PAGE FOUR Plabilstlteo fUesday through Saturday mornings. during the University rear. the Daily Collegian is a student overate/1 newsoaner. Entered as second-class matter duty 5. 1934 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under t TAMMIE BLOOM. Editor Managing Ed.. Diehl McKalip: City Ed.. Mike Feinsilber; Copy Ed., Mary Lee Lauffer; Sports Ed., Dick McDowell: Edit. Dir., George Bairey; Radio News Ed., Phil Austin; Soc Ed., Peggy McClain; Asst. Sports Ed.. Herm Weiskopf; Asst. Soc. Ed.. Nancy Ward; Feature Ed., Baylee Friedman; Exchange Ed., Edmund Reiss; Librarian. Marcie MacDonald: Senior Board. Bet Dickinson. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night editor, Jackie HudginS; Copy editors, Ann Leh, Bill Snyder; Assistants, Marilyn Pysher, Jo Wohleber, Ted Serrill, Bob Thomas, Barbara Nicholls, Brooke Moyer, Anne Elder. Collegian's Seat in WSGA: An Extra Chair Senate of Women's Student Government As sociation is now considering an amendment to its constitution which would remove the pro vision giving the Daily Collegian a non-voting seat on senate. This apparently would be a sensible move. The seat has not been used by Collegian in recent years, and some members of Senate evi dently were surprised to find such a provision existed. It seems, since Collegian is not actually rep resentative of any particular group of women students, and is completely removed from the WSGA organizational setup, there is no obvious reason for Collegian—the society editor, in this case—to have more voice in WSGA than any other campus group or organization which does not restrict participation -to women. The main advantage in having the Collegian society editor sit on Senate would be the knowl- On Boxing Editorial TO THE EDITOR: On the same day (Friday) that a vote was taken by the Athletic Advisory Board to decide whether or not boxing should be maintained as an iyitercollegiate sport at Penn State, (George Bairey's) editorial on the subject appeared in the Daily Collegian. This article was apparently aimed at in fluencing the administration, as student action at this time would be 'too little and too late." For whom is this newspaper published? According to the Policy set forth by the Senior Board of Collegian in the May 4 issue, it was stated that: "We believe Collegian -can best serve the students by being a newspaper and not a propaganda machine . . ." If this is true why didn't the editorial director, a member of Senior Board, mention the scheduled vote rather than attempting to gain prestige by his clair voyant declaration of the problems facing box ing at Penn State? . . . By insinuation, the ability of the present boxing coaches, Eddie Sulkowski and Frank Patrick has been questioned . . . In my opinion, as a member of the boxing team, the job done by these men is above reproach . . . Both solutions offered by Bairey would not improve the condition of "dying" boxing at Penn State, but only kill it. More administra tional support and less student apathy would produce far better results. —Joe Goleman •Ed. Note: The meetings of the Athletic Ad visory Board are closed. Collegian cannot re port action by the board unless members agree to release. To have reported a vote on boxing would have been mere speculation—such a vote was not on the Board's agenda. Asks Clarification TO THE EDITOR: I would like to know just what the deal is with this new registration system. After waiting for three years to secure some of the rights and privileges of a (senior, I find that one of the most honored of these privileges, that of seniors registering first, has been taken away. It seems to me that seniors should have the right to register first, since there are certain courses that have to be taken before one can graduate. The University has stated that special con sideration would be given to students needing certain courses in order to be graduated; how ever if a section is filled does the University mean that a previously scheduled student would be removed from that section? This certainly does not seem fair to the other student. The , University could certainly tell the stu dents what they intend to do in more specific terms instead of vague generalities. —Gene Gehring CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 6:45 p.m., 304 Old Main COLLEGIAN AD STAFF, 7 p.m., 102 Willard COLLEGIAN BUSINESS STAFF, 7 p.m., Col legian Office COLLEGIAN CLASSIFIED AD STAFF, 7 p.m., Collegian Office COLL 11 ". 0 - 1. A.N CIRCULATION STAFF,. 