PAG S’ FOUR SOrr Sails Caliban ZSsST&s* The Daily Colleerian the iicwsdascf trn<<{cnnt MiitnriKiK t cnneyl vania State University. Soecem*? te TUB FREE LANC*, cat. lit! arc by the" editor. Entered as second-class natter DAVE JONES, Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, Diehl McKalip; Copy editors, Lee Wheeler, Nancy Ward; As sistants, Marilyn Ambler, Rodney Felix, Barbara Hendel, Nancy Fortna, and Robert Dunn. Military Ball Decision Needs a Review The decisions that made Military Ball week- that this impression existed. The committee end into a “big” weekend were at first received never said the dance would be opened. It said with accolades. But fii light of more recent £i° SS u S , . , ~ . It seems probable, however, that this mis developments, -hose actions could now stand formation was a big factor in the decisions to a quick review. make Mil Ball weekend a big weekend. The The Senate committee on student affairs ap- Mill Ball, however, need not be forced open, proved the dance for special hours, and Worn- If the military groups sponsoring the dance en’s Student Government Association and wish restriction, that is their prerogative. But Interfraternity Council followed with special big weekend classification does not seem logical considerations. This created Penn State’s fourth f° r a restricted dance. big weekend. Theoretically, the restriction of ticket sales But the Mil Ball is restricted in its attendance, prohibits those not within ROTC—and all coeds not only in the number of tickets sold, but —from buying Mil Ball tickets. These people, in who may purchase tickets. And this lim'i- however, may buy tickets through ROTC stu talion makes some wonder if such a dance dents. But if this is true, what is the sense in should be classed as a big weekend., restricting sales to ROTC students? Restriction in the number of tickets sold may The defense, of course, is that ROTC students be a good idea, since it makes the dance dance- must be given a chance to attend their own able. But restriction of sales to advanced and dance. That is true. And because it is, it appears basic ROTC students is a different matter. Be- the dance is really not a big weekend dance, cause of the latter restriction, many students and not an all-University affair, who wanted to go to the dance may have been It would be good for the Senate committee, deprived of the opportunity. And some of those or All-College Cabinet, to review the classifi who did buy tickets waited in line overnight to cation of big weekends. There is no official get them. designation for “big weekend.” But the student The Senate committee issued the late dance body and administration knows which are the hours on the basis of dance attendance and big weekends. name band. The IFC and WSGA action provided If a name band and attendance are the deier a clincher to the classification as big weekend. minants, the Mil Ball classifies. A logical pre- But there was a belief by many that this year’s requisite, however, would require the dance Mil Ball would be open to any student who be an all-University function. Mil Ball does not wished to buy a ticket; or at least, not limited fit in this And until it does, there to ROTC cadets. is considerable doubt as to whether it deserves It is not the fault of the Mil Ball committee big weekend recognition. Campus Radio Stations Last night, the campus radio station staff started walking on its way to what may be come an extremely successful radio broadcasting station. Two weeks ago, the entire staff went through two days of “dry runs” —complete programming without broadcasting—saw what they had ac complished, and what still had to be done. Then came two weeks of final advance preparation. Now station WDFM is practically on the air. Practically because the transmitter will not be turned on yet for a short time. The staff has been working hard toward its goal: the best station possible. It conducted sur veys to discover what the students want on the station. It has spent many hours planning, rehearsing, rewriting, and getting the programs into final shape for what is now going on. Station WDFM is in the process of seven-days a-week actual programming of an entire pro posed schedule of programs. These shows will be practiced, improved, and made ready for a day in the near future when the switch to the transmitter will be thrown and the station will be broadcasting. Unfortunately, due to equipment shortage which has hampered the station's progress, WDFM will only be broadcasting on FM for the first few weeks. Later, after translators Eire Fraternity Action: Discrimination Cloak? In a series of meetings this past weekend, the National Interfraternity Conference finally took a united stand on an issue that has vexed