PAGE FOUR Editorial 0 • inion Way Paved for Action The snow and cold outside had no effect on the temperature inside the SGA Assembly room last night as a raging debate indicated that student government on this campus may have at last reached its turning point. While our first impression is that the best Christmas gift - for every Assemblyman would be a copy of Roberts Rules of Order which we recommend they study intently during vacation, the encouraging point is that action was started and the way paved for much more action in the future. The action started was on the issue of a University bookstore. And it was handled in exactly the way issues should he handled by student government. For years the plea for such a store has been heard on campus. One interested student, Ted Simon, dissatisfied that action had never been taken, compiled an extensive report which he submitted to SGA. ° John Witmer, Robert Harrison and Edgar Grubb, translated the students' cries for a bookstore into a motion that slated the need for a bookstore and advocated the establishment of one. The bill was not bogged down with restrictive condi tions and details as to how such a store should be oper ated. But it stated the essentials: a bookstore is needed and the students want one. It is not the job of SGA to work out the intricate details, but they of course can make suggestions and should back up their case to prove the feasibility of the idea. This they proceeded to do. The Assemblymen had not read Simon's report before the meeting and could not approve it without reservations. But president Richard Haber suggested that the proponents of the bill c up a case backing their bill As a result of this expedient action, the request for a University bookstore can be brought before the Board of Trustees at its semi-annual meeting Jan. 6-7. The bill proposed by Wayne Ulsh calling for a report to the new Assembly by the president on the status of all the main issues facing student government is some thing that has long been needed. in effect it calls for a "state of the union" address and should be done after each spring aand fall election. We feel that the executive report is something that has been .passed off too lightly all year—usually being nothing more than . a word or two that Cabinet met or didn't meet as the case may be. Cabinet has shown little, if any leadership this year, and the Assembly has not been kept up to date on the work of the executive committees. John Brandt's proposal for an executive secretary was accepted as . an idea of merit and the reorganization committee asked to study it and report within six meet ings. This is about all that could be expected on this imaginative proposal at this short notice, but the idea should not be allowed to slide. We are sorry to see Walter Darran's resolution crippled by a restrictive amendment and then defeated, but we think its purpose was served and the Assembly has been awakened to its responsibility. • The bookstore bill was a perfect example of his ad monishment to SGA to state the need for and request action on the vital local issues before them, even though they could not present a detailed plan for flawless imple mentation. As for student expression on national and inter national issues, we fully expect this type of issue to now be brought before the Assembly without hesitation. A Student-Operated Newspaper 56 Years of Editorial Freedom Otte Daily Tallegiatt Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during the University year. The Daily Collegian le • student•operated newspaper. Entered as aecond•ciass matter July 6, 19111 at the State College, Pa. Post Office ander the act of March 11, 183), 51.11 Subscription Price) $3.00 per aemeater $3.01 per year. JOHN BLACK Editor 4S4's STAFF THIS ISSUE: Wire Editor, Saralee Orton; Night Copy Editor, Susie Eberly; Assistants; Sandy Yaggi, Bob Dean, Betsy Mulcey, Ann Garrison, Carol Vino, Lillian Berger, Marilee McClintock, Linda Johnson, Maxine Fine, Dennis Grubb, Bar bara Duitz. eck Simon's report and draw CHESTER LUCIDO Business Manager THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA .140i0I HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BEETHOVEN' ( -- Th fiii i t 16 i -........ minor 44....64 MI6 16 A SIMPLE CEREMONY ( air VERY MEANINGFUL.. A(e (T IS„SOO'RE GOIN6 TO HAVE TO CUT THE CAKE..MY EYES ARE tO FULL OF TEARS: • 1 0 - • f W.O ) • W \J 11 11111 V 'er4• -i g = _ . Letters On Council Coffee. Hours TO THE EDITOR: In reply to the Dec. 10 editorial in which The Collegian suggested other councils sponsoring programs similar to the Liberal Arts Student Council's lecture se ries, I would like to bring to the attention of the editors and students the Education Student Council's coffee hours. For three years, the Educa tion Student Council's coffee hours have been featuring out standing professors in many fields, once every month. This program, while improving fac ulty-student relations, has en riched the education students' backgrounds. —Becky Gifford '62 (Eddcation Student Council) Eng Arch Council To Fill Vacancies The Engineering Architecture Council passed a constitutional amendment last night to fill emp ty council seats after elections. Under this amendment, appli cants for vacant seats would be referred to the council where they