Editorial opinion Joe the Engineer readily admitted liking trains better than people. That admission has caused Joe a lot of grief. When Joe was a Penn State student, he became notorious for trying to organize the scandalous Toy Train Club. The purpose of the club was simply to inform interested people all about toy trains. The administration fought the formation of the club because the Penn Central Railroad had recen l -, ygone bankrupt, giving trains a bad image. The administration; did not want Penn State associated in any way with trains because it feared appropriations might be cut if it were. Because of this fear, the Toy Train Club was chartered only after many hassles with the ad ministration. But by the time Joe graduated, the club was thriving:* Joe thought everythinb was going fine when he landed a teaching job in a Maryland junior high school. But everything wasn't fine. Back at Peon State, six deans could not decide whether or not he should be granted his teacher's cer tification. In Pennsylvania a person must be of good moral character to be certified as a- - teacher, and the deans were not sure Joe had , good moral character, since he did admit to liking trains better than people. Letters t• the Editor _ID E. COLLEGE AVE. STATE COLLEGE DELIVERY SERVICE Campus & Boro Monday thru Thursday 6 P.M. to 1 A.M. Friday & Saturday 6 P.M. to 2 A.M Sunday 6 P.M. to Mid-night 1 1 111111111111111 THIS COUPON GOOD FOR 11111111 i ollllllllll ,— . COUPON 1018 650 OFF ON THE PURCHASE. OF ANY SPORTSMAN PIZZA 128 E. COLLEGE AVE. -77; 237 - 1481 - ".. Good 0ct.13.14,15.16,17,18,1974 Little CThercar4 DnaDrat ONE COUPON PER PIZZA al11111,11,1191111,„ WE REGBET OCCASIONAL DELAYS BUT THE TASTE {WORTH WAITING FOR Railroaded out ition. The school board claimed it did this be cause he had lied to them by not mentioning on his job application that he was president of the Penn State Toy Train Club. With the financial support of the National Toy Train Association (NTTA), Joe filed suit against the school district in an effort to regain his teaching position. Before the trial Joe explained his work for the hobby of toy train collecting on radio and "ACROSS FROM OLD MAIN" "ABOVE MY-O-MY BAR" Entrance Front & Rear (Boro Parking Garage) PIZZA TOPPINGS AVAILABLE: Anchovies Greenpeppers . Bacon Italian Sausage Double Cheese Mushrooms Ground Beef Onions Pepperoni The deans decided to cop out on the issue and ask the state Department of Education if a man whp liked trains better than people should be certified Joe had been teaching for three weeks when him a public figure who would be a disruptive (n -the Department of Education announced that a fluence in the classroom, so the school board man who likes trains better than people has a did not have to give hlm_ back his teaching good enough moral character to teach in Penn- position. sylvania. The Washington Post and The New The school board decided not to give poor York Times considered that decision so a- Joe any position for the next school year. Since mazing that they printed stories telling of Joe's `=, , Joe could not support himself on Toy Train battle for certification and for the formation demonstrations and since he had always of the Toy Train Club. wanted to teach, he filed an appeal with the Because of the stories, the Maryland school continued support of NTTA. board got wind of the fact that Joe liked trains Although the judge reversed the lower better than people. Even though Joe had never court's decision saying the first amendment mentioned the controversial subject of trains gave Joe the right to talk about his toy train in his class and never intended to, the school beliefs on television and radio, he ruled that the board removed him from his teaching post school beard could remove Joe from his and Washed him away in an administrative pos- teaching position because he had lied to them. A chance for USG TO THE EDITOR: The USG Senate has not been an effective body for a long time, but that has started to change—and change drastically. For anyone who cared to read, or could find the article to read about Monday night's Senate meeting in The Daily Collegian, he would have noticed the Senate formed five committees which are open to the public. These committees deal with a student lawyer, a complete review of the discipline system. constitutional reform of USG, the development of a reasonable audit * strategy, and most importantly to set up necessary physical facilities for the handicapped on campus. These committees aren't just paper committees; they have already started work on all of these projects—vital projects. USG cannot work alone; we must have student involvement and feedback into everything we do. Get involved! USG h4s been criticized because it has spent most of its time on impeachment :and done