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Editorial Opinion
New Education Opportunity
Penn State's recently announced study abroad pro
gram is unique in that students in the program will ac
tually he attending Penn State classes in a European
country
The program, similar to ones conducted by other
American• universities but new to Penn State, adds a
new dimension to the educational and culturally enriching
experiences offered by the University.
There has already been a large response to the oppor
tunity to study abroad, according to Dagobert De Levie,
chairman of the committee planning the new program.
Over 150 students have applied for the program, which is
offered through the College of the Liberal Arts. •
Students in any major with an All-University av
erage of 2.5 are eligible to apply for the program. All
applicants should be studying or have previous exper
ience in speaking a Western European language.
Classes will be taught in English but students will
live in private European homes near the university they
attend
Af present the committee expects fo set up programs
at universities in France and Germany. If enough interest
is generated among students. a program may be planned
in Spain.
The study abroad program is an outgrowth of various
requests and attempts by students to receive part of their
regular university education in a foreign country. It is a
worthwhile expansion of educational opportunity at this
University.
Rivalry Needed
The Prof Snarl contest, which is probably the only
inter-college competition on campus, is now in progress,
It is sponsored by World University Service, an interna
tional organization which aids students who need help in
all parts of the world.
They purchase textbooks where they are rare, provide
health clinics when disease strikes and become an agency
of relief in times of crisis
The method by which this worthy cause solicits funds
for its goodwill missions, while not the most dignified
way of raising money, is aimed at creating enthusiasm
among students and faculty and interest . In WUS.
Each college student council nominates "favorite son"
and then students cast penny ballots for the professor of
their choice.
With just two days remaining in the voting, we would
like to see a little inter-college rivalry spur the contest on.
It is a chance to help your fellow students in other lands,
while boosting your college at the same time.
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Letters
Grades Count
In Academic
'Rat-Race'
TO THE EDITOR: In reply to
the letter which appeared in
Tuesday's Collegian regarding
our grading system I would
like to compliment the writer
for being such an idealist.
Everyone likes to think he is
in college to gain general
knowledge, and to prepare for
the future, but each of us ac
tually knows he is in the midst
of a neurotic rat-race to obtain
high grades.
This is best exemplified by
the seniors contemplating ap
plying to graduate schools.
Their comments usually follow
this line, "With my average of
2.85, I wouldn't even think of
applying to a high-average
university. They don't even
consider an applicant with l:ss
than 3.00."
Granted that the purpose of
our grading system is to indi
cate whether a person is an A,
B, C, or D student, what makes
an 89.9 student any less an A
student than one who barely
squeaks by with a 90?
And yet, that one '79.9 or a
series of them may mean the
difference between receiving
and not receiving a sizeable
scholarship or fellowship to a
graduate school, given on the
basis of past performance, let
ters of reference, and even an
interview, but without a cur
rent measure of ability such as
the Graduate Record Examina
tion.
I strongly feel that our grad
ing system needs a revamping.
If one is going to assign letter
grades, one must be aware of
the fact that there is a great
deal of difference between an
80 and an 89.9.
How can we afford to hold
on to the pipe dream of "learn
ing fOr the sake of learning"
regardless of the grades ob
tained, when every young man
and many women know how
much emphasis, perhaps over
emphasis, is put on "good
grades?"
Hats off to anyone who can
devise a suitable and work
able grading system which
more accurately accesses a stu
dent's capabilities.
*Letter cut
—Judith R. Gordon '6l
Letters
H-Bomb Satellites
Seen Possible Soon
WASHINGTON (IP) The Soviet Union's man-in
space feat could bring nearer the time when hydrogen
bombing by satellite is possible.
The landing of the man-carrying vehicle in what
Moscow refers to as a "prearranged area" is the most
recent of a series of demon
strations by both the USSR and
the United States that objects
can be ejected from satellites
and brought to earth at desig
nated spots
If this can be done with a
five-ton vehicle carrying a man,
and with smaller vehicles car•
rying animals and instruments,
why can't it be done with a
thermonuclear bomb?
