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Editorial Opinion
`Reserved' Seats
In light of the ever-increasing popularity of the
Artists Series programs, tickets are being distributed
rapidly. But until a larger auditorium is built, the number
of seats, and therefore tickets, available will be limited.
Students have made a practice of picking up tickets
for performances and then never using them. This is
unfair to those who have genuine intentions of attending
the programs but cannot because all the tickets were gone.
Students should be sure that they can use the tickets
before obtaining them, or else they should return them to
the I letzel Union desk if they decide they cannot use them.
Saving seats at a concert is also a frequent practice.
With few exceptions, saving seats for people who will
arrive late is unnecessary and rude.
On several occasions, spectators have arrived within
a reasonable time to obtain a seat, only to find that all
empty seats have suddenly been "reserved" for those who
did not bother to come early also.
Let's start the custom of "first-come, first-served" and
ehminate an inconsiderate practice.
Other Views
Unlimited Cuts
There seems to be a feeling currently among upperclassmen
that compulsory class attendance should be abolished. They argue
that men and women in a university who are adult enough to
choose their vocations, place their studies, etc., are also adult
enough to decide when class attendance is actually doing them
any good.
There is a logical opposition to this view. Not all students
are adult enough to decide. Many cannot make minor decisions;
why allow them to judge what they may or many not need in
such a major issue as education?
But advocates of the "attend at will" school have an answer
to this. Why punish the majority of the students for the adoles
cence of a few? Most university students are capable of knowing
their needs.
The system of unlimited cuts is used extensively in Europe
and has proved immensely successful. We realize that we can
not extend this entire philosophy of education to MSU because
of the completely different principles upon which our educa
tional systems are based. Yet we could take a modified version
of the European system and use if effectively without changing
our own basic style.
We feel this would be beneficial to all concerned. Some
students would find their limitations, others would be freed to
use their time more valuably, and instructors, who tend to
become lax in their lectures when they know students aren't
listening to them, would improve the quality of their lectures
by inserting material which the student won't find in his
textbook.
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Letters
Enthusiasm
Asked For
Holy Cross
TO THE EDITOR: The tremen
dous display of enthusiasm at
Saturday's football team placed
Penn State in the nation's num
ber one spot in school spirit. Our
team may or may not be the best
in the nation, but student spirit
ranking leaves no doubt in any
one's mind.
When the final gun sounded
Saturday afternon, the loyal fans
gave the losing team a standing
ovation as the Lions left the field.
And then as if they thought or
hoped there would be another
quarter remaining, the fans just
stood there staring at the field.
But, a few students started fil
ing out of the jammed stadium
and soon the rest of the crowd
followed. As they did, however,
a chant prose from the seemingly
undismayed student body. It was
"Go-000 Lions, Beat Holy Cross"
Let's hope this chant continues
and that the spirit exhibited last
week again shows itself this week
in preparation for the Holy Cross
game.
With this spirit and enthusiasm
continuing whether we lose or
win, we'll show the nation who
has the greatest school.
—Bernard Barsky, '6l
TO THE EDITOR: The boys of
West Halls and Nittany as well as
the entire student body did a tre
mendous job in raising the spirit
for the Syracuse game. Now what'
As they do for most "ordinary
games," they will probably just
sit and wait to see what happens
against Holy Cross and Pitt.
True, the game with Syracuse
was the most important game of
the season—at the time. But now,
the fact of the matter is that we
have just as much riding on our
last two games as we did when
we met the Orange.
If we fail to win these games,
our hopes for a bowl bid may
easily dimish. The students cer
tainly have a lot of spirit when
the team is ahead now let's see
what happens when the chips are
down.
What can our "enthused" stu
dent body do to pep up our dis
heartened football team •rho did
such a great job, even in defeat?
It certainly would give our team
a great incentive to see the spirit
that was displayed last week.
Come on, Penn Staters, now is
the time when we can give you
lots of ;;hat spirit. What can you
do about it? See you at the game
and pep rally.
—Michael Greenwald, '63
Gazette
TODAY
Bridge Club, 7 p m . HUB cardromp
_ .
Christian Fellowship, 6 p.m, 218 HUB
Cosmopolitan Club Mixer, 8.30 p.m , Evan
gelical Reformed Church, College Ate.
and Locust Lane.
Cwens, 5 p tn., 218 HUB
Musk Department, 8 p.m., HUB aasembly
room
Nitlany 32 9 p.m , HUB ballroom
WRA Open Rouge, i p to , White Hall
HOSPITAI
Patients in the UnLersity hospital yes
terda> were: Adrienne Altman, Albion
Bindlev, Donna Badnev, Raymond Brat
ton, Edward Caye, Nancy Chonoski, Jack
Crosby, Lee Dilhard, Charles Drum, Peter
Duncan, Louise Ellsworth. Sandia Evans,
Franklin Furman, Regis Gates, Hurry Grif
fith. David Grubbs, Mildred Hiltebeitel,
Robert Ihobak, Yun Kuang Huang, Mary
Lynn NSRCS, Stanley Johnston. Leon Kass
man, Charles King, S. D. Kleitaien, George
Krmsky, Lam Laster, Judith Lobley,
Robert Lynch, James McCann, John Metz
ner, William Mitchell, Larry Obert, Thom
as Ogden. Margaret Powell, Samuel Rear
ick, Wendy Richardson, John Salem, James
Senior, Jan Smith, Arthur Stasik, Roget
Toth, David Whipple.
