The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, May 09, 1962, Image 4
PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion True Debate! on NSA Debate on whether or not to affiliate with., the National Student Association (NSA) is expected to tage in the USG Congress this week. , Eut, if the' rules of the Congress are followed, the debate"will be restricted for those who are not members of the Congress. ‘ A by-law of the Congress stales that "a member of the gallery is privileged to express his opinion for three min utes when recognized by fhe chairman or has had the floor yielded to him by a member of Congress." ' We strongly urge that this rule be suspended for Thursday night’s Congress meeting. We believe that the Congress should have the oppor tunity to hear both sides of the question fully presented whether the statements come from Congressmen or from non-members. j Proponents of both views have indicated that they will bring up their “big guns” for this continuation of the debate. ~ Eugene Zaget, a vice president of NSA, is scheduled to appear for the second time this year before Congress to discuss benefits afforded a member school by NSA. USG President Dean Wharton, an announced opponent of NSA, has said he will ask administrators who have ex pressed opposition to NSA affiliation to present their views to the Congress. * Such administrators could include Dean of Women Dorothy J. Lipp, William P. Fuller, manager of Associated Student Activities and George L. Donovan, coordinator of Student Activities. We applaud the actions of the proponents of both sides oT this question in.their attempts to provide Congress wih all available information on NSA. However, these valiant actions will be wasted if non- Congressmen are limited to a 3-minute presentation of their views. We propose that discussion be turned into a true debate with Congressmen directing questions to the pro ponents and opponents of NSA in an attempt to further learn both views. , In addition to these studies of NSA, we wholeheart crly endorse a plan, to be proposed by Murray Winderman, co-sporisor of the NSA bill,, to send three Congressmen to the regional convention of NSX to be held in Pittsburgh this weekend. - The convention provides'a perfect opportunity • for Congressmen, who will ultimately decide whether or not our student government will join NSA, to see the organiza tion in operation. - ' ’ . It will also give Congressmen a chance to speak with representatives of member schools and obtain direct in formation on the benefits and/or drawbacks which each school has detected in its affiliation with NSA. t A Student-Operated Newspaper ***■s7 Years of Editorial Freedom ©lf? Sathj (EflUwmm Successor to The Free Lance, est. lit 7 TttMdiy Saturday laarntni during tht Univaraity yaar. Th« CoUefrUn U * ftUd*nt-op«r«tHl new»p«p*r. Entered u *eeond-<T»*« matter 4,1*14 at th« State College, Pa. Poet Office adder the act af March 1, 1871. Mat! Sabscriptten Price: H.W a year Naflinr Addr«aa Boa 281. State Cofleffe, pa. Member o] The Associated Pn t ANN PALMER _ HERBERT WITMER Editor Business Manager I HAVE A FRiEND WHO PLAVS THE accordion... TtriE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA HE CAN PLAY PdIKAS. (MIZES, SCHOTTISHES.. ALL SORTS OF THIN6S..YOO KNOtdTHE KIND OF TINES THAT PEOftfUKE TO HEAR kaleidoscope Crowded Calendar ! ! - by kdy mills ; power and attempts to promote’ pressure group products. I’Char-l ity drives which really dal deserve ( publicity are often lost in the cun of colliding weeks. But as long: as we remain careful fijout what we schedule when, we cannot afford to havq Penn State overlooked by the wave of weeks, p {| j Consikering appeals to coll leg* students, I find.lhai TGIF with all lls ritual is on#, of the few day* already, enshrined here and across the country. Because of this- . scarcity of special I days, our Alma Mator has lagged behind the nation. ; We can easily have an! Oldies But Goodies Night plus ap Over-the-Hump Day, ( begin ning at 5:10 Wednesday! after noon and continuing through Thursday. [j > ■ Furtljer, we could deiclare ja ■ Let’s All Wear Our Madras Day or special times when all book bags, hluejeans,. sneakers or black umbrellas should be on t d is p lja y. Transportation by, ' motorscooter' or bicycle could likewise be the order of that day. I ‘ ( • - = The nation’s calendar is currently overcrowded with months. I do not propose to abolish the regular 12- months but I do feel one could; explore Source r e a honor ladders, home perma nents, portable miss- mills radios, slacks, contact lenses, domestic rabbits, mothers-in letters / 'Activities Club' Return Seen i TO THE EDITOR: Underlying the news made by the new of ficers of USG, the discussions at USG meetings, and recent resignations by important members of student govern ment, there is a disturbing trend of thought-which shows a return to the old “Activities Club” form of government! •You recall that after a tough election in the Spring'of ’6l the hat men and status seekers were thrown out of student government. The government that coordinated the recogni tion groups, the government of the self-styled “campus lead ers," "was replaced by a sober, representative group of stu dent-oriented students. Mem bers of USG did not call each ‘ other “leader," nor did they constantly give awards of rec ognition to one another. - The - USG Congress hasn't bought pins or hats this year: it has been too busy at work with.sound proposals for new. ideas and projects for the stu dent body. And now we have.a reversal; by the new officers: You see ■ Dean Wharton with a bone strung around his neck and a hat society pledge sign which reads in bold letters—USG Polifano's Views Answered TO THE EDITOR: It is good to see Mr. Politano's letter of . reply, for he is 'undoubtedly ' sincere and well read in this field. Unfortunately he ne glects a few considerations which I will point out. Admittedly,; our ;tests only add a small amount of radi ation and fallout to the atmos phere. However, Linus Pauling estimated that approximately 3,000,000 neonatal deaths will result from the additional 1% ' radiation in the atmosphere (N.Y. Times; April' 15). From this figure, it is easy to esti mate-results of future test series. As for our 1.500-uila rockets not being able to reach the mainland, ' a quick look at a map clearly shows that Christ mas Island is surrounded by other smaller islands, the main group being the Hawaiian Is lands 1,300 miles iiway. Also, in • preparation, are missiles with a ZSOO-mile range. But besides this, accidents could oc- ■ cur at any of our missile bases Cheerleading Tryouts Called 'Hodx' TO THE EDITOR: Sunday eve- judge were eliminated before ning (May 6) after supper I Uicy ‘‘got. their feet off* the went to Rec Hall to observe the J£?