Editorial Opinion John F. Kennedy— A Great Man A great man was laid to rest yesterday and the entire world mourned. That John Fitzgerald Kennedy was indeed a great man is evidenced by ’ the universal sorrow which accompanied his tragic death. Leaders of foreign states—enemies just last week—stood united in a common bond of sorrow yesterday, a tribute to the high regard in which they held the la;e President. To the people of this country, who knew him and loved him, the death of the youthful, dynamic leader seems even today somewhat incomprehensi ble. But the sorrow, which reached new depths yesterday, was obvious. The- procession of the cortege, from the Capitol to the national cemetery at Arlington was a sight that none of us will ever forget. Nor will we forget the emotions so vividly displayed on the faces of those who journeyed to the Capitol to view the flag-draped casket and pay their last respects. History, of course, will ultimately decide whether President Kennedy will rank among the great Presidents in our history. But to those of us who knew him, who listened to his speeches and read of his actions, who witness- . • jai \ r teisrete] c l Letters To The Editor Junior Hits Integration Column ro THE EDITOR: Miss Hart man did a, marvelous job of openly hating our “Yankee” token signs of racial non prejudice. But, I seriously doubt that she has ever been in the Deep South for any length of time or she could not ridicule our nothern efforts so bombastically. It is the effort we make 'oward racial equality that seems of the utmost importance to me. If Miss Hartman could see the disqusting and heart breaking humiliation a Negro has to undergo just to order a hamburger “way down South,” she might change her tune. The sight of a small child standing at the designated end nf the lunch counter, trying to look as polite as can be so the “white trash” wiping an al ready spotless glass will "sud denly” notice her customer, is just slightly less pitiful than that of a strong young man standing and waiting with equal patience. The white passengers, stand ing, packed like sardines in the aisle of a bus while in the rear sits one wizened old lady, would make a very funny scene if ft were not so sad. The white household which embraces its “nigger" and al lows her to care for the chil dren and prepare the food with her capable, but black hands, yet yells “Hell no, her kids can’t go to school with mine” denotes A reasoning so far be hind our northern brand of PAGE TWO A Student-Operated Newspaper 59 Years of Editorial Freedom Satin (ftollnrian Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 ’ubllshed Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The 3aily Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. 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Co-Local Advertising Managers, Jacqueline Russiano and Andrew; Lipchak Classified Advertising Manager, Margaret G'tlings; National Advertising Man ager, Lynn Murphy; Credit Manager, Barry Levitz; Assistant Credit Manager, Dianne Nast; Promotion Manager, Carolyn 'Whitehead; Personnel Manager, Barbara Frank; Office Manager, Esther Kelly; Circulation Manager, Philip Guest, out of the fog 'God A man was buried yester day amidst all the honor that a broken-hearted, grateful country could summon from its very depths. Television commentators, eager to impress upon the people of this nation the in fluence John Fitzgerald Ken nedy had upc the world, quoi ed statistics the number foreign d i g n taries presei at the funer; and burial ser ices: a doze members of tl world’s rulii families, presidents a; other heads state, 20 foreign and defense ministers, In all, representatives of 53 foreign countries attended a sorrowing nation’s last tribute toits fallen Chief. This gath ering of foreign dignitaries, according to the commenta tors, was the greatest since the burial of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery 40 years ago. John Fitzgerald Kennedy has joined that unknown sol dier and the unknown sol diers of World War II and the Korean conflict. Mr. Kennedy is no longer physically with us—the peo ple who, three years ago this month, -chose to elect him to hypocrisy as to be comparable to the_ Dark Ages. Miss Hartman should visit the South. Not the vacation spots, but a place where she will come in contact with the future leaders of the South. She should visit an institution of higher learning such as I went to. She should count the number of Negroes she passes on cam pus (one hand will leave her plenty of room). She should look into the law cases—one especially outstanding in my mind of five grown men, under the pretext of discipline, who took turns beating a 15-year-old colored boy in a reform school. Kennedy's Death Brings Realization of'Burden' TO THE EDITOR: I’m not even 21; I never voted for the man, or against him. I was interested in 'what he had to say, in what he did, and how well he served what we're fond of calling the "national inter-, est,” which in reality is our own idealized version of what we individually would like. I plan to vote in 1964. I might’ve voted for him—who can tell? But how do we go about reshaping our ideas, our thoughts, to fit what amounts to a new order? What—and