TUESDAY,.: MAY 2. 1943
emphasis
The Calm Rebel
deck • leighton
It is amazing when you- consider the apparent calm
with which Mr. Robert Dufner, chairman of the elections
commission, hakignored the Assembly's recommendations.
Assembly on two different occasions has recommend
ed that the elections commission set up polling stations in
residence areas. Mr. Dufner on
two different occasions has said
he would consider the sug
gestion.
C.D. History
Discussed
By Burgess
TO . THE EDITOR:
The action of a small group
of students during the Civil
Defense alert of last Friday
showed their complete Ignor
ance- of the origin and opera
tion of Civil Defense.
Civil Defense is an expanded
Red Cross. Red is a volunteer
Red Cross. Red Cross is a vol
unteer organization, establish
ed by act of Congress with the
President of the United States
as its head. Because it is a vol
unteer group, it has little legal
authority and there are many
communities without an effi
cient chapter.
The experience of the civi
lian population in the United
States and in European coun
tries during the First, World
War was nearly a part of the
official government
_structure
and which could assume a
greater degree of responsibili
ty for planning and training
for disaster service. Out of this
need came Civil Defense.
Although Civil Defense was
active during th e Second
World War, its present struc
ture was established by the
adoption by the Federal Gov
ernment in 1958 of Reorganiza
tion Plan I and the establish
ment of the Office of Civil and
Defense Mobilization.
A Red Cross . Chapter is ready
at any time to serve an indi
vidual or the whole communi
ty. Civil Defense goes into ac
tion only when the responsible
head declares that a disaster
situation exists or an emergen
cy is present which may result
in disaster.
In a city or town, this respon
sibility rests on the Burgess or
Mayor: in the Stale. the Gov
ernor. The President of the
United Stales may place the
entire Civil Defense on active
duty and with it the entire ci
v.il'an population.
In a disaster situation either
from natural causes or enemy
action there is not time for the
discussions and deliberations
necessary for action by a legis
lative body like the Borough
Council. This is why the "chief
executive" of e political unit
—the Burgess, the Governor or
the President must assume
the responsibility for immedi
ate decisions and these, to be
effective, must be carried out
in the shortest time possible.
Federal and State laws have
been passed requiring the citi
zen to respect sueh official or
ders when Civil Defense is
operative. Failure to do so, on
conviction, may result in fine
or imprisonment.
The Civil Defense test of Fri
day was ordered by the Presi
dent. This order came to the
Pennsylvania headquarters of
Civil Defense; from there it
cime to the State College Mu
nicipal Building (C.D. Head
quarters) by a special wire and
snecial warning device. For a
citizen to oppose this test was
.as foolish and as contrary to
the best interests of the public
as it would be to oppose a Red
Cross First-Aid Class.
—Roy D. Anthony.
Burgess of State College
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THE. DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE; PENNSYLVANIA
Voting begins today and it is
quite evident that the recom
mendations were not con
idered ver y
-iously. It is
30 evident
rat Mr. Dufner
is overstepped
s responsi
iity.
Not only has
overstepped
responsibil
, but he
is extremely.
vague on why
he has done so.
LEIGHTON His arguments
for not having polling places
in the residence areas seem to
indicate that he has only a
vague notion of what the duties
of his commission entail.
Mr. Dufner bases his stand
on four points:
• • "Sheer numbers do not
necessarily reflect the value
of the vote."
• "This would discriminate
against TIM and IFC men."
•"lf a student hasn't the
foresight to carry his matric
card for at least one hour in
three day s. he probably
wouldn't vote no matter where
the polls were placed."
•"Order .in the dining halls
is hard to maintain during meal
hours."
The first three of Mr. Duf
ner's arguments are irrelevant.
The last argument may be
valid, but, if handled properly,
the confusion could be kept to
a minimum. Certainly there
could be no more confusion
than during the rush hours 'at
Hetzel Union booths. A rea
son, by the way, that many stu
dents fail to vote.)
The phenomenal aspect to
the whole situation is not, how
ever, whose voting philosophy
is correct.
It is that the elections com
mission chairman has defied a
directive of SGA and has done
something contrary to the
wishes of every single candi
date—and it appears as if he
is going to get away with it.
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Friday, May 5
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Platform
'lnciecosive'
TO THE EDITOR: Part of
SGA Presidential candidate
Harrison's original platform, as
stated 1 n his nomination
speech, was that Penn State
student government become
affiliated with the National
Student Association.
This, he said, would allow
SGA to work more closely with
student governments of other
schools on such Tatters as the
Peace Corps.
Later in that week, after
winning the nomination and,
"after consulting with Uni
versity officials and sources
elsewher.e in the state," the af
filiation plan was dropped
from his platform.
