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Daily Collegian
Sncw—or f THE FREE LANCE, cat, 1887
Pabliabtd Tuesday through Saturday mornings inclusive
inring the College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian
' >f The P-jmoylvania State College.
Entered as second-class matter July 9, 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.
Dare Pellnilz .-eggs*, Franklin S. Kelly
Editor Business Mgr.
Managing Ed., Andy McNeillie: City Ed., Dave Jones;
S ports Ed., Jake Highton; Copy Ed., Bettie Loux; Edit. Dir.,
Mimi Ungar: Wire Ed., Chuck Henderson; Soc. Ed., LaVonne
Althoose; Asst. Sports Eds., Ted Soens, Bob Schoellkopf:
Asst. Soc. Ed., Lynn Kahanowitz; Feature Ed.. Barry Fein:
Librarian and Exchange Ed.. Bob Landis: Photo Ed., Bruce
Schroeder.
Asst. Bus. Mgr., Richard Smith; Local Advertising Mgr.,
Virginia Bowman: National Adv. Mgr., Alison Mlorley;
Circulation Co-Mgrs., Gretchen Henry, Kenneth Wolfe; Per
sonnel Mgr., Elizabeth Agnew; Promotion Co-Mgrp., Terese
Moslak, Don Stohl; Classified Adv. Mgr., Marty Worthington:
Office Mgr., Mary Ann Wcrtman; Senior Board, Nancy
Marcinek, Ruth Pierce. Betty Richardson and Elizabeth
Widman.
•STAFF THIS ISSUE
Editorial Staff: Night Editor, A 1 Goodman:
Copy Editors, Nancy Meyers, Bill Jost; Assis
tants, A 1 Guenther, Nancy Grey, Bill JEtohrer,
Joan Packard, Joyce Simpson. Photographer.
ATnie Rosenberg.
Ad Staff: Bob Potter, Kay . Carr, Faye Hidin
ger.
Senior Coed Group
Should Alter Policy
As reported in the Daily Collegian of March 5,
the basis of the qualifications for membership
in Mortar Board.include not only an outstand
ing activities record and a high scholastic aver
age, but also character, leadership, and service
to the College. Certainly the women who can
fulfill these qualifications deserve the honor of
being tapped for the top honor society for wo
men.
However, another paragraph from the same
article continued, “To be eligible, a woman -must
be able to serve one year of active Mortar
Board membership/’ This qualification elimi
nates present seventh semester women and
junior women who are accelerating and will
graduate before June, 1954.”
By this restriction, not only those women
. who began college in their spring semester,
but also many of those who deserve most of
all to belong to Mortar Board are denied
. membership.
The woman who is able to complete eight
semesters of work in seven semesters, and still
maintain an average above 2.0, take part in
many extra-curricular activities, and be an out
standing campus leader deserves more to be
tapped than one who has carried a lighter sched
ule of classes through her college career and
has the same other qualifications.
It may be argued that the person who is
anxious to graduate early should be willing to
sacrifice some of the added features of college
life. In many cases, however, it is not that the
■woman wanted to graduate early; it is merely
that she believed in taking the allowed number
of credits each semester. In the School ■of Lib
eral Arts, for example, a woman is required
io have 126 credits for graduation. Under the
present system,' she is allowed, often expected
to cany, 18 credits each semester. Simple
arithmetic tells the story. If she carries the nor
mal load each semester, at the end of seven
semesters she will have her 126 credits and be
graduated.
Is it fair fhai ihese woman who have carried
only a normal number of credits each semester
and have been outstanding in all other phases
of campus life should be denied membership
in the highest women's honorary in favor
of those who have been less industrious?
Under Mortar Board’s national constitution,
membership is open to senior women only. But,
what constitutes senior standing is a techni
cality. Senior standing can be regarded as sev
enth semester or above, or, it can be considered
as t\vo semesters prior to graduation. If the lat
ter is followed by the Penn State chapter, as
the national society permits, and if eligible
women were tapped at the end of the fall sem
ester, instead of only the spring, two groups
who are denied it would have the opportunity
for membership. Those who started in the
spring rather than fall semester and those who
will be able to graduate in seven semesters
would be eligible for the highest collegiate
honor a woman can gain.
ALTAR BOUND?
Take Your Pick of the
Large Variety of Pafferns
SYRACUSE CHINA
and
FOSTORIA and CA'NDLEWICK
CRYSTAL
at the
TREASURE HOUSE
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Safety Valve
Dating Problem
After six months on campus, a great number
of second semester freshman women are pinned,
going steady, or have, at least, found one man
in particular. A great majority of these men
belong to fraternities. Only once every month
or two, when the boy’s house is having an organ
ized party with approved chaperones, can the
girl legally go to the house for an evening.
Shall she break WSGA rules so lhal she
can associate with her date and his friends, or
shall she adhere strictly to the rules and risk
losing a companionship she values?
Under the present' system, most of the girls
take the former choice. This can have one or
two results, both bad. If the girls are caught
in an unauthorized fraternity, they will have
a permanent blackmark on their WSGA record
which means no chance of holding an office,of
pledging an honorary. If the girls are not caught
or are Caught and not turned in, WSGA regula
tions will become more and more inefficient
, until they are regarded, as many coeds now
regard them, as a joke.
In the time that second semester women
have been on campus, they have learned much
about the way of life at Penn State. Less harm
can come by letting them go to any house on
weekends than by forcing them to refuse dates
or, more probably, break WSGA rules.
