PAGE FOUR haillaled Tends, through Saturday aura/ass taring the University rear. the Deily C•iimitus fa a etsitut 4/oersted fa•ersoalter fKaurM as wood-41444 wafter J sly 11„ 1934 04 MI 81449 Collegi. ra. Foot Off e• eater MIKE PEINSILBER. Edll.r MIKE !WILIAM, Associate Editor Co-Asst. Hos Mgr... JAIN Katets, Dorothea Kaldya; Loyal Managing Editor. Roger fiddler: City Editor. Dos Shop Adv. Mgr.. Jerry Pried; National Ads. Mgr.. Estella Caplan; maker; Copy Editor. Dottie Stone; Sports Editor, Roy Wil. Co• Circulation Mgrs., Israel Schwab, Christine Kauffman; Ijssel Editorial Director. Jackie Hudgins: Assistant Sports Promotion Mgr.. Halite Hoopes; Co-Personnel Man., Aletta Editor. Vran Vanurcit Photography PAiltor, Ron Walker: Mandeek. Connie Anderson; Clifka Mgr., Ann .Ettity; Masi- Sealer Hoard. Row Lent, Ron Gatehouse. tied Ads Mgr. Peggy Oasis; Secretary, LII litelkot Research and Records M ar.. Virginia Latehaw. - - STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Terry Leach; Copy Editors, Anne Friedberg, Ted Serrill; Assist ants, Pat Tomlinson, Bill Kling, Dick Fisher, Carol Gibson. Political Parties: The Please, No Athletes ... Action in_the campus political field starts in earnest tomorrow night and we hope it won't rehemble the actions seen on an athletic field. The goal of every political party is to elect its candidates and to represent its viewpoints in the government. Parties at Penn State cannot be expected to represent viewpoints.--they have wine, Thus, their purpose dwindles to electing candidates. And with las as their function, parties are prone to nominate not those most capable of doing a good job, but primarily those most likely to win the election. The temptation that faces them, then, is to nominate athletes, preferably big-name ath letes. Past performances have shown a tendency on the part of the Penn State populace to be athletically-minded at the polls. Consequen tially, ballots have read like line-ups. We hope the students who turn out for to morrow night's political meetings will know better— and will demormtrate more sense than many of their predecessors of past years. ticipation in athletics doesn't disqualify a inan automatically. But the record shows something more than a tendency for the ath letic politician to be something less than suited for his governmental role. Athletes generally have neither the experi ence nor the time to hold office and do a good job iii both their fields. The athletes must likely to get the political nod are the successful ath letes in the major sport;---and these are the Ones who must spend the greatest portion of their time in training or on road trips. The successful office-holder should have acquired his training on committees and in activities— not on the athletic field. Office-holding at Penn State should be some thing more than collecting prestige and corn pensation. It will not be more than this if the office-holders are qualified to do nothing else. And the amount of time the office-holder will have available is a qualification that should be remembered at tomorrow night's nominating sessions. The parties will do a disservice• to themselves, to ~tialetit government. to the athletes, and to Pvtin State', athletic aspirations by yielding to thy• temptation of nominating athletes. Safety Valve Progress, Greek Style TO THE EDITOR: In reference to the letter from Interfraternity Council President Robert F Bullock: Mr. Bullock asked the casual reader to consider some questions which he advanced on the part of unbiased good fellowship and brotherhood. As a casual reader, I would like to say my anwers to all his questions are negative told I disagree with him, casually, of course. After readitig sonic of- the recent articles alluded to by Mr. Bullock, I do not see "an evil in the American way of life," only a fault to be corrected. I cannot bring myself to believe that the fraternity is part of our way of life, and am disturbed at the possibility that it may already have become a permanent and indis pensable custom. From the letter, it would seem that the Greek-letter societies are a bastion upon which the Union leans heavily, The fact that many college students small and great have and initiation and pre-initiation rites is further proof of the flaws in the present college generation. Mr. Bullock deplores the "undue literary at tention" given to "recent unfortunate occur rances." As I recall, the boy at M.I.T. did not sprain his wrist. He died. We are reassured that the Interfraternity Council has been talking about this problem for three years running, and that he feels certain a solution will be worked out this year in the name of progress. It all depends what you mean by progress. •Letter cut Washko Will Moderate At Annual Hay Show Dr. John B. Washko, professor of agronomy, has been selected as moderator for an annual meeting and hay show of the North East Hay Drying ,Association, to be held March 7 at Rutgers Univer sity. He will head the panel discus sion on "What Makes Good Hay." Dr. Washko is also in charge of several broad forage studies em phasizing the management of im proved grasses sad legumes. 