Editorial Opinion What's The Story? Strange circumstances surround the disclOsure last week that six students were blinded by looking at the sun while under the influence of LSD. According ,to the - repoit, the incident happened last spring. Why and how was the story kept quiet so long? More importantly, why can't . anyone get a definite confirmation of what school the students were attending? Yesterday's repoit in The Philadelphia inquirer claims Edinboro State College is the school. Dr. Chester T. McNerney, president of the school, says no. "It' is kind of unlikely," to use his own word& "As far as I Know, we have never had a drug prob lem here. We haven't even had a case of marijuana." Whether Edinboro, population 5,000 students, is that - isolated from the world or whether President McNerney's unfamiliarity with his campus, (he's been president since 1966) is the cause of this naivete, is up for anyone's speculation. What matters to the press is that information is being withheld. This leads to the more important consideration what is the real story and what effect does it have on students, anywhere, who ex , 4 6 ~ . . . D t . A 1,- ; ,1:-• • fr''' , . . ',..yff - /' • - -= . ..rt.,..... GET OUT OF - MEMO tiff r • I . 1t 4. 0f .0%..44 Gm Successor to The Free ,Lance, est. 1887 Eli Datil; -(toitriltan 62 Years of Editorial' FreedOm Published Tuesday through Saturday -, during the - Pall, Winter onst.Spring Terms and once weekly on Thursdays during . June, July:and August. The Daily Collegian le a student•operated newspaper, Second class postage pald,al State Colippe, Pe. 1001, Circulation, 12,500. • Mail 'Subscription Price:_lll.3o a year Mailing Address Box 447, State College, Pa, 16101 Editorial and BuSines' Office Baseman, Of Sackett (North End) Phone—A*2M Business office hours: Monday through Friday, fi3o a.m., to 4 p.m. Meinber of Theetssociated Press RICHARD WIESENHUTTER 40 0 , DICK WEISSMAN Editor Business Manager Managing Editor, Sue Diehl; City Editor,. 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Students in any major are welcome no matter what your interests! BUSINESS CANDIDATE SCHOOL 151 Willard Bldg. Ni; eIRLSf, WHERE.. WE'RE ON OUR tatie ID A "CRAD-INI a l <:. •. tve)A , ti - • I '46 -, • ERNI WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1968 r7S7r . • .1 7 4 r.:4'T"Tr.""t" IMZ r : ri r •4 • t -• • •,,b ,2 ":.•:••`, ,s•.; interests ... THE DAILY COLLEGIAN welcomes you to its editorial and business staffs. Positions 'are available on our editorial staff for reporters. Opportunities also exist in our classified, local, and national advertising departments, as well as in our public relations and credit departments. Separate candidate schools are being offered next week for students interested in joining our business or editorial staffs. TONIGHT periment with drugs? How can we be sure that LSD is solely responsible 'in this case? _ We can assume thai the victims had taken LSD. But we'can - only wonder whether other accompany ing circumstances prompted them- to seek out their tragic places in the sun. WaS LSD the only thing involved? We'll never know, at least not for al,Vhile. A secondary consideration is the proklem that the excess publicity given to the case, mainly be cause someone is trying to hush it up, might increase public apprehension about drug reform. While we don't advocate less strict laws for drugs like LSD (as the Collegian advocated a revision on laws con cerning marijuana), we do advocate amore careful look at those mind-expanding drugs which can pro duce parallel experiences. at cancel out any look into the soul for which the drug is taken., A more careful look does not have to mean a negative look, but rather an unbiased study on a still confused subject. And, at the moment, we also suggest an investigation into the factors that resulted in this most recently disclosed tragedy that took the sight of six students. Letters to the Edi I f r Dewar's Last Words TO THE EDITOR: I am aware that my letter was an emo tional one. Certain arguments which utilize the science of 'logic present the opportunity for a logical refutation; however, demonstrations motivated by emotions can only produce- emotional reactions from observers. This particu lar demonstration (Nov. 22) was disgusting enough to elicit such an emotional - response. - I would