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Class Gift Vital Decision
Possibly no more important decision is made by any col
lege class than that of a class gift to perpetuate its memory on
[impus. This year's seniors are voting today and tomorrow
on the allocation of some $7OOO of their money for this pur
-00.50.
Procrastination, postponements and undue delay have un
fortunately caused the voting to take place so late, in the
usual end-of-semester rush. Voting by ballot instead of in a
mass-meeting or by post card may partially overcome the
disadvantage of such tardy action.
The convenient three-day period of voting at the central
location of the Student Union desk should be ample to assure
the class's complete participation, the essentiality of which
cannot be over-emphasized.
While the Daily Collegian has editorialized for the project
it believes will be of most value to the most students at Penn
State for the longest time, it realizes that the ultimate choice
is rightly that of each individual senior.
Seniors should not be content with anything else than an
overwhelming majority voting for the expenditure of their
money for the gift that will represent them on the campus
throughout the years. or until it no longer exists or remains
useful.
If at your 20th reunion you still want to be proud of your
class gift, vote for your choice, whatever it is.
Student Press, Inc.
Since the Board of Publications first proposed starting a
student press, a number of questions have been raised about
the project.
One of the main questions is that of how the money is to
be obtained. The immediate goal is to convince the class of
'4B to vote its surplus breakage fee ($6OOO - $7000) for a stu
dent press as a class gift.
With this money as a base, an additional $15,000 can be
raised without difficulty through a bond issue. Some inter
ested people have already indicated their willingness to in
vest several thousand dollars in the project. Campus publi
cations will turn over their sinking funds to the press.
"Who shall run the press?"
A constitution has been drawn up for, an organization
called the PENN STATE STUDENT PRESS, INC., for the
purpose of which shall be "to print student publications of
the College, and to take care of the printing and publishing
needs of official and chartered student organizations of the
College."
The Corporation shall consist of ten members, four to be
members of the faculty or staff of the College, four to be un
dergraduate students who will be elected by All-College
Cabinet, the Graduate Manager of Associated Student Acti
vities, and the Chairman of the Board of Publications. The
All-College president and the president of the College shall
be ex-officio members. No profits shall accrue to any person
by virtue of his membership in this corporation.
Penn State Student Press, Inc., shall have the power to
invest funds, issue bonds, receive gifts, and determine when,
where and how the physical plant shall be erected.
"When could this plant be in operation?"
This depends almost entirely on how quickly equipment
can be obtained. If the Class of '4B decides to back the press,
the minimum components of the plant could possibly be in
operation next year. It is expected that the project will start
on a small scale and gradually expand until all student
work with the exception of La Vie can be handled.
Too w
—Allan W. Ostar
Chairman, Board of Publications
STILL NOT TOO LATE
TO GET A MATE
FOR YOUR LAST BIG DATE
OF SPRING '4B
AT REC HALL THE
TRADITIONAL
SENIOR BALL
FRIDAY, MAY 21
MUSIC BY
CLAUDE THORNHILL
HIS PIANO AND HIS ORCHESTRA
DANCING 9.1 NO CORSAGE
SEMI-FORMAL 4.00 PER COUPLE
TWLATER
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Placement
Service
Aetna Casualty and Sur et y
Company, May 19, eighth semes
ter men in commerce and finance
and arts and letters; between 25
and 29 years of age.
Department of Army, May 21,
research analysis in the field of
communications, for men and
women in any curriculum who
are in top third of class.
Aetna Casualty & Surety Com
pany, May 19, eighth semester
men in C&F, A&L.
Connecticut Mutual Life In
surance Company, May 18, eighth
semester students interested in
this field.
North America Companies,
May 18, eighth semester men in
C&F. Group meeting, May 17,
228 Sparks, 7 p.m.
West Penn Power Company,
May 18 & 19, sixth and seventh
semester men for summer em
ployment. EE, ME, lE, CE.
International Telephone &
Telegraph Corporation, May 17,
eighth semester men in EE, lE,
ME.
COLLEGIAN junior editorial
board, 8 CH, 7 p.m.; sophomore
editorial board and candidates, 9
CH, 7 p.m.; junior and sophomore
business boards, 100 CH, 7 p.m.;
business candidates, 1 CH, 7 p.m.
PAN-HEL, 418 Old Main, 7
p.m.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA
TIVES, second floor lounge, Old
Main, 5 p.m.
BELLES LETTRES, election
and discussion, northeast Ather
ton, 7 p.m.
Admitted Sunday: Lawrence
Goldberg, Betty Cutter.
Discharged Sunday: William
Overberger.
rNE DAILY COLLEGIAIi
Successor to the free Lance. est. 18J'.
Published Tuesday through Bimini%)
mornings during the College year b 3
the staff of the Daily Collegian of the
Pennsylvar.la State College. Entered as
second class matter July 5, 1934, at the
State College. Pa., Post Office under the
act of March 3, 1879. 19:8 0 a semester:
$4.2.4 the scho4l year.
Editor Lew Stone
Business Manager ____ Vance C. Klepper
Managing FAitur
Alit. Editor
Newel Editor
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CALENDAR
Tuesday, May 18
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STAFF THIS ISSUE
George Vadaez
_ Charlotee Seidman
Myrna Tex
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Seniors who vote on spending their $7OOO for a class gift
will also decide on senior class president Edward Banyai's
proposition to set aside $5OO of the sum in a trust fund to
maintain correct addresses of all members of the class, to
ensure mass participation in future elections of alumni mem
.
bers of the Board of Trustees.
During the three-year period of ineligibility after gradu
ation, a committee, to be "chosen" by a means to be decided
upon at a mass meeting, will keep active files of addresses.
Before each annual election, when three of the nine alum
ni trustees are chosen for re-election, undergraduate leaders
will be queried about the projects currently uppermost in
student desires.
Opinions about these aims of the candidates for the non
paying positions on the Board will be distributed to members
of the class of '4B for their enlightenment before receipt of
the ballots.
Banyai hopes that such a project would result in the ulti
mate election of a Board of Trustees which would be younger
in years and more interested in student welfare. Although
realizing that one class cannot do the job alone, Banyai feels
the idea is a start in the right direction, and worthy trying.
How would such a visionary scheme, beautiful as it sounds
in theory, work in practice?
Exactly one-third of the Board is elected by 'alumni.
Graduates cannot vote until three years after graduation.
(Why not campaign for the removal of that unnecessary
restriction, Mr. Banyai?) Then another three years would
intervene before each seat had been voted upon once.
How could class unanimity be counted on after three or
more years away from the College when such a situation
hardly prevails even now? Members would be scattered
throughout each of the 48 states; probably in foreign coun
tries as well.
Difficult as it may seem for us to realize, student wants
and desires may not always lead to the betterment of Penn
State, which is the primary concern of us all.
Furthermore, such aims are anything but permanent.
Scanning Collegian editorials and letters to the editor over
any three-year period reveals trends and changes in under
graduate thinking.
Although the ideality of the proposal seems uncontest
able, its worth depends on its feasibility, so that is the basis
on which seniors should reach their seriously-considered
decision.
By Popular Demand
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