PAGE SIX Editorial Opinion 'Hitting the Road' Approximately 14,000 undergraduates will "hit the road" tomorrow, destined for virtually all parts of Penn sylvania and a good many parts of neighboring states. Perhap., the bulk of the traffic will be headed toward Pittsburgh, where the Nittanv Lions xvill close out their season in an attempt to topple the Pittsburgh Panthers on Thanksgiving Day. Unpleasant weather predicted for today and tomorrow may be expected to further complicate hazardous traffic conditions Safety figures show an ever-decreasing percentage of traffic accidents per population and per miles driven, but this is of little consolation to the students who have become accident statistics. An automobile fatality or a major accident involving students 13 reported after almost every vacation period. Most are accidents that need not have happened, that might have been avoided by more careful driving. Highway regulations, police enforcement, safety cam paigns, newspaper editorials—these can do only so much to prevent automobile accidents. The burden of carefulness must always rest on the individual driver, who alone can be responsible for his own and his passengers' safety. Students will have many blessings for which to oe thankful when they sit down at their Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. But they may be doubly thankful if they find on their return that the student body has not been marred by death and destruction on the highway WSGA's Judicious Step The Women's Student Government Association is considering an expansion of its judicial system—a prac tical and timely step. Women's Judicial, the only court provided for under WSGA's constitution, is overburdened. Minor cases which carry standard penalties take up too great a proportion of Judicial's time. And as the number of women students increases, the number of judicial cases will increase. WSGA Senate last week tentatively approved by straw vote a plan to establish unit courts, which would consist fo four or six members chosen in the spring—one from each residence hall unit. The chairman of each court would sit on Judicial. Under this system Judicial would be relieved of the time consuming task of hearing the many minor cases which arise. This job would be taken over by the unit courts Judicial could then limit itself to cases for which a standard penalty is not prescribed. It also could hear appeals on decisions made by the unit courts. This year's Student Encampment came up with a proposal for a new, coordinated student judicial system which could expand to accommodate a much larger en rollment. The plan WSGA Senate is now considering could fit quite easily into an integrated court system for the future. In addition, it would provide the present women's judicial body with more time to spend on major cases. _ The proposed unit court system must be approved at two Senate meetings before it can become a part of the WSGA constitution. The Senate should waste no time. An expanded judi cial system is needed—now. Fifty-four Yearn of Student Editorial Freedom Otte Battu Totirgiatt Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Puhfished Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The Daily Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter July 9, 1931 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879. Mail Subscription Price: $1.90 per semester $l.OO per year. ROBERT FRANKLIN Editor City Editor, David Fineman: Managing Editor, Richard Nantes Sports Editor, Lou Prato; Associate 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 Mackey: Asst. Local Ad Mgr., Robert Pirrone; National Ad Mgr.. Betsy Brackbill: Promotion Mgr.. Kitty Bar. gut; Personnel Mgr., Mickey Nash; Classified Ad Mgr., Rae Waters; Co. Circulation Mgrs., Mary Anne First and Murray Simon; Research and Recordi *Mgr.. yfary Herbert: Office Secretary. feirla Johnson. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor. Carol Blakeslee: Copy Editor, Sandy Padre; Wire Editor, Janet Duritine: Ataiitants. Judy Rosenblum. Tom Eggler,„ Mat Wo'ford, Kary: do Chacek. Charlotte Flack, Eddie Chun Gretchen Harrison. Germ Sermattel..ludY Robertson. Div.. Illadtek. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA FRANK VOJTASEK Business Manager from here to infinity Paintin' Pranks in' Campus Capers Shaved heads, shaved lawns, painted pavements and lacquered libraries . . . . The "woods is full of 'em" these days, both here and at scores of other campuses across the nation. - Most of the pranks do little more damage than raise - the ire of campus officials and the consternation of many a police department . . . not to mention the wrath of physical plant workers that have to clean off paint from library walls, gym nasium steps and football fields. Some years back, the idea of painting up the campus was the rage with the high school set, And for a while, school officials ha d their hands full trying to cope with their painted porticos. Ac cording to those from the previous gen eration we have talked to, officials and police THOMPSON found a remedy to the situation —have the culprits clean up their own mess—if they were caught, that is. One friend tells us of the foot ball game between his high school and ifs rival team that started an hour or so late be cause most of the football team took time out to clean paint off the front of the rival school's steps. To add insult to injury, the team finished the game with housemaid's knees and dishpan hands. Actually, the judge did give the offenders .a choice in the matter. It was "clean-up or the calaboose." Then there were the "innocent students caught a while back who lamented that: "we were innocent, and had the police con vinced until they saw the cans of paint in the back of our car." Actually, there have almost been some tragic consequences as the result of rival pranks. Three weeks ago, students from Swarthmore painted several big S's on the Ursinus College grid The plan backfired when the lime they used for the painting turned out to be unslaked. Half the team ended up with second degree burns while playing on the field the next day. Things were so bad that the annual classic between Swarth more and Haverford College was No, Thanks! -1- by bob thompson nearly called off because there weren't sufficient players well enough to make up a team. Two years ago Lehigh stu dents traveled to Easton and etched a big 'LU' on the Lafay ette football field with lime. Spectators at this year's game can still see the letters in the field. No matter what the Le high officials can do, they can't erase the LU. Things will be all right if Lafayette College be comes a university, but it's a little embarrassing at present. Here's a tip for those interested in painting up a few compuses: DON'T! Little Man on Campus by Dick Bible, "In conclusion—l hope my lecture hasn't been too difficult foe you to follow in your text—l expect my glasses will be repaired by tomorrow:' TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1958 Letters Coed, T-Shirt Issues Aired TO THE EDITOR: Who cares whether Nittany men wear T. shirts in their "cracker boxes?* When we see them they look pretty sharp. Given appropriate surroundings, they do dress and act well. Nittany-ites have a lot more spirit in their student govern ment and in Penn State activi. ties than many of those who refer to them as "slobs." —Peggy Powell '62 —Rhoda Segur '6l —Lois Blake '62 —Jean Sullivan '62 —Nancy Headley '62 —Stella Hulsberg '62 —Barbara Statmore '62 —Rhonda-Horvitz '62 —Lucinda Littlefield '62 —Mary Loker '62 TO THE EDITOR: In reference to the comments of "one repre sentative gr o u p—coeds" con cerning the repeal of the Nit tany T-shirt ban, a few ques tions have risen in my mind. Does this "representative group" that made such state ments as "what slobs" and "and they wonder why we won't go out with them," include the members of the sockless coeds and the cprivas shoe clans? Why should coeds be concerned about the clothing worn by students in the Nittany or any other dormitory area? To me, it sounds like the pot calling the kettle black. ----R. A. Dauber. 'SS Alumna Praises Special Edition TO THE EDITOR: CONGRAT ULATIONS ON COLLEGIAN'S EXPANSION ISSUE (Sat., Nov. 15) STOP NEWSPAPER COL LEAGUES AN D SQUIRREL HILL ALUMS IMPRESSED. —Ginny Miller, '5B EDITOR'S NOTE: Miss Millet is a reporter for the Homestead Daily Messenger. Gazette TODAY Freshman Council, 6:30 p.m., 211 HUB Freshman Regulations Board, 12:30 p.m, 212 HUB HUB Board, 9 a m.. 213 HUB Intercollegiate Conference on Govern. ment, R p m , 203 HUB Liberal Arts Council. 6:30 p in., 213 HUD Neu Bayrischer Schuhplattler. R p m., White Pep Rally Dance. R p m., HUB ballroom TOMORROW _ - - Sigma Xi. lecture on "Rocket Investiges ton of the lonosphere," Dr. Sidney A. Bowhill, t p niIII Roucke UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Ronald Castellanos, Kay Esslinger. Thomas Ferrier, Paul Haberman, Ronald Heist, Richard Hoak, Donald Lloyd, Nancy McNear, Rodney Nunema'ker, Joha Parks, James Pringle, Jacquelyn Ralston, William Robbins, Ann Robbins, F'red. erick Root. Sheron Rowles, Frank Sap
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