PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion This Was An Explanation? Dean of Women Dorothy J. Lipp held a special meet ing with about 80 campus women "leaders" last night to explain the junior resident system ''accurately." Unto) tunately, this system has still not been explained "deem ately." Granted, one has to expel iment with a sys tem and many changes may take place when it's in actual ()pet mum. But you have to start with a few more pi mciples than let's have a counselor for every 25 to 50 gills because she will be able to help a girl with problems and find talent At the meeting Dean Lipp read a speech about the complexities of organization at Penn State and again reiterated her cry of lack of communication. Well, maybe this staffing system is best; but the girls attending that meeting had no chance to question the plan —to go over it point by point in an open debate. They will be given pi ivate conferences if they are interested in pai ticipating Unfoi tunately this plan is going to affect 4000 girls— not Just those interested in the counseling plan. By the time those girls re-explain the plan it may take on many different connotations and they may not be allowed or may nut be able to answer all questions. Dean Lipp did not explain the program fully and accurately as her note io the 160 women leaders said she would. They learned that a Junior resident is a good, plain everyday person and that hostesses can serve as kind of assistant Janitors and bookkeepers. In short, she (lid little more than reiterate the gen et alities about the plan and something about how this was going to help find musicians. As soon as Dean Lipp was finished with her speech which was scheduled in 10 Sparks, another group of stu dents moved in to take an examination. The group of girls as a whole had no chance to question this system or hear an open debate on it, A large number of concerned women followed Dean Lipp into the hall to try to discuss the plan. Surely there could have been an extra half an hour or hour so everyone could discuss the plan and hear Dean Lipp's answers. There must have been other rooms which were free. If the dean of women wants communication she is sometime going to have to listen to the other side. Com munication is a two-way proposition. Lack of Communication The girls on WSGA judicial board thought they got an order supposedly from Dean of Women Dorothy J. Lipp which stated that the names. offenses and penalties of all women who go before judicial are to be sent to her Office for an OK. When they were finally able to check on the appar ently explicit order, Dean Lipp explained that she just wanted to see how things were going and help the girls if they have any troublesome decisions to make. Dean Lipp doesn't have time to attend the judicial meetings but there are two members of her staff at the meetings. Why can't Miss Lois McColloch and Assistant Dean R. May Schultz help the girls with troublesome decisions? PEANUTS T HIS SEASON WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A REAL I) WERE GOING To RUNNING TEAM: WERE GOING I t i EMPHASIZE TO STEAL BASES AND STEAL , ) 1 • ' SPEED! MORE BASES! RUN I , ROM RON 1 , ‘,l 119 Aral., ..1 ~. • iti WE'RE GOING' TO BE THE I CAN'T STAND IT! RUNNINGEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE! IT'S GOING To BE GOgGOtGO! LT'S' GOING TO.. "i 111110 i % 01 01 1 lip p colei a 4 ------- - (1,, / is• t 'N!tk - ,;t,• _l_ .7, '' „ 4 .....4.0.ri v ... .Z.Ul7.e. ---•"•••- - •+.• .r.,,- .....tr.i.......0.0Pr THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Now that the United States has admitted that the plane shot down over Russian terri tory was engaged in a top notch spy mission, it might be of interest to examine some of the far-reaching effects of the Incident. The specially designed U-2 air craft was shot down more than 1300 miles inside Soviet territory by what the Russians claim was a "remarkable rocket." Khrushchev first announced the incident last Thursday, using all cunning at his disposal, he withheld the de tails of the oc currence. Some foolish at the State De- partment backed by the often heard screams of sometimes immature con- gressmen announced that the American aircraft was an "in nocent weather plane." This is apparently just what the chief Red was waiting for, be cause he proceeded to reveal the remainder of the gruesome de tails