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TAMMIE BLOOM, Editor
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Managing Ed., Diehl McKalip; City Ed., Mike Feinsilber; Asst. Bus Mgr , , Benjainin Lowenstein; Local Adv. Mgr.,
Copy. Ed., Mary Lee Lauffer; Sports Ed., Dick McDowell: Sondra Duckman: . National' Adv. Mgr., William Devers:
Edit. Dir., George Bairey; Radio News Ed.,Phil Austin; Circulation Co-Mgrs., Richard Gordon, Gail Fromer; Pro-
Soc. Ed., Peggy McClain; Asst. Sports Ed., Brm Weiskopf : motion Mgr., Evelyn Riegel; Personnel Mgr., Carol Schwing:
Asst. Soc. Ed., Nancy Ward; Feature Ed., Baylee Friedman: Office Mgr., Peggy Troxell; Classified Adv. Mgr., Dorothea
Exchange Ed., Edmund Reiss: Librarian, Marcie MacDonald: Ebert; Sec., Gertrude Malpezzi: Research and Records Mgr..
Senior Board, •Bev Dickinson. Virginia Coskery.
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, Al Klimcke; Copy editors, Inez Althouse, Roger Beidler; As
sistants, Bobbie Hendel, Doug Millar, Margaret Lieberman, Mike Moyle, Ted Serrill.
Sorority Quadrangles at the University
Pro . . .
Sorority women, independent women, and the
University as a whole would be greatly bene
fited if the proposed sorority quadrangles come
into being.
Sorority women, under the present dormitory
suite set-up, are not getting their money's worth
out of their sorority dollar. The amount of en
tertaining they are allowed to do in dormitory
lounges is restricted, and they cannot receive all
the social benefits accorded to their sisters in
other chapters.
The present system, whereby independent
women are housed in the same dormitories, fre
quently on the same floor, and sometimes in
the same hallway as sorority suites can lead to
very bad results. The woman who is independent
by choice may -find herself convinced that the
gaiety down the hall is what she should have,
even though she may disagree in principle with
the sorority system. But, even more unfortunate
is the independent woman, who is not inde
pendent by choice. When the crowd around her
assembles in the suite for a chapter meeting, to
plan a pledge dance, or to work on Spring Week
projects, her life can become unbearable.
The housing program at the University is
greatly hampered by the sorority suite system.
Independent coeds ma y cry "unfair" when
sorority women are allowed to pick their rooms
in the suites on the first and second floors of
dormitories long before the independents draw
their room preference numbers. And, when the
elevators in McElwain and Simmons are over
crowded, the independent who is in a third or
fourth floor room, because the lower floors are
filled by sorority women, has just cause for com
plaint.
With sorority quadrangles, sorority women
will be able to get the social benefits they want
and pay for. They will be able to increase the
scope of their activities and conduct better
rushing.
The entire housing system at the University
would benefit if several hundred sorority women
move out of existing dormitories into the quad
rangles; the coeds in Thompson Hall will be
able to move into women's dorms, and Thomp
son will at last go back to the men.
The benefits of sorority quadrangles are many
and the disadvantages, if any, are minor.
Coeds and ROTC
Strained eyeballs—that's what University
coeds are getting. Well, they're asking for there.
You know, nothing gives a man more pride than
having thousands of giggling females watching
him. If this is the case, every Tuesday at four
p.m. must be pure joy to everyone involved
with Air Force ROTC.
Why it's almost impossible to hear the cadence
over' the giggles of women—or, in this case
"girls" would be a more appropriate word. May
be someone will give a wrong command, and
they'll all be trampled into the ground. You
know what they say : . . he who laughs last . .
—Joe Beau Seigneur
Today
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 6:45
p.m., 304 Old Main
COLLEGIAN CIRCULATION STAFF, INTER
MEDIATE BOARD, 6:30 p.m., 9 Carnegie
COLLEGIAN CIRCULATION STAFF, JUNIOR
BOARD, 6:30 p.m., Business Office, Carnegie
Hall
EDUCATION COUNCIL, 7:30 p.m., 206 Bur
rowes
EL CIRCULO ESPANOL, 4 p.m., Temporary
Union Building
ENGINEERING COUNCIL, 7 p.m., 107 Me
chanical Engineering
FROTH CIRCULATION, 7:30 p.m., 312 Willard
Psych Group Elects
Edward Thieme, graduate stu
dent in psychology, was elected
president of Psi Chi, psychology
honorary society.
