PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Coed Cars—But Where? Women’s Student Government Association Senate last night provided upperclass coeds with one of their most sought after privileges . . . having cars on campus. But it apparently failed to consider the consequences this may bring. We do not begrudge coeds possessing cars on campus. However, the additional cars will merely expand the existing problem of what to do with the cars already here. In 1955 the University banned freshmen from driving and possessing cars in the county. This year it tightened regulations to further limit the number of cars on campus. This underlying problem here is that there are just too many cars. Permitting coeds to possess cars on campus will just add to the number. Practically all coeds live in residence halls. This would mean that parking areas would be needed to accommodate their cars. These areas would have to be on campus. However, this is one of the objections to freshmen with cars. They must live in residence halls and therefore the cars must be parked in some campus lot. WSGA Senate should reconsider its action and not from the angle of coeds having an equal right as men to have cars on campus. We grant that. But it must consider the terrific parking problem already present. Perhaps one solution would be to allow junior and senior men and women to possess cars on campus, but then ban sophomores from this privilege. The future is almost bound to bring further restric tions on cars. Is it worth relaxing restrictions now that will only be tightened again in years to come? Big Send-Off University students, rained out last night in an effort to give the Nittany Lion Gridders a big send-off prior to tlie Army encounter, have a chance to prove their school spirit this morning. The Lions, led by coach Rip Engle, will embark for their northern jaunt at 9:30 this morning from Recreation Hall, Not since the Lions arrived home from the famous victory over Ohio State two years ago have students shown their interest in sending off or receiving a team back from a big game. The cheerleaders announced last night that they would help send the team off this morning, but they need help. Students, who don't have classes, can show their spirit by cheering the team as they move from Nittany Lion Inn to Recreation Hall at 9:15. A similar reception should be accorded the Lions when they return from West Point tomorrow evening. Win or lose, they will have done their best and all of us should be proud of them. Step Toward Reality The Women’s Student Government Association Senate deserves a pat on the back for taking a realistic attitude toward women’s regulations. At long last, women students are allowed to use their own discretion in dressing for meals and dates with the elimination of rules of how?, where?, and what to do?. This is a commendable step in treating coeds as the adults that they are supposed to be, and letting them make their own decisions. Many have been doing this for years away from campus. Recognition of the maturity of women students has been lacking for many years and action has been needed in the past. Here’s to a promising year of legislation for the college woman and not the college baby. 55 Years of Editorial Freedom Successor to The Free Lance , est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the Innetsity year. The Daily Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered aa second-class matter July 5, I‘k'tl at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3, 1379. Mail Subscription Price: $3.00 per eemc.stcr $.>.00 per year. Member of The Associated Press and The Intercollegiate Press DENNIS MALICK GEORGE McTURK Editor 1 Business Manager STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Amy Rosenthal: Copy Editor, Zandy Slosson; Wire Editor, Jeff Pollack; Assistants, Susie Eberly, Ron Smith, Meg Teichholtz, Susan Weinman, Janet Rosen berg, Paula Peterson, Julie Hill, Valerie Kuszyski, Susan Hopman, Roberta Abrams, Reney Allcoff, Karin Miller, Saralee Orton, Jeanne Swoboda, Jeril Schwab, Lois Dontzig, Maryanne Furvia, Mary Pearce, Janies Megahin, Barbara DippL , SaiUj (Mlrgtatt THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Letters Coed Objects To Reputation Of University TO THE EDITOR: The editorial of the Louisiana State University paper came at an opportune time. Within the past few months I have become terribly discour aged with Penn State—its repu tation, its academic standing, and the students’ attitudes. All of these, in one way or an other, have been "shot down" di rectly or indirectly by nOn-Penn State students with whom I have had an opportunity to speak of late. I wish someone could help me. What do you reply when a non- Penn Stater makes the statement that “Penn State is a party school and a country club?” I usually reply that the pre ceding is true for some but not for all the students. .The plain and frank truth is that Penn State is a “country club” for the major ity and a university for