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Failure of NSA —
Cabinet Writes Finis
To Stormy Issue
All-University Cabinet Thursday night wrote finis to the
University’s participation in the National Student Association.
What is NSA? What are its aims? Why didn’t it work at
the University?
NSA is an organiztion of college student bodies, repre
sented through their student governments. It was organized
in 1947 to serve the need for a
representative inter-collegiate bo
dy to help promote the welfare
and interests of students.
According to its constitution,
the aims and purposes of NSA
are to “maintain academic freer
dom, stimulate and improve dem
ocratic student government, de
velop better educational stan
dards, improve student welfare,
promote international understand
ing, guarantee to all people equal
righto and possibilities for educa
tion and foster the recognition of
the rights and responsibilities of
students to the school, the com
munity, humanity, and God, and
to preserve the interests and in
tegrity of the government and
constitution of the United States
of America.
For Mutual Understanding
Working on an international
basis, NSA exchanges ideas and
information with students in oth
er countries to promote a mutual
understanding striving toward
peaceful coexistence.
Domestically, NSA is designed
to promote and stimulate student
thought on issues of concern to
them. This is accomplished
through various media, including
workshops, commissions, and
meetings.
Controversial Issue
Discussion on the strength and
weakness of NSA has been brew
ing all year. In December Cabinet
turned down a move to hold NSA’s
eighth national congress at the
University this summer. A pro
posal for a regional NSA conven
tion to be held at the University
was also rejected by Cabinet.
It is generally felt that the fail
ure of NSA at the University in
volved two basic problems. One
Of these was so little student en
thusiasm for NSA stemming from
a lack of awareness or under
standing of the organization.
No Common Ground
The second problem concerned
the regional NSA group in which
the University participated. The
region to which the University
belonged has no schools compara
ble to the size of the University.
Therefore, problems and griev
ances did not exist on common
ground.
What about the future of NSA?
Is it now a dead issue at the Uni
versity?
National Pressure Expected
Janice Holm, former NSA co
ordinator, said she felt the issue
was not over. Miss Holm said
pressure would probably be ex
erted on the University by the
national NSA group.
She also felt that in order for
NSA to work at any future date,
it would be essential for the All-
University president to attend
the conferences so that he could
build up in Cabinet the necessary
attitude toward NSA.
$l5O Damages Reported
In Two-Car Accident
An estimated $l5O damage was
caused to the car of Harry Bal
mer, sixth semester forestry ma
jor, when another car skidded in
to it at 6:45 a.m. yesterday at
Boalsburg.
Burner’s car was disabled on
the road. The other car, driven by
Miss Viney J. Bubb, Centre Hall
RD 1, received an estimated $2OO
damage. Miss Bubb received
bruises of the hip and on one leg.
The accident occurred on route
322.
Lowenfeld Addresses
Art Education Meeting
Viktor Lowenfeld, professor of
art education, addressed the Na
tional Conference of the Com
mittee on Art Education meeting
in New York City yesterday.
His subject was: “The Signifi
cance of Art Education."
Low or;f ’■ i a'-io served on a
panel on "Ma: Ai . as of Research
in Art Education."
By MARILYNN ZABUSKY
Simes Hits
Withdrawal
From NSA
Although All-University Cabi
net voted Thursday night to with
draw membership from the Na
tional Student Association, Frank
J. Simes, dean of men, said he did
not believe Cabinet members had
the proper attitude toward the
good of the organization.
The purpose of having NSA is
not to see how much the Univer
sity can get out of it, Simes said,
but to extend the University’s in
fluence to colleges and universi
ties all over the country and to
contribute to organized nation
wide student opinion.
NSA is the only nationally rec
ognized organized body of stu
dents, Simes said. If the Univer
sity refuses to be a member it is
refusing to join other schools in
furthering the interests of stu
dents on a nationwide basis.
NSA is looked upon as repre
sentative of student life in the
United States, Simes said, and by
not being a member, the Universi
ty is confining its ideas to its
“own little valley."
