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Editorial Opinion
The Board of Trustees
The University’s Board of Trustees will open its
annual winter meeting in Harrisburg this afternoon.
One item of the Board’s agenda is the Senate’s recom
mendation to switch to a voluntary ROTC program.
As usual the Board’s agenda has been kept secret. The
Board meets behind closed doors. Its agenda is not pre
announced. Only those actions which are approved are
released to the public.
The fact that ROTC is going to be discussed is known
only because President Walker revealed it when the
Senate passed the action last October.
This closed door policy of the Board is incongruent
with the wish of this university to be recognized as THE
state university. As such a state institution, it would be
bound by the stale open door act as passed by the Penn
sylvania legislature. This act requires all state agencies to
conduct their policy-making meetings in open session.
Also proceedings which are held behind closed doors,
naturally arouse suspicion. In this particular instance,
where the Board is making decisions which affect many,
if not all students, the secrecy is especially unwarranted.
On the ROTC issue we hope that the Board will accept
the recommendation of the University Senate and approve
the institution of a voluntary ROTC plan.
Voluntary ROTC has been fully discussed'on both
local and national levels. Its merits clearly outweigh any
drawbacks.
The ROTC program has been studied and restudied on
this campus for almost a quarter of a century.
A proposal for a two-year voluntary program on a
nationwide scale is presently before the United States
Congress. We feel this development emphasizes the merits
of a voluntary program.
As it is a matter of national defense, we feel the aim
of the ROTC program should be to produce the best offi
cers possible to lead the nation in this perilous era.
It seems obvious that the best officers are going to be
tlie ones who are truly interested in the program. They will
put maximum effort into it.
Time is of the essence. Let’s pick that fruit which has
been ripening for' over 23 years..
Sams Shows Faith in Students
We would like to add our sincere thanks and apprecia
tion to the multitude of such expressions which have been
coining in to The Daily Collegian office for Henry Sams,
head of the Department of English.
Dr. Sams’ statement to The Daily Collegian, concern
ing the English department’s relation to Froth, was one of
courage and faith in students almost unheard of at this
University. His is an attitude which makes students want
to do a good job in their endeavors. It is extremely wel
come in this day and ago when too many seek to force stu
dents to do good jobs.
The Daily Collegian strongly believes that student
Interest and student achievement would flourish under
such an atmosphere. Students would feel that University
personnel were counting on them—not scrutinizing them
that University personnel believed in their capabilities—
not played along with their "silly games."
Such is not the case at present. Dr. Sams is in the
minority. This is deeply regrettable.
During the fall term the editor of this newspaper
described the feeling of oppression she found in communist
East Berlin: “The situation cannot remain as it is. A fire
cannot burn without an oxygen supply,” This is equally
true of student expression at this University. When stu
dents are so limited, their chance to take responsibility so
oppiessed, the estimates of their capability so depressed,
they are left without an “oxygen supply.” This situation
cannot remain either.
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All too rare is the. talent for
writing news stories with the
subtle element, the between the
lines touch. Rarer still is the art
of making the “tongue-in-cheek"
bulge not so obvious that it looks
like a ease of mumps.
There is a way some journalists
have of reporting the news com
pletely, factually
yet indicating
an indirect mai
ner the commei
pro and con th,
may have bee
raised about the:
subject.
writers create su'
dry stories thi
they might as w'
be one-inch fille
on page 39 for
you really get.
Consider a re-
cent unsigned example from
Reuters, the British news ser
vice. Some hack could have writ
ten the following and have been
done with it:
“The Korean govefnment has
announced that its $5 million rec
reation center for United Nations
forces and foreign troops in Seoul
is nearing completion.”
The Reuters man, however, ex
panded this item and, even stick
ing to the facts, has written a
piece that may cause some econo
mist to wonder about underde
veloped nations and all that.
The project involves more than
Letters
Review of '62 Called Misleading
TO THE EDITOR! Of course
"since 1963 begins, a review of
the events of 19.62 is most in
teresting.”
Reviews Past Year”
which appeared in the issue of
Jan. 19th, I believe, is a letter
that-leaves much to be desired.
Apparently, Williams did not
give much thought to it, as most
of the points'are highly mislead
ing and mythomaniac. •'
Indeed it is obvious that when
Williams says that-t'the Commu
nists- advanced throughout the
world scoring significant vic
tories in . . . Algeria,” he is ig
norant of the fact that Ben Bella
prohibited the Communist party
in Algeria last December.
Williams-speaks of freedom of
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boards. It is termed by many, he demilitarized zone." My sense of
says, a "Las Vegas of the Far respect for war dead forbids sar-
East.” The government officials castic comment on this one. •
say the country needs the center .-1 kept reading this little gem
to boost its tourist industry, but in Saturday's paper and wondered
“critics say the project is an ex- how such depth got into anything
travagance for a country which other than the almighty and hoi
had nearly to double its money lowed New York Times, Then the
issue in two years to finance pub- reporter calmly wrote . that the
lie works.” . five hotels on the hill, are named
The building was financed by after American generals who were
Gen. Chung-Hee Park's military U.N. and Bth Army commander*
regime and is thus not a flashy during the Korean War, such as
demonstration by the United the Douglas, the Matthew, the
States. The center, however, is Maxwell, the Lyman and the
called “Walker Hill” in honor of James, for Generals Mac Arthur,
the late Lt. Gen. Walton Walker, Ridgeway, Taylor, Lemnilzer and
commander of the Bth U.S. Army. Van Fleet. Honored, sirs?
