PACE FOUR Editorial Opinion Stone Valley Project Merits Constructive Student Opinion The; SGA As.embly made plans last night to appoint seven a! students to work with the President's Committee on Stone Valley Development. Through a bill introduced bv Duane Alexander, sophomore class president, the AsM'inbly members took positive action to insure student lepiesentation on a matter directly concerning them. 11' student opinion had been sought on such matters as the transfer housing and parking regulations issues, stu dent opposition might have been avoided. It is too late to seek action after a rule has already been announced, in most cases. But student opinions during the initial formu lation of rules could definitely benefit the entire student body. The Slone Valley projeci, as il was originally con ceived, was to be a joint student-faculty recreation area. The funds for developing the area, which includes a large lake, came mostly through alumni contributions. Boating, swimming, fishing and other recreational facilities'are planned for the area. Tentative plans have also been made for student and faculty cabin installations, but a plan must be devised for their site locations and ground rules must be made. Other retreat areas will also be provided in the 575-acre development. To make the bill more effective, students who have the interest and lime to spend in discussing the project should be appointed to the committee. Constructive stu dent opinion will make for a recreational area entirely acceptable to all concerned. First Step Forward The Western powers proposal at Geneva that all nations report missile test flights in advance in order to avoid the danger ot accidental war is one of the most realistic and workable plans we have seen yet in the long, unfruitful disarmament discussions. We don't assume to be experts in the disarmament field, but it does seem to us as students interested in world affairs, that chances for getting the major powers to agiee right now on complete disarmament, or even a majoi cut-back in existing arms, are non-existant. The new plan is a least one way to insure that some over-anxious young man sitting at a radar set does not prematurely push a panic button at the first unexpected major blip and start a war no one wants. This could be a step in the best direction of all peace without tension. A Student-Operated Newspaper 55 Years of Editorial Freedom Sailg (EnUcgtatt Successor Co The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published Tnurin; through Saturday morning during the Unirerstty year. The Dally Collegian la a student-operated newspaper Entered as second-class matter July 5. 19.14 at the Stats College. Pa Post Office under the act of Mareh 3, 1873. Mull Subscription Price* $3.00 per aemeater $5 00 per rear. Member of The Associated Press and The Intercollegiate Press DENNIS MALICK Ediior STAFF THIS ISSUE: Headline Editor, Joel Myers; Wire Editor, Su.- Ebeily; Night Copy Editor, Barb Yunk; Assistants, Jerrie Markos, Anne Palmer, Lynne Bordonaro, Carol Kunkleman, Manlyn Cieyei. Maijorie Hoffman, Luanne Russell and Lois Ha eg ley. THE DA,If COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA GEORGE McTURK Business Manager Letters Junior Objects To Closing Of Skating Rink TO THE EDITOR: On this com ing Sunday, the University Ice Skating Rink will be closed for the season I have one pertinant question. Why? At the beginning of last semes ter, at a cost of several hundred thousand dollars, the work of en larging the rink and constructing the roof-shelter was begun. Be cause of the construction the opening date was delayed until much later than the Thanksgiving Dav date originally set. About this time, the closing date was extended to a lime in April, Now out of a clear, blue sky, the season is to be ended on Sunday. The only reason given for this action is that the persons now managing the rink must leave for the golfing season. Surely the University can find someone to operate the rink, perhaps students. The skating rink is more im portant than the University seems to realne. Not only is it one of the most enjoyable outdoor rec reation facilities available, but it is the most inexpensive means of self-entertainment in the area. Another effect of this decision to close the rink is that coeds in the ice skating course offered will be prevented from completing fhe course. It appears that the upshot of all this money-spending on the rink is just to provide a place for our ball playeis to practice. No doubt members of the skat ing division of the Outing Club are as disgusted about this mat ter as are manv of the students including myself and the townspeople, who are “regulars’’ at the rink. —Allan Stone. '6l (Editor’s Note: One purpose of the new roof was to extend the skating season. Just what the heck are those people going to do on the golf course, skate?) Gazette TODAY Artist Series Program, basso Cesare Siepl, 8 ‘tO p.m . Schwab Bridge Club, 7 p,m., HUB cardroom Center Stage, “An Italian Straw Hat.” H j»m ■* Christian Fellowship, 12*45 pm. 218 HUB College of Agriculture, faculty meeting, 4:15 pin, 112 Burkhmit Interlandia Folk Dance. 