.GE TWO
No Place For A Spoils System
The ncwly-el;'cted All-College Cabinet held its
first, and last, m acting of the semester amid politi
cal bickering wh ch was unsurpassed by any previ
ous meetings of > he group this year,
All-College president Tom Lannen had no sooner
started the meeting Thursday evening with what
was supposedly tl e routine business of naming the
members of various committees, when a bloc from
one of the political parties began demanding that
party workers be n imed to the committees.
Lannen, who wai naming people he considered
Ihe most capable for the various posts, was sub
jected to such statements as:
Letters— From the Ed
Position Stated
TO THE EDITOR
Malickson called YPCA liberal. He should li
said progressive; “liberal” has ceased to have nil
meaning through misuse. The lily-white-hand 1
erals call all others pro-communist, and the fire
the-eyes boys call all others parlor pinks. Howev.
ft seems that very often the credit for getting thin
done goes to the f.i.te group, through defau
Whether parlor pinks are too lazy to work, or jii.
don’t have strong and definable convictions, I dor,
know.
Calling a vigorous outfit Red is largely a
matter of rationalization; if not entirely so. If
a parlor pink can convince himself that a group
is "pro-communist," then his conscience is
salved in case he refrains from joining the fight
to protect his interests, which he usually does.
Of course, after this has gone on a while, the
organization obviously becomes filled with
"pro-communists," again by default.
Because the reference to constitutions and high
sounding principles also applies to the US consti
tution and the by-laws of the Ladies Aid Society,-
1 would like to express appreciation of the admis
sion that the YPCA constitution IS filled with
high-sounding principles. In. fact, YPCA admits
socialists, republicans, and anyone else who wants
So get on the bandwagon, and who is willing to
make an honest effort toward the furtherance of
iihese high-sounding principles. ‘ ■■ 1
Thank you, Mr. Malickson, for the intimation
of recognition of our high principles..
—W. B. Gould
A Broken Promise
SO THE EDITOR: If the program advocated by
he military department is adopted, all veterans
returning this fall must be screened to determine
heir eligibility for basic ROTC. According to the
•hairman of the Committee on Academic Stari
lards, Professor Beede of the Forestry department;
ibis will also include veterans above sophomore
itanding, and not merely the incoming sophomores,
.is Colonel Chastaine seems to suggest. • y-
Furthermore the hew plan would discrintf
nate against former enlisted men. It is only
their credits which would be subject to ap
proval, not former officers. If one group is to
be screened, surely the democratic procedure
would be to screen the other as well.
Finally, what right has the colonel or anyone
olse to ask of men who have served their'country;
or years, to spend more time on military matters
?hen we all are trying to make up for time put in
m the armed forces?
The AVC puls itself squarely and unequivo
cally in opposition to any change in the exist
ing plan so far as the veteran is concerned.
The College made a promise to the veterans in .
1944 to credit them for ROTC and Physical
Education by virtue of their military service.
Is the school going to allow its solemn promise
to be broken?
—-The American Veterans Committee
lays We're Slipping
.'O THE EDITOR: After a year of excellent sports
overage by the Collegian, the innovation of a
ports Editorial has come as a distinct disappoint
ment.
If the brand of inside-doping which appeared in
“’hursday’s “Sports Editor” column is to continue,
enn State athletes and students will certainly be
.he victims of an unnatural monstrosity.
Almost any article which derogates the repu
tation of an athlete, and particularly one which
falsely intimates that a popular football player
is lacking in school spirit, is an insult to the
Collegian Gazette
All calendar items must be in the Daily
Collegian office by 4:30 p.m. on the day" pre
ceding publication.
Tuesday, May 27
SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR WOMEN,
last day to sign up for “little sisters,” Dean of
Women’s office.
SKULL AND BONES meeting, 418 Old
Main, 7 o’clock.
WRA TENNIS CLUB final meeting, Tennis
Courts, 4 o’clock. Refreshments will be
served.
College Health Service
Admitted to the infirmary Friday: Rachael
Emerick, Pearl Mincemoyer.
Discharged Friday: Elaine Buechner,
Frank Chaplin, Elizabeth Troemner.
Admitted Saturday: John Steiner.
Admitted Sunday: Harold Griffith, Julius
Morris.
Discharged Sunday: Alma Kingsley, Pearl
Mincemoyer, John Steiner.
Admitted Monday: Barbara Davis, Anna
Nelson.
Yesterday on this page,
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
“The party people who successfully-put eight of
its nine candidates into office should be rewarded
by appointments to-good positions.”
While it is true that the State Party put eight
men on Cabinet, it must not be assumed that only
that party has capable men. Posts such as tribunal
chairman must be filled by able men regardless of
political affiliation.
