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MR Batty Collegian
Successor to THE FREE LANCE, eat. 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 6, 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.
Mary Krasnansky Edward Shanken
Editor Business Mgr.
Managing Ed., Ron Bonn; City Ed., George Glazer;
Sports Ed., Ernie Moore; Edit. Dir., Bud Fenton; Asst.
to the Ed., Moylan Mills; Wire Ed., Len Kolasinski; So
ciety Ed., Carolyn Barrett; Feature Ed., Rosemary De
lahanty; Asst. City Ed., Paul Poorman; Asst. Sports Eds..
Dave Colton, Robert Vosburg; Asst. Society Ed., Greta
Weaver; Librarian, Bob Schooley; Exchange Ed., Paul
Beighley; Senior Board, Lee Stern.
Asst. Bus. Mgr., Jerry Clibanoff: Advertising Dir.,
Howard Boleky; Local Adv. Mgr., Bob Leyburn; Circu
lation Co-Mgrs., Jack Horsford, Joe Sutovsky: Personnel
Mgr., Carolyn Alley; Promotion Co-Mars.. Bob Koons,
Melvin Glass; Classified Adv. Mgr., Laryn Sax; Office
Mgr., Tema Kleber; Secretary, Nan Bierman; Senior Board,
Don Jackel, Dorothy Naveen, Joan Morosini.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night editor: Andy McNeillie; copy editors:
Shirley Vandever, Millie Martin; assistants:
Anne Cohen, Tony Pinnie, Alice Doles, Darrell
Shaffer, Nancy Meyers.
Advertising manager: Janet Landau; advisor:
Joan Morosini; assistants: Nancy Marcinek, Rita
Keeney, Dick Smith, Roy Victor, George Yus-k
cavage.
Petition Asks To
Let Voters Vote
Four Penn State students will go before a
committee of the legislature today to present
the absentee voting petition signed by over
4500 Penn Staters in February.
The petition, pushed by the National Stu
dent Association and approved by All-College
Cabinet (among other campus groups) urges
the legislators to amend the constitution so as
to faciliate voting by college students.
Under the present setup, students away
from home are virtually disenfranchised. It is
often impossible—both from the standpoint
of lime and expense—for the vast majority of
students to go home and vote. Yet students
are unable to vote under the present system
unless they do go home.
That true public sentiment is not felt unless
the maximum number of eligible voters cast
ballots is a truth that cannot be challenged.
Nevertheless, the current law makes it impos
sible for students to participate in elections.
Particularly in these days it is more important
than ever for young people to appreciate the
values and responsibilities of democracy.
Casting a ballot is one of those responsibili
ties. The legislation is failing in its duty to the
citizens of the state and the nation if if fails
to heed the request of the -students.
Today Is Froth
Day So What?
Today is Froth Day.
So what?
So today at every strategic location on campus
Froth "salesmen" wilt waylay unsuspecting
students, deftly din their hands in their victims'
pockets and as painlessly as possible remove
25 cents.
Paying 25 cents for Froth has never been very
painless for us. Eight times a year since first
coming here we have been shelling out 25 cents
for Froth. The only reason we have continued
to do so is because we knew that if Froth would
not sell on its own, another assessment would
be called for.
Since Collegian operates in service to the
student body, we feel it our duty to inform
the students that Froth is selling under false
pretenses: it claims io be a humor magazine.
The value of Froth was critically essayed by
a man high in the College administration when
he delivered the rebuttal at the recent Gridiron
banquet. The administrator told how he spent
a morning looking through back issues of Froth
for good examples of college humor. One Samuel
Vaughan, who is bowing out as editor of Froth
with this issue, prematurely rose to his feet
and singularly, loudly, and rather foolishly
applauded the administrator's words.
The administrator continued: "Sad to say,
I found none." Nothing further was heard from
Vaughan.
Vaughan is silent in this issue of Froth, but
little Jeffrey, the editor's precocious offspring.
shoots his little mouth off for the last time.
The highspot of the issue, however, is a
full-page view of a pregnant cow—taken from
the rear. At first glance we had trouble making
out what the spectacle was. We mistook it for
one of the editors. Since it is a policy not to
get personal in these columns, we shall re
frain from naming names.
If nothing else, the picture goes a long way
to prove a point we• have tried to make for
some time: the editors of Froth can't tell one
end from another.
In 1856, at the fifth meeting of the Board of
Trustees, plans were submitted for the first two
buildings of the College. The school building
(Old Main) was designed by H. N. McAllister.
