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Published ruesday through
Saturday morning's during
the University year. the
Daily Collegian is a student
operated newspaper.
Mitered as second-class matter July 6. 034 at the State College, Pa. Post Mee under
DIEHL McKALIP. Editor
Managing Ed., Mary Len Lauffer; City Ed., Mike Fein- Asst. Bus. Mgr., Benjamin Lowenstein; Local Ad,. Mgr..
slitter; Copy Ed.. Nancy Ward; Sports Ed.. Dick McDowell; Fay Goldstein; National Adv. Mgr., John Albrecht; Cir-
Edit. Dir.. Peggy McClain: Radio News Ed.. Phil Austin; Soc. culation Mgr.. Richard Gordon; Promotion Mgr., Evelyn
Ed.. Merck MacDonald: Asst. Sports Ed., Herm Weiskopf; Riegel; Personnel Mgr.. Carol Sehwing; Office Mgr., Peggy
Asst Soc. Ed., Mary Bolich; Feature Ed., Edmund Reiss; Trowel!. Classified Adv. Mgr.. Dorothea Ebert; Sec., Gertrude
Photon. Dir., Ron Hoopes; Senior Board, Bev Dickinson. Malpessi; R it and Records Mgr.. Virginia Cookers.
Ann Leh.
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Don Shoemaker; Copy Editors, Jackie Hudgins, Ted Serrill;
Assistants, Dodi Jones, Tony Arthur, Ed Dubbs, Wayne Ulsh. Ad Staff: Bob Allison.
Are Parents Forgotten
Are parents forgotten people?
A newly formed Parents' Committee a'. Colby
College thinks they are. It was formed by Presi
dent Julius S. Bixler to carry the college to the
parents and make them feel more a part of its
program.
This may also be the case at the University.
To our knowledge the only regular information
the parents of a student receive are advertise
ments soliciting his enrollment and, after he
enrolls, semesterly transcripts and estimates of
fees.
In the meantime, the department of public
information and many departmental informa
tion staffs pour out releases of all types to
varied recipients. Material ranging from letters
to mpgazines to booklets is sent to students,
alumni, faculty, administrators, employees,
farmers, businessmen, manufacturers, a n d
homemakers.
Nowhere in this list are the parents. Many
of them are included in the categories listed
above, but the material they receive is not sent
to them because they are the parents of men
and women studying at the University, still,
they supply most of the money that is paid as
tuition by these students.
We feel the University should develop a
public relations campaign aimed at the'parents
of the students. It should be written to them as
parents and attempt to make these people feel
more a part of the school. As possible objec
tives, we pass on some of those listed by Colby:
1. To develop a closer relationship between
the University and the parents of its students.
2. To keep parents informed of the Univer
sity's activities, policies, and plans.
3. To encourage parents to transmit their
Prides Too High
Some people want to have their cake and
eat it too.
This seems to be the case with some of the
students who are selling their books through
the services of the Used Book Agency of the
Book Exchange in the Temporary Union Build
ing. Their prices are too high.
Look, fellow students, you should not expect
to buy a book, use it a semester, and then sell
it for nearly the price you paid for it originally.
You have to take a loss. Still, you gain in that
you have an agency through which to reach
buyers.
The management of the ÜBA recommends
you charge 65 per cent of the original price.
To this we say that you may tack on the 20
cents handling price if you are really hard up.
Remember, this is to be a cooperative exchange
of books between students and not cut-throat
competition between Wall Street magnates.
Finally, if no other argument works, re
member a bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush. It might pay you to cut the price •50
cents and sell your book, rather than not sell
it and have no return at all.
Scholarships
Will Benefit
306 Institutions
The University is among the 306
colleges and universities which
will benefit from the General
Motors. $2,000,000 -per-year schol
arship program.
The plan is designed to provide
for higher education and, when
fully operative, will provide con
tributions of $4,500,000 annually.
The program includes three
plans:
The college plan provides 250
scholarships for 107 private col
leges and universities and 39 pub
lic institutions. The number of
scholarships were determined by
the number of alumni working for
General Motors.
Under a second plan, 100 addi
tional scholarships will be award
ed annually in a nationa' competi
tion. Winners will be permitted to
select their college.
The third phase of the program
includes a foundation plan pro
viding for unrestricted grants of
$lO,OOO each to foundations repre
senting colleges in Indiana, Micni
gan, New York, Ohio, Pensyl
vania, and New England.
Colleges will have a free hand
in selecting students for the
awards on basis of scholarship,
leadership, and financial need.
