1,,t. Lt. Vle Batty Collegian Successor to THE FREE LANCE, eat. 1881 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 Editor Fran klin Kelly Busmess Mgr. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night Editor: Lix Newell; Copy Editors: Lynn Kahanowitz, Bill Jost; Assistants: Chuck Ober tance, Phi Austin, Chiz Mathias, Lou Martin. New AIM Election Is Best Solution If the Association of Independent Men needed anything to make it look more ridiculous than it did when it named a fraternity man as the "Independent Athlete of the Year," the election as president of a man who did not have the re quired scholastic average really did the trick. ' The former mistake was relatively minor. It wasn't really too important •and caused only a few red faces. But the current error can't be laughed off; the whole of AIM should be blush ing, and we know those that are really inter ested in the organization are. There will be a lot of unnecessary unpleasantness because of a mistake that, with only a very slight amount of care, should never have occurred. Just where the blame should be placed is hard to tell. Had the AIM nominating com mittee done its job properly, no such incident would have arisen. On the other hand, the candidate is not entirely blameless either. At any r a te, the responsibility, wherever it rested, was not followed through. The current uproar has brought into the open one thing which has been obvious to at least a few people for some time. This is that AIM needs something—though just what that some thing is we aren't sure. Perhaps it is a greater sense of unity. It's plain to most students that AIM doesn't have the coordination that such groups as the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Coun cil have. Maybe this can't be expected. AIM is too large and unwieldly a group to be really. effective. It has no tangible groups which can be represented on its Board of Governors, and its members are too spread out and just too disinterested to make the organization a mighty, force on campus. This isn't to say,that AIM has done nothing good. It has contributed to the support of Ink ling, Penn State's literary magazine, has aided in straightening out dining hall difficulties, sponsors annual houseparties and holds fre quent Friday and Saturday night dances for the independent men, and has aided in the collection of funds for the Gentzel fire vic tims. But to get back to the original problem, that of the AIM elections. At a special meeting of the AIM Board of Governors this afternoon, the whole matter is to be discussed and a course of action to be decided upon. It is quite likely that a re election will be herd, and John Laubach, former AIM president, has stated that if no sugges ticins are made at the meeting he will suggest that a new election be held. We agree that an entirely new election is the best action that can be taken, but we are definitely against the plan to have that elec tion this afternoon as Laubach suggests. Any Saturday afternoon would be a bad time to hold such an important election, but today is particularly bad because of the Spring week end activities. In the first place, the Board of Governors will have little or no chance to get to know the proposed candidates. In addition, it is • doubtful that a very representative showing of the board will be present to vote on the nomi nees. And then too, will the nominating com mittee be able to present a slate of suitable and eligible candidates on such short notice? We have heard rumors that some people feel the best plan is to change the AIM constitution, eliminating the requirement of at least a-• 1.0 All-College average for its office-holders. We'd like to point out that this would solve nothing. First of all, the AIM president is a member of All-College ' Cabinet and the All-College Constitution clearly states that no student is eligible for cabinet membership unless he has a 1.0 All-College average. And as far as we can make out, it would be impossible for an organization to send a permanent substitute to cabinet. Secondly, it must be realized that a student who does not have a 1.0 average is going to find it very difficult, if not impossible, to stay in college and still do justice to the office he holds. No matter how much the student wants to do a good job, it would be unfair to the organization to make it stand the risk involved. This is especially true of AIM. And there is still a third point—that of schol astic probation. Th e College undergraduate regulations state that a student on probation because of poor scholarship "shall not' partici pate in any extracurricular activity of the Col lege, except that he may continue to be an ordinary member of any organization without holding any office or committee membership whatsoever, and without taking any active part in its activities." A student is placed on