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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
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Today
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
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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?
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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.
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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
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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)
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TUESDAY, MAY 25._ 1954
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