i\\CF. ROUP rtibliittcd Tuesday throask Sat. TTl^ft-A-I *it /tff* j«* •+,+ ++ i.olie*ia« editorials represent u.-dzy *wrninfrs inclusive during LILITP , pr| ( ff ■I i» I PITiFUi *** viewpoint of the writers, tit* College year by the staff *r J * r not necessarily the policy of the of The Daily Collegian of tlae newspaper. Unsigned editorials Temtsylvania State* College. Successor to THE FREE LANCS, eat. 188? are by the editor. < Entered as second-clasa matter DAVE JONES, Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, Bev Dickinson; Copy editors, Ann Leh, A 1 Goodman; Assistants, Dave Bronstein, Roger Beidler, Nancy Gray, Cecilia Johns, Sue Conklin. Ad Staff, Stephen Wyman, Constance Anderson, Patricia Dickinson. Elections: A Chance to Sound Off It isn’t often that the general mass of stu dents in the freshman and sophomore classes have the opportunity to express their views without moving out of the orbit of their every day activities. Today, however, they have that opportunity in the class elections. Unfortunately many of these students will not take the opportunity to express their opin ion. The reasons for not expressing their thoughts will probably fall into three categories: 1. No opinion to give. 2. The individual voice does not amount to anything. . 3. Too much trouble. None of these reasons actually constitute a valid argument for not voting. The first reason can be tied in with the third. If the student voter does not have an opinion, then it appar ently was too much of a chore to learn anything about the candidates. If it was too much trouble to learn anything about the candidates, then it will be obviously too much trouble to stop at Schwab Auditorium to vote. Ignorance of student affairs can lead only to trouble. The presidents of the sophomore and Safety-Valve... On Drinking: The Future Course? LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Last year I was chairman of the Interfraternity Council Board of Control. Through the experience gained from that job, certain basic'truths concerning fra ternity social life appear as evident to me to day as they did then. As is common knowledge, the College has been working toward the goal of improving social standards within fraternities by restrict ing drinking, requiring chaperones and pro mulgating the “housemother” idea. These are basically the tools with which the adminis tration has chosen -to use in tactfully dealing with the situation. However, is it not evident to all fraternity men that these tools are slowly but surely doing the job? When finally it is accomplished what will be its.effects upon you and I—the fraternity man? At the present time we enjoy the privileges offered by our unchaperoned dating code and appreciate the numerous advantages it offers. However, the recent indication by the admin istration of the more frequent required use of chaperones at social functions should certainly define the trend. The difficulty of obtaining chaperones who can meet the stipulated quali fications are all 100 well known to many a frustrated social chairman. What does this FENCING CLUB, 7:30 pan., North: Corridor, Bee Hall. NEWS AND VIEWS STAFF AND CANDI DATES, 6:30 p.m., 14 Home Economics. POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB, 7:30 p.m., Mc- Elwain lounge. SOUND WORKSHOP, 7 p.m., Schwab Base- ment. WRA ADVANCED SWIMMING CLUB, 7:30 p.m., White Hall pool. WRA BEGINNER’S SWIMMING CLUB, 6:45 p.m., White Hall pool. e WRA OFFICIALS CLUB, 6:30 p.m., 2 White Hall. COLLEGE PLACEMENT SERVICE The companies listed below will conduct interviews <>>• campus. Schedule interviews now in 112 Old Main. J. C. PENNEY CO., INC. will interview Jan. graduates interested in Merchandising on Nov, 16. STANDARD OIL DEVELOPMENT CO. will interview Jan. B.S. graduates, M.S. and Ph. D.. Candidates in Com mercial Chem. on Nov. 19. THE YOUNG WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION wil! visit the campus on Nov. 19 to discuss opportunities BILLS 238 WEST COLLEGE AVE. Steaks Sea Food Lobster Tall Chicken in the Basket Dinners served 5:00 to 8:00 Phone 3449 Open 12:00 to 12:00 JctJy i, 1934 at tke State College, Pa. Post Office tinder the act of March 3, 1879. Today THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE freshman classes have a seat on All-College Cabinet. Cabinet has control of $12,300 of stu dent- money. How that money is spent depends on the students elected to office. If the money is handled improperly by officers elected by only a handful of the two classes, then the ma jority of the students have only themselves to blame. The .idea that one vote does not amount to anything becomes more incorrect as the. number of voters decreases. Last year the winner of the race for secretary-treasurer of the freshman class was decided by 19 votes. Nineteen students held the balance of power. This year the elections are being held in Schwab Auditorium, the building that is closest to the busiest intersection on campus. Previously the elections had been held in an out-of-the way place—Old Main. Registration, edntrary to some ideas presently held, is NOT required to vote. Only matriculation cards are needed. The future of student government may well be in the hands of those who bestir themselves today to taking a little time to express an opinion. —Dick Rau mean? Of course the obvious answer is house mothers and the financial burden they most certainly represent. . _ We all. agree that the primary reason for this 1 action is the drinking problem. With these facts evident before us, what then should be the course IFC chooses to take? Last year in a specific case involving