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MUM MILLER. Associate Editor
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Ed Dobbs; Copy Editors, Ron Leik, Becky Zahm; Assistants
Dave firon:-,tt-trt, Bob Franklin, Pauline Metza, Pat Evans, Ginny Philips.
Connnunity Living: Deserves Consideration
The As.ociation of Independent Men's Board
of Covet ours recently announced plans to in
vetigate the possibility of a form of corn,.
munity living between men and women stu
d-ots at the University in future years. The
idea has been greeted in many quarters by mild
tivstei to
What the board has in mind, and the manner
in which it has proposed to work toward it,
represent an attempt on the part of 'a student
govel !Mlt'llt body to do something for its con
st.luants. The board, and their idea, at least
de M• 1 ye serious consideration.
The board does not contemplate, according to
AIM Secretary Leonard Richards, any radical
changes in the present housing arrangement,
but an arrangement very similar to that which
now exists in the West Dormitory Area.
In fact. Richards said, the idea was prompted
by the announcement by the department of
housing that coeds would be removed from that
area when the new women's dormitories are
completed. This would result in what AIM
President Bruce Leiske has referred to as, "the
isolating of men and women students at ex
treme opposite ends of the campus."
It is this rather grim prospect which the
board intends to work towards altering.
The board has in mind the ultimate estab
lishment of a type of co-ed living such as is
now proving very satisfactory at several other
colt- and universities. It would maintain, of
course. seperate living quarters, perhaps even
Should Sfu4ent Leaders Be Paid?
TO THE EDITOR: Last Thursday evening Cabi
net voted 18 to 5 to return Compensation (if
anyone is offended by that nasty word just use
scholar ships) to our student government scene.
A final vote will be taken this Thursday. There
is no indication of any difference in the voting
vet
What are compensations? A monetary re
tort, to people in student government by virtue
of their positions.
I cannot in honesty vote for compensations.
If I dkl I would feel a traitor to my belief in
what student government stands for. These are
my thoughts:
Can compensations be justified? I think not,
except under these conditions. If the work load
is so heavy that a student would have to take
fewer credits and thus have to stay in school
an extra semester or summer session, This
would be a significant financial loss, and would
possibly justify a compensation. The All-Uni
versiti; officers pretty well fit into this cate
gory so I do not obiect to them receiving com
pensations.
But here is a Cabinet about to vote in a pro
gram of compensations that covers many elec
tive and appointive positions and in the bargain
making them retroactive. Of the proposed $1875
for this purpose. $1025 goes directly to voting
members of the cabinet. Is this right? I have
a few questions to ask my fellow members of
the Cabinet:
1. Do students deserve compensations? Any
one in student government is there of his own
confidence, prestige, Makes many friendships;
free will. He receives valuable experience, self-
Pre-Initiation Practices Code:
TO THE EDITOR: Before progressing in this
letter. 1 wish to make it clear that this is not
to be construed as an argument for the con
tinuance of all initiation and pre-initiation prac
tices; but, by the same token, it is not my in
tent that it should be considered a condem
nation of all such actions. It is rather directed
toward the casual reader who, upon first glance ;
and after reading some of the more recent
articles on the subject, might see in his mind's
eve an evil in the American Way of life. And
the fraternity system is 'part of the American
way of life.
It, for a moment, you will step away from
the magnifying glass. and look at the complete
picture. you will see not a horribly unjust
situation, but an institution created by our fore
fathers that has done much to mold the charac
ter and ideals of many prominent and respected
and totally insignificant men.
It is an institution which serves as a "melting
pot" of universities in much the same way the
United States serves as the "melting pot" of the
world. It takes farmers' sons, lawyers' sons,
doctors' sons; sops of business men, carpenters,
and plumbers, and boys who have no family at
all and it provides for them a ground of com
mon understanding,
How many of those sons have gone through
the same rituals and procedures as these which
are now being lambasted because of recent
unfortunate occurrances? I-low many of those
sons have had their footsteps pointed in the
right direction through the workings of brother
hood?
Should all this be forgotten because of an
accident which receives undue literary atten
tion? Should one incident be so instrumental in
shaping opinion about a system of such long
standing and proven high ideals? All of these
questions I ask you to Hunk about before jump-
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in different buildings, which would be located
close together with common dining facilities.
Such a close association between men and
women students, the board feels will contribute
toward a more informal and more desirable
atmosphere. It would, Richards said, "keep the
men on their toes," with regard to action and
appearance. And it just might help the coeds
a bit too.
At present, the whole thing is just an idea.
But a committee of the board is already at work
gathering information on the application of the
idea at other schools. It is a long-range pro
posal, results of which may not be noticeable
for some time. But it does display initiative
and foresight.
The board hopes over a period of time to ac
cumulate enough evidence to show that such an
arrangement would work at Penn State. And.
right now, who can say that it may not do
just that?
At any rate, the work of the committee cer
tainly deserves a serious reception. Let's save
the snickers for later, much later, when some
results, whether favorable or not, are noticeable.
He who laughs last laughs best.
—AI Klimcke
Froth Is Out ...
—Mikes Feinsilber and Miller
is this not adequate compensation?
2. Are compensations just like academic and
athletic scholarships? Dean Simes pointed out
the difference at Cabinet. Scholarships come
from contributions by individuals, compensa
tions from general funds donated by every stu
dent.
3. Will the caliber of students in this work
remain as high if monetary compensation rath
er than job satisfaction becomes the major con
sideration? I don't know. On personal sentiment
I would say no.
