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Daily Collegian la a student
operated newspaper.
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ROGER ALEXANDER. Editor
City E.ln.-. Ron Gatehouse; Copy Kditor. Mike Moyle; Sports Co-Asst. Bus Mgrs., John Kmets. Dorothea Kaldys; Local
Editor. Fran Eanucci: Editorial Director. Ted Serrill; Makeup Ado. Mgr.. Jerry Fried; National Ado. Mgr.. Estelle Caplan;
Editor and Personnel Director. Sue Conklin; Assistant City Co-Circulation Mgrs. Israel Schwab. Christine Kauffman;
Editor. Ed Dobbs: Assistant t ivy Editor. Nancy Showalter; Promotion Mgr, ()elite Hoopes; Co-Personnel Mgrs.. Akita
Assistant Sports Editor. Vince t'arorri: Photography Editor. Manbeek Connie Anderson: Office Mgr.. Ann Keesey: Classi-
Dave Itasar; Ezehange Editor. Becky 7.ahra; Librarian. tied Ado Mgr.. Peggy Davis; Secretary. Lit Melko: Research
Evie Onsa. and Records Mgr., Virginia Latahaw.
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Dick Hufnagel; Copy Editors, Lianne Cordero, Pat Hunter; As
sistants, Jim Tuttle, Ruth Grossman, Audrey Sassano, Matt Podbesek.
Collegian Policy: For a Better Penn State
(Today's issue of The Daily Collegian is
the first to be published under the direction
of a new senior editorial board. The policies
it will follow throughout the coming year
are explained below.)
The primary duty of any newspaper is
to inform its readers of the needs. Since the
first issue of The Daily Collegian, its mot
to has been, "For a Better Penn State."
The Daily Collegian attempts to fulfill this
motto, and, at the same time, carry out its
responsibility to the student body by print
ing the news, printing it when it happens,
and explaining the significance behind the
event.
The
Daily Collegian enjoys a rather
unique position as a newspaper. It is pub
lished by and for the students at the Uni
versity, and is partly financed by student
funds. Because of this singularness, it pos
sesses a degree of freedom many profes
sional and most collegiate papers do not
have.
It is not the intention of this newspaper
to be a propaganda organ for any special
interest. Although the Collegian operates
under the sanction of the University, it is
not the voice of the administration- It is
the voice of the student body only so far
as its staff can interpret that voice.
The Daily Collegian does not claim to
be the spokesman for the majority of stu
dent opinion. It is under no obligation to
support opinion in matters the Collegian
feels may be false or misleading.
It is The Daily Collegian's belief that the
best way to a better Penn State is to praise
its attributes, justly criticize its faults, and
present the truth about it.
The Daily Collegian makes every reason
able effort to cover all the major news on
the campus and to print infcrmation of in
terest to the student body. News is relative
to other news of the day and the play any
one story receives depends on its import
ance in relation to the other news stories
of the day.
As a student newspaper, we are under
no obligation to publish any particular
item, although we are under the obligation
to cover the news in general. We cannot,
at any time, promise to give major promi
nence to any one story, or even be able to
print it. Collegian does its best to print as
much of the interesting and significant
news as it can, but each story must be
evaluated in relation to other stories to be
published on the same day and the amount
of news space available.
News stories are written as matter of
fact and not because Collegian supports
the views expressed in the story. Reporters
are expected to make every attempt to re
main unbiased and objective in their re
portings and writings.
The Daily Collegian reserves the right
to report the details of any meeting with
the same rights the public, as spectators,
would have. Off-the-record remarks at an
open meeting are not off the record by
virtue of the fact that anyone could walk
in and hear them.
Collegian reporters are expected to take
no part at all in meetings at which they
represent the Collegian, except possibly
to ask questions or clarify a point.
Writing, it is to be remembered, is a sub-
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jective process, and reporters, even the
best of them, are subject to normal human
failings. In its process of reporting The
Daily Collegian will sometimes be wrong.
It is the privilege, as it is the duty, of this
newspaper to 'make prompt and complete
corrections of its own mistakes in fact or
opinion. And it is the privilege and the
duty of the public to be critical of The
Daily Collegian when it is wrong.
Collegian does not knowingly and will
ingly withhold or suppress information
merely because it might reflect to the dis
credit of a person or group unless it deems
such actions within the public interest.
The Daily Collegian supports no campus
or national political party. It has, however,
the right to comment upon platforms, can
didates, and.actions of any or all parties,
as well as other off-campus events.
Presenting the news is only one of the
functions of a responsible newspaper. It
has an obligation also to interpret the news,
comment upon it, and exercise the right
to criticize.
