PAGE TWO Zip .Elaily eutleolatt Successor 1* THE FREE LANCE, oat. 1887 Publbihed Tueeiday through Saturday mornings tn• elusive during the College year by the staff of The Pails Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Metered as seceai-claw =atter Jrtly 5. 1924. at the State College, Pa., Peet Office ander the act of March 3, 1879. Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the writers, and do not necessarily reflect the policy of the newspaper. Unsigned editorials are by the editor. Editor Business Mgr. Dean Gladfelter " Owen E. Landon Managing Ed., John Dalbor; News Ed., Stan Dealer; Sports Ed., Ray Koehler; Edit. Dir., Herbert Stein; Society Ed., Beanie Krebs; Feature Ed., Janet Rosen; Asst. Man aging Ed., Art Henning: Asst. News Ed., John Ashbrook: Asst. Society Ed.,; Bettina dePaima; Photo Ed., Wilson Barto; Senior Board: Jack Boddington, Bill Dotwoiler. Asst. Bus. Mgr. Thomas M. Karolcik; Advertising Dir., Harold L. Woll in; Local Adv. Mgr., Hugo R. Mandes; Promotion Mgr., Laura Mermelstein; Circulation Co-Mgrs., Edward W. Noyes, Gerald F. Yeager; Personnel Mgr., Ed win Singel; Classified Adv. Mgr., Shirley Faller; Office Mgr., Loretta Stempinski; Secretary, Winifred Wyant; Senior Board: Norma Gleghorn, Delores Horne, Mary Kauffman, Sue Halperin. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor, Bob Schooley; News Editor, Carl Huber; Copy Editor, Dorothy Laine; As sistants: Lee Stern, Lynn Wilson, Louise Caplan, Elizabeth Slotta. Advertising Manager, Judy Krakower; Assistants: Howard Boleky, Judy Guyer, Ed Shanken, Jack Meckler, Nan cy Trembley. Charter Proposal Dr. R. Wallace Brewster's recommendation to the College Senate to refuse chartering of re• stricted honorary fraternities is not exactly an explosive action. THERE IS ONLY ONE such honorary on cam• campus, Alpha Kappa Psi, and that one is fully expected to amend its constitution at a nationa convention this summer. Dr. Brewster's recommendation, which he pre. sented to the Senate as chairman of Senate Committee on Student Welfare, does not affec. social fraternities or sororities. However, it is difficult to criticize a m otion which has such a worthwhile purpose. The ef fect of this motion, if accepted by the full body of the Senate, is that the College is making a clear-cut statement for all to hear that Penn State honorary socieities actually honor out. standing students from the entire enrollment and not some restricted part of it. In this light the recommendation is distinctly commendable. The question now is what, if anything, will be done regarding social fraternities. The ar guments for and against this usually end in a deadlock over the question of whether one prefers evolution or "action now." The result is that both sides haggle with each other until a compromise is effected whereby the preferences of both jarevail but each to a lQsser degre. This is the sorof thing that probably can be looked for in the fraternity question. AT LEAST THERE IS ASSURANCE now that discrimination is going out the window at Penn State where professional and honorary societies are concerned. Record Those Votes A VOTING RECORD OF INDIVIDUAL mem bers of All-College Cabinet would be of use to many individuals and organizations. At present, Cabinet votes are unrecorded and are taken by rising or by a show of hands. A roll call vote with the results recorded for the use of individuals. and organizations would be lase - WI in these ways: MEMBERS OF CABINET'S COMPONENT or ganizations could check their representatives' votes. This is necessary to insure that members really are representing their organizations. Voting records of candidates would be avail able to the public at election time, if the candi date previously was a member of Cabinet. This is a not too uncommon occurrence. An analysis of the vote would be readily avail able to the press, the public and the administra tion. ..ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE is no reason to conceal the vote. Members will be constrained to vote conscientiously and in accordance with the wishes of their constituencies. —Stan Degler —Herbert Stein THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Safety Valve • . • . Letters to the Editor should be addressed—The Deily Collegian, Box 261, Bore. The writer's name will be withheld upon request, but no letter will be printed an less it is signed. Men Behind the Men TO THE EDITOR: Since the proud Nittany Lion no longer bellows plaudits for those who through their daily efforts are striving for a "bet ter Penn State", I think it only fitting and proper that the Lion should lustily roar for three , so-called "behind the scenes" men who are helping to make the Lion's stamping grounds "a great little place" to boast about. First of the trio to draw a robust bellowing from the stately Lion is Clarence 'Dutch' Sykes, the-man-behind-the-man who makes things tick in the College's vast intramural program. The Lion roars his approval for a job that has been most capably handled. Next, the Lion wags his tail merrily for the "big-mean man" with the big stick, Captain Phillip Mark of the Campus Patrol. His is not an easy task, however his kindliness and sin cerity have won him many a friend. The Lion roars loudly for service rendered. Last, but not least, a ferocious roar for the "best friend" any Penn State athlete has, Ralph , Wert, the never tiring equipment manager at Rec Hall. He's a guy whose actions speak louder than words. The Lion roars in gratitude. Let's have a short yell, Sykes-Mark-Wert. —George Vadass More Liberal 'Placement' TO THE EDITOR: It has always been a • source of no small amazement to me that the College Placement