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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
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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. •
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—Len Goodman
Today
N~=r,'LVAN.A
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- 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
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7:30 Sir Herbert Read
8:30 Segue, Session
9:00 _ Semi-Pops
9:15 Campus News
9:30 Columbia Masterworks
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