PAGE FOUR Editorial .opinion WSGA Stands Up The Women's Student Government is fulfilling its re,ponsibility to a great extent when it polls student opinion and then approves the recommendations. WSGA took such action on the much discussed sign out policy which was recently put into effect. Beginning Sunday night signing out on week days will be voluntary. In this way any women who wishes to he contacted may sign out. It is obvious that this is the way most women students want the rule. This system is in effect at other large schools and Penn State coeds think that they too are mature enough to take on such responsibility. WSGA also decided to divorce its resident hall coun seloi s plan from the one proposed by the dean of women's office. The Senate dissolved its committee to set up a pro gram of resident counselors for freshmen because these counselors would be on the staff of the dean of women. The original WSGA plan wanted counselors who would act as "informal" advisors to new freshmen. Since WSGA does not favor the dean of won en's staffing program and has resigned its support, perhaps the pi ogram should be re-evaluated. If students are forced to live under a system that they do not approve of, the success of the program is questionable. WSGA should again poll student opinion and find out coeds' viewpoints on the subject. It is not enough to with draw support from the revised residence hall set up. A feasible program which will be acceptable to women students should he decided upon and supported. Class Day Improved , The first Senior Class Day program, scheduled to moil ow afternoon in Schwab, cuts tradition by replacing the pool ly attended and poorly received Class Night and May Day programs existent in the past. But this break in tradition is - a definite change for the bet ter. The outstanding graduating women were honored at May Day celebrations on Mother's Day. The valedictory and the outstanding men were presented on the night before commencement while most seniors celebrated at parties or did not return from home. The new Class Day concept combines two basically good ideas, that were spread out over two inapropros times, into one sound program, fitting as the final class function The aspiring graduates will honor the classmates they voted as the most outstanding in four years of service to Alma Mater and Dr. Howard A. Cutler, assistant to the vice president for academic affairs, will address the class. Valedictorian Lois DiJoseph will dedicate her speech to her father, who died Just a few hours after hearing of her selection for the honor. The new Class Day is a fitting program and deserves the support of the whole senior class and all other inter ested students. Thanks to Senate SGA did a good job on the Thanksgiving vacation issue but certain members of University Senate, who faced the impracticality of eliminating the break, also deserve a good deal of credit for its defeat, Many students had probably already decided they just wouldn't attend classes Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving if the vacation were cut. The only students who would have remained on campus would be those whose professors had found some way of scaring them into staying. SGA could hardly have said, "Well students, don't worry about this issue. we Just won't come to class." The University Senate would not have looked too favorably upon a threat like this. However, the majority of senators realized the trouble which might arise from a decision to eliminate the vaca tion. Unless bluebooks were threatened, it would hardly be worth an instructor's time to come to campus Friday and Saturday. If the Thanksgiving vacation were eliminated the Senate would have to revise the muddy regulations about class cutting and come up with a very stiff policy which would be unacceptable to both students and faculty. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA As YOU WERE PLAYNG 'NAT PIECE BY BEETI4oVEN,I 'THOUGHT TO ,tWSELE,'HOuI BEAUTIFUL!" ) / W it ila01"„, - AND THEN 1 THOUGHT;' IF 14E LIKES BEETHOVEN AND I LIKE BEETHOVEN , WHAT A WONDERER, EXPERIENCE TO SNARE!" MAT WAS BY FRAWASI ' tters Grad Calls For University Stand On Racial Equality TO THE EDITOR: I hope this let ter wilt bring a response that will help me regain the pride I once fostered for Penn State. _ The question of racial equality in State College is not a local issue, for it is this same issue that is being discussed—and in some places fought—all over the earth. The universities and colleges in this country represent the major intellectual centers of our society, and, as such, have asresponsibility that transcends the day-to-day routine of providing an education for our youth. In this sense the university or college cannot with any peace of conscience afford to remain aloof from an issue which it may con sider "political." The movement for civil liber ties is gaining tremendous mo mentum both here and abroad. Already many of the great edu ational institutions have official ly proclaimed their sympathy with this movement. Penn State. as a great state and national institution