PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Closing Factory Doors One of the most stimulating images of a university is that of crowds of students—from many different courses —overflowing u classroom to hear a gifted professor lecture. The picture is not uncommon in European uni versities, and in some of the great universities of this country, It could become common at Penn State, too, if students take advantage of the new open classes policy. But the Education Student Council, apparently think ing along the lines of an “educational factory,’’ has voted to oppose open classes. The council voted against open classes apparently mainly because the members thought classes could not he conducted effectively with visitors drifting in and out, and because visitois would hinder the professors in taking roll. First, the council members should have understood that open classes do not mean that students would be popping in and out as though the classroom were a cigar store; it is expected that any student who sits in on a class will remain for the entire lecture. And it’s hard to believe that any professor would be bothered by too many spectators; whatever discomfort caused him almost certainly would be made up by the compliment of popularity. As for the difficulty in taking roll, it could be ironed out pretty easily by the professor before the lecture began. And the need for taking attendance seems rather petty when compared to the long stride towards liberal educa tion which the open class policy provides. Roll-taking is a product of the manufacture of diplomas, not the presenta tion of education. May the council's decision die a quiet death A Real Live Library? The present facilities of the Fred Lewis Pattee Library are not adequate to the increasing educational demands of the University—this is apparent to both students and faculty members. The number of volumes is pitifully low in comparison to the numbers at similar universities. Research facilities are not such that encourage much research. There is not enough space to handle the students who would use the library. But things are going to change, according to Librarian Ralph M. McComb, and change in a big way. McComb has outlined a plan fer library expansion which is compre hensive and ambitious, and should go far toward putting the University in competition with other great schools across the countrv. Foremost among the planned improvements is the doubling of the number of volumes in the library, bringing the total up to 1 million. McComb’s plans also include such other improvements as construction of a new wing, bolstering research facilities and adding personnel. The library program isn’t definite yet; a great deal in added funds will be necessary to carry the proposal through. But the imaginative plans show that the Uni versity has not forgotten the library in planning for the vast educational needs of the future. Fifty-four Years of Student Editorial Freedom (Hlj? Saily (Enllpgian Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The Paily toHegtan is a student-operated newspaper. Entered oj second-cJoaa matter July $ 1934 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3. tS79. Mat) Subscription Price: $3.00 per semester - $5.00 per year. ROBERT FRANKLIN Edilor City Editor, David Fineman: Managing Editor, Richard Urayne: Sports Editor, Lou Prato; Associate Sports Editor. Matt Mathews; Personnel and Public Relations Director, Patricia Evans; Copy Editor, Lynn Ward; Assistant Copy Editor, Dick riaherj Photography Editor. Robert Thompson. Credit Mgr.. Janice Smith; Local Ad Mgr., Tom Burke?; Asst. Local Ad Mgr., (•eorge Me lurk: National Ad Mgr.. Betsy DrackbiU; Promotion Mgr., Kits? Bur gert; Personnel Mgr., Mickey Nash; Classified Ad Mgr., Rae Wateis; Co- Circulation Mgrs., Mary Anne First and Murray Simon: Research and Record* Mgr.. Mary (Icrbeln; Office Secretary, Myla Johnson. kTAht Tilts ISSt'E: Night Editor, Cathv r leek : Copy Editor, Bill Jaffe: Wire Editor, Robin I.pum*: Assistants. Jim Somll, llaibara Yunk. Btuimra Greenwald, Katie is, Prtt D>er. ftomi Nathanson, Sue 1 tnkroum, Janet B Cuban, Sandy Cummins, Edith Beck, Bdl Muusiellvr and Catmeilu LaSpada. THE DAILY COtLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA ROBERT PICCONE Business Manager /ABATCHOF l VALENTINES, / I SUPPOSE. THERE'S A CUTE ONE IN THERE FOR ME? /WHY SHOULD THERE^ ( BE? I DON'T LIKE YOU, V CHABUE BROWM!^ couldn't you just send ME ONE OUT OF PiTY? Letters Tornado Power Is Calculated TO THE HDITOR: I would like to discuss a portion of the Associated Press story dealing with tornadoes that appeared in yesterday’s Col legian. The author of the article pointed out that guided missiles might be fired into tornadoes in order to dissipate their energy. Many other laymen have made similar suggestions with regards to hurricanes and severe thunder storms. However, if these people would actually calculate the tremendous energy that these weather phe nomena possess, they would rea lize that such methods of weather control are doomed to failure. A single thunderstorm covering but a few square miles contains energy equal to 100 atomic bombs. If a guided missile carrying a bomb loaded with energy equiva lent to a 100 A-bombs was fired into this storm, there is no guar antee that the storm would be destroyed. The additional energy supplied by the bombs might cause a more powerful storm to result. Even if the storm were com pletely dissipated, which is un likely, deadly radiation would be spread over many square miles, causing far more fatalities than the thunderstorm. On the other hand, let's look at the tremendous energy possessed by a hurricane, the mightiest of storms. If all the energy from one hurricane could be harnessed, it could run every single electric de vice in the United States for fifty years. One can see from the above illustration that the forces of weather are much greater than those man has produced. —Joel Myers, '6l Collegian Weather Forecaster Gazette Air Force Glee Club, 3 p.m., HUB Assembly Alpha Phi Alpha, 8:30. 