PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinio Just A Summer Visit I£ Senator Jo Hays’ expectations prove correct, Penn State students will soon have the most effective pressuring tactic available for urging state legislators to approve President Walker’s budget request. Hays believes that the University’s budget won’t come up for a vote until early July, which would leave one month between the end of finals and the actual vote. If University students are apathetic in that periodi the pressure already applied by letters and phone calls will slip into the back of the legislators’ minds. On the other hand, if students continue to show an interest in the appropriation during the off-school period the legislators are certain to be impressed. Personal visits, the most effective means of lobbying, could be used to indicate this continued interest. Most students will probably work during the summer to earn money to pay next year’s tuition, room and board. A short visit to the local legislator could provide a saving equivalent to two weeks’ work. A Student-Operated Newspaper 56 Years ot Editorial Freedom Successor to The Free Lance, est 1887 Published Tumkla.v through Saturday morning during Kir University year. The Daily (.'ollrgian in a hUident-npenited newspaper. Entered as srcond-clnns matter July 5, 1931 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879, Mail Subscription Price: $.1.00 per semester $5.00 per year. Mailing Address Box 261, State College, Pa. Member of The Associated Press and The Intercollegiate Press JOHN BLACK Editor City Editor*. Lyune Cerefice and Richard Leighton; Editorial Editors, Meg TcichholU and Joel Myers; News Editor*. Patricia Dyer and Paula Dranov; Personnel and Training Director, Karen Hynerkcal; Assistant Personnel and Training Director, Susan Eberlv; Sports Editor, James Karl: Assistant Sports Editor, John Morris; Picture Editor, John Bcauge. I.nrM Ad Mgr., Marge Downer: Assistant Local Ad Mgr., Martin Zonis; National Ad Mgr., Ph\lliti Hamilton; Credit Mgr,, Jeffrey Schwartz: Assistant Credit Mgr., Ralph Friedman; Classified Ad Mgr., Bobbie Graham; Circulation Mgr., Neal Kellz; Promotion Mgr., Jane Tievaskis; Personnel Mgr., Anita If oil; Office Mgr., Marry Cm,*. Prison* with comphinls about The Daily Collegian's editorial policy or news coverage nmy voice them in the letters to the editor column or present them in priMMi or in wriiiuu. to the editor. Alt complaints will he investigated and efforts made to remedy Hituations wheat this newspaper is at fault. The Daily Collegian, however, upholds the right t«» maintain its independence and to exercise its own judgment ms to what it thinks is in the host interest of the University os a whole. Letters Frosh Asks Open Gallery TO THE EDITOR: Included in tlie proposed SGA constitution is a clause denying the gallery the right to enter into discus sion during the Student Gov ernment Association meetings. I firmly believe Jhat this is direct opposition ib the best interests of the University and the student body. For the last iwo years the gallery has made some valu able contributions to SGA busi ness. I cannot see any reason to remove this vital link between the students and the SGA, when only a few of the SGA members shot; enough interest to attend the meetings. • During (lie committee of the whole meeting the gallery of interested people often out numbered the*SGA members. These interested people con tributed greatly to the ideas derived from these meetings. WAYNE HILINSKI Business Manager • The SGA members cannot represent the whole student body unless better attendance is brought about by the new administration. The gallery can aid the faithful members (there arc some who have done ex cellent work) in understanding how a cross section of the stu dent body feels. • The open gallery would in crease the student interest in student government. The free dom to speak would facilitate the exchange of ideas from the student body. With the SGA in its present unstable condition, I should think all help and every new idea would be welcomed. Keep the gallery free to speak. It will help student govern ment, not hinder it. —A! Sharp, Vice Chairman of Liberal Party THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Letters LP Action Expected By Sophomore TO THE EDITOR: It was quite gratifying, Mr. Black, to read your statement of purpose con cerning Lion’s Paw in yester day's Collegian. Especially noteworthy was your assertion that, “As a mem ber, I could help shape the or ganization ...” So it seems you are now in a position to do something about LP if you find it necessary. This in turn implies ihaf we should see some action very shortly, if we are to believe your editorial in the Collegian for Friday, Ocl. 28. 