PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Clean-up, Paint-up The sudden upstart of the clean-up, palnt-up, fix-up campaign for the Nittany Area has given the administra tion a perfect chance to prove that it has an immediate lntei est in student welfare. Since an SGA committee haß begun studying living conditions in Nittany, the administration has reported several projects are being planned to improve the area. Albert E. Diem, vice president for business adminis tiation, has listed projects for installing drain pipes to pi event ‘'flooded" living units, landscaping and painting to further clicks up the area. Diem said that he has thought something should be done to improve the area ever since he came here last year. Students have been complaining for many yeai’s previous to Diem’s at rival about the shabby conditions in the area. However, little has been done to concct the situation. Instead, it has become worse. Nittany students have had to trudgo through mud created first from construction of the new Pollock halls and then from the new women's halls near Wagner Building. Living units have become even more drab and more beat up. The administration has now committed itself to a fix up campaign. And it will certainly take a considerable amount of renovation to warrant the difference of only $T> per semester between Nittany and West Hails. More Flexibility Needed Members of both the SGA executive and legislative bunch have found themselves at odds with one another because of a possible meeting of the SGA Assembly this week. Soma Assembly members have signed a petition urging the SGA president to call a meeting tonight, but the entire issue boils down to a muddle of constitutionality. The SGA constitution stipulates that there be two Assembly meetings a month. In another section, the con stitution gives the president the power to call special meetings. As it now stands, the president is calling two special meetings of the Assembly a month in addition to the two prescribed in the constitution. However, no meeting was called for this week. Rules Committee and the executive branch felt the issues to be hi ought up would be better served if presented after the vacation. Some assemblymen disagreed. It was quite reasonable for the disagreeing faction to start a petition. However, there is nothing in the consti tution to provide for a petition to call for special meetings. In order to prevent future misunderstanding, Assem bly should provide for such petitions in its constitution. A Student-Operated N eiospaper 55 Years of Editorial Freedom latlg (Mbgtan ©lt? Successor to The Free Lance, est. 188 7 PuMUhM Tuenday through Saturday morning during the University year. The flail/ Collegian la a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1334 at the State College. Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3, Mali Subscription Pricet $3.00 per semeater $3.00 per year. DENNIS MALICK .j™. GEORGE McTURK Editor Business Manager STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Katie Davis; Copy Editor, Amv Rosenthal; Wire Editor, Carol Blakeslee; Assistants, Bob T.u-elosky, Bob Kilborn, Yvonne Unbewust, Reney Alkoff, Di anne Lamb, Lorna Kuck, Maryanne Ftina, Reny Travers, Carol Kunkleman, Thyllis Mandlebaum, Margie Zelko, Ellen Sulkis, Baibara Foster, Joel Myers. ,N OTK6? OWROS YOU JJDoE AS TO UMtTHER THE CHILD MAS BEEN GOODORBkD.COIOJReAuY THINK IT 15 Wise TO ATTEMPT TO FA$5 SUvH JUDGMENT? C 1 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Campus Beat Holiday Spirit; But None For Liberty Bowl Ho Ho Ho, Hello there, students: Hope everyone has their “in town” Christmas shopping nearly finished. Only a day left to cash in on the local bargains. * * * We were glad tor see that the Campus Patrol was in good Christmas spirits Saturday. They might at least have written “Mer ry Christmas” on the tickets they put on students’ cars parked on campus while their occupants were attending the Chapel Choir’s midnight eaiol service. * * « And speaking o! the carol serv ice and Campus Patrol, the pa trolmen looked dapper walking around Schwab Auditorium be fore the service in their leather jackets. They didn't even bother to remove their hats. * * * Let’s hope that this weather keeps up until Saturday’s game. Maybe Dudley can duplicate Flo rida weather in Philadelphia Sta dium. * * * Remember the pre-Pitt apathy? Don’t look now, but history seems to be repeating itself as far as the pre-game Liberty Bowl spir it goes. * * • We bet there won't be 100 many students going to Alabama to paint their campus. * * * Richie Lucas is rather glad he didn’t have a 10-minute spot on Ed Sullivan’s show. He rehearsed six hours for his 47-second ap pearance on the show a few weeks ago. * * « We hear through the grapevine that there’s a parking regulation in the offing that’s really going to be unpopular with student drivers. * « ♦ We also hear that a student promoter is working on another engagement for a popular sing ing group that appeared on cam pus last year. * * * Evidently the Physical Plant believes in putting its light under a bushel. Notice where they hid the Christmas tree in front of Old Main? Well, students, I have a class to get to. Be careful driving home tomorrow or today if you’re one of the luckier ones. Merry Christmas. See you next year. —Prof Wayne Gazette TODAY Air Force Glee Club, 3 p in , HUB a^em- bly room Alpha Pi Alpha. 7:30 pm, 2t3 HUB Bridge Club, 6*30 pm. HUH cutdroom Campus Assembly, 7 p.m . 