the minor ity. As alums, I wonder how long we will have io wail before we can' deny truthfully lhal Penn Stale is not a "country club" but a university with one main pur pose—lhe academic. Will we have to wait until the state legislature provides more money for professors’ salaries? Will we have to wait until the ex cellent suggestions of the 1959 Student Encampment are taken out of a moth-filled file box? Will we have to wait until the Uni versity denies admission to evefy “Tom, Dick and Harry” high school graduate? As for me, I’m impatient! —A Senior Coed Jr. Hits Policy Of Infirmary TO THE EDITOR: The Univer sity administration refers to its students as men and women, but it seems that at least one of its professional services disagrees with this terminology. The refer ence is to the Ritenour Health Center, which treats these “men and women” as if they were ju veniles. The health center forbids coed visiting, the reason given is that if this practice were permitted, the students would act as if they were on dates. Such an attituaeis positively ri diculous. When a person visits someone who is sick enough or in jured enough to be''hospitalized, the last thing that enters his or her mind is to do anything that might upset the patient. Yet the staff at the health cen ter fears that coed visiting might lead to immoral practices—de spite the fact that there are oth er patients, visitors and nurses just a few feet away. How illog ical can educated “adults" be? It is time those directing the health center revise their out moded views and realize that the persons with whom they are deal ing are mature men and women who are fully aware of the fact that there is a time and place for everything. Gazette Bridge Class, 6*30 p m.« HUB caidroom Christian Fellowship, 12:45 p.m., 218 HUB Delta Theta Sigma, 9 a.m., 217-18-14-15-18 HUB Eng College Magazine, 10 30 am., 212-13 HUB: 2 p.m.. 212-13-14-15-16 HUB Farm Management, 9 a.m., 212-13 HUB Penn State Bible Fellowship, 7 30 p.m.* 111 Boucke UCA, 8 a.m., HUB lounge Field WRA Open House, 7 p.m., White Hall James Alexander. Robert Anderson, Matv Ellen Barrows, Donald Barshay, Sheila Dubtow, Dale Evans, Donald Hart veil, Linda Hendricks, Margery Hoover, Bernadette* Kielc/.ewski, James Koppen havei, John Kovach. John Kowalr/.jk, John Lang, Barry Levitz, David McGrail, Richaid Pae, Catnien Saniinoccte. Andrew Sack, William Schimpf, Patricia Schia- Muo, Stephen Schrader, Evelyn Schultz, Irvin Shore, Joseph Thompson, Ronald Thompson, John Urban, Charlotte Veach, Marshall Webster, Gerald Wharton, George Workman, Melaine Vest. Encampment Pictures Student Encampment partici pants who ordered group pictures may pick them up at the Hetzel Union desk. The pictures cost 75 cents. —Patricia Vargo, '6l TODAY Hockey Club,- 4:15 p.m, Holmei HOSPITAL ttle Man on Campus ww* “ONg CONSOLATION AOONT TEACHING FRESHAAEN- WITH ANY LUCK. YOU WONT HAVE THE SAME GROUP NEXT YEAR." without malice Merry Christmas ...Get Serious This is a mad column. And I’m writing it, incidentally, because I’m mad. I was paying my weekly visit to the downtown busi ness district yesterday afternoon when I stopped to get a birthday card. As I approached the counter where the birthday cards usually are kept, I no tice THEM there, gaily perched in bright red and white colors . . . CHRISTMAS CARDS, My first re action was that of hor ror; I had for gotten to send my gift list to Santa. And worse yet, I hadn't even bought a pres ent for that certain some one .. . Moth er. - But coming to my senses, I dug into my wallet for my Charlie Weaver calendar and reassured myself. It was still October. Then I thought back, re membering last year how I complained because Christmas items were coming out on the counters by the middle of No vember. Now let’s get serious, people. Just what is the purpose of •ftSNIF % FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1959 by denny malick Christmas? Why has this oeeit a holiday during all these years? I would hope that most peo ple observe Christmas as a ce lebration of Christ's birth, I realize it's pretty hard to tell that now. It certainly is good to think of Christmas the year ’round, but not from the idea of: Boy, I bet I can make a lot of money by putting these Christmas cards out on Labor Day. I guess this means we can forget about Thanksgiving since we’re concentrating on Christmas promotion from the beginning of October on. It would take a powerful force to hold off all the ad vance promotion for Christmas until the beginning of Decem ber. Let's hope this force ap pears someday. I think starting these promo tions around Thanksgiving is a little off base. But it is just plain sickening to begin in Oc tober. But my word for you who have started already is: You are Sick! Sick Sick! MALICE LIKE ALL GOOD TEACHERS, SHE HAS IN HER BEING-A TOUCH Of THE SPURRED BY THE DEDICATION OF HER CAIUNfI FORGIVE ME FOR CRYING, BUT THATS ONE OF THE MOST A* SFEECHES iVE EVER HEW.--
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