would be accepted or reject ed by a majority vote. Stephen Engle; chairman of the Scholarship Committee, said that 27 applications were received for the two scholarships. Five final ists were chosen by the commit tee; the two winners will be se lected after Cllistmas vacation, Students May Pick Up Fee Deferment Forms Students who are interested in having their University fees de ferred may pick up deferment forms at the bursar's office in 6 Willard. Richard H, Baker, bursar, said that since the promisory notes must be signed by a parent or guardian, the requests for defer ments should be made not later than two weeks prior , to registra tion. Baker also said that any stu dent may defer University fees, without charge, if the need of such an arrangement is shown and the past record of payment has been satisfactory. Lefton. Another View on Santa TO THE 'EDITOR: We take scribe and scroll to protest a most obnoxious scene we en countered on College Avenue recently. There in the view of all, with his droopy-walled domicile and electrified shrub bery hiding our august gate to PSU, stood an abominable fig ure of a man garbed in an ab surd, fuzzy-trimmed, red foun dational garment. It was a most -disgusting sight. It sickened us to see this unkempt character being ideal ized by hoards of innocent kid dies. It was appalling the way he squatted adrnidst the xiaive little ones and leered at them as he laughed hysterically in their beaming faces. This uncouth glutten has ob viously not shaven for years, and Lord only knows when he last had a bath. It appears that he wears that same hidious raiment constantly. From the gross circumference of his waist line (we guessed it to be in the low hundreds), he disregards physical fitness, is a surfeit fool and a totalitarian enslaver of wee little elves. 't f The SPCA should be in formed of his sadistic pleasure in harnessing some eight rein deer into 17th century girdles and whipping them across our heavens, calling them such ob scene-like names as "Prancer," "Cupid" and other uncouth vul garities. He eyed mocked one of our political figures by call ing one of his despondent-look ing reindeer "Vixon." The san itation department should also be alerted after all, these are animals flying across our skies. This tawdry symbol was probably initiated by John L. Thought on Light? Subject TO THE EDITOR: In my opin- unimaginative and more money ion Mr. Borst is doing some ra- hungry than merchants in oth ther heavy thinking on a rather er towns. light subject. If his argument If Mr. Borst rates people's were to eliminate or even to re- mental capacity on their abi duce the tremendous propa- lity to write concise informa ganda and brain washing ef- tive entertaining ads, then It is fect of commercials, I would my opinion that his standards tend to agree with him. are slightly warped: May I But, the last sentence of his also take this opportunity to letter seems to show that Mr. remind Mr. Borst that if he Borst is leaving himself wide wishes to be entertained that open. I also read into his let- there are three movie theatres ter that he thinks the State at his disposal. College merchants are more —Richard J. Brumberg, '64 • TODAY SUNDAY Art and Architectural History lecture Chapel Service. 9 a.m. to It cm., by Dr. Martin Weinberger, B p.m., Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel HUB auditorium College of Agriculture -faculty meet- MONDAY College 4:16 p.m., 109 Arrosby Botany and Horticulture Clubs, 7 p.m., IV Christian Fellowship, 7:30 p.m., 111 220 Buckhout Boucke Faculty Luncheon Club, It p.m., HUH TOMORROW . dining mom "A" Lumber-Jills Chrletmas Dance, Anted.. State College Color Slide Club, 7:80 can Legion, State College p.m., MI auditorium Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibler FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16. 1960 Lewis of the U.M.W. to create new markets for the destitute coal miners. 'However, it has been rumored that this gro tesque slob, with the aliases, S. Claus, Kriss Kringle, etc., is the figment of the warped minds of some nut Hollanders. It grieves me that this foreigner should be permitted to enter our homes at his will. This is undoubtedly an imposition on the rights of search and seiz ure. How would you like this dis gruntled,, bombastic lunatic barging down your chimney and tramping soot on your green angora rug, as he mis chievously stuffs your hosiery with dead aardvarks, then pro ceds to munch on the hor d'oeuvres you strenuously pre pared for the ornithologists Christmas party and sticking his finger aside of his nose breaks into an epileptic fit which mysteriously propells up the chimney—depositing more soot on the angora rug. Let's face it! How long are respectable, upstanding citi zens going to be, harassed by this malevolent crud? We urge all non-apathetic students of this campus to picket this so cial outcast. It is our civic and moral duty to obliterate Santa Claus before he becomes wide spread or usurps the control of our democrary. We can, we must destroy him. PENN STATE, BEAT SANTA CLAUS! —Gary Templin, '64 James R. Williams, '64 (Editor's Note: We are sorry the Christmas issue of Froth is out. This letter should have been sent to Froth. It could use the humor.) Gazette
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