SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1961
the missing link
Post-Mortems
I suppose you might call this a post-mortem column
since the new Board of Editors officially takes over the
reins of The Daily Collegian Monday.
I have mixed feelings about ending my four years on
Collegian of great relief as
I return to the "normal" life
of , a student, of regret as I
finish the most vital and worth
while course I have taken at
this University,
There are things I'll never
miss about Collegian the
complaints that tht. Pickle
Producers Club did not make
the front page (or didn't make
it at all);
The phone call ten minutes
before deadline with a "big"
story that MUST go in that
Professor Gretchne is coming
in 1963 to speak to the Rose
Growers Association;
The muddy coffee in the ma
chines in the back room;
SGA when it meets until
midnight and makes us go
three hours overtime;
The Froth Collegian parody
issue;
The embarrassing inaccura
cies in spelling or content in
stories;
The staffer who never shows
up to write the lead story.
Regardless of all the head
aches reaped from Collegian,
there are still a lot of things I
will miss those red-letter
days when we have a perfect
paper;
Future Collegian banquets;
The opportunity to meet,
I REMEMBER THE LAST TIME
I WAS WRONG ABM SOMETNiN G,.
IT WAS IN IqsB, I TH(61K.. 2
ALONG IN JULY SOMETIME, 0R
WAS (T (N AUGUST? YE5i
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This Sunday 1:30 HUB
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"Swingtet" "Fredia Lee"
• Introducin g •
the Mike Raymond Quartet
Jimmy De Priest
Drummer
Arranger
Composer
D.J. on Phila.'s WHAT fin
President—
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Phil Brooks
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converse with, and befriend
countless numbers of people;
The fun and excitement of
gathering and writing news;
The laughs (and tears) we've
had at some of our own blun
ders as well as some of those
of other student groups.
Most of all I will miss the
people I have worked with who
have kept me going on some
of those horrible nights when
I have been determined to
quit.
There are only eight people
on this campus who know the
benefits and rewards of spend
ing four years on the Collegian
staff the has-been board of
editors.
To the new board I will say
that they are embarking on
one of the most nerve-racking,
migraine-producing, ulcer -
f orming, wonderful years of
their lives. .
I hope that at this same time
next year they will cherish the
same memories and feelings I
now have that their four years
have been well-spent in mold
ing them into responsible, dedi
cated journalists.
OF COURSE, CHARLIE BROWN..
AND I'LL ADMIT THAT, Iva
SEEN WRONG BEFORE...
LAST TIME
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
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Letters
Legislative
Pay Raise
Defended
TO THE EDITOR: This letter
is in reference to the article by
Comer Williams, concerning
the legislative pay raise passed
by the House of Representa
tives several days ago.
I feel that Mr. ' Williams'
charge that this pay raise was
"unwarranted" is ridiculous.
As a former page boy in the
House of Representatives for
the 1959 and 1960 sessions, I
had an insight on the expenses,
both public and private, of our
State Legislators.
First of all, contrary to pop
ular belief, legislative jobs are
full-time positions. 'the legisla
tive week is usually three days
with an additional day or two,
many times during the session,
for committee meetings.
This entails living in Harris
burg for a good part of each
week of the annual session. Un
der the Leader Administration
the sessions average 10 months
a year. The 1959 session under
the Lawrence Administration
lasted nearly 11 months.
Our legislative jobs are
grossly underrated as well as
underpaid. Why Is it that only
those who can afford to be leg
islators are the ones who are
our legislators? Why isn't there
better quality in our state gov
ernment?
Because poor salary keeps
many interested, honest and
enthusiastic persons out of
seeking these political jobs.
Why not make these jobs
worth trying for? Remember,
good government costs money.
—Richard Miller, '64
•Letter cut
SCHOLARSHIP .
Delta Delta Delta is presenting a $lOO scholar
ship for the fall of 1961 to any girl who is
eligible.
Applications can be obtained at the Student
Aid office in Willard Building and must be
completed and returned by May 8, 1961.
But who wants to walk across Europe when
travel for one -month costs only $llO.
With one convenient ticket en
joy the luxury of unlimited first
class rail service through 13
countries. See the real Europe,
its friendly people, its historic
places. Go anywhere,
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Two•month Eurailpass just $150; three months only $lBO.
Atmospheric
Danger Seen
In 'Tramps'
TO THE EDITOR: The trampo
lines that are to be constructed
in the 400 block of E. College
Ave. across from the girls'
dorms will indeed be a wonder
ful asset to the austere, intel
lectual college atmosphere.
I hope you realize that you
cannot trampoline successfully
without shouts of glee and
laughter and "Music to Tram
poline By." What good are
quiet hours in the dorm when
most of the disturbance will be
outside?
The opening of the trampo
line park may even coincide
with the beginning of finals and
the beginning of warm weather
when all the windows are open.
The University has already
voiced its opinion on the use
of trampolines in the case of
the tragic accident of Larry
Sharp.
Having talked to the Police
Chief and the Borough Manag
er, I find that they are both
sympathetic with the student
who must contend with this in
evitable nuisance..
Because the site selected is
in a business district, their jur
isdiction is limited. The stu
dents and the administration
must combine their efforts to
maintain the dignity of Penn
State.
—Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Brown, '62
Richard S. Fontaine, '6l
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For travel in Austria, Belgium,
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c.r--
Froth 'Gem'
Termed Crude
TO THE EDITOR: Hearty con
gratulations to Froth on their
to-be-expected taste in the
promotional ad they 'ran in
Tuesday's Collegian. This is a
prime example of how adver
tising suffers through crude
approaches such as this gem.
Perhaps their next humorous
ad might headline "WE LIKE
EICH . .", and why not?
Congratulations to The Daily
Collegian, also, for showing un
usual judgment in running
such an ad. It brings back the
days of the old Springmaid
sheet ads. Keep up the work,
fella's, you're making a name
for yourselves.
—David Truby
Grad Student—Journalism
WIMP L1R.110.114
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