PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Now It's Fun Week Spring Week--a word once dreaded by fraternity, sorority and independent groups who knew of the work, expense and cut-throat competition involved—this year piormses to be fun! Thanks to some seemingly small, but very important changes by the Spring Week Committee, this year's gala event should give the participants a chance to put their emphasis where it belongs—on talent and enthusiasm. The unfair competition should be alleviated by a ruling that 850, instead of 1250 tickets collected at carnival booths equals 250 or the maximum number of points that can be scored. Since past records have shown that each booth usually averages around 800 tickets during the course of the evening, the ruling ought to "even the score" between the groups that can afford to assess members for tickets and those that can't. A second ruling providing for a rebate of three cents on each ticket taken in at a booth ought to help the ex pense problem. This rebate will first go toward making up a $25 Spring Week entrance fee (833 tickets). But any thing taken in over this will go back to the participating groups to help defray the cost of construction materials. Carnival booths this year will have to rely on'appro priateness, good taste and originality to score the deciding points. This, we feel, brings back the original spirit in winch Spring Week was intended. As for alleviating the work involved—there's not much that can be done about this. But with the new rulings providing all groups—large and small—with an equal chance to win, the enthusiasm with which these groups undertake their work loads ought to be greater than ever. Enthusiastic workers never seem to mind their work as much. An added category in the carnival division, games of skill, should also give small groups and groups short on writing and acting talent a chance to score. This has been tried successfully on many other campuses and offers a field of unlimited opportunity. The Spring Week Committee has set the stage for a festival that promises to be, as the midway barkers would say: "Bigger and better than ever." Now it's up to the fraternities, sororities, and indie groups to build the show. Attend Faculty Reception Tonight's Junior-Senior Faculty Reception will pro vide all women students in those respective classes with the opportunity to get acquainted with faculty members. The reception is the Women's Student Government Association's attempt to bring about an informal and pleasant atmosphere outside the classroom or office for developing student-faculty relationships. With the University so rapidly increasing in size and numbers, this worthwhile attempt by WSGA tends to bring a "small college informality." University students too often assume thaf since classes are so large, good student-faculty relations are impossible. It is too bad that such thinking is prevalent because it is definitely worth every student's while to get to know their professors, not in order to improve grades, but to learn other aspects of the faculty's thinking. This reception is a good step in the right direction of improving student-faculty relationships and eliminating the prevalent idea that Penn State is just a large educa tional factory. A Student-Operated Newspaper 55 Years of Editorial Freedom 0 - Ip Batig Tollrgiatt 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 second-elan matter July 3. 1934 at the State College. Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3. 1979. Mail Subscription Price: 13.00 per semeater 95.00 per rear. DENNIS MALICK 463 f: Editor , Member of The Associated Press and The Intercollegiate Press STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Nicki Wolford; Copy Editor, Amy Rosenthal; Wire Editor, Carol Blakeslee; Assistants, Ann Palmer, Emily Nissley, Lynne Bordonaro, Bob Tacelosky, Reney Alkoff, Sue Taylor, Jim Karl. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA GEORGE McTURK Business Manager Campus Beat Heavy Snow, Lord Godiva Visit Campus Hello students: Welcome back for the spring semester. Sorry I couldn't get to my typewriter earlier but finals, the flu, mono' and 12 inches of snow in that order sort of dam pened my spirits. • • • Speaking of the snow, we were reassured to hear Sunday after noon that the Chicago Opera Bal let troupe was coming despite the weather, and that workmen were concentrating on clearing off the area around Rec Hall for the per formance. But when we got there only parts of the steps and a little area in front of the building was cleared. Guess everyone was down shoveling out the parking lot for Old Main. One of my students reports that some adventuresome Lord Godi va—without a horse—was seen running up the middle of College Ave. toward Atherton St. He was sans coat, sans shirt, sans pants, sans almost everything. The bor ough snow removal crew were among the witnesses to the sprint in the 15 degree weather. Anyone know a Professor Hora tio P Valicheznik? They're look ing for him at Ohio State. He's listed as an associate professor of geology in the Ohio State faculty directory. But no such person ex ists! But ghost though he may be, Prof. Valicheznik has caused hav oc with the records department They are angrily seeking the per son who so properly entered the name on a directory card and went through all the trouble to complete the joke. Has Clyde Klutz ever appeared in the Penn State faculty directory? While at Rec Hall Saturday night, we began to wonder why the ice cream machines were all taped shut. In these machines, you can get for 10 cents the same item for which 15 cents is charged at the concession stands. And the machines are not empty as is stated on the tape. Excuse me for rushing oft now, but there is a campus cop walking under my office window and this snowball is melting in my hand, —Prof Wayne Gazette TODAY Acadcmic Affairs Research Committee. 