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Assembly Acts Wisely ;
Lion's Paw Take Heed
The Assembly proved last night that it will not he in
fluenced against the best interests of the student body
as a whole.
The reorganized student government system is on its
way to becoming a truly representative plan without
power being concentrated in the hands of a few.
In the interests of a well-organized Elections Com
mission for the 1959-60 academic year, Assembly members,
with the exception of one, disregarded the appointment
of an outsider and placed the commission leadership in the
hands of an experienced student.
Student government is under close observation as to
whether or not it will be an improvement on the old sys
tem. Through the action the Assembly took last night, it
has disregarded the influence formerly wielded by a group
of students—Lion's Paw—who are now discovering that
their influence is ebbing away.
Some members of Lion's Paw made it obvious last
night that they were not concerned with capable leader
ship and that they had only their group interest in mind.
It is rather disconcerting to see that after a year of
relatively good student government as was evidenced last
year, this group has again come to the fore in an obvious
manner.
The Assembly members who are still m the process of
learning the fundamentals of student government re
ceived an important lesson last night--that of good judg
ment in selecting a person who they feel is most qualified
for a job regardless of their own personal interests.
Lion's Paw should also take it upon themselves to
learn, to learn to think as individuals when they are con
sidering matters that pertain to the student body, to learn
as the Assembly members are learning, that student gov
ernment must be improved in the interests of the Uni
versity as a whole, and lastly, to learn that their, like the
Assembly, are also new and must proceed with caution
and good taste in mind.
Lion's Paw recognizes outstanding men who have
contributed in some way to the University's groups. If
this group is to reflect this characteristic of "outstanding",
it has a lot to learn. Last year's group proved that it could
be outstanding, and if this group cannot follow along their
lines—student government may suffer.
This will only happen if the Assembly does not follow
the pattern it set last night. It is up to the Assembly to
continue its good work and prove the virtues of the re
organization plan and this can also be applied to Lion's
Paw.
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Letters
Battle Rages
Over Coed
TO THE EDITOR: In reference to
the letter addressed to me that ap
peared in the Collegian I have the
following comments to make to
the author or authors:
1. The discussion of a sensible
course of action to take in the
case of Sunday's disturbance
would have been of value. It is
reasonable to believe that five or
six girls are able to keep one
man under control.
2. If one considers the extent
of population of the upper stories
of the girls' dorms, an attempted
beating or rape is far less likely
to occur there than in the lower
and very often unpopulated por
tions of the dorms.
3. It is indeed unfortunate that
people who are considered to be
adults by one part of the Univer
sity are not considered to be so
by another part. As a result of
this we see boundaries and re
stricted areas erected
Freedom of entrance and pass
age would probably be less dis
turbing than some people ap
parently believe. Given the privi
lege to assume the responsibilties
of an adult, it is not likely that
the privilege would be abused by
the majority of students.
4. I note that you apparently
requested the Collegian to with.
hold your name from publication.
If you believed that what you
had to say was really worth say
ing, then you should certainly not
fear standing behind your name.
A letter of refutation mitten in
semi-anonymity is hardly of very
much woi th.
—Matthew Hillsman 'Bl
TO THE EDITOR: It was with
Interest that I read the kind let
ter of Matthew J. Hillsman to the
editor concerning the "smuggling
episode."
Perhaps it never occurred to
Mr. 11111sman to mention the fact
that he has been dating said coed.
I would like to know what morals
Mr 1 - 1111sman has to think that
having a man in the bedroom of
a woman's dorm produces a sit
uation that "may not be as grave
as it appears to be."
But, then again, one's faith in
morals is restored when, in the
next paragraph, he contradicts
himself and refers to the "grav
ity of the situation."
Furthermore, the coed whose
behavior was questionable was
NOT reported simply to have de
stroyed her ''good name " She
was reported for the following
reasons:
1. Most obvious is the fact that
men are at no time allowed in a
coed's bedroom
2. It is morally and ethically
wrong.
3. Parents of coeds do not seem
to go in for the type of com
munity living where men are in
women's rooms day and night
4 One pays money for room
and board in a GIRLS dormitory,
expecting that privacy.
5. If a coed knowingly breaks
such an obvious rule as this, she
should expect to be under juris
diction of University rulings.
Lastly, I think it is positively
ridiculous for any person to have
to justify Mr. Ilillsman or any
one else, the reasons for the turn
ing in of a coed who has violated
an age-old rule of the University
which is obviously so morally,
socially and ethically right.
—A Freshman Coed
TO THE EDITOR
Dear Name Withheld:
Granted the Penn State coed is
subject to beatings, stealing and
rape, she is also subject to earth
quakes, falling meteors and being
run over by stampeding herds of
Great White Wooly Wugga-Wug
gas, not to mention the Lower
Armenian Flying Gizzappi
Threat.
