PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Will It Happen Here? "Los Angeles (/P) A University of Southern Cali fornia fraternity pledge, being hazed during an initiation, choked to death yesterday while trying to swallow a large piece of oil-soaked raw liver. Police said his life might have been saved if the fra ternity -members had not misled an ambulance crew. They told rescuers the boy suffered a spasm and didn't mention the meat." The story went on for another six paragraphs describ ing how Richard T. Sv/anson, 21, and a pre-dental student, died after both an ambulance crew and firemen worked over lmn. The university immediately suspended the chapter and asked the national headquarters to remove it from the campus. What had the pledge been asked to swallow? Only a quarter-pound of liver, three-by-four inches, and three fourths of an inch’ thick. Police said 11 pledges were as signed numerous pushups, then marched to a table and told to eat liver soaked in olive oil. This week and in the near future, numerous fraterni ties at the University, will b 6 holding chapter initiations and "Help Weeks." Similar distasteful hazing practices have and are occuning at University chapters. Few are caught, but an Incident like this can ruin the entire interfraternity sys tem at Penn State—one which is considered one of the top three in the nation. If tradition-bound hazing practices were eliminated, the fraternity system as a whole would find itself stronger and more respected. A Salute to Counselors Hats off to the Orientation Week co-chairmen and all the hatmen and women, and other counselors for the very fine job done during the week. The committee, led by Helen Skade and Marty Lesh ner, planned an excellent program, making several changes over previous weeks. In general the spirit of the coun selors was excellent. The work of the committee' was made harder by the departure of its two faculty advisers during the summer months—Miss Christine Yohe and Dr. Harold W. Perkins. The Orientation Week program Is vital to the Uni versity and is highly respected by the administration and faculty. It is a job that can best be done by well-qualified students and this year, the participants were interested in the program and gave their wholehearted support. The committee is to be commended for their fine job. Poor Pep Talk The Class of ’63 and transfer students gave the foot ball team a loud and enthusiastic sendoff last night. But the team should have had its ears plugged during the speech by Dean Earnest B. McCoy. After the cheerleaders had pepped up the crowd, McCoy stepped in with a speech in which he told stu dents not to be down on the team if they lost. He ex plained that they had a tough opponent in Missouri. Making excuses for losing before a team has a chance to either win or lose is hardly the way to instill the fight ing spirit it will need to defeat such an opponent. We have confidence in the team. We see a tough op ponent ahead and we say: FIGHT. (tftrUrgimt Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 PublUhtd Tut.day through Saturday morning during the University year. The , , V?! I '?'*? 1’ * Mudent-oprratrd newspaper. Entered as second-clam matter July S, IS.II at the State College. Pa. Pest Office under the act of March J, 1879, Mail .Subscription Price: 83.00 per semester 15.00 per year. DENNIS MALICK GEORGE McTURK Editor Business Manager Managing Edllor. William Jaffa; Assistant Editor. Catherina Fleck: Puhlia Relations Director, Lolli Neubarth: Copy Editor, Roberta Levine: Sporta Editor. Sandy Padwe; Assistant Sports Editor. John Black: Photography Editor. Martin orherr; Member, Board of Editors, Robert Thompson* Local Ad Mgr., Sherry Kennel: Asa't. Local Ad Mgr.. Darlena Anderson: Credit *tgr.. Mary Ann Zittlej National Ad Mgr., Leila Uhler: Classified Ad Mgr., B*ra Brown; Co-Circulation Merc., Loretta Mink, Murray - Simon; Promotion M*r., Ruth Briggs; Special Mgr., Alice Mahachek; Personnel Mgr., Dorothy Bmeal; Otfice Secretary* Bonnie BaUcy; Research and Records, Margaret Diraperlo. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Copy Editor, Janet Durstine; Wire Editor, Nicki Wolford; assistants: Susie Linkroum, Carol Blakeslee, Pat Dyer, Amy Rosenthal, Dick Goldberg, Dave Trump, Elaine Miele, Gunard Molin, and Dex Hutchins, THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Campus Beat Frosh Learn New Things Every Day Hats for sale? Contrary to what many freshmen apparently think, hats worn by the student coun selors cannot be bought in the HUB. The cost of these hats is measured bv more than dollars and cents. One frosh walked up to the HUB desk and asked to buv a ‘counselor hat.’ He said he didn’t like the style dink fresh men were wearing. We note that the expansion in State College has paralleled that of the University. The townspeo ple have graciously responded by establishing two new bars down town to meet the growing stu dent population. While stumbling through cam pus one morning this summer we were surprised to see that ail old camnus landmark the green shack which graced the lawn be side the infirmarv—was moving un Pollock Rd. Perched atop a flat truck, it was on its way to a new sight off carnous. A men’s orientation counselor sent a pretty young coed to meet his group last night while he was detained in other activities—eat ing When the freshmen group, with its coed hostess, met the counselor, all that could be heard was “why don’t you take longer to eat?” Universitv spokesman are re luctant to disclose plans for Mac- Allister hall, although the possi ble conversion of the women’s dormitory into an administrative building was freely talked about at Student Encampment as if it v r as a certainty. Although the General State Authority did not appropriate funds for its conver sion in the next bienniumr the University mav still find funds for the conversion into needed of fice space. And a word to my freshman women students do remember to carry your handbook with you at all limes. Those addresses and phone numbers inside will be so helpful to our many male stu dents in future weeks. While conducting the campus tour Mondav night, one counsel or was confronted with this question: “Is the lion on the Nit tanv Lion shrine male or fe male?” We wish the “Ying Yangs” much luck in their coming con flict with the Missouri Tigers. This is the nickname for the foot ball team which Captain Pat Bo tula introduced to students dur ing last night’s pep rally. Pat said the team felt it should adopt a nickname after hearing all those that other college teams have be gun using. Gazette Dink Debut, Freshmen only, 8:30 p m., HUB ballroom (admission by dink and name card only). Lecture. Harold E. Dickson, “Painting As A Language,” 10:30 a.m>, KUB assembly hall. Leeture, Forrest J. Remick, “Fission in a Swimming Pool,” 1:30 p.m., HUB As sembly hall. Lecture, Henry A. Finch, “Love of the Philosophers,” 3:30 p.m., HUB Assem bly hall. Movie and talk on Penn State Traditions, all new students, 7:30 p.m., Schwab Sabbath Eve Services, and welcome recep tion, Bpm, Htllel, 224 Locust Lane. Transfer Dance, 8:30 p,m., Waring Lounge, all new students WRA Open House, 7 pm-. White Hall SATURDAY Class Night, All Fiosh, 8 p.m,, Rec Hall Frosh Custom's Board meeting* 6 p.m., 211 HUB Outdoor Movie, all new students, 0 p.m., back of HUB SUNDAY Catholic Mass, 9 a.m., Schwab Chapel Service, Rev. Browne Barr, Yale, speaker, University Divinity School, 10:55 a.m., Schwab Lox and Bagel Brunch, 11 a.m., Hillel, 224 Locust Lane Panhellenic Reception for Dean Lipp Skull and Bones, Sunday 7:00 p.m., Phf Kappa Fsi UCA Open House, 8 p.m., Eisenhowe? Chapel MONDAY Glee Club Tryouts, 7 p.m., 200 Carnegio Thespian tryouts, 7 p.m., Schwab Thespians Auditions for fall show, 7 p.m.* 2 Carnegie WRA Swim Club meeting, 6 p.m., 2 Whitt Hall WRA Swim Club tryouU, 8:30 p.m. A t* J*, Whitt Hall Pool —Prof. Wayne TODAY Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibier IHie MUST A (Z&?(J|2£P cou&e -MYADVISER ?luno me iv mm take it if i MR expect id Gmnmt Ike Points US.-Soviet By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst President Eisenhower, in his welcoming words for Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, struck at one of the great fundamental differences between the Soviet Union and the United States, one that cannot be done away with by any amount of talk. ‘‘The political and social systems of our countries differ greatly. In our system the people themselves estab lish and control the govern ment. You will find, I am sure, that they, like your people, want to live in peace with justice. "Although they have built and maintain strong security forces, it is clear that because our people do want peace and because they are the decisive influence in basic actions of our government, aggression by this nation is an impossibility," was Eisenhower's position. The reverse side of this coin is clearly visible—that aggres sion is a possibility for any country in which the people, however peace loving, do not have a decisive influence. As he spoke, the President displayed a serious mien. There was perhaps even a grimness about it. He had just been reminding his visitor that they would not be nego tiating any issues affecting the interest of other countries. Khrushchev then made a lit- I HOPE SHE'Sj SATISFIED'/ FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 18, 1959 Out Charm tie speech which was not a re ply. His words, like the Presi dent's, had been carefully pre pared in advance, and he read them. He said he had come with open heart and good in tentions, and that there should be no obstacles to good rela tions. But nothing he could say would answer what the Presi dent had said. Khrushchev heads a regime which violates the fundamen tal American feeling about how a government should ba founded and what should be its objectives. The world has only recently survived the results of placing power in the hands of one man or one small group of men free io act without reference fo the people That system in Germany, Italy and Japan blew up the world, and as long as it exists in any powerful country, just so long will there be fear and mistrust, and a failure to at tain any real peace. DEPRIVING US OF A MANAGER JUST BEFORE OUR LAST AND A\O5T CRUCIAL GAME!
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