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Editorial Opinion
For a Better Froth
Lz.;.;t we(7l:, the October issue of Froth appeared on
Uni:.•ersity riewstands and 'soon after its appearance, it
evoked a storm of controversy.,
The sales record for this issue was good; 'student
reaction was mixed, as our many Letters to the Editor
indicate.
Some students have uiged that Froth be banned by
the University adminfEtration or that some sort of
clearance channel be initiated to review material being
prePared for publication.
We defend Froth. We will fight for its staff's right to
comment and express opinions freely. We are opposed to
any 'censorship which could be imposed by either the
University administration or the faculty.
The concept of a student magazine devoted to wit and
satire is a good one. There are many occurrences <at the
University which, brought to light by such literature, ever
remind us of the realities and the humor in life. While
providing an outlet for student talent in this phase of
composition, sucii a publication also serves to keep mem
bers of University organizations aware of public opinion
and_"on their toes."
- There is definitely a need and a place for satiriCal and
humorous wriiing on our campus. It should be allowed to
flourish here, and even the threat of censorship, posQd by
indignant students, is an insult to the right of free expres
sion.and to the academic climate which thrives on thought.
Bee:'use student iniblications at this University enjoy
the cherished freedom of expression, however, their editors
must bc.. r with dignity the mammoth responsibility,,g
.rei;c7.:in-: homer and wit in good taste.
editor; of Froth should and must reflect the
Of their - responsibility! , by publishing articles
of werit
I roni reading the October issue and recent past issues
of Froth, we leel that. the quality of the articles has
deger,erated.
This current condition must not be allowed to contin
ue. We urge students who have criticized Froth to partici
pate in . rebuilding its quality,` both by persistent verbal
pressure and by participating in its publication:
Frkdil i^ a vital part of the University. It h6s been
rated as one of the top college humor magazines in the
country. Students have a right to expect well-written and
tasteful articles. The editors have the responsibility to
provide them.
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TO THE EDITOR: In last Satiir- ! able dish indeed. Miss Orton also rence. Can you imagine that?
day's issue theie was a rather i felt "called upon to make a few * - A nicer ;exterior for Beaver"
singular column entitlrd, 'What • suggestions
.. for the University Stadium . . ."'. Perhaps curtains
This University Needs'l by Saralee r e t ja ver . s ity How fortunate for around lr g u r is ee c"4154
rvice ;i 14. 0m P : c l i he rb
Orton. Upon completion of the At this point many upperdass- the new education building." East
article:the reader may be in doubt : run (in this case aU undergrad- and South Halls must be 'Vacant
uates not yet seniors) may feel a this term. At any rate it is a won
as to its purpose. . ~ . . bit humiliated
_by the exalted, der she didn't suggest moving_the
Here, then, an attempt shall, be apathetic, experienced. and, "call
made to attach - purpose to the . a d upon -. con diti on of Miss Orion.
thoughts of a woman, at best a This is • natural response and the
difficult task for the Imale mind. author can offer no means of re-
Miss Orton's patiencq is begged . lief as h e i s not exa lt e d. _
as this article is written purely in Now confusion mounts as we
the interest of science.( Let us now read Miss Orton's list of "gems."
consider Miss Orton's article in
/ ' • ' We -wonder if she is being humor
detail., ous or serious. Some suggestions
.-At once we are impressed by have a serious tone showing
Miss Orton's somewat contra- ' thought and concern. Other, how
dietary apathetic, experienced ever, are beyond the limits of fea
and exalted position lIA further i sibility. To illustrate this a few of
remark indicating tilt PSU stu- : Miss Orton's suggestions are list
dents would have : tough time ,• ed below. Comments by the author
getting into any othtr . :institution are based strictly on opinion.
adds insult to injury;tan unpalat- •An "in" with Governor Law-
'Surprised' Writer Disputes
Arqument in Fr6th's Defense
TO THE EDITOR: _I was very
surprised upon reading J‘,l i s s
Blecker's letter to the editor the:
other day. She apparently has;
.
done something I. tho,i sht was im-i
possible defend toth. How-i
ever, her reasoning; about the:
merits of Froth, I i believe, isi
slightly warped. - 1 '
First, she suggests at the tre-i
mendous sales of groth are t 7 a ,
direct result of its worth. How-;
ever, she should be I aware that
any filthy book or magazine need:
not have "humor or! understand
; ine in order to make good sales.:
This tremendous sales record of
Froth may, in fact, 4e attributed
to the large, unsuspecting numbers
of freshmen , that have bought Senior Satirizes
Froth for the first i?,;1 last time.
In Miss Blecker s letter, she Froth Dispute
also -mentions how Froth has
"survived through 50 years of criti- TO THE EDITOR: The University.
cism. Perhaps she should also should purge Froth. It should
mention that only recently has expel its editors. Froth is gross; •
Froth attained its present position it .
is almost as gross as some of the
of being one of the filthiest mag
azines of any college., "girlie" magazines on every, news-
Miss Blecker also noted that stand. The University should
Froth is the least filthy relative derrfonstrqte its contempt for free
to 7 of the top 10 college humor__
magazines in the country. I do dom Of publication and the rights
not know who made; this survey, of students to criticize by ex
or how many years ago it was pressing Froth.
made, but lam sure that we have In spite of the fact that college
undoubtedly reached the top in humor magazines have been using ,
the production of filth.. the "God given expression of love"
' The comment on hour Froth prci.- as their prime source of humor
vides a mal-ket for 1 student ex- for as long as they have been
pression and talent is particularly publishing. Froth should be ex
funny. The ideas expressed in s hould
to stay far above this. It
Froth are the type that a student should beipurged to demonstrate
should keep to himself. I would that no one in this University
imagine that most students would can slander or distort the "God
be ashamed to publicly express , given gift of love" without cen
'ideas of,-such low . caliber. Don't :
sure.