4. Does Cabinet have the right to vote money
to themselves when the previous cabinets voted
out compensations? Even more so. do we have
the right to make them retroactive to last se
mester?
5. Even if we were to have compensations, is
it possible to set up an equitable system? Not
casting aspersions at the committee which set
up the present system, as they spent much time
and thought, I would voice an emphatic NO.
6. Do students need compensations? This has
been pointed out as a method of not preventing
poor students from being active and a way to
cover some of the necessary expenses of the
jobs. To my mind, this is one of the best argu
ments for it, but I think if we reason it out,
very few students are too poor to participate
and most of them are naturally inactive in this
field. The other can be refuted by showing that
many other things we do which cause us ex
penses are not compensated for, and no one
would say that they should.
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Concrete Action Coming
ing to any conclusions.
Now from the standpoint of our ideals at
Penn State, I would like to point out that we,
as members of the Interfraternity Council, have
long recognized the possibility of a situation
such as this arising: and have long been trying
to reach a satisfactory solution.
Last year—and the year .before—the problem
was discussed at some length by, the council.
And just one month ago it again was made the
prdject of the council to return from committee
- the pre-initiation practices code,• and to reach
some means of agreement.
I feel certain that concrete action will be
taken' this year, and am only sorry that it some
times takes graphic examples to implement
progress
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Quips and Quotes
The New York Times is known for its accurate, clairvoyant, and
comprehensive coverage of the world's news. In its desire to be
comprehensive, the Times has reported on such history-making
Ls in Japan and the rising popula
ides (because the sun rises in the
happenings as the number of tax
lation on the West - side of the A
East, the people on the western
slope sleep longer).
Following this policy, the Times
on Monday carried a story about
the price of brides in Western
Tanganyika, East Africa, where
the surplus of unmarried women
is upsetting the government or
military or something or other.
We'll let the Times tell it ("Let's
see, where is that map of East
Africa?):
"COST OF BRIDES
IN AFRICA RISES
"NAIROBI, East Africa—The
rising price of brides is scaring
off scores of would-be husbands
in Western Tanganyika.
"A Wa Fipa" (pronounced: Wa
Fipa) "tribesman could once be
come a husband for about $l5.
Today he is lucky if he can col
lect a wife for less than $9O. He
must give the traditional cash
and-kind presents to the bride's
parents, buy the bride her veil,
pay for the gallons of beer at the
wedding feast and hand over the
bride price—a form of insurance
against her failure as a wife.
"Matrimony in t
,h e Ufipa"
'(rhymes with Wa Fi-pa) "District
of Western Tanganyika is so ex
pensive there is a surplus of wom
en. In the old days Wa Fipa men
had as many wives as they liked,
the first-wed being No. 1 in the
household and the rest 'attach
ments.' Now, however, a man
must be wealthy to buy "attach
ments.'
"To add to their problems
many Ufipa people.have become
Christians. As a result they get
married in the local church—
but just to make sure, and satis
fy the diehards of the tribe
they are also married by tri- ,
bal custom. It all costs extra.
"The largest financial . section
is the settling of the bride price.
The girl's father tries to get as
much as he• can for his daughter
--so much so that daughters are
regarded as a form of • old-age
pension.
"The young man's party has
different • ideas. Pay as little as
possible is their- motto.. After
much haggling and detailed dis
cussion of the embarrassed daugh
ter's various merits, they come to
an agreement.
"Two cattle• are slaughtered' ' l
for the wedding feast and the
groom must also provide sev
eral dozen large barrels of na
tive beer" (rhymes with Dear).
"The actual tribal ceremony
starts with a forty-eight-hour
Islgoma' (dance), drinking and
general fun. The bride, however,
takes no part in this. She is clois
tered alone in a hut. In the morn
ing the groom approaches, carry
ing a small bow and arrow.
"Then comes the climax. The
groom breaks a straw in two with
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By RON LEIK
his teeth, holds half in his mouth
and the other half in one hand.
Then he touches his wife on the
head with an arrow. They are
man and wife."
Before this surplus is used up,
journalistic history doubtless will
repeat itself and some editor in
Eastern Tanganyika will write:
"Go West, young man, go West."
Cwens to Hold
'Spring Debut'
Cwens, sophomore women's hat
society, will sponsor the "Spring
Debut," e combination fashion
show and card party from 1:30 to
5 p.m., March 3, at Beta Theta
Pi fraternity.
The affair is being held for the
benefit of C w ens scholarship
fund. The proceeds will go toward
providing two scholarships fo r
sophomore women.
Twenty-three women repre
senting campus sororities and Le
onides will model clothes from
the Charles Shop. Each sorority
will provide one model and Le
onides two for the event. The
names of the models should be
'turned in.o Beau Barnes, Cwens
president, by today.
Admission to the "Spring De
but" will be 50 cents per person
and will be open to the general
public. If.a-group wishes to-make
reservations a minimum 'of two
tables .of bridge must be guar
anteed. .
- Background Music for the fash
ion show Win be'proyided by Al
Wyand- and his - combo. -Cweas
will sell refreshments during- the
affair.
LoVie StiOf Promotes
12 _to, Senior Board. -
Twelve promotions to the senior
board editorial staff of LaVie have
been announced. • .
Those promoted are Marjorie
Blank, Roberta Lerch; Lee Leap
hart, Delores Jones.' Jean McMa
hon, William McCann, Michael
Moyle, Mary. Lou Scott, Emery
Schreckengast, Jay Tolson, Harry
Yaverbaum, Carolyn Stehly.
Also promoted were David. Ba
var. and Joseph Rohrbaugh to the
senior board photography staff.
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