WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5. 1960
Party Spokesman
Defends Platforms
Yesterday, the views of SGA President, SGA Advisor and the
Coordinator of Student Affairs were presented on the suggestion
to abolish Political Party Platforms. Today—reactions of the
Parties.
Those affected most directly if the Student Government
Association Assembly should abolish political party platforms
at the University, would be the parties themselves. Reactions
from the three existing parties have been mixed with Campus
and Liberal parties holding out against the move, leaving
University Party as the only party supporting the new plan.
In a statement prepared for The
Daily Collegian, Dennis Eisman,
vice chairman of Campus Party,
said, "The elimination of plat
forms from future SGA elections
would make student government
a complete farce." Eisman ex
pressed the opinion that removing
the platforms could lead only to
the complete breakdown of poli
tical parties here.
"Platforms," he said, "are not
only pledges of action on the
part of the candidates, but also
one of the best ways to bring is
sues before the public for their
scrutiny."
If we eliminate party platforms,
Eisman said, "Elections will turn
into nothing more than the abil
ity of candidates to amass the
largest list of activities and pay
the most for a touched-up picture
of themselves."
Tim Nelligan. former chairman
of University Party, and Michael
Lazorchak, current chairman of
the party, however. felt the
change is needed in this field of
political parties. "It's a necessity,"
they said, "because the present
system has outlived its useful
ness."
"The parties were modeled
after those in national politics,"
Nelligan said, "but those who
formed them overlooked one
thing we aren't the national
government."
"However," Lazorchak added,
"dropping party platforms should
not he the result of legislation.
The parties themselves should be
responsible for dropping them,
Assembly should not have to take
act ion."
Nelligan said he felt that
dropping the platforms would
bring more students into parti
cipation in student government
because they would no longer
fear the strength of party or
ganizations. SGA Assembly, ra
ther than the parties, will be
come the machinery to get
things done, he said.
When asked his opinion on the
subject of dropping the platforms,
Barry Flashman, vice chairman of
Liberal Party, replied, "It's the
same as asking Richard Nixon
and John Kennedy if they wish
to do this."
The students. Flashman said,
shouldn't have to vote merely on
the basis of a picture and a list of
activities. "I'd like to know what
a candidate stands for before I
vote." he continued.
Platforms keep the party adher
ing to certain standards, he said.
To abolish these platforms would
make student elections undemo
cratic.
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Civil Air Patrol to Meet
An orientation meeting of the
Civil Air Patrol, Group 1300, will
be held at 7 tonight in 202 Wil
lard.
The Civil Air Patrol assists in
local and national emergencies
and conducts a series of aviation
courses as part of a nationwide
cadet training program.
ASSOCIATION
MOM
CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
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Meeting: Wednesday, October 5
Topic: We stepped into the Educational Past of Lima, Peru
7:00 - 8:00 P.M. Home-Ec Living Center !!
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Senior Class
To Suggest Gift
Any member of the senior class
may now submit a suggestion for
the class gift. These suggestions
will be considered by the class
gift committee and the most ap
propriate will be determined by
a vote of the Senior Class Ad-
Ivisory Board.
The policy was announced at a
meeting of the Senior Class Ad
visory Board last night. The newly
elected chairman of the class gift
committee is Tim Nelligan. Sug
gestions may be submitted to him
or to any member of the commit
tee.
The Board also expanded the
functions of the Class Day com
mittee to include graduation. It
was felt this would make gradu
ation a "more enjoyable and less
confused event." The co-chairmen
of this committee are Mary Lu
Hill and Marshall Sneiderman.
—Life is very much like Christ- ;
mas—you're more likely to get
what you expect than what you
want.
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Guthrie Will Open
Colloquium Series
A talk by Dr. George M. Guth
rie, professor of psychology, will
open the colloquium series at
noon tomorrow in Dining Room
A, Hetzel Union building.
Guthrie will speak on observa
tions he made while visiting a
remote mountain village in
Northern Luzon, in the Philippine
Islands. He will present pictures
of the area and some recordings
of the villagers' music and re
ligious rituals.
The colloquium is open to all
interested persons.
University . Creamery
Sales Room
Dairy Products
Ice Cream Brick Cheese
Pasteurized Milk Cheddar Cheese
Chocolate Milk Cottage Cheese
Buttermilk Trappist Cheese
Creamery Butter Grade A Large Eggs
's up fro
and only Winston has it!
baccos specially selected and specially
ull flavor in filter smoking.
TER-BLEND
Fisher, Taylor to Attend
Cafeteria Conference
Two faculty members in the
College of Home Economics at the
University will attend a session
at the annual fall conference of
National Industrial Cafeteria
Managers Association at Pocono
Manor tomorrow.
The morning session will be
devoted to a disc'ussion by Dr.
Katherine N. Fisher, associate
professor of foods and nutrition,
and Mrs. Clarice G. Taylor, pro
fessor of hotel and institution ad
ministration and director of the
Institution Food Research and
Services Program on "The Nu
trient Wheel."
that counts
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