'AGE FOUR
Editorial Opinion
Solution Proposed
For Candidate Shortage
A count of petitions submitted by students seeking
seats in the USG Congress just an hour before the dead
line last night reveal there is only one candidate for the
eight seats available to town independent men.
This lack of candidates might at first glance be inter
preted as an almost complete lack of interest in student
government by nearly all town students.
The lack of interest is widespread, but it is by no
means complete. We feel that many town students are
Interested in running for Congress seats.
The determined opposition of many town independ
ents toward campus politics makes it very difficult for a
town student to get the 100 signatures needed for nomi-
nation
When one considers that a sorority or fraternity mem
bei- can often get half of the needed signatures before
canvassing students outside his or her social group, an
other inequality of the present setup becomes evident.
In order to correct the unbalanced situation, we sug
gest the number of signatures required for town students
to run for student Congress be lowered, perhaps to 25
or 50.
This Would not penalize the representation of town
students, and would lay the groundwork on which an
interest in campus politics could develop.
By the same token, the town students who complain
about the ineffectiveness of the old SGA should use this
opportunity to mold the new student government into
an effective one.
Triumphant Climax
The Nittany Lions after some disappointing moments
climaxed the regular football season in a fashion that
must have delighted all of their followers.
The impressive performance against Pitt made State
a sure bet to win the' Lambert Trophy, which is awarded
annually to the best team in the East, and boosted the
Lions into the Gator Bowl.
Only a relatively few students will he able to afford
the time or money for the journey to watch the bowl
game in person in Jacksonville, Fla., but the players can
be sure that most students will follow the game closely
on television.
We know the team will make an outstanding showing
against Georgia Tech, and hope the Lions can raise Penn
State's football prestige above its already lofty level.
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Richard Nixon's decision
to seek the governorship of
California seems like an un
wise political move if the
former Vice President is
hoping to capture the presi
dency in 1964.
In his fight for the GOP
gubernatorial nomination, Nix
on has already received damag
ing political wounds as a re
sult of a con
troversy involv
ing anot her
contender fo r
the governor's
chair, Goodwin
Knight.
Although Nix
on stands a bet
ter chance than
Knight for ob
taining the
GOP nomina
tion, the scars
he received MYERS
from the political fight will
make victory difficult in that
Democratic-dominated state.
Letters
Contrast in
Entertainment
TO THE EDITOR: The Philip
pino dancers one weekend, the
next weekend "Can Can." What
a disturbing contrast!
If the thoroughly enjoyable
performance of the dancers
who refused to stoop to sug
gestiveness in order to arouse
interest is representative .of
Asiatic culture and "Can Can"
symbolic of America, Heaven
help the United States!
Even more vital to our
survival than an anti-missile
is another Tacitus to warn us
that our decadent civilazation,
despite its technology and high
standard of living, must in
evitably, like that of the Ro
man Empire, succumb to the
pressure of healthier cultures.
Was it not Gandhi who said
that history is on the side of
chaste nations?
—Joseph H. Dahmus
Prof. of European History
Employees' Effort
Brighten Spirits
TO THE EDITOR: Speaking
for many of my friends, I
wish to take this opportunity to
thank the entire Food Service
Department for its superb hand
ling of our Thanksgiving Day
Dinner. The excellent quality,
assortment, and portions of food
certainly were a treat. Candle
light and delightful music add
ed the perfect touch to a
Thanksgiving away from home.
—Poland 0. Reed, '62
Chef Complimented
TO THE EDITOR: While the
outlook of spending Thanksgiv
ing Day in the residence hall
was gloomy, our spirits were
brightened by the efforts of
the Division of Food and Hous
ing employees to make our
stay here as pleasant as pos
sible under the existing con
ditions.
The meal showed that a
great deal of preparation had
gone into it and that the cooks
really tried to make the dining
halls a home away from home.
We really think that we had
something for which to be
thankful.
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Nixon's intentions Discussed
—Lynn Kelley, '65
—Wade sell, '64
—Wayne Anglemyer, '65
Even if Nixon does manage
to get the nomination and sup
posing he sweeps to victory
over the incumbent Governor
Pat Brown in next year's elec
tion, his margin of victory
probably won't compare with
the tremendous majority that
Governor Nelson Rockefeller
is expected to get in next year's
election in New York.
Since Nixon is well aware of
these facts, it appears that he
isn't interested in getting the
1964 GOP presidential nomina
tion, which he probably could
have obtained if he would have
remained inactive.
Perhaps Nixon is looking
ahead to 1968 when the amaz
ingly-popular John F. Kennedy
will be forced by constitutional
amendment to retire from the
White House.
The latest Gallop Poll indi
cates that President Kennedy is
possibly the most popular presi
dent of the twentieth century.
The percentage of the elec
torate approving his methods of
JFK Nixes Reds'
World interests
By J. M. ROBERTS
Associated Press News Analyst
President Kennedy, in his Izvestia interview, laid
down the one essential requirement for world peace—an
end to proletarian internationalism, which in the Moscow
book means Soviet management of all the world's Com
munist parties.
His interviewer made the usual double-talking Com
munist reply—that the Soviet
Union really isn't trying to
export her own revolution,
merely trying to keep other
people from exporting counter
revolution.
The real evidence of the So
viet attitude, however, lies in
her current propoganda con
flict with Albania and Red
China over just this issue—her
insistence that if they are really
intending to be Communist
they must recognize the leader
ship of Soviet communism.
At the same time, the Presi
dent went farther than any oth
er 'Western leader has gone in
saying that the United States
will not object to Communist
regimes as such in other coun
tries where they are produced
by free choice of the people,
and where the people retain the
power to change their minds if
they desire.
He mentioned specifically the
new regime in Guiana, the first
formal and unqualified Amer
ican statement on that issue.
One fact of their lives which
the American people have not
always faced realistically dur
ing the conflict with the Soviet
Union is that the United States,
since her own revolution, some
times consciously and directly,
and sometimes unconsciously
and indirectly, has always been
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handling his job is consider
ably higher than the percent
age approving Eisenhower's
methods at a comparable time
in his first administration.
Kennedy's rapid rise to star
dom and his ability to retain
great popularity even in the
face of bungles such as Laos
and Cuba indicate that the 1964
election could be the most one
sided affair since 1936 when
Roosevelt carried 46 of the 48
states.
Realizing that Kennedy will
probably win without difficulty
in 1964, Nixon has apparently
decided to wage an eight year
fight for the White House.
Since Nix on apparently
doesn't intend to run in 1964,
he will need an elected office
to remain in the political spot
light. Thus his bid for the Cali
fornia governorship.
To eliminate competition for
1968, Nixon apparently intends
to let Rockefeller and Gold
water clash in the 1964 con
vention.
exporting her own revolution
ary principles.
She fought one war under
the slogan of making the world
safe for her type of democracy.
She immediately becomes ap
prehensive when even her best
friends, such as France, show
signs however small of devi
ating from those principles.
There is a basis of conflict
here between the United States
and Communism itself, not
merely the communism used by
the Soviet rulers as a weapon
of traditional Soviet expansion
ism.
As for the tactical issues
which really are overshadowed
by this great strategic conflict,
the President expressed policy
which already has been well
explored.
It is noticeable that he skirt
ed around one great propa
ganda point in discussing Ber
lin—the fact that all of the
tension which he and his inter
viewer talked about ending was
created not by Western de
mands, but by the sole initia
tive of the Soviet Union.
Perhaps this restraint was
deliberate, in the knowledge
that in their lack of cognizance
the Russian people would only
take affront and put up psycho
logical barriers against other
points with which he thought
they might be reached.
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