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Editorial O• inio
Government's Structure
Gets Too Much Attention
Reviewing the record of the Student Government
Association and looking ahead to the encampment work
shop concerning SGA, one sees that a constant preoccpa
tion of student leaders seems to be the structure of our
student government.
The new organization, which was set up late in the
spring of 1959, barely had time to get underway before
over-anxious campus leaders decided that the SGA presi
dent ought to take over the vice president's job of chairing
the assembly leaving him with little or nothing to do.
This suggestion same out of last year's encampment
workshop and took up a major portion of the assembly's
time and energy last fall.
11leanwhile, students and faculty across the country
were protesting the non-Communist affidavit section of the
Notional Defense Education Act, our administration was
considering a calendar change to the quarter or trimester
system and the Nittany boy (not yet tired of waiting for
SGA action) had not revolted. During this time, the
assembly argued over whether or not Leonard Julius
should sit in Larry Byers' chair.
Then, in the spring. students across the nation were
demonstrating against discrimination in the south and
here the concept of community living was growing and
the administration began toying with the idea of discard
ing Thanksgiving vacation. Meanwhile, our assemblymen
were worrying about the status of alternate assemblymen.
To be sure, these other problems were given some of the
assemblymen's time but they were badly short changed.
Does this preoccupation with how the SGA operates
mean there is something inherently wrong in the organi
zation's structure or does it mean that those in the organi
zation are not utilizing it correctly?
V.re understand that when scientists are testing a
brand new device, they usually use it for awhile to
allempt to discover its weak points before substituting or
The structure of our present student government
association looks good on paper and it is just possible that
the weak points iii 001 system are in its participating
When the SGA was organized, it had two years to
prove itself but campus leaders didn't even give it six
months. In a seemingly earnest attempt to "make SGA
work" they have attempted to change and perfect some
thing which hasn't even been given a trial run.
We can hope that the encampment workshop this year
works hard at examining projects for SGA to undertake
during the next two semesters and that its members forget
about moving Dick Haber over two chairs and into Don
Claggett's seat.
SG A is here to voice student opinion about the coming
calendar change, to develop the community living concept
as far as student government association and student
opinion are concerned, to consider the discrimination dis
pute, to perhaps hold a mock national presidential elec
tion in hope of arousing student interest. Let's hope
assemblymen remember it.
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SUMMER COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Snowed
Like a Well-Built Steamroller
John F. Kennedy, a little
known Massachusetts Con
gressman when he defeated
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. for a
Senate post in 1952, has made
almost unparalleled political
progress during the past eight
years to where he is now within
a stone's throw of the highest of
fice in the free world.
It wasn't merely pure luck or
good breaks that provided the
ladder for Kennedy's successful
climb to political fame. It was
careful planning. For Senator
Kennedy is a man who believes
in getting what he wants and he
nothing to chance,
Kennedy ha s
surrounded him
self with a
group of expert
a d visors
mastery of which
few can match
These men plan
every move that
the presidential
aspirant makes
Their careful as
sessment and de-
visions rule out
the pozlsibility of
error. And if one examines Ken
nedy's Senate record it is very
difficult to discover many poli
tical mistakes.
The steamroller that brought
about his nomination last Wednes
day was the result of careful con-
blackboard
Will Rocky
Gamble Or
Help Party?
By JOHN BLACK
Editor
The Republican convention, tra
ditionally more quiet and lesi
ostentatious than the Democrats'
convened last night with ap
parently only one vexing ques
tion—will Rocky take second?
When the popular vocal gover
nor of New York started his
verbal attacks on the present
administration's policies some
weeks ago and took the oppor
tunity to express some of his own
liberal views, he did it so suc
cessfully that his stock (personal,
not business) boomed. He shot
immediately to the top of the
heap of the GOP potential leaders
and even rivaled for a while vice
president Richard NI. Nixon him
self.
Although his threat lo Nixon
has never been regarded seriously,
his short but
vigorous c a in
paign into the
nal ion's he a
lines completely
obscurred all
sit• er GOP hopefuls
.4110.
• •
and had party
T . ,• stalwarts waking
with visions of
• .4,11 a Nixon-Rocke
ka. feller dr e a
ticket.
Rockefeller is
now a name that is known poli
tically in every hamlet. He would
have been an important candidate
in the first place if only to carry
the votes from the nation's most
populous state into the GOP
camp. But now he has a vote
getting potential across the na
tion.
131 ICK
With Rockefeller. the GOP
ticket would provide a strong
challenge to the Democrats' for
midable lineup of Kennedy and
Johnson. Without him the chal
lenge will be considerably di
minished.
It seems that the main determi
nant as to whether Rocky joins
the ticket or not is a strictly
personal one— would he rather
be vice-president in 1960 or have
a shot at the presidency in 1964.
Figure the odds.
If he takes the No. 2 spot and
the Republicans win, he's there for
eight years unlelis ousted by the
Democrats in '6l. Regardless, he
would not have a chance to run
for President with his incumbent
boss still around. It would be
1968 before he got his first shot
at the top spot. He'll be 60 years
old. It might be a long time to
wait for an ambitious politician.