Approved Activities
All fraternities are approved for
entertaining women guests for to
night and tomorrow night except
Pi Lambda Phi and Phi Sigma
Epsilon which are approved for
tomorrow night only.
Other approved activities for
the weekend are: Friday: mixer
for Stevens Hall and Nittany 39,
40, 42; Alpha Omicron Pi cabin
party; Kappa Alpha Theta jam
session at Delta Tau Delta; Alpha
Phi Omega dinner at Autoport.
Saturday: Sigma Delta Tau
pledge dance at Alpha Epsilon
Pi; Kappa Alpha Theta formal
dance at Phi Gamma Delta; Unit
ed Student Fellowship cabin re
treat; North Halls dance in War
nock lounge; hayride, Bucks Hall.
Sunday: North and West Halls
jam session; Inter-religious Af
fairs Committee encampmeht.
the Man on Campus by Dick Biblin
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Letters
'Rink' Information Corrected
TO THE EDITOR: The follow
ing information is in reply to
Elliot Newman's letter con
cerning ice hockey -and to cor
rect incorrect statements on the
opening of the University Ice
Rink by Bob Tacelosky.
Dean McCoy has stated, "that
due to the influence of the
weather on the construction of
the rink, no definite date can
be set for the opening day."
The rink will not be open
all-year-round for ice skating.
During the non-skating months,
the rink will serve as a multi
purpose structure. There will
be a charge for ice skating; in
the past the charge has been
25 cents for students, and 50
cents for non-students.
No locker rooms are being
constructed, nor are they being
planned as the cost for such a
facility is estimated at $40,000.
The Dean indicated that at
least $30,000 would be required
to finance a hockey team. Such
costs as hiring a coaching staff,
Ex-Marine For Phys-Ed
TO THE EDITOR: I noticed
Mr. Klein's article in the Nov.
10th Collegian, so I decided to
reply.
Obviously, Mr. Klein's room
mate has him well indoctrin
ated with "war stories" about
the Marines, and it's more ob
vious that Mr. Klein knows
little about the Marine Corps.
If he did, he would know that
then• training isn't all-perfect
and that it does have its de
ficiencies.
Most marines, who aren't
"sandbaggers." don't mind
physical activity. If Mr. Klein's
roommate thinks it would hurt
his ego to take badminton,
golf, etc., there's usually no
overflow in such classes as box
ing and wrestling. I'm sure he
could be accommodated.
Party Duties
TO THE EDITOR: In support
of your editorial opinion of
Nov. 11 (Election Campaigns
Should Be Imaginative) I
would like to state that it is
the job of the political parties
to promote an active interest in
SGA elections.
In the past the Elections
Commission has taken the
initiative in instituting rallies,
motorcades, and dances which
have helped to create student
interest. However, it should be
the responsibility of the poli
tical parties to provide the
needed functions of an active
campaign.
The parties must provide the
rallies and publicity if they
are to get out any sizeable
vote. In the past, the vote has
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1959
and providing equipment and
transportation for an 18 mem
ber team would be included in
such a figure and would occur
each year. In addition, a suit
able safety fence to protect the
spectators would be needed,
and would cost from $3-4 thou
sand to build. Also there are no
plans at present for stands at
the rink.
The same objections to var
sity hockey apply to intra
mural ice hockey. The flood
ing and freezing of an area to
play ice hockey on other than
ice rink has not proved to be
practical in the past. Eight days
suitable for playing on a natur
al ice surface has been the
highest number of days in the
past.
I hope this letter will correct
the misconceptions that have
been circulating on campus.
Claude C. Sweet, '6O
Past President, Skating
Division. Penn State
Outing Club
Next, let's straighten out this
quip about the course, "Phys.
Ed. in the Elementary School."
It's just common sense that
someone has to teach games
and motor skills to youngsters
so that they can channel their
surplus energy to a better de
velopment as normal and
healthy adults. A few of us
lowly people in phys ed and
elementary ed have to take the
course for that reason.
I noticed that Mr. Klein is an
Arts and Letters major. No
"snap" course in that curricu
lum. Well, I happen to know a
few, in fact, if I were to en
numerate, this article would
probably be too wordy to make
the Collegian.
—Regis Maloney, '6l
Ex• Marine
Supported
averaged approximately 30 per
cent of eligible voters. It is up
to the parties to improve this
percentage.
Student Encampment recom
mended the use of rallies and
other promotion to increase
student interest in elections.
This recommendation was in
tended towards the parties as
well as the Elections Commis
sion.
The success of an election de
pends on the parties, not on
the Elections Commission. It
is the parties' responsibility to
get out the vote and gain sup
port for a better student gov
ernment.
—Larry D. Epstein, '6O
Publicity Director,
Elections Cothmission