Student Democracy: Where? Chapter, One For the past few years, this College has prided itself in what it calls "student derhocracy." For the Past few years :at least, the students here have been given the.opportunity, to "govern themaelves''`through, their own governmental setup, through their own student leaders For countless years, the students have been 'given the utmost freedom of speech'and the utmost freedom of the press. Yet, while all this may be called student democracy and ''while, all this should ipost certainly be preserved, the Col legian maintains—and shall forever continue to maintain— that all this amountsto practically nothing 'when the one 'fundamental freedom—the freedom of action—ls infringed, upon or scuttled: .Students have the opportunity to think as they please, les. They have 'the, oppoitunity to say what they, please. ' They have the opportunity to print what they please.-Yet what all this worth if they do not .have the opportunity to translate their &sires and their wishes into praMical action designed to promote their own welfare and the wel fare,Otthe Collikeas a whole? ,' Not for a long time has there been shown such utter Idisregardfor'student wishes and sych flagrant disrespect for student opinion as was shown reeentlyrby - the Calendef Committee and the College Senate itself. , =A"few weeks ago, this-Committee requested that a student-group be formed to-present to the Committee ,which is composed of faculty and adMiriistratien members ' 7 ,—prprioials citing just , what the students wanted on the matter of vacations. ' The student group was formed iMinesiiately by Student .lioareand its proposals were presented to the Calendar Committee. And the Calendar Ciinmittei prloceeded ia4lY_ to turn thumbS' down and reject, eyery single one of, ~thetn,-without so much as specifying a single reason for . doing so. o Among these proposals was one asking for a inal-yeal vacation Now tlie Collegian has presented the Lase for the mid-yearVatm -Lion i;.o many tune, in-its editorial columns that it is sicleand tired of - doing so Among other things, the Collegian has shown-that the vaca tion would provide a needed breathing spell' between an exacting final. exion week and the Slott of a new semester, that it would ',iodine greater efficiency in' the administration because fewer, drop-adds would be filed for the simple reason that students would not knowing , ly schedule follow-up courses for which they 'aie not qualified; that it would expedite the filing of grades for all students ,so that all con `ceined would know where and how they stand, that it would climin - ate, , foi the student who had failed, unnecessary expenditures for, books;rioom rents, board and other incidentals for which he must pay as long ms he)eiriains here, that it would lend,tii produce greats itaftiley efficiency: by-giving professors ,['full week to grade final ex • aminition - uitkoul, being, oy,erbardened by, te;ching ut the lame:time What's,moteonAts survey of the student bOdy, the_faculty and • the idnunistiiiimn, the ,Collegian litisiet to find a . single person who_ opposedrs definitely to tfie mid-yelie„xac.:atipn jilan',Venembers of Lte2alenditr A Colnipittel4pkth,e,„amktselb,Eavitthailts,allfoi, ,. exe7lit,the T few,Who'irianagedltb7dbfeat the,proposal.": 'Yet; despite ati„this=dosplte',theiidenlable tact th . ere-seenis to nodefinitkoppositionto the propothe Committee and the Sen ate Joined, hands It without specifyirig any reason vihaso _ ever., By all the iWes of minunon sonse"and all the rules 'of democratic feasoning,'the Committee and the Senate were bound to study these proposals, their merits„ then dements. They,were bound, too, to re veal their findings, to, reveal their' decision, and to reveal—above all— how ,they staved at that decision.' - . , Yet they have refused to do all this And they have infused to give , a,single lesson foi doing-so. Thus, while allegedly promoting student welfare and student democracy, these groups have in their blindness of those very things, in their utter - disrespect / and their utter disregard for. student wishei — and student opinion, handed the very people whim they - ale supposed to be helping the uorst setback in`reCent , years , For