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Editorial Opinion
'Snow' or No Job?
The Interfraternity Council Monday night unani
mously defeated a plan for a pre-initiation form to be
filled out by house presidents.
The plan was introduced by George Wills, IFC Board
of Contiol chairman, as a result of the pre-initiation code
violations by Phi Kappa Psi.
The plan was a "snow job," and Wills, at the meeting,
almost admitted this, although he didn't come out and say
it. The plan was apparently designed to appease the Uni
versity after the Phi Kappa Psi incident.
The form would have accomplished little, if nothing.
Tlie proposed form presented Monday night would have
asked the house presidents to explain “in brief” their plans
for hell week. It allows six and one-half lines for this
brief explanation. Then the form pledges the fraternity,
through the president, to abide by the pre-initiation code.
There was little debate on it. A quick question was
called, and the plan was defeated. That’s all.
But that's not enough. It appears that the fraternity
system just wants to forget what happened to Phi Kappa
Psi and hopes that no other house will be so unfortunate.
After all. the council knows that many—if not most—of
Its members are as guilty of these practices as Phi Kappa
PsL
So the fraternity system, for the most part, appears
to want to forget the whole terrible incident.
But it won’t be forgotten. The fraternity system has
received a black eye that must be taken care of, not left
alone.
Certainly Wills’ proposed form was not the answer.
It was s pure “snow lob." but this is probably not the
reason why most council members turned it down. If so.
it seems a committee would have been appointed to come
up with a belter plan for enforcing the pre-initiation code.
The fraternity system, on the whole, apparently
turned it down because it wanted to take no action at all.
It appears that we might have to wait until a pledge
is seriously injured before the IFC will take steps toward
abolition of the outdated hell week.
We’d like to be proved wrong.
Anyone for Ping-Pong?
West Halls Council’s special projects committee last
night issued the results of a poll taken of 260 students
on facilities in the area. Also issued in conjunction with
the report was a 22-point recreational improvement pro
gram.
The first of the committee’s proposals went into effect
last night with the installation of six ping-pong tables
In the Waring Hall Lounge.
From the number of names on a student-circulated
petition it would seem—in fact It becomes evident—how
true student opinion runs. In aIL 726 students showed
they were against the installation of the tables.
With less than 16 per cent of the 1650 residents of the
area surveyed—and with only 30 per cent of those desiring
the addition—the council saw fit to go ahead with the
project
Students want the lounge retained as a lounge—not
converted into a recreation room—they want a place to
take their dates and parents, not a place to work off
excess fat
Good student government must work for the students.
It must attempt to do as they desire. So must West Halls
Council.
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THE DAItY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
Letters
'Responsibilities
Not Privileges 1
70 THE EDITOR: About a week
ago. the Collegian published an
editorial concerning the Honor
Code. We would like to clear up
some misconceptions about the
implementation of the Honor
Code.
The purpose of any revision of
WSGA rules relating to the Hon
or Code is to provide responsi
bility for those who are willing
to assume it. Under the present
system, coeds, whether a member
of the Honor Code or not, follow
Th» Daily Collegian welcome* letter*
from Its reader* on topics of public In
terest- Letter* thovid be brief and to the
point and fell arc subject to editing for
spare requirements and good taste. All
letters mast be signed, and the withhold*
tng from publication the name* of writ*
era. when relocated, will be (eft to the
discretion of the editor*.
exactly the same hours and regu
lations for those coeds who affil
iate themselves with the Honor
Code, but rather to allow them
the responsibility of carrying out
these same regulations on their
honor.
Any change in the procedure
of signing in and out is still in
the planning stage. When and if
it is incorporated into the WSGA
rules for those coeds who have
affiliated themselves with the
Honor Code, it will not result in
any discrimination against those
coeds who have not pledged them
selves to accept this responsibility.
Far from resulting in any privi
leges for those coeds who have
accepted the Honor Code, it will
instead result in the shifting of
the burden of responsibility from
the housemother to the coed her
self.
We are not trying to establish
the Honor Code as a moral censor.
Rather we are trying to give
every Penn State coed the privi
lege of self-responsibility.
