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Editorial Opinion
Cabinet Books Good Show
Four big campus issues are on the agenda for All-
UlliVet sity Cabinet tonight. They are the fraternity-inde
pendent rotation system for class and All-University of
ficers. freshman customs, a student insurance plan and,
last of all but not least, ROTC and civil defense.
Is should be a good show. Curtain time is 9 p.m. id
203 klettel Union. Admission is free.
Let's take a look at these issues:
Rotation System: The Elections Committee subcom
mittee studying this problem will make a progress report.
The final report is expected in February.
All-University Cabinet should junk the present rota
tion system. No student should be prohibited from run
ning for a class or All-University office just because his
affiliation (fraternity or independent) is "wrong" for that
office that year.
Persons against junking the rotation system say it
Is needed to *keep harmony between the two groups.
Well, if the present good relationship between the two
groups is basicl solely on rotating offices, it is super
ficial to say the least. -.
What's more, setting a minimum number of students
of one affiliation who may run on a party ticket would
eliminate the possibilities of one party, becoming the Indie
party and the other the Greek' party.
Customs: The Freshman Customs Board wisely asks
that "hello days" be dropped from the program. They
certainly haven't been too successful.
The board recommends that "Reverse Customs Day"
be kept in the program. This, you, will remember, is
when freshmen enforce customs on upperclass students,
and the day went over surprisingly well this year.
Another recommendation calls for the elimination of
the "tug-of-war." The reason behind this recommendation,
of course, is the unfortunate accident at this year's event.
We think the event could remain if the customs board
took extra steps to control the crowd.
Student insurance plan: Cabinet will hear a progress
report tonight on an evaluation of insurance plans sub
mitted by different companies. A recommendation, how
ever, will not,be presented until after Christmas.
The Larry Sharp incident has shown the need for
some kind of a voluntary insurance plan so that in the
future students and their families will not be burdened
by high medical expenses.
ROTC-CD: We, of course, believe that everyone would
benefit more from a voluntary program than from a com
pulsory program.
The male students would benefit from having more
time which could be put to better use elsewhere.
The armed "services would benefit by-receiving better
officers, since the esprit d'corp would be far greater
under a voluntary program and since the quality of the
instruction could unquestionably be improved if the pro
gram had only students who really wanted to be officers.
And we do not see where a voluntary program will
significantly decrease the number of officers the services
receive from Penn State. In fact, it has been proved by
the University of Minnesota that more officers can be
turned out under a voluntary program than under a com
pulsory one.
The Saturday Review, in its December 14 Issue. says
American universities can serve "the nation best not
only by giving increased attention to the need for scien
-lific knowledge but to the need for knowledge about the
world itself."
We'd much sooner see a required program in inter
national understanding than in ROTC-CD, for we think
this is a greater service for the University to perform than
teaching its male student how to drill and carry a rifle.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE PENNSYIVANIA
Safety Valve
Crowded Dining
Bothers Coeds
TO THE EDITOR: In regard to
the letter printed in the paper
of Dec. 17, we would like to add
our sympathy. There are (or will
be) approximately 800-1000 girls
in the women's dorm area next
semester.
We have been told that. be
cause the cafeteria is not com
pleted. the girls there will have
to eat in other dormitories.
Half of the area has been doing
this all semester, and we can
The Daily Collegian welcomes letters
from its readers on topics of public '
interest- Letters should be brief and to
the point and all are subject to editing
for space requirements and good taxte.
All letters mutt be signed by the writers.
and the withholding from publication the
names of writers, when requested. will
be left to the dierretion of the editors.
add, do not care for it in the
least. If the rest of us that move :
to this area (four sororities, the
women from Thompson, inde
pendents and transfers) it will
certainly add to the problem
which is already present in the I
serving of meals.
The letter of Dec. 18 tells of the'
problem in Atherton. Many Of us
will be assigned to eat there in
the spring semester. If they can
not handle the 500 which
there now, how can they success-!
fully take care of 200-300 more
women?
Is it possible for. there to be Shop - Talk
some arrangement for the stu
dents who axe to. live in the •
area to pay the university for
their room only? In this in- oiiegian Publisher
stance, the women would use
the kitchens provided in the
•
dorm or go to restaurants in d bi
town for their meals. tu ping ro erns
..
It would certainly be more eco-
nomical and quicker for the Stu
dents involved, and also facilitate ' . Collegian Inc., publisher of The Daily Collegian, are dis
the problem for those already eat- cussing the possibilities of printing more copies daily and
ing in the dorms. If this is not'
feasible, and 'explained as such, increasing the size of the paper. •
is it possible to extend the hours; 'lt's still in the talking stage, but that's better than noth
of the meals presently served? .
