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Potomac(' Tuesday through
Saturday mornings during
the University year, the
Daily Collegian is a student
operated newspaper.
Entered as second-class matter July 5. 1984 at the State College. Pa. Post Offlee under
MIKE FEINSILBER, Editor
Managing Editor. Mike Miller; City Editor. Don Shoe- Co-Asst. Bus. Mgrs. Roger Vogelsinger , Dorothea Reidy':
maker; Copy Editor, Dotty Stone; Sports Editor, Roy Wil- Local Adv. Mgr., Faye ' Goldstein; National Adv. Mgr., Jerry
llama; Editorial Director. Jackie Hudgins; Society Editor, Fried; Co-Circulation Mgrs., Milt Lin's', Christine Kauffman;
Inez Althouse; Assistant Sports Editor, Roger Seidler; Photos- Promotion Mgr., Delite Hoopes: Co-Personnel Mgrs., Aletta
raphy Editor Ron Walker. Manbeck, Connie Anderson; Office Mgr.. Ann Keeney; Classi
.
fled Adv. Mgr., Peggy Davis; Secretary, Lil Melko: Research
and Records Mgr., Virginia Latshaw..
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Mike Moyle; Copy Editors, Shirley Calkins, Ted Serrill; Assistants:
Arabel Wagner, Terry Leach, Dick Hufnagel, Lenore Hamilton, Jan Davidson, Joan Delacy. Ad
Staff: Deanna Soltis, Nancy Swicely.
Collegian Policy: For a Better Penn State
(Today a new staff takes over the operation
of the Daily Collegian. The policies it will follow
throughout the coming year are explained
below.)
The main concern of a newspaper—this
one included—is to tell the news: to inform
the human race about what it is thinking
and doing and feeling: to report what is
happening and the significance behind the
event.
The Daily Collegian's position as a news
paper is nearly unique. It enjoys a measure
of freedom many professional and most col
legiate papers do not attain. Because of this,
the Daily Collegian is a better paper than
it otherwise would be. Likewise, we believe,
Penn State is better because of this. Only a
well informed public can make wise de
cisions.
Acting under the freedom granted it, the
Daily Collegian is able to present the news
it feels is significant to its readers. As a
student newspaper, Collegian feels an obli
gation to publish campus news. But it is not
obligated to print the news of any specific
group or to cover any single event.
News is relative to the other news of the
day. The play any one story receives de
pends on its importance in relation to other
stories to be published on the same day.
Ultimately, it depends on judgment.
Collegian does not print publicity as such.
It prints publicity when what is being pub
licized is also news.
Collegian always strives to keep its news
accounts objective. Writing, however, it
must be remembered, is a subjective pro
cess.
Not all news is pleasant; in a world where
there is ugliness, newspapers cannot report
only the agreeable. Newspapers do -not
make the news; they report it.
To protect some who have made unpleas
ant news is unfair to the reader and to
every other person who is not similarly
protected. Therefore, the Daily Collegian
will not withold legitimate news nor will
it suppress names unless it deems such ac
tion within the public interest. We can
think of few instances in which this would
be the case.
Collegian reporters attending public
meetings have ,we feel, the same rights as
the public itself would have. If the public
were at the meeting it would hear and see
all that takes place; likewise, we feel the
reporter has the right to report everything
Unfair Counselors?
Men who eat in the Nittany dining halls
have been complaining that their s , counselors,
who are supposed to set good examples for
them, "cut in the food line." These objectors,
who feel they are being treated unfairly, say
they think the counselors should wait their turn
in the line just like other students.
But counselors who "cut in line" are doing
so under orders from the dean of men's office
and we feel the dean's office has good reason
for making this a requirement.
In order to have a properly disciplined dining
hall it is necessary for the counselors to be
present while the bulk of the men are eating.
If a counselor enters the hall before any of the
men do, he will have finished eating by the
time the hall is filled, and if he waits for the
end of the line most of the men will have eaten
and left.
It is the counselor's duty to keep order in
the hails. Administrative officers have com
plained to the dean of men's office because of
fist fights, food fights, and water battles while
the men were eating. The Association of In
dependent Men Judicial Board of Review sug
gested that the men be more closely watched
white eating so as to cut down on the number
of discipline cases resulting from dining hall
rni-Torcluct.
th 2. couivelors "cut in line" , at the
hi• f fines is part of a year-long
experiment to determine the effectiveness of
tle Batty Collegian
Buecessor to THE TRIM LANCE. est. 1187
r:', JACK ALBRECHT, Business Manager
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
that takes place at meetings he attends in
his capacity as a Collegian reporter.