whom—do we think of in the wake of this thing? TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1963 HERBERT WITMER Business Manager ed his relentless pursuit to see mankind bettered, he was truly a great man. The black mark which was recorded on our nation’s history by the assassination of President Kennedy Friday was compounded Sunday when the accused assassin, Lee -'Harvey Oswald, was' himself shot by a self-appointed executioner. The murder of Oswald is unfortunate for two reasons. First, it is unfortunate because we may never know now the full story behind the assassina tion of the President. We may never know if Oswald was solely responsible, or if he was simply a pawn in a hideous plot. We may never know what his reasons were for committing such a heinous crime, if he alone was responsible. Second, and much more important, the fnurder of Oswald is contrary to the principles on which this country is based and in which President Ken nedy himself believed so strongly. The death of such a beloved President certainly causes emotions to reach a high peak, but it does not justify the act committed by Jack Ruby. That such an event should bring cheering is a tragic commentary on some of the American people. For it should not bring cheering, only ques tioning. We should all question what, in a society that prides itself on the importance of the individ ual, has caused human life to be regarded so cheaply. Bless America their greatest office. But, al though physically he is no longer with us, his youthful dynamism will remain with us of the generation closest to his in thought, enthusiasm, idealism. Especially poignant in our memories will be the special messages he had for us, mes sages which many of our generation heeded. They are now in places like Tanga nyika, Chile, Laos, serving in the President's own vehicle for peace, the Peace Corps. Those of us who have not yet discovered our means of meeting his admonition to "Ask not what your country can do for you—but what you can do for.your country” will perhaps, through the death of one man, find the incentive that is needed and the area in which we are needed. But, there is little point to my eulogizing President Ken nedy, because there are.so many who could do it and have done it so much better. What does need a eulogy, however, is a state, a nation, a world, that could produce the likes of a being who, for whatever insane, irrational motives, could assassinate the President of the United States. Assassination is too good a. term to. apply to the foul, senseless butchery of John Fitzgerald Kennedy because it connotes to many people of the world an honorable deed, FOGLIO The boy died! She should listen to the boast ing: “Yes, ah hate niggers and ah’m proud of it.” If it doesn’t turn her stomach, then she has a much stronger constitution than mine. Sure, they admit it. And, just how big a point in their favor is this when com pared to the many sincere ef forts we try to make. I would rather be in an at mosphere of mere efforts than smothered in an atmosphere of blind hatred intended to pre serve the illusion of the gran deur of "the Southern Tradi tion.” —Johnnie Lee Schaffer, ’65 I never knew him, of course; put his death is as personal as though it were my brother, or a cousin, or a close friend. When so much is riding on what he says, how he says it, and who listens to- him, who among us dare not listen? But in this tragedy, the real provocation to grief is the stark truth that so many didn’t care (and still don’t?), so many looked away from him and his problems instead of to them for understanding and to lend sup port, so many ignored what problems he tackled, what so lutions he offered, and the bull like clashes he both provoked and engaged in, so that real understanding, in depth, of the nature of things was so widely missing in his lifetime. Maybe from this one death, our personal involvement will increase our Appreciation of the system will be fostered (for what other country in the world, large or small, could have a chief of state within two hours after the death of the previous leader), and our memories will contain an image of what he was and what he sought, to spur us to become a country' which, potentially so broad based in its support of its wishes, is in actuality ignorant and uncaring. We all share the burden with Lyndon Johnson; let ‘’iat one fact with all its ; cations be accepted, and 'rength will never be in d of fail ing. —George Gordon, ’64 * * by tony foglio an execution of a tyrant or a so-called tyrant. That John Kennedy was not a tryant is obvious. That his murder was butchery, is also obvious. That the butcher was insane appears to be obvious. Fortunately for Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of Mr. Kennedy and the man to whom all the evidence points as the President’s as sassin—in fact, as well as in theory—he will never face the anger of a deeply moved, a deeply grieving people. For Lee Harvey Oswald's own life was snuffed out just as he snuffed out the life of a 46-year-old President of the United States—with one dis tinct difference: Oswald (and the rest of the nation) saw his killer, whereas the President died an ignominious death at the hands of