PAGE FOUR raosevenvo fossils, through Saturday esorelags dories tb• University rut. The Daily Collegian te • stadent oporatad ainwanaper ..._ 53.00 per semester $5.00 per year /tutored em second-chum matter /air 0. 1534 at the Stets College. Pa. Post Office ander the act of March 3. 58711. MIKE MOYLE. Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Joe Boehret; Copy Editor, Maggie Lieberman; Wire Editor, Ginny Philips; Assistants, Pat O'Neill, Les Powell, Gary Young, Sherry Kennel, Pam Chamberlain, Pat Earley, Walter Shepps. Student Discount Job: Messed Up It has come to our attention that the story in the Wednesday's Daily Collegian concerning the possibility of obtaining a student discount from State College merchants was incorrectly reported. The story said. "Most of the merchants feel that their periodic sales on merchandise elimi nate th, need for a student discount." Complaints from merchants and investigation turned up the fact that far from all the down- town merchants were contacted on the issue. We are sure all the merchants had opinions on it which they would have been glad to express. The whole idea was begun by the Nationa. Student Association committee about three weeks ago. The committee sent out letters to merchants explaining the discount plan and its merits. The story in The Daily Collegian on Feb. 9 stated, "Members of the committee will then notify the merchants personally to find out their response." Wednesday's story was based on information received from Jacob Timbers, head of the NSA committee on student affairs. Timbers told a Daily Collegian reporter that the merchants voiced adverse opinions to the proposed student discount plan. When the story appeared in the paper, the Collegian began getting complaints from some merchants who seemed not to know anything about being contacted and naturally resented the story's inference that practically every mer chant in State College had voted down the plan. Naturally Timbers was contacted and then the fur began. He first said that only three stores had been contacted personally. Later he recol lected that two more had been contacted by members of his committee. This is a grand total of five stores. Timbers also admitted that he had difficulty in getting his committee together to work on the plan. It now is beginning to appear that a huge mis understanding came about between Timbers and the Collegian reporter. This resulted in givin Who's Who in the News? Who's Who in the News? That's what we would like .to know. Among those not in the news at Penn State are the All-University president, vice president and secretary-treasurer; the Interfraternity Council president; the Association of. Indepen dent Men president; the Chemistry and Physics Student Council president: the College of Busi ness Administration Student Council president; the Physical Education and Recreation Student Council president: and The Daily Collegian editor, managing editor, city editor and copy editors. Among those in the news was one student who had one activity—Sigma Delta Chi, profes sional journalism fraternity and co-sponsor of the booklet with Theta Sigma Phi, women's professional journalism fraternity. The reason for this student's entrance into the news lime light at the University is that all members of the co-sponsoring organizations are automatical ly given invitations to be entered in Who's Who in the News at Penn State. The student leaders mentioned who were not entered were almost certainly given invitations and turned them down. One reason might be that they were not willing to pay the 52.50 when they knew that a profit was made on the booklet. We grant that the profit is not great, but still it should be stated in the invitation, and it is not. Another possible reason that they refused to accept the invitation is that many students who are listed have activities which do not put Univeraity Ro.pital Thomas hlascaro. James Riley. Barbara Runyan. John John Andrew.. Lima Antomak, Richard Ball. William Sapper, Carolyn Sklar. Ira Starer, Evelyn- Tomasko„ Jo Ann Carew, Jane Caunoin. William Davidson. Lillian Fischer, Vetro.k - y, Linda Weiner, Samuel Weiner, Judith Weiss, Kenneth Follweller, Maxine Gratt. George Hawk, Frank Rocking, Jean Holcombe, Nilds Lopez, Amalendu .Maiumdar. Keith Wingard. . . • . . . • Next Week is the Last! Pick up Your Money or Books at ÜBA Monday, Olir Elatig QCnttrgtan Baeeawr to THE FREE LANCE, at 1887 Gazette 1:30 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA •:: jl r. DAVE RICHARDS. Business Manager everyone a false impression about the views of downtown merchants on the student discount plan. This we regret deeply. But from the inter- view with Timbers we were led to believe that "most of the merchants opposed the plan." Now Timbers defends with the statement that he meant to say, "most of the merchants CON TACTED, opposed the plan." This brings us down to brass tacks on the en tire issue. The committee has had almost three weeks to ask the merchants their views. We consider this plenty of time to get a good idea of how the merchants felt. (A good idea being more than five merchants.) If the committee, for some reason, needed more time to get this in formation why, then, did they release anything for publication this week? Why didn't they wait until the job was done? We will admit we may have misinterpreted Timbers' statements on the matter. "Most of the