PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion A Queen of What? Just what is the purpose of a Homecoming Queen? In past years, Penn State’s Homecoming Queen has been referred to as a queen without a queen-dom. The reason for this is simple. A big to-do is made over choosing a queen for Homecoming Weekend. Col legian carries a story announcing the queen the Friday morning of that weekend. She is introduced at Thespian productions. But after that .. . nothing. The football team chooses the winner from five finalists. But her'name isn't'even announced over the public address system at the home coming game Saturday afternoon. A glance to other campuses for Homecoming Week end makes Penn State’s program look sick. Their celebra tions range from gigantic float parades before the tra ditional game to introducing the queen and having the football captain plant a big kiss on her rosy cheek at halftime. Every year, alumni complain about the lousy compe tition for the football team, the lousy program and lousy everything about THEIR weekend. A glance at future schedules show that competition on the field will become much tougher. A colorful parade and coronation of the Homecoming Queen would add very much to a weekend to which alumni and students would look forward. The Homecoming Queen should be THE queen of the fall semester at least. It is not necessary to copy the elaborate programs of other universities. However, the queen should at least appear at the pre-game pep rally and be introduced sometime during the game. Support and Finances The Student Government Association will be reim bursed for its $2OO to $3OO expenditure the Assembly ap proved last Thursday for the UN Weekend, Oct. 23 and 24. Chairman Carmella LaSpada fold Ths Daily Col legian last night that the SGA would be reimbursed through the profits derived from the World University Service-SGA sponsored Chordetteß* concert Sunday, Oct. 18. It seems many Assembly members were not aware that in voting for SGA support for the project, they were obligating SGA to $2OO to $3OO in expenses. It was not made clear whether "support,” implied financial support as well. The purpose of the weekend is worthwhile, but the committee should have made the expenses clear in its report to the Assembly. The idea of combining the WUS concert with the rest of the weekend’s activities was made at the last minute. This concert is the only means of raising a large amount of money for student refugees— one of the purposes of the event. It was only natural that the expenses incurred be sub tracted from the Chordeitea' concert and not from SGA funds. The weekend should be on a self-supporting basis at least, although the original intent of the weekend was enlightment on the refugee problem and not fund-raising. Assembly members should be more careful in accept ing committee reports which will require SGA appropri ations and more directly student funds. Questioning from the floor can alleviate embarrassing situations later on when the Assembly has already committed itself. A Student-Operated Newspaper Gty* ®aUy (dnUrgian Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 PublNhed Tut«d»j through Saturday mornlni during tha Univeraity yrar. Tha OaHy Loiltgian ii i Ntudtnt-optrftttd newspaper. Enjered as second-class matter July 5. 1934 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March 9, 1879, Mail hubscriptlon Price; 13.06 per semester $5,00 per year. DENNIS MALICK GEORGE McTURK Editor a SSHESy ,> * Business Manager STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Bill Mausteller; Copy Editor, Barb Yunk; Wire Editor, Nicki Wolford. Assistants: Cordie Lewis, Margie Colfax, Cynthia Cordero, Susan Taylor, Kay Mills, Joanne Markman, Diane Shover, Margie Zelko, Phyllis Zelko, Phyllis Mandelbaum, Mike Woodring, Judith Walko, Valerie Turner, Cathy Hersey, JoAnne Mork, Joel Myers, Paula Dranov. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Letters Student Urges More Protests On Parking TO THE EDITOR: During the last few weeks I have heard many verbal complaints about the recently imposed parking restrictions. However, there have been a fantastically few number of written complaints published in the Collegian. To me, this can mean but two things. The first is that Mr. Diem is correct when he says that 90 per cent of the student body does favor his ridiculous solution to the park ing problem. The other possibility Is that the University student is com placent end thus happy to do as he is told. In other words, he does not have the initiative or the backbone to stand up for what ha iaals is right. Since I have not heard any student speak in favor of the new regulations, I can only conclude that the average stu dent is very apathetic .A united student body would have had Mr. Diem’s head by now, even if only in effigy. Prof Wayne took a step in the right direction by stating in Friday’s Collegian that a good fuel for the winter would be the burning of all the new campus parking rules and reg ulations. It is noteworthy to recall that the only students to com plain about the new regula tions were among the more than 300 students who received tickets on the Sept. 27 week end. What about the other 15,- 000 of us who are eligible for •"violations" on future week ends? The only solution to the parking problems lies in the hands of us. students. We are the only ones who can make the'administration' admit their mistake This is our University—our means to a better way of life through higher education. Apathy can only lead to fur ther losses in privileges now enioyed. Use your freedom of speech to let yourself be heard! —D. L. B. Graduate Student Hat Sox Await Lion Suit Drive Dear Prof Wayne: The hat societies heartily sup port your suggestion that it would be very nice to see a respectable looking mascot when the new stadium is opened next year. However, since responsibility for pep rallies and for the drive for a new lion suit has been taken from the hat societies and is now the property of the cheerleaders, it is not our place to begin col lecting the funds without their ‘‘go ahead.” Larry Buck, head cheerleader, is well aware of our enthusiastic offer to assist him. Let’s hope that the cheerlead ers “get on the ball” and enlist our help for the collection of the funds we -agree are necessary for our poor tattered and battle scarred Lion. Meanwhile, we’re ready and waiting for the word “go!” Hat Society Council, Stan Foster. '6O Pres. Marianne Ellis, '62 Sec.