PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Help the Needy!! The Niltany Residence Hall improvement project is leady to go. All that's needed now is money. But there seems to he some question if there is any available. Albert E. Diem, vice president for business adminis tration, has announced plans for a new drainage system and interior and exterior painting of the buildings. But theic is only enough money for the drainage project. No one knows where of if funds will be made available for the lest of the improvements. Solving the "flood" problem and adding much needed paint will provide some relief for the Nittany men, but it will far from satisfy the needs of the area. One of the worse conditions, both for safety and ap pearance sake, is the lack of sidewalks. Narrow macadam walks lead from one residence unit to another on either side of Pollock Rd. which divides the area. But there are no walks beside Pollock Rd. Since most of the school year spans either the snowy or rainy seasons, Nittany residents must choose between walking in the snow or mud or on the road. Cramped living conditions have prompted Nittany men to request that only one student be placed in a room. Two students are now required to store their clothing in one bureau and two three-foot-wide open closets. The result is that clothing must be hung on heating pipes in practically every room. This merely adds to the already unhealthy conditions. These few, but major, deficiencies coupled with in sufficient telephone service, lack of privacy In lavatories and poor study conditions, point out the dire need for many Improvements. The drainage project is in the near future, but what about the rest? The improvements are needed badly. The muddy conditions need immediate attention. And if im provements are not made, a fee adjustment would be called for to suit the conditions. Other Views Are Finals Worthwhile? What is the aim of a university course? The answer to this question may clarify the thinking behind The Indiana Daily Student's campaign to suggest alternatives to finals. In sum, the aim of a university course is to teach a student to use knowledge—not only to gather facts but to evaluate them, relate them, and apply them. The system now in effect of final exams as measurements of learning tends to force too much emphasis to be placed on learning only facts. The memorized-at-11th-hour facts often are unrelated, use less, and quickly forgotten. The Daily Student asks that a plan in place of the present final exams be considered which would: 1. Be more nearly accurate. 2. Teach the student to gain a working command of a subject 3. Emphasize the relationship of the area of study to other subjects The following suggestions deserve consideration by educa tors and administrators: 1. Requirement of a term paper in which the student relates significant aspects of the course. 2. Addition of more essay tests during the semester with an optional final to give those who so desire the chance to raise their grade. 3. Greater use of seminar courses for upperclassmen. in which students consult with an adviser on books they read and papers they write. 4. Introduction of a comprehensive exam for the junior or senior year. covering a major subject or the libeial arts field. A Student-Operated Newspaper 55 Years of Editorial Freedom 011,e Batty Tollegiatt 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 aecond•elass matter July 1, I9:11 at the State College, Pa. Post Office ander the act of March 3, 1871. Mail Subscription Pricer $3.00 Per semester $5.00 per year. DENNIS MALICK GEORGE McTURK Editor i Business Manager Managing: Editor, William Jaffe: Assistant Editor, Catherine Flerki Publis Relations Director, LOH Nenbarth: Copy Editor, Roberts Levine; Sports Editor, Sandy Padwe: Assistant Sports Editor, John Sleek; Photography Editor, Martin Scharr: Member, Zandy Simon, • STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night E ditor, Dex Hutchins; Copy Editor, Amy Rosenthal; Wire Editor, Carol Blakeslee; Assistants, Bar bara FoAer, Pat Vargo, John Morris, Reney Alkoff, Maryanne Furia, Barbara Burgin, Margie Zelko, Judy Everett, Lois Smith, Jim Serrill. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Status 'Symbol Sale Want to keep up with the Joneses without spending a lot of money? Want every one to think you have the latest and the best of every thing on the market? One of the first ways to show your lofty pos:tion in the com munity was to perch an elabor ate television antenna on the roof, the more metal the mer rier. Of course, this did not mean you had a television set in the house . . . but nobody could tell for sure. Today this technique of con-' spicuous. consumption fakery has been perfected by some very clever men. During the vacation I discovered a huge pile of MAD comic books that my sister had been saving. Hav ing intended to spend the vaca tion reading some intellectual type literature, I spent the rest of the afternoon happily poring over the magazines. Here I found the pro b lem of conspicuous consump- Wt4EN A LITTLE BABY 16 BORN INTO T 1415 COLD W ORLD NE'S CONFOSED!I-E5 FRIEATENED! THE WAY I SEE IT.AS 600 N AS A BABY 16 BORN, He SHOULD K ISSUED A BANJO! Gazette TODAY As Council. 7 p.m.. 212 HUB Angel Flight Drill, 6:45 p.m., Armory Chem Phys Open House, 5 p.m., 216 HUH Christian Fellowship, 12:45 p.m. ' 218 HUB Collegian Classified Ad Staff, 6:30 p.m., Collegian Off ice DOC Counseling, 9:45 a.m.-noon, 214-215. 216 HUB Forestry Society, 7 P.m., HUB assembly room Grad Student Association. 