.1? &GE - TWO THE Wilt (COLLEGIAN L.:: 5 "Flr 113mttat Penn State" Til,italitished Sacceseoc to the Penn State oxtnblißbe..l 1.9114, and the Free Lance. 00 tabLished Published daily eticept Sunday and Monday &Irina - ay! ingl;lar College year by the students. of The Pennsylvania Stie College. ' E ntered WS e C.(lnd-c5 attr July 5. 1.934 n a the Post-office at State College. 10..9: Pa., in under the act. 01 liin.rch 9, 1979. Editor Boa. and Adv.. Ylgr. Gordon Coy '43 • — eV ) Leonard E. Bach °AI Ldib)rial and Baal nem ()Him., CA rn eizie Huff Phone 71.1 Staff. 'rtfit; Aisne 3\4:l.nalinly; Mglitor . • _ ./11;ai3tant Managing lalita>r _ Ne., ,, a Editor .... _ _ Achaßtising Mannger _ Ansiitant A..livertiaing Manager GraauiLte Cgunselcir Wednesddy, October 28, 1942 A. Corrected Code Progressive student government received a shot in the arm this week in the form of an Elections Code containing definite improvements in the )nechanical setup for the conduct of elections. , Collegian mentioned once—and student poli ticians discussed rather generally—five slip-ups the running of the last election. • Two of the errors, -- laCk 'of voting privacy and incomplete poll lists, can be , corrected only on the day of election; a definite attempt to correct the other three has been made in the new Elec -Dons Code. "Vague campaign regulations" that left the limitations of political cliques . not clearly defined have been substituted by a definite enumeration of what constitutes Elections Code violations. The disfranchisement of the football squad be cause it was not on hand at the time of voting has become a situation for history; the new code provides that persons or groups of persons repre- Renting the College away from campus during the period of voting will be permitted'.to register their vote with the Elections Committee.: Final objection of politicos of both parties was the closing of polls at 6 p.m. , on October 9, when experience and old poll lists showed that the largest student turnout is between 6 and 8 o'clock. The new Elections Code 'provides that the polls ,hall remain open until 8 p. m. on each of the three days of voting. In its preparations for next month's All-College political campaign, the College Elections Commit•• tee so far is batting 1,000. We, Women. You, The Coeds, 11-I.ve The Power • Unless precedent is broken. (and it can bel), • only. a small percentage of women students will bother to attend the pre-elections 'mass meeting in 105 White Hall at 6:30 tonight. Except when some action displeases them, about 00 per cent of coeds give no attention to the all women's student government or recreational asso oiation. By "no attention" we mean absence from polls as well as mass meetings. Last year's elections committee ordered 400 bal lots tor 100 coeds. Paper was wasted. That means that less than one-third of women students decide what everyone shall do, that leaders are chosen by minorities. Because decisions made by elected leaders affect everybody, voting and attending mass meetings cannot be classed with other activities when par ticipation is rightfully voluntary. We think that the masses of women students remain unaware of. their potential strength. That ;;tatement is particularly applicable to the 50-60 per cent of coeds who are unaffiliated with sorori ties. • As for the nominees who will be introduced at tonight's meeting, we know 'that the WSGA and WRA. nominating committees were as objective as possible in making decisions and that every effort was made to be fair. We also know that it is unavoidable that sortie potential leaders remain unnominated—unavoidable because of the big stu dent body and the difficulty of predicting a cned's untested ability. The women who made the nominations (the senior committees) are more desirous than anyol e. that coeds turn up at tonight's mass meeting and make additional floor nominations. At Penn State, we have the toUndatio'n and framework for an almost ideal. women's student government. Leaders have worked hard over the hiu-.?.nrints and initial. building —but only the )71;1;;SCS can finish the 'oh, - D , }luntown Office L L South Frazier St Phone 4372 _ _ Donithi Webb _ Lew Jaffe. S-Celen R. Keefauver . Philip P. Mitchell John D. Neel Loqin Li. 1(3.* 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 11 1 111111111111111111111111111111111111IIM .(15 Nothing BUT (The opinions expressed in this column arc those of the columnist, and are not necessarily those of The Daily Collegian.) 1111611111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1 1 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 The PHILADELPHIA RECORD last Thursday proved beyond a doubt that the day of a real (Ad-fashioned reporter's scoop is far from extinct. True, it is not often in this day that the large metropolitan newspaper has the guts to print the real truth when it is . so Much easier and more comfortable for all concerned to take a sheepish middle-of-the-road policy. But thank God there are still a few papers such as the•RECORD to uphold one . of the principles for which we are supposedly fighting—a free press. But, before we delve into the nature of this greatest political 'scoop' of the year, it must be pointed out that we •are. perfectly. aware oil the fact that the RECORD is a Democratic paper, although it has consistently barked at . various measures undertaken by. :the Administration in Washington such as the New Deal's gold-burying fantasy and the State DepartMent's appeasement policy with Vichyfrance. This fact, however, does, not prohibit a repOrter from digging deep into the grime and muck .and rottenness of Philadelphia Republican politics and. coming up with a true story account of just exactly what goes on when men connive to elect a Pennsylvania. governor. PARTICULARLY WHEN TH•E WHOLE STORY SHOWS THE WORKINGS OF THE VERY. RE PUBLICAN MACHINE WHICH WILL ELECT GEN . MARTIN THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF THIS STATE. (That is, of course, unless an in telligent electorate refuses to be bamboozled into joining a false-band - wagon ) But what; specifically, did - RECORD reporter Pat Lavey find as he went into South Philadel phia's 36th ward under the guise of a.disgruntled Democrat-for-Martin? 