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StandardsCOM' Mittee
Last week, the house of representatives of
•Orl Women's Student Government Association
tlbled the motion to adopt the Standards Corn
•-inittee until late in June. The Standards Commit-
Spe• was to be an informal method of improving
the behavior of the women students.
just after Easter recess, all dormitory units
mr-re called together for house meetings to intro
duce the Standards 'Committee to the girls. Two
lOris from each unit were elected to represent their
dormitories on the Standards Committee. Host
announced to the coeds that their lounge con
duct would be regulated, that they must dress one
»ight a week for dinner, that they couldn't Wear
ilue jeans and shirt s in town, and that they were
to be regulated in a great number of actions that
4 Ind always previously been entirely dependent on
individual discretion.
Naturally this sudden regulatory action,
I.:}uching on subjects which had always been con
:littered purely personal, met with opposition. But
idea behind the Standards Committee was a
-good, one. Florence Porter, president of Senate,
mid Janet Taylor, chairman of the house of repre
wntatives, proposed an idea Which had been in
oN:istence and functioning successfully in a great
9n: my of the large midwestern universities for
»,:my years. At Northwestern, for example, each
dormitory has a committee which determines the
~.tindard of behavior.
The college is big, and it's getting bigger.
Atherton Hall, which is typical of the dormitory
of the future, contains 500 women students, most
of. whom are total strangers to even their next
door neighbor. In such large units, it would be
risible td regulate the standards of coeds with
wit Many instances of outstanding injustice.
But by refusing to pais on the Standards
CJmniittee, • the women student body has
_shown
-that they consider themselves capable regula-
Ling ar.id judging their own conduct. A woman
old enough to go to college should surely know
-the difference between right and wrong. It may
justly be supposed that the dormitory coeds feel
(fiat they live under too many rules and restraints
In impose another on themselves.---L.JIVI.
Hatman Evaluation
When Skull and Bones adopted - the point
~ : ystern for tapping this week, they set an exam
))le that should, and could, be followed by all oth
e). campus hat Societies..
;flat societies, the "hatmen chew their toe
wills" boys, have long been a subject of ridicule
rm. campus because of the choice of their mem -
'hers. - Theoretically, activities make a hatman, a
so-called BMOC, but actually, pull plays a large
part in becoming a hatrdan.
Collegian commends the Skull and 'Bones
point system on two Points. First, because every
»lan who participates in a number Of campus or
ganizations will be considered,. and second, be
cause the group has reserved the right to black
ball any man if the members do not approve of
his character. In this manner the group will be
able to omit the "joiners" who become members
of organizations simply as an expedient to be
coming .a hatman. If the Point . system is used
[r; tapping for hat societies will' mean rec
ugnitipn for service in campus' activities.
Hat societies will never achieve the honor they
ricetend until they establish a similar method, .and
omit 'the men who are tapped because they have
fraternity brother or a roommate in the hat so
ciety;
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STAR -0 TIILS , ISSUE
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Audrey Etybarh, George` Sample
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Off The Record
By Audrey Ryback
Maybe you haven't heard much about him,
but Stan Kenton and his band is one of the most
promising things happening to the music world
right now.
Stan's 'Shoo Fly Pie (and Apple Pan Dowdy)"
with "I Been Down in Texas" on the backing, is
perched high on the list of most played records.
June Christy takes over the vocal on the former,
and blend s her voice with Stan, Gene Howard
and Ray Wetzel on the other side.
Kenton, known as the Artistry in Rhythm
maestro, has recorded "Artistry Jumps," acclaim
ed by critics and fans as the greatest waxing yet
to come from the bandleader. He is writing more
full ork jumpers a la the same style.
Painted Rhythm •
One of the most recent waxings by Stan is
his own composition, "Painted Rhythm." Its
plattermate is, a novelty tune in the blues style
with a title almost as Icing as the record itself—
" Four Months, Three Weeks, Two Days, One
Hour Blues."
Singer June Christy of the Kenton band
leaped to fame with her treatment of "Tampico."
Gene Howard, the other Kenton chirper, besides
having a fine voice, is Probably the only singer
with a name band writing his own arrangements.
Alvino Rey is back in the spotlight with a
new band, entirely different than his forfner one.
The master of the guitar has a neWl interest in
legitimate big-band jazz . forms . and advanced
modern music. There's a novelty tune by the
band just out, called "Cement Mixer," with
"We'll Gather Lilacs" on the reverse.
For Loughs
If you want a, good laugh; Jerry Colonna can
help you out with his new and. screwY release,
"Josephine Please No Lean on the Bell" and
platter-mate, "Casey (the Pride of Them AM."
Billy Butterfield, trumpeter, formerlY featur
ed with several of the nation's top notch. bands,
is now getting together his own - ork. Billy first
caught the eye of the public back in the '3os when
he was a member of the old Bob Croiby band. La
ter he worked with Artie Shaw, Benny. Goodman
and Les Brown, and while with these maestros
he recorded and was_mzularly featured: •
Punch Lines
By GEORGE SAMPLE
The big problem hanging fire in the All-
College, cabinet this week i s
. whether all-college
officers shall be elected this June or sometime
when, college convenes in the tall. — •
On the surface it would appear that it matter's .
very little if . the student' , officers are elected - in
June or in the fall.. This, hoWeVer, is not the
case because it does . matter a very great deal.
It is up to the All-College cabinet to decide
When elections shall be held but it is also up to
the All-College cabinet to weigh the facts and
.
decide which election hOkis the greatest advan_
tags for the student body and the College.