And the main structure of the Maybe the Reuters man took
hill that bears his name is “a delight in writing this piece about
futuristically designed hilltop bar his American cousins, especially
with its main frames in a ‘W’ in light of recent bristling backs
shape.” on both sides of the Atlantic. Re-
Our Reuters correspondent then gardless of motivation, he prodded
simply listed what yrill. be housed the imagination with his last para
in the buildings, and I for one graph: “Walker Hill officials ex
wonder how that battered old pect. American soldiers, rather
American image will stand the than civilian tourists, to be the
strain if the Korean people ever main guests, for the_time being.”
see it and its principal patrons in I’ll bet.
action. I’ve been told by my contem
“A 95,000 square foot, 4-story poraries that maybe the project
building houses a 550-seat night will "really provide the Korean
club, a-24-hour service'grill, a economy with a needed boost. Per
gambling casino, a slot and pin- haps. But the Reuters 'dispatch
ball machine room, a 4-lane bowl- says,much that indicates that the
Jng alley, an indoor swimming only pump which will be primed
pool and Turkish baths. is the one at the bar; Sayonara
"Bus tours will be organized to to Seoul’s picture > of ! 'Americana,
historic sites in an around this Or maybe they know us too well
600-year old capital and to new already.
the press being-denied in Ameri
ca; this may be true, but I be
lieve that freedom of the press
is nothing absolute, and that- the
national interest should overrule.
Williams further refers -to the
United Nations "continued inva
sion and atrocities against the
pro-West Katanga." I wonder
whether he speaks for Senator
Dodd or for himself. We all know
that the United Nations is in
Katanga at the request of the
Congolese government.
It is evident, according to his
statement, that Williams would
rather go along with Henrick
Verwoerd and “Roy Boy” sup
porting Tshombe in their at
tempts to establish “white su
premacy in black South and Cen
tral Africa, than the “atrocities”
of the United Nations in Katanga.
Would he likewise support the
South in seceding again from the
United States?
Lastly. Williams says that "this
year will also see a further de
crease of the free world with
British Guiana going Commu
nist."
I'wish he would differentiate
between the sweeping wind of
socialistic nationalism, charac
teristic of most colonies and for
mer colonies, and creeping inter
national communism.
Let’s review,- but positively,
please.
—Almouzar Maiga, '64
Campus Beat
'Smaller' Classics
WDFM has discovered a new
Influence in the field of classical
music. It’s that trend known as
“smaller” classical works. On
their program schedule sent to
the Collegian last Friday night,
one classical music program fea
tured some “smaller” classical
works. I wasn't brave enough to
tune in and hear them.
WDFM Schedule
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 196 J
4:16 "The Philadelphia"
Franck: Symphoriio Variations
D’lndy: Symphony on a French
, Mountain Air
8:00 Dinner Date: Relaxing dinner musict
Schultz & Recht
8:00 News Analysis: Summary of day’s
news *
6:16 Weatherscope: Joel Myera
6:20 Concert Hall
7:30 Highlight: USG: Morris Baker
reporting
7:40 Radio Moscow: Tapes from this
Russian station
8:00 This is the Subject: "Problems of
Education in Africa"—roundtable
discussion
9:15 Mostly Music: Accent on jazz tonight
9:66 Campus News on AM and FM
10:00 Classical Canvas: Two hours, of
classics *
Thursday; January 24,1963
Pro Problem
Solution Given
TO THE EDITOR: I agree with
you ' that something should ba
done about the number of stu
dents on probation. It is my con
sidered opinion that"" if a student
is on probation, he or she should
be reprimanded.in some way.
An athlete who is on probation
cannot compete in sports, and I'm
sure if one would fake the lime to
check", there would certainly be a
smaller percentage of athletes on
probation in comparison with the
record of the whole school.
I feel that if a-student were on
probation, he or she should ba
limited in his or her participation
at dances, sporting ' events, eto.
One way of implementing this
limitation would be to give stu
dents on probation some sort- of
distinguishing characteristic on
their .matric card, and- when he
or she comes to an-event where
one needs 'to show his matric
card, they would be barred.
Of course, jthis is a sneaky way
of relieving'the fact that places
such as Rec Hall and Schwab
Auditorium are overcrowded, but
I believe that if a student has
good marks he or she should have
priority oyer the student with
poor grades. -
After all, learning is the main
reason why we attend this great
school, and once the student real
izes that fact, I’m sure the num
ber of students on probation
would drop.
2 Congratulate
Sams on Stand
TO THE EDITOR: Congratula
tions to the English department
and'to Dr. Henry Sams! It’s very
comforting to know that someone
on this campus doesn’t' want to
act as a censor to student expres
sion. It’s a welcome and happy
surprise which I’m!sure many of
us - appreciate.
Thank you very much for the
vote of. confidence.
—Judy Maihe '65
—Prof Wayne
TO THE EDITOR: Kudos to Harry
W. Sams, head of the Department
of English, for his enlightened
and courageous stand against cen
sorship. ! .;
To prefer a “spontaneous maga
zine expressing student sense and
sense of humor" is a truly noble,
principle to expound in a “some
times'’ imperious atmosphere.
JimCaplan'66
—Joseph Melusky '64