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DIEHL SfIcKALIP. Editor
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Roger Beidler; Copy Editors, Inez Althouse, Ron Gatehouse; Wire
Editor, Nancy Showalter; Assistants, Bill Eisenberg, Joann Wohleber, Shirley Calkins, Wayne Ulsh,
Sue Lustig.
Sorority Houses: Basic
This is the second of two editorials about
Panhellenic Council recommendations. -Fri
day's article dealt with freshman rushing.
Announcement of Panhellenic Council's ap
proval of the proposed sorority housing plan
has created various responses among women
students on campus, chiefly one of confusion.
Judging from general conversations heard,
maiy think that plans have progressed to the
point of laying a cornerstone to the new
buildings.
Clarification is needed on just how far coun
cil and the administration has progressed on
the proposal.
It was presented to Panhellenic Council last
week, not for a final vote of :approval or dis
approval of all details involved in the project,
but for a straw vote indicating favor or dis
favor with the idea itself of sorority houses.
Council voted .approval of the project and
thus indicated it was in favor of the general
idea and willing to cooperate with plans for
further research into all details involved, such
as type of construction, finances, and location.
Several research steps have been taken so
far by the administration. Several members
visited university campuses with sorority houses
to note particular types of construction and
operation, and financial aspects involved. These
reports are currently being studied by Dr.
Eisenhower and his associates in conjunction
with a committee of townswomen affiliated
with Panhel.
The first basic decision that must be made
is the financial aspect of the project: whether
individual sororities shall build their own
houses or rent University-owned •buildings. The
former would be feasible only if the houses
were located off campus; opinion so far has
more strongly favored building the houses on
campus.
This proposal—that sororities rent University
owned houses—would have distinct financial
advantages for sororities. Buildings constructed
by . the University would be tax-free because
this is a state • institution. Under such a -plan
Safety Valve--
Oppose Food Service
TO THE EDITOR: . . . When a student mis
places or loses his meal ticket, he is entitled
to one meal in the dining hall before buying
a new meal card. For this meal he must fill
out a white slip and use it later in purchasing
a new meal ticket. This slip automatically nul
lifies the old ticket number and forces you to
buy your new ticket before the next meal in
the dining hall, even if you should find your
original card.
. . . To make a student pay a dollar for his
mistake (misplacing a meal ticket) seems gross
ly unfair. Students losing meal tickets before
dinner cannot be admitted to breakfast be
cause they do not have their new cards. Like
wise students having full days of classes and
unable to get to the bursar's office are forced
to eat off-campus until they have time to get
the new ticket.
. . . Why is it impossible to see those who
are in authority to make and change rules?
WSGA has been trying since the beginning
of the school year to, see someone who will
listen to suggested plans to correct present
faults. It seems all the students are aware of
the bad conditions, but no one is quite sure
whom to see and to whom to complain so it
will eventually do some good.
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TO THE EDITOR: The standard practice at the
Pollock dining hall has been to refuse ad
mittance to students arriving after the closing
times designated for meal hours. In order to
effect this, dining hall personnel lock the en
trance from the inside with a key.
.. A lock has been added to the door which
makes it impossible to open without a key
once it has been locked. • . . This is the only
exit for the rear of the dining hall. In case
of a fire, after meal hours, students may at
tempt to leave by this door and find it locked:
. . . Fire Underwriter's codes in many large
cities do not allow locking of fire doors from
the inside.
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Temper, Temper - -
TO THE EDITOR: Thursday's edition (Daily
Collegian) included an article on the Food
Service problem. . . . Under this subject, Mr.
Dennis, president of the Association of Inde
pendent Men, had the audacity to mention the
.hopes of stop-gapping the quick tempered vet
erans living in the Nittany-Pollock area.
I would like to point out several fallacies in
Mr. Dennis' statement about us.
1. The individuals who were involved in the
fight were not veterans, but other students liv
ing in the same area.
