PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion The Big Secret The Penn State football team held a closed door meeting ‘Vednr , sday night at which it voted in favor of playing in the Liberty Bowl Dec. 19. llowever, immediately after the meeting, Director of Athletics Ei nest B. McCoy said that no action had been taken. Just who are we trying to kid? The "secret" vote leaked out yesterday in a story by the Associated Press. The net result of this gross misstatement of fact was a degrading of the University and McCoy himself plus possibly losing a chance for any other bowl bids. Now that all other bowl selection committees know that the team favors the Liberty Bowl, they would be foolish to invite the Lions. It would undoubtedly mean being tuned down, thus inferring that their bowl is not as good as the Liberty Bowl. The t easoning behind keeping the results of the vote a secret is valid. However, it is almost impossible to keep anything secret when over 50 people already know it. A much more logical step would have been to vote after the Pitt game. The Liberty committee certainly would have waited since there is no other Eastern football power available. However, nothing can be gained by bemoaning the slip of news of the team's vote. But, it should serve as a lesson which has not yet been learned by the administra- Hushing up a story merely means a lot of embarass ment and loss of face when it eventually leaks out. A straight, honest report would prevent this. Half Holiday—Why Not?? Not since 1955 has the University declared a half holiday for students, and with the Liberty Bowl game approaching, we think it is about time to renew a request. Not since 1948 has Penn State participated in a bowl game, and it is natural that a large number of students will want to see this one. But Saturday classes may pre vent many students from attending. Classes are officially scheduled to end at 11:50 a.m. Saturday, the day of the game. It would be virtually im possible to travel to Philadelphia in time for the opening kickoff. Attempts were made in 1957 and 1958 to get half holidays for the Penn game and these attempts were thwarted by admmistrative officials. Now it is time to consider the students and give them an opportunity to see the Liberty Bowl game. Students this year have displayed extraordinary spirit, both on and off the football field. A fitting reward for such spirit would be to permit all students to attend the game with out the fear of the consequences of cutting classes. Granted, students without Saturday classes will be cheering the team in Municipal Stadium, and officials may feel that no great loss of student backing will occur just because those with classes cannot attend. But let's give all students who made the trips to Beaver Field on Saturday afternoons the opportunity to see the game. It isn't too much to ask for. And it's even less trouble to giant A Student-Operated Newspaper 55 Years of Editorial Freedom the Batty Trillrgiatt Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The Daily Collegian is a student•operated newspaper. Entered as second•elars matter July 5. 1931 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3. 1839. Mail Subscription Price: $3.00 per semester $5.00 per year. DENNIS MALICK Editor Managing Editor, William Jaffe: Assistant Editor Catherine Fleck; Public Relation. Director. Loin Neubarth; Copy Editor, Roberta Levine; Sports Editor, Sandy l'adne: Assistant Sports Editor, John Black; Photoeraphy Editor Martin Srherr. Local Ad Mgr., Sherry Kennel; AWL Local Ad Mgr., Darlene Anderson; Credit Mgr., Murry Simon; National Ad Mgr., Lee Dempsey; Classified Ad Mar., Sara Bronn; Co-Circulation Mgrs., Loretta Mink, Dick Kitzinger; Promotion Mgr.. 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ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst Three things occurred yester day to indicate the trend of dis cussion which will take place dur- i ing the next several months be-', fore a summit conference The Soviet Union reiterated that it didn't intend to try to throw anyone our of West Ber lin, but repeated its threat to sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany unless the Allies agrp to eel out. Great Britain assured West Ger many that her willingness to talk pliont limiting armed forces and the Berlin problem did not mean she was entertaining any idea of military disengagement in Central Europe. On the point of disengagement, the United States has only recent ly reiterated that planned troop cuts do not have anything to do with her firm intent to keep her divisions facing the Reds in Ger many. If the Berlin situation under goes little or no change, the ef fect of a separate peace treaty between East Germany and the Soviet Union becomes problem atical. It might have some nuisance value, but unless the Soviet Union actually hacks her puppet regime in interference with Western traf fic, an act for which she would be held directly responsible by the Allies, the concrete results promise to be small. Gazette Astronomy Discussion. 7 p m , 218 HUB Christian Fellowship. 12:45 p.m., 218 HUB Interfondue, 7:80 p m , HUB ballroom Penn State Christian Fellowship. 