FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1949
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7. Student governnwnl
(Because of the importance of next week's All-College elec
tions, we are breaking the continuity of the "Know Your Col
lege" series to present the following information about the status
and operation of student government.)
All-College Cabinet, as the highest unit of student government,
coordinates student activities, passes legislation, and acts as an in
termediary between students and the administration.
Three of its members, the All-College president, vice-president
and secretary-treasu'rer, are elected by popular vote of all under
graduate students, while three more, senior, junior and sophomore
presidents represent their respective classes. These are the only
politically-elected posts.
PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT GROUP of seats on
Cabinet are those occupied by presidents of the seven school stu
dent councils (this number will be increased to eight as soon as the
School of Home Economics elects a council and council president).
These students are theoretically able to obtain student opinion
from every class and curriculum, since school councils are elected
on that basis. Apathy of too many students diminishes this advant
age in practice.
Large special groups of students are represented by the presi
dents of the Association of Independent Men, Interfraternity Coun
cil, Panhellenic Council and Leonides (nee Association of Inde
pendent Women).
IT MUST NOW BE EVIDENT that each student is (or is entitled
to be) represented in at least four ways, by the All-College officers,
his class president, his school student council president, and the
president of the group corresponding to his sex and social group
affiliation.
Additional representation is afforded all women through the
presidents of Women's Student Government Association and Wom
en's Recreation Association. The president of Men's Athletic Asso
ciation speak on behalf of male students, especially in athletic mat
ters.
The remaining seats were constitutionally invented for the
chairmen of the boards of dramatics and forensics, and of publica
tions. The latter is elected from among representatives of men's
and women's debate, Glee club, Blue Band, Players and Thespians,
while the editor of Collegian fills the former post.
SPACE LIMITATIONS PREVENT an exhaustive list of the
functions of student government. Suffice it to state however that
the effectiveness of any student government body is proportional
to the caliber of its members, and inversely proportional to the
support and interest of the student body.
Church Calendar
Friends Society
Scott Keyes will continue the
discussion on the life of William
Penn at the 9:30 a.m. service Sun
day. The regular morning wor
ship will convene at 10:45 a.m.
David Binns and Ralph Spiker
will be the speakers on the joint
panel discussion with the Roger
Williams Fellowship at the Uni
versity Baptist Church 5:30 p.m.
Westminster Foundation
Friends may be made and ac
quaintances renewed at the Fire
side Room chat, 8 p.m. tomor
row.
Two courses entitled "Faith and
Life" and "The Gospel of Mark"
will follow the student depart
ment worship service, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday. The Sacrament of the
Lord's Supper will be administer
ed at the church service, 10:45
a.m.
Harold Fishbein, former direc
tor of the Camp for Displaced
Persons in the American zone of
Berlin, will give his impressions
of Europe at the Westminster Fel
lowship service, 6:20 p.m. Sun
day,
The Meager Meal will be serv
ed at 5:15 p.m. in the Fireside
Room. Proceeds will go to Euro
pean relief by sending a CARE
SP package to Germany.
Bible Fellowship
Rev. Ralph Stoll, pastor of the
Altoona Calvary Baptist Church,
will preach on "Why the Cross"
at the Penn State Bible Fellow
ship's regular meeting, in 417 Old
Main, 7:30 p.m. today.
Universily Baptist
People going on the cabin party
tomorrow will begin leaving the
church at 1:30 p.m.
Reverend Eads' sermon for Sun
day's 10:45 a.m. service will be
entitled "Are We Too Hard on
Judas?" He will conduct the dis
cussion on "The Future Life" dur
ing the church school college class
gathering at 9:40 a.m.
Roger Williams Fellowship sup
per and student service will be
in session from 5 to 7:30 p.m.,
with Friends as guests to join in
the panel discussion, "Christians
As Peacemakers."
St. John's Evan Heal
United Brethren
Pastor Harry M. Buck Jr. will
sermaize on the theme, "The
Mediator," at the 9:30 a.m. Sun
day worship service. The student
class of the church school will
assemble at 10:20 a.m., with the
Rev. Buck as teacher. A nursery
will be conducted from 9:30 to 11
a.m. At the vesper service, 7:30
m., Rev. Buck will speak on
"The Gift of Life."
Grace Lutheran
Prof. Parker B. Wagnild's Get
tysburg College Choir will pre
sent a three-part choral program
at 7:30 p.m. today. The LSA will
entertain them in the social room
after the presentation.
The regular meeting of the stu
dent Bible class will convene at
9:30 a.m. Sunday. At the LSA
business meeting, 6:30 p.m., elec
tion of next year's officers will
be conducted. After this meeting
a musicale featuring some of the
town's and College's leading mu
sicians will be presented, in the
church auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Wesley Foundation
F. W. Montgomery will preach
on "Whom the Lord Loveth" at
the worship service, 10:45 a.m.
Sunday. Sunday school will pre
cede this service at 9:30 a.m. At
5 p.m. the Friendly Hour and
supper will share the spotlight.
The Wesley Foundation players
will present the drama, "For He
Had Great Possessions,". at 7:15
p.m.
Wooodring's Floral Gardens
SPECIAL FOR
I FC--PANHELL BALL
Orchids from $1.50
Flowers Telegraphed Anywhere
DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Spring Queen Hides
Shapely Ankle
With Tape
One of the most shapely
ankles at the College will have
to be covered with sexless ad
hesive tape this weekend be
cause of a freak accident.
Lois Kenyon, blonde winner
of the Penn State Spring
Queen Contest, was waving
to her roommate who was
looking out of a window at
Atherton Hall Tues d a y. As
she waved, she began to run,
tripped and turned her prize
winning ankle.
