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Published Tuesday' through Saturday mornings inalusive
Suring Me College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian
a The P.....unSylvauis State College.
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Mimi Ungar; Wire Ed., Chuck Henderson; Soc. Ed.. LaVonne
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STAFF THIS ISSUE
Editorial staff: Night editor, George Baire - y;
Copy editors, Nancy Meyers and Dick Mc-
Dowell; Assistants, Mike Feinsilber, Joan Pack
ard, Jeannine Vandeuren, Don Shoemaker, Dick
Anglestein.
Ad., staff: Eli Arenberg, Cindy Manarin.
Independent-Greek
Project Is Needed
Approximately 1000 sorority and fraternity
members will swing into civic action today as
they take part in community work projects to
carry out the Greek Week theme. "The Greeks
and the Community."
Work projects include the cleaning up of
State College parks and playgrounds and work
at the Tussey Ridge girl scout camp. Inter
ested in contributing service to the community,
the Greeks can indeed be of help in these pro
jects.
Greek Week was started last year on a
smaller scale, and this year the week has
grown to unexpected heights. The week has
been worked out by Interfraternity Council
and Panhellenic Council representatives.
Through this cooperative action on the cam
pus, even greater returns will be had after
the groups effectively contribute service to
the community.
But, there is, perhaps, one item whiCh could
make for an even better service project as re
gards the campus contributing to the town area.
Since there is, initially, a specific differentia
tion made between Greeks and independents,
it seems to us that a week similar to Greek
Week could fulfill three purposes, rather than
the two it appears to serve now. In addition
to getting fraternities and sororities to work
together and to serve the community, a week
set up on. the same basis which would include
organized independent groups (Association of
Independent Men and Leonides) would also
serve as an influence integrating Greeks and
independents.
• There is a definite need for more coopera
tive work between Greek and independent
societies. A service project seems like a per
- fect place to begin.
Greek Week will undoubtedly be a success.
Careful planning has gone into all of its ac
tivities. One consideration that should be kept
in mind for future campus service projects is
the possibility of integrating the independents
into such a program. Certainly, its success
would be helpful in breaking down the un
founded barriers existing between Greeks and
independents.
Excuse. Rule Change
A Welcome Revision
The wave of illnesses which passed over the
campus earlier this spring caused much student
protest over the College Senate rule which pro
vided that excuses for illnesses could be issued
only when students were confined to the In
firmary. Because of the epidemic, the Infirmary
was unable to handle all the cases which should
have been treated there and was forced to send
some of these students to bed in their rooms.
In accordance with the Senate rule, these stu
dents could not be given official class excuses.
All-College Cabinet took up the problem In
its list of ten questions concerning the College
Health Service which was sent to the Senate
sub-committee on health and recreation some
time ago. The question was then taken _under
consideration by thetCollege Senate, which came
up with a new policy at-its meeting Thursday.
This new policy provides that the director
of. the College Health Service may give students
who are sent to bed in their rooms, because the
Infirmary is filled to capacity, a statement to
'that effect. These statements will apparently
serve as official clasS excuses.
The new policy is, of course, not only ' a
good one, but actually the only one that could
have been made under the circumstances. It
was grossly unfair that students who deserved
legal excuses could not get them. They, after
all, were not at fault.
A request for funds to expand the present
Health Service facilities is now pending be
fore the General State Authority. If the re
quest
is approvcd, mac, 7itould be.
the irouliie. of : zon': LLions may
cease to be a problem before too .10316.
Mimi Ungar
"ITTE DAILY CITLIJECHA.N. SI'A'M . C.:I7I..LEUZ, r'ETNI PIS r. 1., V AMA
Fee Change Needs
More Investigation
Thursday night the Interschool Council Board
suggested that each school collect its student,
council fees at registration. The plan, which the
board hopes will meet with administration ap
proval, is a counter-proposal to that suggested
by the College •in an effort to equalize student
assessed fees.
In its suggestion to the students, the adminis
tration stated that its purpose is to have an exact
fee figure that can be presented to parents at
the time of regisration. With a definite cost
known, fees can be collected at registration.
