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Editorial Opinion
Will IFC Act?
The following press release came Into our office this
week:
"CHICAGO—Penn State is pointed up as an American
university where fraternities are learning the meaning of
brotherhood by working together, in an article on the pass
ing of Hell Week by Gordon Gould in the March issue of
Together, the new midmonth magazine for families.
'The most unique project at Penn State, writes Gould,
Is the chapter project.. . (where) 'the brothers are working
to scrape and repainf Admiral Dewey's flagship .' Such proj
ects de-emphasize detrimental group activities like Hell
Week."
It is nice to see the Penn State fraternity system getting
national publicity on something like this. However, as long
as the fraternity system hangs onto its general Hell Week
practices, the publicity in the future may not be so favorable.
The magazine could have cited an opposite example—
that of the Phi Kappa Psi incident. This certainly wouldn't
have looked good for the fraternity system Jo have this print
ed in a national magazine.
It could easily happen. The fraternity system seems to
want to forget the Phi Kappa Psi incident. After all, the
Interfraternity Council knows that Phi Kappa Psi is far
from the only fraternity guilty of such practices. The others
just haven't been so "unfortunate" to get caught.
The council has a pre-initiation code. But that's about
It. Some teeth must be put into enforcing the code before
these practices can be eliminated.
The council meets Monday night. Wonder if it will take
steps toward better enforcement of the pre-initiation code?
Grammar School Stuff
The Women's Student Government Association last
year spent $1025.26 for its May Day program. That's about
ojTe-fourlh of its total income from fees and its total expendi
tures for the year.
May Day, in case you never attended this annual event
Jteld on the front lawn, includes the crowninq of another
queen, complete with court; coeds prancing about a pole,
bolding onto streamers which always seem to get tangled;
a procession through a hemlock chain, while a jester clowns
about; some dancing and singing, plus gymnastics by the
coeds', and sometimes even a little drizzle to further damp
en the affair.
It has been said that May Day shows the culmination
of a women's University education. This is done, so it goes,
by the beauty, grace and dignity of the show.
May Day, it seems to us, is almost unrelated to a true
University education. To us, it’s more grammar school stuff,
and, at its best, the end result of a finishing school.
Remember, this little show cost $102526 las*, year.
Needless to say, we think May Day is a waste of the
women r-tudents’ money. That SIOOO a year could be put to
much better use, in the form of scholarships, for example.
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A mum. Jeanr’te Saxe. Steve Milner and John Root.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
letters
'Artist' Tickets
Unfairly Given
TO THE EDITOR: I should like
to bring to the attention of the
student body a situation which
certainly merits considerable
thought and revision.
The situation concerns the me
thod by which tickets for the Uni
versity Artist Series are being
distributed. At present, one-half
of the available tickets are dis
tributed free of charge to the stu
dent body and the remaining half
are placed on sale for the people
of the community. The tickets
that are not sold are' then .re
distributed to the student body.
This all sounds very noble
and endearing, as far as the
people of the community are
concerned, but the question is
whether or not this is a fair
method, as far as the student
body is concerned.
First of all, the University Ar
tist Series is both sponsored and
supported by the student body
and it is only a matter of decency
that those students who desire
tickets be given them. There are
students who are not able to ob
tain tickets to these activities!
The number of tickets sold to the
community may deprive that
number of students from attend
ing the outstanding concerts that
are being n resented this year.
Secondly. 1 believe that it
should be of prime concern io
the University Administration
to make a sincere effort io pro
mote interest in such a worth
while activity as the Concert
Series. This interest certainly is
not being nromoled by depriv
ing the student body of admis
*ir>n to this activity.
The only reasonable solution to
this unreasonable situation is to
make all tickets available to the
students and then, if there are
any remaining, make these avail
able to the community.
The ironic fact is that the State
College Community Concert Ser
ies will be discontinued at the
end of this season due to the lack
of interest and support shown by
the community.
—Phillip Butler
Graduate Student in Geology
Gazette ~
Newman Club Mass. 6 a.m., Chapel; Con*
fewions, < and 7 p.m.. Church; Open
bouse, 3 p.m.. Student Center
TOMORROW
Campos Partr. 7 p.m.. Schwab
HHIel Brooch for U-J-A. worker*. 11 a.m..
Foundation
Faith E & R Church, 6 '.SO p.m., report on
prejudice
Roman Catholic Mau, 9 a.m., Schwab
Roman Catholic Mau, 8, 9:30, 11 a.au.
Church
Roman Catholic Benediction. Church
University Party, T p.m.. 121 Sparks, final
nominations
University Party Executive Meeting, 2
p.m., 203 Willard
Eastern States Farmer's Exchange, ? p.m..
110 Armsby
Newman Club. 7 p.m.. Father Ream** Dis*
cuss ion Group. 104 Program Center
University Party Poblicity Committee, 8
p.m., 215 HUB
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Gerald Abrame. Susan Beck, George
Bernstein. Ronald Bilesa. Betty Cordell,
Ann Craig. Madeline DinaeUng. Elaine
Gehrke. Carlos Hernandez. Joseph Hous
ton, James Kontos, Donald Bar
bara Levin. Richard Murphy, James NaU
gle, Robert Reese, Winton Seybold, Fred
Spelcher, James Thomas, Carolyn Wagner.
