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Editorial Opinion
We Say It Again:
Schwab Inadequate
; In June, 1903, a hew auditorium was
dedicated on the campus of the Pennsyl
vania State College. It was named Schwab
iiij honor of the trustee who donated the
$155,000 needed to Construct the “over
| sized" auditorium.
| 'ln 1903, Schwab Auditorium had 1500
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‘ seats and was nearly two-thirds empty
when the entire student body.of 568 per
' sons assembled under its roof, f
The graduating class of 1903 had no
; -worry about rationing tickets for com
* mencement because Ike new auditorium
■ : cpuld provide ample room for the fathers,
mothers, sisters, brothers, grandparents
" and even cousins of the 72 graduates.
Fifty-nine years' have elapsed since
Schwab was dedicated, and no additional
facilities have been provided.
Penn. State’s student body has swelled
to about 16,000. This means that for every
Student on campus in 1903 there are 30
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students .pn campus today. ,It also means
that while Schwab could more than ac
commodate the entire student body in
11903,-today it can hold only 8 per cent.:
The lack of Adequate auditorium fa
cilities on this campus has been clearly
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[demonstrated many times in recent years.
■ In the past two weeks we have,£een
ithe urgent need for an auditorium re
emphasized twice—once during the com
munist challenge series and again when
[Vice President Lyndon Johnson spoke in
jthe Business Administration Career Day
ceremonies.
Saturday evening Senators Hubert
Humphrey and Karl*Mundt will debate in
Schwab. It is indeed*a rare occasion when
two senators debate;off the Senate floor,
and undoubtedly student interest in this
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Lecture Series presentation will be strong.
It. is unfortunate that less plan 1200
students will be able to %ttend. this [news
worthy event in Schwab.
The Humphrey-Mundt debate may be
come the third event within two weeks to
demonstrate the gloss inadequacy of
Schwab Auditorium to fulfill the! audi
torium needs of this university. i .
ft is imperative that the administra
tion recognize this evident need and make
immediate plans to construct adequate
auditorium facilities. j
Attendance
For Prexy's
President Walker will address students
tonight in his second “state of the Uni
versity” message. He has indicated that his
speech will deal with the present and
future problems facing this University.=-'
The President has also said he intends/
to direct his speech primarily to sjeniors.
We realize.that this is a perfect opportunity
for the President to make* a “lasting impres
sion'' bn these future alumni -about the
needs of this University, but we consider
the' problems of the-University to be a
matter of concern to every student attend-.
inj£ Penn State. . . j
‘Attendance at Walker’s “state j
University” address last year, was
especially in view of the. important
discussed.
We urge all students, particularly
who complain that W/rtker daesn':
enough contact with the students, to
this speech, j
Student radio station WDFM has been
permission to record Walker's
address for later replay—a privilege that
wa§ granted last year. 3 !
■ While we lament this short-sighted
move, this fact makes it even more impera
tive, that students attend this address .to
hear the University’s present: academic
and physical plans and the problems it
will be facing in the near future. - j
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Urged
Speech
WAYNE HILINSKI
Business Manager.
Letters
Oink for Johnson
Shows Appreciation?
TO THE EDITOR? We had the
honor and privilege -of having
Lyndon B. Johnson, Vice Pres
ident of the United states,
speak to the Penn, State stu
dents. imSchwab yetserday.Our
appreciation to the Vice Presi
dent was so aptly shown when
Mr. Robert Barraclough pre
sented him with an “honorary"
freshman dink. ■
It is indeed a a misfortune
that he .removed : it ‘too quickly
to pose for the Associated Press
photographers, for we are sure
that if this picture was! re
leased to the public, every
noted dignitary would be clam
oring Jo speak at'. Penn State.
—Jeanne Itughi* *63 ■■
—Lynn HfkM
—Kathryn Dodge *S3
—Cathy Creighton 164
JFK
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president Kennedy sharply the steel industry
yesterday for initiating a new inflationary spiral by substantially
raising the price of steeL ; ' | v
This price increase followed i swiftly on the heels of the
c 'negotiation of a • noninflationary wage { contract with the steel
workers. j i
Kennedy was particularly disturbed at the price
because the government had r
played a key role in negotiat
ing a steel pact that is in line
with his policy''
of pHce stabili
ty-. !
Kennedy be
lieved such., an
agreement was
necessary
in die national
'intjerest. He
fearjd a lengthy
strike or a£-
series -6f
and pride
increases would
seriously im - mters
peril the nation’s recovery from
the] 1960-61 recession.
Kennedy, who was once
called "a big spender from the
East".has followed a basically
sound' fiscal, policy and this
year presented Congress with a
balanced budget even though
the j recession recovery process
been completed.
In delivering his January
budget address, Kennedy warn
ed that the budget would .not
balance -if the economy didn’t
- recover as expected or if a new
round of inflation began.
