PAGE rouil Elatig Collegian Suctemor a THE FREE: LAMM est. lOW Published Tuesday through Saturday suorsdnens inalnelve daring the College year by the staff of Tito Daily Collegian sf The fsnsylvania Stater College. Entered as second-class matter July S. 1934. at the State College. Pa.. Post Office under the act eit Marcie 3. 1379. Collegian editorials represent the viewpoint et the Writers. not necessarily the policy of 'the newspaper. signed editorials are by the editor. • Dave Pellniia Franklin S. Kelly Editor 4 a7A" Business Mgr. Managing Ed., Andy MeHeinle; City Ed., Dave Jones; Sports Ed.. Jake Highton; Copy Ed., Bettie Loux; Edit. Dir., Jim Gromiller; Wire Ed.. Chuck Henderson: Soc. Ed., Ginger Opoczenski; Asst. Sports Ed., Tell Soens; Asst. ,Soc. Ed., LaVonrie Althouse; Feature Ed., Julia Ibbotson: Librarian and Exchange Ed.. Nance Luetzel. STAFF THIS ISSUE Night editor: Lix Newell; Copy editors: Mar shall Donley, Tom Saylor; Assistants: Joe Obes ter, Joan Rawland, Mary Angel, Mary Bolich, Bob Green. Advertising staff: Ethel Wilson, Don Eber hart. Disciplinary Setup Needs Revision - Yesterday a small notice appeared on the front page of the Daily Collegian reporting the suspension of a student for dishonesty in an examination. The action was taken by the Sen ate sub-committee on discipline, th e voting members of which are the dean of men or dean of women (depending on the sex of the student), the director of student affairs, the chairman of the Senate committee on student affairs, the dean of the student's school, and the chairman of Tribunal or Judicial, again depending on the student's sex. Too many students are 'not aware of the dis ciplinary committee and how it works. When this committee has the power to suspend a stu dent from school for two semesters, however, the student body should become better ac quainted with the group. While we do not condone cheating in any way, there seem to be some shortcomings in the disciplinary system, at Penn State. Ac cording to Section 0-3 of the Regulations for Undergraduate Students, "any case of dis honesty shall be reported to the student's dean through the head of the department and the dean of the school in which the dishonesty was committed." In some instances the rule is carried through, and the cases eventually come before the dis ciplinary committee for action. In more cases, however, the professors, department heads, or deans prefer to deal with the problem them selves. This discrepancy leads to definite in justice. In the cases where the dishonesty is handled within the school, the usual penalty is giving the student a -2 for the course in which he was found cheating. This seems to be a fair punishment and should be sufficient to teach a lesson. But the injustice crops up when cases in other schools are sent on to the disciplinary committee. There is a wide margin between a -2 in a course and a suspension for two semesters. The details of cases coming before the disci plinary committee are not released to the public. But even without the full information on the case, it appears that the decision reached in the case reported yesterday was too steep. Cheating is a common offense at almost every school. Unfortunate as this may be, it •is a fact that must be reckoned with. If every student now at Penn State who had cheated in some way during his College career, whether it be just glancing at another person's paper to hav ing another person take his exam for him, were to be suspended from school for two semesters; Penn State would undoubtedly have to close its doors. We do .not advocate . cheating, but rather • suggeSt that a more uniform code be set up for handling the problem. A committee is now at work studying the situation. We hope this committee' will recogniie the need for all stu dents, regardless of department or school, to have the same type of hearing and to re ceive the same type•of punishment. We hope, too, .the . investigating committee always believes that justice should be tempered with mercy! The disciplinary committee ap parently forgot - this when it handed out a two semester suspension' in its - last reported case. . . . Don't forget . Junior - . Senior Faculty Reception Wednesday 7:30-9:30' Simmons Lounge Informal THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Responsible Press Must Be Retained A convention of newspapermen from all over the country and their undergraduate counter parts from colleges in every section of the na tion took an important step recently at their annual meeting in Denver, Colo. For the undergraduates, the main topic cen tered around press freedom on college cam puses—and what to do to effect removal of prior censorship of the college press on some campuses. The members of the national journ alistic fraternity voted to examine reports in individual cases, but emphasized that the best answer to prior censorship is responsibility. Penn State has for a long time been free from censorship prior to publication. We are permitted to criticize the College when we feel it has made a blunder, and as long as our arguments are well-founded. we have nothing to fear. • The reason for this freedom is certainly based upon a responsibility which the Daily Collegian has built up through the years: It is a responsibility