PAGE FOUR THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1958
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Editorial Opinion Little Man on Campus by Dick Bible, Interpreting
Self-Education . STUDENT
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Four colleges in Massachusetts have come up with a AS 156014 eY . .4 . :Ar 1 2' Will Become
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The four schools, Amherst, Smith, Mount Holyoke
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and the University of Massachusetts, are considering a
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collaboration to set up a 1000-student coed liberal arts \-. T v. -
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The proposed college would be based on the principle
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of sell-education, according to the faculty committee fit utrro rz. liftfacticri Avoofe lait PS - AN tion desi g ned to eliminate eco
nomic frontiers and substitute co
which recommended the plan. i --- operation for competition. They
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Freshmen would be started out in seminars. There efs ,__,,- , es .4 1
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A Oifer, v e ship to be much the same as
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would be no lectures until the second semester, then only offzl9
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occasionally. A student would take only three courses per
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year, and the college would offer a total of about 150 -,;,`:,,, (6: ' 40' I '' ti ri ‘3 s , I' l l
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tion Benelux, and set out for what
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courses. The school would be divided into three categories: 4 . i f Ol , /li . ) i they knew would be a long haul.
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humanities, social sciences and the physical science. ~,r , ,,, , ,
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There would be no fraternities or sororities and no \ c:7f/ 7 V 41 ' il' -,-----&- : / -./
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intercollegiate athletics. "More spontaneous forms of stu- ~.„-..,1 ir
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The four schools considering the plan form a triangle The three small nations will / 11/ 55 come virtually a single economic
be
quite small in area and so the proposed new school would
10NC1i.,190 PfZ,Z , F. It ROW 6' aZ4 Itd6gOLINGS‘4IPER state. The borders between them
have available the facilities of all four existing institu-- will be almost meanin g less. There
lions. Also, because the proposed schools could be created will be free movement of persons,
capital, g oods and services. Finan
with about half the usual faculty, the committee says, the Letters when you exhaust the material cial and social policies, including
from Schopenhauer in your wa g es and prices, will be coordi
school would be more economical than most colleges now frequent letters to the editor, nated,
in operation. Coeds Sore At that you turn to Friedrich Beyond that, the general idea
Nietzsche. Rephrase some of will be extended through a new
Committee members say they feel students are his philosophy and you will organization including Bene 1 u x
capable of fat' more independent study than they now Tract®r Roar Through their long years of ef-
TO THE EDITOR: Add several get some real
notoriety.
Russ Kiker, with France, Germany and Italy.
exercise, and that the new system would free "both stn- g raduate student fort the three small nations will
dents and faculty from the system which makes education dynamite blasts, a few bull- Student Defends be able to speak as one in the
new organization including the
a matter of giving and taking courses to cover subjects." dozers, some tractors, and con
stant drilling; continue from
The economies of the new system appear reasonable; 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. Stir vio- Lion' larger nations.
Lions Den Music
but the proposal has a more interesting aspect. The inde- lently and you have a recipe TO THE EDITOR: Some of
conducive to flunking out of the Collegian's staff writers Gazette
pendence proposed for students could be a partial solo- college, nervous breakdowns, undoubtedly spend all night TODAY
HM I to the educational problems facing this country in and complete physical exhaus- burning the midnight oil
tion. Angel Flight Drill, 6-30 p.m, Armory
the immediate future. thinking of ways to fill empty Chemistry-Physics Student Council, 7 p.m.,
We realize this campus must
spaces in their beloved paper. 2tB HUB
If students could be taught to educate themselves; if expand; we think it's great; So, what do they write about? Co
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egian new
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but they don't even take a
they col [d be taught how to learn, and not depend on -T-shirts and rock and roll. DOC Council elections, .8 a.m.-5 p.m, HMI
coffee break! Cardroom
Mr. Fineman openly con
their professors for most of their learning; then a college Ten million dollars in fed- siders himself an authority on Economics Club. 7.30 p m., 217 HUB
era} aid is going into that hole- E conomics Faculty Seminar, "New Re
music (rather than making search in Unemployment Insurance,"
or university would be able to handle many more students digging, but why all the en- statements in the form of an noon, HUB Dinin g Room . A
without increasing its expenses greatly. thusiasm? We suggest a deer *pinion) by reprimanding the EE Society, The . K ., l l e o cti l Heating of
hunting vacation - preferably coffee drinkers in the HUB Freshnuin Regulations Board, 12:30 p.m.,
And the different type of education might well be around finals time. who do nothing but feed nic- 212 HUB
better for the student; he could get the overall aspect of —s ylv i a Boyce, '6O; Helens igma, sisters 6:15 p m.,
kels in the juxebox. He stipu- Gamma Sigma '
21 to 11U13
Jones, '6O; Carol Chilcat, '6O;
learning, rather than following a set series of courses Nancy Jo Malinouskas, '6O;
later that "those whose must- Gamma Sigma Sigma, pledge test, 6:15
cal experiences have yet to p m., HUB As.embly Room
which all too often tends to categorize his knowledge. Arlene Clare Quinines, '6O, encompass more than a sense Geophysical Society, 7 -30 pm., 216 HUB
Intercollegiate Conference on Government.
