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sistants, Mike Miller, Anne Elder ; Phyllis Propert, Bill Eisenberg, Tom Smith, Connie Kline, Stan
Frolic.
IV. Campus Politics: Looking at the Set-up
(Last of four editorials on campus politics)
Both candidates for All-University president
have flatly declared the chief issue in this
spring's election is cleaning up campus politics.
Yet, neither party has included anything of
that nature in its platform. Certainly the chief
issue of an election deserves platforT. recog
nition.
This is only one example of how campus par
ties have adroitly avoided committing them
selves on important issues.
There are many issues both parties have
neglected. What do they think about the stu
dent parking situation? Do they favor the dor
mitory dress rule? Will hey attempt to measure
student opinion on the Recreation Hall seating
plan, and modify it accordingly?
They have ignored the move to merge Nittany
and Pollock Councils. They have ignored the
probleni of freshman-upperclass separation in
the West Dorms. They have voiced no opinion
on freshman customs, a student book store, the
25-cent student council fee, the inaccessibility
of Station WDFM. They have overlooked the
idea of analyzing student government and alter
ing its. structure—something it could use.
Both parties have avoided these issues be
cause they are ones upon which there is divided
student opinion. These issues could cost parties
a few votes. Yet the very fact that there is
divided opinion on them indicates they are of
some importance.
East Donn Merger: A Strong Council
The old days are gone forever, but members
of Pollock Council seem to be trying to re
capture them.
The council sent to committee a proposed
constitution which would unite it with Nittany
Council into an East Dorm Council. At the least,
this means a delay in the establishment of a
combined council which could benefit residents
of both areas.
If Pollock residents wish to regain lost pres
tige—as they say they do—the best way to do
so is to merge into a new council. They then
would be able to work through a more efficient
government in the entire East Dorms, and
would provide their area—which has problems
similar to those of Nittany—with a way to solve
problems without seeking different solutions
in each area.
Pollock Circle dormitories are the last to be
filled by the Department of Housing when mak
ing room assignments. When vacancies occur
elsewhere, Pollock residents are usually moved
to Nittany. This means the Pollock area dormi
tories' are at least partially emptied each year.
This policy appears to be a continuing process.
A separate council cannot be maintained with
a skeleton of dormitories providing leaders for
the area.
One member of Nittany Council has said,
"The only difference in the areas is the ma
cadam road between them." Residents of both
areas eat in the same dining hall. Social prob
lems are similar in both areas. "A= single council
would carry greater weight, and strengthen
the voice of area residents.. .•
Gazette ...
Today
PENN STATE GRANGE WORKSHOP, 1 p.m.,
basement of Schwab
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Tomorrow
HILLEL UPPERCLASS INDEPENDENTS,
p.m., Hillel Foundation
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
The following camps will interview at the Stu
dent Employment Service, 112 Old Main;
Camp Menatoma, Maine, on March 29 and 30;
Clear Pool Camp, N.Y., on April 1; Camp
Kiwanis on April 2; Camp Conrad Weiser on
April 7. Sign up for interviews in advance.
UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT
This is a partial and unofficial listing. Complete informa
tion on placement may be secured at 112 Old Main.
SEABROOK FARMS CO. of Bridgeton. N.J. will meet with
freshman, sophomores, and juniors interested in summer
...employment on March 30 in 105 Forestry to arrange inter
views for March 31. Seniors interested in employment
upon graduation will also be interviewed.
THE KROGER CO will be on campus March 31 and April 1,
to interview interested seniors. Names should be listed
with G.N.P. Leetch, 112 Old Main.
O'Brien To Serve
On Speech Group
Joseph F. O'Brien, professor of
public speaking, will serve on the
co: - - 1 ttee on constitutions divi
-nd the committee on state
ar Deal oratory at the meeting
of . Speech Association of East
er: States next month in Phila
de- .hia.
O'Brien's article, "Don't Shove,
Mr. linowles—P . arliamentary Law
is Basically Sound," appeared in
the recent issue of Today's Sroc-h,
a publication of the association.
Tip Batig enlirgiati
to THE MEE LANCE. eat. Int
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Summer Jobs Available
At Employment Office
Students may contact the Stu
dent Employment Service about
summer job sources, John J. Hu
ber, director of student employ
ment, has announced. Huber said
the over-all low employment level
may make it difficult for students
to resume previous industrial or
office jobs this summer.
He added that there are open
ings in camp and resort jobs in 16
different states available at the
• - mni oyment service offide, 112
Old Main.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
VINCE DRAYNE. Business Mgr.
Aside from party refusal to take stands on
real issues, there is another factor operating
against good platforms. Parties cannot hope to
carry out platforms, tnder present operation,
because they lose their discipline and entity im
mediately after an election.
Of course, party members are associated long
after election time in respect to influence and
appointments. But between elections, the force
to carry out party platforms does not exist.
And there is no demand to make parties carry
out their planks.
The answer to the platform problem is to pro
vide permanent party registration and activity.
This would mean the operation of All-University
Cabinet along party lines. Demands would have
to be forthcoming to insure party loyalty. If
this type of situation is not desirable, then
neither is the platform idea:
Without platforms, campus politics would of
ficially become a popularity contest. Because
of the absence of party control, it is largely
that now. If this is true, and if parties refuse
' to take stands on issues, we may as well call
campaigns "popularity contests," and let it go
at, that.
It has been repeated over and over on the
floor of All-University Cabinet that Penn State
has a good student government set-up. Take a
look at this semester's operation. Well now, I
wonder.
