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DAVE JONES. Editor
Managing Ed., Marshall O. Donley; City Ed.. ChacJ. Asst. Bas. Mgr., Mark Christ; Local Advertising Mgr.,
Obertance; Copy Ed., Chix Mathias: Sports Ed., Sam Pro- itobert Carrnthers: National Adv. Mgr.. Dave Bnrlre;
copio: Edit. Dir.. Dick Ran; Wire-Radio Ed.. Bill Jost: Circulation Co-Mgra., Frank Cressaann, Diane Miller:
Photo Ed., Brace Sehroeder; Soe. Ed. Lynn Kahanowitz: Promotion Mgrl, Ruth Israel; Personnel Mgr., Patience
Asst. Sports Ed., Dick McDowell; Asst. Soc. Ed.. Liz Newell; iingethnem: Office Mgr.. Gail Shaver: Classified Adv.
Feature Ed., Nancy Meyers; Exchange Ed.. Gus Vollmer Mgr., Jean Geiger; Sec.. Carol Schwing: Research and
Librarian, Lorraine Glados. ■ Records Mgrs., Virginia Bowman. Francis Crawford.
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, Mary Lee Lauffer; Copy editors, Lee Wheeler, Ed Reiss; Assistants,
Nancy'Gray, Anna Saylor, Bill Pete, Rod Felix, Bobbie Hendel, Jack Melder. Ad staff, Faye'Goldstein,
Ann Sherman. ■,
Considerations on Extending WDFM Hours
Several considerations must be made con
cerning the move to extend Station
WDFM’s broadcasting hours during final exam
inations.
Some students are anxious to have the station
broadcast until 2 or 3 a.m. daily during exam
week. About 14 petitions requesting that move
are circulating on campus. But David R. Mackey,
faculty manager of the station, and Wilmer E.
Kenworthy, member of the station board of
directors, have voiced disapproval of such an
extension.
Earlier in the semester, some disapproval oi
WDFM hours was expressed. The station now
broadcasts from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. There were
requests to change those, hours to 9 p.m. to mid
night. The new request for extension to 2 to 3
a.m. seems a bit unnecessary. .
If most of the student body listened to WDFM.
or had access to its broadcasts, such extension
might be worth more consideration.. But WDFM
has not installed its dormitory translators, and
most of the student body is not able to hear
the station.
The 18-Year-Old Vote Makes Good Sense-
Proposed bills amending the U.S. Constitu
tion to allow 18-year olds to vote make good
sense. The legislation—as asked by President
Dwight D. Eisenhower in his State of the Union
address —would be a logical step forward.
In -American socieiy the majority of 18-year
olds are job-holders. They are, for the most part,
citizens of their communities. By 18, their formal
education has ended. Why not allow them the
right of participation in the governments of
their communities?
Immediately following World War I there
was another debate about granting the vote
to an “immature, ignorant, and irresponsible”
group. In the 1920’s thousands of people be
lieved that women were too unaware to make
intelligent voters. And they were, then.
In 1952 more women voted than did men.
Women, having been granted the right of par
ticipation, had. learned to use the right and had
taken the responsibilities which accompany par
ticipation. The result: a stronger democracy.
We believe 18-year olds would also become
valuable citizens if given the opportunity. Be
cause no other group has as great a stake in the
future, we believe they would be aware of the
importance of their votes.
The milions of high school graduates who
every June get jobs form patterns they will
follow the rest of their lives. It is important to
the future success—or failure—of American
democracy that voting be part of the patterns.
It has been argued that because an 18-year
old is old enough to fight he is not necessarily
old enough to vote. It is not because he is old
enough to fight, but because he is being called
upon to fight that he should be granted the vote.
Is it logical to ask the 18-year old to fight for a
government in which he has no part? Should
we ask the 18-year old to fight for principles
and policies he has no part in forming? Isn’t
the soldier who fights for the government he
helped elect a better soldier?
We do not presume that the 18-year old voter
will immediately solve the problems that have
baffled governments throughout history. We
have no illusions about any superior intelligence
of the 18-year olds. We also have no evidence, of
Safety Valve. •.
