PAGE FOUR Editorial Roundup A Review of 1959 Change and controversy were bywords on the Penn State campus during the past Students returned to campus faced with a :37 per cent increase in tuition and a $l5 fee for parking permits. A new dean of women arrived at Uni vei say Park and proceeded to sweep out musty women's regulations. Some embarrassed shuffling was caused when the University, which had previous ly alloted funds from tuition income for the Senior Class gift said it could no longer he done, sb the classes started their own donation plans. The boys from Nittany disbanded their T-shirt campaign and under the guidance of some well-paid leaders started organized plans for adequate living facilities. Colleges across the country were drawn together in a common protest against the signing of loyalty oaths for student loans and compulsory ROTC. SGA fiddled around with an extensive ROTC report, recommending only one year of compulsory ROTC, until they loot it to a pigeonhole in Old Main. It was the faculty who finally took a stand on the issue when the Liberal Arts College faculty passed 'a recommendation that ROTC be dropped as a graduation requirement. Football feelings became pitched when several quarters felt that our outstanding team last fall was pressured by the state and the Administration into the Liberty Bowl game rather than trying for a New Year's Day trip to the South. The spring semester started off with a ...arid A Preview of 1960-61 The new school year which will start with 1960 Student Encampment, Sept. 7-9, shows no let up in controversy and may bring even more changes. The new concept of community living, a student government structure for these units, the integration of freshman women into upper class dorms, a new staffing sys tem including junior residence counselors in women's dorms, new registration and parking fees and regulations, will all be new changes• next year. The structure of all student governing bodies—WSGA, AIM, Leonides, etc.—and even SGA itself is susceptible to change; and it is almost certain that some of them will come under the ax or be replaced by new structures. It is imperative that the students at Encampment come fortified with facts and prepared to formulate strong and valid recommendations on all these issues so that student opinion can play an integral role in all changes that affect the student body next year. During the three-month recess each stu dent government organization is going to have to take collective stock of itself, re Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings during the University year, The Daily Collegian Is a student. Operated newspaper. __________ $3.00 per semester $5.00 per year Entered as second-den matter July 6, 1934 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under JOHN BLACK, Editor City Editor. Carol Blakes:ee; Assistant Editor. Gloria Wol• Loral Ad Mgr.. Brad Davis; Assistant Local Ad Mgr.. Hal ford; Sports Editor, Sandy Padwe; Assistant City Editor Deisher; Credit Mgr., Mary Ann Crane; Ass% Credit Mgr., ■nd l'crsonnel Director. Susan Llnkroum; Feature Editor and seal Reitz; Classified Ad Mgr., Constance Riegel: Co-Circo- Assistant Copy Editor, Elaine Miele: Copy Editor, Annabelle lotion Mgrs., Rosalind Abes, Richard Kitziggeri Promotion Roienthal: Photography Editor, Frederic Bower; Mike-up Mgr., Elaine Michel; Personnel Mgr., Becky Kohudic; Office Editor. Joel Myers. Secretary, Joanne Huyett. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Headline Editor, Karen Hyneckeal: Wire Editor, Barb Tunic: Night Copy Editor, Meg Teiehholtz; A?4 , 4141)111tA, Marie Hoffman. Ellen Bleeeker, Kathy Kuchtu. Loia fisegley. Marilyn Gem, Sand, Ratinsky. Jeanne Swobotla, Alice Brunton, Phyllis Mandelbauss. alp Dalin Callttdan Surcease! to THE FREE LANCE. est. 1887 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA roar when the University, whose dorm building has exceeded its classroom build ing, announced that all transfer men would be required to live in dormitories next fall. The Town Independent Men's Council worked out some good suggestions on the problem in vain, for this became one of the primary examples that fostered a war cry whose crescendo has continually in creased—the failure of the Administration to let the students know of issues that directly involve them so student opinion can be considered in formulating the decision. And then the spotlight focused on SGA. the experimental student government structure that for the most part proved in effective on Issues of consequences in its first test year. Attempted election fixes. irresponsibility of political parties, failure of students to represent the student body views on Senate subcommittees plus the resurgence of the ominous stigma of Lion's Paw influence did little to enhance the respect of SGA among the students or Administration. Meanwhile on the academic scene, the decision to go into a year-round system within the next few years was virtually assured; but the decision to institute the quarter, trimester, or other system, was thrown in President Walker's lap. A re vision of the University Calendar elimi nating Thanksgiving vacation did not pass the University Senate. Trouble boiled up for the fraternities when several incidents invoked IFC action and one house had its charter suspended by the University. And then there was discrimination ... determine its purposes and functions and sphere of influence, and be ready to modify its structure accordingly. But most important of all, students are going to have to decide how to bring stu dent government out of its pit of inWec tiveness, and gain the respect of the Ad ministration and faculty and the faith of the students—whether it be through a re vamping and strengthening of the present SGA or through a new all-campus govern ment structure. Political parties will have to be strength ened and made to function throughout the year with more power in the hands of the party chairman and more control over the membership, or parties will have to be disbanded altogether. They cannot con tinue to exist just as an expedient means by which those who Join the