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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.
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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
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