PAGE SIX Pt Batty etritegiatt Soottooos to THE FROM LANG, wit. 1387 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings la eisab►e daring the College year by aut stair .t The Dally Collegian at The Pennsylvania State CsSege. hared as ssssad-slags smatter Jnly 9. 1934. it as Mau Conom Pa.„ Post •ffice =day the act of March 3. 1879. Dean Gladfelter Editor 4:DO" Managing Ed.. John Dalbor; News Ed., Stan Degler; Sports Ed., Ray Koehler; Edit. Dir., Herbert Stein: Society Ed., Beanie Krebs; Feature Ed., Janet Rosen; Asst. Sports Bd., Art Benning; Asst. News Ed., John Ashhrook; Asst. Society Ed., Bettina dePalma; Photo Ed., Wilson Bakto; Senior Board: Jack Boddington. Bill Detweiler. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor: George Glazer; Copy Editor: Rosemary Delahanty; News Editor: Doris Go lub; Assistants: Bud Fenton, 'Len Kolasinski, Charles Henderson. Advertising Manager: Judy Krakower; As sistants: Mary Clymer, Joan Wallerstein, Tema Kleber, Jack Sweger. Open Courts The fact that trials before Tribunal are not open to the public—that is, the students,—rais es the question of whether Tribunal is, in es essence, a court, and of the validity of this practice. Although there are differences between Tri bunal and civil and criminal courts, it is scarcely possible to deny that Tribunal, func tionally speaking, is a judicial body. It tries cases, finds persons guilty or not guilty, deter mines sentences, and has interpretive powers. Courts in democratic society, under long and well-founded tradition, have been open both for the protection of the persons in volved, and of the public. True, juvenile court proceedings are not open, but it would be both cynical and preposterous to consider Tribunal a juvenile court. Major argument against opening Tribunal proceedings is that the body makes its deliber ations immediately following hearings and in the same place. It is true that court deliberations generally are not open. When and where to deliberate, however, is in the province of Tri bunal to decide, and should in no way affect the basic premise of open courts in a democ racy. POSSIBLE EMBARRASSMENT of defend ants is another objection. raised. It might be pointed out that persons involved in civil and criminal trials also face this embarrassment, and generally it is considered their own re sponsibility if they must be brought before a court. Courts were made open centuries ago after "star chamber" tactics forced the public to take steps for its own protection. Open proceedings are one of the best guarantees of fair judicial treatment. Tribunal's past record has been good, and there is no reason to believe that, for the pres ent at least, it should not continue to be good. But open proceedings would add a greater measure of confidence in Tribunal and would be a demonstration of good intent. Previously we have pointed up the danger that, in the future, the customs program—now reasonable and sane—might return to the pre war hazing type. Since Tribunal tries customs offenses, we can think of no better way to curb excesses than by opening proceedings. BEFORE LAST YEAR, when reporters first were admitted to hearings, Tribunal proceed ings were closed completely. With customs again in effect and Tribunal's responsibility en larged, now would be the time to throw pro ceedings completely open. Owen E. Landon Business Mgr. lIHE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Action Now Jarentry playing the •ole of watchdog )ver the appearance )f the campus, All ;ollege cabinet in •ecent years has sup )orted several keep-, )ff-t h e-g r a.s s cam )aigns. Hort woods, situ tted north of the Pat ;ee library, is a con iderably larger and more valuable cam lus property than tny plot of grass. Yet, its status as such s being ignored even ;hough now menaced .)3, demands of the College's ever-expanding physical plant. The southwest corner of the woods soon is to be appropriated for use as a parking lot. This, in itself, is. unfortunate. But of even greater importance is the threat this present action presents to the existance of the remainder of the woods. We have no guarantee that it will remain standing five or ten years from now. CABINET, which has demonstrated its in terest in' the condition of main-campus areas, should concern itself with the fate of Hort woods. The student government group is in the position to start a concerted student movement for permanent preservation of the area. It would find itself supported by many faculty members and alumni. By requesting that the College designate Hort woods an inviolable area, cabinet would bring a step closer to reality official recog nition of Hort woods' great value to Penn State in the past and