PAGE FOUR Pusitstieu Tuesday through Sat urday mornings inclusive during the University year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of the Pennsylvania State University. Eatered as second-clams matter July b. 1434 at M. Stoats 'Colleee. Pa. Post Office an DAVE JONES, Editor , Managing Ed.,Marshall 0. Donley: City Ed., Chuck Asst. Bus. Mgr.. Mark Christ; Local Advertising Mgr, Oberuince: Copy d. Chia Mathias; Sports Ed.. Saar Pro- ttobert Carruthers; National Adv. Mgr., • Dive Burke: copio: Edit. Dir., Dick Rau: Wire-Radio Ed., Bill Jost: Circulation Co-Mgrs., Frank Crimmins, Dials.. Miller: Photo Ed., Bruce Schroeder: Soc. Ed. Lynn Kahanowits: Promotion Mgr., Ruth Israel: Personnel Mgr., Patience asst. Sports Ed., Dick McDowell: Asst. Soc. Ed., Lix Newell: Ungethnemt Office Mgr., Gail Shaver: Classified Adv. Feature Ed., Nancy Meyers: Exchange Ed.. Gus Vollmer• flgr.. Jean Geiger: Sec.. Carol Sckwiag: Research •arad Librarian, Lorraine Gladrt. Records Mgrs., Virginia Bowman, Francis .Crawford. • STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, Tammie Bloom, Copy editors, Bev Dickinson, Diehl McKalil); As sistants, Ron Gatehouse, Bill Snyder, Shirley Stewart, Marge Pearce, Earl Kohnfelder. Ad. staff: Enie Wolfgang, Linda Holmes, Ethel Wilson. I. Seating Plan: A Backward Glance (First of two editorials concerning the new Recreation Hall seating plan.) • The Recreation Hall seating plan controversy is raging again with the characteristic amount of misinformation. The plan is designed to pro vide a small number of seats for non-students at indoor athletic events. The only real solution to the limited seating in Rec Hall is construction of a new University field house. Some day, that field house may be a reality. But a non-existent field house will not solve the seating problem now. Any discussion of an athletic seating plan must proceed from the premises that it is de sirable to give a limited number of seats to non-students. Unless this is agreed upon,'it is unnecessary to work out a plan for such seating. Within reasonable limits, it is desirable to give some non-students a chance to see Uni versity indoor athletic events. We students, who_ are always asking for better student-faculty townspeople relations, can accomplish some thing toward those relations by allowing such a plan. Then too, it seems only fair to allow those who help support Penn State's outdoor athletic program to have a chance to see at least the indoor program. And the University, in sell ing tickets to non-students, is able to realize some income to help make up deficits in the indoor program. In 1947, as the student body outgrew the 5000 seating capacity of Rec Hall, the University closed indoor events to non-students. Under present plans, All-College Cabinet must ap prove changes in the seating arrangement. Ap proval of the present plan was given April 16 1953. First proposals to establish a new seating plan were introduced at a cabinet dinner meeting in September, 1953, by Dean of Physical Education and Athletics Ernest B. McCoy. Those proposals were not put before the student body, and most students never knew of that meeting. In October, 1953, McCoy proposed two plans formally. One would have split the student body, assuring half the seats for each game, and allowing seats for non-students. The other plan would have reserved 300 seats for non students at indoor athletic events. Students preented much opposition to both "McCoy plans." The idea of dividing the stu dent body in half was disliked because, under that plan, only half of the student body would have tickets for each indoor event. This would mean some students would be deprived of a chance to see events so non-students could be L Saturday Classes: First Two Points (This is the first of two editorials concerning Saturday classes at the University.) Even though the University will have Satur day classes next semester, a few facts have come to light which seem to prove a full pro gram of Saturday classes at the University not needed and cannot be justified. Only recently, the University issued official reasons why a return to Saturday classes for most students was favored. The reasons: 1. To make better use of classrooms and laboratories; 2. To have a more open schedule with a day between classes in the same course; 3. To arrange free hours at 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays for meetings; and 4. It was believed 'that the previous schedule was encouraging many students to take long weekends off cam pus without doing any studying. The procedure here will be to use these rea sons given by the administration of the Uni versity as the centroid of discussion. Regarding the first reason, research has re vealed that about 1067 courses were offered this semester in about 2530 sections. Under the new sequences next semester, about 1115 