PAGE FOU* FmlMm* TaaSar >HW> SatarSa? taaralaca Mai Uia UalranMy raat, Um DaDr Colladaa to a Mtot •KnM MwypaHT. ■atonS H we ilia m*tor Mr i, MM el (a Mato CaMaca, Pa. Past Offin aaew DIEHL McKALIP. Editor STAFF THIS ISSUEs Night Editor, Dottie Bennett; Copy Editors, Inez Althouse, Fran Fanucci; Assistant, Jack Williams, Vince Carocci, Ned Frear, Ana Friedberg, Pat Herbster, Bert Scubon. Ad Staff: Claire Murray, Mona Signorino. AIM Running Apathy Pollock Council and Town Independent Men are apparently battling it out to see which group can become the most inactive. At its last four meetings TIM has been un> able to attract more than ten men. Pollock Council, likewise, was forced to can* cel its last meeting because it lacked a quorum. Although the Pollock Council meeting wasn’t held at the most convenient time—Saturday afternoon—a very important matter was to be discussed by the 'council. The council had asked Robert Dennis, president of the Association of Independent Men, to come to the session to explain and answer questions about the new AIM constitution, which must be ratified by all the councils before it becomes effective. One would think such a meeting would at least attract a quorum when a matter as im portant as the new constitution, which affects the entire independent male student body, is to be discussed. When not even a quorum can be accounted for. the worth of a council is ques tioned. What Is Being Done to Campus Chest still flounders on the brigk of destruction and little seems to be being done to save it. This is one of those trying times for the com bined charities organization at Penn State. It-is the spring doldrums where the coordinators of the 1954-55 drive have put their books to rest and the ones who are to run next year’s pro gram are not yet appointed. So, there is no one to care for Campus Chest. Donations to the year’s drive, completed in November, came to only some $4500, a far cry from the hoped-for total of some $7200. Also, this came from a student body of nearly 12,000. This failure to make the goal is a trend that started three years ago and has gone from bad to worse. Keep It Square Campus political parties go into their second day of campaigns this morning. And Elections Committee has one more student political group than last campaign to keep an eye on. So far, through the first day, all has seemed fair and square. We hope this is a good omen. We urge the parties to keep up standards. We urge the committee to do the same. Safety Valve— Where Are Beards? TO THE EDITOR: Bearded men never die. They never appeared anyway. That is the position of the Centennial Beard Contest. With all the clamoring for beards and Penn State coeds en couraging it, Penn State manhood has failed. There nave been only 35 entries. Where have all theee beards gone? Just another case of "student apathy" on campus. Indies Don't Care TO THE EDITOR: Why all the commotion con cerning the independents' lack of interest in the student government? We have no worries about dating codes or housemothers; we don’t care which athletic hero is All-University presi dent. The charges are that independents are apa thetic and “living in a void” (Miss McClain’s editorial—March 19). Our answer?—So what? —John A. Healy Freshman Centennial Dance MARCH 26 9-12p.m. at the HUB MUSIC BY g THE MELODY MEN kXkW FREE TICKETS FOR FRESHMEN ONLY AVAILABLE AT STUDENT UNION DESK LET'S HELP PENN STATE CELEBRATE!! Qty* Sattg Collegian iMMw *• nra rasa lancb. mt. in* WILLIAM DEVERB. Business Manager —Peggy McClain —AI Jordan THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. rmrvbTLVArvm Contest? Although this is the first time this semester Pollock Council has lacked a quorum, it has come very close at other times. Student govern ment is belittled and ridiculed when five min utes before a council meeting, a group must try to find enough students to constitute a quorum, as has occurred at previous meetings of the council. Both Pollock Council and TIM represent a large portion of the independent, students on campus and both are capable of good work. But they seem to be slowly deteriorating. The officers of both councils are capable student leaders but they lack support. Pollock Council and TIM have again scheduled meetings for this week. TIM will meet tonight and Pollock will meet tomorrow night. Mem bers of both councils should seriously consider the ineffectiveness of a council when it is un able to draw a quorum. .. If worse comes to worse both councils may find themselves on the outside looking in at future AIM meetings. Save Campus Chest? Ellsworth Smith, chairman of the past drive, has said he is working on the problem of stu dent disinterest in Campus Chest and is going to make some revisions which would make it more acceptable. Thus there is an awareness of the situation, but, as yet, no action. The problems Mr. Smith has pointed out are twofold; the lack of a designation system and some of the groups which Campus Chest gives to. The organizations most strongly objected to are the Red Cross and the several religious groups. Returning the designation system, which was used two years tigo, seems to be the answer. It would allow students to give to just the groups they wished, and they could exclude the un desireable groups mentioned above while these groups would not have to be removed from the list. Mr. Smith has indicated this designation sys tem is considerable trouble for it is not unusual for a donor to split 50 cents among seven chari ties. This seems like too much to expect of the Chest committees, but it may be necessary to save Campus Chest. Campus Chest must be saved and should be saved. It must be saved because it provides a vehicle'through which a University'"student can do his share in helping others. It should’ be saved since it allows this to be done economical ly and without being bothered by one campaign er after another, different groups. Despite all this there seems to be a reluctance on the part of those connected with Campus Chest or the members of All-University Cabi net, who renew its life each year, to do anything to revive it. We ask for action. Gazette... ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE STUDENT COUN CIL, 7 p.m., 107 Main Engineering FROTH ART STAFF AND EDITORIAL CANDIDATES, 7:30, Froth Office FRESHMAN COUNCIL, 6:30 p.m.. Commuters Room, Wom- an’s Building COLLEGIAN INTERMEDIATE AND SOPHOMORE BOARDS, CIRCULATION STAFF, 8:30 p.m., Bdtfness Office OiT COLLEGIAN BUSINESS STAFF CANDIDATES, 6:80 p.m.. 217 Willard COLLEGIAN BUSINESS STAFF. 6:30 p.m., 218 Willard COLLEGIAN PROMOTION STAFF, 6:30 p.m., 103 Willard COLLEGIAN EDITORIAL STAFF, 7 p.m.. 11l Carnegie NEWMAN CLUB, Daily Rosary, 4:30 p.m., Church; Bishop Sheen on TV, 8 p.m., Student Center PLAYERS MAKEUP WORKSHOP, 7 p.m., Schwab Base- ment PENN STATE CAMERA CLUB, 7:30 p.m., 212-213 HUB SQUARE DANCE. 6:45 to 9 p.m., HUB Mltortola ra»rw«M tow vtowpaiM ■( Um aritora. Ml aMMMrib lb* Mile af Um tom Uarinto •Sltorlato an by Um Ultor f - Ml W Ntrdi t. 1171 —Don Barlait ittle Mao oo Campus "I don't know why I take this class with ALL bo just don't know the first thing about trains." A Dreary Day's Impressions RAIN. RAIN, GO AWAY— This is a fine way for Spring to Coupled with the fine layer of snow Friday, it makes one wonder what the Biggest worry this Centennial for Commencement Day, June 11 of student affairs and coordinator of the event, has been thumbing almanacs, but to no avail; it is impossible to assure a good day. There are more factors to stag ing the affair this year since President Dwight D. Eisenhower is to be the speaker. Before rain has merely moved the exercises into Recreation Hall in two sec tions and the speaker has given his talk twice. You do not do that with the president of the United States, however. IN THE WIND— Speaking of commencement, ru mor has it the University might give its first honorary degree in over a quarter century this June. Mprp later, but the probable re cipient seems obvious; if he ac cepts. THIS IS PENN STATE— Following is the description of a college in Sinclair Lewis’ “Ar rowsmith.” Might it fit Penn State with a bit of revision? “It is not a snobbish richman’s college, devoted to leisurely non sense. It is the property of the people of the state, and what they want—or what they are told they want—is a mill to turn out men and women who will lead moral lives, play bridge, drive good cars, be enterprising in business, and occasionally mention books, though they are not expected to have time to read any of them. It is a Ford Motor Factory, arid if its products rattle a little, they are beautifully standardized with perfectly interchangable parts.’’ MILITARY SECRETS— More boarding house gossip has it that CoL Daniel F. Riva, head of the Air Force ROTC, is in the process of making some sweeping changes in the set-up of his de partment. The talker said they will even “affect the whole com munity.” (These gossipers fall into a class that is easy to dislike. They start something and then, remembering it was told them in confidence, clam up and leave the listener in suspense.) Probably it involves something startling like drafting all AFROTC cadets into the sky-v watchers department of civilian defense or building a jet field in front of Old Main. Complimentary Tickets Complimentary tickets for members of Thespians and the cast and crews of “Finian’s Rain bow” will be available at the Het zel Union desk tomorrow. Thurs day and Friday. TUESDAY. MARCH 22. 1955 By Bibl By DIEHL McKALIP start at University Park, which greeted early-risers future holds. Year is how the weather will be Wilmer E. Kenworthy, director TIM to Hold Special Meeting Tonight in Willard Town Independent Men wil hold a special meeting at 7:30 to night in 103 Willard. The meet ings are conducted in an informal session, and any town indepen dent man may attend. After at tending two meetings, a town in dependent man automatically be comes a member qf TIM. The special meeting has been called as a result of the forced cancellation of last week’s meet ing. On the agenda for the meet ing is the discussion of TlM’s annual Spring Dance to be held April 7 in the Hetzel Union Building. TIM president Donald Weidner has urged all town independents to attend. Former Professor Dies in Florida Dr. Oliver P. Medsger, professor of nature education at the Uni versity from 1927 to 1937, died Feb. 27 at his home in Orlando, Fla, . . Dr. Medsger, noted naturalist, author, and lecturer, was born in Jacob’s Creek and lived in Or lando for 12 years. He was grad uated from Ohio Northern Uni versity in 1893. Dr. Medsger was head of the science department in Jersey City High School for 12 years prior to coming to the University. He received the John Bur roughs medal for his writings on nature study and was author of Nature Rambles, Through Field and Woodland, and Edible Wild Plants, the latter used .by the Armed Forces. He is survived by his wife, three sons, and a brother. Cwens Will Meet Tonight Cwens, sophomore women’s hat society, will meet at 8 tonight in the WSGA room in White Hall. Tonight on WDFM U 4 MBGACTCLBS 7:25 Stan On 7iS» Park Star Tima 8:05 _ Behind the Lecturn 8:08 ... Informally Yonra 9:15 .. Nava 9:50 Thia World of Undo 19:M Tkoaaht for Of BoP
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