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-1 legian of the Pennsylvania
State 'College.
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DAVE JONES, Editor
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, Ann Leh; Copy editors, Baylee Friedman, Len Goodman; Assist
ants, Marcie MacDonald, BM Pete, Louise Glud. Ad staff: Louise Caspary, Vince Drayne.
Activity Law Would
Women's Student Government Association,
in its attempt to create better distribution of
women's activities, has come up with a pro
posal that could harm rather than help Penn
State coeds.
The plan will be discussed further at the
WSGA Senate meeting tonight. Under the pro
posal, each woman's activity would be given
a separate point value. There would then be a
limit to the number of activities • points any
woman could accumulate at any one time; Sup
porters of the plan say ii would limit the
number of activities in which any woman may
take part, thus increasing the number of women
who may - take part in activities.
Although the aim of the proposal may be
noble, the means to the end is not justified
or even desirable. Activities point plans are
in use at other colleges; this does not mean
they are good.
In attempting to spread out women's activities,
a point system, such as the one proposed, can
easily become a damper on coed leaders and
women with outstanding abilities. No two coeds
can be justly restricted in their activities by a
standard number of points. Zio two coeds have
similar abilities. And although the legal point
total any woman could acc - umulate might be
broad enough for many, it would still restrict
the activities of Penn State's most outstanding
coeds. Such a restriction is not justified.
Although many coeds have voiced informal
disapproval of the activities plan, few have
openly voiced opposition to it. This is un
fortunate. Many women do not realize the
implications such a plan could have in re
stricting them in their campus activities.
Such a plan would not only limit individual
women in their activities, but it could also re
strict the role women play in Penn State ac
tivities. Each coed would be limited by the point
system, but male,, students would 'still be able
to engage in as many activities as they wished.
This would work only to the detriment of wom
en in activities.
But more important. than either of these
reasons is a third: such a plan would harm
Penn State activities in general. Outstanding
women would be forced to limit their talents
to certain fields, and could not contribute to
other activities. For example, an outstanding
woman debater is also often. a good political
scientist, politician, and newspaperwoman.
She may also be a sorority officer. But because
her talents are so varied, she would be forced
to set some of her talents aside to fall within
the legal point limit.
As a result, many activities would lose their
prominent coeds. These activities would suffer.
It would be hard, for example, for the Daily
Collegian to turn away a good reporter because
she had already accumulated the specified num
ber of activity points.
Safety Valve-----Backs Anti-Discrimination Action
TO THE EDITOR: Your editorial on frater
nity discrimination had many good and valid
points, but at one point seems to defeat its own
purpose
You say "if a fraternity does not want one
class of friends, it has the right to discriminate
against that group." You also state that "every
man has the right to freely select his friends."
This is all well and good, but at the very begin
ning of your article you point out that one fra
ternity had its national charter suspended
because it accepted a student who was outside
the bounds of a discriminatory clause in the
charter. Is this being able to "freely select" one:
friends? •
I contend that all discriminatory clauses of
any organization's constitution or charter
should be removed. Otherwise, no group is
free to pick and choose its members as it sees
fit. What actual good are these restrictions?
Ultimately the choice of members depends
on the members already in a group. If those
Interpreting the News
The Allied request for a fur
ther six-day recess in the Pan
munjom truce talks means that
the Western Allies have not yet
fully agreed on their new ap
proach to a Korean armistice,
Reports among delegates io
the United Nations in New York,
that the United States would re
vise its proposals to bring them
more into line with last fall's
UN Assembly resolution, seemed
to have some basis in fact, al
though indictions at the State
Department were that things
were by no means "set."
The report was that the U.S.
might agree to a political con
ference to take up the dispo
sition of prisoners unwilling
to accept repatriation to Com
mun7st-held terirtory. pro
vide:l r-rze sort of limit was
set for the conference to reach
al i t Batty entlEgituf
The Americans at Panmunjom
had accepted a Communist pro
posal for re-screening of prison
ers under the supervision of a
five-power neutral commission,
but demanded definite time lim
its.
