PAG!: FOUR I'ufeltaHttf taraday (hroagb H*mr4«r ouirninsa rfarinf kh« UniffrMt; rwt, th« 0«llf Cftilftlan It a ni«4btotr Kntered •> »rrund-cl»w ««tter J»ly 4. I*l* ai tha BUU CoUr**, Pa. Poet Office vndei (ha act «f March J, IS7t. MIKE rKINKH.RKK. Editor MIKE MII.I.KH. A..oriel. Editor Managing Pditof, Kogtr Hndlrr; City Editor, Don Shoe- Ad*. Mgr.. Jerry Pried: National Adr. Mgr., Estelle Caplan: <n*her; top? Editor, liuttie Stone; SporU Editor. Roy Wit- < Mgrs., Israel Schwab. Christine Kauffman; Editorial Director. Jackie Iludgins: A»«i*tant Sports P>o»otion Mgr.. Delite lloopea; Co-Personnel Mgrs., Aletta Pdilur. Krm Kiriurri; Photography Editor. Hon Walker; Mankeck. Connie Anderson: Office Mgr., Ann Keeaey; Class!- Senior Hoard. Ron C#ik Ron Catehoaae. fled Ad* Mgr.. Peggy Daria; Secretary, I-il Melko; Research and Records Mgr., Virginia Latahaw. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Nunty Showalter; Copy Editors, Larry Jacobson, Terry Leach; A id,mt:.. Tom Werner, Jim Kopp, ELnne Huberman, Marian Beatty, Ginny Philips, Barb Martino, Caioie Giti-.on Ad Staff, Claire Murra> . Joan Wallace. It’s Not Since 1H72 'Alien the fij ,t national fraternity w.i, estaiili-hed at the Univeioity, students base been subjected to the torturous grind ju.diy called Hell Week. Pledges were forced to submit to all sot L of peisonal merely to -atisly the sometime,-, sadistic desires ot sou ailed mine mature members of the fra teiinly. Kiorn time to tune, ease., of pledges being lulled or injured have been placed in the na tional spotlight, onlv to be forgotten in a shoit time when the light was shitted to some other slate of uflair-. Once again, however, the fialeinity system finds itself on Inal before the public eye be cause of the death of a student undetgomg Hell Week at The Massachusetts Institute of Tei hnoiogv a few weeks ago. Acting on the assumption that, although the horse has been stolen, it's still not too late to close the barn door, the Interfralernily Council at MIT has come up with a Hell Week code, outlawing all forms ot hazing. For some time now, there has been a serious need for a pie-iniliaiion code at the University. Lust year a Hell Week code was brought before the IFC, onlv to be tabled because many fra ternity presidents felt the wording of the code was too general. Perhaps they were merely afraid to commit themselves to a code that would have forced them to completely revamp their existing practices at a time when frater nal feeling was iiding high, und there seemed No Pipe Dream At fust glance, the explanation of the prob lems of having community living in some form instituted at the University, which Director of Housing Otto E. Mueller gave before the As sociation of Independent Men’s Board of Gov ernors Wednesday night, .would appear some what discouraging tot he AIM committee which is working on the problem. But the commendation for the committee's work with which Mueller balanced his store of discouraging information should have a much more important effect on the group: that of stimulating it to new intensity. True, Mueller's appraisal of the situation com pletely discouraged the immediate aim of the committee, which is the hope that a community living program can be worked at tlie Univer sity in the near future. Mueller made it clear to the group that none of the present AIM board will be around to share in the fruits of the effort, when and if any should be forthcoming. But Mueller also made it clear that the work of the committee, and prospective others like it, is the only hope the student body has of ever seeing any- form of community living insti tuted at the University. It was clear, too, that the ultimate aim of the committee, to contribute toward the eventual establishment of community living at the Uni versity, is certainly bolh worthwhile and prac tical. It is most important, Mueller said, to gather a store of opinions and information favorable to the subject, so valid and voluminous that it cannot be ignored by University officials in the future planning of the University. This is precisely what the committee is attempting to do. Referring to the long-range methods the com mittee is using to further its ends Mueller said, ‘‘This is the only way to get at the problem. There is no quick wav." Mueller's appearance at the meeting served the paradoxical purpose of both encouraging, while at the same time discouraging, different aspects of the committee's work. Bui it did prove conclusively that the pros pect of community living at the University, even if it is in the distant future, is a concrete possibility, and not merely a futile project in stituted to occupy a student government body with time on its hands. HII.I.Kf, SARRATH EVE SERVICES. » p n\., llilM Kounda- tUm _ INTKRI.ANDIA FOt.K DANCE. 