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STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Ted Serrill; Copy editor, Ed Dubba; Assistants, Vince Caroeei,
Dave Scott.
University ‘Cut’ Policy: It’s Out of Date
If an out-dated University regulation were
strictly adhered to, the spirit of many Spring
Week enthusiasts would be dampened after
the recording of final grades. The regulation,
K-l, states that “a student should attend every
class for which he is scheduled, and shall be
held responsible for all work covered in the
courses taken . .
During Spring Week, there are probably
more classes cut than at any other week in the
school year. And according to the Senate Regu
lations for Undergraduate Students 1953-54
every one of these ‘cuts’ is a violation of K-l.
Evidently many professors do not feel that
K-l is a suitable rule. During the first meeting
of many classes instructors announce their own
‘cut’ regulations. To allow three cuts per semes
ter is fairly common. Occasionally a professor
may not even record absences. But then there
a few who strictly adhere to K-l, which,
we believe, is an old-fashioned regulation.
Rules that are constantly broken should be
considered on the basis of their present-day
worth. That a law is seldom followed or dif
ficult to enforce does not necessarily mean it
is not good. Traffic regulations would be an
adequate illustration.
But, on the other hand, when administrators
do not respect the law enough to enforce it, an
analysis should be made.
The regulation was obviously formulated to
help ensure better class attendance and cut out
Safety Valve—
Protests Float
TO THE EDITOR: Has the (screening) commit
tee failed to do its job? I think very strongly
that it has.
In reference to the float with the supposedly
"three Negro slaves" ... It seems to my way of
thinking very inconsiderate, unfair ... I can
hardly see a sound excuse for its getting past
She Spring Week Parade Committee. Someone
has been lax. I hate to think it was purposely
done to offend, for it did. It just can't be ac
counted for. The float was out of place.
It might be said that the float only depicted
reality and truth of those days. Very well, but
isn’t it true that some things, even though real,
fo better off unmentioned when they might
urt another? , . .
I say we should think of Penn Stale as one
big happy family. We would hardly remind a
member of our family of his more unpleasant
days. Let's be decent.
After all, a parade or carnival is supposed to
be a joyous affair and a time of fun. One could
very well have had a float with a casket in
commemoration of the death of Abe Lincoln,
LaVie Will Hold
Senior Banquet
LaVie banquet will be held at
6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Eu
taw House, according to David
Carvey, editor.
The banquet is given for the
retiring senior board and the in
coming senior board. Several ad
ministration members have been
invited, as well as senior class and
All-University officers.
Carvey said he hopes to have
a copy of the LaVie at the ban
quet. Carl Stibler of Grit Publish
ing Co. said he expected to have
a copy ready by this time.
It was incorrectly reported in
yesterday’s Daily Collegian that
the farewell mixer would be held
today.
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JACK ALBRECHT. Business Manager
unnecessary absences. But the fact that instruc
tors have shown they are willing to allow a few
unexcused absences even though they are vio
lating a rule, indicates indifference and per
haps suggests that a change is in order.
Three cuts, we feel, is a reasonable number
of times to allow a student to miss class with
out a University-approved reason.
The only seemingly unfair instructor is also
the only truly law-abiding one. According to
K-l the instructor is justified in taking action
if a student is absent from class without a
University-accepted excuse. His grade may be
lowered or he may be dismissed from the
course. Authorized excuses include athletic and
student organization trips, hospital confine
ment, and absence from the University because
of emergency.
Since the law-abiding instructor is definitely
in the minority and by our present-day stand
ards, strict to the point of unfairness, a more
practical rule should be substituted for K-l.
We suggest the University incorporate a three
cut-per-semester rule in its regulations book.
This new rule would not mean any drastic
change in classroom attendance, since most in
structors already allow three cuts. It would,
however, be a means of standardizing cut pro
cedures throughout the University. And a little
liked and even less-effective regulation would
be “off the books.”
Gazette...
NEWMAN CLUB, Roeary, 4:30 p.m., Church; Opm Home,
8:00 p.m.. Student Center
Sunday
ALPHA DELTA SIGMA. 7:30 p.m.. Lambda Chi Alpha
NEWMAN CLUB, Choir Practice, 2:00 p.m., Church; De
votions, 7:00 p.m., Church
OUTING CLUB, Hike, 2:00 p.m., back of Old Main
Monday
CIRCLE K CLUB. 7:80 p.m., 209 HUB
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Joan Ackerman, John Beres, Rheda Berger, Joyce Cox,
Ruth Eshleman, Marcia Gracon, Mallory Hughes, Carol
Jamison, Patricia Kratz, Anargiroa FatelHs, Cecil Stewart,
Joseph Waple, Marilyn Ward, Benjamin Wein, Henry wool
man.
which also was true ... But this isn’t a pleasant
thought for such an affair is it?
I repeat: the float was not in good taste and
the fraternity who sponsored it along with the
committee who let it pass should not feel proud
of its part in the annual parade.
Finishing my sophomore year here at Penn
State, I think on the whole things have gone
off fairly well. However, there are trying times,
indeed . . . Let’s not stir things up. What do
you say that hereafter we take into consider
ation how others might view our good times ..
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Stomp Ixhibition
A stamp exhibition sponsored
by the Central Pennsylvania
Stamp Collectors will be open to
the public from 1 to 5 p.m. today
in the State College Hotel. The
collection will include stamps
from other countries of the world.
Why do more
college men and
women smoke
VICEROYS
than any other
filter
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Yes, only Viceroy has this filter composed of 20,000
tiny filter traps. You cannot obtain the same filtering
action in any other cigarette.
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Besides being non-mineral and non-tone, this cellu
lose-acetate filter never shreds or crumbles.
The Viceroy filter wasn’t just whipped up and rushed
to market to meet the new and skyrocketing demand
for filtered cigarettes. Viceroy pioneered. Started
research gnore than 20 years ago to create the pure
and perfect filter.
Smokers en masse report that filtered Viceroys have
a finer flavor even than cigarettes without filters.
Rich, satisfying, yet pleasantly mild.
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Viceroy draws so easily that you wouldn’t know,
without looking, that it even had a filter tip ... and
Viceroys cost only a penny or two more than ciga
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That’s why more college men and women smoke VICEROYS
than any other filter cigarette... that’s why VICEROY is the
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SATURDAY. MAY 14. 1955
Hve O'clock Theatre
The Five O’clock Theatre will
present “Devil Winston” by Oliv
ia Florig at 5 p.m. Tuesday in 11
Old Main. The production will be
directed by Elizabeth Rice, sen
ior in home economics.
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