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Editorial Opinion
Another Poor Judgment
After admitting a “mistake in judgment” in extending
his trip to New York City, All-University President
Robert Steele last night received from Cabinet an endorse
ment of his "actions and judgments.”
Steele deserves much credit in calling a special meet
ing of Cabinet and admitting what he called a “rather
normal and natural inclination” to extend his trip to three
days and two nights to be a “mistake in judgment.”
However, Steele did admit he made a mistake. How.
then, could Cabinet endorse his "actions and judgments"
In this matter? Mistakes can be forgiven; they cannot be
endorsed.
The amount of money it cost Steele and Robert Yea
ger, senior in metallurgy from Bellefonte, to stay over an
extra day is irrelevant here. What is important is that
money collected from students through fees was spent by
Steele and Yeager for their own pleasure.
If Steele and Yeager felt this "rather normal and
natural inclination" to remain in New York City longer
than necessary, they should have done so at their own
expense.
The pure and simple fact is that Steele and Yeager
used student money after the first day in New York City
for their own personal pleasure. They did not visit Larry
Sharp after the afternoon they arrived, when Steele pre
sented a $2500 check to him.
If Cabinet wanted to forgive—as it certainly must
have wanted to—it should have taken no action whatso
ever. That is the way to forgive. '
But Cabinet members—except the three who ab
stained—endorsed Steele’s “actions and judgments,”
which included his self-admitted “mistake in judgment”
of extending the trip for pleasure.
This certainly does not help the reputation of Cabinet
and student government in general. Cabinet, in essence,
last night condoned expenditure of student funds for the
pleasure of two student leaders.
Apparently Cabinet also made a “mistake in
judgment.”
The Role of the Press
The Daily Collegian last night was almost denounced
by certain Cabinet members for bringing to light the trip
to New York City by All-University President Robert
Steele and his “friend” Robert Yeager, senior in metal
lurgy from Bellefonte.
Needless to say, these Cabinet members certainly
have a misunderstanding of the role of the press. It is the
job of the press to bring such things to light.
The press is pledged, by definition and obligation to
the Constitution, to keep a watch over matters of public
Interest.
These persons also feel (as expressed in a letter on
this page) that Collegian “impugned unjustifiably the
character of ... Steele with such colored terms as ‘taken’
and ‘junket’ in . . . news articles.”
Impugnation is the act of assailing one’s actions. This
newspaper merely did a reporting job in its news stories.
Opinion of the newspaper was reserved to the editorial
page.
And. according to Webster's New International
Dictionary, "taken" means "io obtain by removing,”
which is exactly what happened to the money given
Steele. Similarly, "junket” is defined "in the U.S.. to go
on an outing at public cost." An "outing" is a "trip or stay."
This newspaper, in our opinion, was only doing its job
as a newspaper in reporting (in its news columns) and ex
pressing its opinions (on the editorial page) of the self
admitted “mistake in judgment” bv Mr. Steele.
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—The Board of Editors
—The Board of Editors
Letters
ASA Upholds
Steele Journey
Related Editorials on this page
TO THE EDITOR: It should be
pointed out that all funds of the
Student Government Association,
including all money collected for
the Larry Sharp Fund, are held
and supervised by the Associated
Student Activities’ Office. Regu
lar audits are performed by Uni
versity Auditors. In no case were
funds “taken” as alleged in The
Daily Collegian.
Since we fell that a personalized
presentation of the S2SOO check to
Larry Sharp would be of great
morale value to Larry Sharp, we
approved of Mr. Steele's trip to
New York. The constitution of
the Student Government Associa
tion authorizes us to approve of
expenditures for amounts of less
than S2OO.
Mr. Steele was selected by us
to present the check since he is
the official representative of the
student body, and because he was
chairman of “A Christmas Pres
ent For Larry” fund-raising cam
paign. We felt that at least two
students should be present at this
presentation. Since Christmas re
cess had already started, we left
the selection of another student
to Mr. Steele. We felt that it was
particularly appropriate that stu
dents present this check person
ally to Larrv Sharp before Christ
mas. The thank-you letter from
Mr. and Mrs. Sharp indicated that
the morale value of the trip and
presentation of a check for $2500
to Larry was of great significance.
It should also be pointed out
that any persons representing the
University on an official trip,
such as the subjects of this letter,
are expected to travel in a decent
manner (Le.. first class travel by
rail or plane.) They are expected
to eat in respectable restaurants,
lip according to accepted scales,
stay at the better hotels, and at all
times present themselves in an
1 acceptable manner in reference to
personal dress and conduct.
We are writing this letter be
cause we feel that you have im
pugned unjustifiably the charac
ter of Robert Steeie with such
colored terms as “taken” and
“junket” in your news articles.
We also feel that you have done
incalculable damage to future
fund-raising campaigns for Larry
Sharp.
