PAGE FOUR
Editorial Opinion
The University Turns Its
On Class of '5B, Student
The University has just turned its back
on more than 2500 of its most influential
alumni —the Class of 1958.
A special committee of the Board of
Trustees, aided and abetted by the ad
ministration and the class's own president,
is tossing out the 1958 senior class gift
choice, funds for AM radio on campus.
And by doing so, the University is not
only ignoring the will of its students, but
is also harming its own radio station,
damaging the education and entertain
ment of students for years to come and
rejecting the general good of the campus.
But worst of all, the University is not
telling the students exactly why it is toss
ing out tho intent of the Class of '5B. And
since the University has not seen fit to
tell the students and the public what the
trustees were told in making the decision,
we can only assume that no facts were
presented to shed a radically different light
on the situation.
The special trustees committee, headed
by Philadelphia Mayor Richardson Dil
worth, recommended that, concerning AM
facilities for WDFM, "in the event that
arrangements suitable to the needs of the
instructional program can be met through
contract with a private station, the funds
involved are to be allocated to the College
of the Liberal Arts to further the training
of students in the mass communications."
Lawrence E. Dennis, vice president for
academic affairs, believes such contractual
arrangements can be made through State
College radio station WMAJ. If this is
done, then, under the trustees' decision,
the money will not go to WDFM to build
its own AM radio station.
The trustees' idea is endorsed by
Thomas Hollander, president of the Class
of 1958. He wrote Dennis, "I feel that I am
speaking for the class in saying that the
action taken by the (trustees) committee
. . . is quite acceptable."
The action may be quite acceptable to
Hollander and to opponents of a campus
AM radio station, but we believe it is not
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Back
Radio
acceptable to the Class of 1958, to the stu•
dents of the present and future and to
station WDFM, which is most directly
concerned.
The Class of 1958 voted for funds for
AM radio facilities on two premises: first,
that this would involve construction of an
AM station on campus; second, that this
station would be what is now FM station
WDFM.
These premises were evident in almost
every news report, every editorial opinion
and every student government discussion
on the subject last year. If the students
had wanted "contractual facilities" they
would not have needed a class gift. WDFM
now broadcasts over WMAJ at no expense
at all!
Not only does the trustees' decision fail
to carry out the intent of the Class of 1958,
it also fails to carry out the purposes of AM
facilities.
Student-run AM facilities should be
provided for the education of student lis
teners; for the instruction of students in
the techniques of communication; for the
entertainment of students. These goals
cannot be achieved through a half-student
run setup, as the trustees propose,
Numerous arguments have been pre
sented in the past against an AM campus
station. The staff of station WDFM claims
to have the answers to refute these argu
ments. But WDFM—which is most directly
affected by the trustees decision—was not
consulted.
The trustees' decision, Dennis' confi
dence that contractual arrangements can
be made and Hollander's letter all leave
many questions without answers—answers
which the students and the public have a
right to know.
Until and unless these questions are
answered in such a way as to radically
change the AM radio station picture, we
can only conclude that the events of the
past few weeks are a travesty on the self
government of students and a detriment
to the best interests of our University. -
ROBERT PICCONE, Business Manager
Fifty-four years
Editorial Freedom
the set of March 3, 1879.
Letters
Larry Sharp
Sends Thanks
TO THE FACULTY AND
STUDENT BODYz Please ac
cept my thanks for your kind
ness, generosity and sincere
concern.
I have always been proud
of being a student at Penn
State but last Sunday made
me realize what a privilege it
was to be a part, no matter
how small a part, of such a
fine University.
It would be utterly impos
sible for me to express my
feelings and deep gratitude to
all of you. Not only for the
past week which was com
pletely overwhelming but for
the many long months that
have gone when your kindness,
letters, cards, and visits meant
so much to me.
With my best wishes and
many, many thanks, I remain,
most sincerely,
—Larry Sharp
Tim Council Seeks
•
To Fill Vacancies
TO THE EDITOR: At one time
when the Ohio and the Ten
nessee River basins were flood
ing, an irate citizen uttered
the comment, "Damn it all."
The response to his suggestion
resulted in the Tennessee Val
ley Authority with its electri
cal generation and flood con
trol programs.
A comparable situation ex
ists with the over 4000 Town
Independent Men. They have
a flood of ability going to
waste.
A common thing from town
students is the complaint of
Weekly
ACROSS
1 Spar or pole.
5 Napoleon dept
here.
9 Divide.
14 Seed covering.
15 Arena attraction.
16 Tropical vine.
17 Oddly funny
person.
19 Money in India. -
20 Goes by
21 Final chance at
the diner:
2 words.
