, William Pearson, Lois &Ahem. berg, Irene Schimmel, Larry Sharer. San dra Shogren, Alan Vandenberg, Sandra Dragone. String Quartet Program Postponed Until Feb. 1 The Juilliard String Quartet, a part of the State College Cham ber Music Series, will not appear Sunday evening as scheduled. The program has been post poned until Feb. 1 because of the illness of one of the members of the group. The series is sponsored by the State College Choral Society. Late Lion's Den Hours The Lion's Den will be open until 12:15 tonight. Snack bar ser vice will last until midnight. Next weekend will be the last in the extended hours trial. If the experiment proves successful the hours will be extended perman ently. TOD AY TOMORROW Little Man on Campus by Dick Ilia "I sure am glad I found out about HER! I can't stand a girl that's stronger than I am." Words to Spare Teenagers Snub American Beliefs By Dick Drayne Teenagers don't think much of many of America's most cherished beliefs—or so the surveys say. A recent national magazine article on the results of surveys taken up among teenagers reveal some appalling statistics about this nation's young people and their lack of faith in our basic concepts of freedom and independence. The survey results, reviewed in the Nov. 29 issue of the New Yorker, concerned a wide va riety of topics, from radio and TV listening time (discourag ingly high) to Biblical knowl edge (amazingly low). But probithly the most shocking statistics are those concerned with the average teenagers' feelings on political, govern ment and economic issues One survey, for instance, re ported that one out of three teenagers "approves of a cen tral government agency to act as censor" and that almost half of all teenagers think the po lice should be allowed to tap telephones in order to get evi dence against suspected crim inals and "radicals." Another survey, the article reports, comes up with opin ions which are even more frightening. Forty-one per cent of the teenagers questioned did not favor freedom of the press, 34 per cent thought that "the government should prohibit some people from making speeches," and 58 per cent be lieved that "the police or the FBI may sometimes be right in giving a man the 'third degree' to make him talk." Answers given to questions of economics are just as dis turbing. A Better Business Bureau Survey of high school seniors showed that: Only 39 per cent believed that "keeping the profit incen tive alive" is essential to sur vival of our system. Seventy-nine per cent said that most of the gains from new machinery go to the owners. Fifty-five per cent believed that the basic principle of Marxism, "from each accord ing to his ability, to each ac cording to his need," was a valid basis for an economic system. Eighty-two per cent said the United States does not have competition in business. - Sixty per cent said a work er should not produce all he can. It's hard to say what are the chief causes for this new and peculiarly un-American trend of thought among young peo ple. Some of the answers prob ably were given through ignor ance or contrariness, and sur vey statistics are not always SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1958 representative; but the results indicate, at best, a deep and un healthy cynicism among teen agers. And it is surprising to see in these teenagers, who are so well-known for being rebels, the tendency to become sub jects, as it were; to be willing to sacrifice their liberty and independence in a bow to con formism and dictation by the majority. If the surveyists are right, these teenagers would give al most absolute power to the government and the police; they would take away the rights of a free press; and they would sacrifice the principles of free enterprise in business. The rebels would have much more authority to rebel against, it seems, if they had their way. These figures fly in the face of the age-old tradition of this country—and indeed any coun try—that the young genera tions are the sentinels of inde pendence, the stubborn foes of any kind of tyranny or oppres sion. Today's teenagers seem io desire much less independ ence and much more tyranny. Probably the strongest con clusion which can be drawn from the surveys is that the youth of this generation are incredibly perverse—that they have little belief in and no re spect for the institutions of their elders. Such perverseness may be healthy in some ways, when it brings improvements in social and political conditions. But when it attacks the foundations of our freedom and liberty, it seems more a sickness than a healthy sign. WDFM SATURDAY NIGHT 6:50 News 7:00 111-Fl Open House 9:00 _____ ---- News Campus Heat 1:30 News—Sisw Off SUNDAY NIGHT :50 --- _ _ __ _ News 7:00 The Third Programme 11:30 News—Sign Ott MONDAY NIGHT 41:511 News 7:04 Manuscripts to Musie 7:30 Westinghouse Adventures in Research 7:55 Pennsylvania News 8:40 ______ Contemporary Concepts 9:00 —__ Campus News and Sports 9:15 _ Open to Question 9:30 _______ Dateline: London 9:45 --- As You Believe 10:44 Background 19:45 Symphonic Notebook 11:50 News. Slit Ott
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