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Editorial 0 • inion
Councils Should Present
Student Views to Faculty
The Liberal Arts Student Council has lost an ideal
chance to present its students' opinions on possible changes
in the college's mathematics-science requirements.
The council failed to recognize the significance to
future liberal arts students of such a curriculum change
when it held a passing discussion on it at Tuesday's
meeting.
The liberal arts faculty has been discussing since last
fall plans to strengthen the requirements. Several pro
posals have been suggested, debated and rejected in the
faculty meetings.
The basic objection to the present requirements is that
students can fulfill them without a chemistry or physics
course. Some professors feel these courses 'provide the
only true picture of experimental methods in the lab•
oratory.
The student council should not try to dictate to the
faculty or interfere with its functioning in any way but
it should at least have offered the students' views on the
prospective changes.
Past Council President Louis Phillips had earlier
relayed some preliminary information concerning the
curriculum discussion to the council. Progress of the
faculty action was also reported in Collegian stories.
However, until the council's final meeting of the
semester Tuesday, no one had introduced the subject for
discussion. This was done Tuesday and it was suggested
that David Epstein, council president, should present the
council's views at today's faculty meeting.
But no discussion followed.
One of the main duties of a student council is to act
as a liaison between the students and faculty. A council
should take its students' views to the faculty. The faculty
should not have to take the initiative.
Many faculty members are eager to hear student
opinion. Polls are often taken to obtain student feelings
concerning a course, courses or even to aid in evaluating
a college.
This should have been quite evident to the liberal arts
council members since some of them have taken part in
Rich surveys.
The professors' interest should have been further
evident to the council since the faculty has formally in
vited council officers to attend monthly staff meetings.
l'he faculty quite evidently believes some benefit can
come from close relations with its students.
The liberal arts council has apparently missed its
chance since final action is expected today on the science
requirements.
But many such items will be discussed in the future
and it is the duty of any council to present student opinion
to the faculty. The faculty can then weigh these views
with its own technical knowledge to take suitable action.
What Holiday?
Extending of closing hours of the Pattee Library for
four days next week will be a help to students studying
for finals. But the hours should be extended for the rest
of the examination period.
Ralph \V. McComb, University librarian, said library
staffers will work regular Saturday hours because of the
Memorial Day holiday.
However. students cannot observe the holiday because
final examinations are being given until 9 that night.
Since finals are not over until June 3, the library
certainly should extend its hours for the rest of the
examination period.
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Sandy Padwe: Assistant Sports Editor. John Black: Photography Editor, Martin
&herr; Member, Board of Editor., Robert Thompson.
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Editor, Jim Moran; A.sirtents, Edie Beek, Bone Nathanson, Susie Eberly, Rog
Smith, Dave Yoblick, Meg Telehbolts, Kftthy McCormick, Janet Rosenberg.
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Letter
Reader Refutes
Soph's Letter
TO THE EDITOR:
Dear Matthew,
In your recent letter, which
appeared in this column yester
day, you gave some very bad ad
vice to the coeds of this campus.
If a man is found in a girls'
dormitory, according to you, the
girls should hold a meeting and
discuss what action to take.
Needless to say, during this
time the man could beat, steal,
and even rape. This is no exag
geration, especially when you
consider events similar to the
shooting that took place right
here in State College recently.
No one can deny that unfor
tunate events of this nature do
occur. In the light of this fact,
the instant a man violates the
boundaries of the restricted areas
in the girls' dormitories, the safe
ty of the girls in that dormitory
is jeopardized, and it automati
cally becomes the duty of every
girl in that dormitory, in regard
to her own safety as well as the
safety of her classmates, to re
port such an intrusion immediate
ly to the proper authorities.
You called the two coeds who
reported the presence of the man
in their dormitory to the proper
authorities, "childlike and irra
tional."
It seems to me if the young
lady who is now in trouble had
been as "childlike and irrational"
she would not be in the apparent
ly ruinous situation she is in.
•Name Withheld
3 Students Compliment
Hospital Nurse Staff
TO THE EDITOR: During our
stay at the University Hospital
last weekend, at which time we
were annoyed by the measles, we
were shown great courtesy and
friendship by the nurses.
As we attempted to make the
best of our predicament, the light
6onversation and friendly ges
tures conducted by the nurses, all
helped to make our stay more
pleasant.
We feel some recognition should
be given!