of the incident. Spy and espionage work is, and I'm sure everyone realizes, a ne cessity to all the big powers in volved in the existing cold war. In fact, it has been estimated that Russia's spy network is three times the size of ours. There is quite a difference be tween just having a spy network and maintaining an effective es pionage system that can blend in with a nation's foreign policies. There are several apparent weak nesses in our setup, which came to light when the facts of the re cent incident are studied. First, why was a mission of this Letters SCA Fund Drive Clarified by Grad TO THE EDITOR: I feel that the success of the fund drive now be ing conducted on campus for the benefit of Southern students ar rested or expelled from college for non-violent demonstrations has been seriously impaired by the Collegian's continued refer ence to it as the "DARE fund di we." I hasten to say that those in volved in planning the drive very much appreciate the Collegian's coverage of the fund drive, but perhaps the association between DARE and these funds has been more harmful than helpful The Collegian has reported that the Student Christian Association is sponsoring the drive; why then does it continue to refer to the drive as part of DARE, which is considered by many to threaten the existing patterns of racial dis crimination on campus? —Suzanne Day, '59 Gazette Chem-Phys Student Council, 7 pm , 213 HUB Chess Club, 7 p m . HUB cardroom Christian Fellowship. 12.45 p.m 218 HUB Coaly Society Skeleton, 8 e r 13., HUB ground floor Dancing Class. 6.10 pm. HUB halhoom Eng-Arch Student Council, 6:45 p.m., 214 HUB Forestry Convocation. 11 a m , 121 Sparks Forestry Society, 7 p m., 105 Armsby Grange Open Meeting. 7 p ni.. 100 Weaver Home Economists, 9 a m., 212, 213, 217, 218 HUB Kappa Phi Kappa, 9 :30 p m., 464 E. CM. lege As e. Meteorology Lecture, 9 p.m . 119 Osmond Navy Film, 9.30 p.m , HUB A.lembly room TIM. 7 pm. 201 HUB WCA. 9 p m , 213 HUB Women's Orientation. 10 p m., HUB assem. lily room Zoology Club. 7 p m., 105 Frear Harley Brook, John Callenbach, Lee Chipper, Edward Fordyce, Douglas Ger ard, Marcia Ilartrick, Mary Lee Hobbs, Edgar Krug, Paul Krum, Ronald Kul bailu. Jean Kutz, Kathleen Leland, Eliza• beth Lott. Donald Mandell, Walter Mar tin, Roger Nesti, Manila Rounds, Kay Rozalle, Barbara Schlatter, Terrance Schmoyer, Mary Ann Wasaitis, Frederick Williams, Swiss Wylie, Snowed What Really Happened? people rtIYERS HOSPITAL type attempted just two weeks be fore the upcoming summit confer ence' If the United States didn't want to attend the conference, Eisenhower could have refused the invitation. However, to throw a monkey wrench into the peace talks, without any apparent rea son, at this late date seems sense less. Second, the lack of coordinated statements flowing from the vari ous national spoksmen made this nation look foolish to the rest of the world. Whoever authorized such a flight should have kept the people-in-the-know informed so that they didn't issue conflicting statements. Thiid, why was such a talkative agent picked for a mission of such great magnitude. It seems that he disclosed every single detail of the plan to the Russians. In war time this would have constituted an act of•treason against the Unit ed States. A stricter screening of agents might save us further em barrassment in the future. Now let's look at some of the more encouraging sidelights of the incident. _How did a Ti S. aircraft pene trate more than 1300 miles into Russia? Where was the Soviet radar? Where were their anti aircraft guns and rockets? This particular flight has ex posed a definite weakness in the Russian air defense system and, no doubt, there is 'considerable concern In Moscow which is hid- Letters Lipp's Judicial Action Attacked TO THE EDITOR: Last week Dean Lipp made it clear that the legislative power of the campus was concentrated in her hands. Now the ax has fallen on the last free branch. Our judicial system has long functioned as an independent branch of student government composed of students to judge the acts of their peers. A student, af ter long discussion by the judi cial board, was called to speak for herself beforo•a final decision was reached. Now, however, the names, of fenses, and penalties will be listed and sent to the dean of women's office where final judgment will be passed without even calling the student to