PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion A Good Beginning The $lOO,OOO grant recently received by the Pattee Library is going to give it a badly needed shot in the arm. The non-recurring grant is the largest single amount of money that the library has ever received. Where the money came from is not clear, but, at this point, who cares. We assume that most of the grant will be used to buy books. However. even if the grant were to adequately cover the underdeveloped areas of the library, there is still a space problem—where are the new books and students going to fit? The $lOO,OOO grant is a good beginning but we hope it does not mean Consciences will be clear about library needs for the next five years or so. The granting of more funds followed a 28 page report on Library shortcomings made by the Liberal Arts faculty last spring. The report noted library deficiencies in standard works of both major and minor writers in all fields and included a list of the specific books. - missing in many fields. The investigative report made by the LA faculty mem bers put the library deficiencies in the spotlight. The work, of the faculty and the new grant have and will do much toward making our library rank with those of comparable institutions in the country; but more Work must . he done and more money must be granted before that goal is realized. Freedom's Guardian The single invention that more than any other helped bring man out of the Dark Ages of ignorance into the Renaissance of knowledge was the printing press. The whole field of communications, which had pre viously been little more than oral tradition, was opened. There are many carriers of the printed word that have fostered - the education of man beyond the privileged elite. National Newspaper Week spotlights the role of the printed media which keeps the masses of people informed of daily events and interprets these events. _ . The newspaper is charged by the masses with the responsibility to publish accurate impartial information. It also serves the function of dissent or criticism The newspaper is obligated to the people to act as a watchdog ,over all social institutions, constantly criticis ing, constantly complaining, constantly improving. • The newspaper ig the primary custodian of the per sonal freedoMs.in the Bill of Rights. These freedoms be long to the people. They are guarded by the newspaper. It is the job of the newspaper to present a solid front for freedom in a world in which freedom is being so violently and Iniscrupulously attacked. A Student-Operated Newspaper 56 Years of Editorial Freedom Ohr Batig Tialirgiatt Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the university year. Th• Daily Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1931 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879. Mail Subscription Price: $3.00 per 'Semester $5.00 per year. Itleniber of The Associated Press and The Intercollegiate Press JOHN BLACK CHESTER LUCIDO Editor Business Manager City Editor: Carol Blakeslee; Assistant Editor, Gloria WoHord: Sports Editor, Sandy l'advre: Assistant City Editor and Personnel Director, Susan Linkroum ; Feature Editor and Assistant Copy Editor. Elaine Miele; Copy Editor, Annabelle Rosenthal; Photography Editor, Frederic Boner; Make-up Editor, Joel Myers. Local Ad Mar„ Brad Davis: Assistant Local Ad Mgr., Hal Deisher; National Ad Mprr., Bessie Burke: Credit Mar., Mary Ann Crane; Asst Credit Mgr, Neal Keitt: Classified Ad Mgr., Constance Kiesel: Co-Circulation Mgrs., Rosiland Aires. Richard !Wringer; Promotion Mgr.. Elaine Michel: Personnel Mar., Becky liohuilic: Office Secretor•, Joanne HuYett. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Headline Editor, Meg Teichholtz; Wire Editor, Pat Dyer; Assistants, Doti Drasher, Marie Thomas, Dave Runlzel, Margie Halprin, Nancy Belich, Bibi Wein, Bettie. McCoy, Linda Johnson, Kay Shaffer, Trudy Rohrer, Arlene Lantzman, Barb Herbert, Dottie Watson, Marvin Diamond, Molla Edel stein, Merley Adelman, Sue Robbins, John Gelbert, Bob Segal, Karen 'Wretn, Brenda Brunner and Barb Fritz. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Letters Lot Policy Questioned By Senior TO THE EDITOR: While read ing the Collegian Thursday I came upon an interesting item in the article on TIM. Philip Mark, traffic violation officer, was reported' to have said that the $l5 collected from students for parking fees is used for maintenance and construction of new lots. I would like to know where these "new lots" are located and for whom they are built. Since I have been here there has been an ever increasing march towards Bellefonte for a student to reach _his car. Now we are "asked" to park in any of the six "well-maintained" lots on the eastern end of cam pus. I believe that many students who have cars will agree with me that it takes hardly any money at all to maintain these dusty, crushed stone lots. Why cant we at least have macada mized lots as the faculty and the administrators do? Is the money collected from the students used to build good lots for the students and main tain these • lots? Can lots be built closer to the students' dormitories so they