PAGE FOUR TO Batty Collegian Successor to THE FREE LANCE, est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive during the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1934, at the State College, Pa., Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879. Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the writ ers, not necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Unsigned editorials are by the editor. Dean Gladfelier & Owen E. Landon Editor Business Mgr. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night editor: John Pakkanen; copy editors: Lee Stern, Greta Weaver; assistants: Paul Crof ford, Charles Henderson, Dave Jones, Bettie Loux, and Mimi Ungar. Ad staff: Don Jackel, Phyllis Kalson. Bob Leyburn, Alison Morley, Reddi Morgan, Doro thy Naveen, and Elizabeth Slotta. All-College Cabinet Representation Some things about Penn State student govern ment have been bothering us for quite a while, and we thinl it's time—with a new cabinet now being formed—to throw these ideas out for con sideration. • PRINCIPALLY, THE THINGS that have bothered us concern the system of representa tion on cabinet, and whether cabinet is a device to represent the students or to get work done. As it presently is composed, cabinet's real function is that of working, and representation of students is secondary. Such must be the case with the multiple representation plan under which each stu dent must contact more than half a dozen cabi net members if he is to inform all those who supposedly represent him personally of what his views are. Actually, Political theorists tell us, multiple representation is no representa tion at all. As now composed, cabinet is extremely re sponsive to the small, organized group of stu dents active in campus affairs. It is not adequately responsive to mass student opinion, as it might be under a system of district rep resentation, where each member would be directly responsible to, the Students in his district. ANOTHER ASPECT WHICH bothers us is the over-representation of women because of the seat on cabinet of WSGA, which is hard to justify even under the multiple representation theory. All students—men and women—are rep resented by their 'All-College, class, and student council officers. Men are represented by the Athletic association and either IFC or AIM; women are represented by WRA and, either Panhel or Leonides. But women also are represented through WSGA, although there is no comparable or- • ganization representing men's student govern ment. WSGA, incidentally, seems to be both superior and inferior to cabinet at the same time. Another instance of unequal representation involves students in publications and dramatics and forensics. Special seats exist on cabinet for the chairmen of the Board of Publications and the Board of Dramatics and Forensics, yet these two boards actually do very little in any school year and their chairmen are responsible to no one. How their seats can be justified we do not know. THREE OTHER ASPECTS of cabinet also cause us some concern. One is the fact that the room in which cabinet meets is too small fol. more than a handful of student spectators to attend. Could a larger meeting place be found, with seats for more students, there might be greater interest in student government. Except in a few instances, records of how cabinet members voted on measures before the body have not been recorded. We would sug gest that a•record of votes be kept, at least on all important measures, so that the students may know how their representatives voted. Previously we have protested against conceal ment of election figures in student government organizations—specifically WSGA. and Leonides. With the All-College officers apparently agreed that the situation should not exist, perhaps something will be done next year. - . DIG HeLSTMINSTEA FOUNDATION A . THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE ruustrSv'.Xrz.sfy9ri,aPZA ' lM ' r.Zl The Westminster Foundation welcomes Penn State Students new and old to the Foundation and to the Presbyterian Church. . . . Cordial Greetings to men of the Air Force Unit THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Stupid Pledge Stunt Illustrates Danger Every time a fraternity man is killed as the result of a drinking bout or in the course of a pledge 'stunt the critics of the fraternity system come a' howling with glee. It seems as if that's what they're waiting for. AND APPARENTLY the fraternities never learn their lesson. They seem to go right on taking the calculated risks. Fortunately, Penn State has been lucky enough to escape 'a major tradegy—so far. That Penn State has been particularly lucky in avoiding tragedies was well-illustrated by the rather stupid pledge stunt which wound up with a• pledge in the lockup and a $17.25 fine for disorderly conduct. The results could have been far more serious THE PLEDGE, DRESSED. in the costume of 'a prisoner, attempted to hitch a ride to State College along the road that passes the Rockview State penitentiary. The unfortunate student was arrested by the police. Had he decided to "run for it," it is not hard to imagine what the consequences would have been. The fraternity ,in question probably has learned its lesson. The odds are that this is the last time it will engage in pledge hazing of this type. FOR THE SAKE OF the Penn State fraternity system, other houses would do well to use this incident as a lesson. Mark Auto Spaces With parking space on campus as limited as it is, we'd like to offer a suggestion to make full use of every available inch of space. It's simply this: Why not mark off every parking area—including curbside areas—with painted lines for car lengths, as is done down town for parking meters? All too often one car will be observed taking up more