THURSDAY. JULY 30. 1,959 c4l rgrp 7 A) -,- "Is tha Letters 10-cent Ch •- rge Said 'Robbery' TO THE EDITOR:, How times have changed! Instead of hav ing the robbing of banks, we now have the robbing by banks. They do not do it with automatics and shotguns; they do it with a number 10. Nat urally the students do not want to carry large sums of money with them. It is safer to carry checks, but what do we find when we try to cash a check? Only $lO checks can be cashed and on each of these there is a service charge of 10 cents. This means that the stu dents, especially those who buy their meals, have to cash a $lO check every five or six days and pay a service charge of 10 cents on each che c k. Considering the number of students who do this, someone in making a nice profit. Is there any solution to this problem? Yes, there are sev eral. Most schools of this size solve the problem by having a student bank. A student bank would enable the student to cash large checks on campus without paying a service charge. If a smaller charge for handling the money were charged, the profit would go to the University and not to the town. Bernice Klingensmith Editor's Note: Beginning Sep tember 13, the Student Gov ernment Association will spon sor a Student Check Cashing Agency in the Heizel Union Building. A service fee will be charged but students may cash checks up to $125. The agency will also be open on weekends. The fees will be used to com pensate the agency' board members. OSEPHINE I •90 ,y...,.;9N , * /•7 7 . 7 0 lict,c)c A1k..161 111 - g a' ' 41. , other shoulder reserved?" Reader Blasts Art Viewers TO THE EDITOR: There had been for several weeks an ex hibition of art in the HUB lounge. This was done through the courtesy of the Fine Arts Department. How many students had oc casion to see this particular exhibition of paintings by the art Staff and noted invited ar tist? By this viewer's count, very few. Of those who had, the only reaction had been that of, "I only saw one thing I liked, or could understand." Are we living in the twentieth century, or have we returned to others past? These people aren't willing to face reality. The majority of paintings exhibited there were of a very high caliber and in quite a variety of techniques and me diums. Ranging from the pa tient water colors of Chen Chi, **to the fluid quality of Bruce Shobaken's woodcut, George Pappas' large canvas speaks in terms of our world today with all of its intricacies. Would any of the "pooh, pooh" viewers care to fly coast to coast in an early Wright bro thers plane? The answer wquld be "No!" As Americans living in the twentieth century, we anticipate the- latest and best of whatever may come. How then, can we snub this mode of painting and simply say: "I couldn't find one real-thing in it, therefore, it's not for me?" Fellow beings: it's time you took a long look at yourselves, and where you are today. For 20 years from now, things of this nature will be considered a part of our heritage. Will you be able to sincerely say you shared in it? SUMMER COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Forgotten Prof, No Cuts At All And in Siberia We were having coffee with several friends one day early this wr?ek and this amusing tale came into the conversation. A prof de cided it would be nice to take his class to his home on Old Boal•.hurg Road for a period. The class members piled in cars and away they went to the appointed place. One trouble, no one had offered the carless prof a tide and he was left in the exhaust of his "thoughtful" students. Af ter realiz;m 4 the oversight, some one did go back and pick him up. 3; 0 s6l `A r- 2 ""' -41 Have you noticed the newcst hair-do for the young ladies? We first saw the single pig -tail affair on a tanned and attractive young miss named Mimi about four weeks ago. Since then Mimi's pleated pony-tail has spread across campus and is popping out on the backs of many a i oed's coiffure. It could be the biggest thing since the buckle-in-the back. The toughest cut policy on cam pus, we found out, is not over the students. The steel workers who were here for the last two weeks attended classes under a constant threat of expulsion. If one union-sponsored steel stu dent cut one class the union listened to no excuses and promptly sent him packing. How would like to be under that pol icy? Jon W. Xolvalek us Beat C:!3 Ifl3 Each morning at approximately 5 a.m. the crew that opens the kitchen, in Waring dorm begins its work with a bang. The first bang is followed by another crash which precedes several clangs which come before a few smash es. This. uproar continues until the north side of Hamilton Hall is wide awake—at 5 a.m. We wonder if all that racket is really necessary. As one of my students said, "When you are studying or up till 1 a.m , morning comes quickly enough without the food handlers' help." This situation should and could be eased. Remember Ed Murrow of "See it Now" and "Person to Person" fame? Since he left his position with CBS he has slipped into relative obscurity. Actually Ed has been pounding the ear of his local navy