PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion. Perpetual Complainers Since the long-sought-after revisions in the women’s rules became a reality last Monday, coeds have been voicing complaints over the matter of signing in and out. WSGA came a long way in offering later hours to coeds on week nights. An extra hour and a half is now allowed each night for all women. Is it too much to ask that these women sign out? Coeds are not required to state where they are going or with whom. Signing out is merely a convenience for the hostesses to see if any of the coeds are absent from the lesidence halls after hours. In a letter to the editor a few weeks before the changes in the rules went before the WSGA Senate, Jessie Janji gian, president of WSGA, asked all coeds for opinions on what the new rules should be. She received little response. And now that the changes have been made, coeds are com plaining and asking for more privileges. Many favorable revisions have been made throughout the year to give Penn State women more freedom. But changes take time and coeds should make the most of what they have now in the way of privileges. Why not give WSGA a vote of thanks for moving coeds out of the Victorian era in which they had been submerged instead of griping about minor details? Werner—NCAA Champion Penn State's Jay Werner reigns as the NCAA all around gymnastic champion alter a sterling performance last night. Down 3 points entering the last event, the Lion ace displayed his tremendous talent by scoring 92.75 on the difficult long-horse vault. Congratulations to the University’s first NCAA champion for the 1959-60 school year and the seventh titleholder for coach Gene Wettstone. Other Views No Smoke Room Aqain the controversial issue has come uo in Women's House discussion. "Do Juniata women want and need a smoke room on campus?" Once aaain, the women will vote upon the issue. Let's hope, that the policy will continue as it has been previously established. "Juniata women do not smoke on cam pus." In the recent survey made by the intro to statistics class it was found that less than one third of Juniata's students smoke. Although no data was revealed as to what percentage were wom en and men, it is logical to assume that the majority of smokers are male since they already have smoking privileges. Morally and ethically we admit that our present society accepts the woman smoker. No longer is she a social taboo or outcast. However our campus society has not yet accepted women smokers. People regard and respect Juniata as a private institu tion of higher learning with high standards. Since smoking may be regarded as a social practice, the institution of a smoke room may tend to lower some opinions of our school. It is also important to note, the addition of a smoke room with respect to the College's drive for funds in the redevelop ment program. A significant part of the College budget is ob tained through the funds from the alumni, churches, and church affiliated organizations. How would these groups react to help ing finance a smoke room. Antagonizing these groups could re sult in a decrease in their contributions. Can we afford to risk if? —Juniata College Newspaper latlg Colbgian Site Successor to The Free Lance, esc. 1887 Published ructilii; through Saturday morning during the Unlreralt? gist. The D*llr Collegian is a «tuilrnt.operated neurapaper Entered as second-elan matter July S. is.ll at the State College. Pa Post Office under the act of March a. 1879. Mail Subscription Pricet tI.OO per aemcster 15.00 per rear DENNIS MALICK Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Copy Editor, Pat Dyer; Wire Editor, Jan Durstine; Assistants, JoAnne Mark, Reney Alkoff, Karin Miller, Lynn Cerefice, Kay Mills, Sandy Yaggi, Sunny Schade, Dave Runkle. f REAL WHIRLYBIROS \ THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA GEORGE McTURK Business Manager t. H. U V >«. f-A» ««L. ■ »»..) (w l>»V I 7 Uww4 fM*r« Iw Letters Coeds Criticize Rooming Rules Set by Housing TO THE EDITOR: As second se mester freshmen and