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Editor la! Opinion
No Showdown on WD-AM
It is not known just what effect application for a
second commercial radio station in State College will have
upon the chances of securing AM radio facilities for stu
dent station WDFM.
L. Edward Pamphilon, president of the Suburban
Broadcasting Corp., of Hyattsville, Md., which made the
application and which already has procured land in the
area, said the station "plans to work very closely with the
University" in presenting educational programs and
securing talent from the student body.
But Pamphilon said he has not contacted University
officials about his plans. And a University spokesman said
last night he did not know anything about the station.
We would think any new radio station operator who
"plans to work very closely with the University" would
consult its officials before making application to the Fed
eral Communications Commission, procuring ground in
the borough and conducting a frequency search.
The station application calls for a 500-watt output on
a 1390-kiliocycle frequency during daylight hours. Pam
philon said this is the only frequency available for the
station, but no indication has been made concerning other
frequencies which might be available for a lower power
station, which WDFM-AM presumably would be.
We have not sufficiently studied the situation enough
to present a complete analysis. However, at this time, we
believe that any commercial station could not fulfill cer
tain purposes so well as student-operated AM facilities:
1) We do not believe educational purposes consistent
with a University atmosphere could be so well advanced
by any station operating on a commercial basis. .
2) We do not believe any commercial station could
offer the type of training students could receive through
working on a non-commercial, completely student-oper
ated AM station.
3) We believe the University
. and the student body
need an AM station which will be operated of, by and for
the students, presenting their news, expressing their
opinions and working exclusively for them.
In short, we see no reason for slowing down the push
for AM facilities for WDFM at this time.
Sensible Minority
The "directed vote" amendment to the Association of
Independent Men Constitution was defeated last night
when it failed to gain the two-thirds majority of the Board
of Governors needed to pass a constitutional amendment.
The final vote on the amendment was 15-8 in favor of
passage, one vote short of the necessary two-thirds,
The amendment, which was approved on its first
reading last week by a 9.5 vote, would have prohibited
the AIM president from voting on All-University Cabinet
against a policy which had been approved by a two-thirdr
vote of the AIM Board of Governors.
It is fortunate that the minority of the Board of Gov
ernors which voted against the amendment was sufficient
to prevent its passive. We feel AIM would have made a
definite mistake in passing the amendment.
A directed vote is both illogical and unnecessary. It
is illogical because it would eliminate much power of
responsibility on the part of the AIM president on Cabinet.
Also, if all members of Cabinet were to be hampered by
the directed vote. Cabinet debate would become senseless,
and meetings would be needed only to poll the representa
tives. •
The vote is also unnecessary because if independent
men, or any group. believe their interests to be poorly rep
resented on Cabinet, they have recourse to the recently
approved referendum.
The members of the AIM board who defeated the
amendment should be commended for their action.
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Officer Backs
Directed Vote
TO THE EDITOR: The past two
weeks has seen much editorial dis
cussion of the proposed 'directed
vote' amendment to the Associa
tion of Independent Men consti
tution. The opponents of the bill
have stated that, with the excep
tion of the Chemistry-Physics Stu
dent Council, no other organiza
tion has such a constitutional pro
vision fol. a directed vote.
Through this discussion, the po
sition of the Chem• Phys Council
has become' somewhat distorted.
To eliminate confusion, following
is The exact "directed vote" ‘,..ky
law the council passed on Feb.
19, 1958, by a 13-3 vote:
"The President of the Student
Council of the College of Chemis
try and Physics shall be required
to bring all controversial issues
from All-University Cabinet and
ICCB (Inter-College Council
Board) before council for discus
sion 'lnd opinion vote. When there
is a two-thirds vote by council on
any issue, the President must vote
at All-University Cabinet and
ICCB in accordance with the vote
by council. At all other times he
may vote as he sees fit."
The cause of this by-law was
the then-hot ROTC issue, in which
certain unnamed Cabinet mem
bers voted in direct opposition to
the planks upon which they were
elected. The purpose of the by
law is not in any way to penalize
irnder the president of the stu
dent council; rather, it was in
tended to guarantee that the opin
ions of the student council as a
representative body of the stu
dents should not be misrepresent
ed at All-University Cabinet.
Our president is also free to
veto any action of council, which
veto may be overridden only by a
two-thirds vote of council.
In speaking for our council, I
would say that the proposal be
fore AIM represents a great step
in placing the emphasis on "rep
resentative" in the phrase, "Repre
sentative Student Government at
Penn State."
—Walt Davis '6O,
oLetter cut secretary-treasurer,
Chem-Phys Council
Practicing Peace
Better Than Power
TO THE EDITOR: This week
at all levels with the Iron Curtain
where with "Power for Peace" slo
gans, together with exhibits and
pictures of the most modern in
struments of destruction. It seems
to me that this is power for war,
not peace.
