SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1970
Change
offered
By BETTY TRICE
Collegian Staff Writer
Ask any student on campus what he thinks of the
Nittany Lion Inn, and chances are you'll get a variation
of one of the following replies: "I don't know. I've never
been there;" or "It's supposed to be beautiful" or "They
say the food's really good."
There are bound to be a few students on campus who
actually have eaten there—even it it was only once, three
years ago, when someone got his scholarship or was in
ducted into an honor society. The students might mention
the Sunday smorgasbords, the cheeseburgers in the coffee
shop or the ice cream from the Creamery.
For those who have discovered it, who can afford it
and who like a pleasant change of pace from downtown
State College eating places, the Nittany Lion Inn is a
great place to dine.
The Inn is located directly behind Rec Hall, across
the street from the golf course. From the winding drive
w•ay and tree-shaded lawn, to the tall pillars over the
entranceway of the white colonial-style building itself,
the Inn is a stately piece of architecture.
Treadway Inns
Built in 1931, the Nittany Lion Inn at first was one of
the Treadway Inns, a chain of commercial hotels. Today
it is owned and operated by the University. The Inn was
expanded in 1953, when by
rooms were added to the
original building.
A variety of distinguished visitors, including Eleanor
Roosevelt, and more recently Arthur Schlesinger and
members of the French National Orchestra, have dined
and slept at the Inn. One waitress said she recalls serving
former University President Eric A. Walker, who fre
quented the Inn.
The Inn is the scene of banquets held by engineering
and law societies and teachers' organizations. Parents stay
there for weekends—on Mother's Day the Inn is especially
crowded—and the football team eats there before every
game. According to Louis E, Silvi, the Inn's manager, the
University Board of Trustees holds luncheons there "once
in a while, not too often."
Educational Seminars
But the majority of the people who stay at the Inn
come from educational seminar. and stay for two or three
days. Silvi said. These are professionals who come to at
tend meetings in such fields as accounting, engineering
and transportation, he said.
Four dining rooms, a coffee shop, and 150 bedrooms,
all colonial-style in design, comprise the interior of the
unusual building. According to Silvi, the rooms favored
by the visitors are the lobby, with its red carpeting,
chandeliers and fireplace, and the terrace overlooking the
golf course.
A.stalf of 125 accommodates the visitors. Some of the
staff members are students since the Inn is a training
ground for students majoring in hotel management. Some
classes are held there.
The menu varies, so that people who stay at the
Inn for two or three days select from a variety of food,
according to Silvi. "We sell more roast beef than anything
else. We always have poultry, fish, roast beef, and three
steaks on the menu. We have roast duck, lamb, and veal
once in a while," he added.
SIN.: said the Sunday buffet is the most popular
meal at the Inn. An average of 300 to 500 people come
between the hours of 12:30 and 2:30 and 6' and 8 p.m. for
the Sunday meal, an all-you-can-eat special for $3.50.
Nixon gives talk
at U.N. session
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. 01 3 )—The major points in
President Nixon's address at the 25th anniversary session
of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday:
U.S.-Soviet Relations
Nixon said the great question of whether the world
can live at peace will not be resolved unless the United
States and the Soviet Union "transcend the old patterns of
power politics" and instead "use our resources for build
ing rather than destroying."
Nixon said the primary responsibility for achieving
peace in the Middle - East rests upon the Mideast nations
themselves. But, he said, it is imperative that the United
States and the Soviet Union join toward developing a cli
mate in which those nations "will learn to live and let
live," including the preservation of the cease-fire now in
effect.
The alternative, he said, "could be a confrontation with
disastrous consequences for the Middle East, for our own
nations and for the world."
U.N. Peace Role
The President said the United States "will do every
thing it can" to strengthen the United Nations' capacity "to
move decisively to keep the pace."
Pollution, Nixon said, "knows no national or ideologi
cal boundaries." and stressed that "the U.N. is uniquely
equipped to play a central role in an international effort
to curtail its ravages."
Population
Nixon said the United States will continue to support
U.N. services "to insure that the quantity of life does not
impair the quality of life,"
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Blowing bubbles?
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made the perfect bubble. Actually, they are two of the
lights which illuminate the entrance to Pollock Under
graduate Library.
Prof researches Shaw;
now writing 21st book
By DAVE SARGENT
Collegian Staff Writer
When George Bernard Shaw wrote, "He
who can, does. lie who cannot, teaches," he
had not met Stanley Weintraub.
Weintraub, research professor of Eng
lish, does teach, but he is also the writer or
editor of 20 books and over 100 articles and
one of the country's leading authorities on
George Bernard Shaw.
Weintraub first became interested in
Shaw while he was serving in the Army clue
ing the Korean War. "Most of the time war
is boring," he said, "You have short periods
of intense activity followed by long periods
of monotony." In order to help relieve this
monotony he had his brother send him
books, one of which just happened to be a
collection of Shaw's best plays.
This was his first introduction 'to — Shaw
and, as he remembers, "I was considerably
impressed. In college I had taken the old
fashioned courses in British literature where
you begin with 'Beowulf' and work your
way up, never quite making it to the 20th
century." Upon returning to the United
States he came to Penn State and began his
doctoral work on Shaw's works.
With 20 books now to his credit, Wein
traub said he feels "half the problem in
writing a book consists of choosing your sub
ject carefully; the other half of very care
fully doing your job."
Weintraub said many of his subjects for
books were outgrowths of the courses he
taught. "Ideas often spring from class dis
cussion, which is why teaching and research
are so closely related."
