PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Progress at the HUB The Hetzel Union Building is noted for the crowds drawn to it—crowds both of weekend visitors and of stu dents in their everyday campus life. But yesterday's crowds at the HUB far surpassed those ordinarily found there. The reason was the extra ordinary Industrial Exposition, sponsored by the Engi neering and Architecture Student Council. The exposition, as we understand it, has been planned not just as a display to attract future engineers, but as a show of industrial progress for all students. The broad approach and non-technical nature of the displays and the numbers of students who have visited them are indica tions that this purpose has been fulfilled. All in all, the exposition appears to have been well planned, well-set up and well-oriented to student interest. We believe this merits praise for the student council and its members who have worked to make the exposition a success. We also believe it merits continuation of the exposi tion next year and afterward. Cabinet's Second Vote All-University Cabinet tonight will consider on sec ond reading the proposed referendum amendment to the Student Government Association Constitution. Since Cabinet approved the amendment on the first reading last week, two college student councils—Educa tion and Liberal Arts—have endorsed the plan. But the Agriculture Student Council has called for changes in the amendment which would increase the difficulty in initia ting or succeeding in a referendum vote. . The Agriculture Student Council members would raise the percentage of the student body required to sign a petition initieling referendum and would also raise the percentage of voters in the ensuing vote to bind the action upon Cabinet. Similar moves in both areas were defeated 'at last week's Cabinet meeting, and this is a credit to the good sense of Cabinet members. To require many more signers than 3 per cent of the student body would be to put the plan out of reach of the ordinary student. It would also increase the problem of administration, since each signature on a petition must be verified. And, as the University grows, the number of signatures required will grow, even though the percentage remains the same. To greatly increase the percentage of students actually voting also would be unrealistic, since it would nearly equal or would surpass the percentage which now notes in elections. We are confident that Cabinet tonight will display the same good sense it used last week in handling the referendum amendment. to State, with Love Dean Weston—, And. A Sad Adieu By Larry Jacobson . Dean of Women Pearl 0. Weston's little chit-chat with the coeds in Women's Building regarding their atti; tudes and conduct during Sunday .night's "panty raid" exemplifies the entire content of my memories at college. Everything we do depends on our relations with other people, and my . four • years of experiences can be synthesized into one topical cntegory: the human being, - his relations, problems, foibles, et al I will leave "State" with many fond memories—not 'of events—but of the people and their experiences. . And Dean Weston's tete-a-tete with coeds points out. the tw o feelings that pervade my attitude concerning my alma ma ter The first section of memories is a sour taste at the unrealistic attitude of all too many people up h'yari fac ulty, students, and administra tion. Miss Weston's statements, printed in yesterday's paper, need no reiteration. Their tone resembles that of a mother talking to a 10-year-old child. But coeds are not children. They are young ladies—worn en, if you will—and should be treated that way. No one should tell people when to date, etc., and force their ideals on oth ers, especially when these ideals are founded in a fairy tale campus life. Students aro unrealistic enough, without the adminis tration adding to that "cloud number-nine': aura.,. - The University is a training ground for adults. The students are adults, treat them that way. If they are guilty of an overt act, don't protect them by withholding names from the - 131:E`SS. This is sheltering, and probably the reason why so many students refuse to face (Continued on page, Ate) THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Letters Protect 'Buds,' Blight Flowers TO THE EDITOR: What good will it do to enclose 'a rose 'bud" in a glass case to protect it from the elements until it has become a "charming flower" when after the glass case is lifted it will be highly susceptible and dangerous ly exposed to blights? Today there is a need for young people to learn to see life as it is, so that they may be prepared to go out into the world having a fair idea of what life is all about. The most effective way to learn what life is all about is through experience. "Motherly talks" of ten tend to encourage prudish ness. A prude is hardly capable of handling herself as a mature woman in today's rapidly chang ing world. AIM Head Would Refuse Paw Bid TO THE EDITOR: In the past it has been the practice of Lion's Paw, senior men's honorary so ciety, to tap the president of the Association of Independent Men, Since I do not believe in the type of leadership and student government which this group has at times exemplified, I would not join the organization if member ship was offered. —Edward Frymoyer, president Association of Independent Men Gazette All-University Cabinet, I p.m.. 203 HUB. ..American Rocket Society. 