0 . 4 r Eatill Collegian Ihiewitupt I* THE TREE LANCE. at ail —The Editor —Torn Werner Phi Mu Alpha Group To Give Music Show The Phi Mu Alpha orchestra will present a program of light classics and jazz selections from 2 to 4 p.m. tomorrow in the War ing Hall lounge. The concert is sponsored by the West Hall social club. Folk Dance Club Party The Interlandia Folk Dance Club will sponsor a Leap Year party at 7:45 tonight in 3 White Hall. Folk dances from all lands will be taught. The meeting is open to the public. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA ROGER VOGELSINGKR, Beamed M Lady or the Lion? ... But Consider Women Ladies be seated—on Cabinet. Even though few Cabinet positions are closed to women the lack of them at meetings is noticeable if not distracting. Only four of this year's 25 seats are held by women, and that's just because there are no men in the Women's Student Government Association, Women's Rec reation Association, Panhellenic Council, and Leonides. Action should be taken against this. And to morrow night's clique meetings provide the opportunity. When nominations are made, students must consider the individual's qualifications before they even think of their sex. To get the women to the forefront, nomina tors and voters must be objective. They must be non-conforming, unconventional, anti-tra ditional. Women must not be continually ig nored when University and class officers are elected. The women's place is no longer in the dormitory. Her place is on Cabinet, taking an active part in University affairs, leading her fellow students, and improving the lot of wom en in general. She has a duty to fulfill. Sex must not stand in the way. If she is cute she may get into office. If she is competent she may stay there. There's no limit to what women could do for this campus. Ladies be seated No! Ladies, arise! Last Scores First We're glad that the "Last Lecture" spon sored by Mortar Board Thursday night was only the first of the semester. The senior women's honorary society has hit upon a fine idea in its lecture series which presents outstanding professors who are sup posed to speak as if their talk were to be the last they could deliver. Thursday night's lecture by Dr. Michael Chi appetta proved this formula to be a success as we are sure the near capacity audience which attended would affirm. The remaining lectures to be delivered by Dr. Kent Forester, professor of European His tory. and Dr. Henry A. Finch, associate pro fessor of philosophy, promise to be just as stimulating and worthwhile. Dr. Forster will speak next Thursday and Dr. Finch on March 15. The reputations of the two professors should certainly assure sizable audi ences. The University community owes Mortar Board a vote of thanks for sponsoring this fine series. We are sure that the "Last Lectures" will prove to be a much anticipated annual event. Gazette C I.MPUS PARTY Stivrirtg Committee. 2:140 p.m.. DU Willard iNTEULANDIA FOLK DANCE. 7:43 p.m.. 3 White Hall MEGILLAH READING, 7:00 p.m., 111Het Synagogue NEWMAN CLUB TV Party. S:110 p.m., Student Center FOLK DANCE GROUP, Conceal Session, 2:00 p.m., Hillel Foundation FOLK DANCE GROUP, Advanced Session. 3:00 p.m., Mlle! Foundation lULLEL CHOIR Rehearsal. 0:30 p.m Foundation MLLE!, RADIO WWII Tryouts,. :13 p.m., Hillel Founda- tint, "IDEAS OF GOOD AND EVIL IN (MEAT LITERATURE" Series, 5:00 p.m., Hillel Lounge I.AVIF, Senior Board, 7 :34) p.m.. 412 Oki Main LION PARTY Steering Committee. 