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Editorial Opinion
ICCB Proposal--
Step in Which Direction?
It's a crying shame!
The inconsistent activity of the SGA Assembly has
prompted the Intercoliege Council Board to propose what
appeals to be a step back toward the old Cabinet system.
The recommendation calls for seating of all 10 student
council presidents on Assembly.
As it stands now, any member of a student council
including a president may run for Assembly. However, the
basic representation is on the class level with a specific
number of Assemblymen from each class.
The new SGA has been in operation since May. It has
shown spurts of activity but for the most part has been
tangled in minor discussions with little accomplished.
It is this sporadic activity which has prompted some mem
bers of student government to think there must be some
better way of getting action.
But what defects have appeared thus far are not
necessarily in the system. The fault seems to lie in lack of
Assemblymen to fulfill their duties on this body—that of
representatives.
One of the main objections advanced by ICCB was
lack of communications. However, in the present system
there is ample opportunity for any student, any student
council, any "interest group" to make its views known
through individual Assembly members. These channels
are not being used.
The new SGA constitution is on a 2-year trial before
it comes up for final approval by the Senate subcommittee
on organization control.
It is up to the present Assembly to prove or disprove
whether the reorganized system is THE system for our
Individual student body.
The present system with its basic concept of class
representation and no automatic members of Assembly—
other than class presidents—is worth saving. But it won't
save itself!
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
GEORGE McTURK
Business Manager
Letters
Jr. Blasts
Faculty, Crew
During Blizzard
TO THE EDITOR: Two suggest
ions appear to be in order regard
ing an improvement of student
and faculty mobility during future
snowstorms.
Firit of all, what happened to
the cinder crews during the last
10-inch blizzard? The streets
were taken care of, to be sure,
but how about the sizeable num
ber of vital pedestrian arteries,
glistening with ice, that were left
untouched by human hands?
As we well know, snow itself
is enough of a barrier, but when
ice is pei milted to remain on
steps and hills, or even on heavily
traveled flat surfaces, possible
results are not difficult to visual
ize
A familiar thud, usually fol
lowed by a few choice words of
profanity, ranked well among
the most familiar scenes during
the pact week. Clearly, a tight
rope artist would experience
hardships in maintaining his bal
ance on these slippery collegiate
walks.
My other grievance is directed
at the faculty. Nothing is more
distressing to the industrious
student two minutes late for class
than to have the instructor or
professor comment derogatorily,
"So where were you?!"
Under normal conditions it oft
en borders on the impossible to
reach one's destination in a dis
tant building in the prescribed,
and it might be added, scanty,
10 minute period. But, in consid
eration of the aforementioned
conditions—whew!! So, come on,
profs, let's give a little, eh!
—Harry Felton, '6l
Job Interviews
MARCH 2
Union Caibide Nuclear Co: Jun & Aug
DS. MS in CHEM, MATH. PHYS, CEFt T.
CH E. EE. - ME, METAL, ENG MECH;
MS in NUCLEAR ENG. U.S. otizensthp
desired
Proctor & Gamble: Jun & Aug BS,
MS in CHEM, CH E (R&D and products
yes); BS, MS. in EE. ME (eng devel and
staff work) . BS, MS in ENG SCI, IE
(plant and prodl
General Electric Co• BS. MS in FE.
ENG SCI, IE, MECH F.NG. CER T.
METAL. Group meeting: Feb. 29 at 7'30
p m.
New Jersey State Highway Dept: BS
In CE
Sun Oil Co—Statistical research Dent:
Jun & Atm BS MS in PNG ENG, MIN
ECON. BA, MA In MATH: BS, MBA,
MS in BUS AD, ACCTG, ECON (statisti
cal I esearch ; also Jrs in MIN ECON,
BUS AD (stamrner work 1.
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co and sub.
sidiaties: Jun & Aug RS in CE (sales);
EE (power option), MNG E. ME (sales,
design. field'. lE (production option), ME
(Production).
Amerman Viscose Corp: Jun & Aug BS
In ACCTG, CHEM, CH E, IE, ME; MS in
CH E.
Hamilton Standard Division of United
Aircraft: Jun & Aug ItS, MS in AERO E,
EE, ME, IE, METAL PHYS. MATH
Proctor & Gamble: Jra in CHEM, CH E.
EE, ME, ENG SCI, lE for summer and
wol kshops
MARCH 3
General Electric Co: BS, MS in EE,
ENG SCI, IE, MECH ENG, GER T,
METAL. Group meeting: Feb, 29 at 7-10
P m.
American Viacage Corp: Jun & Aug BS
in ACCTi;, CILEM, CH E, IE ME; MS
In CH F
Hamilton Standard Division of United
Aircraft: Jun & Aug BS, MS in AFRO E,
EF, ME, lE. METAL PHYS, MATH,
G C. Muruhy Co; Jun & Aug RS in
BITS AD. BA in LA (mgt. trng).
The Penna. Dept of finchwaya
CE.
The Higbee Co: Jun & Aug BS in
11 F.C. GEN BUS: BA in LA.
Pratt & Whitney Dklsion of United Air.
craft• Jun & Aug BS. MS in AERO E.
E. E.E. ME. METAL. ENG MECH,
ENG SCI. PHYS: also advanced degree
candy in NUCLEAR ENG.
Proctor dr Gamble: Jrs in CHEM, CH E,
EE, ME, EN( SCI, IF, fur summer em
ployment A nd workshops.
