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Editorial Opinion
What Worth-Hat Council?
Hat Society Council is under careful scrutiny by its
members due to the withdrawal of Mortar Board from its
membership—and for sound reasons.
The organization formed to coordinate the activities
of the various hat societies has proved in the past to be
little more than a meeting ground three or four times a
year with little or nothing accomplished.
Last year for instance, the Council met four times
and accomplished six things: Collected $502.05 for a new
Lion suit; Assisted with Larry Sharp Week; Sponsored
the Spring Activities'Exposition; Arranged a new system
for filing tapping cards; Coordinated dates'for tapping;
set Monday as Hat Day; and sponsored pep rallies. This
little from an organization representing approximately
100 student leaders.
Women’s societies are questioning the worth of their
membership on the Council because their tapping dates
are coordinated by the Dean of Women's Office. And some
of the men’s societies are just questioning the limited
activities of the organization.
What is to be done now that these faults have been
brought to light in the past few days? And can the Coun
cil prove itself to be worthwhile?
Hat Society Council officers seem to feel that this year
will be a vast improvement over previous ones and to
accomplish their objectives, they have planned a number
of projects. These projects are still in the planning stage
and no one can be certain whether they will help the
Council achieve its goals.
However, there is a marked enthusiasm on the part of
the officers and this may be the deciding year for the
continuation of the Council. If the hat societies decide to
withdraw now, the Council will become defunct.
This is up to the individual societies to decide. Each
hat society has its own pet projects to carry out each year
and most of the projects are beneficial to the University
and the student body. The Council itself has many projects
in mind that would be undertaken collectively by the bai
societies.
If the Council is maintained, then it should be an
active body and beneficial to its members—not a four
times-a-year organization.
The hat societies should keep this in mind and when
the Council meets this Sunday, offer good suggestions to
make it the service organization it was designed to be.
Otherwise, it is time to evaluate the Council’s worth to
the individual societies and, if there is none, it should be
abolished.
Advanced Registration
Name one of the biggest complaints about Recreation
Hall. How about the fact that that’s where registration is
held 1 ’
Well, this may soon be only a memory. Thanks to that
modern miracle—the electronic computer—registration
can be finished three months before the start of classes.
Tiie new system, modeled after one at Purdue, would
allow a student three months to drop and add courses.
Valuable time would not be lost dropping a course after
classes have already started.
Concerning the new system we comment
goodness for progress
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Letters
Orientation Heads
Thank Workers
TO THE EDITOR: The Orienta
tion Week Committee wishes to
express its appreciation to The
Daily Collegian staff for their
complete cooperation, coverage,
and publicizing of the Orienta
tion Week activities.
The enthusiasm of your staff
once again exemplified that many
students have as their goal a
‘‘Better Penn State.”
We also acknowledge our in
debtedness to the more than 400
students, administration and fac
ulty members who generously
gave of their time and services
to the numerous Orientation Week
activities.
To these Penn Staters, we ex
tend a very sincere thank you.
—Helen Skade, ’6O
Marly Leshner, '6O
Student co-chairmen
Orienialion Week
Gazette
TODAY
Air Force Glee Club, 8 p.m, HUB assem-
bly hnll
Alpha Lambda Delta, 5 p.m., 217 HUB
A* Hill Part} Committee, 6:45 p.m., 218
HUB
Alpha Phi Alpha, 7:30 pm.. 214 HUB
American Association of University Wom
en, 8 p.m , St'ito College High School
Bridge Club, 6:80 p.m., HUB cartlroom
Campus Assembl}, 7 p.m., 216 HUB
Christian Fellowship, 12:45 p.m., 218 HUB
Dancing Classes. 6:80 p.m., HUB ballroom
Gamma Sigma Sigma, 6 p.m., HUB assem-
bly room
Graduate Student Association, 8 p.m , 212
HUB
ICCB. 6:20 pm.. 212 HUB
IFCPA, 7 p.n\„ 217 HUB
News and Views, 6:45, old members, 7:00,
candidate-., 14 Home Economics
Btudent Council Election Committee, 7:30
p.m., 215 HUB
Student Lobby. 7:80 pm.. 216 HUB
WBA Bowling Club, 6:80 p.m.. White
Hall bowling alley
WRA Officials Club, 6;30 p.m., 2 White
Kali
WRA Naiads, 7 pm., White Hall pool
WRA Tennis Club, 1 .pm, East tennis
com ts
Summer Weather
To Return Today
Sunny skies and unseasonably
warm temperatures will return
to State College today for a one
day stand.
