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Otle Batill Collegian
Successor to rum FREE LANCE. en. 1887
Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive
during the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian
iof the P-nnsylvania State College.
Entered as second-class mattes July 5, 1934, at the State
Pa.. Post Office under the act of March 3. 1879.
Collegian editorials represent the viewpoint of She
writers. not necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Un•
signed editorials are by the editor.
Dave Pe'blitz
Editor
Managing Ed., Andy McNeillie; City Ed., Dave Jones;
Sports Ed.. Jake Dighton; Copy Ed., Bettie Lout; Edit
Dir.. Jim Gromiller; Wire Ed.. Chuck Henderson; Soe. Ed..
Ginger Opoczenski: Asst. Sports Ed., Ted Soens; Asst.
Soc Ed.. LaVonne Aithouse: Feature Ed., Julie Ibbotson:
Librarian and Exchange Ed.. Nancy Luetzel.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Night editors: Marshall Donley, Barry Fein;
copy editors: Chiz Mathias, Dick McDowell,
Chuck Obertance; Assistants: Phil Austin, Bob
McCabe, Diehl McKalip. Len Goodman, Mary
Lee Lauffer, Bill 011endike, Byron Fielding.
Drinking 'Problem'
Now Seems Settled
Fears that a crackdown to enforce to the let
ter the College no-drinking regulations have
now apparently dissipated, but not before vio
lent student protest arose over the matter.
Original reports came to light after detail
of a discussion of the drinking situation leaked
out of last Monday night's meeting of the Asso
ciation of Fraternity Counselors.
A suggestion that counselors advise their
houses of College and State laws concerning
drinking, and that the College should then en
force those regulations, apparently led to the
fear of a crackdown.
We cannot be certain if a crackdown was in
the minds of College officials before the re
port of the meeting came to light, but as best
we can learn now, the College plans no
change "in th e foreseeable future" in the
"enforcement of the drinking regulations now
in effect.
At present responsibility lies with the
Interfraternity Council checkers to call a
house to task for violations. The College, al
though apparently not entirely satisfied with
the checker system of IFC, can offer no better
. plan which would be effective.
Violations under the present setup are pun
ished by IFC, yet the College Senate committee
on student affairs retains power to review the
punishment if it feels it too light.
Dean of Men Frank Simes has indicated
that he feels checking either by himself or
by persons employed by his office would only
lead to intricate buzzer warning signals and
• locked doors, similar to prohibition days.
And Dean Simes further has emphasized
that he plans no change in the present check
ing mechanism.
He does point out that if a fraternity is re
ported by 'IFC, by chaperones, by neighbors, or
by students either returning to the dormitories
in a drunken condition or apprehended by po
lice, investigations will be carried forth, and if
the fraternity was violating regulations, then
probationary penalties will result.
Chaperones are requested to report on the par
ties which they attend with regard to drinking
and rowdiness. Dean Simes has emphasized that
it is his office's duty to make known to chap
erones and to fraternity counselors, the College
regulations regarding drinking. However, al
though drinking does go on at social functions.
there appears to be no way of forcing chaper
ones to report it, unless in their own minds
they have felt the conduct out of place.
- 'Though AFC may feel that drinking is a prob
lem at Penn State, it must agree that there
has been a notable decline in the severity of
the "problem" over the last three or four years.
Though College regulations forbid drinking,
the fact is that no better method of control
ling the situation than is now in use can be
put into effect without merely driving drink
ing underground.
We think needless to argue the damaging
effects which would result if it were forced
underground.
From the College viewpoint then, the solution
is• in a system of education—education of chap
erones, education of counselors, and education
of students themselves—a plan which if able to
end drinking at all, certainly cannot do it over
night
Anti-Discrimination
With the announcement that Pennsylvania's
National Guard and State Police will both ac
cept Negroes as members of their units, another
step has been taken toward the betterment of
race relations. The new anti-discrimination pol
icy will undoubtedly be far reaching in its ef
fect.
'ln the National Guard, Negroes have in the
past been segregated in special units. These
units will now be broken up and the men trans
ferred to other outfits.
Experience in war has shown that a policy
of no discrimination works extremely well
in most cases. It is with this view in mind
that the new policy has been brought into
play.
