The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, September 12, 1954, Image 8

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last Councils
Consider Merge
This semester may solve one of the most vexing problems con
fronting Nittany and Pollock councils, that of deciding whether to
merge.
As discussed last semester, the question concerns' whether to
merge both councils into one East Dorm Council. Such a move
would mean that the whole East
Dorm Area—like the West Dorm
area—would have four members
on the Association of Independent
Men Board of Governors. The area
now has eight members.
One of the arguments advanced
for the merger is that it would
provide for a closer knit, more ef
ficient leadership for the area
through one body.
Nittany Council, to which the
suggestion was first made, has
indicated approval of the merger.
Pollock Council was split on the
question all last- semester. The
matter has had to be postponed
until this semester
The merger proposal would have
to be approved by three-fourths of
the dormitories in both areas.
Some of the objections to a mer
ger, chiefly voiced by Pollock Coun
cil are these:
(1) The heavier populated Nit
tany area would “swallow” Pol
lock, and make for unfair repre
sentation.
(2) Nittany and Pollock areas
do not have “common” problems
that can be solved easily by one
council.
(3) Problems like dormitory hou
sing require separate councils to
adequately represent the men.
(4) The area would lose valuable
representation on the AIM Board
of Governors.
The advocates of the merger in
return argue that a merger would
kill harmful area “distinctions,”
that one council ably represents
the West Dorm area and one could
do likewise for the East Dorm
area. The advocates claim that the
Pollock living quarters will be torn
down soon anyway so that there is
little need to maintain area dis-
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CAMPUS
State College, Pa.
Starlight Dance
New students will be guests
of Interfraternity and Panhel
lenic Councils at the Starlight
Dance in front of Old Main at
8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
In the event of rain, the an
nual event which closes at
10 p.m. will be held in the Tem
porary Union Building.
tinction. The merger advocates
claim efficiency can be improved
with one council.
The proposition was first made
early last semester to the Nittany
Council, by Thomas Kidd, who was
then a resident of the Pollock area
and parliamentarian for AIM. As
set up in Kidd’s skeleton merger
constitution each dorm in the East
Dorm area would send one repre
sentative „o the council. The coun
cil would have four officers, two
from Nittany, and two from Pol
lock. As defined by Kidd, all men
in the area with a 1.0 All Univer
sity average would be an eligible
elector.
Pollock Council named a spe
cial committee to study the matter.
It came up «vith the suggestion that
the merger be postponed and that
the possibility of a standing liaison
committee to work between both
councils be looked into. This last
suggestion however has been post
poned as well as the merger.
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Counseling --
(Continued from page one)
will be explained to them. All
meetings will be at 6:45 p.m. in
Schwab Auditorium.
Members of Parmi Nous and
Skull and Bones, senior men’s hat
societies; Androcles and Blue
Key, junior men’s societies; and
Druids, sophomore men’s hat so
ciety, will serve as counselors for
the men. Members of two senior
women’s hat societies, Mortar
Board and Scrolls,' will serve on
a stand-by basis with Chimes and
Cwens, Miss Edith Zinn, assist
ant to the dean of women, said.
Speakers at tonight’s banquet
will be Robert Smoot, president
of Hat Societies Council, and Wil
mer E. Kenworthy, director of
student affairs and general chair
man of Orientation Week.
Others attending the banquet
will be President Milton S. Eisen
hower; All-University President
Jesse Arnelle; Dean of Men Frank
J. Simes; Dean Weston; Miss
Zinn; and Harold W. Perkins,
assistant dean of men. Thomas
Kidd will be toastmaster.
Hat Society
(Continued from page four)
honor men not recognized before
by a hat society. Members are
selected by the'ir service to the
University.
Druids, the only sophomore hat
society, has been on campus since
1907 Since then the organization
has spread to seven other col
leges. Membership is limited to
varsity letter holders with a 1.0
average or better.
The hat societies are coordinat
ed by Hat Societies Council char
tered in 1944 by the Senate com
mittee on Student Welfare. Pres
idents and secretaries of each
group represent the organizations
on council.
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WDFM -
(Continued from fpage four)
casts a daily 15-minute news pro
gram prepared by members of
Journalism 92 and the Daily Col
legian staff.
Unlike most radio stations-found
on University campuses, WDFM
is operated without any paid radio
executives. The station is run by
Theodore Bair, station manager,
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Welcome to Penn State l
You'll soon get to know the Penn State
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and a group of department heads
ranging from promotion and public
relations to the sports and special
.events, department.
Freshmen interested in working
on the station will be accepted la
ter in the semester when a call
for candidates issued. Any stu
dent, regardless of previous exper
ience, is welcome on the station
staff, and there are many oppor
tunities for advancement. ;