t t PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion A Quasi-Ridiculous Policy The time has come to reconsider the University's quasi-ridiculous transfer housing policy. The policy is an insult to Commonwealth Campus students who supposedly have equal standing with stu dents at this campus and a sore reminder of a lack of ad ministrative forethought. Two reasons have been given by the Administration for requiring that all transferring upperclassmen without "valid" excuses stay in residence halls for at least a year. The first is that the residence halls must be tilled or the University loses money. When the Board of Trustees made the ruling in December there were over 1,000 vacan cies in the dormitories. This was brought about by the combination of a poor ly constructed busines deal and a foolish faith in the State Legislature. The University made an oral agreement with the State, saying that it would float loans and build resi dence halls for the predicted higher enrollment. The State then would supply the funds for the building of sufficient classrooms for the additional students. Unfortunately the State took advantage of the Uni versity's naive business outlook and failed to supply the necessary funds to build the classrooms. There was no written agreement to force the State to live up to its re sponsibility. The University had to fill the halls with the students it had already enrolled. The second reason is to give the incoming student a chance to take advantage of the residence hall counsel ing service and to make sure he has what is supposed to be the fortunate experience of living in a dormitory with other college students, The first reason has finally solved itself. The enroll ment has risen of its own natural accord so that it is now large enough to insure the filling of the residence halls. The second reason was never more than a rationaliza tion the advantages of living in the dormitories is, for quite a few transferring upperclassmen, very debatable. The actions of the Dean of Men this term offer ample evidence of this. When notified that the halls would be filled in the fall, he had the exemption forms reconsidered and every one that had been turned down for not being valid was immediately stamped valid. And previous to last week, the task of deciding the validity of an exemption excuse was relegated to the Dean's very liberal secretary. Up until the time an article on the subject appeared in this paper excuses which were not even considered valid by those giving them were being accepted. Right now there is no valid excuse for even having this policy. Let us see an example of some administrative flexibility. The Board of Trustees can abolish this ruling just as quickly as they established it. Threatening Softly President Kennedy's speech to the nation Tuesday night was a grave example of threatening softly while calling for a bigger stick. There can be no doubt now on our stand on the Berlin issue. By showing that we are not only willing to uphold our legal obligations, but are preparing to uphold them, Kennedy has shifted the burden of conciliation onto Pre mier Khrushchev's already weighted shoulders. If Khrushchev wants war, then there will be war. If ho has requests not demands we shall hear them, but the freedom of Berlin is not negotiable. Kennedy put the Berlin issue into perspective by say ing that this isolated outpost is not an isolated problem. Specifically, the threat of Communism in Southeast Asia was mentioned. Let us.,hope that the President's charge of making an effort "equally wide and strong" over the whole world is an indication of a stronger world-wide policy then we have witnessed in the past. A Student-Operated Newspaper ,utitturr Tollrgiatt Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published Tuesday, June 13 and every Thursday thereafter from June 22 through August 17. The Summer Collegian is a student operated newspaper. Entered as aerond class matter July 5. 1934 at the State College, Pa. Post l iffice under the act of March 3, 1979. Mail Subscription Price: Fifty cents for 10 issues RICHARD LEIGHTON WAYNE HILINSKI Editor '42>" Business' Manager SUMMER-COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Despite complaints by some that Kennedy is carrying the nation to the brink of war and cries from others that he isn't doing enough to meet the Communist threat, his policy declaration Tuesday night has the support of most Americans. In the Presidential campaign last fall, Ken nedy warned that the 1960's would be a critical and perilous time, and he told the • nation he would he a strong president w h o would require, sacrifices of its people. But, he was --- also determined MYER 3 to take certain steps that would increase the internal strength The present Congression al session enters its final stages with no major fight on civil rights in sight. This situation may seem incongruous with the strong rights plank in the 1960 Demo cratic platform. The narrow mandate in last year's election, however, plus the status of oth er administration hills and the South's position on integration line up as the reasons Kennedy men are keeping civil rights legislation off Capitol Hill. The Democrats decided early in the session not to introduce the controversial legislation this year. The president said he would enforce the civil rights measures on The books through the government's ad ministrative branch. Lawmaking, the political sci entists say, can be done by the president as well as Congress NIAGARA FALLS—This is one of the few towns in the world where the na tives are well acquainted with their major tourist at traction They could hardly help it, for this mecca of honeymoon ers and hearth dwellers alike may be the noisiest attrac tion the nation offers, Cape Canaveral ex cluded. Cacophony a side, however Mks Teichholtz the falls have a mesmerizing PFANLJTS I \goat> NAVE WRITTEN --. " --- SOMEHOW THAT DOESN T . (PEAR PENCIL-PALI BEFORE, BUT I FORGOT SOUND RIiSHT... IT tIAS MEN A LONG ALL ABOUT You, . 