as students not too well acquainted with all the regulations of the University’s administrative offices, we feel that Housing has done us, the girls of Thompson Hall, a great injus tice with reference to room as signment applications. The argument that Housing uses is this, and we quote: “Upper classwomen who request reassign ment to their present rooms must file their applications February 29 to March 11. For all other upperclasswomen, the dates are from March 28 to April 8.” Were the girls in Thompson included in this reassignment plan? The meaning of reassignment according to Webster’s Dictionary is, “to assign again” but it is a well-known fact that Thompson Hall is going to be a boys’ dormi tory; consequently, the only sen sible conclusion that could be diawn from this bulletin is that we should file our application during the period of March 28 to April 8 Housing, in their so-called in formative bulletins expresses their views in an extremely vague way so that the rule may have differ ent shades of meaning. Housing did not state that the girls from Thompson who wanted to be as signed to McKee Hall were to hand in their applications during the period of February 29 to March 11, but they did state that we would be given preference for the vacant rooms in McKee. Are second semester women considered to be upperclass wom en? According to WSGA standards we are not. Why then did Housing want us to file our application on the dates set aside for upper classwoman reassignment? —Patricia Le Roy, 'S3 Maryanne Williams, '63 Gazette TODAY Centor Stage, “An Italian Straw Hat,” 8 p m. Freshman-Sophomore Dance Committee, 1-16 pm.. Hi HUB NCAA Gymnastics Championship l *, 8 p.m,. Rec Hall Outing Club, 8 a m. to 1 p.m , HUB flrnt floor TOMORROW Zoller Reception, 2 to 5 p m., HUB main lounge Chapel Service. Dr. Nicholas Goncharoff, 10:5) a.m., Schwab Auditorium Chess Club, 2 p m., HUB card room Christian Fellowship, 2 pm, 217 HUB Election Commission, 2 pm., 218 HUB Emerson Society, 6 30 p.m , Eisenhower Chapel lonnire Executive Committee, 5 30 p m., 218 HUB Freshman Advisory Board, 3:30 and 8:30 p.m . 201 HUB Graduate Students* Bridge Club, 7 p m., 212 HUB Newman Club, 7 pm, 214 HUB Penn State Blue Band Concert, 3 pm, Schwab Auditouum Protestant Service of Worship, 9 a.m,, Eisenhower Chapel Reception, 8.15 p.m.‘, HUB main lounge Roman Catholic Mass, 9 a.m., Schwab Auditorium Student Moxle, 6:30 p.m., HUB assembly room Swedenborgen Service, 10:30 a.m., 212 HUB University Lecture Series, 8 p m. t Schwab Auditorium rSF. 9:30 a.m.. 218 HUB Westminster Graduates, 6 p.m , 217 HUB MONDAY , 212 HUB A Phi O, 7 p.m., Christian Fellowship, 12:43 pm., 218 HUB College of Education Tea, 3:30 nm., HUB main lounge ' Color Slide Club, 7:30 p m., Mineral Sci- ences auditorium Disarmament Discussion Series, 12 noon, Eisenhower Chapel main lounge Engineering Mechanics Seminar, 4:15 p.m., 2(H Engineering “A“ Faculty Luncheon Club, 12 noon, HUB dining room "A” Greek Week Banquet Committee, 8 p.m., 214 HUB ICCB, 7 pm, 214 HUB IFC, 7 p.m., HUB nssembly IVCF, 7 p m , 217 HUB Leadership Training, 7 p.m., 215 HUB Leonides, 6:30 p.m., 203 HUB Marine Physical, 10 a.m. to 5 pm, HUB catdioom storage Marine Recruiting. 10 a.m to 5 p.m., HUB ground floor Mathematics Logic Conference, 10 a.m., 228 Sackett Model Railroad Club, 7 pm, 216 HUB Outing Club, 8 a m. to 5 p m , HUB first floor Placement, 8 a.m, to 5 p.m., 203, 212-218 Physics Colloquium, 4:15 p.m , 117 Osmond SGA, K p.m., 21H HUB 17CA Forum Series, 8:15 p.m., Eisenhower Chapel lounge HOSPITAL Jack Bcrgstein, James Danilovitz, How ard Deardorff, Stephen Engle, Richard Heess, Robert Johnson, Harlan Mone, Doug las Obeck, Reuel Schappel, Sandra Spitz, Sandra Upmal, Robert Wenner, Bela Vas* aady, Russel Yaw, Beverly Yurick, Eugene Zuckermati. Katie Perrin, Frederick Riegel, I.ois Rothenherg. JOB INTERVIEWS March 23 American Stores: group meeting, 7 p.m., 200 Armsby March 24, 25 American Stores, individual interviews, 211 Annabjr e Man on Campus by Dick Bil WAfl/gLOtf! 7 YM WONP&ZiNG If* THEY WOULP evez g&x akoinp to it.