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Editorial Opinion
Wider Sidewalks
One of the biggest congestion problems for students
in the center of campus nowadays is the narrow sidewalks
along Pollock Rd.
The number of students has consistantly expanded
each year adding to the center campus congestion but the
walks have not been enlarged to handle the extra load.
During class breaks, irregardless of the day, these side
walks are crowded to the extent that students are forced
to walk on the grass. This Is evidenced by the two to
three-foot-wide bare spots on each side of the walks.
In the past, physical plant has kept an eye out for
paths that have been worn in the grass. When continued
wearing' away of the grass is evident, a sidewalk is built
in its place
Heavy gravel has replaced the grass on the street side
of the walks in front of Osmond, Boucke and the Hetzel
Union Buildings. However, except where chains prevent
it, the grass is continually being worn away.
Now, many students must travel across campus
within the 10 minutes between classes. The crowds on the
sidewalks slow walking considerably. A rainy day slows
walking traffic even more since the bare spots beside the
walks turn to mud.
Wider sidewalks would be a big step toward breaking
up this congestion and help save the dwindling amount of
grass on campus.
Improved Bidding System
Panhellenic Council last night discussed a recom
mendation to establish a system of open bidding through
out the year instead of the present three-times-a-year
program of rushing.
Ono of the strongest points brought out in favor of the
proposal was that through this system, unfilled sororities
would have the opportunity to reach their quotas.
The proposal has some merit
It offers a solution to the quota problem which has
existed foe a number of years, and which will grow as
Univei say enrollment increases. As it now stands, there
are a few sororities that are lagging behind in members.
But more important, it will give women students who
have not been pledged in formal or informal rushes an
opportunity to become a part of the sorority system.
As was indicated in last night's meeting, 35 per cent
of those who registered for rush did not pledge. This per
centage may grow in the future and it does not reflect
favorably upon the present system of rushing.
The recommendation has been referred to the individ
ual sororities for their views and these views will be
weighed either for the status quo or for change.
The sororities should try to consider the plan as affecting
the entire Panhellenic system and the rushees as well as
the groups individually.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
GEORGE McTURK
Business _Manager
Letters
Senior Hits
New Rulings
On Bicycles
TO THE EDITOR Dr. Elwood
Olver has re-issued his bicycle
regulations, not entirely without
cause, as some kind of regulation
is needed.
As dormitories continue to be
erected farther from the center of
campus and with the advent of a
fee for parking, the increase in the
number of bicycles on campus is
a foregone conclusion.
It is unfortunate that no dem
onstration of ability or responsi
bility is required to ride a bi
cycle, and consequently, such ob
vious traffic rules as obeying stop
signs, giving pedestrians the right
of way, and not parking so as to
block entrances to buildings are
frequently ignored. (Incidentally,
a student was fined $l5 for cut
ting a corner to avoid a Ted lighf
downtown not too long ago).
However, with all due regard
for Dr. Diver's conscientious ef
forts, there are a few obvious
faults in the rules. Perhaps the
worst fault is that no represen
tative of the bike riders was in
vited to sit in on or aid in their
(hawing up.
The other big fault is that the
banning of bikes from the walks
ignores reality. There are just not
enough north-south roads on cam
pus. Between Burrowes and Short
lidge Rds , there are six borough
streets (on the south ride of Col
lege Ave.) and no campus roads.
The intervening walks are used
frequently by University vehicles,
and bike riders rather naturally
assume the right to traverse by
thoroughfare Willed by motor ve
hicles.
The University has demonstrat
ed its lack of foresight and plan
ning regarding present and future
parking needs. Let us hope that
the same mistake is not made re
garding bicycles. Prohibition is
neither an efficient nor a just
form of regulation, despite its ap
parent simplicity
—Rae Hoopes, '6O
Gazette
TODAY
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ASA E. 7 p.m., 206 Agricultural Engineer.
tricc
Business Administration Student Council,
4 p m., 11U13 main lounue
Chemistry and Physics Student Council.