semi-yearly popularity and beauty contests gain fi nancial backing for election. If a new system is considered, the con stituencies must be defined—living units, colleges, or interest groups again. ROTC and discrimination will still be around as will the fight to have student opinion considered before administrative decisions are made. The year will be a crucial One. CHESTER LUCIDO, Business Manager Fiftyfivi Yeare Editorial Freedom the set of March $, 1879. T ALL z WANTED 10 DO (OAS BE L A HERO... A r(rr DON'T BE DISCOURAGED,CNARLIE BfaIXON IN Tgf6" LI FE (0E LIVE, THERE ARE AtIOAYS SOME BITTER PILLS TO BE VALW.D. c( • C • Letters Frosh Hit Campus Signs TO THE EDITOR: We cannot wait until we return to the cam pus in future years. Within a ra dius of 100 miles we will start to see slogans on signs such as "It's Great—Penn State," "See the Biggest Collection of Blue and White Signs in the World," and "Penn State--the Visitors' Para dise." As we approach over huge su perhighways which student car registration fees have paid for, blinking blue and white neon signs will point the way to a new blue and white Old Main. As we enter University Park we are sprayed with blue and white paint so that we shall not clash with the decor of the blue and white campus. Kentucky blue grass has been imported, and the cadets of the Army green have been eliminated. But where are all the familiar landmarks of our school days? Peeking behind one ominous look- Segregation Policy Criticized TO THE EDITOR: I noted with great interest an article you pub lished on the 19th concerning the policies of other universities on racial discrimination in town housing. The refusal of the University of Illinois to approve housing agencies which discriminate brings up an interesting and very crucial point. No matter what people may say as to what is right or wrong in this issue (segrega tion), the point is that students at Penn State are being intimidated as long as the University does ap prove of houses which do discrim inate. The discrimination is not aimed at Negroes alone. Chinese. Indian and other foreign students suffer as a result of the attitudes of many house-owners. As it has been pointed out by ZBT Apologizes For Disturbance TO THE EDITOR: As president of Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, I am writing this letter in connection with the incident which occurred during a party Saturday night. At this time, in behalf of the brothers, pledges and guests of the fraternity, I would like to apologize to our neighbors for any hossible disturbance they may ave suffered. —Neal Kolb, President Zeta Beta Tau Hartsock to Serve On Survey Team Dr. Elmer W. Hartsock, asso ciate professor of animal nutri tion, will serve as a nutritional consultant on a survey team in Colombia beginning in June. The survey team, consisting of clinicians, dentists, nutritionists, biochemists and food technolo gists, will visit all - parts of Colom bia and assess the nutritional sta tus of the military and civilian population, the adequacy and nu tritional quality of food supplies, and the methods and facilities for food processing and storage. THURSDAY. MAY 26. 1960 NT CO r EVER GET TO BE A HERO? NO!ALL I EVER GET TO BE is THE STUPID GOAT! •CP V IF ITS ALL THE SAME WITH YOU, I'D RATHEi2 NOT RENEW Nol PRESCRIPTION! . • A ,k \bitt, V t 112 A' • VO, VAIN • a .. • :3-4-- ing blue and white sign we find Schwab Auditorium, still with a capacity of 1200; the steps of Schwab, however, are padded in blue and white foam rubber. Beneath another blue and white sign we find the Nittany Resi dence Halls, the mud puddles ap propriately dyed a bright blue. The few books still remaining in Pattee Library have been tinted blue and white also. We are preparing fo leave and head beck home by driving over the big blue and white highway to Harrisburg, as a figure dressed in blue and white approaches us. We are about to say hello to Frothy when we discover it is President Runner coming to as sess us for walking on HIS blue and white mall. You see, Penn State no longer has students, just blue and white signs for the visi tors. —Jacob R. Froth, 134 Leonard U. LicMy, '63 other people who have written to the Collegian, the Administration has been relatively silent on these matters and even if we overlook the moral implications present, one cannot help but realize that it is the responsibility of the Uni versity to look after its students. This is especially true at a school where some of the rules are relatively strict and limiting. If the Administration is going to treat its students as children, then it certainly should be concerned with their welfare, just as any parents would be. How long is the University go ing to allow this situation to con tinue as it is? The Administration would do well to look at the ex cellent example set by the Uni versity of Illinois. —Chester L. Maim, '6l Gazette TODAY American Chemical Society, Dr. E van Tamelen, speaker, 8 p.m , 112 Buckhout Bridge Club, 6:30 p m., BUB card room Christian Fellowship, 12:46 p.m., 218 HUB Computing. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., 217 HUB Geophysics and Geochemistry Seminar. F. F. Fish, speaker, 3 :15 p.m , 121. Mineral Industries Graduate Mining Seminar. Robert Ste- fanko, 'maker. 3:20 p.m., 24 Mineral Industries University Party. 6:30 p m.. 212 RIM University Readers. 6:30 p m., 216 RUB HOSPITAL Weldon Bliss, Richard Bowerman, Dee Dietrich, Stephen Ducar, Elizabeth Faust, Allen Gifford, Joan Graham, Go!die Laris, Elliott Schulman, Harriet Shapiro, Erika Stash, Sylvia Sumner. Jane Wilby, Linda Williamson, John Witmer, Susan Young. Six Members Initiated Into Delta Sigma Rho Delta Sigma Rho, national de bate honorary society, initiated six members Monday night fol lowing a banquet at the State College Hotel. Admission.into the honorary so ciety is based upon experience as a debator, scholarship and par ticipation in varsity debate tour naments. The six upperclassmen tapped by the society are Jacqueline Leavitt, Lurene Jochem, Vernon Barger, Mary Ann Ganter, Peter Galie and Joan Kemp.
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