In the coming year Cabinet must work wholly
for the benefit of the student, body. Politics and a
spoils system have no place in an honest and effi
cient student government.
tor's Mailbox
school and a mockery to journalistic fair-play,
fhe fact that Mr. Sarge expects an apology or an
»swer” from Larry Joe for his failure to try out
• the varsity track team is indicative of art, W}-
sonable attitude, particularly in view of Larry s
igations to his family, his studies, and his major'
ft, football. : -
i do not know whether the “inside sources”
.ich provided Mr. Sarge with the information
at Larry’s addition to the track team “might
ake the difference between the team trophy ,in
le forthcoming IC-4A’s and the also-fah cate
ory” also supplied him with the information that
,arry Joe’s 9.9 in the intramural 100-yard dash
/as faster than any performance of a member of
he regular team.
But I would refer him to the column ad)acenl
. to his editorial fiasco, in which it is. reported
that Jimmy Robinson ran a 9.9 one hundred in
the Colgate meet last Saturday.
—N. Raymond Shibley
• Sports Editor’s note: Any derogatory allusion
was inferred by Mr. Shibley. And, Jimmy Robin
son has not run under 10 seconds flat in official
competition this season. . .
About the YPCA
TO THE EDITOR: -We of the Young Progressive
Citizens 'df 'America:wfere’. taken unaware, by David
Malickson’s editorial in yesterday’s Collegian. It
was not tiie fact that we were attacked which upset
us, but we thought that we’d at least be given the
chance to state our position and principles first. It
is a sad commentary on the present political atmos
phere in America that men are judged not by the
program they fight for but by the labels that , are
pinned upon them.
, If Mr. Malickson has had any contact with
f Hi# liberal movement he must know that it is
a favorite' tactic of anti-liberal forces to use
name-calling to divide and thus weaken the
Vliberal.movement. We of Young PCA deplore
such tactics;;
It is true that PCA does not go in for red-baiting
or name-calling of any kind. We include all peo
ple regkrdless of race, color or creed who will work
for the objectives of our group as outlined in oiir
constitution. If a member is willing to work for
what Mr. Malickson calls “high-sounding princi
ples”—racial equality, a strong U. N., full employ
ment, we certainly accept him. PCA advances a
positive program aiming at a better America.
Wo agree with Mr. Malickson that before a
person joins a-group he should investigate it.
We invite all students to attend our meetings
and look us over. Our aims are clearly stated
and we hope that students who agree with
them will join with us in the Pennsylvania
State College Chapter of the Young PCA.
—Marvin Packer, secretary, the Stale College
Young Progressive Citizens of America.
Our Tricky Time Table
TO THE EDITOR: Has your scheduling seemed
different lately? Well, mine has! My hat is off to
tiie genius that created the 1947-1948 Time Table.
It is an unmatchable masterpiece’ of complete in
formation.
For the 4th or sth semester student, the prob
lem of fall scheduling won't be ,so difficult, as
he will sliU have a considerable number of
courses to take. Blit, as for the poor Senior!
Heaven help the miserable creature.
This business of scheduling the same class
nately in the morning and in the afternoon may
have some important purpose behind it as far as
the administration is concerned. What the method
in their.madness is I don’t know. But if you’ve
tried to comprehend that mess they call a Time
Table maybe you have wondered, too.
I will be a Senior in the fall. I, don't know a .
thing about cryptology. I've never finished a
jig-saw puzzle.
puzzle. But I can read a railroad time table
like nobody's business. I know that it the
Pennsylvania runs their trains at precisely the
same time as the Santa Fe I could never make
connections without waiting a whole day.
If this college insists on their scattered and sense
less schedule, a lot of next year’s Seniors will be
waiting an extra semester to graduate. Last night
I worked out six trial schedules. With a few more
tries, I might be able to meet the V. A.’s minimum
requirements of 12. credits. That’s enough for me
to be able to attend school but not enough to get
me out of school in June 1948.
Won't some kind soul please tell me, what
this is all about? Why can't something be done
to remedy this condition? What Is the reason
for scheduling a class for two mornings a week
and one afternoon a week (I'm being reason
able and assuming that underneath this net
work of crossed wires there is a system)?
—A . Confused and Befuddled
Victim of the Time Table.
Editorials and features in The Collegian
reflect the opinions of the writer. They
no claim to represent student or University
opinion. All unsigned editorials as# by the
editor.
I can't work a cross-word
Vet Briefs
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Training Detachment.
Reservists will be ordered to
active duty during the period
July 1 to Oetobr 31.
If you have lost or inadvertently
destroyed bonds issued in payment
for unused leave or furlough
under terms of the Armed Foces
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