courses will be offered in about 2498 sections. Since the use of the University buildings on campus is dependent upon the number of sec tions, it seems that under the new schedule, less use will be made of campus buildings than with the scheduling sequences used now. Once upon a time, the statement circulated questioning how the University could justify the need for more buildings when sufficient use was not being made of present buildings. The barb was directed at campus emptiness Saturday mornings. Yet, how will the campus appear under the new system Tuesday and Thursday afternoons? Unless skiing down the Mall is allowed in win ter and skating in summer, it's doubtful that a student will be found especially near Liberal Arts buildings those afternoons. The desire for a more open schedule, with a day between classes in the same course, seems to be the only near-reasonable reason given for - altr Batty Colltgiati oliegian editorials ieir'esent he viewpoint of . the writers. I set necessarily the 'policy of the ' atewspaper, Unsigned editeriais ere by the editor. Sedeamor to THE FREE LANCE. eat. 1W 3 a. 'Vf THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE.. PE VINCE MAYNE. thisismig Kim given the chance. The idea of reserving 300 seats for non-students irked those who felt non students could take "pot-luck for seats, as stu dents must. The seating plan now in operation was adopted by cabinet on April 16 after . recom mendation by Athletic Association President Joseph Lemyre. That recommendation was to give students three or four days before indoor events to exchange athletic book coupons for tickets to those events. The exchang . l would take place on the day of the event. Non students also would be given a chance to buy tickets on the day of the event. Cabinet favored the plan, 17-6. and it went into operation this month. Now there is much. confusion on just what the plan means, and how it works. There has been misunderstanding by both students and administration on how many seats non-students may purchase. Some have said All-College Cabinet minutes prescribe a' mini mum of 300 tickets for sale to non-students. This simply is not true, and this cannot be sub stantiated in cabinet minutes. One of cabinet's chief complaints against the seating plan was that it guaranteed a specific number of seats to non-students. The adopted plan was designed to allow distribution of stu dent tickets first. Then, the difference between the student tickets exchanged and Rec Hall seating capacity would determine how many tickets could be placed on sale to the public. A detailed Athletic Association survey last year showed students rarely filled Rec Hall ;to capacity. This meant waste of seats that. could have been profitably used. How to best use those otherwise unused seats was the Univer sity problem. Now, glaring faults in the adopted plan have come to light. Students are forced to stand in lines to exchange coupons for tickets, and the exchange does not reflect how many will attend the event. The University realizes it cannot bar students from events. The first event in which the tickets plan was used drew 60 non-students, There were- many empty seats. At Saturday's doubleheader, Rec Hall was overflowing and non-students were using student seats. Many were forced to stand. If the seating plan was working, some , of this emptiness and overflow would be eliminated. The plan has been termed "almost petfect." It is terribly far from perfect. In fact, it ,is a flop. Tomorrow's concluding editorial will present a new plan that might solve the Rec Hall seat ing problem. Saturday classes. It does seem as if a day should be provided between class meetings of the same course for a student to study on his own. • Though desirable this set-up is not absolutely necessary. There are alternatives. For example, a class which now meets on Thursday afternoon and Friday mcirning, could, be rescheduled to meet on . Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon. This would eliMinate, the, present lack of time to prepare claSSwOrk; ,The same system could be applied to other sequences' ; scheduling classes in two consecutive;days. The last two reasons given for the renewal. of Saturday classes will , be discussed in :an ,edi ,nrial tomorrow. Gazette . CHESS CLUB, 7 p.m., 3 Sparks Tomorrow AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS, 7 p.m., 105 Ag. Eng. Building, INFIRMARY Joseph Chico, Geraldine' D'Alio, Arnold Dal ton, Jerome Feinberg, Louis Galliker, Brenna Hartman, William Hastings, Maryetta Hender son, Samuel Johnston, Myrtle Ann Mason, Dean Moyer, Robert Osborne, James Rich, :Archie Sirianni, Catherine Stewart, Andrew' Subashi; Everett Weidner, James Wyatt, William Yoder. PLACEMENT. SERVICE LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY representa tives will visit the campus Jan. 13 to interview Ph D: earl 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, rand 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 ezempt from draft. • t tits sot et tassel, -S. ' 189& —Len Goodman Today N~=r,'LVAN.A Little Man all Camp4B ~`. ' ~.