Other officers are George Wil
cox, vice president; Kenneth Cook,
secretary-treasurer; and Erwin
Lesser, cor=nonding secretary.
Seven new :--2mbers were elect
cd to the group.
Mir Batty Cotirgaatt
Successor to TEE FREE LANCE, est. 1887
—Ann Leh
Gazette . .
Gray to Speak Tonight
William H. Gray, professor of
Latin-American hist or y, will
speak on "Communism in Latin-
Amer ic a. with emphasis on
Guatemala" at an International
Relations Club meeting at 7 to
night in McElwain lounge. Offi
cers will be elected.
An apis is the scared bull wor
shiped by the ancient Egyptians.
THE DAILY . COLLEGIAN STATE - COLLEGE P'ENNSYLVANte
FRANK CRESSMAN. Business Mgr.
Con . .
A plan favoring the building of sorority quad
rangles at the University was recently endorsed
by President Milton S. Eisenhower. There is
some question whether this plan would be en
tirely favorable.
Under the present system, there is not much
distinction between sorority and independent
women. They can live in the same dormitories,
eat the same food, and get to know each other.
If the sorority women are separated the same
feeling would not prevail. Living in separate
quarters would tend to give sorority women an
aloof feeling which does not exist now.
For economic reasons many women are not
able to join a sorority. It would not be fair to
them to give sororities the added advantage of
a separate house and a homier atmosphere. Two
girls can now go through four years of college
living side by side and being close friends with
out sorority life drawing a line between them.
Separation draws a group of coeds closer to
gether but also makes them a greater clique to
outsiders.
If the sorority houses were not filled with
members other women would have to be moved
in and extras would feel out of place among a
unit of girls.
While the sorority women would have brand
new living quarters, independent women would
still be required to live in the old dormitories
on campus. It is not fair to give -One group of
girls an advantage over another group.
More housemothers would be required and
someone would have to pay the added expense.
If it meant higher bills for sorority women, less
women would be able to go sorority.
It does not seem that a quadrangle of sorority
houses would be advisable in exchange for the
present housing program in which "Greek" and
independent women share the same dormitories.
—Sally Sykes
Studying and Fun
• This is. Spring Week. This is also another
academic study week—the third from the last
before final examinations this semester. Spring
Week and stu&ying, if mixed in the proper pro
portions, can result in a week which is most
enjoyable, yet not disastrous to the academic
program.
Members of the faculty and administration
have expressed concern, from time to time, over
the effects of the activity-packed Spring Week
on classes and studying. It only happens once a
year, students say. Perhaps that's the only thing
some of them can say.
Although the contests, parades, carnival prep
arations and participation, and other events are
time-consuming, they are also fun. In exchange
for this fun students should be willing to sacri
fice a coffee hour here, a bull session there,
or perhaps a few hours of sleep, to keep up
with current classwork.
The busy person gets more accomplished, it
is said. With more pressure than usual upon
students for their time and efforts, study time
could probably be more effectively utilized.
Spring Week may be a valuable part of col
lege life, but it should be an added value, not a
substitute for studying.
FROTH AD STAFF AND CANDIDATES, 7:30
p.m., Froth Office
GERMAN CLUB, 8 p.m., Grange Playroom
HOME ECONOMICS CLUB, 6:30 p.m., 105
White Hall
SIGMA ALPHA ETA, 7:30 p.m., 12 Sparks
WRA EXECUTIVE BOARD, 6:30 p.m., White
Hall
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Stephen Behman, Gerald Bensink, Richard
Blank, David Cochran, Harry Fuehrer, Evelyn
Grubb, Patricia Harned, Ruth Kaplan, Vonnie
Leith, Allison Munn, Joan Musselman, John
Pine, Cecelia Poor, Clair Stewart, Nancy Thomp
son.