0/he irlatill Collegian
Successor to THE FREE LANCE, est. 1887
WILLIAM DEVERS. Business Manager
Philadelphia Man
Sues University
For Tuition Fees
Herman Witte, of Philadelphia,
didn't get , his name for nothing.
Seems his cousin came to this
country from Germany in 1950
and after attending Philadelphia
public schools enrolled at the Uni
versity.
Well now, fine and good. But
wait. Seem the University con
tends his cousin, Friederike Witte,
fourth semester education major,
should be charged non-resident
tuition fees, amounting to about
$125.
Hold on, says Herman, you can't
d. that. She should be classed as
a regular resident.
Tio,ho, says th e University.
Can't we now? We can and will.
It did.
But Herman Witte is not eas
ily shunned. He has filed suit in
Philadelphia against the Univer
sity asking for a refund. Univer
sity officials said they have not
received any official notice of the
suit.
FMA to Meet
The board of directors of the
Fraternity Marketing Association
will meet at 7 tonight at Alpha
Sigma Phi. A full meeting of the
a-sociation will follow at 8 p.m.,
also at Alpha Sigma Phi.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
by University?
opinions, ideas, and suggestions to the Uni
versity.
4. To assist in bringing facts about the Uni
versity to a wider audience of prospective stu
dents and friends.
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A fifth objective listed by Colby is to estab
lish and develop an annual fund program that
will give added strength to the school. We do
not think this would be in order for the Uni
versity since it is a state-supported institution,
but, if good public relations caused appreciative
parents to donate to programs like the chapel
fund, it seems they would not be turned down.
The parents are footing a big bill every year,
and we feel they deserve something more than
son or daughter's infrequent letters to inform
them of goings on. Public relations aimed at
the parent is the answer.
Beards at Last!
Beards are an established fact on campus now
that the Student Centennial Committee has ap
proved a beard growing contest. We hope all
those students who expressed the advantages
of such a contest toward "raising Centennial
spirit" and releasing those "suppressed desires
of all men to grow a beard" will back up their
convictions with good sturdy whiskers.
In spite of the slackening off of comment on
the issue this past week, a surprisingly large
number of men have a fine start on their beards.
These men must be considered both courageous
and enthusiastic citizens. To go out on a limb,
we predict they won't long be alone in their
enthusiasm.
Gazette •••
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS CLUB meeting, 7:30 p.m.,
Alpha Gamma Rho
ASSOCIATION OF CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INTER-
NATIONAL, 7 p.m., Atherton Lounge
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MEN, board of gover
nors, 7:30 p.m., 108 Willard
BARBELL CLUB. 7 p.m., 102 Willard
CHESS CLUB, 7 p.m., 3 Sparks
FRATERNITY MARKETING ASSOCIATION board, 7 p.m.,
Alpha Epsilon Phi
FRATERNITY MARKETING ASSOCIATION, 8 p.m., Alpha
Sigma Phi
NEWMAN CLUB. Daily Rosary, 4:30 p.m., Our Lady of
Victory Church; Novena, 7 p.m. church; Club choir,
following Novena, church
OUTING CLUB, field and stream, 7:30 p.m., 317 Willard
PERSHING RIFLES, 7 p.m., Armory, Class A uniform
PLAYERS ADVERTISING WORKSHOP, 6:45 p.m., Schwab
loft
RIDING CLUB, 7 p.m., 217 Willard
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION assembly, get
acquainted social, 7 p.m., 304 Old Main
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Rosemary Bass, Camelia Blount, Eleanor Brenner, Hugh
Browne, William Deherer, William Fabis, James Griffiths,
Stanley Hagler, Eileen Hileman, Thomas Larsen, Maurine
Leonard, Jeanne Ripley, Charles Roth Jr., Oliver Sax. Barry
Schriver, Richard Siedeman, James Shambach, Donald Shaw,
Gail Skolnick, Robert Stiteler, Carl Stohler, William Straus
ger, John Williams. Larry Young.
Yelenosky Receives
Forestry Award
George Yelenosky, seventh se
mester forestry major, will be
come the first recipient of the $5OO
Homelite Forestry Fellowship at
a convocation at 11 p.m. today in
10 Sparks.
W. B. Livingston, Pittsburgh di
rector of the Homelite Corpora
tion, will make the presentation.
Dr. William C. Bramble, acting
head of the School of Forestry,
will be in charge of the convoca
tion.