speak for herself. They have loosened the ropes that bound us only to put us in chains. Anyone who has not Brandt Defends TO THE EDITOR: Last week both Dean Lipp and her policies were criticized through the Col legian by the Collegian itself and the Nittany Council. Further ex amination should reveal that the extent to which this criticism was carried was short sighted as well as unjust. Th e unprogressive attitude shown by Mr. Rein and the Nit tany Council in their actions and explanations indicate either a general and unwarranted dislike of the dean of women or a foolish display of hurt feelings which have apparently resulted from their momentary exclusion from the influence of one of the more liberal minded administrators on the Penn State Campus. The archaic system of judicial double jeopardy which exists in State College is not only useless but illogical. Does the University actually A Student-Operated Newspaper 55 Years of Editorial Freedom Mir Batty Tollrgiatt Successor to The Free Lance, est.lBB7 Published Tuesday through Satuiday morning during the University year. The Daily Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1931 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March 3, 15 10 . Mail Subscription Price: $3.00 per semester $5.00 per year. JOHN BLACK -Vat , s Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Wire Editor, Cordie Lewis; Night Copy Editor, Kay Mills. Assistants: Pat Haller, Suzie Ellison, Bob Dean, Elaine Hrach and Joan blehan, WEDNESDAY. MAY 11, 1960 by joel rnyers den behind the propaganda bar rage. Secretary of State Christian Herter announced Monday that there have been previous flights across Soviet territory which the Russians have apparently - failed to detect. The brazenness of this particular flight tends to support this announcement. These undetected flights into Russian territory prove the capa bilities of the Strategic Air Com mand, which is built on the prem ise that U.S. aircraft would be able to penetrate Soviet defenses in wartime and destroy Russian war-making potential. Another aspect of the Russian story is worthy of consideration. Khrushchev claims that a "re markable rocket" is responsible for downing the U.S. aircraft. If this is true, how was the pilot, all of the photographic equipment and the spy pictures able to sur vive? Is the rocket a gentle in strument of war which guides en emy planes down to earth? I doubt it. I question whether or not the plane was even rocketed out of the sky. If these assumptions are true, the world public will, in time, become aware of the real truth and the entire incident may turn out to be more of a propaganda victory for the United States than Russia could ever hope to achieve by her false claims. . In simple language it would show Russia's defenses to be in ferior to ours. opened his eyes up until now cannot fail to see what is happen ing. For those who believe in rep resentative government, freedom of expression is the last strong hold against unchecked adminis trative dictatorship. —Rhoda D. Segur, Sonya Pin, Joan Alihouse, Katherine Hamelehle, Karen Shall cross, Mercedes Moses, Clau dette McGee, Judy Wolf, Gayle Ritchie, Kay Matta. Ginni Brooks, Ruth Pen, Janet Patterson, Felicenne Houston, Sylvia Jensen, Pa tricia Scott, Sharon Stone, Marilyn Lontz Editor's Note' This letter toes written and submitted before Dean of Women Dorothy J. Lipp clarified the directive from her office concerning Judicial. (See story page 1.) Dean Lipp worry about the detrimental in fluence of the hardened criminal student drinkers under 21 or were the men in the La Galleria inci dent unfortunate enough to be come entangled in an outmoded web of thought? An equally damaging position was taken by the Collegian in its front page editorial last Saturday. While - not openly accusing the dean of women of dictatorship, perhaps, the result of a pre-occu pation with the libel code, the insinuation was there, one which can only serve to undermine the position of the dean with the stu dent body as a whole. The Collegian has been notably lax in its criticisms of more strin gent administrative policies in the past. It is ironic that several stu dent groups have picked this time express their inertia to change and through that to express their own immaturity. —John Brandi, '6l CHESTER LUCIDO Business Manager
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