A dance, an evening at the TUB 1 , or a sports
event are all right occasionally, but there comes
a time when everyone wants to just sit and
relax with friends. Second semester women
are mature enough to take care of themselves.
Why can’t WSGA give them the official ruling
to enjoy their dates and friends in fraternity
houses?
f>ock Hop Upheld
In answer to Thursday’s editorial concerning
the freshrhan dance, we would like to give the
other side of the story. We feel that the informal
atmosphere created by a sock and sweater hop
would benefit, not hamper, a pleasant evening.
The majority of college dances are already
stereotyped in that they are either formal or
semi-formal. The sock hop would be a welcome
reUof from these stiff affairs.
The fact that the advocated dress is sweaters
and socks doesn't necessarily mean that one
must wear a sweater to be admitted to the
dance; it is merely to establish the informal,
relaxed atmosphere of the dance. Although
there may be some who don't like the idea
of checking their shoes, we feel that the ma
jority of students would wholeheartedly en
joy the novelty and originality of this type of
dance.
Because of the poor attendance at the last
freshman class meeting, it was not possible to
get the view of the entire class on this subject.
It is hoped that all interested freshmen: will
attend the next class meeting in order that
the problem can be decided.
—Ann Lederman
Sanford Lichiensiein
Gazette...
March 10, 1953
BELLES LETTRES CLUB, 7 p.m., Simmons
lounge.
COLLEGIAN BUSINESS CANDIDATES,
7 p.m., 1 Carnegie.
COLLEGIAN BUSINESS OFFICE STAFF,
7 p.m., Business Office.
COLLEGIAN CIRCULATION STAFF, 6:45
p.m., Collegian office.
COLLEGIAN EDITORIAL CANDIDATES,
7 p.m., 2 Carnegie.
COLLEGIAN JUNIOR AND INTERMEDIATE
ADVERTISING BOARDS, 7 p.m., 9 Carnegie.
FENCING CLUB,'7 p.m., Rec Hall.
FROTH PROMOTION ■ STAFF, CANDI
DATES, 7 p.m., Froth office.
FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMER
ICA, 7:15 p.m., Recreation room, Thompson.
HOME EC. COUNCIL MEETING, 7 p.m.,
Home Ec. Living Center.
INKLING ART STAFF, 7:30 p.m., 201 Willard
Hall.
INTER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, 7 p.m., Atherton
Lounge.
MI STUDENT COUNCIL, 208 Willard.
NEWMAN CLUB MOVIES, “Jane-Eyre,” “The
Holy City,” 7 p.m., 119 -.Osmond.
PENN STATE BARBELL CLUB, 7 p.m., Sig
ma Nu.
RADIO GUILD, 7 p.m., 312 Sparks.
WRA OUTING CLUB, 7 p.m., White Hall
Game room. . . .
—Ann Leh
—Names withheld
-ittle Man On Gampus
" —An' I no sooner parked ih' car when she wanted to hold ham
—she wouldn't let go of ’em ih' whole evening.'*
WISE AND OTHERWISE
Students Losing
Desire to Know
A university exists, like any commodity, only through demand
and supply, and in wants which it can satisfy. Where there is a
want for knowledge that cannot be supplied, a university exists
only in name.
At Penn State and too many other colleges, however, the.-de
mand for that knowledge is not present. The true demand for
ledge does not exist today in the
quantity it should. Some people
have called it materialism
There are many pseudo-intel
lectuals among us who repeatedly
claim they want knowledge for
its own sake, but do not. This is
particularly true of the individual
who, upon realizing truth in the"
claim that he is shunning a more
difficult course, claims he is seek
ing true education through the.
arts and gaining intellectual re
ward. He proclaims the intellect
ual over the vocational, the edu
cation over the trade. This is a
rationalization and a sham proc
lamation.
Liberal artists and engineers
alike are driven by a prime
forces graduation. Few. college
students pursue education for
its own sake, whether they
realize it or not. A material
renumeration of some sort is
demanded, whether' the ' reriu
meration is a better job, pres
tige, escape from the draft,-or .a
husband.
The external advantages of a
college education are most, often
the reason for, enrolling in col
lege. Dignity; wealth,’ or. power
from a college education no long
er come second to intellect.
Degrees have becomemere
honors or testimonials 'to be
utilized outside the c,o 1 le g e
rather than coveted ais a sign
of academic achievement. And
TUESDAY,: MARCH .10, -1953
with this new purpose of a de
gree/ a new purpose of educa;
iion—maiexial reward—has
arisen. ~
The teacher has his intellectual
perils as well as the taught. He is
too often forced to depend upon
government or-great men for his
support instead of the enthusiasm
he . himself ..creates. And .in his
path- the.' advantages of his posi
tion are themselves enemies: pride
of intellect, aberrations of reason
ing, intoxication of. applause...
'; Detachment is a rare and high
; Christian virtue. There are. Un
fortunately. few ,if any com
pletely detached men. St. Philip
Neri has said 12 completely de
tached men could convert the
world. Nevertheless, such re
lease from earthly ties is es
sential for true scholarship.
• Only through it may the true,
scholar exist.. And only with it
• may he sincerely seek academic
. achievement from which he may
receive the reward of true edu-.
cation..
Graduate Exhibits Art
John T. Biggers, a graduate;of
the College' and chairman of the
Art department at Southern Tex
as State University, is now : ex
hibiting, his and his students’ work,
in Austin, Tex. ' ' „
'hit for Him
Knit a tennis sweater
. for that man in
your life. He'll love to
■ wear it now and
later on. You can get
all the knitting
supplies you'll need
at the
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