2. Most of the veterans who are attending
school here axe more intent on getting an
Elattg Caltrgiatt
Seem:sot to THE FREE LANCE. sig. 18117
—Harryette Gerhart
—Dan Mullen
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
FRANK CHESSMAN. Business Mgr.
Decisions ,
sororities would be concerned chiefly with the
expense of interior furnishings, which could
be completed at the option and convenience of
each group.
The University, too, would benefit from such
a plan; if for any reason sorority housing would
be discontinued some time in the future, as
was previously done at the University, the
houses could be converted to University use
without the expense of buying deeds and trans
ferring property.
To be decided along with the financial aspect
is the type of buildings to be constructed: in
dividual houses or quadrangle-type units. In
dividual houses would almost necessarily be in
order shOuld the project be financed completely
by sororities.
However, should the program be sponsored
by the University, a quadrangle-type arrange
ment would lend itself to community arrange
ments (such as a common dining hall and laun
dry). ,It would be far less expensive for indi
vidual sororities and would remain within the
financial scope of the University.
Final plans formulated along these lines will
be subject to the approval or disapproval of the
Board of Trustees; should the University fi
nance the program, the year of construction will
have to be determined by the General State
Authority in Harrisburg.
As has been pointed out to, Panhel, studies
being made now are on the basis of a long
range time element. Because of priority con
struction already approved by GSA, such as the
new classroom building and infirmary wings,
sorority building could not be started for at
least a number of years.
Meanwhile, sororities can use this time ele
ment to advantage in planning annual budgets
and savings accounts with an eye toward financ
ing furnishings and operations of possible
houses.
The "cornerstones" have by no means been
laid; but if the enthusiasm of Panhel and the
administration can be used as a criterion, they
are quite definitely in the future.
Students or Imports?
What is the status of a student teacher? Stu
dent or import? The answer is neither.
A rather unique and unfair status of half
and-half falls •on student teachers. They are
under University regulations, yet they must
pay room and board fees like an import.
Coeds who go student teaching and wish to
return on weekends must pay the one dollar
and 50 cents a night guest rates for a place to
sleep. They must eat downtown. However, they
are under University regulations, and thus are
forbidden to stay in a. room downtown as im
ports may do.
Yet, as students they have paid for athletic
books, entitling them to attend University foot
ball games. School spirit has always been en
couraged. They are reminded that they are still
students. But, if they come back to school for a
game, they must pay three dollars to get in the
dorms.
Because they must sign for a bed before four
o'clock and their schools / do not let out until
three, most student teachers find they sleep
on couches in sorority suites. But they still
must pay the $3, even if they do not get a bed.
Student teachers who are out the first eight
weeks of the semester must pay for room and
board when they return to school on the Friday
before their classes begin.
Women returning last Friday had to sleep
on the floor or. on .couches and eat downtown
until Monday, although they had already paid
fees for the second eight weeks. Yet, students
who come to school for registration do not have
to pay extra fees before classes start.
Perhaps, in drawing up plans for next semes
ter and following years, consideration will be
made that if students want to return for week
ends they should be treated as regular students
of the University. If, meal tickets and dorm
space can not be given them for weekends, they
surely should be allowed these privileges when
they return for the weekend before classes
begin
Gazette o .
Tothiy
NEWMAN CLUB, 7 p.m., Catholic Student Center
PHI MU ALPHA; 9:15 1 p.m., Rushing Smoker
EPISCOPAL STUDENTS, '7 a.m., St. Andrew's Church
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
William Adair, John Bashista, Barbara Brainerd, Francis
Dugita, Richard Ferrari, James Garrity, Willard Hughes,
Ronald Lis, Harold Mathias, Naomi Mermel, Sheldon May,
James Modliszewski, Deborah Peek, Lyle Perton.
education than losing their tempers over some
minor matter. This point can easily be proven
by their grades, which on an overall basis ex
cel those of many other students.
3. Without any doubt, 'the hallS in which the
veterans live are much quieter for studying,
and there is less damage if any in these halls.
