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Editorial Opinion
List of Thanks
i 'ln fjpnor of this Thanksgiving Day, 1962, when all the
pation takes a few moments to give thanks for the many
•wonderful happenings in our Jives, we contribute this list:
To Pattee Library for remaining open all day. ;
To food service for taking ]the time and expense of
ipreparing an extra-special dinner.
! To Premiers Khrushchev and Castro for giving us
j something to be thankful for.
| To President Abraham Lincoln for setting aside this
jday for giving thanks.
' To the Pilgrims for initiating the event in this country.
To those USG Congressmen who have taken an active
interest in the affairs of students.
j To our many writers of letters to the editor this fall.
| To our constant critics who keep us
{of the responsible jjob we are expected to do.
To our cooperative news sources.
) To Senate for voting to put EOTC on
j a voluntary basis. , . j
j To the Nittany Lions and Coach Rip Engle for giving
• us so many pleasurable afternoons of football this fall.
| To those state, and national political candidates who'
i'were concerned enough about our viewpoint to speak on
j this campus and answer our questions.’
To those radio stations and merchants, if there are any,
j who have waited for this holiday to pass before promoting
! Christmas advertising. .
] To the University Theatre for presenting two fine,
enjoyable productions for us this fall.
To the Artists iSeries program for bringing many out-,
standing artists to 1 campus this fall.
To our professors who seem to find more time for
assignments each (term.
For the University Creamery’s ice cream.
For those administrators who work for and cooperate
with students. . ,
For the opportunity to live In a country where the
Individual is free to further his own interests and make
his own decisions without fear of repercussions from the
government.
For the opportunity to live in a country where it is an
established right io worship and pray and give thanks to
that god which we believe in.
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Editor
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HERBERT WITMEB
Business Manager
>r the record
re Peter, Paul and
Good for a laugh November
is National Do-It Yourself Folk
Singing Month. According to a
press release proclaiming the
merits of the unique theme, the
designation "gives you full license
to come out of the shower stall
and try your untutored vocal
chords in public.’’
And what's more, you can get
a complete do-it-yourself folk
singing kit with
instructions ger
erously providi
The whole
Is the braincl
of Tom and D:
Smothers, a
of youaf
singer - comedi.
who claim
consider folk si
’ing an import;
national resour
To promote
their month, the kcnkleman
Smothers brothers have written a
handy booklet entitled “How To
Be a Folk Singer.”
“We generously share what we
have learned by experience with
Letters
Gossage Speech on Advertising
Attacked in Letter from Alum
TO THE EDITOR: I read with hasty in his judgement of ad
interest a report of a speech by Tertising. I'd like to point out
Howard L. Gossage, distinguished - that probably the least objection
visiting professor of journalism, ' able phase of the now defunct
in the Leviathan, publication of Froth was its advertising. Now,
the r Liberal Arts Student Council, how does he account for that? It
The speech, delivered to students looks fto me like the Department
on-Oct. 22, is what I consider to., of Journalism needs some stan
be a most unfair, fully undocu-' dards all the way down the lineh
mented attack on the profession r ask p oS 4ge to forg'ive me,
of journalism, i. e., advertising. bi]t j- am e^ in th “ adver’
If Mr. Gossage ■ contention, tising business' with my-husband
"The advertising. of products. to* (another Penn Stater who went
day has no merit in its contnbu- astray into- the bad, bad advertis
tion to the welfare of the United ing field), and have a sense of
-Stales," has positive merit, then pride and sound conviction that
I submit to you -that The Daily positive evaluation goes -into our
Collegian should at. once refuse work
to accept advertising in its pub
'licationl
It is disconcerting indeed to be
come aware of the fact that a-man
who himself _js engaged in the
advertising business and who has
been honored as a distinguished'
visiting professor.of journalism is
apparently Leaching that “the ad
vertising industry is geared now
so that as an industry it is not
equipped to handle the many.
problems confronting it now in
side and outside its- organization.”
In our humble opinion, these,
are generalizations which simply
are not trtfe, and if students be
lieve them they’re being cheated!
While Mr. Gossage argues that
""advertisers and" industry do not
distinguish between important
and unimportant and good and
evil in the products they adver
tise,” he fails to recognize that
this country is geared to progress
and that advertising has played a
vital role in educating (and sell
ing, if he’ll pardon the expres
sion!) the pubf.c im proved goods
and services. , - T
Further, he has made e judge
ment Involving standards and I
fail to aee where he has first
defined the standards! Open any
publication and see lor yourself
that most advertiser* are: con
cerned with Important, good
things and, I submit, make a
noble effort to present the "truth
. about their products and services.
Yes, there are exceptions, but
to teach that an entire industry ,
has "no,merit" on the basis of
the exceptions is indeed a gross
miscarriage of teaching! _
Does Mr. Goss age close’ his eye*
to the positive side of advertising?
