PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Hazardous Stopping Ever try driving down Pollock Road during the peak rush hours—say between 4:45 and 5:15 p.m. each day? It is almost an impossibility with cars illegally stopped along both sides of the narrow road waiting to pick-up pas sengers. The same condition exists in the morning, only this time it is to discharge Unversity, employees or stu dents. When queried about what can be done to prevent this traffic hazard, Elwood F. Olver, director of the division of Security, said "we just need more patrolmen." "Right now we don't have enough men to patrol the entire length from Shortlidge Road to Burrowes Road." University traffic regulations prohibit stopping along Pollock Road, he said, but enforcement is another matter. "It certainly presents a real hazard," Olver said. . The worst part of the hazard is not the cars parked along the curbs, but the fact that drivers are forced to swing around illegally parked cars into the oncoming dri ver's lane. Doors are opened from both sides of the illegally parked cars and when students step from between parked ears—it's a nightmare for the law-obeying drivers. If ticketing the cars is the only way to enforce the no stopping ban, then that's what will have to be done. Until then, just beware and don't blame the next accident on us. We told you one was bound to happeo. Others Speak The Way To Oblivion (The Pluinsina7t, Auburn University) Once, education was concerned with quality. Then, happily, the problem of quantity was considered. But devoting all efforts toward solution of the latter problem has robbed our educational processes of quality. Now is the time to realize this, and to decide if we shall have both. Education tends to turn out conformists, individuals whose education is "completed," rather than thinkers. Thus, passive entertainment and group activities dominate our leisure time activities; we have technicians, but few original thinkers. So cially, the case is the same: one MUST be a conformist, a stereo type. To be original or different is to be dangerous. Yet, no matter how comfortable, we can not choose a society of conformity. Consider the difficulties of individual life, or the sum of individuals, the world. Consider the problems that threaten the very existence of our world. Then remember that human knowledge—both constructive and destructive—is bound ing forward at the most incredibly dizzying rate ever known to man. No, this is not a world for the passive, for the conformists. They cannot keep pace with scientific advancements and cul tural changes. Even less are they equipped to devise new ways to relate to these changes. And do so we must. If we do not, the world—as we know it—will cease to exist. Not only indi vidual maladjustment and group tensions, but international annihilation will be the price we pay. A Student-Operated Newspaper .*tuttintr Tolitglau Successor to The Free Lance, eat. 1817 published every Thursday frent June 11 to August 27 with the exception of June 9. The Summer Collegian Is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter July 9. 193 t at the State College, Pa. Post Mite meat the act et March 3, 1879. Mall Subscription Price: II cents for 12 bums WILLIAM A. JAFFE Edilor 44D0, STAFF THIS ISSUE: Wayne Schlegel, photographer; Janet Dur- Stine, copy editor; Assistants, Nancy Kling, Chris Bell, Cathy Bell, Barb Mosgrave, Dodi Kota, Dexter Hutchins Mrs. Rebecca Metzler, Cecelia Sullivan, Bill Felix and Dick Maggio. SUMMER COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA JO RIDER CHESWORTIL HARRIET LEAVER, Co-Business Myra. Campus Beat Shuttle Busses Predicted For Unified Frosh Each year over 50 per cent of the University frosh either drop out, switch into another curricu lum or go into counseling. With in the next few years it is quite probable that this progressive university will begin a common freshman year for students en rolled in all curriculums in or der that all the students would have a year of college level courses before having to select a specific major. We find this to be a fine approach to a serious problem in an overcrowded school. In our travels across campus we have found that those stu dents slated to attend classes in the new 'ROTC building or any one headed for the new football stadium have a walk of more than 10 minutes—the time allowed be tween classes. In fact, the sta dium is nearly 2 miles from the center of campus. This means a shuttle-bus sys tem is not too far off for Penn Staters. It would be impossible to extend time between classes without extensive scheduling of night and Saturday afternoon classes—which is undesirable for administrators, professors an d students! How far would you drive for a haircut? A University student who is living in Scranton picked up his date and motored the long journey to this villa last week for merely a haircut. That's quite a jaunt just to have your curly locks clipped. * * Recently we were guest lectur ing at Cornell and an odd tale came to our ears. In one of the fraternities a baby alligator had been received as a gift - from Flori da. The men could find only one suitable home for the pet—in the bathtub in the ladies' powder room. This was fine during the week, but the pet caused a good bit of commotion on Saturday nights! We ventured down to the Tavern the other night and ran into a former