'AGE FOUR Published Tuesday through Sat arday mornings inclusive during the University year by the staff if The Daily Collegian of the Pennsylvania State University. Entered as second-class matter July 2. 1924 at the State CoLiege, Pa. Past Office an DAVE .JONES . ; Editor • Managing Ed., Marshall 0. Donley; City Ed., Chuck Asst. Bas. Mgr.. Mark Christ; Local Advertising' Mgr.. Obertance: Copy Ed. Chiz Mathias: Sports Ed.. Sass Pro. Robert Carruthers: National Adv. Mgr.. Dave Burke: collie: Edit. Dir .. Dick Ran: Wire-Radio Ed., Bill Jost: Circulation Co-Mgrs., Frank Crewman. Diane Miller: Photo Ed.. Bruce Schroeder: Soe. Ed. Lynn Kahanowitz: Promotion Mgr., Ruth Israel: Personnel Mgr., Patience Asst. Sports Ed., Dick McDowell; Asst. Soc. Ed., Liz Newell: Ongethnena: Office Mgr.. Gail Shaver: `Classified Adv. Feature Ed., Nancy Meyers: Exchange. Ed.'. Cu. Vollmer' llgr.. Jean Geiger: Sec., Carol Schwing: Research and Librarian. Lorraine Gladus. Records Mgrs.. Virginia Bowman. Francis Crawford. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, George Bairey; Copy editors, Ed Reiss, Nancy Ward; Assistants, Jack Melder, Jim Jacoby, Anita Oprendek, Rodney Felix, Carole Gibson, Ron Gatehouse. Ad staff, Sondra Duckman, Locinda Manarin, Estelle Caplan. Panhei Could Use a New Election Plan A Panhellenic Council committee started re vision of the council constitution this week with an eye toward changing the rotational presidency clause. As the constitution now reads, if a sorority is not able to provide a president when its turn arrives, that sorority forfeits its chance at the presidency until the cycle is completed among the campus chapters—a 22-year period. As the amendment clause • would read, if a sorority is not able to provide a president during its turn, that sorority has a chance at the pres idency the following year. The amendment would be an equitable move. However, it is not enough. Panhel, in working with this clause, has overlooked a chance to make a really worthwhile improvement in the rotation clause—its elimination. Why does not Panhel knock the clauses from its constitution and annually elect, a president through repre sentatives of each sorority? The rotation clause provides that the presi dency shall pass among sororities each year in order of chapter founding on campus, and that the president shall be elected or appointed by that sorority. This is certainly a way to prevent animosity among sororities. But what price is being paid to prevent such animosity? And is such expected hostility—infantile in this case— any reason to maintain an election process which is neither democratic nor wise? By its rotation clause, Panhel endorses a somewhat haphazard selection of its leading officer: What reason is there to believe that an arbitrarily designated sorority automatically hosts the best presidential material in a given year? Ideally, one might say that a sorority, for its own self-respect, pledges none but the best quality of person. This is not true. Furthermore, it is a paradox of human nature. Every sorority hits, occasionally, a "low tide" during which its members are not the best type of women to carry the presidency. Is there any guarantee that the turn at the presidency will not fall upon that sorority during that particular year? And if such happened, how many sororities New Speed. Limit: Experiment in-Death There are times when Pennsylvania's policies hand, has been called one of the finest roads on highway safety are difficult to understand. in the country.. • Tomorrow; for instance, is scheduled the start Proponents of higher speed limits may cite fatigue, combined with speed, as one of the lead of one of the least understood policies of all— ing causes of fatal accidents on the turnpike, opening of the four-lane stretch of U.S. route 22 and the suitable section of route 22. is much east of Harrisburg to 60 miles an hour speed - shorter than the turnpike. limit. Safety authorities, however, have also noted The opening of some state highways to speed that drivers traveling at high speeds• frequently limits of 60 miles an hour was authorized in do not adjust to the required lower speeds the last session of the General Assembly on an when conditions demand it. The highway east experimental basis. During that same session, of the four-lane section of route 22 is hilly. much criticism of the 70 mile an hour speed winding, and a rather narrow two lanes—not permitted on the Pennsylvania Turnpike was the best site for a race track. also brought forth. The National Safety Council has cited sta- The particular section of route 22 that has tistics which point out that speed is the number been authorized as a 60 mile an hour zone one killer on the highways. Pennsylvania must is admittedly one of the better pieces of high- want to find out , way in the state. The turnpike, on