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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.
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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.
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