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MIKE MOYLE. Acting Editor
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Editor, Lynn Ward; Copy Editors, Larry Jacobson, Pat O’Neill; Assistants, Jim
Tuttle. Marian Beatty, Givt* Huntingdon, Dick Drayne, Jane Klein, Anne McMuHan, George Harrison,
Gloria Beigstein. David Fineman, Gary Young, Doily Acri, Marie Moran. t
Political Parties On the Way Out?
At last it's been brought to the floor of Cabi
net!
Something many people have thought about,
wondered about and even said (in an offhand
manner) has at last been put forth as a concrete
resolution before the supreme student govern
ing body, Ail-University Cabinet.
We've seen many suggestions cm the subject.
One says let's revise them. Another echoes let’s
revise them radically (even). Someone else says
let's give them more power. Then some say lei’s
take some power away from them.
But at last it has come right out into the open.
Someone has said what others have wanted to
say for quite some time: Let's do away with
political parties completely!
This recommendation made to Cabinet Thurs
day night by Rosetta Kearney. Leonides presi
dent, took most people aback. It was quite stun
ning to say the least. It was made even more
shocking because of the fact that various other
ways to make political parties and elections
more effective (or .-.omething) were being
bandied around. Then out of a clear, blue sky
Miss Kearney asks that they consider doing
away with these objects of much debate (and at
times, disgust and scorn).
One might think that these student leaders
would adopt this suggestion and save all the
trouble of thinking of new ways to make politi
cal parties more effective. However, they did
not seem to be hysterically happy with "it.
Since it was merely a suggestion, it passed and
will now go along with the rest of the recom
mendations to the Elections Committee and the
clique chairmen for consideration.
Now, it seems that this suggestion stands little
chance of ever being followed this year. There
are at least tw o students on campus who are
not in lavor of it. They are. of course, the clique
chairmen of either party. We feel quite sure
there are others, too. but these two would yell
loudest and longest if political parties went out
the window.
Miss Kearney gave several reasons for want
ing to junk Campus and Lion. One was that
they never do anything between fall elections
and the following spring elections. To this we
can only say that we aren't sure what else there
is for them to do. However, there must be some
thing.
Another reason was that very few' students
are interested in them. However, it has been
Is There a Doctor In
This year's “How To Look Silly” contest is
fast becoming a one-team race and All-Univer
sity Cabinet is running away from the field.
Week after week, the highest legislative body
in student government does its utmost to re
semble the northernmost end of a donkey run
ning south.
Irritated by the lackadaisical attitude of the
majority of Cabinet’s members, All-University
President Robert Bahrenburg told the members
Thursday night they should do more talking and
take a bigger interest in Cabinet’s business,
rather than do nothing more than sit on the
hard, wooden chairs in 203 Hetzel Union.
We digress a minute to express the opinion
that Bahrenburg is a very intelligent and in-
terested All-University president. Unfortunate
ly, he is saddled with the exact opposite quali-
ties in most Cabinet members.
Coinciding with Bahrenburg's nol-to-genlle
prod Thursday night, was another idea by the
depressed president. He sprinkled the six or
seven interested members among the great
majority of "unlhinkers" in hopes of breathing
life into the dead wood.
The results of this plan must have been ex
ceedingly exasperating to the president. For
Cabinet had no sooner started discussing the
first matter of business for the night, then its
members started assuming that "Northernmost”
look.
The discussion centered about a proposal that
Cabinet offer a room and board scholarship to
a foreign student so he could spend an academic
year of study at the University. The University
in turn would pay for the student's tuition and
The proposal clearly explained that the for-
Borough Airport Good Idea
The Borough's authorization for the building
ot a modern all-weather. 24-hour-a-day airport
is indeed a wise and long-aw'aited decision.
With the hundreds of foreign and out-of-state
students, such a convenience w'ill greatly aid in
their transportation problems.
The closest airport—in Philipsburg—is far
enough away to deter students from flying
home. The only way to get to Philipsburg is by
taxi.
The growth of the University is drawing more
national, state and even foreign speakers to our
campus. Of this we are proud, but when we
realize the difficult way some of them travel in
getting here we feel deficient.
If the University decides to go along with the
Borough and Bellefonte in building the proposed
nil-weather airport, it will have the advantage
of using the airport's facilities for research and
•id in many of its curriculums.