7 pin INTEIUVAKSITY CHRISTIAN FEI-I.OWSHU*. 7:30 p.m.. 405 Old Main NEWMAN CI.VII Station# of the C n»», 11:20 ».m, - 7 p.m.. PKNn"sTATE STUDENTS FOR STEVENSON. «:45 p.m, 21S Hctiel Union Student Knplonml foUowins cauipi will interview at the Student Satlij Collegian Sermwi to THE FREE DANCE. eoL USJ Too Lale —AI Klimcke l(«Url Union THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA ROGER VOCELSINCEtt, Business Manager (.‘o-A»t Bus Mgr*., John Km«ti, Dorothea Kaldys Lock the Barn Door to be little need to change the existing prac tices. The tragic, and perhaps timely death of the MIT student did not change the existing situ ation, it merely brought it to a point of action. Outside opinion has temporarily turned against the fraternity system and pressure has been brought against inanv national fraternities and colleges threatening the extinction of the fra ternity system unless present practices are dis continued. In the wake of the incident, the IFC has prepared a pre-initiation code which has been long overdue. The fraternity system at the University has been ranked among the best in the nation, yet for more than 50 years the IFC has existed without any form of standing committee on initiation practices, except for extremely short periods when fraternities have played the role of underdog to public opinion. The code has been completed and has met with the approval of the Dean of Men’s office. When it is presented to the fraternity presidents next week, a conclusive step will have been taken to rid the fraternity system of the ugly blot that brands it as a childish institution de signed for degrading purposes. When and if the proposed pre-initiation poli cies lot condemning and outlawing these child ish practices are adopted by the member fra ternities we hope they will be forever remem bered and recognized as typifying the best in responsible pre-initiation practices. —Rog Alexander Bare Those Mantels Fraternity fireplace mantels will carry a lighter load this spring as the result of a de cision of the Spring Week Committee. But the Penn Slate Student Scholarship Fund, which receives the profits of Spring Week, will also be some S4OG richer. The committee has decided to cut—from 40 to 16—the number of trophies to be awarded this year. This accomplishes two things: it makes the trophies more meaningful to their winners and it enriches the scholarship fund. Assuming Spring Week doesn't fall apart be cause of the lack of bait, we hope this trend is continued in the future until a limit of six trophies are awarded—one for the winner of each of the three divisions, one for Miss Penn State, and one for the week's overall winner. Another commendable decision of the com mittee is to limit the admission to every event to one ten-cent ticket. Too often during past Spring Weeks the barker has asked for “one ticket, just one thin dime, a tenth of a dollar, for the best show on the midway” while the ticket-taker has demanded: “Two tickets, please.” Carnivals are the traditional hunting grounds of hoaxslers, but this shouldn’t be the case at Penn State. Setting a standard admission price for all carnival booths equalizes the sponsors' chances of winning those all-valuable points. These two decisions—to keep both expenses and hokum at a minimum during Spring Week —are intelligent improvements Priceless? ‘‘Two University Professors in Low-Priced Field,' 1 read the headline above the “Book-- worm,” a literary column written by William L. Werner, professor of American Literature, in Tuesday's Centre Daily Times. The headline referred to two profs whose books were published in low-priced editions. Yesterday, Lynn Christy, associate professor of English composition, noted, in a letter to the editor of the Times: "It occurs to me—from some acquaintances with a great many faculty members—that prac tically all of us University professors are in the low-priced field." Yes, Mr. Christy. But you can’t judge a book bv its cover. Gazette (Employment Service. 