PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion The Soviets' One Vote The United Nations' 11-country Secretary Council ad journed Tuesday in the face of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold's surprising support of President Eisen hower's arctic inspection plan. The council will reconvene tomorrow. Hammarskiold stepped out of his customary role of neutrality at Tuesday's session to welcome the initiative of the United States in submitting a proposal which could resolve the East-West disarmament deadlock "from the angle of inspection." The new proposal would set up an inspection zone in the arctic, providing for mutual military inspection. The plan was blasted bitterly by the Soviets in the council meeting before the adjournament. Ilammarskjold acted wisely in backing Eisenhower's" plan. The arctic proposal could mean a break in the arms deadlock by providing a plan for mutual military inspec tion and eventual total disarmament. The fate of the proposal in the UN now hangs on the votes of the members of the adjourned council. Eight of the 11 nations have lined up behind the U.S. on the pro posal, with Colombia the only member not having spoken on the issue. The Soviets provide the sole opposition at this point to the council's approval of the plan—but their veto can kill it. The Security Council will reconvene tomorrow. Its decision could be a very significant one in the East-West cold war. Costly Open Door Policy Clothing, plaques and a painting whose worth totals about $lOO were taken Tuesday night from Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. Last year a number of articles, including a hi-fi set, were stolen from Alpha CM Rho. And on April 23, 1956, more than $l2OO worth of personal belongings were stolen from the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house, while students slept not 25 feet from the door the burglars entered. The Collegian's comments the day after the SAE robbery was discovered are still applicable: "Fraternities at the University pride themselves on their friendly reputations, and at times, this turns out to be a very costly reputation. "Why is it costly? Simply because hand in hand with fraternity friendliness goes the "Open Door Policy," and its correlative, the open window policy. Unlocked doors early in the morning tempt burglars and vandals alike. "Criticizing now may be hindsight, but it's time fraternities learn to benefit by past experience, for this isn't the first such burglary, and it probably won't be the last." It wasn't. We wonder how many more unsolved bur glaries it will take before fraternities do "learn to benefit by past experience" in this respect. Fraternity men should keep their valuables .in safe places and should lock the doors to their houses around 1 a.m., of course providing for keys or other means of entry to members who still may be out at that time. Fraternities also should lock their doors when all their members are out of the house for Spring Week and Greek Week events and other similar programs. It's just as true today as it was in 1956 that "Burglars, like rushees, like friendly houses." A Student-Operated Newspaper 01It Daily Tatirgiatt Successor to The Free Lance. est 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year, The Daily Collegian Is a etadent-operated newspaper Entered as second-elan matter July 6 1934 at the State College Pa Post Office ander the act of March L 1179. Nail Einbarriptlen Pelt*, 11.110 per *semester SLOP per rest , ROBERT FRANKLIN Editor 480" City Editor, David Fineman: Managing Editor, Richard Drayne: Sports Editor, Lou Prato; Amociate Sports Editor, Matt Mathews; Personnel and Public Relations Director, Patricia Evans; Copy Editor, Lynn Ward; Assistant Copy Editor, Dick Fisher; Photography Editor, Robert Thompson. Credit Mgr. Janice Smith; Local Ad Mgr.. Tom Bucket'; Asst. Local Ad Mgr.. Robert Piccone: National Ad Mgr., Betsy Bockbill; Promotion Mgr., Kitty Bar. Bert; Personnel Mgr., Mickey Nash; Classified Ad Mgr.. Barbara Ryan: C. Circulation Mgrs.. Mary Anne First and Murray Simon; Research and Records Mgr. Mary Iterbeln: Office Secretary, Myls Johnson. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Cathy Fleck: Copy Editor, Mary Kelly• Win Editor, Bill Jaffe: Ardatants, Lucy Thiessen, Sandy Biber. Carol Blakeslee, Susie Linkrount, Gail rreusse. Katie Davis. Vicki Wo'ford. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA FRANK VOJTASEK Business Manager Letters Fraternity Men: Get Into Action TO THE EDITOR: "Fraternity men arise," I believe the old say ing goes. Rise from your .seats, take your hands out of your pock ets and get into action. I have had the occasion to at tend a few Interfraternity Coun cil meetings in the past year and particularly two at which two ma jor issues were decided: deferred rushing and the Junior Interfrat ernity Cour.cil. On both these is sues the members of IFC sat in their seats as if awed at their own presence there. • IFC, I believe, is the place for fraternity men to organize their plans and promote their better in terests. I am quite sure that it is not promoting their better inter ests to accept two issues without the slightest bit of interest or dis cussion. In a body as large as IFC, with many people who have dif ferent and diversified interests, different ways of thinking, and different ideas of what is good and bad for them, there must be at least one person who doesn't understand or doesn't agree. After both of these meetings I heard many discussions started with the phrase, "Does this mean that ". . 