Job Interviews
Penna Civil Service: Mar SI; Chem. A*
BioChem, Med Tech, Interested in civil
aerviee.
General Foods Corp: Mar 21; BusAdm*
Adr, Mkt, Econ. Acctg.
Penna Dept of Forests ft Waters: Mar 21:
CE; also Soph & Jr in CE for summer
employment.
Abraham A St ran*: Mar 24; LA, Bus Adm,
HomeEc.
McDonnell Aircraft: Mar 24*25; AeroE,
CE. EE. ME.
Dupont (NVn; Mar 24*26; BS & MS in
Aectxr. Bus Adm. Econ. Fin, Mkt* for
sales, sects & control prod; women for
steno-sec position.
Riegel Paper: Mar 24; LA, Bus Adm, in*
tereated in sales: lE, ChE; also Jr.
Soph in ChE. Chem for summer employ-
ment.
UJ». Army Andit Agency: Mar 24; BS A
MS m Acetc.
Standard Oil Co of Calif: Mar 24*25; BS
& MS in ChE. ME. EE, PNG.
Eastern Gas ft Feel Assoc; Mar 24?
MNGE.
Richardson. Gordon ft Assoc: Mar 24; BS
ft MS in CE.
Proctor ft Gamble: Mar 24-25: Jr* ft Sft
in Chem,
Enc Sci for Aummer employment.
Immigration ft Naturalisation Service:
Mar 24; LA. Bus Adm. Aftrie, Psy, Phys
Ed, Ed, anyone interested in positions
with border patrol.
Ingersotl Rand: Mar 24; ME, lE. EE, CE.
HNge. Eng Sci. Metal.
Pomeroy’s (Harrisburg); Mar 24 ; Bus Adm.
LA, anyone interested in retailing.
CAMP INTERVIEWS
Indian Labe Camp (men,and women)—
Mar 8; Camp Conrad Weiser (men)
Mar 11*12; Camp Wise (meoand women)
—Mar 12-13; Camp Carondowana (women)
—Mar IS; Hotel Cocneaut (men and worn
~~ un) —Mar v
TODAY
MONDAY
ChEL- ME. EE. CE. Sei. lE.
ittle Man on Campus by Dick BiWor
"I held his hands ALL evening—I was afraid
Washington'Beat
It's Been
All These
: By Arthur Edson
WASHINGTON, March 7 (A*) —Here the Constitution has
been in use all these years.
"Scholars have spent a lifetime poring over it.
And now comes President Eisenhower to say something was
right before their eyes and no one—or, at least, not many—had
noticed: That the famed old document allows a vice president
to take over the boss’ duties
any time a president is dis
abled, and he can serve until
the president is well again.
Furthermore, the attorney
general, William Rogers, says
he's so sure Eis e n hower is
right that he hasn't the slight-,
est doubt but that the. courts
will back him up.
Still, Rogers adds a cau
tious footnote: Even though
he’s sure, he still thinks the
matter definitely should be
cleared up with a constitution
al amendment.
If the vice president has the
right to act as president, how
come we have been so long
noticing it?
. Rogers comes up with a cou
ple of reasons.
•Vice presidents have had a
natural reluctance to appear
too pushy.
•We’ve been lucky. Only
twice in our long history have
we had a president disabled
for any long period of time.
Garfield lingered on 80 days
after he was shot. Part of the
time he was unconscious. Dur
ing his final days he had hal
lucinations.
Curiously. Rogers says the
argument then was over whe
ther Secretary of State Blaine
was usurping presidential pow
ers, that Vice President Arthur
was urged to move in.
All seven members of Gar
field's Cabinet voted that Ar
thur should act as president,
but four felt that if he did. he
would have to serve out Gar-
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SATURDAY. MARCH 8. 1958
lo let go of them."
There
Y ears!
field's term. Therefore, it was
decided Garfield should be told
before any thing was done.
Now came another hitch. To
talk to Garfield, his physicians
said, might bring a shock that
would cause his death. Gar
field died before a solution was
reached.
Wilson’s case was more diffi
cut and even more sad. On
Sept. 25. 1919, Wilson, out cam
paigning for the League of Na
tions, called for his secretary,
Patrick Tumulty. Tears were
streaming down his face. He
was having trouble forming
his words.
"My dear boy." ho said, "this
has never happened to me be
fore. I do not know what to
do."
He had been hit by a stroke.
He served out his term, to
March 4. 1921, but ho never
was a well man again.
Why didn't Vice President
Marshall step in?
- Well, there was considerable
uncertainty-as to how ill Wil
son was. And Wilson and those
around him were jealous of his
powers.
Secretary of £tate Lansing
held Cabinet meetings and
when Wilson learned of that,
he fired Lansing.
“Have I any friends left?’*
Wilson asked.
F o r t u n ately, Eisenhower'*
three illnesses, and his willing
ness to discuss them, have put
the question on a less emo
tional plane.
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