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Editorial Opinion
Those Who Stand and Wait
On the circulation desk at the Pattee Library is a pile
of book covers representing newly purchased volumes.
We have finally figured out the purpose of the book
covers—they are there to provide amusement for students
while they wait 10 minutes to one hour for needed books.
During peak hours, students crowd around the cir
culation desk while harried librarians run around looking
for books which often are lost or weren't there in the
beginning.
Often there are three people behind the desk. One will
be putting books away, one will be putting cards away
and the other will - be trying to get books for students
standing and standing and standing.
Librarian Ralph McComb said that they are trying to
stretch a 40 hour a week staff over 92 hours. The result is
poor or non-existent service for students who are not per
mitted to enter the stacks.
One of the reasons students do not have access to the
stacks is that there are not enough librarians to com
pletely staff them.
Mr. McComb said the library staff was based on the
enrollment of "some years ago." This year many more
students have been using the library than would be
expected in proportion to the increased enrollment,
McComb said.
Obviously the student body is using the library more
often and more thoroughly and it would be a shame to
discourage this use. It might mean that the student body
is taking more interest in academic pursuits or that the
University's standards are demanding more work. Both
possibilities are highly desirable.
Unfortunately the difficulty in obtaining books will
deter students and the necessity of doing the work of three
people will eventually deter good library staff members.
We know that despite the fairly recent grant of
$lOO,OOO for books, the Pattee Library is not exactly roll
ing in money. However, we do think that the library must
either hire more people or find a more efficient way to
dispense books from the circulation desk.
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The 40-year, no down pay
ment mortgage which was pro
posed in President Kennedy's
Housing bill has been the sub
ject of much controversy.
Senator Paul Douglas of Illi
nois, a staunch advocate of pub
lic housing, said that some
buyers would
"have a mort
gage, but not
a house at the
end of 40
years "
Builders and
lending insti
tutions have
also attacked
these o r t
gages on the
grounds that
they would
hurt the very MYERS
people that should be helped
A leading Pennsylvania
newspaper backed this stand
this week with the argument:
"Buying a house with no mon
ey down and 40 years to pay
would skyrocket the price. A
$lO,OOO house would cost about
Letters
Froth Article
On Religion
'Malicious'
TO THE EDITOR: The Froth
magazine this week reached a
new low in journalism. Not
only has this "humor" maga
zine repeatedly presented the
lowest type of entertainment
as humor, but in the recent
"Playboy" issue it has included
both false and malicious state
ments.
A certain incident supposedly
involving one of the campus
religious organizations and its
advisor was fabricated merely
for the purpose of presenting
an unfounded attack on the
Church, demonstrating poor
taste and the same discrimin
ation which the article pre
tends to attack.
Such journalism can only
alienate the very audience
which the magazine seeks to
entertain.
As modern college students
we all appreciate the value of
liberal thought, but a sense of
responSibility cannot be dis
carded for the sake of liber
ality.
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Cheq,, Club. 2 p.m., HUB mil room
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:30 p.m., 212 HUB
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Bridge Club, 7 p.m., HUB card room
Campus Party, 6;30 211
College of Education, 4:16 p.m., HUB
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Public Housing; Pros--Cons
—John N. Birli, 'B3
—John S. Gecan, '63
—Bob Simpson, '63
—Richard Schwartz, '63
TODAY
$25,000 over the 40 year period
just for principal and interest
alone—not counting taxes, in
surance, repairs, etc."
Before jumping to conclu
sions based on this superficial
reasoning, it might be wise to
examine some of the less evi
dent factors behind this pro
gram.
The argument that houses
might completely run down in
40 years seems logical on the
surface. However, before a
mortgage is granted on a house,
an FHA appraiser must evalu
ate the building and the lend
ing institution must approve
the loan.
The estimate of total cost to
the buyer as stated in the edi
torial is also misleading. It
assumes that no inflation will
occur over the next 40 years,
which seems highly unlikely in
light of economic history.
In fact, if an average rate of
inflation were applied, real es
tate kept in good repair would
probably double in value in 40
years.
But. even if some deprecia
tion did occur, the home-buyer
Little Man On Campus By Dick Bibier
O —AFTER LOOKING OVER - n4E5e TEST PAPERS —I 'I? .5,6 Y 50ME OF
YOU WILD WELL AFFORD To FAY AIM AMNION IN ct. 0466.,
Interpreting
Mr. 'K' in the Drivers Seat
By WILLIAM L. RYAN
Associated Press News Analyst
The Soviet man-in-space feat puts Nikita Khrushchev
firmly in the driver's seat of world communism. The Red
Chinese for some time to come are likely to acknowledge
his leadership.
All this probably means that Khrushchev will begin
a campaign soon intended to
lead up to another summit con
ference and a face-to-face
meeting with President Ken
nedy.
He will want Berlin, divided
Germany and his propaganda
tinged universal disarmament
proposal fo dominate such a
meeting. He will be campaign
ing for this with his hand con
siderably strengthened.
The space feat probably
means, too, that the crisis
whirling about the future of
the kingdom of Laos in Indo
china will ease, since Khru
shchev need not consider him
self obliged to placate the Red
Chinese by taking,unnecessary
risks there. ' • •
For the West, that - .will be
only temporary relief. The
space feat, on the whole,
seems to add up to tough timeg
ahead for the Kennedy admin
istration in the prosecution of
the cold war.
Just 3 1 / 2 years ago, when the
Russians orbited Sputnik I the
SATURDAY. APRIL 15, 1961
by Joel myers
would have something for his
money. Whatever the equity,
it would represent something
that could be transformed into
cash, whereas years of rental
payments are worth nothing.
Perhaps the solution to the
low-rent housing problem can
be found in a combination of
public housing projects and '4O
- mortgages.
The low-rent housing proj
ects in large metropolitan areas
have been far from successful.
The idea of tearing down old
buildings to replace them with
new ones has not been able to
eliminate slums.
Experience has shown that
these new buildings are very
badly treated by their tenants,
and in a few years they de
teriate to the condition of the
50- and 60-year old houses
they were built to replace.
If these same units were
sold to their inhabitants on
long-term mortgages, pride of
ownership might be successful
in preserving these buildings
for a natural lifetime. This
would save money for the buy
ers as well as the taxpayers.
first artificial earth satellite,
the meaning in terms of So
viet potential was clear. Even
more dear today are the'enor
rnous military and thus po
litical.implications behind the
astronaut achievement.
When Sputnik I burst on the
scene s Mao Tze-tung and . the
Peiping regime could not hide
their awe and respeCt.
Since then, however, the Red
Chinese have run into .a series
of natural calamities, floods
and drought which brought
starvation to many,:Chinese.
Peiping's troublesi . increased
the tendency of the regime to
be reckless, to look covetously
toward Southeast Asia where
quick conquest might one 'day
mean relief from chronic eco
nomic woes.
Young Yuri Gagarin's ex
ploit probably will do much to
temper the impatience of the
Red Chinese and those in the
Communist world who sided
with Peiping.