PAGE TWO Vote Wisely Sophomore and FreAhman Class elections, scheduled for the balcony in Old Main today, bring up one of the most vital questions in effective student government, namely how to get the student body to cast its vote. During last year’s sophomore voting, held at the TUB, slightly over 30 percent of the eligible voters made the trek to tire baHot boot. To remedy the situation, this year All-Col lege Cabinet has approved a plan whereby only those second-year students who vote today will be eligible to receive, gratis, a ticket to the forthcoming Soph Hop. Most likely that will be a drawing card; still too many students seem to adopt the at titude that elections concern only those im ; mediately connected with the political parties . . . the big-shot politicos and clique members. Opposite to belief, an election concerns everybody. A democratic election cannot be successful unless there is a widespread interest •in it. This interest must arise spontaneously from the voters. But it is not enough that votes are cast. If the sophomores and freshmen want officers they can be proud of, a truly representative student government, they must vote wisely. Voting Wisely does not mean voting a straight party platform. It meSns studying the candidate’s background, potential capabilities, his speaking ability and character. It also means gaining personal knowledge of his attitude and personality, if at all possible. Not until everyone considers it his or her duty to vote, and vote wisely, will the election be completely successful. . Now is the time for all good sophomore and freshman men, and women, to give a lift to the aid of “better student government." Others Say... (From lhe v Daily Kansan, Lawrence, Kans.) There has been some talk lately of scatter ing coke machines throughout the buildings of the campus. We want to go on record as opposed to the entire dangerous conspiracy. Such a plan, if carried through, might well mean the end of higher education as Kansas knows it; for with the introduction of the coke machine to K. U.'s halls, the foot of commercialism would be thrust firmly in the door. Supposing the classic outlines of the coke dispensers were to find a resting place in Wat- . son library. Surely cigarette machines and bubble gum bowls would soon follow. From this stage, to move on to the blazing, clicking pinball machine would be a short and easy , step. The Western Civilization quonset hut could easily accomodate 200 machines, and it’s not hard to visualize the addict banging away for free' games with a copy of “The' Prince” resting on the glass .... "Gol-durned country ( club down there at Lawrence . , ." AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM—Song of Surrender. NITTANY—The Quiet One. . STATE—Red Danube. QJfje Sally Collegian Successor to THE FREE' LANCE, est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings in* - elusive during the College year by'the staff of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. * " • Entered as second-class matter July 5. 1934. at the State College, Pa., Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879. Editor Business Manager Tom Morgan Marlin A. Wearer Managing Ed., Wilbert Roth; Newt Ed., Jack Reen; Sports Editor. Elliot Krane; Edit. Dir., Dottle Wtrlin* ich; Society Ed., Commie Keller; Feature Ed., Sylvia Ochner; Asst. News Ed., Jack Senior; Asst. Sports Ed., Ed Watson; Asst. Society Ed., Barbara Brown; Promotion Co-Mgr., Charlotte Seidman; Photo Ed., Ray Benfer; Senior Board, George ’ Vodosz, Albert Ryan, Myrna Tex, Robert Rose; Staff Cartoonist: Henry M. Progar; Staff Photographer, Sam Vaughan. Ass*t. Business Mgr., Joe Jackson; Advertising Dir., Louis Gilbert; Local Ad Mgr.. Don Baker; Aas't. Local Ad, Mgr., Mark Arnold; Promotion Co-Mgr., Karl Borish; Circulation Co-Mgrs., Bob Bergman and Tom Karolcik; Classified Ad Mgr., Thelma Gefer; Personnel Mgr., Betty Jane Hower; Office Mgr., Ann Zekauskss; Secretaries, Marlon Goldman and Sue Stern. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor Kermit Fink Assistant Virginia Sinclair Copy Editor Harry Endres Assistants Jo Heist, Ellison Yerdes, Peggy King, Ronald Bonn. Advertising Manager Pete Vrabel Assistants Barbara Sprenkle, Ruthe Phil lips, Kathleen Robb, Jim Cochrane. —George Vadan THE DAILY ODLLBGBW, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA ’ n Wm Onfcjr Kidding” mil h—i uai i■ w The Gripes of Roth With the promise of a real, honest-to-goodness student union building in the near future, there’s feraVe danger the administration will leave me with nothing more to gripe about. ONCE THE PROPOSED steel and concrete structure replaces the rickety Army surplus service club, behind the infirmary we will need only a president to be just like all the other big, popu lous universities in the country. • Even asking for a president may be considered heresy now. > After all, it took years" merely to get a-jpromise that a student union building would be built. Penn Stale has only' been with out a president for 25 Vx months now. Nor can it be said'progress is not-being made. A year ago Act ing President James Milholland told “Casey” Jones, • president of the Alumni Association, and I quote, “progress is being made.” NOW, 11 MONTHS later, we again hear “progress is being made." As Churchill might say, never has so much progress been made so often with such infinitesmal results. It’s not the fact that we don’t have a titular head that puzzles the student- body so much. Most of the students oh campus have never experienced the sensation and to give them one, suddenly, might have results as dramatic as invoking a bill of rights in the USSR tomorrow. ' * Rut the appalling lack of information, even though such in formation might contain no more, in substance than a report on the activities of:the special trustee committee, is, I think, a bit off the norm. The job of selecting a college president is a serious task and one not to'be entered into lightly. Even students must realize that. It can be understood, then, that if the trustees desire