nothing else. This is an unrealistic point of view. Impeachment is an unprecedented situation with drastic ramifications. The insurance case was thrown in our laps the minute the Senate came back this term. We didn't make it up out of thin air. Something had to be done to get the facts about the case out immediately. The students were without insurance and USG was being held responsible. USG could not function with the Clouds of suspicion hanging over our proceedings. We' are at least now able to function in the area we are elected for student benefit! We realize that the next two months are a do-or-die situation for the USG Senate. We also believe that if we don't perform now, we never will, but we need the chance to show that we can come up with beneficial programs for the student body. 37-1481 st Hot Pizza Delivery 11111014011111111 THIS COUPON GOOD FOR 1111111111111111110 W COUPON 1018 SOc OFF fr fii ON THE PURCHASE OF A ANY REGULAR SIZE PIZZA 128 E. 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HOURS Sunday We believe we deserve this chance, and if this last meeting an. the enthusiasm that came out of It is any indication of .;..vhere the Senate is going, and it is, then we believe this chance is justified. Cyclists' plot uncovered TO THE EDITOR: Life is really getting rough in the PSIA. Another of our covert operations has been uncovered. We thought our idea to eliminate all the PSU pedestrians by'• running over them with bicycles was ingenuous, but now the! game is up. There was a lot of planning put into it. At first, I thought!it would be difficult to accomplish, but our targetsi simplified matters greatly. We couldn't figure out how to get: the pedestrians Into a vulnerable position, but they came: through for us. A secret study showed that the walkers often' crossed the street without looking both ways (as, per their Mommy's instructions). Many walk in a complete daze, totally unaware that the world exists. Our study also showed that some walkers looked, saw a bicycle coming and crossed anyway. All this, together with the fact that many fail to use the crosswalks (as per common sense), made it easy for our cycling assassins, who must have had poor aim (for all the close calls, few collisions occured). But it is all over now, for the pedestrians have begun to fight back. They even have a hero they have begun to rally around, I UNIVERSITY CONCERT COMIVIITTEE presents Jackson Browne • Bonnie Raitt • University Auditorium October 23, 1974 8 p.m. Tickets $3.50 on sale at Hub desk 9 a.m. October 18 There is no smoking or beverages allowed in the University Auditoriums. am, of course, referring to the John Wayne of the Campus Security, Officer 104, Who without regardJor the cyclist's personal safety and the courage and with the daring of Clint Eastwood, attacked a dangerously insane, potential assassin, who failed to plant his foot on the ground upon.reaching an empty intersection. Without heroes like Officer 104, how would Ritenour stay in business? Officer 104, I hope you are proud of yourself. Along with an expensive bicycle and an ankle, you have broken our operation. Rich Glizie i r Harris AbrahrnS USG Senators zCollegian DIANE M r NOTTLE Editor BOARD OF EDITORS: MANAGING EDITOR, Steve Ostrosky; EDITORIALi EDITOR, Barb White; NEWS EDITOR, Glenda Gephart; COPY EDITORS, Jean LaPenna, Robyn Moses, Jerry Schwartz; LAY OUT EDITORS, Cathy Cipolla, Paula Ruth; SPORTS EDITOR, Rick Starr; ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITORS, Tim Panaccio, Jeff YOung: PHOTO EDITOR, Ed Golomb, ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR, Ed Palsa, EDITORIAL ICARTOONISTS, Tom Gibb, Mike Sanni; WEATHER RE PORTER, Thad Chupalio. 41111•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••4••• • • • The PSU Society of Student • • • • • Social Workers • • . • • presents• • • Will Richan Assoc. Dean • • • Temple University School of Social Work •• • "The Future of Social Work" • • • • Thursday, Oct. 17 8:45 p.m. •• • • HUB Assembly Room • • • • ' • • all are invited to attend • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••a•• •••••••••••••••••• • • 0 SOMEBODY NEEDS YOUR • 0 ( • • HELP , • .• . • • If you would like to be a tutor this term, . 1 • „, the Academic Assembly's Tutoring Service • T h can provide you with the students. For 2 L P additional information and to pick up your X • application, stop in at the Academic i • Assembly's office. • Room 20A HUB. 1 1 865-9111 • 0 , i • 1••••••••••••••••••• ATTENTION JAZZ CLUB MEMBERS Now available through the HUB Desk lending service Rolling Stone Down Beat Different Drummer Presentation of Jazz Club Membership Card is necessary Robert Mattes Special Agent Orphan Penn State Intelligence Agency CYNTHIA A. ASHEAR Business Manager
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