1960. In it you stated that, “.. .we do deny their (Lion's Paw’s) right to secretly function and act on matters that affect the student body and its govern ment." And further, “by the very fact that Lion’s Paw is com posed of the top student lead ers, any action they decide to take is news. "As student leaders they have every right to take action they deem in the best interest of the students but they ".(so must take the responsibility be it credit or blame for their actions." And finally, that, “Lion’s Paw says its actions are kept secret because they do not want credit or glory for the good things they do . . . But secrecy can veil detrimental actions as well as good actions, and so long as the students don't know, they cannot judge. “In this case Lion’s Paw’s humility must be sacrificed for the best interests of the stu dent body.” In yesterday’s column, you pledged yourself to see that Lion's Paw "truly" follows its motto: "For a Better Penn State." From the October editorial, one would gather this secrecy matter is high on your list of needed innovations. It would not then be reasonable to ex pect action, and in the very near future. N'est-ce pas? —Kurt Simons, '63 Support For Stone Valley TO THE EDITOR: The Stone Valley Recreation Area is a joint University-SGA endeavor to provide the students of Penn State with recreational facili ties which would not otherwise be available. The development program lacks fund 3 for a beach which is necessary for swimming. Without this beach—without swimming facilities—the stu dents’ money which has already been spent is not being used to its maximum effectiveness. The money for the Stone Valley Recreation- Area must come from donations. A source is available in the form of past class gift donations. Those who advocate the use of these funds for the library should keep in mind that the students want the Stone Val ley Area developed, as ex pressed by this year's senior class gift and the legislation by the SGA, Certainly the library needs funds. If there was ever a need which should be met, it is the need of a library. However, the library does have a source of funds. Having indicated and con firmed a desire for the Stone Valley Recreation Area de velopment, and having put time, enegry, ana money into it, the project should be com pleted in such a way that the students of Penn State will be proud to call Stone Valley their recreational area. Let’s finish what we start. • Letter cut —Earl Gershenow, '62 Letters Beach Called Secondary TO THE EDITOR: A highly inadequate percentage of state appropriations to the Univer sity finds its monetary way to the library. Penn Stale's enrollment ranks 12th in the nation, while her library accommodations stand only 101st among 108 large universities. Assuming that the classes whose gifts are to be redesig nated aspired to the improve ment of the academic rather than the recreational Penn State, these funds would bene fit the alma mater more ef fectively if given to the library to purchase books than if put toward construction of Stone Valley’s beach. Any extra appropriations from the state, furthermore, should go toward increases in professor’s salaries. The point is not that the li brary is used all year while the beach would be used only during warm weather, but rather that the library is an in tegral part of the University, while the beach is merely a diversion from the latter's pur pose for existence. “The true university," is, aft ter all, “a collection of books.” —Joan Surprenant, 'B2 • Letter cut World at Rusk Misses Tirade at U.S. GENEVA (/Pi Secretary of State Dean Rusk left the international conference on Laos for 45 minutes yesterday and missed a Pathet Lao tirade against the United States. Other members in the Amer ican delegation also took a walk, including Rusk’s deputy, Ambassador-at-large W. Aver ell Harriman. An American spokesman, with a straight face, denied the walk was intended as a snub to the Communist-led Pathet Lao rebels. He said Rusk left to fill a previous engagement with Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian chief of state. The appointment with Sihanouk had not been previously an nounced. Rusk did not dramatize his departure! He strolled from the chamber without