7 p.m., Business Office Glyr atig Calif* giart Successor to THE FREE LANCE. est. 1887 ' Safety Valve Today THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA riM - tr. Asst. BUS Mgr.. Benjamin Lowenstein: Local Ads. Mgr:, Sondra Duckman: National Adv Mgr., Williams Devers: Circulation Co-Mgrs., Richard Gordon, Gail Framer: Pro motion Mgr., Evelyn Riegel: Personnel Mgr., Carol Schwing: Office Mgr.. Peggy Troxell: Classified Adv. Mgr.. Dorothea Ebert: Sec., Gertrude Malpezzi: Research and Records Mgr.. Virginia Coskery. edge of current WSGA action she would obtain. She might also be able to add information con cerning Collegian's policy in publishing stories and notices for WSGA. However, a Collegian reporter attends WSGA meetings and covers procedings. Although the reporter may not participate in legislative dis cussion or debate, she is available for points of clarification. As long as the reporter is pres ent during meetings, there is a link between WSGA and Collegian. If she chooses, the society editor may attend WSGA meetings and state her opinions either as a representatiVe of the newspaper or as an other woman student. Under the circumstances, it seems removal of the seat would merely mean bringing the con stitution up to date. The advantages of a non voting seat are questionable, since the society editor would still have the right to express her self at meetings if she chose to attend. Defends Boxing Coach TO THE EDITOR: (George Bairey's) "get the coach" editorial on intercollegiate boxing (in Friday's issue of the Daily Collegian) was grosi,- ly unjust to . Eddie Sulkowski, our present men tor. The implication was that under the former coach, Leo Ho\ick, Penn State had usually ex perienced notable success. Leo was a man, of great ability. He was loved and respected by generations of Penn State students and was re nowned as one of the nation's best teachers of this difficult sport. During the last five years of Leo's regime Penn State won six meets, lost 25, and tied three. During his last ten years Penn State had only one winning season. These figures were available to the editorial writer and should have been checked by any good reporter before assuming that the difference between victories and defeats is the 'm eas u r e of successful coaching. Questions Lion's Paw TO THE EDITOR: After reading in Friday's Collegian the remarks Richard Kirschner made about Lion's Paw, at the All-University Cabinet meeting Thursday night, I wonder why the members of the group did not respond to the challenge to answer Kirschner's charges. Discussion on Cabinet was killed by Lion's Paw members, and all the answers in Saturday's Collegian evaded the issue. Saying that "Lion's Paw needs no defense" is a poor way to answer criticism. Lion's Paiv is supposed to be working for the good of Penn State. If this is true, why are the members opposed to disclosing their policies? Apparently they must be afraid of publicity? I think that everything should be brought out in the open so the students can know all the facts. Kirschner doesn't seem to be afraid, why should Lion's Paw? On Pivot Criticism TO THE EDITOR: I believe I speak for all who contributed to the current issue of Pivot in replying to Edmund Reiss' column in (Friday's Collegian). Individual tastes in poetry I do not care to argue With Mr. Reiss. However if he can find nothing else to give the contributors to Pivot credit for, I am certain they have made -a sin cere endeavor to express themselves in a medi um which many found not only new, but dif ficult. . . . The point of this letter . . . is in answer to Mr. Reiss' . . . comments on Dylan Thomas and the fund being raised for the education of his children. Must he insist on forcing his Puerile Phillistinism on his readers? . . . On his reference to the 'alcoholism' of Thomas—if he insists on criticizing ad hominem would he care to defend the personal habits of his Words worth? Gazette ... COLLEGIAN PROMOTION STAFF, 7 p.m., 104 Willard STUDENT HANDBOOK AD STAFF, 8 p.m., 104 Willard STUDENT EMPLOYMENT Meal jobs open for this semester and next fall. UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Roger Dietz. Alice Grubb. Shirley Kay, Vern on Kohler, Kenneth Lan , f,e Roger Owens, Ce cilia Poor, David Richards Joan Roth, Leonard Ruczko, Harriet Steinman, Richard Uhlman. FRANK CRESSMAN. Business Mgr. —W. Malcolm Taylor Editorials represent' the viewpoint of the writers, not necessarily the policy of the paper. Unsinied edi torials are by the editor. he set of March 3. 