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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.
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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
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Pro and Con
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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.
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