At present, Lois' ankle is
covered with a mundane wrap,
and when she will be crowned
as queen tomorrow night, her
gorgeous gam will have to be
partially covered by tape.
Thespian Show
Features Ballet
Eight gala dance numbers will
be featured in the Thespian spring
musical extravaganza, "Poor Mr.
Varnum."
Highlighting the dance routines
will be a ballet in waltz time, a
chorus of costume girls, a chorus
of R.O.T.C. men in a comedy rou
tine, a chorus of Abraham
Lincoins and a chorus of farmer
ettes.
Publicity manager, Larry Pinno,
announced yesterday that 31
dancers who will participate in
the show.
They are: Nancy Altland, Mary
Axelson, Roz Bugen, Rene Burick
son, Shirley Gahuse, Elizabeth
Griffiths, Nancy Haines, Louise
Inserra, Lynn Malmud, Sarabelle
Mazer, Margie Netter, Jane
Reeser, Elizabeth Renton, Laura
Jo Rose, Hannah Sinoway, Phyllis
Sones, Betty Strom, Jackie
Warner.
Herbert Arnold, Robert Brooks,
Mac Emmert, Bill Hamel, Ed
Hinkle, Harry Kondourajian, Nick
Morkides, Stan Reichlin, Burt
Rothstein, Jack Shelley, Fred
Silverman, Lewis Stone, Gordon
Walfkiel.
News Briefs
Senior Engineering
Dean George F. Haller will be
speaker at the Senior Engineering
Lecture in Schwab Auditorium at
4:10 p.m. today.
Barbershop Quartet
All independent men who wish
to enter the Barbershop Quartette
contest should apply at the Stu
dent Union Desk by April 7. En
trants should leave names, ad
dresses and phone numbers.
The first round selections will
be made at the independent mix
er, "April Showers," to be held in
the Tub April 10.
"Poor Mr. Varmint"
The entire cast of the Thespian
spring show "Poor Mr. Varnum"
are requested to report to the
Armory at 7 p.m. Sunday.
FREE CLOTHING REPAIRS
We sew on or tighten buttons, mend
small pocket holes; task trouser cuffs,
and repair bri. ken belt loops FREE when
you bring your cleaning or quick pressing
o Hall's Dry Cleaning Shop. Entrance on
Allen St. underneath the Corner Room.
Open daily from t-6. H ring you,
clothing is today for free repairs'
WSSF To Raise $3OOO
For Philippine Relief
A drive to raise $3OOO for World Student Relief will begin Mon
day. Students and faculty members will be contacted throughout
the week by WSSF solicitors for funds which will be used pri
marily to buy books for the Philippines.
Since the war, students there face a grave shortage of text
books. Winburn Thomas, Wo . rld Student Christian Federation Far
Late AP News, Courtesy WMAJ
Clark Rescinds
Bid To Legalize
Wire-Tapping
WASHINGTON Attorney
General Tom Clark said today he
had withdrawn his request that
Congress legalize wire-tapping by
the Justice Department in spy in
vestigations. Thus, such eaves
dropping by wire is not likely to
become a part of this country's
internal security plans.
Churchill Speaks
BOSTON Winston Churchill
is in Boston to make a speech to
night. He will speak before an
audience that will include some
of the best thinkers of the West
ern world. The statesmen, educa
tors, scientists and philosophers
are in Boston for a three day mid
century survey, initiated by the
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology.
Inflation Legislation
WASHINGTON President
Truman has again asked the legis
lation to provide a bulwark
against inflation. At the same
time, the chief executive also
called for a big increase in taxes.
He told his news conference that
both steps are necessary because
inflation is still a threat.
The President said that he did
nis agree with Democratic Sena
tor Walter George of Georgia,
who holds that an increase in
taxes at this time might start a
depression
Caps and Gowns
Cap and Gowns orders will
be taken at the Student Union
desk from 2 to 4:30 p.m. next
Monday to Friday. A $5 de
posit must be made and sen
iors must give their hat size
when ordering.
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Eastern Secretary, recently made
a report on student conditions in
the Philippines in which he said
that the cost of living is so high
that the diet is limited to rice and
fish. Student rooms are so crowd
ed, dark and hot that they are
used for sleeping only. Despite
the conditions, Thomas recom
mended that World Student Re
lief concentrate on supplying
books in order to build up de
pleted university libraries.
General Fund
From the sum collecton on cam
pus, $2400 will go to the Philip
pines for this purpose. The rest
will go into WSSF's general fund
which is used for food, clothing,
housing, and medical care for
European and Asiatic students.
Mark Elcan and Don Copelin
are co-chairmen of the drive
while Ernest Ott and Deane
Brown head the solicitors' com
mitee. Anyone interested in con
tributing, who is not contacted
by a solicitor, may turn in con
tributions to the Penn State
Christian Association office, 304
Old Main.
31 Seniors Get
FFA Degrees
Thirty-one graduating seniors
received honorary Future Farm
ers of America degrees at the FFA
banquet Wednesday. More than
100 members, guests, and wives
were present at the dinner.
Seniors who received the de
grees are Paul Andre, Marcus
Baldwin, Edgar Balliet, Paul
Barnhart, James Cook, Walter
Cook, Irvin Dietle, Robert Dow
nie, Russell Drumm, Lee Dymond,
Donald Fyick, Raymond Heim
bach.
Carlton Harry, Theodore Hof
fman, Ralph Horst, Morris Jar
rett, Mac McMillen, George Mel
son, Paul Orner, Julius Russell,
Fred Schobert, Frank Stoner,
Clifford Stroud, Maurice Verbeke,
Boyd Vokes, Robert Wagner, Rob
ert Walker, Ross Watts, Lorin
Weigard, Robert Yoder.