PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion First Things First The “nothing-new” speech of Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to the United Nations Tuesday was a sad disappointment after the U.S. proposals presented by President Kennedy the day before. The Soviets’ immediate rejection of the U.S.-British proposal to draw up a treaty ending nuclear tests clearly indicates that they gave no thought to the proposal, and have never had any intentions of seriously negotiating for a permanent nuclear test ban. The shoddy excuse ihaf any nuclear test ban must be merged into the over-all consideration of a treaty on gen eral and complete disarmament is an assinine argument. To hold off any phase of disarmament until all phases are agreed up on is merely to prolong the dangerous wea pons stockpiling indefinitely while both sides dicker over innumerable details. There is only one logical way to start disarmament and that is to prevent the production of mass-destruction in struments from mushrooming further. Getting rid of the pistols and firecrackers can wait. The weapons fhat must be destroyed first are the nuclear ones. The initial step towards eliminating the possibility of nuclear war is to agree to a test ban which would certainly inhibit the production of weapons capable of great destruc- The Soviet attitude shows that they do not have a sin cere desire to end the arms race that may lead to ultimate annihilation of the human race, but intend to continue pursuing their policy of merely using the United Nations as an instrument, of their own national interest. Cinema Celebration While we have been safely cloistered in academia for three years an art form reached a new high in its field. This of course is the foreign film, which aside from sporadic appearances of Bergman, has not fully premiated the Pennsylvania Hills. ■ Two independent students/ in conjunction with tha staff of ike Heizel Union Building, have broken this cellulose barrier and have arranged an impressive sched ule for prize winning cinema for this year. These are films that have been shown the world over, films that draw crowds willing to pay theatre-ticket prices. The price to the student is only $.50, The only thing that worries us about these showings is that the HUB Assembly room may not be large enough to accommodate the large audiences expected. But when the project has been proved successful, as we're certain it will be, a larger viewing area can be found. Meanwhile, we give one loud, long, standing ovation and in addition—BßAVO! Mash Miami-ln Comfort! Unless the rate of ticket sales for the closed-circuit telecast of the Miami - Penn State game improves, the University will probably decide not to televise other “away” games' this season. Although the athletic department did not reveal the number of tickets sold, the number of available seats Indicates that the University is going to lose money on the experiment barring a last-minute rush on the Recrea tion Hall ticket office. The lack of student enthusiasm for this project is a sad commentary on the student body and particularly re flects on those students who claim the University never indulges in functions for the student body without a “profit motive.” The University went to a great deal of trouble to arrange this special telecast and the prices were kept as low as possible. We hope this lack of enthusiasm for viewing the Miami game does not indicate a decrease in school spirit from that demonstrated during the past few football seasons. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA The Off-Campus Prob lems Workshop of Student Encampment made a rec ommendation that the list of rooming houses approved by the fire inspector in last spring’s housing survey be made available to the students. A tricky legal situation in volving the University is con nected with this idea of ap proved housing The Univer sity being a state institution cannot be sued. However, it must be careful not to become engaged in ac- ti vi ti es that could jeopard ize its legal im- munity. In 1953 the myers Dean of Men’s office, realizing the existence of unhealthy fire traps in town, began a pro gram of housing inspection based on voluntary request of the landlords. Houses were checked for minimum requirements, and if Campus Beat Prof Wayne: HUBHangout For those of you who have been wondering, there isn’t any charge at Willard for adding my course to your schedule, but I've noticed there are less people attending this year. Must be the rigors of the 4- termer. More things you'll like at Penh State: You’ll like the 75-minute classes even when they forget to turn the heat on and the air conditioning off. You'll LOVE to stand on the steps of Boucke even if you're freezing, even if its raining, even if the steps are slippery, even if you have a mid-term in the next class, —Prof Wayne IMM /aau>- /um/<douu>\ ; 1 /MISSOWMAR\ ! f ,S I OJANtTOTALS' Li i J \ MONEV FOR j h ) VWiNS?