PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion The Responsibility of Challenge A welcoming editorial, we suspect, should be high-flown and Idealistic, extol ling the virtues of education etc, This one Is not, for in the scurry and rush of college applicants that the sixties have seen, the 3667 students who begin their college ca reers today are fortunate indeed to call themselves Penn Staters. With their matriculation, these young men and women will assume a very defi nite responsibility—both for themselves and for the those overpowering decisions that rest with the world today. Meeting this solemn burden will take more action, more labor, more thought than most of us have in the past expended. Those entering the realm of higher educa tion are in effect asking for their chance io prove they are capable of assuming this burden on the higher levels of human en deavor. To every college student and to the new freshman class in particular, educa- a la carte , Hi! Welcome to Penn State You’ll probably be bearing those words a lot in the next few days along with many more words of direction, encouragement and advice. I think, though, that the best and most complete summary of all these words are those engraved above a large lecture room in Sparks, where many of you will soon be having classes These words Learn to live. Notice that they don’t say “Learn how to make a living" but rather “Learn to live." I hope there are very few among you who have come to Penn State only to learn how to earn a living. But if there are, you will be satis fied The Daily Collegian Enters 57th Free Year The newspaper which you are rending this minute is this year celebrating its 57th year of editorial freedom. The Daily Collegian is one of the nation's few student operated college newspapers which remains free from cen sorship and daily supervision by faculty or administration. Two students are in charge of its twofold daily operation: editorial, headed by John Black, senior in international relations from Lancaster; and business, headed by Wayne Ililinski, senior in journalism from Phil adelphia. They are responsible to Col legian Inc., the Collegian's publishing body, composed of six students (including Black and Hilinski) and six faculty and administrative members. Newspaper policy, editorial opinion and the day to day operation is determined by the Board of Editors of the edito rial staff. The three other editorial A Student-Operated Newspaper 57 Years of Editorial Freedom ©Jjr lailg QMrgtan Successor to The Free Lance, est 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during thf University year. Tha Daily Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1934 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3, 1579. Mail Subscription Price: $6.00 a year Mailing Address Bos 261, State College. Pa. Member of The Associated Press and The Intercollegiate Press JOHN BLACK _ Editor ««€§s>»■ City Editors, Lynne Cerefice and Richard Leighton: Editorial Editors, Meg Teichholu and Joe! Myers; News Editors, Patricia Dyer and Paula Dranov; Personnel and Training Director. Karen Hyneckeal; Assistant Personnel and Training Director, Susan Eberly; Sports Editor, James Karl: Assistant Sports Editor. John Morris; Piclors Editor, John Beaugt. I.orat Ad Mgr., Marge Downer: Assistant Local Ad Mgr., Martin Znnis; National Ad Mgr., Phyllis Hamilton: Credit Mgr., Jeffrey Schwarts; Assistant Credit Mgr., Ralph Friedman; Classified Ad Mgr., Bobbie Graham; Circulation Mgr., Neat Kelts: Promotion Mgr., Jane Trsvaskis; Personnel Mgr., Anita Holl; Office Mgr* Marry .Grm. - - Lesson In Living boards, Board of Advanced Re porters, Board of Intermedi ate Reporters, and Cub Re porters are responsible for gathering and writing the news and features which appear daily. Advanced and intermediate reporters cover assigned beats and lake general reporting as signments. Advanced reporters also assist with the editing job of daily operation. Cub reporters get limited ex perience while they attend classes taught by members of the editorial board. The business staff consists of three departments, advertising, promotion and circulation, which also use the board sys tem. Local and national ad vertising is handled by the ad staff, while the promotion staff handles Collegian publicity. Collegian is published Tues day through Saturday and is (Continued on page fine) WAYNE HILINSKI Business Manager THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA tion is the greatest challenge yet faced. Above all else this challenge is aca demic. If this nation is to survive on a nuclear pin-cushion which is in ideological chaos, its people cannot afford to be ship shod. This pursuit of the excellent and pro ficient must overshadow the mellow musi cal chord known as "well-roundedness," It must overshadow that vaugery called "adjustment." It must include very defi nite personal goals predicated on an un compromising belief in democracy. With these things in mind, the new class must realize that no well-meaning parent is standing by to promote scholar ship or oversee activities. They now must be both master and slave to themselves and the job isn’t always easy. Yet the results of a difficult task, per formed well by the new class can go far toward achieving this newspaper’s motto —‘‘A Better Penn State,” —and toward achieving a free and safe world, by karen hyneckeal You will take practical cours es and will suf fer through those oth e r, nasty required ones. You’ll stay up late memo rizing so that you’ll know the material with your eyes closed and that, unfortunately, is how you’ll go through college—with your eyes closed. If, on the other hand, the ma jority of you ai'e more interest ed in other lessons than those of making a living, you, too, will