Please tells us what can be' mg
done, or at least give us the def
inite facts
—Signed by 10 coeds
(Editor's Note: We are attempt
ing to dig up the answers and
will report them as soon as
possible.)
Support Praised
For Jam Session
TO THE EDITOR: Kappa Alpha
Theta and Sigma Alpha Mu wish
to express their sincere apprecia
tion for the support given by the
students and townspeople in at
tendance at the Sunday jam ses
sion for the Larry Sharp Fund.
It was the cooperation of
those attending the benefit, the
town merchants and their con
tributions, the HUB and Food
Service personnel and their
volunteered services and The
Daily Collegian and its pub
licity that aided the success of
our activity.
Special thanks should be ex
tended the orchestras of Jere
Fridy, Bob Leroy and Don Smaltz
whose services were donated to
the Sharp fund.
—Kappa Alpha Theta
and Sigma Alpha Mu
also like to see us add a Monday TONIGHT ON WDFM
morning edition. This, too means 6:45: Sign on and News; 7:00: Con
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put into effect, but we're glad 'News and Sign-off.
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LA Research Luncheon, noon, dining
Gazette
All Campus Carol Sins , S p.m.. steps of
Old Main.
Christian Science Organisation, 7 p.m., 212
room "A." HUB. speaker.
Newman flab part V, Family, USA, 7
p.m.. 121 Sparta.
Newman Club Discussion Croup.
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geticl. 7 P.m.. 104 Program Center.
Neuman Club Legion of Mary, 7:30 p.m..
Student Center.
News & no meeting
Phi Epsilon Phi, 7:30 p.m., 218 Buckhout,
speaker.
Ph,sies-Math Collopaiam. 2:10 p.m.. 316
Sparks
Seniors. LA. MI. Phya-Ed. Friday last day
for LTNit. pictures.
Vesper Service Jewish Hanukkah, 4:30
p.m.. Chapel.
Wesley Foundation Advent Service. :15
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Mt !I= 525
Sing. 7 Old Main.
Weiley Foundation Party. 5:45 p.m.. after
carol sine.
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Larry Boiratt. Myron C. Boise. Robert
Bookman. Maryanne Dawson, William Daw
son. Ralph Eickelbeck, Edward Erickson,
Stanley Gryczuk, Jerry Hamaker, Suzanne
Harburger, Lawrence Kennedy, Joseph
KesAnger, Joseph Mastilak. Norman Lock
man. Lynne Oberman. Alice Pastorius,
Shirley Pittman. Alan Sexton. Janet Sie
'gel. Mary Spencer. Anthony Straka. Kurt
Strovink, Stanley Turel, John S. Williams
and. Joba rsag.
Little Mon on Campus by Dick Wet
- At the present, we print an average of about 6500 copies
daily. We know it should be more.
Collegian Inc. knows it should be to see the board talking about
more. -But the big problem isi th em. .
where to get the money. • • ,
We'd like to see 8000 or 9000 A letter—unsigned--has come
copies' printed daily, but news - linto our office asking just who
print (the paper on which news- is "Peanuts."
papers are printed) is expensive.' We'll let Charles M. Schulz, cre-
This newspaper, day by day, is; ator -of the Peanuts comic strip,
finding it more difficult to get; answer: this:
into the paper all_ the news that;
comes into its office. 1 "Why, peanuts are the grandest
A larger paper daily would def-;people in the world. Your children
t are , and so are
loveable,
we want to: give more state, na- funny. irresistible youngsters, and
tional and international news (we '
entirely unpredictable."
can now give- little more than al
condensation of the front page Mr. and Mrs. Schulz have lour
of The New York Times), add an-Peanuts, the oldest one aged 5.
other sports page for national ' —The Editor
sports news, add .a society page
l
for the coeds, print a crossword; Prof to Present Paper
puzzle, and increase the spacet„
we have to run pictures and local:Mr C onference in India .
news stories and features. 1 Dr. Norman Davids, professor
Every student now pays $1.10,0f engineering mechanics, has
a semester in fees for Collegian.; been invited to attend the Third
(There are about 75 papers a se-;National Congress of Applied
mester.) However, this does nottMechanics at the Indian Institute
begin to pay the costs of printinglof Science in Bangalore, India,
this newspaper. on Dec. 24, 25 and 26. _
Several members of Collegianj He will present a paper on
Inc., composed of students and "Penetration Waves in Plates."
faculty and staff members, would
TODAY
"OK, OK, Henley—other students have had to face
required ROTC, too, ya know:"
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 19. 1957
YOU WOULDN'T CATCH ME
MISSING PAT BOONE'S
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