when a few selected gentlemen delegate to themselves the authority to decide policies of this , College without-regard to the welfare and the ,wishes of the SO.!elents, faculty and administration alike, student,deenocracy and Colleg6 democracy itself become mere shibboleths. , - " , Now the members of the Calendat Committee and the Senate have every right to disagtee with any one This the Collegian does not even attempt-to:dispute But when these same people disregaid the wishes of a inannity„and when they do so without resort to reason but only through mystepous underhanded and high-handed channels, tune to call a halt:- ' ''FOi•there. is a-fundamental Mfferenee bet Ween disagreeing with some one and, Ignoring him entirely. , , Occourse, the P 4 rori may hate had nothing to do with this Clll4. In tact; the Collegian is convinced that the high-rank ing members of-this College did not serve to bring about this action. These men are convinced, just as Collegian is, that the College caripioiress only_ throUgh the cooperation of,all its component parts —faculty:, administration, students. Once, one these groups is , shunted 'aside—ignored—then the forward murch_of progress comes to a,halt:"'' iot he ;*And 'so it is that while,the administration may nt... any direct action in this matter, , It is-through its very inaction foster these undeiriocratie, paternalletic tendencies that threaten to Junk all the 4 ,efforts,whichostudents are , ,now Making to revive th'eir-uovern mental setup and breathe some life into it.,' , Last April,,when the new Collegian - was born, it waiMeethat it would not hesitate' to criticize any body—administration, faculty alu mni, students pr toWnspeople-rwiten „ie was convinced that that body was wrong.,Todaic therefore, the Collegian minces no wordwm'saying it is convinced the administration is definitely wrong in not moving to condemn this actiowby a solidified ,nunoritywhick refuses to ac knowledge the truth,:it minority which refuses to accept the . logical ,reasoning of - students:, faculty ;and even,' administiation members themselveS, minority - which,refuks to act openly so that all May pass Judgment upon their actions:: ' - - Students and administration GM ' today reached a -' showd,iwn on' the issue of student democracy: l ,- 4 - If, the' administration proposes to continue promoting student welfare mid ,furtherini student democracy, then it will move immedr ately,t'o; investigate the action of the committee and to grant the mid year...vacation., t • ' , For-if the adMiliiktrition hopes to continue promoting student , welfare, it musyreake, here and now that in this-era . of ehanging conditions; it"canLifo e;oonly,,by , positlie action` and not by negative reaction. _ • Editorial a SeMl...Weekly • , ... 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VOLUME 35-NO. 30 SENATE WELFARE COMMITTEE WILL BEGIN STUDY OF HOUSING Mid Year Vacation = Rests With Senate Sec editorial' "Studcri, Demo acy, Where" in cullmning cotun:;(: Unless the College,Senate moves to amend the action of the Ciil ,endat Committee and its own action in rejecting the proposal forlit mid-year vacation, these will be ni LA Guidance In Vocations ' Planned Here Don Cresswell '4O Initiates Movement With Help Of Societies, Collegian A student managed careers con ference, designed to tarnish perti nent and helpful advice to students in — the Liberal Arts , -,chool and to aid them in choosing their life work has been organized through the cooperation of the campus honorary societies and the Cone' glen Don Al Creswell '4O, who pet cell/ the necessity of such an on dertaking on this campus, culled a meeting of all campus hontaaries asking their cooperation in the `movement. As carried on in other colleges, the plan calls for annual coder ences at which outstanding men In different vocations are invited to speak These men will be select ed by the student committee, through advice from faculty mem bers and professional "lienoraries of the differenCeurriculums The first conference will be held some time before the Easter vaca tion and'arrangettints are now be -frig, ilea! vfic , thar,studenti , nfay'btr excused from classes during those hours speakers in their particular field are scheduled