There may be some trouble at first. But with
patience and tolerance the plan will be success
ful, and another barrier in the obstacle course
of the brotherhood of men will have been
hurdled.
'4lii3 Franklin S. Kelly
Business Mgr.
—Jim Gromiller
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Open Colgate Game
To Townspeople
A few weeks ago, All-College Cabinet turned
down a plan which would permit the selling
of 300 seats in Recreation Hall to faculty, grad
uate students, and townspeople. The decision
was not taken hastily, but rather after much
debate both on the floor- of cabinet and at the
meetings spf the various organizations repre
sented on cabinet.
. At the first two basketball_ games of the sea
son, Rec Hall was pretty well filled. With the
exception of the temporary bleachers behind
the basket at the west end of the floor, almost
all the seats were taken.
This Friday, however, the Lions meet Col
gate in a home contest. While the Christmas
vacation doesn't start officially until noon
Saturday, most students will already have
left for home by game time Friday night.
The Colgate game should be the best of the
home games to date, and since few students
will be around to see it, it might be a good
idea to allow tickets to be sold to faculty and
townspeople for the game. There are several
advantages to the plan.
One of the main points to consider is the ef
fect of a partially filled hall on the team. For
morale purposes alone,- the selling of tickets
would be a good idea. Also, while the money
taken in would probably not amount to much,
it - would, of course, help.
In addition, everyone realizes that- the basic
idea of Dean McCoy's seating plan was good.
The reasons for not passing it need not be re
peated again. However, with plenty of empty
seats assured Friday night, the faculty that will
still be around and those townspeople who are
interested should be given the opportunity to
see the game rather than let the seats go vacant.
There may be some obstacles to the plan, but
at least the possibility should be considered.
We believe that Dean McCoy, if the suggestion
meets his approval, can act with the support
of the students in this case.
When Will We Get
Hospital Addition?
A new Student Union Building is finally near
ing realizatioa, with construction scheduled to
start soon—probably early next month. At the
same time, the College will appropriate money
from unexpended building funds for the con
struction of an east wing to the Nittany Lion
Inn.
The SU project, one sorely needed on campus.
will cost about $2,867,000. Some of this money
will come from the $7.50 fee students have
been paying for two years. And that fee will
be increased next fall to further aid in financing
the construction and maintenance of the new
structure.
But, whaf about the Inn project? Is that
where the College can best utilize "unex
pended building funds?" True, the number
of guest rooms will be doubled, and addi
tional eating and meeting space will be pro
vided. But. it seems that the College could
do something more for the students and their
needs with the $1,072,000 it is going to spend
on construction in addition to the Inn..
The one project that could be undertaken,
one that has been needed since the enrollment
has skyrocketed, is an addition to the College
Hospital. In the past and just recently students
have been forced to remain in the dormitories
simply because there was no room left in the
Infirmary.
Jokes have been made stating that a student
must at least run a temperature of 102 before
being admitted to the Infirmary. And, if the
Infirmary is full at that time, he still can't get
in. Two years ago women students had to stay
in dorms with the measles, simply because the
Infirmary was full. Last year, the same oc
, curred with mumps and measles.
Most recently, Simmons Hall coeds received
student nursing and care when they had some
kind of poisoning—which could not be ac
curately diagnosed. Many coeds were fainting
in the dorms, but they could not earn their
way into the infirmary—no SPACE.
President Eisenhower said recently that cam
pus construction is designed to provide adequate
facilities fo r programs now underway. He
mentioned that some thought has been given to
the possibility of constructing a student hospital.
The Infirmary facilities are by no means ade
quate when sick persons, are compelled to stay
in the dormitories, perhaps to 'contaminate
others and create epidemics, which have had
their success on the Penn State campus.
We contend that important things come first:
that the student hospital should take priority
over an addition to the Inn.. When, oh when, will
that student hospital come? We hope it's soon.
The contracts for the Inn project are signed.
All we can do is hope that the health of the
student body is considered before any other
adequate facilities are provided by campus con
struction.
President Eisenhower will soon go to the
state legislature with his tentative budget for
the next biennium. We hope it includes ap
propriations for a student hospital with ade
quate facilities. We further hope that the leg
islature will recognize the need for such fa
cilities and will grant the request.
