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May Day—Still. the Same
May Day ceremonies will again take place this Sat
tuday on a "moderately" changed basis.
The all-around value of the program was questioned
last spring and evaluation forms were sent to selected
parents Out of this three-month survey have come changes
of iclatively minor significance. And this year practically
the same program will be followed to entertain visitors.
The students and administration members responsible
for the planning of May Day maintain that it is a neces
sary part of University life and that it gives visitors a very
nice program to witness. They also maintain that it is a
good way to honor women students who have contributed
to the University through outstanding scholarship and
activities.
While the point made on the value of recognition tends
to convince many dubious students, it is a very weak one.
Almost every woman who participates in the program
has been recognized previously through outstanding con
tributions to the University in one form or another. How
May Day can offer any meritable recognition three weeks
before graduation seems questionable.
There are many women students who have brought
prestige to their University in an unnoticeable manner and
are not included in this last-gasp recognition. There is no
reason that these women should be slighted.
May Day may be a wonderful event for young girls
and even more wonderful for their parents. But it cannot
be put on that plane in the life of a woman student in her
late teens or early 20's. These women are about to take
their place in the world pursuing their chosen careers—
and these careers are far removed from May Day cere
monies.
A lot of work goes into the program each year. This
work is done by students who are generally leaders in
their residence hall units and who have enough to do in
these positions without assuming additional responsibili
ties.
The many hours spent in planning could certainly be
put to better use in concentrating on perfection of resi
dence hall life. These leaders would benefit every woman
student and not a chosen few participants in the program
in this way.
A modification or elimination was called for last year
and this was not accomplished. Instead of the Cwens
dancing around the maypole, the Bavarian Schuhplattlers
will be performing. This is hardly a constructive modifica
tion.
Perhaps another evaluation will be made next year
and another group will be chosen to do the maypole dance.
Or perhaps clowns will be substituted for Jesters.
Unless this program is evaluated objectively with the
desire to sincerely ascertain its worth to the Mother's Day
weekend there will never be any constructive changes.
Changes are always needed and they should be effect
ed. It's high time that May Day be taken off its pedestal of
flawlessness and be given the evaluation it so badly needs.
A Student-Operated Newspaper
Gllr Batty Tallrgiatt
Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887
Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The
Daily Collegian is ■ student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter
July 3. 1931 at the State College, Pa. Poet Office under the act of March 3. 1879.
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DENNIS MALICK
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Editor
Managing Editor. William Jaffe; Assistant Editor, Catherine Fleck: Public
Relations Director. Loll( Seubarth: Copy Editor, Roberta Levine; Sports Editor,
Sandy Padwe; Assistant Sports Editor. John Black; Photography Editor, Martin
Scherr; Member, Board of Editors, Robert Thompson.
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Mar., Mary Ann Mlle; National Ad Mgr., Lella Uhler; Classified Ad Mgr.,
Sara Brown: Co• Circulation Mgrs., Loretta Mink. Murray Simon; Promotion
Mgr., Ruth Briggs: Special Mgr.. Alice Mahachek; Personnel Mgr., Dorothy
Smeal; Office Secretary, Bonnie Bailey; Research and Records. Margaret Dimperio.
3TAFF THIS ISSUE: Copy Editors, Janet Durstine, Nieki Wolford and Jim Mor.
In: Wire Editor, Elaine Miele: As%istants, Amy Rosenthal, Barbara Foster, Janet
Eleahan, Sue Hill. Hill htimsteller. Jim Whalen, Dick Goldberg. Sue Weinman,
Janet Ito,eniterg and Carol Fagan.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
GEORGE McTURK
Business Manager
etters
Haller Explains
Society Affiliation
TO THE EDITOR; Due to a
printer's error some question has
arisen as to the type of affilia
tion I have had with the honor
ary societies listed on the senior
campaign poster.
For the purpose of clarification,
I should like to point out that I
am an active member of Phi Eta
Sigma and Pi Lambda Sigma and
was affiliated at the time with
lota Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi and
Phi Kappa Phi only to the ex
tent that I had been invited to
the preliminary meeting contem
plating membership.
—Theodore Haller
Senior Class President
Gazette
TODAY
A( 1:, 7 p.m., Grange Playroom
7 D of . 203 HUB
AIM Judicial, 7 pm, 213_ HUB
Businenq Administration Student Council,
6 :15 p m., 205 Houck('
FIX, All Boa: ‘1 , 4, 6 p
217 HUB
MEZIE=MMM
11:212E1INEMMI
Chriqlian Fellowqhip. 12:.10 p m , 218 HUB
ICCB. 8 16 p oh. 216 HUB
Wogloy Foundation
Kappa Phi. 7 nrn
MI Student Council, 7 :30 p.m.. 212 HUB
Newman Club. Proreisor Cage Lecture Ser
ies. 7 p m., 104 Chapel: Choir Practice,
7 :10 p in., Our Lady of Victory Church
UCA. 4:14 p m. , 217 HUB
Women's Chorus, 6 p m., HUB Assembly
Hall
Women Orientation Counselors, 9:30 p.m.,
MeFiwain Lounge
WSCA, 6:30 p m., 217 HUB
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Azheruddin Anattri, Terence Dill, Carl
Formo.o, Barry Frank, Barbara Fried,
Robert Fulton, Marilyn Coldfeather, John
Haberlen, Thomas Hamer, Virginia Harp
ater, Marshall Hartman, Ronald Kohler,
Arlene Kondor, Kenneth Lange-McGill.