Yelenosky enrolled in the Uni
versity after his discharge from
the Marines in 1951. Between his
freshman and sophomore years, he
worked in a lumber camp in
Washington, then joined the U.S.
Forest Service in order to obtain
funds to continue his education.
Hall Named Head
Of Ag Education
Dr. William F. Hall, professor
of agricultural education, has been
named acting head of the depart
ment of agricultural education for
the period February 1 to April 30,
replacing Dr. Henry S. Brunner.
Dr. Brunner has been granted
a leave of absence to visit Ger
many and study methods for im
proving the agricultural education
program tnere.
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net neeeuetilj the yeller
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I eel et Minh 3, 1373.
—Peggy McClain
ttle Man on Campus
"I thought I'd be considerate and tell her that her hose w
wrinkled—but she wasn't wearing hose."
Why Not Women?
Adam's Other Rib
Since campus politics are unargoing so many changes , this
semester—new constitutions, chartering, a new party—we think
they're due for an added innovation. It's time women students are
included in candidate slates for All-University offices.
Women have been sadly ignored by campus parties since they
began formulating campus elec
tions. We pointed out last fall
that women w ere constantly
shafted to class secretary-treas
urer positions, by both men and
women alike; any suggestions for
further advancement have been
met by either just plain disbelief
or guffaws to be interpreted,
"You're kidding, of course."
But the idea is by no means an
extension of the above Bibler
joke for the day. We present it in
all seriousness.
We suggested the idea to some
campus leaders, several party of
ficers included; opinion her e
varied—some found logical argu
ments against women All-Univer
sity officers, some thought it a
fine idea theoretically, and some
were merely luke-warm in their
attitudes. Of those arguments
against such an idea, most com
mon were that women might not
be dependable in such responsible
positions (because of the possi
bility of getting pinned, en
gaged, or married and hence los
ing interest in the jbb), and that
the restrictions on women's hours
would possibly hinder efficiency.
And there was; of course, the
ever-present argument' based on
precedent—i.e., women couldn't
possibly handle such a job be
cause 'they've never done. it be
fore, etc.
All of .these arguments, how
ever, look somewhat ridiculous
when held under strong light.
Let's take a look at the "prece
dent" angle. It is true , that, ex
cept during World War no
woman has , held an All-University
office. In the spring of 1952 Joan
Lee vied with James Plyler for
All-University vice president and
lost the election by less than 100
votes. While the election • figures
showed that Mr. Plyler 'was the
preferred candidate, they also
showed that over .2000 students
thought Miss Lee would make a
good vice president, in spite of
her genetic background...
An All-University election is,
actually, the only example of
student government that can be
used as a valid precedent in this
case. A woman's success or ef
ficiency in an All-University of
fice can scarcely be judged ac
cording to women's efficiency in
any other phase of student gov
erment simply because the major
women's government bodies—
that is, Women's Student Govern
m e n t Association, Panhellenic
Council, and Leonides—are not
exclusively student run. They are
ultimately subject to authority
from either the dean• of women's
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY:9;: 1955
By Bib!
By PEGGY McCLAIN
office or some national council..
And because no precedent con
cerning women's success or fail
ure in an All-University position
has been set, no valid argument
can be made on this . basis.
Women's hours, while a more
logical basis of opposition, would
prove, nevertheless, a very minor
point against a woman officer.
The only All-University office
that requires post-dormitory
hours-attendance at meetings and
affairs is the presidential post.
This position requires attendance
at a multitude of committee and
subcommittee meetings, such as
those of the ' University Senate.
The latest hours required of the
other two posts—vice president
and secretary-treasurer—are those
held by All-University Cabinet,
for which women receive special
permissions anyway.
The third argument—that wom
en might be inefficient in such a
job because of other activities
such as love affairs and 'the like
—is well founded but weightless.
For upholders of this view, we
recommend inspection of two
ratios:
1. The number of potential ,
women candidates who • carry .a
five-day datin* schedule and the
number of present men All-Uni
versity officers who carry a five
day athletics schedule. '
2. The flexibility of a' woman's
dating life and the flexibility. of
a varsity athlete's ,practice- drill
and scheduled sports event .prO
gram.
It all boils down to 'the feet
that as far as eligibility, qualifiba
tions, and• time available . are con
cerned, women and'men are on a
par. Neither sex, is necessarily
better able than the other to hold
an All-University position. And
considering that all three parties
seem to be having difficulty find
ing enough men nominees to fill
their slates, we wonder just why
they are passing up an untapped
source. So be it.
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