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Editorial Opinion
Lion
For the ,members of the University Senate who yes
terday displayed insight and initiative for, the future of
this University. •
The Senate's action has been paralleled in the recent
past only by its decision to end discrimination in campus
organizations.
In close and tense balloting, the Senate voted against
another postponement on the question of voluntary vs.
compulsory ROTC programs and in place of further pro
crastination recommended to President Walker and the
Board of Trustees that the Reserve Officers Training Corps
program be offered to all students qn a voluntary basis
beginning summer term, 1963. •
The vote centered around the issue of - whether to
delay decision until pending legislation on ROTC revision
is considered in the National Congress or whether to use
the right of this University to decide• for itself which type
of program is best for the school and the nation.
It was' recommended by the Senate Committee on
Military Instruction that the Senate vote against volun
tary ROTC at this time and wait for-Congressional legis
lation which is expected early next year fora two-year
selective program.
.The majority of the senators, however% did not con
done this "waiting game" and showed both in debate and
by written ballot that they felt it was time for the Uni
versity to take the initiative in the matter.
Before any action can be taken on the Senate's
recommendation, it must be aproved by the University's
Board of Trustees. After. viewing ?the close vote in the
Senate, we expect a similar situation in
. the Board of
Trustees.
The Board will have a serious issue to decide, for if
and when voluntary ROTC is approved, the impact on
both the University and the nation will be great.
Penn State has'beeb recognized and influential among
land-grant colleges due to its outstanding military train
ing program. Because of the University'aleadership in this
fie i ld, the decision to adopt a voluntary program will
probably have great influence outside State College.
' We wholeheartedly support the action of the Uni
versity Senate yesterday and feel that they have made a
decision of which every student at this University' can
be proud.
• The faculty has indeed lived up to the description_
given by Paul H. Davis in a recent article where t he pre
dieted that Penn Sfate would eventually be one of the ten
leading universities in the country.
- Davis included as one of the factors on which he
based his prediction an "alert, boyd faculty unafraid of
inventions and' innovations."
We hope and. trust that the Board of Trustees will
recognize and uphold this achievement.
Initiative Needecl
• • In talking with University Party - chairman Mike
Dzvonik - and Liberal Party chairman Anne Morris; we
have discovered that their ideals for political parties
on this campus are very similar.
Allison Woodall; acting Campus Party chairman, was
away from oampus and unavailable for cormnent.
Both chairmen seem to agree that if parties, would
reexamine their alms and values and strive to make the
institution truly serve the best interests of student gov
ernment, they could be - effectiVe.
We strongly believe in the merits of political parties
with the idea of a strong student government 'and a better
university In mind.
For this reason we again urge' that parties drop the
"easy way out" and begin to build themselves into a
necessary part of student goverrupeni by participating
.in this fall Congressional election.
The power to move back election dates lies with the
Congress. Such a move would naturally have its opponents
'but we strongly believe that the building of student gov.i
ernment is a thing not to be postponed Until convenient.
We would like to see the - USG Congressmen "alert,
bold and unafraid of:inventions and innovations" on this
matter. • ,
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN; UNIVERSnY PARK, -PENNSYLVANIA
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Several years ago columnist
Walter Lippmann wrote that the
wisest policy for integrating our
kilo°ls would be to proceed by
staes, beginning as soon as pos
sible at the university and grad
uate school leveL Alicy such
...as this, Lippmann said, po would be
valuable:Oa training •both young
Negro. and white men and women
to be leaders in their communities.
Roars
While it is, true
that our univers,
is not faced w;
the tangible foi
of integration si
as those occurn
at the Univers;
of Mississippi,
think • it valu
to consider I.)
mann's opinion
light of our pr
tion as . poten
community lead
ers.
• As educated people we should
condone neither the' actions of the
students'!at Ole Miss nor the op
position of Mississippi governor
Ross Barnett in obstructing the
admission of Negro James Mere
dith to that university:
Some point out that the Su
prenie Court made a tragic mis
take in the. first place by dump
ing the enforceinent of their de
cision integrate public schools
into the hands of private groups
instead of the federal government.
:r In its original. decision, the
court demanded only that South
ern schools be integrated within
10 vars. True, if the government
had provided a master-type plan
integration would have been car
ried out with greater authority
and certainly more organization.
Others point out that integration
in the public schools at .the ele
mentary and secondary level were
just as poor a place to begin. They
point out, in support of their argu
ment, the trouble in Little- Wick,
Ark., when the first attempt was
made to integrate public high
school. At that time Gov. Orville
Faubus' also attempted to frus
trate the order of the court, as did
the Mississippi governor, and stu
dents and their parents also pro
tested with violence to the in
tegration.
There is one aspect of the pres
ent situation in Mississippi. how
ever:- which makes it distinct for
the Little Rock incident. The Ar
kansas students were younger and
because they were adolescents.
for thirrecord .