-treas, Gazette American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 7pm, HUB axsembly room Belles Lettrcs, 7 p.m., Simmons study lounge Chimes Msrdi Brawl Committee, 4 p.m, 217 HUB Christian Fellowship, 12:45 p.m., 218 HUB Collegian Business Staff, senior board 5 p.m., Collegian Business Office Collegian Promotion, Staff, 7 p.m., 219 Willard Dancing Classes, 6:39 p.m., HUB ball* room Edocation Student Council, 6:30 p.m., 217« 218 HUB 1.C.G., 7 p.m., 214 HUB Newman Club, 7*9 p.m., 218 HUB Panhel Connell. 6:30*8 P.m., 203 HUB S.C.C.A., 5 p.m , 215 HUB Schuhplattler Club, 7:30 p.m., 3 White World University Service, 7*B p.m., 216 HUB WRA Bowling Club, 6:30 p.m.. White WRA Golf Club, 3*5 p.m., University Coif Course WRA Swim Club, (Interest Group), 6:39 p.m., White WRA TtnnU Club, 4 East Texuua Court* TODAY Spirit Asked At Army Game TO THE EDITOR: Ask any Penn Stater where he’d like to be come this Saturday and I’m be, come this Saturday and I’m swer would be “at the Point.” As we all know our unde feated Lions meet the Black Knights of Army this Saturday at the Academy. Due to limited seating ac comodations at West Point, only 500 tickets were given the University student body. Need less to say. these were sucked up faster than sections close at registration. The 500 people who were lucky enough to get these tick ets may indeed leel happy and proud—but they should also feel responsible, responsible to those of us who must stay be hind content to chew our nails and have our ears glued to our radios. I feel that those 500 “Lions” should “roar” loud enough for the thousands of us here on campus. I’d love to hear the sportscaster tell us that some 500 students poured onto the field at Army and formed an honor line for our team all the way from the stands to Penn State’s bench. I’d also like to hear a “Short Yell State," led by a full con tingent of University cheer leaders. float loudly over the radio "mile” all the way to the tower of Old Main. Whenever anyone hears of Army, they immediately think of the cadets all fired up and displaying a brand of spirit that's hard to believe. I know it's asking a lot, but I'd like to see our 500 “representatives" beat Army at its own game, and I have great confidence that they will. So come Saturday, Oct. 10, let’s beat Army in more ways than one. See you in Dallas. —Vinca Marino, '6O Senior Urges More PA Use TO THE EDITOR: I would like to congratulate Dean Mc- Coy and the Athletic Advisory Board for the occasional, but limited, use of the public ad dress at the football game last Saturday. Student leaders and mem- TUESDAY. OCTOBER 6, 1959 CHARLIE BROWN, I HAVE THE GREATEST TEACHER IN THE WHOLE WORLD'SHE'S A SEA AMONG GEMS' T NEVER REALIZED THAT THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION TURNED OUT SUCH A FINE PRODUCT* bers of the student body have been requesting this service' for five years. I believe that a great deal is added to the game itself and to the spirit of the spectators to know who carried the ball, who made the score, who made the tackle, etc. It can be seen from the lim ited test periods that the com plete use of he system during the entire game by competent personnel is desired by most of the spectators. In the past the Athletic Ad visory Board and Dean McCoy have never publicly given their reasons for not using tha speaker system. It has been admitted,' though, that Penn State is one of the very few colleges in the country which does not provide this service to its patrons. Again, as in the past, I would like to request that tha public address system be put into use during the entire game. If this request is refused, I believe that it is the duty of both Dean McCoy and the Ath letic Advisory Board to pub licly report to the student body, the faculty, the admin istration, and to the visitors to the University their reasons for not providing this desired service. —Carl Smith, '6O (Editor's Note: Dean . McCoy has announced that play-by play description of football games will be carried on a trial basis in the new stadium next year.) Coed Replies On Lighting TO THE EDITOR: In answer to Mr. Lawrence Smith’s let ter of Oct. 3 regarding tha lighting conditions of this cam pus, it is my humble opinion that Mr. Smith has slightly overplayed the position of the coed. Let me ask Mr. Smith if he has ever coma out of his world of sarcastic remarks long enough to realize or notice that the days are getting progres sively shorter as the nights in crease in length. This undeniable fart of tha behavior of our Universe causes it to get quite dark be fore the “fragile little flow ers” are requested to return to their “hot houses” for the re mainder ,of the evening. In case you didn't know it, coeds are permitted to be out until (Continued on page five) SHEfFMY TEACHER...SME .UNDERSTANDS ME! v • I ft
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