Roberta Levine, James McLaughlin, Wil
liam Naaman, Charles Replogle. Kay Shel
don. Charles Steen, Lois Rothenberg, Wal
ter Voit, Licelotte Weihe, Michael Willard,
Ursula Wittenbrock.
Board Will Try
2 Fraternities
The Interfraternity Council
Board of Control will meet at 7:30
tonight at Tau Kappa Epsilon to
hear two cases and discuss penal
ties for violation of the new IFC
rule requiring a 2.1 house average.
One case involves illegal regis
tration of pledges by Chi Phi fra
ternity.
The other concerns Sigma Chi,
which is charged with having
women in the house after hours.
The rule requiring a 2.1 house
average was passed by the IFC
two weeks ago. It will not affect
this semester's averages, but will
be in effect next fall.
The rule, as passed by the IFC,
states that a house must have a
2.1 average or face disciplinary
action by -the Board of ControL
What the punishment will be will
be discussed tonight.
Social probation, which is used
in cases of violations of other IFC
rules, has been suggested as a
penalty.
Woman Killed
In Car Collision
Mrs. Ethel Kerhp, 65, formerly
of Berwick, was fatally injured
Sunday in a head-on collision on
Branch Road between Rt. 322 and
Pine Grove Mills.
The collision injured five oth
ers. three of which have been
detained in Centre County Hospi
tal. Police said both cars crossed
the middle strip and met at the
crest of a hill.
Donald D. Reish, Jr , of near
Potters Mills, was admitted to the
hospital after he was struck by
a car Sunday morning.
The auto was reported driven
by Barry A. Weaver. 18. of Centre
Hall. Police said Reish darted
from beil'rid a parked car and
Weaver had no opportunity to
avoid striking him.
®arras' Gives Up Post
As DOC Council Head
The resignation of Walter Dar
ran as president of the Division
of Counseling student council was
announced Thursday.
Darran said he had too many
other activities to continue as
president of the council.
The DOC Orientation Week so
cial will be held from 7:15 to 8:15
p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Also
announced was that a counseling
program for groups of 10 students
each will be sponsored by the
council several weeks after school
begins in September.
Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibfa
"Watch your talk—that's one Psych major who
stops to analyze anything you say."
without malice
Some Signs
Of The Times
Signs, signs, signs, everybody's gotta have a sign.
For every newly budding flower on campus within
the last week, there has been about twice as many
bloomin' signs.
. .
The signs in question, of course, are the ones being
worn by the "tappees" of hat
societies and honorary societies.
These may serve a good pur
pose in publicizing the socie
ties and the members-to-be but
the custom has dangers of
spreading .further.
Imagine if every group on
campus would require sign
wearing or some other symbol
to be hung about the necks of
the new members. A few could
certainly come up with some
eye-catching items.
The drill teams could have
their new members wear worn
out shoes,
'dock and Bri
ce Club tap
les could
, ear life-sized
utograp h e d
ictures of
a t t Dillon,
nd perhaps
:ture forest
r s might
trry one of
tst year's
_hristmas
MALICE trees.
Also along the picture-bear
ing line, new cheerleaders could
(and, I hope, will) wear large
photos of Fatty Leh, Jazz
Club "pledges," one of Dr.
Bernreuter; Pershing Rifles,
one of Davy Crockett; and the
Quarterdeck Society, one of
Popeye.
New members of the Com•
MAT tOS NEED IS SAIS SORT
OF WARNING SYSTEM...
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WEDNESDAY. MAY 6, 1959
by Benny malick
mon Sense Club (yes, there is
one) could go without wearing
any sign at all.
But thiS 'symbolism need not
be restricted to students alone.
Freshman members of the Uni
versity 'Senate could wear
miniature merry-go -r oun d s.
New members of the Board of
Trustees might try huge pad
locks.
Fraternities might try is
suing signs to all the party hop
pers. By 1 a.m. on Sunday
mornings there would be quite
a few overburdened party
goers.
But the ultimate of sign
wearing would be one for
every class. This would be
helpful on Saturday mornings,
especially on big weekends.
Before going out Friday night,
you could put on a sign for
each of your Saturday morn
ing classes. Then the next
morning when, and if, you are
blindly strolling about cam
pus, some kind soul can just
point you in the direction of
your class.
But anyone who has had the
experience knows it is no trou
ble wearing a sign. Besides,
there is no better feeling than
walking along on a rainy day
and having the wind blow one
of those damn soggy things in
your face.
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