PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Companions of Injustice The Penn State Panhellenic, a member of the Na tional Panhellenic Conference, this week ignored the 1957 binding agreement of its national organization’s stipulated judicial procedure. Mrs, Nancy M. Vanderpool, assistant to the dean of women and advisor to the local Panhel, and Dean of Women Dorothy J. Lipp said the decrees are recommenda tions and are not binding. Mrs. Vanderpool said ihai ihe NPC recognizes that in unusual cases where, established administrative policy differs from NPC agreements, ihe college panhellenic shall concur with such established policies of the administration of the college or university. We have never heard of an "established administrative policy” differing from NPC agreements existing on this campus. But if it does, then we abhor the existence of such a policy that completely disregards justice and allows the denial of basic rights guaranteed by our national consti tution. Tho local Panhel operates under a rush code which says, "Panhellenic Executive Council shall have the right to investigate rumors and punish according to the informa tion found." Such -a rule denies the right of the accused to hear the charge against him, the right of the accused to meet the accuser, the right of the accused to hear the evidence, the right of the accused to present a defense, and the basic tenet of “innocent until proven guilty.” It is pertinent to note that the National Panhel Con ference agreement stipulates just how preceedings shall be run when disputes or charges result from inter-sorority activities. The national conference demands that "the accused meet the accusers for discussion of the charges before any solution or penalty is imposed." This parallels the concept of justice upheld by our national Bill of Rights. The national agreements further state that “if no ami cable solution can be reached, the accusers must submit their charges in writing within 24 hours.” These are then presented to a full meeting of the local Panhellenic Council at which time the accused may present its case and debate the charges. At this time the entire council decides the validity of the charges and readies a solution or imposes a penalty. Provision is also made for appeal. The accused sororities. Kappa Delta and Alpha Omi cron Pi, have never been permitted to present their cases. They still do not know who accused them or what, if any, evidence was presented to substantiate the accusations. Miss Janet Carlisle, the local panhel rush chairman, has refused to release the identity of the accuser and the evidence presented. She also refused to permit the accused sororities to defend themselves at the executive board hearing. It is quite in order that the sororities concerned appeal their case as stipulated in the National Agreement and that the local Panhel adopt a judicial procedure that insures the rights of all parties in a dispute. In conclusion wo quote the statement of policy made by National Panhellenic Council in 1959: “We will not contribute to the erosion of the freedoms and principles that were basic to the adoption of the Con stitution of the United States, and which have been con sistently cherished since then and which are checks for Individuals to exercise against excessive power and the corruption and/or deception which are its inevitable companions." A Student-Operated, Newspaper 57 Years of Editorial Freedom ©lj? Successor to, The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published Tuoidny through Saturday morning daring the University year. The Daily Collegian If a atudenNoperatcd newspaper, Entered ae aeeond-claaa natter duly t. 1934 at tha State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March I, IBTI. Mail Snbscrlptlon Price t $O.OO a 7ear Mailing Address Box Ml, Stats College, Pa. JOHN BLACK Editor City Edltora, Lynna Careflea and Richard Leigh ton; Editorial Editors, Me* Telchhnlta and Joel Myers; News Editors, Patricia Dyer and Paula Dranor; Ptrsonnr) and Training Director, Karen Byneckeali Assistant Personnel and Training Director, Suaan Eberlyi Sport* Editor, Jamea Karlt Plclara Editor, John Beaugt. Sailg QkiUwtfan WAYNE HILINSKI Business Manager THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA Grad Challenges Greeks and Prexy To Remove All Discrimination Clauses TO THE EDITOR: I was very much surprised to see The Daily Collegian publish the ar ticle about a fraternity (Phi Delta Theta) banned at another state university (Wisconsin) be cause of its restrictive policies. As a fraternity man myself, I feel that I have to say the fol lowing in this matter. The president of the Phi Delta Theta chapter here main tains the view of his national fraternity in this matter: “Don’t bother us.” It is obvious that he is in favor of the policy set by bis national and does not care what they do at the na tional convention this summer. The state of Wisconsin gave six fraternities ample lime to conform with its policy on hu man rights. Five nationals com plied. We as American college stu dents should set the example for the rest of the world in this problem of the inequality of man and therefore we should abolish this idea of segregation on this college campus. I do not deny the right of any organization to admit whomever they choose. But I do deny selection along racial, Gazette American Chemical Society, 0:15 p.m, HUB main lounge Block 9 Executive Committee, 6:30 p.m., 213 HUB Chess Team. 8 p.m., 217, 213 HUB Delta Nu Alpha. 