0n e of the problems -Ihe administration
wants to avoid is that presented by the book
keeping necessitated by the variance in stu
dent assessed fees. If the ISCB's proposal is
accepted, the bookkeeping that the adminis
tration wishes to avoid will be thrown on
the individual schools.
Originally it was suggested that _each school
council adopt a 75-cent a semester fee. This
figure was arrived at since the Agriculture Stu
dent Council has a 75-cent fee to provide for
social activities and for copies of the Penn State
Farmer for students in agriculture. The School
of Home Economics also has a 25-cent fee to
pay for the Home Ec News and Views. The re
maining schools do not have any such fees:
It was thought that the other student coun
cils could use a fee to provide events or pro
jects not now under consideration. However.
the usual student reaction is a howl of anguish
for raising their fees for uses they have not
seen as necessary or desirable. Seen in this
light, the action by the ISCB is one which has
taken into consideration the possible reaction '
of the student body.
Perhaps the administration can work out a
method to consolidate all the fees with the ex
ception of the Agriculture and Home Economics
councils' fees. This will leave three possible fees
—those paid by students in agriculture taking
their 75-cent fee into consideration, those paid
by students in home economics taking their
25-cent fee into consideration, and those paid
by students who are not in either of these
schools and- who who do not have these fees.
Some computation will have to be done if
fees are to be paid at registration since there
are differing fees. for the various housing ac
commodations. The information concerning
these three fees can be provided with the in
formation concerning th e ,varying housing
fees. Students with second semester standing
or higher should know in which school they
are enrolled. Students new to Penn State
should be' able to obtain the informatiOn with
out much difficulty.
Carefully Consider'.
Finals Question
Thursday's meeting of the College Senate was
not only one of the busiest sessions of the year,
but also one of ;the most important from the
- viewpoint of students. Among the issues de
cided upon were a new calendar plan, a revi
sion of policy regarding Infirmary excuses, new
rules regarding punishment for false registra
tion, and approval of curriculums and courses
for the School of Business which will open at
the College July 1.
One further item of business was brought
before the Senate at. its last meeting. This was
the old question of the elimination of final
examinations for graduating seniors. The matter
has been sent to the Senate committee on edu
cational policy for study.
The question of senior final's has been aired
Many times before. It would seem that some
new approach is needed. We do not believe
it is necessary to entirely eliminate senior
finals. However, it would seem that some sub
stitute plan could be effectively used at Penn
State.
Just what kind of a substitute plan might
be presented? Perhaps one solution might be
optional finals for those students who are pass
ing courses with certain grades, with those be
low grades being required to take the finals.
Obviously, if a student has done "three" work
throughout the semester, there is little chance
that the final will have much effect on his grade.
Some students going into the final with a "two"
average would be satisfied with. the "two",
while others would be willing to take the exam
in the hope of pulling their averages up. On
the other hand, students' with a "one" or below
probably need the extra work on their courses
which the final exam usually requires.
It is to be hopesi that the Senate committee
does not lightly dismiss the request of the
senior glass senior finals committee as just
another attempt to get out of some work.
There are some merits to be considered.
Gazette...
April 11, 1953
FENCING CLUB, 1 p.m., Rec Hall.
FROTH PROMOTION STAFF, 10 a.m., Froth
office.
THETA SIGMA PHI, 10 a.m., Simmons initia
tion room.
April 12, 1953
NEWMAN CLUB, 7:45 p.m., 405 Old Main.
UNITARIAN STUDENT FELLOWSHIP, 7:30
p.m., Friends Meeting House. '
' April 13, 1953 •
PENN STATE VETERANS ,C L.O 8.,
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Little Man On Campus
After every important athletic event (e.g. Eastern Intercollegiate
Wrestling meet), the Daily Collegian sports page usually runs a
column of sidelights, regarding the event. Such a column is often
entitled " Sidelights." .
We think. the idea is a good one—so good that we feel that a
column of sidelights relating to the recent Grand National Debate
and Forensic Tournament held
over Easter vacation at Mary
Washington College, Fredericks
burg, Va., is in order.. We, might
even be original and sub-title the
column—" Sidelights on Debate."