Off the record remarks at open meetings
are, in fact, not off the record by virtue of
the fact that anyone could walk in and hear
them.
The Daily Collegian supports no campus
or national political party. It has, however,
the right to comment upon platforms, can
didates, and actions of any or all parties.
Collegian's relative freedom gives it a
complementary responsibility. We pledge
ourselves to uphola the responsibility we
assume by publishing l? a newspaper: to
keep bias from creeping into our news
columns: to exercise our best judgment in
the coverage and the play given news; to
not knowingly print an untruth: to make
corrections when errors have been printed:
and to continue to maintain that treating
all equally and fairly is the only way to
operate a newspaper.
Presenting the news is only one function
of a responsible newspaper. It has an obli
gation, we feel, to interpret the news, com
ment on it, and exercise its right to criti
cize. Correspondingly, Collegian recognizes
it is open to criticism.
We feel the editorial must be fair and
must present an honest—although not
necessarily a popular—viewpoint. Colle
gian does not claim to be the spokesman for
the majority of student opiniop, the faculty,
the staff. the alumni, or the University it
self.
At least one of the functions of Collegian
,editorials is to inspire students to think for
themselves. Often editorials pointing out
the pios and cons of an issue are printed
toward this end.
Collegian's unchanging editorial policy
is stated on page one: "For a better Penn
State." We attempt to present viewpoints,
not dogma. Editorials, therefore, represent
the viewpoint of the writer, not the paper.
Collegian, however, assumes responsibility
for the publication of its editorials.
Editorials and letters to the editor are
selected for publication on the same stand
ards: good writing, good taste, and good
sense. Letters must be signed, and, we feel,
letter writers must assume responsibility
for what they say. Therefore, we will nOt
withhold names of letter writers or print
false names.
These, then, are the policies we pledge
ourselves to uphold during the coming year.
I —The Senior Board
Gazette •••
COLLEGIAN BUSINESS CANDIDATES, 7 p.m.. 217 Willard
COLLEGIAN BUSINESS STAFF, 6:80 p.m., 218 Willard
COLLEGIAN AD STAFF, 6:80 p.m., 111 Carnegie
COLLEGIAN CIRCULATION STAFF, 6:80 p.m., Collegian
Office
COLLEGIAN PHOTO STAFF. 6:90 p.m.. 9 Carnegie
CENTRAL PROMOTION AGENCY—ALL STAFFS, 7 p.m.,
215 Willard, bring Student Directory
CLOVER CLUB, 7 p.m., 217 HUB
FRESHMEN COUNCIL, 6:80 p.m., Commuters' Room,
Woman's Building
HOME EC CLUB, 6:80 p.m., White Hall
HOME EC CLUB CLOTHING INTEREST GROUP. 7 p.m.,
223 Home Economics
NEWMAN CLUB, Daily Rosary, 4:30, Church. Bishop Sheen
on TV. 8 p.m.
PHI MU ALPHA meeting, 9 p.m., tomorrow, 100 Carnegie
STUDENT ENCAMPMENT COMMITTEE, 8 p.m., 208 HUB
YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB. 6:80, 214 HUB
ZOOLOGY CLUB, 1:80, 214 Frear Lab.
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Harold Berg. Pauline Christ, Lorraine Cobosco, Richard
Disany, Nancy Ehler. Archibald Gentles, Mary Goode. Marcia
Gracion, Glenn Heasley, Jay Livziey, Eileen Mona, Jack
Morrison, Asu Tosh Pal, Kenneth Poff, Diane Poole, Milo
Rodich, Carol Roland. William Smith, Mark Wallace, Ger
trude Winzenburger, Donald Wise.
their presence, James W. Dean, assistant to the
dean of men, said:
According to the Judicial Board, the number
of disciplinary cases in the dining halls has de
creased during the past year, partly because of
the implementation of the new' system.
If more counselor supervision means less
student discipline, we are in favor of "line cut
ting" in the Nittany dining halls.
