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Editorial Opinion
University Gears Stress
To Academic Excellence
Thousands of alumni will return to the University
this weekend and many will be in for a big surprise.
Even th6se who graduated last spring will be,amazed
at the tremendous physical progress made on the many
construction projects. Older alums will stare with awe or
maybe alarm at the six and eight story Pollock housing
units.
It is true the University is making many changes
through expansion. However, one of the biggest changes
is not physical but a rising concept of academic individ-
ualism.
With the increasing demand for college education, the
University has taken on the responsibility of providing
facilities for as many students as possible. This is being
done through the 14 Commonwealth Campuses and better
use of all campus facilities.
One result of this trend is an increasing atmosphere
of in personality. This means that students are being given
more individual responsibility.
President Eric A. Walker has taken a very realistic
approach toward stimulating students in these more im
personal surroundings. Prexy has initiated a program of
recognition" of excellence.
The stress is now on excelling and not on each person
to becoming an average guy with average ideas and with
average grades. Conform to conformity has been the
theme, and a tag of egghead or oddball was given to any
one who didn't conform.
But to be average in this growing University is to be
lost. Students must show more vigor and enthusiasm to
excel!
This is where the big chance shows itself
Entrance requirements have been stiffened. About
95 per cent of the present freshman class came from the
upper two-fifths of their high school class. The University
has toughened its curriculums and individual courses to
present a sufficient challenge to these better qualified
minds.
One form of recognition which is being given to excel
lence is the notation on diplomas of graduation with
honors. An entire program of honor courses is being es
tablished to accommodate the more intelligent students.
Together with the recognition of excellence has come
an attempt to provide a more adult atmosphere. One step
has been the start of honor systems in some classes. The
College of Mineral Industries has been the first to 'do this.
So, the underlying movement behind all the physical
expansion of the University is to provide a more academic
atmosphere integrated with a progressive social program.
The result will be a better product, a graduate better
prepared to use his individual abilities toward success
after graduation.
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berg, 011ie Himes, Pollie Dranov, Cordie Lewis, Joel Myers, Ron
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
U.S. Slows
British Push
For Summit
By J. M. ROBERTS
Associated Press News Analyst
The United States is beginning
to put the brakes on Britain's
headlong rush toward a summit
conference.
Thcre have been repeated ex
pressions in Br,itain that Soviet
Premier Nikita Khrushchev is in
a good mood which should be in
vestigated before it has any time
to evaporate.
Prime Minister Harold Macmil
lan appears to believe that the re
election of his party was in good
part due to public confidence in
its foreign policy and its near ap
proach to the summit, and is anx
ious to carry on the popular ef
fort.
There are differences in view
point which, though they will
not ultimately affect concerted
effort at the conference, cause
the United States to go a little
slower.
The British believe that some
sort of an agreement on Berlin is
possible, removing the uncertain
ties which have accompanied the
ups and downs of Soviet pressure
for the past year.
Their chief emphasis is on Ber
lin.
The United States, on the other
hand, has for months been pursu
ing a Berlin policy directed at
something it believes to be more
attainable—stalemate.
Washington puts its chief em
phasis on obtaining even an in
finitesimal start on disarma
ment.
President Eisenhower is talking
again about the world economic
progress which • could be made
with the funds now going into
military preparations. Khrushchev
played this point heavily in his
gradiose appeal before the United
Nations.
But being less sanguine than
the British about the Berlin issue,
and being determined to take the
time necessary for thorough pre
paration on the intricate disarma
ment subject, the United States is
inclined to let the summit confer
ence go over into next year.
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Alumni Party. 8-12 mm., HUB lounge
Riding Club Horae Show, 1 p.m., Univer.
sity Stables
Student Movies, 7 and 9 p ra., HUB as.
