TWo The Daily Collegian Editoria. Cdilorialm and columns appearing in The Daily Collegian represent the opinions of the writer. They make no claim to rein Vote on Merit:Not Party Admonitions about the value, necessity and duty of voting have been printed by the page in any newspaper worthy of the name, serving any democratic institution. Possibly much harm has been done in the name of democratic representation, in the process of glorifying the act of voting per se, without regard to the more important and significant aspects of the quality of voting. STRAIGHT PARTY OR BLOC VOTING are generally conceded to be foolish and futile, but at Penn State either are actually ludicrous. Consider the make-up of All-College Cabinet, which substantiates the previous statement. Of 22 voting seats, only 6 are politically elected, and one of these, being chairman, can vote only to make or break ties. How can any party conceivably claim exclusive credit, honestly, for the accomplishments of Cab inet? True, they can claim origin and support of an idea, but not its eventual materialization. FROM ON - THE - SCENE OBSERVATION we know that student government has operated on an individual, not a clique, basis during the past year, a condition which has reputedly held true in re cent years. This is a healthy state, and one that should be 2 ,S ) ./ dy Valve Tongue in Cheek? TO THE EDITOR: Congratulations! Tuesday's Collegian Staff, whether by design or otherwise, practically hit the "Students for Russia Co." nail on the head. The author of the "War or Peace" letter must have had tongue in cheek using such old agitator's cliches as "the Wall Street clique," "professional militarists," "blood and ruin" and "blood bath"! All that was missing was the charge of Fascism and a footnote on the source: Soap Box, Washington Square, New York City. Tuesday's cartoon "Cardboard Curtain" couldn't have been better exemplified. Collegian Gazette EMZIZZIEMEE WRA Bowling, WH, 6:30 p.m. PSCA Dancing Class, Armory, 6:45 p.m. CHRISTIAN Science Organization, 200 CH, 45 p.m. RUSSIAN Chorus, 409 Old Main, 7 p.m. NATIONAL Student Association, 11 Sparks, 7 Pm. WRA Swimming, WH pool, 7:15 p.m COLLEGE HOSPITAL Admitted Tuesday: Donald Snyder. Admitted Wednesday: Theodore Thomas, Lou ise Draozdiak, Harold Porter. Discharged Wednesday: Russel Sadker. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Arrangements for interviews should be made in 204 Old Main Haskins & Sells, certified public accountants, April 8, June grads in C&F (majors in accounting who plan to enter public accounting as a career). Charles W. Bright Organization of Pittsburgh, April 11, Tune grads in CE interested in building construction field, particularly in estimating. Kendall Refining Co., April 11, June grads (men only) in Chem Eng and Chemistry (1.5 average). YWCA, April 11, students for director-Health Education Department, teen-age director, and camp counselors. West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. April 12, June grads in ME and Chem Eng, and Pit.D. candidates in chemistry. Armstrong Cork Co., April 12 and 13, June grads for sales positions from ME, lE, CE, A&L, and C&F. (Single men only). Also accountants for for eign service, industrial engineers, journalists or English majors for advertising copywriting, and men for research and development with bachelor and advanced degrees in chemistry, ME, Chem Eng, Ceramics and Physics. Men interviewed last fall will not be eligible for this schedule. General Electric Co., April 11 and 12, June grads in A&L and C&F for their business training course. Group meeting on April 11 in 110 EE at 7:15 p.m. Atlantic Refining Co., April 22, June grads in EE and ME for positions in engineering and con struction departments. AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM—He Walked by Night STATE—Letter to Three Wives. NITTANY—Luxury Liner. -- • - • • ONLY 6 DAYS LEFT Solve Your Laundry SAVE STEPS SHIRTS To Get Your Fishing Equip. ProbIem!LICENSES NETS—HOOKS—RODS On The Way To The Beautifully Laundered REELS—LINES—LEADERS Machines will wash your Mall Take Your Morning Hand-tied Made-to-order laundry in less than no time. 2 for 3c 9 lbs. tot only 30e Coffee and Afternoon J cFLIES Quick, Courteous Service Guaranteed Pipes-50% off Snack at . . Must clear $5.00 Sportsmen's ---- DRY CLEANING — MARSHALL ' S Pipes—now $2.50 AUTOMATIC LAUNDRY FRED'S State College LAUNDERETTE at MAX HARTSWICK'S 454 E. College Ave.—Rear SPORTSMEN'S SHACK Plenty of Free Parking Space I 128 S. Allen 210 WEST COLLEGE Round the Corner from • I DAILY 8:30 to 8 P.M. TUES. and THUR. till 9 P.M. the Similar 111 maintained if the prestige, influence and effective ness of student government is to continue waxing, and not wane. A comparison of the party platforms reveals that five planks are held jointly. They support in general, worthwhile programs that are now in progress, namely AIM and Leonides, establish ment of a student press, the B-X, student work agency and elimination of discrimination. COMPARABLE PLANKS PROPOSE means of strengthening student government, and improve ment of student orientation and advisory pro grams. There remains only one plank on each platform which differs essentially from that of the rival clique, and these are about different sub jects, hence non-controversial. We have shown two significant facts; 1. that officers work as individuals after election, and 2. that clique platforms contain no "issues." HENCE THE ONLY LOGICAL CONCLUSION is that voting should be done on a strictly indi vidual basis, since that is the basis on which the functions of student government will be fulfilled. The difference between candidates is one of per sonal ability, integrity and sincerity. Letters to the editor 