PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion SGA Needs Protagonists . . . Not Antagonists The new SGA system is precariously sitting on a 1,1701'S edge. It has completed the first year of a 2-year p 1 obation period. Next year is the turning point. A Senate committee composed mainly of administrative officials will decide next spring whether the system passes or flunks its test. As it stands now, the sentiment of this subcommittee is against the system. The present system is the best advanced thus far. It provides for a good representation of the entire student body. It prevents influence by any special interest groups. It provides for the desired separation of powers especially between the SGA Cabinet and Assembly. While SGA officials should not be subservient to the whim isti ation, the obvious fact is that these officials must he respected by the administration. If they are not re spected, the opinions they present to the Senate subcom mittee will hardly carry much weight. Campus party's top two candidates, Peter Galie and John Brandt, have expressed the opinion that SGA should act strictly according to the views of the student body. But this should not be the case. SGA should not be guided by student's views alone because many students do not have enough information to see the real picture. The role of SGA is to listen to student opinion, check into the feasibility of the problem and then take authorita tive action. If the Assembly passes unfeasible legislation, it will merely lose the respect of the administration. Its proposals will be turned down, and it will then lose respect of the students. SGA then is not designed just to be diametrically opposed to administration policy. Student leaders, particu larly those in top positions, must be able to command the respect of the administration so that SGA legislation will be considered and acted upon. Action cannot be thrown in the face of the administration in the form of a do-this-or else demand. The Senate Subcommittee on Organizational Control holds the fate of student government in its hands and can act at any time. Nor should student leaders be elected merely because they swear they will not join an organization, namely Lion's Paw. Students should not go into SGA offices with a built-in prejudice against a fellow student just because he might accept a Lion's Paw bid. This in itself should not prevent him from following his own convictions. Frequent but unproven inferences have been made against Lion's Paw that it has had only a detrimental effect on student government. Opinion of any one member has been taken as the opinion of the entire group. In voting for SGA officials, students must look to the qualifications of the candidates, taking into consideration just what each candidate might do for the good of the student body. His past experience, contributions to student government and plans for executing the office should be the prime criteria for choosing a candidate. If a person is a strong individual, he will carry his convictions over into his office regardless of past or future affiliations. He will accept student opinion, collect all pertinent facts and come to a decision. Then he will present it to the administration in a manner that will foster its acceptance. This is the proper way to represent the stu dent body. A Student-Operated Newspaper 55 Years at Editorial Freedom Olp Daily Tollrgiatt Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The Deily Collegian is • student-operated newspaper Entered as second-elan matter July 6. t 934 at the State College. Pa Post Office under the act of March ii, UMP. Mail Subscription Price, $3.00 pee semester $5.00 pet year. Member of The Associated Press and The intercollegiate Press DENNIS MALICK Ecthus oigEO" STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Copy Editor, Elaine Miele; Wire Editor, Jan Durstine; Headline Editor, Meg Teichholtz; Assistants, Lynne Bordonaro, Emily Nissley, Reney Alkoff, John Morris, Sandy Yaggi, Marie Thomas, Joan Mehan, Alice Brunton, Phyliss Mandlebaum. -1959-60 Board of Editors 1960.61 Board of Editors GEORGE McTURK Business Manager THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Letters Satire Given On SPE Penally TO THE EDITOR: With all the articles written in the last week