6:30 p.m , 213 HUB Bridge Club, 7.30 p.m., 217 HUB Camera Club, 7 p.m , 211 HUB Chess Club, 7 p.m., HUB cardroom Christian Fellowship, 12:15 p.m., 216 HUB Junior• Senior Faculty Reception, 7:30 p in., HUB main lounge Penn State Singers Rehearsal, noon, Car- negie Riding Club, 7 p m.,-105 Armatiy State College Civil Air Patrol, Group 1300, 7:30 13 m , National Guard Armory Women's Chorus, 6.30 p in., HUB assem- bly room V4'Bl:A Foods Committee, 6 :30 p.m., 212 MTh HOSPITAL •Patricia Boyle, John Coleman, Ann Ghurhone, Sharon Gottlieb. Joan Haley, Mildred Hiltebeitel, Yun Kuan Huang, Antionetta Intlli, John Lasky. Cora Mur phy, Georgine Novak, Lynette Sabre, Rich ard Stevko, David Stott, Edward Wright. Job Interviews EZEO3N3 The Curtn; Publishing Co: Jun & Ault BA, US, MA, MS in LA, JOURN, BUS AD: BS in IF:. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co: Jun & Aug BS, MS, MBA, in ACCTG; BS. MS in CHEM, PHYS, ENG SCI, CH E, EE, ME, CER T (R&D); BS in CHEM, CH E, EE, CER T, ME, IE (prod mgt, design eng, Ind sales). Dow Chemical Co: Jun & Aug BA, BS in CHEM, CH F, EE, ME, SAN ENG. METAL, ANAL CHEM, CE, IE, ENG SCI tres, eng analysis, design, prod, cust serv ice, application des.): BS, BA, in BUS AD, LA undue sales). Sylvania Electric Products Inc: Jun & Aug BS (2.75 avg. or higher) MBA in BUS AD, (sales and materials control); BS. MS in PHYS, CHEM. EE, ME, CER T, CH E, METAL; BA, MA in MATH. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co: Jun & Aug BS in BUS AD, ED, BA in LA, or anyone interested in sales. Union Carbide Nuclear Co: Jun & Aug BS. MS in CHEM, MATH. PHYS, CER T, CH E, EE. ME, METAL, ENG MECH; MS in NUCLEAR ENG. U.S. citizenship desired. US. Plywood Corp: BS in ARCH E, BUS AD, CE, HE WOOD UTIL; BS In FOR. , Proctor & Gamble: Jun & Aug BS, MS in CHEM, CH E (R&D and products rex); BS, MS in EE, ME (ewe devel and staff work); BS, MS in ENG SCI, IE (plant & prod). . . General Electric Co: US, MS in EE, ENG SCI, IE, MECH ENG, CER T,, METAL. Group meeting: Feb 20 at 7:30 19.3 L. Little Man on Campus by Dick Bi Wci LAKE TO CIiEGOVER 714 . REQUIRED Tom FOR 71.H5 Coug6s...Ccx;fslsOsi bt 1 TIRE. AT HAVING To CANNA HAW FOX without malice Are. Our Profs Improving Too? "A professor can make or break a course." Some wise old Greek philosopher must have made this observation. Whoever it was, he has a tremendous fan club at Penn State. For now is the time of semester when the quality and enthusiasm of a professor weights heavily on whether a student will spend much time in his classes. For over a semester now, we have been bombarded with the concentrated efforts toward academic excellence. It started with President Eric A. Walker's speech to freshmen in Septem ber, and we can tell by our in creased classwork that it wasn't all air. So the University puts on the academic drive. We have to catch up to the Russians. But what can be accom plished to ward these goals if a stu dent isn't suf ficiently in spired to do the work? Of course, the professor - MALICK is one who has a most direct effect on the amount of work a student puts out. Dull lec tures presented in a boring monotone will never inspire anyone. It seems that some professors here couldn't make a course on sex interesting. But, just what are the quali fications for a good professor? Here's one definition: A good professor is one whose 8 o'clock you would get to on time if you woke up at quarter till. One way to detect who the PEANUTS T GUES6 YOU 1 I SUPPOSE YOU WOULDN'T CARE PLAY ONLY CLASSICAL TO PLAY "ROCK-A-BYE, BABY " = RAC, DON'T YOU, R3R MY LITTLE SISTER HERE, JUST SCNROEDER? AS A FAVOR, WOULD YOU? : • .3 1. CI,- 1 1 0 ..... :A I% , I WAS AFRAID Z.,!1.4,....;,-.:47,--.. 11141LDN'T! OF NATtSiegf. , L ar AAHI e ..411 0 ''.. lArsi el 1.;411 k ..,aiiir - um . ` i 4 . .. . - - . ,11•........._ WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 17. 1960 .• • • • • . . • by Benny malick good professors are is by check ing how quickly their sections close at registration. Bad news always travels fast, but it seems that this is one instance in which good news skims along quite speedily. Students have been feeling the pinch of the excellence push. And professors should also be sharpening their skills to cope with this trend. Professors could get com ments on the effectiveness of their teaching methods by merely asking students for their opinions. There's one way any professor can get some in dication of how students feel about their instruction, and that is class cuts. Any professor who continu ally is lecturing to a half full classroom might take the hint that his methods just aren't cricket. A good professor would revise his thinking to stimulate. students to want to attend class. Other instructors will continue being their same bor ing self. Newton's law of inertia states that a body at rest tends to re main at rest until acted upon by some outside force. And un less quite a few students are "acted upon" by some outside force, namely some inspiring professors, t hey won't be around at all. -
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