PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Greek Week Dates The Undergraduate 'Student Government last night approved a recommendation to sponsor a float parade On Friday night of Homecoming Weekend. We endorse USG's action on this matter and feel that it has taken a step which will add and build tradition now lacking at this University. However, the decision causes a major problem. What will be done with Greek Week? Greek Week is presently scheduled for the week' after Homcoming Weekend. The Interfraternity Council went on record as approv ing the present dates for Greek Week, Oct. 21 to Oct. 27. - The Panhellenic Council has recommended that Greek Week he changed to the week of Feb. 22. to 29 dur ing the winter term. The decision of each council was hased on its recom mendation for the date of a float parade. • There , are two important points to be- considered on this matter *lf the present dates are. retained, Greek Week festivities will immediately follow Homecoming Weekend and the float parade. •If Greek Week is moved to Panhel's proposed winter term dates, it will occur right in the,middle of fraternity We urge that IFC and Panhel *meet at the, earliest possible opportunity to come to common agreement on the date. of next year'r. Greek Week. • It' is imperative that such a decision be made because much planning lies ahead. Benefifs of Encampment Student encampment is a workshop of student leaders where problems facing individuals and groups of students are discussed and debated in the hope of finding workable solutions The encampment is divided into several groups, each of which deals with topics in specified areas. Besides `stu 'dents, interestedlaculty members and administrators take part in the discussions. Encampment is held annually in the, fall prior to the start of classes. This year's meetings are scheduled for Sept. 12, 13, 14 at the Mont Alto campus. During the academic year most student leaders be come so embroiled in the problems of their respective organizations that it often becomes difficult for them to solve problems objectively. Encampment provides an opportunity for ;the heads of the many campus organizations to discuss individual and mutual problems among themselves and with faculty and administrators in an informal atmospherg. It not only offers many of these student leaders a fresh and new approach to many old and troublesome problems, but also provides the chance for students, fac ulty and administrators to confer on mature and equal levels. In the past many good ideas have come from encamp ment workshops. ' Recommendations' made at last year's encampment that the library remain open later, that college councils open rooms for study, that USG representation be based on residence areas, that a building code be adopted by the Borough, have ahead, been implemented partially or entirely. • _ Wg feel this annual conclave provides - an excellent opportunity for students to broaden and freshen their views on University life and activities. Applications for 1962 Encampment are due todly. Interviews for the applicants will be held _next week. We urge all students interested in helping to plan the basis for University operations for the next school year to apply for this program. It is an opportunity that - students truly interested in their Vniversity and in their fellow students will not allow to slip by. A Student-Operated Newspaper 57 Years of Editorial Freedom Otle Bugg Qiutirottian Successor to The Free Lance. est. If? Pahlimbed Tesoday through Saturday learning 'daring the University year. Tins Daily Collegian is • student-operated newspaper. Entered as aecaad..claw saattar July 1. tau at the State Collage, Pa. Post O h io* ander the act at March 2, 11179. : Mail Saliaeriptlea SIN a year Mailing Address Box 211. Slats Caeca, Pa. Member of The Associated Pre.s ANN PALMER HERBERT WTTMER Editor 45910- Business Manager THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA There was no- stamp issued this time to commemorate the event, but -in the opinion of mosillikimericans the orbital flight OL Scott Carpenter de serves- an impression on the pages\of history. - Aftek having risen early to witch' the always-thrilling lift off of . a manned rocket, mil lions of Americans went through the manual. procedures of their ,'every . day jobs-but their mids ..;.were not .on their work. Portable ra dios were more -plentiful in the 'offices; side walks- and de partment stores of the nation, than they are during the snowed Another Ego B World Series in MTEIRS a city whose "nine" are play ing in the annual classic. Coffee "breaks" approached record levels as "concerned" an d "interested" employees rushed off to the back' room to get the latest scoop froM the TV. Carpenter's flight probably Letters Bike: Rack Need • Seen on Ag Hill TO THE EDITORI In Tuesday's Collegian I noticed a letter about bicycle - regulations. Ac cording to Col. Pelton, director of the - department of security, where bike racks are not located, bikes should be parked in a "reasonable location." I have received several warn ings for parking my bicycle on the grass outside of Frear Lab. My bicycle could not be a hazard, unless someone wanted to walk through some bushes and a stone wall to go around Ferar Lab. Am I expected to park my Bicycle at the HUB for my classes on Ag Hill? Until racks are provided, stu dents will continue to park their bicycles in such "hazard ous locations." —Bonnie Plum, '65 I PI-A" 7.5 I THINK LINOS 15 R 1514/, CHARLIE BROWN... 