PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Elections Code Improyement The proposed elections code that will be presented to the USG Congress tomorrow night is a comprehensive collection of rules and regulations, : that should govern a student government election, On the whole, the code seems to provide the Elections Commission with a satisfactory tool - to be used in dealing with the controversial and complex pioblems - tharconfront it around election time. The proposal that the Elections Commission shall Compile a public list of each Party's members is a good one. Much unnecessary confusion and suspicion was created In tits past election by the secrecy that shrouded the list of party members._ The requirement stating that the times of party meet ings must he announced at least five days in advance and that- any changes must receive approval and sufficient publicity is necessary to insure fair nominations. . In the past, controversies between party factions have been percipitated by last-minute changes yin meeting times; Although the proposed elections code is basicallg sound, we believe .that certain loopholes must be closed before the code is adopted by USG. The sections dealing with party registration do not Igo far enough toward eliminating the possibility of a recur rence of - the undesirable practice of party -switching, which Cast a dark shadow across the last election. The code should specifically prohibit a member of one party,from being "drafted" by, another party by requiring that all candidates, run by a party be members of that party. This requirement would also tend to put party ideals above personalities in campus elections. 'We also suggest that the number of signatures re quired on an Independent TIM candidates petition to run for the Congres's be lowered from 75 to 50. • •It should be realised - that it la much more difficult ;for a TIM candidate to obtain signatures than it is for a residence hall dweller or a fraternity member. . The proposed elections code fixes a $lOO limit on party campaign expenditures per slate' per election. Basically, this is a good requirement, but its language needs rework ing so that it is stated clearly that this expenditure limit applies to each slate of candidates and not to each party. We also believe that USG should apprcipriate a speci fied amount to each party' annually. This would strengthen the party's position in campus politics. It would also pro vide the base for year-round party operations. which to a necessary condition for a strong student government. We strongly urge USG Congressmen to carefully con abjer.our. suggestions before adopting an election code. , La Vie's Contribution We wish to commend the editors of La Vie for their action last night in approving a new policy for the 1963 yearbook. Graduating seniors who came to University Park after attending a Commonwealth' campus will now be recog nized in La-Vie for their outstanding achievements while at these campuses. We feel this will be a definite asset to La Vie's mod ernization plans and that it shows a mature recognition of the increased role which Commonwealth campuses must play in the future expansion of the University. A Student-Operated Newspaper S 9 Yeart of Editorial Freedom Gi l t flatly. alattrutatt Successor' to The Free Lance, eat. 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday seeming daring the UnlverattY year. TM Daily Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second-clan smatter July 1. teat at the State CaMee. Pa. Peat Office under the act of March S. 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PENNSYCVANIA HERBERT WITMER Buislieu Manager for Ow -record Piokidly 'She WOrOi Those of us hurriedly walk ing past Old Main today will probably take little notice of the,American flag hoisted on a pole on the lawn in front. Yet on this particular day, Mem orial Day, flags of this same design will be raised - with Letters Reply to Sauer Resignation TO THE EDITOR: This letter is prompted by articles which have appeared recently in the Daily Collegian concerning the resignation of Professor SaLITr as head of the Department of Physics. In the Collegian or May 29, President Walker is/ quoted, "You can't stop a man from. resigning." In the lig'ht of . the' situation • as it has developed, President Walker's _statement, a's it appears in the Collegian • appears to be misleading. The first 'paragraph of:the . faculty resolution passed on May 9, 1962 by a unanimous vote of the 27 members attend ing, and the first paragraph of tits graduate student open) let ter to President - Walker and the members of the' Board of Trustees, signed by 86 gradu ate students of the physics de partment, illustrate :his point perfectly. The faculty resolution states *. "We wereOnfcrsmed . .that the Vice President fog Reseaith and the Vice President j for Resident- Instruction have sug geited to Professor John A. Sauer that he resign as head of the Department of Physics. Professor Sauer stated that he intends to accede to this re quest." The reaction of the faculty and graduate students to' this administrative demand is only one small indication of the ex tremely important . role that Professor Sauer plays in the physics department. Furthermore, fn. the May 19 issue of the. Daily Collegian. based upon an of the contents of Ake graduate• stu dent letter by Warrior S. Ken worthy, executive assistant to the President,' the letter was, said to concern three topics: "Expressed regret at Sauer's resignation Requested that Walker 'not accept the resignation Suggested that all facets of, the resignation be thoroughly studied." I NoWhere above is mention Made of the implication of the sentence in the first. paragraph of the letter which. states:the feeling of the students that Memorial Day Values Hit TO THE EDITOR: Today, mil lions of AmericanS will 'be paying tribute to the countless . . number of American soldiers who gave their most precious possession to . their' country— their lives. . But, what are we, the stu dents and faculty of the Penn sylvania