'must oe signed for inciusion in the dafety Valve, although names will be withheld on request. Tele• phone numbers and addressee must be included to facilitate verification of authenticity of signatures. Letters exceeding 200 words in length may bo cut when required by spare !imitations. TO THE EDITOR: We wish to take issue with a campaign claim made by one of the campus political parties which states that "through per sistent effort on the part of Cabinet, the quality of food sewed in the dorm dining rooms has been greatly improved." It might be , interesting to note that it took the Nittany and Pollock Area Food Committees approximately five weeks to point out the inadequacies of the food situation which had not been rectified by the first Cabinet Food In vestigating Committee, and this was done only after a referendum had been taken in both the Nittany Dorm and Pollock Circle Area. Also, the only "persistent effort" shown to maintain ade quate food conditions has been shown by the Area Food Committees, through the normal representa tive channels. —G. Migdon. Furthermore, it has been the policy of this Council neither to become affiliated with, nor to seek the assistance of any campus political party on problems which it feels can be handled within the internal structures of the Council. Whenever such assistance is desired, this Council has moved, and shall continue to move, through the regular student representative channels set up for such purposes. —Executive Committee, Dining Hall Committee, Nittany Dormitory Council. TO THE EDITOR: Study hour is actually be ginning to become a farce. In the past few weeks there have been numerous parades. I guess that's what they call them, and they always manage to distract everyone from their studies. As I sit here writing this letter (9:30 p.m. Monday) there are about 15 automobiles (horns blowing), a noisy group of instruments (just making noise), and boisterous people shouting from the street and the cars. To add to the confusion there is another group of men yelling out the windows—"knock it-off," "study hour," etc. Just what does all this accomplish? I'm so completely perturbed right now that I'd do the opposite of what they were trying to tell me to do. If there's any justice to the students who try to study can't we have our performances on weekends? —Jerry Scrivens. Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive dur ing the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of The Penmylvania State College. Entered as second class matter July 5, 1934, et the State College, Pa., Poet Office under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscriptions $2 ■ semester. $4 the school year. Represented for nationai advertising b 7 National Advertir ing Service, Madison Ave.; New York. N.Y Chicago. Boston. Los Angeles. San Francisco. Editor Lew Stone Managing Editor Ray Koehler News Editor Ed Gouda Copy Editor Charlotte Seidman Assistants . - Ellen Sperber, Peggy Law, Betty Altschul! Advertising Manager Urew Mahla Assistant _ . . ___ W. Wyant Persistent Effort Any Justice? Of .e Daily Cuiltgiatt 5ue.,...r to THE FREE LANCE, eat. 1887 Business Manager Vance C. Klepper STAFF THIS ISSUE Page t student or University consensus. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor `What This World Needs # 37. 4,itrx*V0; 2 0. , .,/td, ~,-„ Behind the Wheels The boys at the Phi Sigma Delta house are still telling the one about Mery "Snag" Snyder. It seems Snag got a "one" out of a course that he thought for sure he had "twoed." He went to see the professor about it and the professor very benevolently told Snag that it was a very, very, strong one. "To hell with the strong one," Snag cried, "couldn't you have made it a very, very weak two!" What's in a name? The Alpha Chi Sigma house has 14 broth ers whose first names are Bob. Someone yells "Bob!" and half the house shows up. Seen in the main library: A book, Mac Beerbohm's "Mainly on Air," is labeled with one of those tags that says, ' o This book may be kept 7 days only. It cannot be renewed because of special demand." The dates marked on the charge sheet—May 23, 1947 . . . October 9, 1948 . . . April 7, 1949. Some urgent demand! Dave "Igor" Mitchell is thinking of selling his Crosley. He can never find the darn thing. The boys are always lifting it up and putting it somewhere new. Now a ruling on the Phi Delt bul letin board reads. "No Crosleys above the first floor." Guess the dean of women objects to females upstairs. Sid Simon's late 1927 Chevy . . . the one that was all decked out for "Bring Back My Wingback" . . . is now owned by Sid Manes and Dave Schmuckler. Some of the playful Phi Sigs somehow man aged to get the old boat up on the front porch and laughed glee fully the next morning when the new owners came' out to find "Baby" resting mournfully on the front porch. Professor William L. Werner tells this one. Seems he ran into a man in a city where one of the undergraduate centers exists, and this fellow had the idea that that particular Center was really the central and main part of the Pennsylvania State College, with probably a little branch somewhere up near Bellefonte. Very Brief • State College streets look been cleaned of trash for painti could likewise be improved by ' • Seniors who expect to gr pass the final exam hurdle firs invitations, and announcements. THURSDAY. APRIL 7. 19'I gi; 4 By Loretta Neville ===:l I:WW.= ===:l IMI 1000 percent better since they've g. The appearance of the campus delittering." aduate in June, but who have to , nevertheless order caps, gowns, hit week, Who says faith is dead? 1' -, --• C. l)- - ' •r , " ""' ,. .Y '-` .• ' 1 / ; ,e• ~ , •• , , ,1 .. . . •',.1
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