PAGE TWO With the Editor SkUJI and Bones and Parmi Nous, both upper class honorarics, have tapped 46 of what are sup posed to be the outstanding male students on cam pus. The honor and recognition granted for out standing contributions to the welfare of Penn State is justifiable but why must it stop there? Before the war. the hat societies jusiilied their existence by ushering at various events, forming an organized cheering section at ath letic contests, and enforcing freshman regula- Now that there are no freshmen on campus, nobody is impressed by the sight of the hat. It has been relegated for duty only on rainy days. Even the Slogan “hat men chew their toenails” has died along with the other traditions. By their very nature and composition the honorary societies, of which there are eight, are capable of performing a great many serv ices to Penn State. So far this semester only Mortar Board, national honor society for senior women, has made any definite contribution to the general welfare of the College. At the Repairs Needed Ever & semester the%e is an app’eal on the part Of typing st’dents and Teachers for better % ma chines, or /t leas/ proper repairf made on those now& in “se in the TyPING Laß. The STUDints point out, and proper ly so. that they pay 7a fee of $lO, which is earmarked for maintenance of 1 h e type riters, and that in many cas es rePaifls are badly neeFed, but selDome made. ' First Come, First Serve The advance spring sale of tickets for next sea 9onis Artists’ Course Series will be conducted from Sfegr 22 through June 10. There axe good reasons why, if youlre interested in attending the series, jm showld p&aa. on purchasing your tickets this semester. The n«« feature of next year's series is toe turn oigbt performances which ail artists will g 5 — Theu 100, sittdenis and townspeople will see heax what will probably be the most itapvessivc group of star performers ever to appear on toe campus. Tfce advance sale will do much to eliminate the toeg bouts at waiting in hue which was mandatory 2a. the past. The tickets win be sold by mail during fa advance sale campaign, and “first come, first soaped” to® be strictly adhered to. Letters —From the Editors Mailbox k Defawe of Mr. Keeker TO I *HE EDITOR: In ‘Wednesday’s Collegian under to toe Editor there was an interesting com ——* concerning toe choosing of valedictorian for toe graduating senior class. This letter stated that top long-standing custom of choosing the person to thi* position has given way to a combination of nojfitteal puH and wested self-interest. This is eom false. past years.a committee composed of the bead of the speech department, the Class Day chairman and toe President of the Senior Class compiled a tot of those eligible for the posi fion of valedictorian. Eligibility was based on scholarship, speaking ability, and contribu tions to Pehn State through extra-curricular activities. This year this committee functioned and made up a tot of several graduating seniors. AH of them i nked in toe top one-fortieth of the class, and the one ultimately picked was one of the top five of the entire graduating class of more than 1000. hi the absence of toe Class Day chairman. Professor O'Brien and I discussed the qualifi cations of toe several possible candidates, in cluding those of the Class Day chairman. It Collegian Gazette AH calendar items must be to the Daily Collegian office by 4:30 pjn. on toe day pre ceding publication. Thursday, May IS ALL - COLLEGE CABINET BANQUET, State College Hotel, 6 o’clock. FROTH BUSINESS STAFF meeting, 8 Car negie Hall, 6:30 o’clock. COLLEGIAN EDITORIAL meeting for candidates and sophomores, 8 Carnegie HaU, 6:45 o’clock. COLLEGIAN ADVERTISING meeting for candidates, sophomore and junior board, 8 Carnegie Hall, 7 o’clock. SWIM CLUB meeting, White Hall, 7 o’clock. BOWLING CLUB meeting, White Hall, 7 o’clock. BRIDGE CLUB tournament, 405 Old Main, 7:30 o’clock. College Health Service Discharged from the infirmary Wednesday: Homer Haaf. College Placement Service COLGATE-PALMOLIVE-PEET CO., May 20, Bth sem. men in ME, lE, and CE. Men for summer work in ME and CE. SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO., May 20, Bth sem. men in EE, Phy., ME, and AE. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO., May 20 and 21, Bth sem. men in C & F and A & L. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA present time the group is conducting a carni val, the proceeds of which will go to a scholar- ship fund. ; And what do the members of the societies get for their initiation fee? Usually, all they get is a hat, a key, a banquet and an intangible item called fel lowship. Soon as the initiation is completed new members will be entrusted with the problem of carrying on whatever work they are supposed to do during the coming school year. We could suggest a great many services that could be accomplished by the societies. As a start they could entertain visiting athletic teams and other guests and speakers at the College. They could conduct campaigns and solicit funds lor such worthwhile causes as the cancer drive and the World Student Service Fund. They could even transform the tradition of freshman hazing into a period of orientation for the incoming sophomores. is up to the new members to see to it that their societies develop a program of service and thereby justify the existence of the honoraries. , The Grounds ANd Byildings department is re sponsible for see in& to it tha% the mac Hines are kept in order. The% havn’t been doing too goD a Job, anD a s a result, tyPing marK% are s s suf ferinGi. The tyPEwri’ers in the Jour(naLlSM aren’t in thE bes% of repa&ir eiTHER /4. Mayße shou'dn'i CH"RGE TH E $lO fee from Now ON, anD then STUdenls could Sa%e and BUy o(ne ofs their own. —LGF. For those who will fail to lake advantage of the sale by mail, there will be another oppor tunity to purchase