fra ternity drinking, the term “cat and mouse game” was used which I think clearly r.epre- , sents the course IFC has chosen- to take until the present time. I think it is time that fra ternities face reality and readjust their values in dealing with this important situation. To be come-more specific—in order to keep the privi leges offered by the encampment dating code intact, I suggest that IFC take positive steps to eliminate drinking as an organized ■ activity in each house rather than continue its short sighted approach to a very real problem. Perhaps, the suggestion of such a movement is way ahead of schedule. Some feel that fra ternities do not have their backs against the wall. But what better way is there of improving relations with the College for which fraternities exist and still retain some of the privileges vs enjov? Gazette.. in the organization with interested students. UNION CARBIDE AND CARBON CORP. will interview Ph.D. candidates in Chem. expecting to receive their de grees in 1954 on Nov. 12 and 13. S. MORGAN SMITH CO. will interview Jan. B.S. grad uates in IE and ME on- Nov. 12. MONSANTO CHEMICAL CO. will interview Jan. B.S. graduates in EE. ME, ChE, Commercial Chem., and Chem., M.S. candidates in EE, ME, ChE, Commercial Chem., and Chem., and Ph.D. candidates in EE, ME, ChE, Commercial Chem., and Chem. expecting to receive their degrees in 1954 on Nov. 17. DEERE AND CO. will interview Jan. B.S. graduates in ME, Ag E, lE, EE, CE, and Commerce students on Nov. 17. CHICAGO BRIDGE AND IRON CO. will interview Jan. B.S. graduates in CE on Nov. 17. CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP. (WRIGHT AERONAUTICAL DIV.) will interview Jan. B.S. graduates in Aero. E, ME, and Metal., M.S. candidates in ME, Phy. Metallurgy, and Atomic Physics - who have completed at least one semester, and Ph.D. candidates in ME, Physical Metal., and Atomic Physics on Nov. 17. MINNEAPOLIS-HONEYWELL REGULATOR CO. (BROWN INSTRUMENT DIV.) will interview Jan. B.S. graduates in EE,» ME, lE, and Phys., M.S. candidates in EE, ME, and Phys., who have completed at least one semes ter; and Ph.D. candidates in EE, ME, and Phys. expecting to receive their degree's in 1954, on Nov. 17. ERNST AND ERNST will interview Jan. graduates in Acctg. and Bus. Adm. on Nov. 16. TRANSPORTATION NOTICE Thanksgiving Vacation Take a Tip and Make Your Trip GREYHOUND For the convenience of PENN STATE STUDENTS, SPECIAL BUSES will be provided for the THANKSGIVING VACATION and will leave from the PARKING LOT, SOUTH OF RECREATION HALL at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 25, 1953. RESERVATIONS for the SPECIAL BUSES will be made with the purchase of your tickets at the GREYHOUND POST HOUSE. ALL RESERVA TIONS MUST BE MADE BY 10 P.M. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER the 24th. For additional information, call the GREYHOUND POST HOUSE, 146 North Atherton St. - Phone 4841 VINCE DRAYNE. Business Mgr. - —Glenn Wiggins PENNSYLVANIA ittle jVhuo on Campus interpreting the News UN ' Newsmen Hope For CooDeration. Correspondents at the United Nations are now waiting.to see whether the Eisenhower, efforts to improve the handling of information for the press will have a counterpart in New York. " The’’American ' delegation to ipress.” American actions' have been poorly explained or not ex plained, at all-. The reporters say it’s because they can’t find out anything. - Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., the chief delegate, early adopted the attitude that he would do all the talking for the delegation—and then got too busy to see corres pondents. It began when the del egation press officer said he was not authorized to comment on any item on the agenda of the February - Ever since iheh requests for special briefings have been turned down. Reporters were refused information even on what subjects different dele gates would handle when the delegation was being organ ized, and then that night heard the delegates say on television what they were doing. Under the Truman administra tion, there were daily press brief ings by the delegation press offi cers to keep correspondents abreast of the meaning of dele gation actions. These briefings have deteriorated this year to a mere means of distributing a few handouts from Lodge. Correspondent's are convinced that pari of this is due to THURSDAY, NOVEMBER" 12,v 1953 By J. M. ROBERTS Jr.- Associated Press News Analyst the UN has. been getting, a “bad Lodge's inexperience and part to the fact that he is- often un aware; of how things are‘devel oping at the State department. This latter has ‘caused•■trouble in Washington, too. Just , recently department press officers denied knowledge of impending, decisions on Trieste only to have them blow up in their faces at top levels. Lodge also has professed a great busy-ness when approached by correspondents, and some', accuse him of taking time to grease only the wheels which squeak the loud est. They cite one case'in Which, to quiet querulous dispatches to the British press, he called in British correspondents for a brief ing on subjects about ' Which American correspondents had been pressing, but they were left out.. ' • Wednesday Lodge .was a. guest at a luncheon on the U r N Corres pondent’s Association. It; was. one of those off-the-record- affairs-But Lodge heard some of the • com plaints, despite his position as guest. He left the impression that he had been unaware" of some of the trouble his press policies had been causing. Reporters came away wondering if things might get a little better. Bv BiMer . I
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