don't have to walk a mile or more to reach their cars? The last question is concerned mostly with the West Halls. Will someone answer these questions? On. Greek Week TO THE EDITOR: On behalf of our congregation we wish to thank those who are respon sible for the flowers on our communion table at the begin ning of Greek Week. We appreciate 'very much the thoughtfulness of the sorori4 ties and fraternities in 'furnish ing the flowers for this Sun day. Furthermore, we were de lighted to have members -of one of the fraternities present for our 10:50 service, Best wishes to you for the other activities in Greek Week. Rev. Earl F. Spencer University Baptist Church 11'5 THE MOST STUMMMG I'VE EVER HEARD OF! Its, STUPID, STUPID , STUPID!: AMINE YOO HAVE JO6l OFFENDED. ONE OF CHILDHOOD'S MOST CHERISHED BELIEFS! John Dively, '6O selves for dressing as they do. Please, fellows, in the future, These "men" pass harsh corn- look to your own sex before ments about the bermuda making undue and unneces.• shorts and sweatshirts worn by sary comments about us. the coed and then contradict' —Harriet Herskowitz, '63 Junior Discusses 'Childish' Rallies TO THE EDITOR: In response was very childish and imma to the letter from the "boys" of ture, as were its participants, Montgomery House, may I take When will these 18, 19, and the opportunity to say that 20-year-old boys stop acting when people act like children, like a bunch of junior high they deserve to be treated like school students and start act children. ing their age? As for guarding The recent midnight pep ral- the Lion and greeting the team, ly on the part of the North who cares? Hall and Pollock Circle kids -Dick Diehl, '62 11 • aj y ~ _ y, 10 - 22. American Society of Bacteriologists, 10 a.M.. 212 11Ult American Society of Bacteriologists, 1 p.m., HUB assembly room AIM-Leonides Autumn Bail, 9 p.m., HUB ballroom SAM Registration, 10 a.m., HUB first floor lobby Student Movies, 1:30 p:m., HUB as sembly MOM Young Democrats, S a.m.-5 p.m. HUB ground floor Alpha Kappa Psi," 4 p.m., 217 HUB Block Club, fi ;30 p.m.; 212 111311 Chess Club, 2 p.m.. ft ur3 cardroom Direct Action for Racial Equality, 3:16 memorial lounge, Eisenhower Chapel Folk Song Club, 7:30 p.m., 212-213 HUB Freshman Class Advisory Board, 1 p.m., 212 HUB Greek 'Week, 3 p.m., 212 HUB IV Christian Fellowship, 3:30 p.m., 213 HUIt Liberal Party Meeting, 7 p.m., 10 Sparks tWi • NEWSPAPERS " HH 7 • -••••• km - rem 11 - 4 E Stit4RPs A b)P FGAT.S ocr f 6.0 Letters A Note to Khrushchev TO THE EDITOR: An open let ter to Mr. "K." Congratu lati o n s on the our own. founding of your new Univer- I wonder if you would mind s sity (University of Friendship my friends from their coo advising me about how to la students top of Peoples) which holds 4000 cency. But then again, you do students at present, with 40,000 look at things in a different more applications awaiting to light, so do not mind if my absorb your Communist propa- friends (old and young) do not Banda. think or care about' their fel- It certainly was a good idea, low students except when they especially since the U.S. State go to the trouble of discrimi- Department is not realizing its nating against them. burden to help educate stu- On Dining Half Dress TO THE EDITOR: I am writ ing in reference to the article in Friday's Collegian which remarked about the poor taste in dress of the Penn State coed in the dining halls. Since I am an employe in the dining halls, I have had a first class look at the dress of both sexes. Without undue prejudice for my side, I feel that the "men" passing harsh comments at this university have no room to talk. As a matter of fact, they should be ashamed of them Tonne TOMORROW SATURDAY. OCTOBER 22. 190 1 1 dents from underdeveloped countries less fortunate than themselves by wearing old T shirts, torn bermudas, and sneaks that look as though they should have been given to the Salvation Army, last year. I am not condoning the wear ing of bermudas to dinner for either side, I am merely bring ing into the light the prac tices of dress of the Penn State male. Even though most of the boys do dress nicely, and these are probably the ones who are remarking about the dress of the coed, there are many coeds who outshine oth ers in their dress. Gazette Newman Club Communion Breakfast, 10:30 p.to., HUB dining room A-Il Penn State Engineers, 7:30 p.m., 214 HUB Speech and Hearing Clinic, 3 p.m., 111111 main lounge Student Movies, 6:30 p.m., HUB assem bly room Student PSEA. 1:30 p.m., 214 HUB Swedenborgian, 10:45 a.m., 212 HUB MONDAY Alpha Phi Omega, 7 p.m.. 212 HUD., Bridge Club, 7 p.m., HUB cardroorn Campus 4-H Club, 7 p.m., 100 Weaver 111 Christian Fellowship, 12:46 p.m., 218 HUB IVCF. 7 p.m., 216 HUB Jr. IFC, 7 p.m., HUB assembly room Leonides Council, 6:45 p.m., 203 HUB Men's Hat Society Council. 7 p.m., 214 HUB Newman Club Bowling, team ' only, 6:30 p.m., Bee Hall. alleys 3-4 Riding Club Horne Show Committee, 8 p.m., 218 HUB UN Display, HUB ground floor lobby Young Democrats, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., flUa ground floor A t , ~..4 Arthur Baylis
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