A storm system developing in
Nebraska and the new tropical
storm, Irene, which is moving
northeastward from the Gulf of
Mexico will combine to bring
rain to this area tomorrow.
The forecast is for partly cloudy
and warm weather today with a
high of 78 degrees.
Tonight should see increasing
cloudiness and pleasant tempera
tures with a low of 61 degrees.
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Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibier
Letters
Jr. Criticizes Student Directory
TO THE EDITOR: The Penn State
Student Directory that came out
last week is a total disgrace to the
University and to those involved
in its compilation.
Personally, I would have pre
ferred paying a half-dollar more
or waiting another couple of
weeks for a book not possessing
earmarks of being thrown togeth
er in a matter of hours.
In fuming io page 48, for in
stance, the reader will find in the
group of last names beginning
with "F" those names beginning
with "D" and "B" (yes, even
B"). Other examples, such as a
'W" with the "B's" and an "M"
with the "A's", merely indicated
to me that the editors were more
interested in speed than anything
else.
The point here, of course, is
that these students are going to
have a hard time finding their
names. Even more important is
the difficulty their friends will
have trying to get in touch with
them.
In some cases, the local address
is wrong, thus ruling out the pos-
Another Student Hits Parking
TO THE EDITOR: The parking
problem has gotten out of hand
this year. "Why are some large
narking lots without cars after
5:30 p. m. and on Sundays?
Someone has yet to present a
clear cut solution to the park
ing problem. There is no reason
why the parking lots cannot have
the greatest possible use made of
them.
Parking lot 23, east of the Helz
el Union Building, has become a
mad house. There is no decent en
trance to the lot, and it is always
full. Even lot 11, south of Rec
Hall, was full by noon Saturday.
On Tuesday night, I received
a ticket for parking behind Os
mond Lab while attending an
F.F.A. meeting in Buckhout Lab.
Lot 23 was full, so I had nowhere
else to turn.
Students to Lobby on National Issue
TO THE EDITOR: The role of
the American university stu
dent in the affairs of the na
tion and in the unresolved
crisis of our age has become
one of serious default.
We as students and members
of the intellectual community
should bring our opinions and
influences to bear on the
policy-makers of our country
and take responsible action on
key issues confronting the
American people.
A group of students within
the Pennsylvania £,tate. Uni
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1959
sibility of correspondence by
mail, without a phone call first.
And, unless I am mistaken, the
main purpose of the bok is in it 3
function as an address and tele
phone guide. •
The fate accompanying a multi
tude of first names is even more
discouraging. In the case of
''Smith/' of which there are 111
entries, the first name Wayne ac
tually precedes that of John. That
isn't even close; and to lop it off,
a non-Smith is thrown in among
the group. The editors might just
as well have 'disregarded first
names altogether.
And to think that last year's
directory was a nice,neat job! It is
hard to believe that the addition
of a few hundred more students
this semester could have mada
such a profound change,
Let us hope that a little more
care will be taken next year to
prepare a directory of which we
can be proud, rather than one
that is inaccurate and a conglom
eration of “un - alphabetized”
names.
—Harry Felton, '6l
It was pouring down rain and
the lot was almost empty. I hope
some of the other students who
attnded this meting will protest
their tickets.
I would like io propose the fol
lowing changes in the parking
situation:
1. Short-time, high rate park
ing meters be installed at vital
points on campus. (They are
cheaper than parking tickets).
2. Sunday parking be permit
ted in any area.
3. Parking between 5:30 pm.
and 2 a.m. be permitted in all
areas with a few exceptions.
4. Make another entrance to
parking lot 23 south of the HUB.
5. If none of these can be done,
then no student should be per
mitted to have a car on campus.
•Letter cut.
—Philip Johnson, '6l
versity are seeking to awaken
our Universily to a more re
sponsible role in today’s dilem
ma of social and political prob
lems, This group is the Student
Lobby—a campus agency
through which responsible stu
dent opinion can be voiced to
fellow students in the univer
sity, to the public, and to the
nation’s policy-makers.
Interested students are in
vited to attend the first formal
meeting of the Lobby in 210
HUB, 7:30-8:30, tonight. ien
—Robert Stauffer. 68
Jacob Dentu, .'6O