recruiter. Murrow is right now applying for a com mission in the U.S. Navy reserve to serve in the public informa tion field. Ed, you'll not even make the Air Force let alone the Army or Navy unless you cut down on the smokes! We often laugh when we hear or read of Siberia and think of it as the Russian isolation ward. But today the newest slogan in the vast communist domain is "Let's populate Siberia." And they are with huge factories, mills, some agriculture and large hoards of people. Don't be sur prised if you hear a lot more of that no-man's-land in the future. If you have nothing for the weekend we strongly recommend "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" at Stand ing Stone. It is a tense, emotional and gripping drama which is highlighted by shapely Lydia Bruce. We must go and begin prepara tion on the final examinations for our students. There is nothing that gives a prof more satisfac tion than to sit down and corn pile a list of questions that we know will - challenge and frus trate our students! —Prof. Wayne Mansfield Alums to Hold Social Hour in HUB A social hour for the alumni of the Mansfield State Teachers Col lege will be held at - 4 p.m. Tues day in 217 HUB. Attending this informal social hour will be Lewis Rathgeher, president of the college, and al umni secretary Leon Lunn. Registration will be held at the HUB desk until 10:00 am, There will be a 35c charge. Editorial 0 • inio Respect—A Two Way Game For a long time—several years—something has been "not right" concerning the treatment of the student body by the University and its various branches. An incident at the library earlier this week brought the situation to a head. This is what happened: A coed was signing out for a literature hook when the librarian recognized her name and informed lier she had a fine for late return of' an overnight book. The coed politely explained the book was returned in the metal book container on Sunday morning before the library had opened. The book had been signed out en Saturday, on an overnight basis. At this point the librarian used no tact or manners in expressing her disbelief of the student's story. Many unnecessary remarks were passed before the coed picked up her books and walked out. This incident was unpleasant, unnecesary, and t; pica's. of the way students are handled in many instances from the infirmary to the residence hall housemothers to the Dean of Men's office. Very rarely is the word of the stu dent taken as the truth. Too many tithes the student is thought to be at the infirmary solely to obtain an excuse from class. Too many times administrators doubt the stu dents' words—even prominent students of proven reputa tion. Too many times the hostesses and housemothers in women's residence halls believe the girls are late or get into difficulty because they intended to or wished to. Until the University respects the students, until the word of a student is accepted as that of a fairly-well matured and grown-up person, and until the time this University readjusts its values up to the level of a great majority of the students and can discern the word of a student as the truth—it cannot gain the respect of its own students. Others Speak Fiscal Fisticuffs (Indiana Daily Student Indiana University) The forty-third annual meeting of the American Col lege Public Relations Association was held earlier this month. But the words of one of the speakers are still ringing in many ears Clifford C. Furnas, Chancellor of the University of Buffalo, unloaded one of the most provocative suggestions we've heard about school finance during the current fiscal fiasco His conclusion is to alter—not raise the present tax structure. For example, currently you may deduct 20 per cent on your federal income taxes for donation to educa tion—BUT the government finds that only four per cent of the taxpayers deduct anything for education. Now Mr. Furnas suggests that out of every $lOO of tax money five per cent go to higher education—BUT the individual taxpayer would have the right to designate the school to receive his five per cent. This plan would undoubtedly activate many sleeping alumni groups and college publicity and PR groups. Theoretically, the plan wouldn't hinder other aid pro grams and tend to be an equalizer in the campaign for funds between the small and large schools. A Student-Operated Newspaper ,ttittturr Tolirgiatt Successor to The Free Lance, at 1887 Published fiery Thursday from June 11 to August 27 with the exception of June 9. The Summer Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-class mutter July 5. 1934 at the State College. Pa. Pest Office under the set at March 3, 1979. Mall Subscription Price: 50 cents for 12 Issues WILLIAM A. JAFFE JO RIDER CHESWORTH, Editor 43Biwt HARRIET LEAVER, Co-Business Mgrs. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Wayne Schlegel, photographer; Janet Durstine, copy ,editor; Assistants, Chris Bell, Nancy Kling, Dodi Kota, Dexter Hutchins, Rebecca Metzler, Cathy Bell, Bill Felix, Dick Maggio. PAGE THREE
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