Therefore, Collegian editorial writers
are given the opportunity to present as
many viewpoints as possible for student
readers. However, we feel the editorial
must be fair and musl present an honest
although not necessarily popular view
point. Editorials represent the viewpoint
of the writer and not the paper. Collegian
assumes the responsibility for the publica
tion of its editorials. They are subject to
the standard of good writing, good taste,
and good sense.
Since it feels free to criticize, Collegian
is receptive to criticism front any quarter.
However, we reserve_the right to judge for
ourselves what we consider best for the
newspaper, the students, and the Uni
versity.
Editorial letters to the editor are selected
for publication on the same standards as
those of the staff members. Letters must
be signed and the Collegian will not with
hold names of letter writers or print false
names.
Collegian does not print unpaid publicity
either on the editorial page or in the news
section of the paper. The editorial page is
not a sounding board for free publicity, and
therefore, we reserve the right not to print
letters that do not contain good writing,
good taste, and, most of all, good sense.
Collegian will print publicity only when
it is also of news value to the student body.
A newspaper thrives or declines upon its
reputation for fairness and accuracy, or
lack of fairness and accuracy. But no news
paper can be more accurate than those
members of . a critical public whom it
quotes, or upon the statements it bases the
articles it publishes. The Daily Collegian
feels it has an obligation and responsibility
to the student body to thrive and attain a
solid reputation of accuracy and fairness.
With the help of the student body, we be
lieve that this has been attained and will
continue.
These, theri, are the policies we pledge
ourselves to uphold during the coming
year. -
Editorials represent the
viewpoints of the writers,
not necessarily the policy
of the paper. the student
body. or the University.
—The Senior Board
Little Man on Campus
"Think we can get her to do an encore
on the Theory of Relativity?"
'Round the Rim
Bustles
Of Spring
Whipples weather is with us again! It seemed as if spring
would never make it, but it finally crept back in the saddle
over the past weekend.
And with spring comes Spring Week—one of those better
weeks. Having successfully weathered the coronation and
variety show last night, tonigh
like the black plague.
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Assuming that the more stal
wart will survive this and the
Mad Hatter's Parade, a new twist
has been added to this year's fes
tivities. This event, which should
prove to be one of the highlights,
will take place Thursday night in
Rec Hall. The spectacle goes un
der the nondescript title of the
donkey basketball game.
In way of explanation to those
who haven't been informed, it
goes like this .. . The game con
sists of a rather unorthodox form
of basetball in which the partici
pants ride donkeys. There will be
two games—one between frater
nity house presidents and the
other between campus wheels and
profs—all riding donkeys. There
in lies the rub—how to tell the
difference?
The Spring Week committee
has also thoughtfully provided
sanitary engineers for the game.
Frothy and the Nittany Lion have
the dubious distinction of claim
ing this honor. There must be
easier ways to get a hat.
Mixing Business—
Speaking of the Spring Week
committee, the Spring Week
chairman came up with a winner
two weeks ago: While reporting
to Cabinet on Spring Week pro
gress he informed them that "Miss
Pennsylvania will be here for the
coronation, but I'm not yet quite
sure of her capacity." Nice talk.
Spring has also brought about
somewhat of a national phenome
num with a boominc interest in
Shakespeare. According to the
New York Times it's becoming
quite stylish to quote the bard.
Shades of Lit. 60! So, brush up
on your Shakespeare, start quot
ing him now. Besides, it fits so
well into a normal conversation.
Tea and Sympathy
With finals not too far away,
think of the sad plight of forty
fellow students. Last week this
notice appeared on the black
board in 217 Willard:
Prayer of Our Petition:
will the person who made a
TUESDAY. MAY 1. 1956
By BECKY ZAHIOI
t the carnival descends upon us
96 in the last Com 1 bluebook
please refrain from ruining the
curve in the future.
40 Fellow Coffee-drinkers
Beside this notice was a chart
showing that in the grade range
between 0 and 60 there were forty
students . . . from there to 100
there was one. The moral of this
story is—drink tea.
Skimming the Surface
Along with the measles a rash
of skimmers has erupted on cam
pus. By way of explanation skim
mers are the light straw hats
with blue and white bands now
being displayed in downtown
shop windows. They have long
been a standby with the Ivy
League colleges which well ex
plains why they're just arriving
here.
One of my friends, anticipating
Skimmer Day at Penn, (pardon
the oath) decided to purchase a
skimmer at Jack Harper's. After
modeling skimmers of all- sizes
she used her woman's perogative
to dally around making up her
mind. Finally, after Mr. Harper
produced a red and blue band
which_ could be attached to the
hat for Skimmer Day, she bought
it.
In all sincerity, I must confess
that it does not resemble a Lilly
Dache creation on her. It's a lot
closer to the truth to say she bears
a fair resemblance to the Mad
Hatter in Alice in Wonderland.
But, on the other hand, it's nice
to see some ivy around here other
than on the walls.
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