flourishes. Nevertheless, the American delegation’s explanation of the incident caused raised eyebrows among other delegations but no official comment. One source said privately that the rules of tl-.e game in an inter national conference assume that nothing ever is done by accident. Kennedy, Khrushchev May Confer in Vienna WASHINGTON (/P) Specu lation arose that the White House today would officially announce a forthcoming meet ing between President Ken nedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev. Since last weekend authori tative sources have said a meet ing would be held in Vienna. This was confirmed by Aus trian officials who said under a tentative timetable Kennedy will arrive in Vienna June 2 and Khrushchev will arrive a day later. The officials, who said their information came from the Austrian Embassy in Washing ton. said Kennedy plans to leave Vienna June 4 and Khrushchev plans to leave June 5. Mercury Space Tests CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. f/P) Space officials have scheduled two Project Mercury space launches next month— a second manned suborbital test and the orbiting of an un manned spacecraft it was learned reliably yesterday. FRIDAY. MAY 19. 1961 Gazette TODAY Athletic Association Election, 8:00 a.m,, HUB main desk Campuses Registration, 4:00 p.m.. HUB reading room College of Ag Faculty Meeting, 4:1» p.m., 109 Armaby Debators, 8:00 p.m., HUB assembly room Folk Dance, 9:45 p.m., SOI Engineering Interlandsa, 7:30 p.m.. HUB ballroom IVCF, 12:45 a.m., 218 HUB IVCF, 7:30 p.m., 11l Boucke Navy, 9:30 a.m., 217 HUB Navy, 9:00 a.m., HUB ground floor OSGA Campuses, 3:00 p.m., 212*213 HUB OSGA Executive Committee, 4:30 p.m. # 21K HUB Phi Eta Sigma (initiation), 5:00 p.m.. HUB ballroom “Three Sisters/’ 8:00 p.m., Conference Center TIM, 12:00 p.m., HUB assembly room TIM, 1:00 p.m., HUB ground floor WYZ Committee, 9:00 a.m., 212 HUB HOSPITAL Judith Allen, Barbara Baran, Walter Bernacki, Bichard Borner. Paul Brown* gtein, Jeanne Chambers. Steven Cottar, Ann Fry, Linda Goldsmith, Aniyak Goawami. Karen Haney, Richard Heller, Frank Hughes. Marcia McPherson, Jo seph Osenkarski, Louise Phillips, David Potter, Bernard Schwartz, Maxine Shall, Beverly Shapiro, Bernard Solo men, WDFM Schedule FRIDAY 3:25 Financial Tidbits 3:30 Stock Market Reports 4 :0(J Critic’s Choice 5:00 Music at Five 6:00 Studio X 6 :55 Weatherseope 7:00 Marquee Memories 8:00 Stailight Review 9.00 Light Classical Jukebox 9:45 News, Weather, Sports 10:00 Ballet Theatre 12:00 Midnight Mood 1:00 Sign Off a Glance U.S. Accepts Seoul Junta WASHINGTON (JP) Offi cials say the United States will have to swallow its distaste for the Seoul military coup and deal with the new rulers of South Korea. The triumph of the junta un der Lt. Gen. Chang Do-young over Premier John M. Chang came as a bitter pill for Wash ington in several respects. U.S. representatives in Seoul had backed the premier. U.S. officials now see no alternative but to go along with the new regime -and start urg ing it to make improvements. Washington hopes the new 30-man ruling committee, com posed of military men, will be strictly an interim affair—and that the interim will be short. The United States can apply a lot of leverage for a return to civilian, constitutional gov ernment because it is propping up the Asian country with some quarter-billion dollars of U.S. aid a year. There is no. need to go through the process of recog nizing the new government in Seoul because the president re mains in office. School Grants To Stay Equal WASHINGTON (/P) The Kennedy administration of fered renewed assurances yes terday that federal school grant funds would not be withheld from any state because its schools were racially segre gated. Sen. Wayne Morse, D-Ore., floor manager for the $2.55 billion school aid bill, read to the Senate a letter from Secre tary of Welfare Abraham A. Ribicoff on the point, “In my opinion, neither the secretary nor the commissioner of education would have such authority,” Ribicoff wrote. The letter appeared designed to head off a floor fight over an amendment by Sen. Herman E. Talmadge, D-Ga. Kennedy Visits Canada OTTAWA VP) President Kennedy completed his first venture in traveling diplomacy yesterday. He went back to Washington assured of Cana da’s heightened concern with Cuba’s impact on Latin Amer ica, The chief executive’s three day visit seems to have brought Canada and the United States closer together.
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