certainly .not have any criticism of a genuine memorial service held in a chapel by a group of citizens in observance' of - our: war dead. The gathering on the Mall was not such .a service, It was a thinly veiled anti-war demonstration which used our fallen veterans as justifica tion for its existence. This prostitution of our war dead in the guise of a religious Ceremony is the basis of my objec tion. The words' "mburners," "needlessly sacrificed," and the black'arm bands betrayed the real purpose of the event. I thank Mr. Russell for shattering my illusions of the non-existence of veteran's groups opposing the war. Fur ther enlightenment by Mr. Russell would be in order. ,Of the nearly one and one-half million veterans that have been rotated back from Vietnam, .how many have joined the protest movement? What percentage of the total num ber of those who have returned' have shown support for the opposition? - The verbose harangue sent in by graduates Lißernardo and Meyer, of course, was not of a high enough caliber to warrant a reply. In reply to the remarks by Mr. Klopp, I neither sup ported nor objected to the beer throwing incident. I merely Used it as , an illustration of the feeling that many, indeed most, veterans have about the protest movement and the demonstrators. As for the appeal for more letters and fewer draft card and flag burnings, I concur completely. President Johnson, Secretary Rusk, and Secretary Mc- Namara have explained their strategy and given their justi fication for our position again and again via the White Paper, countless interviews, public statements, and press reports, What is the basis, then, of the contention that our government has not made its position clear? Are the dem onstrators isolated from the news media? Conversely, I do not understand the vague generalities about immorality and dishonorableness, or the unclear ac cusations of illegality that the protesters flaunt repeatedly as their reasons for protesting. In conjunction with Mr. Klopp, I call for the opinions of the campus hawks, and in addition, an unambiguous statement from the opposition stating specifically what is being protested. Let us hope that Mr. Long's charge of apathy, is unwarranted. EDITORIAL CANDIDATE SCHOOL your Thursday, January 18 151 Willard Bldg. Robert J. Dewar, BENI'S WORLD "Here's to the new tourism restrictions—they'll • cut down on the number of cheapskates seeing the world on a shoestring!" • He Won't Switch and Here's Why TO THE EDITOR: Mr. Mamone's letter referring to his change from "hawk" to "one who feels the war is accom plishing little and that negotiations should begin at once" deserves response, Mr. Mamone seems now to belong to "the grOup". To join, read the following: The Two Vietnamese (B. Fall), Street without Joy (B. Fall), follow with Quotations From Chairman Mao-Tse Tung, Arrogance 'of Power (J. Ful bright) and finish with The Pocketbook of Baby and Childcare (Dr. Spock). Viola! Instant Academician! The weaknesses 1 / 2 . n Mr. Mamone's argument are: (1) the assumption 'that the facts (yes, there, are some) in the letter are necessary and sufficient for a fuller under standing of the situation in Southeast Asia; (2) the assumption that the inferences drawn from the facts are correct; (3) the assumption that the present administration is blindly ignoring such facts. Even former President Eisenhower qualified his recom mendations for an "end run" around the DMZ by saying, in effect, that only people who live with this problem every day are really qualified to make decisions. Anyone concerned about this war wants to know the why's, but like most people, you and I cannot be aware of what facts we don't know. The "meaningful dialogue" will take place this Novem ber in the voting booths WDFM Schedule 4-4:05 p.m. WDFM News sports, and v'eather) 4:05-6 , p.m. Music of the 7:15-7:45 p.m. After six Masters with Kathy Bradley (Continued) (J. S. Bach—" Lute Suites' 7:45.8 p.m. Focus #1 & #2; Moussogorsky— 8-10 p.m. Two ,on the, Aisle "Pictures at an Exhibition"; with Tom Kalin (Music from Balakirev— Islamey") - film and Broadway Theatre) 10-10:05 p.m. WDFM News LETTER POLICY 6-6:05 p.m. WDFM News 10:05-12 midnight Symphonic 6:05-7 p.m. After Six (Pop- Notebook with Alice Paterson The Daily Collegian accepts letters to the editor regarding Collegian news coverage