secrecy about candidates being considered, such secrecy should be re spected. CERTAINLY NO ONE expects them to divulge information which might be harmful in picking a suitable man for the job. I fail to see, however, how a progress report to the student body, even though it be in skelton form and lacking specific names, could harm the project. \ ' '' . ' Beneficial efforts, on the other hand, would probably be forth coming. • . ■ , For one thing it would stop the endless speculating and rumor now current on the mall and in the Corner Rfiom. For-an other, it might give those people most concerned, the students and faculty, more confidence in ■ the activities of the committee and , make them feel that, indeed, "progress IS being made." A report might even lend some air of expectancy to the day when a president is finally named. • . I have little hope that a full-time chief executive will occupy the president’s chair before I graduate in June. But along with, other members of the class of '5O I would like to leave here with the knowledge, or at least hope/ that if I have an heir or heireSs who attends my aliha mater, he, or she, will find in the office marked “President,” a man who can lay claim to that title. Exchange News and Views \ \ PITT NEWS: Students climaxed their first Chest Fund Drive several weeks ago. In previous years two separate drives were held, one during each semester. Nearly 100 organizations will benefit by the drive. A four-dollars-per-student goal has been set by the Fund committee. < THE SMU CAMPUS: The Arden Club, student’ actors’ group, presented Ferenc’ Molnar’s “Liliom” several weeks ago. (Players here at the College will present “Liliom” in January.) NORTHWESTERN NEWS: The student council recently un animously passed a faculty evaluation program Fourteen faculty members, were asked in a survey on the evaluation program how felt about a system of faculty evalua tion by the students. ' A majority of them were in favor of the idea, but several rec ommended minor reservations. The council definitely ..decided that the results will be known only to the individual teachers. _ Several of the deans were also skeptical of the idea, believing that it would deteriorate into,a popularity poll. By RED ROTH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1949 Tracking Dawn With The Staff In a cold classrookn on Ag Hill a coed fought a losing battle with a stubborn open window while her male classmates looked on dis interestedly. Finally, the professor took pity on her and stopping his lecture helped her close the win dow. The rest of the gals broke into applause -while the fellows turned pale pink. * In explaining his grading system to one of his classes a certain education professor told them that they should aim for a well rounded college career. He said that social life helped studying, and pinnings, engagements and mar riages would raise each students grades pro portionally. Sorry,,, girls, prof’s name witheld tor obvious reasons. One Atherton • coed has discovered a way to Study without constant interruptions from her friends. When her first German quiz wal returned with a bar-2,'she wrote a little note and fastened it on her door. “Think twice before coming in here to disturb me,” was the warn ing. The next quiz mark was a bar-1 arid the note read, “I’m improving, but still need more.” Apparently this system is effective, for her latest mark was a 1. Professor Sheldon C. Tanner was telling his Commerce 30, Business Law class about, a re cent verdict passed the Pennslyvania Court which states that a man is held responsible for the acts of his beast. Ye gads, cracked an engineer from the back of the'room, so now I'm responsible for my girl, tool Safety Valve... No Kicks TO THE EDITOR: After reading too many hysterical letters concerning the sad plight of the coeds on this campus, I’ve begun to wonder whether anyone has any kick com ing or not. Personally, when I decide to attend a dance or party here or anywhere else, I also intend to escort anyone I darn well please. It makes no difference to me where she lives, works, goes to school, or buys her toothpaste, if she provides a decent date. I maintain that, so long as our female students (?) here retain their present attitude, I, for one, am a sucker if I buy a pig in a poke. I’ll go where I can get a good date, and a sure one. I’m proud of my name—it’s, * * *, Forgotten Females TO THE EDITOR: Will you accept a bid from a “Third party?” Welre not coeds—nor imports, but just lowly secretaries. How do you get on the “inside track” with this big ratio of men??? We’re available—and we don’t live in the dorms. (We’re not too horrible look ing—if they’re used to sudden shocks!) Some Curious Secretaries • Names Withheld Gazette.... Tuesday, November IS •, ■ COLLEGIAN .PROMOTERS Staff, Collegian Office, 6:30 p.m. PENN STATE Club, 405 Old Mam, 7 p.m. VARTS 9538, Flight B, 111 CH, 7 p.m. L. A. STUDENT Council, 409 Old Main, V p.m. / 11 PSYCHOLOGY Club, 312 Sparks, 7 p.m. BOWLING Club, White Hall, 7 p.m. COLLEGIAN SOPH, Junior Ad Staffs, 9 CH, 7 PRE-VETERINARY Club, HE Bldg., 7 p.m. M. I. STUDENT Council, 225 M. 1., 7:30 p.m. ■ AMERICAN CHEM Society,. 119 Osmond, 7:30 p.m. PENN STATE BIBLE Fellowship, 418 Old Main, 7:30 p.m. . . _ COLLEGIAN EDIT Junior Board, 9 CH, 7:40 p.m. . „ \ DRUIDS, 405 Old Mam, 8 p.m: COLLEGE HOSPITAL Admitted Saturday: Clarence Nordsiek, Don ald Craul, Edgar Stark, Thomas Mcllwain, and Richard Dumm. Admitted Sunday: John Storer,. and Patrick Heims. Admitted Monday: George Simon, Mary Lou Larpenteur, and Edward Smucker. COLLEGE PLACEMENT The National Supply Co. Nov. 18 February grads in accounting. \ Minnesota .Mining and Manufacturing Co* Nov. 17. February grads for non technical sales work. Single men only. Sharpies Corp.. afternoon Nov. 30. February gradg in.ChemE and ME for development work. Applicants must have 1.55 or better average. New York Slate Civil Service, now. February and June grads who are legal residents of that stat* —Bill Ray
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