Show 2 — STUDENT LIFE MARCH 10 wamy tVVcHtTf TffK Wtf ‘tfr v rvv kiv IPee-- Na J ML MYTH CU?$SP HUMBUG —1 eCSnr 1961 t ha i Ci£K VOTfc ftT JlM f --3L "gr National News iA ku'I H Letters To Editor Eradicate Slums! Another Health Hazard Cited In a special message to Congress yesterday President Kennedy unveiled a program to pep up home building and revitalize cities with emphasis on better housing for low and middle-incomfomilies The new president told Congress it must redeem the pledge of 1919 of a “decent home and suitable living conditions for every American family” To achieve the desired goal Kennedy proposed expansion of present federal housing efforts and several new uses of federal mortgage insurance and it will present a better image to the world as it eradicates ugly crime infested cities and haphazard suburbs” President Kennedy declared He put no price tag on the array of proposals but it appeared they would cost in the neighborhood of $3 billion over a period of years slum-infeste- d e — o— Another dog was sent into space and recovered in its space ship by Itussia Tuesday A brief announcement from the official Soviet news agency Tass announced yesterday that a “satellite ship” weighing 10340 pounds had been launched and brought back to a safe landing in the “required area of the Soviet Union” The dog’s condition was claimed to be “normal” following the flight The dog Chernushka is at least the fourth dog sent aloft on a space voyage by the Soviets The first dog sent aloft in a Soviet space ship in November of 1957 died in space when the satellite disintegrated April 14 1953 Two other dogs returned safely to eaith August 20 I960 aboard a Puissian space ship which was launched August 9 1960 Another Soviet space ship launched December 1 1960 with several animals aboard burned up two days later Friday afternoon when in an- other half hour it would be Editor Student Life: to the public anyway open This article is nothing about I realize that there Of course smoking and thinking but ab- are reasons for deeds of good out a health hazard which this nature The poor school could be detrimental to you a needs of lot money gained by I am speaking of a sport which underhanded ft? techniques presents itself right here in our own physical education depart- their scholarships is It A Pond ment — trampolink g To subcomstantiate the subject of my ments I shall quote from two The Mormon Republic' prominent Logan physicians Editor Studeut Life: Dr Daines and Dr J W EmIn response to Mr Allen mett “Trampolining is the Leigh’s comments (March 6) I most dangerous sport for ser- feel that refutation is imperaious injury taugh in the USU tive Yes it is true that the education departphysical Mormon population travels to ment” of Utah But to areas outside It took little to convince me is not travel enough To abalter talking to three different people with back injuries sorb the best of the or various muscular strains culture is the goal What a from the trampoline that this sorry failure has and still does exist in this “osmotic” area is an extremely dangerous As for the missionaries it tramin own One sport my is unfortunate that they don’t poline class has a possible back fracture go off to far away places and I while being as cautious as try to understand the people possible now have a serious They go to gain converts for back injury'— a factured thorathe LI)S Church This is their Ups And Downs Non-Utah- n cic spine My Tom Foolery Vegas: Where The Girls Are COLLEGES IN THE EAST traditionally head south “Where the Boys are” to Fort Lauderdale for the between-quaite- r break With Utah State boasting nearly a three to one boy-giratio however the men traditionally leave Happy Valley for Las Vegas— where the girls are Local safety director Ah in Catt reported to Student Life this week that students driving 60 miles per hour can reach Las Vegas in 8 hours and 20 minutes if no stops are made He also stated that traveling 75 miles per hour the girls can be leached in 6 hours and 30 minutes Now the question arises: is it worth the danger of traveling at so fast a rate to arrive two hours earlier? Mr Catt refused to respond to the quesrl tion HE ALSO STATED that he knows other places “where the girls are” but refused to divulge the information as he said he wanted them “all to myself!” At any rate Cache Valley will be relatively dead during the break allowing local townspeople and merchants time to barricade themselves against the spring quarter students who often think the entire spring quarter is just one big long be-tbreak A whole series of special weeks have been planned for the quarter and students are reminded to return to campus after the break with their Western clothes for the Western Week SEE YOU NEXT QUARTER when we’ll all be decidin" which is the more important: socializing and sun worshipping or academic learning T T w een-quart- er Student Life mi: MM' It ASSOCIATED COT I KOIATK l’KIiSN established I90J TOM JONES Kilitue-iihut L’ BuMneM’ '!! Managing Editor LFE RODERICK Advertising Manager ’ UOli Sj Campus Editor 'nA DEHSiNMEIt 1’root and Copy Editor UEOUOJA BETII SMITH Tuesday Editor DONNA lll MINS Sports Editor JIM ROBINSON Society Editor SL'SAN BROWN feature Editor CAUOI BYIinHION fashion Editor Exchange Editor h'J)WN LOW El 1 DITTMKU Circulation ROY TilORNoCK STAKE ASSISTANTSV Yiu'k' ’ Sumrnerili Jim JeiiLin!! u!ro)yn Su‘T'ice Carol H t aft Ln i r EUis Jin Thoinpom jo7mnf acting’ S n 'so Filin rrinted cJurmo st:Ue Cniversin room° 2u '1 