PAGE FOUR Editorial 0 •inion New Year's Resolutions An old Japanese poem goes, "Felicitations! Still I suppose this year too, will be only so-so." It's a new year with a clean slate and we're proposing some resolutions for the student body and administration to carry out to prevent another "so-so" year, or worse yet, another "so-what" year. Be it resolved in 1961 c That SGA officers and members get out and meet their constituencies and make student government a reality by getting down to the chief business of represent ing the students. That students take an active interest in how a portion of their tuition is being spent and vote in student govern ment elections and participate in campus politics. That Richard Haber glance at his new office teddy bear and recall another Teddy who said a president should carry a big slick and be the motivating force in a govern ment. That Donald Clagett use a megaphone at SGA Assembly meetings. That Sue Sherman maintain a complete and accurate record of Assembly members. Thal campus organizations with large financial re serves find some constructive use for the money other than exchanging Christmas cards. That all Assembly members invest in a copy of Roberts Rules of Order. That Cabinet.meet on time and members shop up to serve their function as an_ advisory body to SGA, not a social gathering. That Cabinet meet on time and members show up to serve .their function. That Cabinet meet on time and members show up. That Cabinet meet. That President Walker continue his new program of meeting the students. That Dr. Bernreuter not be afraid to tell the students policies and changes that will directly affect them in time for them to take action through proper channels to make student opinion known. That Mr. Diem plan nightly entertainment to attract visitors and townspeople to fill the 162 spaces that stand empty in the HUB parking lot every night. That Mr. Proffitt eat a meal of meat turnovers in the University dining halls. That TOCS (Thoughtful Observers of the Contem- porary Scene) decide whether they are a serious group or whether the "T" really stands for Temporary. Thai the University build up a stronger lobby in Harrisburg than the American Legion so they don't have to fear cutbacks in the appropriations if they drop corn pulsory ROTC. That community living move full speed ahead. That SGA reorganize to accommodate community living and the four-term system. That IFC, AWS, Leonides, ARM, TIM, and all the other alphabet-soup organizations decide what they are doing and prepare for the term system. That SGA show its all out support for a University bookstore by some reminder to all trustees such as telegrams. That landlords who discriminate according to race, color or creed realize that they contribute to the United States' black eye as much as Little Rock and New Orleans, That the University gain the conviction to stand up on moral issues in the future rather than repeat its housing list perforMance. That administration and student government apply to Bell Telephone to see if they can't get a direct line in exchange for the party line that is always busy and prevents any communication. o . llr Bugg Tollrgian Successor to The Free Lance. est 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The Dally Collegian is 4 student-operated newspaper. Entered as secend•class matter July 6. 1934 at the State College Pa. Post Office untie, the art o. Mall Subscription Price: $3.00 pet semester $3.00 pet yeas JOHN BLACK <CO" Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Headline Editor, Sue Eberly; Wire Editor, Dick Leighton; Night Editor, Ellie Hummer. Assistants: 011ie Himes, Sheltie Michaels, Caroit! Kismaric, Carmen Zeiler, Al Sharp, Lillian Berger, Barb Brown, Ann Garrison, John Gilbert, Linda Prune THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA CHESTER LUCID° Business Manager Snowed Worst December on Record The next time your grandfather starts bragging about the severe winters of the good old days, just re mind him of this one. The combined effect of snow and cold weather made last December the most wintery twelfth month that Pennsyl vanians have endured since weather obServations began about 100 years ago. Temperatures were well be low usual December normals with most ob serving st a tions_ averag- ing 10 or more degrees below the normal December readings. This was sufficient to make last month the coldest De: cember ever noted in many areas of the Keystone state. Other sections report it to be the second or third coldest on record. However, it was the one-two punch of snow and cold which made the month unique. Two major snowstorms brought widespread and heavy snow to the Commonwealth on the 11th and 12th and again on the 21st. The first snowstorm was the fifth heaviest fall on record in the Philadelphia area where accumulations ranged from 14.0 to 20.1 inches. , Total falls across the state for' the month ranged from 18 to 40 inches. During recent years, prob. HOW IN THE WORLD AA EVER 601N6 TO FIND IT? V.. NOW I KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN WHEN IHEY SAS OUR FUTURE LIES IN THE 5010: --i, - , V .r, k / 4 4 .. O l via,.:-.. z .. ...42,144<ji i"! ....ti. i t s , .....emie.b. Gazette TODAY Angel Flight Drill. 