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Editorial Opinion
Handbook of Professors
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We read on the facade of the Pfdtee!Library that "a
University is a collection of books." !But in these progres
sive days it is much more. ,
It is a constantly growing structural giant, it is a
forum for minds stimulated by knowledge and it is a
.faculty—a well-qualified, energetic i faculty dedicated to
truth.
At this University where manyidiverse activities are
promoted, there is too often a tendency to overlook the
primary purpose—intellectual venture and achievement.
President Walker said this year in his "State of the
University" report that he must build Nuality into the
University's faculty in order -to elevafe it to a, position
even higher_ than that in which it new ' r ests..
The focus on this University' ficulty is becoming
sharper nowadays than it has ever been before. Students
must recognize this desire for quality and promote it.
'",Student Councils are closely bound to the aims and
interests of their individual colleges and should' seek to
fOster the intellectual advancements of their respective
faculties.
We. thfirefore, recommend that. !student councils
undertake the publication of a boo*let! containing infor
mation about the faculty members 'of-their colleges.
Such a "faculty handbook" should -contain a
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summary of each person'sl , educationali background; aca
demic achievements and specializd interests. A special
committee might even evalUate each professor on his en
thusiasm and ability to communicate his, course material.
This booklet would be an invaluable guide for all
students, particularly "uninformed" freshmen, in choos
ing courses s And professors.
This book would enable both freihmen and students
already attending the University to seek out facultimem
berswith interests similar to theii own for professional
'advice or informaldiscussion.
If such a handbook were published! and updated year
ly by each student council, the project would directly
benefit the entire University by..bringing to light the
achievements and new advances beinV made by the Uni
versity's faculty—facts too often hidden from the public
eye.
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We urge all the student councils it. 6 strongly consider
publishing such a faculty booklet 'which would not only
benefit individual colleges but, the entire Pennsylvania
State University.
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• THE DAILY C.OLLEGIAN, UNIVERSRYf PARK) PENNSYLVANIA
HERBERT WITMER
Business Manager
qul Wit
Needed:
There are five comments
that almost inevitably follow
the casual remark that you are
a Penn State studentj provid
ing, of course, that the person
replying is not another. Penn
State student. The' gems that
everyone ha s undoubtedly
heard are:
*That's in Philadelphia,
isn't- it?-,
•Uh, where is that ;
exactly?
•Oh, that's where they have
all the parties! .
•Do 31.011 know .:, . .?
•What made yol go there?
Obviously this University
v i
has a public relations problem.
I'm sure students at Harvard
and Vassar don't ha e to cope
with these questions. Ev en stu
dents at Penn probably ,come
off easier. .
It seems rather
.a 'shame to
an optimistic soul z like - myself
that our fair Alma 1 Mater is
so little known tope public
at large. A Univers y which
has everything, with the ex-
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Snowedi
GOP Attack
The Republican . Party. took
another step toward political
disaster in the Noverber Con
gressional elections Thursday
when it viciously attacked
President Kennedy actions in
the Government-Bigl Steel fight
over steel prices lasf week.
In a statement issued by GOP
Congressional lead -
houses, Ken
nedy was
charged with di
recting or sup- t
porting a series
of actions that
imperiled basic
American
rights, went far
beyond the law,
and were more
characteristic of
a police state
than a free gov
ernment.
Nine events were cited which
in •the words of thel GOP were
"punitive, heavy••hinded and
-frightening" and taken cumu
latively constricted an un
precedented use cif "naked po
litical power." -
For the party l:hat is trying
desperately to -win:.he crucial
votes of minority 'm mbers and
city dwellers by destroying its
"Big Business" latiel. such a
statement was politically un
sound and potentially destruc
tive. -
Although the uta l ternent did
IMEZN
U.S.-Soviet Relations
On Beriii Discussed
By J. M. ROBERTS its poisibilities as a means of
L reement.
Associated Press littws Aga hist agA
t.. 5.. nd so long as there att. n
The United States is pursu- , gotiations going on about Ber
ing a settlement , of the Berlin Yin. the Soviets will be trying
question when jus t ! about the to use them to drive a wed trying
between West Germany and
only hope is a - I cit wider- her allies. , I
standing that neither side By getting the• United Stags
should press the other too hard to agree to the attendance of
there. I • East German representatives
as observers of the work of an
The United States Isipuisu- • international commission .lo`
ing the questionf disarma-
' supervise agreed regulation Of
ment when just a ut the only z l Western access to Berlin the
hope is for establ' hpent of a
Soviets. wouldbe able to instil
propaganda position,- and ' the' just such a wedge. Even tile c
only real expectStiOn is for re- mention of it already ha a
newel of The nuclear arms race cause d trou bl e . , i
,
at an-accelerated pace. The Soviet Union; by keep-
Secretary-General U Thant ing Germany divided, takes i a
of the United Nations, who is position which •is extremely
expected to visit 1 the Soviet popular among her Eastern Eu-
Union In an effort to encourage ropean satellites and Yugosta
just the sort of standstill which via. She's going -to' keep On -- 7
is envisioned by' al good many making noises about it bjit - 1 : 1 2. Newc :
people behind the scenes in doing little else fora long L'r r .l ) ,lrer Dl 4.