a sniper, a foul, rotten, bestial being whose method of operation was two shots in the back of the head. President Kennedy pre sumably never knew what hit him. Oswald, I am happy to say, did know what hit him and he suffered until his death, exactly two days and seven minutes after the Presi dent died and, ironically, 10 feet from the spot where Mr. Kennedy succumbed. If Oswald had not been shot by Jack Ruby (a man who, in cidentally, committed the act which many of us had hoped most fervently to commit), he would most certainly have been tried, convicted and sen tenced to death in the electric chair somewhere in Texas. But death in an electric chair or by any other form acceptable in this “civilized” country of ours would have been too easy, too humane. A beast who, at one blow, ripped out the guts of a na iion deserves a horrible death, as horrible as man's devious, brutal, sadistic, vengeful mind can devise. Those proponents of for giveness, tolerance, humanity will call me a sadist . . . and perhaps with good reason. But in spite of their pious mouth ings that “ ‘Vengeance is Mine.’ saith the Lord” and “man’s inhumanity to man” must not be compounded, it is patently obvious that As sassin Lee Harvey Oswald was not entitled to the pro tection of the humanity .which he repudiated so totally by his obscene act of butchery. No, I can not eulogize our fallen Chief. All I can ask is' "God Bless America.” Nigerian Asks Correspondent TO THE EDITOR: I am very happy to write these few lines of words to you. I wish you would kindly publish my name and address into your news paper as a Nigerian boy seek ing for a pen-pal in the USA from both boys and girls. May God Almighty be with you always. (Amen.) I am a Nigerian boy of 18 years of age. I am 5 feet 9 inches tall with brown eyes. My hobbies are football, listening to radio, swimming, running, jumping, reading, dancing and gping to the cinema. We might also ex change Nigerian products. I shall be very much grate ful if this, my humble letter, is favorably considered. —SabHu AJahi 18 Willoughby St. Lagos Nigeria, W. Africa WDFM Schedule TUESDAY, NOV. 26 4:15 The Philadelphia (Sanford Hinkal) 5:00 Contemnoran' Classics iCharles Orgel) 4:00 News (Ron Recht) 6:05 Weatherscope (Joel Myers) 6:10 Dinner Date {Pat Dell and Rdn Recht) 7:15 This Week at the U.N. 7:30 USG Rco"-t ■ Morabito) 7:40 To Be Announced 7:55 News (Cill .. : m) 8:00 Ports of Call (Andy Lipchak) 8:55 Sports (Linda Pavian) 9:00 Show Sfoooers (Jeff Moss) 9:55 Camous Nev/s (Dorothy Drasher) 10:00 Symphonic Notebook (Bob Solosko) Minder Study Indicates Pattee Library Department May Undergo Automation By DAVID BERD Automation, the ever-ex panding field which has penetrated so many areas of American business and industry, is about to play a part in the creation of a more efficient and economical data processing system for libraries. A study of the acquisitions department of Pattee library and its college branches has pointed to the feasibility of its reorganization based on com puter programming. The study was under the di rection of Thomas L. Minder, librarian for the College of En gineering. He was assisted by Gerald Lazorick (graduate-in dustrial engineering-State Col lege). The study revealed that use of the digital computer served to improve work flow, increase operating capacity, and lower cost in the acquisitions depart ment. According to Minder, a new system was devised in which automation was implemented as “a tool—not the essence of TODAY ON CAMPUS Lecture Irmgard Schuchardt, a rep resentative of the West Berlin Fellowship of Reconciliation, will speak on “Steps in Reduc ing East-West Tensions” at 8 p.m. in the Hetzel Union as sembly room. Tryouts Students wishing to tryout for “Dinny and the Witches” or “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” should report to the Pavilion Theatre promptly at 7 p.m. tonight. Other Events Christian Science Organization, 2 p.m., Helen Eakin Eisen hower Chapel. Freshman Class Advisory Board, 8:30 p.m., 203 HUB. Junior Class Advisory Board, 7 p.m., 218 HUB. IMPORTANT! Final AD Staff Meeting 9:30 TONIGHT AT THE OFFICE First-class travel the system. Automation for the sake of automation was not tolerated.” The computers used were of the same general serv ice type as in Boucke. Three Phases The study program was di vided into three phases: a com prehensive analysis of the pres ent operations of the acquisi tions department, the design and testing of a new system and the beginning of imple mentation. In the first phase each job in the department was - ana lyzed. Notable findings includ ed organization along manual lines, delays involved in form transferring, and time con sumed in excessive checking of requests for books and or der forms. A cost analysis was conducted which resulted in a summary of the total costs of 50 types of library operations. - The analysis demonstrated, for example, that the total cost to the library of purchasing a book, including labor, super visory, and indirect costs, was $2.15, and that of purchasing a new periodical was s6.69..These results thus showed need for improvement in both efficiency and economy. Developed New System The second phase was con cerned with the development