23 ".._... Nazarene"
24 Part of a church.
25 Mark on a seed,
26 Restaurant bill.
28 Lardner ball-
player, "Hurry
30 Cheer.
32 Cord on a
Bedouin's head
kerchief.
34 Forbid.
35 Dolts.
39 How to get to
3 Down: 2 words.
41 The outfield.
42 Beneficial.
43 Barbara
Geddes.
44 Drawing card.
45 Driver's place.
46 File.
• e ,,
48 Co or py.
49 Worker of 1066.
THUSRDAY. MARCH 19. 1959
lack of sports, social and recre
ational activities.
At the present time there
are six openings on the TIM
Council, so "Damn it all," why
don't the town men get out
and fill these openings.
—Jack Evans
member, TIM council
Gazette
Air Force Cleo Club. 3 p.m.. HUB as.
aembly hall
American Rocket Society. 7 p.m.. 101
ME Bldg.
Androcies, 10 p m.. Pi Kappa Alpha
Association of Fraternity Court:talons,
7 :30 p.m . HUB assembly hall
Bridge Club, 6:SO p.m., HUB card
room
Christian Fellowship, 12:30 p.m., 211
HUB
Collegian Classified Ad Staff, 8:30 D m.,
Collegian of I ices
Dancing Class, 4 :15, 8:80 p.m., HUB
ballroom
Faculty Seminar, 7:30 p.m., 212 HUB
Finance Club, 7:30 p.m., Kappa Sigma
Freshman Class Advisory Board, T
P m.. 218 HUB
Gamma Sigma Sigma, pledgee, 8:16
HUB assembly hall; slaters. 7 p.m„
Crange rec room
Insurance Club, 7:15 p.m., Lambda CM
Alpha
Sigma Alpha Eta. 7 p.m., speech clinic'.
Sparks
Society for Advancement of Manage..
ment, dinner. 6:30 p m., Home Ec
Sports Car Club, T p.m., 214 HUB
WSGA House of Representatives, 12*30
p mMcElwain Mook Study lounge
WSGA: Housing Committee. 4:16 Dan.,
108 Old Main
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
John Bayer, Walter Brown, Julia
Campbell, Mary Ctmmons, Graeme Cow.
en. Arthur Dinese, Robert Dockstader,
Neal Fahrer, Janice Frank, Patricia
Gardner, Lucien Girard, Elaine Gor.
man. Sharon Hoffman, Paula Jerto.
Marvin Kaplan, Leena Linni, Bonnie
McKee. Mona Lou Minder, Dan Rees,
Bette Rubinson, Patricia Spath, Fred.
rick Woltman, Michael Wartalia, Ste
phen Weber, Edward White, John
Young.
Job Interviews
Equitable Gas Co.: BS: ACCTG. BUS
MGT, ECON, FIN MKTG, PNG, CE.
ME, GEOL.
S. D. Leideadort & Co.: BS: ACCTG.
Strawbridge & Clothier: DS: LA, LMR,
BUS ADM, HOME ECON, ED, lE.
Puzzle
Crossword
52 Catch a base•
11 Porch of a
Hawaiian house.
12 Altogether:
2 words.
13 Pioneer inventor
in radio.
18 7 days.
22 Radio rivals of
baseball.
24 Sculptor's sub
ject: Abbr.
26 Forbidden.
27 Eastern titles.
29 City in Texas.
31 Paid space.
33 Ball - parr .
areas 2 words.
36 Frustrated at the
last moment
words.
37 Catch.
38 Dry.
40 Color.
41 Ring out.
43 Have :an aggres•
runner.
54 Superlative
ending.
56 Clubhouse lint.
ment wielders.
58 Father•in•law
of Moses.
61 French girl's
namo.
62 Fail completely:
2 word&
64 Nag.
65 Sen. Johnston.
of
_Sault'
Carolina, 4
66 Both: Prefix '1
67 Farm worker&
6ft Garish sign.
69 Diego.
DOWN
1 Sound from an
excited fan.
2 Alma box.
3 What the !naffed.
tual fail to reach:
2 words.
4 Shade of phdr.
5 Abates.
6 Mauna
volcano.
7 Area where
pitchers warm up.
8 Giant. ,
9 Flap.
10 Fills In for an -
absent colleague.
61Y8
47 Glimpse. 3 ; -
49 Stow away._
50 Violinist Mork!.
51 Senor Novarro.
53 A felony.
55 Big bargain.
57 Garver et al.
541 Oriental demons
59 Hayseed.
60 Colonial • orator.
63 Cruise ship's
stopover.
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