7 .70 p m 103 'Ormond
Chess Club. 7 p.m , 212 HUB
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Christian Fellowship, 12:45 p.m , 21S ISUB
Club Hubana. 7 p rn , 212 HUB
Dancing Classes, 4.15 p.m., 6:30 p.m.;
HUB ballroom
DOC Council, 7 p.m , 218 HUB
Engineer and Architect Council, 6:45 p.m.,
211 HOB
Home Economics Club, 5 30 p rm. Wes
ley Founriatum
Nittany Grotto, 7 p m., 121 Mineral In-
(twat leg
Penn State Engineer, 7 ;30 p.m., 106 03.
mond
Physics Colloquium. 4 -15 p m 117 Osmond
Pi Lambda Theta, 7 p m., McElwain lounge
Psvchologi Club, 7.30 p.ni , 200 Willaid
Schuhplattler Dance Club, 7:30 p.m 3
White Hall
Scooter Club, 7 p.m , 213 HUB
SEAP, 7 p.ni , Simmons lounge
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- Sports Car Club, 7 p.m.. 109 Oamond Lab
Student Council Convocation, 3 p nt., HUB
assembly room
Women's Chorus, 6 :30 p m , HUB assem
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WRA Bowling Club,
Hall alleys
WRA Dente Club, 7 p,m., White Hall
dance studio
WRA Hockey Club, 4:15 p.m., Holmes
Field
WSCA Senate Meeting, 6:SO p m., Sim-
MOll5 101Inue
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HOSPITAL
Patients in the 'University Hospital yes
terday were: Larrunore Anderson, Judith
Berman, Donald Davis. Robert Ooldblum,
Bonnie Hamilton, Lat ry Huber, Katbeune
Hughes, Sheldon Katz. John Kosko, Jac•
noel:. a Mariner. Joseph Mastilak, Brenda
Neale. Helen Reese. Dorothy Rhemer,
David Siemen, William Talbott, Gretchen
Van Kirk, Viol ence Wynne.
Job Interviews
October 23
Ne‘‘ York Life Insurance Co.: for Jan
grade in BUS AD. LA ED & LMR, and
tho.e Interested in Sales.
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Jan •grads in AERO E, Ch E, CHEM,
EE (Elect option) ENG MECH, ME,
PHYS.
General Telephone Company of Pa.: Jan
135 grads m ACCTG, ECON, MARKET
ING, EE, ME, PHYS.
Armco Steel Corp.: Jan BS & MS grads,
BS in Ch E, CE. EE, ME, IE; BS, MS
IN METAL: MS in PHYS: BS In
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(Prod). M.
It has occurred to me that there is entirely too much
legislation at this old University.
We have rules governing from "FFF" (Feet Flat on
Floor) to how fast one may or may not ride his bicycle
on the Mall.
Many people have taken to
the idea of riding bicycles be
cause of the convenience in
volved. They found, after much
controversy, that a bike can get
one from one place to another
faster than any other method
of conveyance.
But, the University has tak
en it upon itself to discourage
the use of bikes through not
so-subtle legislation.
We are no longer allowed to
race on Pollock Rd., scoot
around stopped or slow traffic
or hop a curb to get to the
front door of a building. Park
ing in front of
a building that
doesn't have
•?
a bike rack •
is worthy of -
capital p u n- efr , ,'"
ishment. .
OK, so we
must have r,
legislation '-'
rules, l a w
etc., but must ,
they infringe ;-_ _
on the rights
of a student
to use a convenience wisely?
For instance, a bicycle-own
ing friend of mine has a 9
o'clock class in Forestry and
a 10 o'clock in Sparks. The
trip, formerly an easy jaunt on
a bike, now presents complica
tions that could cause the sale
of many bikes.
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Bicycle Legislation
Kills Convenience
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21. 1959
US by Dick Bib!
clic PURE relOD
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ME=
by Marty Scherr
mathematicians' theorems are
involved, but they are being
thwarted by the administra
tion—the shortest distance be
tween two points is a straight
line.
The men with the ticket
pads say no—you must take
your little bike, walk it to
Curtin Rd., pedal slowly around
and across to the streZt be
tween Thompson and Sparks
—and find it to be one way—
the wrong way.
Then you must walk your
bike off towards the door
nearest Carnegie. You think
you are there? No sirreel You
see, the parking problem has
spread like a disease and the
bikes must be parked out of
sight of the campus patrolman,
out of the right of way, off the
walk, off the grass, out of the
way of cars and of course the
visiting firement. Whew!
It's now 10:10 and you're al
ready late for class. Why not
get back on the bike and go
to the nearest coffee house for
a cup of espresso. But wait
again. How to get into the
Borough of State College on a
bike is a problem; after all
you're parked in the middle of
the downhill section of an up
hill one way street.
It used to be easy, all you
hada to do was carefully pedal
down the one way street and
carefully pedal down the un-
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