*£»«£[ tS fiave annual tryouts for the cheer- • super-eyesight, or should I say leading squad. Possibly I super-insight, I was unable to should call*it a hoax of. " distinguish among the various a tryout because the frosh who . Pledge pins from my- seat in had worked for two weeks in the stands. - i front of Old Main .were duped . Now that this year’s fiasco into believing that final judg- . him “bumbled” to a close,’ and ing would be based on their , assuming that it is too late to" cheerleading ability and spirit ■«»»*« hny adjustments, ( my and not on their Greek affili- « nl y hope is that next year’s ation. ’ O * rc>s h will not have to suffer I would like to empathize the discouragement of a simi with those contestants who in l* l distinct deception. ■ my estimation as an amateur —Todd Lehman 'sB law old maids and popcorn farmers. There are also "time-honorj ed” celebrations for want ads or = for returning borrowed bobks. And April, 1961, was obsetwd as National Pleas - Be-Sehted Month! | We in the United States harp observed special times for kraut and .frankfurters, .bow ornamental iron, odorless dec orations and canned hamburg er. (Canned hamburger?) j These special ' celebrations have stimulated magazine and newspaper spoofs as well' as serious suggestions. Editorials have cited two" objections tb this mass of "holidays": misuse of the official j proclamation PRESIDENT. The highest stu dent officer wears a sign which degrades his office, as if USG PRESIDENT were nothing more than another qualifica tion for real big-time status.': Mr. . Wharton’s vague and uninformed .opinions on the National Student Association seem to hold little weight with the Congress. He plans, theri, to bring persuasive adminis, trators to the meeting, to help defeat the move to join. NSAI I say let this- be settled among the students (whom he rep re ? sents). Tuesday, Allen Feingold, Elections Commission Chair man and a politically neutral person, resigned all his student government posts 'in disap pointment arid apparent dis-j gust at the new people in USG; with whom he "had worked for. ▼ears," and who were now only Interested in "status." i The only hope is that thej Congress will influence the new USG-president'and offi-; cers to . prevent the return olj yes - men, . the' back - patters whose primary Interest is per-! sonal advancement and not the welfare of the student body, j . —Bruce Harrison '62 j USG Congressman i in Colorado or bordering Rus sia. . Just because one of our com manders acted wisely, does this mean that commanders of other countries (who have and sooh will have nuclear weap ons) will act with the samp caution and not pr®-" ‘he but ton whenever a group of geesb fly south? ! . Also, I am not sure that all of our commanders have that discretion for, psychology .and - "choice of commanders" has not been developedrto a suf ficient degree of perfection Two final points are: , • There were marchers jat the U.N. and the Russian Em bassy immediately following Russia's first' blast. This fact was not played - up by the news papers. . j • The children were at rthe demonstration to make the pol icy planners aware that they are playing with - millions of lives—children, adults, and[un born. —Arthur Ravin *62 WEDNESDAY. MAY y|,19>62 i i j We may set aside days, weeks or years to complain about the food or knock the administra tion. Indeed, some enierprts-. ing students might suggest!a "Who’i Proxy Week?" j j Why not initiate an Enlarge Your -Campus Vernacular .Month! for those of us who find that oiir cliches are even get ting oh our own nerves? Then there’s always Cut Class Day or Wander,to Wipples Week.! I-! • ! so many professors j— and Ij mean this ' seriously £ — attempting to help students jby avoiding the June 7 or 8 final exam j date, we could qujte realistically undergo "D”-Day, the 6th of June. j Thej crowning touch would be a Down with Sentimentality Day, observed twice yearly!— Thanksgiving and the Easfer- Passojrer period. j When any ambitious student group' declared these celebra tions, jitwould need to add only a Down with .8 O’Clocks Diay, to abolish Mondays i and I to create a week of Fridays’ to build j itself a legend the lijces of which this campus has never known. Letters Feingold Supported TO JTHE EDITORS Coining Sown to breakfast Tue: day monjing, I glanced at The Daily Collegian to see what was happening in this sordid wjorld of ops (on campus and pff). Low arid behold there in stark, bold black letters was i the head line: “Feingold Resigns Post i In, Student Gov irnmeht." ' “Feingold resigns,” I thought, “This can’t be so!V j A 1 Feingold, a person who has been quoted mbre by The Daily. Collegian than aven President Walker,: fa person whd in his three years at Penn State Has worked hard to pring honest and fair administration of student affairs, a person who has!divorced himseft from the petty whims of politician and has) done a tremendous job' as Elections Commission • Chair man. j j Who . are these people I who arej only interested! in status, prejudiced in favori of j their own close associates and who jdo not have the interests of the Students' in mind? iLet’s find fop who these people are and .banish them from strident gov ernment so that-the A 1 iFein golds of this world' will not find it distasteful to serve their sb&ool. Thi? we must do] for • better Penn State. 1 ! —David 8: Tfcagwr f r Hanejb/Wj