stores," and "most of the stores contacted" are two very similar statements. They have mean ings which are a world apart, however. It is very easy to insert a word. But the fact remains that the committee only contacted five stores at the most. If this is doing a job, things are coming to a bad end. There can be no doubt that this committee has botched their noble undertaking from beginning to end. Also we resent the intent of the committee chair man to make this newspaper the scapegoat for his own failings. This report was obviously intended to be part of the NSA report to All-University Cabinet. We would guess it was to be known as just another way NSA is working for the student welfare right here on campus. It was to be timed with NSA's annual fight for existence. It is indeed unfortunate for those dyed-in-the wool NSA supporters that this bit of gross in efficiency had to mar their record for the year. And we still haven't heard whether or not the merchants like the discount plan. them in the "news" at the University. If the invitations were sent to a more select group then probably many more would accept. As it stands now it is only a somewhat dubious honor to be listed in the booklet. • The booklet is now only serving part of its purpose. It is not a true index of students who are leaders and in the news. We suggest that the two journalism societies make an effort to raise the quality of the book before it becomes obsolete and no longer exists. The booklet serves a function in publicizing to home town newspapers the students who are campus leaders at the University. We know that many of the hometown newspapers use the booklet as a guide and write articles about the students in it who are from that town. It would be more effective for this purpose if the stu dents in it were all deserving of mention. The University dropped its membership in Who's Who in American Colleges and Uni versities because it turned out to be a money making organization which would not release any information on what was done with the money. We know that Sigma Delta Chi does not mis use the money that it makes on Who's Who, but we do feel that it should be more forthright and say that some of the money is profit and that not all of it is needed to cover costs. Next year we would like to see all leaders and not unheard of names in Who's Who in The News at Penn State. March 4 and Friday, March Last 2 days!! 4:00 Editorials represent the viewpoints of the welters. not necessarily the policy of the piper. the student body or the University —The Editor —Sue Conklin Little Man on Campus "OK. you 'pledges'—it's lime for bed!" `Round the Rim Cabinet— A Comedy It's the funniest show on earth. If some enterprising soul would back it on TV it would jump to the top of the Trendex ratings in no time flat. "I Love Lucy" would be as tearjerking as "Hamlet" by comparison. Yes, it's the AU-University Cabinet presented every Thurs day night in 203 Hetzel Union. The show (misnamed a meet ing) boasts an all-star cast of select Penn State students in the roles of clowns. Unfortu nately, a few instances, of poor castinc crept in as there are a few sensible souls trying to preserve some remnants of de corum, but the clowns always win. Perhaps, no one laughs as much as the members of the cast them selves. With the absence of the Cabinet advisers and All-Univer sity President Robert Bahrenburg brought forth wholesale mayhem at last night's show—making it perhaps the best production to date. As in any review we'll try to present some comments from the audience on this show: "They need more mixed up." (Given during Cabinet's discus sion of handing out the delayed NSA material at a Cabinet mixer this weekend.) "Have an open meeting? They'd have the nerve to let anyone see them?" (Given during cabinet's discussion of holding an open dent meeti bod in ng ) min 121 Sparks for the stu onight on WDFM y. "Did someone say tltat Ringling 911 MEGACYCLES Brother, Barnum and Bailey s :so sign On closed down last summer because News 7:00 Contemporary Concepts they couldn't find any clowns?" 7:55 Sports (Given as a reaction to the show 8:00 _ _______ Hulizapopoin in general.) 8:30 -----..--- Just For Two :0 N Actually, it's not very funny 9 g : 1 0 5 _--- =__ Just For Two (con't) ews under the surface. The wise re- 9 : 30 marks, the lack of respect for ngo Light Classical Jukebox s anyone who ventures to speak in 11:35 si g n Ott FRIDAY. MARCH 1. 1957 by Bibler of Errors y BECKY ZAHM a recognized fashion, the disre gard of procedure, the goofing off and general lack 'of dignity are completely out of order. They moan about making stu. dent government more effec tive. Well, it would be tremen dously more effective if Cabi net gave a general effect of adult dignity and intelligence instead of one of being a partial band of ,looming idiots. Ca'"inet has vacillated from good to poor all year and last night it hit low for this term. It was reminded of this last fall. I think it needs another reminder. Prof Elected to Office By :Engineering Group Elmer C. Queer, director and professor of engineering research, has been elected first vice presi dent of the American Society of Heating and Air Conditioning En gineers. The society is a national engi neering group dedicated to the advancement of professional knowledge through basic and fun damental research.
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