PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Is Hub Expansion Adequate For 1963? It was with joy that we received the news of the pro posed expansion for the Hetzel Union Building. But a little reflection caused our joy to be tempered by one thought— even if the proposed expansion is completed will the student union he adequate for the needs at its time of completion? While any expansion is certainly an improvement, and one for which the students would be duly grateful, the time to evaluate expansion of the facilities is now while the plans are still in the preliminary stage. When the HUB was opened in 1955 there were about 12,000 students enrolled. Even then the $3 million build ing was only half the $6 million structure originally con sidered. Today the enrollment is approximately 16,000 and the planned expansion may appear to be adequate for the present need. But the additions, if made, probably won't be ready until 1963 or possibly later, and by that time the enroll ment is expected to hit 20,000 to 22,000. Will the student union then be like today's rockets—. obsolete even before its construction is completed? Only about half the additions recommended in the 1958 report by All-University Cabinet have been accomo dated in the preliminary plans presented to the HUB Board (fronted, some of the rooms recommended no longer seem necessary and perhaps the list should be re-evaluated and revised, but there are a few notable absences. Recom mendations overlooked—expanded cafteria; increased art exhibit area, listening booths and reading rooms. Also one significant recommendation that has arisen since the report—a university bookstore. (Of course this would have to get past the Board of Trustees first.) HUB operation and expansion is financed by a portion of each student's tuition, earmarked for this purpose. As long as student money is going to be used to con struct the union, the students should be sure that the maximum expansion, as dictated by the needs a few years hence, and allowed by the finances available, be included now. A Student-Operated Newspaper 56 Years of Editorial Freedom, Iro Batty Tollrgiatt Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published luesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The Pally Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter July 5. 1911 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879. Mail Sub,seriplion Price; $3.00 per nemealer $5.00 per year JOHN BLACK Editor City Editor. Carol Blakeslee: Assistant Editor, Gloria Wolford; Sparta Editor, Sand) e Assii.tant City Editor and Personnel Director, Susan Linkroum realm e Editor and ..I.4 . sistont Copy Editor, Elaine Miele; Copy Editor. Annabelle Itospnt4al; I.llotograpl‘y Editor, Frederic Hower; Make-up Editor, Joel Myers. 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THE OLDER YOU GET, THE FASTER TIME 5E M 5 TO GO BY! c 4 1 1 Liar Imo 4_4 6 . atata-mta CHESTER LUCIDO Business Manager ac ~~::~ ~ ~t,..__ THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Electi If you can predict the trend of this nation's econ omy during the next six weeks, chances are you can predict the outcome of the presidential election. Such things as employment, farm income and the voter's opinions of the business out look on election day have been the deciding issues of many past presidential elections. In 1932 the Democrats a chieved an overwhelming vic tory, largely be cause the Repu- licans took t blame for t "Great Depre Partly becau of the wide held view th th e Democra were better ab to manage tl nations's eco GOP, the par of Roosevelt and Truman were able to retain control of the White House for 20 years. Even today, that image which was first created nearly 30 years ago, persists among the majority of the nation's -voters. Recent surveys indicate that a decisive majority of the elec orate regard the Democrats as the party best able to main tain a fully operating and pro ductive economy. The latest Gallup Poll, which was based on a cross-section Gazette Air Force Teem. G :3t) p.m., HUB brill- room Air Force ROTC Drill Team Rushing Smoker, 7 p.m., RUB ballroom American Marketing Association, 7:30 p.m.. 200 E. Heaver Ave. AITSA, 7 p.m., 312 Loctvit. Lane A.W.S. Publicity and Election. 6 :30 p.m., 212-213 HUB Covens. 5 p.m.. 215 HUB Dr. Davis Exam, 1 p.m., 212-213 IIUB English Department, 7 p.m., HUB as solubly nyoftw a.m.-12 p.m., 212-213 HUB Freshman Customs Board, 6:30 p.m., Gamma Sigma Sigma, 6::50 p.m., 212- -21% Graduate Student Asqueistion-31.1. Sec- tion, :MI p.m.. M.l. auditorium Ec Club. 7 p.m., Simmons lounge. Mike and Rostrum, 7 p.ni., 211 111.51.1 Nees and Views Staff. 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Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company for BS and MI MS grads in ACCTG, BS & MS & PHD grails in CIIEM, ENCR, SCIENCE. ME, PHYS. CER TECH 114 only) for re search and development. Also for ESS in CII F, E. FE, CER TECH., ME, IE fur production and design engi neering. Cincinnati Milling Machine Company for Jan BS grads in EE & 19(H PHD & MS grad:. in CH E, METAL, IE, ENG MECH. Olin ftlathleaon Chemical ('orporation for inn BS grad,' & 1961 grade in CHEM and Iu6IMID grids in M KrA L. Duquesne Light Co. for Jan. BS Grads in EE i Power Optionl ME. E. K. Dupont De Nemours & Co. for 1941 PHD Grads in CHEM, CH E, ME. EN( ; M ECH, META!., CER TECH, & PHYS, FT, AG-MO-CHEM. Merck & Co.. Inc. for Jan. HS & MS Grads in ANAL CHEM. INORG CHEM. 011 G CHEM. PHYSICAL CHEM. PHI'S, CH E, I E & 1961 PHD GRADS in ANAL CHEM, INORG CHEM. ORI: CHEM, PHYSICAL CHEM, & Snowed ons Keyed to than t TODkl" Politics Committee, 4 :15 p.m., HOSPITAL OCT. 11 OCT. 14 Of r. 17 of 2000 voters in all types of occupations and in representa tive parts of the country, shows John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon running neck and neck. Both candidates claimed 45 per cent of those questioned with 10 per cent being un decided. With this survey indicating such a close election in pros pect, one can see that only a slight shift in the economic conditions of the nation is needed to swing the nation one way or the other. The Demo crats would tend to benefit from a downturn while the GOP would stand to gain by an upturn. Economists express mixed emotions about the business outlook. The majority of them, however, seem to think that the trend will be down for the next several months. The cost of living index re- Letters Rand Book Needs Criticism TO THE EDITOR: Today I had the experience of reading the book review by Miss Rosen thal. ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand is, I feel, a well chosen subject for a review— regardless of its non-novel polemics and its sheer length— but I do not feel that Miss Rosenthal gave Miss Rand the injustice that her novel de serves. I do not mean to go off on pedant-like ravings concern ing the review itself. My com ment is that I feel Miss Rosenthal has not been as criti cal of Miss Rand as I feel she could have—and ought to have —been. Granted the work is huge in number of printed words, and granted that the number of sub-plots, and even "main" characters, is large; but, I still feel that your re viewer could have done a more specific commentary than she did. For just what specific com mentary did the review make? That the romantic scenes in the book are "interesting." That is an understatement. They stand as a classic of melodramatic emotionless writ ing about that which, centuries ago. Ovid called sinmly the ART of making love. In reading this book I felt that Dagney Taggert, as well as her various lovers, were all emotionally wooden and flat characters who did violent passionate things all day long in their huge business concerns, and thus they could not un derstand the glorification of something so simple and "ani Jr. Hits' Status Seekers' TO THE EDITOR: I read with great interest a statement in yesterday's Collegian .attribu ted to Dennis Eisman, Campus Party vice-chairman, in which he said, "We invite or better yet implore all students in terested in better student gov ernment to attend our meet ings." Eisman's statement was in the form of a rebuttal to the newly-formed Liberal Party which has considered limiting members,hip only to independ ents. It seems that the spokesmaii for Campus Party is making a belated effort to acquire the independents' interest. Essentially, the argument over university politics is not between fraternity and inde pendent representation, even though the fraternities outrank the independents 41 to one on SGA Assembly; but which par ty can do the most for the stu dents. To this observer, it appears that the two major parties are controlled by a group of "Sta tus Seekers" trying to perpetu ate their own gains and keep- THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 29, 1960 Economy by bet myers mained stationary last month. This indicates a lessening of inflationary pressure, which in effect, is a way of saying that the recessionist forc es in creased. Steel production, another economic gauge, has remained, at very low levels during the past several months and there is no sign of an immediate up turn. Another indicator of busi ness conditions—the stock mar ket—has been experiencing a downward trend for the past month. Yesterday it sank to its lowest values in nearly two years. No one can say for sure what will happen in the next six weeks, but it unemployment continues to rise, farm income continues to fall and the elec torate become pessimistic about the business outlook, Kennedy should have the edge on election day. malistic" as making either verbal or physical love. No, I did not find the book romantically interesting. That which I did find inter esting in the novel is Miss Rand's propagation—for page after page—of the philosophy of egoism, that is, "excessive love and thought of self . . . is the valid end of all action or the motive of all conscious action." While still half-way through the book this summer my comment concerning it was that Egoism is one thing, Ego tism is another, and Ayn Rand is a complete, absurd, negative transcendence of both. May I suggest, if you are looking for an interesting novel concerning big business and power politics, something like THE LAST HURRAH; should you desire a "romantically" in teresting story (done with skill and plot by a true literary craftsman) try A FAREWELL TO ARMS or THE SUN ALSO RISES; or, should you desire a novel that combines the "ro mantic" while suggesting a sort of "philosophy" why not give THE BROTHERS KARA MAZOV a thorough reading. I'll lend them to you . . I do not mean to provide a reading list. What I do mean to suggest is that Miss Rand's novel ATLAS SHRUGGED can be read, in my humble opinion, for the singular reason of the amazement of seeing how long a bad story can be sustained over wooden characters in fan tastic plot situations over those 1000-plus pages. —Stephek R. Blum, '6l ing better student government secondary. For example, the members of Campus Party, who won in the spring elections, voted a major segregation plank out of their platform, after the election. Also, two years ago Beta Sigma Rho fraternity ran all of its members up to a Campus Party meeting to nominate their fellow brother, Leonard Julius. Last year Beta Sigma Rho switched its sup port to University Party and successfully nominated another brother, Richard Haber, the current All-University presi dent. Now Mr. Eisman might think that this is better student gov ernment but I certainly do not. What really seems to be the trouble is that the ideals of the cliques that have been run ning campus politics, reek of hyprocrisy. Fraternities that switch par ties and assembly members that throw out platforms, can't help but contribute to the over all apathy of the school. The spokesman for the Lib eral Party says that they are new blood, I for one hope that they can prove it. —David J. Hladick. '62
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