PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion I !■ Lion !. In memorium for James H. Coogan, director of public Information, who died in the service of Ihis University Thursday. e His last act, addressing a meeting of the. Alumni Club of Southern New Jersey, was characteristic of his life for the past 20 years—done in behalf of Penh State. Mr. Coogan had the distinction of serving the Uni versity first as a student, ahd lateras a staff member.'He* Was editor of the Penn State Collegian in 1930, succeeding the late and loved Lou Bell, and was a member of LionV iPaw. ; Ironically, in 1958, Mr. ; Coogan again succeeded the revered Mr. BelL former public information director, who was fatally stricken in almost the same manner less than iour years ago. Prior to that time Mr. Coogan had served in the department for 16 years and was assistant director to Mr. BelL He continued the job of promoting 'Penn State that Mr. Bell had so successfully begun. And he carried the job through Penn State’s most crucial and ■formative years, transforming the. University, in the public image as well as"in fact, from a local college .to an 'oujtstahuing state university. j ; His success is attested to by the fceven citations awarded to his department by the Anferican _ College Public Relations /Association within the past two years. Mr. Coogan was respected and admired by newsmen and education officials throughout the. state and his personality spread the good : name of Penn State as much as did his writing. ' | . • Students, faculty and staff alike are Indebted to him and share the benefits of his service to [he Alma Mater he loved. ! - j The University has lost a devoted servant and the Penn State family a beloved friend. j. Today the Lion utters not a loud roar, but a soft and reverent newspaperman’s " —30—" for Him Coogan. Open Board Meetings This weekend the 32 persons who decide official University policy are meeting in the Nittany Lion Inn, but few people know what they are discussing. This is because the 32 persons, THE! BOARD OF TRUSTEES of The Pennsylvania State University, conduct. Jheir meetings in secrecy. • i Thd Board does not announce its agenda in advance n6r does it release a complete statement of. proceedings at the conclusion.of the meetings.- . The closed meetings of,-the Board-jundoubtedly stem -from the University’s; unusual corporate positidi£j being Jboth a chartered corporation and a non-profit state-aided institution. ' - While there can be certain advantages to closed meet ings, we believe that for the University to enhance its status as a state institution, a status which.has been ques tioned, the Board must open its meetings to the public. By resisting all suggestions that ihey open their meet ings. the Board strengthens the arguments of those who say that the University is not the state university of Penn sylvania. • i Local public school boards and j state government agencies as well as the staje legislature are required by law to conduct their meetings in public. • We-believe that jo strengthen the University’s posi tion as the state university-the Board should voluntarily open its meetings and thereby operate under the same regulations which govern other state find state supported groups. . A Student-Operated Newspaper 57 Years of Editorial Freedom (Hlfp Satty (EoUeman Successor to The Free Lanct. est, ISBT •Cahltahtd family tfcrwac* tMCanlay toarmtaa Cirtnt th« yur. Tin OaUr C®ll*ci»«i h i Hnyiytt Eatcrt* u wtwl din awtUr taly S. lIM II Um .Stair CaUora. h Part Offk* o 4« th» act if Mirth S. IST* M»U BaWtrl*UM rrttti KM ■ rw MaHiac Ml *»»■- (Mhti fa. Member of The Associated Prc t JOHN BLACK- ! Editor The WATNE HILINSKI Business Manager j -f . i ' ' THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY I PARK. PENNSYLVANIA I t l i * I ! .■ Roars Letters Cutback On Holidays Proposed TO THE EDITOR: I would like to suggest that the long vaca tion between the tall and {win ter terms be cut down, say to the first week of-'December. Why should we have so much time' off during the time of year when the weather is worst and there is nothing much going on except outdated religious holidays of no. im portance. , j j Even overlooking this 1 one minor, shortcoming, I have nothing but praise for the; Uni- If or 3.5 per versityfs actions to underline icent price in insignificant religious and na- [crease late yes tional holidays stuchi as Easter, in the Good Friday, Yoin'Kippur and |face of growing Thanksgiving. '.| [public opposi- Along with this it is taking Ition, ’ a grand great strides to break .down [jury investiga that archaic social unit, the "ition jof corn family by denying it such; gim- | petition in the - micks as these childish j industry and ittees celebrations to . maintain its : possible loss of government . strength. • 'steel purchases. If all goes well; and other Juit twenty-four hour, after organizations can be persuaded rjJS. Steel's announcement of to take up the cause, all. weak a s 6 jper ton price boost late “ se)ess , sc " tl {" en . ta!lt y J Tuesday. President Kennedy ‘ r'SoT V*" toSJoSiwS ' i Kennedy had little trouble fng dreSL P of ISf views® G&rge Orwell add Aldous ’ hls and most of the na- Huxley. j ’ ■ t : I am t glad to: see that the ' University has finally realized the truth of Karl; Mint’s words that religion is thte opiate Of the people, and as suclpshould be • done away with* Also I com mend the actiorjs of the | Uni versity for its noteworthy at tempt to help mpkel sterile the first amendment; of the federal Constitution, by prohibiting the free practice of [religion. Registration o:j Yt>m Rippur and classes I and; bliiebooks on Good Friday ate al stroke of genius. Perhapp Compulsory review sessions,ip d[few cours-' es on Easter Sunday would be appropriate