; t *■: PAGE FOUR ditorial Opinion The Controversy Spreads The controversy over discrimination in fraternities at universities has spread to the University of Minnesota Minnesota’s senate committee on student affairs is wrestling with the perplexing problem on that campus. The specific issue, as reported in the Minneapolis Tribune, is that the Alpha Tau Omega Chapter has refused to seek a change in national fraternity regulations restrict ing membership to Christians only. The Minnesota chapter had been found in violation of committee and university policy forbidding any student organization to deny membership on the grounds of race, color or religion. The Minnesota chapter was supposed to apply to its national fraternity for waiver of a constitutional clause restricting membership to Christians, it refused to do so. The national fraternity’s feeling on its restrictive membership clause was clearly illustrated recently when it revoked the charter of its Stanford chapter because it had pledged several Jewish members. Jhe case of Minnesota is still entangled in committee hearings, but some points about fraternities with discrimi natory membership clauses existing at state universities must be made clear. Fraternities plead for freedom from university "inter ference" and one of iheir big arguments is that universi ties have no right to regulate or be concerned with fra ternities on their campus, Slate universities have both the right and the concern. The University of Connecticut has ruled that houses located on state property could not use discriminatory membership policies. (How does Penn 9tate justify a discriminatory sorority occupying a suite in a residence hall?) The Stale University of New York outlawed fra ternities with discriminatory policies ‘‘on the basis of the perversion of educational processes—rather than merely of the diversion of public funds or services to discrimina tory purposes.” This action was challenged in the Federal District Court. The court ruling established the "right of public institutions to define the policies that govern fraternal groups on Iheir campuses." On Nov. 8, 1954, just six months after its school desegregation decision, the U. S. Supreme Court upheld the fraternity ruling. Universities use substantial sums of money to super vise fraternity chapters and interfraternity activities. And at a state university this is public money. These, facts completely destroy the argument that universities have no right to regulate fraternities. Sty? Daily (HaUpgtan Successor to The Free Lance, est. 2887 j’tiMlihril Tu««d»j> through Saturday morning during tha Unirerelty year Ttaa Jml, a ,1* e/‘ , . IJd /"n 0 ""®n ed J ew, RV.* r - Kn " rr<l ■» «econd-tlaa. matter July 6. 1934 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March S, ISTI. Mail Subscription Price: $3.00 per aemester $5.00 per year. Mailing Addrcsa Uor 261. Slate College, r*. JOHN BLACK Editor STAFF THIS ISSUE: Headline Editor. Carol Kunklcman; Wire Editor. Ann Palmer; Night Copy Editor, Karen Hyneckeal; As sislants: Sandic Wall, Ginger Signor, Lillian Berger, Dot Drasher, Joan Hartman, Connie Ulerieh, Sue Bicksler, Robbie Cobrin, Steve Monheimer, Joanne Phillippi, Gloria Magida, Bobbi Duitz, Margie Halprin and Dave Fineinan / ITS RATHER \ TO SAY THAT 6RASS IS 6REEN, \\ f FRIGHTENING TO YOU (CHOU), IS NOT SAYTN6 NEARLY n SEE THE DAV'S SO } ENOU6M ...ASTUALLV, |‘M VERY i \BY 50 FAST.. 7 GRATEFUL FOR HAVIN6 NATURALLY HAI R"’ ^R E uLLV am "’ —-H -'-' £±3sScssc=a== SOMETIMES MY DADDY CALLS ME I FRIEDA SITS BEHIND ME IN MACAB'JS:',,.I USED TO READ A SCHOOL ...I HAVEN T HEARD A LOT, BUT LATELY I JUST DON'T WORD OOR TEACHER HAS SAD SE£A\ D HAVE TIME,.. THIS tOHOLE^ SEMESTER i ——4--fcjk-Li : „v,-"-T ‘ I RArP-ji-ISzL * i s ■ »i s i|: if { V s i: \; i »■u 'i*■fu ( ft i i * THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA CHESTER LUCIDO Business Manager Letters Plea Made For Tenants Trying to Vote TO THE EDITOR: The follow ing is a direct quotation from the January, 1961 Newsletter of the Unitarian Fellowship for Social Justice, a volunteer or ganization in the Washington, D.C. area, Gene Piazza, Presi dent: ‘‘Urgent! In Fayette County, Tennessee nearly 2000 colored persons registered to vote. These were the first in 80 years. As « result most of them (tenant sharecroppers) have been evicted from their land, and denied the essentials of life by “white” merchants. “They can not even buy food, clothing, shoes, soap, or anything else. Oil companies refuse to sell them gas or home fuel; and a medical black list is also reported. They need: money, canned foods, blankets, winter clothing, flat shoes, rainwear, soap. Please con tribute to: Fayette County Civic League, c/o John McFer ren, Route 4, Box 133, Somer ville, Tennessee ” —Walter M. Schwenger Gripers Told To Open Eyes TO THE EDITOR: Many times students have voiced com plaints that there is nothing interesting to do on this cam pus. They claim there is only a limited number of choices, such as the movies or a fra ternity party for worthwhile entertainment. If these people would open their eyes to read ads and pos ters they might realize that their campus provides its stu dents with a variety of good entertainment. To name a few Rood shows in the immediate future, the Jazz Club is presenting Art Blakey and the Jazz Messen gers this