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Editorial Opinion
Better CD Test
V/iJiiam F. I alula, assistant to"the vice president for
business, reported Tuesday that the civil defense tests
from the tower of Old Main were inconclusive. We would
cla'sify them as failures. The voice count could not be
heard on most parts of campus. •
The fact remains that the University does not hare
a. thorough, well-planned civil defense policy. The only
directive issued by the administration has been that stu
dents should go to their rooms immediately upon hearing
a civil defense alert, turn to the Conelrad frequencies on
the radio and wait for further instruction.
; Cut, in fhe words of Stanley Campbell, vice president
for business, there may not be any electricity, so it might
be impossible for many students with only an electricatly
powered- radio to hear these instructions. j
Last week the University *of Kentucky suspended
classes for one day to conduct an all-out civil defense test.
In-light of the present international situation which
has recently been emphasized by events.in Cuba, we urge
that the University take immediate action to make public'
a wel [.-defined civil defense policy. *
This policy should give protection to the thousands
of students, staff and faculty members of this University.
And then time should be taken off to give: this policy* a
test under a.simulated nuclear attack." r •
Congressmen Desire Anonymity
The USG Congress defeated a motion last night which
called for the Congress to have a roll call vote on the
Froth pill. There was no discussion on the bill before
it was pi ssed by a one vole mErgin—nine" to eighty
il’. iu prominent politicians on campus as Michael
Dzvr-nii/, i >:-University party -chairman,, and.two-veaj: vet
eran Coi pressmen Katherine Johnson and Fred Gqod
voted rgsinst the motion. ... y 4. :
We have supported the use of the roll call vote on',
major UCy bills. We believe -such-a voting procedure is:
nev’e.s'/ii y'l.i order for the students to judge the effective-"
ness of their Congressmen.
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I THOJSHT UTILE 6RLSHJERE
INMOCENT AND TRUSTINS...
THE DAiLY COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA
HERBERT WITMER
Business Manager
Letters
Sophomore Stiys
Stealing Incidents
Occur for 'Kicks'
TO THE EDITOR: It is unfortu
nate, as Phyllis Hutton said in
Saturday's Collegian, that . so
many of our students; find •it
necessary to steal. And' the ter
rible part about it is that most
of the stealing is donfe. strictly
for “kicks." I’ve seen sjome stu
dents who get fat. regular checks
from home shoving slugs into
vending machines. Stjudents
whose wardrobes hardly fit in
their closets still like tif get out
and lift a sweatshirt occasionally,
just so they don’t lose their .touch.
At the same time, other stu
dents who can hardly afford, to
meet their college need's find one
day that their bicycle's lor books
or umbrellas must be replaced.
I once saw a friend of mine-fran
tically trying to raise enough
money to replace a stolen slide'
rule so-he could complete an en
gineering course. My oyrn'fcficycle
now lies somewhere among the
missing. I
And don't think for a minute
that we aren't all affected by this
dishonesty. The next - time you
complain ’about high ;prices in
downtown stores, remember that
they must constantly make up for
high losses. The next lime you
see -a vending, machine labeled
"No Dimes." remember that some
one else is using slugs.;
I think that this form of im
morality is far worse than any
thing I have yet seen in Froth,
and I would like to see this far
more dangerous threat to Penn
State and its students brought to
a speedy- end.'
—Art Siejjel, '65
Prexy Criticized
For Poor Contact
TO THE EDITOR: What is a col
lege president? We- dan’t know.
We’ve never seen one. .Have you?
We’ve heard an awfyl lot about
“-Proxy,” but it might ?as well be
‘‘Pretzel.” It would seem that
there is hardly an ioty, of identi
fication among the student body
with this so-called Prexy.
A "one of the gang'! president,
though at first th'oiigtjt seeming
ly difficult al a university of this
size, might add a certain intang
ible flavor that seems to be lack
ing on this-campus.
Apparently, the “only occasion
.when “Prexy” has an; interest in
you is when you matriculate and.
graduate. . ;
But many of you wijil, say “Who
cares?" And you’re; probably
right. Who cares?
We’ve gotten along so far with
this “Genus Presideintia.” and
why spoil the continuvfm of medi
ocrity on this campus? '
* —Edward Rickless. ‘64
—Andrew Sionefield. '64
Model U.N. Assembly
Supported bv Junior
TO THE EDITOR: The world sit
uation today has a great effect on
each person in the United States.
Thus, many persons a:re, becoming
increasingly concerned with it and
often come up with solutions to
the problems in their own minds,
but feel that they have no op
portunity to express their idegs.
Three months from now, "the
Pennsylvania State
having its first U. N„ Model As
sembly. Over 100 countries will
be represented by Perin State stu
dents in Schwab auditorium. This
is a good opportunity for students
to express their ideas and to. gain
valuable > information! about the
problems of other countries.
Other'campuses throughout the
nation have had trem'endous suc
cess with a model U. N. Assembly
and I feel that with student sup
port. the Penn State model U. N.
could be as successful, if not bet
ter.
—Georg* Chadman. '64
WDFM Schedule
THURSDAY
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f:2t Concert Holt
7:M News
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Froth Banning Seen as Attack
On Student Freedom of Press
TO THE EDITORt Although I
am certain that this letter will be
as impotent as the many others
written in favor of Froth, we
were, so shocked by the actions
Liken by the University, we felt
vje had to speak our piece.