Prime Minister Nehru of In
dia, whose country would be a
member of the neutral commis
sion, brought the Allied dispute
into the open last week with an
announcement that he consid
ered the Communist proposals
nearer to what the UN had in
tended than were the counter
proposals of the American ne
gotiators at Panmunjom.. Can
ada, France, and Great Britain
were inclined to agree, with the
Canadians the most active in
expressing British Common
wealth sentiments.
The tendency . seems to be
that. after re-screening, the
ME DAILY COLLEGIAN. _STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
VINCE DRAYNE, Business Mgr.
Sacrifice Quality
An activities point system would definitely
spread out activities among more coeds. The
point limit' would create vacancies in many
activities. And although efficient coeds might
arise to fill the empty places, it is doubtful
applicants would all be of the quality desired.
An activities point system would probably
place many inept coeds in positions' of responsi
bility merely because better qualified coeds
had fulfilled their limits. Most Penn State wom
en reach positions of importance through able
display of their talents. Positions reached with
out such qualifications are not usually worth
while.
Defenders of the proposal say it gives the
coed experience in selecting her activities wisely.
True, in fact, it forces the coed to select her
activities wisely. This' is bad. A coed should be
allowed to engage in as many activities as she
sees fit. She should not be governed in her
choice. She must be mature enough to make
her own choice.
Activities offer wide opportunities in human
relations and human experience. For any
group to limit their availability is to close
those opportunities. Those opportunities must
remain open.
Many coeds are not in activities through their
own choice. True, a point system would arouse
many of the more ambitious. But unless a per
son is self-inspired to ward accomplishing an
activity, his actions in accomplishing that ac
tivity may be inefficient. For those who are
willing and able to engage in activities, the
field must be left wide open. For those who do
not wish to engage in activities, no activities
plan is needed.
To put a point limit on women's activities
is to penalize those coeds who have the drive
and ability to engage in many activities. In
attempting to open activities to more women.
WSGA must not restrict Penn State's coed
leaders. In striving for quantity, we must not
sacrifice quality.
Choir Concert
The Chapel Choir, accompanied by the Col
lege Symphony Orchestra, will present the "St.
Cecilia Mass" at 8 tonight in Schwab Audi
torium. This is only the second time the "St.
Cecilia Mass," by Haydn, has been presented
in the United States. The mass was presented
for the first time in Boston about a year ago.
This will be probably the first and only
time many students will be able to hear this
unpublished work. The opportunity should
not be overlooked. but should be supported.
Attendance at the choir's annual spring - con
cert may also induce the choir to bring more
outstanding musical selections to the College.
—Dick Rau
members do not want to accept a person be
cause of his race or color that is up to them.
But why should any group, fraternity or
otherwise, be penalized by its national organ-
Ization for accepting a person who it was felt
would be a worthy addition to the group?
—Dave Pellnitz
'_gazette
Wednesday, May 20, 1953
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL
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FROTH AD STAFF, 6:30 p.m., Froth office.
COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Albert Denning, Ralph Brooks, Joseph Gower,
Glen Grove, Lee Kummer, Ralph Laudenslayer,
Richard Lednak, Ruth Oram, Wilheim Reuden
bach; Gerald Robinson, Robert Roessler, Alan
Schriesheim, Walter Segl and Wendell Toland.
By J. M. Roberts Jr.
Associated Press News Analyst
disposition of prisoners who
still refuse to gO home should
become a problem not for the
neutral supervisors, nor for
the Americans or Commun
ists, but for the United Na
tions itself.
Reports th at the U.S.- had
agreed were classified in Wash
ington as premature. There were
still gaps between the U.S. and
her allies, and conferences to be
held in an effort to close them.
There was' no assurance'
that, regardless of how the
United States might amend
its proposals, the Commun
ists would agree to a truce.
