PAGE FOUR Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings during the University' year. the Daily Collegian is a student, operated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1934 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3,--1879. DIEHL McICALIP, Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Roy Williams; Copy Editors, Dottie Stone, Margie Blank; As sistants, Cynthia Bell, Don Bartlett, Bill Eisenberg, Fran Fanucci, Anne Friedberg. Ad Staff: Deanna Soltis, Joyce Ramsey. Haste: Disastrous Today the revised constitutions of the two campus political parties will be presented to the Senate subcommittee on" organization control. We strongly urge the committee, headed by Ross Lehman, assistant executive secretary of the Alumni Association, to examine these closely and not to hesitate in tabling final action until careful consideration can be given them. Sources who have seen these constitutions have warned against immediate chartering of the parties, Lion and State. We are forced to rely on these sources since both parties have been unwilling to release their constitutions, and, thus, an air of caution must be maintained when one is ignorant of the facts. Better a de lay than a hasty acceptance. These sources point out the constitutions they saw were improvements over the original ones presented to the subcommittee and were not of the crude character which should have denied the earlier ones the title of constitutions. The new ones, however, are still classified as "smooth" and, as such, can be manipulated by the parties and their leaders. We are inclined to think the action of the parties in not releasing their new constitutions speaks for itself. Failing to allow all interested and particularly those on the subcommittee to examine them before the meeting indicates only one thing: the parties want to push their constitutions through before they can be evaluated. • A hasty chartering would be disasterous. It is our feeling that chartering will give the parties a considerable degree of permanency and the work involved would tend to deter amendment. For the sake of acting, it would be undesirable to approve rigged constitutions. The parties are eager to push their consti tutions through today and it would seem to be in the best interests of student government to weigh them more than just an hour this after noon before acting on them. The secrecy sur rounding their revisions points to possible rig ged constitutions and, before they are made permanent by Senate chartering, they must be thought through. Beaver House: OK? When is a fraternity not a fraternity? That is the question several fraternity men asked John Carpenter, Interfraternity Council president, at Monday night's IFC meeting. The question arose during discussion over the pro priety of admitting Beaver House as a member of the group. A minority, judged thus by the fact Beaver House was admitted in the final vote, centered their anti-admission argument about the fact there are boarders who take their meals at the house but are not members of the organization. The fraternity also advertises for these board ers in newspapers in a very non-fraternity sounding way, critics said. Commenting on this, Mr. Carpenter said Beaver House agreed to stop taking these board ers, presently numbering 12, as soon as possible and conform to IFC practices. He added he would urge them to take this step but pointed out it could not be done immediately without seriously affecting the house's financial sta bility and causing a great and rapid rise in house bills. In additional comment, Mr. Carpenter pointed out that Beaver House, in coming into IFC, has accepted all the rules and regulations of the system and is going to engage in all fra ternity events: social, athletic, and philan thropic. Actually, it may be the group is mak ing more adjustments in joining IFC than IFC is in taking in a house that, while having ir regularities, boasts a history, finahcial sound ness, and alumni support. Beaver House is the fraternity that is not a fraternity. But it has the makings of one and is even a good bet for a national group wanting to settle at Penn State. All needed are some hard work and changes to conformity by Bea ver House and much help and understanding by the IFC and its other member houses. Players Present . . . The Corn is Green Center Stage at the TUB Friday, Jan. 14, 8:00 p.m. Tickets at Student Union, or the Door Batig Collegian Successor to THE FREE LANCE. est. 1887 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAM DEVERS, Business Manager Rushing Code: Good The amended sorority rushing code looks like a good improvement over the old program since Panhellenic Council amended it Tuesday night. The changes made are also going to mean a slightly different rushing program in the fall than the one coeds have been 'used to. Probably the most important is the fact that second semester women having a 1.3 All-Uni versity average will be included among rushees. This change alone is one long needed on campus. Another much needed improvement is the modification of the silence period during for mal rushing to a semi-strict silence period. This means, actually, that sorority and non-sorority women may talk with each other about any thing except sorority. Not only will this modi fication help break the tension between actives and rushees, but it will give all concerned a much better chance to become acquainted out side the sorority suites. The new code will mean more work` for sororities. Two formal rush periods—one in the fall and one in the spring—will go into effect in September. This is chiefly to take care of those women who do not become second semes ter students until the spring semester. Added to this will be an informal rush program one week after each formal period; this however, is• no heavier schedule than the informal pro gram now in effect. Council's final amendment—that all