'AGE POUR Published luesday througb- Saiurtiny naornings, during the University year. the Daily Collegian is a student operated newspaper. Entered a 3 vecond-class matter Jul" 6. nt { a at the State College. Pa. Poet °ffiee "tier DAVE JONES Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, Joe Beau Seigneur; Copy editors, Roger Beidler, Nancy Ward; Assistants, Sue Conklin, Ron Gatehouse, Inez Althouse, Thomas Smith, Bill Eisenberg, Harry Davis, Bob Thomas, Ted Serrill. Ad Staff: Mona Signorino, Louise Caspary, Pat Dickinson. Politics Remains Unclean with Mudslinging A movement for the reform of campus politics specifically what unfair and unjustifiable prac has hit the University and apparently is having tices exist, then it might be possible to propose a snowballing effect on portions of the student fair and . feasible alterations 'in the political body. :. setup. There are some persons who are not con- A committee organized for this purpose should vinced that campus politics has degenerated consist of a cross-section of students: repre to the point that a reformation is necessary. sentatives from both parties, impartial students These ,persons claim that the political picture without party affiliations, and student govern is no more smudged than it has ever been, but merit representatives who could add informa that the more distasteful aspects have been tion concerning the effect of politics upon brought into the open in recent months. campus government as a whole. If one assumes, however, that politics do need A really intensive and extensive probe into "cleaning up," keeping in mind that past prat- all aspects of campus politics would be neces tices should not be an excuse for overlooking sary. The handling of politics in other colleges present conditions, the problem comes to lie in and universities comparable in size to Penn the methods by which political housecleaning State might also be valuable. may be done. - After facts and valid information had been Obviously little good was accomplished by acquired, discussed, and evaluated, a report of the rally held Thursday night to clean up the committee's findings should be laid before politics. the student body. Although a few ideas and suggestions for If the committee, through its work, developed improvement of existing situations were pre- ideas for the improvement of present conditions, sented, the tone of the meeting rose to such they might submit recommendations. If, how a high emotional peak that logical and rational ever, more than one feasible solution were thinking was impossible. proposed, the committee should submit all the Mud-slinging, defamation of personal charac- proposals to the students, and not be forced to ter, and harm to both political parties were the agree upon one recommendation. only significant results. This may be an idealistic and unworkable Meetings of this type, although they may approach to the problem, but it would certainly give indignant persons a chance to "let off be a step in the direction of using "clean" and steam," are negative rather than positive in "above-board" methods to correct what have A possible solution to the problem would be their accomplishments. been termed "dirty" and "underhanded" prac an investigation of campus politics to determine tices. whether, and to what extent, improvement is Certainly no one should deem such a plan needed. impractical until it was proved to be such. If a committee were set up to determine , —Tamrnie Bloom AIM Reorganizatioii Proposals Are Logical The proposals for the reorganization of the Association of Independent Men as presented Wednesday night represent logical steps to im prove AIM. An entirely new constitution with a general assembly replacing the Board of Governors is not the panacea for AlM's troubles. The trouble Town. Council experienced in forming a council Safety Valve ®® Clarifies Committee Stand TO THE EDITOR: Yesterday's Daily Collegian contained an article concerning Thur s d a night's All-University elections committee meet ing and the reaction of Lion party leaders to the decision made by the elections committee on the plank about fraternity dating. This letter is to clarify the reasoning behind the elections committee decision, omitted in yesterday's article. The reasons for the elections committee de cision: 1. This plank was construed to be a mere vote-seeking appeal. This type of appeal . .. is not to improve student government as a whole, but to get votes. 2.. The men who created the plank were little aware of the existing problems. 3. It was felt by the committee that making an issue out of Interfraternity Council problems would hinder the steps IFC is itself taking. 4. The IFC has never been involved in cam pus politics, is proud of that fact, and desires to continue divorced from political issues. Provisions of the elections code and powers of the elections committee are authorized by All-University Cabinet. If Lion party chooses to violate the code, it will be penalized ac cordingly. Chairman, elections committee —Edwin Kohn Upholds Sinclair Conduct TO THE EDITOR: . I feel sorry that (Watson Leese) as a pseudo-politician has failed to grasp just what Ben Sinclair hag attempted, and rather successfully I must admit, accompliShed. (Goslin refers to a letter in Wednesday's Daily Collegian in which Leese called Sinclair "dicta torial.") He alone has had the fortitude to stand against groups which would run Penn. State politics like a huge chess game. In doing this he hasn't had the time to explain all the details to the uninformed and to pacify injured egos. He is a politician and as such nas built a machine which is dictatorial only if you fail to realize what politics are, and how you must operate to wins Now—that partiality which was supposedly displayed Sunday night: the chairman of an organization merely guides its intent and inter prets its wishes. As for opposing the elections committee, the results of the secret ballot as counted by Alpha Phi Omega indicate the intent of the group to oppose the committee. Until absolute clarification of the issue by the com mittee, Sinclair was following the wish of the group—dictatorially, of course, because the group opinion was contrary to (Leese's). Parliamentary procedure offers protection to the minority . . . and the "oppressed." Perhaps (Leese) should refresh (his) memory of Mr. Robert and his rules! . . . . . . . ~.. aile Battu Cutitglati Editor. rep h e .the • viewpoint of the writers, I not necessarily the policy of • the paper. Unsigned edi torials are by the editor Suecesaer to HE PREE LANCE. est. 1881 —Lewis - N. Goals' THE !DAILY COLLEGIAN! STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA: MINCE DRAYNE, Business mgr. ‘#s*eJk-‘ shows how impossible the reorganization would have been. Then, they had trouble getting 20 members. They would not have been able to obtain additional members for the general as sembly plan. An enlargement of the executive committee to include presidents of the four councils will give AIM the broader scope desired, without making the legislative body too cumbersome. Establishment of permanent committe es would also aid in doing the work of the board. These committees now function on a year-to year basis.. Chairmen can begin in the spring 'to organize their programs for fall. This would help AIM get off to a good start in the fall. The most- controversial of the supposed amendments is the one concerning the appoint ment of members of the AIM Judicial Board of Review in the spring. Under the present sys tem, two 'Members for each dormitory area are selected for the board by the area president. The board chairman is appointed by the AIM president with approval of the board of gov ernors. 