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DAVE JONES, Editor
Alanajing Ed., Marshall 0. Donley; City Ed., Chuck Asst. Bus. Mgr., Mark-Christ; Local Advertising Mgr.,
Obcriance; Copy Ed., Chis Mathias; Sports Ed., Sam Pro- Robert Carruthcrs; National Adr. Mgr., Dave Burke;
'Vi?'?* P* 15 * Wire-Badio Ed., Bill Jost; Circulation Co-Mgrs., Frank Cressnan, Diane Miller:
« h°to Ed., Bruce fechroeder: Soc. Ed. Lynn Kahfmowitz: Promotion Mgr., Rntli Israel; Personnel Mgr., Patience
A«>t. Sports lid.. Dick lUcDowcli; Aast. Soc. Ed., Lix Newell: Ungethuem; Office Mgr., Gail Shaver: Classified Adv.
l««ntare Ed., Nancy Meyers? Exchange Ed., Gas Vollreer: ,\lgr., Jean Geiger; Sec.. Caro) Sehwing; Research and
Lorraine Gladus. Records Mgrs., Virginia Bowman, Francis Crawford.
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editors, Ann Leh; Copy editors, Mike Feinsilber, Paddy Beahan; As
sistants, Wayne Diehl, Roger Beidler, Sue Conklin, Shirley Stewart, Mary Bolich. Ad staff: Bill Nu
dorf, Sandy Duckman.
L Fraternity Housemothers: The Problem
(The first of two editorials on the fraternity
housemother controversy.)
Although there may be no proposals for fra
ternity housemothers before any official Uni
versity body, there can be no denial that the
problem of housemothers is being given more
than passing consideration. In view of discus
sions by the Senate committee on student affairs
concerning the problem, Interfraternity Council
met last week to see what it would do if such
proposal was made.
What actually came out of IFC meetings,
however, was of a more far-reaching nature.
The council not only has opposed housemothers,
but it has said it will not comply with the
newly-interpreted unchaperoned dating code.
The new dating code interpretation was made
last week by University officials. It was called
a "clarification." Many fraternity men called it
"restriction." Nevertheless, it did draw more
clearly the lines within which the University
believes fraternity social functions should he
conducted.
Despite statements to the contrary, it seems
the “clarification” is actually the first step
toward more strict enforcement of fraternity
social regulations, with housemothers perhaps
the ultimate goal. The University could quite
conceivably constrict the uncliaperoned dating
code to the point where ’ chaperones would be
necessary almost every time a woman is in a
fraternity. There have been thoughts along
this line.
The refusal by IFC to enforce the newly
interpreted dating code leaves the next step up
to the University. It seems outright refusal to
abide by what the University believes accept
able could easily result in tighter social control.
There has, however, been no indication of this.
The housemother idea'is directly related to
the fraternity drinking situation. Few helieve
housemothers, would end drinking, but they
probably would curtail it. Instituting house
mothers. as has been done ai several institu
tions, may he the logical solution to the drinking
situation.
The University has both the legal and moral
support to curtail drinking by almost any means
it desires. Both state and borough law prohibit
minor drinking. Rule W-4 in the Senate Regu
lations for Undergraduate Students states “Alco
holic beverages shall not be served at any
social function in which students are partici
pating.” Then too, there is much moral pressure
Legacies and the Apathetic Masses
The freshman and sophomore class elections
are over and the newly elected class officers
find themselves grateful only to a handful of
the student body. By the same token, the class
officers are apparently required to hold them
selves responsible to only 35.1 per cent of the
freshman class and to only 27.1 per cent of tin
sophomore class.
The others, who could not find the time ft
vote, apparently consider their voice in studen
government so lightly, or of such little conse
quence, that they are content to let others make
decisions for them.
To those who voted, but not for the winners,
is the legacy of consideration that must go to
those who, no matter what their viewpoint, at
least have the interest of student government
and, therefore, to some extent at least, their,
own interests at heart.
AMERICAN SLAVONIC ORGANIZATION, 7:30
p.m., McElwain Studv Lounge.
ARNOLD AIR SOCIETY, 7:30 p.m., Delta Chi
Fraternity.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 6:45
p.m., 304 Old Main
COLLEGIAN BUSINESS CANDIDATES, 7:30
p.m., 228 Sparks.