However, if the University does not assist in
t he new project, the “far-traveling” students
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said, and often, that very few students are in
terested in Cabinet (possible subject for the
pollsters'/) but no one has suggested that we do
away with Cabinet (yet).
Miss Kearney also staled her view that politi
cal parlies appeal mostly to the fraternities for
the vole. On lhe front of it, this seems like a
stupid move, doesn't it? There are more inde
pendents than fraternity men. Perhaps the
clique chairmen figure it would be easier to
contact and try to persuade 2500 men rather than
6000 men. If the parties are guilty of this kind
of "smart" politics, then perhaps Miss Kearney
has something.
Seriously, not many people feel we have seen
the last'of political parties. We seriously doubt
that Thomas Hollander or Byron LaVan (for all
you “uninformed" students these are the clique -
chairmen of the political parties—we’ll let you
match the personality with the party) are losing
much sleep over the whole proposal.
Political parties are somewhat of an institu
tion at Penn State. However, it must be remem
bered that another age-old institution we have
here is Freshman customs. Freshman customs
at one time lasted for the greater -part of the
academic year. Now they last a week. Perhaps
the time is not so far away when there will be
“Freshman Customs Day.”
Likewise, the day may be not so far away
when there will be no political parties and the
elections will be run by the Elections Commit
tee ( another suggestion of Miss Kearney).
The Elections Committee is a generally un
biased competent group that knows, presumably,
all there is to know about elections. It is quite
conceivable that they could handle practically
ail aspects of elections. Some people, closely af
filiated with political parties say they do that
very thing right now.
We would not like to see this happen. Despite
past performances of political parties (and they
have not all been bad) and only looking to gen
eral democratic principles we think students
should be able to have their own political par
ties which bring out. realistic platforms and
which set up a good competitive political rivalry
here. This has been lacking in the recent past.
We leave the students and especially the clique
chairmen with one reminder: "Enjoy yourselves
during the fall elections; it may be later than
you think."
the House?
eign student would be a "student leader". The
purpose of the plan was to offer the opportunity
to foreign students to see how American uni
versity student governments work, then report
back to his native school where leadership "is
at a premium." *
Here are some of the better questions Cabinet
members asked:
Judith Hance, president-of Education Student
Council: “Would he be eligible for an elected
student position such as junior class president?”
(If the student is going to be at the University
one year, then how can he run for offices whose
terms overlap from one year to the next, Miss
Hance?)
Samuel Moyer, freshman class president: "Do
we have a choice of a boy or girl?" (Does a stu
dent leader's sex really matter, Mr. Moyer?)
Dion Weissend, Athletic Association president:
‘‘lsn’t this charity? Why don’t we give a scholar
ship to a foreign student already on campus?
(If you had been listening, Mr. Weissend, you
would have known thal the purpose of the idea
is to get a foreign student leader who could
take the information back to his student organ
ization. Rare is the foreign student on campus
who is in student government at his native uni
versity. More than likely, he is here for four
years, and won't report anything back to his
country about student government.)
And on and on went the ridiculous questions.
This type of discussion is not rare. It happens
at every Cabinet meeting. Looking at Cabinet,
we don't think it would be wise to bring a
foreign student leader here.
He would only find that student leaders here
are also “at a premium.”
will still have the advantage of near-by air
transportation.
While on the subject of transportation, in and
out of State College, the need of a railroad
station nearer to the University than Lewis
town may be the next proposal.
We won't say that it's more needed than an
airport, because the latter has two potential
uses—transportation and curriculum study—but
a train also would help the students. This would
eliminate having to take a bus or car, or hitch
hike the 30 miles to Lewistown—and, most of
aIL it would be less expensive.
The increasing enrollment at the University
and a lack of adequate transportation facilities
will soon inevitably require a more complete
transportation service in and out of State Col
lege.
This week the Borough has taken the first
step in combating this inadequacy. We recog
nize with favor its move.
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—The Editor
—Leary Jacobson
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Little Man on Campus
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'Round the Rim
A Fable-
Apologies to Aesop
Once upon a time in the heart of deepest, darkest Africa
there lived a thriving community of animals. The community
had a quite well-organized social structure and every animal
in some way took part in community affairs.
The cheerful little monkeys were in charge of cultural
aspects and they worked diligently to present dramatic pre
sentations, concerts and art exhi
bitions. The entire jungle com
munity appreciated the results of
their efforts and the monkeys en
joyed much prestige among their
fellow animals
The lough-skinned lumber
ing elephants served a Iwo-fold
capacity for the junglefolk.
