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Editorial Opinion
Meet Your Requirements
By the time students achieve eighth semester stand
ing the pi ospect of that diploma looks rather promising.
No definite assurance can be offered the student that
he will receive his diploma at the end of the last semester,
but several steps can be taken to avoid unnecessary
complications which might prevent the student from
being graduated.
One of the most important step is to make certain
that the student has the required number of credits to
meet graduation standards for his college.
A wind of advice to the wise--check NOW to be
assured of meeting the requirements. Advisers are eager
to help the student go over his completed courses and to
ascertain what additional courses the student must take
in anticipation of a degree. But the initiative and interest
for doing this must lie in the individual student.
Much trouble and disconcertment can be avoided by
checking now. It is far worse to be notified in June that
you cannot graduate because of an unnecessary omission
in scheduling courses for your final semester.
To a Good Start
The first whill is almost over for the some 660 new
students entering this semester. They have met their
advisers who chide and guide them through their college
clays. Most new enrollees have collected the required
Number Six cards and are now ready to begin their
studies.
For some, the spring semester may be a time to take
books less seriously than usual. Schedules will have
Whipple breaks in additions to the usual coffee breaks.
This is a difficult atmosphere for new students to get
established with concrete study habits. But we must face
the facts. Spring fever or not, the continued emphasis on
Individual responsibility and tougher curriculums can
not be dodged.
Students who make- numerous coffee breaks and
Whipple breaks a habit usually end up with a continuous
break—after flunking out.
Other Views
People and Education
The relationship between education and the people is
a strange one.
No one denies the value of education to our society. No
right-thinking person would say that it should be abolished; or
that it serves an unimportant role in keeping America in a posi
tion of world leadership.
And yet, when it comes to paying the bill for educating their
children, Americans rebel. Taxes are too high, they say. They
argue that we have enough schools, or at least we can get along
with what we have. Pay the teachers more? They only work
nine months a year. Who needs modern buildings anyway? They
cost too much.
The country is faced with a problem that will be with it for
many years. It is one of increased enrollments, crowded schools
and inadequate staffs.
A few concerned persons have been sounding the alarm since
the first projected figures on anticipated enrollments were re
leased after World War 11.
We only hope that it will not take some unforeseen disaster
to wake the people up to the inadequacies of their institutions.
The whole nation woke up to hie problem of crowded schools in
1958 after a disastrous school fire in Chicago which claimed
nearly a hundred children.
Educators, parents' groups, and taxpayers in every major
city went on a fire prevention crusade. But only after a disaster
had done what preventive action—adequate facilities—could
have avoided. Unfortunately, some such catastrophe usually
must befall us before the voters get mad.
Then, and only then, when it is too late, will they cry out
for action. They will blame the state. They will denounce their
elected officials. But the will never look to themselves.
There is an old saying in politics that the people get only
what they ask for.
The voters should take a good look at present conditidns.
What is barely adequate today will not be sufficient tomorrow.
They've got to get mad in advance for a change. They've gra to
tell the Legislature to get something done for education ahead
of time. .
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
GEORGE McTURK
Business Manager
On Politics
Crowded Slate
Is Not New
To Democrats
By ARTHUR EDSON
WASHINGTON (i-Pi m 0 -
crats who want to be pres,dent
pop up from behind every poli
tical bush this year, but think
nothing of it. Democrats have al
ways acted that way.
A new study, "The Politics of
National Party Conventions," has
just come out. Written by Paul
T David, Ralph M. Goldman and
Richard C. Bain for the Brook
ings Institution, the book is filled
with charts, footnotes and sur
prising information.
Take Democrats. Ever since
the two parties began, the Dem
ocrats have had more presiden
tial hopefuls than the Repub.
licans. This was true even dur
ing the period of Franklin D.
Roosevelt, never one to encour
age competition.
You think we have a surplus
of Democratic hopefuls now? The
cupboard is practically bare com
pared with 1924. That was the
hectic year when the Democrats,
operating under the old rule that
a two-thirds vote was needed to
nominate, went 103 weary ballots
before staggering to a decision.
Sixty different persons received
at least one vote for the presi
dential nomination.
Or take age How old should a
presidential candidate be"
Since 1896, the average age
of those getting their party's
nomination has been 51 years
good news for 51-Iyear-old
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson (D.-
Tex.).