Is he recommending that journal
ism students ‘of today do | the
same? If so, as a Penn State
journalism graduate, I suggest
that the entire curriculum be re-
viewed- and that the question be
asked, “Just what Is our purpose
in the Journalism department?"
It seems to me-that .the depart- r
meat's name should be changed,
or (and far more desirable) that
a complete re-evaluation of prin-.
ciples and goals be undertaken!
To me, it appears that it would
be pretty tough to teach / some
thing in which you have no belief!
finally, perhaps' "standards** is
tbs-most important word In this
letter. While Mr. Gossage is so
all beginning folk singers,” they
claim.
Their comments are included
in the booklet along with obser
vations on who can be a folk
singer, how to start, how to
practice, how to steal songs and
how to dress the part.
The booklet plus another on
the simplified, modern, self-leach
ing method of learning to play
the guitar comes-with the kit. And
if you promise to read the ma
terial seriously, you're permitted
to iun your , name to the BVi x
11 diploma with a gold seal that
is also stuffed in the pocket.
Now to be forgotten in the kit
are the caricatures illustrating
vital points on <the correct pro
cedure for playing the guitar. Re
created are such contortions as
the abdomen carry method .of
holding the guitar and the right
hip sling guitar hold. The first
is designed to create an inter
esting visual impression and the
second to give a casual’ yet
authorative impression, or so the
book says.
> On the subject of what to sing.
—Miml Ungar Barash., '53
Holiday Thoughts
TO THE EDITOR: Thanksgiving.
What does- that word mean to
us today? Most certainly it does
not have the same meaning lor
us that it had for the Pilgrims so
many years ago. In them it in
spired the thoughts of b day when
they could give thanks to the God
in whose name they had suffered
so greatly a day when they
could rejoice at the simple fact
'.that they were alive and had
enough to eat.
We have come a long way
since that first Thanksgiving cele
bration. We have built a nation
out of | a wilderness, fathered the
ideas of freedom and democracy,
conauered countless “unconquer
able’’ diseases, penetrated the hid
den recess of the mind itself,
harnessed the tremendous energy
of the atom and have forced it
to do our bidding.
But, for all of this, are we so
much wiser than the Pilgrims?
We have gained scientific wis
dom at the cost of being grate
ful—grateful, that is, in the way
our forefathers were grateful. We
have made Thanksgiving a legal
national holiday, but they made
it God’s holiday.
—James B. Vandargrift *B4
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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1962
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■by carol kunklemai
Smothers brothers advocate cre
ating your own material, based
on j important events that occur
in your. life.. As an example, -they
suggest" you create a'song some
thing like this:
. "Oh, my division won ,
The company bowling league-*;.
' Oh, my division won
The company bowling league-o
Those talented men
Hit every pin
And we won the = - |
company bowling league-o."
In order to allay, any fears by
more conservative members of
society, the agency releasing' the
information exposes the farce. <
The agency 'writes! "Perhaps
the Smothers Brothers attitude, is
best summed up by their dedi
cation in their booklet: This
booklet is dedicated to lfie prop
osition that happy;. people can
spoof even. those subjects most
dear to their hearts.'"
I don’t know whether folk sing
ing is the best way to do this,
but it might be worth a try.
Poem Again Given
As Reply to Query
About Fighting
Ih reference to Charles : F.
Jackson’s poem of Nov. 7 entitled
‘‘Would I Fight?”:
Bring in the chairs and bring; on
the tables, /S.
Let us talk, let our relations Be
stable. I •
For if we talk,, our problems tcjill
cease, " ’ !
Far better than fighting, j
there will be 'peace. ;
But tables come in- many A type.
And for this reason, nations shall
gripe. ;
The- square ones are sharp ■ :
and the round will swayj ,
Thus, there'll be no talking today.
So roll out the guns
and bring on the boys.
Let 'em know we can 'make
a helluva noise. ‘ /
Businessmen laugh,
the economy soars,
There are smiles on faces
as the big gun roars.
The battle was fierce, the boys
i fought well, |
And when .the smoke lifted, i
we looked at the: Hell! j
The bodies were cleared, j
i wives received cables, 1
And when it was over, , ’ I
, they rolled out the tablesj
Would I fight, probably so. j
Would I like it, HELL HO! 'j
—Edward Silver,'63
Campus Beat j
! In a Holiday Setting
.Traffic jams in State College
last evening- as exodus i tor
Thanksgiving at home again;. . .
more students oh campus jwho
would like not to be on campus
. i. . Santa’s house ;is set up, at
the foot of the Mall again
Victory over Pijr could stir the
biggest post-game rally in State
College ever. ■ —Prof Wayne