Saturday night, while on the following Saturday, the Thespians are putting on “Won derful Town,” a smash Broad way hit. If these aren’t con sidered worthwhile entertain ment, what is??? —Jeff Fisher, '63 Insignificant? TO THE EDITOR: Now that the rutting season is almost upon us, campus politics again comes to the front of the class. Student government is a co ordinator of social activities; it is also a maturing and in structing element to those who take part in it. But to feel that it is any thing more than this, however, is to overestimate the func tion and the worth of some thing that is basically insigni ficant. —David W. Deizer, Graduate Student Gazette TODAY American Chemical Society, Student Affiliate, 7 p.m., Conference Room, Petroleum Engineering Lab. Angel 7 p.m.. 215 HUB. Arnold Air Snclely, R p.m.. 21S HUB Hack the Budget Committee, 7:30 p.m., an hub Ilook Exchange* 6:30 p.m., HUB as- jmmbly hall C’hcH* Lessons. 7 p.m., HUH card room Education Student Council, 0:30 p.m., 217 HUB Freshman Advisory Board, 8 p.m., 212 HUB Graduate Student Assn,, g p.m HUB ICG. * p.m.. 203 HUB Industrial Education Society, 7:30 p.m., 316 K. Prospect Ave. Infirmary Committee, 7:30 p.m., 213 HUB Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, 12:45 p.m., 218 HUB Liberal Arts Student Council, 6:30 p.m., Kappa Alpha Theta Suite. Pol lock 1 Liberal Arts Lecture Series, 8 p.m., HUB assembly hall Nittany Grotto, 7:15 p.m., 121 Mineral Industries Panhel, 0:30 p.m., 208 HUB Penn State Bible Fellowship, 6:30 p.m., 214 HUB Schuhplattlers, 7 p.m., 204 Eng. B. TIM, noon, HUB assembly hall Wesley Foundation, Communion 6erv« ice, 5:16 p.m., the Foundation, 266 E. College Ave. West Halls Judicial, 12:16 p.nu, 21T HUB interpretin India Enhances Political Stature By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst India returns to the United Nations General Assembly today with an enhanced aura of leadership among the ex-colonial and uncommitted nations. She has spurned the blandishments of the Soviet Union and made one powerful commitment —to the United Nations way. Just how much pressure Prime Minister Nehru has been under from Soviet Pre mier Khrushchev is not known, except that it has been con siderable. To whatever de gree the pres sure was on in the recent corr espond ence between the two, to that degree is the Indian offer of 3,000 Roberts soldiers to the UN Congo force a defeat for the Com munist leader It is in similar degree a vic tory for Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold and for that group of nations which cling to the United Nations as the agency for peace and seek to hold it above the cold war. It will be interesting now to see whether the Soviet Union will continue to fly in the face of these nations with her cam paign against Hammarskjold and her attempt to replace the secretary-general's office with an administrative committee of Letters Food for Red Chinese TO THE EDITOR: It was brought to the attention of the audience at the Norman Cou sin’s Lecture on Feb. 24 that a group of Penn State students petitioned the federal adminis tration, urging the dispatch of food to Red China. Mr. Cousins apparently con doned this action and I also would like to express my ap preciation to those who realize a deficiency of this country in general organized public opinion. However, there is strong ar gument against supplying food to a government that is actually starving their own people. President Kennedy pointed out in a news conference that Red China, while undergoing a severe drought, is still export ing food. Red propaganda Little Man On Campus By Dick Bibter (MALI) AS SEEM TUESDAY. MARCH 7. 1961 three, one of whom would have veto power over methods of implementing the will of the General Assembly. To the extent which the In dian action will solidify the opposition to such a proposal, to that extent does it become more far-reaching than its di rect effect in the Congo. Nehru already had indicated willingness to send a few hun dred combat soldiers in addi tion to the staff and organiza tional force already there. Khrushchev is believed to have complained. He got one of tha most positive replies ever given by one of the neutrals. For a nation like India, en gaged in disputes with Red China and Pakistan, commit ted to the defense of small countries lying between her and Red China, sending away 3,000 soldiers merely to back a principle is a major act. It represents an important tendency among the uncom mitted nations to form a third force, to be interposed in the United Nations between the two cold war forces which might get the world into a war. seems more important to China officials than seeing that the people are fed. This argument was countered by Mr. Cousins by saying to the effect that we shouldn’t be concerned about simply “scoring points" in the cold war. It was pointed out that this could be simply a people with surplus giving food to a people with a deficiency. But then what is to prevent China from exporting this food given to them? Or, what is to prevent them from using his food and then exporting an equal amount of food produced within the country? This cer tainly wouldn't be a gesture from the United States to tho people of Red China if the latter never even realizes it. —Bill Slivinsky '6l /.*•. *,< > V
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