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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. .
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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
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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. ,
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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. . !; ‘