* Letters Coeds Bemoan 'Signing In TO THE EDITOR: The letter in Thursday’s Collegian asking for a more feasible means of signing out made me wonder why coeds must sign out at all. When the new rules were an nounced, the reason given for signing out on week nights was to know if a girl were out or not in case of a possible acci dent. This is absurd. I’m sure that girls were just as acci dent prone under the old rules as they are under the new ones. As for locating a girl, the fact that she has signed in only means that she is in the build ing. Her signature gives abso lutely no help in finding her if she’s not in her room. If not TO THE EDITOR: We were naturally complimented when WSGA recently exhibited their faith in the integrity of Penn State women by finally allow ing us later permissions. But they also require us now to sign out every night of the week if we expect to be out after 8 p.m. Thei-e seems to be a contra diction between these two de cisions which perhaps the reader can detect. Up until March 14, WSGA by requiring us to- sign -out and state desti nation, distrusted our.integrity only on Friday and Saturday. Now they distrust our integrity every day of the week. They are implying that we Keep Rink Open TO THE EDITOR: The Univer sity skating rink is scheduled to close Sunday. I tt|ink this unfair for the following rea sons. First, the skaters have had their season shortened a whole month or more by the rink’s late opening. Second, the girls’ gym classes paid for eight weeks of skating and will only get six weeks. Third, the weather is still un- TO THE EDITOR: The Univer sity ice skating rink is sched uled to.close its doors for an other season this Sunday. For the following reasons it seems logical to me that the rink should remain open beyond this date. First,' regardless of the cal endar, our current weather is far from spring-like. Because of - cold weather and recent •nows, spring sports such as SATURDAY. MARCH 19, 1960 OH. m in the building, she could be virtually anywhere. It may be said that at least a girl’s absence is known if she has not signed in. But, if keep ing track of dorm residents is so important, why are there no similar rules for men? Obvious ly, the coed is governed by rules that have nothing more to offer in their defense than their traditional origin. This is an excuse, not a reason. “It is important to learn to distinguish between that which is established because it is right from that which is right only because it is established.” Samuel Johnson said that quite a few years ago. It seems particularly appropriate here today. Marilyn Tischer, '62 just might not return by cur few, and if we do not, they feel that they can locate us at our stated destination. But who can predict or care tp state all the various places likely to be visited in an evening? Other invidious aspects of signing out are the increased bookkeeping for hostesses, the bottlenecks at sign-in-posts and the unnecessary mechanical nuisance we must tolerate. We appeal io Penn State women to express their views to any member of WSGA if they agree in any way with our considerations. What is your opinion? Carolyn Evans, '6O Carolyn Greer, '6l Serena Rashid, '6O fit for spring sports such as tennis or golf. It seems to me if the Univer sity runs the rink as a Univer sity activity, and is willing to pay one quarter million dol lars for a new roof, that they would do all they could to fur ther the skating season. This would lengthen the skaters’ season, give the girls their two weeks of skating and also give the University a chance to re gain some of the money they lost by the short season. —David Ward, '62 golf and tennis will not begin for some time yet. Second, ice-skating fans here at the University have had the season severly shortened by the late opening of the rink due to construction. , We still have ice-skating weather and we still have in terested skaters, so why cut the season short?* Let’s give ice skating’ an even break. Hike Thomsen, '63
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