present, and official as surance that the woods will remain to serve future groups at the College. Gazette .. Tuesday, October 17 NAACP election of officers, 217, Willard, 7:30 p.m. MEETING OF ALL HATMEN, Rec Hall, 7 p.m. STUDENT AFFILIATE chapter of the Am erican Chemical society, 119 Osmond, 7 p.m. WRA bowling, White Hall Alleys, 7 p.m. WRA fencing, White Hall, 7 p.m. CANDIDATES, Group b, 8 ch, 7 p.m. CANDIDATES, Group a, 8 ch, 8 p.m. COLLEGIAN PROMOTION staff meeting, Collegian Office, 6:30 p.m. SOPHOMORE CLASS MEETING, 121 Sparks, 7 p.m. MEETING OF ENGINEERING student coun cil, 105 Main Engineering, 7 p.m. PI ALPHA CHI, 7 p.m., 204 Hort. building. COLLEGE PLACEMENT Further information concerning interviews and job Place ments can be obtained in 112 Old Main. Seniors who turned in preference sheets will be given priority in scheduling interviews for two days following the initial announcement of the visit of one of the corn• pnnies of their choice. Other students will be scheduled on the third and subsequent days. Union Carbide and Carbon will interview PhD candidates in organic, physie..l, analytical and organic chemistry, chemi cal engineering, mechanical engineering, physics and metal lurgy on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 30 and 33.. S. S. Kresge company will interview January graduates in arts and letter and commerce and finance on' Thursday, October 26. Aluminum Company of America will interview January graduates in chemical engineering, metallurgy, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering. and electrical engineer ing on Friday, October 20. The priority system will not be in effect for this announcement, Proctor & Gamble company would like to have all mid year graduates in chemical engineering, mechanical engineer ing. electrical engineering, industrial engineering, and civil engineering at an M.S. or B.S. level, and chemists at all levels file preliminary applications for interviews. Pre liminary forms are available at College Placement service NOW! At Your Warner Theatre Cathaurn PAT O'BRIEN WAYNE MORRIS "JOHNNY ONE EYE" State LANA TURNER RAY MILLAND "LIFE OF HER OWN" Milani, Presented in cooperation with Romance Language Dept. "THE LAST STOP" English Sub Titles —John Ashbrook Little Man. On Campus "Guess we've got about the most offensive team in the country."' Safety Valve ... Strange Indoctrination TO THEEDITOR: The tone of a recent Collegian editorial en titled "Bleak Outlook" is to my mind rather strange. The editorial raised several questions in this reader's mind, What should be our attitude to- [— ward the draft? What should be our attitude toward•our country? Should we fight for the Republic? What do we owe to our society, lo the state in which we live? The present writer has some innocent and naive answers to the above questions. He believes he owes the facts of his being able to go to college, of his safety on the street, of his right to the pursuit of happiness, to that society as it is organized and to men who died at Valley Forge and Gettysburg and Chateau Thierry ... He believes that these men, the elected representatives of the people, who are charged with the responsibility of the defense of the Republic, are act ing to the best of their ability and wisdom as they see it, in asking young men to prepare to defend that Republic. But perhaps the present writer, too, has a "strange indoctrination." • Letter cut —Howard Brassington Folk Dance Group A newly organized Jewish folk dance• group will hold its first meeting at Hillel foundation at 7 o'clock tonight. This group, under the direction of Mrs. Jane Shepperd, is open to everyone. 11JZZIJII CA.7.1.1.1rM1S -rr, Isott Payment Plan TO THE EDITOR: R E: Partial Payment for New Student Union Building. Gripes have been raised about certain means' for raising funds for payment of the new Student Union Building. I, therefore, sug gest the following as a partial sol ution: records be cut by the Penn State Glee Club of Penn State school songs (suggest Blue and White, Victory, Fight on State, Nittany Lion, Alma Mater) and profits from their sale to be ap plied to the building fund. What with .10,000 plus students and innumerable alumni, Penn State should encounter little difficulty in raising enough money to lower future assessments; also, think of the school prestige! English Prof To . Speak Belles Lettre club will meet to night in the northeast lounge of Atherton hall at 7 p.m. Pauline A. Locklin, associate professor of English literature, will speak on "Anna Wickham: Poet and Re bel." Miss Locklin has done ex tensive research on the life and Writings of the poet. By Bibler Hal Manasevit
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