PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Bon Voyage , We would like to toss some bon voyage streamers and confetti at those faculty members who jhave made the Liberal Arts Study Abroad Program a reality. The first group of Penn-JStaters will be leaving" in two weeks for points east—Cologne, Germany, and Strasbourg, France—where they will spend one term absorbing cul ture and earning credits toward their Penn State diplomas. We think the organization of the program has been well conceived and executed. Students are paying the same fee they would otherwise pay to the University, with trans portation provided at a much reduced rate. i . : Further, the centers at which the students will study ' will provide-courses the students can credit toward their degrees, thus avoiding transfer difficulties and wasted energies. We hope the talk of extending the number of Euro pean centers materializes so that more students can profit from both the cultural and academic aspects of the pro gram. ■ (< ; We think many of them will return from the expert- * ence with a more sophisticated view of the world/and its problems. j Most important, these students may be able to view their nation in the perspective of a larger world. Such a view is sometimes difficult toj- acquire in the Nittany Valley. j Trustee Elections Charles Stewart, a State; College resident, wrote a letter to the Centre Daily Times recently that deserves some comment, ‘ ; Mr. Stewart suggested that; Albert E. Diem, past vice president for business be elected to the University) Board of Trustees in the approaching balloting for these seats. ThU newspaper heartily concurs with Mr. Stewart, both in noting Diem's accomplishments while at Penn State and in regretting that ihe can no longer serve the University. As a man appreciative of the sundry problems! of this institution, as a man of strong conviction, and. as a Penn State graduate- Diem would, we think, act sincerely for the best interests of the University community as a trustee. A Student-Operated Newspaper 57 year* of Editorial Freedom £hr SatUj (EnU?man Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 E-MUfcW Urvaah Satardar. dartet th» flntrarrity yaor. Tha Dallr Cottonian la a atadaaCaparated aavapapar. Eatarad aa aittn dnir •• l*M at tin State Caliooa, Fa. Faat Offlta aadar tha art af March t. 1871 Mall Sitae rlpttoa Frteai (I.H a r«or Mail la* Addraaa Bn HI. State CaOaca, Fa. JOHN BLACK Editor Member o] The .Associated Pre.s City Edita ra, Lmu Carafica and Richard Laichtotfi Editorial Edltara, Mas Taidiholta and Jml Mycrai Ncaa Editor. Vania Dranar; Paraaanrl and Trainlnt WrrcUr. Karan B merit tali Aaa latent Faraannal and Tralntnc Dirartar. Sanaa Eharlir: Sport* Bditar. Jasta Karls Aaaictant Sparta Edltara, Daaa Bill let and John Morriat Pictara Editor. John Braapa. tioeal Xd Mar, Mara* Davaars Aaaiataat -Local Ad Mar, Martte Zaabt National Ad Mar. Marry Craaas Cradlt Mar. Ralph Frtodawas Aaaiatent Cradit Mar, Kathy Natapatoaa: Cteaalriad Ad Mar, Kathla Ihhoteaa: Ctrcnlattoa Mar. Maaaa Chaaairr; Promotion Mai. Jana 1 rtraakl,: l’anmntl Mar. Aalto Boll: Of flea Mar, Lm Marphy. iTfm&LVmDN'TIOOK HAISAS 6000 UP THERE AfiAINST THAT RME BLUE Stf/.- No,T-Acmu.v tmkthatths SHADOOF f?ED GOES BEST CiifTH... "rrr THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA WAYNE HILINSKI Business Manager UH</ NOT LEAVE IT ON THE GROUND? ACTUAW/, IT LOOKS KIND OF NICE LVtNS TH6RE.JHE i RED COLOR MAKES ANICE QXIWCT J GET O(JT OF HERE ! ~ISF !i . 1 5 '• ■ I • i Students Ask Freedom Use, Not Abuse TO THE EDITOR! Excitement, over, the temporary ceasing of publication of the University of Pennsylvania's student newspaper has permeated most of the college campuses in the East, including Penn State. There" seems to be a “where’s freedom of the press?” reaction which ' was well summarized in Thursday's Collegian editor ial. It Is possible that many of us have resorted to impulsive reaction in lieu of careful con sideration of the situation at Penn. It is certainly true that student newspapers should not have to tear the whims of ad ministration officials or stu dent government organisations that might control what is printed. However, there has not been sufficient evidence presented in the,rtews reports and editorials featwjed in the Philadelphia papeaf-and the Daily Collegian to conclude that such condi tions exist at the University of Pennsylvania. In just how„ much poor taste were the Daily Pennsylvanian's articles written? What were the accusations made, and exactly how were they worded? No newspaper seems anxious to display the all-important in formation. If not only lha Penn admin istration but also the Men's Student Government organisa tion was highly concerned about the editorials, then per haps those editorials weren't such glorious words for stu dent liberty as might first be expected.. After all, there really is such a thing as “bad taste” and “irresponsible journalism.” What kind of freedom are we talking about anyway? It is certainly not a freedom 'that expects a student newspaper to fill its pages with smut, pornography or off-colored at tacks on personalities. At all universities it is ex pected that the student organ will respect the privilege of free expression of ideas. Free dom of the press should; be used, not abused. , —Aida Yoplin '6l —Robert Toplin '62 (Ed. Note: Personal tastes,and prejudices determine what is and .what is not “in bad taste ” or “irresponsible journalism.” While the press should demon strate responsibility, no ! put side force should have juris diction over newspaper policy. Although the Penn parody issue had been described to us, we received a copy ! only yesterday. It , was no more crude-than a typical Froth parody of the Collegian. This is worth suppressing?) BULLETIN, By Ira Miller Disassociated Press Sports Writer NEW. YORK (DP) How high is up is a question that was tossed for a loop last night at the Knights of Columbus track meet at Madison Square Garden. John Uelses bettered his own world record in the pole