Friday, November 17, 1961 A QUESTION OF EXAMPLE WHAT IS THIS WORD "RESPECT"? A Freshman student at the Pennsylvania State University has many problems. He must adapt himself, physically and emotionally, to the enurnerable changes that come with college life. He must learn to accept new and vital responsibility. He must learn to apply himself in his class work and in his out-of-class studies. He must learn to adapt himself to the flexible machine that college is, to accept and benefit from the decisions of the administration and his student leaders. In order for the new student to achieve true success and a sense of worth, he must feel that he belongs. In short, he must learn to accept his school, to honor his school, and to love his school. This latter triumverate is perhaps the mst difficult for the new student to achieve. In order for him to realize these goals, he must feel that the college accepts him, wants him, and honors him. He must feel that all the constitutional freedoms are available. He must feel that the college exists for him and his fel low students. In a nutshell, he must respect his school and his school must respect him. In the face of recent happenings it is difficult to see how the new student, or any student, can respect the Penn State Administration when the Administration has shown be yond a shadow of a doubt that it does not respect the studfmts. When the Administration refused to even sensibly discuss. the Thanksgiving recess proposal, when it adjourned immediately after the request for a discussion and vote was presented at the Senate meeting, when it consciously accorded the SGA President, the Stu dent Government Association, and the entire Penn State student body with a direct slap in the face, the example it set, the maturity it showed, and the exhibition of its dedicaion to the building faith, trust, and character in the Penn State student were, to put it mildly, deplorable. A Freshman student has enough to worry about without thinking that perhaps he made a tragic mistake in coming to Penn State in the . first place. While a new sudent is in the thick of the tremendous struggle of trying to adapt himself to an entire new world—the world of college—to be suddenly clubbed with the possibility that the Administration doesn't respect him in the least, doesn't care what he thinks or desires, and doesn't stop to consider the effect its actions may have on him, can be shattering. In the past one of the intangible somethings that kept the Ad ministration and the student body working together for the better ment of the Pennsylvania State University was mutual respect. But as a result of the Senate's action at the meeting on the evening of November seventh, the mutual respect is no longer presen; and the ties that bind are in shreds. In addition to this editorial viewpoint, Dennis Foianini, S.G.A. President, and Miss Marjorie Gauter, student member of the calendar committee, comment on the . University Senate action in excerpts taken from an article which appeared in the Daily Collegian on Friday, No vember 10th. "I feel that it was rude and inconsiderate of Dean Shilling to make the motion, and for the people in the Senate to vote for adjourn ment," Foianini aid. "Although the students didn't expect the Senate to grant them the request, they expected good reasons for not granting the holiday rather than a 'show of bad manners'," Foianini said. "Respect is a mutual thing and it is difficult for students to respect those who act in this way," he said. Marjorie Ganter, the other student member of the calendar com mittee, said that after all the work that went into making the resolu tion, and getting student support behind it, it was disappointing that it wasn't given any consideration. (Continued from Page 4) several days after the scheduled The ping-pong tournament which culmination date. This, of course, started out with such might and resulted in the derangement of the main back in central October has time schedule for future rounds fizzled due to the unpuctuality of and the eventual cancellation of the participants. Two first round the tourney. matches were not completed even THE NITTANY CUB —Dave Craley Well, here I am again. After hrend Pine would be decorated three weeks wandering around, I eraly for Xmas but it just didn't have uncovered some more juicy turn out that way. tidbits which lam sure you are While wandering through Erie just "DYING" to hear about. Hall, I noticed that Mrs. Edwards About two weeks ago I was taking is having trouble with the gooey another one of my midnight strolls eyed boys who continually watch when I discovered some strange the frustrated girls bowl. Because men around the dorm. Because of this, the girls' scores fluctuate of their big loss to the Fredonia from time to time depending upon State Teachers' College, the brave the number of males present. men of our soccer team went to a Word is out that Nancy Kelly bar where they drowned their has been having a rough time sorrows. After sitting their awhile lately and has had to go to the they decided that this campus was extreme of giving up dates because too dead and that something her hair has been turning blue. should be done to liven it up such Rumor has it that she has been as pulling a "pantie raid" on the "hitting the bottle!" girls in the dorm. After hearing a few stones rickishaying of the window in the back of the dorm, one of the girls went and let the rope down on which six men en tered within the next three mi nutes. All the girls were running around panic stricken in their pin curlers and their pajamas throw ing their underwear at the boys in hopes that they would leave, or maybe stay longer?? After the boys had their pockets full, they slid down the rope, suitcoats and all, feeling victorious after their big defeat that afternoon. The girls were hoping that the Be- (Cont. from page 3) of the set and if worked correctly with regard to the rights of others. could bring in many stations with A few years ago the Engineers a clear, sharp picture. But a Club built for the school a large, controlled antenna which is per- few selfish students carelessly ched on the roof of Erie Hall. It Played with it until they finally was controlled by a box on top broke it. THE NITTANY CUB Established October 26, 1948, as the official publication for the student body of Pennsylvania State University, Behrend Campus, Erie, Pennsylvania. Published by the Lake Erie Printing Co., 1115 Powell Ave., Erie, Pennsylvania Editor Assistant Editor Sports Editor Reporters Dave Craley Mary Jean Ferguson, Lyn Fink, Georgia Kephart, Alan McAllister, Ray Morin, Bob Ropelewski, Mel Ross, Mary Gene Shea, Bob Williams Dave Alcox, Bob Heiges, Ed Paauwe Photography Chenne The coach "made the scene" at Barneys to check up on his con niving basketball team. It's get ting pretty bad when the umbili cal cord has to be extended over the New York State Line. Who is contributing to whose delinquen cy??? I understand that they smoke to ! ! ! Naughty, naugh ty!!!! Well, I guess that is enough to hold your over for awhile because once again my Master gave me the word that it is chow time so I will be back again in three weeks. ,- - 4 - ;7* ----- --t t . or L4r( . 4 6 , tr, Z 1 ' < ,i'W .4 .11 j c %I t. v, p,Z, 1.- • tyk t, :$, .:--, • i s , / A 1 .. 4 ..\• 41 q t ti f ~......___ 1855 _ II , _.: . .Dave Maynard . . John Thompson
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