TUESPAY. OCTOBER 16. 1962 Effects of Froth Evaluated TO THE EDITOR: Recently there has been much controversy aver the latest publi ca tion of the Froth and much arguing to decide - just how bad it was. It, is up to each individual to evaluate for himself the type of literature he finds amusing, so I don't intend to deny the rights of those who wish to read trash_ The trouble Is that this type of magazine is carried outside the realm of those : who enjoy this humor, and affects those to whom it might do harm. -This not only includes the personal values of the students, but the reputation of the University. Freshman hear of the Froth as magazine that every "collegiate" person should subscribe to. How ever. it's not until they receive their first copy that they have any red idea; of the low content of the magazine. The "welcome freslnut" •Issue -certainly. was a firw example to new Students of the, journalistic Went and wit finind al - Penn State; -If students continue their sup p6rt of this low level type humor, Right Wing Bla TO THE EDITOR: The current furor over the publication of Penn State's humor magazine is a reflection of the right-wing trend among the unthinking psuedo-intellectuals. "Look at me, I'm at college! I know what is good and what isn't. Don't do as I do, do as I say! I say you can do as you like, but don't talk about it. If sex is very important in the life of a college student, don't talk about it because it makes me un comfortable!" What does "freedom of expres sion" in this matter indicate? G. Rattray Taylor in speaking of the Elizabethan period concludes: "The relaxation' of sexual expres sion released a flood of- creative energy, especially .in poetry and drama . . . but also painting, ar chitetture_and music." If we, col lege' students, the future leaders of the nation, Cannot speak free ly (seriously or satirically) on any subject whatever, what becomes of the future of a free :nation? Does this trend itadicate a -re gression to a medieval period in the 'history of man? Erich Fromm in - Escape From Freedom write s: • "What characterizei medieval society In contrast to modern society is lack of indi vidual freedom." But in the ren aissance: "Man discovers himself and others as individuals, as separate entities: he discovers na ture as something apart from himself in two aspects: as an ob ject : of theoretical and practical mastery, and its beauty as an object of pleasure." Sex is the most emotive-packed part of nature and pleasure. Hu- r" , t- , ..• . • ••• . . :i tr.ql - !... V . ' • IT — • ": •• I : ' 1: ' . , ,c...:t : . , ci-11',, 0;. .'; • ' ..• r. i: 4 -` •-34'40. - - .: • .•- , q; - • -'' . . . - . .. • 3 : . . . it's Coming 1 • 1 1 ~ . !'''' ' . , . • • •' ' . -.. . 1 - ' . "" ••• . - • 4. " • ' ;I. ' ' 0:61 • • _.. • - - v..-!!'": .- r--..• I. :-.4.• - Kp-ve1... 1 ..... , ---,,.... , •.-.4. . • , • . ...... ,• ~. 41 • • r g. a . - '•4‘ : M -I JUNIOR PROM ,r , I, I St ‘,..,,if '. i• I er.. ..k: . i , 4, i ht . ' RONN METCALFE ORCHESTRA NOV. 2, HUB Ballroom OF.. :C 1 . k 440 06i6 0r . ~.s, iiiiiii * . • ~.-.- . , More Letters-on Frail then the magazine is also an indi cation of the moral standards of the student body. The effects of such writing, as in the; Froth. can have an even greater reach than just within the University. Last weekend. I showed a copy of the Froth to a student* from another college. His first reaction was one of amaze ment that the faculty would allow this type of vulgarity to be published. He also made this remark: °lf this is what goes on at a big school..; I'm glad I went to a small one." As proud students of Penn State. it is Tour own duty to see that something is done about - the qu e alit Fr y / of subsequent issues of thoth. - After all, it's our Alma Mater that states: "May no act of ours bring shame, To one heart that loves thy name, May o ur lives but swell thy fame, Dear 'old state„ dear old state." --Diana M. Ayres VI ed for Furor mor is the saving ,grace of man kind and permits 'the individual to put the world in proper per spective. To silence ' "this publication would put the student body in the tragi-comedy position of be ing overly serious with