'TIME SiNcE r LAST WROTE To YOV, -C2..k, •c IS i 4 fii ro :_o , ''VUgEr ""O'M'Ml a- ',- 1111- .0 _ ------ -,----------------------- .- - - - 191111112.---' ;iaft:a ll:24l ttr------ )417..... - nowe Behind the Berlin Crisis • • • .•-• • • Washington Dateline No Civil Rights Battle Seen megaphone-at-large Niagara: of the country. These measures included a boost in the minimum wage, federal aid to education, medi cal aid to the aged, housing legislation, changes in the structure of foreign aid, aid to depressed areas, a change in the social security rules and action on civil rights. Through the careful use of behind-the-scenes tactics, Ken nedy has had amazing success in steering his controversial program through Congress. He purposely avoided a legis lative showdown on Civil Rights this year in order to gain support for his other pro posals. Nonetheless, some of Ken nedy's favorite bills have been sidestepped by Congress. The last of these important "meas ures., the aid-to-education bill, was killed in the House Rules Committee last week. The Berlin crisis will now force Congress to reconsider many of these pigeonholed through powers granted the chief executive. In this manner, Kennedy can temporarily avoid a battle that could tie up Congress and still (through the Department of Justice) hit such things as al leged denial of the vote to southern Negroes, Many Democrats feel they need to concentrate on passing the aid to education and for eign aid bills now flounder ing in Congress rather than squabbling among themselves on civil rights. A civil rights measure would indeed provoke most fight from within the Democrats' own southern delegations. Looking ahead to future elections, the party cannot afford so drama tic a split. The issue is far from dead, though. Sen. Jacob K. Javits, R.-N.Y., has introduced civil rights legislation at this ses sion, but it was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Beautiful Cacophony effect on the throngs that gather daily to view their aloof glory. They're a sophisticated bunch, these falls, never react ing in the slightest to the oogl ing of thousands. The Canadian side presents the most magnificent view. But for those unsatiated with op tics, there are aerial trips over the whirlpool rapids, an expe dition under the falls (yellow slickers provided), and the re nown "Maid of the Mist" which makes a daring hourly voyage up to the "Horseshoe Falls." (A group of nuns on a holi day expedition made that last trip at dusk the day we visit ed, their black habits flying in the wind and spray.) Dusk brings even greater beauty to the falls when a bat tery of lamps, each 36 inches THURSDAY. JULY 27. 1961 by OW myers items, and Kennedy's proposed measures for closing tax loop. boles and increasing postal rates are almost certain to be revived. But of more immediate in terest to Kennedy, the Berlin crisis will secure public and Congressional support for his pet project the buildup of conventional forces so that 'we can actively halt communist aggression and infiltration any where in the world. Kennedy wanted to take a strong stand in Laos several months ago, but Congress and most Americans did not favor such a stand, The Berlin crisis has pro vided him with an excuse to sell the idea of an arms build up to the American public. Ap parently, Kennedy hopes to gradually boost our conven tional forces to the point whereby they will be able to act as a deterent to Commu nist aggression in Southeast Asia as well as in Berlin. by kay mills chaired by Sen. James 0. East land, D.-Miss. Without admin istration backing, it will die there. Sen. Javits believes the first step in successfully pushing civil rights measures through Congress is changing the fili buster rule. Senators now may talk on bills forever if they choose, a provision which al lows civil rights bills to be talked to death on the floor. At present this debate can only be limited by a two-thirds margin of those present and voting. Earlier this year Senate liberals tried to revise the rules so that filibusters could be gagged by vote of three-fifths of the membership ,or 60 sen ators. The attempt failed. The prospects for any such legislation in Congress in the future? One Washington re porter said no one can say for certain, but it seems doubtful until after 1962. But in politics, exceptional actions seem the rule. by meg teichholtz in diameter and each giving off 210 million candle power (that's a total of 4.200.000,000 candle power) illuminate the tumbling waters from a hill opposite. The colors change every five minutes and weave intricate humanly engineered rainbows through the omnipresent mist and darkening sky. (The mist only dissipates at mid-day, when the sun is strong.) One native we encountered told us that he is numb to the magnificence of Niagara after living there for many years. "The only time it still captures me," he said, "is in the winter when it freezes over, inert. It gets so quiet you can hear yourself think." (Miss Teichholtz is presently touring the USA).
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