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Editorial Opinion
Adequate Auditorium
Now A Necessity
The rapid growth and expansion of the University in
recent years has created an urgent need for an auditoriuni
with a much greater seating capacity than Schwab.'
This need is perhaps best demonstrated, by the sched
uling problems and limitations that confront the Artist
Series Committee in choosing entertainers to visit the
University campus.
• The Artists' and Lecture Series was established in
oilier to provide cultural opportunities that aren't avail
. able at many other colleges and universities. Since its
outset, the program has been severely handicapped by
Ahe lack of sufficient auditorium facilities.
The inadequate backstage 'facilities in Schwab to
• gether with the small seating capacity greatly 'limits the
choice of Artist- Series performances.
Further complications are provided by the classes that
' are regularly scheduled in Schwab. These classes often
prevent the performers from practicing or setting up
elaborate scenery . prior to-the show.
For very popular performance q the Artist,Series
tries to secure the use of Recreation Hall. However, be
t
cause of physical education classes and varsity gafnes or
team practice sessions; Sunday is the only day that Recrea
tion Hall can be used for Artist Series performances.
Thus, the Artist Series Committee is forced to limit
its selections to groups that will be in this general area on a
Sunday. - '
Penn State's enrollment is now many times what it was
when Schwab Auditorium was built. With the adrilinistra
lion planning to further increase the University's enroll
•ment, it is necessary that planning begin immediately to
provide an adequate auditorium as soon as possible.
Such an auditorium would not only serve-for Artist
Series and Lecture Series performances, but could be
utilized for courses with large sections provided they do
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not conflict with scheduled performances.
An auditoritim is an expensive investment, but an
adequate auditorium is a necessity if the University hopes
to fulfill one of its basic responsibilities to' the student
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Letteil
Fisher Views
OSGA Puzzle
TO THE EDITOR: , At Thurs
day evening's : meeting of the
Undergraduate Student Gov
ernment, the idea of changing
.the group's name back to SGA
was introduced.
This was done. on behalf 'of
the 13 other campuses in Penn
State's University sys te m,
which, 'together with Univer
sity Park, form the OSGA.
At the meeting, the majority
of. the , representatives were
neither in favor nor opposed to
the name change, but -thor
oughly confused, as are prob
ably most of ; the - students at.
University Park because cf the
large number ,of initials which
appear in the news: i.e., SGA,
OSGA, USG, WRA, MRC,
ASA, ad infinitum.
Repiesentatives to the USG
and other interested persons
will have .an imminent oppor
tunity to .discover for them
selves just what OSGA is when
the body convenes this Friday
evening and Saturday Morn
ing.:
In addition. I have prepared
a brief report , on the, formation
and functions of OSGA, which
I plan to present to the ',USG
Congress this Thursday.
I cordially invite all .Con
gressmith and women to ob
serve the OSGA meeting this
weekend, beginning at 7, Fri
day evening„ and particularly
the 'morning business
sessjon, commencing at 9. on
the 'second floor .of the HUB. .
The room 'numbers will be
subsequently announced. I feel
that if they do attend, a lot of
confusion will be dispelled,
and the issue at hand will be
come apparent.
- —Robert M. Fisher '63
President. OSGA
Sophomores Hit
'iron - Hand' Poiify
TO THE EDITOR: The fion
hand of the University has
once again come down upon
the student body, as usual,
concerning "mass demonstra
tions."
This time the "mass demon
stration" was a gathering in
the Polio& A Parking lot, in•
which 50 per cent of the peo
ple were standing around talk
ing to the other 50 per cent.
This gathering naturally•bad
to be dispersed, since Univer-.
sity officials associate all gath
erings of students with a panty
raid or a large herd tearing
down College Ave. destroying
everything in sight.
Perhaps the next delinition
of- "mass demonstration"
even - include psychology lec
ture's of over 10l students.
—Roger Az. Perkins '64
—John W. Neidhisrt '64
—Ted Heston '64
Senior Wonders
.Why'
'The Lion Roared'
TO THE EDITOR: It was good
to hear that the lion roars for
Mr. Diem.
It was good to know he con
siders the welfare of the Uni
versity to be above that of an
individual with vested inter
ests.
It was not good to hear alle- -
gations lauding his outstand
ing performance..
It - would • be good of Colle
gian to give us facts or rumors
pertaining to 141. r. Diem's ac
tivities, particularly if they in
volved costs (one of Diem's
primary concerns. when he was
here). _
Soph, Comnionds
'Campus Beat' Show
TO THE EDITOR: I was very
glad to hear "This is the Sub-
Tht" on Campus Beat last
ursday. This type of inform
ative program ia, and should be
of great value to the_ students
and administration of this uni
versity. I'd like to thear 'more
of the same. The..La Critique
staff is to be congratulated.
To Mr. David A. Sprintzer,
I would like to; point out, that
not only are there interested
students on this campus, but
even an intereslied. adminiltra
tor oetisto-r-surprised?
—Lyon.Sirotkin 14
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by john beaugo
A dangerous split in :the state Republican party, was
averted Monday night when Rep. James E. Van Zandt, of
Altoona, announced he had decided to seek the nomination
for the Un ited States Senate instead • of governor.
Thismove .could very well give the Republicans an
'unbeatable I slate = when the
November ieneral'e lection
rolls around. It now appears
that Superior Court ' 2 Jtidge
Robert S. Woodside will win
the nomination for the gover
nor's sprit.