concerning the Sigma Phi Epsilon incident, people might get the im pression that the fraternity feels it was wronged. We certain:, didn't want to give the student body the impression that our views are so channeled into only our own selfish interest. We realize that the decision handed down was for the good of the fraternity system as a whole. The fact that the majority of the fraternities feel elsewise has little bearing on the case. The sooner the fraternities fully comply with regulation W-5, the sooner our town and our own re lations will arrive at a new high of mutual respect. Of course this means a few peo ple might feel a fraternity is a snobbish clique of labeled com panionship as the doors are locked to all guests on a Friday and Saturday night, but I'm sure everyone will realize what swell people we are every year when we all combine to participate in work projects during Greek Week. Perhaps there may come a day when our parties can again be open—when someone in authority defines the point of intoxication, or what constitutes attending a party 5, 10, 15 minutes? But until then may we say that we feel proud that we were selected to act as a precedent. Let's learn these regulations— subject to the interpretation of the Board of Control. —Richard Deisher Gazette Agricultural Student Council, 7 p 212 11Ult AIM, 7 p m 216 Hlili SGA Elecliotpi, ¶ ani - 7 p m . HUB caid- Angel Flight, t :10 p m 214 Willard: 7:15 pm. A :mold Air Society , Initiation Christian Fellowship, 12 45 HUB College of Home Economics Research Semi- nar. 12.10 p m .. HUB dining room "A" Collegian Promotion Staff, 6:30 p m , 211 Boneke Delta Sigma Pi business meeting, 7 Alpha Sigma Phi: professional meeting, E=I=IBM=M=II man English Colloquium, 7.30 pm , Nittany Lon Inn Father Havanie Discussion, 7 p m., 217 HUB Five O'Cloek Theatre, ''Rich Man. Poor Man, Heßgarman. Thief . . ", 5:0 p.m.. Little Theatre in Old Main Froth Circulation Staff Meeting, 8:15 p m . 2111 HOB Geophysics and Geochemistry Seminar, r. pm, 121 MI ICG, 7 00 pm. 203 HUB Student Liberal Arta Council, 6:30 p 211 HUll Mineral Intlustriei Stirdent Council, 8:15 P.m . 217 111111 Mixed Choir, 7 p m , HUB Navy Recruiting, 10:00 a m. HUB ground floor lobby Pli)mics Colloquium, 4 15 p m., 117 Osmond Prof Snarf Contest, 8 a in -5 p.m., HUB fir , it floor Schulmtattler Dancers, 7:30 p.m , 8 White Science Fiction Society, 7 p m . 107 Boucke Sociology Club, 7:30 p.m.. 218 HUB ha Adler, JAMEY; Armstrong, James Banks, Nancy Banta, Meryl Barsky, David Bergey, Donna Berk, Linda Cutting, Wil liam Duemler, Sandra Fellows, John Han ish, Lucinda Hart, Mary Isaacs, Emily Maize. Harry Makitka, Eugene Mochan, Alan Moses, Donna Robert., Sheila Rosen ?wog, Sheron Bowles, Milt° Yamamoto, Francis Zengerle, Be, nard Tandarich, Mark Zilberberg. New AIM Officers Will Be Elected Final nominations and elections for officers of the Association of Independent Men will be held at 7 p.m. tomorrow in 203 Hetzel Union. Any independent man may be nominated for office if he sub mits a petition signed by 100 in dependent men. Petitions may be obtained at the Hetzel Union desk, or the prospective nominee may draw up his own form. Forms must be returned to the HUB desk before Tuesday evening. Members of the AIM Board of Governors need not submit a pe tition. Candidates for president must have a 2.4 All-University average and be juniors. Candidates for vice president, secretary and treasurer must have a 2.0 All-University average. Seniors to Get Journal Seniors will be mailed copies of this month's Penn State Alumni News free of charge. The Alumni Association will soon begin a campaign for seniors to join the association, Mrs. Mary S. Neilly, managing editor of the Alumni News, said. TODAY HOSPITAL. PEANUTS LOOK! A LIBRARY CARD; I'VE TAKEN our A LIBRARY iCARD! c yik_ il l , il, „ ...3- • ~•-• • ~..', • .... A. "' • L. 411 ...../ ~.... /m/km. 111, ~, 1 ( . I t \ k ...... or -A.-J...... -....- :ALE. .-.''t Li— __..e • -...