of higher education, cannot afford to re main silent on this important moral issue and still maintain the respect it has worked so hard to achieve. It cannot afford to bow to the bigotry of a small commu nity in Nittany Valley. The University must come out of hiding, and, in doing so, take an official stand on this impor tant problem we face today. —Gilbert Brenner, Grad Student WDFM 91.1 megacycle. FRIDAY 6 :65 Weatherscop• 7:00 Sophisticated Lady 7:30 The Guest Disc Jockey 7:55 News 8:00 Starlite Review 9:00 Music of the Nations 9.30 Spoken Words 9:45 News and Sports 10:00 Light Classical Jukebox 11 :SO Sign Off SATURDAY 6:56 Weatherecope 7:00 Ili-Fi Open House 9:00 Offbeat 1:00 Sign Oct SUNDAY 6:56 Wee therscope 7 :00 The Third Programme 11:30 The Week In Review 11:45 Sign Off MONDAY WDFM 91.1 megacycles 6:55 Weatheracope 7:00 Masterworks From France • 7:50 Children's Corner 7:56 News 8:00 Contemporary Concepts 9:00 Music of the People 9:50 Campus and Religion 9:45 News and Sports 10:00 Symphonic Notebook 11:30 Sign Oil I 'THINK YOU AND I ARE GROWN& CLOSER TOGETHER, SCIIROEDER. I itama- 1'A1•••• ,, ..• , ' , .• LM WDFM Letters Soph Wants 'Truth' On LP TO THE EDITOR: Lion's Paw is a senior men's honorary society. It is a secret society with the alleged purpose of exchanging ideas for the betterment of Penn State. In the last ten years, however, there seems to have been many out standing instances when the pur pose and actions of Lion's Paw have been questioned. No one from the administration or from Lion's Paw has stated that the pamphlet "Lion's Paw at Penn State" contained any false information. In fact, a member of the administration, when asked about the validity of the pam phlet said, "Oh, I don't know, possibly, I suppose." Not one of the statements made has actually come to the point and stated on the validity or in validity of the charges. One of Mr. Haber's slogans during his TODAY Christian Fellowship, 12'15 p m , 211 HUB Delta Surma Pt rtanqurri. 6.10 p m , Brock erhoff Hotel, Bellefonte Fluid 51echanies Seminar, 4.15 pnt , 211 ME General Ed Art Group, 11 p m . HUB as- sembly Peter Dellalli, Lot en Decker. Louise Dom. Grad Student Dance, 8 :30 P.m , HUB ball. Itrolld, Larry Feeler, Jerome Gartman. loom Douglas Gerard. Joseph Itilkerstruh, Etsis High Speed Computers Instruition, 8 a m flukey. Beth Kanto], Judah Lobley, Ar. i p m 217 Mill lone Mn• well, Loins Metevia, Elizabeth Mineral Industries Colloquium, 4 15 p.m , Monk, Matthew Ogoizalek, Carol Oswald, 2t MS Stella Paimin. George Paul, Manila Rounds, Nittany Grotto. 7 p no., 121 MI; Curry Lynnette Sable, Anthony Santoii, Noi man to show slides Steen, Michael 7.l,lsovielc A Student-Operated Newspaper 55 Years of Editorial Freedom. Ilt. Elatig Tollrgiatt Successor to The Free Lance, est 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The Daily Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter July 11. 1934 at the State College. Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3. 1879. Mall Subscription Prices $3.00 per semester $5.00 per year. Member of The Associated Press and The Intercollegiate Press JOHN BLACK "VP . I Editor City Editor, Carol Blakeslee; Assistant Editor, Gloria Wolford; Sports Editor, Sandy Padwe; Assistant City Editor and Pervonnel Director, Susan Linkroum; Feature Editor and Assistant Copy Editor, Elaine Miele; Copy Editor, Annabelle Rosenthal; Photography Editor. Frederic Bower; Make-up Editor. Joel Myers. Local Ad Mgr., Brad Davis; Assistant Local Ad Mgr.. Hal Deisher; Credit Mgr., Mary Ann Cron*: Met Credit Mgr., Neal Heitz; Classified Ad Mgr., Constance Kiesei: Co-( ireulation Mgrs.. Rosalind Abes. Richard Ktzinger: Promotion Mgr., Elaine Michel: Personnel Mgr., Becky Kohudic; Office Secretary, Joanne Huyett. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Copy Editor, Cordie Lewis; Wire Editor, Jim Karl; Headline Editor, Susie Eberly; Assistants, Margie Hoffman, Vicki Wentz, Lois Dontzig, Jeanne Swoboda, Carol Kunkleman, Saralee Orton, Dean Billick. Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibler FRIDAY. MAY 6. 1940 campaign was, "We want you to know the truth." Right now I'd like to know the truth. Were Mr. Pearson and Mr. Haber responsible for the elec tion's fix as Nelligan said? Are any of these charges true? The student body of Penn State de serves an explanation. This recent arousing of inter est in student government after the last SGA election may be thought of as a big joke by some of the members of Lion's Paw. I fail to see their sense of humor. I also fail to see their sense of honor when the All-University president has been charged with the elections fix. Is this so hilar ious? If this society operates for the above purpose, it has its right to he secret, but if the charges made have any truth whatever there is no room for Lion's Paw at Penn State. —William Blackman, '62 Gazette Players Show, ' The Sleeping Prince," pm , Schwab Quartet Contest, 7 10 pm , ItUlt assem bly room HOSPITAL DAN 111 flair. James Beet, Gem ae Bakes CHESTER LUCIDO Business Manager
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