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Editorial Opinion
Plan Is Needed
To Prevent Chaos
State Senator Charles Weiner, Philadelphia Democrat
and majority leader, took action Tuesday- that could
further complicate Pennsylvania's educational structure.
He introduced a resolution calling for the Joint State
Government Commission, which is the legislature's re
search agency, to study a plan that calls for establishing
a free community college in Philadelphia.' -
In support of his action, the Senator cited figures that
indicate half of Philadelphia's families cannot afford tui
tions on the order of $BOO to $1,600 a year.
..Weiner's motives in wanting to provide an inexpensive
eduation for capable students are good, but his means of
achieving this goal are poor.
Pennsylvania's educational structurk is already too
complex and, unclear.
In order to make the most efficient use of future state
appropriations, and in order to provide eduational oppor
tunities for as many of the state's citizens as possible, the
state has to adopt and follow a statewide master plan for
education.
Weiner's action seems to point up the urgency of the
need for such a plan. If each legislator attempts to establish
state-subsidised colleges in his horn* district, the ineffi
ciency in the state's educational system could reach
scandalous proportions.
The ways of making the most efficient use of existing
educational facilities and the suggested structure for fu
ture expansion and development were enumerated in great
detail by Governor Lawrence's Special Committee on Ed
ucation last year.
The report of their studies and exhaustive research
would serve as a firm basis for future planning. Whether
the state government decides to adopt this report or follow
some other plan is relatively unimportant.
Whiffs important is that a plan be . adopted soon!
Lion
For Albert E. Diem, retiring vice president for busl-
ness administration.
Mr. Diem is cited for this highest of Collegian tributes
—for his courage to make changea, unpopular as they
may for a more economic and efficient opirition
of the University .
—for his integrity in refusing to submit to vested.
interests whether pressure came from above or below:
—for this conviction that the University stands above
and is more important than any individual
—for his directness. frankness and honesty in dealing
with students whether he agreed with their cause or
not.
Today the Lion. roars for Mr. Albert Diem.
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Roars
Lentos
WCTU Coeds
Criticized
TO . THE EDITOR: Only this
morning were we made fully
cognizant of/ the local WCTU
Chapter, and already we have
spoken to the leaders of this
"fine upstanding" campus or
ganization.
It now appears to us that this
group of four coeds do not have
the high ambition, desire, or
goals of the original WCTU.
We believe that these girls
have only their own *elfish mo
tives for organising a group
under the well established
name of the WCTU.
Apparently the girls ate the
only four girls on campus - who
can -not get dates for "wet"
fraternity parties. We alio re
alize that it is difficult for un
intelligent, girls to forge age
cards so hey can enter clean
honest establishments such as
there are now in the borough
of State College.
—Howard Ratcliffe '63
—Robert Schultz '56
—David Ball '65
—Monies Eroh '65
• Letter cut
. wRETCHed
TO THE EDITOR:
When I eat in Waring Hall, -
Promptly to the floor I fall.
It makes me nauseous, turns
me green—
The worst -d- r - food I've ever
seen.
The, menu sounds like Twenty-
One's,.
With tender steaks and • fluffy
• buns.
Taut actually it's more like
beans.
With 'hockey pucks' and wilted
greens. - •
:I stand in . /ine for half the day
;To get some food I throin away.
if just can'trstand the sight of it,
;Even when I'm half-way lit.
;The meat is scorched, all tough
:and dry.
Yoii eat Spaghett's,T . you're apt
'to die. ' •
The toast is cold, the coffee
rank.
To crack their eggs, you need
a tank.
Before we get good food, I fear,
The T.T.U. will serve free beer,
SENSE will start the third
. world war,•
And dear ,Hort Woods will
stand no more.
—Stuart A. Lehmann '55
- r -Harry A. Wolf '64
4i30 HEAR A LOT OF ?EMS
LK ABOUT THeR . Get.CEN ORS:.
Eis2
I WU THINK THESE ARE YOUR
GOLDEN MRS, OOZE BROWN?
NO, I MINK THEY'RE maZE-
Lifd- COPPER!
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Will West . Need, 1. ,
Cotivlete. Victory?
By J. M. ROBERTS
Associated Press. News Analyst
President lerinedy is only lukewarm about the possibility
that there can be "significant breakthroughs" in relations with
the SovieVUnio'n any time. soon.
The President has always stressed the line that this people
of the United States must prepare and remain prepared for a
•
long struggle,
He has repeatedly referred to a decade' of decisiveness.
Others expect no definite vic
tory in the time that any of us
:will see. But maybe definite
;victory will not ;be necessary.
The idea that you can't: do
business with the Soviet Union
has taken a firm hold. !
Why, then, discuss the possi
bility that a time is coming
when the Soviet Union will
back away from her hard push
and become amenable to an ac
commodation with the West?
