PAGE rOUk Publishes Comte, through Xilr Batlll Collegian Saturday mornings during the University year the Daily Collegian is a student no d newnoaper Successor to IRE FREE LANCE. est. 1187 entered as second-class matter July 5. 1914 at the State College, Pa. Post Office ander the art at March S. 1379. DIEHL McKALIP Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, JOe Beau-Seigneur; Copy Editors, Jackie Hudgins, Margie Blank; Assistants, Joe Cheddar, Shirley Calkins, Lenore Hamilton, Gene Reeder, Arabel Wagner, Becky Zahm, Ned Frear. Frosh Cars: Restrictions Not Eliminations Tonight All-University Cabinet will again consider a proposal that all freshman students be forbidden the privilege of bringing cars to the University. This proposal was presented a week ago to Cabinet by the hastily established Traffic Committee. Robert Hess, chairman of the three man com mittee, contends removing these cars would open up much needed parking space and help eliminate rush hour traffic snarls. All these facts and ideas are theoretically correct, but we feel they are too stringent. We urge they be modified to limit the underclass men's traffic rights but not eliminate them. We ask that a park-at-your-own-risk area be estab lished on the extreme fringe of campus and that frosh not be allowed to drive or park on main campus from Monday morning until Saturday noon when classes are in session. Penn State is not so located that it can tell students they cannot bring a car when for many that is the most convenient and inexpen sive way of traveling to this place off plane and `Hearing Board' Proposal Has Pitfalls The recommendation that student-faculty- At this point, we recognise a major pitfall administrative boards be set up in the colleges, of the recommendations. to be presented to All-University Cabinet to- Professors whose grading policies could be night, has definite possibilities and will most influenced by others' opinions will be just as likely be accepted by the group. easily reached through appeals to them person- The report itself calls for recommendations ally from the students concerned. to be made to the college councils and deans, Professors whose grading policies have proved and the Faculty Senate that such "hearing in past years to be consistently resistant to boards" be set up. Whether or not these boards "appeals" will probably be equally unimpressed ever get set up is of course a different matter, by a hearing board. The report to be given to Cabinet has some It must be remembered that professors em sound reasoning behind it. It points out stu- ploy a variety of grading policies— for ex dents' needs to express opinions on the "aca- ample, while ore might consider a final grade demic treatment" they receive from professors. as an accumulation of grades achieved on pro- At the same time it recognizes professors' jects throughout the course, another might very rights as the sole determinants of value of stu- well be grading weekly projects consistently dents' performances. low and considering the final grade a symbol Apparently, the general idea of the recom- of how much a student has learned from these mendations is to have professors and students "shaking-ups." get together on some common ground so that These various policies cannot be condemned professors' judgments will be tempered by stu- by students. The instructor, by virtue of the dent opinions. fact that he is the instructor, is by far in a From this, it seems inevitable that a maxi- better position to judge the total effectiveness mum of complaints reaching the hearing boards of his policies than the individual student. would concern grades which students felt were While this situation chows the need for es unjust. tablishing common ground and understanding between faculty and students, it also shows how easily the purpose of the recommendations could be defeated. For this reason we suggest that Cabinet, be fore endorsing the report, prepare some con vincing evidence that its terms could be met effectively and take steps to eliminate its weak nesses. —Peggy McClain AA Election: Void All women students at the University may vote for officers in the Athletic Association, an organization whose constitution calls for election of officers by the ballots of men stu dents only. This deplorable situation came about when the automatic voting machines were set so, no matter what other combination of voting keys were unlocked, the keys for the AA offi cers were always unlocked. The members of the Elections Committee and the employees of the voting machine company erred in setting up the keys. It is too late to stop what has happened to day, but the only logical course now open would be to void this election and arrange another by paper ballots. All the candidates should certainly protest the election if the Elec tions Committee does not on its own accord ask for a new balloting. Someone has made a very bad mistake, and all that can be done is to learn a lesson and watch out for a repetition of this foul-up in coming years. Do this, and of course void the results of yesterday's and today's voting and lay plans for a new election. Gazette „ . Today BX CANDIDATES, 7 p.m., BX in HUB COLLEGIAN BUSINESS STAFF, SENIOR BOARD, 6:30 p.m., 111 Carnegie SCABBARD AND BLADE BUSINESS MEETING, 7 p.m., Phi Kappa Tau WSGA HOUSE, 6:30 p.m., Grange Playroom Complete Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service High Quality 2-Day S•rvin REED'S Laundry and Cleaners Estabhshed in 1912 10$ S. Pugh St. Phone AD 8-8981, THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA , IcVaa.. WILLIAM DEVERS. Business Manager train routes. Freshmen's cars, as all students', form an indespensible link between the Uni versity and the outside world. There seems to be the impression, due to the haste of