The membership fee, $6OO is a
high price to pay to be a part of
NSA, Simes said, but he went on
to say that other student groups
belong to their “national” organi
zation without considerations of
cost and worth in terms of money
and actual benefits.
NSA, viewed wtih the ques
tion, “What can it do for us” is not
worth $6OO a year, Simes said.
But if we look at it with the idea
that the University can benefit
the national association and ulti
mately see the reciprocal of those
benefits reflected in our national
standing among student bodies all
over the country, NSA member
ship is not only extremely desir
able but actually necessary.
Three Fraternities
Admitted to FMA
Sigma Phi Alpha, Tau Phi Del
ta, and Theta Xi have been ad
mitted to membership in the Fra
ternity Marketing Association,
according to Harold W. Perkins,
member of the FMA board of
trustees and assistant dean of
men.
The three admissions bring the
total FMA membership to 29.
FMA is a cooperative buying
program for fraternities . which
enables them to purchase meat,
canned goods, potatoes, frozen
foods, and furniture at current
discounts from 5 to 10 per cent.
Probation Sought for 3
Office probation for two stu
dents and judicial probation for
another student was recommend
ed to the dean of men’s office
Thursday night by the Associa
tion of Independent Men Judicial
Board of Review.
Office probation was recom
mended for two second semester
students accused of dropping and
kicking a laundry case down the
unit hall. Judicial probation was
recommended for another second
semester student who was found
intoxicated by a dorm counselor.
Students Cause Disturbance
The two students were return
ing to their room from the stu
dent laundry when they dropped
the laundry case, waking the
dorm counselor. Both boys were
reported by him.
The counselor said that both
students were thoughtless in their
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IFC Presidential
Nominations Open
No nominations for Interfraternity Council president have been
received as yet, according to John Carpenter, IFC president. How
ever, six men have been nominated for vice president and secretary
treasurer.
Self-nominations in the form of a letter must be submitted to
Carpenter at Sigma Alpha Epsilon, or to the Hetzel Union desk in
the HUB by 5 p.m. Monday.
Additional self-nominations will
be received from the floor of IFC
at 7:30 p.m. Monday in 219 Elec
trical Engineering.
IFC elections will be held
March 28 or 30, Carpenter said.
The date will be announced later.
Nominations already received
for vice president include Howard
Cook, Phi Kappa Sigma; William
Moyer, Delta Upsilon; and Allan
Davies, Phi Sigma Kappa.
Nominations for secretary-treas
urer include Louis Galliker, Al
pha Gamma Rho; Carl Saperstein,
Sigma Alpha Mu; and Philip
Steel, Chi Phi.
IFC will also consider the
amended version of the IFC con
stitution. The constitution has al
ready been read to fraternity
presidents at a special meeting
last Sunday night. If it passes the
floor of IFC it must then be sub-
Minister Will Lead
Pollock Fireside Chat
The Rev. John S. Duley,
Presbyterian campus minister,
will discus "Mixed Marriages"
in a fireside chat at 9p.m.
Tuesday in the Pollock 4 dorm
itory lounge.
This is the first fireside chat
to be held in the area. Students
from Pollock and Nittany dor
mitories may attend.
actions since early fall and caused
excessive noise and disturbance in
the unit area. He said the noise
was particularly noticeable dur
ing quiet and sleeping hours.
Both men were reported to have
been warned on several occasions
for noise making, and completely
violated those warnings by kick
ing the laundry case through the
hall.
Office probation carries with it
a record in the AIM Judicial rec
ords but no permanent record in
the student’s records. Students on
office probation must also have
periodical consultations with the
dean of men.
In the second case the student
admitted that he was intoxicated
and said that he had visited six
to seven fraternity houses during
the course of the night. On his re-
AIM Judicial Records
mitted to the Senate ConUnitteq
on Student Affairs.
The major revision in the new
constitution will establish a frat
ernity affairs office to coordinate
IFC activities. The office will be
staffed by an executive secretary,
a sophomore secretary and a jun
ior secretary.
The office would be located in
the space allocated to IFC jh the
HUB.
Also on the agenda is the pre
initiations code, which was tablet
at the last IFC meeting.