to speak A questionnaire was distributed yesterday to all members of the Liberal Arts School to determine the most popular — Occupation in %Milt students are Interested From this survey , the committee will base Its selection of speakers -Juniois and seniors will be aid ed considerably by these confer ences, the committee' pointed out, because personal conferences with the'speaker will follovi the talk, at which times students may obtain Information and leads for jobs af ter their graduation Also, fresh men and sophomores may be help ed In deciding upon the courses in which they will major The conference only .centers about the ',Pieria Arts school, the committeessuid, because of the Im possibility as yet In covering all the schools in the college First Aid Training CouT,se To 'e iGiveit A Red Cross First Aid ,Instruc tot naming Course, in coopera tion with the local Red Cross Cluitrinan;- and .sponsored by the Sehool of Physical Education ens Athletics, will be' held here during the week of Jandary 23 Conducted by Dr. Bryce A. Newbuker, the course will be open to anyone who juts completed the Red Cross Standard Course with in the past year Students interested in register ing for the course. arereguested to get in 'touch with Dr Elwood C Davis' office in Recreation Hall for further -information. E,..:4 Feels 4.1. Specter!. to the Collegian AUSTIN, Tex, Jan 9—Commun. fat, Sociallbt, and Fascist propa ganda among college students Is being felt mainly in the East Cen traL and Middle Atlantic states This is shotvn by a nation-wide poll taken by the Student Opinion Surveys of America ,just as the Dies committee ended its investi gation of un-American activities and Is making preparation for an other. , The - 'committee questioned pro fessors of a New,York college and, other witnesses when ,ft , directed its search 'for propaganda to the College and university ranks of the nation What these people have soon and , board wont lnto'the rec ord—but what about the views of recess between semesters this yedt or next year This Is' what the special COlll, inittee appointed by Student Coun cil to investigate the matter, will ep,n t al. its meeting Friday night' The committee, composed ,of Walter A Jdnes '4O and John A' Troanovitch '39, failed - to , obtain any reason for the action talcen - liy, the groups, however , '"The Senate' just rejected st,"- Piof E D Walker, head of civil , engineering and chairman of the Calendar Committee, explained:, "But what were the reasons given by the Senate lot such ac tion" the student committees asked "No reason," Flofessoi Walker answered "They didn't approve it and that's all there was to it", The pioposal for a mid-year re cess, along with two others, was presented to the Senate and Cal endar Committee at their own request by a special student - group appointed by Student Board Other proposals suggested the extension of Thanksgiving vaca-, Lion to Monday noon and the'be ginning of the annual football holiday on Finlay noon All'were , rejected Council Okays Jail Provisions ShowbvSurpriseV-ZOKarfad ' Of impropec Conditions In Borough Jail ' Barn essing surprise at-charges of inadequate facilities at the Bor ough Jail, the Borough'Council has voted to provide mattresses and blankets for the cells "us long as the students don't burn them " The action was taken just, be fore Christmas vacation after alle gations of improper jail conditions and "police piesecution"' wete presented to Council , by Frank hi Rutb, Jr, student tepresenta tive, and John A Troanovitch Collegian, editor 'Council, claiming it was unaware of the sitation, said it was under the impression that new mattress es and blankets had been provided when the old ones were burned and the Jail "deloused" recently Burgess Wilbur F Leitzell ab sumed Bill responsibility for the conditions, but said he was unable to rectify them because I—Students consistently "burn the blankets andluattresses " 2—The Anltor, 'who Is not under my (the Burgess') Jurisdic lion, refuses,to clean up the place': , 'The Burgess maintained. how ever. that Motor Pollee inspect the ,Jail every week and have found no 'fault beside the fact that they or dered the Borough to place toilet facilities in a separate compart ment. He