Service has, on its applica- ' tion form, the question, "Father's occupation—". In recent years, with the advent of FEPC laws, • and perhaps, of more liberal thinking, it has come to be considered bad taste to ask a prospec tive employee's religion. However, to get aroma the barrier, a certain minority of industrial con cerns, and, I am glad to say, it is a minority, • ask instead such questions as "Nationality", "Father's nationality", and "Father's occupa tion". Obviously, his father's •occupation has nothing to do with the applicant's capabilities for the job. It is reasonable to assume, therefore, that it is used as a guide to the racial background of the individual. To a liberal thinking people such prejudices still extant in industry are reprehensible. But that a College Placement Service should cooper. ate in these prejudices is even worse. Could not the Placement Service see fit to erase this un fortunate question from their application? Ed. Note: George N. Leetch, director of the. College Placement Service, explains that all information on application forms is put there to be helpful both to the employer and the in dividual, both of whom are looking for the same thing. Employers often like to know the background of an individual, he said, in order to be able to fit him into the right jeb. Gazette . • • . Friday, May 12 . BIBLE FELLOWSHIP: Tonight at 7:30 p.m. 405 Old Main. CHEERLEADING: Practice session tonight at 7 p.m. in front of Old Main. FORESTRY SOCIETY: Picnic Sunday at Greenwood Furnace. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Further information concerning interviews and job place. manta can be obtained in 112 Old Main. J. C. Penny C 0.,, May 19. June grads In C & F for retail sales work. Kawneer Co., May 19. June grads in Engineering foz a sales training program. Men with technical backgrming and some experience in business preferred. No priority. F:iPii ioSsinizikairJß.4.o24ool Information concerning these positions can be obtained . at the Student Employment Office in Old Main. Interviews for full. time summer sales with Wearever May 16. Part time during school year. Recreation director for Pocono resort. Interviews for Camp Christmas- Seal. May 16. Waiters and Dishwashers for next year. Must be able to start now. Weekend sub s needed. Juniata Valley Council Camp, 'aquatics director. AT THE MOVIES CATHAUM: The Big Lift. STATE: The Damned Don't Cry. NITTANY: Twelve O'clock High. Little Name Withheld an On Ca „liiresen. • 2 ` ''.«: - : . ... "I hate to break a date, Worthal, I've got to go to a dratted ole study Pro and Con • As the editor of the Daily Collegian suggested Tuesday, the neW All-College Cabinet might do well to reconsider the freshman cus toms program. • CUSTOMS ADVOCATES have advanced four principal benefits as justification for the program. A united student body, school color, improved spirit as a result, and an improved educational institution have been cited in the report of the customs committee as the aims of the program. While some persons question the desirability of school spirit, per se. most opponents of the plan have criticized me program in part, while admitting that some Measures Might be worthwhile. This seems to be reasoh enough for reconsideration. since many of provi sions of the plan are questionable as a means of promoting the stat ed aims At cPtitol.. , • ; Reason no long& 'rules if one takes ' an absolute view of frOsh cps toms,e,ither for or against. Personal philosophy then becomes im portant; one "feels" that customs would be desirable or undesirable because of his general orientation. The absolute anti-customs view is unlikely to prevail, however, for its advocates have found no effective Means of making their influence felt. THE MAN ON THE MALL could easily feel that ctistorns are be ing foisted upon him by campus wheels. Hat societies, the motive force in forming the plan, are certainly not typical groups. And while their members may be better informed than the common student, they are effecting government for, instead of by, the students. It is true, of course; that anyone opposed to customs was sivon Ce opportunity to voice his ideas before Tribunal end. All-Oollfge abinet. A few did. But as in most things, the controversy Fligi!.l l 4l the average student by, leaving him vaguely disturbed perhaps, but not excited enough to do something about it. The customs advocates have some logic on their side. No One would deny that some aspects of the program are colprful. Probably customs do promote class unity. A united student body is mote ques tionable since customs would be more likely to, divide the student body as a whole than to unit it. An improved educatiohal institUtion as a result seems illogical, since the connection betAreen customs and education seems far-flung. • STUDENT GOVERNMENT being organized as it is, there is,little chance that customs will be repealed, but a reconsideration and MOdi fication Would be very much in order. For instance, the provisions concerning smoking, dating,, and doffing dinks to willows, upperellisfs men and so forth seem particularly useless. There are some grounds for the contention that sadism is factor in the prograM. Leaders of the plan have spoken of , a time of tribulation, trial by fire, striking fear into the hearts ,of freshrw, and violators will be dealt with most severely. Maybe this I: an integral part of customs, but we fail to see how striking fear into anyone's heart can promote any , useful end. FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1950 • 04. 4114 . 0.., • but I can't go out tonight-- By STAN DEGLER by Bibles r~ ~~
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