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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.
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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.
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