218 HUB Christian Fellowship, 12:13 pro, 21S HUB Faculty Women** Bridge, 7:45 p.m., 212 HUB Greek Week, IFC Committee, 8:15 p.m., 203 HUH Jr. pAnhelienic Council, 7 pm., 203 HUB Le Cercle Francaia, 7:30 p.m.. Home Ec. living center Sociology Club, 7 pm.. 211 Boueke WRA Bowling Club, 6:30 p.m, White bowling alleys WRA Bridge Intramurals, 8:43 pm. White playroom WRA Naiads. 6.30 pm.. White poo! WRA Volleyball Intramural*, 6:30 pm.. White gym Alums to Sponsor Harrisburg Dance Students from the Harrisburg area will be able to enjoy them selves without the strain of blue books and term papers over the Christmas holidays at the Penn State Intercollegiate Ball. The informal dance sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Club of Greater Harrisburg will be held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Wednesday, December 30 at the West Shore Country Club in Camp Hill. Tickets at $3.50 per couple may be purchased at the door, or by contacting Edward Smith at Klngswood 5-3686. The dance is open to all area college students, alumni and their guests. Weekly ACROSS 1 Saved. 7 Estrange. 15 The dawn. 16 Makes up. 17 Capricorn or Cancer. 18 State houses. 19-Members of early religious order. 21 December: Abbr. 22 Caviar, 23 Doe or roe. 24 Ominous phrase. 27 Permit. 30 Small chip. 34 A New Testament book: Abbr. 37 Graphite. 38 Confection. 40 Type of singer. .42. Noble enterprise. 43 Creator of Lord Jim. 44 abrac. 45 Bleak. 46 Short for Scrooge. 47 Stable sounds. 49 Fortune. 52 Domicile. 56 Declare. 59 Yugoslav city, 60 Pertaining to fb Letters Grad Supports Oath Views TO THE EDITOR: In regard to Mr. Arnold’s letter, his point that we tend to lose sight of the distinction between the loyal ty oath and the disclaimer affi davit is well taken. That the latter is the cause of the most violent of the objections is un questioned. However, for Mr. Arnold and others who know of no objec tions to the “plain loyalty oath,” may I mention an opin ion or two they have evidently, missed. Very early in the game, Sec retary Fleming (of cranberry fame) went on record as strong ly opposed to both features. Senators Kennedy and Clark and Representatives Oliver and Green have sponsored bills proposing the elmination of the oath as well as the affida vit. Science Magazine has quoted testimony in hearings on the Kennedy Bill calling the loyal ty oath improper. Some have asked why other recipients of government aid (farmers, vet erans, bankers, airline opera tors, etc.) are not also required to take loyalty oaths. The same editorial says, “Most academ Books, Coats Lost or Stolen? TO THE EDITOR: The author of this article has lived a half century on this earth striving the last few years of that time to save enough to spend a se mester at this University. Every dollar must count and it is not easy to know how one will re place stolen books, clothing and other articles. Gloves do not wriggle out of deep pock ets; coats do not slither down the hallway; expensive books do not evaporate. Why do we hear in every class or social gathering, “Was your coat stolen too?” There is such a thing as right or wrong, my friends. What prompts people to take THURSDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1959 Puzzle Crossword 63 Mere display.. 66 False statement, 67 Special type of i 31 Steel beam. 32 Musical finale. 33 Was sure of, 34 Behold: Lat. 35 Problem: Abbr. 36 Sharpen. 38 Two-masted camera. 68 Appear. 69 Deceivers, 70 Nimbler. DOWN 1 Glutted. ' 2 Pocketbook. 3 “Mighty Lak’ —2 words, 4 Round-up work- ers, 5 Land of Blarney Castle. 6 Fresh-water fish. 7 Grammatical case: Abbr, 8 Stevedore. 9 Drive forward. 10 Great books. 11 Negative. 12 Hebrew lyre. 13_End: Comb, form. 14 To be: Lat. 20 To that extent: 2 words. Champions. 55 Church leader, 56 Accelerated. 57 Norse name. 58 Loud outcry. 61 Desserts. 62 Large umbrella: Colloq. 25 Rosy. 26 River into the Danube. 28 Bone. 29 Cornstalks, hay, 61 Delta Delta. 63 Speaker’s hesita- ic people would like to see it (the oath) dropped because they consider it at best unne cessary and absurd.” The majority of an Ameri can Council on Education com mittee has gone on record as believing the oath of allegiance "unnecessary and undesirable.” Time limits prevent me from gathering more of the wide spread support of the position, that those advocating removal of the disclaimer affidavit only don’t go far enough. Now here’s your opening, Mr. Arnold (and too-little and. too-laters in high places, e.g. university presidents). No one “to my knowledge” has made a reasonable statement as to how either of these provisions can possibly do what they were designed to do enhance the security of our country. I be- lieve that our present laws are adequate to safeguard us from subversion and that these are the only proper instruments for detecting and prosecuting sub versives. Much as I hate slogans: “The test of loyalty, as of character, is action.” things that do not belong to them? Certainly not the Christ mas spirit! Are they cold? If so, there are relief agencies. Are they unable to purchase the books required to gain knowledge? Hardly. Perhaps the clothing I have “lost” will make someone's Christmas warmer and happier, but this “Oldster’s” Christmas would be much pleasanter if the person who has my World’s Nations textbook would carefully study the ad in the “Lost and Found” column and follow directions to the letter. Even in my pres ent disillusionment Merry Christmas to AIL —Mrs. Betty Dye ship. 39 Pained exclamation. 41 French department. 42 Exclaimed. 44 Wager. 47 African dictator. 48 Minnow. 50 Charlie McCar thy’s friend. 51 Color slightly. 53 Eared seal, 54 One of the —Ken Carter
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