Insisted they had said nothing about the bruken,window went Leitrell added that lie failed to Inform . Council of the conditions because the money apps opriated for jail facilities had been used up and be did not believe additional funds could be supvlied, - 9 . r% .MS , rropag. the students themselves aho aro now supposedly being besieged by a multitude of "Isms"? • The Stutent Opinion Surveys of Ameika for the first time point out what the collegians have to bay in all sections of the country Al though when the results are taken nationally one student in - every 10 bays there has been some attempt to influence him, the poll reveals that student bcidies in the West and - South are very seldom ap preached with such propaganda A eta of interviewers has asked this question of a - carefullyiselect ed cross-section of students of all descriptions• any attempt been made om your campus to in fluence you with Communism, So or Fascism?" By "geoT 1 .?,STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1939 Thomas To Speak Here Tomorrow Noted Socialist Will Discuss• Program Of President "The Roosevelt Program as a Socialist C Sees It" will be the sub ject or Norman Thomas, politician, Pastor, and author, who will sPeuk. ,tomorrow night at 8 15 in Schwab 'Auditorium - A moo 55 years or age, whose sears have been packed with at tiidly—a born orator—that 1., the speaker who will address Penn State students tomorrow night Rh, lire has been devoted with um ceasing energy to the cause or Socialism , But Norman Thennastarted out to ho a miuistm, Aftet his educa tion at Princeton and at the Union Theological Seminary. he v.as tn (Witold into the ministry of _the Presbyterian chinch, became pam Car of a church in Bast Harlem Simn, however, ho gave up mooch ing the gospel to preach the dos trines of SOGlaliBlll ..•4 All Thomas may well be toter red to di one of the most oft-de tested men In polities He has been Sea:Hist candidate for governor of Neu York.ltwiee for mayor of New York City three times for presi dent of the United States He has .uritten numerous books. dlrectell the League for Industrial Demo cracy. and edited tt host of publi cdtions . Mr Thomas 81/CCLII is being sounseled by the Forensic Coudeil Following, his ,address, there will bb . an open forum for discussion 1;4. 1 •r , / , ; • Beaatiful Girl, Maniac, And-- Thrills Galore! A beautiful girl who falls in love with a treacheious maniac. a maniac with boundless charm - a human head in a hatbox the unearthly scream , of an old lady in an old English country home when she 'Callus that . Tnese ate but mere moisels in the , powerful drama, "Night Must Fall," which will be unfolded this Friday. and Satuiduy in Schwab Auditoinun by the Penn State. Player. Filst intioduced on the semen with Robert Montgomery in \ the lead role of Danny, the congenial psycopathic case who' harbors an irrepreshible horrible desire, "Night Must Full" cieated_a sen sation in Locdon and New ;Yoik with a gradual build-up of its subtle teirur and stalk realistic scene' The naive-wracking suspense throughout the drama is main tamed though suggestion only— subtle suggestion which bespeaks an unusual, demoniacal mind, a mind that would stop at nothing. P. S. Chem Directory Includes 1000 Alumni Ovei 1000 graduates of the School of Chemistry and Physicg of the College are listed in the 44th ' issue of the Directory of Penn State Chemists and Chemi cal Engineers issued tads), nda 'Most, S graphical sections they have an swered. Yes No New England 2% 91 8% Middle Atlantic. 19 6% 80.5%' East Central 122% 878% Weet Central 4.2% 958% Southern ' 6.2% 94.8% Far, Western . 