PAOF FOUR P 414,1411,4 isords: thresigh klatreilaa amorninge doting the Uni•eraity rear the Daily Collegian to a atodeiit.. oieteateil itenetesoet Entered a* antand-elase matter J•l, I, WI at the Slat* Collett. Jr,. Pent Offiee ender MIKE EEINBII.IIER Editor MIKE MILLER Aemari•le Falter STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Edam., Pat Hunter; Copy Editors, Al Klancke, Ted Serrill; Assistants, Joe Cheddar, Lint Prato, Carl Tucket, Lit Junas, Ruth Btlltg, Hannah Yashan, Kip Newlin, Mickie Galen, Pauline Metzd. Senate Adopts a Regrettable Inequity Senate. the University's academic policy and rule•making body, last week wrote an old inequity into law. In ,o doing. it defeated one of the prime put po of the Academic Ilotte-,ty Code adopted by the Univer , ity la•J May. Senate adopted a rule allowing a professor h. fah a student .otter he ha, been found guilty of (heating in his classroom. fin the surface, the, may appear to be iea>on able. Pod, in actuality, it provides for unequal tteatment of equally-guitty students. We have no argument againA punkhing Au /lent, who cheat. we reahre, the only v—ic a inea:,me of cla,sioom hone,tv 1113 v be restored to Penn State. pre , ently a ne,t of cheaters. But the effect of the rule passed by Senate on Thursday is to put part of the punishment in the hands of the professor and thus to elimi nate equality of treatment of the cheater. The procedure adopted by the University pro vides for it ti at for the student accu .ed of cheat ing with a committee of three faculty members and two students di awn from the student's college (e. )(Age and jury This court decide; if the student is guilty of ( heating and, if he is found guilty, it de termines in which of three types of cheating the iodent engaged. The three types ate "pre sumably unpremeditated," "premeditated," and "(oopeiative, uemeditated cheating involving cello am," Then, pre-arranged, prescribed pen ;01_0: are imposed One of the purposes of these provisions is to a , ,ure equal tividnient for equal offenses. This tviiiii:lll«• is furthered by another rule adopted by Senate Thursday; it allows the stuent found guilty of cheating to appeal the deci,ion to the subcommittee on dniciptine of the Senate Committee on Student Affairs. But the attempts to afford equal treatment filml at Meal Time? Yesterdas snow turned much of the campus to mud and with the• annual Spring "monsoons" !waling the mud will probably be with us for quite wino time. This type of mud is almost unavoidable at Perin State, but another type, which is also often with us in this season, is avoidable. The avoidable variety is a figurative mud which Penn State politicos are in the habit of smearing and slinging about at random in their search for votes in the Spring All-University and class elections. The Spring campaign got underway yesterday candidtrtes of both parties sloshed through the mud to speak at vartous student living guar lei, To the best of our knowledge the only mud bandied about was the real variety the candi dates tracked in on their shoes. lint as the campaign increases in intensity and the voting days near the candidates and their backers may Call into the old temptatioft of making sensational pitches to the voters which they know they cannot follow through on but believe to be excellent vote-getting de Already, pre-campaign clashes indicate that this may well be the case. We caution the candidates and party leaders against falling into this old deceit which is so often well-recognized by the voters. Nl:my times to the past political mud-slinging has boomeranged on the throwers when a vigi lant Elections Committee or a wise electorate squared up to the issue. And a clean campaign could do much to re store respect in student government. —Mike Miller The Bullonly •Professor Theodore J. Gates. head of the Department of English Composition. remarked yesterday. with a considerable degree of ac. curacy it seems to us, "If you don't like State College weather, wait a minute!** —Bob Franklin •Or. to put it ..nether way Did summer last only three days this year? —Ron Gatehouse Gazette CHRISTIAN St'lF.Nt'il Oktt:.‘NlZ TION, 1 p Min 1)kII.Y Clll.l,Ft AN Advert iaing Staff, ti ;30 p.m, Carnegie ti All.Y‘N Promotion Staff. p 1013 t.t.r:crtocAt. v.NcaNEEItINt; SOCIETY, p m.. 219 Elec. tncat Engineering ENGINYKILINCI , STUDFNT COUNCI . L. P.nt Union riztvoi Vireolation Staff. 