PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Aroused Students Show Interest in Integration Students in northern colleges and universities are giving moial support to their southern brothers in the fight tor integration. While the southern Negro college students are actively engaged in sit-down strikes in segregated cafeterias and lunchrooms, informally organized groups of northern students are becoming active. It is encouraging to see that college students are showing some interest in this critical problem. It is also encouraging to see that they are going about it in a sen sible way, unlike the violent anti-Negro riots prevalent in the South. The northern demonstrations have been in the form of peaceful picketing, distribution of pamphlets and edi torial campaigns in college newspapers. Segregation is one of the biggest problems facing our nation today. It is one of the biggest propaganda weapons the Communists have. The solution to the problem can’t come too soon College students form a large bloc of voters and volers-to-be. A united effort on campuses throughout the country should be used to educate other citizens as to the seriousness and far-reaching effects of segregation. It should serve as a notice to political aspirants that students are interested in seeing the problem solved and will vote for those who are working along these lines. However, one of the first steps that must be taken in the North is to clean up its own back yard. A Student-Operated Newspaper 55 Years ol Editorial Freedom ©lff latltf ©allfgnm Successor to The Free Lance, est 1887 PuhlWhed Tueadny through Saturday morning during the University year. The Daily Collegian i* a student-operated newspapef Entered as second-clase matter July 6. 19.14 at the State College. Pa Post Office under the art of March 3, 1879, Mail HubErrintion Prlrei 13.00 per semester - 15.00 per rear. 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STAFF THIS ISSUE: Nighl Copy Editor, Joel Myers; Wire Edi tor, Amv Rosenthal; Headline Editor, Polly Dranov; Assistants, Karen Miller, Pat Haller, Bob Tacelosky, Sunny Schade, Suzanne Ellison, Pat McGee, Luanne Russell. iftle Man on Campus by Dick Bibl«i " Why CAN'T YOU BE LIKE TH’ (JESTOF TH' BOY£ „ an OUST HAVE PICTURES OF'flNUft* IN YER LOCKER?" THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA GEORGE McTURK Business Manager Cam, us Beat Dating H crfsox, ' Glowing' Cops, Nittany Mice Good morning, students - Upon the request of many of you, I have decided to wear an identification card. One of my po litical science colleagues made up a 2-foot square blue and white metal “sign” which reads. “Prof Wavne, Oldest Prof ” I understand they have finally found a useful service project for hat societies serving as dates for visiting conventioneers, and ath letes, * * * While onlookers were inspecting the scene of last week's explosion in Borland Lab, two professors were calmly working out equa tions on the blackboard trying to determine just how the blast hap pened. They didn’t Professors in the Department of Romance Languages have been told not to tell outsiders what method of grading they use. Ac tually it seems the system is so complicaled that even the profes sors can’t figure it out. Campus cops are very gregari ous. Every Friday and Saturday night at about sign-in time they can be found in groups on the sidewalk near the HUB parking lot. Sometime soon we understand they will be standing in the streets actually directing traffic. We heard one student comment that the fluorescent stripes on the campus cops’ capes look just like crosshairs on a target, especially from the seat of a motorcycle. The skating rink is being closed because the manager must move his operations to the golf course of which he also is in charge. We might suggest that the rink’s new roof be moved with him. Some snow could be removed to give golfers some bare ground on which to practice beneath it. Questionnaires are being cir culated in Niitany to list com plaints of students. One came back stating: "Mice in rooms are annoying at times." This will be my last column written from campus. I am leav ing Monday to reserve my spot on the beach at Whipples. Happy Springtime! —Prof Way no Gazette TODAY AIM, 7 pm, 203 HUB Bloodmobilt, 10 « m.-4 pm , HUB card- room Chem.-Phys. Student Council, 7 p.m., 213 HUB Chess Club, 7 pm,. 7 Spmks Christian Fellowship, 12.45 pm., 218 HUB Civil Air Patrol, Gioup 1300, 7.30 pm., Air Gmwd Armory Dancing Clas*. 6:30, HUB ballroom Elections Committee, 6:30 pm, 214 HUB Engineering Student Council, 8 p.m , 215* 21*. HUB Float Parade, 6 30 p m., 218 HUB Forestry Convocation, 11 n.m., 121 Sparks, Frank H Thomas on “Recent Techno logical Developments in the Furniture Industry “ Greek Week, 8 pm., 212 HUB Liberal Arts Lecture Series, 8 pm. 121 Spniks, Paul Plckrel on “The Obso- leicenct* of the Present” Marine Recruiting, 10 a m-5 p m., HUB, Ist floor lobby Newman Club, 7:15, 214 HUB Pi Mu Epsilon, Honoraiy mathematics fia ternity, open meeting, 7.30 p.m., 12 Sparks Psychology Club, 7:30 pm, 107 Boucke Sigma Theta Epsilon, pledge meeting, 7 pm , Wesley Foundation Student ANS. 7.30 pin, U 9 Osmond University Party Executive meeting, 7 p ni., 300 Boucke Women’s Chorus, 6:30 pm, HUB assem- bly room WSGA, 8 p.m.. 217 HUB Young Republicans dinner, 5:10 pm HUB Terrace Room HOSPITAL Eugene Amlievvs. Kathivne Bauchspies, James Damlovitz. F. Eileen Edwards, Mai gaivt Fnrrioi, Helene Gordon, Rebecca Hadden, Richard Kelley. Frederick Kochey, Michael Makkn, Michael Mimischak, Hew itt McCloske>. Sanford Meade, Janet Neider. Richard Rice, Dnrrvl Schrift, Yung* Shin, Verbit Muisball, John Watcis, Evelyn Wikon, Ira Zatcoff. 