PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion The Time Is Now . The legislature yesterday received Gov. David L. Lawrence's first word on the long awaited report of his Committee on Education; but he gave no indication of complete acceptance of the report's 145 proposals. The governor said he was "sure that none of us will necessatiiy agree with every word of the report" and that modification was possible. However, he urged the legislature not to pigeonhole the committee's report and instead "translate ideas into a program." Thus the only tangible thing which his address indicates at this point is to insure action on the report .at . this legislative session or a special post session. Dr. Robert' A. Christie, the education committee's executive director, said bills on the committee's proposals will be ready by April 18. Nearly half of the proposals will require legislative action, the rest can he implemented by executive order. With bills on the proposals being drawn up, the time to increase the flow of back-the-budget letters to legisla tors is now. Students' and parents' letters are needed to impress upon the legislature the need for an increased appropriation for Penn State. The committee recommends that the University handle 35,000 students by 1970. The University has already announced its willingness to do this. This represents an average increase in enrollment of almost 2,000 students per year. We might remind the Legislature that the Uni versitY cannot even fake the extra 1200 students they had hoped to this year unless it grants the full $23 million budget request. Lawrence has not changed his original recommenda tion,of $17.1 million for the University. Letters directed to him should emphasize the need to change his recom mendation after speaking out as strongly as he has for educational reforin. But tact is the keyword in letter's. Letter writers must keep in mind the ultimate objective—to persuade the state officials of the need for voting the full appropria tion for Penn. State. Sarcastic or nasty letters to the governor and the legislators will alienate them. A simple direct appeal, which recounts the Job the University has done, the need that exists for funds and points out that it would be illogical for them not to increase the University appropriation while facing evidence that its role must be one of constantly increasing importance, will probably have much more effect. Discretion is the better part of valor and it is also the better way to get that favor. Granted, a University and its studer Is should not have to beg for money; but unfortu nately we do not live in a world of what ought to be, but Nvlictt is. An avalanche of letters just maY avert a tuition increase 011 r Bally Taltegian Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published Ineeday through Saturday morning during the University fur. The Daily Collegian la a student-operated newspaper. F:ntered as second-class matter itsly 5, 1934 at the State College N. Post Office under the set of March 5, 1109. Mall Subscription Price: $3.00 per semester $5.00 per Year Nlsiling Address Box 261, State College, Pa. JOHN BLACK Editor Mo, STAFF THIS ISSUE: Headline Editor, Dave Runkel; Wire Editor, Shellie Michaels; Assistant Copy Editor, Karen Hyneckeal; Assist ants: Diane Ryesky, Lillian Berger, Doti Drasher, Joan Hartman, Susan Lindquist, Ellie Aurand, Steve Monheimer, Margie Hal win and Sue Hicksler pr,,ANArr GOOD GRIEF' IT 5 MORNING ALREAD'i; I THINK I'LL JUST STAY IN BED.. MAYBE IT iL RAIN...MAYPE NO ONE ELSE WILL SHOW UPEITHER I'LL JUST STAY IN BED, AND... r / ,/-• C. . A I'M NO MANAGER...I CAN'T RUN A BASEBALL TEAM.,,EVERt(BODY KNOWS i'M A LOUSE( MANAGER... WON EVEN PAYS ANY ATTENTION TO ME...THEY ALL HATE AAE I t. PARA mis OW, MANAGER! RISE, AND SHINE! ,016 4 1 \. MIS 15 THE DAte Or Av • FIRST GAME THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA CHESTER LUCIDO Business Manager I YOU WANTED THE MANAGER, AND ARE GOING - P3 BE THE MANAGERINOW,YOU GET OUT THERE AO MANAGE!!! HI ,CHARLIE BROM I , WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU_ ' A 1 •• • A driiiir „.„ -. Ai 414 10 fr 4 11,1 , 1 1 . ,L .1 ... W t I.e- b. : .. I 0 o w , . f i l ...,.,.-„,v , pv. ): 44.' WELL, AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MAKE IT, BUT I FINALLY 60114 ERE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INFLUENCE! 111.0,4=111112MMAIPPEI Letters Others Protest Patrol Action TO THE EDITOR: We wish to praise the courage (?), forti tude (?), and dexterity (?), of our world famous, well-know and loved Campus Patrol. Recently several of our coeds were. "approached" by an un known man. Warnings have been issued for coeds not to travel at night alone. At this great time of mortal danger to us coeds, what is our Campus Patrol doing? Our Campus Patrol is dis banding fraternity men during their serenade for example March 26, 1961, in the south courtyard of Atherton Hall. It makes one feel good to know that the Campus Patrol is on the job. We ,wish to express our deepest gratitude for their service. Margaret Spangler, '62 Patricia G. Koch, '62 Marilyn Miller, '62 Dorothy Kilko '6l June Komlos, '62 Catherine Sowa, '62 Interpreting World's Criticism of S. Africa By HENRI JONKER JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (?P)—South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd's National party machine apparently is pre paring this country's ruling whites for a major maneuver aimed at offsetting criticism of racial segregation policies. II!1 There is an indication that the government hopes to break the wave of worldwide disap proval, not by giving in to U.N. demands to grant political rights to non-whites, but by opening full steam his master plan of developing separate black territories within South Africa. Last week a surprising edi torial in the Johannesburg Letters Fraternity-Sorority System TO THE EDITOR! Mr. Nil- ideas of social justice, civil liams' letter contains a note of liberties, equality, and broad inherent contradiction. I refer understandings of his fellow to the words "Negro and Jew- men without the fear of losing ish" fraternities. Isn't this like his social status in his corn the kettle calling the pot black? munity. Where else will he get Rather than deplore