PAGE TWO ®f|tf iatlg Collegian Imww to THE FMI LANCS, tot. MftT Pabifahed tbra.tb B.tard.y -om.n,. , Does a college student of voting age have th« Itadn darlac tba cow m, by tba ata« Tk« Daily 1 rjght to vote without being inconvenienced? Caikciaa ad Tba Pcnaiylraata Btato ColWga. IF HE DOES, why must he be put to the m- i convenience of traveling to his home town every Baton* aa aaaaad-afcua aattw July s, i»J4. at th« Sum . Spring and every Fall when elections are held! (Mhca, Pfc, Paat •ffln aadar tba art ad Mareb », 1879. , The faulfc of courge , is that lhe sla f e does Business Mar - not have an absentee voting law which would r T nnHnn . allow students to pre-register in their home towns and then vole by mail when elections come up. At lhe present time, the National Student Association is planning to pressure the stale legislature toward this end, but the outcome remains to be seen. DeraGladfelter °^& >t Draft Extension Students should give their lull support to Congressional consideration of extending the this campaign, but they also should realize that draft for two years once again brings up the being voteless, they are almost weaponless question of how much of traditional democratic < Legislators respect only petitioners who can principles should be sacrificed for the sake oi wield votes—in other words, only those who expediency. can keep them in or throw them out of office. IT ALSO THROWS an element of uncertainty > UNLESS SOME temporary means is provided into the plans of college students who would lik« " for student voting, a campaign for a permanent to get their four years of education in four con- absentee ballot law will be forceless. At pres secutive years. • ent, students find it costly to travel home to Out of mere self-interest, the college student vote, and they ill can afford classes on election might be expected to oppose draft extension. days. .... Not only would the draft increase the lime One way partially to surmount this obstacle required for many to be graduated; it also would be to establish a voting holiday at Penn would deter many from returning to college , State. The problem of financial cost would and would deter others, drafted immediately remain, but_ the move would be a step m ine . after leaving high school, from even entering right direction. college. i In the past few years, students going home Even more, important than these considers- tto vote have been given permission to cut tions, however, are those which rest upon basic classes, but they still missed valuable classroom principles of democracy—principles which al- i work. It appears also that this method must ways nave been opposed to setting up armies remam in effect for another two years, smce bv conscription the College senate already has approved the THE PEACETIME DRAFT, as/employed by f calendar for those years and has provided for European nations, often has led to the police no voting holiday. , state; many feel that such a course here would IP AT ALL POSSIBLE, senatei reconsidera result from maintenance of a large army by con- tion of the calendar to provide a voting hoi day scription. And it is not facetious to point out would be a .worthwhile action, .Certainly th that this police statism —of the Russian ilk—is senate should keep this problem m mmd this nation apparently in- < dr consideration to Thus the United States is in danger of the voting problem. No harm be . d °?* using the means of Us enemies, ostensibly to by presenting a voting holiday p an to the MISSIS*:XL* “ dte " P *“ ‘ h< ’ ' Tv,‘Sa“fmT s hArSa“/t“ U S “; e votsl. ss American tradition always has been opposed students a weapon in securing for them a per to conscription —in fact, many foreign-born, < manent absentee law. Americans originally came to this country to es- ~ cape oppressive European rule which included conscription. It is only because of the current - ' atmosphere of international fear and suspicion IISTfITTII that it was possible ever to set up a draft system . vCU&V ww w • • • • after the war. r r ;j„„ **=.-0 e One also wonders if there is a real need for ~ .... , the draft. In view of the small number of men . PENN STATE Bible Fellowship, 405 Old inducted under the present law« there would I Main, 7:30 p.m., Dr. R. R. Fntsch speaker.* ( seem to be some doubt on this point. _ ( COLLEGE PLACEMENT Historically, standing armies have been high- Further information concerning interviews and job plac* ly conducive to international tension and have , men t s C an be obtained in 112 Old Main, helped to intensify armaments races. There is Corning Glass Works, May C. June grads in Chem Eng., no reason to believe that the same trend will 1 ME, and Ceramics for their tcch.wcal training program. -.-i UfO/a fMin fndnv—in fact with each new Cold Cincinnatti Milling Machine Co.» May 9 and 10. June not hold true today—miact, WlUl eacn newtuia grads in 1B and me, and a few in Chem E, EE and Metal. war expenditure it becomes apparent that the . lurgy for their training program. trend is running true to form. If peace is the real ' Department of Properties and Supplies. June grads in objective of this nation, it. would seem more rea- > Architecture, CE, EE, and EE, and ME. Mußt be residents sonable to employ means which'have not his- ' Aetna B’Casunlt 8 ’Casunlty r and Surety Co., May 9. June grads torieally been listed as among the causes Of war. interested in sales work. No priority. Pittsburgh Plate Gloss Co, May 10, 11, 12. June grads 5 in CE, Chem E, EE, lE, ME, and Ceramics. E. I. Dupont De Nemours and Co., May 9. June « grads in ME for development, production, mainten ance, and trouble shooting. Hercules Powder Co., May 10. PhD. candidates in Phy < sical, Organic, and Analytical Chemistry. No priority. ' General Chemical Division of Allied Chemical and Dye • Corp., May 10. June grads in Chem for sales, and Chem E, CE;. EE, and ME. t Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing ‘ Co., May 11. June grads in LA and Engineering for sales. LA appli cants must be single, under 26, and have good extra curricular activities. Engineers may be married, and under 30 with good activities. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT i Information concerning these positions can be obtained > at the Student Employment Office in Old Main. Interviews for full time summer sales- with Wearever. Port time during school year. < Interviews for counselors at Camp Christmas Seal, May 11, 16. Interviews May 9 for girls as chef's ass'ts at Cat skills resort. _ Ass'ts in foods, commissary, and purchasing. Boy Scout ** Camp, Mt. Run, Penno. Stddent barbers who have, or can obtain, Penna. License. Safety Valve... Letters to the Editor should be addressed—The Dailj Collegian, Box 261, Boro. The writer’s name will lx withheld upon request, but no letter will be printed un less it is signed. Gripe From a Grad TO THE EDITOR: In regards to the senior class’ “amazingly apathetic attitude toward the selection of a class gift,” I have a gripe to regis ter. I refer to Herb Stein’s editorial of yester day, and particularly to the; part concerning grads of last Feb. Apparently someone fouled up in mailing absentee ballots for the class of ’5O gift, for I, a Feb. grad, failed to receive one.' And I doubt that I was the only one overlooked in the shuffle. Anyhow, I’d like to take advantage of this media to cast my ballot for a student press, something which might help, in the long run, to detour some of the unjust criticisms leveled at Collegian, and College publications in gen eral, by a minority, always present it seems, who glibly slam everything in sight before they’ve exposed themselves to the facts. —AI Ryan THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Student Ballots ' STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor, Ron Bonn; Assistant Night Edi tor, John Pakkanen; Copy Editor, Moylan Mills; Assistants, Bob Vosburg, Audrey Lipsky, Ray < Galant, Greta Weaver; Advertising Manager, Bill Schott; Assistants, Judy Krakower, Norms Gleghorn. , ■ Ready for Senior Bali? BUY or RENT YOUR TUX AT HUR'S Don't delay in preparing for the "big weekend." Come in now and lei us help you settle your tux problem. See our famous After Six tux . . . informal comfort in formal wear. Or rent your tux from us now and avoid the last minute rush. HUR'S MEN'S SHOP E. College Ave. State College Little lan On Campi "Boy I wish I was graduated/* Pro and Con l A long-standing controversy which has been smoldering for years burst into flame recently when All-College President Ted Allen declared Women’s Student Government appointments to Judicial illegal. ACCORDING TO THE ALL-COLLEGE constitution, the ap pointments were made illegally, but legally according to the women’s constitution. WSGA was created in 1910 by the Board of Trustees, while Cabinet was organized as recently as 1939. However, the origi nal Cabinet constitution did not conflict with WSGA until it was amended in 1945, against the advice of President Hetzel. WSGA did not protest the action at that time, however, and since then the amendment has not been enforced. Allen is trying to make the clause stick, in the face of deter mined opposition by WSGA leaders and the dean of women. Cabi net voted confidence in Allen 18-3, however.' Women fear a battle of the sexes and resent interference in \yhat they regard as their own business. The Cabinet vote was not divided strictly by sex however, since representatives of two women’s groups voted to sustain Allen ALL-COLLEGE LEADERS regard the issue as one of strong, centralized student government versus weak, ineffective control. Viewed in this light, it corresponds'to efforts to reorganize independ ent men’s government and to coordinate the School student coun cils. Opinion is split even among women as to whether Cabinet is superior to WSGA and whether the All-College constitution should be supreme. Some tear that Judicial appointments would become political plums. Others see no objection if appointees are capable and student government as a whole is strengthened. The specific points in question are the method of selecting Judi cial Committee members and whether women students should have the right of appeal to Cabinet, as men do from'Tribunal. At present, women may appeal to WSGA Senate. Appeals are few; and far. be tween in both bodies. x v WOMEN'S GOVERNMENT LEADERS have, been trying to rally feminine opinion behind themselves, with results still to be seen. There is a considerable sentiment among. students that women’s government is unduly dominated by the dean of women’s office. How true this is, is a moot question, and even if true, is (Controversial with regard to whether that is a healthy or unhealthy situation. . To say that the' dean of women exerts' 100 much control, how ever, is probably unrealistic. Administrative officials would retain a veto over the type of matters handled by WSGA and particularly Judicial, in any event. To place such matters under Cabinet juris diction might weaken student government more than strengthen, it. especially if the dean felt compelled to exercise a veto fre quently. " i 'A meeting between the deans and the student leaders involved was held yesterday, and there is a possibility that some satisfactory agreement was reached. A compromise would be unlikely to last, 'however, unless it solved the basic problem of centralized versus de centralized student government. By STAN DEGLER Time's A-Wasfin' If You' Want Clean, Roomy Living Quar ters and Excellent Meals While You’re Going To School This Summer AEPi - 2941 429 E. Hamilton Avenue FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1050 by Bibler CALL WRITE PHONE
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