(Continued on Page Eight)
struction over the past four years.
Every gear of this steamroller was
checked and rechecked during
the past few weeks and it was
then well oiled during the first
few days of the Democratic Con
vention.
There is not enough space here
to describe the amazing organ
ization which the Kennedy peo
ple have put together during the
past four years. An organization
which is gaining strength at this
very moment backed by the un
tiring vigor of Kennedy himself.
Senator Kennedy has not
planned and worked the past few
years for nothing. He intends to
win in November and tie appears
to have an excellent chance.
The selection of Lyndon John
son as his running -mate was the
first sign that the Kennedy ma
chine had hooked up its gears to
the Democratic party and was in
control. There was opposition, but
as usual any opposition to Ken
nedy was futile.
Probably the only ticket that
can give the Kennedy team a
strong fight in the coming poli
tical battle is one that would in
clude New York's Governor Nel
son Rockefeller.
But. Mr. Rockefeller cannot se
cure first place on the GOP tick
et and he possesses too much wis
dom to take second plac;2 on a
M Y r Rs
TODAY
('less Club. "Le• s , ms Gr ilmjnners," ::10 G o lf f or women, 4 „ in _ mi me , ymbi
HUB cardroom Alatefir Playhouse, "Twelfth Ninht,” ear.
Concert. Clarentant String Quartet. S p.m., thin lime An p.m., Pout, :tO5 at Neffs
HUII Ballroom Milk
Outdoor Marie. "Mister Cory." 9 p.m., bade
nt Golf for women, 4 :00 p.m., Holmes Field
H I 'l3 t in C:l,oe of lain— Ite.irea ion
Mateer Playhouse, —r,orth Nizbt," ear Halii
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thin ti ute 5:40 p. m., Route 305 at Nerfs Puppet Show,
Milk Schwab
Swimming, Men and Wanum, admission by Swimming for men and women, 4 p.m.,
movie Ca 14, 8 to 9 p.m., Glennland Glennland Pool
Pool Swimming for women, i :30 p.m., White
Tennis for women, 4 :00 p.m., Nittany Hall Pool
Courts Tennis for women, I Nittany Courbli
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Clenched hand
5 Scrutinize.
9 Exclamation of
impatience.
14 He wrote "The
Nazarene."
15 Glazier's handi•
work.
16 Official decree
17 Wild plum.
18 Piedmont city.
19 Chairman's
weapon,
20 Compendious.
22 In the stratos•
phere.
24 Freshwater duck.
25 Event at Aintree.
28 Opinion.
29 Describing
savants.
33 Appearances.
36 One who testifies.
37 Bearing.
38 Approach.
39 Greek tragic
hero.
43 Long, loose
overcoats.
445 Trusting.
47 One of the
Websters.
* Answer on Page Eight *
TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1960
by joel myers
possible losing ticket. However, he
must not be ruled out.
After all, Lyndon Johnson ac
cepted second place on the Ken
nedy ticket and few people
thought he would.
The first true test between Nix
on and Kennedy will come in
Chicago at the Republican Na
tional Convention. If Nixon can
persuade Rockefeller to accept the
vice presidential position, it will
be a personal victory for the
Vice President to match Ken
nedy's triumph in getting John
son for a his running -mate.
But, on the other hand, if
Nixon cannot convince Rocky to
take the No. 2 position, it will be
the first failure in his campaign.
A corollary of American poli
tics has always been that the party
in power at the lime of election
has a distinct advantage in the
presidential balloting. This corol
lary will not be valid this year,
since both Democratic nominees
are Senators in a strongly Dem
cratic Congress, whereas pre
viously, few nominees have been
chosen from the ranks of Con-
gress.
The extraordinary session of
Congress that follows the con
ventions gives the Democrats a
strong tool which will play an
important role in the coming elec
tion.
Gazette
48 Newspaper man:
2 words.
53 Prank.
56 Aching.
57 Card.
53 Part of a sonnet.
60 French chanteuse.
62 Mashie.
63 Portion.
64 Hearty's com•
panion.
65 Rib of a fabric
surface,
66 Bay or gray.
67 Over and above.
68 Greek letters.
DOWN
1 Observes Ember
days.
2 Insular speck.
3 Twenty.
4 Pleiades: 3 words,
5 Dax is one.
6 Kidney-shaped
nuts.
7 Fantastic.
8 Whinnied.
9 Type of dog.
10 Moved in a risky,
unsafe situation:
4 words.
11 Experience.
TOMORROW
in C!,-e,''
12 Yachting.
13 Favorable.
21 Majestic.
23 Jack rabbit.
26 Allow,
27 Eat at evening
30 Conversational
expression: 2
words.
31 Rush around.
32 Slips.
33 James Could
Cozzens' subject.
31 King's title.
35 K, P. sergeant's
command:
40 Open a keg.
41 Man's name.
42 Stanza.
43 Opens.
44 Humble.
45 One' of the
Channel Islands.
49 Court-martial.
50 Old playing card.
51 City in Portugal.
52 Tears.
53 Banter: Slang.
54 Repetitive re-
sponse.
55 Sheriff's badge
59 Links place.
61 Tuition.