The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, February 19, 1952, Image 2

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    r 3 AGE TWO
Lion, Stagy
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Amok Announces
3 Resignations
Of State Officers
The announcement of the forth
coming resignations of three of
the four State Party clique offi
cers and the opening of nomina
tions for candidates ,to fill the po
sitions took place at a State
Party non-partisan meeting Sun
day night. Nearly 60 students
were present.
Robert Amole, clique chair
man, revealed that he, Frank
Schrey, vice-chairman; and Mar
ilyn Minor, secretary, would re
sign upon the election of people
to take their places. Richard
Grossman will continue as treas
urer.
Amole stated the resignations
were being made for "the best
interests of the party." A senior,
he said that it was felt that the
party would be stronger by let
ting the "younger blood" take
over now. He added that it was
thought more student interest
would be created by the move.
Workshop Begins Thursday
Only three nominations were
made for the nine offices open.
Thomas Farrell was nominated
for clique chairman, Robert Sher
man, senior class vice clique
chairman, and Ann Quigley, jun
ior class secretary-treasurer.
Amole said that nominations
would be closed and the elections
held at the next meeting. '
Amole also explained the setup
of the State Party workshop
which will begin at 7 p.m. Thurs
day. He said the workshop is de
signed to acquaint and orient new
members with the workings of
the party.
Better Government
The workshop will be divided
into six fields, Amole said, and
students may attend any or all of
the several meetings scheduled to
see where their interests lie. The
workshop divisions are member
ship, campaign, distribution,
ward, publicity, and platform.
Farrell opened the meeting
with an explanation of the party
organization in which he empha
sized that the party was striving
for better student government for
the individual.
He also explained voting pro
cedure, clique membership, and
the work of the steering commit
tee. The latter will be open to
all active members this semester,
Farrell said, instead of the more
or less closed group which has
been the State Party rule in the
past.
Final Debate Tryouts
Final tryouts for the men's var
sity debate team will be held at
7 p.m. tomorrow in 305 Sparks.
Future Teachers Take Tests
—Photo by Schroeder
FIFTY-SIX STUDENTS taking the national teacher examination
prepared by the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, N. J.
The passing grade of 500 is required of teachers by school districts
in Erie, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and . Williamsport. Results; which
are known after six weeks, are sent to those examined, the school
districts, end tho placement service. The tests are designed to
mertzu-.. , :. the pro hs7,ional background, mental ability, and general
cultural knowledge of teacher candidates.
rHE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATt JLEGE. FIMNSVASI.;%
e Parties Hold
isan Meetings
Flying Snowballs
Break Windows,
Injure Student
One student was sent to the in
firmary, three rooms in the wom
en's dormitories were damaged,
and at least , thr e e fraternity
houses reported broken windows
as a result of snowballing over
the weekend.
James Ecker, senior in com
merce and finance, was treated
for bruises around his eyes, hos
pital attendants reported yester
day. His condition was reported
as good and he was dismissed.
Alpha Sigma Phi reported sev
en panes of glass broken, Phi
Epsilon Pi, four, and Alpha Tau
Omega, one. The broken glass in
the fraternities resulted from a
general snowball battle which be
gan shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday.
Windows in two Thompson Hail
rooms were broken with the shat
tered glass being thrown over 1
the rooms, peen of Women Pearl
0. Weston said yesterday. In one
of the rooms on the second floor
facing Carnegie Hall, the glass
flew across both beds in the room
and on to a study table.
A first floor room in McElwain
Hall was damaged when snow
balls were hurled through an open
window. The snow splattered
through the room and on a sleep
ing student.
Dean Weston stressed the im
portance of the matter when she
explained the danger to the
rooms' occupants. She asked that
the students do their snowballing
in some place where no harm can
come to students and school prop
erty.
13 Fire Victims
Report Losses
Complete insurance figures
have been received by the dean'
of men's office concerning 13 of
the 15 Gentzel fire victims who
applied for assistance.
Two of the men who applied
for assistance failed 'to meet the
last Saturday noon deadline for
'turning in insurance coverage
figures. The 13 men v‘rho have
turned over insurance figures
will be considered in the distri
bution of the funds and the dona
tions of• merchandise from sev
are] borough stores.
The deadline was set early last
week by Marvin Krasnansky,
chairman of the fund drive, when
records showed that only five
men had reported their insur
ance coverage.
30 Students Ask
For Closer Check
On Party Platforms
Approximately 30 students,
who attended the advisory meet
ment Sunday night in 409 Old
Main,. thought that there should
be a closer check on each par
ty's fulfillment of its platform.
