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Editorial Opinion
Consolidation Results
Have Wide Implications
The consolidation of Circa and La Critique into a
single literary magazine will provide the potential for
the development of a first-class literary publication.
Circa has floundered for many years, and the student
acceptance of La Critique's premier last year was not
►m press►ve
Both Circa and La Critique had been little magazines
both in size and circulation.
Further their subject matter had been esoteric. Circa
wentiin for student fiction and poetry, while La Critique
concentrated its material in the essay field. The latter also
analyzed University policy and problems and even put
its young nose,into campus politics.
The combination of staffs and talents into one literary
effort should produce one magazine with greater appeal
to both students and faculty.
And while the revamping of publications is in the air,
we'd like to suggest that Froth do a little soul searching
There are innumerable areas on campus that would
make witty satire and parody copy. Yet Froth runs in the
same yearly circles of BMOCs, fraternity-sorority affairs,
enticing females and lewd humor.
A humor magazine has an important 'place on any
college campus—but many students stop reading ours
after their freshman year.
We hope that the appearance of the revamped La
Critique will foster some wholesome competition in the
area of student publications.
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Letters
Senior Calls
Protest Rally
Disappointing
TO THE EDITOR: Last Friday
night an earnest and hard
working SGA President per
sonally informed his constitu
ents of the situation concerning
the Thanksgiving vacation, in a
live broadcast over WDFM and
WMAJ.
He asked that the students do
two things; First, to wear the
"HOME FOR THANKSGIV
ING" tags both to their classes
and to the Syracuse game.
Seco n d, to demonstrate
peacefully at the game in favor
of a Thanksgiving vacation.
Those of us who attended the
game were very happy to see
the three or four signs which
were displayed, but I, for one.
was disappointed at both the
length and loudness of the "WE
WANT A VACATION" chant.
Perhaps Foianini was wrong
in assuming that the students
really wanted a Thanksgiving
holiday. If Foianini was wrong,
Then he will be misrepresent
ing us, the students, when he
asks the University Senate to
grant us this holiday.
Was his assumption correct?
Will you make up your minds,
students? If you want some
thing, yell for it!
—Bruce Harrison '62
Frosh Asks
Recess Action
TO THE EDITOR: The main
advantage of an extended
Thanksgiving vacation is to
boost the student morale. For
many of us this is the first op
, portunity we would have to
se our families and friends.
Our officials are not faced
with this situation as they see
their families every day. We
don't.
Perhaps if our parents write
to President Walker and other
people who might influence our
officials, it might have some
effect. Also during the Home
coming Game next week, a
demonstration might cause the
Alumni to question the Uni
versity's policy concerning this
vacafion.
It is a shame that the offi
cials weren't intelligent enough
last spring to realize that
Thanksgiving is a holiday
when students plan to be home.
Let us hope that next year they
will plan for this vacation.
—Steven Soffer '65
Fallout Data
Requested by Jr.
TO THE EDITOR: As each stu
dent of Penn State passed
through fall registration, he
was given a sheet of paper
with vague information con
cerning procedure to be follow
ed if the University Park area
became contaminated with ra
dioactive fallout.
This information does not
offer a complete plan which
can be immediately followed.
According to the instructions,
students living on or off cam
pus are to confine themselves
to their living quarters, "and
remain there for further in
structions from University offi
cials."
Now is the time for the ad
ministration to reveal these
mysterious "further instruc
tions" to the student body, not
later when our lives may be in
jeopardy.
—Geoffrey Abelson. '63
Greeks Face Future
TO THE EDITOR: I am heart
ened to see that the Greeks are
now facing the future; this
seems to be a major shift in
policy,
—Robert L. Blefko
grroduote student
now and again
Doom. Predictors
Every time a fire siren sounds these 'days, people
automatically hold their breath listening for it to trail off.
An air-raid alert siren doesn't trail off.
The current world tension really has begun to affect
the general public. After all the shouting about the com
placency of the American peo
ple, it seems as if the public
has finally awakened and done
a complete about face
Fall-out shelter sales are
booming and concern over the
world situation seems almost
to have reached
the panic point
Whether o
not this height
ened public tei
sion is warrant
ed it one que
Lion, but tl
pessimistic at
tude toward tl
future that h,.
replaced corn
placency is al
most as disturb ,
ing.
Miss Dranov
Particularly notable is the
"doom philosophy" which is
gaining popularity with the
young people of today.