'Age of the Jet' Film To Be Shown Today The Town Independent Men will sponsor the film, “The Age of the Jet.” .at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. today in the Hetzel Union assem bly room. Thete is no admission charge. The film is the first in a series to be presented from the 20th Century television series. ISNT THIS YOUR GRAMMA COMING NOW? V Letters Sign Out Policies Clarified TO THE EDITOR: It seems that there has been a great deal of misundeistanding con cerning one phase of WSGA’s new policies, that is, signing out and in. Perhaps the controversy has arisen because under the old rules, upperclasswomen did not have to sign out and in during the week The reason -for this was that there was not much that could be done beyond the “regular” things. However, wilh a much more flexible system, many more possibilities of activities are open. Thus, signing out and in is a matter of personal protec tion, not a check up. I think everyone would agree that this so-called “inconven ience” is well worthwhile if you happen to be the person involved in an emergency. At least the probabilities for dis aster are lessened. If a woman or man for that matter, were at home, she would at least tell her parents where she is going. A woman’s residence hall which has some responsibility for its women TO THE EDITOR: Last week a student’s letter indicated dis satisfaction with the residence sign-in, sign-out procedure be cause many people were crowd ed at the sign-in hour. Checkers, a judicial member and I have observed this past week to see where the bottle necks are. Only once was there waiting to sign-in and that at the bulletin board sign-in sheet in one of the large residences at the 1 a.m. sign-in Saturday night. PMC Cadets TO THE EDITOR: We have just read a criticism of ROTC in your paper. Apparently some poor airman by the name of Murray attempted to defend ROTC only to be cut to ribbons by some of your pseudo intel lectuals. The Army does not generally like to pull the Air Force’s chestnuts out of the fire, but the nauseating affect of Mr. Dutko and company’s letter makes it necessary. The idea that compulsory military service and democra cy are incompatible is utterly foolish. Democrary must be de fended. Is it too much to ask the American male to give a few years of his life to aid in the defense of the freedoms he has and will continue to enjoy in his lifetime? When they said, “The mili tary mentally pushes away the desires and thoughts of the hu man being, rejects factors suit able for a moral existence and degrades the individual to a mere instrument,” we become slightly confused. Were they talking about our military sys tem or Russia’s? Until they un derstand the American military system—and it appears - that they don’t—we suggest that they send such statements to Radio Free Europe for a broad cast behind the Iron Curtain, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 23. 1960 i have to ee pretty-sharp TO OUTIOIT 3- 25 S&fMZ- aiso deserves the same cour tesy. The policy states: “A stu dent who plans to be away from her residence hall after 8 p.m is expected to sign out ” This time was agreed upon be cause it seemed to be the most convenient time. If a woman is going to be out after 8 p.m. she'll most likely stay out after 10 p.m. Thus, by signing out before she leaves, she saves herself the consequences of forgetting to call, the inconvenience of calling, not being able to reach anyone and having a mistake made in being signed out. If a woman recalls that she can sign out anytime during the day perhaps some “incon venience” is alleviated. If any inconvenience is still present, a woman should notify her hostess or members of WSGA Senate or Judicial. I would like to appeal to women students to give the new system a fair chance. The change will take some time and patience on the part of each woman but it will cer tainly be worthwhile. —Jessie Janjigian WSGA President • Letter cut But 10 minutes before 1, many of those same girls were in the lobby. No one was sign ing in. Had each one signed m when she arrived between 12:50 and 1 there would have been no line. Even though she signs in at 12:50, her date may stay until 1. However, if he leaves at 1:02, she is two minutes late and she changes her sign-in time from 12:50 to 1:02. —Lois McColloch Asst, to the dean of women Favor ROTC where the situation warrants such criticism. When Airman Murray said, “Military training teaches one to think clearly, to take and give orders,” he was thinking much farther ahead than the drill field. Occasionally, gen tlemen, we have wars. That is when the ROTC training with respect to clear thinking pays off. They mentioned an interest ing point about horses being better messengers than men in the 12th century. This is the 20th century. Would they care to try their modified pony ex press system against the U.S. Army signal corps? Many of the men that operate it are ROTC PI’S rfllfltpQ If we did away with ROTC one of two things would hap pen. The United States would have to maintain a large stand ing army. That means more taxes, gentlemen. The second possibility is the Russians would have to wait until we trained enough officers before they started a shooting war. There is another possibility. We could give up right now. Just think gentlemen, no more ROTC and compulsory military service, just an occasional salt mine. —Cadet Sgt. Jack Weyand Cadet Sgt. Jack Ford Pennsylvania Military College
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