PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Contradiction Noted The recently-initiated policy of pre-payment of tuition is working a hardship on many University students. According to regulations that were adopted at the start of this term, students must pay their tuition and room and board fees at least four weeks before the term actually begins. Students who fail to meet this deadline, which is Dec. 8 for the winter term, will be subject to payment of a $25 late fee. This policy is in direct contradiction to the administra tion’s four-term sales talk of last year. One of their most appealing arguments in favor of the then proposed system was the long Christmas vacation, which would provide enough time for students to earn money to help finance their'education in the winter and spring terms. As soon as the first term of the new system had begun, administrators started planning the policy of pre-payment, even though it hadn’t been one of the original components of the term plan. When questioned about the need for advanced pay ment of fees last summer, the Bursar indicated the move was designed to eliminate the last minute rush. We cannot help but wonder whether a more direct cause was the University’s immediate need for funds in the face of a slate legislature that proved unresponsive to the University’s budget requests. If the deadline was really established to eliminate the last minute rush, why was it a full month before the term is scheduled to begin? Wouldn't a week deadline suffice? If the need for ready cash motivated the University to compel students to pay in advance, it seems that a more realistic policy should be established now that the financial crisis is over. In any event, the University should make some pro vision for students who plan to follow the University’s expressed recommendation and work during the Christmas vacation to help pay their way through the winter term. Merry Christmas We hope some kindly member of the costodial staff will unstop the chimney in Willard during Christmas recess so" that St. Nick can leave well deserved rewards for the Office of Student Aid. This is one of the few offices which has taken a pleasing aspect of the four-term plan and capitalized on it to the benefit of the student body. The staff has made arrangements for in-state students to apply at Willard for December jobs in their home town. The local office then works through the State Employ ment Service, which graciously cooperates in lining up jobs for vacationing students. So to Ralph Krecker, the director of the Student Aid Office, and to his staff—a premature but sincere'. . . A Student-Operated, Newspaper 57 Years of Editorial Freedom lathj (HoUegfon Successor to The Free Lance , est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning during th# University year. Ths Daily Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-class matter July 5i 1934 at the State College, Pa. Post Office under the act of March I. 1879. Mail Subscription Price i $6.00 a year Mailing Address - Bo* 261, State College, Pa, Member of The Associated Press JOHN BLACK Editor City Editors, Lynns Cereflce and Richard Leighton: Editorial Editors, Meg TelchhnUs and Joel Myers; News Editors, Patricia Dyer and Paula Dranov: Personnel and Training Director, Karen Hyncckeal: Assistant Personnel and Training Director, Susan Eberly; Sports Editor, James Karl; Assistant Sports Editor, Dean Rillick; Picture Editor, John Deague. Cocal Ad Mgr., Marge Downer: Assistant Local Ad Mgi„ Martin Zonls; Nation* Ad Mgr.. Phyllis Hamilton; Credit Mgr.. Jeffrey Schwarts; Assistant Credit Mgr*. Ralph Friedman: Classified Ad Mgr., Bobble Graham: Circulation Mgr., Neal Keitg; Promotion Mgr.. Jane Trevaskis: Personnel Mgr.. Anita Holl: Office Mgr„ Marry Gresa. Persons with complaints about The Daily Collegian's editorial policy or newa coverage may voice them in the letters to the editor column or present them, In person or in writing, to the editor. All complaints will be investigated and efforts made to remedy situations where this newspaper is at fault. The Daily Collegian, however, upholds the right to maintain its independence and !a exercise iU own Judgment as to what it thinks is in the best interest of tha University as a whole. Merry Christmas. WAYNE HILINSKI Business Manager THE DAILY COLLEGIAN UNIVERSITY PARK PENNSYLVANIA Shortly before the Charles Van Doren grown-up quiz kid scandal of several years ago, a story circulated about the day Van Doren walked into his English class at Co lumbia to find his students had chalked “What Is Justice?” across the blackboard. La Critique this week picked up where that class left off. They have taken this an cient question and applied it to Penn State where “the student waives hi s constitu tional rights upon matricu lation at the U n i v ersity.” (Quote from the La Criti- que editorial.) With the aid of the American Civil Liberties Union—and the sundry students, deans, faculty and psychologists who adminis tor discipline (sometimes un justly called justice) in commit tees, tribunals, judicials and the privacy of offices, the publica- Gazette Ag-Econ Dept. Seminar, 10 a.m., 212 HUB Ag Hill Party. 6:30 p.m.. 212 HUB Art Demonstration, 1:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.. HUB Ballroom Chaplain's Office, 10 a.m., 21? HUB Commerce anti Management, 1:50 p.m., 212, 213 HUB Forestry Society, 7 :30 p.m.. Alpha Zetft French Club, 7;30 p.m., Home JSc living center Liberal Aria Lecture Serifs, 7:30 p.m., HUB assembly hall panhel, 6:30 p.m., 203 HUB Peace Corps Talk, 7 p.m., 10 Sparks Penn State Bible Fellowship, 12:15 p.m., 212 HUB Penn State Jazz Club, 7:30 p.m., 212, 21 :i HUB Pre-Vet Club, 7 p.m., 214 Boucke Republican Club, of Penn State, 321 Boucke Schuhplattlers, 7 p.m., 215 Wagner Scrolls, 8 p.m., 214, 215. 210 HUB SENSE. 