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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.
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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
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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
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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. Cooper didn't tarry. He
looked as if he was ready for
a long sleep,
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