1. He found that the police department , the numbers..racket. the Civilian Defense auxiliary police force and - the Martin-for-Governor, ma chine were all tied neatly together in one of - the niost under-handed organizations ever to pUt a man up for a political office in this state. 2. He found that the police .captain of the . ward spent little or no time on, the job he was supposed to be performing. Rather he busied himself with getting Martin into the Governor's mansion. These are, the points that concern us mho are far removed' from the other graft exposed by Lavey in his brilliant story. But, not being the kind of a person to read only one side of the picture, .we turned to Republican papers for an explanation and justification of the findings of Mr. Lavey. . , •. But there weren't any. Then, anticipating a mud -slinging from the Re publican side to drown out • Mr. Laves story; we watched for stories about Democratic candidate • Ross : But there weren't any. At least to amount to anything. • And the arguments of our Republican friends that the RECORD story was so much rdud-slinging tripe were quickly dispelled when the FBI moved into Philadelphia for an investigation which is now in progress. Please remember this fact: The political ma chine with all its dirty aspects flourishes .best when the people's mind is concentrated on an other pro b lem such as winning a war. Therefore the question presents itself: Are we going to sit quietly back and permit a man to be elected who is backed by this type of rotten poli tics and who is aware of and has done NOTHING about this kind of politiCal 'backing? We believe the answer is YES. We hope the answer will be NO! —George Spelvin, Jr, Bulgarian teachers have been informed they can't resign, and those who have been AWOL be cause they objected to Nazi schooling for Bul garian youths "will be immediately subjected to civil mobilization." Job security at last. Lookiq For A job? • If you've taken some engineering courses and have some practical electrical, mechanical or shill building experience you may qualify f or a,job in the Navy Department as a ship inspector. They're badly needed. Pay ranges froml2ooo to $2600. Apply to Civil. Service Commission. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN The Truth Letters To The Editor— Forester Revolts Against Criticism October 27, 1942. Dear Editor In response to •a recent article in "We The Women" and to the present day cbntroversey con cerning the actions of a certain group (commonly known as the "stump:jumpers)" I, as a senior forester have a few opinions to express for myself as well as I believe the rest of my classmates. • Said column stated "the forest ers should come out of the woods arid realize that such acts of van dalismn etc." In- retaliation might say that why don't the Liberal Artists and the Home Ec.'s come out fronr behind their \;•.hite columns of Sparks and the Home Ec Building, and realize that there is an orgardiation'on this campus with a lot of push and drive to put their dance across. Around - 100 students are en rolled in the forestry department here. at State,, Certainly this is hot as large. as most of the schools on the campus, but it is the only department to give a dance and as many.people other than forest erL, have, remarked a damn good oriel! • • The -act of.painting the steps of the .new -library was not done to thumb ones.nose at campus regu- lztions, but was done purely as a •We foresters are proud of being gbod advertisement. The.vener-. foresters, probably more than any able campus patrol 'accosted the of you in the nther schools could painting parties several times know. We are banded together .during the evening- and strolled ,, by a mutual bond which, I be-1- by' wjth a "goodevening'! and the lieve, borders on fraternalism. only warning passed was not to We went out Thursday nite and. paint the sides of the buildings, removed the whitewash from the which certainly was followed out, steps of the library not for our- If the campus patrol does not stop selves, but for the reputation we such acts of "vandalism," who are proud of. There are none of will?us that are B. M. 0. C.'s so I ax- They say •its against collet' pect this will never see - print, but reg,ulation. If my probably poor the dance was a swell success. • memory does not fail me, it seems Another Wood-hick, es though I remember the Col- but proud of it "Yes siree,.. an lice-cold Cooti-Cola is -move them *init., quenching. Yes sitree refreshing. There's an attit in ft 'making. trhere's :know-bow in its :reduction. The .only ihies ifilke.;CottpiCaille ;is toca4ollaritsfilf..Ncilimdyeheiandmplica4eit;" BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY OY C.IICA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY - OF ALTOONA In Stat.° Collegn - Cull 2731 WEDNESDAAti OCTOBM-28, 4942 111111111111111111111111111111111111111101111111111111111111111111151) Campus F-ji Calendar 111011111101111011111111101111111011010101111111111111111111 11 11 TODAY , , WSGA House of Representatives meeting, 305 Old Main, 5 p. m. Worship Study Group, 304 Old Main, 4:10 p.m. '46 Campus Clique meeting, 110 Home Ec., 7 p. rim. WRA Bridge club - meets, White Hall playroom, 6:30 p.m. WRA Rifle club meets, 2 White. Hall, 6:30 p.m. WRA Badminton club meets, White Hall gym, 7:30 p.m. Campus '45 meets, 405 Old Main, 7:30 p. m. Riding .Club riding tests and business meeting, Stock Pavilion, 7 o. m. Lakonides Open forum discus sion, WRA. lounge, White Hall, 6:30 m. WSGA, WRA nominations mass: IN -meting, 105 White Hall, 6:30 p. m. Coeds in all. classes urged to at tend. legion and -a -few- other. organize-. tons have done the same thing. A certain "higher up" in the• Grounds and Buildings was heard to say that he personally did not care unless somebody got on his neck.
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