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IPublished Tuesday through
Saturday mornings. during
the University year. the
Daily Collegian is a student
operated newspaper.
Entar.d ea secend-clase canner July 4. 1934 as the Slate College. Pri. Peet Office wader fire set .1 March 3. 1379.
DAVE JONES Edilar
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Ann Leh; Copy Editors, Mary Lees Lauffer, Mike Feinsilber
Assistants: Fran Fanucci, Earl Kohnfelder, Lee Hyatt. Ad Staff: Connie Anderson, Diane Hallock
Dan Harting, - Bill Divers.
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11. Dating Polley: Room for Improvement
(Last of two editorials on the University's demand seems to warrant a relaxation of the
new fraternity dating and drinking policy) one week requirement.
The University's new attitude toward fra- The limitations on who may chaperon fra
ternity dating is generally more mature. But ternity affairs are also too strict. Proper chap
some aspects in the new attitude are unpleasant eronage is defined as part-time housemother,
and unnecessary. alumni of the chapter of at least 10 years' stand-
Perhaps the best feature of the new code ing, members of University faculty or staff,
is the development of a.-more healthy approach fraternity advisers, and parents of chapter
toward fraternity social affairs. Prohibition members. This cuts out chaperonage by most
was almost impossible; disapproval \ and control townspeople. Some provision should be made
is a better solution, to include them within proper chaperonage,
The new policy will also prevent much un- thus increasing the field of available chaperons.
founded criticism of the University and the Perhaps the most objectionable restriction
fraternity system. An unenforced policy on is on Sunday night dating. Under no circum
drinking, and almost complete unchaperoned stances may women guests be in fraternities
dating, were sore points in fraternity public after 8 p.m. on Sundays, according to the new
relations ever since the 1947 dating code was code. ,
enacted. The University was unwilling to police Under present regulations, women may date
social affairs, as was Interfraternity Council. in fraternities until 11 p.m. There is no need
The atmosphere that the new policy creates to change this provision. Sunday night is not
is intelligent. Some of :he details of the policy, a party night in fraternities, and probably
itself, however, are not so.. never will be. Drinking, coupled with unchaper-
The provision that four chaperons or three oned dating, seems the biggest problem in fra
adults must be on hand for fraternity social ternity social affairs. Most Sunday evenings
events is unnecessary. Four chaperons serve are free of drinking.
no better purpose than two. One defense of Fraternity dating on Sunday evenings often
requiring four chaperons may be that two consist of studying. There is no reason to draw
couples may keep each other company. Corn- the Sunday night dating liinit at 8 p.m. There.
panionship in this case, however, should be up is no need for chaperons on Sunday evenings.
to the fraternity and the chaperons. There is This seems at least one evening when all fra
no need to require four chaperons for regular ternities shoud be allowed unchaperoned dat
social events when two may handle the job ing until 11 p.m., as they have been in the past.
well. Requiring four chaperons puts an un- These seem the major objections to the new
necessary double burden on fraternities, policy. Some object to it on the whole. Never-
There also seems little need for the names theless, it is here to stay on the whole. Small
of all chaperons to be submitted to the Uni- inequities and inconsistencies are bound to crop
versity one week in advance of every social up as the code goes into effect next year. It
function. The one week notice is necessary will be up to fraternity men in general, and
because the University sends to all chaperons IFC in particular, to remove these points.
a list of University regulations on fraternity Not much of an argument can be formed
social affairs. against the new University attitude. It is gen-
A better plan might be to provide each fra- erally intelligent, and it is based on borough
ternity with copies of those regulations, to be and state law. It was instituted because a few
circulated to each chaperon. The chaperon could fraternities flagrantly violated dating and/or
certify receipt of regulations. The University drinking regulations. The IFC was unwilling . to
could then approve the names of chaperons as police itself. The University was also unwilling.
late as one day before a social event, and the This, then, is the result.
requirement of a week's notice could be elim- The new plan has obvious faults which must
inated. Often, fraternities have difficulty find- be corrected before it goes into effect Sept. 1.
ing chaperons. Under the new dating code, The University must not be unwilling to make
chaperons will be still more in demand. This logical compromises.
Election Figures: Should They Be Secret?