—George Donovan.
Acting Coordinator
of Student Activities
—Joseph A. Boehrei.
Ail-University
Secretary-Treasurer
Gazette
TODAY
Btfinntn Bridge Cliwn, Tuesday eve*
ning*. sign up at HUB
Campus Party Publicity Committee, 7 p.m..
217 HUB
Collegian Business Staff, 7:80 p.m., 202
Willard
Collegian Promotion Staff. 7 p.m., 209
Willard
Delta Sigma* Pi, talk on “Economic Con*
ditions Affecting Insurance/* 7:30 p.m.,
Alpha Sigma Phi
Economics Setninar, Dr. George E. Bran
dow on **The Joint Economic Committeo
and the Role of the Economist in the
Determination of Public Policy,” noon,
HUB dining room “B”
Emerson Society, Dr. Anton Kovar, 3:30
p.m.. Chape] small lounge
Home Economics Club, 7 p.m.. Living
Center
Meteorology Seminar, Edward S. Epstein on
“Instability Criteria for the Breakdown
on the Polar Vortex/* 1:10 p.m., 219
Willard
Kes Bavarian Schuhplattlers, 7:30 p.m..
2 White
Newman Club, film “Exploding New Hori-
zons/' 7 p.m., 217 Willard
Newman Mass, 7 and S a.m.. Our Lady of
Victory Church
Newman Roeary. 12:45 and -1:15 p.m..
Catholic Chapel
Outing Club Cabin and Trail Division,
7 p.m., 317 Willard
Soph Queen Contest Deadline, 4 p.m.
Physics-Engineering Mechanics Colloquium,
“Wave Propagation in Finite Media,”
4:10 p.m., 117 Osmond
4 ‘Ring Around the Moon,** 8 p.m.. Little
Theatre. Old Main
UCA Newspaper Staff,
Vesper Service, Rev. Preston N. Williams
on “Love and Suffering/* 4:30 p.m..
Chapel'
TOMORROW
Lutheran Holy Communion, 6:45 a.m.,
Grace Lutheran Church
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Ghiardi. Rober Horvath, John McCarron,
James Naugle, Pemmasaml Rao. Michael
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Razelle Stallop, La Rue Stellfox. Joseph
Wachtcl. Edltnc Chun, John Johnson,
Charles WyaockL
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Political Confusion
The campus political waters, quite muddy this time
last week, seem to have cleared a bit—but not without a
threat of turbulence to come.
Since a planned meeting of “15 or 20
reported in this column two weeks ago,
taken place; a meeting of jun
iors opposed to the first group
has been held; and a second
meeting of the original gather
ing fizzled, then resulted in a
rump session,
Nineteen juniors met Feb. 19
in a fraternity house basement.
Most of them .announced the
positions they were then seek
ing in next year’s student gov
ernment. The only conflict
brought out was for Interfrat
ernity Council president, with
three contenders.
Only one parly official at
tended the meeting. No politi
cal deals were made. The only
agreement was that every frat
ernity represented should reg
ister in strength with one po
litical party. And this idea
flopped.
Nine other junior men met
the following Sunday night,
Feb. 23, at an- ———
other fra ter- :
nity house, to •
pick a spring
campaign slate
opposing those •
in the first
group who ex- •
pressed a de- .
sire to run. ►
Included in £.
the second
group were at :
least -two po-
litical party officials —not then,
but now members of the same
part> r ; one junior who declined
an invitation to attend the Feb.
19 meeting; and at least one
fraternity brother of a junior
prawnr""'
7:15 p.m., SO9
w i:
■Behind the News
TUESDAY. MARCH 4. 1958
By. Bob Irra nklin
Junior Men” was
that meeting has
who did attend the Feb. 19
meeting.
A fairly good slate of candi
dates was reported hammered
out at this second conclave.
A second meeting of the
"Mystic Nineteen Plus One"
—as one member of the
"Mystic Nine" called it—
was scheduled for last Wed
nesday night at a downtown
apartment. It fizzled when
all the political candidates
refused to attend.
But a rump session was held
at a campus' fraternity house.
Again, no earth-shaking re
sults were reported.
*• ' *
The mammoth i n t r a-party
war for which Lion Party ap
pears to be using University
Party as the battleground ap
parently has subsided—for the
moment. Rumors that Byron
La Van, former Lion party
clique chairman, absent from
the scene for nearly a year,
was considering another grand
coup, appear to be still rumors.
But a new political shakeup
in the next week is not im
probable.
Liberty No Longer Free
DETROIT (A*) —Liberty Sam
Lalomia, 39, petitioned Pro
bate Judge James H. Saxton
today to drop “Liberty” from
his name. Same said in his
petition the reason is he’s get
ting married.
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UJrm CHARLIE BROUN.
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