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STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, George Bairey; Copy Editors, Mary Bolich, Joe Beau Seigneur;
Assistants, Bill Pete, Lee Hyatt, Al Klimcke, Ron Gatehouse, Marnie Schenck, and Ed Martinez.
Appohttments: Beware the Red Tape
All-University Cabinet tonight will hear the
third reading of a small, but rather important,
proposed amendment to its constitution.
The amendment would require the All-
University president to announce cabinet ap-
pointments at two consecutive meetings one
week apart before appointments would go into
effect. The amendment is designed to give
cabinet members a chance to look into appoint
ments before they are final.
Reasoning behind the proposed amendment
is good, but there is still some question as to
whether the amendment is necessary. Few, if
any, cabinet members would , really look into
appointments. Actually, only a few appoint
ments are of much significance.
The amendment would hinder the All-Uni
versity president in his appointive caphcity.
Cabinet is required to meet only every other
week. Thus, it is possible some appointments
under the proposal would be delayed a full
month before they could be official. This could
kill the operation of some committees.
Some plan, it seems, may be desirable for
more important appointments. But the present
proposal seems to have little merit. A better
amendment, perhaps, would require the double
approval of the more important appointments.
These would include chairmanships of Student
111. Elections Committee: Organization
(The last of three editorials on relations
between the All-University elections com-
mittee and campus politics.)
Permanent registration is not a panacea for all
ills that plague campus political parties. Other
steps are necessary to make campus politics
succeed.
With persons permanently registered as party
members, the party can function between elec
tions rather than just before them. It is im
portant for a party to start to rebuild for the
next election as soon as one election has been
completed. The party should be the faithful
opposition or the cautious leader of all ideas
proposed during the year. A continuing party
organization would then be a full-time activity
if a student dutifully fulfilled his party as
signment.
Superstructure of such an organization would
be the steering committee. Composition of this
committee would be determined by party mem
bers. Such an organization could include intra
party offices with floor leaders, and area com
mittees. These officers would be 'responsible to
the steering committee, not to the, clique chair
man, as is now the case. Officers would be
continually active.
The decision as to specific organization—
whether the party would operate through clique
or convention—and the positiOn and power of
a clique chairman or party director, would come
from the party itself. Election of party• officers
would be under party control. A eloseci Primary
election could be used to select candidates for
public office, eliminating or - subordinating the
Gazette ..
DAIRY SCIENCE ' CLUB, 7 p.m., 117 Dairy
Building
NEWMAN CLUB LECTURE, 7:30 p.m., 106
Willard
NEWS AND VIEWS, 6:30 p.m., 14 Home
Economics
OFFICIALS CLUB, 6:30 p.m., 3 White Hall
POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB, 7:30 pm., Home
Economics Living Center
INFIRMARY
Audrey Arbuckle, Howard Cook, Robert
Dougherty, William Duff, Geor g e Ettenger,
Charles Jenner, Howard McKee, John Miller,
Richard Miller, Nevin Rupp, Charles Stone,
Richard Tussey, Stanley Ulsh, Alfred Witten
maier, Earl Wollaston, Thomas Woolaway.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
The following camps will interview prospective
counselors. Students may sign up at the Stu
dent Employment office: Hiram House Camp
(Cleveland, 0.) on March 5-6; Herald Tribune
Fresh Air Camp on March 12; Abington
YMCA Day Camp (Abington, Pa.) on March
16: Camp Menatoma on March 17-18; Lillian
Taylor Camp on March 23; Camp Onawandah
(Girl Scouts) on March 26; Clear Pool Camp,
Carmel, N.Y., on April 1; Camp Kiwanis
(Lebanon YMCA) on April 2; and Camp Con
rad Weiser (Reading, Pa., YMCA) on April 7.
PLACEMENT SERVICE
SQUARE D CO. will interview graduating seniors in IE,
ME, & EE on March 17 & 18.
THE TEXAS CO, will visit the campus on March 8 to
interview graduating seniors in ME, ChE, Chem. & CE;
M.S. candidates in ME & ChE and Chem. who have
completed at least one semester: and Ph.D. candidates in
the above fields expecting to receive their degree in 1954.
THREE DIVISIONS OF CONTINENTAL OIL CO. will
interview graduating seniors in Chem., ChE, ME, lE, &
PNG: and M.S. candidates in the above fields who have
completed at least one semester on March 17.
BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM (Bell Telephone Co. of Penna.,
Bell Telephone Lab., Western Electric, and Sandia Corp.)
will visit the campus on March 17, 18, & 19 to interview
graduating seniors in EE, lE, ME, CE, & ChE: and M.S.
candidates in Phys., Chem., EE & ME who have com
pleted at least one semester.
MALLINGKRODT CHEMICAL WORKS will also interview
M.S. , •nr•".1•11.• - • :71 Chem., ChE, EE, & ME who have com
pleted at '-^ semester; and Ph.D. candidates in
above ''-!:is c•Sing to receive their degrees in 1954
on March 10 & 11.
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Encampment, Religion in Lite, All-University
elections committee, and other such groups.
Certainly, the All-University president must
know far in advance when these appointments
will be made.
One fault with the present appointment pro
cedure is cabinet's lack of information on what
appointments are forthcoming. No announce
ment is ever made on what committee appoint
ments are pending. Cabinet members could
provide many logical suggestions for appoint
ments. Too often, appointments go to the same
few students. If cabinet knew what appoint
ments were in the offing, some new and much
needed talent might be uncovered.
Cabinet might be wise in redrawing the pro
posed amendment to include only committee
chairmen. Thus, cabinet would have time to
reflect upon chairmen of important committees,
but minor appointments would not be con
sidered.
Any proposal to restrict the executive's ap
pointive power has the taint of mistrust of the
executive. Mistrust of the executive, however,
is not the idea here. The idea is to give cabinet
time to reflect on important appointments. In
providing time • for that reflection, however,
cabinet must not burden itself or its executive
a mess of red tape.
clique or convention.
The elections committee would intervene in
party matters only in the absence of internal
party leadership. Conditions under which the
committee could intervene could be listed in
the elections code:
Moreover, the party could control officials at
the polling places in both primary and general
elections. These officials could be selected in a
primary election to prevent a group within the
party from obtaining power by making appoint
ments to these posts.
The elections code should be made permanent.
While changes may be made in it from time to
time by All-University Cabinet, an overall
policy for condUcting elections should be main
tained. A permanent party organization cannot
be established if the code, under which parties
operate, is changed ,every semester. The elec
tions committee should be responsible to the
parties, as welLas, cabiiket, •for the adoption and
change of .the,,tocie;•.,
Elections .at. the.,UniverSity have lacked neces
sary appeal to the , general student body. Elec
tions. can be improved. The elections committee,
when it presents the spring elections code to
All-University Cabinet tonight should change
its duties to that of an umpire. It should pre
sent, for adoption by cabinet, a permanent
registration system which would make the
political parties stronger. This would be
,one
of the best ways to infuse new and stronger
blood in student government, and help the
entire student government system achieve its
goal of a better Penn State.
On Town Housing
All-University Cabinet tonight will have the
opportunity to remove several recommendations
on town housing from the table and put them
into committee for action. This is something
cabinet must do to avoid further criticism,
especially from town independents, for side
stepping touchy issues.
Cabinet last week curbed several drastic rec
ommendations on town housing without a pro
posal to create a committee to study those rec
ommendations. Most cabinet members by now
realize those proposals must be sent to com
mittee if any action is ever to be forthcoming.
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. will interview grad
uating seniors in Bus. Adm., Bus. Mngt., Econ., Insuranie
& Real Estate, Marketing, Ed., A&L, Journalism, and
Languages on March 16.
STANDARD OIL OF OHIO will interview, , graduating
seniors in Chem., ChE, CE, BE, IE, & ME on March 16.
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON will interview graduating
seniors in CE on March 16.
INTERNATIONAL NICKEL CO. will interview graduating
seniors in Metallurgy on March 16.
AMERICAN BRAKE SHOE CO. will interview graduating
seniors in Bus. Mngt., Finance, ChE, lE, ME, EE, &
Metal. on March 16.
ROME AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER will interview
graduating seniors in physics (non-nuclear) and EE (in
terested in electronics work) on March 10.
PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS will interview graduating
seniors in ChE, CE, EE. IE, ME on March 15. .
PAUL E. WILLIAMS, Ph.D. will visit the campus on
March 16 to interview graduating. seniors in Med. Tech.,
• Zoology & Entomology, Bus. Mngt., Econ., Marketing,
A&L, Pre-Med., Health Ed., Physical Ed., & Recreation
for the following companies: Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.,
Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. & General Fireproofing Co.