Some U.S. military scientists
say the use of satellites for de
livering nuclear weapons on
earth targets is feasible. Soviet
weaponeers would be expected
to have the same interest in
that line of thought.
Considerable improvement
in precision would be needed.
An "area" into which a cap
sule is directed actually can be
anywhere in several hundred
square miles. Something near
er pinpoint aim would be
needed even for the massive
blast of a hydrogen bomb.
But the fact remains that
both the Soviet Union and the
United States now have mas
tered the technique of bring
ing down packages from sat
ellites on command.
The Soviet Union has an
Column Draws Comment
TO THE EDITOR: Mr. Joel
Myers is a free man. He wants
his country to "lead the cause
of freedom." He dreams like a
free man, anything . . . "the
time of warning is past, the
time to fight is now" . . .
What a beautiful style, what
a martial language. These are
almost the words Hitler used
to "warn" Benes!
If he thought like a free man
maybe before writing in the
Daily Collegian, Mr. Myers
would try to make up his mind.
I had always supposed that
children and not free men
spoke without knowing what
they were talking about.
As a guest of this country I
will not remind him that, un
fortunately, tough or soft, the
"foreign policy of the United
States had very often the same
results. I will not argue the
fact that the "has-been pow
ers" have enough troubles of
their own without caring too
much about the problems of
the "disorganization of the
United Nations" (even if they
could bring to the U.N. some
mature thought). Is Mr. Myers
worrying about mature
thought?
Since Mr. Norman Cousin
explained in his lecture at Penn
State how, after all the Lao
tians were obliged to call for
Russian help (not Chinese), it
seems strange to bring these
people to freedom by killing
half of them with the modern
equipment for this kind of en
terprise.
Besides, some people, who
have nothing to bridle their
imaginations but know their
economic geography, say the
Pathet Laos control a part of
the country where opium is
grown (see Le Canard En
chaine, Paris).
I am afraid that if war starts
in Laos, or in the Congo, the
Red Bloc will invade Western
Europe. Sure enough America
will try to free us, but the last
time it was pretty hard, with
mass bombing and the like,
what about the future?
Maybe Lord Atlee thought
about that when he came and
asked President Truman not to
bomb Korea and Manohuria.
Lord Atlee didn't read The
Daily Collegian, and maybe
THURSDAY. APRIL 13. 1961
By ELTON C. FAY
nounced three previous recov
eries of orbiting vehicles, car
rying dogs and other life.
The U.S. Air Force Discov
erer satellite series has pro
duced four successful recov
eries of capsules, ejected from
satellites into prearranged
areas. One was recovered from
the sea, _three have been
snatched from the air as they
descended by parachute after
entering the earth's atmos.
phere.
The- four recoveries were
made from 18 satellites which
went into orbit. On seven of
these occasions, capsules were
ejected successfully from sat.
elites, but three of them failed
to land near enough to the
watching teams for recovery.
Like other details concern
ing Soviet programs, the score
board for sucesses and failures
of its recovery attempts is not
known. There have been ru
mors that at least one Soviet
man-in-space attempt failed.
By contrast, U.S. efforts in
both missile weapons and space
vehicle projects have been re
ported officially and often in
detail.
Mr. Myers regrets the fact that
President Truman lost his
chance to top the Eichmann
record. Such is history! -
Some people have such old
fashioned ideas about freedom!
Some may even think that a
bad peace is worth a glorious
war, some that no idea was
ever defeated by weapons . .
some put their idea of man
above the countries, above the
philosophies, and think that in
trying to understand. to have
a free mind, they are the best
shield against any kind of ty
ranny.
If you are going to fight in
Laos, good luck. One always
prefers freedom alive.
As for me, I am afraid I will
have to go into Algeria next
year. For seven years we have
had some people who are fight
ing there for freedom and for
the "Western Christian World"
(very poetic in French). You
see how they are misled!
—Jean-Pierre Bellingard
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