On Giving Blood
TO THE EDITOR: The campus Red Cross Unit
wishes to state a few facts about recent articles
on the recommendation of AlM’s Judicial Board
of Review regarding the punishment of 34 mem
bers of Nittany Dorm 43. In the first place, no
one from the Judicial Board of Review con
tacted anyone from the Red Cross to see if their
proposal was acceptable prior to the first article
in the Collegian. Though the Red Cross sin
cerely wants volunteer donors to give blood, to
classify giving blood as a suitable punishment
is certainly not the right attitude and puts an
unfair stigma on donors who volunteer out of
free choice.
The Red Cross will gladly welcome and ap
preciate all donors who voluntarily sign up, but
to approve a punishment where there was little
or no choice given to the boys hardly would be
in keeping with the principles for which the
Red Cross stands.
Furthermore, if the Red Cross did go along
with AlM’s recommendation, it would probably
lead to other Judicial and Tribunal groups using
this means of punishment for various offenses,
and in no time every “donor” in line at the
Bloodmobile visit would be saying to the person
in front of him, “What are you in for?”
John J. Hufcr.r. faculty adviser.
Campus Red Cross Unit
THE.DAM Y COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENI'rw'tLVANW'
VINCE DRAYNE. Business Mgr.
In view of this, it seems a waste of station
personnel time to broadcast until the early
hours of the morning. This could have an un
necessarily adverse effect on their academic
standing. Despite this, most of the station stu
dent personnel indicate interest in carrying out
such a schedule.
Mackey opposed ihe plan vaguely as contrary
to the policies of the station at ihe present time.
Kenworthy opposed the plan 'because "it is not
the function -of the station to be on the air for
entertainment."
Alteration of the station’s hours to 9 p.m. to
midnight seems acceptable. This has also been
contrary to present station policy. This alter
ation, however, is much more desirable than the
present plan to change the hours. • _
The question of station policy need not enter
into the picture. Unfortunately, the station does
not serve enough of the student body, to warrant
ihe extension of station hours during finals. The
station board of directors need look no farther
than this.
any inferior intelligence or any lack of ability
to think intelligently.
Another effect of the amendment would be
to equalize the minimum voting requirements
in all states. This makes sense. It makes,no sense
at all that an 18-year old in Georgia is old
enough to vote, while an 18-year old in any
other state is not.
It may—or may not—be true that Americans
at 21 are in a better position to make decisions
than at 18. But the incentive of a more im-
mediate vote might very well be the incentive
for high school pupils to learn about democracy,
and might make of them better, more intelli
gent, voters for the rest of their lives.
—Mike Feinsilber
Safety Valve
Sees Misinformation
TO THE EDITOR: I have just finished reading
the' articles concerning the Recreation Hall seat
ing plan and was dumbfounded to read Edward
Czekaj’s statement that, according to the min
utes of All-College Cabinet at which the plan
was adopted, a minimum of 300 tickets must
be placed on sale to the public. As a member
of the cabinet which passed the plan and as a
proponent of the idea, I wish to clarify Mr.
Czekaj’s misinformation.
When ihe original Rec Hall seating plan was
presented io cabinet—the one which proposed
the setting aside of 300 seals for each indoor
athletic event for sale to the public—the ma
jority of cabinet objected strenuously to the
idea . . . (When) it became evident ihe seats'
in Rec Hall wer6 not being put to their fullest
advantage, a new plan was formulated. I dis
cussed this plan carefully with Joseph Lemyre,
then president of the Athletic Association, and
agreed with, his proposals for a revised seating.
In this plan there was no mention of any "mini
mum of 300 seats."
... In spite of apparent student dislike of the
plan at present, I still maintain that the idea,
is a fine one . . .
The Collegian’s own recently conducted poll
showed that most students still do not under
stand the Rec Hall seating plan. This type of
apathy has long been of major concern, not
only to cabinet, but to all organizations on
campus ...
• Letter cut
—David M. Pellniiz
1952-53 editor. Daily Collegian
Gazette...
CHECKER CLUB 8 p.m., TUB
INFIRMARY
Geraldine D’Alio, Arnold Dalton, Maryetta
enderson, Richard Leety, Bean Moyer, Wil-
liam Pharaoh, Charles Schulz, George Seid, Ar
chie Sirianni, Catherine Stewart, Jean Wagner,
Everett Weidner.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
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.
Camp Ken-Mont and Ken-Wood, Kent, Conn.,
will interview men and women on Feb. 12.
Education makes a people easy to lead, but
difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible
to enslave.—Lord Brougham
Tomorrow
Little Man on Campus
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"No, not lonite, Professor Snarf has been temperamental, sullen,
cynical, nasty, an' in a bad mopd all day, so he thought he'd better
take advantage of it and grade papers this evening."