women rushing informally register in the ' Dean of Women's office—rounds out a good code. Under this change, sororities will have access to a list of all women rushing and rushees, in turn, will have the chance to be invited to all sorority suites. Council has provided women students with a much more sophisticated rushing 'program than it has had in a long time. If taken ad vantage of, it will mean more natural sorority rushee relationships. LA Course Needed A compulsory course to orient Liberal Arts students to their college, as is now being dis cussed by the LA student council, could become a valuable asset to the University. The Liberal Arts college is somewhat unique from other colleges. Rather than entering it to train for a particular occupation (as for ex ample in engineering or business) students fre quently enroll in Liberal Arts to "find" an oc cupation. As a result they tend to wander aim lessly through at least two of their years here, neither understanding nor particular''y caring just what the Liberal Arts are. A course such as suggested, if made a thought provoking and concrete sort of thing, could answer many questions students have about what education (Liberal Arts especially) and for that matter their lives, are all about. However, the course must not be allowed to become one of the much joked about "snap" courses. If established at all, it must be one of the very basic requirements of the college, -And it must deserve to be so. Gazette .. CORONATION COMMITTEE, 6:30 p.m., Grange Dormitory FENCING CLUB, 7:30 p.m., North Corridor, Recreation Hall METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, 7:30 p.m., 121 Mineral Industries OUTING CLUB, FIELD AND STREAM, 7:30 p.m., 317 Willard SPEECH AND HEARING HONORARY, 7:30 p.m., 1 Sparks UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL William Achenbach, Donald Cartwright, Thomas Davis, Frederick Diehl, John Harlan, Carol Holbrook, Anita Hor- 'itz, Charlotte Kippel, John Kuntz, Harriet Learn, Jules Cevine, Alfred ,Massi, Philip Mullen, Gwen Neiditch, Arthur O'Connor, Joan Rapoport, Elizabeth Savidge. Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education. —Henry Brooks Adams To see the right and not to do it is . cowardice. —Confucius Editorials rep resent the viewpoint of the writers. not necessarily the policy of the paper. Unsigned editorials are by the editor. —Peggy McClain Complete Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service High Quality 2-Day Service REED'S Laundry and Cleaners Established in 1912 .1.09 . S. Pugh St. Phone AD 8-8981 Little Man on Cain pus .; "One big advantage in having to take this..course over. is I know when I'm supposed to laugh." Marcie geaetcott p By MARCIE MacDONALD Have you noticed they're clearing up around the HUB? . They, meaning the workmen and those in charge of workmen, are shoveling away the mud, scraping paint and putty off the windows, and even bulldozing away the man-made mountain behind it. It's beginning to look like a building instead of a Frank Lloyd Wright nightmare. And with the change, about 900 student' leaders are anxiously awaiting their office assignments in the structure. Al most all of these 900 will be sadly disappointed. Not all are as im portant as they think. In like fashion, every group on campus that holds one or more meetings per semester has planned the first dance to be held in the ballroom. This could create a rush on the dance fundamentals classes during registration. One very fav orable aspect of the H U B's, par ticular architec tural specie was pointed out by a freshman descen ding Ag Hill the Marcie MacDonald other day. Said freshman re marked that from some spots on the hill one can see straight through the monstrous windows and is hardly aware that there's a building there at all. And that's something for a million dollar edi fice. -P. M. During the afternoons lately very official looking groups have been seen meandering through tire interior, delicately shrinking, from dust and dirt and stepping over the myriad of things carpen ters can leave lying around. Purr• pose: unknown. From the back the HUB looks like a scene from the "Red Shoes." Lovely iron railings enclose spe cious patios and porticos and bal conies. Would anyone venture to wager all doors leading to these romantic and lovely spots will be PENN STATERS Make this a big weekend all around. Before you head for the Swedish Exhibition this Saturday night have your dinner at Barnard Tea Room. Here you will have a meal that lives up to your highest standards. Barnard. Tea Room 110 S. BARNARD, 1 block west of Atherton AD 8-8311 r ( :~~ <~~-H fbl"i THURSDAY; JANUARY 13. 1955 7 T ._ :; : .. I . A , I ~~~)1~~ ~,~,: kept locked at all times? Just: like the little balconies on the,.frOnts of McElwain and Simmons. The death penalty accompanies their use. What's more, there will prob ably be stiff regulations regard ing use of the lounges; students will only be allowed in by ap pointment. The cafeteria will only be open when most students are in class; there will be no fish in th, fishpond. But what does it matter? At last we'll ha:ve our much-needed place to go. Boyer-to:Be Speaker 7or'Pirlambda Sigma Benjainin F. Boyer, dean of the Teniple-Law . School, will bp guest of honor at a banquet sponsored by Pi Lambda Sigma, national pre-legal honorary fraternity at 6 p.m. tomorrow in the Beaver Room of the State College Hotel: • 'Fdllowing the banquet Beyer will "give a talk on law in general at p.m. in 217 Willard. The talk is open 'to the public. MemberS of Pi Lambda 'Sigma Should be at the banquet room at . 6 p.m. * Tonight on WDFM $l.l MEGACYCLES 7:25 7:45 _____ 8:30 .Just Out 9:00 __________ Guest Star—" Fred Waring and the • Pennsylvanians" _ . News ._ Symphonic Notebook ._ Thought for the Day 10:30 _ By Bibler 11 /1 Sign On Adventures in Research As You Believe Cameos Concert
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