the fraternity system for some time. The outcome, however, is both disappointing and regrettable." The conference passed the following auton omy resolution, cloaking the resolution in the outward desire for continued “unity of purpose and compatibility of interests” in the fraternity system: “that in the opinion of the National Interfraternity Conference each member fra ternity should have the right to adopt qualifi cations for membership applicable to all its chapters free from any interference or restric tion by any non-member.” The report of the committee on fraternity autonomy stated the problem of membership criteria had arisen "as a result of effort by sev eral college administrators to regulate member ship criteria." However, the reasons why these colleges ruled as they did should be kept in view: otherwise, the picture is distorted. Today ACEI, 7 p.m., Atherton Lounge. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS RESEARCH AS SOCIATION MIXER, 7:30 p. m., Sigma Pi. NEW BAVARIAN SCHUPLATTELERS, 8 p.m., 405 Old Main. NEWMAN CLUB, 7:30 p.m., Catholic Student Center PENNS VALLEY SKI CLUB AND OUTING CLUB, 7:30 p.m., 109 Agriculture. PHI UPSILON OMICRON, 6:45 p.m., Home Ec onomics Living Center. WRA MODERN DANCE CLUB, 7 p.m., White Hall Rhythm room. WRA UPPERCLASS BOWLING CLUB, 7 p.m., White Hall alleys. Tomorrow ART EDUCATION FORUM, 7:30 p.m., 138 Tem porary. PENN STATE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, 7:30 p.m., 218 Mineral Science. J«ly S. 19M at tfcc State Cellere, Fa. Post Office ander the act af Hmrcli 3. I*7». Gazette •.. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA VINCE DRAYNE. Business Mgr. Money Well-Spent installed, students in dormitories with AM radios will be able to listen to the station. And until that switch is thrown, putting the station on the air, everything will be going through final rehearsal—realistic program days without transmission of signals. Many students will be able to hear WDFM when it first goes on the air. Many townspeople will also.be listening. Many persons, permanent residents of State College, have radios with FM bands. There are also FM sets in some dormi tory lounges, fraternity houses, and sorority suites. So the station will not be without an audience. The WDFM program schedule is definitely aimed at a University level. The schedule calls for all kinds of music: popular, semi-classical, and classical. Much of the music will be of the easy-to-listen-to-while-studying type. Up-to-the minute newscasts and programs to acquaint the audience with what's going on at the University will be broadcast. Now, WDFM is set to serve the University with a top-notch program schedule as soon as the final kinks are worked out. This should not take long. And when that time arrives, the student body should find its radio fee assess ment well-spent. Each of the fraternities in question either .practiced its biases and prejudices pursuant to a discriminatory clause in its charter, or was itself a victim of prejudice when expelled from the national organization for admitting to mem bership members of one minority or another. In other words, there were two kinds of dis criminatory practices that these college admin istrators were trying to curb. Yet, both the report and the resulting resolu tion of the NIC refuse to come to grips with this basic and underlying problem w in the fra ternity system. Instead, the resolution gives tacit consent to such action of the national organization, and any discriminatory practice of a member fra ternity. What, then, becomes the “purpose” and the “interest” of the fraternities? Devotion to undemocratic—much less un- American—principles is hardly praiseworthy. —Len Goodman- POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB, Dr. Ernst Freund speaker, 7:30 p.m., Home Ec Living Center. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT Waiters wanted on and off campus. PLACEMENT SERVICE The companies listed below will conduct interviews on campus. Schedule interviews now in 112. Old Main. WHEELING STEEL COMPANY will interview Jan. B.S. graduates in Ch.E, Chem., CE, EE, lE, ME, Fuel' Tech, and Metal, on Dec. 3. BENDIX-WESTINGHOUSE (AUTOMOTIVE AIR BRAKE CO.) will interview Jan. B.S. graduates in ME on Dec. 3. M. W. KELLOGG CO. will interview Ph.D. candidates in Chem., Ch.E expecting to receive their degrees in 1954; M.S. candidates in CE, ME, and Ch.E who have completed at least one semester; and B.S. Jan. graduates in CtuE in. Dec. 7. STANDARD PIEZO CO. will interview Jan. graduates in Bus. Adm., Bus. Mngt., Eco., lE, Arts and Letters, Labor Management Relations, and Math, on Dec. 7. ATLAS POWDER CO. (CENTRAL RESEARCH LAB.) will interview Jan. B.S. graduates in Chem., Ch.E, Mining E, lE, CE: M.S. candidates