'AGE FOUR
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The Revival
The inauguration af the new SGA administration will
be the culminating moment in a clear revival of interest ,
in student government.
The revival began several weeks ago when the SGA
committee of the whole formed to re-evaluate the student
government constitution and philosophy.
The meetings were open to any student who cared to
attend; and attend they did.
Next came a campaign which proved to be one of the
liveliest in recent years.
And finally the election, where nearly 40 per cent of
the student body made their way to the few polling booths
on campus to affirm their interest.
This rekindled enthusiasm is, without doubt, the
clearest mandate any student government has had on this
campus in four years.
It is a mandate to act strongly and explicitly in the
student interest.
Moreover, the new administration has before it the
major challenge of its young career; to cultivate, and
utilize this enthusiasm for a better government and a
better Penn State.
It will be its task to maintain the revival spirit in
each branch of SGA and in all student government or•
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ganizations.
We hope it will not think that because the optimistic
results are tabulated the job will be easy. Unfortunately,
apathy is far too simple an excuse' to go out of style this
quickly.
What we do hope is that the new administration will
truly be an administration; that it Will accept its clear ,
and present mandate as its governing challenge for the
corning year.
This government will be operating under a new con
stitution, something that 'could be either a handicap .or a
helpmate.
It has the invigorating chance to begin anew, to seek
out spheres of untapped governing power that have been
only glibly spoken of In the past.'
The ingredients are all here, as they always have
But they must be used wisely, fully and most em
phatically—used now, when the momentum is at its
highest pitch. .
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
WAYNE HILINSKI
Business Manager
Letters
Student Calls
Civil Defense
Necessary
TO THE EDITOR: How often
are Civil Defense drills con
ducted? They are very few and
far between, and when these
drills are practiced, they only
last ten minutes. Civil defense
is for the safety of the-people
of our nation.
If enemy planes attacked
this nation and there were no
warning systems provided, then
I can see the surviving popula
tion protesting that people were
killed because they were not
warned of attack.
In my opinion the recent
demonstrators made complete
fools out of themselves. I say
this because taking cover will
prevent casualties due to fly
ing debris caused by the blast
of a nuclear bomb. True, a per
son has little chance to sur
vive if a bomb explodes very
close to him, but not every
one will be under the bomb. -
Those who are a few miles
away .from an explosion would
have a good chance of survival
if they take cover from the fly
ing debris and flash alone.
First of all I doubt if people
are getting hysterical over CD
practice, and I am certain that
most people in this country al
ready realize that war is very
`possible in these times.
Do Miss Shupak and Mr.
Rotenberg imply that we
should not fear war? There is
nothing wrong with encourag
ing people to work for peace,
but at the same time we should
be prepared in case working
for peace fails.
I think these demonstrators
are looking for public recog
nition and do not have real
grounds to protest a small ten
minute CD practice once a year
which is held for their own
safety.
If there ever is a real alert,
these demonstrators will prob
ably think it to be another
practice which they will ig
nore. These are the people who
get killed and they are invit
ing you to the grave with them.
—Frank Ruhmann, '6l
0 Letter cut
.Civil Defense
Defended
TO THE EDITOR: In answer
to. Miss Shupak's and Mr. Rot:
enburg's letter of April 28,
would like to make the follow
ing comments:
•1 am somewhat dubious
as to the validness of Gov.
Meyner's statement which you
have quoted. I doubt if he is
ignorant enough to say CD is
"A cruel deception on the
American people."
•Granted a nuclear attack
would be destructive. Any
bombing attack is. But, I doubt
very much if the atmosphere
would be contaminated for
years for the following reasons:
To have -fallout would de
.2nd whether or not it were
an air or ground explosion.
Fallout is created by the par-•
titles of earth and debris that
are sucked up into the atmo- -
sphere from a ground explo
sion. The area covered by this
fallout depends on the wind
currents at the time. In either
case a bomb shelter would pos
sibly save your life.
•As for the oxygen in the
shelters, have you ever heard
of air 'vents? Air vents equip
ped with filters near the sur
face will allow you to have
oxygen and keep out dust par
ticles. 4
• Your statement, "CD cre
ates hysterical emotions and
teaches people to expect war,"
is too stupid to even answer.
According to your whole line
Of thought, anyone who insures
his car also favors automobile
accidents. Civil Defense is a
good example of INSURANCE.
If we should ever be at
tacked, and you continue to
think as you do now, you are
only going to end up being
cheated'out of the share .of real
estate (24 sq. ft.) to which we
are entitled.
—Joe Klock. '64
Snowed .
Winter and July
by loot myers
It appears that only two weather seasons will be
observed in the Nittany Valley this year—winter and
July. And I'm beginning to wonder how warm July will be.
The 1960-61 winter season, after outdoing all previous
winters in snow production and rivaling some of the
coldest on record, continues to
cause unseasonably chilly
Weather.
This never-say-die season is
still going strong even though
spring is 46 days old. Snow
flurries were observed here
in the val
1e y Wednes
day morning
and a few in
ches of snow
accumula t e d
on the higher
terrain around
State College.
Then the mer
cury skidded
to 33 degrees
yester day
morning.