! When we arrived on this cam
pus. -we were awed by the heri
tage of Froth, and the enthusi
asm of the student body toward
it. When' we read the September
iisue, we were slightly disap
jioinled with its content but not
Half as much as we are with the
way the University has handled
this Situation. In this time when
our freedom and way of life is
greatly endangered, we must fight
for our every right, no matter
how small or insignificant it may
seem, especially in this situation
of higher learning where the fu
ture leaders of our country are
being formed. t
| We strongly deplore the action
of this university' in revoking
the charter of Froth. What else
will now be labeled—or libeled—
as “prejudicial to the "good name
of this University”? What publi-
World at
Menon Ousted;
Nehru Succeeds
I NEW DELHI. India (AP)
Prime Minister Nefi?u, facing up
to charges that V.; K. Krishna
Menon has bungled Indians pre
paredness, ousted him as defense
minister last night.
: Nehru himself.” almost 73,-..100k
lover the key post with its’ re
sponsibility of 'staving' ofL Red
China’s attacks on India's north-
ern borders.
[ - Though Menon’s fall was cush
ioned by a new appointment as
jminister of defense production,
[the switch was an important vic
itory for his critics at a time when
■ the, nation was bogged down in
! the ’ crucial, undeclared war.
j Almost simultaneously-with the
[ouster, the United States an
| nounced it is airlifting weapons to
I India. !
■ ‘We will be supplying types of
[equipment needed to meet the
[Chinese Communist aggression—
j for example, light infantry weap
i oiis and ammunition, transport
land communication's equipment,”
ja State Department spokesman
j said in Washington.
| Delivery of the arms had been
i promised Monday by John K.
I Galbraith, U.S. ambassador, in
< response to ’an appeal from
Nehru.
■ Menon has fallen under increas
i Ing fire since the Red Chinese
• opened their offensive Oct. 20.
Menon, 65, ,has often shown
friendship for the Red Chinese.
i He had turned to the Soviet Un
j ion for weapons and for what he
i had hoped would be a restraining
| influence on the Red Chinese. But
j “the Soviet Union has endorsed the
! Red Chinese stand in the border
| dispute and called off arms ship
j ments to India.
I jl/.S. Launches Satellite
j For Measuring Earth
• [cape CANAVERAL. Fla. (AP)
•' —A “Firefly” satellite with four
i blinking beacons zipped into orbit
j yesterday to take - the earth’s
i measurements—where it bulges,
dips, the center of. gravity and
distances between far-apart plac
es.
|The unique satellite, officially
: . named Anna, could produce more
i accurate maps of our world and
j gather vitally needed information
| for tracking future American
; astronauts to the moon and back,
j [Militarily, Anna could more
[ precisely pinpoint location of pos
: sible enemy targets for long-range
■ missiles, but Officials considered
! that a secondary role.
1' [A two-stage Thor-Able-Star
i rocket rifled into the darkness to
F propel the 355-pound sphere into
-I a nearly perfect circular orbit
j about 735 miles above the earth.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1.1962
cation or organization will be hit
next?
Freedom of the press is a right
guaranteed by the Constitution
of the United States. Censorship
in all forms has been decried in
myriad- legal decisions. .
Froth was a strong instrument
of student expression. Many of
its articles and quips, labeled by
some as “filth" and ‘‘garbage/*'
could also be interpreted as very
sly digs at the state of affairs on
this campus.
- Froth is—or was—written and
edited by students. ,Could it not
-be thought that these same ’ stu
dents would have improved the
caliber of Froth as their literary
skills improved with experience.
Rather than this, the administra
‘ lion Ttw fit to have heads - roll
in ever y direction, indiscrimi
nately.
What, if anything, will replace
Froth? Will it be a sterile, brain
washed- stereotype entitled “How
to be*a Conformist in Ten Easy
Lessors?” Or will-it be a true
college-level humor magazine? -
—Clint Williams, *66
—John MorrelL ‘66
a Glance
Military Guard
Put on Dorm
At Ole Miss
OXFORD, Miss. (AP)—Military
policemen threw a guard around
a men's dormitory at the Univer
sity of Mississippi last night and
searched rooms after- somebody
tossed a cherry bomb out a win
dow, slightly injuring a soldier.
The - MPs hauled out - a dis
mantled pistol, a dismantled M-l
rifle and several hand grenades
from the dormitory.
The dormitory is next' door to
Baxter Hall, where Negro James
H. Meredith lives.
The MPs came out with the
weapons as well as a gasoline
can and a large supply of fire
works after searching the rooms
of the dormitory.
They-then boarded Army trucks
and rolled away. Behind them, a
small crowd- of students in the
darkness outside the dormitory
broke up.
About 100 students gathered in
front of the dormitory, standing
face to face with the soldiers ring
ing the building. 'There were no
signs of trouble. Within an hour
the crowd dwindled to about 20
students..
At.the time, - Meredith was eat
ing '. — without incident in the
student cafeteria. He returned to
his dormitory while the search
was In progress.
Governor Reports
On CD Program
HARRISBURG. UP)— There are
adequate public shelter facilities
for-about three million of Penn
sylvania’s 11.3 million population.
Gov. Lawrence’s weekly news
conference was told yesterday.
The governor reported there are
facilities for about another six
million persons, but that these are
either inconveniently located or
below recommended federal stan
dards. -
Lawrence reported on a 15-
month survey of civil defense fa
cilities and on additional steps to
be taken to implement President
Kennedy’s nationwide public shel
ter program.
Dr. Richard Gerstell, state di
rector .of civil defense,, was on
hand to offer additional' interpo
lation of the report. After th#
news conference, the governor
and Gerstell demonstrated surviv-
al kits for “about .100 students who
were tourjfig the governor’s office.
Lawrence advised newsmen
that he harbeen called to a.meet
; ing in Washington. D. C. with j a
i group of other governors to dis-'
cuss ciyil defense.
The 1 governor
meeting of the State Council of
Civil Defense for Nov. 8 to “adopt
policies relating to the use of state*
owned buildings as public shel
ters"
announced a