PAGE TWO Fair Distribution of Bowl Tickets "Why didn't I get tickets to the Cotton Bowl game?" That will be a familiar cry when thousands of disappointed students, faculty, alumni, and other friends of the College have their money returned to them in place of the coveted Cotton Bowl pasteboards. Those who were planning to make the trip to Dallas, Texas, on New Year's Day and do not get tickets will undoubtedly feel bitter for hav ing taken away from them the opportunity to see their victorious Lions participate in their first bowl game since 1922. Many have already planned transportation, vis iting relatives in the Southwest, spending a warm rather than a white Christmas, or nut seeing what promises to be one of the outstanding football games of the year. Some of these people are going to be disap pointed because, unfortunately, only 3000 tickets were allotted to Penn State. To date the Athletic Association has received applications for almost 10,000 tickets. Because Ike Gilbert, graduate manager of ath letics, felt that some equitable system of distri bution had to be devised. especially in the case of students, he called to his office the All-Col lege president, the Athletic Association presi dent, and the Editor of the Daily Collegian. and College Calendar AII calendar items must be in the Daily Collegian office by 4:30 p.m. on the day pre- ceding publication. Tuesday, December 9 PI Tau Sigma, 105 Main Eng, 7 p.m. MT. Nittany Philatelic Society, Room 120, State College High School, 8 p.m. BELLES Lettres Club, NE Lounge, Ather ton, 7 p.m. MEN'S Bridge Club, 206 EE, 7:30 p.m. ORGANIZATION Meeting of Intercollegi ate Conference on Government, 124 Sparks, 3:10 p.m. MASQUERETTES, NE Lounge, Atherton, 3 p.m. .PI Lambda Theta, 10 HE, 7:30 p.m. SIGMA Xi, 119 New Physics, 7 p.m. SENIOR Class, 10 Sparks, 7 p.m. INDUSTRIAL Education Society, 122 Eng 13, 7:30 p.m. TAU Beta Pi, 107 Main Eng, 7 p.m. PI Tau Sigma, 105 Main Eng, 7 p.m. COMMON Sense Club, 405 Old Main, 7 p.m. IFC Judicial, 415 Old Main, 6:30 p.m SPANISH Honorary, 304 Old Main, 7 p.m. AEPi, 415 Old Main, 8 p.m. PSI Sigma Pi, 5 For, 7 p.m. WRA Club presidents' meeting, WRA room, WH, 6:30 p.m. BEGINNERS' Bridge, WH, 7 p.m. ADVANCED Bridge Club Tournament, Atherton Lounge, 7:15 p.m. FENCING Club, WH, 7 p.m. ERIE students, Old Main Lounge, 6:15 p.m. CLUB 50, 304 Old Main. CLOVER Club, 103 Ag, 7 p.m. COLLEGIAN Sophomore and Junior Busi ness Board, 1 CH, 6:45 p.m. Editorial candi dates, 9 CH, 6:45 p.m. EX-MARINES and Marine Reserves, Eng E, 7:30 p.m. ENGINEERING Student Council, 106 Main Eng, 7:15 p.m. ETA Kappa Nu pledge meeting, Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity house, 7 p.m. STUDENT Union Committee, Room 8, Carnegie Hall, 8 p.m. CHEM and Phys Student Council, 417 Old Main, 7 p.m. At the Movies Cathaum—lt Had to Be You State—Jezebel Nittany—Perils of Pauline College Hospital Admitted Thursday: Robert Frankhouse. Discharged Thursday: Samuel Challinor. Admitted Saturday: Clyde Mayer, Doris Wolfinger, James Fluke. Discharged Saturday: Donald Stevenson, Catherine Kuharsky. Admitted Sunday: Avis Kresin. Admitted Monday: Ralph Peterson, Irene Dapfeld. Discharged Monday: Clyde Gass, Avis Kresin, Doris Wolfinger. Placement Service Hazeltine Electronics Company, December 11, EE. Phy (degrees to be received in Jan.). PhD receiving degree in June also eligible. Naval Ordnance Laboratories, December 9, eighth semester men, Chem Eng, Phys, Math, Psych, ME, EE, Met. Campbell Soup Co., December 11, eighth semester men, Ag Rio-Chem, Chem Eng, Chem, Comm Chem, ME. Baldwin Locomotive Works, December 12, ...ighth semester men, ME, EE. Buy Scouts of America, December 15, :ighth semester men and undergraduates in terested in working as field executives in C&F, A&L, Ed Phys Ed, For, Ind Ed. Ingersoll Steel Division of Borg-Warner Corp., December 10, seventh and eighth se mester men, IE ME. Arrangements for interviews should be made at once in 204 Old Main. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, asked them to decide on how the student allot ment would be distributed. It was first arbitrarily decided to give half the tickets to students and half the tickets to alumni. There were applications for 2276 tickets for the students and over 7500 applications from alumni, faculty, business people, and politicians. Many of these applications came from alumni in Texas who are begging to see Penn State play in the Cotton BowL • How Mr. Gilbert is going to apportion 1500 tickets among 7500 applicants is a problem which we are happy not to hare. How to give 1500 tickets to 2276 students is a problem with which student leaders have been wrestling since Friday. There were three possible solutions suggested: to fill the orders first come first served; to arbitrarily cut all orders in half; or to conduct a raffle. The raffle idea was finally adopted. This system worked out quite well at Southern Methodist University where the demand is also greater than the supply. Why Penn State received no more than 3000 tickets is hard to explain other than the fact that the Cotton Bowl has a 46,000 capacity. Half of these seats went to the Cotton Bowl Association which had over 90,000 applications. The other 23,000 was divided between the member schools of the Southwest Conference. Penn State's allot ment came from this quota. Although student leaders have pleaded with Cotton Bowl officials, additional tickets are im possible to obtain since all other seats have been sold out for months. Student leaders who conducted the raffle last night urge the fortunate applicants to keep the tickets on the campus. Co-op Editorial (Continued from page one) State has one of the lowest tuition, board, and• room rates in the Commonwealth. The College has made an earnest endeavor to keep school costs down. Outside of tuition and room and board rates, the Administration has little control. At this point, student leaders took control of the situation by organizing the Co-op Com mittee. The co-op movement is in keeping with the aims of the College--2o keep the cost of obtain ing an education at a minimum. In a recent poll taken among 4000 undergrad uate students, 93 percent of the student body rati fied the proposed co-op. The program, which called for establishing a student-operated store on cam pus, was designed for the sole purpose of saving the students a few precious pennies on such items as toilet articles, school supplies, cigarettes, and candy. The amount each student could save by pur chasing from the Co-op would. in ordinary times, be considered insignificant. With the present cost of living such as it is. a few pennies saved on various items helps make the subsistence and allowance checks come closer to covering the costs of a college education. The co-op movement was not dreamed up by Penn Staters. At many other colleges and universi ties throughout the country, they are successfully operated. At the University of Alabama, for instance, the college administration was petitioned as was the Executive Board of Trustees. The answer at Ala bama was a "go ahead" signal. Not only did the southern school's students get the blessings of the administration, but the college furnished the build ing space and refrigeration for the planned co-op. Cornell. Arizona, and Wisconsin are but a few of the other schools that have found co-ops very successful and useful. especially In the present times of soaring prices. Educators throughout the country have ex pressed alarm at the steadily rising cost of a col lege education, it has been pointed out by Dr. Allan K. Manchester of Duke University. "Col leges and universities are handicapped," he stated, "in that they can do little to prevent this increase in cost. Financial compensation for instructors, building and maintenance costs, educational equip ment, and food and lodging have all reached un precedented heights in dollar value." In the proposed co-op, Penn State students had a chance to cut down a few costs. By voting "No" for the co-op the trustees pro tected the interests of a handful of small business groups in State College. As taxpayers who help support this institution, they have a right to be considered. However, they are by far the minority group. The thousands of parents who are paying their