—Sue Whittington,
Honor Code Chairman
—Sue Smith,
WSGA President
Gazette
TODAV
AIM Judicial. 7 p.m., 218 HUB
Bios Yonder Workshop, 7 p.m., 203 Wil
lard
Chess Club, first round of university tour*
nament. 7 p.m., 7 Sparks
Circa Editorial Staff. 7:30 p.m.. 208 Boucke
DOC Stadent Council. 7:30 p.m.. 209 HUB
Eastern Orthodox Society, 7:15 p.m., 215
HUB
Election* Committee, 7 p.m., 213 HUB
Forestry Convocation, R. I. Ashman on
“Imprauion* of European Forestry/* 11
a.m.. 121 Spark*
French Clnb. 7:30 p.m., HEc Living Cen-
ter
Hillel Beginner* Hebrew, 7 p.m., Founda-
tion
Ken Bavarian Schnhplattlera, 7:30 p.m.*
110 Temporary
Oatlng Clob Field and Stream Division,
7 p.m.. 317 Willard
Physical Education Student Connell, 8:15
p.m., 212 HUB
TIM Connell. 7 p.m., 203 HUB
UCA Series, Aaron Druckman on “In
What Sense Is a University Responsible
in the Field of Values.** 8:30 p.m.. Chapel
WSGA Senate. 6:30 p.m.. 217 HUB
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Ather Ansarl, Marcia Erdos, Marilyn
Foster, William Holland. William Kersh
ner. Dorothy Lenker, Fredrie Maley, Pa
tricia Mil Hen. James Naugle. Sandle Needle,
Stephen Nitzberg. Leonard Padne. Jose
phine Rhyder. Michael Rohrbach, Sybil
Suakind. Joseph W&chtel, James Winpenny,
Ronald Kohler, Paula Rossen, Joseph Hen
nessey, Ziground BoquckL
Interviews
Crucible Steel Co of Amerlct: Mar 12:
ChE. Chera, CE. EE. lE. ME, MinEnr.
Phys.
C. C. Morphy Co: Mar
Bus Adm. Econ,
Met, Personnel. Mdiing.
Manufacturer* Lift Insurant* Co: Mar 12?
Bus Adm, LA, interested in sales.
Pan American Petroleum: Mar 12: PNG:
also Jrs in above field for summer em-
ployment.
Standard Oil Co (Indiana): Mar 12; BS
& MS in ChE, CE. ME, EE.
Chrysler Institute: Mar 12-13; ME, EE,
Metal, ChE. Phys. Chem.
Esso Standard Oil Co (Baton Rouge): Feb
28; Jr*. Sr* or Grads in EE. CE. ME.
lE. EngSel for summer employment.
CAMP INTERVIEWS
Camp Menatoma, Feb. 2$ and Mar. 1:
Camp Woodlands, Mar. 3: Clear Pool
Camp. Mar. 3: Camp Del wood. Mar. 4 and
5; Indian Lake Camp, Mar. 3.
Council Will Hear
Club TIM Survey
Town Independent Men Coun
cil will hear final results of the
Club TIM survey at 7 tonight in
203 Hetzel Union.
The survey, begun several weeks
ago, is testing opinion of town
indies on the clubhouse which
TIM is considering buying.
The council will also hear a
semester report from officers and
discuss amendments to the consti
tution and by-laws.
12: BS & BA in
Mgt. Mkt, LA for Sales,
Little Man on Campus by Dick Bi
"Nice of you boys next door to wash our windows—
we hadn't even noticed they were getting dirty."
Sand in my Shoes
Princeton
Confess
A favorite topic of literate conversation very often is
the concern of the older generation over the present col
lege crop. Some seem to think that all is not lost and others
just shudder.
Even Charlie Brown and Linus have an opinion about
“kids these days” which will be coming up in the next
few weeks.
One of the most vocal con
tributions, however, was re
leased in the form of confes
sions from 11 anonymous
graduates of Princeton, ’57.
They were collected and pub
lished in a book entitled “The
Unsilent Gen
eration” and
edited by a
German polit-
ical scientist
on the Prince-
ton faculty,
Otto Butz.
Each of the
11 seniors an-
swered such
questions as:
“What do you
want out of 1
life? What do
you want to contribute? What
do you think of happiness, suc
cess, security, God, education,
marriage, family and your own
generation?"
The writers of these autobio
graphies, all nearing the end
of a Princeton liberal arts edu
cation, are far from being typi
cal of the college mass. They
are important, however, be
cause they represent the future
political and industrial leaders
of the country.
Most of them are searching
for prestige, power and wealth.
A few just want to be happy.
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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 26. 1958
Men
All
By Judy Harkison
But one thing that is common
to all is the tension-creating
conflict between basic values
of the individual and the de
gree of conformity to which
they will have to subscribe.
Altitude toward the military
service was virtually the same
among the students. They
thought it was a waste of lime
and talent but if the nation
were involved in conflict, they
would be willing to serve with
the next person. '
Indifference to the military,
however, is not an alarming
problem. We believe that re
action toward it would quite
naturally come from the intel
ligentsia—not for lack of pat
riotism but because they feel
they can contribute more in
other areas.
This question arose not 100
long ago here, when the Lib
eral Arts Student Council,
whose action was called "illit
erate." sought to modify the
ROTC program by making it
voluntary instead of compul
sory.
All in all, though, the Prince
ton men do provide some val
uable insight into the thoughts
of the present college gradu
ates. Perhaps some of their
tales have been glorified but
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