In January
and February snow-weary resi
dents of this area expected to
get one consolation from this
winter—a fuller-appreciation of
spring. They didn't know then
that no spring was coming this
year.
The unusually cold weather
that prevailed from early De
cbmber to early February was
replaced by above normal
temperatures in mid-February,
but unseasonably cold readings
returned to this region in
March and have continued al
most uninterrupted ever since
then,
The cause of the persistent
Letters
Diners
Charge
Foul Play
TO THE EDITOR: The battling
busboys of Simmons could take
a lesson in non-violent tactics
from the crafty clock-watchers
of Waring. To achieve the
same end results prompt
evacuation of diners at the
earliest possible hour they
set their clocks ahead, turning
away the flock of students who
come in during the last few
minutes of scheduled serving
time.
The incident which prompt
ed this letter occurred Monday
morning. The four of us left
Thompson Hall at 8:12, arriv
ing at the entrance to Waring's
East dining hail one minute
later. (The times given are ac
curate with Old'Main, which is
one minute fast by NBC net
work time.) The checker was
already out of sight.
As the four of us stood there
pleading and arguing two oth
er students (from separate
dorms) came up behind us, also
expecting breakfast. Before six
pairs of hungry eyes the serv
ers poured cernal back into
boxes and juice into jars. We
were refused admission.
Although their clock had
reached 8:15 when we arrived,
the actual time was 8:12, or
8:13 Old Main time.
Surely, worker of Simmons,
it is not as easy to chase slow
eaters as it is to merely deny
hungry students the food they
have paid for!
—Eric A, Aifonsi, '64
Ron Henry, '64
James Mcßurney, '64
Steve Monheimer, '64
TODAY HOSPITAL
Fluid Mechanics Seminar, 4 :15 p.m., Mary Ann Allen, Janie Baker, Bark
106 M.E. bars Baran, Sylvia Beague, Barbara
IVCF. 12 :45 p.m.. 216 H 1.113
M.I. Colloquium, 4:15 p.m., M.I. Audi
torium
Phi Mu Alpha Concert, 7:80 p.m., HUB ner, William }Touch, Frank Hugus,
assembly room Julie Kahl, Arlene Kiraon, William
Political Science Colloquium, is p.m., Lezinski, Clifford Logan, Stephen Mar.
M.I. Auditorium der, Janet Munroe, Shared Paraniape„
Senior Ball, 8 p.m., HUB Ballroom Richard Parvel, James Penvoac, Rich-
Owayerarllle High School, 10 p.m., and Ploetp, Ronald- Rainey, Charlotte
HUB assembly hall Rothberg leorge Schevechensvber, Iris
Three Sisters, 8 g.m., Conference Cen• iioiffer, Gayle Btt7rgen, Beverly Ties,
tee Otto Wolf, Laurence Yager.
cold weather is interwoven in
to the delicate heat balance of
the atmosphere.
The weather on the earth's
surface is controlled by the
winds between 10.000 and 20.-
000 feet above the ground.
When, these winds blow from
the southwest, relatively warm
air is carried northward from
tropical regions.,
When they blow ~from the
west, air is carried eastward
with little change of latitude
or properties; consequently
temperatures average near nor
mal.
When northwesterly winds
prevail cold air from Canada
is carried southward and mer
cury readings average below
normal.
M YERS
A strong northwesterly flow
stretching from Central Canada
to the eastern United States
persisted most of this winter,
and failed to diminish as upper
winds usually do" with the ap
proach of summer.
The chances fdr this flow to
diminish and the resultant
-warm weather grow greater
with each passing day, but for
heavens sake if it doesn't
change soon next winter will
be approaching.
Spring Week
improved
TO THE EDITOR: For the past
three years, I have attended
the Spring Week Carnival and
have noticed that the partici
pants have insisted in using
obscene expressions in trying
to make their "skits" funny.
This in my opinion is no way to
try and make a good impres
sion.
However, this year there was
a general improvement in the
discretion used by many of
the groups that put on `.`skits."
I especially would like to con
gratulate the members of Al
pha Sigma Phi and Kappa
Kappa Gamma for the fine
"skit"—the Showboat.
This was an example of an
entertaining skit that didn't
need to use anything but good
decent material. Their corny
jokes, simple dance routines
and songs were by far more
entertaining than to listen
to #?!o/?!
Coed 'Pan' Upheld
TO THE EDITOR: Apparently
the editorial in the Tuesday,
April 25, edition of The Daily
Collegian was accidently mis
placed. We recognized it in
Bill Coleman's advertisement.
We submit this letter to in
form the student body that un
less they read Coleman's ar
ticle they will miss one of the
best editorials to appear in the
Collegian this year. We hearti
ly concur with Mr. Coleman
in his criticism of the "fash
ionable" Penn State coed.
—Jim Good, '64
Joel Edelstein, '64
Fred Fels, '64
• Gene Levine, '64
Gazette
Budd, Evelyn Cline, Cynthia Repaint*,
Elizabeth Engelman, Gail Hall, Olive
Humes, Robert Hodge, Ruth Ann Hor-
FRIDAY. MAY 5. 1961
—Lester Phillips, 'B2