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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!
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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." Neither
Stevens nor Ridgway mentioned
McCarthy's name. •,
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