~ - Glancing Around .At graduation The time has dome to say goodbye. In the term of the vernacular, it's been real. Real what, I won't go into, By the standards of all good journalistic cliches, this should be called the swan song. However, due to the crow-like construction of my neck, I find this terminology somewhat difficult to apply, if not downright mis- leading. WLen Glancing Around started, II had absolutely no idea what di rection it woulC. take. The condi tion hasn't changed any. Come Jan. 27, I expect to be told that. I worked lo these many years for a college educa tion, and now I am to go out into the cold, cruel, unyielding world to carve my niche in so ciety. This I already know. A few weeks ago, when the new timetables went on sale, I almost bought one. Then I remembered I am supposed to leave. Therefore, in a burst of optimism, I refused. Looking back on the past three and a half years, there are a few things which I shall never forget. Such as the time I had a final scheduled in History of the Far East at 8 a.m. That morning, I woke up at 8:40. Memories such as this, I can do without. - There is also such a thing as the coffee hour, enjoyed in this land of awkward schedules. The hour does not necessarily have to be scheduled at any particu lar time like the tea hour in Britain. On one such occasion, I talked a friend into having coffee ,with rue at the TUB. He didn't want to go. I talked some more. He repeated that he didn't like. cof fee, and furthermore, even if he did like coffee, he still Wouldn't go. . I talked some more. He.started to weaken. I persisted. He. fin ally broke down and deeided to go along with the stipulation that he would have tea. After arriving at the TUB and procuring our• beverages, , my friend proceeded to poke around • the cup at his teabag. When he , pulled 'the string which was at tached to the teabag, he received a bit •of a jolt. The end of .the string waved sneeringly back • and forth above the rim of the cu T he bag, unfortunately, was resting comfortably on the bot tom. Enraged at this act of insub ordination, -my friend grabbed his spoon and proceeded to haul up the reluctant bag. This aCtion pro duced another unexpected result. The bag broke. My friend has since developed a taste for coffee. Experiences of this type I can cherish forever, so long as they happen to someone else. Another friend of mine is a kindly soul. Recently, in. an . of fice, he came across a mutual friend of ours who had the mis fortune of breaking his ankle and is at the moment confined-to -crut- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1954 ches. My first friend 'expressed sympathy and asked the injured how he could get along on crut ches and carry books, too. The injured replied that he managed to get along all right and let the matter drop. Later, the solicitous one carefully picked up a notebook and a bunch of papers and folders from the desk and carried them outside. At the parting of the ways. the kindly one turned to the in jured one and said: "Well, here's your stuff." "That isn't mine." The kindly one carried un graded assignments and grade book back to the office. Since I arrived here there have been a couple of changes. After years of paying money for a Stu dent Union building, the students have had the opportunity of see ing a magnificent hole dug. The next thing on the agenda called for filling up the hole, which is now being done. In the future, a new name will be chosen. Student Union building won't do:• Speaking of names reminds me of the story of the year—chang ing the name of the College to University. 'After all this time spent working for a college edu cation, - I now have a university education with little or no extra sweat: However, names may come and names may go, but Pollock Circle is still here. Opposition Seen For Strike Poll WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (M President Eisenhower's proposal for government conducted vote on strikes was in trouble in Con gress today even before the plan was fully clarified. There were some predictions that it never would pass. Sen. Ives of New York, second ranking Republican on the Sen ate labor committee expressed strong opposition to any such polls. His position could be decis ive since Republicans 'hold only a single vote margin on the com mittee and a number of Demo crats probably would line up with him. Tonight on WDFM 91.1 MEGACYCLES 7:25 Sign on Prevue 7:30 Sir Herbert Read 8:30 Segue, Session 9:00 _ Semi-Pops 9:15 Campus News 9:30 Columbia Masterworks 10:34 off By . Bibler /~~. ~j ; %~ By DICK RAU
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