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DIEHL McKALIP. Editor
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Ted Serrill; Copy Editors, Inez Althouse, Nancy Showalter; As
sistants, Shirley Calkins, Eddie Dubbs, Barbara Budnick, Gail Gilman, Jack Williams. Ad Staff: Diane
Hallock, Arnil Hoffman.
TIM: May Work
The promoters of an organisation of inde
pendent men living in town are still at it.
Wednesday night a plan was put into action
which sets up a group called Town Independent
Men (TIM). As we interpret it this is to be a
town meeting for all town independents with
the only elected men oeing the officers. The
men will discuss common problems and re
lations with borough residents, and if a vote
must be taken, the only prerequisite is that
those present attended the spring election of
officers.
On paper this is all very nice. We wonder if
it will work, however. The general student dis
interest in their governmental groups is ex
tremely strong among the town men. Shortly
the same interested few will probably be carry
ing the burden, but at Least these men will not
have the usual trouble getting a quorum.
The one solution that seems plausible to use
is for the new organization to adopt a vigorous
program of probes into the living conditions of
town independent men. At times this may bor
der on the sensational, but it would show those
effected that TIM was not sleeping. Vigor and
fan-fare must be used to woo the support of
these men.
Examinations of problems have long been
a pastime of many student government bodies.
And about all these look-into's have resulted
in stacks of unused reports gathering dust in
some forgotten file.
We urge you as the new TIM to look into
these age-old questions of housing, food, and
dealings with merchants and take a stand, con
gratulating the good and condemning the bad.
And carry the programs out: do not let papers
gather dust. With such action TIM can work.
Safety Valve
Denies Corruption
TO THE EDITOR: I appreciate the interest of
Mr. Schreiber in regard to the traffic situation
(yesterday's Safety Valve). However, his alle
gations have very little basis in fact.
Mr. Schreibler wants to know why students
in Irvin, Watts, and McKee Halls cannot use
areas 61 and 62 instead of 7:. and 50. Had he
investigated the matter, he would have found
that areas 61 and 62 are used solely by faculty,
staff, and disabled students.
He also suggests giving students parking
areas nearer their living areas. Mr. Schreiber
doesn't seem to know that the only areas open
to students are I, H, 70-A, 72, 73, 80, 50, 23, 42,
43, and 40.
Mr. Schreiber has little room for complaint
when one considers he lives on campus and has
to walk to class while students living as far
from campus as Chi Phi and Alpha Epsilon Pi
cannot get any parking space at all and must
walk not only across campus but througl• town.
Mr. Schreiber suggests increasing space.
Where? On campus? Further out than the pres
ent areas? And does he realize that parking
lots cost $lOO per space?
In answer to Mr. Schreiber's charge of cor
ruption, and the suggestion that Dean Simes
become a member of Traffic Court: Does Mr.
Schreiber know that Dean Simes fully approves
of all Traffic Court methods and decisions?
And that Dean Simes is Traffic Court's final
method of applying sanctions to delinquent
offenders?
And does he know members of Traffic Court
give up their seats when close friends or fra
ternity brothers appear at the meeting? And
has he asked himself if members of Traffic
Court are benefiting from handling fines?
Constructive criticism always has and will be
welcomed by myself and members of mzr court.
However we ask that these criticisms be based
on facts, rather than rumor, half-truths, and
the complete lack of understanding and knowl
edge of a situation shov. n by Mr. Schreiber.
—Mark Wiener
Chairman, Traffic Court
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
.404 t. WILLIAM DEVER& Business Manager
Grievance Plan
Recent consideration of the University's Wad
ing system • might successfully include a pro
gram like one undertaken at Denison University
in Ohio.
There a Student Committee of Academic Af
fairs has been innovated as a sounding board
through which student criticisms of any part
of the academic program may be voiced.
Under the plan at Denison, the committee
is made up of representatives from all student
living quarters. A student having a complaint
would direct it to this committee, via his repre
sentative; the complaint would then be sent to
an evaluations committee and be referred from
there to the proper authority or department for
solution.
For example, a student who felt an unreason
able amount of time was being required to com
plete daily assignments in a particular course
(but who hesitates mentioning it to the pro
fessor for fear of lowering his standing in that
class) would refer his complaint to his student
representative.
The committee is expected, by Denison, to
result in better cooperation between students
and the faculty. It is conceivable that the same
results could be achieved from putting such a
program into effect at the University.
The need is always' present for closer com
munication between students and professors.
