The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, November 04, 1960, Image 4
PAGE FOUK Editorial Opinio ROTC-Who's Right? The Senate Committee on Educational Policy has recommended the retention of compulsory ROTC on the grounds that “the military services regard the program as essential to the national military estab lishment.” However, the Defense Department does not support compulsory ROTC be cause to do so would mean it felt such a policy was necessary because of a military need—a -need which does not, in fact, exist. Now, who is right, Penn State’s Senate Committee on Educational Policy or the Defense Department? The Defense Depart ment makes mistakes but .... Compulsory basic ROTC is not needed to meet quality standards in the military services nor is it needed to produce the required number of officers, according to the Defense Department statement. John Schanz, chairman of the Senate Committee on Educational Policy, told Liberal Arts Faculty members yesterday that if they wished to do away with com pulsory ROTC, they would have to show just cause. We do not think the Liberal Arts faculty and the other anti-ROTC'ers (The problem is hardly limited to LA 'faculty men) have to prove their case because the Defense Department did it for them last March with its policy statement. University Senate must realize that compulsory ROTC for many students is just a waste of valuable time which might be spent in academic pursuits. This is a University not an extension of a mili- tary base. The lasi iwo years of ROTC are vol untary. It really can not be argued that the country is getting more or better trained officers through a compulsory program since the men who do become officers do so voluntarily. The only thing really accomplished by a compulsory two-year system is the assurance that all men get a taste of mili tary training. But, even the Army realizes that aU men may not be potentially good and rejects them. Military train ing just does not benefit some people who in turn do not benefit the armed forces. _ Potentially able military men might Letters Young Republicans State Their Case TO THE EDITOR: The Young Republicans of Penn State comment on the letter to the editor, Nov.'3, concerning “New Republicanism.” Williajn S. Livingood, for mer Pennsylvania Secretary of Internal Affairs, spoke before the Young Republican meet ing on Nov. 1. Mr. Livingood was unavoidably detained and therefore, compelled to speak to the members after the meet ing had* adjourned. Eight dismal years? Those “DOQMACRATS" who make such statements must have for gotten the ending of the Kor eran War: the launching of the Eisenhower atoms - for - peace through the United Nations; the snuffing out of threats to peace in Formosa, Quemoy, Matsu, Lebanon, Iran and Jor dan; the establishing of tho overall U.S. defense power to a peace time high. The sponsoring of the first Civil Rights Act in 82 years; the extension of Social Secur ity to 12 million additional persons, increased benefits for all; the construction of 501,- 800 school classrooms, almost twice the number built in 1935- IHE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA also be discouraged by this compulsory program. Some become antagonistic to the program and antagonistic or uninterested students drag down the whole class. If the Defense Department did not have to deal with so many men in ROTC, it might be able to provide better training for those who are truly interested. Many instructors in the ROTC program have never had any teaching experience and facing antagonistic students is not the easiest thing to do. Any men who do not go on to the advanced program have to take their basic training again anyway if they go into the service. Perhaps the policy committee feels the military sedvices will not do a proper job and the University ought to give all college graduates the chance to get some real training under its jurisdiction. We have heard, however, that. the military services alone do the job a little better. The importance of sheer manpower is rapidly declining in modern defense. Could it be that this University and the other 60 land grant institutions with com pulsory ROTC are behind the times? Compulsory. ROTC benefits neither the students nor the United State’s de fense program. It seems to us that those favoring compulsory ROTC have yet to prove or show their “just cause.” Get the Habit Today all Penn State students,wheth er over the “legal” age of 21 or not, get a chance to make known their choice for the next President of the United States. Polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m, for the University's first mock na tional election. Mock elections are popular on college campuses because they stimulate interest in the political campaigns and cause stu dents who will soon be voting citizens to become aware of election issues and get into the habit of voting. We hope the students show a better voting record in the mock national election than they do in student elections. Other wise its purpose will not be accomplished. 1952; the initiation of a vast new 41,000-mile inter-state super highway system; the raising of the U.S. standard of living to the highest ever, to mention a few. And all this without tax increase. The Republican administra tion has fully supported the objectives of the United Na tions through SEATO, ANZUS, CENTO and other agencies for the betterment of the free world including health pro grams, technical cooperation, cultural exchange and econom ic development. The “typical Republican al titude" toward advancement and research has brought dur ing the Republican administra tion the following “firsts" in U.S. space: first to find and measure the Van Allen radia tion belts; first to photograph the earth from 300 miles out in space: first to recover an ob ject intact from outer space; first to discover the pear shape of the arih; first to orbit a com munications satellite. Richard Nixon said, “We are are ahead in color T.V.” Well, we are. We are ahead of