'Originally the proposal was that all members of the:Judicial board would be given at-large appointments in the;spring. In other words, any independent man could qualify to judge dormi tory cases. The board of governors changed the proposal to read four at-large members and one member from each area, appointed in the fall. A further recommendation was for the chair man of the judicial board to be a sixth semester student at the time of his appointment. However, the recommendation to change the chairman to a sixth semester student is all that is necessary. Board members should still be selected two from each living area rather than by the proposed method. One cannot be certain a student will be in the same dormitory area in the fall as he was the previous spring. It is not wise to depend on students who previously lived in dormitorieS to know in_ following years how things are being done in the dormitories. Conditions in the dormitories constantly change. Students liv ing in the dormitories can better judge the con ditions that exist within. The changes, with the exception of qualifica tions for membership on the Judicial board, represent a logical way to improve the As sociation 'of Independent Men. They should be adopted. Gazette 0. NEWMAN CLUB COMMUNION BREAKFAST, after 9:30 Mass, Lady of Victory Church Monday INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE ON GOV ERNMENT, 7 p.m., 108 Willard PLACEMENT SERVICE This is' a partial and unofficial listing. Complete informa tion on placement may be secured at 112 . Old Main. TWO DIVISIONS OF ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY will visit the campus on March 31 to interview graduating seniors in CE, EE, and ME, Chem, and Ace., and Phl) candidates in physics expecting to receive their degrees in 1954. Arrangements for interviews should be made by March 25 in 112 Old Main. A REPRESENTATIVE OF LIBERTY MUTUAL INSUR ANCE COMPANY (technical) will visit the campus on March 31 to interview graduating seniors in Arch. E., CE, EE, IE, and ME. Arrangements for interviews should be made by March 25 in 112 Old Main. A REPRESENTATIVE OF AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC COM PANY will visit the campus on March 31 to interview graduating seniors in EE and ME. Arrangements for inter views should be made by March 25 in 112 Old Main. wet of Karen 3. 11.879. •—Phil Austin Little Man on Campus "He threw our fraternity pin away—he says the picture .of 'his convertible is doing more for him." Lemyre, Kidd Give Leadership Talk All-University Cabinet is the only student legislative body on campus and as such acts as liason between students• and the admin istration, Richard Lemyre, All-University president, told approki mately 35 members of the leadership training program Wednesday night. Lemyre and Thomas Kidd, sixth semester education major, were joint speakers for the third meet ing of the program, sponsored by cabinet. The topic of the lecture was "Student Government Organ izations at Penn State." Because it would be impossible to contact students individually about University affairs, Lemyre said, University student business is carried on through cabinet. Lemyre termed the amount of au thority held by cabinet "as much as students can handle." Presenting a general outline of the duties of the All-Univer sity president in connection with cabinet, Lemyre pointed out his responsibility to keep tabs, on the 45 standing cabinet commit tees, to appoint committee mem bers with recommendations and approval of cabinet, and to sit on such committees as the Stu dent Union Board, Senate Com mitte on Student Affairs, Ath letic Advisory Board, and Alum ni Executive Board. All-University president, Lem yre said, must keep track of rou tine scheduled activities, such as Interfraternity Council Ball, to be sure that they actually occur. He must also "keep an eye" on new problems, such as the recent con troversy over fraternity house mothers, and' possibly establish a committee to handle the problem, Lemyre added. Questions from the floor were chiefly about the status and or ganization of Men'S Student •Gov ernment Association, the organi zation, purpose, and functions of the student encampment, and the status :held by, the National Stu dent Association on cabinet: - . r °flowing Lemyre's discussion, Kidd outlined briefly the Uni versity judiciary; bureaucracy, and finances. The Senate sub committee on disciplinary action is the highest court of appeal for disciplinary cases at the Uni versity, Kidd said, with Tri bunal immediately under it. Kidd termed the set-up of stu dent government as a bureau cracy. The majority of student government work is carried on by the 45 committees, he said, such as the customs board, Orientation Week committee, Spring Week committee, and Campus Chest. Riebel to Speak L. Jeanne Riebel, assistant pro fessor of home management and home equipment, will discuss "Kitchen Tools That Do the Job" during the Home Economics Spring Weekend, April 9 and 10. SATURDAY, MARCH - 20; 1954 By PEGGY McCLAIN Ridgway Praises Stevens WASHING-TON, March 19 (JP)-- Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens, approaching a showdown fight with Sen. Joseph R. McCar they" (R-Wis.), got a pat on the back today from the Army's chief of staff, who called him a high principled public official. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, ad dressing the National Press Club, said the, Army is proud of its secretary and the country will share that pride when the full story of unfolding events becomes known. Next • week McCarthy's Senate Investigation subcommittee is ex pected to open an extraordinary hearing to determine whether the senator or the secretary is right in the multitude of charges and countercharges they have hurled at each other. Stevens himself, in a speech pre pared for delivery - in Charleston, S.C.. today, remarked "It is de plorable that the Army . • . and especially its senior. officers, should too often be the target for irresponsible criticism." 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