The need is especially pressing at the Uni
versity, chiefly because of the size of the classes.
Success of the program at Denison does not,
of course, assure such success on our own cam
pus. However, the plan sounds both logical and
feasable. It would be worth consideration.
—Pegg, McClain
No Athletes, Please
The season for political candidates has begun.
Potential student officers are being solicited
by the three parties. And the big question is:
Which will the ballots most resemble—football,
basketball, wrestling, boxing, or track programs?
Athletes in politics are a tradition here. It's
time the tradition was broken.
This is not a generalization that no athlete
is a good student officer. It is possible, and has
happened, that an athlete can organize a group
as well as round out z.. team score.
It does mean, though, that a sports hero is
not an ideal student officer by virtue of his
athletic prowess, and well-known name. Stu
dents who have won the faith of their fans by
setting examples of fair play and leadership on
the sports floor are not automatically endowed
with a knowledge of parliamentary procedure,
a knack at handling fellow officers, presence in
front of a legislature, and a miraculous sort
of method for manufacturing enough time to
fulfill their duties as officers.
When the two sets of qualities are combined
in one person, it can be chalked up to that
particular student's own qualifications, and not
to the fact that he is a sports hero.
In the past years, campus parties have relied
heavily on big&time varsity lettermen to fill
their ballots. "We need a name to, attract voters,"
parties say.
It follows that our sports heros' names are
those most often heard among the student
body. It is simply mass reaction to this sense
of familiarity that draws in heavy votes for
these sports-candidates.
If voters, and parties too, would be honest
with themselves, they would realize that few
men who are active enough in sports to have
achieved campus-wide recognition have the
time to devote to student government positions.
—Peggy McClain
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Today
30 p.m.. Our Lady of Victory Church
RISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, 7:80 p.m.,
SLOPPY JOE" PARTY, 8 p.m., Stu-
Little Man on Campus
emotional relief
Singing In
The Wilderness
Having long been an appreciator of jazz, especially Dixie
land, we decided to look in on Max Kaminsky's concert in
Schwab Auditorium.
If the purpose of a college education is to give wide know
ledge through both formal studies and experiences, anyone
who has never seen a jazz concert is missing a noble ex
perience. Of course, by this we
are assuming that Kaminsky's
concert is a typical concert, at
least in audience participation
The little music we were able
to hear seemed at least entertain
ing, if not good, but this music
was not the most interesting part
of the evening and certainly the
least influential part of the ex
perience.
Although we are only amateur
sociologists, we feel the atmo
sphere at the concert would have
been a fascinating thing for a
budding graduate student to in
clude in a study of mass behavior.
It was obvious as soon as the
concert began that very few
people were there to listen to
the m u s i c. Rather, it seemed
that the members of the aud
ience were more anxious to rid
their bodies of an excess of ex
urberance that must have built
up since the semester vacation.
If this is the purpose of a jazz
concert, we wonder why the Jazz
Club had bothered to bring a
high-priced musician to the Uni
versity. Or for that matter why
bring any musician at all? 'lt
seems the same result would have
been had if someone walked on
stage and blew a whistle.
-
We certainly are not criticizing
the concert nor the behavior of
the audience for we realize that
those who went to hear the music
must have been very small in
number. All we are doing, is ex
amining the experience, and be-
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 1955
By Bibler
By EDMUND REISS
ing of a very utilitarian vein, we
are looking for a way to use such
an event so that the utmost value
may be obtained from it.
It seems that the obvious defi
nition of a jazz concert is a gath
ering in a large hall for the pur
pose of acquiring an emotional
relief. No doubt everyone would
agree to that. Since we are not
concerned with substitute ways
of receiving this emotional re
lief, we might submit for reader
approval the idea of having
these jazz concerts before final
examinations. Then students
might be able to concentrate
more on their studying since
they would be in a happy, peace
ful state of bliss and all tension
would be gone.
No doubt there are several other
ideas for what should lie done
with these jazz concerts, but this
seems . the most practical.
Language Reading Test
The foreign language •reading
examination required of candi
dates for advanced degrees will
be given from 7 to 9 p.m. March 7.
French and Spanish candidates
will meet in 316 Sparks; German
candidates in 227 and 228 Sparks.
Tonight on .WDFM
Ina bucc"tonclass
7:25
Sign On
7:30 Starlight Serenade
9:00 ----------- Weekly Newe Roundup
9:30 -------- ____ _ ___ __ Light Opera
10:30 Thought for the Day