—Jackie Hudgins
ltditorisie represent the
viewpoint et the writers,
net neeessarily the pellet
of the paper. 'tTnelirned
editorials are b, the editor.
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Little Man on Camp
"Well. Prof. I've known the formula all my life
—guess nobody ever tried it before."
Safety Valve ...
The Daily Collegian welcomes letters to the editor. To be published, letters
must be signed with a bonsfied signature. Names of writers will not be withheld.
Letters should be typewritten and are more likely to be published if they are brief.
No Double Jeopardy in Our Courts
TO THE , EDITOR: With regard to the recent letters and edi
torials concerning whether or not a student may be placed in double
jeopardy before a student court, I would like to clear up a little
foggy thinking, First, a student who is apprehended by the local
authorities for committing some minor offense does not appear be
fore a student judiciary body unless publicity is given the offense
and the fact that the offender was a University student.
When a person does appear for the above reason (and there
are numerous other reasons a person may appear before one of
these bodies) the only charge which is acted upon is: Conduct
prejudiced to the good name of the University. The only reason
details of the original offense are heard is to make it possible for
the judiciary body to decide on the seriousness of the detrimental
conduct, and to hear all extenuating circumstances. When judg
ment is made, however, it is made only on the one charge men
tioned above.
The students comprising the judiciary groups themselves are
among the most thoughtful and conscientious people with whom
it has ever been my pleasure and privilege to work. Several times
this year Tribunal has been in session more than four hours con
sidering just one case, and I'm quite sure that all student courts
are just as concerned in seeing justice done. Every effort is made
to get the facts, and consideration of the offender is the prime rule.
Also, remember that all major decisions and punishments hand
ed down by student courts are reviewed by a Senate sub-committee,
which has representation from the student body and from the fac
ulty. Just one more safeguard.
Now, to show how justice at Penn State differs from military
justice, which by the way, does not place offenders in double
jeopardy either. In the first place, in military justice, trials are
not conducted by the offenders' peers. They are at Penn State.
Secondly, unless an appeal is made, little or no review is given
the case, and in any case no peers of the offender are present at
the review.
And last, but not least, in a military court strict court pro
cedure must be adhered to. No extraneous facts are considered, and
no consideration is given the offender outside those granted by law.
Student courts do not observe exact protocol, and all forms of evi
dence, opinion, defense and consideration may be used in arriving
at a decision.
These are the facts. Use them to arrive at your opinion of
our student judiciary system. and I hope you will agree with me
that it is a good and fair one.
Students Warned
To Be on Alert
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For Impersonators
Captain Phillip A. Mark of Cam
pus Patrol, has issued a earning
to students to watch out for any
person in plain clothes posing as
a Campus Patrolman. Mark issued
the warning yesterday in conjunc
tion with a recent series of black
mail attempts.
Couples parking on University
grounds at night have recently
been approached by a man posing
as a Campus Patrol officer, Mark
said. The man, dressed in street
clothes, has taken couples' names
and addresses; then called up the
girls and attempted blackmail.
Various descriptions of the man
have been vague, Mark said, and
efforts to catch him have been
fruitless.
"Any officer on duty will be in
uniform," Mark said, "and any
officer off duty and not in uni
form does not have official au
thority."
The number of students living
off campus, 6705, almost equals
the entire student enrollment of
1940, when it was 6779.
TUESDAY, MAY 3. 1955
By Bibler
"44.
—Kayo W. Vinson Jr.
UCA Dance Set
For TUB Tonight
The weekly square dance spon
sored by the University Christian
Association will be held from 7:30
to 9:30 tonight in the Tempqrary
Union Building.
An instruction period will be
conducted from 7 to 7:30 p.m. for
registered students.
Chauncey P. Lang, professor of
agricultural extension and assist
ant state 4-H leader, will call for
the dance.
Pollock Council Meeting
Pollock Council will meet at 8
tonight in Nittany Dorm 20 to
nominate and elect officers for
next year.
Prank J. Simes, dean of men,
will speak at the meeting.
Tonight on WDFM
, •91 1 MEGACYCLES
7:35 - Sign On
7:30 Marque Memories
8:00 ____—_-_-- Behind the Leetunt
8:30 Music of the People
9:00 __--, Informally Yours
1:15
___ News
9:30 This World of Meals
9* si• _____-- Thought Inc the Di.
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