/ i vy jjpljlr sjliw mATM CAH MOHM BRINS HER! THAT (5 BEM3NDTHE JCW OF H6g PtWUMK? X NEVER (CELL, ITS ME <AW THOUGHT DID'MI&OTMAR OFITTHAT AND HER KIND ARE A BREED APART! _ HOd) DOK ONE GO ABOUT moeizim to a breed apart? snoweef Housing Background they met the specifications established by the Dean of Men's office, they were placed on an "approved housing" list. The Board of Trustees went a step further in 1957 when it forbade students from living in houses that weren’t ap proved by the University. This decision was reversed, however, when it”was learned that such action might en danger the legal immunity of the University. As an alternative to prohib iting students from living in unsafe or unhealthy town hous ing, the University initiated a more indirect approach by ac celerating the rate of building residence halls. A sharp rise in the number of town vacanies has been ob served in the past two years as a consequence of this policy. Obviously, students have tended to rent the more de sirable rooms , and the increased competition has prompted many landlords to improve their real estate. Unfortunately this process has been slow, and several years will probably be re quired for many of these houses to reach what the state con- Interpretin Balance of Power Fight Dangerous By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst Congress closed on an extreme}}' sour note. An attempt to tote up some of the things that have happened in Washington this year produces a certain sense of uneasiness about trends in American government. The House passed the final compromise appropriation bill and then adjourned with out allowing time for the Sen ate to act on it. The Senate was thus left to swallow the House-approved figure or leave the administra tive departments without their ap pro p r i a t i o n s. Senators w ere outraged. During the last weeks of the ses sion, in the dis pute over the foreign aid ap propriation, even a Solomon could BOBERTS not have told who was acting within his own conception of the best interests of the nation, and who was trying to harvest political hay to feed upon dur ing the forthcoming election campaign There was little or no stales manlike explanation to the public which would help it pass judgment on whether the administration had asked more than was really needed in the hope ot a favorable compro mise. It was just as difficult to A Student-Operated Newspaper 57 Years of Editorial Freedom lath} (Megtan Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published Tuwday thtaagh Saturday morning during thr HniTer«ity year. Tha Daily Collegian It a student-operated newspaper. Entered aa second-class matter July 5, 1954 at the State College, Pa. Poet Office under the act of March 3, 1879. Mali Subscription Price i 86.00 a year Mailing Address Boa 261, State College, P*. Member of The Associated Press and The Intercollegiate Press JOHN BLACK Editor City Editor*, Lynne Cerefice and Richard Leighton) Editorial Editor*. Me* TeichnoU* and Joel Myert; New* Editor;, Patricia Dyer and Paula Dranort Personnel and Training Director. Karen Hynerltea); Assistant Personnel and Training Director, Susan Eberly; Sports Editor, James Karl; Picture Editor, John Beauge. Local Ad Mgr., Marge Downer; AisUtant Local Ad Mgr., Martin Zonfst National Ad. Mgr., Phyllis Hamilton; Credit Mgr,, Jeffrey Schwarts; Assistant Credit Mgr- Keiph Friedman t Classified Ad Mgr., Bobble Graham) Circulation Mgr., Neal Keitt; Promotion Mgr., Jane TreTaehla; Personnel Mgr., Anita Jloili Ottlcs Utr H Hater Greta. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1961 by fool myers siders to be minimum standards of health, sanitation and safety. In the meantime a disas trous fire could occur or health problems could develop. The Off-Campus Problems Workshop of Student Encamp ment, of which I was chair man, debated this topic at great length and consulted State College Mayor Roy Anthony and Borough Coun cil President Lawrence Perez. It was concluded that the information gathered by the Borough's fire inspector in last spring’s housing survey could be made available to the student without any risk to the legal immunity of the Uni versity. The Workshop also recom mended that SGA establish a committee or assign to an existing committee the task of working with the Borough Council in order to develoD a building code, which would set minimum standards for health, sanitation and safety in town rooming houses. The State College Mayor in dicated that the Borough Coun cil has discussed this issue for 10 years, but had taken no action. assess the opposition to the ac tual money figure—as opposed to the issue of methods of fi nancing which involved a fight over legislative and adminis trative prerogatives. Was it based more on econ omy. on dissatisfaction with the results of the aid program abroad, or on maneuvering for bargaining positions on other issues, such as civil rights? There has been uneasiness for years over the transition within Congress from govern ment under majority and mi nority party responsibility to government by bloc. The actions of both the lib eral and conservative coalitions this year serve to heighten that unease, regardless of the merits of the issues involved. A strong argument can be made for individual independ ence in Congress when it rep resents a conscientious effort at flexibility and objectively in dealing with the nation’s wel fare. When this deteriorates in to coalitions and a mere fight for the balance of power it can become dangerous. WAYNE HILINSKI Business Manager
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