Generally, Democrats like them
a little younger than the Repub
licans do, but both parties follow
this trend: Our presidential can
didates are getting more youthful,
but our vice-presidential candi
dates are getting older
The average since 1896 is a ma
ture 56 years, with the grand
pappy title going to Henry Davis.
When the Democrats tapped him .
for the vice-presidential nomina
tion in 1904, he was 81. He didn't
win
The presidency exerts such a
pull that no man has ever
tuned down the nomination, al
though Gen. William T. Sher
man came close. In 1884 his
name was being considered by
Republicans, and Sherman sent
off his famous message: "If
nominated, I will not accept; if
elected, I will not serve."
If anyone around today feels
that way, we haven't spotted him.
Letters
Sr. Wants Blanks
Sent to Governor
TO PRESIDENT WALKER: I no
tice that you seem to have a great
number of filled application
blanks which you will not need
because of the limit on students
imposed by lack of funds, that is
to say, a badly slashed budget.
Therefore, instead of deposit
ing these reams of carefully filled
blanks in the nearest circular file,
why not bale them and give them
to the state legislature or place
them on Gov. Lawrence's desk
which seems even more appro
priate?
—Fred Shaffer, '6O
Gazette
TODAY
Faculty talk. Dr. Harold F. Dick,r,n,
"I'Aintrust a% a Lanzuage." 2 p m., DUB
a ,lenMly room.
Sabbath Eve Service. reception, 8 p m.,
Mlle!
TOMORROW
Gymnyilies, Penn State-Navy, 7 p.m . Ree
Hall
tletketball. Penn State-Gettysburg, 8.30
p.m.. Ree Hall
SUNDAY
Lor and Bagel Brunch, 10:10 a m., Rigel
Catholic Mavv, 9 a in., Schwab
Protestant Service, 9 a.m., Helen Eakin
&qenhower Chanel
Chapel Service, 10:55 a.m , Schwab
Receptiana, 7-1 p.m., Protestant and Or
thodox, Helen Eakin Eiaenhower Chapel;
Catholic. Our Lady of Victory Parish
House; Jewish, Hillel.
MONDAY
Model Railroad Club, 7 P.u2” 2/8 HUB
Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibler
shop talk
Pro Doesn't Stop
Letter Writers
The Daily Collegian editorial and business staffs—
and undoubtedly the corps of letter-to-the-editor writers—
are set to enter the second half of our 56th year of
editorial freedom.
The letter-to-the-editor authors have one advantage--
they can go on academic pro
bation and still .continue in
their prolific ways
Letter writers should have
a field "day" this semester
with some controversial sub
jects already on the agenda.
The compulsory vs. voluntary
ROTC pot is boiling through
out the country, and will un
doubtedly reappear on campus
very soon.
In addition, SGA will toss
around such topics as presi
dent or vice president to chair
its Assembly, class vice presi
dents and treasurers—elected
or not, and the now notorious
parking regulations.
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The Duke University news
paper, the Chronicle, has re
sumed publication after being
suspended for two weeks by
the university administration,
Just before the Christmas
vacation, tik? Chronicle pub
lished an editorial column en
titled, "The Christmas Story,"
which was described by the
administration as "acutely ob
scene and offensively sacrile
gious."
The column told of attempts
by a Polish woman, raged by
an invading Cossack, to con
vince her husband that the son
she bore was of immaculate
conception.
We tried to pick up a copy
of The Chronicle during se
mester vacation, but it appears
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that those which haven't been
burned are being kept under
lock and key by their posses
sors. They are about as scarce
as the Lemon.
For those interested, the
deadline for submitting adver
tising for the Collegian is 11
a.m. on the day previous to
publication. Information for
stories should be sent or
brought to the office in the
basement of Carnegie Build
ing before 6 p.m.
The Collegian is developing
plans for its Coed Bicycle Der
by to be held May 21. Sorori
ties and independent groups
will be provided with informa
tion in the near future.
The derby will include basic
ally comic events to provide a
last chance for students to
blow off steam before spring
final examinations. If the der
by is as successful as expected,
it will become an annual event.
Have you ever overslept and
missed an 8 o'clock class? Few
of us haven't. .If you have, you
can understand why Collegians
are sometimes not
area
on time to your area every
morning. Circulation staffers
must begin distribution at 6:30
a.m. in order to complete the
job on time.
-THE EDITOR
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