4 111P. m . 4r 4 o k 4 4 41.•.‘ --- ,lb _ - LAX CAN'T STAND OUT l' ERE IN THE FIELD YELLIN6."CMCN,CWLIE BROIONNOO ON DO IT!' WHEN REAL& KNOWN CAN'T DO IT! ( 100 . RE MAKING O ALL INTO FWFOCiZITES: 111 11116 grak% N 1►34. 1 4. 1E t.tej BASEBALL IS SUPPOSED TO BUILD CHARACTER, NOT TEAR IT ESN ‘ 4 14 1 4 ,41. 4 k fo . 46, is !A...J.- _44.. obtained scant scientific knowledge wis e n compared with the similar ride of John Glenn, but the psychological and propaganda impact was probably just as great despite the- lack of a commemorative stamp. • The transmission of a few watts of power toward Mexico from the orbiting capsule probably accomplished u much for the •Alliance for Progress as the .expenditure of several millions of dollars. Car penter's message to our border sharing Latin American neigh bor was communicated in their native tongue. From Zanzibar to Iceland and from Melbourne to Moi cow, people waited and hoped., listened and prayed for good news of the astronaut's trip. And as they listened and pray ed .for news of the astronaut's trip: And as they listened even the biggest critic of capitalism couldn't help but be a little im pressed with the way the "open society" was fighting steadily and courageously uphill front second place in.the space rage. • Everyone knows the Soviets took an early and decisive lead in the race to the moon and be yond after having 'feverishly kaleidoscope 'America Yesterday a man took ride. Normally a person leaving for work would receive only . routine "goodbyes" 'from his family. But when the manj is astronaut- Malcolm Scott Car penter and the work is an pr bital flight; America greets him. Carpenter went up, and Car penter came down. I His three test furth man's capabi ties in spai were complet successfully I spite landi - 'problems. T flight is t sixth in a serf aimed at pi ting a man ,the moon. First th e were Sheix.. an d Grissom, then an empty capsule, next the monkey Enos, then Glenn and now Carpenter. . But what if Carpenter - not come down? What if Iroi failure had destroyed the sule at launch? Suppoe Aurora 7 had "impossibl ," Letters Soph Answ TO THE EDITOR: This 1: is written concerning Rogal's letter earlier this Ix He speaks glibly of his h for- "victory." Doesn't it to him that our little nu.: toys may someday go off? Mr. Rogal expect that - Ame freedom, American democ American iocia hinstitut which, presumably, we arel ing to defend, would survi nuclear war? I doubt it. .1 Cities like Washington Harrisburg, which coo • our political system, WDFM FRIDAY 4:1111 Mostly Wash, •:11 News 11:55 Weatherseape 7:IN Spotlight 4:44 Light Classical Jukebox 9:44 Maryut" lieseeriei f:4l I ,, iews, Weather & Sports 14:N Ballet Theatre 12:44 Nightseaad 2:22 ' Nowa ‘-' l ' 2:13 Sign-Ott FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1962 osier y Joel myers pushed their secret rocket pro gram for years. This lead undoubtedly sap ped some of the pioneering drama from Carpenter's' flight. Nevertheless, people couldn't help but be interestet.as a sec ond-by-second account of. the flight was broadcast into the living-rooms of the world. But, perhaps more important than the interest • generated abroad was the enthusiasm cre ated at home. _ • The success of early. Soviet space efforts coupled with' nu merous American missile fail ures help produce a period of gloom and depiession for the American people. Self-criti cism, cynicism and self-disgust that resulted from these U.S. failures spread their demoral izing influence into other areas of society, and Americans felt they were being pushed from the pinnacle. of strength they reached during World War IL The accelerating U.S. space program - and its recent suc cesses have helped to dissipate the falsely-created cloud of gloom, an d Ameticans are again gaining the pride and optimism that proved unbeat able for nearly two huhdred years. Waited by kay : mills inexplicably exploded over the ocean? The difficulties ' Carpenter did encounter when landing have renewed these questions. What would people do? Would there be America's a rmos t traditional call for a "searching" investigation? Would the cynics say, "I told you so"?: While 'we hope against hope; that such will never happemi we must consider what the! country's reaction would be. Undoubtedly th e - Project Mercury crew would pick it self up, bruised but not bat tered. There would be sym pathy for the missing member but also ,a double determin ation to make greater strides with greater care. As the professionals react, so must the- people. America may have many inequities and may . " follow practices of .which some , - of her citizens are hardly , proud. But if we could as a country act maturely in this projected psychological crisis, then - our democratic , system would speed- rapidly toward the spaceman's, "Everything is A-OK." ad ket ap the rand Regal Letter cease to exist. Our Pittiburghs and Philadelphias, which sup ply the goods which. maintain our economy, would also dis appear (as well as the who live there). • Suppose, however, that some- how American 'society did sur , viva. What kind of a society would we be? A nation that helped to murder the world? What a heritage! I don't pretend to know all the ahswers, but I fail to. see such "victory" in the wake 'of nuclear war. 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