children's way through college are bearing the brunt of the co-op defeat. They are both voters and taxpayers. Collegian believes that the Executive Board of Trustees has made a serious mistake in voting down the co-op proposal and it is hoped that the issue has not been killed! Senior Class Meets Tonight TO THE EDITOR: Following are the reports which will make up the agenda for the senior class meeting to be held in 10 Sparks at 7 o'clock tonight• Sheepskin Serenade Committee Cap and Gown Committee Invitations Committee Class Gift Committee On Commencement Speaker --Jo Ann Roraback, A hatchet murder occurred at the Board of Trustees meeting Friday when the co-op project was "given the axe." To say the least, student leaders working for College improve ment have been dealt an incalculable blow of disillusionment. The co-op plan was undoubtably the most thoroughly organized and well planned project attempted by the present All-College Cab inet. Emory Brown's committee in charge has worked diligently since August to perfect a work able program. With the trustees serving as an insurmountable hrtidie, it is nar ural that an apathetic attttude towards all improvement steps Predominate throughout the stu dent body. On what grounds was the plan sent to the guillotine? Said the official notification from James Milholland. acting president of The College, to Emory Brown: because of the public character of this institutio9 it is not in order for building space, light, heat, and maintenance ser vices to be used for a project which will compete with private enterprise." The cooperative plan suffered a lingering death. During a lengthy discussion, some trustees conced ed that the plan was financially sound. workable and well con structed. Those representing agri culturists espoused the growth of co-ops throughauft the country. But come the vote . . . the plan doled on a negative chapping block. Will the thousandz of students who voted approval of the co operative now let it pass in silent requiem? How different we are. At the University of Alabama. a student proposed purchasing cooperative was not only sanctioned, but was equipped by the administration with building and refrigeration space. Incensed by the absorbant prices charged by book stores, students of the University of In- Secret -T VANIA CABINET CORNER TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 104'7 BT Jo Fox diana led a complete boycott at mid-semester. The entire campus refrained from buying books, for their courses; and the profs 'co operated by furnishing complete notes on the readings. The book stores were soon salaaming. Mid semester is only two months away I Meager Meal The Interchtirch Student Fel lowship invites all interested stu dents to participate in a Meagre Meal at St. Paul's Methodist Church from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, said Marjorie Billstein and Helen Dickerson. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Successor to the Tree Laces. eat 1871 Published Tuesday through "'rid*, mornings during the College year by the staff of the Daily Collegian of the Pennsylvania State College Entered a. second class matter July 5, 1934, at the State College, Pa.. Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879 $2.50 a semester; $4.25 the school year. Man. Ed., Lawrence G. Foster; News Ed.. Dick Serge: Sports Ed., Ted Rubin: Feature-Photo Ed., Dave Adelman: Women's Ed., Kay Badollet: Asset Women's Ed., Marjorie Mousley. Wire Ed., Roberta Hutchison; Senior Board. Howard Back, Eleanor Fehnel. Ben L French, Helen ,Lewis. Joan Peters. J. Arthur Stober. Ad. Dir., Spencer Scheckter• Local Ad Man, Barbara Keefer; Ass't. Bus. Mgr., Jack Strickland; Circ. Mgr., Robert Kranich; bec., Mary Lou Callahan; Class Ad Mgr., Lucille Martin. Allan W. OBtar Donald W Ellis STAFF THIS ISSUE Managing Editor Lois Bloompsist Asst Managing Editor Myrna Tex News Editor __ Janet Adler Asst. News Editor -- Dorothy Hunabarger Assistants' • Pauly Moss. Jack Reen Advertising Manager George Latzo Assistants—June Snyder and Koeti Barges - Editor Bus Mgr. 4 1160**
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