Eight enthusiastic College co
eds made- the trip—which turned
out to be a successful one. But,
disregarding the main business
of the trip, there are certain hap
penings which deserve attention.
Upon crossing the Ma s o n-.
Dixon line, of course, there is
the" immediate realiiation that
fragments of Civil War feelings
still exist. An example •,of this
was afforded to the contingent
of women early on the trip.
After eating in Winchester, Va.
(the apple city), five of us were
in the lounge of the George
Washington' (being a Virginian,..
everything in that state is
named after WM) Hotel brous
ing around, when a mighty. Tex-
an (with a Virginian friend)
politely (?) approached us.' He
questioned us as to where "we
all" were headed.
We revealed the information re
garding the debate tournament
and told him we were debating
on the 'topic of whether the Cbn
gress of the United States should
enact a 'compulsory federal fair
employment practices law. This
really stimulated that Texan, and
he began to lecture on the incon
sistency -of northerners invading
the south and telling the south
erners what they 'should do.
He expounded on the negative
viewpoint and ended up in a de
bate with Penn State's affirma
tive debater, Susan Holtzinger.
Perhaps this was a means of
being friendly, even though he
was quite worked up over• the
matter (sounded almost like a
debater). Contending that he has
seen the world and lived 'in the
south, he finally gave up—wish
ing all of us good luck.
—Dick Rau
- The further south we went,
the warmer it was. And upon
arriving on the Mary Washing
ton campus, we were all greeted
with the familiar southern ex
pression, "Hi- honey." This
phrase only has effect, however,
when heard with the southern
accent.
It niust be admitted that
southern hospitality has really
got it. But, as for , southern cook
ing—Penn Staters should rise
and thank the food service for
its wonderful cooking.
Since we were housed on the
Mary. Washington campus, we alSo
had - the pleasure of eating in the
Mary,,Washiagton -dining cam-
'. - 11;e •
"Daddy, this is Worthal—l believe he mentioned
he's flunking one of your classes."
Strictly
from - - Ungar
SATURDAY, AVAIL 11, 1953
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mops. Whether the condition of
the food should be attributed to
institutional or southern cooking,
we are' not sure. But, one thing
we are sure of is that the food
'Cannot compare to what" is of
fered in Perin State dormitories.
The best meal was the last one—
and: that one was beef stew—so
you • can , imagine how dee-licious
it was. \
Penn Staters complain about
getting too much creamed food.
Well,- the food at Mary Washing
ton College is not- only creamed
to death, but it is also seasoned
to. death.
Still, the women on that cam
pus, survive. So, perhaps they
have made the rare adjustment
or this food is typical of southern
.cooking.
We asked one of the coeds
how she•fell about the foods at
Mary Washington and she told
us- it , was far' superior to what
was served last year.. The only
thought' that we had was—we '
wonder how horrible the stuff
tasted list year. We were there
--bid our comments then were
the same as now. -
Since most of us didn't eat
"'too well in the dining hall, we
frequented the college's coffee
shop. Here. we didn't do much
better. But, we were able to
get common.sandwiches.
The atmosphere of the coffee
shop• was quite different, we were
told, from what it usually is with
just the Mary Washington coeds
around. The main change was
that smoke •filled the air. The only
place on the campus where smok
ing is allowed under normal con
ditionS is in the dormitories. Even
though the visitors, changed the
atmosphere, the Mary Washington
students who served as hosteses
still conformed to the rules. (and
Penn State coeds complain!)
We thought that we were'lucky
going on , a five-day debale
But, Most of the mid-western and
western schools attending, the
tournament had been traveling 'on
debate since Mar. 11 and will not
return to their 'institutions . until.'
April 15. .
Even though it is a grind-Jo:
debate nine times within.two days
and run from contest to contest,Y
the personalities, - accents, a n d
ideas of students from every cor
ner of the United States , do add
a certain color to such , ra.
Easter vacation lost—Penn 'State
coeds who made the trip will
never regret the loss and :never
-forget the profits and—pleasure
derived., from •sucla , an , experierree.
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