get me wrong. Sometimes by lag-! Certain slandered groups should
cident, a good article will appear press libel suits to help suppress
in Froth; but of course a maga- I Froth. While the "slanderous"
zinc cannot be 100 per cent filthy, i story would not have been as
principally because there are ad= funny if another group had been
vertisements that make up a• poi- mentioned. implying some truth.
tion of the magazine. the group should refuse to take
We gel a proud feeling when things humorously and should
Miss Blocker tells us how other press libel suit. i
colleges look to Froth for their i
The University should suppress
filth. We also feel good when she all that it disagrees with. It must
mentions how we are looked up not allow a publication freedom
to by other colleges because of from censure (it might damage
our freedom of censorship and our our scholastic reputation). It
liberal-mindedness: If we are the should not allow any students to
leaders, let, our "leadership be think differently frOm those In
worthy of followers. If we ate power, it must mold students and
going to be respected by other not allow non-conformity, for a
'colleges. let them respect our foot- much much better -State Penn,
ball team, and not our filth. This pops, Penn State.
is Penn State, one of the best, if _ - —James M. Lucas. '63
not the best, colleges in the cairn
try. Let us be best in all things :r--
Remedy for Yelling
TO THE EDITOR: I believe that
the majority of students are aware
'of the existence of quiet hotirs
and the reasors for their existence.
Near the dormitories there isi a
great deal of yelling during quiet
hours. I would lie to point out
to the few parties concerned that
noise from outside easily carries
into the dormitories, disturbing
all who are studying.
- With this in mind, wouldn'ti it
benefit everyone -much more Ito
yell less near the dormitories and
yell a great deal more at Our
Poorly attended pep rallies?
—Scott Celahan..ll
, .
—Robeit Reuther. 18
our minds, our sports, our maga
zines.
In closing, I would like to say
that sex is a beautiful thing given
to man by God; however, when it
is lowered to some .dark alley
affair, as is done in Frdth, many
people get the wrong idea. If we
can accept sex for what it is,
and not masquerade or 'shade it,.
someday we will be grown up in
our 'attitudes toward morals and
sex.
The best argument that Miss
Sleeker has is that if, you do not
like or approve of Froth, DO NOT
BUY IT!
—Michael Russo, '65
Argument Refuted
TO THE EDITOR: Concerning In
tegration Leaders, may I. point out
to Miss Kunkleman that the stu
dents at Ole Miss are! also re
cipients of advanced education,
the panacea that she !touts so
highly. These students, as well as
Penn State students are; (to para
phrase Miss Kunkleman) • given
the benefit of a place to broaden
their views, overcome prejudices,
and forrn'their own philosophies.
However, some students at Ole
Miss disagree with her notion
of desirable_ action and! are con
demned for their immaturity.
Is it that she is inconsistent in
her argument or is it. that educa
tion is somehow better at Penn
State than at Ole Miss?
—Kenneth Ranson.
Grad " Student
FRIDAY: OCTOBER 12. 062
education building to Pollock.
•"Fewer pop quizzes in 8
o'clock Saturday classes." Perhaps
Miss Orton should be a little more
careful on Friday nights.
•Miss Orton wants dates for,
all coeds every weekend. Thik
would certainly fu'rther their lust
for a degree in husbandry, known
as a Mrs.
• Also, she is tired of "Short-
Yell-Beer." She must sit in a very
interesting section of Beaver Stad
ium. •
And so with the thought of beer
We end our search for understand
ing. Ityou are still in doubt as to
the pattern and purpose of a
woman's thoughts, that makes
two of us.
—David Russman 'B5
Briton Views
U.S. Image
TO THE EDITOR: I was most
interested in the article, "Ameri
can Image," by Ann Palmer, (The
Daily Collegian, Oct. 5). I came
from England in 1957, returning
for a vacation in '59 and again this
summer. Now I love England• as
much as Miss Palmer loves her
country, but' on both visits I was
literally heartsick at the contempt
displayed for Americans and the
American -way of life as the
Englishman sees it.
When I was staying at a charm
ing hotel in my beloved Cotswolds,
I mentioned , to the manager that
I would be sure to recommend the
hotel ' to my. many American
friends. To my dismay he an
swered, "Frankly, I'd rather you
didn't. We don't like American
guests we've had some!"
I felt an almost personal hurt,
and tried to find out what was
objectionable - about Americans. I
gathered that apparently they do
not control their children's -be
havior and generally act as Miss
Palmer indicates.
The crux of the problem, to me
at least. ,seems to lie in the ques
tion, "Who , goes abroad?" If I
could transport' the cultured,
friendly people of State College to
England, I am certain that the
'American Image' would he de
troyed. Unfortunately these are
not the wealthy Americans!
Now with English visitors here,
the boot is on the other foot. With
the class system still, to some
extent, prevalent in England,
wealth is usually synonymous to
culture. This is not to say that
all English I visitors behave well
—far from it! We are often rude,
arrogant. supercilious and most
condescendine.
However, 'Miss Palmer has hit
the nail on the hiad. Please don't
always 'play the rich uncle. He
is often heartily- disliked by the
so-called "poor" relations. There
is ironical truth in the biblical
saying, "It is'more blessed to give
than to receiver'
—Florence
,Rowlands,
Faculty wife
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We've heard that the nien work•
ing on the tower of Old Main are
really Army cadets in.dispise. So
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