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Editorial 0 a inio
Time for Decisions
The rumors that the State LegislatUre might adjourn
before dealing with the education appropriations have
shaken our confidence in our elected government.
If the rumors are valid—and they must have some
foundation for the Associated Press to carry them and for
newsmen close to the scene to report them—it indicates
that the Legislature is unwilling to face the grave prob
lems that exist in the state's education system.
It would appear that the Legislature, instead of pre
paring to receive the report of the Governor's Education
Committee and enact legislation necessary to give this
state a sound education system, is trying. to run from the
issue and duck the responsibility of ifs job.
If the members of the Legislature are even consider
ing adjournment before the education crisis in this state is
settled, then they are quitting in the midst of one of their
most crucial assignments.
The Governor's Education Committee report, which
has already been delayed for a month, is now expected to
be released within a week.
It is no secret that it delves deeply into a second-rate
education system, outdated long before Sputnik, and will
recommend sweeping changes that may not be liked in
many quarters. It is certain to be unpopular from the
fact that it will tell the taxpayer's they have to dig deeper
into their pockets to provide their children with a bonafide
education.
But pOpular or not, a completely new attitude toward
education must evolve in this state. .
And the question that will squarely face the legis
lators after the report is released is "Do they have the
political courage to vote the necessary increased taxation
or cut down on spending measures that are less vital to
the future of the state than education?"
For three years the state government has been, con
ducting education studies, then closing its eyes and run
ning away from the results. It may be true that the educa
tion system is so stagnated it is unbelievable, but hiding
from reality won't change it.
The problem is there, and it is becoming more acute
each year. How long does the Legislature think it can put
off the inevitable?
The time for studies has served its function. It is time
to look at the results and make decisions.
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CHESTER LUCIDO
Letters
Dance Closing
Draws More
Complaints
TO THE EDITOR: Why was
the record hop at Pollock
lounge cancelled Friday, March
17? This is what many dis
turbed Penn State students are
asking.
The assistant dean of men,
Dean Murphy, notified Pollock
area Thursday evening that the
Office of the Dean of Men was
"withdraw ing their approval"
for the dance scheduled for the
following evening.
His reason for calling off the
dance was because he had told
Pollock not to have so-called
extravagant door prizes on the
17th, but to the knowledge of
the Pollock social committee,
he never did this.
Representatives fro:._ Pol
lock Halls and West Halls met
with Dean Murphy on Friday
afternoon to discuss the rea
sons behind his decision. They
were told that Pollock wasn't
abiding by the rules he set up
for the dances.
The only rule set up, to the
knowledge of the Pollock so
cial committee, was against the
full page ad in. the Collegian.
This rule was abided by. It
was decided that a vote by the
presidents of West, North, Nit
tany and Pollock Councils
would be taken to see if the
dance could be held. The ma
jority of the area presidents
failed to vote in favor of Pol
lock, resulting in the closing
of the dance.
This seems to us to be an in
justice, but I suppose we
should excuse' Dean Murphy
for his actions since this is his
first year as Assistant Dean of
Men. Last year he was only
the Coordinator of West Halls.
—Milton Miner. '63
James E. McMaster, '64
Harold W. Chisholm, '64
Robert K. Thompsan, '64
David T. Greenblatt, '62
Gazette
TODAY
Atherton Judicial, 12 noon, 217 HUB
Bowling Party, 8 p.m
dation, 256 East College Avenue
BX. Committee, 6 p.m., 218 HUB
Frosh-More Duo, 9 p.m., HUB ballroom
Interlandia, 7:30 p.m., 301 Engineering
IVCF, 12:45 p.m., 216 HUB
Placement, 8 a.ni., 203 HUB
Sophomore Dance Awards, 9 a.m., HUB
ground floor
HOSPITAL
Roberta Abrams, Nancy Alinkoff, Al
fred Ando, Carole Anewalt, Stephen
Blum, Bruce Bromley, Beverly Britt,
Wayne. Cole. Rose Danko, Cynthia De-
Palma, Anthony DiAngello, Michael
Dißupp°, John Feick, Stanley Codleski,
Rosalee Green, Raymond Griffith, Rich
ard Dale, Phyllis Hansen, Madeline
Homan, Eleanor Hummer, David Katz,
Joyce Leonard, Caeton Longo, Bruce
Miller, Margaret Padisak, Sara Ann
Phillips, Thomas Reeves, Bonnie Ret
tinger, Ronald Rickert, Susan Star
bird, Jonathon Stone, Susan Stultz,
Elton Vogel. Barkley Wyckoff.
Interpreting
Does Soviet Union Want Test Ban?
By J. M. ROBERTS
Associated Press News Analyst
The rule-or-ruin tactics of
the Soviet Union at Geneva,
following the pattern so
common to East-West nego
tiations over the years, have
raised a question whether
the Communists want a nucle
ar test ban beyond what they
have.
After two wei
ry yt..rs of ni
gotiations
which nothini
vital has bees
settled, the Sr
viets are still di
manding an
greement whip
would giN.; thei
vet power or
enft._•cement.
They now have ROBERTS
come up with another argu
ment which ti . West might
have foreseen that contin
ued tests by France will be for
the benefit of the United States
and Britain. outside any test
Letters
On Pollock Record Hop
TO THE EDITOR: Recently, a
great deal of controversy has
been stirred up on campus deal
ing with the problem of dis
crimination. Seemingly, the
administration has backed the
attack against this problem.
