I'AGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Administration Students Feel The recent administrative ruling concerning transfer students living in iesidence halls was a last resort grasp resulting horn an administrative goof several years ago. The reasoning behind the transfer ruling was that the University did not receive enough money from the State legislature to increase enrollment to fill the new Pollock CH cle Halls. This is hue, but the reason why enough money was not received from the State is quite disturbing. Several years ago. the University made an oral agree ment with the State. The University would float loans and with the money would build residences to accommo date the predicted demand for college enrollment. The State then would use its own money to build sufficient classrooms for these additional students. However, the agreement was not made binding on the State and the results now show. The University ful filled its half of the bargain but the State hasn't done its We can criticize the legislature all we want, but the fact remains that if University officials had made the agreement binding from its beginning, this situation would not now exist. Who pays for this mistake? The students, One result which hit every student's pocketbook was the tuition raise last semester. Now transfer students get the raw deal. It may be argued that the experience of living in a residence hall or fraternity would benefit any student. This may he true, but the student should have a choice of whether he wishes to live on campus, in a fraternity or in a downtown apartment. Some time ago, an editorial in this column pointed out the so-called "administrative infallibility," This is just another instance of an administrative miscue for which students must pay. Other Views Ghosts on Campus College examinations, as we recall, used to be trying exper iences for all concerned. What student—at least in days gone by —did not go through agony when faced by a heartless professor's order to explain such matters as, say, the European roots of American nineteenth century transcendentalism or the impact of the French Revolution on feudal remnants in Western Europe? Professors, on the other hand, have spent countless hours of ach ing torment correcting such answers, often groaning inwardly at how little of the subject matter they taught had entered their student's heads and thinking back wistfully to the days when a college student could be expected always to write simple, clear and grammatically correct English. As might be expected, it was the professors who found a way out of impasse first. Increasingly, college tests have become multiple-choice affairs in which the student blackens one of a series of numbers corresponding to the choices offered, a device which permits the examination to be marked swiftly by machine. Under such conditions a professor can think with equanimity of giving a test to a class of 300, 500 or even 1,000 students, few of whom he knows as anything but names on a class register. But since action tends to beget reaction, some students have apparently moved to ease their lot by hiring a substitute to take the eiomination, one man's blackening out of a number being indistinguishable normally from another's. We can understand how much less trying examinations can be under such markedly changed circumstances. But is it education? A Student-Operated Newspaper 55 Years of Editorial Freedom Batty Tollrgiait Oly• Successor to The Free Lance. en. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The Daily Collegian is ■ student-operated newspaper Entered as second-elasa matter July 6. 1834 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3. 1879. Mall Subscription Price: 33.00 per semester 15-00 per year DENNIS MALICK Editor '4M°' Member of The Associated Press and The Intercollegiate Press Managing Editor. William Jaffe. Assistant Editor Catherine Fleck; Patine Relations Director Loull Neubarth; Copy Editor. Roberta Levine: Sports Editor, Sandy (Ware: Assistant Sports Editor, John Black: Photography Editor Martin &herr; Member, Zandy Stinson. Local Ad Nigr., William Iles.; ',set Local Ad Mgr., Chester Lucido; Credit Mgr.. Murray Simon; National Ad Mgr.. Nancy Proebel: Classified Ad Mgr.. Sara Brown; Co-Circulation Mgrs., Loretta Mink. Richard Kitringer; Promotion Mgr-, Darlene Anderson; Special Page Mgr., Alice Mahachek; Personnel Mgr.. Dorothy Snseul; Office Secretary. Bonnie Bailey Meyer; Research and Records. Margaret Dimperio. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Copy Editor, Nicki Wolford; Wire Editor, Joel Myers; Headline Editor, Jan Durstine; Assistants, John Morris, Reney Alkoff, Emily Nissley, Karen Saldutti, Linda Renick, Joan Mehan, Kay Walker, Sunny Schade. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Goofs; It —New York Times GEORGE McTURK Business Manager Chou Relents; Nikita Appears In Driver Seat By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst Red China, after nearly a year of following its own bent without regard for Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's peace offensive, is now joining in a concerted Corn munist effort to recoup prestige in Asia. Premier Chou En-Lai has agreed to go to New Delhi to discuss the border dispute with India in answer to an invitation from Prime Minister Nehru which, in effect, amounted to a request that the Chinese Reds explain them selves Nehru had previously declined to meet Chou in Red China or Bui ma until Peiping outlined the basis of its claims. His own invi tation was accompanied by a statement that Chou had made no case so far. For Chou to accept in such an atmosphere represents a consider able diplomatic victory for Nehru and, apparently, a yielding to Khrushchev's wishes. Khrushchev had already indi cated in Indonesia that he still considers himself capable of speaking for Red China when he advised the Indonesians not to worry about Peiping's anger over resettlement of Chinse traders in rural areas. Khrushchev climaxed his own strenuous efforts to regain advan tage lost to the West with a big loan to Indonesia which he ad mitted the Soviet Union could ill afford. Theie are reports that he is trying to work up a new Asiatic conference, such as was held at Bandung several years ago, to woi k up straggling anti-Western feeling. Observers now will be watch ing for clues as to just how much the Chou decision represents co operation_ with Khrushchev. A softening of Peiping's anti-Amer ican propaganda line would be considered important in anticipat ing the tactics which can be ex pected of the Communist bloc prior to the summit conference. Gazette TODAY Bridge cies', 6.30-8:30 p m , HUB card- room Christian Fellowship, 12:15 p.m., 218 HUB Elections Committee, 6:15 p m., 217 HUB Father Havanie discussion, 7 pm , 213 HUB Fire O'Clock Theatre, "The Turn in the Road " 5 p HI . Little Theatre. Old Main Football Squad, 4 p.m , HUB assembly room - Graduate School lecture, "The Man Who Feels Left Behind," 8 p m , 121 Sparks Home Economics Research seminar, 13.38 pm, HUB dining room "A IC(.. 7 p m . 203 HUH Mired Chorus rehearsal, 7 i ro , HUB as- sembly room Sehuhplattlers, new members only, 7:15 p.m , l White 1:14A returns money for unsold books, to- day, ÜBX UCA, 5:15 p m 214 HUB HOSPITAI Linda Bergton, Mary Eng(101, Coninela F;coreta. Linda Hendriekg, John La'.ky, Carl Lynch, Salvatore fklaiolatesi. John Moore. Frank Napo. William O'Malley. Stephen Rumbaugh. Frank Shea. Nancy Stang, William Upilegratfe, Joan Van- Den Ile nde. Job Interviews ISIARCII 4 Ceneral Electric Co- It S, MS in EE, EN(; SC, IE, MECH ENC, CER T, METAL. Glom) meeting: Feb 29 at 7:30 p The Higbee Co: Jun & Aug BS in H EC, GEN BUS. BA in LA. Pratt & Whitney division of United Air craft: Jun & Aug BS, MS in AERO E, CH E. EE, ME. METAL ENG MF:CH. ENG SCI, PHYS: also ad% anced degree CRlldi in NUCLEAR ENC. Gulf Research & Development( Division of Gulf Oil Corp) : Jun & Aug 13S in ACCT(; RS, MS in RE. PHYS, GEO PHYS; BA, MA In MATH: also advanced degree can& in CH E, CHEM (org & ph‘...). ER. PHYS. GEOPHYS. Household Finance Corp: BS, RA in BUS AD, ACCTG, ECON, COMMERCE, LA. I T T Corp: BS, MS in EE (elect op tion) : MS in PHYS. Hazeltine Corp: Jun & Ang BS in EE, ME, ENG SCI: MS in EE, ENG SCL Diamond Alkali Co: Jun & Aug BS, MS in CHEM, CH E, ME, ACCTG; MBA. in ACCTG. Honeywell: Jun & Aug BS, MS in AERO E (Airborne systems option). EE indus auto, else options), ENG MECH. ME, ENG SCE (design & devel , applied res. prod & process elm quality control eval eng. sales. must be veterans): BS in IE tmanuf eng, Ind eng); MS cands in CHEM, PHYS for research. Also Jrs, Grade in above curricula interested in sum mer