They were in charge of bc\h
community construction and
intra -jungle transportation.
Daily they labored to keep the
jungle habitat in order and to
clear jungle trails for the other
animals. They spoke very lit
tle. but -did their work quite
competently. For this they were
much esteemed by their fellow
animals.
The alert shrewd cheetahs were
all members of the Omega Chee
tah Police Patrol. Daily they pa
trolled the community to main
tain law and order within the
realm. They also sponsored the
Cheetah Charity Ball which was
the social event of jungle society.
Needless to say, the cheetahs had
a prominent position in their
community.
Another group in the jungle
which performed a very impor
tant function was the parrots.
They ran Parrot Press Incorpo
rated which put out The Daily
Jungle Journal. Also in the pub
lications field a jungle humor
magazine "Sloth" was published
occasionally by a family of immi
grant sloths from South America.
These groups, along with all the
other animals who helped with
the jungle communications were
respected highly by their fellOw
animals.
There were many other groups
too numerous to mention who
greatly contributed to and aided
community life. Each group ap
preciated and acknowledged the
contributions of the others.
However, there was one
group which had great difficul
ty in performing the job which
had been cut out for it to do.
This group was composed of the
lions who served as lords of the
jungle and were in charge of
jungle government.
This council of lords spent hour
after hour debating the problem
of making jungle government
more effective. They also were
vastly alarnTed that so few of the
junglefolk participated in jungle
government Efnd also that the jun
gle inhabitants were not more
aware'of the position and prestige
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1956
by Bibler
ly BECKY ZAHM
of jungle government.
They did not realize that all
the other groups in the jungle
were not actively in jungle gov
ernment because these groups de
voted all of their time in doing
their own jobs and doing them
well.
For example, the monkeys re
ceived much attention and in
terest in theix cultural aspects
projects because they were done
well. There was 'standing zoom
only' at their musical produc
tion of "My Fair Monkey," and
the applause at the end roared
through the jungle.
All the other jungle groups re
ceived the same reward for their
labors—except the lions. And for
all we know they may still be
arguing for hours on "How to
Make Jungle Government More
Effective."
The Moral—Good Work Is Its
Own Best Publicity Agent.
WSGA Lists
Frosh Schedule
For Screening
The Women’s Student Govern--
ment Association will begin com
mittee screening at 12:30 p.m. to
day in 203 Hetzel Union.
Two freshmen will be screened
at each designated time. Sopho
mores will be screened at a later
date.
Marilyn.Crowell, Barbara Hodge, 12:30;
Roxanne FreMfander, Susans Gourley.
12:35: La Verne Kraynek, Serena Rashid.
12:40; Marlon Takosky, Shirley Myers.
12:45; Marcia Griffin. Janet McHugh.
12:50: Joan Bransdorf. Eleanor Foerst.
12:55.
Anne Bickel. Barbara Stewart. 1:00;
Judith Sapper, Helen E. Jones, 1:05; Hath*
lyn Groves, Barbara Krzynowek, 1:10;
Josephine Rider, Winifred -Grab, 1:15;
Nancy Chonoski, Maryanne Dawson, 1:20;
Susan Borchers, Linda Hartman, 1:25;
Sheila Miller, ‘ Harriet Ruff. 1:30; Karin
Guldner, Barbara Stohr, 1:35.
Gladys Eroh. Louise Potkonski. 1:40;
Jean Wilson, Carole Berrier, 1:45; Bar
l>ara Jacques, Janet Thompson, 1:50;
Alice George, Carolyn Rush,* 1 ;55 : Patricia
Yerger. Mary Lou Becker, 2:00.
Susan Sunderland. Margaret Maxwell.
2:05; Mareen Mack. Suzanne Keener. 2:10;
Susan Grshm, Georgeann Rolf, 2:15; Ju
dith Klanke, Elizabeth Blythe, 2:20; Judith
Zimmerman. Jessie Janjigian, 2:25; Judith
Schindehette, Diane Morroceo, 2:30: Bar*
bara Beamer. Nancy Bollenbacker. 2:35.
Dorothea Harms, Marilyn Roberts, 2:40;
Wendy Morgan, Mary Alice Wolfe, 2:45;
Elizabeth Canter, Caro) Wilson, 2:50; Kay
Donald, Betty Mae Thomas'. 2:55: Garnet
Glover,' Marcia Frederioo, 3:00; Barbara
Martino. 3:10.