They had roundly denounced
the UN resolution at the time
of its adoption. Even success
ful conferences at Washing
ton among the Allies might
produce no more than better
agreement among themaelveak
Collegian. editorials repre
sent the viewpoint of the
writers, not necessarily the
policy of the newspaper. Un
signed editorials aro by •
editor. •
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Short 'Change
A magazine article entitled "How to Handle Women" was 'pub
lished recently, parts of which might be of interest to some of the
men.
"It's a waste of time," says the
being illogical. The average woman
the way she feels about something
argument. No matter how strange
and wonderful her conclusion, to
her it's 'perfectly logical'."
As one gentleman• once said, "I
don't know how my girl figures
things out; I've only been going
with her a couple of years." She
figured out how to land him,
didn't she?
When you don't provide women
with something to talk about, it
won't stop them from. dredging
up a subject, warns the article.
It doesn't mention, however, how•
girls can fire the verbal ammu
nition when they choose to be
catty to one another.
Another stable young man has
said, "I'd rather go 15 rounds with
Chuck Davey than get mixed up
in a word war between two coeds.
"Keep in mind the fact that
some women use tears as a de
liberate weapon. Don't yield,"
cautions the article.
In a review of the article, a
critic for the Michigan State News
said, "I'm glad I read it. Now I
know all there is to know about
how to handle women. Except . . .
well, there's one thing that makes
me suspicious.
"The article was written by a
woman." Is she cutting her own
throat? Am I?
Doctors have advised that one
should not only remove his shoes
often, but , also bathe the - feet
twice a day.
Most of us here don't have time
for daily footbaths, but deep pud
dles and sudden 'spring showers
help us keep our feet washed-4
and our shoes and socks, too'.
This changing shoes several
times, daily! That's a" tough one
to follow. It's a little awkward to
carry a couple of . extra pair Hof
shoes with you. And what about
the fellow who wears a size 13.
As a matter of fact most instruc
tors frown on keeping a spare pair
of shoes in the lab table drawer.
Faculty members at Millsaps
College recently donned white
aprons to act as waiters in the
campus cafeteria, with all tips
going to the World Student Serv
ice Fund.
A singing quartet of professors
entertained the slightly dazed
students others pulled, out
chairs, brought water, opened
doors and cleared tables.
The sole complaint came from
one instructor who indignantly
protested when he was. tipped
only •three pennies.
WEDNESDAY, 'MAY 20, " 1953
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kin' th' course anyway."
By GUS VOLLMER
article, "to tell a woman she's
starts off on the premise that
is in itself a most compelling
An enterprising Cornell Uni
versity student recently found out
that it isn't the color of auto
mobile licenses that's so impor
tant, but rather the date..
The student didn't want to pay
for new license plates for .his car,
so he merely painted his old ones
over in the color of the new plates.
He was fined $25 for his "work
of art."
A new way to classify American
colleges, reports the newspaper at
the Georgia Institute of Tech
nology, is "Those that wish they
had fired their football coaches,
and those that wish they hadn't."
Several Princeton students . cut
classes the other day and turned
in excuses that they had been ill.
A newspaper photograph of a
home run sailing over the fence
at Yankee Stadium showed all of
them in the stands. Better luck
next time.
A student at New York Uni
versity catches on quickly. He re
turned three books to the library.
They were "Stop Forgetting i "
"Use Your Head" and "How to
Remember."
The books were a week overdue.
When asked about it, the student
replied, "Gee, it completely slip
ped my mind."
The -water fountain on the cen
ter square at Lafayette University
was donated by the WCTU. The
sentiment is admirable, if just
a little 'idealistic.
- The newspaper at Cambridge
University. _in England reports
tkaf.,bpod donations by students
are being encouraged by a local
brewer, who has offered a pint
of ale free for every pint of blood
donated.
Push button learning- has come
to the University of Tennessee. An
electronic device now being used
experimentally enables a student
to register an immediate protest
without interrupting his profes
sor if he fails to grasp a point in
a lecture.
The push button learning aid
has a meter which faces the lec
turer and shows him how many
students don't understand the pre
sentation.
Each student has an individual
push button ,on his desk and can
iegister his tindexstw:k4Uag.
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