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Editorial Opinion
Music Men and Palm Trees
Penn State's Blue Band is not accepting its relegation
to bowl-time silence in silence. Carl Sipe, president of
our music.men, yesterday paid a call on another president,
Eric A. Walker, to see what could be done to bring his
musical team into Gator Bowl action.
Happily enough, Walker said he would look into the
problem—all $9,000 worth--and report his findings.
The figure doesn't seem too high when you consider
Penn State has been guaranteed a very solid $lOO,OOO for
playing in Jacksonville next month. The diligent members
of the band are entitled, we think, to share in the sunny
spoils.
They are so entitled because of their daily practices
in the traditional Nittany Valley rain and mud and their
unflagging allegiance to their team.
The last two December's have seen the Blue Band
marching through icy winds at the Liberty Bowl, giving
spirit to the team that was hardly provided by the meager
IG,OOO attendance, and adding color to ceremonies that
featured little more than Boy Scouts.
Few students can make the 2400-mile trip to cheer the
team, and the band would be an important spearhead of
spirit for our players in partisan hostile territory.
It would mean a 105,4 of prestige and a poor showing
for the University not to send its band to this major bowl
game that will be seen by millions across the nation.
The band has earned its right to share in the national
T.V. coverage and add to the resultant pride that all Penn
Staters will feel on Dec. 30.
A bowl game without a band? We might just as well
try banning palm trees in Florida,
Necessity and Invention
Necessity and the dean of women's office are this week
vying for that long established title "mother of invention."
As referees, we declare a tie score.
Necessity, which is not unfamiliar in campus crises,
has forced the housing department to find better living
quarters for the overcrowded and long suffering men of
Nittany Halls.
And since the housing department listed over 250
empty rooms in women's residence halls this term, the
invention of the dean of women's office was obvious if
unconventional.
The women of Lyons Hall, who are moving so it can be
converted to a men's residence, have held up gracefully
(as women usually do) under the strain and inconvenience.
They have agreed to be dispersed into other residence halls
so that the men may find more suitable quarters.
The dean of women's office and department of housing
are to be complithented for making every effort to see that
moving problems are eased for this transition.
The women of Haller Hall, which adjoins Lyons in the
South Halls community, will have to forego some of the
shared facilities some of the time, but again, we know
they will do so gracefully.
The significance of the move is that the roadblock
that has held up community living in the South Halls area
for two years has been hurdled by necessity. And the con
cept that has worked well in other residence hall areas
tip-toed in the back door. •
Although necessity refused to comment, the Dean of
Women was correct in saying that all eyes will be on this
new experiment in community living, Such experiments
have worked out happily at other universities and we are
sure the maturity of the students will carry them through.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA
Letters
Kahle 'Admits'
Rush Violation,
Takes Penalty
TO THE EDITORS I have a
confession to make, so I've de
cided to unburden my soul to
The Daily Collegian and its
readers.
On the afternoon of the al
leged rush violation by Kappa
Delta, I, too, was a guest in
their suite. Little did I suspect
at this time that the KD's were
rushing me. I'm sure that Pan
hel can interpret one of their
vague rules to mean that a
sorority may not rush a fra
ternity man.
Since the KD's are on strict
silence, I find that I can only
say a Penn State Hello to my
pinmate, as I was obviously
considered to be a rushee by
the• "unidentified" individual
who made the accusation.
Although I realize that I have
no right to speak in my de
fense, I do feel compelled to
make one statement on the mat
ter.
It seems unfair that not only
have the KD's been silenced on
campus, but also that Panhel
has silenced their plea of not
guilty before the Judiciary
Committee, before the Panhel
lenic Council, and before the
future sorority women of Penn
State.
I also include my congratu
lations to the Kappa Deltas for
their valiant efforts to fight
the unscrupulous actions of
certain individuals, who in my
estimation have handled this
affair with incompetence and
without due respect for basic
democratic principles.
—Jay Paul Kahle '62
Vacation
Post Script:
IBM Letters
TO THE IEDITOR: In the past
weeks I have seen two or more
factions hurling grapeshot at
one another, all over the
Thanksgiving vacation. Here i 3
some food for thought for those
ant i- Thanksgiving and /or
vacation parties:
Perhaps you were right in
condemning the lack of inter
est of your oposites in a college
education. But not one of you
(in the letters that I read)
stated any of these reasons for
no three day break, which to
me seem only common sense:
•We will be home for a
month's vacation in a few days.
Oft is easier to enjoy a vaca
tion when there are no finals
to worry about—most people
would not study over Thanks
giving vacation anyway.
Instead, yo u intellectuals
tried to malign the Thanksgiv
ing tradition itself, and direct
ed blasts at •immature playboy
college kids—since you, of
course, are diligent, sophisti
cated college students.
I would bet my "Froth" that
9 out of 10 of you IBM's who
wrote letters wanted to join the
foot-stomping, finger-snapping
happy Fizzies party mob in Old
Main and elsewhere who hold
their Marlboros and texts high
"for the glory . • . etc."
—Harry M. Kachline '64
Dahmus Letter
Draws Comment
TO THE EDITOR: It was very
refreshing to read the letter of
Dr. Dahmus in Wednesday's
Daily Collegian. It was a re
freshing, swift breeze that
stirred the moldy atmosphere
of our surroundings.