Before Van - Zandt's latest an
nouncement, -it appeared that
Woodside and he would battle
it out in the primary in a con
test which could split the party
and leave it - •ithout a stre ,--
candidate to
against Jos
Clark, the De ,
ocratic inc
bent senato)
The Rep
cans were •
rie.d ' e n o
over the
'pect of the
to suggest
Sen. Hugh
toss his hat
the governor's
race as a corn
promise candidate. This will
not be necessary now.
The Van Zandt - Woodside
ticket alreadS , seems to have
the support of Sen. Scott and
GOP State Chairman George
I. Bloom.
It is now the Democrats';
turn to worry about a split in!
party ranks. Although Scrn.l
Clark seems to have thi nom- '
`—tart Krauu '62
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BEAU4E
Letters
Diem Editorial
Questioned
TO THE EDITOR: I'm another
who questions. "The Lion
Roars" for Mr. Diem. No doubt
the full story of his dismisial
is carefully buried in the
archives and won't come th e
light until someone digs it up
for a term Paper around 2062.
The Collegian says Mr. Diem
"sacrificed himself' (like noble
Jesus?) for the vague principle
of the amorphous "whole"
(University)' as opposed to the
"vested" interests of "one in
dividual." This statement is
meaningless unless we know
who the "individual" is and
what the power struggle was
all about.
My head is spinning. I could
have sword Mr. Diem is a
corporation man. Last year, he
gave a sermon in - Eisenhower
Chapel eulogizing his former
boss, the "great"' president of
W e ‘ s t inghouse. (everything's
"great" these days: geritol, ath
letes, tail fins, dog feed).
If, repeat if, Mr. Diem took - a
swing at some of the asinine
departmentitis existing on cam
pus,. I'll ' give him full credit
for that. • *
But 'l'm more inclined do
think he was working full blast
to enlarge the • corporation
bridgehead on campus. Is this
commendable in view of the
fact that, ladcording to figures
released by Mr. Kenworthy,
corporations contribute less
than 10%, of the . University's
annual budget?
As one who has endured `his
'fair share' of low wages and
unemployment in this rusted,
busted Madison Avenue dom
inated State, I shed no tears
for Mr. Diem.
His corporation buddies will
quickly place him in a 6 figure
job. Remember the $175,000 per
year electrical company' execu
tive jailed in Norristown for
price fixing? Upon release be
calmly move • into Baldwin-
Lima-Hamilton Co. at a pit
tance of something like ;125,000
per year.
Meanwhile, back at the un
employment office, the cup of
the pheasant. runneth over.
Cry for the witch-doctor on
the top - of the totem pole!
Stomp the.slaves below!
. Btu, Eihoetraker
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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1962
Ination for the -Senate sewed
up. the governor's race is wide
open. - '
One of the , leading candi
dates. Mayor Richardson Dil
worth of Philadelphia, can't
win the support of City Chair
man William E. Green.
Green has said that he would
rather see Lt. Gov. John Mor-:
gan Duds gain:the nomination.
He has also said that h .pre
fers Supreme Court justice
Michael Musmanno, Judge
Warren,K. of Reading; or
Judge glinton Budd Palmer of
Easton, over Dilworth. •••
Out in the western part of
the state County Commissioner.
William Li. McClelland of Alle
gheny . County. .a n d . Joseph
Barr. mayor of Pittsburgh. hies
been mentioned as possible can
didates.
Making the situation 'a little
more -touchy is the fact that
Gov.: David L. Lawrence and
McClelland have been long time
political foes.y backing
given McClelland' An by Green
would no doubt cause a break
with Lawrence.
Unless this situation
can be remedied soin, the
chances of the Democrats re;
gaining the governor's seat ap-,
pear mighty 'slim. This could
also give Van Zandt a chance
to defeat Sen. Clark.
Frosh Seeks
'OK for Fun'
•TO THE EDITOR: Although
the Nittany and Pollock record
hops have had their share of
publicity, in recent weeks each
hop has been worse than the
last, due to the lack of girlA.
Both area councils have been
racking their brains trying to
find a solution to the problem,
but in vain. •
Sunday evening, quite spon
taneously, a dance started in
the Pollock recreation room.•
I don't know who started it, or
why, but the results were plain
to see. The place was really
jumping!
Couples were on the,-floor
twisting, for all they were
worth, and, for once, there
were ".plenty of girls to' go
1
around, with more and ore
arriving every minute. . ' no
ticed that, for once, eye dy
was really and -truly having
funl .
Suddenly the music stopped.
'Everybody looked up, and
there was Paul De Sena, the
Nittany Area Coordinator. He
said, "You get the 'Nittany
Council or* the Pollock Coun
cil to sponsor this, and you can
dance.'
I didn't catch his exact
words, but Mr., De Sena' made
it clear that until we get some
"supervision" there would be
no music and no dancing. The
momentum of th el gaiety
stopped abruptly, the dancers
broke up and left. • .
Maybe Mr. Do Sena west'
doing what was right by the;
rule book, but what ho did,
effect, was spoil everyone's fun
and just about ruin their
chances of letting off some
steam before the grind of mid
terms began.
I believe that the inen of
Nittany and the women of Pol
lock! are certainly mature
enough to have handled•them
selves well under the circum
stances, and to have enjoyed'
themselves without a causing
any trouble.
Due to a 'master stroke of
bureaucratic. blundering, how
ever. they all went home in a
grumpy mood. What's the mat
ter? Doesn't the administration
approve of its students having,
Aunt
Don't they want us to have a
good time?
--Isis Weiss 'VI
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