PAGE FOUR Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings during the University year. the Daily Collegian is a student opertned newspaper. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1934 at the State College. Pa. Past Office under DIEHL McKALIP. Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Nancy Showalter, Copy Editors, Phyl Propert, Rog Beidler; As sistants, Cynthia Bell, Pat Herbster, Pauline Metza, Dodi Jones, Ned Frear, Don Bartlett, Rog Alex ander, Gene Reeder. Spring Fever Antics: Loaded with Dynamite Somebody tried to start something last night school could be hurt immeasurably by any out in the West Dorm courtyard. It looked like the burst such as was on the way last night. Stu start of what was billed as a "panty raid" four dent conduct has improved greatly since the springs ago. . past panty raid and destructive antics at foot- It is not necessary to plead with students at ball games, and the only indication of undesir the University asking they not indulge in such able doings were at this winter's Penn-Penn a juvenile undertaking again. This is not neces- State basketball game. sary because University administrators have al- Since the demonstration happily never reached ready announced their intentions of suspending a climax but died out as it began, it is not posh or expelling any student who incites or con- sible to label the affair with any descriptive tributes to such a situation. term. Neither is it possible to attribute the Students are not being dared to do something source of the disturbance to any one person or by this statement, but rather they are being group. warned of what the consequences will be if they Naturally the men who milled and shouted do. Thus there can be no plea of ignorance of in the courtyard can be censured as responsible the regulations if someone is caught. It also for very unbecoming action. Also, however, one mandates that the University take action since must censure the women living in Thompson student conduct has forced a stand to be taken. Hall for their part in encouraging further There can be no backing down, trouble. Many were seen enticingly hanging This statement is not a bit of punishment fro& windows or standing about the entrances trumped up to meet the occasion but is an ap- urging the men on to the attack. plication of rules in the Senate Regulations for The men should never have begun the rally; Undergraduate Students. They provide that any better they had played softball. Then, the worn individual shall be responsible for conducting en should never have encouraged it. A nasty himself in a manner not prejudicial to the name incident was averted and was neutralized, and reputation of the University. which is to the credit of the students, but it Frankly, this action should have been un- could have been tough—on the University and necessary. The public relations efforts of the the students involved. Last Chance, Frosh! The freshman year is the time to start build ing class unity. The freshman class and its of ficers do not seem to realize this. Class unity is a difficult thing to achieve. But it is not impossible—if you start early enough. Less than six weeks remain of actual classes, and the freshman class has had but one activity —a Centennial dance. Go further. Many freshmen, as shown by a limited poll conducted by this writer, do not even know the names of their officers. The freshman officers might take note of the successful class mixers the sophomore class con ducted. Also, the officers might explore the pos sibilities of having freshmen work with the student appeals boards—recommended by All- University Cabinet last Thursday—if they go into affect. The class officers might also work with area councils of the Association of Independent Men on problems dealing with freshmen students. Working with the All-University Cabinet com mittee on the parking situation would be an other way for the class officers to serve the students. The freshmen elected the officers hoping they would find solutions to the many problems fac ing the class. But all concerned have sat idly by most of the year. It's getting late, but not too late to start build ing class unity yet this year. Freshman class officers. start being class leaders. Safety Valve-- Time for Action TO THE EDITOR: In stating that the All-Uni versity Cabinet request that Shortlidge Road be made a one-way street on Friday and Saturday nights is unfeasible, Walter Wiegand, director of the Physical Plant, made an unfortunate de cision. The mildest thing one can say about the traffic situation in that area on Friday and Saturday nights is that it is a mess. But perhaps the worst aspect is that nothing is being done about it, and apparently nothing will be done. It is the duty of the Physical Plant to correct a very real danger and accident