____4_ .._,,,A e..... / . Letters Janjigian Hits Froth's Actions TO THE EDITOR: I have neither the money to print nor the cohorts to distribute my feelings, so I must rely on this medium to ex press them. First of all, I would like to state that I too am graduating at the end of this semester. Nei ther am I a member of either political party nor have I accept ed any bribes. The words "funny, sickening, disgusting" appeared in a recent tirade being distributed around campus. However, it seems these words were grossly misused. To me, this feeble attempt at last minute campaign mud-slinging is not only in poor taste but also in dicative of the warped perspec tive which is cherished by a "se lect group" on this campus. From personal experience over an extended period of time, I can most truthfully say that I have not worked with any administra tion member who has been unco operative or unwilling to both give and take criticisms and sugges tions, and then sit down and help work them out to everyone's sat isfaction. Furthermore, I can say that I have sat on the same committees as members of Lion's Paw and have never seen students' views misrepresented or compromised just for the sake of compromise. Which is the more effective in getting significant things done: criticizing, slandering and doing nothing about it, or attempting sincerely to carrying students' views out? The questioning of integrity individualism Needed To Aid SGA System TO THE EDITOR: While student individual to come to the fore and government was reorganized in a assert himself. Now is one of those times and way which stressed the political I hope that there are individuals party, it was, and I hope still is with the personal courage to stop a government of individuals. When and prove that the students are any part of that government responsible enough to govern themselves. breaks down it is the time for the Stereo Week Announced By WDFM, WMAJ WDFM and WMAJ have set aside this week as stereo week and will broadcast all programs from 8 to 9.30 p.m. in stereophonic sound. Two hours of stereo will be broadcast from 7 to 9 p.m. Sat urday. •- - PEANUTS WHAT IN THE ITS WHAT IT STANDG FORE 1 WORLD 1550 GREAT THEY TRUST ME! THEY'RE 11 ABOUT HAVING A HONORING MY DES IRE FOR 11 LIBRARY CARD? KNOWLEDGE WITH THEIR TRUGT! _ ,---, l i i i C C 1 1 . 4 .--j A . k 4 _, , •.._,,...._ _ ..... ...„..,,, ....A.4. 4 ...... ...........0.......- , "I 3E . II IN RETURN l'A SHOWING AYFAITI4 YOU HAVEN'T GOT A LIBRARY IN THEIR LIBRARY BY READING CARD...YOU'VE GOT A TREATY! THEIR BOOKS „, IT'S A COMMON BOND OF TRUST,„ riii ril isit-"'N 14E , , s. IF.. * o %4* ..4: Oesi6aste... it itE V 1 •41. 4 •V 40111 0 %., 0/..•4•4.e1..4..4.0,4,,, . .. I L' . .1 7 ." .• I ... 4 f_ -- - - ''"iir° - -6-4-Raz.v.- TUESDAY. APRIL 5. 1960 I NAVE BEEN GIVEN MY CITIZENSHIP IN THE LAND OF IeNCOLEDGE! I.—..ma SAY ' 4. ' 11 mr. 1 6! ~ e.-_,4, t1"....v.Z., -- , *V.a16.-- v ''',- •-•.-- "7 HOO POMPOUS CAN YOU GET? C 0 ____-.4,- 4,,„112,,,L- - ...„,„,.? must also enter in. I came across a saying to the effect that he who is without fault cast the first stone. In that situation needless to say, no stones were thrown. A few people in this vicinity would well take these words .to heart. Last fall the SGA Assembly was told that "politics is a sort of se cret thing. Parties are not all they say they are. So what do we do about people who are double crossed by the party itself?" Furthermore it was stated that it was wrong to deny the right of somebody to pick and choose as he pleases. The speaker went on, "Who is going to bear the brunt of it. Why not give him an oppor tunity? Why put restriction on freedom to go to any party he feels is right?" The very people who said these words are now cri ticizing certain candidates for switching parties. Need I say more? I could go on, but I feel I've made my point. I do have an in terest in these elections, an in terest for good effective student government. That's why I intend to vote University for SGA officers. Well, I've had my say for what It's worth. Back to "Macbeth": "An oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to be tray us In deepest consequence." E)=EMIEB —Jessie Janjigian, '6O —Daniel Thalimer, '59 AFROTC Plans Annual The Air Force ROTC is plan ning a yearbook which will con ta i n pictures of individual AFROTC organizations and the whole division. Its name, chosen earlier this. year, will be "Count down." Students may reserve their copies by depositing $2 today, to morrow or Thursday at the Ar mory. The yearbook will cost a maximum of $4.
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