PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Spring Week: All-University ESnt A recommendation that the An - erfraternity Council assume responsibility for the manag4nent of next year's Spring Week was made to the Council on Monday night. Richard Pigossi, past president of IFC, 1 argued for the recommendation saying that since the *lain source of support and participation in Spring Week comes from fraternities, IFC sholpd manage: the event rather than 4JSG, which now has' ultimate responsibility for Spring Week. We disagree. If IFC managed Spring Week we belienie this fact would tend to brand the event u a "Greek affair" and eliminate the already dwindling.,Sarticipation of independents. Fraternities and sororities - , have , a separate "Greek Week" in the fall and we feel ft is important that Spring - Week-remain an all-University affair. Independents should be encouraged to participate in the traditional event, rather than discouraged. • We repeat 'our proposal for a studen t-o perated activi ties agency, 'created by USG, which would initiate and coordinate activities in the HUB and assume responsibility for managing Spring Week and Hornec?ming. We feel such an agency would reliei:e USG of .hese :non-governmental projects while maintaining the ,events on an all-University level. Plan Ahead We regret the sudden decision of Elections Commis sion Chairman Allen Feingolfto cancel la s t night ' s sched uled "floating poll" in dove town State;College because. he could not' locate enough cars to carry through the project. Certainly, the necessity of having something on which. to make the polls "float" was realized before late yesterday afternoon Since the- schedule for the floating polls had been announced in advance, students in the downtown living area, both fraternity men and independents, were depend- ing on this service During elections when students are strongly encour aged to get out and vote, such poor planning is extremely detrimental to the promotion of student government. A Student-Operated Newspaper 57 Years of Editorial Freedom T. 1114 Belli Toltrutan Successor to The Free Lance. at. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning daring the University year. The Melly Collegian - is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-clan nuttier dolt i, ISM at the State College, Pa. Pod Office ander the set of March 11, 1877. Mall Subscription nice: 88.04 a year Mailing Address Box 281. State College. Pa. Member of The Associated Prc s ANN PALMER • Editor 10€1;!,*' Managing Editor, Carol Punk!main: City Editors. Joan Mahan and David Bolbarlit News and World Affairs Editor, Kay Mills: News and Features Kiliter, Sandra Yagal: Editorial Editora: Joel Myers and David Punkt!: Sports Car-editora. John , Morris and Men 81!lick; rhotography Co-oditors. T. Brown* and Den Cole span: Personnel Director, Saralee Orton. Loral Ad Mgr.. Jean Ruh!: Aasistant Local Ad Mir.. Jas. Sllwaritein: Natlima. Ad Mgr, Barbaro Brown: Crod Maio% Friodamo: Asaistant Credit Harry Roach; Prookotiop, Mgr.. -Marry Cloaalfled Ad Mir.. Catherine , Masourr: Circulation Mgr.. Maim Chasalor; Personnel Mgr.. Anita Hall; Office Mgr.. Lynn Murphy. renames with complaints shoat the Daily ColletMa's ;editorial prilicp• er mews towerage wear voice them In the lettere to the grater tmletron or present in person or in writing. to the editor. AU oemplalatstwill be investigate= efforts emote to tiMielly situations where this newspaper Is at knit. TIM Dear Collegian. bovrower, lobelias the right to maintain its bmiepesdesee sad to etereise its •wa antesent as I. what It thinks Is la' the beet interest of the University as a whole. THE DAILY, COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK; PENNSYLVANIA HERBERT WITMER Business Manages for the record Pay your tuition; room and board fees, fraternity dues! Go to classes, study, • take blue books. Attend to these matters for the required length of time, pick up your diploma—either at commencement, exercises, or, if you think that's a silly waste of time, in absentia—pack your bags and leave. • It's very simple . If you work it the right way, you can even find a job with out the Ur ' versity's he and make a pp. of money. Any if you smile the right gi you may eve get married al lead a haply comfortab life. You don' have to worry- about a non- itemst.EmAN -sensical campus organization like student government. It's ineffective, pretentious, a con glomeration of ttatus-seeking, egotistical quacks who are looking out for their own in terests. They're rust practicing for the shrewd political deals .:, Letters Demonstrators Ridictiled TO THE EDITOR: It is simply amazing that the high powered nuclear weapons testing pro gram has been solved right here by "a group of concerned students and townspeople." Their answer is very, almost too, simple—just stop testing. But we would challenge one statement printed on their "To day Sheet'; "If we are still militarily superior, then test- First, we have investigated ing is unnecessary." the feasibility of what we pro- If, and we say if, we are pose to do. Everything we pro- militarily superbr to all other countries, then, please God, al pose can be done, and if we are . low us to continue our testing elected • they will be done. program. Let us not be involved Particularly we : have looked in another December 7, 1941. into the possibilities of our Isn't it true we were superior proposed grading system, then too? Also, how about Hitler, Mus which is a five-point system solini and Castro? , They were with direct equivalent grading, a little more powerful than we and a great many students, fac- thought they were. ulty and administrators are in ' If these people want to dic favor of such a change. tate to the majority, theri let them go to Moscow and inform The University purchased the deluded there that ending new IBM machines last fall and