The second building was a barn, designed by
Frederick Watts. —History of Stile College
E DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIX
Safety Valve
Charge Unfounded Remarks
To The Editor:
At the AIM election Wednesday night, a stu
dent, Weston Tomlinson, made several com
pletely unfounded and malicious remarks about
political action on the part of several members
of the Board of Governors.
He was attending the meeting in no capacity
other than an interested observer. But his spite
ful charges, fallaciously based on confused
thinking, were faithfully reported in the Col
legian and damaged AIM in the eyes of the
student body.
Truth is the best defense against Tomlinson's
slanderous comments; so we therefore will out
line the true character of Wednesday's pro
ceedings.
I, Richard Klingensmith, dispute the claim
that I had been approached and asked to vote
for four "Lion candidates" in the AIM elec
tion. I never made such a statement to anyone.
Signed—Richard Klingensmith
I, John Stoudt, did not at any time approach
anyone about voting for a group of so-called
"Lion candidates."
In AIM, although it has long been apparent
that a majority of the board has had leanings
toward one campus political party or the other,
no campaigning has to my knowledge, ever
been done on a State or Lion party basis. Nor
is it, or should it be, condoned. AIM is not a
political body.
Now, I was accused by one Weston Tomlinson
of having approached him on a factional basis.
This I did not do.
He also stated, prior to the meeting, he had
been informed that five of the seven voters
representing the West Dorms had been instruc
ted to vote for the four "Lion candidates." Yet,
when asked during the discussion who his in
formant was, he would give no answer.
He could not answer because there was no
truth to his allegations.
Tomlinson disputed the right of Howard
Sprankle to sit as Stanley Zimmerman's alter
nate, claiming he was delegated as the alternate.
The falsehood of this statement is borne out
by Zimmerman.
In conclusion, it is apparent from what has
ben stated, if any politics was being played'at
the AIM elections, it was not on the part of a
"Lion bloc."
It was being played to the hilt by one Weston
Tomlinson.
I, Stanley Zimmerman, had at no time in
structed Tomlinson to appear at the AIM elec
tions as my alternate. In fact, I had not even
seen him until after the AIM meeting had be
gun. At that time, I gave him no such instruc
tions.
Signed—Stanley Zimmerman
Denies Statements
TO THE EDITOR:
This letter concerns the AIM election and is
written to correct two incorrect statements
made by the Collegian reporter who covered the
AIM election, Wednesday night.
First, I did not state that "five representatives
from the West Dorm Council had been in
structed to vote in a bloc." What I did say
Was (quoting from the prepared copy which I
read at the meeting) "I have been informed that
five members representing the West Dormi
tories have been instructed to vote as a bloc."
These representatives did not include any of
the regularly voting members of the West Dorm
Council. They were either alternates or repre
sentatives-at-large. The West Dorm Council
has only four representatives on the Board of
Governors, therefore, could not, as the reporter
stated, have five votes.
Secondly, I did not make any public statements
concerning Richard Klingensmith, West Dorm
Council treasurer. I state (again quoting from
the prepared copy which I read at the meeting)
that "I understand that another' regular voting
member representing the West Dorms was also
approached." When the reporter asked me in
private who else had been approached, I told
him he should question Klingensmith if he
wanted further information. I wish to add that
Klingensmith refused to have anything to do
with the political clique. He ran for office and
voted as an independent representative with
out regard to petty party politics.
—Weston Tomlinson
Ed. Note—Although Tomlinson did not
make what he calls a "public statement"
concerning Richard Klingensmith, he did
make the statement to a Collegian reporter.
When a reporter, acting in his capacity as a
reporter, is given information, he is free to
use that information unless he and his infor
mant agree that it shall not be used for pub
lication.
Gazette .
Tuesday, May 16
BELLES LETTRES, ballad singer, elect4on
of officers, N.E. Atherton lounge, 7 p.m.
CHESS CLUB, 3 Sparks, 7 p.m.
COLLEGIAN business sophomore board,
9 Carnegie Hall, 7 p.m.
HOME ECONOMICS COUNCIL, Conference
room, Home Economics, 7 p.m. '
INKLING, circulation staff and candidates,
100 Carnegie Hall, 7 p.m.
MARKETING CLUB, 124 Sparks, 7:30 p.m.
NITTANY BOWMEN, 209 Engineering C,
7 p.m.
PENN STATE CLUB, elections, 405 Old Main,
7 p.m.
PI LAMBDA THETA, Simmons Lounge,
7 p.m.
;-John M. Stouat
Little Man On. Campus
"I thought the national 'secretayy wasn't
until the first of the month."