COLLEGIAN BUSINESS STAFF, 7 p.m., Busi
ness Office.
COLLEGIAN CIRCULATION STAFF, 6:30 p.m.,
Collegian Office. .
COLLEGIAN EDITORIAL CANDIDATES, 7
p.m., 9 Carnegie.
COLLEGIAN PROMOTION STAFF, 7 p.m.,
11l Carnegie.
EDUCATION STUDENT COUNCIL, 7:45 p.m.,
206 Burrowes.
GERMAN CLUB, 7:30 p.m., UN) Hort.
PENN STATE CLUB, 7 p.m., 405 Old Main.
PENN STATE DEMOLAY CLUB, 6:30 p.m., 104
Willard.
PENN STATE FENCING
North Corridor Rec Hall.
POLLOCK COUNCIL, 6:30 p.m., Council Room
Nittany 20.
RADIO STATION CONTROL OPERATORS, 7
p.m.,-306 Sparks.
RADIO NEWS WRITERS, 7 p.m., 316 Sparks.
Wednesday
KAPPA PHI KAPPA, 7:30 p.m.,, 204 Burrowes.
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Today
CLUB, 7:30 p.m.,
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
VINCE DRAYNE, Business Mgr.
on the University concerning the problem.
The IFC, on the other hand, has no really
strong arguments in defense of drinking. It
can argue “a bloody road to Bellefonte.”. Other
than this, it may hope to exert some influence
through alumni. The final recourse is defiance.
The council has exhibited, to a mild extent,
that defiance. And although the council may
have good reason to back its refusal, that reason
has not been forthcoming.
Drinking in fraternities is often badly exag
gerated, and the fraternity system too often ;
suffers from actions of a. few. The “misuse” of,
alcohol is the real evil, not its “use.” The ma
jority of fraternities are not involved in mis
use.
The entire housemother controversy has
evolved, strangely enough, without any official
action by the University. The dating code “clari
fication” and the IFC refusal to comply have
been results of anticipation of some type. It is
obvious this affair has not come about in dis
connected parts.
Consideration of fraternity housemothers,
then, seems more imminent than ever before.
If this is true—and IFC is not alone in thinking
it is—fraternities face a big problem. The IFC
last week considered three courses of action
if fraternities are asked to employ housemothers.
An analysis of those three courses, and an at
tempt to discover why fraternities are in this
situation, will appear in this space tomorrow.
Safety Valve...
On Clearing Snow
TO THE EDITOR: I would like to publicly ex
press the thanks and sincere appreciation of
this office and the coaching staff of the School
of Physical Education, and Athletics for the . . .
cooperation of both the members of the Blue
Band and the young men and women of the
campus who helped ... in clearing the snow
from Beaver Field prior to the Fordham . . .
football game . . .
This demonstration by the students and all
others involved has again convinced me of the
marvelous school spirit existing at Penn State.
—-Ernest B. McCoy, dean
School of Physical Education
and Athletics
• Letter cut
To the 72.9 per cent of the sophomore class
and the 64.9 per cent of the freshman class who
considered the task of voting either beneath
their dignity, beyond their mental capacity, or
beyond the limits of their physical endurance,
shall go the continued right of living in a
vacuum which carries with it the denial of the
privilege to point the much vaunted finger of
sride and/or the prerogative of condemning
he actions of student government.
These are ihe legacies of the voter, either the
'nteresied or Ihe apathetic. But as experience
has shown us, the will shall be contested in the
future by the apathetic masses as soon as an
unpopular action is iaken by those who, by
generally narrow margins, have had the cloak
•>f responsibility thrown about them.
Thursday
SOUND WORKSHOP, 7 p.m., Little Theater
Soundroom, Old Main.
INFIRMARY
Richard Allison, William Appleton, Jesse Ar
nelle, Donald Bailey, George Biemesderfer, Luis
Bonilla, Ernest Carter, William Detterer, Fred
Ernest, Howard Hallett, Lois Helms, Jo Anrie
Kratzert, Richard Sander, Allene Seltzer.
PLACEMENT SERVICE
The companies listed below will conduct interviews on
campus. Schedule interviews now in 112 Old Main.
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 decrees in 1954
on Nov.* 17.