in Ch.E, and Chem. who have completed at least one semester; and Ph.D. candidates in Ch.E and Chem. expecting to receive - their-degrees in 1954 •u Dec. 8* The plan for today called for a light going over on ROTC, the army, and military life in general. However, I read a column Mon day night that deserves a little passing comment. And so,, the mili tary will have at least a week to live it up a little. The _column in question was written by Robert C. Ruark, a fairly well known columnist. His main gripe for the day seemed to be students. He apparently doesn’t like them. Why? They think. Right or wrong, they at least make some kind of attempt at exercising the gray tissue stuff ed between their ears. This, ac cording to Ruark, is wrong. I gathered from his outburst that the reason for his displeas ure was the report that riots in Rome and Trieste, over the Tri este issue, were largely the work of students. It naturally follows, then, that such things as panty raids in this country are one aspect of an overall character istic of students, Le. violence as an outward manifestation. —Bill Josl Wire editor In this manner, Ruark tells all students they should not try to think. The fact that panty raids in this country are precipitated by a minority is beside the point. Since I was not in Trieste or Rome at the time of the riots there, I will not venture a guess as to what percentage of the students in those two cities took part in the festivities. The riots may illustrate some thing other than a love for activ ity. The students in Europe, by their action, reveal an interest in something other- than sex. Sex is fine, but it has yet to solve a na tional problem other than sparse ness of population. Riots are not the answer to settling national problems eith er. But the action shows that students are at least doing a lit tle thinking on national subjects. It might also be remembered that particularly in southern Europe, .riot s—not debates— have been the means of express ing displeasure with national situations or governmental acr lions. It might also be kept in mind that the person whose main concern is his next meal is not likely to take up violent action unless he is deprived of the' meal. If this happens, he, too, will probably lake violent action in the name of sex, or anything else that a spirited orator names as the cause of his trouble. In maintaining his stand on stu dent thinking, Ruark said: “As part of college discipline, students should be made to write 100 times daily in all languages, including Sanskrit —‘I will riot confuse myself with adults and will try hard not to think on the same plane with my elders. This especially includes politics.” I suppose this means that our Little Man on Campus How's about getting somewhere outta sight—That's the secoi •rof that's looked in here and fainted." v Cjfancintg -Ground WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1953 -At CL P,er elders always think on the same high plane.- Judging from some samples of thinking by “elders,” I’m sure I “will try hard not to think on the same plane with my elders” on any subject. As far as students confusing themselves with adults is con cerned, I'm sure this philosophy will be greeted with ecstasy by the vast number of educators who are knocking themselves out trying to get students to act like adults, not to mention think like adults. Ruark’s opinions of students who try to think and express their thoughts apparently come from his college days, and a casual look around since the day he was grad uated. He said: “When I was a lad in college, all my wise compatriots were busy writing learned essays on world matters, communism, literature and the arts. Some were busily joining the Communist Party. Others were telling Herbert Hoov er what to do about the depres sion and second-guessing Roose velt when he came in. “A few of us earned the finger of scorn from our betters since we devoted ourselves mainly to the pursuit of happiness, coeds and corn whiskey and read only. the sports pages. Of that group, most of them grew up to succeed. The long-skulls who wrote the learned essays for the campus paper most-, ly wound up as minor clerks and press agents.” I have yet fo hear a professor. ■ or anyone with any amount of education, recommend ' that the solution to matters worthy of serious consideration is found in the bottom of a whiskey bot tle, in the sports pages (with all due respect to my journalistic (Continued on page five) Photo Schedule The unofficial schedule for LaVie group pictures tonight at the Penn State Photo Shop is: Men's Debate 6:30 Forensic Council 6:50 Board of Dramatics and Forensics 7:10 Senate 7:30 Farmer 7:50 Bv Bible: Ey DICK RAU LaYie Group
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