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Editorial Opinion
A Sophomore Car Ban
Is Not Necessary Now
The University is considering drastic steps to al
leviate parking problems.
These steps inrlude closing Pollock Road between
Burrowes and Shortlidge Roads; prohibiting students
from having cars anywhere on campus; charging a fee
for campus parking; prohibiting sophomores from keep
ing cars.
Certainly the campus parking problem is drastic,
Certainly it will become more drastic.
But the parking situation was at least serious four
years ago, when approximately 5500 vehicles sought
parking at different times during each day in the 3000
parking spaces on campus.
This congestion was indicated in a parking and traffic
survey taken in 1954 by the State Highways Department
and again in a survey taken in 1957 by the University.
And the problem has overflowed into the Borough of
State College, which, four years ago was described as
having the traffic and parking problems of a town of
50,000 population.
The State Highways survey, which was released in
1956, said the main parking problem was one of too few
places near the center of campus, where there is the great
est demand. The survey indicated an oversupply of spaces
in outlying areas.
A number of suggestions have been advanced to
correct this 1 situation.
Under one of them, peripheral parking, little-used
cars, such as those of students living in residence halls,
would be kept in outlying areas, thus making available
more central campus parking.
This plan was favored by student leaders as early as
two years ago, when All-University President Robert
Bahrenburg called it the only alternative to the further
banning of students’ automobiles.
At that time Bahrenburg warned that, while banning
sophomores’ cars might not be under consideration at the
moment, it would be inevitable unless a peripheral park
ing plan were adopted.
Banning sophomores' cars in only one of the serious
suggestions now under consideration. Action on all of
them should be deferred unless conclusive proof is pre
sented that no other methods —Including peripheral park
ing—will accomplish the same ends.
One of the arguments used for banning freshmen’s
cars was that it would help first-year students to adjust
to college life. This can hardly be said of sophomores.
Considering the difficulties in travelling to and from
State College by public vehicle, the lack of weekend
social and recreational facilities within convenient walk
ing distance and the physical layout of the University, a
further ban on students’ cars would have many harmful
effects.
There is no need to withdraw sophomores’ driving
privileges at this time.
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ROBERT FRANKLIN
Editor
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Fiahar; Photography Editor. Robert Thompson.
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Chun, Mary Ida Weakley, Cordle Lewi*, Brenda Peiener, Sit Tohland, Money
Sehlffman, Jonnie Poet and Alex Diament,
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FRANK VOJTASEK
Business Manager
Letters
Hatman Fights
For Motorcade
TO THE EDITOR: In response to
your editorial opinion (of yester
day), “Good Intentions, But . .
I would like to make a few com
ments.
When I first started reading
the editorial it made me glad to
3ee that the motorcade had been
given such a prominent space as
the editorial section. However, as
I continued reading, I was sur
prised at the apparent lack of
understanding its writer must
have possessed.
First of all, Androcles is com
posed of junior men and not wo
men. I must admit that such an
error as this was one of a typo
graphical nature or just plain
oversight; however, if any por
tion of a newspaper should be
free of oversights and careless
writing, it should be the editorial
section.
Secondly, in virtually all con
tests someone could be said to
have an advantage. Penn State
had a distinct advantage over
Marquette in that we played
harder, better and in general had
a much superior. team. Was this
an “unfair” advantage? Certainly
not!
A fraternity or "any other spon
sor is not the holder of an "un
fair” advantage by having the
initiative and enthusiasm to
search about town to find vehi
cles which will add to the better
ment of the pep rally and school
spirit in general. The trophy to
be won and the rushing that may
be obtained are indeed secondary
and merely serve as incentives to
insure a successful project.
—Vince Marino, '6O
member of Androcles
Gazette
TODAY
Agriculture Extension, 7 p.m., 218
HUB
AIM. 7 p.m„ 203 HUB
Alpha Lambda Delta, 5:15-5:43
p.m, 212 HUB
Board of Dramatics and Foren
sics, 6:30-7 p.m., 215 HUB
Christian Fellowship, 12:45-1 p.m.,
218 HUB
CPA candidate meeting for dis-
tribution staff, 7 p.m.. 218 HUB.