Women students will choose their leaders
and representatives today when they cast bal
lots in the Women's Student Government As
sociation and Women's Recreation Association
final elections.
They will also be called upon to voice their
opinion on a controversial issue: Should vote
tabulations in the elections be made public?
In the past, WSGA and WRA figures have
been available in the Dean of Women's office
to candidates and other women interested in
knowing the comparative vote totals. Students
in general have been entitled to knowing only
who won and who lost.
In public elections on the local, state, and
national levels the knowledge of exact vote
totals is considered the right of the electorate.
Exact figures are also made available in All-
University elections.
Every coed on campus is a member of WSGA
and WRA: therefore those organizations could
scarcely be called exclusive societies. Each wom
an should recognize her right to know the
margin by which her leaders were elected.
The old and rather shopworn argument
Safety Valve
Upholds WSGA Action
TO THE EDITOR: Collegian, which seems to be
so greatly interested in soaking the campus
with democracy, seems to have overlooked one
of the main tenets of democracy in facing the
issue of releasing the WSGA election returns.
That principle is the right of the people to
express an opinion.
The WSGA Senate, in deciding to again fake
the problem back to the girls sincerely felt
that it was acting according to every rule of
democracy. Those who would say that a vote
of two years ago should be forgotten are not
analyzing the situation reasonably. How can
one say that nine girls can override a veto of
1959 girls?
The issue of releasing election returns is
actually a small one—it is the principle behind
it that counts. Had the nine members of WSGA
Senate present (at Friday's meeting) overruled
the decision of 1959 women, a base precedent
would have been established. A vote of that
nature would have meant that the expressed
will of the women of this campus actually
means little or nothing to those few that are
their representatives.
A precedent of this nature would mean un
told injustice in the future. I can assure you
that WSGA Senate has acted sincerely to the
best interest of the students and of democracy,
and I hope in the fllttire that anyone vr! , o wishes
to criticize WSGA will keep th's in m'd.
—Nancy D. White, President WSGA
Ile` t 1 euttegtatt Editorials represent the
-viewpoint of -the 'writers,
not neeessarib , the volley of
the paper. Unsigned ea
, torials are by the editor.
Sakeesaser too 1111 E FUZE LANCE. est 1887
r DAPLY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
VINCE DRAYNE. Busing Mgr.
against releasing vote figures is that hurt feel
ings may result. The validity of this argument
is questionable.
In order to run in final elections, women must
obtain the highest or second highest number
of votes for an office in the primary election.
There may be two, or six, or a dozen self
nominated candidates for a specific office in
the primaries. Some support has already been
indicated for a candidate when she enters the
finals.
Students who have tabulated ballots in wom
en's elections know that vote margins in the
finals are seldom overwhelming, although siz
able differences occur occasionally.
It seems unlikely that a woman would be
looked upon as less popular and capable when
it is known she received 40 per cent of the
votes for an office than if it is known only
that she was defeated.
The issue has been left to the judgment of
the women voters. They will decide today
whether election information will be revealed
to the entire electorate or guarded as the per
sonal secret of the candidates.
Gazette ...
ALL-UNIVERSITY ELECTIONS COMMITTEE,
7 p.m., 204 Old Main
DAIRY SCIENCE CLUB, 7 p.m., 117 Dairy
KAPPA PHI KAPPA, 7:30 p.m., 102 Willard
NEWMAN CLUB DISCUSSION, 7:30 p.m., 106
Willard -
NEWMAN CLUB RADIO PROGRAM, 9:15 p.m.,
WDFM
NEWS AND VIEWS, 6:30 p.m., 14 Home Ec
POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB, 7:30 p.m., Bam
boo Room, McKee Hall
SLAVONIC CLUB, 7 p.m., McElwain Study
Lounge
INFIRMARY
Ervin Baker, Ralph Brooks, Dorothy DeMay,
Bernard Gerber, ,Barbara Kabakjian, Walter
Krauser, Milton Linial, Kenneth Meredith, Rus
sell Miller, Jay Murphy, Rosalyn Sammons,
Elizabeth Stuter, Harvey Wolfson.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
The following camps will interview prospective
counselors. Students may sign up at the Stu
dent Employment office. Interviews will take
place: Lillian Taylor Camp—March 23; Camp
March 29, 30; Camp Ma-Ho-Ge—March 30;
Clear Pool Camp, N.Y.—April 1; Camp Ki
wanis—April 2; Camp Conrad Weise r
April 7.