Perhaps the prime, reason is
. the need for a more flexible in
tellectual approach, as an ad
vance base for;quick and bold
action—even at some risk—if
the time dovi come, and to
make that such a time would
be recognized.
It is one thing to say that
there is nothing to negotiate in
such mists as the clumsy Soviet
attempt to frighten the West
out of Berlin.
It is another thing to think where her self interest really
that the obirious pressures lies in the face of growing iso
working on the Soviets from lation.
both within and without the And at that time it will be up
Communist sphere are -totally to the West to have ready-made
incapable of. producting a a program designed to show her
change in her;sense of values. the advantages of world comity.
The: Soviet Union is caught It may be a trade plan. It may
between the progressive corn- be a scientific exchange and
munism of Yugoslavia and the cross-p Minting plan, something
hard-nosed communism of Red in wbi t tb the Soviets should be
China. i grcatbc interested.
The West is i developing a new .I,imay take all these mid
spirit of trade cooperation in- ,cl,th r forms of convincing them
stead of , falling apart as the . c, that - the right kind of commit-
Reds have always predicted , nism----nonaggressive and non
they would. 1 ". interventionist can exist in
In Eurtipe in economic boom one country without always
already is pioducing new talk being subject to attack from
of fielding a fully capable mill- outside.
Letters
Astiz Cautions Americans
On Punta del Este Reports
TO THE .EDITOR: Although
Mr. Leighton's article "Punta
del Este" can not be considered
unfair, it appears to this writer
that he has relied excessively
. on the reports of the American
Correspondents, often one-sided
and written in a simplifed man
, The complexity of the issues
involved in the recent meeting
of the Organization of Ameri
can States is' such that it would
be impossible to explain .them
fully here. i
However, a few -clarifications
should be -made:
•The terrrinology employed
(hard-Soft) implies a value
judgement which has not place
in the field of international
politics; thi. is7not a matter of
good ,boys (hard) fighting bad
ones (soft): There was no un
animity of :motivation among
those , who' voted with the
United States, nor had those
who oPposed it a common point
of view. ,
*The article quotes Presi
dent Kennqdy as saying that
the United States opposes dic
tatorships 'cif the right and of
the left. HOwever,. the_ repre
sentatives of the dictitorial
regimes which •control Para
guay and *icakagua attended
the conferepce, and the United
States delegation did not pro
pose that the be also suspended
from the OAS )in fact both
countries
.OAS
with the United
States).
•The problem of -internal
communist pressure:. in some
of the countries which ab
stained hai been exaggerated.
Knowing the- strength of the
communist ' partiei in Argen
tina., Chile, and Mexico, this
writer feels that the main rea
sons for these countries' be- "
havior rile elsewhere.
- *This 1947 RIo Defense
Treaty does not refer to ag•
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY , 2, 1962
tarp force to take care of any ,
convential ,threats while the
British-American nuclear po
tenrial takes care of atomic
threat.
The United States is develop-
ing greater ability to handle
brush wars.
Soviets attempts to seize the
initiative in Germany, in Africa
and Asia have been blunted,
if not entirely stopped.
The worldwide movement fOr
national independence pro
ceeding fitfully toward its com
pletion and the Soviets have
not been able to exploit it as
they expected.
Pretty soon, with The grow
ing hordes of Chinese and their
atomic potential at her back.
the Soviet Union is either going
to have to achieve a great Tic-
tory somewhere or •sba is going
to have to ask herself just
gression from within the OAS:
Since the - treaty has ' a two
thirds voting• provision which
limits the sovereignty of the
member states, its application
can not be extended without
the approval britll members,
following their respective con
stitutional procedureS; this, in
fact, means a newt treaty.
•The "Alliance for Progress"
if becoming a slogan ,and its
concrete meaning is being lost.
The United States indicated
that it was going' to grant fi
nancial aid for a total of $2O
billions (not millions, like
,Mr.
Leighton says) in ten years.
Nearly a year has elapsed and
Congress has appropriated only
$6OO millions, and, only, a part
of that amount has been ac
tually used by the EXecutive
-branch. It is easy) to see that
the United States i government
is, at the present time, behind'
in delivering what it has prom
ised.
With that information in
mind, it is difficult to see the
effectiveness of threatenin; to
withdraw something Which
may not be forthcoming any
sway.
It would be superflous fo
indicate that this writer has no
affection for The dictatorial
regime which controls Cuba
today. Because of it., it is' net'.
essary to avoid overestimating
the differences observed at
Punta del Este.
But everyone should realize
that some Latin American
countries have foreign policies
of their own, as well as strength
to carry them out.
The conference also shows
that the large Latin nations
have become less sensible to
outside pressure and more re-,
sponsible to their own national
Interests, as seen by their
leaders.
Carlos Alberto Mils . "
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