Washington, would, of course. time. . ,
1 7 :AO CAMPUS BEAT
like to see It trxtend beyond As for the -Geneva disarms- . T f Do News—Re.irw and Preview
the single issue of 'i3erlin. , meet conference, 'it is' sched- ,NO it=e l eTi tros F ranco
The "fascinalion" on ' the uled to report to the United ' - 8:00 N•ws
part of Soviet ; 4elegatei at: Nations June 1, and that lis l:41 ContemForery Coueepts
Geneva with- the 14.er U.S. dis- just about as long as it can :2 lciadair: sad ' Retie°a
armament proposals is more be kept open' by Soviet "con- tin ii eceeserii-e r -kluet sewn
likely to be directed' at its pos- sideration" of the U.S. propos- . Tleq., 5 , •
sibilities as a means of con- als and their own counter pro- 10: 00 4 1 :** 89 "I tI N Z osai alumr
tinuing the talkie than to w ard Posals• i use see-eix
New. PR !Icictics
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by Saralee ortOn
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-ption of Easter vacation, tense interest in public a ff airs..
•• ouldn't hide its light under And after a quick look at' cu ;r
- bushel. rent politics, it seems to me that
After devoting considerable Prexy might ptove a-winning
time and thought to the matter, dark horse, anththat would end
I feel that lam ready to offer ;our worries about legislatiye
•. me suggestions which would - :appropriations.
put Penn State on the map— •Cultivate a iradical student
and not at Philadelphia. My jgroup and giv. lots '
of pub-'
Vast experience in public rela- ;„ li city. Undoub tedly. t 1 s would
tions gives me reasonable ido a great deal-towards 'im
assurance !proving our aeademic• image.
a small el i Only very intellectual colleges
exerted in i have radical stndent . groupsj.
area will i 0 Extend an f offer- to Presi
a,
king wk l dent Kennedy to construct the
This is IA i moon rocket. on campus. Our
we d ean do i interest in national security
,
e'Run F I and our evident • technical
1
ident Wali : know-how would not go unap
for goverr predated by the patriotic -citi-
A' well-off 1 zens of 'our country.
ized camp, . •Have a Penn State coed
would d r I crowned Miss America. A Miss
a t t e n.t i American can bpost the Univer
to the Uni- " 14115 L'icw'l sity's prestige as well as attract
verity and convince the Com- • promising yoti'ng male stu
monwealth population that we . dents. Two Miss Americas
are a University with:, an in- ; would be even better. Look
what they didlfor Ole Miss!
•Conduct , in ' advertising
campaign. Imagine how many
people would be impressed by
a color shot of Old Main on the
back of Life magazine accom
panied by some catchy ;slogan
like "A •Thinking Isil,an'i Uni.=
versity."
l
by joel myers- I'm sure thafan active imagi
nation is exactly what we need
not defend the steel price in- in the University's public rela
crease bin concentrated on tions departrneht. I'll.be avail
criticizing the President's tac- able 'in June; 1988, if they can
tics in forcing the companies tot get along without me until
rescind, it will undountedly be then. . t.
interpreted by many, as a voice ,
of support for Big Steel. i, -
President Kennedy won 'a i • .
major political victory when 1 Letters '
he pressured the major steel i'.'
producers to back . down on
their announced price hike. He I
stood up against some of the 1
nation's biggest and wealthiest
interests on behalf of the aver-1
age consumer and in the inter-1
est of the nation's economic •
health.
Although a Kennedy political
victory indirectly means a
Republican setback. it wasn't:
until GOP leaders publicly de
nounced the President's actions!
that the Democrats reaped the:
full benefit of the Administra-1
tion's triumph. '
jri the past many Republi-I
cans have accused Kennedy and:
his fellow Democrats of follow
ing inflationary policies. Yet,':
when Kennedy made hisl
strongest move to prevent in-I
nation he was strongly criti- .
cized by many of these same'
Republicans. •
This demonstration of polit- I
ical opportunism will tend to
substitute the Democrat i
charge that the GOP is the
party of "negativism" and "op-:,
position".
SATDRDAY. APRIL 21, 19
Jr. Speaks for
intelligeOt Votes
TO THE EDITOR: On weane-s
-day evening TIM Council had
the privilege of hearing the
candidates for the top three
USG officespeak 'on their
platfornis and their -hopes.
Next week we will elect our
student leaders for the coming
year. In making our 'selection
we have the: obligation ',of
choosing the 'candidates best
qualified for each position.
Popularity and personal friend;'
ship should not influence our
votes. f
Here at Penn State we seem
to have forgotten that selecting
officers is only the beginning
in having an effective student
government. We must demand.
the best of our!leaders and give
them oUr best
When the election is com
pleted, we must remain watch
ful to See that everything Nero
wish accomplished is done. We
must be • willing to listen to
what opr officers have-to !ay
and to "I help them when they
desire help. •
A university can have only
one all-university president,
but it can have and should have
many . leaders. Nof being! a
member of USG or some other
governing body does not mean
that we should not actively
participate in bettering our
University.
Think carefillly - - s and vote in
telligently. The rational deci
sions of the student body next
week will determine the form
of student government for:the
coming year.
--Coiair Williams 13
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