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de , ing the College year hy the staff of The Daily Collegian
a The F..nrasylvania 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. CTn
•igned editorials are by the editor.
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Managing E4i.. Andy McNeillie; City Ed., Dave Jones;
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J;a Cron:Bier: Wire Ed., Chuck Ilenderson; Soc. Ed.
3itur3t Opaczenski; Asst. Sports Ed., Ted Soens; Asst.
Soc. Ed.. LaYonne Aithouse; Feature Ed.. Julie Ibbotson
Librarian. Dot Bennett: Exchanits Ed.. Nancy Loetzel
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night Editor: Mary Lou Adams; Copy Editors:
Lix Newell, Marshall Donley; Assistants: Baylee
Friedman, Marcie MacDonald, Joan Packard,
Myron Feinsilber, Byron Fielding, Barry Fein.
Frosh, Be
Of Illegal
The Interfraternity Council has once again
found it necessary to warn freshmen that they
cannot legally accept bids from fraternities for
next semester and to remind fraternities that
they cannot legally extend bids until such time
as designated by the IFC.
Although most of Penn State's 52 fraternities
carry out an all-year roupd rushing program,
few ever find it necessary to extend premature
bids. The houses which extend these early and
illegal - bids, are those which must do so to fill
their houses before the other houses, without
the healthy. conipetition of these other houses.
Experience has shown in the past that only
harm can come to those who insist in vio
lating the IFC rushing codes. It will not only
harm the individual house committing the
violation and the student being illegally
pledged, but also the entire fraternity system
at Penn State.
Our fraternity system takes pride in claiming
that it is not one of "first come, first serve"
but quite the opposite. Each house looks over
the greatest number of rushees • possible before
pledging the necessary number to fill the house,
and some houses are known to go under-manned
because the right men didn't come along.
If a house has any interest in a man, a bid
will be extended, even though it must wait •
until the legal period—after freshman grades
are released. A man owes it to himself to look
over the greatest number of fraternities be
fore making a selection. An early pledging
will limit his chances to see and consider all
the houses.
IFC, governing body of all the fraternities,
has an organized rushing code with severe pun
ishments for violators. Anyone, whether affil
iated or not with a fraternity, should report any
infractions of the code. Illegal rushing should
be discouraged now, thus eliminating the neces
sity of IFC meting out punishments later.
Next week, the IFC will launch a rushing
program designed to reach all freshmen. This
program will enlarge the source of available
men to all fraternities. Students will be con
tacted and asked to state their preference Tor
a fraternity, if they have one. Then a list will
be compiled and sent to every house.
Such a program 'was designed for houses that
will do "on the level" rushing. A few houses
breaking the rushing code can wreck the en
tire system. The program will be a good thing
for Penn State's fraternities and should be given
all the support possible.
So. frosh, use your heads. Look around be
fore pledging. and pledge only when it is
Gazette ...
Wednesday, October 8
ANDROCLES present and last year's mem
bers, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 10 p.m.
MINING ENGINEERING SOCIETY, 317 Wil
lard. 7:30 p.m.
- NEWMAN CLUB lecture-discussion, Profes
sor Case in charge, Rectory basement, 7:15 p.m.
PENN STATE GRANGE installation of offi
cers, 100 Horticulture, 7 p.m.
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING SOCIETY, 202
Willard, 8 p.m.
PLAYERS' PROPERTIES WORKSHOP,
Schwab basement, 6:30 p.m. •
Wary
Pledging
—Chuck Oberiance
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
New Hat Societies
Are Real Need-
At the past several meetings of that Hat So
ciety Council, discussions were •held concerning
the founding of two new hat societies on cam
pus. At each greeting the proposals met with
some opposition. The men on the council were
the chief • opponents to the founding of a new
sophomore men's hat society, but the women
on the group favored the proposal. On the other
hand, the women were opposed to the forming
of a new senior women's hat society, but the
men thought the suggestion had merit.
It would seem from this that somewhere
along the line members of the present hat
societies are being somewhat selfish in their
views. We feel that these two new groups
are needed on campus, and wonder if the
people on the council have studied the ques
tion seriously.
Let us first consider the need for a sophomore
men's group. There is already one hat society
for sophomore men on campus Druids. If
Druids was an ordinary hat society, there would
be no need for another group. But according
to the national constitution of Druids, only ath
letes may be initiated into the society.
As one person has put it, "There are athletes
and then there are other people." We feel that
,the "other people" far outnumber the athletes
and there must certainly be some of these
"other people" who merit recognition by the
College.- Granted this number might be small,
but should these people simply be ignored?
We f6eli that the formation of such a ',so
ciety would give freshman men something to
work for. With incoming freshman classes
likely to increase in size because of the new
education bill for ex-servicemen, there are
sure to be more and more students !n these
class - es who will be worthy of recognition.
