Editorial Opinion
Ya Gotta Have Heart
It’s not too easy to innovate at Penn State.
You have to-argue, be laughed at, be humiliated
and worry about the state legislators. Sometimes you
are taken seriously. 1
On Tuesday, the University Senate, prestigious
body that it is, heard a new voice, or at least a voice
that hasn’t made the news before. Peter H. Given
from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences pro
posed a “way-out” committee' to provide suggestions
on “radical new Ways of doing things.”
Given’s "new ways of doing things" include
setting up endowed lecture chairs and expanding the
artist-in-residence program. Given said the proposed
committee could discuss programs and ideas without
worrying about .administrative details that "can
hamper creative work.
“We do need a devil’s advocate to make new
suggestions and pose questions,” Given said. Do we
ever..
Opposition to the suggestion included fears of a
“proliferation of Senate Committees” among other
things.
According to the Collegian reporter who wrote
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Volkswagen
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY B, 1968
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the story, response was “excited and partisan.” The
result, as Arthur O. Lewis, assistant dean of liberal
arts, summed it up, was that “once again the Senate
found itself talking too much.”
All this, talk, of course, led to the inevitable
conclusion that “no legislation for the way-out com
mittee has been formally scheduled.”
Just why ato endowed lecture chairs and ex-,
panded arlist-in-residence programs so "way-out" ta
begin with?
Why is this sort of thing anathema to Penn State?
How would the "way-out" committee lead to a
"proliferation of Senate comhiittaes?" So what If it
does?
We wonder if we will ever hear from Given
again. We hope so. His idea has been one of the few
truly interesting ideas to come from the Senate in
quite awhile,'
It may be that Given’s idea is too advanced for
the University. Or maybe the University is not '
ready yet for Given’s proposal.
Well, yn just gotta have heart -l- and miles and
miles and miles of it when you try to change things
at University Park.
L@ttei% to the Edi
What Price Honor?
TO THE EDITOR: There is Something hideous about the
idea that we, as Americans, must 6e ashamed of our
national greatness. Tire..belief, a? expressed by Mr. Wash
ko, : seems to. be that because of the great destructiveness
of /nuclear We must swallow our pride and very
blithely turn 1 trie other' cheek.
4 Mr. Washko, I do not question your sincerity, and I
hope that you did "not question' mine. Only a fool, or a
madman would welcome the prospect of a nuclear holo
caust. Neither of us would want to see this.
But how long can a man, or a nation, retreat and
close its eyes to reality? The present actions of the Com
munist nations of Asia, are quite indicative of the fact
that they are mounting ah all out assault on democracy.
They - are using every weapon at their disposal to under
mine, to challenge, and -to • attack the United Stales ot
America." The. prospect- -ot a nuclear war is indeed- hor
rible.- But • the fact remains that we might lose the wofld
piece by piece wailing for a bomb that will never come.
We are Americans, as well as citizens of the
world.. To work for a better world, is indeed a noble
thought. But we cannot work for it, while a sizable por
tion of the world is working against us. In the struggle
for a better world, there are two camps, working in very
opposite directions. Obviously* both -cannot be -working
toward the same end. Do you believe that the Com
munists seek a better world than, we?
I sympathize with your views, Mr. Washko. At one
time, mine were very similar. I questioned why law could
not triumph over guns, why blood and the hell of war
could not be replaced by negotiations. I ridiculed the
Munich analogy, and the "Domino theory,"-' and I be
lieved that the war in Vietnam was not of enough im
port to .risk World War 111.
But-don’t you se.e-that without honor a nation is
dead? That if we pull out of Vietnam or retreat in
Korea, that resistance to communism will cease to be a
meaningful factor in international diplomacy? That it
will become a diplomatic joke as the smaller nations
realize that what the Communists want the Commu
nists will eventually get?
I, too, want a belter world. We all.do. But must
} vo burn our own .generation, our own freedom, on the
■altar pf appeasement in order to get it?
We are living in disturbing and confusing limes.
In the turbulence of international affairs, our greatness
is the only solid pillar we have. Without our national
greatness we are nothing more than a melting pot of the
rejects of other nations. We need moderation, we need
-wisdom; but we also need honor.