st?n JV Aomared Studtnrs or ' SK 1 4 tx extension 472 Office u“in building f March aC IWO a1 Utan under ti- act CiMveptanr?afo?lnjin!)lf? 7''' scmi-vvorU- iv Ptr Muaitor Utr or ier qiurur back-injure- d fri- ends and I certainly have adequate physical faculties for such a sport and it is difficult to suggest a possible remedy for this undesireable situation Perhaps a more competent capable and warranted instruction would aid in the prevention of such mishaps Certainly students should have near perfection of simple trampoline maneuvers before they are allowed or urged to attempt the more difficult and dangerous “bounces” I hope that by these comments I have at least made you aware of the vulnerability at hand I strive for the purpose of safety and I do not wmnt to see anymore injured while working on the trampoline is Bill Pclteys What Price Parking? Editor Student Life: What is the purpose of parking tickets? Is it to prevent illegal parking and keep students from parking in staff areas or is it to provide the school with another means (as if they needed one) of bleeding their hones! students for scholarships for students many of whom as been stated before wouldn’t even be attending the University were it not for the scholarships? It was later than 4 pm on Friday afternoon and the majority of the staff who use Parking Area 10 (all but two cars) had already left Out of fourteen student cars parked in the area all fourteen received tickets I realize that legally and technically the school is right as of course it always is but if one considers the principle of the thing it is quite a dirty deal As long as the lot wasn’t even being used wc might as well let the students use it rather than leave it empty especially on believe what you preach have verifications the I and best minds in the world couldn't change your beliefs Why not give Utah a chance to come up from 1861 to arrives 1961 before is! 1962 Bob Atlas Missionary Examples Editor Student Life: Having lived in Logan for the past one and years I feel justified in putting forth for the consideration of fellow students an observation I have made First however a little background: one-ha- lf My first impressions of the LDS community were I must say very fine Here I thought are people living in harmony while zealously working for their church First impressions likewise of the LDS missionary movement made even a larger eing impact on my thinking Bprotestant 1 immediately noticed something which the protestant church didn’t exepurpose and sometimes rcise as vigorously a t e 1 y their realized Since that time however goal If the Mormons want to much has changed in my way of understand foreign peoples thinking The LDS missionary why don’t they enroll in the program I am sure has many This devoted and sincere workers foreign Universities? they do not attempt There are however “black Why must they go out and marks” (if I may use the term) convert? Could it be that the this mission purpose Mormons are psychologically against These “black marks” come insecure in their belief and in the form of many returned must gain converts to assure missionaries on our campus themselves of the validity of “Convert the heathen” I am their preachings? Must a true sure was their battle-crbut believer have twenty thousand let a well educated student more from England to support from overseas walk into the s and testify what true believer class and it’s “These “knows is true?” are trying to run the On the smoking problem place” The LDS Church can it is unfortunate that Mr be proud of many of its missioLeigh and Miss Smartt don't naries but could anyone be try on occasion the “narco- proud of the group to which I tic” They might enjoy it It refer? is also too bad that smoking si David Woertendrie bothers some people But did it ever occur to you that Consideration some people are detested by Lacking: Life: the sight of orange juice and Editor Student who has As a women who look and dress spent 25 years of his career like men? w'orld of smokers Is this cause to have the UB among a I (outside Utah naturally) the stop selling orange juice or to know which to the be request that women should not tyranny ofdegree majorities can or to wear clothing that tends meal pushed I seldom ate a imperso n a t e masculinity? If set to read my paper in a the Mormons want no smoking unless lounge reeKed with tothe air they should practice this them- bacco I never quite got used selves There is separation of to it and always felt that myto church and state in this nation friends were prone If there isn’t maybe Utah asmoking certain lack of consideration should become the Mormon ResubjectAre we public instead of one of the ing the smokers to a similar fiftv states here at USU? But after all is said I shall tryanny are ’ye ana think there is some hope for Why not set up a lounge an Utah The hope is in hiring a other facilities for smokers faculty of highly educated in proportion to persons from the East Far their representation in our West and South as well as and faculty in so fa from other nations that is as fire regulations wi Utahn’s — don’t be afraid of At a small institute the outsiders or their new ideas permit? this would entail a finance for this can only prove that the but not at one where Mormons try to understand hardship facilities are esscnti multiple other peoples And actually in in any case the last analysis if you si Austin E un-fort- y camel-jock- non-smok- er non-smoke- rs Obvis-oul- non-smoke- rs really y |