The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, March 09, 1960, Image 4

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    PAGE FOUR
Editorial
Opinion
Sell-Out
Party
"The firm establishment of a two-party system and
student interest are a necessity for a student government
which truly represents the students and voices their
opinions."
This statement was one of the first made by the Stu
dent. Government Association President Leonard Julius
when he was nominated to run for this office.
Two strong political parties are essential 'for the
Student Government Association to operate.
Each party must find people interested In its
group and its ideals or SGA will virtually lose the two
party system.
Therefore, it is necessary that the political parties be
supported by people whose interests in the party and the
good of the University transcend the mere level of personal
If a student registers for a party, is nominated by that
party for an office and is elected, he should not be able
to offer himself to the highest bidder in the next election.
By allowing students to switch parties at will, SGA is
opening the door to possible control by a single interest
group.
In the last two weeks, members of Campus and Uni
versity parties have been switching sides. Campus party
members Jack Crosby and Walter Darren have become
appporters of University party while Howard Byers, ori
ginally of University party, now supports Campus party.
The two-party system has disintegrated into a group
of students each trying to further his own interests for
getting his primary job of adequately representing the
students and his secondary job of supporting the party.
A bill, which may soon be brought before the Assem
bly, constitutes a possible method of ending much of this
quibbling. By requiring Assemblymen to remain with the
party on whose platform they campaigned and won, at
least until their terms are completed, the political parties
will be strengthened.
Strong political parties can be held responsible to the
students year after year while a personality, particularly
If he is a senior, is only responsible to the students while
he is in office.
Students have no way of forcing the personality to
live up to his responsibilities. However, by holding the
party responsible, the students do have a reserve action in
that they can take the Major offices out of the hands of
that particular party through election.
The responsibility then rests with the parties to chose
candidates more carefully—to make sure that party planks
on which the candidates are ostensibly elected are carried
out.
Petition for Savings
Some 8000 student signatures are needed to provide
the proper support for a bill in the state legislature which
would drop the four per cent sales tax from college text-
books
Students may cast their support toward easing their
college expenses by signing the SGA petitions being cir
culated around campus.
The prospect of rising college costs of increased tui
tion and the like present a dark picture for many students
now just making it through school by their financial teeth.
The saving of a few dollars each semester would lighten
the load for many students.
The opportunity to have some voice in the state gov
ernment does not often avail itself. Students should take
advantage of it now.
Sign the SGA petitions and possibly sign your check
for a small savings next semester.
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Member of The Associated Press
and The intercollegiate Press
STAFF THIS ISSUE: Headline Editor, Carol Blakeslee; Wire
Editor, Karen Hyneckeal; Night Copy Editor, Meg Teichholtz;
Assistants: Diane Still, Lynne Bordonaro, Pat Haller, Dave Kun
kel, Elaine Hrach, Suzanne Ellison, Sunny Schade, Linda Ranick,
Marilyn Eyer, Dick Stein.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
GEORGE McTURK
Business Manager
Letters
AChio Penalty
Termed 'Light'
By Indie Coed
TO THE EDITOR: Why isn't the
Panhellenic Judicial Board con
sistent in their views towards
sorority violations? Last fall they
saw fit to severely punish a soror
ity who didn't follow the Panhel
rules (which at that time were
far from being clearly defined).
The sorority was given one of
the worst penalties possible that
of not being able to continue rush
and take a pledge class. After the
incident Panhel met and decided
to set down the rules more clearly
—so that there could be no doubt
as to what was allowed and what
was forbidden.
It is now clear that they were
merely setting up that sorority
as a threat to others, but it seems
that the severe action did not
serve its put poses. The only group
that was influenced was the pun
ished sorority—nut many others
paid the least bit of attention to
it. I, myself, have seen enough
of this so called "dirty rushing'
to be able to condemn ten sorori
ties.
This spring there has been a
serious violation of rules again—
but what does Panhel hand out
for a penalty this time? Elimina
tion from rush? or even Spring
Week? No. They stated that the
wayward sorority will not be able
to participate in Greek Week, a
function that many fraternities
and sororities would appreciate
being able to get out of!
The main point however is the
inconsistency of Panhel's decis
ions. They should either stick to
their harsh decrees or abolish
them altogether
—Sarah C. Hughes, 'SI
(EDITOR'S NOTE): Alpha Chi
Omega was penalized under the
following conditions. One offense
was reported to the board within
the required 48-hour period, that
of a telephone call between the
involved coeds. This call took
place after the rushee was no
longer 'rushing that sorority.
