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Editorial Opinion
The Bowl Toll
It happened!! The impossible, and Penn State fans
stood stunned for a few minutes after the game mumbling:
Why, why, why?
School spirit was low, team spirit was low and every
one was pondering which, and not whether, a bowl.
And why
_should they have pondered differently?
The rush-lush attitude to make sure a bid was received
and to take a quick vote among the team left virtually
nothing fur State to gain at Fitt but another victory.
Chalk one up to experience and hope that business
is handled better when our team is being considered for a
bowl in future years.
Other Views
Let Students Decide
TWELVE universities and colleges, including Harvard and
Yale, have withdrawn from the new Federal student loan pro
gram because of a loyalty oath requirement in the law. And
there rumblings that more schools will follow suit.
In brief, the law requires a student, applying for a Federal
loan. to certify he isn't a Communist or a Communist sympa
thizer.
The universities and colleges, of course, have a perfect right
to withdraw from the program. They must put up $1 for every
$9 advanced by the Federal Government.
But, it seems to us, the schools might let the needy students
themselves decide whether a routine loyalty oath was so objec
tionable they would turn elsewhere, if they could, for the
finan , :ial aid with which to get a college education.
If there were need for the student loan program in the first
place—it was set up by Congress shortly after Sputniks I and II
—the need is still present.
The decision of Congress to require a loyalty oath, whether
merited or not, should not be allowed to keep one bright
youngster from getting his chance at a college education. Let's
hope the schools that can't stand the loyalty oath business are
all rich enough to do their own lending.
ROTC--Thought Control??
Not all the criticisms leveled at compulsory military train
ing in colleges have come from undergraduates. Dartmouth Pro
fessor Alan Brick claims "the real reason for entrenching ROTC
on the campus has to do with thought control."
Brick, writing in the summer issue of the American Associa
tion of University Professors Bulletin says "the theoreticians of
the armed forces recognize the necessity of rigidifying a boy's
mind before he is able to think for himself."
The Dartmouth educator has appealed to other educators to
realize that the underlying purpose of military education, despite
all the talk about "pre professional motivation" and "selling the
military career," adds up to no more than indoctrination of the
citizenry.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Soph Calls On
SGA to Prove
Effectiveness
TO THE EDITOR: Three cheers
for Robert Bradley! More stu
dents should face the fact that the
so-called apathy of the majority
of the student body is a direct
result of the nothing student gov
ernment does for Penn State
Maybe we should look at last
spring's results again. Isn't the
fact that 77 per cent of the stu
dent body didn't vote some sign
that maybe we just don't want
student government.
And why should we want it?
Because it is active? No comment
—the accomplishments of the new
form of student government are
obvious. Because it represents the
student body? Or should I say the
majority of 23 per cent of them?
Because it is the democratic way
of life?
Since when has the administra
tion given in to the wants of the
students? I repeat why should we
vote?
This letter will most likely draw
angry replies from the "defenders
of the democratic spirit repre
sented by SGA." We, the students,
are sick of replies to letters and
campaign promises. Do some
thing?
Student government has had
plenty of chances to prove its ef
fectiveness. But, what did or could
it do about the parking situation?
What did it do about compulsory
physical education for vets?
Where is Frothy? (Detrimental to
the general health of the student
body, indeed!) And what about
the Homecoming Queen?
I could go on arid on—but what's
the usO Student government will
go on. We'll hear more promises
and see more Inaction. After all,
there is one reason for SGA. The
yearbook would be incomplete
without a long list of "activities"
for "active" students.
I didn't vote. Why did you?
—Bruce Hall, '62
Eta Kappa Nu
Initiates 30 Men
Eta Kappa Nu, electrical en
gineering honorary association,
has initiated 30 new members,
Walter Niehoff, senior fr o m
Lehighton, was awarded the best
pledge book and Ronald Nichols,
senior from State College, was
awarded the best pledge plaque.
The other initiates were: John
Baer, William Barrick, Paul Chia
vacci, James Cook. Harold Cre
craft, Lawrence Ezard, Donald
Gardner, William Getchonis, John
Hiltebeitel, Edward Irzinski, Mar
tin Johnson, Allen Kanyuck, Mi
chael Kline, Walter Lipinski,
Harry Mathews.
David Opferman, John Pich,
Robert Pipta, Thomas Savits,
Henry Serafini, Richard Smith,
Albert Snover, Alfred Steinmetz,
Robert Suttmiller, Adrian Tewks
bury, Robert Tipping, Frederick
Traganza and Charles J. Wilson.
Science Academy
Renews Program
The National Academy of Sci
ence—National Research Council
has announced the renewal of
post-doctoral research associate
ships supported by several agen
cies of the federal government.