8:30 p.m., 217 HUB Newman Club, 7 p.m., 214 HUB Panhellenic Council, 6:30 p.m.. 203 HUB Schuhplattler German Folk Dance Club. 7:30 p.m.. 8 White Speech, Betty Ruth Joyce, 7 p.m., Home Economics living center University Party, 1 p.m., 214 HUB WCIPSI Broadcast, 't p.m., HUB ballroom WRA. Executive Board, 6:30 p.m., 203 White WRA- Swim Club Intramurals Group, 6:30 -p m , White pool Jeanne Bartlebon. Carol Co.s Sandra Detereaux. John Janetka. Bart Klitnkie. WICZ, Sarah Mawhinney, Irene McDonald, Frank Moyes, Nancy &Farman, Barbara Smith, Rachelle Straanick. Joanne Thomp. son, Robert Treiteld. Chapman Edits Lit Yearbook Dr. Hugh H. Chapman Jr., as sociate professor of Romance lan guages, served as an associate ed itor of the latest "Yearbook of Comparative and General Litera ture," which has just been pub lished by the University of North Carolina Press. penny candy I FEEL SORRY FOR LITTLE BABIES.. NE: NEI s"exldc2. HOSPITAL tion solved. All we need in America, MAD said, is a com pany to manufacture status symbols. They went on to sug gest tail fins in any size and color to fit any make of car, Fake plastic air condition- ing unit boxes could be in stalled outside windows dur- ing the sum- could ha v e one in fo r every room in the house, and a super-de_ miss NEUBARTII luxe model would contain a sponge to drip water realis tically. They also suggested at tic dormer windows to be bolt ed onto the roof to give a resi dence that 'finished attic' look. The idea sounded so good that some of my mad friends have considered manufacturing status symbols for college stu dents. The obvious one, of course, would be a racoon col lar to fit any old moth-eaten coat. We would offer a beauti ful collection of fraternity par ty favors for status-seeking coeds to toss around their rooms. And fold-up favors could be hidden in the pocket and whipped out as a girl walks in after a movie date on a big weekend. Fraternity pins will also be for sale. Of course they will Steel Men Happy With Settlement WASHINGTON (/P) As they say in sports after a close decision, the steel strike discussions ended yesterday with mixed emotions. . The big moment came Sheraton-Carlton Hotel, the continuous contractual head butting. No details of the settlement were announced, but it wasn't hard to see who was happy. David J. McDonald, presi dent of the United Steelwork ers Union, puffed cheerfully on his pipe. He waved to a friend. He looked freshly shaved, like a man who not only has come in from a winning game, but who also has had time to do his television commercial. B. Conrad Cooper, the indus try's chief negotiator, puffed sadly on his cigar. He didn't look as if he had shaved, or even wanted to. His prepared speech showed how he felt. "In light of all the circum stances at hand," Cooper said, "the best course of action was for the companies to accept the recommended settlement." Sitting between the two was Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell. He looked as if he had stayed up all night, but was glad he had. But the man who must have been happiest of all wasn't even there. For all the praise, and most ' CATCH THE 6NOWFLAKE6 ON YOUR TONGUE, LUCY! 0 • 0 0 • * . 0 0 411 11 0 (I ( t ik o• • 0 O o • -o— j • - TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1960 Suggested by lolls neubarth be from small college loz.al chapters that no one ever heard of on a large campus. We won't leave the men out of our plans either. They need something to carry in after a big weekend too, so we'll sup ply a package of long blond hairs to be placed judiciously on a dark ivy suit. Collars with non-smear lipstick smudges could be snapped over his regular shirt if theirs happened to be spotless. We've been told that every self-respecfing college man has a girl at home. So for those who don't pink, perfumed envelopes will be sent to sub scribers every other day, can celed with a postmark from any town in the United States. Professors also can use our special envelopes to raise their status appearance on campus. Large, official-looking ones with the stamp of the presi dent's office in the left corner can be left conspicuously on the back shelf of their dilapi dated car Phi Beta Kappa keys will also be provided for those with lofty aspirations. And we won't forget our part time teachers, the grad stu dents. For them we have genuine leather brief cases— scientifically pre-worn for that battered look. They say the 1960's -will be years of spectacular change, and here's the first step. The past has been one of fantastic spending and sonspicuous con sumption. We offer you a fu ture of decofative deception. By ARTHUR EDSON in the banquet room of the windup of 22 hours of almost of the credit, was given Vice President Richard M. Nixon. What a lovely windfall at the start of a year in which a pres ident is to be picked! And the best of it was that, while the dispute was simmer ing on the back of the stove, Nixon was able to fly out to the Rose Bowl and enjoy himself. Although Nixon wasn't there, his press secretary, Herbert Klein, was. He looked like a man who had been hitting win ners consistently, and had ev ery hope of completing a tough, but rich, parlay card. The room was so crowded the participants had trouble getting in. But they did, and they said their pieces. Not much in the way of news, oth er than that the settlement had been reached. No word on the amount of increase. No hint as to what the price of steel may eventually be. As they left, McDonald was busy shaking hands and ac cepting congratulations from friends. 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