of a new system based on auto mation and testing of the sys tem. It was found that organ ization of library material by form (book, periodical, or serial) was more efficient than organization by operation. This organization will allow for later introduction of docu ments and technical reports in to the system. Under the new system com puters would follow through the entire process of book ac quisition, but would not inter fere with the card catalogue department. The acquisitions department would be con cerned primarily with verifica tion of order information. Since all processing would be done by computer, the duties of the department personnel would be primarliy “decision making.” Routine clerical work would be eliminated. The current phase of the program is that of implementa tion. After writing of a com puter program has been com pleted, a prototype acquisitions department will be established, iiiiiiimiiiimiimimfiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii TV RENTALS fjlTiTPol TELEVIS, ON TJ Ob SERVICE: V X— J CENTER | 232 S. Allen St. uiiiiiHiiiiiiiniimiiiniuiiiiiiiiiiiii • You were expecting maybe romance... glamour? Then forget about the Peace Corps. Glamorous.it's not. You’re going to be right in there with monotony, illiteracy and an army of bloodthirsty mosquitoes. Helping people who have asked for help. You’re going to work 16 hours a day and sometimes some of the people won’t even know what you’re doing there in the first place. And you will see one fraction of the results you’d hoped for. But it’s worth it when a kid in Nigeria understands what an alphabet is and some day will be able to use it. When a farmer in India gets chickens with some meat on them for a change. Or when Colombian villagers learn to work together for the first time—and this new spirit of unity builds a health center. The Peace Corps works in 48 countries—not changing the world dramatically, but not leaving it the same, either,, It’s tough to get into the Peace Corps. But we’ll be glad to check you out. Just write to: The Peace Corps, Washington, D.C., 20525. peace corps 0 probably in the engineering library. The prototype is ex pected to be in operation by early next year. Once this has been evaluated, instruction manuals must be written before conversion to permanent installations can be made. If the prototype is suc cessful, the acquisitions proce dure of the entire university library system may be con verted. As .far as students are con cerned the automated system should provide “faster service, more complete information about library material, and more efficient service in terms of cost,” Minder said. One of the problems in li GSA Plans New Conference Center on Old Beaver Field A five-story conference center will be constructed by the Gen eral State Authority on the north west corner of Old Beaver Field, near the Nittany Lion Inn. Bids for construction opened in Harrisburg Nov. 20. Unofficial low bids were submitted by Gamble Construction Co., Boli ver, for general construction, and by Herre Brothers, Inc., Harrisburg, for heating, plumb ing and electrical work. Bids are expected to be awarded in the near future. The purpose of the center is to provide adequate facilities for persons who attend various pro grams here. During the 1962-63 period the University served 421 groups involving 57,020 people. The new building will consist of- a basement and five upper floors plus an adjoining meet ing room. First floor facilities are to in clude a lobby, exhibit area, classrooms and a main meeting room with a seating capacity of 384. The rest of the building will contain class and meeting rooms PART TIME WORK 1J male students, preferably Business jor LA majors. Must be free 18 hours per [week afternoons and eveninas. $45 per Meek. [Call AD 8-8992, 9 a.m. io 1 p.m. - AUTO - PARTS o ACCESSORIES Western Auto 112 S. FRAZIER ST. Exotic foods with pay brary automation, according to Minder, is standardization of symbols used j and computer language. The so-called FOR TRAN language now employed qs considered to be inadequate. Also, there is currently a need for computer engineers to co ordinate ■ the computer pro gramming. Several library schools are now offering courses on library automation. There are no such courses at the University at the present time. Minder recently presented a report of his study to the American Documentation In stitution as part of its meeting on automation and scientific information in Chicago. with forum classroom and tele vision' control center on the sec ond floor. General administrative offices of Continuing Education Services will be located on the fourth and fifth floors. • Facilities on the ground floor include a multi-purpose dining and meeting room, a production room for Continuing Education Services and storage and utility areas. The project was designed by Lacy, Atherton and Davis, Wilkes-Barre and Harrisburg architects and engineers. The present Conference Cen ter, which has been used since 1955, is a frame structure that was constructed after World War II for use as a student union building. Facilities NEW COLLEGE DINER Downtownßetweenfhe Movie! ... - \ . 4; feK; v OPEN;:^. 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