vault, vaulting 16 feet, 9% Inches before withdrawing be cause of a hungnaiL Uelses declined to try, for 17 feet for fear of aggravating the injury despite the fact that he had cleared 16-9% by more than a foot He was experimenting with a new escalator-type pole made 'by the Otis Elevator Company in Yonkers. ■ 'John Thomas, former world record holder in the high jump, reclaimed his old mark by leap ing 8 feet, 4V4 indies. At the time, Thomas was leaping from a springboard built into the ground by the K of C officials in an attempt to produce a world record. It did. , Miler Jim Beatty, not sched uled to compete in the! meet showed up in civvies, entered at the last minute and gajve the crowd a thrill by turning the mile in 3254,- for a world record, i L«i I a la carte Parody . ."j Propier?; —— : by karen hyneckeal - The function of a campusj newspaper is to infomi its readers, most of whom are students. * • l ' :» Thorough, accurate and clear reporting of the events concerning students, is an inherent part of, the papers responsibility. Entertaining is not. ! ■ Student journalist at the I University, of Pennsylvania recently published a parody issue of their newspaper which resulted in a chaotic argument over freedom .of the press and many other “principles.” Personally, I don’t believe the University should have, or has the right to, paper’s, publicaf isn’t my main concern. Rath er, I wonder about.the un necessary and i r r e s p onsible waste of space which the paro dy entailed, i I have read the issue in, question and ! I j was amused. Nonetheless, I would have prel campus humor magazine or some other publishing group; sponsor it. Not the newspaper.! Certainly, a. newspaper, par-; ticularly, on a campus, can be’ lively and Interesting while re porting clearly and accurately.. Editorials need not be stuffy; and editors’ columns can be! rjrsonal and : interesting. But! cannot see ignoring the news' Interpreting * Red Divergence> Viewed %'Expert 7 By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Priss Net os Analyst Some thoughts after sdanning a week’s news: John Foster Dulles used to say there wereino experts on the Soviet Union. But' Donald,S. Zagoria,.member of the Social Science Division of the Rand Corp., has pro duced what is just about; an expert a treatise on the Sinp-Soviet conflict as one could hope for. ed there. _ _ Zagona foresees a continuing Zagoria was far 10 Tears an _ divergence of communism un asalTSt of, Soviet politics for der various national forces, the government and the Rand And his' reasoning inevitably- Corp. Is an advisory research prodi ces in the reader-a won- 5 organization for. the govern- dermirai whether, by adapting ment - , a ! itself to national aspirations Zagoria traces; the Sino- rjdhwr than trying to remain Soviet divergence 'to Khrush- tied to Moscow, communism chev’s ■ beginning of the del may ,-:oqt make itself more ac- Stalinization i campaign at thia ceptafelo in non-Communist 20th party congress in 1956, countries, which ■ was accompanied by. This, it appears likely, would Chinese support for greater in- increase the strength of the dependence among non-Rus- ideology everywhere, but at siaa Communist parties and the expense of the artificial ties for "greater autonomy for the ' created between the theory Gonvulka regime in Poland aft- and its use as a .weapon for tra er a revolt was narrowly avert- ditional Soviet: expansionism. Letters i " . .] ' Soph Questions Reasoning TO THE EDITOR; In a recent to make “a decision ... based column, “Faulty Advice" by ° n the sum of advice from top Joel Myers in The Daily Colie- JP*“ of seience * . /_ __ .. these are the (op men. gian ot February 27, the author These 452 psychologists, n - called 452 New York psycholo- . 021 physicists, chemists, physi gists naive. | ologists, and medics, and in- A petition similar to the. open numerable educators across our letter to President Kennedy own country, nofw find the urging the United States not;to world situation so critical that resume nuclear testing and they are spending much time published by these 452 pay- and money in; such petitions chologists in the New York and open letters to the Presi- Times, was presented to the dent, to let him and the people United Nations by Linus Paul- of the United States, and of the ing and 11,021 world renowned world, know where they stand, scientists from 49 countries.! Joel Myers' stands In Would ' Joel also call complete accord with our free them naive? , i dom, be expressed vocally and In July 1955 shortly before in the press. Albert Einstein's death the/- But wouldn’t it be a little great physicist with Bertrand/ morp, discreet for him to re- Russell mads an appeal !® efia, sped the views of hi* ahtago nudear testing and the pcssi-. nists instead of calling them hility of nuclear war. Does/ naive, and to make doubly sure Jod Myers also call Albert'Em- before printing, who had used stain and Bertrand Bussell “faulty reasoning." . ndve? I —Charles VaclavOc H If-President Kennedy is going j SATURDAY. MARCH 3. 1962 function for the sheer purpose of entertaining. j Consequently, I have: little sympathy for the Penn editors although ’ they may be' right legally. I enjoyed their Issue but I don't respect it. * If the paper had a . regular practice, say annually, of print ing a parody or if they used it as an insert, then, possibQy it would be a different but only slightly different, story,' ' Sometimes we on the Col legian are unwittingly, enter taining in our attempt to cover the events on this campus but always, I think, we try, in our. news columns, to - live 'up to the responsibility we Have Un dertaken, perhaps too inno cently. ’ Your expectations I of the fulfillment of this responsi bility is revealed daily in your letters to the editor end your general comments on campus. I think you make a distinc tion between an attempt to re port hews events) and an at tempt to entertain. Ijthink you expect us to makh that distinc tion, too. l •Letter cut
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