hazard. In my opinion they should put into effect Cabinet's proposal and enforce it. To state that a campus patrolman was neces sary when this was tried two years ago and that it failed then, cuts no ice with me. It is sheer negligence not to have a patrolman there now, and until the situation is corrected there should be as many as necessary on duty. The money for such a patrolman can come from any one of a number of sources—for in stance, Traffic Court fines. The point is to solve the problem. It is high time that certain sections of the administration begin to pay more than lip serv ice to recommendations by Cabinet. After all, the University is here to serve the students and the taxpayers of Pennsylvania. Cabinet represents a good segment of the students and taxpayers, rind it is rather tiring to see honest ai ter. - pts to solve problems rejected with no al ternate solution presented. There is a definite problem: we want it solved. It is better to wear out than to rust out . • . —Bishop Richard Cumberland They can conquer who believe they can. —Virgil Xile Battu Collegian Successor to THE FREE LANCE, est. .ISS7 —Ed Dubbs —Benjamin Sinclair THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA .0041. WILLIAM DEVERS. Business Manager Got a Spare . Pint? Students should start now to gather tdeether all their inclinations toward charity, steel their nerves, and plan to part with a pint of blood. The spring Blood Drive will be held next Tues day and Wednesday. The Red Cross campus unit has asked for a five-donor minimum from each sorority. If the minimum is filled, the Red Cross cam pus unit's goal-300 pints—will be achieved. But this does not mean the campus unit wants 300 pints only. The greater the donations, the more lives will be saved. Giving blood costs students nothing which they cannot afford. The semester is almost over —students won't miss a little energy right now and they'll have lots of time to re-accumulate their lost corpuscles before finals start in May. But giving blood will pay off for students— in the satisfaction of offering valuable service and help and, more concretely, in making them eligible to draw blood free—should such be necessary—at any hospital in the country which supports a Red Cross blood program. Give a pint of blood for someone who needs it much more than most University students. End the semester with a final great service. —Peggy McClain Outstanding Life often seems to be one large game of give and take. This has been illustrated by two re cent happenings; the announcement of the suc cess of the Salk polio vaccine and the news of the death of the world's outstanding scientist, Albert Einstein. It happened in two's. As the world was re joicing over the perfecting of the life sustain ing serum, it was plunged into mourning by the death blow which' removed the author of the theory of relativity and leader in the fields of nuclear fission and electronics. They were indeed two marks in the calendar year, but of opposite nature. President Dwight D. Eisenhower has sug gested Dr. Jonas Salk receive a pr.oposed dis tinguished civilian achievement award. Actual ly, however, we believe Dr. Salk's reward will come each time a child is prepared to ward off polio through the injection of his vaccine. He deserves to feel very "good inside." Einstein too has received his share of rewards, including the Nobel Prise. No longer can he accept in person. From now. on there remains only the homage which will be paid to his name in the realm of science and mathematics. It has been a time of momentous events, and we have been there. While one has included a death, the accomplishments of both will live on. The two opposites have both pointed in the same direction—ahead. Gazette ... ACADEMIC FREEDOM FILM, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, HUB. AGRICULTURE EDUCATION CLUB, 7:30 p.m., 218 HUB. ASSOCIATION OF CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAL INTER- NATIONAL, Education Carnival, 7 p.m., Atherton Lounge. CHESS CLUB. 7 to 10 p.m., 3 Sparks. FROTH, all interested in editorial staff, candidate's meet- ing, 7 p.m., Froth office, HUB. LIBRARY GUIDES, Liberal Arta Open House, 6:90 p.m., Room S, Library. MARKETING CLUB, 7:30 p.m.. Room 214, HUB. NEWMAN CLUB, DAILY ROSARY, 4:30.p.m., church; NO VENA, 7 p.m., church; Choir Practice, after Novena, church. NITTANY GROTTO, 7:30 p.m., 121 Mineral Industries. PENN STATE BARBELL CLUB, 7 p.m., Weight Room, Rec Hall. PERSHING RIFLES. 1000 hours, Claes B, Uniform, Ar- mory. PHI MU ALPHA. 9 p.m., 100 Carnegie. I'l LAMBDA THETA, 7:80 p.m., Simmons Lounge PLAYERS. Advertising Crew Meeting, Schwab. RIDING CLUB, 217 Willard. UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Sidney Brindley, Nancy Carver, Joseph Casarin, Sally Collins, Franklin Cortese, Brent Curtis, Harold Dunlap, John Fry, Barbara Handel, Richard Johnson, Diane Krause, Ted Rockafellow, Charlene Rubin, Clifford Streaka. Xditorials represent the viewpoint of the writers, not necessarily the policy of the paper. Unsigned editorials are by the editor. a act of March 8. 