PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Political Cleanup Wh-it will the effects of an all-out, no-holds-barred investigation of campus politics have on student govern- ment? With the petition now being circulated for a full investigation of the present elections campaign, we may soon find out. SGA Assembly will consider such an in vestigation at its meeting Thursday. The present SGA system is hanging in the balance and campus politics is now resting on uneasy grounds. The reorganized system started last May is on a two year trial basis. At the end of next year, the pros and cons of the system will be weighed by the Senate Committee on Organization Control. II an all-out investigation just turns into a mud-sling ing campaign with a lot of unfounded statements flying from both sides, only one thing can result. Not only the fall of the present reorganized system but possibly, the fall of student government. Before Assemblymen step into a full-fledged investi gation, they must consider the far-reaching possibilities it may produce. If theie aie enuogh grounds for well founded evidence, the investigation can be beneficial. But chances are that the only “evidence” available is by word of mouth. This could lead to the end of student controlled student government. Spring ... When? Spring officially made its debut Sunday, but it cer tainly arrived inconspicuously. Alter a January, February and March filled with snow, freezing temperatures, blizzards and every kind of miserable weather possible, spring has come and with it fond expectations of spring-like weather. With students anxious to see such temporarily non existent things such as grass, leaves, raincoats and sock less sneakers, the cunent trend in weather-making does not indicate any possible alleviations in Mr. Weather man's policy. Spring is warm, sunny and showery, therefore spring is not yet here. Officially or unofficially, we will have to 'mourn her absence and anxiously ask one another: “When will spring arrive?” It certainly has a long way to come before we notice it. A Student-Operated Newspaper 55 Years of Editorial Freedom iatlg (EoUfgtan Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The Daily Collegian ta a student-operated newspaper Entered as second-class matter July 5. 19.14 at the State College, Pa Post Office under the act of March 3. 1879, Mail Subscription Price: 83.00 per semester *- S 3 00 per rear DENNIS MALICK Editor Managing Editor, William Jaffe; Assistant Editor Catherine Fleck; Publle Relations Director Loll! Neuharth; Copy Editor, Roberta Levine; Sport# Editor. Sandy Pariwc. Assistant Sport* Editor, John Black; Photography Editor Martin Scherr; Member, Zandy Stosson Focal Ad Mgr.. William Hess; Ass't Local Ad Mgr., Chester l.ucido; Credit Mgr., Murray Simon: National Ad Mgr.. Nancy Froebel: Classified Ad Mgr. Sara Brown; Co-Circulation Mgrs., Loretta Mink, Richard Kitzinger; Promotion Mgr., Darlene Anderson; Special Page Mgr., Alice Mahachek; Personnel Mgr., Dorothy Smeat; Office Secretary. Bonnie Bailey Meyer; Research and Records. Margaret Dimperio STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Copy Editor, Nicki Wolford; Wire Editor, Sue Lmkroum; Headline Editor, Jan Durstine; Assistants, JoAnne Mark, Reney Alkoff, Diane Still, Phyllis Mandlebaum, Sandv Yaggi, Alice Biunton, Joan Mehan, Bob Dean. ■. WELL IVE \ i DISCOVERED A Vjjgtu TRtrm j* SOME OF THEM IS DENTISTS % AND ONE OF THEM IS M 6RANPMOTHEgS„.^|M THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA GEORGE McTURK Business Manager THERE ARE TIOO CLASSES OF PEOPLE (N THIS WORLD WHICH ARE VIOLENTLY OPPOSED TO •nW»B-gICMN6.,. _ INTERFERING,, GRANDMOTHERS!! Mij Letters Reader Calls State's Fans Poor Sports TO THE EDITOR: PSU produces some of the best athletes in the country. The preceeding claim to fame is marred by the unfortunate fact that PSU also produces some of the worst sportsmen. These poor sports are very sel dom, if ever, the contestants. The poor sports are in the stands. Hissing is expected from scared and angry geese and snakes. Hiss ing is also an accepted method of conveying scorn or contempt in some Asiatic countries. Could it be that the reason the practice of hissing has gained such favor here is that it is one way a coward can,voice disapproval without re vealing who he is? If a person has the