The meeting, moderated by
Ray Evert, Lion Party clique
chairman, was dominantly at
tended by Lion Party members.
However, there were a few State
Party members at the non-parti
san meeting.
Group Discusses Problems
The group considered the prob
lem of whether politics should
enter into All-College Cabinet
debates. Some thought that there
should; be more politics in cabi
net, as a check on the fulfillment
on party platforms.
The group favored having the
Daily Collegian print the party
affiliation of the elected voting
members of All-College Cabinet
when they are mentioned in a
story.
Student apathy was considered
one of the biggest obstacles to
overcome in campus politics. It
was suggested that students be
educated on the subject by hav
ing more door to door canvassing
and by working through such
campus organizations as the Asso
ciation of Independent Men,
Leonides, Interfraternity Coun
cil, and Panhellenic Council.
Consists Mostly of Freshmen
The group believed that work
of this nature would give stu
dents a more objective outlook
on student government. To edu
cate freshmen, work through
the counselor system was recom
mended,
Members of the group, consist
ing primarily of freshmen, pro
posed that a meeting be held next
Sunday with leaders from the
Lion and State parties co-chair
ing the discussion so that a more
objective and non-partisan out
look can be obtained on the
problems of student government.
2d Vote Taken
On Revision
West Dorm Council last night
voted for the second time to ap
prove an amendment to its con
stitution that would permit coun
cil members to miss two meet
ings without sending an alternate.
Previously the constitution per
mitted members to miss only one
meeting under the same con
ditions.
Members who miss more than
the permitted number of meet
ings without sending a repre
sentative lose their seats on the
council., Proposed amendments to
the constitution must be read at
two meetings of the .council be
fore a vote is taken.
The amendment now goes back
to the dormitory units for final
approval before it becomes law.
Two-thirds of the units must pass
the proposed amendment by a
majority vote within the next
two weeks, as specified in the
constitution.
Richard Mills, council presi
dent, appointed Raymond Meyer
as chairman of a committee to in
vestigate the possibilities of hold
ing a banquet for the council.
Edward Fleming and Norman Le
vin were named to assist him.
John Speer was named to the
publicity committee headed by
David Seylor. Speer was also ap
pointed to serve on the food/com
mittee along with Ralph Griffith.
50 to 60%
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Open Letter Claims
'Moral Breakdown'
Colleges today are doing a better job of training the intelligence
than developing character, the Rev. John Peabody, chairman of
Religion-in-Lae Week, said yesterday in an open letter to students.
The weakness of such characterless training has been revealed
in the obvious moral breakdown in college life, in the basketball
fixes, the widespread prevalence of cheating, and the poor moral
'tone of much of college social life,
the Rev. Peabody pointed out.
Most of the dilemmas students
get into 'are caused by the fact that
they have no real goals, he said.
We are not training men to live
if they have failed to face the
ultimate question for every hu
man being, "Is there a God?" 'he
added.
This year's R e l i g i o n-in-Life
Week program has been designed
to offer students the opportunity
to be taught• values instead of
only facts,• the only thing colleges
usually offer, the Rev. Peabody
said.
The five leaders in Protestant
and Jewish circles visiting the
campus this week, Dr. Albert T.
Mollegen, Dr. John Dillenberger,
Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld, Dr. An
drew T. Roy and Will Herberg,
are some of the top men In the
fields of theology . a n d religious
ethics, the Rev. Peabody added.
"Make it your business to hear
what they have to say," he said.
Airline Calls
Moshannon
'lnadequate'
The Black Moshannon Airport,
offered on lease to the College re
cently for $1 a year, has been de
clared inadequate by All-Ameri
can Airways President Robert M.
Love.
The airline official, in response
to an inquiry from the Centre
Daily Times, said that the short
haul type service which his air
line offers can only "be fully ben
eficial if there is a comparatively
limited giound haul."
Albert H. Wessel, district engi
neer for the Civil Aeronautics Ad
ministration, concurred and said
the State College Air Depot site is
the most satisfactory to 'give Cen
tre County dependable airline
service.
The airport 'problem will' be
discussed at a general town
meeting in the State College
High School auditorium Thurs
day night.
"A few years ago, the CAA's
economic study of airline traffic
potentials . . showed that State
College has a large traffic poten
tial created to a great extent by
Pennsylvania State Coll e g e,"
Wessel said.
Major improvements would be
required at the Black Moshannon
field, the CAA official said, before
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