DEERE AND CO. will interview Jan. B.S. graduates in
ME, As 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 degrees* in 1954, on Nor. IT.-
STANDARD OIL DEVELOPMENT CO. will interview
Jan. B.S. graduates, M.S. and Ph.D. Candidates in Com
mercial Chem. on Nov. 19.
Collegian editorials represent
the viewpoint of the writers,
not necessarily the policy of the
newspaper. Unsigned editorials
are by the editor.
ider the act of March 3, 1879.
—Dick Rau
Itle Man on Campus
omebody has been noising ii around that I'm going steady wit
!arl—This makes the third frat pin I've had to give bac
is week."
Administration Seen
Through Faculty
To obtain a cleax picture of the administration, it is necessary
to first scrutinize the faculty, Richard C. Maloney, assistant dean of
the School of the Liberal Arts, told members and guests of the
Faculty Luncheon Club yesterday in the Hotel State College.
Speaking on “A Look at the Administration,” Maloney explained
that the administration acted as
a representative of the faculty,
and at the same time as a leader
in the formulation of policy. Be
cause of this, he stated, it is nec
essary for the faculty and admin
istration to carry on a close rela
tionship.
Corps of administrators have
long been a part of the school
system, he explained, because
of the great amount of "busy"
work required in keeping rec
ords of attendance, operating
the physical plant, filing grades
and requirements in specialized
subjects,' and in regulating the
salaries, pensions, and tax de
ductions of employees.
Many faculty members are de
fensive in their attitude toward
the administration, while the lat
ter endeavors to understand the
teachers and professors, Maloney
stated. He added that for this
reason the administration often
found it hard to follow through
with its plans for the good of the
educational institution and the
people therein.
A great deal of pressure is put
on the administration of a uni
versity such as Penn State, Ma
loney said. Not only is there pres
sure from the trustees, but also
from the alumni, the . state gov
ernment, the faculty, and the stu
dents. Therefore the administra
tion bases its relationship with
all pressure groups on the “three
F’s,” fairness, firmness, and
friendliness.
The faculty, in order to
strengthen its relationship with
the administration, should en
deavor to follow ihe "three
C's," confidence, candor, and
most importantly, cooperation,
Maloney said. ■
The administration, in an at
tempt to establish a two-way
communication between itself
and the faculty, has planned and,
put into effect at the University
general faculty meetings, dinners
for deans and department heads
where general discussions are en
couraged, and a faculty advisory
committee. Thus, in this manner,
the faculty has been represented
to a great extent, he explained.
Considerable progress and
growth has been undergone by
the administration, Maloney said,
since the institution was first es
tablished. He added that through
the help of both faculty and stu
dents the administration would
continue to thrive for the better
ment and enrichment of all con
cerned.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1953
By BEV DICKINSON
Civil Service
To- Give Tests
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced new
examinations for engineers, aero
nautical, marine, and welding en
gineers and naval architects to
fill positions in federal agencies in
Washington, D.C. and vicinity.
Engineers in these fields are
needed in the Navy department.
The positions will pay from $3410
to $lO,BOO a year.
To qualify for these positions,
applicants must show appropriate
education or experience in the
field in which they apply.
Information concerning educa
tion and experience requirements
and forms of applications are
available '“ at the State College
Post Office.
College Enrollment
Shows Increase
The U.S. Office of Education has
estimated enrollment in the na
tion’s colleges and universities
has risen 3.1 per cent this fall as
compared to a year ago.
Information from 70.5 per cent
of 1900 institutions indicated a
total enrollment of 2,215,000 this
fall as compared to 2,148,000 for
the fall of 1952.
Japanese Educator
Named Visiting Prof
Dr. Megumi Tashiro, of Kyoto
University, Japan, has been ap
pointed visiting professor of cer
amics at the University, for one
year. Under a Fulbright grant,
Tashiro is working with Dr. Wol
demar A. Weyl, professor of glass
technology, on fundamental re
search on the constitution ■ and
properties of glass and enamels.
Engineering 2 Surveys
Engineering 2 students who
failed to return the job informa
tion survey forms distributed Nov.
9 may return the information to
David Burke at the Collegian of
fice, basement of Carnegie Hall.
Eng Council Mixer
The Engineering Student Coun
cil will hold a council-faculty
mixer at 7 tonight at Alpha Tau
Omega.
By BiJbier