PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion He Who Hesitates • The Senate's passage of a wide-ranging aid to higher education bill Tuesday and the House's approval of a less inclusive measure last week indicate that the Congress has recognized some of its educational responsibilities. The Senate version of the bill includes aid for scholarships and construction, while the House bill only calls for construction funds. Democratic leaders will soon attempt to get the House to approve a scholarship bill now that the Senate has done so. The expanding role s l pf the_ federal government In the field of higher education has been prompted by the tidal .4. wave of college students expected in the next decade. The increased activity by the federal goverrurient, in recent years has been criticized by many persons, partial ! . lardy those persons who laud the constitutional powers and rights of - individual states. This new action by Congress will undoubtedly bring renewed cries that state's rights (to establish and adminis ter a system of education) are being abridged :notbecause they will be getting federal money but because of- any accompanying stipulatiOns regarding the spending of that. money. • : It seems to us that if the states had met their -respon sibilities is the field of higher education. federal action would have been unnecessary. I • ! The United States eis well as the world is growing and changing rapidly, and education and research are becoming 'progressively more in*tant. The growing role °nigher education presents a prob- • lem to both the individisal states and the nation as a whole. If the states refuse to meet this problem and shirk their responsibility to solve it, the federal government is left with no recourse but to act for the welfare of - the nation. Judicial Committee We note with interest that the student government' president will ask the Congress tonight to establish a Corn ' mittee to examine the disciplinary procedures for men and women on campus. Such a committee could be invaluable in:clarifying the judicial procedures dni , campus, fostering a uniforriiity in handling of all student discipline cases, and ensuring that the students understand the rules and regulations . _ under whichthey must live and likewise the rights and privileges they-possess. We urge that the Congress establish this committee. A Student-Operated Newspaper 57 Years of Editorial Freedom Tilt Daily (Ittiltertian Successoi- to The Free Lance, est. 18111 rabildead Useday tbrowli iliturday ronalite diertug Yw 11•1••rilti year. Ths De* ~i I. • •11•••••••1111•411 8 / 1 40.8”Pilt. Irourred a~ matilar Jukr 11•4 •• t o . *tabs G a t Pa. Peat 0111., • maw duo . et •t Marts L Ida liabsert•ties !lifts UM • rise Slain Address Bag W. Its. Gifts, hi. JOHN BLACK Editor Member of The Associated Pre.s at, Mitten. Lynne Cereties sad Kidiard Leighton/ Editerist Iliditees, Meg Tipiebansits and Joel Myers; News Uttar, Pasta Draner; ?tiresome' gad Training phipetpr, Karon Ilyneekeal: Assistant Personas' and Training Direeter..Aasan . tardy/ Sports Editor, Jammu Karl; Assistant Sports Uttar% Dean Midi and Jails dierris: Pieter. Editor. Jena Beaus. Lae& Ad Mgr., Margo Peersiee; Assistant Lena Ad Alm lisurtin Zenist National Ad Mgr Marry Gress: Credit Mgr., Ralph rfielllllo.lllS Asidutaut Credit Men. Kathy Wetepallosei Clarified Ad Mgr. Ituthie Ibbutrest Chteglathr• Mgr-. Mason- , Clummit.r: Preerotiou M. Jana Trrwaskia: Personnel Mgr,„ Audis Hail: °Mee Mgr.. Lynn Murphy. Mio ,;,....: _ WAYNE HILINSKI Business Manager oip,"o taLL,AW E 45 U561:0 TO WATER LtNENEVER I IRED • READ AND EAT FtrAIDAIIPS, AND 11413 i ONE OW L. • rs;;; THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK PENNSYLVANIA John F. Kennedy, a man who went from virtual political ob scurity to President-elect :of the United States in slightly over six months, iat now push ing the Republican Party to ward disaster. Althciugh the President is cordial and cooperative with most GOP Congressmen, his ' effiaent politi cal machine is going to re= move many Re publican legis lators from tte Capitol, tifis November: As a Presi dent, Kennedy has attempted to take as neu tral a political position as pos tible in order ; gYERs to achieve the most from Con gress. This •fall, Kennedy will act as the chief of the Democratic Party as well -as President, and bi-partisan friendships are not part of his concept of poli tical, campaigns. : Having already sampled the political wind s Kennedy firmly believes the breeze is blowing from 'left of center. For this reason; he has con- . tinued to push his controver-, sial legislative program with out compromise. This has come as a surprise to many political observers; but - to Kennedy's political aides it marked the beginning of the 1962 Congres sional campaign. This Democratic campaign strategy trill consist of trying to convince the American pub. Letters Senior. Thanks _Administrators TO THE EDITOR: Somewhere in excess of 18,000 students missed an excellent opportun ity Tuesday night. Dr. Itqbert Berrireufer, Mr. George'Dano van and Mr. William Fuller conducted an informal' discus- sion open to all comers in the HUB. It provided an excellent thanes to discover. in the flesh. throe of the men affecting our daily student type lives, and 20 have them answer virtually any and all questions thrown at them. No student on campus' may justly claim that he does not get an opportunity to be heard • andl question. 'j;' • Many thanks to these men and their attitude toward inform ing stude4 on a personal level. Kent B. 