7 Yes, it does. It means that there are representatives who don't realize the problems and ex penses involved in initialing • the two programs that they uncon sciously put into effect. In other words, they don't care. Next year the IFC is going to need men of action. Think they'll find them? —Fred Taylor, '59 •Letter cut Imagine Princeton In Spitting Contest TO THE EDITOR: It is under standable that Penn State, being a publicly endowed institution, must represent , and serve the heterogeneous wishes of all wish ing to attend. It is also under standable why, with the advent of spring, the College of Agricul ture should institute such activi ties as the Joint Forestry Field Day. What is 1;10i understood, how ever, is why Penn State, as part of the Joint Forestry Field Day, must compete with West Virginia University in a tobacco spitting contest, The practice of tobacco-spitting is not only unsanitary and un savory; it is suggestive that we are not yet completely emanci pated from the days of the cuspi dor. In addition, the repercussions from the duel of spittle are ob vious: we are severely profaning the name of Penn State as an academic institution. Try to imagine Harvard or Princeton in a tobacco spitting contest; further, think of the im pression made on prospective stu dents and professors at Penn State as they receive word of this activity. —David Roy Pressman. '59 •Letter cut Gazette TODAY Chemistry Colloquium, Dr. H. A. Liebhaf. sky. "Research at High Pressures and High Temperatures," 1:10 p.m., 119 Os• mend Christian Fellowship. 12:46 p.m.. HUB Christian Science Organization. 7 p.m.. 212 Chapel Delta Nu Alpha, 7:30 p.m., 100 Boucke Evergreen Chain rehearsal. 3 p.m., Old Main , Episcopal Evensong. I :30 p.m.. Chapel Graduate Student Association. 8 p.m., 212 EMM!EMEI tion HineL Minyan, 3 pm, Foundation Aeronantital Sciences, I-8 Institution of p.m., 214. 215. 215 HUB Lecture in Religion, Perry Miller on "Puri., tanism and American Literature," 8:30 p.m., 121 Sparks News and Views, C:45 p.m.. 14 Home Economics Newman Club. Legion of Mary. 7:30 p.m., Catholic Student Center University Senate, 3:10 p.m., HUB Audi torturn Job Interviews CIA: May 2: Jun Ss Aug grads: Accts Delta Sigma Pi Elects New Slate of Officers The new officers of Delta Sigma Pi, professional business frater- - nity, are Joseph Rooks, president; Edward Datemasch, " senior vice president; Robert Drexler, junior vice president; Thomas Miller, secretary; Richard Wilt - treasurer; 44.0. Hoyyard,W9lflerj.tki§tpvigit Little Man on Campus by Dick Bib! ••••t • . • • to hold their attention for a whole hour." top of the mall Scripts Strewn With Flowers Most of the shows on last night's midway owe a vote of thanks to Dean of Women Pearl 0. Weston for provid ing the material for their scripts. Never have "budding flowers" been worked into so many different situations-- from Wild West bar room scenes to private detective investigations. And, pray tell, what did the Spring Week dancing girls wear before glamour gams ap peared on the scene this year? A rough count of the dancers' legs totaled about 50 pairs of black gams and 20 pairs of red ones. Here's an advertising campaign the Madison Avenue men slipped up on. The cast of one show—an other bar room affair—was seen huddled - - - together mak, ing fast revis- • ,-.• . ions in th e • script just af ter Dean of IF 10'7'. 4 •, Men Frank J. Simes walked 44 :4 out of the 1 r tent. Bu t every show •• has its critics. The extra day allowed for construction of booths be cause of rain showed some positive results in the stages and sets appearing on the mid way. The backdrops and decor ations in most booths showed a more professional touch this year than we've seen in the past few. carnivals. The scenery in many of the tents not only looked a little more sturdy, but actually tied in with tho themes of the cate gories. Of course some sets still looked as if they had been dragged from people's beds. A few • of the shows which PEANUTS, 4 . 4. 1 .44. Po ta-+JI ra .k re....a. lar iab.... O lt M Al Ai C 14 , .440 j 4,44 . r .. ~, . . :. - - • ' • • IOW • lill.:. f \ a,_ --- .ftillii. , UM IPMD CREAM! - OMIII4/ at A... ..., -- , C * r , a ........ flik Kik . .. .. - - ViF q iive., 4.4.0:*' t • .t. 4.,,...,....., .... .......... ___ --- mi —aisiii-• ---$..., , . , .• • . 4 • „ .' THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1958 ynn war were set up on the first, z.scond and third act sequence could have used some transition be tween acts to convince the audience the show wasn't over. Few people applaud or laugh after shows anyway—so who knows when to turn and try to squeeze your way between the foot-long hot dogs and dripping pizza pies toward the door. Nothing was spared by the witty authors of the side shows. AB-University Cabinet, Lion's Paw and The Daily Collegian all came under the cutting blade. But at least this proves one thing—students take an interest in these things if at no other time than during carni val. Humor, on the most part, depended on how close a fra ternity and sorority group could come to being risque and yet avoid the stern glances of disapproval an d subsequent warning from the "checkers." This fine dividing line some times saved the show , from being a complete flop. Wonder what some good British wit could do for these struggling students? WDFM Programs Thursday night: 6:50, Sign on and news; 1. Contemporary Concepts; 7:50„ State News and National Sports; 8, Guest DJ; 8:30, Showcase; 9, Romance News*: 9:16, Finch Lectures or Special Events; 10, News; 10:05, Chamber Concert. •Also carried on WSW.
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