which cannot be let slip. The College as our "publisher" can tell us to cease and desist if it so chooses. We hope this shall never occur. But if it should we feel the first thing •to do would be to examine the responsibility of the Daily Collegian and see if it has slipped, before crying about censorship. We criticized the ticket allocations for the Penn game, and we did it vehemently because we believed we were' right. Other issues have been praised and attacked in these columns be fore, and many undoubtedly will be praised and attacked in the future. When we take our stand on issues we expect chastisement from the sources to blame, but we feel that the biggest indications that our responsibility is being retained is to receEve off the cuff assurance that "we have a good noint" from students, professors, and mem bers of the College administration. We make slips as does every paper, and when we do slip we deserve and welcome criticism. For-only if set back on the right track can we continue a responsible college newspaper. Gazette ... Wednesday, December 10 ACEI, Atherton Lounge, 7 p.m. ALPHA PI MU, 101 M.E., 7 p.m. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGI NEERS, 107 M.E., 7 p.m. 'CHESS CLUB, 3 Sparks, 7 p.m. INKLING-EDITORIAL and ART STAFFS. 215 Willard, 7 p.m. INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL SCIEN CES, 107 M.E., 7 p.m. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB, 105 M.E.. 7:30 p.m. INTER-V A R S IT Y CHRISTIAN FELLOW SHIP, 12:30 to 1 p.m. LIEBIG CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 105 Frear, 7:30. MINING ENGINEERING SOCIETY, J 0 B FORUM, Mineral Industries Art • Gallery, 7:30 p.m. NEW BAVARIAN SCHUHPLATTLERS, 413 Old Main, 7 p.m. NEWMAN CLUB, lecture, Rectory basement, 7:30 p.m. PENN STATE GRANGE, party, 100 Hort, 7 p.m. SCARAB, 310 M.E., 7:30 p.m. SOCIETY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF MAN AGEMENT, 107 M.E., 7 p.m. TOWN COUNCIL, 102 Willard. 7:30 p.m. WRA BOWLING CLUB, White Hall alleys, 7 p.m. WRA MODERN DANCE CLUB, White Hall, 7 p.m. COLLEGE HOSPITAL S. Thomas. Anderson, Jaye E. Beyerle, Georgia Gianopoulos, Carol Greenawalt, Carolyn Harri son, Maralyn Hoerr, Robert S. 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Bargain Counter An Auburn Plainsman (Alabama Polytechnic Institute) colum nist recently commented on the rights versus the privileges of women. The columnist said, in part: "They have gone so far along the road to economic and political equality with men that they are losing many of the little at tentions and courtesies which men . once lavished upon them. "And why,should College Joe treat he r lie a dainty flower when Jane has just beaten him in golf or tennis, has a higher grade average than he does, and argues politics like Gabriel Heat ter. "Girls wonder why men aren't as polite and considerate-to them as the boys of t h e i r grand mother's day were to her. If the coeds figure that they are smart enough to drive 'a - car and :tell men how to. drive, •then - they should be intelligent enough to open car 'doors. Surely women possess the right to open • car doors because they have'practi cally all the . , rights . and privi leges that laws can give them: "Yes, ladies, you have gained power, wealth, and much lawful equality. but You, haVe certainly lost considerable femininity and privileges enjoyed by your grand mothers." From the Varsity News, :Univer sity of Detroit: I serve a purpose in • this, school On which no, =an Can_froivn— I quietly sit in - aevery class And keep the,average down. .* * From the University of Southern California Daily Trojan: "The Daily Trojan can please some of its readers all the time, all of its readers some of the time, 1 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111H1111111111111111111111111111E ALICE and DON .FluimiumiumuumuutruautualuuuiiiinumuimullillffilllittliMlsua WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1952 By NANCY LUETZEL but not even God can please all the readers all the time." * * * "If you keep a carefully written record, of your dreams," said the University of Nebraska English instructor, "you will find that you dream' of the future." • A student whose sleep was evi dently= untroubled -a s k e d,• "But what if you don't dream?" A. voice from the back of the. room drawled out the answer. "No future." From the Michigan State News: A eo e d who . answered the phone at. the Theta house at Michigan State was sorry.. but there 'was no one there by that. name. "Quit kidding," said the voice at the other S end. After a six minute argument, it turned out that the young man was' at the wrong college—the bus company hadn't quite understood . that his ' date:was waiEng for hint at the University of Michigan. • . * *- . TheAjoaily Texan, "University of Texas, repotted at the beginning of the semester that, •due to pub lic pressure, the Texas Board• of Education had asked the Commis siorier of' Education to request a loyalty oath of • authors, illustra (Continued on page five) ' crovelier FOR CHRISTMAS Get in the holiday spirit . . . with a new hairstyle. Be as pretty and gay as the holi day spirit—with a new hair style from us. Call for your appointment NOW! HAIRDRESSERS By Bibler LOOK
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