ASME Elects Officers
Martin Rawhouser has been
elected chairman of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Other officers are Kenneth
Hower, vice chairman; John Gil
bert, secretary; Harry Kegerise,
treasurer; Eugene Tarris, student
council representatiVe; and Alex
ander H. Zerban, professor of me
chanical engineering, honorary
chairman,
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'Group. Dynamicisn-i'..,-
Has Practical Use.'
Because there are persons who seem to think we are going -over
board on group-thinking to the point of losing our individuality; the
study of groups, "Group Dynamicism," has been initiated,FranciS
Whaley, assistant professor' of psychology, explained yesterday to
the Faculty Luncheon Club.
This scientific study of groups
he said. It has been used in in
dustry for better supervision of
workers, he said, and to discover
means for workers to become
more productive. It has been used
by religious and ethnic groups to
combat prejudice, by the govern
ment to sell more bonds and to
evaluate public attitude toward
atomic energy, and to help with
civilian morale, Whaley said.
Many variables are used, he
said, to study these groups. First
the forces as to why people join
groups must be accounted for,
Whaley said. There are three
general reasons, he explained.
The activity may be enjoyable
to the person, or the activity
may help to gain goals the indi
vidual could not attain himself.
The last reason for affiliation
may be social needs which can
only be fulfilled by association
with other people, he said.
Naturally there are also • forces
Whath pull a group apart. A person
may get into a group and then
find it doesn't offer what he
wanted; he may not receive, the
recognition he wanted or, feel that
he is part of the group; or internal
strife concerning a common goal
may pull it apart.
Forces also affect the produc
tivity of the group such as its
structure and the relationship of
the members, Whaley said. The
leadership and the climate—whe
ther or not it is friendly—also af
fect the productivity, he stated..
There are five general, tech
niques of studying group behavior;
Whaley said. The first is "inter
action analyses." , A . trained . ob
server may sit •in the group. and
watch who speaks the most, what
kinds of questions are asked, what
the climate and manner of the'
groups are. This is also an analy
sis of roles: who are the domi-,
nator, blocker, non-participant,
harmonizer, or idea man.
The second technique is the
"feedback," Whaley said. An Oki- -
server watches the atmosphere ` , '.
of the group and then tells the
group leaders what Would, help ,
the group function better sO that
they may reevaluate'their. goals.
•The third technique, according
to Whaley, is "sociornetry." In ,
other words, asking „meml2;ers
of the group Who they would
most like to associate with.
The next type Is role playing.
For example,
,an employee and,
employer could change poSitions
during an - argument - and-- try--it
By MARNIE SCHENCK
has led to many practical uses, he
•
from the other point of, view, per
haps becoming more tolerant, he
said.
The last and most common de
vice used' is that of buzz .grouPs.
A large group is broken up into
smaller and more pliable groups
which can be tested• for their. re
,
actions.
Chapel Choir
Concert Set
For May 19
Chapel Choir, under the , direc
tion of Mrs. Willa C. Taylor, will
present its seventh annual spring
concert at 8 p.m. May . 19 in.
Schwab Auditorium.
Mendelssohn's oratorio, "Elijah,"
which the choir presented as its
first and third spring concerts in. •
1948 and -1950, will be performed.
The _choir will be accompanied
by 'the _University Symphony . Or
chestra, directed by Theodore- K.
Karh a n,_ associate professor of
music and music education.
Singing the title role will be
Raymond H. Brown, bass, as
sistant professor of music and
director of the Women's Chorus.
Other guest soloists are Saramae
Endich, soprano; Jean Schneck,
contralto; and John McCollum,
tenor.
The concert will be free and
open to the public, with a limited
number of • seats reserved" for
guests : Of the .ehoir. An offering
will be taken to help defray ex
penses.
Counselor Forms Due
Members - of men's hat societies
should turn in their . Orientation
Week counseling applications by
Sunday to Joseph Cutler, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, or to the Student
Union': desk, in. Old Main, Cutler
has announced: Those who do
not: have applications should con
tact Cutler. •
Tpnight on WDFM
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TUESDAY: .`MAY 11 ' 1954
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