Varying Uses
For 25-Cent
The 25-cent general student assessment, begun this semester by
action of All-College Cabinet, has been deposited in the treasuries
of the student councils of the nine colleges and is being used for
student activities, according to the presidents' of the councils.
The College of Agriculture Student Council’s activities this fall 5 '
have been Howdy Night for
freshmen, the annual Ag Hill Par
ty, and a series of coffee hours
with Dean Lyman E. Jackson. The
assessment has also helped pay
for the Penn'State Farmer, For
ester, and Scientist, and the Ag
Hill Breeze, regular publications
of the college.
Business Plans Paper
The student "council of the Col
lege of Business, now in its first
year of organization, sponsored
student mixers during the fall
and plans to publish a newspaper
during the spring semester. The
council also has planned a series
of coffee hours, and a faculty rat
ing program
The allotment of the College of
Chemistry and Physics Council is
being used for general council
i project expenses, including the
Chem-Phys Newsletter, mixers,
and blue book files.
| Evaluation Planned
I Coffee hours and a Christmas
party for faculty and students
were sponsored by the council of
the College of Education during
the fall semester. The council is
also planning to publish a news
paper similar to News and Views,
the publication of the College of
Home Economics. The education
council also plans an evaluation
series that will cover courses, text
books, and faculty.
The College of Engineering Stu
dent Council plans to use the as
sessment as part of its general
treasury to sponsor the Open
House on April 10. The council
will also hold a mixer in March,
and has set up a committee to in
vestigate possible students activi
ties for the spring semester.
Held Student Mixer
The Home Economics Council
pays for the' publication of the
magazine News and Views with
its allotment. It also sponsored a
student mixer and a faculty tea
early last fall.
A series of weekly coffee hours
have been sponsored this semes-
ter by the Liberal Arts Council.
The assessment fund will also pay
for the'council newspaper, which
will be available early in the
spring semester.
Coffee Hours Held
• The Mineral Industries Coun
cil has also held student-faculty
coffee hours during the semester.
The fund is also being used for
the Mineral Industries Newslet
ter. .
‘ The College of Physical Educa
tion and Athletics Student Coun
cil has paid expenses for repre
sentatives to the state convention
FRIDAY. JANUARY 15. 1954
By MARCIE MacDONALD
of schools of physical education
and has planned a sports day to
be held in the spring. The xund
also pays for the Discobolus, the
council’s newspaper, and for the
Paul Smith memorial scholarship
trophy awarded each year to a
Senior man.
Phi Kappa Phi
initiates 29
-Phi Kappa Phi, national schol
astic honor society, initiated 29
new members at a recent meet
ing, president Jean Amberson,
professor of home economics ed
ucation, has announced.
New initiates are Helen Berg
man, Ernest Brozier, Louise Cas
trodale, George Dvorozniak, Dan
iel Kestill, Nguyen Tu Ban, Elsie
Devlin, and Daniel Pettinato.
Barbara Bistline, Marian Coop
er,: Marion Cullen, Robin Eiche,
Robert Euwema, Lawrence Greg
or, Harry Hazlehurst. "Robert
Hess, William Kilmer, Ralph Mc-
Connell, Susan Minnich, Richard
Oswald, Kae Parks, Lois Patter
son, Martha Richards. Charles
Rohrbeck, Winifred Scott, Philip
Sheridan, Douglas Speicher, and
Thomas Younkins.
Fellowships are available from
the national association for grad
uates wish to continue study.
Dr. Amberson said. Interested
members may contact Eleanor
Best, chapter secretary, at 105
Temporary.
Any student with a 2.6 or bet
ter average is eligible for mem
bership in the All-Campus honor-,
ary, Dr. Amberson pointed out.
Professor Writes Book
Oh German Grammar
Nora E. Wittman, assistant pro
-fessor of GGrmaii, nss written sc
new book entitled “Brief- German
Reference. Grammar.” The 88-
page book is a concise present a--
tion of grammar, word order, and
syntax. ‘ yj.-
Tonight on WDFM
91.1 MEGACYCLES
7:25 Sign on Prevue
7:30 Marquee Memories
8:00 L Record Prevue
8:15 Just for Two
9:00 Semi-Pops
9:15 Campus News
9:30 Dance Party
10:30 ... Sign off
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