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Publicity to asso ciate the GOP - with the ex tree right and so-called . con servative moOirienis are part of the Democratic strategy. The increased attention that the f conservative movements have obtained in recent months may; actually I hurt the GOP. nit- the increased activity of Barry Goldwioter,lGeneral Ed win Walker k.nd Po. does not represent a' change in the dis tribution of the element that compose •thisl nation's political spectrum; butrather represents a consolidation of a minority that' was alw'ays present. Polls haVe shown Barry Goldwater has greatly in- _creased his 'popularity in re. cent years, biut there is no evi dence of any increase in the ranks of the;Conservatives. On the' contrary,, the country has continued td drift "leftward in both, thought and action dur ing; the pill- few years. Most GOP Congressmen are older. than the average age of theW.constituency. and their • views in many cases ore:more conservative. than the people whom they{ represent. • partly beOuse of their per sonal ,feelings, I believe some of I these GOP - Congressmen haie made 'a subjective analy sis of conservative strength and are marching their,party to a major defeat, in November, by leading the GOP. to the right. • President 'Kennedy, being a' shrewd politician, has accepted every 'oppdrtunity to -push the GOP further right. He has at taed. extremists of all kinds, and clt has attempted to associate the John. [Birch Society and other. ultra-rightists with the . GOP. . The battle over Kennedy's proposed kabinet position for Urban Affairs will gain Demo- Interpreting -lost Planes in Laos ,Deepens U.S. Involvement • • Associated Press Newt Analyst . The Jnited States is beginning to lose planes in Southeast Asia in what promises to be a deepening involvement in one of the worlii's most confused situations. The Liominitment to - aid the South Viet Nara government already to heavy. Yet there are indications that American aid— e4teciallr the American- mill tam posture will have to .bei_givezi a. more formal entity and perhaps become even rake closely identified - with the actual fighting ,Lta Therelis talk of establishment of a unified command of can al erable rank. times are pressing for , dek4sionis. ks, is not clear whether the .. 1. lit Laos itan Off a ain o -again thing tie d to pa cal iteeds "of the local far tiina, of whether Ho Chi Minh's 14ces from ; North 'Viet Nam so mat lag the initial moves in ticoncirted 'campaign in both os and South Viet Nam eight 1 idles the French defeat. Of interest, though noiiveri fi ble fis ' th e claim or , the entiane government that the ailed , neutralist Prince uvaitna, Elated to become a . * titin premier if that can ' achieved, has no control' o er ithe Communist leader P,Enei Souphanouvong. and that in turn Souphanouvong has no control over t r oops brat North Wet Nam • And the furiher indication. • t titte Soviet Union, through h r ambassador, exercises- no • dne.nce over any of the Cairn-, - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1942 Disat- - : by loot. niyers cratic votes from members of minority, groups and from resi dents of urban areas. • The GOP 'decision to block the :establishment of this new cabinet position and thus •the subsequent appointment of Robert Weaver, who will be the first Negro to make• the Cabinet:will alienate many Ne groes and other minority groups even though• the .GOP decision probably waaa" It prompted by racial consider ations. The indignation of many city dwellers will also aid the Dem-, ocrats. Kennedy will support his proposal for creating the- posi tion by , asserting that the ac tion will actually represent no new expenditures arid will lead to efficiency in handling urban affairs. Kennedy injected another is sue into the upcoming cam paign last 'week, by pressing Congressional investigation of, the wasteful and possibly scan dalous accumulation of surplus material for the military under the -.Eisenhower Administra tion. Kennedy apparently already knows. many of the details of this waste, but figures a Con gressional investigation by a bi-partisan committee. will Make more political hay for the Derriocrats. Armed with these valuable campaign issues, ind possess.. ingon• of the highest popu larlly ratings in history. Presi dent Kennedy will conduct a vigorous campaign this fall in anrettennpt to win' support for his programs and his party. Although political experts say a President ,qinnot . trans-- ' fer his popularity and 'political statistic indicate ; the' opposi tion party-usually, gains seats in the mid-term elections, I have a feeling the GOP' - Tr in for one of their worst defeats' in many years this November. By i. M. ROBERTS munists—which may be a pose. American lack of influence over Premier Prince Boun Own, who exists largely be cause of her support, also has been demonstrated in the political negotiations at Gene va.' - Hurl) , all the Information available on both mint sy and political situations throughout Sou/'least Asia is contradictory. One thing is sure, however, that Ho and Souphanouvong have been getting military aid from, the Soviets and Red China.. Ho's forcei are stronger than when they drove the French Foreign Legion out of Southeast Asia for good. And it has been nearly a y!ar since American military 4 telligence .reported a military buildup in. Southwest china of strategic proportions.. An Anierican decision to establish a stronger and -more, formal military entity in South east Asia . would not mean, necessarily, a • step toward 'actual fighting. But American advisers are already active with South Vietnamese cambat ;forces.- • The roles of the. United _States, the Soviet and Red China •• begin to take on more and more .of the• aspects of foreign • intervention such- as We saw In the panish-
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