Nancy Werner, '6O. of rhythm and simple melody 7 p.m., 203 HUB
will have a rude awakening." ff er D ar c A a rt ( s 'ommittee, 2.30 pm., 210
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/ •Student Council, 6:00 p.m..
Fifty-four Years of Student Editorial Freedom More Jazz Disks' He goes on to say that
"they'll quite spending nickels 212 HUB
Neu Bayrischer Schuhplattler, 7 p.m., 2
Sought for HUB . on this insufferable music White
Nittany Residence Halls, open house, T
Otlr Bally Tolirgiatt which defies appreciation by
TO THE EDITOR: Dave Fine- anyone with the slightest mus- p.m.-9 P.
WSGA Judicial, 5:16 p.m., 217 HUB
man beat us to the punch, but ical experience and - wishful UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 he left out a few important thinking has it-will force rec- Edmund Bauer, Raymond Bretton, Pa.
facts. We have noticed more ord companies to concentrate tricia Couch, James Dean, Joan
. Ericson,
Puhlkhed Tuesday throu g h Saturday morning during the University year. The John Galaton, Jeffrey Hardy, Juliet How.
Daily Collegian la a student-operated newspaper . Entered as second-class matter than the increase in volume on better examples of serious ells, Donald KameneLsky, Sandra Keener,
Job 5, MI at the State ( allege, Pa. Past Office under the act of March 3, 1879. and the latest rock and roll music, jazz and balladry." Just Marilyn King, Martin Lowy , Terrence
Mail Subscription Price: $3.00 per semester - $3.00 per year. atrocities. Every day we en- who does Mr. Fineman think Madden, Anthony S. Mortimer, Walter
Smithson, Carol Stone. Carolyn Shustick.
ROBERT FRANKLIN ROBERT PICCONE joyed having a few cups of he is? Althea Leslie, Barbara Greenwald.
coffee between classes to the I have listened to classical
Editor ‘l,l4nr.to, Business Mana g er sound of Dave Brubeck, Stan music since the fifth grade and •
Kenton, J and K, Errol Garner, have always appreciated it. I WDFM Program Schedule
City Editor, David Fineman; Itanagin g Editor. Richard Drayne: Sports Editor, Gerry Mulligan and Lee Ko- also love popular music, but I TUESDAY
Lou Prato: Associate '(ports Editor, 3lett Mathews; Personnel and Public Relations
Director. Patricia Esans, Copy Editor. Lynn Ward; Assistant Copy Editor,Dick nitz . . don't see too much in jazz. So
6:50 Si g n-On and News
Fisher; Photography Editor. Robert Thompson. Now we have a new sound tell me, do I have the right to 7:00 Music and Then Some
Credit Mgr. Janice Smith: Local Ad Mgr., Tom Berkey; Asst. Local Ad Mgr., system which allows one to make statements that Mr. 7:30 Guest Disc Jockey
G e. M7:55 Pennsylvania News
eorgc lurk : National Ad Mgr.. Betsy Brackbill: Promotion Mgr.. Kitty Bur. hear the music in Fineman has made? ldo 11:00 Greek Quiz
Sect: Personnel Mgr.. Mickey Nash: Classified Ad Mgr., Rae Waters: Co. anywhereNo,
Circulntion Mgrs., Mary Anne First and Murray Simon; Research and Records the Lion's Den, but there is not! 6:30 Marquee Memories
Mgr., Mary lierhein; Office Secretary, Msla Johnson, nothing to hear but Elvis and The Collegian and "Froth" , *9lOO Campus News and Sports
*9:15 Just New in Literature
chip m u n k s-very suitably should incorporate, then ev- *9:30 Cabinet Forum of the Air
St krr !' H IS ISSUE: Night Editor, Don Csscio'o; Copy Editor, Bill Jaffe: Wire matched in talent, but not very eryone can write to his heart's 10:00 Background
I.litor, Jeanette Saxe, Asshtants• Torn Eggler , Judy Rosenblum, Susie Link roum, 10:05 Sinfonia Time
Ken I ed. B:linty Guinmins, Jim Serrill, Gretchen Harrison. Jane.. Beahan, Betsy Pleasing to the ears of the content, and we'll all laugh to
-11:30 News and Sign-Off
Muleey, Stein , Estriecher, Kozen Snit% Bail:era Yunk, Sally Hoover, Sue Hill, many disappointed jazz lovers gether. —Jim Lon g o, '6l *Also over WAIAJ
Gee iie Sri matte' like ourselves. .
It seems like a crime to de- ,
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well-bal-
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anced sound system
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BLOCKHEAD! YOU BIRD-BRAIN ft. waste it entirely on rock 'n' ' Happoirghqfo goooo.. dear Jokanh...
roll, which should be •kept in HalfgEurthatifo q 001 2 00..
its place on the dance floor, LUDWIG, YOU
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"Jazz" (which is now filled
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