a 150.., |- •. But I feel, it jjs necessary to warn our 'guaiidians iri the administration that lit may all be in vain if Christmas and Channakah arealsq not [com pletely stamped'out: It would be a shame to see [such bril liapt efforts go for naught. —John;. C. Reimer '62 —-r-i- 6&JHOUXXS JB£i HE'S I EAUf/SOWS] sweiAceJ whoops' r fit , 8 i noiu he's sow? BAck uke HE’S FORSOTTtjN SOMETHiNS. i. s AHO NOhJ+fifS WINS j OFF A6A1N..1 ■ , -, , , IT JOST KILLS ME NOT; KNOdXNS WHAT A 80S COULD POSS&y HAVE TO FORGET.' I ■ I. President Kennedy won a major political victory for his and an impor tant [economic victory for the natioin yesterday when he pressured the major steel com panies into reversing their decision to raise steel prices. The big steel corporations decided' to a bandon plans fa y - World At Leaders Set Conferences On Berlin Issue ‘ WASHINGTON (/P) Pres ' idem Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Mac j mill an will devote a full week- , lend to private talks on major ■, world issues April 28-29, in ! formed sources. said yesterday. The Berlin situation and nu clear testing were understood - I to jbe on the Kennedy-Macmil -1 lan agenda. Secretary of State Dean Rust ] meanwhile took a cautious ap ! proach toward his scheduled Monday , meeting with Soviet , Ambassador Anatoly F. Do brynin on the Berlin question. , : Jtusk indicated Washington > ! has received no complaint from I ! Wjest German Chancellor Kon- ' ‘ rajd Adenauer in the fortncom : ing meeting with the Russians. . ;U.Si off dials also reported! none of the other allies have _ objected to the American- posi- ' ; tipn as outlined in a document! ■ circulated by the U.S. govern-, • nient. [U.S. authorities hold the 1 view that the Berlin still, is in deadlock although! tensions have eased some and; the Reds have shown an eager- 1 riess for a further round of talks. • I The main new ingredients in the discussion picture are rival U.S. and Soviet proposals for international authority over ac cess to Berlin. Atom Spy Soblen Free' Pending Appeal Verdict, : 1. WASHINGTON (/P) Jus ' lice John Marshall Harlan of ' jthe Supreme Court permitted 1 release yesterday of Dr. Robert (A. Soblen, convicted of spying 'for the Soviet. Union, oh , ;sioo,ooo bail. i{ Harlan specified that Soblen I; could remain at:liberty under ’;! bond pending* final Supreme |Court, action on an appeal to i !be filed by. May 12. 1 ■j Soblen, 61, was'convicted iii | federal court in New York last ; July 13 for wartime espionage ■! and got a life sentence. } The U.S. Circuit Court In New York, upheld the convic : lion last March 13. I . Soblen was accused of giv j ing secret data to Soviet agents ■ during a 20-year period. , ? *C3 ' Snowed FK Scores Victory In Steel Backdown S SATURDAY. APRIL 14. 1962 by Joel myers — : tion’s influential newspapers supported his opinion. I The big steel companies ap parently decided . not to go through with their planned in crease yesterday when they realized Kennedy was going to fight the price boost in the, courts and in the Congress.' Their decision not to raise ~ prices marks one of the most important economic victories of the Kennedy Administra- . lion. The new round of infla tion which was feared would! ■ follow in.the wake of the price' increase is now unlikely, and the chances of Kennedy's bal-j ' ancing his 1962-63 budget 'ap-j pear much greater than they! ~ did 24 hours ago. Some political observers had felt that the steel price increase, was partially motivated By the. Republican - dominated : com-! . panies in an attempt to wreck the President’s price-stability, program, and thus enhance the election chances of ,GOP; Con gressional candidates this No-!, vember. Whe' — : — •tether or not. the majorj steel companies actually sought to aid Republican candidates,! it' is apparent that Kennedy and the Democratic Party! have! emerged victorious from the! fight over steel prices. A Glance Russian Note Turns Down Test Ultimatum MOSCOW ( JP) Soviel Pre mier Khrushchev told Presi dent Kennedy and Prime Min ,ister Harold Macmillon yester ,'day that the . Soviet Union ! would hold- new nuclear tests Ito match any carried out! by ithe West—underground, in the atmosphere, dr in outer space. Khrushchev made the- state • ment in a note rejecting a last -1 chance .appeal by the Western leaders for a controlled end to i nuclear tests. He said the ; U.S.S.R. refuses to allow “un hampered intelligence” over ifs ; territory. The rejection made it cer tain ah American series of nuclear tests in the -atmosphere will go on as planned later-this month in an area of the Pacific around Britain’s. Christmas Is land. | . * • 1 ; Khrushchev's reply, was dis tributed by Tass and broadcast over jMoscow radio. Tass said it would be published in all Soviet papers. 1 .. . • . “Your continuation of {test ing and the implementation of your declared decisidn -to! hold tests” the Soviet leader! said “compels us to prepare! and hold tests of our nuclear weap ons.”: ) Terrorist Leader Sentenced to Die PARIS (AP)—Ex : Gen, Ed-' mond Jouhaud was sentenced to death last night as a leader of the'terrorist European’Secret Army Organization. Defiant cries i met the verdict of the special high military court. . Jouhaud; 57, is a former chief of staff of the French air force who turned violently , janti- Gaullist j j As a . civilian ex-general stripped of military - trappings, could be sent to the guillotine rather thafi toe firing squad of military tradition. There is no appeal from'the verdict However, De Gaulle can commute toe sentence if he chooses. - I Jouhaud was charged {with armed revolt.-against France and : with inciting Algerian Europeans to 1 terrorism la:; a leader of the Secret Army Organization. . !; ‘
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