58% 942% In the West Central. Southern and Far Western States. it Is not ed influence is almost negligible But when all the results are pooled for the entire country, the sections with mdch higher percentages raise • the total • figure of 'yes" answers to 105 pm cent ' Row are the students affected? , ~ + They' name personal contact .., with other students as the most frequent way, and in addition Fraternity Adopts Social Health Plan A. "HeAlth Insurance" policy, plan, has been adopted by the Phi `meeting to "protect and insure the during the school year" I 'Thplaii, devised and intioduc td by Michael Mull, '39, is the first of its kind hue and is be lieved to be the rust socialized medicine movement among college fraternities It will become effec tive next semester _ Krull, heading a committee of Milton - Meyers and Henry Braun stein, bonitos, said the plan calls for a yearly payment of $9 50, In ' nine , montlily installments by each smother and pledge. In ietuin, he stated, the members receive hospitalization in the College in firmly and doctor's fees foi any injury or illness 'dreloped pchool Compensation Restricted "However;' Krull said, "the present policy entitles a patient 18 days in the 11101m:try and Untie doctor's ‘isits without, cost to him The patient summons any doctor he wishes, Out, if the'phy sanan charges over three dollars per visit, the "Insuied" mist pay the balance over that sum" ICtull belie% es that after a yea] of so, the, fi atei city, may evise the plan to allow the patient font of live doe.toi 'a visits as compen sation instead of three He also (Continued On Page' Four) Peel Appoints 2' Committees Gentilnian, Galbreath, Conte. Wright Are Co-Chairmen Of Senior Groups BULLETIN Senior Invitations will go on sale at Student Union this morn Img at five cents apiece, Donald W. Wright, co chairman of the invitations committee,. announ ced late yesterday. Victor E Gearlinen and Will iam W • Galbreath have been ap pointed co-chairmen of the Cap and Gown committee and Donald W WI ight and Angelo J. Conte will head the Invitations, Announ cements, and Piograms commit tee, Joseph A Peel, senior class president, announced yesterday, C=!E!2:l Other members of the Cap and 'Gown committee ale Henry R Smith, Ji , Jack R. Cobb, and John H Atkins The Invitations, Announce merts, and Plogrants committee includes Magnus H. Conn, Mat shall C Anderson, and James H Ickes Both committees will function foi the mid-year graduation and orders will be taken at the , Stu dent Union office until Saturday of this week ' German Test Today The German Attainment Test fot enttance into the Upper Dlvl bfoll of the Liberal Arts School mill be held hi Room 207, Home Economics Building at 6 30 p today Students who wish to take this examination should see Prof Charles 0 Wagner in Room 406 Old Main rvey Shows name class discussions, Invitations to meetings printed material, and professors who. as a University of Minnesota freshman put it. "are so 'progressive' I believe they tend, toward Communism " This poll, like all othhrb con ducted by the Student Opinion Surveys, attemptb merely to bound out studeLnt thought Perhaps btu dents ale unaware of propaganda Peihaps their individual definition of 'the "Isms" differ But theli antrum s about remlesent What all ,American college youths responds to . the Question and should not be construed to mean that only one tenth of the students have actually been influenced The Survey Points out that only oho-tenth has felt the attempts of propaganda. egiatt -t6Di- ' based on the socialized medicine .igma Delta Frateinity at its recent health and welfaie of the members IFC Helps Give . Chnstmas Aid For. All Needy Community Yule Committee Thanks Council For 50 Food Baskets Sec Editonal, "Betrei Tv Give " Page Because Interfrateinity Council donated 511 food baskets, the Slate College Christmas Community Committee rot the first time in Its history, ups able to bring Christ Mats happiness to eve]) needy fam ily In the vicinity of State College, according to a lettet to Raymond S Coskeiy. Council president from Mrs Rebell Kirby. chairman of the Committee "The Connuittee handling the baskets wishes the Council to know what a comfort it ons this yea' for the first time In our his tory to teeny have food for all out calls and then be able to use the money given us by other organita tiotrs for other purposes,'L Mms Kirby's,lettei read "Not only did you (the Chundl) give food," the letter said. 'but by this gift you made it possible for us to have 12 new blankets from the ICIWRIIIb, galoshes and times .. 