BOEING AIRPLANE CO. will interview graduating seniors
in Aero. E. CE, EE, & ME; M.S. candidates in Aero. E,
CE, EE, ME, Math., & Phys. who have completed at least
one semester; and Ph.D. candidates in the above fields
expecting to receive their degrees in 1954 on Maich 16
and 17.
LEHIGH PORTLAND CEMENT will interview graduating
seniors in L.A. and Bus. Ad. interested in sales on
March 12.
EASTERN STATES FARMERS' EXCHANGE will interview
.seniors interested in possible employment on March 9,
10, and 11.
PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO. will interview
graduating seniors in BE & ME on March 15.
PITTSBURGH CONSOLIDATION COAL will interview
graduating seniors in Chem., Fuel Tech., & ChE; and
M.S. candidates in the above fields who have completed
at least one s-ny,ster on March 15.
RELIANCE ELECTRIC & ENGINEEDiNG CO. will inter
view graduating seniors in EE.- DIE, and IE on March 12.
Editorials represent the
viewpoint of the writers,
not necessarily the policy of
the paper. Unsigned edi- ,
torials are by the editor.
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—Phil Austin
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I don't know why I take this class with ALL boys—l just don't
.ow the first thing about trains."
reting the News
Inter
Puerto Rican Shots
Do Needless Harm
As long as people seek martyrdom for a cause they are going
to attract attention, even though the cause be a hallucination.
No matter how often the true Puerto Rican story is told, no mat
ter how strongly Puerto Rican leaders protest that the attack in
Congress was made by isolated' fanatics Who represent no important
section of Puerto Rican opinion,
no matter how repeated Puerto
Rican elzetions .are cited to show
what the United States has done
for Puerto Rico what 'the Puerto
Ricans want, the shots are going
to be heard around the world for
a long time.
Vast numbers of submerged
- "peoples everywhere are going- to
believe, with the help of the
Communist prop a ganda Ma
chine, that people who go to
such extremes are motivated by
patriotism and hatred of colon
ialism. They will not believe
even a handful of such people
can be worked to such-a pitch
by mere hallucinations.
The imaginary Puerto Rican
problem now promises to take
prominence in Communist propa
ganda alongside the real problem
of racial relations in the United
States. And if you don't know this
is a real problem in American „re
latiims with a large part of the
world, you only need to talk for
a short time to men of seeming
intelligence from such places as
India, Burma, Java, or Africa,
men who say they are non-Com
munist
The Puerto Rican Nationalists
are not classified as a Communist
group, although the district in
which they live in New York
sometimes casts a heavy Com
munist vote, and they are sup
ported by the Communists in the
general Red scheme for making
trouble. Actually, the Nationalists
are a tiny hangover fringe from
the long-gone days when Puerto
Rican independence was a burn
ing question.
They are led by a man who
has been medically diagnosed as
suffering from hallucinations.
They feed on such discontent
as may be found on an island
whose resources are insufficient
to' support a population which
has grown rapidly, primarily
because of American health and
sanitation measures.
For that part of Puerto Rican
opinion which does favor com
plete disassociation from the Uni
ted States, in spite of recently
granted complete legislative au
tonomy as a commonwealth, there
is a sane Independence party 20
times larger than the Nationalists,
yet still not very large. It eschews
radicalism. '
There - is no value in discussing
here the benefit& to Puerto Rico
J. M. ROBERTS. JR.
Associated Press Neios Analyst
of her , remaining ties with the
United States. Americans know it,
and Puerto Ricans have expressed
themselves on it in free elections.
' But the lunatic fringe of Puerto
Ricans has now done the United
States great harm without doing
themselves or their country any
good.
Commies Laugh
At Capitol
Shooting
NEW YORK, March 3 (11))---So
viet Communist officials must be
still laughing at the shooting that
took place in Washington's House
of Representatives. They laugh at
grim things that happen- to other
people.
To attend a session of the Su
preme Soviet I had to have a spe
cial ticket issued by the security
police, through the press depart
ment.
A colonel carefully examined
my ticket. He held it to the light..
He turned it over several times.
with I handed over my press
card. This had a photograph of me
and the information that 1 was
an accredited foreign correspond
ent. The colonel looked at the
date of expiration. Then he' looked
at me again. I had a mustache
but the picture showed me' with
none. After explaining the situ
ation they inspected my type
writer.
I was then shooed to a special
cloak stand and handed over my
coat.
Leaving, the building was al-
most as difficult as getting in
side. The same scrutiny of docu
ments and my face and figure.
When I reached the Kremlin gate
the colonel approached.
Tonight on WDFM
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