Joseph T. Yezulinas '69
OUTS WORLD
tor
They Say Yes, We Say No
TO THE EDITOR: This letter is in response to the editorial
entitled “Defense Secrets,’’ which appeared in the Fab. 1,
issue of The Daily Collegian.
Tha authofc of this editorial seems to abhor the idea
that a high percentage of government contract work
involves war. He goes on to say that the presence of
government workers for defense work on campus is in
excusable.
We are as distressed over the prospect of war as
anyone, but until such a time as it becomes feasible to
pursue a program of disarmament, it would seem to be
wise to do all we can to defend ourselves.
If this end can be further served by employing the
research facilities on this campus, then we don't believe
that it is inexcusable. It is just possible that out tuition
would be higher if not for the money made from these
defense contracts.
The author also fails to make it clear just how this
defense work violates an educational atmosphere. As
far as devoting all university resources to educational
related Activities is concerned, we don’t recall any Col
legian editorials demanding the abolition of the athletic
program at Penn State.
Kenneth Simon '7O
Richard Ditch '7O
Mediocre Mediocrity Awards
TO THE EDITOR: In browsing Mr.. Lustig’s list of candi
dates eligible for his mediocrity awards, I was so discon
certed to find Dr. Lattman’s course monickered a ‘‘farce"
that I lost interest in the writer’s point and didn't even
feel like reading the rest of the article.
I realize that in compiling a list of accusations of this
type, one tends to get careless, but to aim a barb at our
beloved Dr. Lattman is shameful. His course may be lack
ing the rigor that has become so characteristic of the col
lege curriculum, but I febl that to label the course a ‘‘farce”
because he is revolutionary enough to strip his subject of
its scholarly arduousness and present it, simply and pris
tinely, to his students—most of whom are nontechnical—is
typical of the type of errors mankind has been making
since Creation.
Rather than making the course rigorous. Dr. Lattman
makes it interesting and enjoyable, and no teacher cart do
more for his Students than to make his class interesting
and enjoyable.
... anyone feels insulted by the material covered in
this course, he can schedule Geo. Sci. 1 or 30 or ahy of the
other numerous geology courses that do not require pre
requisites.
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Letters to the Editor
A Voice from the Past
TO THE EDITOR: Over many months, I have been admir
ing the organizational vitality of certain segments of our
student population. I refer especially to YAF (Young
Americans for Freedom) and SDS (Students for a Demo
cratic Society).
When I was an undergraduate years ago, I had some
talent as an organizer. My achievements included HBP
(Home Brew Producers), BACG (Back Alley Crap Games)
etc.'
Being now in retirement, and inspired by our Active
student generation, I decided to revive my Activist pro
pensities, if possible.
My first effort was concerned with OAAF (Old Ameri
cans Against Freedom), It came to naught.
Undaunted, I next essayed to organize FAADS (Fac
ulty and Administrators Against a Democratic Society).
This project, also, was a dismal failure.
I have come to the conclusion (tentative, of course)
that our youth may be overorganized.
William M. Lepley '34
Concert Etiquette
TO THE EDITOR: I think that it is very gratifying that
our Artist Series concerts are being so well attended by the
student body. I am delighted to see that students are talcing
advantage of these opportunities which may not be so
readily available to them upon graduation.
However, I feel, along with many others, that perhaps
a little concert hall decorum would help to save face for
those knowledgeable in the field of music, and spare our
audience from being termed as bourgeois by the perform
ers.
Those who attended the Bach Aria Group’s perform
ance know the embarrassment felt when two members of
the audience walked to their seats in the front of the audi
torium just as the soprano and violin duet was about to
begin. (
Also, the applause rendered each movement of Brahms'
Symphony No. 4 at the recent Royal Philharmonic Concert
indicated both a lack of musical knowledge and deference
to the musicians. I am sure this unexpected applause broke
the mood of the orchestra, which was already having a
difficult time with the symphony.
I would like to suggest to those who are attempting to
develop an interest in classical music that they perhaps
either try to familiarize themselves with the pieces to be
played by means of a recording or to spend a lew minutes
with a music student who would help them.
I am sure that both the performers and the interested
members of the University would be much happier for this
time spent in gaining an understanding of the musical
world.
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