112 Old Main. Please sign up in ad vance for an appointment. r CAMP CAKONDOWANNA, Pennsylvania—March 21 CAMP KON-O-KQWJEK, Pennsylvania—April 8-7 CAMP CARIBOU. Maine—April 7 University Hospital Joan Ackerman. David B&mford, Richard Coole, Arthur Diamond. Laura Kricson. Mamie Fehnel. Malvin Goode, Sid ney Grobman, David Jones. Karl Dauffman. Willie Kuhns. Roger Panfil, Richard Phillips, Ann Richards, Harry Sichi. William Smallwood. Walter Stevenson. Glen Thierweehter. Samuel Valentine. Vern Van Order, Paul Weaver, David WcUs, and John Minnich. KdJurtal* represeat fee viewpoints of the writer*, not aeeeasarliy the policy of the paper. Che student body or Use University —The Editor —The Editor e Man o "Uh-oh—Looks like another movie today." Look Who's Talking ... About Suites OK, so you’re a fraternity mai your date most any time you wa woman. Where can you bring yoi easily. j You men don’t know how lucky you are. But unless you really j behave, the big switch just might be made. Imagine fraternity men! living in suites. In Hamilton HalL yet. And those who continually j break IFC rules’ll have to move to Nittany or Pollock. Just think,! Pi Kappa Phi in Nittany 30, roomj eight. Oh, you'll get used ic it, men. I You can have sill your enter tainment in the lounge although your TV might have to go. But if your house (pardon us, your suite) -doesn't make a good aver age, out you go to the base ment of McAllister with the ROTC uniforms. If you ever want to throw a big blast you can always rent a sorority house, girls optional, of j course. A combined party is yourj best bet though. Say the Pollock' six suite and the fourth floor! McKee suite want to get together; for a watermelon feast. The cen trally - located Jordan Fertility Plots would be perfect. And your food worries will be over. No more caterers, no more student waiters, no more budget} problems. Just pay your money i and food service will take care of the rest.’ All fraternity suite' men will be fed the same food and such food as you've never; seen before, but well balanced! And here's a new idea for you. Let the sorority houses come and serenade you for a change. If the counselor isn't looking you might even sneak them up to the chapter room for coffee. On second thought, let the counselor in on it. Oh, but things won’t be that bad. That 10 o'clock deadline won't hurt you a bit after you get used to it. Your first campus will be rough but it’ll teach you to watch the second hand on your watch. And if a counselor touches you on the back late some Satur day night with ‘‘we don’t do that in Pollock,” just pass it off as one of those things. Horf Woods Tower Utilized Yesterday The new 750,000-gallon water tower constructed in Hort Woods is now in use. Water was pumped into the gigantic, ball-like structure Wed-i nesday, according to a Physical! Plant spokesman. I The new tank, along with the' old one beside Beaver Field, gives' the University a surplus water supply of 1.25 million gallons. HUB Froth Sales Continue Froth sales will continue today at the Hetzel Union desk. FRIDAY. MARCH 16. 1956 Campus Jackie Hudgins n. You have some place to bring nt. But suppose you’re a sorority ur date. The suite? Well, not too Volpe Is Elected New President By Young Dems Ralph Volpe, freshman in arts and letters from Lansdale, was elected president of the Young Democrats Club Thursday. ! Stanley Levine, sophomore in labor management from Elkins Park, was elected vice president; Nancy Hankins, freshman in journalism from Latrobe, secre tary; and Nancy Leader, sopho more in education from York, treasurer. All positions were un contested. Myron Cherry, past president, reminded members that a chal lenge has been made to the Young Republican Club to draft a promi nent Republican speaker to de bate against Sen. Hubert Humph rey, (D.-Minn.), at the speakers’ convenience. The club voted to meet every other Thursday night. The Wednesday, March 21 meeting will be a rally to criti cize the Eisenhower administra tion. The meeting will be open to the public. Dean's Office Has Names of Tutors The list of registered tutors is now complete and available in the dean of men's office, accord ing to William B. Crafts, assistant to the dean of men. Crafts said Wednesday the list will be distributed to dormitory counselors within the next few days. Tutors have registered to tutor in 57 different courses. Students interested in tutoring who have not yet registered with the office may register for a sup plementary tutor list, Crafts said. Play Copies Available Copies of “An Inspector Calls," Players’ final show of the year, are available for reading in the Green room of Schwab Auditor ium. Tryouts will be held March 25 and 26. The show will be given. May 10, 11, and 12 in Schwab Auditorium. Tonight on WDFM *l.l MEGACYCLES 7:15 Sign On 7 :2Q New* 7:2S .... ... 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