I think, Name Withheld, that
if you take the time to realize
we are not in a jungle, but in a
rather highly civilized commun
ity, the thought of one man sally
ing forth into a building filled
with over a thousand neither sick
ly nor defenseless females for the
purpose of rape begins to border
on the absurd. I'm afraid the
days of the "One Last Sabre
Charge" are long gone.
My rec o m mendation, Name
Withheld, is a reduction of your
True Confessions and Cinema diet
and a heavy dose of old fashioned
reality,
—Daniel Leshock, I/
ittle Man on Campus by Dick Sibley
figger, at least, I shoulda had a "C
-Minus" outa this cours
I had perfect attendance."
Letters
Reader Cites
Lack of Justice
TO THE EDITOR: State Col
lege "justice" has hit a new
low. On Wednesday I acted
as a witness to what I consider
to be one of the biggest farces
of justice I have ever seen.
The case, heard before Jus
tice of the Peace William P.
Bell, involved two Sunday af
ternoon parties at the Metzger
Building.
Although the parties were
held in different apartments
on different floors, both cases
were heard together. Testi
mony of the police officers, I
feel, was mostly irrelevant
and concerned the past parties
and "reputation" of the build
ing.
Officers Benner and Daly
testified that singing has been
heard in Calder Alley, and so
they investigated further.
In spite of my testimony that
no singing came from the
apartment in question, the fine
was still levied. The highlight
of this testimony, of course,
was Officer Daly's vocal ren
dition from "Wnnoweh," as he
said he heard it that day.
Perhaps the most ridiculous
remarks were perpetrated by
the justice of the peace him
self.
For instance, after I testified
that our party was a quiet one,
Bell said, "I've been to a few
cocktail parties myself: I've
never been to a quiet one in
my life."
He admitted that this doesn't
mean there can't be quiet beer
parties, but we wonder when
we will see police raids of the
non-quiet beer parties.
In handing down a decision,
Bell noted that the party was
held on Sunday, when he said
that Sunday is a day of rev
erence and that parties be kept
quieter.
It is hardly fair to project
religious beliefs in this matter.
Justice of the Peace Bell also
expressed his belief in the com
petency of the reports of Bor
ough Police. If such compe
tency exists, then why bother
to hold "court?"
—Robert A. Thompson '59
TO THE EDITOR: In reply to
the letter from Mr. Thomp
son, I would first like to com
ment that I have no objection
to his let ter being printed.
Students of the University
should be not be denied the
right to criticize anyone or
anything: this is a basic Amer
ican right and the preservation
of this right is one of the high
est ideals Americans can pos
sess.
But I would also like to use
this right in defending my own
stand.
The letter written by Mr.
Thompson was one that I
would have expected him to
write. Testimony presented M
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1959
the hearing by the defendants
implied they were as innocent
as new born babes.
I remarked during the hear
ing that men living in the
Metzger Building had in the
past been criticized for keep
ing women in their apartments
overnight.
One of the witnesses then
asked, "Since when is that a
crime?" I replied that that is
not a crime, but it does show
a new low in moral activities
of students. Nevertheless, I
would like to stress that the
past reputation of anyone or
anything concerned did not af
fect my judgment in any way
on the case. I based my deci
sion solely on what happened
Sunday night,
Today (Thursday) Mr. Mar
fin entered my office to pay
his fine. He said fo me that
he was very sorry for what
happened and admitted that I
was justified in judging the
case as I did.
This action by him made me
feel much better. I feel that
perhaps my decision, at least
in this case, did some good in,
teaching a human being a les
son for the better.
—William P. Bell,
Borough Justice of the Peace
Need Late
Library Hours?
TO THE EDITOR: I read the
article of May 20 concerning
the extension of hours by the
library with a certain amount
of misgivings.
In if Mr. McComb was re
ported as stating that there was
definitely enough use of the '
first floor reading rooms of the
Pattee Library to justify their
being kept open until 11 dur
ing the exam period this se
mester.
I am one of the student as
sistants who worked during
these periods. The total num
ber of students using the rooms
during this five day period was
355. Many of these left well
before 11.
Th. , total capacity of these
rooms is 300 per night. The per
night totals ranged from 36
to 94; the counts were made
between 10:20 and 10 . 30.
It seems to this student that
demanding that we serve the
students is a little unfitting if
slightly better than a 10th of
the capacity of these rooms
was actually used.
In your article it was not
clearly stated that these rooms
will be open exclusively for
studying —there will be no
books charged out after 10. It
was my experience last semes.
for that a few students could
not take "no" for an answer.
If the library is to remain
open for these extra hours, the
students should take advan
tage of the opportunity, and
accept the rules as they are
stated. The student assistants
have exams too.
—Dina Darman, 18
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