student. He ex plained his long absence as being due to his wife and new son. In fact he said this was his first night out alone since he was married two years ago. The next day we saw him again, this time at Whipples and with his wife. We kidded him in front of her about being out for the first time in two years and she indignantly came back with this, "Now just a minute, you were out once before." Isn't that just like a wife. Often friends comment pro and con concerning items in our col umn, but never was there such a commotion as resulted from las week's. Bed-checks, police patrols of the Lion's Den, the HUB ballroom and even Hort woods; and angry MG owners were just a few of the results. You cannot imagine how popu lar and unpopular we were all at one time. But the crowning glory of it all was a short note received in the mail which read: "Ever since your paper complained about boys yelling at girls on their way from Waring, I have received little attention and even fewer dates, Thanks, Prof!" By the way, my students, if you are looking for something to do with your favorite gal in the near future, try the sessions of the Pennsylvania Association of Sewage and Industrial Wastes—a coming campus attraction. Prof. Wayne Grad Club Conference Members of the Penn State Graduate Club in Art Education will hold their ninth annual summer conference tomorrow and Saturday. The opening session will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the Hetzel Union Assembly Hall. Social Scientist to Speak Dr. Kenneth W. Thompson, as sociate director for social sciences of the Rockefeller Foundation, will speak at 8' p.m. tonight in the Hetzel Union Building assem bly room. HAMBU RGERS WO W t I N 111‘' "Who ordered one with lettuce, tomato, onion, mustard, olives, ket chup, horseradish, chili sauce and sweet, dill and sour pickles on it?' Letters Student Blasts Free Movies TO THE EDITOR: If it is true that most Hollywood motion pictures are produced for adults with 12-year-old men talities, then Penn State sum mer sessions students should plan a "revolt of the masses." Specific implication is made to the films shown during the past three weeks on the lawn in the rear of the HUB. "Triple Deception," a British flicker which must have reached our shores illegally, has as much excitement as a carelessly planned, and executed panty raid; "World in His Arms" was so juvenile this viewer felt embarrassed for those asso ciated with it; and "Female Animal" would have been a better experience for all view ers and cast, had Hedy Lamarr been permitted to drown at the beginning of the film. While these films were free (and here even the slogan "good for nothing" could not apply) they featured only a plethora of common* place ideas which were communi cated in unimaginative and trite cinematic treatments. It is hoped that the com mittee scheduling the films for the future Wednesday evenings will select those domestic and foreign products which are mature, intelligent, imagina tive and have been judged as such by competent professional motion picture critics. Perhaps the summer ses sions students will enjoy see ing or re-viewing "The Red Shoes," "High Noon," "Dead of Night," "The Informer," "Brief Encounter," etc. Ad mittedly these films are "old", but they are more satisfying than the current attractions to which viewers have been sub jected to for the past three weeks. —Rodney E. Sheratsky ritAURDERG, ROBBERIES, DON'T FORGET ABOUT KICKING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS, DOGS...PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS GLAC<MAti, ALL SORTS OF WICKING DOGS, TOO TERRIBLE THINGS! )11‘_1 THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1959 JOSEPHINE vow t 4) fAA Concert Antics Annoy Reader TO THE EDITOR.. In regard to the recent concert: (July 12, 1959) This observer was astonish ed at the fine quality of this newly organized group. The program was without a doubt a credit to the Music Depart ment and will long be remem bered. There were, however, addi tional offerings which were not included in the program notes. It was 'apparent in the balcony that MUSIC APPRE CIATION series were being conducted for children ages I months to 6 months, plus. This added a great deal to the be lief of self expression in chil dren. Notable examples: t h e parents, (of which there were many) whose total absorption in the works being presented often preferred to look the other way as their children pranced about the gallery and on at least one occasion, al most went head over heels over the balcony railing. (This was of course dire in excel lent taste, usually during ex ceptionally exciting passages.) Needless to say the contin ual carrage of blurbing chil dren up the stairs and back again, left no room for a mo ment's boredorne. In conclu sion, may we suggest that all baby carriages, cribs, etc. in the near future be parked in area No. 83. CHARLES THORBORN Graduate Student Letters Welcomed Letters to the editor are welcomed by The Summer Collegian. All letters must be signed and-names will be with held only if requested.. Letters should be short and precise and be of concern to the Uni versity, students or towns people. YOU NWT HAVE A BABY 95TER TO WORRY ABOUT! I TELL. YOU THE WORLD ig GETTING WORSE ALL THE Time! 71,-Amt„ 7,-,, n 4 E., .. C Cr, .5 - 4,Vizz.
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