Men's Honor Society
Initiates 10 Sophomores
Phi Eta Sigma, men's national
freshman honor society, has ini
tiated 10 sophomores, who were
selected on the basis of their
freshman scholastic record.
New members are: John Brod
erick. Stanton Irons, Thomas Mor
ris, Eldon Reed, Robert Schwartz,
Thomas Ritenbaugh, Thomas Sos
nowski, Terry Troutman, William
Yeagley and Richard Zdarko.
Capitol Hill Tournament
The Women's Debate team will
travel to Washington, D.C. this
weekend to take part in the Capi
tol Hill tournament.
Those taking part in the de
bate are Lurene Jochem, Sheila
Cohen, Jacqueline Leavitt and
Joan Xemp.
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Letters
Pros Given On Fraternities
TO THE EDITOR: A note to
Penn State Freshmen:
In the past months you have
undoubtedly heard and read a
great deal about the "pros"
and "cons" of fraternity liv
ing at Penn State. At the risk
of repeating much of what you
have already heard, I should
like here to offer just a few
more words on the "pro" side
of the discussion.
The proper and most healthy
way for anyone to approach
any mode of college living is
to be skeptical. The fact is that
whether a man chooses to live
in the dormitories, as a town
independent, or as a frater
nity man, the entire way of life
is new and should not be tak
en lightly.
Before entering college, few.
if any, of us have had experi
ence in living the way we do
in college. The question for the
skeptic to ask, then, is "which
of the living facilities at Penn
State is the one which offers
the most to me in my educa
tional process?"
Right now there are hun
dreds of men living in some 50-
odd fraternities at Penn State
who stand as visible proof that
the fraternity system does of
fer a great deal. All of these
men have lived for a year as
independents in the dormi
tories and have, thus, chosen
fraternity life over that of the
independent. And few could
honestly say that they had
made a mistake.
For a semester I, myself,
lived as an off-campus inde
pendent. To be quite honest, it
was a fair life which proved
not so acceptable as so many
~•ill insist. However, I accepted
the opportunity to live in a
Student Lobby Club Explained
TO THE EDITOR: In this col- scene, are undertaking a series
umn a few weeks ago was a of studies on the United States
letter in which the lack of and Africa.
These studies will be held
interest shown by students in at 7 Thursday evenings in 209
national issues was deplored. Boucke, beginning tomorrow.
One group of students that I hope that interested stu
is trying to deal with these dents will attend these meet
larger issues is the Student ings and help the Student Lob-
Lobby Association. Members by dispel the notion that uni
of this group, believing that versity students are apathetic
the awakening continent of to the crucial issues of our
Africa is becoming a very im- times.
portant factor in the world —Sharon Stone, '6l
GAZETTE
Today Forestry Convocation, 11 a m., 121
Agriculture Career Day, 7 P.m., 215 Sparks
HUB Geophysics Club, 7:30 p m , 229 Mineral.
Industries
AIM, 7 p m., 203 HUB _ German Club, 7:30 p.m., Chapel lounge
B. A. Convocation, 3 p.m., HUB as- Greek Week Committee, 8 p.m., 214
sembly room • HUB
Brotherhood Banquet, 6 p.m., HUB Creek Week Work Project, 6:30 p.m.,
ballroom 218 RUB
BX Board of Control, 6:45 p.m., 214 Gym Suits, 12 :30 p.m., 101 McElwain
HUB Israeli Folk Dancing. 7:30 p.m., Hillel
Chapel Choir, 3:30 p.m , HUB assem- Foundation
bly room Phi Kappa Delta, 4 p.m., 214 HUB •
Chem• Phys Council, 7 p.m.. 218 HUB Sports Car Club, 7 P.rn., 105 Osmond
Chess Club, 7 p.m., 7 Sparks Spring Week, 8:30 p.m., 215 HUB
Christian Fellowship. 12:45 p.m . 218 UCA, 8 p.m.. HUB cardroom
HUB Women's Chorus, 6:30 p.m., HUB as.
English Club, 7 p.m., 110 Electrical sembly room
Engineering WSGA, 6:30 p.m., 217 HUB
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 24. 1960
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fraternity and am most happy
with that choice.
The fact is that I found many
advantages in my new life
which could not be had living
either in the dormitories or as
a town independent. No mode
of independent living offers
the pleasure and satisfaction
of working as an integral part
of a functioning group of re
spected men. This type rela
tionship is just not possible
anywhere else on this campus
of 14,000 people.
And, I feel it is a very im
portant part of an education to
carry part of the responsibility
of a group of 40 to 60 men and
to gain valuable experience in
both the personal and physical
administration involved.
In summary, I would like to
take matters into my own hands
for a moment and speak for all
Penn State fraternities. We in
vite you all, whether interest
ed in fraternities or not, to
come by to at least a few
houses and give them the once
over to see what our life really
has to offer you.
Don't simply stand on the
advice of your friends whether
they be fraternity men or in
dependents. To be entirely
fair to yourself, you should see
this life. I suspect that even
the most skeptical of you will
observe that fraternities do
have something important to
offer.
Then, the only question
which remains for you is
whether or not what we have
to offer is what you want. And,
I dare say that for most of
you the things offered in fra
ternity living are at least part
of what you would like to
gain from a well-rounded col
lege education.
—George G. Hancock, '6O
•Letter Cut
by Dick Bib