the other The Wrestling Team: Win, Lose,•-nr Draw The eyes of the sports world watch the newest Although Penn State has a murderous wrest wrestling National champions—Penn State. And ling schedule, we do not feel the Lions will pre-season drum beaters have been inquisitive have a terrible season, or even one loss. On the in true Penn State tradition. But insiders won- contrary, we feel they will finish with flying der whether wrestling-conscious Nittany Lion colors. Nevertheless, there is always that pos fans will tend to continue to back up this team 4 ibility which cannot be overlooked. when it falls under its first defeat. We hope that when the Lion wrestlers do The Recreation Hall seating plan has been drop their first dual meet—either tonight, two put into effect for one reason: when the Lions weeks, or months or years from now—the stu drop their first game in any indoor sport, the dent body will not look at this team as a poor number of fans decrease considerably. The stu- team. Instead we should look at its opponent as dent body is no longer attracted. a stronger and finer squad which 'defeated not Wrestling, however, has had little trouble in "cheese champs" but a team that is human. crowding Rec Hall with eager Penn State fans In concluding, however, we must remember who view the mat sport at its best. that no wrestling team has had more ardent fans In fact, college wrestling in recent years has than Penn State during the last four years. been visioned by spectators throughout the From the President of the University to the in country as a sport with potentialities. And coming freshman, the fans have been a loyal, crowds have been on the upgrade. Still, we at colorful clan. And that's why the Nittany Lion Penn State believe it is mainly because the matmen have gone all the way. Lions are winning. The students should see the grapplers not only for the latter reason but for school spirit and for love of the sport. Monday COLLEGIAN, INC., 4 p.m., 9 Carnegie. BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS, 7 p.m., 107 Wil lard. FLYING CLUB, 7 p.m., 209 Willard. ' NITTANY COUNCIL, 6:30 p.m., Dorm 20 STUDENT EMPLOYMEtirT Camp Delwood in the Poconos will interview students who are interested in counselors' positions on Feb. 16. Interested students may sign up for appointment at the employment office. tic Critt, ai itegia ef fiew n poiendatt°olaisthe ce:Ms:ret. I not necessarily the policy of the newspaper. Unsigned editorials are by the editor. Successor to THE FREE LANCE, est. 1887 Gazette . . THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSTLT-PitYlti VINCE DRAYNE. Business Mgr. ~;'- ` Vfk,,,, would admit they had no presidential material and forfeit their turn at office? Instead, they would probably produce the most capable wom an they had, who would not necessarily be the most capable woman among all sororities. ' There is no reason why some 900 adult-aged women should be ,subject to the leadership of one who may or may not be capable of office— her capability being relevant to the compara tive capability of hr sorority sisters. In calling the present election process un democratic, we refer to the representation of 22 sororities by a woman elecetd by one sorority— not even a representative minority such as a screening board or an all-sorority elections committee. Sororities everywhere, Penn State included, have enough trouble answering charges of being undemocratic by their very definition of policy. Surely they wish to avoid any undemocratic Policies within their own membership. No other major governing body on campus elects officers by the means Panhel uses. Nor does any governing group off campus, in na tional or civic administration, employ such methods. A rotational appointment to the presidency is fine in grade school where children know a minimum about legislation and jurisdiction. The value of such policies end at that point. Even high schools hold general elections for class and student council officers. Imagine the state of affairs if the presidency of the United States was rotated automatically among the states. What type. of All-College Cab inet would Penn State hate if the presidency arbitrarily passed among the campus colleges? Even IFC, Panhel's brother organization, has by-passed the rotational presidency administra tion.- Panhel should use a general or representative election. Passiveness among sorority • relations surely is not worth indifference and possible laxity in organization. Why fight fear of ani mosity, which should be absent in this case, with an equally immature and unnecessary election system? „Camp Ken-Mont and Ken-Wood, Kent, Conn., will interview men and women on Feb. 12. PLACEMENT SERVICE LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY representa tives will visit the campus Jan. 13 to interview Ph D. can didates in Physics, Math. Chem. (Inorganic or Physical) and Metal. expecting to receive their degrees in 1954, M.S. can didates in Phys., Math., Chem., (Inorganic or Physical) and Metal, who have completed at least one semester, and grad uates in the above fields who wish to consider summer work. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO. will visit the campus on Jan. 14 to interview Jan. graduates for positions as trainee in life insurance sales. Also, trainee position for cashier in Johnstown—must be exempt from draft: der the stet of March 3. 1879 —Peggy McClain —Dick Rau —Sam Procopio Sports Editor Little Man on Campus 11 inches. OK, that's enough, Elmer. NEXT MAN!" 9 feet Interpreting the News Russians May Try For French Amity As the four-power meeting in Berlin approaches, 'the Soviets are making a big play to interest France in closer relations with the U.S.S.R. The Russians are relying on traditional French fears of German aggression to try to win them back to the traditional French policy of this century-alliance with Russia against- Germany. It seems likely that the So viets will make use of the Ber lin meeting of foreign ministers Jan. 25 to carry their courting of France a bit further. Implicit in this is a threat to the structure of Western European unity built with United States support at such difficulty over a long period. Through the press and by other means the Soviets are attempting to keep the suggestion before the French that a reactivation of the French-Soviet treaty of alliance, signed in 1944, and directed against Germany, is a practical and advantageous alternative to French participation in a Euro pean army alongside the Ger mans. The most significant public step in this campaign was the editorial published by Pravda Dec. 10, ninth anniversary of the signing of the French-Soviet pact. In previous years this an niversary was not noticed. This time Pravda came out with a three-column front page edi torial flattering to France and stressing collaboration between France and the U.S.S.R. against 4he "danger" of "revival of Ger man militarism." The treaty, said Pravda, is "called on to play a great role in defending French security." It added: "The Soviet Union consistently has supported and is supporting all efforts to solve the task of France's national revival." Pravda's compliments to the. French reconstruction effort jibed poorly with other Moscow articles portraying alleged mis ery in France under Marshall plan aid. France's word now carries weight in European affairs and in world politics," Pravda said. It suggested there are possibili ties for closer cooperation with the U.S.S.R. and said: "Time will show to what ex tent France will take advantage of these. opportunities." , Pravda's editorial was not the first nor the last sign of what the Russians are planning. Recently a headline read: "The interests of the nations require the revival of the French-Russian alliance." Premier Georgi Malenkov in. the Supreme Soviet last August mentionedFrench-Soviet friend- SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1954 By TOM WHITNEY Associated Press Staff Writer ship "of many years' standing's .and .'the.blood shed by _ both countries in the struggle against the "common enemy—the Ger man militarists." He declared the .Soviets do not forget their treaty with France. It is obvious Russian blandish ments toward the French are in tended to add fuel to the flames of opposition in France to ratifica tion of the European army treaty. This is a short-term tactical aim. But is that all there is to it? Maybe the Malenkov govern ment is interested from more than a viewpoint of temporary tactics. Certainly in many different ways on many different occasions, the Malenkov government and Malen kov himself have stressed the "danger of revived German mili tarism." The tone of expressed fear of Ge_many in these pro nouncements seems more pro nounced than in the postwar Sta lin era. Tube Failure Causes WDFM to Leave Air The failure of a tube in the main control panel of Station WDFM caused the station to go off• the air. for approximately 55 seconds 'Thursday night. The failure, which occurred at 8:29 p.m., affected three studio microphones and disrupted broad casting, 'although the st ati o n transmitter remained in opera tiOn. A' switchover was made and broadcasting continued. 7:30 9:00 Design for Dancing 9:50• Hi Fi Open House 10:30 Sign off 7:25 7:30 Masterworks from France 8:00 Radio Netherland • 8:30 Tales of Hoffman 10:30 MONDAY 7:25 Sign on Prev 7:30 ------ Serenade in Blue 7:45 Snortlight 8:00 Record Prevne 8:15Top Drawer • 8:30 Sequc Session' 9:00 Semi-Pops. 9:15 News 9:30 Symphony 10:30 ___ _ ___________ Sign:oft By Kibler This Weekend On WDFM ___ Sign on Prevne ____ Paris Star Time SUNDAY Sign on Prevue. Jazz Moods' Sign off
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