The roots of education are bitter, but the
fruit is sweet,—Aristotle
—Tammie Bloom
Today
Little Man on Campus
orthal, it appears to me that if you have today's
outside assignment ready—you copied it."
Interpreting the New
U.S. - Russian
Might Bring
By J. M. ROBERTS JR.
Associated Press News Analyst
American business men are beginning to show signs of competing
with British interests for non-strategic trade with Russia.
The Soviet Union is reported anxious to buy fats and farm ma
chinery, among other things. The United States has the fats and
Britain does not. Both have the machinery. Russia "has the money,
both in gold and foreign exchange.
Who gets the trade, however,
is a minor matter in itself. There
are political factors involved
which are of far greater signifi
cance
Britain is so in need of export
markets that it influences her
basic policy in both cold and
hot war. For her to develop an
important trade connection with
Russia could just possibly, in
some future circumstance, af
fect her whole attitude toward
Russia just as it affects her pol
icy toward Red China.
The United States was greatly
concerned last year about Russia's
efforts to establish such a situa
tion. Andrei Gromyko's appoint
ment as ambassador to London,
and his subsequent efforts in the
field of trade, were accepted in
Washington as a definite attempt
to drive one more wedge between
British and American thinking.
Shipments of Russian gold to Lon
don seem to be a further attempt
by Russia to establish her posi
tion as a sound customer.
That does not mean there is fear
of a serious British defection.
Britain and the United States are
too closely tied together for that.
At worst it would be merely an
other complication.
There is just a possibility, on
the other hand, that revival of
trade between the United States
and Russia would have a heal
ing tendency.
One of the ways in which Rus
sians justify their attitude toward
the world is based on fear of
economic as well as political boy
cott of the Communist regime.
They themselves rely on economic
factors for the success of the world
revolution they expect. They nat
urally expect retaliation, and have
been getting it.
A demonstration by the United
States that some channels of trade
are open might just affect this
Kremlin thinking a little bit.
A greater long-range effect
might be produced by helping
Russia solve her food problems.
It would be taking a chance if it
went beyond the token stage.
Food is basic to a country's abil- '
ity to conduct a war. A well
fed people is far more likely to
accept the leadership of its gov
ernment. Industrial workers
must be fed to keep up their
productivity.
But well-fed peoples. also, do
THURSDAY. MARCH IS; '1954
Trade
Peace
not put pressures upon their gov
ernments to make war. This may
seem a minor matter in Russia,
where the people have nothing to
say about it, but the Kremlin has
been demonstrating recently that
it is not completely immune to
public opinion. That's why it
wants to buy food and increase its
own agricultural production.
There are good grounds for ar
gUing that the one great .hope of
the world to escape from war, and
the burdens of keeping prepared
for it, is to see Soviet Russia de
veloped into a prosperous coun
try. Communism, an extreme man
ifestation of desire for pie in the
sky, doesn't flourish when there's
pie on the table. Wealthy coun
tries such as the United States—
and Russia would be wealthy if
she were developed —do not
threaten their neighbors because
they. do not need to stage holdups.
The whole Russian attitude
permits little hope that any
thing can bring her into friendly
cooperatiim with a free world.
community. But the balance of
power which the Allies are es
tablishing as a deferent to Rus
sian expansionism can never! be
more than a heartbreaking stop
gap. Some other means must be •
found or war will come even
tually.
CPA Charter Approved
By Senate Committee
The charter for the. Central
Promotion Agency was approved
yesterday by the Senate commit
tee on student affairs, Wilmer E.
Kenworthy, director of student
affairs, has announced.
The CPA will combine the pro
motion staffs of various campus
activities into one central agency.
In approving the charter, the
committee requested that CPA
not put any undue pressure on , 1
student organizations to get them
to use CPA's services, Kenworthy
said.
Tonight on WDFM
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7:25 Sign. on
7:30 Record Review
8:00 _____ Adventures in Research
8:15 ._._-_— Horizons Unlimited
8 :30 .
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9 :15 "
9:30 /Mak of America
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