the move, that the administration is planning such a setup, and it would look bet ter if it came from the student government. We would like to point out freshmen are still going to bring cars with them and leave them with their friends living downtown or in fraternities. Some say the elimination of freshmen's cars, which is done at many other schools, would re sult in better averages. We feel, however, these few cars are no more distracting than the new Heizel Union Building. We feel freshmen have the right as well as the privilege to bring cars to campus and we feel the situation is unique at Penn State. Of course, we can say, as did one prominent Uni versity official, "If students are not willing to forego the use of a car, then as far as I am con cerned let them go some place else." This problem should be handled by limitation, not elimination. On Greek Dinners Greek Week exchange dinners again this year followed past performances in generally turning into complete flops. Each year these dinners are met with dis interest and feelings they are a waste of time. When this attitude ruins the success of the program, the participants become disgusted. This demands either complete reorganization of the system or discontinuation. This is what happened Tuesday night. At 5:10 the sorority women were to be waiting in specific locations in the dormitory lounges. The results were mass confusion where the sorori ties could not be told apart and the men eating in the dormitories could not find their meal ticket numbers. Finally some of the women were so delayed they missed rides to fraterni ties. After rushing back from class to get dressed for the big affair, the girls found, in many cases, they were not going to get dinner at the fraternities or the dormitories. The Helsel Un ion Building did added business that evening. This does not add to an enjoyable Greek Week; it only adds confusion. The Greeks must either reorganize their exchange dinners or drop them now for they are dying a slow death by themselves. —Jane Casselberry HE SLIM, TRIM SLACKS .'(":' ' 4...4r '. \ - 1 . .1 ....: ~ - ...... t.:,,,f,i. i :=,..k ;.,..., t ,,..,..$ ..,..,,, . -....' 0, ....' ATHERTON Editorials represent the viewpoint of the writers, not necessarily the Salk, of the taper Unsigned editoriale are by the editot Our Atherton slacks are tailored to be casually distinctive. Avail able with belt loops, back straps . . . vertical pockets, plain front. Colors and materials are of this season's University fashions. Exclusive with Wl4 Anfigte CUSTOM SHOP W. College Ave.. State College es, one other time a student complained about an ex ine—now what about last Friday's test?" Murray Discusses GOP Policy Trends Dr. Robert K. Murray, assistant professor of history, told the members of the Penn State Young Republican Club Tuesday night how the grand old party of Lincoln, with its interest in total human welfare and basic human justice, had deteriorated through the years to a party of "conservatism, negativism, and status quoism." Dr. Murray, whose topic was "the Philosophy of the Republi can Party," said that "republican ism sprang from the strongest possible American traditions—it was Hamiltonian at base with Jef fersonian application and over tones." In short, the Republican Party at its inception was dedi cated to formulating a concrete program and solution to the na tion's problems of that day, Dr. Murray said. Dr. Murray felt that the party's recession was due to a lack of effective opposition which might have kept the party on its toes. He expressed disgust for the McKinleys and William Jennings Bryans who made the Republican Party a party of negativism. As he proceeded to trace the history of the party, Dr. Murray mentioned such men as Theodore Roosevelt, Wendell Wilkie, Harold Stassen, and Arthur Vandenberg who could have led the party "out of the darkness." However, he said it was shortlived because the leaders of the party lacked Teddy Roosevelt's faith and vis ion, and the other men did too little too late. The 1948 election, Dr. Murray said, was an eye-opener. The Re publican Party had felt that vic tory would "fall from heaven," but it became clear at last that negative Republicanism could not win any kind of election. In summing up the situation of today, Dr. Murray put great hope in President Eisenhower's abili ties. He said that the Republican Party must meet the challenge of the "New Day." From 10.95 ittle Man on Campus By MARILYNN ZABUSKY TIM presents its ANNUAL DANCE with the Campuseers SAT., April 2 IFC Weekend •-1; NUB Semi-Forma FREE - OPEN TO COUPLES ONLY THURSDAY. MARCH 31. 1955 By Bibi "The only way out of major defeat, "Dr. Murray said, "is the acceptance of what it is necessary to accept with the addition of something that is ingeniously, pro gressive. Such a Republican does not betray, but lives up to the best in the Republican traditio'hs. He returns to Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt at this point, • not to McKinley and Harding." Eng Council Elects Yingling George Yingling, sixth semester engineering science major, was elected president of the Engineer ing and Architecture Student Council Tuesday night. Yingling succeeds George Kuly nich, eighth semester mechanical engineering major, who will be graduated in June. The council decided it will vote on a new constitution at the next meeting. Barry Mills, editor of the En gineering Newsletter, was com mended for his work during the past year, including his fight for safer engineering units. Tonight on WDFM 91.1 MEGACYCLES 7:25 - _, Sign On 7:30 --- -- L -- Adventures in Research 7:45 As You Believe B:ooConcert Cameos 8:30. ' Just Out 9:00 ____--- U.N. Story 9:15 _______ News 9:30 The Masters' Palette 10:30 Thought for the Day
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