Pollock Council seems to favor the creation
of a bi-area social committee. Yet, without
political merger, a combined social committee
will not succeed. The social committee would
be responsible to two councils. Social commit
tees cannot serve two masters. Political union
is necessary for social progress. The social policy
of the two areas must be coordinated with a
merger.
. .
Personal emnity against the initiator of the
proposal seems to be another reason fer Pol
lock Council's unwillingness to see the merger
,accomplished. Council members feel the origin
ator of the merger plan should have come to
'them with . the- plan before it was presented to
Nittany Council.
It does not seem to occur to them, however,
that the president of the Pollock Council was
living in Nittany and the vice president and
secretary had approved the plan. The present
council's officers were elected after the merger
proposal was introduced. While the council may
have grounds for feeling it was slighted, these
grounds were minimized by the council's lack
of organization. Proposals cannot be made to
empty..chairs.
Pollock" Council should study the proposals
and approve it. Unification of Pollock and Nit-
tany - Councils into one strong council, to speak
for all residents of the East Dorm area, would
be advantageous both to those residents and
to the Association of Independent Men, which
could benefit by -having a strong council repre
sent the area.
On Work Projects
Fraternities and sororities at the University
will demonstrate today one way the University
serves the community.
The theme for Greek Week, which begins
today with work projects, is "Greeks Through
the University." This theme could be extended
because of the work projects into "Greeks
Through the University to the Community."
Fraternities and sororities, in cleaning up
playgrounds in the borough and doing general
work at other places such as Beaver Dam recre
ation area and the Centre County Home for the
Aged, are doing worthwhile services. It is a
credit to these organizations that they are will
ing to expend effort to prove students are will
ing to aid welfare work in the community.
The University is an integral part of the com
munity. Fraternities and sororities are an im
portant part of the Uriiversity. Therefore, fra
ternities and sororities are adding to the welfare
of the community, and thereby are upholding
good relations between the citizens of State
College and the University.
Editorials represent , toe
Viewpoint of the writers.
not necessarily the policy of
the paper. Unsigned edi
torials are by the editor.
set of Starch 3. 3879.
—Phil Austin
-Phil Austin
Alderfer to Speak
At Travel Series
Harold F. Alderfer, professor of
political science, will discuss "An
American Sees Greece" at 7:30
p.m. Monday in 107 Main Engi
neering. The talk will be the first
of the international travel series
sponsored by the Penn State Cos
mopolitan Club.
The series is designed to ac
quaint students with the United
States and foreign countries by
means of speeches, sh.d.es, an d
movies.
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Interpreting the News
Sovereignty is Hoax
In East Germany
Now. the slogan of the anti-Communist European undergrounds,
that "Liberation comes only with war," can be applied to East Ger
many as well as to the other Russian satellites.
. Russia, by announcing a "sovereign" government for East Ger.
many, merely confirms what was made plain at the. Berlin confer•
ence—that she intends to stay in central Europe indefinitely.
There will be almost no differ
ence between the operation as of
day-before-yesterday and the op
eration as of tomorrow.
East Germany autonomy will
be exercised under Russian oc
cupation troops and Russian, di- .
rection of relations wi th• the
Western world.
Rusia will claim, of course, that
this is exactly what the Allies did
when they sponsored the estab
lishment of the West German gov
ernment, and it is true that the
forms are very much the same.
It is the intent, and the spirit of
administration, which are so dif
ferent. West Germans' have given
evidence of their satisfaction with
the present arrangement, pending
even further partnership with the
West, in several entirely free elec
tions. East Germans have had no
free elections, and have evidenced
nothing but hatred for their Mos
cow-imposed rulers.
Politically, the chief impact of
the announcement is to serve no
tice on Western Germany that
there will be no reunification ex
cept under Russian terms, which
would give the Communists an
opening to take over the whole
country.
- Practically, the chief imme
diate effect seems likely to be
the creation of further difficul
ties in intercourse between East
and West Germany, with the
Elbe River line becoming not
merely one of demarcation, but
an' international boundary.
The East Germany army, which
the Russians have been develop
ing under the guise of an internal
security force, presumably will be
formalized now.
Russia may also add East Ger
many to Red China as another
"sovereign" nation for which she
seeks diplomatic recognition and
a seat in world councils. You can
lay your bottom dollar that the
United States is not going to fall
for anything like that. One of
Secretary Dulles' most adroit man
euvers at the Berlin conference
was to avoid, at several points,
anything which could conceivably
be interpreted as recognition of
any responsibility at all for the
Communist regime in East Ger
many.
The Russian action came as
no surprise to Western observ
ers, who have been expecting it
for years. New York newspapers
handled it under single column
THERE'S PROF SNARF, A FINE
By J. M. ROBERTS JR.
Associated Press News Analyst
heads. ,The State department
evalued it as "sheer facade."
That means phony. Another def
inition of "sheer" is something
easily seen through.
21Apprehended
in First Day
Of Speed Trap
Three students and four in
structors at the University were
caught exceeding the Speed limit
by borough police yesterday in
the first day of use of new speed
trap equipment.
• The,
.seven were part of a- total
of 21 apprehended in two hours
on S. Atherton street where the
speed limit is 35 miles per hour.
Police officials said many others
were missed because they were'
borderline cases or they were lost
in traffic congestion.
Students listed •as offenders
are Martin Kornbluth, graduate
student in English literature;.Rob
ert Lane, fourth semester student
in the Division of Intermediate
Registration; and- Gilbert Offen
hartz, eighth semester arts and
letters student.
Faculty members included Rus
sell B. Dickerson, associate dean
of the College of Agriculture;
Harold J. O'Brien, assistant- pro
fessor of speech; Robert L.-Riddle,
assistant professor of electrical
engineering; and Thomas J. Wha
len, research assistant in ceramics.
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