•Letter Cut
Editorials represent cat
viewpoint of the writers,
not necessarily the policy of
the paper. Unsigned edi
torials are by the editor.
set of ,111arell 3. 1879
—Peggy McClain
—Dottie Stone
Tomorrow
01!!!.!.n
Little Man on Campus
Impressions
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE-
Last Saturday during the Pittsburgh game we were again asked
whether it were not true all the football games in the 1955 season
were to be played in Beaver Field. In addition, the inquirer wanted
to know whether we were °laying nine or 10 games.
This has been a common• misunderstanding for the three years
we have been at Penn State in
spite of numerous attempts to put
the record straight. The source of
this trouble lies in the fact that
next year is Centennial Year and,
therefore, anything is possible.
To once again attempt to clear
up the confusion we are listing
below the nine-game schedule,
which offers four games at home
and five away. We suggest you
clip it out and paste it on the
back of your matriculation card
or meal ticket. The schedule:
Sept. 24 Foidham—home
Oct. 1 Army—away
8 Virginia—away
(at Richmond)
15 Navy—home
(Homecoming)
22 West Virginia—away
29 Pennsylvania—away
Nov. 5 Syracuse—home
(Band Day)
12 Rutgers—away
19 Pittsburgh—home
So, we have a fine schedule
with two teams; Army and Navy,
who have not been around for
some time and should be pretty
stiff competition. We also have
Pittsburgh traveling to the Nit
tany vale for the first time in
some years.
Talking to Ike Gilbert, assistant
director of athletics and business
manager of the Athletic Associa
tion, we find it would be impos
sible for Penn State to obtain
an all-home schedule and have
the competition listed above. Pri
marily it is a matter of money.
The University can not afford to
offer the financial incentives to
draw nine teams away from their
home fields or the city stadiums.
Other considerations are that
neither- the community nor the
University could handle crowds
of Homecoming Day proportions
each weekend. Also it must be
remembered every team has its
own fans to consider and so
would not be so willing to play
the Lions on those terms.
Yes, dear readers, next year is
Centennial Year but the football
schedule will be little different
from any other except that Pitt
will come here instead of playing
in the shadow of the Cathedral
of Learning. Tell your friends and
stop the misunderstanding.
OF MOUNTAIN CLIMBING-
In our mail bag we receive many
letters which do not get into print
because their importance to the
student body does not warrant our
limited space.
One such letter comes froth, one
H. Lamingt, who signs his mis
sle "yours faithfully." We could
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 1954
By Bibl
By DIEHL McKALIP
not find him listed in the student
directory, the faculty directory,
the telephone directory, or the
University catalog. This does not
mean he does not exist, however.
H. -Lamington says he has
_climbed Mt. Nittany and won
ders if he does not have a record
time for the round trip. He says
it took him 21 minutes 20 sec
onds to reach the top after start
ing at the Lemont railroad sta
tion., The return trip took 11
minutes 30 seconds. He does not
say what time of year this was,
what .the weather was like, or
whether the trip was made by
day or night.
We do draw the conclusion that
it is faster to go downhill. We
wonder, however, if this is the
best time?
ON HARD COAL—
Another letter comes from G.
L. "Gerry" Maurey, a former
wrestler for Penn State. Written
on yellow paper in pencil - was
the question "Since when is Penn
State in the hard coal region?"
Considerable research uncov
ered the statement which he was
referring 'to. In the, last Wed
nesday issue, mention was made
of the coal scuttle, the emblem of
football supremacy between Pitt
and Penn State. It said, "The scut
tle was chosen to symbolize rival
ry between the soft coal school,
Pittsburgh, and the hard coal
school, Penn State."
We too have looked, Gerry,
and can not find. any hard coal
in State College either. Except,
that is, in the cellars of several
coal burning homes.
PERSONALITY—
Watching a friend reading a
book recently, we noticed the title
was something' like "The Corn
plete Golfer." This reminded us
of an experience we had had with
Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director of
student affairs and an ardent and
adept golfer.
It was the spring of our sopho
more year and just before the
scheduled visit from President
Eisenhower's brother. He was
scheduled to play a few rounds
of golf at the Centre Hills country
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