-4-. Olgt Datil 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 viewpoint of the writers, not necessarily the policy of the newspaper. 'Un signed editorials are by the editor. Dave Pellnitz 4 5D zt ., ‘ Franklin Kelly Editor Business Mgr. Managing Ed., Andy McNeillie; City Ed., Dave Jones; Sports Ed., Jake Ilighton; Copy Ed., Bettie Loux; Edit. Dir., Jim Gromiller; Wire Ed., Chuck Henderson; Soc. Ed., Ginger Opoczenski; Asst. Sports Ed., Ted Soens; Asst. Soc. Ed., LaVonne Althouse; Feature Ed., Julie Ibbotson: Librarian. Dot Bennett: Exchange Ed., Nancy Luetzel. Asst. Bus. Mgr., Richard Smith; Local Advertising Mgr., Phyllis Ralson; National Adv. Mgr., Alison Morley; Circu lation Co-Mgrs., Gretchen Henry, Kenneth Wolfe; Personnel Mgr., Elizabeth Agnew; Promotion Co-Mgrs., Marion Morgan, Therese Moslak; Classified Adv. Mgr., Eleanor Mazis; Office Mgr., Mary Ann Wertman; Secretary, Patricia Shaffer; Senior Board, Nancy Marcinek, Ruth Pierce, Barbara Potts, Betty Richardson, and Elizabeth Widman. ' STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor: Chiz Mathias; Copy Editors: Mary Lou Adams, Sheldon Smoyer; Assistants: Helen Luyben, Lou Mueller, Jack Sheppard, Herman Weiskopf, Mary Lee Lauffer, Ellie Rakosi. Cabinet Should Have Say in Class Gift The challenge of All-College Cabinet's power by Bryson Craine, chairman of the senior class gift committee, over Marvin Krasnansky's pro posals for governing the handling of voting and campaigning for the senior class gift threw a bombshell into last week's cabinet meeting. • Craine wanted to know whether cabinet had the right to step into what he termed a senior class affair. His point was perfectly justified and even cabinet members themselves had to .admit that they didn't know the answer to the question. What prompted the whole question was Krasnansky's comments on what he termed "unethical trends" on the part of the Radio • Guild in its campaign to secure the gift for the campus radio station. Krasnansky urged: 1. That publicity on the senior class gift of the poster, leaflet, and, advertising nature by undergraduate organizations . be prohibited un der penalty of disqualifying the gift suggestion that the publicity supports. 2. That it be required of the senior class pres ident that he submit to cabinet a report on the gift suggestions and other pertinent informa tion on voting for the senior class gift at least two weeks before the voting starts. 3. That informative articles appearing in the Daily Collegian concerning the gift suggestions come from the class gift committee. 4. That the All-College elections committee handle the counting of ballots for both the gift 'and Class Day honors and that the results be made known. (Krasnansky said he also thought this proposal should be put into effect at once.) All-College President John Laubach sub mitted the first point to committee study after Krasnansky had withdrawn the second two points. The f our t h recommendation was passed by cabinet to go into effect next year. According to Article I, Section 2 of the All- College Constitution, "the cabinet shall have power to regulate and supervise All-College student activities. except that any power not specifically delegated to the All-College Cabi net shall be reserved to the governmental or gans specified under Article I, Section 2." The latter section lists the members of cabinet. Studying this section of the constitution, it seems very likely that cabinet has no power to interfere in the senior class gift procedure and that Mr. Craine's point was well-taken. However, there is room for debate on the subject. It seems to us that the choice of senior class gift vitally affects every student on cam pus at least in two ways. First of all, the gift fund is obtained from the breakage fees paid by each student. The gift each year is paid for by every student in the College at that time— the money is not carried along from the fresh man year through to the senior year by each class. Actually then, the money used to pur chase the gift is All-College money. Secondly, the gift purchased is important to every student on campus and every student who will come to the campus in the future whether it be a radio station, a scholarship fund, a cam pus press, or a gateway to Pollock road. For these two reasons, we think cabinet should have some jurisdiction over the gift "campaigns." Perhaps the next step would be to seek a constitutional amendment set ting down the rule. As for Krasnansky's other proposals, we think he was somewhat rash in terming the present campaign "unethical." However, we also feel he made a good point when he said that such campaigning gave an unfair advantage to the Radio Guild over the groups backing other gift suggestions. Only the guild is organized in such a way that it has money to present its side of the story. In addition, we agree that the material used in Daily Collegian feature stories on the class gifts should, come from the gift committee. It is only natural that Collegian staff members should have their own opinions on the choice of a gift and that some bias could creep into their articles on the gift. Having the articles checked for accuracy and truthfulness by the gift com mittee might be a big help in aiding the stu dents to make their choices more wisely. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE CMLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Spring Week Needs Successful Parade Tonight marks the celebration of some of the most important and colorful events in this, year's Spring Week 'activities. Along with the tradi tional sun dance and the first All-College He- Man contest is the lavish costume parade the Spring Week committee has arranged. Several bands and over 2000 students are scheduled to take part in the affair, which will probably become an annual event if it turns out to be as successful as expected. The parade will begin at 7:15 tonight, with the group forming at the Forestry building parking .lot, and' proceeding from there along Shortlidge road, College avenue, Bun-owes road, and Pollock road to Schwab Auditorium. One of the chief factors in the success of the parade is undoubtedly the requirement that all groups sponsoring booths in the Spring Carni val must take part in the parade. In addition, the point system set up to reward the most inventive marching groups is another incentive to participate. It is•still not too late for a group to enter the parade, James Geffert, Spring Week chairman, said yesterday. We urge any group which has been hesitant over whether to enter to do so. This year's. Spring Week promises to be one of the outstanding in the history of the affair. We hope everyone, and the weather, will co operate in making the parade a great one. Safety Valve-- Guild Member Explains 'Unethical' Practice Charge TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks to Marvin Krasnansky for pointing up the progress the Radio Guild has made to date in getting a radio station for Penn State. When he complains of "unethical practices" (as stated in the Collegian report of Thursday's cabinet meeting), then we know, like the folks at the Voice of America, that we are doing some good. What are these "unethical practices?" The student body is entitled to know. As we see it they are 1. The expenditure of about $22 to print up fact sheets and lapel tags publicizing the drive. This money came from the dues of the students in the organization. 2. The expenditure of a lot of time and energy on the part of a great many students to see that their fellow students are aware of the prob lems. It is indeed unfortunate that broad accusa tions of unethicality have been leveled against a group of hard working people who are try ing their darndest to get something that we need. The students in the Radio Guild are also in terested in obtaining a student press, a gate, works of art for the campus, funds for scholar ships and research, and a great many things that we need at Penn State. One excellent way of accomplishing the educational and cultural goals of Penn State is to get a student radio station. • What we hope is that we can have both a radio station and a student press. Right now, though, thrdugh the gifts we have received of a transmitter and other equipment, the student radio station is very close to realization. The senior class gift to the radio station will un doubtedly put the station over the top. • Letter Cut —John Price Vice President Ed. Note: As we understand it, Mr. •Kras nansky is not exactly against the campaign ing for the radio station as such. Surely such interest on the part of students is very com mendable. What he objects to is the fact that the Radio Guild is the only group interested one of the class gifts that has the funds to conduct such a campaign and therefore has an unfair advantage over other groups who are pushing their pet projects. Gazette . . . Tuesday, May 13 COLLEGIAN SOP H 0 MORE EDITORIAL BOARD meeting, 2 Carnegie, 7 p.m: DEAN OF MEN'S COFFEE HOUR, 109 Old Main, 4 p.m. DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB, TUB, 6:45 p.m. IRRA election of officers, 208 Willard, 7:30 p.m. RADIO DAY—all department heads, 304 Sparks, 11 a.m. RADIO DA Y—all station personnel, 304 Sparks, 5 p.m. COLLEGE PLACEMENT New Jersey Zinc Co. will interview juniors for summer work work ,in Ch.E., M.E., Min.E., E.E., C.E., Metal, and Geol. May 13. • American Stores Co. will interview June graduates in L.M.R., Corn., A&L, Ag.Ec., Ag. Ed., and Home Ec. (men only) May 13. Also students for summer employment. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT Men to work as ice cream dispensers evenings and week days. Camp Linden, Northbrook, Penna., will interview men for August camp work. Married couple for full time summer job near State College. Men with soda dispensing experience for Friday and Satur- day night job. Man interested in becoming member of student magazine agency for next fall. Women for night clerking jobs. ' Camp Lillian Taylor will interview men and women-May-15. 'Variety of jobs open. Boy for noontime work 11:30 a.m. , to 1:30 p.m. Bass player and tenor saz player for May 17. ' • StUdent wife to do part time secretarial work in exchange for rent of apartment. Couple may. have child. Penn State Radio Guild Little Man, On Campus ~0// Interpreting the. News Use for Strength Is West's Big Problem By J. M.: ROBERTS JR. Associated Press News Analyst The idea that Western military strength- already has reached the point where firmer . diplomatic_positions are possible seems to be spreading. The Pentagon's top analysts have told Congress that Russia "quite likely" has not made up her mind whether war is inevitable; that "it will depend entirely„ on an whether or' not • the Kremlin believes such an attack will be to - • its advantage." . That, of course, • is not a new line ' . of thought. It is ;;;Zy the basic idea of •• the rearmament "'" program that - ••i,;.•, Russian thinking .r.". on on the subject of war will be in- Ask fluenced not by moral conceptions but by the• ac tual physical obstacles which are placed in the way of her expan sion by that method. . • That was the fundamental , objective of Allied reaction• to. the Korean aggression—to dem onstrate to the Communists that , they couldn't get away with it. John Foster Dulles, who recent ly severed his connections with the State department in order to obtain greater freedom of -ex pression, presumably is taking a definite warn in g to the Red sphere that Allied reaction to new aggression will not be confined to the immedate area of conflict as in Korea, but will produce di rect Allied attacks on the aggres sor. That's as much as to say, for Council. Seeks Faculty Views - The Faculty Advisory Council has invited members of the fac ulty to .express their opinions 'of democracy in administration at Penn State through their repre sentatives on the council or with one of the members of a special committee appointed by the coun cil. The plan provides for the gath ering of information about the extent that faculty and staff feel they now effectively participate in choosing top -administrative personnel and in making policy decisions for their departments, schools, and th e College as a whole. The Committee members are Dr. Dorothy Quiggle, associate research professor of chemistry an d chemical engineering;• Dr. James E. Wright,. assistant pro fessor of genetics; Luther T. Bis sey, assistant.professor of petrol eum and natural :gas engineering; and Dr. .John .H... Ferguson, pro fessor, of political: science. • TUESDAY: - MAY-1:3; 1952 By.:;,!3iMer Mtlflt, Room itRACT PgACrig I O - URGE i i ?,,/ 1$ instance; that if Chinese troops intervene in Indochina, Red China' should be. attacked direct ly: It represents a belief in the efficacy. of.. air, and sea power now available. Dulles is talking about:Allied action through the 'United: Nations, not something the• United States would do Thug •we seem to be gradually approaching the question, often asked-but still unanswered except for a "wait - and see" attitude, of what, the West is to do with the "position-of-strength" for which it has been striving. If the . Allies could display a clearly-recognizable unity about such an extension , of the program of containment the Kremlin might be made more and more doubtful about the advantages of any out break. ,At the same time, firmness and, action might enhance a feeling among Allied peoples,_ not too firmly convinced 'now, that their sacrifices mean some thing. It might help prevent .'a feeling, when Allied- 'military strength reaches its peak, thit a "war to get it over with" may' be preferable to the ennervating drain of long-term maintenance of such a machine. Choir to Conduct Tryouts Tonight Tryouts for membership in next year's Chapel Choir . will be held tonight in 212 Carnegie. Only 4 un-. dergraduate students may 'be :"- auditioned. The choir requests candidates to report promptly at the folloW ing times: sopranos,- 6:30; altos, 7; tenors, 7:30; and basses, 8 p.m. Newly elected', officers of the choir are Carolyn Marri'i,'-` dent; Thomas Lewis, N4l.,Ge,orgia Gianopoulos, vice presidents; Ray mond B arr, secretary.; George Groninger, treasurer;' and" Halton, William Greenham, and Alan Clugston, librarians: - Dahmus to Speak Dr.. J. H. Dahmus,. associate professor of history, wilLstieak on "Church and State" at 7 tonight in 217 Willard. His talk is, spon sored by the Newman' Club andas open to the public. , „ MEN
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