My generation, born in a hot
war and bred in a cold one,
may be unable to conceive of
a life with any more peace and
security than it has known to
date.
Although It seems sure that
Letters -
Members of Nittany 34
Protest Action at Game
TO THE EDITOR: As students
of the Pennsylvania State Uni
versity, we would like to ask if
it is University policy to sup
press the voice of the student
body.
During the Syracuse game
we wanted to peacefully ex
press our views on the present
Thanksgiving vacation issue,
so we obtained police permis
sion to display our sign around
the stadium.
After displaying it to the
student sections, we attempted
to enter the walk below the
west stands to display our sign
to parents and alumni. But we
were stopped by an official
who prohibited our entering
the area and demanded our
matriculation cards.
When this happened, a man
who stated that he was an
alumnus of the University
asked this official why the Uni
versity was trying to "suppress
the voice of the students."
Improvements' for Term Plan
TO THE EDITOR: It is my sin
cere opinion that everyone has
been missing the point of the
four-term plan. The general
object is to utilize the Univer
sity's facilities with as little
waste as possible.
The four-term system is woe
fully inadequate for this goal.
There are 52 weeks in the
year. Why not use them? Think
of how much more could be
done if there were five 10-week
terms instead of four.
There would, of course. have
to be at least two days between
terms for registration and oth
er essential business.
That would leave a whopping
four-day vacation for students
TODAY p.m.: Pledges, 7:30 p.m., McElwain
Air. Hill Party, 6:30 p.m., 212 HUB Lounge
Agriculture Economics and Rural Soci- Greek Week Bridge Tournament, 7 p.m.. HUB ballroom
ology, 3:30 p.m., 219, 215, 216 HUB La Critique (Circa), 7:30 p.m., 211
Alpha Delta Sigma, 7 p.m., 108 Sackett.Boucke
Alpha Epsilon Delta, Dr. William Kel- - Liberal Arts Student Council, 6:30 p.m.,,
low, 7:30 p.m., 209 Home Ee. South 214, 215 HUB
News and Views, 7 p.m.. 117 Home Ea,
Block "S" Executive Committee, 6:80 P.S. Bible Fellowship. 12:16 p.m., 212
p.m., 213 HUB HUB
Chess Team, 8 p.m., 203 HUB Navy Recruiting, 9 e.m., HUB ground
Dean of Men, 8 e.m., 203 HUB floor
Gamma Siena* Sigma, Sisters, 6:38 Nary Teating, 11 a.m., 218 HUB
THURSDAY; OCTOBER 26, 1961
by p►olly dranov
at least the cold war will con
tinue, whether or not the hot
one begins, a complete absence
of hope is questionable and al
most tragic.
Just a few short months ago,
American youth was riding a
wave of high-powered energy,
generated by President Ken
nedy's inaugural address.
The President warned that
the struggle for peace and free
dom would not be easy and that
things would get worse before
they get better. But as soon as
the going got rough, the opti
mistic energy was replaced by
a surge of defeatism and "doom
predicting."
From my very unsophisti
cated optimistic view of the
current world situation, it
seems a bit too soon to give up
hope.
If we lose our confidence and
hope, we lose what often has
meant the difference between
victory and defeat.
Wars aren't won by. pessi
mists.
Neither is peace.
The official told the alumnus
that it was none of his business
and he had better stop looking
for trouble. At this point the
alumnus said he was not look
ing for trouble, but as an alum
nus he felt that it was his busi
ness.
Then the official grabbed
him by the shirt and pushed
him against a truck.
So we ask: Is it University
policy to suppress the voice of
the student body? Is the Uni
versity so ashamed of its pres
ent Thanksgiving arrangements
that it will not allow anyone
but student to know what is
going. on?
- An finally, does the Univer
sity approve of the use of
physical violence in answer to
questions about its policies?
—Nitiany 34
(Editor's Note: In a vote, a
majority of the residents of
Natant, 34 voted to send the
above letter.)
to take time out to relax. (Any
thing longer would be a "great
mistake.")
Naturally, under the five
term plan there would be little
room for "sentimental" holi
days at home.
Here I suggest that we use
Mr. Read's plan to its fullest
advantage. Instead of doubling
up Thanksgiving and Christmas
into one big holiday, as he
wants to do, we could use these
four extra days to celebrate
Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiv
ing, and Independence Day all
at once.
And every leap year we could
even squeeze in Labor Day.
—Ralph Price '63
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