be satisfied. It will take some work and time and pa tience, but believe me, it will be well worth it. First of all, unlike your "practical” college-mates, keep your eyes open, wide open. Be ready to question even the simplest parts of every day and be willing to pursue until those questions are answered. When you get discouraged in one of those philosophy or "arty" courses, remember that these are forcing your mind to think faster, more efficiently. Doesn't it follow, then, that in phases of life that are non academic, you'll learn to think that way, too? When you take that psychol ogy course and you begin thinking about all the crazy things your nutly friends do, examine yourself too. Find out what your goals and stand ards and beliefs really are and then try to find out why and how they affect the things you do. Knowing ourselves, it seems, is one of the first steps in learning to live with ourselves and this, in turn, helps us to live better with the many kinds of people and situations we (Continued, on page five) The Daily Collegian often receives letters from var ious agencies which are automatically thrown unopened into that circular file under the desk. But last month we received a letter which would try the curiosity of any Stamped boldly above the Collegian address was: THIS is a REPUBLIC Not a Democracy Let's KEEP It That Wayl say simply Its contents disclosed a per sonal letter from two former Penn Staters and an entry blank for a contest. The let ter informed us that the con- test was “very wort h w h i 1 e” would be “ex cellent training for responsible citizenry." The subject of the contest: an essay on the “Grounds For The Impeachment of Warren.” (We found, after a bit of deduc tion that “Warren” was Su preme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. This discovery was not easy since “Warren’s” title was not mentioned on the blank and his full name was only men tioned once at the bottom of the page.) The prizes for this “very worthwhile” contest are some what more alluring than its subject. They range from a first prize of $lOOO down through eight prizes staiting at $5OO and ending with $lOO. The con test is only open to American college undergraduates. Very often the college mind is sought after by what have been termed leftist organiza tions, but this is one of the few instances of a concerted ef fort by a Tightest movement. The contest Is a product of a few lucid minds in the John Birch society—the same so ciety which claims that former President Eisenhower is (or was) a Communist agent. (It would be interesting to note what type of agent F. D. Roose velt was.) The significant point here is that the contest is aimed solely at college students. Many groups realize that the student is still learning to learn and is a little too gullible and a little too liberal. One of the most fascinating aspects of an education is the Collegian's Role The Daily Collegian is unique among college newspapers. It is an uncensored, student-run corpo ration chartered by the state of Pennsyl vania. W© cherish our news and editorial freedom, and thereby carefully consider each item before publishing it, and thoughtfully evaluate every editorial stand before taking it. Everything that we consider to be newsworthy will be printed, and items which aren’t thought to be worth the space will be discarded. News space is not used for publicity items, we sell advertising for that purpose! The majority of our readers are stu dents and the news is directed to them. We attempt to report the news with objectivity and without bias. However, we don’t claim perfection but are students doing the best job we can. The Collegian feels an obligation and a duty to comment on issues affecting the student body and administration directly or indirectly. This commentary is expressed as “Edi torial Opinion" and is made with one goal in mind—“ For a Better Penn State." accents Try Thinking SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1961 dick leighton acquiring of an intellectual confidence which gives you the ability to draw your own con clusions and form your own opinions. Unfortunately many students acquire this gift late in their education and many more never acquire it. Far too often students are willing io take up the cross for any crackpot idea that has a place in it for them io align their malleable thinking with. Even this contest is reportedly successful. The impressionability of stu dents is well known and be cause of this quite a few stu dents are led astray. A stu dent has to be able to accept ideas readily, but a large part of his education will consist of learning to analize ideas and reject those that seem inappro priate. Many of you freshmen read ing this column might balk at the idea that anyone as intelli gent as you are is as impres sionable and gullible as is made out here. In fact your position will probably be fortified when in a few months time you will be arguing with much convic tion and authority on, say, the Roosevelt administrations. You knew that you had these sagacious insights somewhere within your cavernous brain, it only look that stubborn idiot you were arguing wifh to bring them out. It might even be comforting to discover that your history professor agrees 100 per cent with you, and that your adversary has a history professor who is just as dumb as he is. So beware the purveyor of ideas. One of the first things you will have to do is learn to think before you can think to learn more. You might start by winning the “Warren” contest. I can think of a good start for your essay: “I think that Warren (sic.) should be impeached because he thinks that— THIS is a DEMOCRACY Mot a Republic Lett*. keep it THAT wayl
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