proba tion when his average drops to 0.65 or below. Once a student gets below 1.0, he is skirting dangerously close to probation and in• our opin ion cannot possibly,be a suitable candidate far THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE MnLEGE any office. The whole situation is most embarrassing to everyone concerned. It puts AIM in a bad light when that organization can't afford to be in• a bad light. We hope the meeting this afternoon will do something toward seeing that such a situation doesn't arise) again. As far as AIM is concerned, it can't afford a re occurrence of this type of business. By carefully considering/its action this after noon, AIM will be taking a step in the right direction. • Leonides Rules Need Revision It is a relatively simple matter to condemn students for disinterest, apathy, and downright laziness when, in an election such as Leonides recently held, only 40 per cent of the eligible voters cast ballots. It is true that the elected officers therefore represent the choice of less than one-half the independent women on cam pus, a really regrettable situation. Because of a certain clause in the Leonides election code, however, we wonder if the blame can be laid entirely on the students. _ This ruling forbids door to door campaign ing by nominees for Leonides' offices. By forbidding nominees the right to stop at a woman's room, introduce themselves, and talk over problems of mutual interest to indepen, dent students, this ruling makes it difficult- for the woman who is unacquainted with them to find out their qualifications and for what they will work if elected. True, an interested student may hustle up to the Dean of Women's office and look up the nominees' activities in the card file, but how much does this tell about a person? A woman may have worked on numerous committees and be active in many, clubs, and yett-not .have the drive and administrative ability necessary to lead an organization the size and scope of Leonides. One of the reasons, we feel, that 'a record number of students voted in the recent All- College elections was because the All-College and class nominees conducted vigorous per sonal campaigns. In addition to appearing in dining halls at mealtime, they went to frat ernity houses and dormitory rooms and told the students how they 'felt about' various is sues. They became more than names and pic tures on a poster. Leonides leaders, seem• to be in the• dark as. to the , , reason for this ruling, which, has been in effect for at least three years. The general feeling, however, is that because the nominees' qualifications are investigated by the Leonides Council before„the,slate is drawn up, door to door campaigning is unnecessary. It is felt that the woman who campaigns more vigorously might have an unfair advantage over her oppo nent. . , Granted, she - does have an advantage, . and, we feel, a fair one. If Leonides wishes to have more support and interest shown by indepen dent women in the election, the organization should dispense with this ruling and allow hide pendent women to conduct independent cam paigns. • • - • Arts Exhibit Shows Student Talent The Combined Arts Festival, currently being celebrated on, campus, is unique in that it is a combination of the efforts of students not' only in the' departments of art education and fine arts but in music, home arts, architecture, dra matics, landscape horticulture, and speech as well. • Opening two. weeks ago with the, Pennsyl vania Intercollegiate Re a d'i n g Festival and marked by performances of Players' "Biogra phy" and "She Stoops, to Conquer" in addition to the, modern dance and Glee Club concerts, the festival has touched on fields of which one is certainly Of interest to every student on the campus. The combined arts exhibits on display in the TUB' only until Monday show desire to make • this observance meaningful to every one. Those who have contributed Work have • shied away from anything "arty" as much as_ do most of the students. One •of the most interesting displays is a plan for..a small chapel for the College showing elevations from various sides, a cross section, and the interior and exterior, all drawn to scale. The architecture student who planned this chapel made it a circular shape, "ending where it begins and repeating itself . . . the eternal line," in her words. Photographs .from 'this year's Players' shows are on display with set designs in which dra matics students have expressed emotions with such objects as. a tree, staircase, bench, and column. Contributions from the Home Arts depart ment include contemporary furniture, some of it most unusual, table settings, and brass and. wooden utensils. Dis Plays from other groups include a model of a , one-story house and, - its landscaping, sculpture, murals; deSigns"':With-, paper and string, pencil sketches; and oil' and; water paintings. • Naturally not , all of the -work shows -the talent of Rembrandt, but because it, shows the feelings and effortsJnf students!,..nur it is certainly worth looking at:At', , ithete: not only to be enjoyed ;bid to,be criticized and discussed. It is a combined festival made., • possible through combined efforts, for a large student • group of diversj.fiedlnterests.