Gazette
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Board of Drarnaiics and Forensics, 6 :30
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Bridge Club, 6 :30 p.m., Retro! Union card-
toorn
Ansembly. 7:30 p.m.. 20 HUB
Campus CAUCIIISI
Christian Fellowship, 13:34 p.m., 213 HUB
CPIC. 7 p m., 217 HUB
Gamma Sigma Sigma,
Union e.olernhly room
Mathematics Seminar. noon. 217 HUB
Public Relations, 6 p m., 218 MIR
Sports Car Club. 7 p.m., 214 HUB
Young Republicans, 7 P.m., 208 NVillaril
Donald Benton, Irwin Blank, Albert
Burger, Vincent Chi, John Caldron, Eve
lyn Gustaveson, George Hand, Eleanor Han
s-n, Leßoy Ishler, Roland Lessard, Lester
htsbery, Hsi Miller, Louis Phelps, Harriet
Shapiro, Barbara Shepnian, Sandra SW
ling, Carol Segley, Tames Swartawelder.
Language Tests
Planned for Grads
Graduate students who plan to
take the written foreign language
reading examinations July 27 and
who have not taken the prelimi
nary oral tests should arrange to
do so.
Appointments for the tests can
be made as follows: the German
orals, which are to be given June
29 and 30, 227 Sparks; French or
Spanish tests, also given on Juno
29 and 30, 300 Sparks.
All other students who have
previously passed the oral tests
but have failed the written ex
amination should register for the
test no later than July 1 in the
following places: German, 227
Sparks, English, 247 Sparks;
French or Spanish, 300 Sparks.
Prof Publishes Article
In College Art Journal
Harold E. Dickson, professor
of art and architectural history
has had an article published in
the spring issue of the College Art
Journal.
Dickson's article -is concerned
with helping students to know
and understand art in the hope
that they will come to appreciate
it.
—Elwood White '62
Richard MAzger '63
Howard &gars '6l
TOD A,Y
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HOSPITAL
Little Man on Campus by Disk
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Letters
Readers Disagree With Editorial
TO THE EDITOR: I was con
siderably disturbed by the edi
torial that appeared in today's
Collegian. In this editorial the
editors tried to defend their
action of having pictures taken
at the E. E. Cummings lecture.
It appears that the editors of
the Collegian have no idea of
the responsibility that goes
with being the newspaper of
the Pennsylvania State Uni
versity. I would like to refute
them on three points.
First is a practical point. The
editorial stated that a picture
was needed to give complete
coverage of this news event.
Yet the same editors that felt
a picture was needed also de
cided that the lecture was so
unnewsworthy that they did
not even have a story on the
lecture itself, let alone print a
picture of it except in the edi
torial.
I realize that the Collegian
printed publicity for the lec
ture, but it had no story on
Cumming's lecture. The lack
of a story is inconsistent with
the desire for a picture.
Secondly, the Collegian used
the picture only to show its
disregard for contracts made
by the University. The Col
legian is University sponsored
and supported an d should
show some respect for the
University.
The Collegian is not inde
pendent and, whether it likes
It or not, is responsible to the
University like all other Uni
versity sponsored organiza
tions.
Last and most important, the
Collegian's irresponsible action
could have serious effects on
future Artist Series programs.
The Collegian undoubtedly
has the Constitutional right to
take pictures of news events.
But it also has the responsi-
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bility that goes with the right.
By brazenly flaunting its
ability to disregard University
contracts, it makes it impos
sible for the Artist Series to
attract other personalities with
the same desire for privacy as
expressed by Cummings.
Thus the Collegian deprives
the entire University commu•
nity of the benefits of having
these people speak. It is in this
respect that the editors have
erred the most.
I hope that in the future the
editors will consider not just
their own interests, but the in
terest of the entire University
community.
TO THE EDITOR: In reference
to your editorial about the Ar
tists' Series that appeared in
Tuesday's paper,
We were highly disappoint
ed in the position that the Col
legian took on this.
It would seem that when the
University is fortunate enough
to have such a famous poet as
E. E. Cummings come to our
campus, that it would not be
asking too much of Collegian
to comply with a perfectly rea
sonable request—not to take
photographs. This is no denial
of "Freedom of the Press"; this
is common courtesy.
But Mr. Cummings, it is
highly irregular for anyone to
take photographs during a per
formance and it is most dis
turbing to the audience who al
so has rights.
We'd like to see more accept
ance-of the great responsibility
that comes with the "Freedom
of the Press" and more judg
ment in using this freedom.
—Sally Jervis '59
—Joy Larson '59
—Linda Walrath '59
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NOT ONLY TO OTHER PEOPLE,
BUT TO ANIMALS, F 1514 BIRDS
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