sembly room
UCA Series, 8:30 p in., Chapel lounge,
Dr. Roger L. Shinn on "The Nature and
Destiny of Man"
WRA Open House, 7-9 p m., White
TOMORROW
AIM, 7-10 p.m., 203 HUB
Campus Party Steering Committee, 3-5
p.m., 217 HUB
Chess Club, 2-5 p.m., HUB bard room
Chimes, 6 :30-7 :30 P.m.. 21 7 HUB
Concert by "The Chordettes," 2 p.m., Rec
Hall
Delphi. 8.10 p.m.. 214 HUB
Grad Bridge Club, 7-10 p.m., 215-216 HUB
Grad Student Bridge, 7-10 p.m., 212-213
HUB
Newman Club, '7-8 p.m., 218 HUB
Student Movie, 6:30 p.m., HUB assembly
room
Swedenborgian, 10:30-12 a m.. 212 HUB
Thespians. 8.9 p.m., 217 HUB
United Student Fellowship, 9 :30-10 :30
am, 218 HUB
WDFM announcers, 1 p.m., 304 Sparks
APhiO. 7-9 p.m., 214 HUB; 8-9 p.m., 214.-
215 HUB 11
Christian Fellowship, 12 :45-1 :15 p.m., 217
HUB: 7:30-9:30 p tn.. 217 HUB
College at Education, 4-5 p m., HUB as-
sembly room
Dancing Classes, , 6 :30-7 :30 p.m., HUB
ballroom
Department of Elementary Education,
10-12 noon, 217 HUB
Engineering Mechanica Seminar, 4 :16
n.m.. 20'3 Engineering "A"
Faculty Luncheon Club, noon, HUB din-
ing room "A"
Faculty Women's Club Reception, 7:30-
9 :30 p.m., 111313 ballroom
441 Planning Croup, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,
7:30-10 p.m.. 218 HUB
IFC. 7-10 p.m., HUB assembly ball
Leonides Council, G:45-9 p.m., 203 HUB
S.G.A. Cabinet, R-10 p.m., 212 HUB
State College Color Slide Club, 7:30 p.m.,
ht 1. Auditorium
Student Lobby, fi :P.M p.m., 213 HUB
WRA Bowling Club, 7:39 p.m., Whit*
bowlinz alleys
WRA Hockey Club, 4 :15-5 :15 p m., Holmes
Field
WRA intramural Board, 5:15 p.m., 203
White
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Minns, Ruth Brandon, Carole Chalick,
William Calais, Anthony DePietro, Allen
Cohn, Mary Helms, Thomas Kehnel, Ilene
Langsam, Daniel Maddigan, Samuel Par
sons, John Rapchnk, Ann Raterink, San.
dra Spitzer, Lee Sutton, William Thorpe,
David Truitt, Nevin fiery, Robert Urn.
stead, Gretchen Van Kirk. Marshal Web.
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Beyding Challenges
WASHINGTON (JP)—The doc
trine of peaceful coexistence ad
vocated by Soviet Premier Nikita
Khrushchev as offering a way out
of the cold war was sharply chal
lenged yesterday by a U.S.
spokesman.
The peoples of the world "are'
entitled to something better,"
Asst. Secretary of State Andrew
H. Berding said.
Berding said the United States
cannot accept an arrangement
with the Soviet Union that would
rule out for the peoples in Com
munist nations the prospects of
obtaining "true freedom, genuine
national independence, and what
ever form of government and
economic and social institutions
they wish."
GM Closes Plants
DETROIT (/P) Steel starva
tion began closing automobile as
semblies by General Motors Corp.
yesterday.
And there was speculation that
the nation's biggest automaker
might be shut down by Nov. 1 or
shortly thereafter.
GM itself reported it had 60,000
idled because of a lack of steel
occasioned by the nation's 94-day
old strike of steelmakers, and was
closing one Chevrolet assembly
plant yesterday and two more
Tuesday.
Ward's Automotive Reports, a
usually reliable industry statisti
cal firm, said 10 of 13 Chevrolet
assembly plants will be closed
next week. GM declined comment
on this.
AF Recovers Weapons
HARDINSBURG, Ky. VP)
The Air Force yesterday recov
ered its supersecret nuclear weap
ons from the wreckage of a Bsl'
bomber that collided with a fly-,
ing tanker, killing eight of lr
crewmen.
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Gen. Marshall Dies
WASHINGTON VP) Gen.
George Catlett Marshall who
helped lead U.S. arms to victory
in World War II and fathered the
cold war Marshall Plan died
yesterday after a long illness. He
was 78.
Death came to Marshall at Wal
ter Read Army Hospital where he
had been under care since last
March 11. There was no immedi
ate word on cause of death, but
the soldier-statesman had been
seriously ill since suffering a
stroke at his wintgr home in Pine
hurst, N.C., last San. 15.
President Eisenhower said Mar
shall's death "is cause for pro
found grief throughout the United
States."
CBS Cuts Quizzes
NEW ORLEANS, La. (JP)
Frank Stanton, president of the
Columbia Broadcasting System,
announced yesterday that all big
money quiz shows will be elimin
ated from his television network.
He said the quiz show scandal
has given all broadcasting a black
eye.
Stanton made the announce
ment at a meeting here at the
Radio Television News Directors
Assn.
He told a newsman the shows
the network •was considering
dropping under his edict were
"Name That Tune," "Top Dol
lar" and "The Big Pay Off."
Party Split Sharpens
LONDGN (IP) Right-wingers
have urgefi. Britain's Labor party
to doff itB cloth cap and blue
denims, forget about nationaliza
tion and become party of all the
people.
But the party's militant left
wingers demanded a return to all
out socialism and a reaffirmation
3f faith in nationalization as "a
neans to advance Britain's fu
ture."
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