PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Absurd Ruling The University has been denied an educational YHF television channel by the Federal Communications Com mission, but the reasoning behind the decision; seems utterly absurd. ’ . { The' University was denied the channel because an other station with the same channel frequency is located within the 170-mile limit established by the commission’s regulations. Ten the FCC Is considering s request for the same channel number from a commercial interest in Johnstown, which is SO miles closer to the other station than State College. e • When asked about this, one; member of the six-man commission said it was FCC policy to assign a third chan nel to a community which already has two channels before licensing a community that.has no channels. Such a policy is ludicrous,.unfair, and is the exact opposite of what the University had been lead to believe was the usual policy of the FCC, .The University asked the FCC to make an exception in their 170-mlie inter-station separation, since the need for a VHF channel has been dearly established. The re quest was in full accord with ths commission's policy to grant educational channels wherever possible. Since the ruling against the University’s request was made on the basis of the 170-mile criteria, it would appear the University would have an airtight argument against ■< the FCC if a channel is granted to the Johnstown applicant. * .It would also appear that investigation is needed on the FCC policy of giving preference to communities which already have other stations. '• In view of the established need for an educational VHF channel In Central Pennsylvania, we feel the Uni versity should not abandon its campaign for a “channel despite their recent setback.' ■ A Student-Operated tltwspaper SI Years of Editorial Freedom ®ty? latlg (EnU?niajt Successor to The Fret Lance, est. IW Uirv ** fc •«»■'*»» !»rim Ik*. »l*iT*r*lt» rnr. Tk» ttattr MWu U • ■tadmWvptrkM atwapaser. Eaten! a* Mini rim atttx !al» I. MU «l U» lUU Celler*. Pa M Of fin tote*, U* X MT? Man Sahaceiptlaa _ Prtoat U.M a rear Malllai Addreae Baa 111. State CaOeca, Pa. JOHN BLACK _ Editor Member of The Associated Pre.s CJU Mlten. Lyaa. c«r»fle. aite Rlckar! LaickUai . Editorial Editor*. Mw TrMMti and J*«l Mr*n; N.«« Editor. Paata Oran**: Pansaatl and Train In* Director. Karen Braeckeal: AaalaUnt -Peraaanel and Training Dlncter. Saaaa Kberiy; Bpart. Editor. J«»« Karl: AMktent Sparta Sdltera, Daan BUllek and ,lak» Marrlat Pictare E!ltnr. Jaka Beaaye. 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UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA^ WAYNE HILWSKI Business Manager All mediums of 60 THROUGH TN(S..O€N OUR ' HIGHER ART FORMS HAVENER' DETRACTDftS-.THE THEATRE SEEMS ES PEOAUi/ VULNERABLE- THE MOST RECENT CRITICISM IS THAT THERE IS TOO LITTLE ACTION AND FAR TOO MUCH TALKING IN THE MODERMAV COMIC STRIP WHAT DO W THINK ABOUT 7H&? Letters Band Concert Seating Plan Called Poor TO THE EDITOR; I have just brought my two small sons home from another disappoint ing experience at Schwab Audi- torium. T suppose, by now, L , should be used to the ridiculous situation of having more peo ple turn out for a Schwab _ performance than there i b * room to accommodate. ' But I keep hoping that some- one will finally learn how to avoid .. such nonsense. This latest occurance was due to the utter stupidity of whoever<?is in charge of the Blue Band concerts for: ’ • Not distributing tickets'in advance, even if .such tickets were free. • Not changing the perform ance from Schwab to Rec Hall if advance ticket distribution indicated that a larger audience -was coming than had been orig inally anticipated. This plea lhal-"we never had such a crowd before" is in excusable 1 If tickets had been distributed, there would not hare been so very many small children, at welt as university students, turned away. In order, to fulfill one’s re quirements for a Masters De gree in Theatre Arts, Penn . State students must produce a performance complete with dis tribution of tickets. If we ex pect such planning from our students, I think we should demand it from our faculty and administration. —Rodelle Weiniraub State College -= Lyons Men •Disgusting' TO THE EDITOR; Yesterday a few of the “men” of Lyons Hall exhibited their amazing physi cal and mental prowess. On this day, the girls of fourth floor Hoyt Hall labored three hours to build a 10-foot snowman. A few hours later, two "boys" from Lyons de stroyed it for a joke—Ha! ha! . Sines Collegian offered to photograph it . Wodnes day morning, ,the girls derided to rebuild it. Building it ths sec ond time .proved to be a mors difficult task. About 11 p.m. three "boys" ■ maliciously destroyed it again, bit by bit, against the pleas of all the Hoyt girl S and the Senior Resdent. These future defenders of our country brave ly? ran from our 5*2" Senior Resident. This may seem to be a trivial incident but it Is just aiiother in', a long series of disgustng . aCtions-by many -boys of Lyons. For example: putting their feet on the dining; hall tables apd using foul, language. In the future these boys ■might try developing their "muscles” by building- snow men instead of tearing them down. Squeak, Lyons, squeak! —Mary. MalishouckL '64 Sophomore Hits Line Cutting TO THE EpITOR: Women: Aren’t they wonderful? “You can’t live with ’em, you can’t live without 'em.” As far as meals go, I would sooner be without "’em."’ For instance, line “cutting” •or “hopping.” I don't mean to say that boys don't "cut”; they certainly do., and some girls don't “hop” lines. But have you noticed the volume of girls that do “cut?” Girls cut at least twice as much as boys. Just what makes you think you fare any better or any more hungry than we boys? i Here’s what one sophomore boy thinks of your antic. It’s small of you. You are using your sex as a club, and any girl who does that is cheap. Worse than that, it’s immature of you.; But that’s all right Just think how much faster you get that food. So carry on, little pre-schoolers. Someday perhaps you’ll grow -up. —Ed Schauhla, *64 •Letter oil trsteri — ** Serious Crocks! Show in Communist] Facade! . By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst j The facade of monolithic power and monolithic Com munist discipline built up under j Stalin is beginning to show serious cracks under Khrushchev. { This is not merely because jof a tendency toward autonomy in Communist parties abroad in connection with the Sino-Soviet ideological di vision. Nor is it merely because Red China is having to compromise with, her \ industrial and com munal systems, or because the Soviet Union appears-, on the verge of j compromising her heavy industrial aiyl long range agricultural interests for the sake of immediate food. Those are fundamentals, but they are manifestations ‘ of problems which ths two lead ing Communist countries havo faced throughout their mod ern histories. Perhaps more revealing as to the actual state of Commu nist power and discipline is the inability .to cover up the sur- . face manifestations of these deeper ipatters—a process of covering up to which they have ' always paid a great deal or attention in attempting ' to' maintain the facade, before the world. There are things like Soviet Khrushchev's gamble 'and failure in. the United Na tions, where the underdevel oped countries have almost completely declined to rally around his attempt to seize leadership in the name of anti colonialisnw There is «* picture of Allied planes flying their normifl - courses down the Berlin corri dor as though the buzzing. So viets represented no more than gnats on an elephant's rump. There |is First Deputy Ana stas I. Mikoyan, perhaps the Letters Equipment Misuse Charged TO THE EDITOR: Many of us for delivery between buildings are grumbling and complaining , on! campus? : - ' , ® ... "... ...... j Often these trucks,; which about the high tuition and • are no t equipped to in housing costs at- Penn State, j' heavy snow will become, stuck These costs have been threat-! while making their deliveries, ening to rise in the near future. ’ However, is it necessary, for This week the University has their drivers to deliberately been faced with an additional misuse their equipment.to get cost,-the cost of snow removal! “unstuck.” r ' I realize that in the process of When I see University equip snow removal machinery which men misued on purpose, I be performs this task is bound to gin to realize what unneces-- have an extra mechanical sarily adds to the cost of an strain placed on it, but what o education. I of the other equipment used —Georg# Stiegler '65 Little Man on Campus b Y mal whshlswo- rcma asked ~ WHSS-ANP I&Wn&ffyOWEWAS>A i£cmi!B HOTBS>* THUpSOAY, MARCH s| 1962 Soviet leader who is closest to Khrushchev, moving through East Berlin crowds which gave him the silent treatment despite the organizational efforts, of the Communist bullyboys in ’ the plants and schools. j There is Walter Ulbricht, the former Stalinist, "long promised “sovereignty" over East Ger many which would place him in position to further attack the > Allied position in . West ' Berlin, returning from a pil grimage to Moscow with no more than a loan to aid his Bagging economy. - ; There is Poland, where offi cials are offering little Lmore than token opposition j to a spreading movement lot more Polish-nets and less Russian ness. There is Enjger Hoxna bania, head' of a total lovely ' regime, yet nei less able to thumb his r the! Kremlin. And then there i 3 the! North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the United States, which jumped through some small hoops because or the (Berlin crisis, only to learn they, didn’t have to, and taking a new posi tion ofccaim refusal to be bun coed {any,-longer, i When the Communists* are revealed in all of their inabili ty to keep their smaller em barassments under a blanket, then you can begin: to'j watch for a better look at some of the big ones. ; * * of Al iy un rerthe- tose at
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