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Editorial Opinion
Dress Code Attacked
The arguments given by the dean of men's office for
the rejection of a dress code that would have allowed men
to wear bermuda shorts to all evening meals are illogical.
. The new dress code, which was proposed by the Men’s
Residence Hall Council, was called “unacceptable” by the
dean of men’s office Monday; . ‘ ,
Raymond 0. Murphy, assistant dean of men, said since
many "of the students living in the residence halls may
move down town next year they must develop a respect
for proper dress now.
It seems to us that any person who has not learned
respect for proper dress by the time he has reached college
age cannot be taught this respect by an administration
produced and enforced dress code.
By rejecting the dress code, the dean’s office has
illustrated once again its practice of double talk. In some
situations it calls college students mature, self-dependent
individuals and yet it lias said “no" to,a minonrequest by
a responsible student governing body.’
The dean of men’s office also objected tq the code
because it would set a double standard since coeds do not
have permission to wear bermudas to evening meals except
.on Sundays.
. In order to nullify ihU argument, we. propose that
AWS and MRC work together in drafting a dress code
that will permit all residence hall dwellers to wear bermu
das to .all meals.
The f)aily Collegian strongly believes that students
who desire to wear bermudas .or other .casual dress to
evening meals should be permitted to do so. also
strongly object to the dictatorial position that the dean of
men's office has assumed in this matter.
If AWS and MRC want to become more than pawns
of the deans’ offices, they,will!have- to coordinate their
efforts in all-community matters such and then
fight with all their resources for their beliefs.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA
HERBERT" WITMER
Business Manager
the AP
In every game there are mas
ters—in chess ,in bridge and
in politics. On {his campus
there are masters—in chess, in
bridge and in politics.
During and before election
time each year the intricate
schemes of
ters begin
around cam,
on the land,
the air, un<
ground
through
lines.
I've watci
it and it lr
like -fun.
isn’t every
that you
see tall si
ow y for
dressed in b!
lurking aro_
campus, or hear of strange tele
phone calls at the wee hours of
the morning or see license
plates removed from a car to
cause immobilization.
Can you imagine the satis
faction from directing such im
aginative schemas? I’ve often
thought about it and have my
plans' pretty -well prepared
when and If my chance ever
co fries.
I’d begin by getting myself
elected to the position of a
party chairman or better yet,
I'd find a sly little puppet to
take that job (there's quite a
Letters
Summei' Term
Activities
Enumerated
TO THE EDITORS It is quite
obvious that when it comes to
the summer term question,
Messrs. Buhlman and Crane
must be closely related to the
Eroverbial ostrich who hides
is head in the* sand.
A glance 'at jthe Penn State
calendar for the summer term
will show that it is incomplete,
not inadequate; There will be
and have beenj chappl services
during the summer; we are
pre-registered 'for the chapel
choirs which sing in these
services.
There will also be concerts
by the Curtis String Quartet;
school band, . orchestra and
chorus 1 presentations; etc.
Whether or not these will be
called part of the Artists Series
remains to be seen.;
Concert goers have found no
lack in this area in past sum
mers. Student movies have
been showing during past
summers and have been well
advertised. There have also
been summer sports activities,
which would have been obvious
to these two .gentlemen . had
they read .the Summer Col
legian they mentioned. As for
club meetings: clubs are con
trolled by their members; if
these members attend the sum
mer term, these clubs should be
in. session.
Lastly, it should be remem
bered that last summer was a
transition period, and should
not be used as a reference for
future summers. These gentle
men should in the future, in
vestigate before opening their
mpuths to promptly stick their
feet in them.
Frank E- Sadowsld '62
Alice A. Heed*
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bit of. time-consuming paper
work involved).
| Puppet and I would begin
planning way ahead of elec
tions time. We’d' have a few
discussions and probably have
our slate of candidates compiled
a few terms before. elections
were scheduled.
Then we’d begin the “talk
ing up" period. We’dfbegin the
process of name-dropping and
make sure our “boy (or . girl)’’
looked good to the public eye.