In the case of the sorority
which was denied rushing privi
leges last semester, the violation
was committed by the sorority as
a whole since they were aware
that the rushee was spending the
night in their suite.
In Alpha Chi Omega's case, the
infraction was committed by only
one member, the rest being un
aware that such contact was
taking place In light of these
facts, the Board did not think it
fair to deprive the sorority as a
whole of rushing privileges.
Spring Week activities are All-
University functions and have
nothing to do with Panhellenic
Council. It is beyond that Coun
cil's jurisdiction to prohibit a
sorority to participate in Spring
Week.
Gazette
TODAY
Women's Chorus, 4:30 p m , HUB assem
bly Dom
Chess Club, 9 p.m., HUB cardroom
Christian Fellowship, 12:40 p.m., 210 HUB
AIM, 7 p.m., 203 HUB
Dandily Class, 0:20 p.m., HUB ballroom
Chem-Phys Student Council, 7 p.m., 212
HUB
BX Candidates. 6':80 p m., 2 16 Hug
Eng Student Council, 6:30 p m . 214 HUB
MI Student Council, 7 p.m., 7.13 HUB
Creek Week, 8 p m . 218 HUB
WSCA Publications, 8 p.m . 217 HUB
Artists Series, R. 30 p.m., Schwab
Forestry Convocation, H. a.m., 121 Sparks
Missionary Bible Study, 4:16 p.m., 208
Bourke
Forestry Society, 7 p m 105 FSrestrY
Ntm Bayrischer Schuhplattlers, 9 p.m., 3
White
Civil Alr Patrol Group 1300, 7:30 p.m.,
Air Guard Armory
Zoology Club, 7 p.m., 105 Freer Lab
HOSPITAL
Raymond Abramson, James Baker. Henry
Bell, Judith Bovr, Ruth Carlson, Timothy
Coppola, .tame Graham, Mary Deli Kahle,
Beale Kinsey, Sarah Mawhinney. Jack hill
ier, Linda Riess. Ruth Noble, Robert
Rohenold, Victor Rentel, Nancy Rothwell,
Susan Simon. Helen Stewart, F.laine
Sweeney, Robert Wotherspoon, Joan Zim
merman.
Williamson Will Speak
At BusAd Grad Club
The dean of the College of En
ginering and Architecture, Mer
ritt A. Williamson, will speak to
night at the College of Business
Administration Graduate Club
meeting. The subject of his talk
will be "Why Liberal Studies?"
The meeting will be held at 7:30
p.m. at Sigma Alpha Epsilon, MO
E. Beaver Ave.
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Cockroach Wisdom
Outlasts the Years
We received a present in the mail yesterday sure to
please any column writer. A grand collection of Don Mar
quis' delightful "archy" columns.
Archy, a carefree cockroach, left messages in Mar
quis' typewriter by casting himself headfirst upon the keys
with just enough force to op
erate the machine
Archy's adventures first ap
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Marquis' Sun
in
column
1 in 1916 - 18,
but his phi 10...,
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practically ev
erything, in
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verse which
MISS NEUBARTII was having its
heyday at the time, and which
allowed Archy to write with
out punctuation (since he was
too light to operate the shift
key).
With apologies to Archy for
the slight revisions we have
made in his work, we present
a few of the selections which
struck us as applying particu
larly well to our own situation,
and ask you to remember that
they were written over 40 years
ago.
* *
these students that
• re going to reorganiie
•ociety and civilization
and the administration
and everything remind
me of an ant
knew one time
e was a big red ant
and he came bulging down
a garden path and ran
into a stone post curses on
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YOU'RE LUCKY
It3o 'TOLD ME!
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9. 1960
by born neubarth
you said the ant to the
stone post get out of my
way but the stone never budged
I will kick you over
said the ant and he kicked but
it only hurt his hind legs
well then said the ant i
will eat you down and
he began taking little bites
in a great rage maybe i said
you will do it in
time but it will
spoil your digestion first
mehitabel the cat
says she is not scared by the
cleanup in the moving pictures
cheer up say mehitabel
television is coming some time
and who knows but what tele
vision
will be lousy and enjoyable
and by The time television is
cleaned up
the pictures will get immoral
again
the artistic purpose
of these periods of reform is
..to give
greater zest to the relaxation
which follows
boss i believe
that the
perfect state of
affairs will get
to the university some day
but i could •
compile quite a list
of persons
who will have
to go
first