the testing program is a real winter and they could be con- step forward. Thank the good verted quickly, easily. and eco- Lord above that our missiles nomicelly. This plank is at the and planes are ready to go any top of the list of things to do.p second. Our other planks are in areas —Jack McCann. Grad student where the student government —Robert Sherwin. can and should , operate. Stone Grad student Valley development, improved —Stanley Brubaker, '62 communications through an ef fective Student Opinion Bu reau, more phones, publication of judicial procedure and rights of a student in 'a judicial case, women over 21 in downtown apartments, and boosting Penn State spirit by spotlighting our alumni who are outstanding in their field are all solid things which' will be done if we are elected Candidates Clarify Positions TO THVIDITOR: We. the Uni versity Party carglidates, would like to clarify our position on several matters concerning the election • which began .yester daY. A brief word abotit our opponents' platform. There d are areas on it which are already being looked into by the USG; why propose something-, which is already being done? We will • certainly continue investigat ing in these areas, as well as continuing all other USG com mittees which are now func tioning. We doubt the feasibility of several of their other proppsals. Student government has fin ally been established after a year of struggli:ng to formulate. an effective. governing ' body. Now is the time to do some con crete, things' for the student body throughUSG. We feel we ,have ideas which should be put into action: We can do what we propose, these i things should be done, and if we are elected, we will work, for you, to accomplish our goals.' —Dean Wharton 763 --North B. Baker '63 - 74—Marigo F. LAPlth l l S 3 What? Me Worry by carol kunklenia they'll participate in when to.; is not available to attend they're out of this place oc- to' your .emergener, case, so cupying offices in .your local, what? All you have' to do is state or federal government. - suffer a little. You• don't have to bother When you come right down about therm-when- they repro- to it, why worry at all, either sent you there, either. They'll here or when you're out, of just do the same thing they're school. You're just one incon doing now--nothing. • sequential entity and it't In either case, voting for 4y. The Skeller opens at these people, especially on cain- p.m. When you're out of this pus, is a farce. All elections are isolated ;institution, you can sit personality contests: The issues back and let those "guys in involved are over your .head. Washington". or the "block- Most of the campaign planks heads in City Hall" make the will never be put into effect decisions. You'll have to decide anyway. What time you're leaving for We all know the ; adminis- the poker game. , tration will do what :it wants. . 1 If you feel this way, fine.' No policies will go into effect I'll agree. kYou don't have unless it implements them. worry about a thing. The point - Why worry about starting a is, no one will care about- you bus. service for students going either. home on vacation or expanding • Just do me one favor while WDFM's facilities or pushing you're here. Keep your mouth for a doctor in residence at shut and don't criticize, ques- Ritenour Health Center? tion, or evaluate what your You know this doesn't mean fellow students are 'trying 'to' anything to yoU. After all, do for you. You haven't used what's a- few extra dollars to the intelligence that got you in pay the bus company if' you to this place, or the inquiring can't find a ride home? And if mind that marks an educated it's 2 a.m. and 'you're seized person who has benefited from with a sudden pain, rush to the knowledge if all you can make infirmary and find that a doc- is generalizations. Fry. Thanks Candidates ,TOSHE EDITOR: I, as former president of TIM Council,, would like to thank University party for asking to speak to the TIM Council about their ideas and ideals concerning Penn State student govern :ment. This is an indication to . me that the people of the Uni- 'versify party, if elected. 'communicate ,and cooperate 1. with other governments and !councils. This has not" been' the case with thepresent USG admin , istration"of Campus party. The President, Dennis Foiantni, has ' announced through The -Col legian that he would call to gether, for the first time, a group of student leaders for a discussion. This has not been ; done. He also said he •would con- ' tact these people individually. This also has not been done. I hope the next government' will - communicate with the leaders of ' various student ; organizations. I feel this would) be beneficial to the student! organizations and the Univer-1 sits as a whole. I would also- like to thanki the Campus-Liberal for coming to. speak to TIM Council at, the council's 'request. 1 • —Robert E. Fry 112 THURSDAY. APRIL: 26: P 62 Mall Letters Frosh Urges , USG Action TO THE EDITOR: , Certainly the students of Penn State do not need to be reminded that iwe are living in a turbulent times in which our way, of life :is being threatened, but we do need to wake up and rise to the responsibilities that a demo cratic society imposes on us. iWe are now confronted with !the problem of choosing our !student leaders for .next year. As university students and ;United: States citizens, we have an obligation to relate . our selves to world problems: -com munism, disarmament, common market, - foreign aid, etc. Rath er than limiting its goals to "boosting Penn State spirit," the USG should mobilize in ' terest in world affairs. Student apathy need not exist! Our USG must serve as a vital leader for students who, are aware of our pressing re sponsibilities. —Deborah Schubert '65 s No woNDEo t to 1 WANT TO BE IKE . MUER, CARUE COOS. 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