PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion tiftinor Quarrel Throws Cover Over Real Issue A cry of protest was raised on the University Senate floor when it was related in two'reports that the Pattee Library had been refused adniiiiSiOn to the Association of Research Libraries. Some seem to think that the Association grants mem bership and universities do not apply for admission. Then it was explained that even if universities did apply for admission, Penn State never has and therefore could not have been refused. But, anyway, it seems the association did not beg the University to join. Whether or not the University ever applied for or was refused admission to the Association of Research Libraries is of little importance. The point is the Pattee Library should probably be refused such membership on the grounds of inadequacy. However, merely giving additional funds to the Li brary is not going to suddenly remedy the situation and put Penn State on the list of universities with a university caliber library. We can hope that the action by the University Senate is only a beginning. On June 2 the senate passed a recom mendation to give a portion of the overhead from fed eral, state and industrial research contracts to the library to buy books and periodicals. The senate also heard the Liberal Arts faculty report on the condition of the library. This report definitely showed a need for establishing a committee to look into the library's problems and for making sure the scarce funds allotted to the library were used wisely. Granted, the inadequate library probably directly hinders the instructors more than the undergraduates. However, this hindrance indirectly, and perhaps in a more insidious way, affects the students through the qual ity of professor they happen to draw. The University cannot attract the good instructors vital to any school, when it does not have available the basic library facilities which they must use. All too many qualified instructors find the University a,nice temporary stopping place before moving on to more fertile areas. Earlier this year, the senate passed recommendations which sought to improve graduate level instruction and asked that all professors do research work. The senate can pass thousands of recommendations designed to raise the academic standards around here but if it neglects to make sure the base can stand the load, the University may be the proverbial clown with his seat pulled out from under him, Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibler sO I • • V l / 4 b C 4 •• i i k V 0 in •. 40 ., ..''''', 1 ire • - f~-% ° OK, IN TH' f3ACIS ROW- LETS HAVE THAT Milk" MAGAZINE VP HERE IN THIS BASKET/" SUMMER COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA New Era The placing of I`.l . satellite" into orbit earth last month m beginning of a nevv ter national spying. The whole concept of aerial spying will undergo a fantastic change during the next few years and it could reach such amazing perfection that nuclear war would he impossible, This specific Midas satellite will not be of any strategic impor- 1; A r k, tance, but will r" V merely pave the 0( wav for an in- i ,„ ..-,, ,t- , 4 1 / 4 ..• fallible network try...k . .V"".0 1 1 of spy satellites ' .. -i4„,;',:" - -' which will be C, launched over a 1, , .'''', 1 : " ' • -... i -245 i = period of two I-f:c. "c ears. This net- fil4:t:.. , work of satel- ; 47 h t f ,.....0, j ilites will pro- t." •,-..:', vide this nation with a continu- MYERS ous picture of all iron-curtain countries. Each artificial moon wilt be capable of defecting all missile launchings in Russia or Com munist nations and will then re lay this information to tracking stations in the United States in a few seconds. But, the usefulness of these sat ellites goes beyond their ability to detect enemy missile launch ings. Although the State Depart ment hasn't specified as yet, the infrared photographs taken by the Midas will be accurate pic tures of enemy bases, industrial and military complexes. In other words, one of the rea sons that President Eisenhower recently announced that the U 2 ANSWER TO PREVIOII PF ►NU rs Vll ~,, ,6iOD GRlcrl TWANG! Now HE'S ROE;i&i . kOOD! . (2) • .4 , - 4 " 4 ' .:---• ----- IF HE SEES A MOVIE A BOUT SKIN DIVING, HE PLAYS SKIN DIVER FOR WEEKS' IF HE SEES A CO@BOY MOVIE, WE HEAR NOTHING BUT SHOOTING! J WHY DON'T YOU TAKE HIM TO A ttI,CME A6CUI ALBERT SCHWEITZER? rO l .:-.. Th ~.."sa 4 , k Snowed idas "sm about the ai•ked the era in in- %ZEE alt., in Spying Begins spy plane will no longer be used is that it's obsolete. No doubt Russia will object to the new U.S. spying techniques but there's little they can do about it. It is virtually impossible to shoot a satellite out of the sky. The history-making develop ments of the past few weeks have brought one important fact into the foreground. It is the superi ority of United States military might over that of Soviet Russia. The U 2 incident proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that