Dr. Dahmus, in order to con
serve space no doubt, dealt with
only one aspect of our "de
cadent civilization." This is not
a judgement, merely an obser
vation, and someone has to say
so (Twist anyone?). A short
trip past the local theaters and
into the local magazine shops
would, indeed, complement the
picture.
The importance of Dr. Dah
mus' message is—will it be
heard, will it cause action? One
hopes so, but fears not.
—Patrick Taylor,
Graduate Student
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Letters
A Bowl Without a Band?
TO THE EDITOR: During these
past months I have been try
ing to realize that this Univer
sity's stand on various issues
concerning student welfare
was for the students' benefit
However, the action of cer
tain administrators this week
has firmly - convinced me that
their only interest is getting as
much money as possible,
whether or not it affects the
morale of the student body, and
directly, the football team.
Their stand on not sending
the Blue Band to the Gator
Bowl is based mainly on the
"lack of funds." I have always
believed that a college band
was an integral part of the foot
ball game and the chief booster
of the team's morale.
A good example is the re
cent Pitt game, where without
any reservations, I believe that
Name Change Protested
TO THE EDITOR: lam writing ported that each campus would
this letter on behalf of the have to pay $18.75 initial die
OSGA, the advisory liaision be
charge for the certificates, plus
$38.50 for the first hundred
tween the Student Government copies.
Associations of all 14 Common- Next came the keys, which
wealth Campuses of the Uni- would cost $56.25 per campus
versity system. This includes for the original die charge, plus
University Park. from $2.50 to $7.25 each for
When. OSGA was formed in award keys. Finally, the ID
October, 1960, an attempt was buttons would cost $1.50 plus
begun to have all campuses 14 per cent tax apiece.
standardize their governing Add these figures, and you
bodies by calling them SGA's. can see that a campus with an
At the time, some were called SGA of only ten members
Student Councils, Student As- would have to pay about $161.-
sociations, Councils and the 50 to cooperate in this program
like. for the first year. With some of
It was a slow process, but
finally, at the May meeting of
OSGA, all campuses reported
that they now had full-fledged
"SGA's," patterned after Uni
versity Park in name. .
In March, Randy Carter, who
was then president of the
Ogontz SGA, began his work
on standardizing SGA keys,
certificates and establishing
ID buttons for SGA members
on the 13 smaller campuses.
Again, there were schools
who were a little unwilling to
change their traditions to pro
vide for a better, more-unified
Penn State University. But,
gradually, in the spirit of the
latter statement, all campuses
finally agreed on the adoption
of these uniform awards, all
bearing the letters "SGA,"
Three weeks ago, at the No
vember meeting of OSGA,
Randy Carter made his final
report on the project. He re-
Music for Gator Spirit
TO THE EDITOR: Today we day's at the football games.
learned that the Blue Band is We were told the Athletic
NOT going to the "Gator ,Dept. could not afford to send
Bowl." This made us very un- us. We hope some way could
happy, because for the last two be found to send us because we
years the band has practiced are still willing to practice for
in the snow and cold for the this bowl and give the team
Liberty Bowl. some added support at the
Also each week during foot- game, as we have done all sea
ball season we practice over son.
7 1 / 2 hours for neither credit nor
PAY. Our efforts and reward
are seen and gotten on Satur-
TODAY Hillel Freshman Council, 7 p.m., 213
Air Force Drill Teem, 1 p.m., HUB HUB
ballroom History Round Table, 7:30 p.m., East
Christian Science, A p.m., 213 HUB Lounge Atherton
Chess Team, 8 p.m., 217, 218 HUB
Film Series, 3 p.m.. 6 p.m., HUB assem. PS Bible Fellowship, 12 ;15 Pm., Ili
bly hall HUB
Gamma Sigma Sigma, pledges only. SENSH, 8:30 p.m., 214, 218 HUB
6;30 p.m., Simmons main lounge USG, 7 p.m., 203 HUB
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 30. 1961
(lOU CAN'T HEAR
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the Blue Band initiated at least
half of the cheers, while the
cheerleaders idly watched the
game.
I have yet to see a major
bowl game in which the band
representing the college play
ing in the bowl hasn't ap
peared.
What kind of a reputation
will Penn State get, when the
public, the television audience,
finds out that Penn State is
too cheap to send or "not proud
enough" to represent its band
at the Gator Bowl.
I, as well as 107 other Blue
Benders, am proud of the serv
ice the band has given the team
and Penn State and I feel that
the band deserves to continue
its service to Penn State and
be represented at the Gator
Bowl.
—Donald M. McMahon '62
the small allotments these cam
puses receive, this sum is a
great sacrifice. However, all
campuses agreed to the plan.
Many have already ordered all
or some of the materials.
Now, three weeks after the
adoption of this plan. Univers.
ity Park, after whom the ini
tials had ben adopted, decides
to change its name to USG with
the stroke of a pen.
I regret I was not present at
the beginning of Tuesday's as
sembly meeting when th e
change was made, but in the
interest of University - wide
unity, which is a prime ob
jective of OSGA, I strongly
urge the members of the As
sembly to restore the name of
SGA to their body. After all, it
is not a name which makes an
organization successful, it is the
members themselves.
—Robert M. Fisher, '63
President, OSG.A.
Gazette
—James Shoff '62
—Torn Robinson '64
—Don Stewart '63