1879 —Ridge Riley —June Koziar Little Man on Campus p. ~;.,1 Le's writing letters of application to four other colleges—_: 'nks he flunked his entrance exam." It's About Time Let's discuss Lion's Paw Let's, for a change, come out from behind. the "iron curtain" and the Snack Bar caucuses. Let's forget about illusioned objectivity and announce our prejudices freely. And let's try to understand what the talk's all about. This is a tall order. No one can fully understand those things which are not open for his under standing. Coca Cola won't tell us its formula; President Eisenhower hushes up his golf scores; Lion's Paw members stalk up four flights in Old Main with no intention of disclosing the accomplishments of their Sunday night sessions. Well, say members, why should they? Cwens doesn't announce the content of its initiation proce dure, and no one knows what goes on at Senior Board meetings of the Daily Collegian. Women's Ju dicial conducts its business behind • closed doors. But, we reply, these groups DO make known from time to time their activities; their pur pose is more specific than an elusive "for a better Penn State. What's more, their sphere of influence is limited by their own membership. Lion's Paw— as far as we can see—is liimted by no check group with com parable influence and means. This means Lion's Paw, because it is composed of 12 of the cam pus' most influential students, be cause it is sec- ret, because it has the Univer sity sanction, and because no group of individ- uals is realistical ly able to serve . v as an outside - check, is a power group. Influence in the various or- ' ganizations mem- bers represent is their principal instrument of ac- Baylee Friedman ~ tion. How the various organiza tions are this week directed, then, may very well be the by-product of last Sunday night's meeting. The process as it has been ex plained to me by members goes something like this: Leaders in the various organizations bring their problems to Paw meetings and ask for advice regarding them. Other members, "qualified because they have achieved lead ership status," throw out sugges tions for a solution. Their sugges tions . don't necessarily mean that the leaders' problems will be in fluenced to any great extent. But their suggestions, if accepted by the Paw with-a-problem, are taken back to the respective' groups and acted on. It all seems very sensible. And it is sensible if we want our government in fluenced 'by a_ superfluous - body ;;~ By BAYLEE FRIEDMAN whiCh "understands problems the ordinary Joe College doesn't know about" and if we want AIM programs to come from anyone but AIM members. I, for one„ protest. I protest under a certain veil of ignor ance over just what I'm pro testing about. And I protest this, too. It is an insult to my intel ligence as a member of the stu dent body to be told I can't com prehend the "complicated, un publishable, uncomprehensable" activities of a group denying by its very existence that demo cracy can work in its purest form. I'm told I can't govern myself. I'm told my voice in representative bodies means little. And that's all the explan ation I get. Nothing is all black or all white. Members of Lion's Paw actually believe their methods are the only possible ones on a campus this size for workable student govern ment. Their goal of a better Penn State, is, for many, an honest motivation. Joe McCarthy's goal to elimi nate Communism is also a wor thy motivation. Procedure (thank you, Wayne Morse) can stimulate or contami nate the lifeblood of any organ izational action. I protest the pro cedure of Lion's Paw. Its goals may be good; 'its methods' unac ceptable. The ends—whether bet ter cabinet appointments or a stu dent encampment invitation list —do not justify the means. The means: assuming responsibilities which belong to the specific groups they affect. Personally, I'd rather • have student government directed by all the students flounder in the open than run like a well: , oiled, but unrepresentative, IBM machine. And perhaps student government, with Lion's Paw contributing openly, need not • flounder aimlessly as the self designated, sometimes self righteous membership likes to think. StUdents are not dope. They can be fooled some of the time by some of the people. But' (Continued on page five) Tonight on WDFIVI . , 7 30 Record Reiriew 8 00 8 15 Call Card 8 30 Tops in Pops 9 15 _ --News 9 30' ' 10 30 .Sidna.o4l TUESDAY, MAY 25._ 1954 By Bibler 91.1 kIEGACYCLI&S'
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