7 p.m.. 105 ME. Christian Fellowship, 12:45 p.m., 218 HUB. Christian Science Organisation, 7 p.m., 212 Chapel. Dairy Science Clak, 7 p.m., Dairy. French Alliance, 8 p.m., Home Ec. Living Center. Frosh Customs Interview, $:3O p.m., 218 HUB. Clittllnil Theta Upsilon, 7:30 p.m., 217 Willard. 11111.1. Advaneed Hebrew, 7:30 p.m. IFCPA, 7 p.m., 105 Osmond. Jewish Service, 1:30 p.m., Chapel. Journal Club. 1 p.m., Home Ec Living Center. Lectures in Religion series, 8:30 p.m.. 1.21: Sparks. News and Views. 6:45 p.m., It Home Eo. Outing Club. 7 p.m., 111 Boucke. Science Fiction Club, 7 p.m., 217 HUB. WSG.A.,ilig-Little Sister Committee, 6:30 p.m.; 212 HUB. WUS. 7 p.m., 212 HUB. Mineral Industries College faculty, 4:10 p.m., Mineral Sciences auditorium. Liberal Arta College -faculty, 4:10 p.m., 121 Sparks. Incarance Club, '1 p.m., Chi Phi UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Juanita Forbes. Mabel Hays, Earl Hew. itt, Ronald Johnson, Beverly Kameneekv, Catherine Xing, Robert Levitt, James Lick, Dorothy Newman, Robert Pech, Harry Pfeifer, Mary Ann Schnitser, Ed ward Wickersham, William Williams, Pa tricia Woodhull, Ruth Wrisles. Job Interviews New York & Penna. Co: May 3; Jun & Aug grad,: EE, ME, MIX 11,ennblle Steel: May 12: Jun & Aug grade: Cer, Ch.E, CE, EE, ME, lE, Metal. Companies interviewing May 14: Now York Shipbandlng: BS MS in CE, EE, Phys. ME. Companie3 interviewing May 15; Lei C. Moore Corp.s BS MS in CB. ME; also Jr. Sr. in above fields for summer employment. Camp Pine Forest. women, April 23 Camp Conrad Weiner, men, May 2.3. Students May Purchase Coward Play Tickets Tickets are on sale at the Het zel Union desk for the Players' production of "Tonight at 8;30" by Noel Coward at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The play is composed of three 1-act plays, two comedies and a drama. It will be presented each weekend through May 24. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Success°, to THE FREE LANCE. est. 1887 Piaßelied Tusidaj aweigh Saturday •orninas inclusive during the University year by the staff et The Dafly Ue&lrian of The Pennsylvania State University. Entered ea second-elites matter Jab 11. 1934, at the State Cents*, Pc. Peat Oftleo under thr set et Mlareb 11. 11170. ED DUBS& Editor STEVE ,RIGGINS, Boohoos Manager STAFF:THIS ISSUE; Night Editor: Robb' Levine: , Copy Editor; Dick Fisher; Wire Editor: Bonnie Jones; ASO3OIIIO PhYlllll Westcott, Marlene Milani, Don Caaciato, Gail Preusse._Katie Davie, Carol Blake.. Ice apit ,Mika Heller. —D. Phillip Stang, '6l TODAY Cants Interviews .41i!110.. 1111 -)11' * --1 • 't •-`/1 •- • • . .• • *-' PRB ------- t _ 4.,4.).'-- - A-A-A: '- ~ • ::' , , ,--'•/, , ~,,..:, .' ~ ,_0,0, ,f•. ... = m, ...; .„- .zf., . tt , 1 , :1 C , ) ....,:': -.47 . ( •rj:-- -, ?:= _ ..„,.......... i IT fiaTT GARB t YOU APB 01711 Tempered Topics The Last Rock 'Round the Clock It has been the custom of this column to be very kind to rock 'n' roll. Since the time has come for me to write my last column for The Daily Collegian, the time has also come to say something about the way things have gotten out of hand in Rock 'n' Roll Alley. No one minded too much when rock 'n' roll departed from all standards of musical !good taste. One could rational ize by saying a rock tune had a "beat" or that it was "very danceable." And Elvis Pres ley's hip-swiveling was finally accepted (or ignored), as were the "rip-up-the-place" tech niques of Jerry Lee Lewis and Bill Haley and His Comets. And hardly anyone objected to the singers who hiccoughed their songs (example: Oh-uh oh-uh-oh-oh Julieee). But holy cowl Now song writers aren't even using the English language. This is pretty bad. Renditions of rock songs in English were barely com prehensible. Now listeners are completely in the dark. Case in point: "Witch Doc tor." This song (?) is current ly enjoy in g popularity. It tells the touching story of a man in love who con sults a witch doctor. Th e listener is tense. What did the witch doctor say? "00-ee, 00-ah-ah. Ting-tang. Walla-walla. Bing-bang." This :-. ... .. ' diZik k ...: , , ~ ., .. :: :1 ",........, . . k ' -,,, , . .. .., SO FAR IN !VOCE WE itAkit A - TEAM f3ATTIN6AVERA6E 0F.002 ow FiRST CW AND A RECO* AWE Of .001 - t , 001, : IP ......... ........_ , ..... ._ ...„..... ~ . .: SUDDENLY MY 510004140Z5, AND I FEEL ALL ALONE.:. 0 1 " - 0 4144 .......... bla •VAP .... ' . .....;,, ••••411m•••• -. .. - . -,.. 4,x,v 11---"-- , -7-7-------.:------="`"---..------:. 1 4.1 4 . i ...Co-_ Ate '' THURSDAY, APRIL 24. 1958 By Ralph Manna can be frustrating. Lyrics of other songs include "sha-da-da-da" and "ni-ni na na no-no." And the song titles are just as illiterate: "She Ain't Skin ny She's Tall," "Good Golly Miss Molly," "Dizzy Miss Liz zy," "He Was A Bad Motor cycle Boom-Boom-Boom" and "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It!" The youngsters on ABC-TV's "American Bandstand" have worked up a language of their own too, Called Fes, the jar. gon has master of, ceremonies Dick Clark constantly baffled. This tendency to murder or change the language seems to be a throwback to the day when jazz aesthetes devised their own cool tongue. To be hep to the jive, one had to run about saying 00-bla-dee, oo bop-a-do or .a reasonable fac simile, Perhaps rock adherents want to do the same thing. Forget it, kids. A look at today's hit parade not only reveals ridiculous song titles but also some silly named vocal groups. To illus.. trate: . Dicky Do and the Don'ts. Danny and the" Juniors, Billie and Lillie, the-.-Champs, the (Continued on page eight)"
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