7 pm , lietzel Union co.',Rll,‘N CLUB, p.m.. 105 Willard STATE CLUB. 7 p.m., to, Wilknt Student F.mployment The following cittup,3 will interview at the Student ruiployment Sen. 112 Ohl Main. Sign up in adva nee hu an appointment. ('AMP QI I INIIIF.CK. Vermont- March 13 CAMP CONItAD WEISER. rennawlvania-- March CAMP sti,N,vroNA. Maine March 11-15 CAMP CARONOOWANNA. Penna. March St 01le Bail!! Collrgian Soccessot to THE FIRER LANCE. est. 1881 "V. -. .7j'" . 3Ai Ohl 213 lietzel THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA ROGER VCK:ELSINGER. Businnui Manager are negated by allowing professors to impose further penalties. Two students in different sections of the same course with different pro fessors may commit precisely the same cheating offense. The professor of one may fail his stu dent while the more sympathetic professor may feel the student who cheated in his section has been punished enough. This is a regrettable inequity. It existed be fore the Academic Honesty Code was adopted. And it existed during the past year while the code was in practice because a professor's class is in his own hands. He can grade the way he sees fit. But now Senate has seen fit to sanction this and, it appears, to encourage it by writing it into law. The regulation adopted does not say all professors must fail students who are found guilty of cheating; it leaves the decision up to him. Thus the inequity. The new rule also has the effect of making the penalties fur cheating tougher. Last Spring's code provided that when students are caught cheating they would be given a numerical grade of zero on the exam. This was to have been the only effect of the offense on the student's grade for the course. Now there may be an extreme effect—failure —or no effect at all. Because it indicated that students were to get a fair break on the cheating. problem, we en thusiastically supported the new code when it was announced last year. We cannot be en thusiastic about this change. In destroying one of the assurances of equal treatment of cheaters, the new regulation destroys one of the reasons for student support of the academic honesty program. And if the program is to be success ful in eliminating cheating as one of Penn State's gravest problems, student support is ne«.ssary. We call upon Senate to rescind its action. —The Editor Safety Valve A Voice for Conservatism TO THE EDITOR: Regarding the "smoking" editorial by Becky Zahm on "Flag Waving," I might suggest that she take a closer look at the facts. She speaks about academic freedom . . • For three years I've seen very little suppression of academic freedom except (for) a student speak ing up in class for conservatism . . . The pro fessor flew into a puerile rage—that one should dare to question his ultra-liberal ideas.. . . It seems to me there is a preponderance of "liber al" profs at this institution . . . But consider this: I never saw a conservative article in the Collegian. Only on two occasions did I hear the conservative viewpoint in . lectures. and that on a small scale. What is meant by academic freedom could be inter preted as freedom for liberals only. ADA speak up! American Legion, quiet! The unorthodox dealings of Robert Hutchins and the recent expose of the dealings of the ADA to get McCarthy make McCarthy look like a Puritan in comparison. What are we ad vocating? A double set of standards? Let's have academic freedom by all means. Let's hear the conservative viewpoint. Let's get some conservative speakers on campus. Let's publish some conservative editorials or letters occasionally . Since when is the Intercollegiate Society of Individualists seeking communist professors? I'd like to find some too. It's definitely known that communism is devoid of objectivity, and we want objectivity in academic freedom. We also want to take an intelligent perspective. If my understanding is correct not all profes sors show this rare quality. • Letter Cut • • Is Compe ti t ion Bad? TO THE EDITOR: To quote Mr. Kenworthy "A new book store would involve a state institution going into competition with free enterprise ..." But first, I would like to point out that there is no connection between the student body and the University as an institution. An institution being a set of integrated rules of behavior. But this is not the important part. I ask you, don't we already have the Lion's Den. the Terrace Room, the BX, and the laundry machines in the dormitories, to mention a few. (Bless 'em all) Can you say that the above are not in direct "competition with free enterprise (State Col lege merchants?) 