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No Decision
This week's referendum on the abolition of the
Undergraduate Student Government proved two
things:
The vast majority of University students do not
care enough about student government to even ex
press their opinions on its abolition.
A small majority of persons in student govern
ment want all-campus government to survive, al
though they agree it has failed in the past.
We had presented an alternative plan for student
government at Penn State. We stirred up those who
are interested in student government, but we proved
that most students are not.
The margin by which USG survived is a lesson
for all student government leaders of the future. It is
a lesson that USG or any future all-campus govern
ment must be alive and interested in the student wel
fare. USG presently is not, but the 2,500 students who
voted for its survival have concretely expressed their
conviction that it can be.
USG has a long way to go, but the controversy
of the past two weeks has pushed it along that path.
We have stimulated thought in student government.
We feel we were successful.
Open Forum
In a society which rallies to cries of, "Freedom of
speech!" it seems strange that debates—perfect show
cases for this "freedom"—evoke so little interest. Un
fortunately, an exception to the rule is not to be
found at University Park.
On Sunday night, the Hetzel Union ballroom
was less than half-filled for a debate between Benja
min Novak, president of the Undergraduate Student
Government, and Collegian editor John R. Thompson.
East Halls residents were reluctant to listen to their
USG Congressional candidates before "Bonanza" had
ended.
This debate, re-scheduled after the first attempt
drew no audience, was eventually attended by only
six students.
Such flagrant disinterest has no place In a uni•
versify community. Indeed, a university community
can take no pride in those who exhibit it.
Important, interesting, intelligent issues are
raised daily—on campus, in Washington, around the
world. Are we to follow blindly those with the most
expensive propaganda techniques, or shall we insist
on hearing both sides to better arrive at individual
conclusions? In a democr,cy, we reserve the right to
insist.
Believe it or not, Penn State has more than its
share of future leaders—students well-informed on
various issues of specific interest to their fellows. In
addition, we have a faculty and administration well
versed in topics of both national and international
significance. Why not permit these people to share
their knowledge?
Debates provide a golden opportunity for the
fair exchange of ideas, but they cannot be scheduled
until they are asked for. We urge students who care
to seek the issues and ask that their fine points be
raised.
Speak to your student representatives-or those
,who serve on your college councils, but be willing
to take the initiative, if necessary, in calling for a
debate. We need more of them.
TODAY ON CAMPUS
Angel Flight Drill Team,' 7 p.m., 217
Hetzel Union Building.
Applications for fall 1965 Women's Orien
tation leaders available at HUB desk
' until Jan. 27.
Association of Women Students, 6:15,
212 HUB.
Christian Science Organization, 6:15
p.m., Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel.
Committee on Student Organizations,
1:30 p.m., 218 HUB.
Gamma Sigma Sigma sisters, .6:30 p.m.,
214 Boucke.
International FII m, "King gong"
(U.S.A.), 7 end 9 P.m., HUB assem
bly room.
WDFM Schedule
4:15 The Philadelphia (Bob Solosi(o)
5:00 Classical Cameos
5:55 News (Jc.in Rosenbaum)
6:00 Collage: The University Readers
6:15 Evening Moods (Lynn Hopewell)
7:25 News (Stan Lathan)
7:30 Showcase 15
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'THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1965
Mineral Industries Student CoUncil,
p.m, 213 HUB.
News and Views general start, 6:30 p.m.,
207 Home Ec. South.
News and Views training board, 6:45
p.m., 118 Home Ec,
Phi Chi Theta, 5 p,m., HUB reading
room.
Placement, 8 a.m...5 p.m., 212, 217, 203
HUB.
Speech by Paul Lemsk, American Cyana•
mid, on "Opportunities In Sales Man
agement," 7:30 p.m., Sigma Chi Ira.
fernity.
Town Independent Men's mixer, 6:30
p.m., Pollock 2.
7:45 Weekend' Preview
8:00 Music
8:25 Artists and Lecture Series:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(Ted Lux announcing)
9;30 MUSIC., u 4
10:00 Symphonic Notebook
12:00 News
SEVEN KIDS HAD ABSENCE
EXCUSES IN ENVELOPES,,,
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THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE
EVER SEEN A TEACHER CRAWL
RIGHT UP THE CHALKBOARD!
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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
allons au cinema
Seek Elsewhere!
"The Pleasure Seekers"
In the first scene in which
Carol Lynley, Ann-Margret,
and Pamela Tiffin appear to
gether in this film, I was re
minded of the opening scene
i n "Macbeth." Remember
those three ugly witches?
Well, they're back, long hair,
dagger-sharp fingernails, pan
cake makeup and all in this,
the first bad film of 1965.
In effect,
" The Pleasure
Seekers" d o e
have a lot g
ing for it. The
is Jean Neg
reputable dire
tor; Gene Tie
n e ; Bria
Keith; sow
gorgeous shoe
of Spain. Bu
it still stinks
MIMI
All the bad things said
about Hollywood become
sickingly apparent in this
tasteless and gaudy bore with
which 20th Century-Fox has
attacked us. The genius of
flamenco dancer, Antonio
Gades, is ridiculed and put
to shame when Miss Margret
attempts to do a few steps
with him. She hasn't any tal
ent at all, and why producers
still put up with her is way
beyond me, as cynical as I am
toward Hollywood, notwith
standing.