or editorial policy and carrells or non-campus affairs Letters must be ular, easy-listening) (Bach-4th "Lute Suite"; typewritten, no more than two pages In length, and should be brought to the office 7-7:15 p.m. Datelihe News Bartok —"Q ;.. art e t #6”; of The Daily Collegian in person so that identification of the writer can be (Comprehensive campus, no : . Schubert—" Symphony #9" ) tr k ve e r d ific l a t ti l o e n t . "r The a 7lari e y cei geg i gn mraelserviehse Collegian tvraniVtLi t c h he iVrt ne eta r tional and international news, 12-12:05 a.m. WDFM News wilt be aUblished and to edit letters tor style and content. - . UNIVE * SITY STORES 111-115 S. Allen St. Selection, Penn State SWEAT SHIRTS . Large Large STUDENT SUPPLIES & DRAWING SUPPLIES HOODED INSULATED SWEAT SHIRTS . . . . $3.95 ® 1960 by NEA, Inc.*S°l°. Neil Sherman '6B M E a.l .' ':-. Ir. , .-,;, OFF ON ALL TEXTBOOKS (NEW AND USED) Selection, COLOR PRINTS 'SKI PANTS ... 20% off Prices effective now through January 20. Mike Serrill Dr. Ernest C. Pollard's proposal, made rec?.ntly before the University Senate, that students who disrupt the operation of the University through demonstrations be suspended deserves more extensive comment. It might be pointed out that most demonstrators who willingly disrupt do so with the knowledge that they are courting arrest or other punitive action, and they delight in the prospect. Many block the doorways 'of induction centers or throw chicken blood at Dean Rusk with the INTENTION of being arrested. Many recklessly risk life and limb for the ultimate "glory" and concomitant martyrdom ' of arrest and sometimes have to expend considerable energy to achieve their goal. During the Oct. 21 demonstration at the Penta gon, and at various other demonstrations across the country, the police were as determined not to arrest any body as the demonstrators were determined to be arrested —and if possible bloodied in the process. A dedicated demonstrator .might have to be carried out of an induction center several times before the police will concede failure and pack him into the paddy wagon. To suspend such people in order to - set them up as examples to other dissidents is about as proihtctive as sitting in Pentagon corridors to stop a war being waged 6000 miles away. Such shallow treatment of the problem only succeeds in hiding it behind an iron curtain of mis understanding. A proposal to study in depth the causes of disruption would be much more useful. (Dr. Pollard indirectly ap proached this solution by suggesting that the University Senate sponsor debates on national affairs similar to those conducted at Yale and Oxford.) The disruptive element does not wholly consist of drug-imbibing, long-haired, dirty-faced youths determined to drop out of a world they consider hypocritical and mili taristic. Responsible, formerly law-abiding citizens have also decided that the only. way to communicate with their government is to break its laws. A respected clergyman poured blood on the files of an induction center a few months ago. More men (952) were convicted of violating the draft laws in 1967 than in any year since World War 11. A large number of profes sors and newspaper editors recently declared that they would refuse to pay the portion of their income taxes slated for use in the Vietnam'war. Esteemed authors like Norman Mailer have deliber ately,and openly broken the law in protest against the war. Literary critic Dwight MacDonald, author Paul Goodman and pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock (no self-respecting mother would question HIS integrity) are all under indictment for "conspiring to counsel young men to yiolate the draft laws." The President of the United States and his Cabinet members cannot walk the streets of their own country without inspiring violent demonstrations. There 'is obviously something deeply wrong with. a political system (and/or its decision makers) which pro. yokes mass and unlawful dissent. It is the challenge of our era to seek out and eliminate the roots of this mass unrest. We will not find them by vainly searching for conspiracies—or by veiling the problem with a series of mass suspensions. 358 E. .College Ave. STATE COLLEGE ALSO . . . More on Disruption: A Shallow Proposal $2.50 $1 ea.
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