7:30 p.m., Chi Phi Engineering and Architecture Student Council, 7 p.m., 215 Hammond Faculty Bridge, 7:30 p.m., 212 HUB Film Series, 0 p.m., HUB assembly hall Gamma Sigma Sigma Pledges, 7:30 p.m., main lounge McElwain Gamma Sigma Sigma Sisters, 6:30 p.m., main lounge McElwain 4-H Club, 9 a.in. - 4 p.m., 218 HUB HUlel, 8 a.m., - 6 p.m., HUB ground floor Millet Freshman Council, 7 p.m., 216 HUB IRC, 7 p.m., first floor HUB Mineral Industries Student Council Student-Faculty Tea, 7:30 p.m., HUB dining room It, C P.B. Bible Fellowship, 12:15 p.m., 214 HUB School of the Arte Reception, 4 p.m., HUB main lounge SGA, 7 p.m., 203 HUB Social and Recreation Committees t p.m., 214, 215 HUB Speech Group, 7 p.m., 214 HUB Bpeech and Hearing Clinic, 9 a.m. - I p.m., 212, 213 HUB Wesley Foundation Communion, Sill p.m., Wesley Foundation Dm 6m cm, A tfotflSYfa/RVWFfi? ” ' TMl£ YtAfr Sim'®? it is vs?a r HARP To DECID&; TODAY ethnic or religious lines. This is the unfair and high-handed manner in which many of the existing, fraternities act on this campus. It is about lima that the Northern chapters exert some pressure on their Southern chapters to lift this ban or face annihilation in the large North ern universities. The time has come for this movement of human rights equality in all social groups on campus to be adhered to as well. Wisconsin is not the lead er in this struggle but has only joined it. We as a state university must do so as well to preserve equal ity in this Commonwealth. The University has a ruling that all new social organiztions must have open national charters be fore being allowed recognition on this campus. This policy must be extended to include all existing groups on campus giving them a reasonable time to comply. The period alloted at Wisconsin of three years is ample time. If this leadership is not tak en by the I.F.C. and Panhel lenic council, then it is the re- World Roundup Congo Crisis Brings Action ByUThant UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (/P)—Acting Secretary-Gen eral U Thant took personal charge of the situation In the Congo yesterday and au thorized U.N. forces to take “every measure possible” to put down a mutiny believed led by Congolese leftists. The uprising in the troubled nation presented the Burmese diplomat with a new force working against Congolese unity and stability, which the United Nations is pledged to promote. Another major decisive force, the secession of Katanga Pro vince, occupied most speakers in a Security Council meeting on the Congo. Ceylon, Liberia and the United Arab Republic asked the 11-nation council to strengthen U Thant’s powers to oust mercenaries from Ka tanga and stop arms shipments to Katanga President Moise Tshombe’s regime. A U.N. spokesman said U Thant spent more than an hour in direct telegraphic communi cation with U.N. officials in Leopoldville. U Thant told them to restore order in Albertville and Kindu, in the eastern Congo. Twin Satellites Orbited by U.S. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (A') —A double-header rocket vaulted skyward yesterday in an effort to put two satellites at once into orbit. Riding in the nose of the 50-; ton rocket were a Transit navi gation satellite with an atomic generator and an untried, seLf stretehing “Dumbbell,” testing a scheme for concentrating space signals earthwards. The Thor-Able-Star rocket blasted off at 5:20 p.m. with the complex space twins in its nose. The satellites, each weigh ing 200 pounds, were to settle into separate circular orbits more than 600 miles above the earth. In Washington, the Navy called the launch a success. The Defense Department an nounced 15 minutes after launching that the second stage had separated and ignited as planned. Officials reported that a stream of signals had been re ceived within a few minutes of the time the rocket left the pad. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1961 sponsibiliiy of President Walk er to force the issue of human rights on this campus. Fraternities and sororities are voluntary organizations. Many of our independent stu dents refuse to join them be cause of these unfair policies. The fraternity system will never change these practices unless the major colleges and universities compel'them to do so. This lias already been done at Colorado, Wisconsin and more recently Lake Forest Col lege. . . We at Penn Stale must join these institutions in this battle. It is a part of the segregation desegregation battle our Su preme Court is fighting for the people of this great nation. It is up to the students of American colleges to do their part in this fight, to establish human rights as free Ameri cans. —George Richard Grad Student (Senate Regulatoin Z-l prohib its the chartering of any organ ization with a discriminatory danse. This became effect ice as of 1956. Groups chartered be fore this regulation was passed were not affected.) Terms Dispute Delays Talks UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (4>) —The United States and the Soviet Union expressed will ingness • yesterday to resume disarmament talks as soon as possible, but clashed once more on the makeup of a negotiating body. Moreover, the sharpness of speeches by U.S. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson and Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Va lerian A. Zorin, opening dis armament debate in the Gen eral Assembly’s main Political Committee cast doubt on chanc es for agreement in the near future. Zorin wound up his opening speech by handing Stevenson a draft resolution that he said both countries should sponsor. It would create a negotiating body divided equally among Western, Communist and neu tral nations, and fix June 1962, as a deadline for reaching agreement on a draft treaty for general and complete disarma ment. At that time the U.N. Gen eral Assembly would be called into special session to take ac tion on the treaty. Macapagal Leads Philippine Elex MANILA (/P) Vice Presi dent Diosdado Macapagal, talk ing like a winner, took an ap parently insurmountable lead in the decisive phase of tha Philippine presidential elec tion Tuesday. His supporters claimed victory was already as sured. “We made it," declared Maca pagal, 51, as late returns failed to give the expected boost to his opponent, President Carlos P. Garcia of the ruling Nacion alista party. However the lead er of the opposition Liberal party declined to make an official claim of victory until Garcia conceded. This Garcia refused to do. Wefherill Will Seek Republican Nomination PHILADELPHIA^)—EIkins Wetherill, president of the Montgomery County commis sioners, announced yesterday his candidacy for the Republi can nomination for governor in next year’s election and im mediately launched an attack on the Democratic administra tion. “We cannot let class, or eco nomic status, or race, or reli gion, or anything else stand be tween the party and the peo ple,” he asserted in advocating what he termed a Republican return to government.
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