The motive behind this policy
of "Cleaner and Better Bombs"
is to prevent (or failing that, to
win) any future wars. But even
military experts express grave
doubts that we (or anybody else)
could win an atomic war.
Where can we find security to
day? Is our fear of an enemy at
tack lessened by increasing our
own ability to destroy the ene
my? Do we really believe that
armaments prevent war?
I believe that the only true
power for peace is love, and that
we can express this love, or con
cern for our fellow man every
where, through disarmament,
t e c h n i c a l assistance programs,
sharing our surplus food, liberal
ized trade policies and negotiation
at all levels iwth the Iron Curtain
countries. The cold war will come
to an end only when we stop put
ting our faith in power for war
and start putting into practice the
true power for peace.
—W. Janney Wilson, '59
•Letter cut
Gazette
TODAY
Alumni Membership, 8 a m.-5p m„ first
floor alcove.
Armed Forces Day parade, 7 p.m :College
Ave.
All-University Cabinet, 7 p.m., 20A HUB.
Chapel Choir presentation of Haydn's
"Mimi Sanctae Caecillae," 8:30 p.m.,
Schwab.
Christian Fellowship. 1,2:45 p.m., 218 HUB.
Delta Nu Alpha transportation fraternity
banquet, G:3O p.m., Eutaw House. Cara
leave HUB parking lot. 5:15 p.m.
Elections Committee Interviews, 6 :30-9 :30
p.m.. 216 HUB.
IFCPA. 4 p.m • 218 HUH
Newman Club. Legion of Mary, 7 :30 p m.,
Student Center
Mathematics Colloquium. 2:10 p.m.. !.
Sparks.
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MM. 9 p.m., 211 HUH
Outing Club. 7 p.m.. HUB aisembly hall.
Phi Kappa Phi, 6:30 p.m., HUB assembly
hall.
SEAT'. 7 p.m.,
217.213 HUB.
Sigma Alpha Eta, 6 p.m.. 217-213 HUB.
Lutheran Vesper Service. 4:36 p.m.,
Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel.
WRA Tennis Club instructions, 4 p.m..
East Courts.
Young Republicans, 7:30 p.m.. 214 HUB.
tie Man on Campus by Dick Sibiu
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"Well, like you said when ya flunked me out of school: 'We
can't all be born with a high I.o.—l'm jus' lucky I guess."
from here to infinity
Sock/less Coeds:
One Thing Worse
What is so rare as the behavior of the Penn State
Coed—especially in the Spring? During the cold months
of winter, her legs are completely covered with those un
godly "glamor gams" that run from toe to waist.
Then comes the not-so-cold
early spring when these are
shed and the budding knee
socks appear. The more conser
vative ones make a switch from
the knee socks
to regular
short woolen
jobs, but not
many of our
`air Penn State
crowd. This
group goes all
the way. Right
down to snea
kers with out
socks
Not having
had the oppor
tunity to take a course in psy
chology, I have no idea why
these coeds go without socks.
But here are a few reasons that
come to mind after spending
some time in thought.
Maybe the girls feel that they
are getting back to nature by
not,'wearing socks. If this be
the case, why don't they go all
the way and do the big trick
—go without shoes. Think of
the money Daddy would save
on shoes for his daughter each
spring!
Then again, maybe it is all
due to the recession. Maybe
they just can't a f f or d socks._
This is really bad. Imagine!
Now that the coed goes without
socks, the poor sock manufac
turer goes without food and
clothing for his family.
This could cause, the coed
daughter of the sock manufac
turer to go without clothes.
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Maybe the photographers
would have more incentive to
take better pictures;
Then again, maybe the coeds
are trying to appear more bo
hemian. Maybe they are trying
to look like the men who wear
desert boots without socks. The
men have a distinct advantage
here, though. With long pants,
the cuffs cover the legs all the
way down to where the desert
boots take over.
Or it could be that the Laun
dromats in the dorms aren't
working properly, and the co
eds have no way of washing
their dirty socks. (I wonder
what else they haven't been
able to wash?)
Just think of what might hap
pen if the "sockless" rage con
tinued. Fees would definitely
soar. Think of all, the water the
'women would need - to wash
their feet! To counter this add
ed expense, the Unioersity
might schedule its fees for
three types of studentsmales,
females, and females not wear
ing socks with sneakers. A
C on g r es sional investigation
would be launched into why
the sockless females were be
ing discriminated against, caus
ing the University some bad
publicity.
The initial cost of new dorms
would be greater too. Bigger
drains from shower rooms have
to be built to' carry the dirt
washed from ankles after
nightly showers. There would
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