6:30 p.m.. 217 HUB Speech Committee, 8:30 p.m., 214 HUB Speech Dept. 8:30 p.m., HUB assembly hall TIM movies, X p.m., 6 p.m., HUB as* trembly hall USAF, 9:30 a,m.-3:30 p.m., HUB ground floor Wesley Choir Rehearsal, 6:30 p.m., Wesley Foundation f 102?* NO WONDER \ V HE'S DISCOURAGED.. ] WJ Sf Oy THAIS NOT A BOOILINS SOORE, THAT'S A TEMPERATURE/ “IT I t megaphone-at-large Literary Magazine Reviewed —by meg teichholtz TODAY tion has done the students a public service. The sad part is that many students do not and will not see it this way, for my own ex perience has repeatedly shown that many Penn Stater’s have little conception of the rights and considerations to which democracy entitles them.. The La Critique editorial takes the data gathered from the four magazine articles on various judicial practices and malpractices and builds a solid case for a uniform codification of disciplinary policy. The editorial is frankly and thoughtfully conceived and ex ecuted. The articles, though they contain valuable informa tion, are awkward, unpolished pieces. One way to ruin your future, I am told, is to write against the House Committee on Un- American Activities. Be that truth or threat, it is a growing pre-occupation and La Critique joined the agitation. To all the freshmen who have been writing indignant letters to this newspaper—those who would rather relegate civil lib erties to glass museum cases and thus prevent Communism from destroying them first I recommend the piece. As most of this population Panhel Problem by Johnny Black Last week was a rough one for the local Penhellenic, but the results may pay off in a more just and more effi- cient organization, The real issue was not the innocence or guilt of the sororities or the fairness or unfairness of the penalties administered, but rather tha procedure by which the judg ment was made and the penal ties levied. The procedure went like this: Two sororities were reported for alleged rushing infractions. A member of the Panhellenic Executive Committee made a personal inves tigation into cases before meeting of committee w ever called. A commit! meet i n g w called a' mem be r s d: not even knr that there w a judicial c to consider un- black til they got inside the door. But before they came back out that door, they heard the accusa tions, listened to the report of the member who had investi gated, rendered a verdict and pronounced a sentence. The accused, whether guilty or not, never had a chance to hear the charges, face their ac cusers, prepare a defense or submit evidence or testimony. The pity of it all is that the whole procedure was entirely legal under the local Panhel rush code, which merely states the executive committee has the right to investigate and punish alleged rushing infrac tions, and makes no provisions Letters Reader Hits Fraternity Discrimination TO THE EDITOR: Granted, as time that they consider even claimed by the national heads some Christians to be unworthy and organization of a Penn of brotherhood? State fraternity, that a freely Our nation, probably as nev associated group has the right er before, needs true and com to choose its own members; plete democracy. Hypocrisy why doesn't the local group and intellectual honesty are have such liberty? irreconcilable. As part of an How can thoughtful people educational enterprise, college zealously guard their rights fraternities should be keenly and then deny the same right aware of the responsibility they to or for themselves? share in the transmittal of our Furthermore, how can a fra- culture lernily pride itself on being a Christian group at the same TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 1961 knows, the floundering Circa literary magazine joined up with La Critique. The fiction section of the magazine is ex cellent. Marianne Furia’s piece is a sensitive and vigorous work, demonstrating the concurrent growth of a nation and a per son. Her craftsmanship is good because it is unapparent and seemingly effortless. Mr. Richman's stream of con sciousness is a little too self conscious but its theme will make most of us nod in compre hension. It concerns the gap between generations and the incommunicable wisdom to be found on both sides. The poetry, mostly free verse, was rather unoriginal and unmoving to this reviewer. Two exceptions were R. J. Wer ner’s “Railroad Men” and Trudy Gerlach’s “Aesthete.” Comment on Steve Bloom’s “Why International Films?” is superfluous. Those who have seen any of the Thursday night showings this year know what I mean. Those who haven’t seen any of this new and very beau tiful art form, won’t understand or like his article. In all—a valuable addition to something they call “A Better Penn State." to safeguard the rights of the accused to a fair trial. Three days later an appeal was heard in a partial facsimile of what the original “trial" should have been. The local Panhel did not vio late any national regulation for there are no national regula tions binding on the local group. There are, however, na tional regulations binding each local sorority chapter which i 9 a full member of the local Pan hel. And if the local sorority pres idents had been fully aware of the regulations binding them from their national sorority, they could never have voted to accept the present Panhel rush code. In accepting this code, which made no provisions for the pro cedure to be followed in judi cial cases, the local sorority presidents were violating an agreement of National Panhel lenic Council which was rati fied by their own national. This agreement specified the proce dure to be followed in adminis tering justice for rush infrac tions. The local sorority presidents, who make up the local Panhel, have no alternative but to re scind their present rush code and draw up a new code includ ing safeguards to the rights of the accused as stipulated in the' NPC agreement. —Arthur M. Wellington Professor.
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