Some people ask why we shouldn't wait until
the end of a man's sophomore year before tap
ping him for a hat society. We feel that this
delay might cause some students, who might
otherwise prove to be a definite asset to the
College, to drop out of things, thinking that
``no one cares whether they do a good job or not.
In addition, if freshman athletes are to be hon
ored, why shouldn't other active workers also
be honored? We're sure few people think - that
athletes are superior to everyone else on cam
pus.
As for the proposed women's group, it too
has merits. Mortat Board, the only present
senior women's honorary, requires an All-
College average of .3 above the average junior
class women's average. Last year, therefore,
an All-College average of 2.2 was required
for admittance to Mortar Board.
It is obvious to most people that students
involved in a great many activities seldom can
maintain such a high average. We can name
at least half a dozen senior women who de- , -
serve recognition for their outstanding work,
yet no such recognition will be forthcoming be
cause these women do not have 2.2 averages.
If a poll were taken, we are positive that
only a handful of the approximately 50 senior
men in Parmi Nous and Skull and Bones would
turn up with an average of 2.0 or more. Is it
reasonable, therefore, to penalize senior women
because they don't have an exceptionally good
average—an average that is far above the 1:43
average of the entire student body?
The formation of these two groups would,
in our opinion, provide an added incentive for
students to put their best efforts into their
work for the College. We do not mean to
imply that students work only to be - recognized.
but most people like to know that their efforts
are at least appreciated. This appreciation can
be shown by tapping these people for a hat
society.
Last night Hat Society Council tabled the
matter of forming these new societies. .We
hope that when the council next considers
the proposals it will give
. them full approval.
There is a need for the new hat societies.
WRA BOWLING CLUB, White Hall alleys,
7 p.m.
WRA MODERN DANCE CLUB, White Hall
dance room, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Edward Birkinshaw, Thomas Brown, Joyce
Buchanan, Helen Charvat, John Epler, Herman
Golomb, Albert Kerr, William Lechler, Eleanor
McKenzie, William Milgram, Kenneth Moses,
Chester Potas, James Richardson, Lorretta
Schlemmer, Elizabeth Smith, Ray,Soffa, Gordon
Stroup.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Substitute waiters for girls' dorms. .
Boy to work for room.
Boys for radio repair.
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By BETTIE LOUX
In an all-out effort to strengthen civil defense units in'the Sim
mons Hall bastille, raid wardens have been elected from the civilian
populace, according to , n late communique.
In the event of an all-out attack by panty-seeking hordes from
neighboring strongholds, raid wardens will make sure that the in
nocent female victims of warfare take 'refuge in bolted rooms with
locked windo w s and drawn
shades.
Generals in charge have been
granted special wartime powers
enabling them to hand out black
marks to those venturing into,the
no-woman's land of the fortress
corridors during a threatened raid
period.
We have only one suggestion:
underground she s would
provide extra safety for those
women living in strategic areas
—ground floors and near door-
Ways. We can all use them if
the barbarians try atom bombs
the next time.
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson is fa
vored over his GOP opponent by
three out of four Ivy League daily
papers taking political stands.
When "The Harvard Crimson"
editorially indorsed the governor
last week it marked the second
time in its 80-year history that it
has come out for a Democrat. The
only other Democrat indorsed was
President Truman in 1948. The
late President Roosevelt edited
the paper while a Harvard stu
dent.
Other college newspapers back
ing Stevenson include "The Yale
Daily News" and "The Columbia
Spectator." Eisenhower is still of
ficially president of Columbia
University.
Still an oih e r switch was
pulled by "The Daily Prince
tonian,"• the only one .of the
three to endorse Eisenhower.'
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER,B, 1952
By, Bibler
In a recent front-page editorial
the newspaper said the No. 1
question facing the voters this
fall is whether a national Dem
ocratic administration should be
returned to power.
"On the _record of the past
four years, we do not think it
should," the editorial stated.
Gov. Stevenson was manag
ing editor of "The Princetonian"
in 1921-'22.
Yesterday's Daily Collegian
printed a letter concerning the
ban on first-semester women dat
ing in fraternities from a fresh
man woman whose name, for ob
vious reasons, had to be withheld.
The point the problem raises is
whether the ruling, passed with
good intentions, we're sure, is
doing, more harm than goad.' It's
doing' a great deal of harm, we
feel, to two groups—the 52, fra
ternities on campus and the first
semester freshman women.
The fraternity system itself is
suffering because, from reading
the ruling, an outsider would
conclude that the College •had
found it necessary to protect
young women from immoral
goings -on - supposedly. condoned
by the houses. It labels P.e n n
State's fraternities as undesir
able places, or dens of iniquity,.
as the frosh put it.
Although it is true ;that there
are exceptions, we have found
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