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Leaders Clash
Over Platforms
Because of many of points disagreement between the two
political parties, on platforms and principles, the Daily Collegian
has made it possible for the clique chairmen of the parties to publish
statements to the student body.
Following are the pre-election statements of the party leaders:
Lion
Millon Bernstein, clique chair
man, Lion party:
“We feel that our platform re
quires no defense. It is a broad
statement of a program of work
which can and will be carried out
this year. Two points are worth
noting: one, that no platform can
do more than state ultimate ob
jectives as its goal; and, two, that
working through a committee is
the most expedient method of
establishing a goal.
Where the State party’s plat
form, is concerned, we agree that
tiie students should not be assessed
without their consent, but we
wonder how the State party in
tends to enact a law to this effect.
Not only does the board of trustees
have the final say on all recom
mendations for assessments, but
it can, at any time, assess the stu
dents without cabinet’s recom
mendation or the students’ ap
proval.
Should Have Consulted
It seems to us that the State
party should have consulted with
WSGA or judicial before con
sidering the third point in its
platform. Coeds have every right
to appear before Judicial before
decisions are handed down, in
every case. It so happens, how
ever. that the girls have a hand
book which they themselves pre
pared, and in which all rules and
penalties for their infractions are
listed. They may, therefore, waive
their right to a hearing and per
mit their housemothers to inflict
the stated penalty.
Sorority Houses
On the sorority house question,
the glaring deficiencies of such a
proposal at once become apparent.
The U.S. government’s construc
tion restrictions, the financial
problem, the lack of sites for the
houses—these are but a few of
the reasons why we feel that an
examination of the question is out
of order at this time. We are not
against sorority houses, but we
wonder if either of the political
parties would be in . existence by
the time any action could be taken
on such a proposal.
And finally, we should like to
inform the State party that there
is a student member on the com
mittee which is investigating the
high cost of textbooks. Well qual
ified to represent the student
through his job as purchasing
agent of the B-X, his name is
Clair George.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGfc, PENNSYLVANIA
State
Murray Goldman, clique chair
man. Stale parly:
“In the past few years, political
platforms at Penn State have been
open to serious question. Promises
have been made and not fulfilled.
The State party is very aware of
this situation (as is everyone who
saw the truth in the Collegian
editorial of April 11) and realizes
that the only way to win and to
remain in office is to make sin
cere promises, and, if elected, to
carry them out.”
That statement is the preamble
to the State party’s platform. It
represents a new trend in campus
politics and that is: results—not
promises.
Results From Slate
But what results will appear if
the State party is given your “go
ahead”-sign this Wednesday and
Thursday? First and foremost, a
new law. will fae passed—a law
requiring all student assessments
to be put to referendum vote be
fore the entire student body. We
should have .had a chance to vote
on the last two assessments made
by All-College'cabinet—the State
party will see to it that we are
not denied that right in the future.
The other points on our plat
form are equally important, and
equally deserving of your vote —
an investigation into the high
cost of books, sophomore repre
sentation on Tribunal, and so on
down the line to better student
government.
Candidates
And what about candidates? The
State party started looking early
last fall for people to fill the best
slate ever offered to the student
body. We believe that we found it.
Typical of this is Jim Worth, our
candidate for All-College presi
dent. Worth, an Air Corps vet
eran has been active in both in
dependent and fraternity affairs
—a unique experience which
makes him capable of represent
ing all groups on campus.
For these reasons, among many
others, we urge you to realize
that it is time for a change, a
change to democratic student
government, a change to the State
party.
Siama Pi
New officers of Sigma Pi fra
ternity are sage, Willaim Hoke;
first counselor. Merritt Dinnage;
second counselor, Robert Gates;
third counselor, John Amber:
fourth counselor, Kent Whitten
berger; and herald, Jerry Gar
man.
Nine Women Study
Dairy Herd Testing
Reminiscent of wartime con
ditions at. the College, women
again are assuming the role of
testers in the Pennsylvania
Dairy Herd Improvement as
sociation’s work.
Nine women, two of them
twins, are among the class of
27 enrolled at the College,
training for DHIA jobs.
Women taking up the work
are Janet Hepler, Audrey
Houseknecht, Martha Ann
Lowry, Mary Jane Lowry,
Mary Lynn, Mary Marshall,
Alberta Nelson, Mrs. Sybil
Skopic, and Dorothy Smith..
Nominations Open
For Noted Person
Individual students or campus
organizations ’ may ■ still make
nominations for the " faculty or
administration member who is to
receive an award for achieve
ments during the past year.
The names of the nominated
persons should be left at the Stu
dent Union desk today and to
morrow.
The honored person is to be
selected by the students for his or
her contributions to Penn State,
the alumni, the commonwealth,
and the nation.
The award is to be made on
Honors day May 2. Nominations
will be accepted from student
councils, student, faculty, admin
istrative groups, and individual
students.
Chess Team Nabs
Decisive Victory
The Penn State Chess team
scoredja decisive 5M>-% victory
over Gettysburg 'college Sunday
afternoon to win the Central
Pennsylvania Intercollegiate
chess championship.
The five-man team, by winning
the match, _ became eligible to
compete against the eastern and
western sectional winners in the
state finals in Harrisburg Satur
day and Sunday.
Scoring the points in last Sun
day’s meet for State were Jerome
Movsovich, Peter Betley, and
Carl Segner, one point each; Da
vid Keller, two points; and Mi
chael Loborn, one-half point.
Debate Postponed
The debate between the Col
lege men’s team and Yeshiva
college, N.Y., has been postponed
from tonight until Monday,
April 30.
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Semi-formal
No Corsages
Denmark Professor
Inspects Dairy Lab
Dr. Edward Sorensen, profes
sor of anatomy at the Royal
Veterinary and Agricultural col
lege, Copenhagen; Denmark, re
cently inspected the Dairy Breedr
ing Research laboratory. v
Sorensen declared that riorte
of Europe’s research facilities can
compare to those of the College.
The scope of the artificial breed
ing of dairy cattle program im
pressed Sorensen. He revealed
that Denmark is now breeding
half of its entire cow population
artificially.
Moser Survey Published
Dr. Gerald M. Moser, .assistant
professor 'o§ Jangjuggf j
has contributed'a survey' of Por-‘
tuguese literature in 1950 to the
New International Yearbook,
“Events Of 1950, published re
cently in New York.
Ed Fraternity Dinner
Phi Delta Kappa, national edu
cation fraternity, will hold a din
ner meeting at the Allencrest at 6
p. m. Friday. Walter A. Kearney
and John M. Lumley VHU give a
“Report on School Legislation in
Pennsylvania.”
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Brunner Will Askrt
Aid For Research
Dr. Henry S. Brunner, hdad of
the Department of Agricultural
Education, . left last week for
Laurel, Fla., to get aid from the
F.ord;' foundation for the horti
cultural' research and plant-ex
change. investigation carried on
by G. Weidman- Groff and Rich
ard E. Pride. Both are graduates
of the College.
Groff went to Lingnan univer
sity „in , C,anton, "Chino in .. 1911,
where he served "as dean and di
rector of the agricultural college.
He was forced to leave during
World War II by invading Jap
anese armies.
He- .returned to the. United
States and established the plant
exchange in Florida. He , is as
sisted by : Pride,-j Who went to
China in 1947 as bus successor and
returned in 1949.- .
Correction N •
There has been a change in the
average of Herman. Anspach, a
junior in mechanical engineering,
according to HarTjr P, Hammond,
dean Of the School of Engineering.
His average Was listed on the
dean’s list for the fall semester as
2.80. It . should be 2.94.
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