Of course, we'd be subtle. We'd
always be subtle. A few hints’
dropped in the right places can
get you a long way.
Before I go any further, I’d
better tell you how I’d choose
my slate. We'd (Puppet can’t
be left out entirely) need
a presidential candidate, of
course. The primary qualifica
tion for this person is suavity.
My presidential candidate
will be able to talk and talk
and talk and say nothing. Of
course, when I want him to,say
something, He’ll do it with
facility. My presidential candi
date will have “for the gocd of
the students” tattooed on his
arm "and will be very photo
• genic, as that is. one sure way
for a'-clean sweep.
‘My vie* presidential candi
date will be not-so-suave. Aft
er ell. our slate must appeal to
ell types of students..He can be
outdoorsy or indoorsy but he
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Parking Problem Cau
Stir in Old Main
dents, and most of thei
guys, are interested in
school and what is goii
least who the cheerleadei
be next year.
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J I’ve heard from confidential
sources that the problems with
the HUB parking lot are minor
when compared with those of
the parking lot behind Old
Main. With so many viceipresi
dents and deans in Old, Main
now. and with ho increase in
the number of parking spaces,
it seems that continual! argu
ments rage about who gets a
parking spot in the lot. ]
I In fact one "insider!' con
siders it to be thebiggest ad
ministration probleih of this
University. I wonder 1
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f Whatever happened .to the
classical music enthusiasts who
so anxious to have the
Den” cultured. Al
though I admit I haven’t been
spending more than 12 hours
daily in the Den, therefore
hardly qualifying as a HUBrat,
II haven’t heard many )of ; the
classics played on the Den's
juke box.
Spring cleaning time has ar
rived at Penn State. Grounds
are being reseeded, flower beds
weeded, lawn 3 mowed and,
finally, the windows washed.
The whirr of the lawn mow
ers can be very disturbing in
class and I know that I and
many of my' fellow'professors
cannot speak over the noise
of the things. Naturally, the
only thing .that can be done,
when the mowers come around,
is, to dismiss class. But, I’ve
heard that someone is looking
into' the possibility of having
the lawns mowed in the eve
nings. What a boon to educa
tion!
Also, the up and down, back
and- forth sw'ish of the magic,
long-handled, high pressure
window washer has fascinated
students. - One |>oor guy even
became hypnotized by the
thing, or so I heard.
One of the many indoor im
provements | being worked on
this spring iis the repavement
of Old Mein. The old, faded
floor bricks: are being dug up
and replaced with bright new
red ones. I
I can’t understand all of the
cries of student apathy recent
ly. From the attendance at the
daily .cheerleading tryouts on
the lawn In front of Old Main,
I would say that a lot of stu
FRIDAY. MAY 4. 1
by ann palmer
must hare a 'following. Ha must •'
ba extremely persuasive \bui
again—he must ba subtle. L ,
jHe must ! have a soft arid
mumbly voice because if
too well heard by the Congress p
over which he presides, jthe i
members might understand
what they are voting for and
we’d be all washed up!
|To round out my slate, j I’d'
need a candidate for secretary
treasurer. Ah, here's wherejtho
slate gets its color —preferably
blonde. Agaim being phbto
genic is of primary importance.
Inj accordance with my phil
osophy of making each candi
date appeal to a certain sector
of the student body, I find ithis
position the most suited to.
■ attracting the male vote. ;
3 foresee'- no problem* in
getting my slate nominated' for
I plan to make many friends
arid- many deals before nomi
nations roll around. I
To complement my slate of -
candidates, I would draw up
a j “nice" platform. Nothing
drastic nothing new. Jrist a
staid.old repeat of years gone
by. ‘There would be; no danger
of repeating past 'actions be
cause few of the ‘old planks .
have been carried put anyway.
iElection day would find mo
as cool as can be becavise I
couldn’t lose! | . -
; Messrs. Eisman or Dzvonik
—i-need a replacement? |
c.i
. And finally, for tbday, I
must [admit I’m fascinated with
the title of the production of
Players’. It'3 a musiculi called,'
''Once Upon A Mattress."' ;
—Prof Wayne
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