than its share of space simply because it is parked in the middle of a space big enough to handle two cars, not leaving room for another car to pull in either in front or in back of it. Were this done and were the Campus patrol to consider all violations of the painted lines as traffic violations, a few more cars might be able to park on campus every day. Gazette . COLLEGE PLACEMENT Further information concerning interviews and job place n•ents can be obtained in 112 Old Main. Long Island Lighting company will interview June grad uates - in E.E and M.E. Friday, May 4. Pomeroy's Department store will interview June grad uates interested in retailing Friday, May 4. Naval Torpedo station will interview June graduates, men and women, in' M.E., Chem., and Phys. Friday, May 4. Boy Scouts of America will interview June graduates in terested in career opportunities with them. Austin company will interview June graduates in Arch. Eng., Arch.. C.E., E.E., and M.E. if enough students are interested. If interested, . leave name at placement. office before April 30. Calvert Distilling .company will interview women June gruluates in C&F, Chem., Beet., and A.B.Ch. Thursday, May 10. Calvert Distilling company will interview draft-exempt men June graduates in C&F, Chem., Chem. Eng., M.E.,' 1.E.. E.E., A.B.Ch, and Bact. Thursday, May 10. Equitable Life Assurance society will interview June graduates in CB:F Saturday, May 5. National Biscuit company will interview June graduates in Chem. Eng., E.E.. and M.E. Monday. May 7. Electric Storage Battery company will interview June graduates in Chem. Eng., Chem„ and E.E. Thursday, May 10. Bell Aircraft Heliocopter division will interview June graduates interested in working on heliocopters Monday, May 7. Ifarbison-Walkir Refractories company will interview June graduates in Chem. Eng., 1+1.E., and Cer. Wednesday. May O. Pennsylvania Railroad will interview Tune grnduates in E.E. and M.E. Monday, May 7. Air Preheater Corp. will interview June graluates in M.E., C.E., and a few in E.E. and Chem. Eng. Thursday, May 10. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT For information concerning the following jobs, applicants should stop in 112 Old Main. Fraternity substitutes needed for pre-registration week end, May 5. Lewistown company wishes salesmen on commission basis for State College area; sell on own time; commission up to $2OO per week. —Mary Krasnansky 'Little, Man On Canipus Interpreting The News If Stopped Cold, Reds Might Quit By S. M. ROBERTS JR. Associated Press Foreign Affairs Analyst There seems to be only one hope that the Korean war - will not drag on indefinitely, perhaps until it is enveloped and forgotten in World War 111. It is the hope that enough casualties can be inflicted on the com munists to impress the life-disregarding-minds of Russia and Com munist China with the futility of their effort to drive the Allies from the peninsula., That apparently is why General Ridgway refers to the .piesent battle as possibly de : cisive. If stopped cold, the com munists might be willing just to give up, as they did in Greece, or to negotiate a settlement. President Truman was not specific yesterday in what he had to say about any extension of the war being up to the communists. Presumably he was thinking about what might happen if the Reds resort to heavy aerial assault in support of their offensive Allied Attacks - In that case, the only counter effort which could be truly effec tive would be Allied attacks on the Manchurian air bases, and the war would be carried across the Chinese border for the first time. Incidentally, there is still some confusion regarding the retalia tion plans. The -United States was represented Wednesday by a spokesman at the U:N. as having "proposed" such action, although not having entered into formal agreement with the other Allies or receiving objections from them. Apparently what actually hap pened is that the United States, to which the U.N. has entrusted re sponsibility for conduct of the war, simply informed the other countries several months ago that retaliatory bombing would take place in event of heavy enemy aerial assaults. There was no re quest for formal agreement or dis- Does This Loo;:o ... od To You? it Will Taste Even Better! elo - o,acc,: • klt .. • 4. 1 -N?: c , "1., > : • The Dell offers a tasty selection of sandwiches. Try a Kosher corned beef on rye, a tuna fish salad, a ham barbeque, or the old standby—the hamburger. THE NITTANY DELL Across from Ath Hall FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1951 By Bibler ' 11--0 agreement. Since then MacArthur and now Ridgway have had the authority to proceed on that basis in event of need. • Bombing Plans This plan for bombing the air bases has had nothing to do with MacArthur's contention for the general right to bomb •the Man churian rear of the communist ground • army. China operates from a sancturary north of the Yalu, river, and the Allies operate from a sancturary in Japan. If the Allies adopted the principle of attacking the Chinese ground supply bases, then to follow the principle to its ultimate conclu sion, they would also have to bomb Vladivostok, , Russian port which is the very heart of the communist supply system. If retaliation against communist air bases in Manchuria brought Russian personnel into the Korean war, as some fear, there would be an imminent possibility of direct war with Russia. If that occurred in the Far East, the entire world situation would be change d. Where the Korean war now amounts to a diversion of Allied strength which would be better deployed in Western Europe, Rus sian strength would also be di verted from Europe. And all of the Kremlin's tactics indicate i t doesn't want that.
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