•
integ6Ttion Leaders
•
by earr kunkfemaii
might be forgiven somewhat for our views. overcome our prel
their lack of maturity. Llppmann udioes and forM our own philoso
seezol to be right, at least if the plaids. In lightiof this, we should
theory_ that mature ' students in- be able to realise that these bene
habit a - university campus, that fits !have been passed to us be
'rational= would have been cause our country was originated
easier at Ibis ,higher level had it to Offer opportunities to' all its
begun there.- 'citizens.
The point can also be raised Many stalwart leaders such as
that we on this campus have not Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee,
actually lived in the environment Goi. Luther Bodges of North
where most of this violence has Carolina (now Secretary of Com
occurred. This point is obviously merce), and Gov. Pat Brown of
valid, but does this mean we California did snot back - .down in
would condone actions such as their support of- integrating
those at Ole Miss? It seems more schools in their states, , in spite
logical to presume that because of; opposition. They; too, had the
we have received 'advanced edu- higher education that we are now
. cation, we should be more capable acquiring.
of understanding the situation and Gov. Barnett threatened to use
stronger in our belief that causing police - forces 7in Mississippi to
factors should be eliminated. nullify the federal lau. Besides'
Possibly the greatest 'challenge raising a. question of constitution
to us is that not only in Lipp- ality, the threat should serve as a
mann's opinion, but in those of warning to us :that another block
our instructors, parents and fellow was placed along the road to
countrymen, we have the great- achieving a common heritage
est potential for becoming lead- through education in which inte
ers due to this country's great (;ration could be achieved peace
stress on education. fully. '
With such credit given to us, There are many Northern corn
we must realize that decisions munities with' housing and ber
concerning integration will deli- ough .restrictions :against :race.
nitely be affecting 1 our lives and These.should / .be ;investigated.
those of our children. It; might be Other discriminatory practices are
easier to begin at the elementary also prevalentin businels.
level with our children' so that Perhaps the greatest area of dis
by•the time they are our age, they crimination air the social restric
will not have to think about a tions. These I !feel will take more
deCision to make. !On the other tirrie,Wdissolie, because of their
hand, if we do not take advantage mor6 intangible nature, ando.prob
of our leadership, 'it could quite ably our children will beztAced
possibly be that we will be taking with these sate problems.
the attitude of Southerners and , The point tremains, however.
influencing our children in a light that to utilize Lippmann's
that does not reflect the merits of Method for, ridding ourselves of
our education. these tangible forces in an area
rife not believe that in con- so vital as. '',education we can
science we 'would be Willing :to achieve now it least some of the
do this, for we have been given Common good for Which we as edu
the benefit of a place to broaden Cated•Americans should be striving.
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For Football 'Commentary'
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TO THE EDITOR; Ambition runs fellow directing them in their
high on the 'Penn State campus, clieers. Whati Mr. Krow fails to
and rich its reward, for a sense ' realize, is thit he is not merely
of importance is achieved. Unfor- 'boring HIS otganization, but that
tunately, however; this importance ihis microphorie carries quite clear.
can be over-emphasized, and upon'lly into the senior, junior and soph
occasion ridiculously so! . omore sections and as far into the
My letter is not intended to ( paying sections on the other side.
criticize the efforts of the Block It must be depressing for Mr.
"S" Club, nor to undermine the Krow to, see' the game come to
abilities of its stiff; my quite ill. an end, and his audience begin
feelings are to be directed only to trickle away.- It means that
to the garrulous; ;leader of this for a whole week this obnoxious
oiganization. Forgranted that Mr. exhibitionist 'must stagnate, imtil
Paul Krow must , start a full 20 he can repossess the. limelight.
minutes before halftime preparing Cheers to you, Mr. Krow! - •
his group with detaild that might ' —R. B. Thomas, '63
well have taken place at a meet
ing or , in a mimeographed letter.
-Forgranted also that Mr. Krow
Must continue his manifesting
throughout halftime. "All good
things come to an eventual end."
Mr. Krow ;doesn't!
;Well into; the last quarters we
(the spectators) are informed on
such wonderfully .extraneous facts
as how much the Block "S" cards
haye cost, predictions about the
Block "S" going to the Rose Bowl,
Mr.' Krow's personal narration of
the game and, we get a glance at
his rather startling humor;
7riatheureusement. The'cheerlead
-ers. I suppose, are Nrially, over
joyed to have such an amiable
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WEIiNESDAY. • gio 63 . ER 3. 1963
CustonW *clue Hit
TO' THE, EDITOR: At what point
does fu and "school spirit ' de
generate:into senseless sadism? Is
it simply the result of excess "on
the part of a feW modem
Neanderthalg, or is it inherent in
the whole system of Customs? If
the former, the Freshman' Custom
Board'h Gestapo apparatus should
be turned on the heckling' upper
classmen and not the bedeviled
freshman who tries to preserve a
shread of peisonal dignity. If the
latter, abolish Customs all to
gether. i I
ted Newepapier
A Student-
58 Tears 61 Ed
torial Freedom
P ' HERBERT WITMER
6 4EFO" Business Manager
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