intelligence to decide if something has or has not met with his or her approval, that same person should also be capable of making that fact known without rcsoiting to animal-like sounds. ' Thinking back to other sports events I can recall several in stances where poor sportsmanship was plainly revealed on the part of Penn State fans But Friday evening at Rec Hall, they sank to a new low Was there one per son in the whole place who thought that Mr. Shurlock could have been made to feel worse by the actions of our hissing fans? Was there one true Penn State fan there that didn’t want Jay Werner to win’’ The poor sports gave Mr. Shurlock ample reason to take back to California an awfully low opinion of the fans here at Penn State. —Wilbert Bailey, '62 Party Member Praises Mass Plank Discussion TO THE EDITOR: It pleased me very much to note the new pro cedure for nomination at Campus party on Sunday evening. For the first time, the party as a whole discussed the issues and voted on the planks. Then the candidates were nominated. In this way, a candidate knows beforehand what the party is standing for and whether or not this is what he wants to represent and campaign for. Congratulations on a good steo forward 1 —Jean DeMeyere, '6l Gazette TODAY Academic Year Science Institute lecture, . 4 p.m . 100 Weaier 212 HUR Di. Graham Hoyle. Ag Council, 7 p m., business meeting and Alpha Kappa I > si, rushing smoker, 7 p m., Theta Delta Chi, ‘{O'i K Prospect Ave Christian Fellowship, 12:45 p.m., 21R HUB Collegian Promotion Staff. 7 p.m , 211 Boticke Delta Sigma Pi. business meeting, 7 p m. f Pi Kappa Phi, 409 K. Fairniount Ave. Ed Council, 6*30 p.m , 217 HUB Father llavanic Discussion, 7 pm, 216 HUB Five O’clock Theatre, 5 p.m.. Little Theatre, Old Main Geophvsics and Geochemistry Seminar, Robei t Steffanko, speaker, 3 15 pm., 121 Mineral Industries Greek Weok-IFC. 8 pm., 216 HUB ICG. 7 pm., 201 HUB lota Lambda Sigma, 6.30 pm., HUB card- room LA Council. 6-30 pm, 214 HUB Marine Physical, 10 a.m , 5 pm, HUB cardroom stoiage Marine Recruiting, 10 a m.-5 p.m, HUB ground floor MI Student Council, 7:30 p.m., 214 HUB Mixed Chorus Rehearsal, 7 p.m., 11l Uoucke Neu Bavarian Schuhplattlers, 7:30 pm.. 3 White Ffulf Newman Club, 7pm, HUB assembly room Nittany Grotto, 7 P m., 121 Mineral In- dustries Omicron Delta Kappa. 9pm. Mr. Arthur Wellington’s home, 312 S. Buckhout St. Outing Club, 8 a m., 5 pm, HUB first floor Sr. Class Adv. Board, 7pm, 215 HUB UCA, 5:15 pm. 214 HUB HOSPITAL George Adams, James DaniloviU, How ard Deardorff. Richard Heess, Linda Jef fries, Richard Kelley. Hewitt McCloskey, Janet Neider, Richard Rice, Lois Rothen berg, Robert Smith, Sandra Spitz, John Waters. Marshall Verbit, Ita Zatcoff, Cabinet -- (Continued from page three) said that investigation had shown that one of the major stumbling blocks to the abandonment of compulsory ROTC was the pres sure exerted by the American Le gion lobby group in the legisla ture. One of the proponents of the bill, John Brandt, alternate As semblyman, said the investigation consisted of a talk with President Eric A. Walker and reports that legislators themselves felt this lobby group was a major factor. bwmhb/what in the \ (world ARE YOU/ y iff Letters 'Hints' Given to WSGA TO THE EDITOR: There are at least three points in our new WSGA rules that require clar ification and possible revision. The first is the regulation con cerning signing out. It is not after 8 p.m. but only after 10 that the HUB, library and downtown stores are closed that a girl’s whereabouts may be come a matter of concern. Between 8 and 10, it is im possible to determine her whereabouts even if she does sign out. Why, then, are we now asked to sign out for any time after 8 p.m.’ If a girl plans to be out of her dorm after 10, or if she leaves her dorm between 10 and 11:30. then signing out should be mandatory. If she is already out, and realizes that she will be unable to return before 10, she should be re quired to call her residence hall attendant. In other words, anyone coming into the dorm after 10 p.m. must sign in. Is this not a more reasonable ap proach to the problem? We have next the question of places that can be visited by women in the State College area. If a girl’s parents see fit to give her a blanket permis sion to visit any place in this area, with the exception of motels and hotels, then it should not be necessary for her to have to consult a residence hall staff member at all. It is unrealistic to suppose that a girl will request or a Compiainers Are Defended TO THE EDITOR: In your editorial of March 19, you dubbed those of us who are dis satisfied with the new rules governing signing out and in as “perpetual compiainers ” You present the addition of an extra hour and a half as a great gain and suggest that we applaud being moved “out of the Victorian era . . . instead of griping about minor details.” The "statement of principles” of the new rules states that rules shall have “only enough regulation to establish the or derly living of women in resi dence.” We must sign out if we plan to be away from the dorm after 8 p.m. Although we need not sign out in person, we must be signed out at the time we leave the dorm. And we are required lo sign out at a place near the main entrance. This does not give those of us living far from the main entrance the privilege of signing out at 6 p.m. when we are returning from the evening meal and then leaving by an other exit at a later time. We feel that it is neither orderly or convenient to go through a maze of halls to sign out when it would be much easier to go out a nearer en trance. A sign out system as strict • Letter cut Soph Compares Coeds to Commies TO THE EDITOR: • I believe many coeds can be trusted out that the coeds are complaining after dark; and with the spring too much about signing in and here, beware of the coed, out and later hours. Penn State It seems that they don’t ap coeds are just like the com- prepiate all that the good Dean munists—give them an inch Lipp has done for them. I and they want a mile. Many therefore justify Dean Lipp’s will say that the extra time actions and advocate stricter will be used at the library, but regulations for the coeds. I know better. Besides, how -—Bob Miller, '6l TUESDAY. MARCH 22. 1960 MV GRAMMA IS GIVING ME TROUBLE AGAIN..,SHE KEEPS hiding mv blanket! '/" SO I'M N f LAVING OUT V DECOYS!y § r® g J hostess grant permission to at tend an apartment party It is also unrealistic to assume that if refused permission, a girl will refrain from attending. We see this as a clear-cut issue: either we are allowed to visit off-campus residences or we are not. In either case, working through an intermediary seems senseless. Lastly, we wish to bring up the problem of taking over nights. Suddenly our most no torious of University depart ments, over-riding the rules published by WSGA, has re quested girls to consult two, not necessarily accessible host esses, instead of the previous one. Why is this? Could it be because Housing wishes to col lect a $1 fee from each girl taking an overnight, regardless of whether or not she requests clean linens? Our room and board has al ready been paid for. Requests for clean linens and an extra bed would be the only possible excuse for requests for pay ment of the fee Considering this, why is it that we are to be forced to pay this fee? We offer this letter not only as a list of complaints, but also as constructive criticism of certain rules which we feel are unclear enough in intent to appear retrogressive rather than progressive. —Marjories Kapelsohn, '62 Kitty Tyree, '63 Addie Bolger, '6l as this was not even needed under the old system. Why is it needed now under a more liberal system? We will suggest two ways for a better sign out system. One method would have the sign out points more numerous throughout the buildings. Each area could have its own sign out point or else each fjirl could sign out on her own floor. Late minutes could be given by locking all doors but the main door at 11:30 p.m. and check ing names as laie-comers came In. It is more convenient for a hostess to go to a girl's room to find her in case of a rare emergency than to have a girl go to the hostess’s sign out list every day. The other alternative would be the postponing of the sign out deadline to 10 p.m. Most campus meetings are over by 9 p.m. and we could be in be fore the deadline without the bother of signing out. The ex tra hour and a half Is used seldom enough that it would be no persistent inconvenience in signing out with a later deadline. —Mary Brown Jane Evans Phoebe Lane Jeanne Fullerton
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