And there is that fine actor,
Tony Franciosa, who must
have suffered throughout the
entire affair as the Iberian
playboy who chases Miss Lyn
ley about in sportscars. Gene
Tierney is wasted, along with
Brian Keith, playing husband
and wife.
Back to that crowning dreg,
Clemson Argues
Novak Statement
TO THE EDITOR: I would like
to say, as Mr. Novak has said,
it would be necessary to have
a building and full time man
agement in order to have a
"student" or University oper
ated bookstore, and it would be
necessary to secure a loan to
begin operations.
-However, I don't see why it
would be necessary to sell
books at the same price that
Keeler's and Metzger's are sell
ing them. Keeler's and Metz
ger's are making a profit on
textbooks!
I don't claim to know how
much profit, but profit there
is or they would not be selling
textbooks! A University or sill
dent operated bookstore would
have no need for profit . . .
therefore cheaper books!
—Richard R. Clemson, '6B
by vince young
Ann - Margret, however;
someone in the theatre last
night remarked that she is
possibly the ugliest mammal
on the face of the earth. She
certainly doesn't photograph
well from any angle; and as
to her homely status, she is
given tough competition from
the other two, Lynley and
Tiffin.
Anyhow, there are very few
reasons why anyone should
see this film, even fewer ones
for mentioning it, and abso
lutely none for discussing it
any further. So, I won't.
Those of you who have
heard the rumor about Flash
Gordon have heard correctly.
Due to several legal compli
cations. concerning the copy
rights of this Universal ser
ial, all episodes have been
withdrawn from non-theatri
cal distribution. However,
"Nickelodeon Nights" will
continue as planned, sans
Buster Crabbe, but funda
mentally the same.
Letters
Prohibition
Lift Asked
By SENSE
TO THE EDITOR: I, along
with my fellow members of
SENSE, Students for Peace,
am greatly disturbed by • the
unfortunate remarks made by
our University President, Eric
A. Walker, concerning the
Berkeley free speech move
ment.
We deplore his anti-intel
lectual attitude and his poor
ly disguised attempt to label
as Communist the genuine ex
pression of student grievances.
We give our whole-hearted
support to the Berkeley stu
dents, and we commend the
Berkeley faculty for their en
lightened support of the stu
dents and their aims.
'We would remind our fel
low students that the right of
campus organizations to col
lect funds on campus for off
campus activities, the denial
of which resulted ,in the Berk
eley demonstrations, is also
denied to the students of Penn
State.
We urge the immediate lift
ing of this unrealistic and
unnecessary prohibition, and
we invite others to join us in
calling for this long overdue
reform.
—James Grant,
Graduate Student
jrt
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by john r. thompson
The Rev. Martin Luther to proclaim to his brother, "I
King, Jr., who speaks tonight can never be what I ought to
in Rec Hall, is an overwhelm- be until you're what you
ought to be."
ing personality.
He adds, "Man through his
If you have never heard scientific genius has made of
this contemporary man of his- the world a neighborhood.
tory, prepare for an encounter Now we are challenged by our
with yourself, ethical commitment to make
King will brir of it a brotherhood."
you out of yol As the social revolution of
synthetic won] our day breaks human bar
of prejudice h riers and sweeps away the old
to an exper age of division, King expres
ence with rea ses confidence that tyre vic
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ty, a reality th, tory achieved will be more
startles becau: than black and white integra
it is personal 'tion; it will be a double vic-
If he were tory, for freedom will come
politician, Kir to the former slave and a
would be on, change of heart shall encom
standing, for he THOMPSON pass the white man,
presents a powerful image of His philosophy is simple,
a man fighting for his beliefs. yet deeply perceptive.
He speaks extemporaneously, "If a man hasn't discovered
drawing from his vast intel- something he is willing to die
lect and formal education to for, he isn't fit to live," he pro
bypass the usual routes of hu- claims.
man communication. It is unthinkable that a man
But King is more than a such as this should be slug
poltician. Perhaps because he ged in Selma. It is unthink
is a clergyman, his speeches able that he should have to
are touched with a deep a- spend his efforts working to
wareness of humanity. He convince men of their mini
touches the human heart at mum duties as human beings.
its most sensitive point the It is unthinkable, but that is
chamber of self. why he is great.
King is controversial be
cause he is contemporary. He
has grasped the significance
of our present-day encounter
and communicated it into the
hearts of men through social
action.
King is a revolutionary fig
ure. He proclaims the revolu
tionary gospel of our time to
help men grasp the meaning
of the rapid change in which
we live.
Persons who cannot change
with the changing complex
ion of our society are like
Rip Van Winkle, who slept
through the American Revo
lution, King asserts.
"A great many people find
themselves in an ag e of
change and .. . fail to remain
awake through the revolu
tion", he has said.
For King, all life is Inter
related. Our society has been
caught up in a garment of
mutuality, which forces one
LETTER POLICY
Letters to the editor must
carry the full name of the
author and identification of the
author will be verified before
any letter is published.
In most cases letters over
400 words will not be published.
The Daily Collegian reserves
the right to edit or condense
any letter. The decision to pub
lish or reject a letter lies solely
with the editor; letters contain
ing obvious misstatements or
lacking good taste or fair play
will be rejected.
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