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Editorial Opinion
Beginning of an Era
The students have launched their new government
with on overwhelming vote of confidence.
By a vote of 2158 to 382, the students accepted the
proposed Student Government Association constitution.
Amid the joy of victory celebrations, the candidates
elected to office in the spring balloting must soberly re
flect upon the tremendous responsibilities their fellow
students have placed on them.
Not only have the students given them their trust for
the administration of student affairs for the next year, but
they also have presented them with a mandate to start a
new era of student government.
Theirs will be the responsibility of giving Penn State
students a new chance to effectively administer their own
affairs and make their voices heard clearly. They will be
the leaders who shape the powers and responsibilities of
student goveinment for years to come.
The Ladies and the UN
The Daughters of the American Revolution have done
It aga:ll
AR Associated Press report last night said the 186,000-
member "patriotic" society has reaffirmed its stand against
U.S. participation in the United Nations.
Not only that, but the DAR also is critical of the UN
Children's Fund.
We sympathize with the DAR. We realize that not all
children in the world can be associated with rock-hibbed,
100 per cent American ideals. Nor, for that matter, can all
UN delegates.
We are sure that, were the U.S. government run by
some of these super-patriotic ladies, they would rule with
iron hands---and heads to match.
Revised Version
Another old Penn State tradition may be in for a "new
look."
While Mother Nature has been dresing up the campus,
the Women's Student Government Association has been
busy dressing up its annual May Day ceremony.
The childish fiasco which has dominated the Mother's
Day weekend in previous years is scheduled to give way
to something with a little more dignity. And the ceremony
wilt not continue to dominate the weekend—since many
other events of parental interest are planned.
WSGA has attempted to answer attacks on May Day
by taking a survey of parents attending it and remolding
the ceremony in line with their findings.
If the May Day ceremony is the kind of thing parents
want. to see when they visit their adult children at college,
more power to them—and all the more credit to WSGA
for establishing an improved version of the event.
But, despite all worthwhile efforts by WSGA, we
cannot promise that any version of May Day will not
cause sober adults to chuckle and strong men to cry.
A Student-Operated Newspaper
Ohr •Ilailu Tottegtan
Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887
ruhlished Timidity through Saturday morning during the UnirereitY year. The
Daily Collegian Is a etudent•operated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter
Suit 0, 1934 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3, 1979.
Mail Subscription Price: $3.00 per semester 45.00 per year.
ROBERT FRANKLIN
Editorq '4".': . ip 1
City Editor. David Fineman: Managing Editor. Richard Drayne: Sports Editor,
Loa Prato; Assoriate Sports Editor, Matt Mathews; Personnel and Public Relations
Director, Patricia trans: Copy Editor, Lynn Ward; Assistant Copy Editor, Dick
Fisher: Photography Editor. Robert Thompaon.
Credit Mar., Janice Smith; Local Ad Mgr.. Tom Hockey; Ant. Local Ad Mgr.,
Ceorae ktelfurk; National Ad Mgr.. Betsy Brackbill: Promotion Mgr.. Kitty Bur•
ged; Personnel Mar.. Mickey Nash; Classified Ad Mar.. Hag Waters: Co•
Circulation Mars„ Mary Anne First and Murray Simon; Research and Records
Mar.. Mary limboln; Office Secretary. Myla Johnson.
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Sandy Padwe: Copy Editor, Carol Blakeslee:
Wire Editor, Hohi,i Levine: Aviktanta: Zanily Slossoa, Susie Etn ?Wig
Pack, Craig Yerkes, Meg Teielaholta, Carol Faits&
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
ROBERT PICCONE
Business Manager
RI TM
Prof Pleads
Plight of Grass
TO THE EDITOR! The new
building construction as well as
recently added parking strips
have considerably reduced the
extent of the campus lawns. In
spite of the posts and chains put
up at strategic points, each day,
between classes, mighty armies
of undergraduates produce new
paths.
Mostly this is the result of care
lessness on the part of a few, who
unwittingly become leaders of
the mass movements based on the
axim "a straight line is the short
est distance between two points."
It is apparently not appreciated
that the effect on the lawns is
worse in the winter and spring.
The new fashion of tennis shoes
improves the situation somewhat.
The writer finds that his occa
sional deprecat ive admonitions,
which, as lie explains, are based
on a regard for our beautiful
campus based on 30
.years resi
dence, are kindly received He
doesn't even receive looks indi
cating he is taken for an escapee
from the nearest "boobie hatch."
This indicates the intent is good.
