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‘‘'ophumore Asoisi. nits ....
Graduate Counselor
Thursday, November 20, 1041
Aciiop. On Drinking
“Has the All-College Cabinet lost its teeth or
is it shamming on the drinking situation?” is the
question, asked, by students, To. that inquiry there
is a definite “No!”
. Cabinet, realizing its responsibility in Initiating
its drinking legislation, is wary of making mis
takes. It does not w;ant to set up, machinery
which.-will conflict \yith its representative units,
nor does it want to tramp upon ithe toes of College
jurisdiction.
Student government is making no attempt to
establish a moral code. That is an individual
'task instead, of a governmental one. It does not
want ito set up a prohibition period where parked,
ears and roadhouses will be frequented by stud
ents who “wanj: a drink.” Cabinet does not want
to be policemen where every drink is a violation.
Xt does not care to_ be a father,- mother, and
nursemaid.
- What then is the purpose of the drinking legis
lation? If it is not aimed as a moral issue, what
other motive does Cabinet have?
' The answer is simple. The action. of every
Penn State student is an action which, reflects
and places responsibility upon the character of
the entire student body. Penn St.ate is both an
individual and collective agency. It represents
the thought of one or 7,000 students. It bears the
responsibility of one or 7,000 students.
Cabinet recognized this. It saw that the great
est potential sore spot in Penn State’s reputation
could be the drinking situation. Cabinet acted
quickly. It did not say to students, “Don’t drink
because, drinking is bad or immoral." But it
did say, “We, as a student governing body, are
responsible for your actions when you are under
the influence of liquor.’'
However, the method of curbing mixed drink-
ing could, not be determined until all organiza
tions gaye. their interpretation.' This takes time.
Last Tuesday night, this phase was ironed out
when itjip. College, WSGA, liyiA, IFC, and other
groups expressed their stand regard to the
forming of drinking legislation.
How can Cabinet enforce its regulation? The
best yray. ip. t<?. d,se its Qrganizatipps as. die spores
of a central judiciary body. Minor infractions
and viplatjqns qan fall under the, jurisdiction q£
a pardontan body, but major violations can be
tried by a Cabinet judiciary body. If a repre
sentative group does not enforce its individual
code, Cabinet has the power to crack down on'
that -group,
Investigations by Cabinet pan be made at any
time and it is empowered to see that its drinking
code is carried out. Not only dogs Cabinet cover
the entire student body in a blanket law. but it
supplements both WSGA and IFC drinking codes
and institutes a common code instead of two or
three varying ones.
WSGA may believe that it has no jurisdiction
on women who arc- over 21 years of age, but
Cabinet realizes that every student who attends
Penn State is responsible as a student to, the
institution for his actions. Therefore, a women
over 21 shears of age still is subject to Cabinet
rulings if she participates in mixed drinking.
The answer to many questions is still unknown.
These questions will be answered with, the im
provement of the present legislature. But one
thing is certain, That is the resolution of Cabinet
to protect its student government, and students as
.individuals, from the blaming of Penn State as
a “ilrinkiru; college-.’'
..-David Samuels
-.Gordon. L. Coy
. Emilv L. Funk
lieu lluiicy. Jack Vogel
Louis H. Bell
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Ignorance l What Bliss If
The long silver and gray bus pushed its way
through the deepening dusk of a November eve
ning, struggling up the hills toward out’ high,
secluded valley. A few golden lights added a
warm glow to the muffled chatter of a dozen stud
ents, returning to their alma nutter.
The elderly woman sitting beside me was quiet
ly listening to the conversations going on all about
us. I caught snatches of that inane chit-chat
called, “undergraduate patois.” Abruptly the
womqn turned and asked me, “Don’t college
students ever talk about anything more important
than dates, bands, or sports? Aren’t they at all
concerned about what happens in the vest of the
world?”
I qualified her questions by explaining that
those were a special kind of college students.
These, I pointed out, were of the species Nittany
Valliensis. No, I answered, those creatures hard
ly ever thought of anything else but physical
exercise.
' I pointed out that it had not always been
way. In the balmy pinkish days before the .war,
Penn State students, under the diligent prodding
of such men as Dugan, Froth’s last great editor,
participated •in peace strikes, joined movements,
thought about national and international prob
lems—in general acted more like socially con
scious men and women found in other great halls
of learning.
Then, yesterday, I met and spoke to Jack Mac-
Michael, former president of the National Inter
collegiate Christian Council and present head of
the American Youth Congress. Listening to him
tell of the great strides made in the South toward
political equality by both white and Negro youth,
of the heroic struggles of the youth of China to
educate themselves as future leaders of a reborn
nation, I reopened the question in my mind.
How is it that the students of China, most of
whom have barely enough to subsist on, sacrifice
to send aid to the students of Europe while Penn
State quibbles about sending a few dollars abroad?’
Chinese students are going without food so that
aid can be sent to then - war-stricken fellow
students in Europe. B in the peaceful calm
of our Pennsylvania hills, we sit and split hairs
about sending desperately needed help ito China,.
Other colleges the country over are actively
aiding the defense effort. Other university stud
ents are making themselves be heard on great
national policies which will eventually effect
them.
You or your boyfriend is going to be called soon
to beconie part of an armed force designed to'de
fend, ourselyes and similarly thinking people
fropr fascist aggression. Why, in the name of the
Lion Shripe pr some similarly stupid ideal, don’t
you try to find out what the hell it’s all about,
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CAMPUS CALENDAR
. . . TODAY
Ski Club meets 418 -Old filain,
7:3.0 p. m
ing inyited
. Coeds may sign for WiRiA Out-
All interested in ski-
ing Club cabin party on dormitory
bulletin.boards, or in WRA office
until 5 p. m. tomorrow.
Penn State Riding Club meets
in Stock Judging Pavilion at 7
p. m.
Christian Science Testimonal
meeting in 110 Home Economics
'Buildings at 7:30 p.m.
Dancing Clu'b meets in Rhythm
•Room, White Hall at 4p. m. .
Outing Club meets in 3 White
Hall at 6:30 p. m.
Swimming Club meets White
Hall at 6:30 p.m.
Swimming Club meets White
Hall Pool at 7:30 p. m.
Fencing Club meets in Body
'Mechanics Room, White ' Hall at
6:45. p.m.
'Coffee Round Table meeting at
Hillel Foundation at 4:15 p. m.
PSCA Forum-Council social
committee, Room E, 304 Old Main.
4 p. m.
'Board of Directors of the PSCA
meet in Hugh Beaver room, 4 p.m.
All campus Woodycrest commit-'
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1941
tees meet ir> Hoftug, %, 4p. m. , "
Freshman Council , publicity,
committee, Hugh' heaver room”,’ 5
p. m.
Philotes executive committee
will meet in 302 Old Main at 3:00;
p. m.
DeMolay meeting, new Masonic
Building, S. Frazier street, 7:30
p. m. All former members re
quested-to “attend.
Observatory will be open be
tween -9 and 10 p. m. for 'the ob
servation’ of Jupiter, Saturn, .and
Mars.
TOMORROW
There will be no Engineering
Lecture today. The next lecture
will be given on Friday; December
MISCELLANEOUS
Candidates for varsity and in
tramural boxing report to Rec
Hali, 4 p. m. Monday.
Naval Unit Physicals
Applicants wishing to join Penn
State’s Naval flight training unit,
the “Nittany Lions,” will be given
physical examinations at the In
firmary beginning at noon today
and continuing until Saturday, ac
cording to Thomas ,W. Allison ’42.
season, second class, V 5,
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