Politicians' Views
• At the last session of the All-College • cab
inet it seemed that the aims and ideals 'of the
student officers were those of a politician and not
those of a student representative. To illustrate
what I mean, I shall point out the advantages a
June election holds fOr the student body and the
disadvantages it holds 'for the "so-called politi..
In years past, before the accelerated program,
it was the custom to hold all-college elections in
June. The big reason given for holding elections
at thi s time was that it gave the new officers
plenty of time to become , acclimated to their new
duties when they returned in the fall. Since it
is the duty of student 'offiders to work for the
best interests of the student body arid the College
this seems to be- a most plausible and worth while
reason. .
At their last meeting the local politicians
s howed definite signs Of shying away from a Juno
election in favor a fall trip to • the student polls.
Politicians first
Their reasons for favoring a fall elector_ ara
buried deep in political "eye-wash." By favoring
a fall election the politicians in office now are
assuring themselves a lead in 'the race for the
offices in the fall. If the nominations are net made
until that time those in office will' enjoy the ad
vantage of working in cabinet, expounding their
views but' at the Same time not doing enough to
incure the disfavor of the voting body.
There rare definite . aciVOltages 7 for ,4),43014:iing .
elections at either grac., hat the caZel?, ll 9.Pco4. 6 ao:
are Ate, only ones that will . el*Tilie , ben''efits Of
a i fall election.'
TEEE COLLEGIAN
A Dark and Bitter Look
Your mother may never have told you this, but student govern
ment here in this upland pasture of education is run by All-College
Cabinet.
Now that organization is not, as some believe, al piece of furni_
ture. It is, rather, a group of embryonic statesmen who more or
less control your 'collegiate destinies.
And, as sometimes happens,
these people are human. At least
so they claim. 'Anyway, last
Thursday, just before I went over
to howl outside the window for
my friend, Miss Verily, I stopped
in at Old Main to hear how the
rest of us serfs were being gov
erned.
As I scrounged my way through
the door, I caught the hot blasts
of •an argument full in the face.
President Simpleton had the floor,
and was doing the most awful
things to it, too.
"Well, the previous question
has been moved on the motion to
commit and its amendment. Now
what the hell do we do?" he asks.
"Let's take a vote," chirps a
voice from the rear.
"Well, I don't rightly know, but
if you.all are in flavor it," mumbles
our president.
"The chess club must go on!"
screams Cluck Unwilling, origin
ator of the current motion to give
$4OO to. the club. "Is there no jus
tice Think of their children!" •
Everyone sits quietly for a min
ute, thinking of their children.
Then they start voting. Nobody
.understands what they're in favor
of, but it's fun to stick - your hand
Penn Statemen#s
By JANE WOLBARST
Although the Dungaree Drag is a thing of the past there is one;
little incident concerning it that we must mention at this late date.
A florist shop's truck drew up in front of the AOPi house 'late Sat—
urday afternaon. Girls Crowded to the front 'door with the usual ex..
citement that arrives with a visit
looked at the name on the, box, yea
and- a deep' tinge of red covered
his face. "Must be at the Wrong
place! ThiS , goes to the ATO house
—thought it said AOPI." As the
girl's -sighed irr disappointment,
the poer fell6W quickly retreated
and took his vegetables out to the
fraternity house. Probably this is
.the first time_a fellow has beaten
out a group of women' When it
comes to 'getting a corsage.
How Come?
Arid speaking of vegetables, one
of -the local garden patches has
amidst blossoming tulips, hya
cinths etc. three , lovely stalks of
asparagus.
All-College Cabinet ran into a
little difficulty at their last meet
ing. Seems that old' demon parlia
mentary procedure got the best
of our campus politicians. Things
got mighty bad—even to 'the
point where the members were
taking a vote on whether or not
to vote on a 'Certain issue. As it
happens, the adviser of the , chess
club was appearing before Cab
inet •at the time and he astounded
TUtESDAY, MAY 7, 1940
up in the air. So •finally they push
it through. The chess team runs
away in triumph, waving a tat
tered check.
Of course, before old DOc
Smitchardson's boys can get their
bands on the leash, the whole
transaction has to be aPproved :by
the Interclass Finance Commit
tee, President Hetzel's Office,
Grounds and Buildings, Dean Ray,
and the first, second, and third
assistant bootlicker to the presi
dent.
Next week I'm thinking of
going down and trying a motion.
of my own out in Cabinet: For
years I've been very interested in
the movement to forward research
in tarantula culture in the Nit
tany Valley area.
If any. old organization can
gouge 400 bucks out of Cabinet
for two trips for a doddering chess
team, why cannot we have a new,
modern, ultra-Scientific tarantula
culture station erected in ,Hort
Woods?
I'm sure such a venture•wOuld
have the whole-hearted support
of the student body, faculty, aril
friends . . ; to say nothing of the ,
arantulas.
from the florist. The delivery boy
dy to presnt it to its lucky receiver,.
everyone 'by explaining all the
questionable points:. of. parliamen
tary procedure. Looks like maybe
Cabinet could use a good ..press.
player!.
Knock-Outs
If you happened to see a grOup
of buxom, well-made-up wOMen•
walking around town Saturday
night,. they weren't imports. They
were merely Chi Phis all dressed
up for their turn-about party. For
a week preceeding the'. affair
husky men were earnestly seeking
out size 42 skirts and other large
size articles of feminine attire,
while their dates went on the
warpath for flashy bow ties, and
loud jackets.
Joe Steel; eighth • semester
president, has started a new - fad
of wearing. purple-rimmed; =glass
es. -Actually, he'l te11.776u; the
Irames-are 'gray bid- in the .Sum-,
light they have a purplishAinge..
It's been suggested to' Joe' bat he
use , nail polish to change the coliit
each week.