7:00 p.m.. 121 Sparks PURIM CARNIVAL, 8::t0 p.m., Hillel Foundation Monday ALL-UNIVERSITY Elections Committee, 7:13 p.m.. 9 Car _ neuie James Barron. Herbert Cohen. John Colwell. Linda Dingman, Mary Eeldmiller, Peter Cam", Raymond Coyette, Elizabeth Hill, Robert Kopf, Morris Movsovich, James Mur ray, David Reed, Raymond Sands, Margaret Thomas, Frances Was4el. and James Wyatt. Eaten*le represent iles •iewpelete of the - writers. net iteesesertie 'the pettei of the paper. tee gluiest badly. et the Usivihreits. WI set .1 Mardi 1, ISIS —Jackie Hudgins —Mike Miller Tomorrow University Hospital BusAd Council to Hold Election of Officers The Business Administration Council will meet at 6:45 p.m. Monday in 2n3 Fletzel Union to discuss the election of officers and the results of the 'marketing con vocation held last Tuesday. Th group will also make final plans for a children's party to be held March 22. Correction Martha Nash has become a ribbonee of Phi Mu sororit y. Her name was omitted from the list in Tuesday's Daily Collegian. ttle Man on Campus "Watch '7' He has a unique method of getting that ball," Look Who's Talking ... Cabinet, Arise! Honest, Cabinet, I don't care how many of your members or friends get paid (compensated or scholarshipped), but it's the impli cations of employing all these people that worries me, The main reason I'm disturbed i about compensations regards re tirement. Have you set up a fund for retired student leaders? After: working semester upon semester what have the student leaders to look forward to if there's no long-i term material reward? To set up a retirement or so cial security program you would have to collect dues quarterly from the employed. Just how much in dues you would have to collect from each individual would, of course, depend upon the exact amount the individual receives from Cabinet. Unless you entrust all this bookkeep ing to the Associated Student Activities office a committee would be your best bet for an efficiently run fund--a commit tee we suggest you call Cabinet's Committee on Charitable Con tributions to Retired Student Leaders (CCCCRSL). If you decide to be Democratic and progressive about this, you certainly should consider the Guaranteed Annual Wage. This sounds fair enough but it would be a handicap if a student were thrown out of his position. Would Cabinet continue to pay him for his unexpired term at the rate it promised to pay him at the time of his election or appointment? Think. Cabinet—you are entering the realm of big business. Will you allow unemployment compensation for members off campus or on probation? Some of your finest members have been away student teaching or on aca demic probation during their term of office. They should not be for gotten or unpaid. Surely your employees will want to unionize for their own protection. You can't blame them. But think of the dangers of such a move. Members will be calling meetings at their convenience. A maximum-hours work week will be set up and I Cabinet management will be lucky if it can get the union to gether long enough to hold one of its sessions, even a shortie. As soon as roll is called mem bers will be squirming in their respective seats anxious to leave. And some week none of the members will show up. They will be on str i k e—maybe it will be for more money—maybe for more prestige, if they're eighth semester seniors or maybe because they don't like the meeting place someday they may not even like the management. Problems beset you at the offing, Cabinet. We predict a bad year. We're sorry. You may be too. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1956 By Bib, * P.O. Oak 10 1 1111.. low By JACKIE HUDGINS Lamp Lighters To Play Tonight For Frosh Hop The Lamp Lighters will provide the music for the Frosh Hop from 9 to midnight tonight in the Hetzel Union ballroom. The freshman class queen will be chosen by applause during the intermission. The finalists are Fil ippa DeMatteo, arts and letters major from Curtisville; ICarin De- Juhasz, music education major from Heidelberg, Germany; Pris- Cilia Doll, education major from York: Arlene Kondor, arts and letters major from Morrisville; and Patricia Reno, arts and letters major from Forrest Hills. A talent show will follow the coronation of the queen. Tickets for the dance are free and may be obtained at the HUB desk. Dress is semi-formal. Alpha Sigma Phi Fined $25 for Rules Violation Failure to have two men on door duty at a social function has cost Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity $25. The Interfraternity Council Board of Control fined the frater nity after a Thursday night hear ing. Two Board of Control checkers reported the violation Feb. 17. An IFC regulation makes it compul sory for a fraternity to have two men on door duty at all social functions. Elections Committee All-University Elections Com mittee will meet at 7:15 p.m. Mon day in 9 Carnegie. Lantern Staff Will Meet Candidates for the circulation staff of the Lantern will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in 103 Willard. This Weekend On WDFM 91.1 MEGACYCLES 7 :2 ::30 8:00 9 :00_ 10:30 - __ Hi-Fi Open House Sign Oft Tomorrow 7:25 . 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