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Vets explain vote
on war resolution
Denny Dessureau, Penn State' Veterans'
organization president, Thursday explained
the reasons Vets last week passed a resolu
tion calling for the U.S. Congress to intro- -
duce a bill "which will limit the ability of
the President to keep any American mili
tary forces in a combat or hostile fire zone
for more than 90 days without a Congres
sional declaration of war."
The resolution, which was called an
anti-war measure by an article in The Daily
Collegian last week, is not necessarily indica
tive of anti-Vietnam ,war feelings on the part
of those who voted for it, Dessureau said.
The resolution, which passed by a large
majority, was worded in such a way as to
allow a variety of persons with different
viewpoints to favor it, he said.
For instance, some members voted for
the resolution calling for a Congressional
declaration of war to be necessary because
they were violently anti-war, Dessureau
said. But others voted for it because they
were pro-war and wanted to see the United
States actually declare war in Vietnam.
He added that other members voted for
the resolution feeling that it had nothing to
do with the Vietnam War itself. The resolu
tion did not mention Vietnam but only speci
fied "combat or hostile fire zone."
According to Dessureau, the Veterans'
Organisation is composed of persons with
only the experience of military service com
mon to all of them. They come from diverse
backgrounds and have diverse viewpoints,
even concerning the war and the military.
Louis R. Redden, chairman of the Vets'
political committee, stated in The Collegian
that the Vietnam war is "obscene" and that
"people should note that responsible veter
ans know this war is wrong." He also said,
tion books, he pointed out, because by the
time the research and writing on any fad is
completed the subject is passe.
"If I were writing to make money I
wouldn't be writing what I am writing; I'd
be writing freshman English texts, whic h
make more money than anything but por
nography," Weintraub said.
"As far as writing is concerned," he
said, "the best feeling is to get acceptance of
your book by the people whom you respect.
If they think it's a success, its a success,"
Weintraub's latest publication—the sec
ond volume of a biography of Shaw may
be termed a success for, in reviewing it, The
New Republic stated: "Weintraub's 'Shaw'
may outlast 'Pygmalion' as well as 'My Fair
Lady.'"
Weintraub received a Guggenheim fel
lowship to research his next book, "Journey
to Heartbreak," which.studies.tbe_.effect of
World War I on Shaw, Who was opposed to
the war.
Commenting on the book, Weintraub
said: "I'm not saying this is my swan song,
but this may be the last book on Shaw for
some time because I have started other
things that require a great deal of my time."
Chief among these new activities is his
job as Director of the Institute for the Arts
and Humanistic Studies. The Institute spon
sors team research in the arts and. humani
ties and also brings distinguished artists and
scholars from around the world to the Uni
versity. Weintraub said the purpose of the
Institute is "to enrich the academic climate
and nrovide educational excitement over
• ' - 'rove what the individual colleges can
Weintraub is also editor of The Shaw
Review and contributes regularly to The
New. York Times Book Review.
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By ROD NORDLAND
Collegian Staff Writer
Service Common to An
Pilot flies airplane
into Catholic church
SAN JUAN, Tex. (A') An airplane piloted by a for
mer schoolteacher crashed into and destroyed a Roman
Catholic church yesterday after sending a radio warning
of a "serious plot" against churches.
About 30 priests celebrating Mass, and 200 children
from nearby St. John's school, fled the Church of the
Shrine of the Virgin of San Juan and its adjoining cafe
teria without injury.
The building burned to the ground, with only steel
beams remaining. Police searched the still-burning wreck
age of the plane and found the body of the pilot, whom
they said was Frank Alexander, a math teacher here until
lest summer.
A spokesman for the Upper Valley Aviation Co, in
nearby McAllen said Alexander rented the single-engine
plane yesterday morning. The aviation firm said it was
that plane's radio that went out over an emergency fre
quency and ordered an evacuation of Roman Catholic and
Methodist churches "because of a serious plot."
The pupils left their lunches half-finished in the cafe
teria and were dismissed for the day.
The aviation firm spokesman said the crash was no
accident, that it definitely was deliberat ,, ,
lie said he heard the radio orders from Alexander,
about 50, who is well-known to the firm as an instructor
pilot and frequent customer.
Friends said Alexander is the father of two children
and the husband of a former Aeronaves de Mexico
stewardess. They said Alexander himself once worked at
the Mexico City airport tower.
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that the Veterans' Organization here is pro
gressive and that the Political Committee of
the Veterans' Organization is seeking to
solve major political problems.
Redden had introduced a resolution to
the Veterans' Organization which called for
immediate .withdrawal from Southeast Asia,
but it was defeated by a narrow margin.
Statements Cause Resignations
As a result of Redden's statements in
The Collegian, Dessureau said, "at least one
member and possibly others" resigned from
the Veterans' Organization. Dessureau said
that Redden's anti-war statements represent
ed only his personal opinions and did not
represent even the political committee's po
sition. He reiterated that the club has wide
latitudes of opinion.
Dessureau. also said he hopes to see the
political committee continue to function
within the organization, but said that the
Vets' club is not primarily a political organi
zation. If it were, he said, many persons on
one side of the political spectrum or the
other would be alienated.
Dessureau said the Veterans' Organiza
tion concentrates on a number of issues
other than the war.
Sponsors Projects
For instance, he said, the group spon
sors community projects such as book drives.
Books collected by veterans each year are
donated to the Rockview prison library.
Other projects they sponsor are toy and
clothing drives for needy children.
Politically, the group primarily is inter
ested in lobbying with the University and
the state for projects directly affecting vet
erans.
• For instance, the group has lobbied to
have the University drop physical education
requirements for veteran students. Last
Year, the Veterans' Organization was one of
the groups which sponsored campaigns to
get the state to allocate funds for the Uni
versity.
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