Rur sia by billions of dollars of as sets. In fact, if we wanted tO' be equal to Russia we would have to scrap nearly one-half of our steel industry to get down to the Soviet steel capa city. We would have to wreck two-thirds of American hydro electric power production, burn off 90 per cent of our natural gas, rip up 14 of every 15 miles of highway and two out of ev ery three miles of railroad trackage, sink eight out of ev ery nine merchant ships, scrap 19 of every 20 automobiles, and destroy 80 per cent of American housing, If this is what these “Doom acrats” want, we would rather' be Republicans and right. —THE YOUNG REPUBLI CANS OF PENN STATE • Letter Cut Hospital Geoffrey Boardman, Beverly Britt, Thomas E. Brown, Leßoy Brubaker, Patricia Chavis, Anthony De Angelo, Cynthia De Palnm, Robert Dockstader, Sonia Flowers, Samira Fosselman. Rena Goldman, Robert Hausnmnn, Robert Judd, Marjorie Kapelsohn, Francis Karl, Richard Kline, Lorna Maclntyre, Ora McLaughlin, Jo Ann Meech, Su san Monfi, Mark Nystrom, Donald Palm, Martin Uhayre, George Renshaw, Marian Shoemaker, Laurel Shupp, Ron ald Stauffer, Etllot Stein, Earle Stine* biser, Daniel Storrer, Susan Stulta, Cynthia Vicander. Snowed Ike Cant Prevent A Kennedy Victory Richard Nixon’s White House Special rounded a bend in the tracks a few weeks ago and the Vice President suddenly realized that a huge object, Sen. John F. Kennedy’s growing personal appeal, was blocking the train's projected path. His only hope was to persuade the vastly popular Republican President to again clear the way so that his route to the White House would be re opened Nixon went to see Eisen hower last week and con vinced the President that his all-out support was needed if the Republicans were to main tain control of the govern ment’s executive branch. Ike consented But .it ap pears as if E i s e n hower entered the campaign too late to save the Vice Pres ident from defeat at the 'polls a little more than 100 hours from now. The Nixon- MYERS Lodge ticket is bucking a strong Kennedy tide, which seems to indicate a decisive electoral victory for the Mas sachusetts senator in the mak ing. Recent polls and surveys in such populous and crucial states as New York. New Jer sey, Ohio and California show Letters Liberal Party Backed TO THE EDITOR: I have been setting back for the past few weeks and reading and hearing the pros and cons about the Liberal Paity. Mr. Zuckerman’s recent letter was too much for me. Mr. Zuckerman says, “Any bill passed by SGA is for the good of the entire student body, bar none.” What is this SGA? It would seem from the aforementioned letter that it is an infallible body, bordering upon a deity. This is utterly ridiculous! When the SGA does gel a quorum, and holds a meeting, the bills passed are rarely passed by unanimous vote. This seems to indicate that someone, even a member of that never-failing body, doesn’t think that the bills are for the good of the entire student body—bar none. We all make mistakes. Even the Congress of the TODAY 218 HUB: 7:30 p.m., 11l Houck. American Society of Agricultural En- Liberal Party, c :15 p.m., 213 HUB revUtri.tlon._lo a.m-12 no,.n, Mock E | ection Commit , 6 2 17- HUH main lobby, l-o p.m., HUB as- 218 HUB ’ ' ' aetnbly room v , . . Debate Club, 8 p.m., HUB assembly Newman Club record hop. 8:30-11:30 room p.m., basement of Our Lady of Vici Interlandia folk dance, 7:30 p.m., HUB tor r Church ballroom .Young Democrats, 8 a.m.-B p.m.. 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Local Ad Mgr,, Brad Davis: Assistant Local Ad Mgr,, flat Delsher; National Ad Mgr., Bessie Burke; Credit Mgr., Mary Ann Crnns; Ass't Credit Mgr., Neal Keitr; Classified Ad Mgr., Constance Kiesel; Co-Circulation Mgrs., Rosiland Abes, Richard Kitzinger; Promotion Mgr., Elaine Mir.hal; Personnel Mgr., Becky Kohudic; Office Secretary, Joanne Huyett. STAFF .THIS ISSUE: Headline Editor, Saralee Orton; Wire Edi tor, Lynne Cerefiee; Night Copy Editor, Joanne Mark; Assistants, Kitty Bassett, Rochelle Goulde, Marilee McClintock, Sarah Alexander, Linda Johnson, Peggy Phillips, Maxine Fine, Betty McCoy, Vicki Caplan, Gail Mogel, Ed Kaliss, and Dennis Grubb. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER'4. 1960 hy foel myers that Kennedy's strength is in creasing day by day. This is the prime reason why Eisenhower was urged to take a more active part in the final week of the campaign. The GOP felt that there was little chance of victory without Ike’s help, but with him they hoped the tide might be reversed in the few days before election. This is unlikely because of several reasons: First, most voters have al ready made their decision be tween the two candidates and any last minute politicking will have little influence on them. Second, the tide sems to bo running in favor of Kennedy and so Ihe most Ike will be able to do in ihe short time that re mains before the election will be to neutralize this trend. Third, Eisenhower’s popu larity is, for the most part, non transferrable. This was demon strated conclusively in the past three Congressional elections. In 1954, 1956 and 1958 Ike urged the nation to elect a Re publican Congress and yet in each succeeding election the Democratic majority increased. U.S. passes bills that are de clared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, Why doesn’t the SGA admit it is wrong and repeal the bill which takes $7OO of student funds and allocates them for use of a small faction? Cer tainly, because of the diver sity of people and ideas on this campus, the parties can’t bene fit all. It's about lime someone came along and stood for the good of the large majority of students —the independents. Not only does the Liberal Party have great ideas, but also it looks as if they are doing something about them. I say the Liberal Party is a party of deeds, not just words. We don't find anyone else cir culating petitions or coming right out and taking stands on what they feel is right. —H. Edward Govan, '63 Gazette CHESTER LUCIDO Business Manager