7 :30 p.m., Wagner Chemistry Colloquium, 12:30 p.m., 302 Whitmore Gamma Sigma Sigma, officers and projects chairmen, 6:30 p.m., 126 McElwain Gamma Sigma Sigma pledged, 6:30 p,m., HUH assembly room Seltuhplattlers, 9 :30 p.m., HUB ball room University Sensts, 4:16 p.m., 121 Sparks by jeer myers ably prompted by the unusual- If he claims that the snow ly mild winters of the early lasted longer, he may be par -1950'5, many older folks have Bally correct. But, that's not been busy telling tales of the due to warmer temperatures harsh winters of the past. these days. It's because trucks, The famed blizzard of 'BB plows and autos equipped with and many other well-known chains are capable of clearing storms have been the main the main highways. topics in these stories. Old- . If he claims that the rivers timers also tell tales of huge were frozen longer in those drifts which took all winter to days, he may also be correct. melt and bitterly cold weather But, again its not because of that kept the main rivers fro- milder winters. Ice breakers, zen from early December to many more boats and pollu late March. tents in the river prevent the water from freezing as easy Well, the fact of the matter is, the final six weeks. of last winter and the past four weeks of this winter can rival, if not surpass, any wintery period in Pennsylvania's history. So, when grandpa starts tell ing stories of the bad weather that he had to endure, here's a few comments which will prob ably invalidate his arguments: MYERS "if YOU PINT HAVE A CAR OWN lOU WENT HOW MO lOU GET WOW MOM Vat MOW Interpreting Castro Enemies Get Support? Although the incoming John F. Kennedy administration was not directly involved in the decision to break diplomatic relations with Cuba, one phrase of President Eisenhower's state ment comes very close to the "moral support" of Fidel Castro's enemies for which Kennedy called during the campaign. In it may be found a clue as to what the so-far-silent Ken nedy thinks of the U.S. action. Kennedy criticized Re- publican han- dling of the Cuban crisis ed the United States should support Cas tro's oppon. ents pre sumably those in the United ROBERTS States as well as in Cuba and other parts of Latin America. Later, recalling inter-Ameri can agreements against inter vention, he said he meant mor al support. In explaining the break in relations, Eisenhower ex pressed his hope and convic tion that normal relations could be resumed in the not too distant future. That represents a public ex pression of hope from one of the world's'most powerful fig ures that the Castro regime will come to an end. Since it is a military regime, it is hardly likely. that its end can be brought about except through application of at least some force, over and beyond the economic collapse which many observers consider overdue. Castro, having forced his country into the last steps of an economic reorientation toward CAMPUS COMEDY By J. M. ROBERTh Associated Press News Analyst MEE THURSDAY. JANUARY 5. 1961 as it could in the: past. Indus tries dump waste in the rivers which in turn lower the freez ing point of water. And finally, if grandpa says the snow was higher when he was a youngster, you can po litely point out that snow which came up to his knees when he was in grade school will now barely cover his ankles. IE2 To sQatOCt, MorOfft the Communists the United States was the seventh Ameri can nation to break felations will soon have to find some means of covering the checks he so often writes without even filling out the stubs. His trade deals with the Communists are mostly barter, and heavily in volve the import of arms which nobody can eat. A break in relations does not mean a break in trade, but usu ally reduces it because of its psychological effect on credit and the necessity of private business working through third party governments. The Unit ed States already had cut off most Cuban trade. Others will follow. The prospects of Castro get ting enough money to keep go ing seem slim. Only a few hours before the break in relations the Castro government broke a 25-year record of meeting its obliga tions on time, defaulting on a $2,366,529 payment to the Manufacturers Trust Co. on a long-term loan. Two years ago people in the United States not only hoped but believed that Castro would set Cuba on a new and happier course. Dictatorship merely re placed dictatorship. And now the dictator has forced a break with his most powerful neigh bor, the neighbor, which start ed Cuba toward nationhood. It all seems so stupid.
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