'ln closing, I must admit that this competition, builder of our capitalistic nation, improver of industry, is definitely bad. Even though it al ready has cleaned up State College dining places, and would lowet" book prices, it is very bad. Universiti Hospital David 'Bamford. Richard Christian. Ray Clauser, John Cooper. Malvin Cootie. Kurt Haas, Millis Mershon, Roy Miles, Robert Moyer, Dale Smith, Paul Snyder. and Robert Badayart. editorial's represent tale viewpoints of the writers. net neeessarlis the policy of the paper, the student body sr the University th• act of March 3, 1873 —Robert R. Ernst —Robert Kopf ittle Man on Cam .te of you to here to bring that Mint Julip to 1 the cobbler's bench Blank Plank There are three groups in the cast of this story: the Positives, or those who favor the Issue; the Negatives, or those who oppose the Issue; and the Neutrals, or those who are to pass judgment on the Issue. This is a story of Politic& Intrigue. As it opens, the Postives, Negatives and Neutrals are meeting in an attempt to resolve the Issue. The Negatives and the Neutrals have gathered early at the ap pointed meeting place. The Posi tives have not yet put in an ap pearance. Obviously, they are creating suspense. Finally, the Positives—three of them—arrive. They march in, sin gle file, headed by their Leader. He is a dapper young fellow and looks for all the world like—A Politician. Behind the Leader walks his Right-Hand Man. He has a threatening look about him. He wears a blue trench coat, collar turned up: a broad-brimmed hat pulled so far down over his face that it hides his glasses; and he walks with a sinister crouch. Behind the right-hand man comes the Left-Hand Man. He is dressed in a ROTC uniform--.-ob viously to add an element of force to the argument. ' The Positives sit on the far side of the room *opposite the Nega tives. In the middle, between the two opposing foreeS, sit the Neu trals. Debate on the Issue is about to begin. The chairman of the Neutrals rises to outline procedure. Each side is to present its case. Then everyone is to adjourn while the Neutrals decide the Issue. The Negatives speak first. One member of their group, acting as chairman, presents facts and fi gures to support his case. The other members of his contingent sit, drinking in his words with varying degrees of interest. Some stare blankly at the walls. Some take notes. And one dozes. The Positives sit, also drinking in the debate. The Leader sits smoking, a thoughtful look on his face. He stares hard at the end of his cigarette. He has a grim look on his face. The Right-Hand Man sits tak ing notes, chin in hand. He too looks grim. But then, this is a ucrisis. The Left-Hand Man sits en a desk-top, listening to all that goes on. An avid look is on his face. Occasionally he takes a note. The Neutrals sit listening— now and then holding little side discussions among them selves. They are not being dis courteoxis—it is imperative that they talk it over Thoroughly. TUESDAY. MARCH 13. 1956 By Bibler come all the way up ittle ole me." By DOH SHOEMAKER For they must make an Impor tant Decision. The night before, the Neutrals were lucky. Another group ap peared before them to have an Is sue resolved. The Issue this group presented was not Controversial. The Neu trals were happy. This they could resolve and offend no one. But now they must make a De cision. The speaker for the Negatives is finished. Now the Positives speak. They present their argu ments. Their spokesman, the Right-Hand Man, jumps up. He says he took notes. He reads his notes, inter spersing his comments with "these gentlemen" and "worthy opponents." He talks like a de bater. He is polife—very polite. He even addresses everyone as Mr. or Miss. At one point, he poses several questions to the Negatives. "I want answers," he says. Then, turning to the Left-Hand Man who is now taking notes, he says, "Write the answers down." The debate continues for some time in ever-decreasing concen tric circles. No one is getting any where----fast. Finally one of the Neutrals—apparently tired of it all—Moves that debate be closed. "The time has come," he says, "for the Decision." According to plan. the Posi tives and Negatives leave the room. The Neutrals debate their decision. Finally they decide. They call the Positives and Negatives back. They announce their Decision. The Negatives smile—they have won. The Positives scowl—they have lost. And the Neutrals smirk—they are self-satisfied. They have done their Duty. This, Kiddies, is True States manship. Tonight on WDFM H.l lIEGACYCLES Sign On __ Newt Sport* ._ Invitation to Relax .--- Phil Wein Show Decision -- Agriculture News Never This - World of Music --- Sign Off 7 :30 8 :00 8:30 ___ 9:00 ___ 9:13 _ - _ 9 :30 LO
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