the exist- this chance? ence of discriminatory clauses However, when the social in fraternity constitutions we pressures are set up rigidly un might as well strike at the root der fraternity organization the of the problem . fraternity- ever-present status seeking type organizations on a Univer- compulsions will again close a sity campus. student's mind to the oppor- One might argue that limi- tunity of understanding those tations on a fraternity charier not exactly like himself. or constitution destroys the I cite but one specific ex- Constitutional right of social ample to emphasize the weak freedom .. . freedom of asso- nesses of many Universities ciation. This I feel is valid to a which choose to center social degree. However, does a Uni- structure around fraternities or ver sit y want organizations sororities. A girl moves into a which limit freedom of asso- dormitory to find she has a ciation to a physical or idealogi- Negro girl as a roommate. Rath cal attribute beyond the con- er than make use of this excel trol of the individual? lent opportunity to get to Should not a University at- know well someone who may tempt to promote broader edu- forever be alienated from her cational opportunities and a on a social plane in the usual freedom to associate with those community, this girl may seek elements of society from which to change rooms so as to gain an ordinary citizen is frequent- the advantage of a white girl, ly shielded by social and status preferably the same religion pressure? and social background, who I believe that fraternities will be more acceptable for her and sororities inherently limit own social motives or at least a student in pursuit of a social to those motives which she education in an institution feels prevail, motives which a where an atmosphere of intel- fraternity based society tend to lectual achievement supposed- promote. ly reposes. Student organiza- Accordingly the University tions ought to be based not might stave off further em strictly on supposed social barrassment by trying in the compatability but on mutual future to achieve this "har interests on an intellectual mony" by putting likes with plane and hence cut across the likes! Is this what we really false boundaries existing out- want from our Educational In side the University, stitution? Here is a haven of retreat where students can flirt with Grading System Defended TO THE EDITOR: With refer ence to a letter to the Editor on April 7 concerning Penn State's present system of grading, I wish to impress upon the author of the letter and approximately 10,000 other members of the student body that we are in college to gain general knowl edge and to prepare for the future; not for as petty a rea son as high numbers on our transcripts. Good grades definitely de serve praise and admiration, but notice that the superior students simply work hard and don't find it necessary to bicker with their professors for every extra available point. Students tend to put themselves on a pedestal and expect more than TODAY AK Student Council, 7 p.m., 212 HUB Alpha Kappa Pai, 7 p.m., Delta Up- silos Angel Flight. 7:30. 111 Boucke AWS South Halle Council, 9 p.m., Miss Houtz's office Ci TriPus Party, :SU p.m., 217 HUB Career Day, 8 a.m.-11. p.m.. HUB ground floor Co ens, R p.m., 215 HUB Ed Student Council, 8 p.m., Hi HUB Ed Student Council Coffee Hour, 7 p.m., HUB dining room C Froth Circulation, 7 p.m., 215 HUB ' Future Teachers, 10 a.m., HUB assem- lily hail ICCH, 8 I.m„ 203 1-11113 Induatrial Education Society, 7:30 P.m., TKL Transvaler, a Verwoerd-con trolled newspaper, said South Africa could no longer shrug off U.N. censure as unjustified interference. The Transvaler said some thing would have to be done now about race relations here to prevent "outside interven tion." It gave no specific word of what Verwoerd might plan. But Dagbreek, a national Sunday paper under Verwo erd's control, indicates his answer lies in his partition scheme of developing Bantus tans or black state independent homeland areas for the na tion's blacks. This is in effect a black white land partition scheme which Verwoerd has long es poused as the only ultimately fair solution to this country's racial conflicts. It is doubtful if the blacks TUESDAY. APRIL 11. 1961 —Denise F. Mac Kean, part-time studen t they actually deserve The purpose of our grading system is not to determine exact percentages but to indi cate whether a person is an A, B, C or D student. (Anyone whose average falls below that level is certainly no "student".) A 69.4 or even a 69.9, for that matter, is still a D; if a person Is so obsessed with losing face upon receipt of a D, he should contribute that extra effort to push himself over the boundary into the C classification. If students stopped fretting about their grades and began employing their brains for ser-_ ious study, they would benefit themselves and make life more pleasant for their harrassed in structors. —Belle Gluskin, '63 Gazette IVCF, 12:45 p.m., 219 HUB LA Lecture Series, 7 :30 p.m., HUB assembly hall Nittany Grotto. 7:15 p.m., 121 MI Panhel, 6:30 p.m., 203 HUB Penn State Bible Fellowship, 6:30 p.m.. 214 HUB Placement, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 201, 211 14 El 11 Prof Snarf, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., HUB first floor Science Fiction Society, 7 p.m., 214 HUII Schuhplettlers, 7 p.m., 204 Eng. B Spring Week Ile-Mari Committee, 7 p.m., 21i1 111113 TM ovies, noon - 6 p.m., HUB as senthly hall West Hails Judicial, 12:15 p.m., 211 HUB will now be satisfied with any thing like this—with less than political rights and integration, in view of what has happened in the rest of Africa. Bantustan homelands would contain at least five million of this country's 11 million blacks. The government would try to persuade private enterprise to build industries near them and also invest public funds and find them jobs. The remainder of the blacks and most of this country's Pk milion coloreds —people of mixed blood—and 500,000 Asians would form an. other entity, mostly urban, whose interests would link chiefly with the country's three million whites. In such a setup the whites presumably would not feel so outnumbered u they are now.
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