7 :30 p m., 111 Bourke Philosophy Club. 7.n0 p.m., 217 HUB HOSPITAL Patients in the University hospital yes terday were: Richard Austin. Frederick Benner, Jocelyn Binns, Lots Blank. Ruth Brandon. Leslie Breman, Janet Colvin, Paul Cosover. Charles Ebert. Barbara Feit, Harry Griffiths, James Harberger, Marcia Hnrtrick, Stanley Johnston. Beth Kantor. Walter Kearney, Roger Kochman, Lynne Lafferty, Elizabeth Larkin, John Malenky, Richard Mazza, William Popp. Michael Raiser. John Richards, Barbara Roth, Andrew Sack, Joel Slipakoff, Nancy Stewart. Gail Tuk, Helen Winnick. Grad School Exam Set Graduate Record Examinations will be held at 8:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. tomorrow for students seek ing admission to graduate schools. Letters . Student Blasts 'ldealists' Who Urge Voting TO THE EDITOR: On every elec tion, important or not, some little idealist with a halo shining bright ly above his head and the Amer ican flag waving in his hand, be moans the fact that people don't takd advantage of their privilege to vote. / I - 20 If these little idealists stopped speaking and started thinking, which could prove a little unflat-) tering, they might realize that their very appeals contradict they ideals that people have fought and died for. First of all, people have fought, not to guarantee the priv-1 ilege to vote, but to assure 1 them selves of the right to vote. They reasoned that if govern ments were based upon people, the people had the right to choose the government. This type of rea soning is easily accepted by the people, but I suppose it is much to simple for the intellectual' idealists. The second fact is that a free dom does not only indicate the' right to choose between several items but also indicates the right not to make a choice. Freedom of religion would be seriously en dangered if everyone were forced to go to church, even though he had a choice of churches and re ligions. Every conceivable freedom to do something would be worthless if we did not have the freedom not to do it. It should be obvious that not voting does not imply an in difference to the right, but sim ply means that the negative qual lity of the right is being exercised. I often wonder when these lit tle idealists talk about the priv ilege to vote—do they include themselves in the group that is granted this privilege, or do they think they are one of "those" who have so generously granted us this privilege? Road Improvement Asked by Student TO THE EDITOR: I would like to inform the Campus Mainten ance Department of the existence of a road along side of the Cream ery, connecting Curtin Rd. and the North Halls. It is currently used by several thousand students each day, ex cept, that is, in inclement weath er. Unfortunately, when it rains, the many holes in this surface fill with water, and reduce this 12-foot wide road to a 1-foot wide zigzag obstacle course. If any of the Physical Plant workers would care to take a few moments' time out from raking leaves, I would be glad to show them where this road is located. —Tony Gill, '62 Little Man on Campus by Dick Bible' II AMe PLAY AGAIN, AN' TI-116 TIME. TRY TO PLLICA UP THAT HOLE, WORII4At," —Robert Battle, '6l FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1959 Coed Supports Mascot Request TO THE EDITOR: Referring to Mr. Barsky's letter Collegian, Nov. 18: In asking for a live mascot for Penn State, I think a very good point has been made. I have heard several alumni—my own father being one of them—speak in fa vor of a real Nittany Lion. They even suggested that perhaps a "class gift" could be a live lion for Penn State. I have one point to make re ferring to the letter; our Nittany Lion is a mountain lion—puma, panther, cougar, etc. and as such, while a member of the cat family, is not usually called "the king of the beasts." I hope that Mr. Barsky was considering a "Nittany Lion" for our mascot. I might point out that the mountain lion is usually considered more dangerous to work with by most tr ainers so this differentiation causes no loss in prestige to our mascot. I think that if feeding and cag ing problems could he worked out, the mountain lion should be allowed to return to the Nittany Valley. I sincerely hope that more students—and alums—will get be hind the idea and give us a real mascot. —Deborah L. Wells, '6l Stand Upheld On ROTC Edit TO THE EDITOR: Let me add some noisy applause to your edi torial of today, blasting the con cept of compulsory ROTC. I fear that the military, like the poor, we shall always have with us. They seem to be one of the unpleasant necessities of a mod ern university, like Kampus Kops, beatniks, and football players. Neither military needs nor fears of the draft nor common sense can justify compulsory ROTC. For those who want to be soldiers, let them. For the rest, their time 'at the University is all too brief to waste any of it recruiting, sal ' uting or shooting. Perhaps a 1-year general course in the Armed Forces, such as you suggest, would be a happy corn promise. That is, if anything of academic value can be found within the military. —Edwin Hirschmann, Graduate Student Chem Phys Teachers Will Hold Conference The annual Conference of Chemistry and Physics Teachers of the Commonwealth Campuses will be held here today and to morrow. The conference will consist of visits to chemistry and physics classes and lectures by people in these fields. F=IMEIZM
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