The code, as amended by IFC
presidents at Sunday night's spe
cial meeting, includes five points:
1. That the IFC establish a
standing committee to investi
gate all complaints arising from
pre-initiation practices.
2. In regard to pre-initiation
practices, no requirement shall be
made of pledges outside of the
fraternity house or off the grounds
which will be of such a character
as to. prove detrimental to the
fraternity system.
3. That the term Help Week be
substituted in place of the term
Hell Week in all written docu
ments.
4. That a minimum of eight
hours a day be provided for the
purpose of sleep and/or study
during periods of intensive pre
initiation practices.
5. That resolutions two through
four be incorporated into a perm
anent pre-initiations practices
1 code.
turn to the dormitory, the stu
dent was caught by the resident
counselor being helped into a
friend's room where he stayed
overnight.
Student Was Intoxicated
The counselor obtained his
name and reported him to the
dean of men. In his report the
counselor said the student was
completely cooperative despite his
inebriated, state.
The student said this was the
second time since September he
had become intoxicated, and that
the September incident was At a
football game.
If the recommendation is ac
cepted by the dean of men the
student will have to attend the
AIM Judicial meetings for an in
definite time. No permanent rec
ord is kept although a record is
kept in the AIM files.
Tickets for
Final Folium
Available .
Single admission tickets for the
bonus session of the State College
Community Forum* to be present
ed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Schwab
Auditorium, are on sale at the
Hetzel Union desk in the HUp
and at Griggs Pharmacy. . .
Tickets will also be sold at the
door. They are priced at $l. Reg
ular season tickets will also be
honored.
Speaker for the final session in
the current forum series will be.
Ferdinand Kuhn, noted foreign
correspondent and author-'He! Will
speak on the topic “Around the
Rim of Red China-”
His talk will he based on a re
cent trip around the 400-mile rim
of Red China, from Japan to In
dia. He has scan the Iron Curtain
in, Berlin end Vienna, along, the
remote Turkish-RuSsian border,
in northern Japan and on the
frontiers of Tibet
His coverage of the situation in
Greeee, Turkey, and Iran won
him the awrird for the best corre
spondent of 1951, presented each
year by Sigma Delta Chi, profes
sional men’s journalism fraternity.
Kuhn was the New York Times
correspondent in London during
pre-war years, and he reported
he Munich crisis and other events
tedding tip to World War 11.
For seven years after the war,
he Was diplomatic reporter for the
Washington Post. He has also con
tributed articles on Turkey and
Japan to the National Geographic
be Introduced by
Lawy Dennis, administrative as
sistant to the president. Dennis, a
personal Mend of Kuhn, has
termed him “One of the best news
analysts of today.”
Frosh to Elect
Dance Queen
Nine coeds have been nominat
ed for Freshman Centennial
panes Queen, Arthur Schrave
sande, Freslphan Class president,
announced yesterday.
The . queen will I be crowned
during intermission of the fresh
man class dahee next Saturday
night in the Hetzel Union ball
room.
The candidates are Anne Nit
rauer, education major; Huldah
McKnight, education major; Di
me Mather, journalism major;
Marjorie Morris, bacteriology ma
jord; Ardrey Gilbert, home eco
nomics major; Rose Ann Gonzales,
journalism major; Marilyn Grant,
home economics major; Diane
Ola, education major; and Joah
Kreider, home economics major.
Duke Morris and his Melody
Men will provide the music for
the dance. Freshman . students
may obtain tickets at the HUB
by showing their matriculation
cards.
APhiO Work Party
Scheduled lor Today
Pledges and brothers of Alpha
Phi Omega, national service fra
ternity, planning to attend the
work party at the Seven, Moun
tains Boy Scout camp will meet
at 1 p.m. today at the rear of Old
Main. Transportation will be pro
vided.
Alpha Phi Omega Will' formal
ly pledge new members at 8:30
p.m. Monday in 212 Hetzel Union.
FREE
Spudnuts
2-4 p.m. today
It's Mr. Spudnut's
1% Centennial