Mimi Ungar
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Tuesday, December 16
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INSTR.UCTOR
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Drinking
Ever since last week's -Daily Collegian article citing evidences
of a "crackdown" on fraternity drinking, the fraternity drinking
problem has been a topic of wide discussion.' Administrative offi
cials have said there will be no change in College policy toward
the problem. Nevertheless, whether action is to be taken or not,
there are interesting points on both sides of the drinking question.
The basic conflict in fraternity
drinking is the unfortunate idea
that drinking is necessary for a
happy and socially successful life.
This idea is so much a part of stu
dent thinking that elimination of
fraternity drinking would, almost
surely, ruin social life at Penn
State.
The question arising here is
whether ruination of social life
is preferable to the type of social
life now in existence. The ruina
tion of social life at any college
is bad for that college and its
enrollment unless the social life
if far enough out of hand to war
rant its ruination as a healthy
improvement.
Although Penn State has had its
share of bad social conduct, these
cases have for the most part been
infrequent. It is therefore improb
able that the ruination of Penn
State social life would be of any
benefit to the College.
The College is powerful enough
to halt fraternity drinking to a
large extent. The College has the
legal right to stop fraternity drink
ing, and perhaps even the moral
obligation, if we interpret in the
strictest sense.
Eradication of drinking would
surely improve Penn State's name
throughout the state. But despite
the College's power and right to
remove drinking, it cannot be com
pletely wiped out. Drinking is
bound to continue in fraternities,
openly or behind locked doors, and
the College cannot legislate away
this social condition.
Here the entire drinking prob
lem reaches its climax. If the
College stops open fraternity
drinking, then drinking will -go
into hiding and as a result be
more serious than ever. If stu
dents who want to drink cannot
Gazette ...
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Sybil Brieger, Jesselyn Clark,
Barbara Felt, Joan Flinn, Marcia
Goldberg. Alyce Grunberg, Don
ald Lane, John Leshko, Eleanor
McKenzie, Margery Phillips, John
Rentschler, James Wilson.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
Permanent part-time job in multilitbing
operation.
Woman to do housework mornings, five
days a week.
Boys to work for meals.
Grad student for library work in eve
ning from b to 7.
Living Quarters and meals for couple
without children in exchange for work.
Boy to work evenings in local restaurant.
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do so in fraternities, they will
find someplace else to drink—be
it in bars, on the streets, or in
parked cars. There is no solution
in sending, the students into the
streets to
Perhaps the wisest thing, to do is
to allow Interfraternity Council to
place controls on fraternity'-drink
ing and see to it those controls
are enforced. The IFC has failed
in this duty in the .past by neglect
ing to clamp penalties on violators
when necessary. This laxity has
been' demonstrated .in a recent
case where students returned •to
their dormitory intoxicated -- and
IFC failed to - recommend a penalty
for the offending fraternity._ Too
many similar actions ,- .by IFC are
bound to make' the administration
feel the need to enforce 'the con
trols itself. Result: student enforce
ment goes .out the window!
Moderation, most people real
ize, is desirable in any , , ~ area.
Moderation in drinking exists for
a good part at Penn State: Those
fraternities' that 'cannot moder
ate themselves should be, penal
ized.,
Complete elimination of ` drink
ing, or complete indifference to it
by the administration,. is not the
answer to the problem. Moderation
is the answer, and students .must
moderate themselVes as intelligent
human beings. If students cannot
control themselves intelligently' iti
this area, they cannot be successful
in controlling any phase , of, their
lives. :Such lack of self-control . is.
perhaps' the most deadly diseaSe
that can attack anyone.
Military Honorary
Initiates 21 Men
Scabbard and Blade,. national
military honor society, has in
itiated 21 men.
Those initiated were Henry Ar
nold, Robert Brickner, Charles
Garson, Richard Humes, John
Ream, and Richard Schmidt, Ar
my; Philip Carothers,•Robert, Carr,
Harold Dußois, Louis Ivey,. and
Joseph Musial, Navy. :
David DeFerie, David Fishburn,
James Greenwood, William John
son, Charles Leisher, Mark Loev
ner, David Lucas, Horace Ray,
John Sarikianos, and Glenn
Stumpff, Air'Foree. •
By Mier
AD STUDENT
By DAVE JONES