215 HUB Awards Night Committee, 7 p.m., 217 HUB Book Store Committee, 1 p.m., 218 HUB Bridge Club, 6:30 pm.. HUB Canlroom Brotherhood Banquet, 6 p.m, HUB Ball- room Christian Fellowship, 12:30 p.m., 218 HUB Christian Science, B*3o pm., 217 HUB Dairy Science, »peaker~Mn.s Milkmaid of Pennayl\ania. 7 p.irfC 117 Daily Delta Nu Alpha, 7:30 pm, Alpha Sigma l'hi Gamma Sigma Sigma, 7 p m., Grange Rec Room Hiliel, Coffee Hour, Dr. Judab J. Shapiro, i p.m., Hiliel Lounge; Intermediate Hebrew, 7 p.m., Hiliel; Yiddish Course, 7 P.m., Hiliel. Outing Club, 7 p.m., HUB Assembly Sigma Tau Delta, 7*30 p.m. Society for Advancement of Marketing, 7 p.m., 212 HUB Spring Week* 7 p.m., 2U HUB But What Will Our Children Think? Isn’t science wonderful? We marvel at the conveniences that our friends of the engineering set have made possible and wonder what the future could possibly hold that would be better. Wonder what our children will have to say about our “modern day conveniences?" Looking back to when Mom and Dad were our age we dis cover that “the world’s tallest hotel” had just been completed It was the Waldorf - As t o r i a and built over a railway, yet! It was com pleted in 1931. In t h e De cember, 1931, issue of Mod ern Mechanics we read that the new hotel has a system “whereby its THOMPSON climate is made to order—cool, dry, warm or moist." Maybe they’ll call this innovation air conditioning. It was in 1931 that a revolu tion came to the law enforce ment agencies of the country. Police motorcycles were being built with 2-way radios in them! A new type carpet cleaning instrument was put on the market then. It was a tank type "high-suction cleaner." Then there was a heater that burned solidified alcohol that ‘‘provides sufficient heat for one room and is particularly useful with a baby in the home.’’ Wonder what the little ACROSS 1 Double exclama* tion. S Jazz term. 8 Nip with a grip ping instrument 14 Strong metal cord: 2 words. 16 Authoress Atkin son. 17 Giro ear unwit tingly. 18 Oyster-lover, in Lewis Carroll, 35 Greek letters. 19 Guide. 36 City N of Carson 20 Crazeft. * Citv. 22 Before: Prefir. DOWN . 33 Crowbar. 23 Undertake. IGlin a jam, ),■ 39 Our envoy in 25 Reward t Poet 2 Bees’ home. Berlin during 26 Baby sheep. 3 Region. Hitler’s rise. 30 Harry Fosdick 4 Farmer’s cows. 41 Author of “The 32 On the deep: .5 Afrikanders. Little Fores.’ Poet 6 Ration book 44 Rocky hilL 33 Madame: Abbr. agency. 45 Tree protuber -34 Out of (not 7 Scent ance. in proper order). 8 Symbol of a high- 46 Opportunity. 37 Man’s hat style; ly explosive situa- 47 Chinese province. 39 Exhaust, as of lion: 2 words. 49 Mistake, energy. 9 Character in 51 Musical finale. 40 Snoopers. “Antony and 53 French stylist 41 Symbol of greed, Cleopatra." 54 Villain in 1604 42 Where to spend 10 n j si bonui a drama a rial. (nothing but 55 Anagram of 54 43 Had a render- . 11 One of these was 56 Author of “Ferd , a pal of 18 inand the Buli” 45 Painters plaster. Across. 58 Escape: Slang, 46 “The wonderful 12 Accustom. 60 GI mailing one-hoss ” 13 Demolished. center. 218 HUB from Here to infinity Weekly Crossword Puzzle 48 Actor In “Bridge 15 Ostriches, on the River Kwu"2l Soul: Fr, 50 Jersey, 51 Erskine or Furillo. 52 Having spokes. 57 Like a bump : 3 words. 59 Wedding. 61 Procession. *. 62 Justification. % 63 Mr. Bones. 64 Connective. 65 “Cat on a Hot Tin THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12, 1959 by bob thompson tyke will do with it? Set the place on fire? Another new rage of the day —obviously the forerunner to the electric f r y p a n—was an electric portable hotplate deco rated in color combinations to match the color of one’s break fast nook. What ' they won’t think of next! One scientist of the day stunned everyone with the pre diction and calculations and drawings to back it up—“that ‘meteor islands’ carrying sun reflecting mirrors can be estab lished banishing darkness." Ha claimed that reaching a height of 65 miles, the “meteors" would circle the earth, never coming down. 1 How did he pro pose getting the things there? By “turbine rockets” careen ing at an unbelievable speed of five miles a second! We won der if this bird worked on “Vanguard?” Engineers predicted an early end to skyscraper building. Future buildings would bo lower, occupying more ground space because building sway, extreme heights, and elevator riding is objectionable to too many tenants. One account told of new cig arettes being developed to ' (Continued on page eight) 24 Dotted, m with stars. 25 Girl's name. 26 Man from Lapland. 27 Hebrew lyre. 28 Citation: 2 words. 29 Where to buy napoleons. 31 Taste. 33 Actress Uta,
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