itself. Preoccupation' with the self is a fatal attitude in a world in which it is becbming increasingly im portant to view things in per spective. Proper .perspective is becoming a matter of survival. Let's retain the. ability to laugh at ourselves and live life to the fullest in this cockeyed world. A Proposal for FrOth TO THE EDITOR: •I also would like to get my two cents worth into the Froth crisis. After reading all the letters for and against Froth, Icame up with the• perfect answer. The editors of Froth should put out one issue for men, one for women,, one for students of high morals, one for corrupted students and a special Issue for our rich alumni. WDFM Schedule . • TUESDAY 5:10 Dinner Date 1:00 flu Week At The U.N. 1:15 WeaLtemseeme 5:21 Containment:, Clemlea . ?as News TA% Camps* Sparta Parade 1:00 Falk Festival 0:55 Sparta News 1:00 Meet the Professor 11:15 !lost!! Stash 0:30 News 0:25 Meetly him& 'lenhil Symphonic Nehrhaelt , 12:1* Site Off The Most fxciting Dance Band in the Land 1962 THE- DAI!.Y.COLIEGIMHI —Ron &rota. '64 —Hronr7 Behr '64 with th• Modem Big Band Sounds by one of the . Most Widely Acclaimed Bonds In thoili.S.A. or Canada, Froth Linked To Moral Odor TO THE EDITOR: "And while we may, not. agree with certain parts ofj Froth's content, we will support will not condemn this magazine." Thus states the Oct 13 editorial' in The Daily' Collegian. I submit that if all disagreeable material were to be removed from Froth we would have little else but adv e rtisements. Then we have the inevitable cry of unjust censorship. In Aroarica. there Is an ultimate limit to the freedom at expression. This is ki basic minim— Now, to procmdi it lima is garbage in the stead. it must be removed. But how do! wa recognise garbage? If it has a rotten odor. it is garbage. But who is to say U Froth has this putrid odor? - Again, may I submit that the prevailing moral climate as evidenced through public condemnation of Froth justifies the conclusion. To say that I should not go down the street is not ,sufficient, for the odor is bound' to poison the = entire atmosphere of the neighborhood, and I prefer to breathe clean air. Finilly, there is Froth's admoni tion: "God—forget it. That's one person yof won't find on this campus." I am sure God 'is to be found on the campus; I am equally 'irre ape will have an exceedingly difficult time finding Him in the minds and hearts of many of Froth's contributors. ==l=!l Con tent Decisions Left Up To Students TO THE EDITOR: Penn State's higher echelon has lost its sense of values; baby sitting has taken precedence over allowing us to develop the ability to think 'and act for ourselves. Dictatorship is hampering this , maturation, as exemplified by the Froth contro versy. It is ; the students' responsibility to tell' Froth's editors ,what they want in a humor magazine, either in person, with letters, by con tributing material, or by refusing to buy Troth. ," Freedom to settle our problems among ourselves will alleviate the Froth dilemma and, even more important, will enable us to de velop into responsible, thinking citizens. We are young adults now. Our "parents " a must realize this. —Brbara Labron Nothing makes :us more angry than seeing empty seats at an Artists Seriep program when all the tickets have been distributed. Seems that some students pick up tickets and , then don't use them. —Prof Wayne ;s l imr PARK. PENNSYLVANIA Stirvey to Pinpoint Site for Transmitter By DC*OTXY BRASHER A survey of local topography to locate a site for the University's educational television transmitter will begin today, Leslie P. Green hill, associate director of the Di vision of Academic Research and Services, said yesterday. THE COST of the survey will be approximately $1,500. The sur vey will be completed in about twoareeim by Earl Cullum and Associates, an engineering firm from Dallas, Texas. In addition to collecting datan topography, the engineers will consider the location of possible sites in relation to the University and compliance with requirements for an ETV tower as set by the Federal Communications Commis siont he said. The information gathered from the site survey along with the University's proposed daily sched ule of television programs. legal qualitkations • and means of fi nancing such a proposal will be submitted in application form to the FCC next month, he said. The FCC charters ETV stations. The University is ,trying to find a site which will meet the require ments for the'channel 3 station al location in this area since this is Prints Exhibited An • exhibition of prints and mirror-objects by flans Haacke opened recently in Gallery 105 and will continue through Oct. 24. Gallery 105 is located in Tempo rary Building and is open Monday through Friday. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Born in 'Cologne. Germany. Haacke studied in Germany and in France and holds a Fulbright Travel Grant and Scholarship from Temple University for print making and sculpture. INPOBTANT PROMOTION STAFF MEETING TONITE 6:30 P.M. 131 SACKETT Be Prompt Tickets On Sale t _ of SIVIII Desk t enth les. 2 $5.00 per couple .. ..,. _ ....et*. .. I 1 ~, , f 1 . . 4 . I . : 4 % . 1 . • No: a very high frequency channel, he ad d ed. Moat seta in the central Pennsylvania area have imp re- CelVera, The FCC has already reserved the ultra high frequency (UHF) chiuutel 89 for the State College area. The University TMw ou 1 d probably be given this channel without difficulty," Greenhill-said. AU possible efforts will still be made to obtain the permit for the VHF channel allocation, he said. There are already alive ETV stations in Pennsylvania - - two of them in Pittsburgh and one in Philadelphia. There are also 69 ETV stations now operating across the country, and several dozen more are scheduled to begin oper ation by June 1963. THE THREE existing Pennsyl vania ETV stations and proposed stations for the State College. Erie and Scranton areas will eventual ly provide a statewide system of ETV. The plan for this system was first studied and detailed In a written report which was author ized by the state's Department of Public Instruction in 1951 THE BROWSE Are you afraid to go out .at night, to walk the shadowy paths of the campus and the dark streets of State College? Prepare yourself, study SELF DEFENSE FOR WOMEN: A SIMPLE METHOD, by Bruce Tegner. Only $1.45 will give you peace of mind and con fidence. It arm, leg- and body locks are more to your liking. AIKIDO SELF - DEFENSE also by Bruce Tegner, will show you some new holds (for coif-defence only) for $1.95. These are just two titles among many books in stock covering everything fr um Judo to Karate. -r • • • Grove Press, possibly the most controversial publishing house in America today, has just pub lished a novel which they hope will enjoy the success of CATCHER IN THE RYE. This new book, ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR MISUNDERSTAND ING, by Robert Gover, is writ ten in much the same style as Salinger's modern day classic. It tells of the. misadventurei of a college sophomore who sets out to 'investigate' the seamier side of life, after dark. Mr. Gover has _employed the un usual,device of telling the story from two different points of view in alternate chapter;. Readers are forewarned that although this is a delightfully funny noyel• there are many people who will find it offen sive in both dialogue and situa tion. Anyone who was fortunate enough to coe the televised show on the White House last February will welcome the ap pears -ice of a TOUR OF• THE WHITE HOUSE WITH MRS. JOHN F KENNEDY, by Perry Wolff. This'. oversized honk. published by Doubleday. in= eludes the scenes and dialogue from the televi•ion 'show plus many more portraits and be hind the scenes photographs which they weren't able 10 show due to limitations of time. Supplementing all this is a wealth of little known informa tion about the White House and its famous residents. Al though this book,ls of particu lar interest to collectors. of Americana. everyone concern ed with his nation's heritage will enjciy it.' • PYRAMID CLIMBERS be ware. Vance Packard is on your trail. Watch this column for further details., —The Scrlbe The Pennsylvania Book Shop 129 West Beirier Ave. "Where Your Education Continues" PAGE FAIE
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