Russia':• defenses are not impregnable. -The orbiting of the Tiros weather satellite has and will continue to provide us with re liable weather data for all por tions of the world including Rus sia and the vast expanse of the oceans heretofore lacking. This data will be of utmost military importance in time of war. The successful firing of the Atlas Intercontinental ballistic missile proves that our missile Interpreting Relations With Reds Move Backwards What can President Eisenhower do now? A year ago he pledged himself to devote the rest of his term to the search for peace. Summit, disarmament and nuclear conferences, a visit with Soviet Premier Nikita Khru- shchev and other good will trips, were expected to keep enough is sues in the air to make this pro gram a full one. Now this hand appears to be played out. Relations with the Soviet Union have reverted to an exchange of unpleasantries. Summitry having been tried and failed, a vacuum has now been created in which the issues have to take a back sPrit while new methods of approach are devised. In the Far East an ally, which some overenthusiasts have refer red to as the strategic counter part in Asia of Britain in Europe, has had to admit its government's inability to protect the person of the President from minority dem onstrations. The Tokyo government is the third among important regimes cooperating with the United States to have its props knocked loose in recent months by rest lessness from below. South Korea and Turkey were first, although under vastly different conditions which did not involve foreign poi icy. If the Kishi government falls, nobody knows which way the Japanese cat will jump. Although the Reds were able to mobilize overt demonstrations against American military bases under the new defense treaty, with the aid of threats from the Soviet Union against an unarmed coun try, there is a problem which runs deeper through Japanese life. That is her inability to re-es fablish natural economic and po litical relations with Red China A Student-Operated Newspaper Tullrgiatt Success°, to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published every Tuesday and Vriday from June 14 to September 2. The Summer Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1931 at tit , : State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March .3, ISI9. tail Subscription Price: One dollar for 24 issues JOHN BLACK Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Assistant Editor, Nicki Wolford; Wire Edi tor, Susie Eberly; Night Editor, Joanne Hemman; Sports Editor, Ed Grubb; Copy Editor, Cindy Smith. Assistants, Dorothy Drash er, Nadine Kofman, Carole Proffitt, Tina Nichols, John Vander Meer, Nancy Hicks, Dennis Grubb, Phyllis Huebner, Alan White, Anne Riley, Arlene Starkey, Kay Neuman, James Serrill, Jean Kuklis. by joel myers strength is at least comparable to Russia's. And finally the orbiting of the spy satellite will virtually erase any time advantage that Russia would have, should she precipi tate a war. If anyone needs further con vincing, just take a look at Rus sia's recent foreign policy. When they were trailing the United States in military might follow ing World War 11, they adhered to an aggressive policy. Then, after the successful launching of the world's first ar tificial moon in 1957 they seemed to quiet down and adopted the new "soft" line toward the West ern Powers. Immediately following th e downing of our spy plane, Russia realizing her inferiority as a mili tary power reverted to their "tough" line. It's the old story, the louder one screams, the more frightened he is. By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst while maintaining the economic relations with the United States which underlie her postwar de velopment. But this is a problem about which nothing can be done under present circumstances. Indeed, almost anything the United States might try to do at this point seems likely to be taken as an af fronting intervention in internal affairs producing more harm than good. The possibilities. then. for a re assertion of the Eisenhower in itiative for peace seem to be ex tremely limited . Language Tests Schedule Given Graduate students who are planning to take the written for eign language reading examina tion August 1, and who have not previously taken the preliminary oral test should arrange to take the tests., Students should make appoint ments in 227 Sparks for the Ger man oral tests, which are to be given on June 27, 28, 29, and 30 in the morning, and in 300 Sparks for the French or Spanish oral tests given on July 5 and 6. All other students who have previously passed the preliminary oral tests but have failed the written examination should regis ter for the written examination on August I no later than July 1 in 227 Sparks for German, 247 Sparks for English, and 300 Sparks for French and Spanish. TUESDAY. JUNE 21, 1960 CHESTER LUCIDO Business Manager
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