7:*40 pm, 3 White Metallurgy Seminar, 1:15 pm. 121 MI, J. E Werner on “The Mechanism of Hjdrojren Occlusion by Steels below' 400 flex. C Mineral lux**- 1 -* Mineral Industries Colloquium, 4:lb pm. Ml Riid., Dr. Robert N. Taaffee on “Mos cow University: A Case Study !n Soviet Hurher Education" NCAA Gymnastics Championships, 2 pm. and 3 pm, Rec Hail Outinc Club, booth oppn Ram to 5 p.m., opposite HUR assembly room Senior Class Day, 6:‘*o p.m., 217 HUB HOSPITAL John Badner. Jean Conn, William Cur tis. James DaniloviU, Howard Deardorf, Joanne Ebert, Stephen Engle, Rabette Graf. Richard Hess. Robert Johnson. Rob ert Kathleen McKay. William Me nichillo. David Myers, Richard Myers, Douglas Obeck, Anthony Petrucelli. Rob ert Rabenold, Barbara Schlatter. Nancy Tharp, Linda TJram, Carol Wenner, Rob ert Wenner. Russell Yaw, Beverly Yurick, Eugene Zuckerman. TIM Needs Workers For Las Vegas Night Students interested in.work* ing as poker or black jack dealers at gambling wheels, craps or cage dice tables may sign their names on the list in the TIM office in ihe Heizel Union Building. These workers are needed for TlM's second Las Vegas Night, April 9, in the HUB. Students will get a chance to gamble legally—using fake money. ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE Little Man on Campus by Dick Biblar "OH. OH, I'M AfiZAH? MY NEW'g’TUPM' H?ACti£K' JU£f cpurre mwro that class himself. Alum Hits Politics Mixup TO THE EDITOR: With glow ing concern I have watched this spring’s developments in campus politics Until recently I have hesitated to inject an alumni viewpoint into student affairs. Now I am fearful that student government, which I consider quite important to Penn State’s future, is headed for total impotence. The current approach of some student leadeis makes them seem like characters out of “Alice in Wonderland’’—almost incomprehensible. The University parly chair man is quoted as saying he would be willing to throw an election. On top of this state ment, it is accepted, apparently without question, that a single individual would have the in fluence to do such a thing. The Campus party chair man says his party “consists of a small group of people who feel that the establishment of a proper political party . . . supercedes the desire to elect a particular candidate at the present time.” If his party is a small group now and his goal is establish ing a party—not winning an election—what has he been doing since his own election last fall? Forming a small group? No wonder some can didates wanted to change par ties! The Daily Collegian blasts a supposed election fix all over its front pages, and then, a few days later, it says it wants to see “party chairmen, candi dates and people within SGA all working together.” Is Col legian for collusion? inde Elms Defends TO THE EDITOR: Marv Katz (in Friday’s Collegian) seems to have taken real exception to only one sentence in my edi torial comments on the Play ers’ agenda for the year. The “slander,” again, is this: “So far we’ve been afraid to go see ‘The Italian Straw Hat’ French 19th-century farcial vaudeville just doesn’t sound worth dragging onto a 20th century university campus." The phrase quoted is from a Players’ publicity release; I had hoped it was only an unfortun ate choice of words that scared me away. The promotion staff’s blurb was painfully accurate, as I learned after gathering the courage to see the worst tradi tion of Martin and Lewis and the Three Stooges, rather than of Moliere. The cast is quite capable and entertaining particularly when they indulge in unalloyed farce, as Susan L. Brown does most delightful ly. But the cast can do little to make worthwhile a play which is basically plotless, and whose only reason for existence is an occasional funny line. 1 tried FRIDAY. MARCH 18, 1960 pendence? or a higher circu lation’ Is it any wonder that four of the top candidates “want out?” I think not. There has always been a tendency in student govern ment for some of the most qualified leaders to become targets of vicious attacks as election lime approaches. This regreiably has caused many an outstanding student leader to "quit while he was ahead." Such was the case three years ago. Some of the top stu dents leaders dropped out be fore elections. Many of those who stayed on were the vic tims of vicious smear cam paigns and underhanded tac tics. The resulting elections produced more than the usual number of student officers with little conscience or capability. Why do students permit this kind of thing to occur year after year? Of what value are leadership training courses if leaders are to be treated in such a manner? And, of what value is student government if its leaders are not respected? The answer to these ques tions should be obvious. Penn State cannot afford to sacrifice student leadership and ability if it is to advance the student viewpoint in a rapidly mush rooming university. It can only be hoped that those student leaders with the ability and the courage to “think for themselves” will make the decision to rise above the common level of intrigue and apathy and work for the betterment of Penn State. —Robert J. Nurock, '5B Froth 'Edit' mightily to discover any “social comment,” but unless the occa sional clearly-enuciated “Hell” or “Damn” is a comment on our current mdral condition, even the most wildly inmaginative lit prof would have difficulties there. However, it was not my aim in Froth to criticize the Play ers' production of "The Ital ian Straw Hat." It's still a nice play to take a date to, or to break up a weekend of study. My point was this: that the Players have made a disap pointingly poor choice of prop erties this year, and have prac tically abandoned their stan dards of past years. The plays, not cast or crew, are at fault. The best theater is not based on pure frivolity. The one eve ning of superior drama at Penn State this year Arnold Moss’ production of “Measure for Measure’’ made this bril liantly clear. A comedy in form and substance,' the play also examined the depths of moral conflict and was far better for it. Frivolity’must be fun to act —as “The Italian Straw Hat” (Continued on page twelve)
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