In the interim between this
proposal and retraction, Mr
Harrison made Collegian head
- lines again by announcing that
his party was considering a
"march on Harrisburg" about
the tuition hike. .
The very next day this idea
was discarded. The following
Sunday while vying for the
Liberal Party endorsement, he
denied that he had backed
down on the issue, however.
nut, be added, if enough stu
dents are interested. the march
will be conducted. At The
Daily Collegian Press confer
ence he even stated that he
saw nothing wrong with it as
long as it was a peaceful
demonstration.
One is left . wondering just
exactly what Mr. Harrison's
stand is regarding these issues.
Is this "looking-before-leaping
then-modifying" an example
of the new leadership that he
will use to replace that which
he terms lacking this year?
—Kurt Simons '62
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Fire Drill Termed 'Unwarranted'
TO THE EDITOR: On Sunday
morning it 1:30 a.m. Atherton
Hall girls were rudely awaken
ed by the clanging of fire bells.
The question at hand is: was
this actually a fire drill or a
feeble excuse for a bedcheck?
After a previous 3:00 a.m.
Sunday morning fire drill, •we
were led to believe that the
drill was not to serve as a bed.
check. Therefore, we can' see
no purpose for a fire drill at
that hour of the morning.
We understand that the pur
pose of a fire drill' is that the
building •be emptied as quick-
111 NIP 'MS
OLD GRADS NEVER DIE
In just a matter of weeks many of you will be graduating—
especially seniors.
You are of course eager to go out in the great world where
opportunities are limitless and deans nonexistent. At the same
time your hearts are heavy at the thought of losing touch with
so many classmates you have come to know and love.
It is my pleasant task today to assure you that graduation
need not mean losing touch with classmates; ail you have to do
is join the Alumni Association and every year you will receive
bright, chatty bulleti liock full of information about
Oh, what a red-letter day it ie at my house, the day the
Alumni Bulletin arrives! I cancel all my engagements, take the
phone off the hook, dismiss my chiropractor, put the ocelot
outside, and settle down for an evening of pure pleasure with
the Bulletin and (need I add?) a- good supply of Marlboro
Cigarettes. •
Whenever I am having fun,.a Marlbaro makes the fuss evAsx
more fun. That filter, that flavor, that pack or box never Ails
to heighten my pleasure whether I am . watching the television
or playing buck euchre or knitting an afghan or reading Mad
or enjoying any other fun-filled pursuit you might name—ex
cept, of course, apmrfishing! But then, how much ispearfishin_g
does one do in Clovis, New Mexico, where I live?
But I digress. Let us return to my Alumni Bulletin and let
me quote for you the interesting tidings about all my old friends
and classmates:
Well, fellow alums, it certainly has been a wing-dinger of a
year for all us old grads! Remember Mildred Cheddar and
Harry Camembert, those crazy kids who always held hands in
Econ II? Well, they're married now and living in Clovis, New
Mexico, where Harry rents spearfishing equipment and Mildred
has just given bird► to a lovely 28-pound daughter, her second
in four months. Nice going, Mildred and Harry!
Remember Jethro Brie, the man we voted most likely to suc
ceed? Well, old Jethro is still gathering laurels! lest week he
was voted "Motorman of the Tear" by his fellow workers in
the Duluth streetcar system. "I ewe it all to my brakeman,".
mid Jethro in a characteristically modest acceptance aprech.
Same old. Jethro!
Probably the most glamorous time of all us alums was had by
Francis Macomber last year. He went on a big game busting
safari all the way to Africa! We received many interesting post
cards from Francis until he was, alas, accidently shot and killed
by his wife and white hunter. Tough luck, Francis!
Wilma "Deadeye" Macomber, widow of the late beloved
Francis Macomber, was married yesterday to Fred "Sureshot"
Quimby, white hunter, in a simple double-ring ceremony in
Nairobi. Good luck, Wilma and Fred!
Well, alums, that just about wraps it up for this year. Keep
'em flying I c iisci Mai Btustanan
Old grads, new grads, undergrads, all agree: The best new
nontater cigarette in mango a long year is the king•stze
Philip Morrie Commander. Welcome aboard!
ly 'and as orderly as possible.
But due to lack of supervision
by the Campus Patrolmen,
many girls remained indoors.
It is therefore obvious to us
that this fire drill served
.no
other purpose than to disturb
a peaceful dorm which had
settled down for the night.
' Perhaps a more practical so
lution might be to have a prop
erly supervised fire drill shortly
after 11:30 during the week,
when full cooperation of the
entire dorm could be assured.
—Peggy Fisher, '62
Linda Marks, '62
Janet NichoL '62
of "I Was a Teen-age Dwati," "The Many
Loves of Dobie de.)
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