- —Bettie Loux Stuart Allen; Gelda Antoko litz, Joan Atkinson, Clifford Bea, Pat Beahan, Helen DeLaine, Paul Hofmann, David Howells, Bar bara Hyman, John Peifer, Walter Saxe, Grace Thomas, Robert Young. • COLLEGE. PLACEMENT .Sinelair Oil Co. is .interested in June graduates: and ..8.1. PENNSYLV AMA Little Man On Campu "Professor Snail. I want •to cong ratulate you on building the engineering school into one of the finest in the country I over heard some students•say you flunked over half the class last term." Interpreting the News Koje Pii ‘ toii Trouble .ExainpleilFmirer-up By J. 14..11.08ERTp Associated Preis : lol;li Analyst I doubt that we shall.-ever have an entirely clear picture of what's been going on in the prisoner of war camps in Korea. The precision with „which „both military and diplomatic brass can form an opaque column of circles around a brother caught with his procedure down is a beautiful thing to watch—if, you're not trying to get at the roots ,otthing,s. Preliminary-'r epor t s, 'however, are sufficient ,to establish that those responsible for' camp oper, ations p r o b ably under con s t ant pressure from above to make sure the C rnm - u n s.t s were given no reasons for prop aganda a b out treatment of the inmates—ac tually have been working on the basis of appeasement of prisoners. Communist 'flags have been flown in the prison compound in violation' of rules and nothing done about it for fear that forcible enforcement would make the Allies liable to charges of violating the Geneva Con vention. Prisoners have been trading with civilians, and protested when contraband goods such as watches and pens were confiscated. Con fiscation was rescinded. The Communists have gotten away with establishing their own guards to see that non- Communists did not escape. The Associated Press report of conditions at Koje said: "The Reds have succeeded on many occasions in forcing their demands on camp officials." Now "the Reds hold sway and run things to suit themselves." \ In other words, the United Gazette ... Monday, May 19 ELECTRONICS WARFARE UNIT 4-3, 200 • Engineering E, 7 p.m. NEWMAN CLUB EIROGRAM COMMITTEE meeting, 409 01 d Main, 6:45 p.m. INDUSTRIAL ARTS - ANDWO CATION ED PICNIC, Foster' and Holmes park, 4 p.m. • COLLEGE HOSPITAL SATURDAY, ..M.Air.7.11,i',119,52 By -Bibs: /-t_k States has been so afraid of Communist propaganda that it has - not • been conducting its business properly. To climax it all, despite pre vious riots and efforts by the Communists to capture hostages, high American officers have put themselves in position' to be . at tacked, and a general has under gone.. a brief imprisonment. • To get him released, another hiS made a very embarrassing. - reply to a• Communist demand• of the "have you stopped beating your wife" type. „. • The upshot of the laxity and'.. appeasement has been to,permit the' Communists to take. the.,. spotlight away from their,Ran-,, munjom efforts to keep' . ' Nal. going without any great, : cost , to themselves, and from Abe fact that 75 per cent of the Chinese prisoners would rather be dead than be 'Ont,tloni.l, There can hardly be anY'ilOiabt that it has meant iikreseniiiiii of the non-Communist majoriti{ in the camps by the COniiriuMsf; equivalent of the - fainilia;l kangaroo courts of the worst; run American prisons:•,:...v It is hardly surprisingAhat Pen tagon officials are reported at a lOss to understand how the situ, ation was permitted '• to develop over what must have been a long period of time. will visit the campus if enough.stildenin apply before May 16 at 11 . 2 :01d:Ma11; 4 West Penn Power Co. will'=7int ,l iew undergraduates for summer work in M.E. E.E., and I.E. May 27. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT Men to work as ice cream dispensers ever nings and week days. Camp Linden, Northbrook, Penna., will interview men for August camp work.,, r! Married' couple for full time summer job near State College. Men with soda dispensing experießce for Friday, and -Saturdiy night Man interested in becoming exneroher. of student magazine agency, for next !! Women' for• night clerking jolts. Camp Lillian Taylor will interview mai 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 sax player foe , May 17. t Student wife to do part time secretarial work in exchange for rent, of apartment. Couple may have child. Man for local camp counseling job. Sea• son June 7 to July 27. Student-far summer drafting-job.
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