tickets in the fall. However, the fall sale means standing in line for tickets, and it is likely that by then, the choice seals will be taken. Beginning in the fall, the number of available seats for any type of performance in Schwab audi torium wiH be less than it is now. During the sum mer the building will undergo a redecoration of the interior, and the plans call for removing some rows of seats. The new seating capacity will be a little more than 1200. With approximately a thousand newcomers to the campus, the lines will be bigger than , ever. The advance sale is the answer to your problem. —LGF. seemed to us that toe person later chosen had superior qualifications in that not only did he rank in the lop five in scholastic ability, and holds membership in Phi Beta Kappa, but was known to be outstanding in speaking ability and contributions to the’ College as well. Contrary to what was said in the letter, 1, as Senior Class President, was charged with making the final decision. For the alcove reasons, Mr. O’Brien and I feel that the person chosen for valedictorian was the one most worthy of the honor. —Charles Pileegor Senior Class President Reinforcements! TO THE EDITOR: Mr. Pfieegor's account of the procedure used in the selection of the vale dictorian is entirely correct. It should be em phasized that discussion of toe candidacy of the individual chosen look place in his absence between Mr. Pfleegor and myself. —Joseph F. O'Brien Danger Ahead! TO THE EDITOR: We are losing one by one the liberties and rights which we have long taken for granted, but which we have never fuUy enjoyed. Our Constitution, as it is, is a far, and tragic, cry from its prototype. The Bill of Rights has been a farce for years. Many of its provisions have no counterparts'll! many states, and some are not and have not been practiced by the Federal govern ment. Of course, a constitution must be flexible, but by flexible we do mean maHeable. And now the fourth amendment has been, in effect, repealed by the recent Supreme Court decision. And the labor force which creates the nation's wealth and constitutes the larger part of the voting population, is about to be • politically emasculated. One of the few bright spots amid the turmoil, to my way of thinking, was the recent advent of The Progressive Citizens of America. The PCA which has as one of its chief functions the political edu cation of the public, has a chapter in State College, and Young PCA, the coUegiate group, is in thepro cess of petitioning for its charter. We often say that Germany lost its freedom because the people had no political experience. And yet we have the same condition here, with the exception of machine politicians and their followers. We like to think that we have a political democ ' racy here. We like to talk and shed dramatic tears over how our forefathers fought so hard for free dom. I hope io live to see the day when we are NO LONGER in danger of losing that freedom through apathy and political inaction. —William Bond Gould Editorials and features in The Collegian reflect the opinions of the writer. They make no claim to represent student or University opinion. All unsigned editorials are by toe editor. Artists Series— (Continued from page one) Fall ticket sale, said Dr. Mar quardt, when the remaining seats will b e placed on sale to the pub lic. Patrons may indicate seats de sired and a choice of first or sec ond night performances, under the new plan. The committee re quests that persons ordering low priced seats also state whether they will accept other seats, since only 189 low-priced seats will be available, following, the remod eling of Schwab Auditorium. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Successor to the Free Lance, est. 1871 Published Tuesday through Frida? mornings during the College year by the staff of the Dally Collegian of the Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second class matter July 5, 1934, at .the State College, Pa., Post Office unde) the act of March 3, 1879. $2.50 a semes ter $4.00 the school year. Represented for national advertising by National Advertising Service, Madi son Ave., New York, N.Y., Chicago Boston, Los Angeles. San Francisco Allan Ostar Editor Donald Ellis Bus. Mgr. Mgr. Ed., Lawrence Foster; News Ed. Joan Peters; Co-Sports Eds. Ted Rubin, Richard Sarge; Feature-Photo Ed., Dave Adelman; Asst. Feature- Photp Ed., Ben 1. French. Women's Ed., Kay Badollet; Asst. Women's Ed. Marjorie Mousley; Wire Ed. Roberta Hutchison; Sr. Board, Jean Alderfer, Howard Back, Eleanor Fehnel, Helen Lewis, Arthur Stober. Ad. Dir. Spencer Scheckter; Local Ad. Mgr., Barbara Keefer; Asst. Bus. Mgr. Jack Strickland; Circ. Mgr., Rob ert Kranich; Sec., Mary Lou Calla han; Class. Ad. Mgr. Lucille Martin. STAFF THIS ISSUE Managing Editor Assistant Mary Ann Fletcher .. Richard Hoenig News Editor Assistant .., Ad Manager Assistant ... SPECIALS... • CAKE MAKE-UP was $1.50 NOW $1.29 • LEG MAKE-UP was $.69 ROW $.49 • SKIN LOTION was $.89 NOW UB • SUN LOTION $l.OO PLUS HANDSOME GIFT SETS FOR FATHER’S DAY AVON PRODUCTS ARLENE WORTHINGTON 2196 After 5 P.M. 137 N. Atherton St. ( 4 ) RIGHT AFTER THE TREBLE SINGER CONCERT GO TO THE ISC ANNUAL DANCE COED CAROUSEL PAT PATTERSON ORCHESTRA FRIDAY, MAY 16 - 9-12 RECREATION HALL TICKETS ON SALE AT S.U. TODAY—SI.2O Geiger Bowling Victor Anita Geiger l came out cham pion in the WIRA all-college bowl ing tournament by topping Georgi anna Holt 144-186 in the finals re cently. Sixteen women took part in the competition which was held on tho Whitp Hall bowling alleys. A. V. C.s A FULL WEEKEND’S ENTERTAINMENT WITH THE TRU-BLU SEXTET William Keller . Terry Hague Join A.V.C. at. Student Union or Sky top , .. Arloa Betts Bobby Keefer THURSDAY, MAY 15, 19' SKYTOP PRESENTS FRIDAY and SATURDAY 9—12 P. M. SUNDAY JAM SESSION 6 P. M.—? ? SKYTOP
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