employment. Information and scheduling in 112 Old Main. March 7 Eastern Staten Farmers' Exchange, group meeting, 7 p.m., 210 Armsby March 8 Eastern States Farmers' Exchange, lndi. Odual Intervieiss, 210 At msby March 9 Eastern States Farmers' Exchange, indi eldual Interviews. ra \M 151 (13 a 1, • .w. CD Ali an Cdi 15'1 tiers ROTC Criticized Again TO THE EDITOR: Behold! The Collegian has found a ROTC supporter, a rare species which, like the coelacanth, has been thought to be extinct. Airman Murray, how do you reconcile your advocacy of compulsory military service with the distorted ideas of de mocracy that you trumpet with equally blind fervor? You as sert that militafy training benefits both mind and body; does not yogurt? We do not desire to have our autonomous reason reduced to shreds by wanton application of pre-Napoleonic instruction al techniques. Committing in telligent humans to take ROTC examinations is comparable to sending Sherman tanks to kill The military mentality pushes away the desires and thoughts of the human being, ICCB 'Backed' TO THE EDITOR: The sugges tion of the president of ICCB that college council presidents be allowed to sit on the SGA Assembly is a very good one. In fact, it is a step forward to a new student government sys tem which I would now like to propose Of course, these new mem bers added to the present As sembly would make it too large and too unwieldy, and it would be impossible to conduct busi ness. Therefore, the system of electing representatives by class would be dropped. The separation of the executive and legislative branches would also be dropped, and the new ruling body would be named All-University Cabinet. I think this would be a new, progressive system, in compli ance with the new, progessive suggestion made by ICCB. Surely after almost seven whole months of operation, the present Assembly has had a sufficent period in which to prove itself! It's time for a change. —Jane Davies, '6l 'Suggestions' Given for Budget The presidents of the four classes would retain their seats on the Assembly. In addition, students would be represented accordMgt to their living area, by the presidents of AIM, Le onides, IFC and Panhellenic Council .Other additions to the Assembly would be the presi dents of WSGA, WRA and the Athletic Association and the chairman of the Board of Dra matics and Forensics and of the Board of Publications. TO THE EDITOR: Since we are well aware of the admin istration's budgeting problems and their Herculean efforts to obtain equitable appropriations from Harrisburg, the students of Nittany are prepared to em bark on a mutual-aid program. Briefly, this program would merely involve the exchange of facilities by various University departments. We will initiate the program by donating the entire Nittany Union Building to the College of Agriculture. With a mini mum of alteration, the dining TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1960 • 7. On; 'Us... Of _ 113 NM 0 5 iminsas rejects factors suitable for a moral existence, and degrades the individual •to a mere instru ment. We hold with Einstein that this rationale raises naked power as a goal in itself, de stroying the normal ends of human aspirations. "Military training teaches one to think clearly, to take orders, and to give orders." Ah yes, the drill-field, that noxious caricature of the march of the lemmings. Do you realize that the courier method of trans mitting orders was superceded in the 12th century by Ghen gis Khan's use of shaggy ponies? Finally, Airman Murray, if you must espouse such a wretched cause, need you em ploy such syntactically inde terminate chauvinism? —Michael Dutko, '6O; Ger ald Eckman, '6O; Richard Somerville, '62 for SGA portion of the building could be utilized as a turkey brooder, while the present recreational portion can serve as a riding stable. This will eliminate the cost of razing the building, as was previously planned. In return, we will be granted permission to occupy the chick en coops, presently located ad jacent to the Nittany area. Af ter slight modification, we will use these buildings as com munal storage areas, supple menting our existing closet fa cilities. (A generous 25 cu. ft. per student.) —Charles Starbuck, '63 soy, 17.6 [TOUGH TO BE A DO6AINS: WHEN IT R gm! II [ Jr 14 ..rIA.
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