PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion 1970--Nittany Still There ljy 1970, the University will have grown to a modern, spiawling institution with an on-campus population of 20,000 students. But according to future plans announced last year, one of its antiquated landmarks will still be standing Nittany Residence Halls. The only improvement that has been announced is that the infamous Nittany dining hall will be abandoned. Nittany men will dine in the Pollock Circle area which is now under construction. Nittany men have been complaining for years about cramped quarters, inadequate heating systems and general shabbiness of the living units. This fall, poor telephone service has ben added to the long list of complaints. However, very little has been done to correct the inadequacies. In fact, many of the problems have merely been ignored. It has been said jokingly—and seriously—that it is time the University began integrating Nittany with the rest of the campus. How true! There has been much criticism of town housing lately, but let’s start cleaning up some of our own backyards before telling people residing off campus what to do. Indies, Think Collectively! The AIM-Leonides merger, a long-discussed proposal, has been postponed until further study can be done to insure its acceptability to all factions. This in itself is a good step for the two groups have indicated that this is not going to be any helter-skelter plan thrown together for convenience sake. The plan in volves reorganization of the two independent bodies into one unified body. In terms of the future increase of enrollment on campus, a unified independent body would increase the effectiveness and cohesion of the University's many in dependent students. As was stated by student government reorganization leaders last year, it would be better for students to think in terms of the student body as a whole and not as separate units, and this warning can also be applied to the factions opposing the merger for fear of underrepresentation. Should the plan, when completed, offer independent students a more advantageous and stronger position on this campus, then it would be foolish for the various factions to oppose the merger in order to retain tinges of pseudo feudalism. A Student-Operated Newspaper 55 Years of Editorial Freedom Slip Hath} (Enlbgian Successor to The Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during tha University jeer. Tha Daily Collegian ia a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-elass matter July J. 1311 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under tlia act of March i, ISJ». Mail Subscription Price: JJ.OO per semester 15.00 per year. DENNIS MALICK Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Zandy Slosson; Copy Editor, Batk Yunk; Wire Editor, Dick Goldberg; Assistants, Karyl duChaeek, Jim Karl, Walter Carlson, Bill Kraft, Karin Miller, Ellie Hummer, Val Kuszynski, Saralee Orton, Judy Walko, Lois Dontzig, Jeanne Swoboda, Ron Smith, Phyllis Pack, Ollie Himes, Sue Weinman, f Dip YOU KNOW THAT DECEMBER, 16* 15 BECTWOWENS V BIt'THW? J '■* ■»* » %. —A* *»M S VXM V*..** W Free Lance, est. 1887 GEORGE McTURK Business Manages WELL, NOW YOU KNOW] THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Letters Official Shows Distinctions In Loyalty Clauses TO THE EDITOR: It seems to me that much of the controversy be ing generated over the ‘‘loyalty oath” provision ot the National Defense Education Act is based on misunderstanding. It is evidently not clear to many that Section 1001 (f) of the NDEA act contains not one but two obligations that must be satisfied to qualify a per son to receive funds under this act. One of these is a simple affir mation of loyalty or allegiance to the United States. Although many people feet that the dignity and value of such oaths are not well served by their being made a part of a routine commercial transac tion, almost no one has objected strenuously to this inclusion of an affirmative oath in the act. It is generally reasoned that no loyal American can object in con science to a declaration of his loyalty, however inappropriate the occasion might seem to be. To my knowledge, no college or university has protested this re quirement. The other is a declaration that the individual “does not believe in, and is not a member of and does not support any organization that believes in or teaches, the overthrow of the United States Government by force or violence or by any illegal or unconstitu tional methods.” It is this provi sion that Dr. Pusey of Harvard, Dr. Griswold of Yale, Dr. Walker here at Penn State, and many other distinguished educators find objectionable. At the very least, these people feel that this negative affidavit is discrimina tory, unnecessary, and futile. When we speaK of the "loyal ty oath,” we are talking about the first of these provisions. When we speak of the “disclaimer,” we are referring to the second. The two are not the same thing, and the distinction between them should be kept in mind as a guide in our thinking about this important is sue. Nittany Gets More Defense TO THE EDITOR: In answer to Mr. Muller and the letter in Thursday’s Collegian, I wo.uld like to add some facts to the many complaints already registered. Mr. Muller said that Nittany didn’t get more telephones because North and West paid more, and Thursday’s letter pointed out that it amounts to $25 a semester. This boils down to $1.51 more a week, or 21 cents a day per man. As staled Thursday there are many things that West and North have that Nittany doesn't. When you look at that 21 cents pays for quite a bit: almost twice as much usable floor space sufficient stor age space, decent work space, beds that don't sag like hammocks, adequate lighting, wall plugs, ven tilation. screening and closet space, a reasonable waste basket, comfortable chairs to study in, etc. To elaborate, North has tile bathrooms with the same and more facilities for 36 men as Nit tany has 44. They have inner spring, single beds, that slide back under the book cases behind them and provide more seating space. Their closet space for one man is almost the same as Nittany’s for two men. As far as the heat ing system goes in Nittany, in ad dition to excessive racket it is almost impossible to adjust so that the room is comfortable. North and West have many more little extras, such as drapes and bed spreads. I realize there will be much fun made of this letter In North and West. So I invite those who pooh-pooh my criticism to visit me (Nittany 26-Room 20) and I, personally, will show you that this is no laughing matter. —Christian K. Arnold, Staff Assistant to tha President Bill Masyrn '63 Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibli "I WITH YOU THAT SHE I 6H'T V / o£t'Pfcl<3Hr AND 1