Possibly the sophomore class
could start a system of placing
members at strategic points to
take over the self imposed role of
the writer.
—John G. Aston,
Professor of organic chemistry
Chorus Members
Hit Non-Coverage
TO THE EDITOR: Wom en 's
Chorus cannot understand why
The Daily Collegian did not print
a story about our concert given
April 12. We asked about it twice,
and were told that the article
would be printed. This is a Uni
versity function, and as such
should have been publicized by
the University newspaper.
The Centre Daily Times, I am
proud to say, did a wonderful.
job of publicizing our concert.
The only disadvantage to this was
that most students at the Univer
sity do not have access to the
Thanks for your support.
—Han Johns, '6O
Doris McClure, '6O
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Collegian,
while it can make no promises
to publicize the events of any
group, does try to cover all news
of importance. News of the con
cert should have been published
and was "in type," but was in
advertently left out of the paper.
Gazette
Bible Fellowship, 7:50 p m , 211 Bovine
Christian Fenny. chip. 12.30 p ni , 210 111113
Interlandia Folk and Square Dance, 7 .30
p m.. White.
Lighting Seminar, 9 n.m , 212.211 111.113
Reading Festival. 9 n.m -noon , 1.5.40 p
DUB a , tenibly room
Sabbath Eve Service. 8 pm , Billet
VNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Louise Attocrt Blackhor,t. ChM.
len Bona?. Julia CaWei on, Constance
Daly, Jack Henderson, John Jeffries,
Thomas Kit liner, Donald Kopeinotl, Ray
mond Koper. Ai den MaeHatton, Jerry Mc-
Mindy, John Melchior, Mobei
Flizabeth Mono Harold Petersen, Ron
ald Smith. Eliraheth Summery, Judith
Todd, Ei elyn
Eng Prof to Present
Paper in Germany
Dr. A. W. Russman, professor of
engineering research, will travel
to Germany June to present
a paper to the Internal Combus
tion Engine Congress in Wies
baden.
"Diesel Exhaust Blowdown En
ergy" is the topic of the paper
authored by Dr. Russman and
William A. Pullman, a former en
gineering research assistant here.
Little Man on Camp
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from here to infinity
No More Queens?
Let's Hope Not
Did you ever feel like a king or queen without a
kingdom? We know one person who feels that way. She's
the National Plowing Queen. (Actually, the correct phrase
ology is National Queen of the Furrow.)
She's without a kingdom (or is it queendom?) because
the Department of Agriculture
decided not to continue the
National Plowing Contest and
Conservation Exposition. The
department has been spending
too much on subsidies we guess.
This thing is directly con•
nected to the University, since
the queen of the National
Plowing Contest this year is
Daunna Doebler, a junior in
art education,
The government probably
never guessed the furor it
evoked when
it discontinu
ed the plow
g contest
Imagine t h
frustrate
farmers will
are sitting r
round wi t
usty plow
waiting for
chance
plow a straigl
furl ow.
Then there THOMPSON
are the hundreds of would-be
beauty queens who no longer
have the chance to vie for the
title of Queen of the Furrow.
Maybe these girls can enter
some other queen contest, like
the national Flying Farmer
Queen, or the Queen of the
National Hog Caller's Associa
tion. (This last queen, we are
told, doesn't have to be a good
PEANUTS
I CAN SEE IT NOW-WE
COME TROTTING= ONTO THE
FIELD, 14-IE O,4APIRE 900T6,
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by bob thompson
looker, all she has to do is
speak pig latin.)
This Queen of the Furrow
may have the longest reign in
history. Can't you imagine her
hobbling back on crutches at
the age of 96 to crown her
successor? Maybe the queen
might be lucky enough to
crown her successor before
then if the Agriculture De
partment decides it can afford
to sponsor the contest.
What's going to happen if
some other queen sponsoring
groups feel that they can't af
ford their contests? The entire
future generation of young
ladies will have to turn to
something else to gain fame,
fortune and the like.
What's more, evidentally
Froth is feeling that it too can
get along without feminine
beauty to decorate its pages.
This month's edition has no
Froth Girl. This is like a foot
ball game without any cheer
leaders!
And this epidemic IA lack of
queens could spread even far
ther. What would happen if
they decided to do away with
the Junior Prom, the Fresh
man, or the Sophomere, or
Homecoming Queens? '
And if Linus Pauling had his
way, they would do away with
Civil Defense Queens, too!
Boy oh Boy. Life sure is going
to be dull.
HOW I DREAD
NEXT MONDAY...
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