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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1962
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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."
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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.
' —Richard Helffrich '64
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