, Although the economy hasn't
beeh as active in the early
months of this year as the Pres- ;
ideat’s advisers had hoped, the j
Prekident hasn’t scrapped his -
plans to balance the budget • j
Tuesday’s announcement of j.
a planned price increase by; j
U. S. Steel could serve as the'
disturbance that generates ;
waves’of price and wage in- ;
creases that will make the pos- ■
. s'ibility' of balancing the budget
i reniote. • j
- Kennedy’s remarks at yesler- ;
day's press conference indicate ;
that he doesn't intend to accept
: this price increase without a- ;
<>f the
poor,
topics.
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; Letters
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WDFM Ban
Ait Speech Hit
Toj THE EDITOR:- Tonight
Dri Walker will address a maxi-'
munr audience of 402 concern
ing “The State, of the Univer
sity."
WDFM Radio, which covers
alii major speeches and events
on campus, has requested per
mission to record this speech
foti future broadcast.
. This permission has been
denied.
According’ to the president's
Asiistanf, Wilmer Kenwor
thy, Dr. Walker will be speak
ing from notes and directing
hi* address only to those pres
sed.? And so. "the President
prefers that it not be recorded."
perhaps' it’s true that less
than three per cent of the stu
dent'body will , care to see Dr.
Walker in one of his none-too
frequent public appearances.'
iAnd perhaps there is no local
interest in “The State of the
University." ‘ .
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|And perhaps the President’s
remarks on this occasion will
be of little or no significance.
jin that case WDFM'i 'pro*,
gram directors should have’
enough discretion to edit or to
refrain from, broadcasting the
recording of the speech.
j.But why should the words'of
our University’s president be;
addressed to so small an audi-j
ence, and then lost forever? i
i What has happened to Free-:
dom of the Press?
—Steve Monheimer '64
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vs Steel Industry
j THURSDAY. APRIL 12. 1962
sight. Since the recently nego
tiated wage contract won't cost
the steel-companies any more
money, the substantial price
increase cannot be justified in
the eyes of the President. *
If competition existed in the
! steel industry, the lack of busi
ness would force U.S. Steel, the
first to announce a hike, in
Isteel prices, to eventually lower
Sits prices to the former level.
1 However,| the major steel
companies. have followed U.S.
‘Steel’s lead in raising prices.
‘This i sheep-like - action - has
•raised seripus doubts in , the
minds; of many Americans as
to whether! competition really
i.exists in the steel industry.
Also, the industry disregard
:ed the moral:bond for little or
no price increase in the wake
of’its agreement to a noninfla
tionary pact with its workers.
These! factors mayprecipitate
a Congressional investigation
of competition among the ma
jor stiel companies.
Some people have suggested
/that the steel industry; has
raised; the price of steel at this
itime in an effort to destroy
Kennedy's.pians for a balanced
tibudgejt,- and iihus raise the
chances,of Republican .victories
in- the November election,
ii If this was a motive’that in
jfluencied the steel
decision to raise prices, the
Isteel [corporations may soon
discover" that it'isn’t wise to
oppose the most politically
astute man- in American; poli
tics today, President- Kennedy.
For - in less than 24 hours
after the, price increase was an
nounced) ' President Kennedy
began; generating heated public
opposition ,to the steel indus
try’s action. .
Seniors Urged
To Hear Prexy
Ji TO THE EDITOR: Tonight wo'
i will have the privilege of hear
} ing Dr. Eric A. Walker .address
i: the senior class and all other
r interested persons at 7:30 in v
i: 121 Sparks. The President will
f speak about - the present and
: : futurd problems- the Univer
-5 sity faces, with emphasis, upon
the role which the seniors will
soon play as alumni. .
'As seniors, we anxiously
await the future. We tend to
forget' to look back over the
four yean we have spent at
Penn State. Our University has'
given us the opportunity for
educational and intellectual ex
perience as well as a variety
of rich and pleasant memories.
When we leave in June, Penn
Slate will go with, us into our
new homes and occupations.
We owe a great debt to, our
alma mater—a debt which may
< in part be paid by giving our '
i -loyal interest and support to
. Penn State after graduation.,
f President Walker’s message is
j an important one for all sen-
E iors. to hear. Wtf heartily- urge
j all seniors to attend the .Presi
i dent’s Report
| —Barbara Hackman '62
President/ Mortar Board
, Freshmen Urged
To Hear Walker
TO THE EDITOR: Lion’s Paw
and Mortar Board are sponsor
ing a lecture by President Eric
Walker entitled “The State of
the University.".On the posters
the organizations have printed,
the inference, is that only sen
iors are urged to attend this
lecture. . 1 : 1
I would like to urge all
freshmen to seriously attempt
to hear President Walker’s lec
ture; for whom, does the “state
of the University" concern
moire i than'we who will.be at
Penn State three more years?
' -‘-Thomas Miller *65
President. Freshman Class
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