But recently, a case of dis
crimination was uncovered at
the very core of the Penn State
heirarchy—the Dean's office.
This grave act occurred on the
night of March 17, 1961.
As most students know, Pol
lock Halls and another resi
dence area have been sponsor
ing dances that have led to
friendly competition for stu
dent patronage at their Friday
night dances. By direct order
from the Assistant Dean of
Men in charge of student af
fairs, (who was last year's co
ordinator of West Halls), the
Pollock Record Hop, better
known as the "Leprechaun
Leap," as advertised in this
paper, was cancelled last Fri.
day night. Why? Let us ex
amine the facts. By a strange
twist of fate, the other resi
dence halls were informed not
to offer door prizes at their
dance, while Pollock Halls re
ceived no such warning.
Consequently, Pollock pro
ceeded as usual and offered a
door prize. After spending mon
ey for well planned advertising
and other preparations, Pollock
officials were informed Thurs
day night by the Dean's office
that the dance already sched
uled for Friday was cancelled.
After several attempts by the
Pollock officials to prove their
innocence, in that they had re
ceived no such warning, our
friend from the Dean's office
advocated the dismissal of the
dance.
Consequently, the Pollock
Area suffered a serious set
back to their social activities.
Let us review the facts and
reasons given by the dean for
the cancellation of the dance,
as stated in Bruce DeWoolf
son's letter to the Daily Col-
University Bookstore Needed
Wesley Foun-
TO THE EDITOR: Shortly aft
er the semester, I found it
necessary to purchase a col
lateral text for one of my Eco
nomics courses. Since it was
ordered by my professor rath
er late, it did not come into the
bookstores until about two
weeks after classes had begun.
Upon learning that the text
was available, I went down to
the "A Store" where I pur
chased it for $3.75 plus tax.
One of my classmates went
down to "Metzger's" East Col
lege Ave. store and bought the
same text for $4.50 plus tax.
During one of our discus-
.reaty, therefore putting the
Soviet Union at a disadvan
tage.
There is an air but not the
body of validity in this.
France has said that she would
join in any controls agreed
upc_2. And if such controls are
to be established they will come
before France is ready for any
tests in which Britain and the
United States, far advanced,
would be interested.
France intends, however, to
have herself a nuclear force
before she ties her hands, not
primarily as a deterrent against
the Soviet Union, but for use
as a lever in ' - ing to main
tain equality with her allies.
It's something the Krei
can use. However, in explain
ing to the world why it pro
posed a nuclear ban and now
refuses to accept one dispite
all the concessions the United
States and Britain have made.
The list of concessions of-
~ r ed by the West as the con
ference resumed are reshap
ings of measures offered be
fore. They are important pri
marily as propaganda indicat-
FRIDAY. MARCH 24. 1961
legian, which appear ed
Wednesday, March 22.
•"Council was appropriating
too much money for the spon
sorship of the dance." This is
only partly true, because the
risk involved in investing the
students' money in the dance
was prominent for the first
dance only.
•"They also failed to pro
vide for sufficient deterrents to
possible disorderly conduct."
In the past, the dances were
not bothered with any such
conduct, and the crowds at
tending the dances were not so
large as to warrant the pres
ence of "armed" deterring
Campus Patrolmen,
in the esti
mation of the social committee
and student council.
5". • . had entered into 'cut
throat competition' with an es
tablished function in the same
field." We deem it necessary to
say that the competition was
not "cut-throat," but friendly
competition for student patron
age.
•". and had failed to com
ply with a decision to refrain
from offering any further door
prizes at these record hops."
Neither the student council,
nor the social committee of
Pollock Halls were notified of
such a decision, therefore the
Dean's basis for such action
was not sufficient to warrant
such action.
The past week Pollock's
friendly competitors had dis
regarded a policy of the Dean's
office on advertising, which
was known by both dance of
ficials, and received a mere
warning; nothing that would
ruin their social functions.
We, the authors of this letter
hope you will evaluate the evi
dence presented here, and you
will not loose faith in their
scheduled dances and other
social activities due to an un
justice to them.
—Ray Nycum, '62
—Rich Day, '62
—Carl Maria, '62
—Jerry Robine, '62
sions before class, she told me
she had bought the book for
$4.50 and I told her that I was
able to purchase the same for
$3.75. The following day she
went down to the "A Store"
and inquired about the price.
When she asked the price of
the text, the clerk began to
quote $3.75, but caught him
self after $3.70 and then said,
"I mean $4.50."
The store may very well
claim that the lower price was
a mistake on their part. Such
a "mistake" would not be made
by a University bookstore.
—Elaine Bottock
ing a positive approach, as
against the entirely negative
attitude of the Soviet Union so
far.
Cooperation in tests for
peaceful uses of atomic de--
vices, at the same time study
ing the technical means of de
tecting underground tests
which might be dire- 4 —d at mi
litc•^ uses, is an idea which
has been kicked around ever
since the discussions start, '.
The West is making clear,
however, that it is prepared to
nego`late this time on every
phase cf the subject. There is
no deaCline or threat. But be
hind the scenes ' the Soviet
Union understands that when
time has been allowed for dis
cussion at every mint without
visible approach to
agreement, the show will be
Over.
The negative attitude dis
played by the Soviets at the
start suggests that negotiation,
not agreement, is her real ob
jective. Negotiation has pro
duced an unguaranteed ban.
The West is becoming very sus
picious of it.