1879. Little Man on Campus "Is there a rotten wire to splice on that pole again?" Leadership 405 • . Adam's Other Rib •,. New officers are taking over most of the campus organizations. Councils and governing boards are starting to fill up with new rep resentatives. All-University Cabinet is undergoing a gradual turn over in membership. For the majority of new representatives to these groups, or no problem exists. They will sit in meetings, many of them pletely unaware of what is ex pected of them, and wait for their terms to unravel and their presi dents to tell them what they're supposed to do. For most of the new officers, their installation presents a much more obvious problem. It is some what like a major bluebook—they have a va.Aue awareness of what az. officdr is supposed to do, and possibly have even gathered up an assignment sheet. But in most cases, the handing over of the president's gave/. and the "rec ords" means about a solid week of cramming on past records of the organization, officers' duties, pro cedure, and so forth. • The officers usually come out all right in the end. After some pretty intense study, they man age to appear generally learned it leadership skills. But inevit ably it is a good half semester before these officers and their councilmen get thoroughly ori ented an d assume leadership naturally. There is, of course, an answer to this time-wasting situation. If these student leaders had been trained from the time they came on campus for official positions in organizations, and if they had been thoroughly oriented to the problems and implications of lead ership, and if by their junior or senior year they were completely familiar with all aspects of the University, a maximum of wasted time, confusion, and minor hys terics could be avoided Leadership training programs are tried on campus almost ev ery tear. So far, they have proved little more than worth less. They have ended up as resumes of the various tech niques of writing business let ters and conducting meetings via Parliamentary Procedure. and have conscientiously avoid ed getting down to brass tacks and making actual studies of campus organisations. Reportedly, a new program is in the making for next year. Be fore it falls into the same rut as past ones, let's examine just what an effective program should in clude. Delving into Utopia for a few paragraphs, an ideal training program could be set up. First. we must assume that the course would be a prerequisite for all candidates far student govern- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20. 1955 By Bib!er M:(MaWITT'47MiI i ment positions. Then, we. must assume ihat the course would be both taught and absorbed in complete sincerity. Roughly, the -course would be primarily local, and held possibly two or three hours a week for an entire semester, or even longer. It would include significant big tory of all major campus organiza tions, their present status in re lation to other groups, the affairs they encompass, and the various levels of authority given officers of the groups. For instance, a course meeting devoted to Panhellenic Council or Interfraternity Council would delve into the history of th e groups, study the progress and changes made from year to year, and determine just what events or actions caused the groups to have particular weak or strong years: By examining actions taken by the contemporary officers, course members would know what sort of moves In a particu lar organization assured prog ress, and what sort would invar ably produce stumbling blocks and opposition. The course could not, of course, make leaders of students who are not leadership material. How ever, it would almost guarantee that its "graduates" would know the inner-workings and signifi cance of all campus organizations —which is probably the first step toward becoming a campus leader. Officers and representatives who know what they are doing and why they are doing it are the most competent leaders. Students who make an intense study of campus organizations, before tak ing over these organizations, know what to do before "they" have to do it. It stands, to reason that offi cers who know exactly what is expected of them and what must be done for competency's sake, would be a great stet, for ward in reducing wasted time and inefficiency in student gov ernment. So be it. Tonight on WDFM IILI MEGACYCLES 7:15 Sign On 7:30 _ Stand By 8:00 - Clean to Question 8:30 Masterworks from France 9:00 .. _ Call Card MIME 93.36 ---- Light ClivTisal Auketkox 14136 tow
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