FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 1960
Europe Views U.S.
in Light of Problems
America's inability to communicate the essentials of her
way of life to other peoples, her racial problem and her fail
ure to raise the world-wide standard of living are the main
:he "sophisticated" European,
If European history said yes-
criticisms of this nation by
Dr. Kent Forster, professor I
terday.
Speaking on "Europe Looks at
America," a lecture scheduled as
part of the Spring Semester's
Orientation program, For st e r
went on to explain that Europe's
future view of this nation will
be increasingly bated on the ex
tent we are able to solve these
problems.
Any evaluation of one coun
try by the peoples of another
must take two things into ac
count, Forster said. "These come
down to the facts the people
are exposed to and the basic
attitudes they form, on the
stereotyped American."
Because of the financial diffi
culty most Europeans have in
getting to America, they judge us
by the exports which find their
way overseas. "The wild G. 1., the
uninformed and Materialistic holi
day visitor, the Hollywood films
and the disinterested ambassadors
are the products which influence
this view," Forster added.
For many reasons the European
has a rather critical and unsympa
thetic attitude towards• America.
Envy of our wealth, fear of our
power, and the realization that
we have been spared the havoc
of war, lead to an emotional,
probably unconscious hostility,
he said.
Well traveled and educated
Europeans do recognize the
strong points of American civi
lization however. There is an
unspoken comprehension by all
Americans of social democracy,
in that they are not strictly
class conscious. Nor do they see
an imperialistic or preditory na
tion.
Qur production methods have
given us a wide distribution
wealth and an unparalled stand
ard of living, Forster said.
Forster also said that our Euro
pean evaluators see and appre
ciate us as a vigorous nation with
an omaded approach to life which
is a strong contrast to their own
nationnl dispositions.
Tribunal Rates
Men's Conduct
The conduct of men living off
campus was good last semester if
the number of cases referred to
Off-Campus Tribunal is any in
dication.
The stiffest penalty given was
a suspended suspension from the
University - last October. Four stu
dents were given Tribunal warn
ings and two others were acquit
ted of charges.
The student given a suspended
penalty (which means he will be
immediately suspended from the
University if he is involved in
another case brought before Tri
bunal) and a friend who was
given a warning removed a stop
sign from the alley between Pugh
and Allen Sts.
They were caught with it by a
borough policeman and held over
night at the borough office. They
were released on bail and fined
$61.50 each the next morning.
The three other students given
warnings were involved in traffic
violations and showed bad atti
tudes toward campus policemen
when they were caught.
The two men acquitted of
prowling charges were reported
by a hostess of McKee Hall who
thought they were acting suspi
ciously.
Nichols' Biographies
Published in Britannica
Dr. Edward J. Nichols, profes
sor of English composition, is the
author of three biographies that
will be published in he Encyclo
pedia Britannica.
They are biographies of Philip
Henry Sheridan, Union general
in the Civil War; Andrew Gregg
Curtin, governor of Pennsylvania
during the Civil War and a native
of Bellefonte; and Henry Winter
Davis, from Maryland, an anti
slavery- political leader during
the Civil War.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Phys Ed Head Named
Martha A. Adams, assistant pro
fessor of physical education, has
been named in charge of the re
quired health and physical edu
cation program for women.
She succeeds Marie Haidt, who
retired, effective Jan. 30, as pro
fessor emerta of physical educa
tion after heading the women's
program for 36 years.
Eisenhower Invites Prof
To Washington Meeting
Dr. William A. Williams, pro
fessor of industrial education,,
has been Invited by President
Eisenhower to attend the Press
dent's Conference on Occupation
al Safety, in Washington, D.C.,
March 1-3.
The Conference will bring to
gether more than 3000 leaders
from American industry, labor,
agriculture, federal, state and
local governments, insurance,
education, health and private
safety organizations from all parts
of the country.
EUROPE
We'll see the usual PLUS.
You're not herded around.
A college tour that's different.
EUROPE SUMMER TOURS
255 Sequoia, Box C. Pasadena, Calif.
IF YOU MISSED
US IN SEPTEMBER
See Us NOW:
During Registration at
•Rec Hail desk
•HUB desk
Until February 15 at
•HUB'main desk
•Doty & Hench
S. G. A. STUDENT ACCIDENT
and INSURANCE PLAN
AND DICK MASLOWSKI
They're transmission engineers with Michigan
Bell Telephone Company in Detroit. Burnell
graduated from Western Michigan in 1951
with a B.S. in Physics, spent four years in
the Navy, then joined the telephone company.
His present work is with carrier systems, as
they relate to Direct Distance Dialing facilities.
Dick got his B.S.E.E. degree from Michigan
in 1956 and came straight to Michigan Bell.
He is currently engineering and administering
a program to utilize new, transistorized re
peater (amplifier) equipment.
Both men are well qualified to answer a
question you might well be asking yourself:
"What's in telephone company engineering
for me?"
SAYS DICK:
"There's an interesting clay's work for you
every day. You really have to use your engi
neering training and you're always working
with new developments. Every time Bell Lab
oratories designs a new and more efficient
piece of equipment, you are challenged to in
corporate it in our system effectively and
economically. For example, I have been work
ing on projects utilizing a newly developed
voice frequency amplifier. It's a plug-in type
—transistorized—and consumes only two
watts, so it has lots of advantages. But I have
to figure out where and how it can be used in
our sprawling network to provide new and
improved service. Technological developments
like this really put spice in the job."
„i. SAYS BURNELL:
s.,
"Training helps, too—and you get the best.
Through an interdepartmental training pro
gram, you learn how company-wide operations
dovetail. You also get a broad background by
rotation of assignments. I'm now working
with carrier systems, but previously worked on
repeater (amplifier) projects as Dick is doing
now. Most important, I think you always learn
`practical engineering.' You constantly search
for the solution that will be most economical
in the long run."
There's more, of course—but you can get
the whole story from the Bell. interviewer.
, He'll be visiting your campus before long. Be
sure to sit down and talk with him.
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