Combined Arts Show
Held At TUB Today
Combined Arts demonstra
tions at the Temporary Union
Building today are: -
11:00 a.m. Puppet Show
3:00 p.m. Puppet Show
3:00 p.m. -- Pottery Demon
stration
4:00 p.m. Puppet Show
7:30 p.m. Pottery Demon
• stration
7:30 p.m. Pantomine Dra
mas "Mad Tea Part y"
Memo r i e s", and "At the
Races".
Spring Week
(Continued from page one)
ler by Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra
ternity.
The floats in which the four
finalists will ride in the parade to
Schwab will be deeorated by
Alpha Lambda Delta, freshman
women's scholastic honorary;
Cwens, sophomore women's acti
vities honorary; Chimes, jurtior i l
women's activities honorary; and!'
Mortar Board, senior wornen's'i
honorary.
Wednesday will be Mad Hatter's:
Day wth the judging of the
unusual hats in front of Oki Main
from 10 a.m. to .2 p.m.
Rain Donee
The rain dance ceremonies beg
ging for clear skies for the carni
val will be held in the evening
on the terrace of Old Main. A
star-lite dance will follow with
music by Ray Evert's orchestra.
Women will receive Ai o'clotk
permissions for the program.
The Spring Carnival opens at
1 p.m. Thursday. Booth construc
tion will begin Thursday morning
on the Osmond parking lot. Wo
men will receive 11:30 permis
sions to attend the carnival.
Charlie Spivak will play for
the Senior Ball Friday. A special
radio program at 10 a.m. and fra
ternity and independent parties
Saturday conchide the schedule
of Spring Week activities.
AIM Elections
(Continued from page one)
at the AIM meeting last Wednes
day. Weston Tomlinson had then
said he was informed that repre
sentatives of the West Dormi
tories had been instructed to vote
for four Lion party representa
tives in a block.
Neither Galati or Robert
George, who supported the mo
tion, were present at the AIM
elections.
Galati would not indicate the
party he felt had influenced the
election, but Tomlinson had made
charges against the Lion party at
the AIM meeting.
The College is supported by the
income from certain grants made
by the federal government, from
apPropriations of the state legis
lature, and from student fees.
TVESDA , 141 A. TS; IFS].
By Biller
coming
Students To
Give Recital
Tomorrow
The' Department of Music will
Present a student recital at 8 p.m.
tomorrow in Schwab Auditorium.
The program is open to the pub
'
The first two selections to be
played by the orchestra are "Die
Gotterdammerung," by Wagner
and "Rigaudon" by Raff. The or
chestra includes trumpets Don
Smith, Gene Magill, Samuel Mol
dovan, James Longo; tuba, Tom
Schreffler; and trombones, Darrel
Rishel, Richard Brady, Dave
Fishburn, and James Bortolotto.
Miller On Tympani
Tympani, Charles Miller; bari
tone, John Swartz; horns, Robert
Swisshelm, Robert Manning, and
organ, Alan Crandall. .
Suzanne Scurfield, contralto;
wit sing three numbers in the
second section of the recital.
They are "MI, Rendime," Rossi;
"Tears," Karhan; and "Florian's
Song," Godard. 'Mics scurfield
will be accompanied by Norma
Lee. McCormick at piano.
Violinist Will Be Lloyd
Gene Lloyd, violinist, will play
"Canto Amoroso" by Sernartini-
Pitman, and "Spanish Dance NI"
'by Sensate. Lloyd will. be 'ac
companied by Prof. Theodore
Karhan at the piano.
The next three selections will be
tenor solos by Leßoy Hinkle with
Gerald Daghir at the piano.
Hinkle will sing "Apres Un Reve,"
Faure; "Morgen," Strausse; and
"Celste Aida," Verdi.
Clara Robison and Barry Brins
maid will conclude the program
with a piano duet. They-will play
"Liebeslieder Waltzer Opus 52,"
by Brahams. . •
Sigma Gamma Epsilon
Will Elect Officers
Sigma Gamma Epsilon, miner
al industries honorary, will hold
a meeting tonight at 7:30 in 105
Willard.
Next year's officers will be
elected at this time, and member
ship cards and shingles be
distributed.
BX To Honor Refunds
Beginning Tomorrow
Refunds on book receipts
made since Jan. 15 will be
honored at the BX beginning
tomorrow and ending May 25,
OttO Grupp, book exchange
board member, said yesterday.
The used book agency will
open in the TUB on May 23
to accept' books to sell next
fall. The agency will close
Eune 1.