Cwens, 7:30 p.m., 215 HUB
Dancing Class, 6:30 p.m., HUB
ballroom
Hillel Foundation, Intermediate
Hebrew class, 7:15 p.m., Zionist
Committee, 7 pm.
Judicial Board, 7 p.m., 214 HUB
Penn State Grange, 7:15 p.m., 100
Weaver
Phi Mu Aloha smoker, 9 p.m., at
Phi Mu Delta.
Slavic Club, 7 p m.. Chapel lounge
UCA Social Service Committee,
7-8 p.m., 214 HUB
Wesley Foundation, S.T.E. chap
ter meeting, 7 p.m., S. T. E.
pledge meeting, 7 p.m., Kappa
Phi Model meeting, 7 p.m.
Women's Choir, 6 p.m., HUB as
sembly hall
WRA Bridge Club, 7 p.m., for ad
vanced and intermediate play
ers, White Hall
WSGA. 6:30 p.m., 217 HUB
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Joan Ackerman, Ruth Brandon, Judith
Douglas. Pamela Enander, Andrew Funk,
Robert Horn, Joan Hamilton, Jane Hun*
char, Wanda Knepp, Michael Koss, WiU
Ham K recti, Martin Lane, Joan Mozino,
Nancy Othorne, Rmellen Pasternack,
Lynnette Sabre, John Sedam, Marilyn
Singer. William Surgner. Richard Taney,
Marilyn Trimble, Kenneth Williams.
AM Station-
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cal questions which would coma
before the Federal Communica
tions Commission would be oper
ating hours and proof of financial
responsibility.
Walker explained that this im
plied a responsibility which the
trustees were reluctant to accept
“unless they are very certain we
possess the ability and know-how
to operate efficiently.”
Frosh Men to Learn
About Fraternity System
The University fraternity sys
tem will be explained to freshmen
students tonight in the men’s
residence halls.
The meetings will be held at
different times from 10 p.m. un
til midnight. The schedule of the
meetings is posted in the resi
dence hall units. Fraternity rush
ing chairmen will speak in gen
eral to the freshmen about the
fraternities.
Little Man on Campus by Dkk Bibles
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"1 taka it you've never had fencing lessons?"
from here to infinity
You Think You
Have Troublesf
So college students think they have trouble with the
service in the local eateries!
According to a New York Times report, over in Poland
things are really bad. In fact, in order to get decent serv
ice at the local equivalent of a restaurant it’s a good idea
to be a member of the Cen
tral Committee,
Maybe being on the Board
6f Trustees would help here!
On the home front, one has
difficulty in catching the at
tention of the waiter. Over in
Poland, this problem is sim
ple, only the waiter always
claims yours isn't his table.
Management in Poland tried
everything to relieve the sit
uation. It ev
en resorted 4
paying ti
waiters a p<
centage of ti
c u s t o m ei
check. He)
we call it ti
ping.
Even t h
met with
d i f f i cultit
Waiters -
so much time^ 4 -
trying to get THOMPSON
the. customers to buy high
priced drinks, that the rest of
the customers who didn't drink
were completely neglected.
Once a customer manages to
get hold of a waiter, he meets
with another problem. After
ordering, he gets the same old
line: “We haven’t got it."
This is ofen the case here.
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/ SEEN A PENGUIN. VOF THEM.. J
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KIND OF STRAIGHT, AND THEY h-----
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15. 1958
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- by bob thompson
Only here one may wait so
long for the waiter in the first
place that the particular dish
is out of season before he gets
a chance to order it.
Actually, we shouldn't com.
plain about the service here.
Gelling a cup of coffee is a
lot easier than going to Brasil
for the beans. Sometimes,
however, we think this math,
od would be a lot quicker.
All this reminds us of the
restaurant we ate in recently.
When we complained about
the fish not being as fresh as
what we had a week earlier,
the waiter came back by tell
ing us that it was strange to
him. It was a piece of the same
fish.
Maybe the waiters could be
paid bonuses in vodka. The
only trouble with this situa
tion would be the slightly in
ebriated ones.
Can't you picture a potted
waiter making his way across
the floor with a tray full of
cups of coffee? It wouldn't be
long before the customers
would begin to eat at home.
Then again, maybe the foods
minister could solve the short
age of seasoning. He could ship
the non-workers off to the salt
mines!
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