7 t . trita..l9thing-for-o-nurnher,of tam-, lies, and cases of canned milk where there were babies needing It" "Please give our thanks to the fraternities helping with this pro led The very fact that the Coin ill thought of and put through such a plan has made for a friend lier feeling in the community to ward the student body "The Committee on behalf of the Community sends sincerest thanks to you" Pan-Hel Ball , Set For Friday Night; Bottorf To Play The annual Pan-Bellenie Ball will be held in the Mainly Lion Inn from 9 30 to 1 o'clock Fi 1- day night with music by Bill Bot torf's orchestra Members.and pledges of all we fiatetnittes are invited to attend, and bids not being used may be given to alumnae Two advisers from each house ale in cluded on the guest list, and wo men qudents who ate members of fiatettuties not represented on campus will also receive bids The committee in charge of the dance is Winifred M Watson '4O, chairman, Doris L Jones ' 3O, and Anna R Mainhart '4O Chaperons ate Miss Ray : Miss Burkholder, MISS Faust, Miss Bell, Miss Ruth Graham, Miss Lanni Drummond, Di and Mis E C Davis, Di and Mrs Rob ot G Bernieuter, Dean and M 1 b Chalks W Stoddant, Dr and Mi. Call Schott, Professoi and Mr' Richard W Grant, and MI and Mrs Mows Bench 285 Artists' Course Tickets Available At Reduced Prices Tickets for the remaining fo have been repriced at 83.85, $285 There are 285 tickets still sea These tickets wall be on sale at the Athletic Association ticket office, 107 Old Main, until Mon day night when the Eva Jessye Choi' will appeal in Schwab And itotium as the second numbei of the Course Di Carl E Matquaidt, chair man of the Artists' Comae com mittee, announced yesterday that "if the Course fails to arouse sus tamed interest among a minimum percentage of the student body, PRICE FIVE CENTS Findirigs Of Collegian To Be Analyzed Group To Set Forth Plans At Session 4 P. M. Today Set: c claw jut, "Renuessance" Acting to investigate the housing situation in State College and to propose plans foi remedial steps if unsatis factory and inadequate' con ditions ale found, the Senate Committee on StudentWel faie will meet this week with the representatives of the Collegian, Department 7of Architecture, and the Office of the Putchasing Agent.: The session is slated for the Dean of Men's office and is to be ield at 4 p m today The pimp is expected to pass on the validity of the Collegian housing survey which investigat ed all looming houses in State College Indications aie that the surrey will form the basis•of dis cussions, =mete proposals, and a possible recommendation to President Ralph D ,Hetzel with legald to the number of fresh men to be admitted for '1939-40 Membeis of the Senate Commit tee Include Di Wanes B Mack, chaninan, Dean of Men A - R Warnock, Dean of Women Char lotte E Ray, Di Joseph P. Rite _head Of„.the_ColJegec.liealth.. Service, Di Fianklin C Banner, head of the Department of Jour nalism. and Piof 'Ruth E Gra ham of the Home Economics Do wn tment Emanuel Roth '4O will repre sent the Collegian, Pi of Burton K., Johnstone, Department of Architecture, and H W Leman, purchasing agent's office Labor Leader Will Talk Here Second LA Lecture At 7:30 Thursday To Feature Joel Seidman Di Joel Seidman, staff lecturer for the League of Industrial Dem ou acy will discuss "Recession and Recovery" at the second let tale of the Liberal Arts series In Home Economics auditorium at 7 30 p ni Thursday The lecture is sponsored Jointly b 3 Pi Gamma Mu, national sadist science honor society, and the Lib eral Arts Lecture series Dr Seidman received Ills Ph D degree from Johns Hopkins Uni versity %%here he bad been an Out standing student Made: During 191334 he nas a member of the Editorial Research Reports staff in Washington, D C For three yeil'eS he uas an Instructor in trade unionism at Brookwood Labor Col lege and for a throe was acting di rector Flom June to November 1437 he carried on eduiationai work in De tioit for the United Automobile Workers of Arno len tit numbers of the 'Artists' Course and $lB5 liable, only 18 of which are $1 85 the imestlon arises as to whether the time, effoit and money spent upon it each year should be con tinued." The Eva Jassy e Choir, best known for its introduction and populatizing of the numbers ap pealing in the late George Gershl win's "Porgy and Bess," will sing old and new Negio folk songs, modern blues, and numbers from "Porgy and Bess' in the program here Monday.
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