Most of these appointments are
for promising young investigators
who have recently completed
their dotoral degrees.
Announcement circulars of these
grants are available at the Grad
uate School office or more de
tailed information is available
through the National Academy of
Sciences National Research
Council, 2101 Constitution Ave.,
Washington, D.C.
Dennis to Speak Today
On Public Leadership
Lawrence E. Dennis. vice presi
dent for academic affairs, will
speak on "Some Observations on
Y
Public Leadership" at the weekly Alpha Phi Omega TO 7 DA p.L., brothers meet-
Faculty Luncheon Club meeting ing; 8 p.m, pledges meeting, 212 HUB
at noon today in the Hetzel Union Campus 4- H Club. 7 p Tn., 100 Weaver
dining room 'A." Christian Fellowship, 12:45 p.m. and 7
p.m., 218 HUB
The talk will be a preliminary Engineering Mechanics Seminar, 4:15 p.m.,
report on the Fund for Adult Ed- 202 Engineering "A"
ucation pro ect for which Dennis
Fa d c i ukt n y ir L rw on ni cher A., Club, 12 p.m., HUB
j,
is consultant. Leonides, $:3O p.m. 103 HUB
Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibb
'Yoh HAVE USEO TN' FIRST 10 MINUTES 40'r0 60. f"
Letters
'ldealists' Defend Voti
TO THE EDITOR: As a flag
waving idealist I feel it neces
sary to answer Mr. Battle's let
ter regarding his right and
privilege of not voting.
Mr. Battle may feel that he
need not support student gov
ernment, go to church or exer
cise his other rights. As long
as others do cal e enough to
vote and go to church, Mr. Bat
tle, privileges of not doing these
things will prevail. Luckily,
everyone does not feel as Mr.
Battle; some of us do vote and
go to church. We respect these
privileges and rights and use
them rather than let them dis
appear,
In a dernotrarcy, everyone
has the right and privilege to
vote. we would have no demo
cratic form of government
that which is representative of
and reflecting those who are
governed. If there is no sup
port by the people, how can
there be a government of the
people?
We idealistic people who are
interested in getting people to
vote are also insuring your
right of not voting, Mr. Battle.
In a strong democracy support
ed by the majority. there can be
TO THE EDITOR: As one of
the "little idealists" which Mr.
Battle spoke about in his let
ter to the Collegian, I feel a re
ply is due.
When an idealist urges some
one to vote, he does not mean
vote, regardless of for whom
or what. Voting may seem like
only the X'mg of ballots or pull
ing of a lever, but it is the cul
mination of serious delibera
tion in light of the facts of
candidates or party platforms.
If a potential voter, after
having completed this academ
ic deliberation, feels that no
candidate or party is qualified
to receive his vote, he is jus
tified in abstention—but, how
often is this the case for not
voting?
Mr. Battle you are right
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1959
a right not to vote. We must
first obtain this strong major
ity by getting the student body
to vote.
Penn StatL students did not
vote in great numbers in this
past election. Not because of
an idealistic tendency of pre
serving the right of not voting,
but because of a lack of inter
est in student government.
This lack of interest is due
partly to weak parties, which
in time will strengthen a stu
dent government that does not
have the support of the,stu
dent body, as evidenced by the
percentage of students who
voted.
The SCA needs the support
of
,the entire student body to
enact its program. A strong
student government when sup-
ported by the majority of the
student body will insure your
right of not voting, Mr. Battle.
As long as idealistic people
like Mr. Battle do not vote this
dilemma will continue. To in
sure the idealistic right of not
voting, and also insure a strong
student government, it is the
responsibility of every Penn
State student to vote.
—Larry Epstein, '6l
when you say that "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 religions."
However, would freedom of
religion really be in danger if
everyone were forced to exam
ine his religious thoughts and
actions, and then make a choice
of religions? If you say no, Mr.
Battle, you are denying that
man is a rational animal.
Our soldiers and forefathers
have fought to assure them
selves of the right to vote, as
you said, but how many men
and women would have sacri
ficed their lives for the sake of
apathy?
—S. D. Kletzien, '6l
8:00 Contemporary Concepts
0:00 Music of the People
9 :30 Campus and Religion
9:45 News and Sports
10:00 Symphonic Notebook
11:30 Sign Off
TTE
Rural Sociology Seminar, 3:18 _ p.m., 214
HUB
WHIM broadcast of the opera, "Th.
Tenor," 8 p.m.
TOMORROW
. . .
Classes end at 9:50 p.m., for Thanksgiving
recess. Resume 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 80.
Monday, Nov. SO
Vacuity Luncheon Club, 12 p.m., HUB
dining room "A"