State 'University, going to be doing on this hon. ored.day? Paying traiute. to the Unkonwn Soldier? No! Instead we will be bUsy get.; Ong ulcers for the sake of an average that I'm pure would not suffer• considerably with the loss of this one day's study ing. Last week, Beta Theta Pi was placed on probation for an act that was "unpatriotic" and stultifying ' to the• American flag: While I am not excusing the actions of this fraternity, it was ,the University that chose to give so much publicity to this "unpatriotic" act. If the University-is so chau vinistic why don't They recog nize what has come' to be a day dedicated to the ideals of free dom in a country that is striv ing to spread these ideals throughout the world? LOU E. SLinintbrim by carol ku9klema • special reverance as symbols fe'rvency;i white is for the hope, of the patriotic spirit on which plrity, clpanliness of life; blue our country has built its tra- is•for reverence for God,,loyal ditions . ty; sincerity, justice and; truth. The colors of thej flag sym bolize the lofty ideals we often hear but do not always ponder over. Red is for valor, zeal and "his (Sauer's) continuance in this role is essential to the health of the depailment." . Nowhere is mention made of the essential content of the second paragraph wherein con cern is expressed over the -re- cent slate of affairs which has seriously affected the academ ic character of the department" and alarm is expressed at, the "large number of resignations. of late, of prominent, and capable members of the de partments of Chemistry and Physics." The graduate student letter was signed by 88 graduate stu dents of the Department of Physics who feel that the re quest for Dr. Sauer's resigna tion is not in the best. interest of either the department or the —Thomas J. Ku'rey Jr. —Paul B. griesacker —Raymond ,G. Saba n —Joseph G.; Connor Jr. —William B. Bickel --Stanley Jernow --John Cussman Editor's Note: Every effort was madi by this newspaper to obtain the complete contents of the graduate students' letter, but none of the signees or re cipients of the letter that were contacted would reveal its full contents. World At Grain 'Jungle' Called Unfair WASHINGTON (AP) A Dallas, Tex., Agriculture De -partment official yesterday por trayed the grain storage busi ness in West Texas as a cut throat jungle of .competition, with Billie Sol Estes in it right up to the neck. C. H. Mosetty, 'head of. the Dallas commodity office, told of warehousemen off eri n g "kickbacks" to farmers, as well as free storage, no deductions for grain shrinkage, and even trading stamps as inducements to use their elevators.: _Moseley told a House sub committee looking into Estes' tangled' affair, ("We've had a great many complaints -that Estes was guilty of unfair competition. Eites has been the subject of endless conver sations ever since he first start ed his expansion." But on the - other hand, Moseley said, in. West Texas the practices are a universal thing, "I referred to it as unethical, but not illegal," he said. "It is a competitive thing. They don't want to do it' but they are . forced' into it. If we got one to stop we would be hurting his businest." Foreign Stocks Fall With. Wall •Street,Dive LONDOW (AP)—London and, Europeartitock exchanges yes- ; terday suffered their • worst_ price break, sure World War' II as investdrs'registered alarm . at Wall street's tumble. Tokyo's exchange also had a selling rush with broad but moderate declines, while Cana dian markets rallied after an early battering. Economists and market ex 4. perts characterized the price dive as psychologicaL , They suspeced most of the selling' was- coming from small in. , vestors Who. feiared . a *hew dei• pression was being born.- WED4SDAY. MAY 34. 1062 The stairs, one for each:of our states 4 are placed on a field of blue as emblems of we , as a people invited under our Fed eral Constitution. The ) seven red stripfs represent the blood shed by citizens of the original IZI states in the fight for in dependence, and the six spaced white stripes reaffirm our com plete separation from our mo ther country, Great Britain. But besides representing our ideals in; colors, the flag; repre sOnts us lin the entire sense of AztieriCai it is a symbol: of the coming together of all! races, creeds and colors, to strive for Ilse good of all people in one united : effort. 0 When! Congress authorized the use of the flag as our sym bol on ;June 14, ; 1774; these ideals Were recorded itr, the common l goals the ;flaglrepre , repre sented. I ;. The ideals were, and still are, Ipfty, to be sure. And " the goals in themselves may not always ',be attainable. Patrio tism is ;itself a word .that is lifficult.' to define, let alone practice , : : Nevertheless. the flag :Is a symbol of; our feeling for pa fricitisraland the ideals we. hold, 4ts common. "Old Glory" may he a material object. able to de generate or be destroyed with but it is the thinking be bind the • use of it as a :symbol jhal we` as a nation must pre levee. Maybe just a few moments of our time to reaffirm these Pay, cm this, . our Memorial Pay, is. what we need to re :wive our .faith in the country Our ancestors sought to estab-' Jtsh. • • 2 A Dis G a l p a p n e C a e r In Hauei= Sai - VIENTIANE, Laos .Q!)—Two U.S. military advisers are miss ing at Houei Sai, and defenses only two miles outside that northwest border , town are' cracking under rebel! Pathet Lao probing . attacks„l Ameri can sources reported yesterday. Names of the missing men I were Withheld. ' Two .Amerlcan noncommis sioned lofficers attached to the royal Laotian army at Houei Sat disappeared Sunday when fighting flared up again in that sector, the military , sources said. _ .1 The Itwo, membersi of the small military advisory mission in Laos, were stationed at an outpost about nine miles out side - Houei Sal. The 'position was overtun by the rebel Pa thet Lao and its CoMmunist North iViet Nam allies.l These were 'the first Ameri ' cans reported missing; in Lacri since more than a year • ago when four other advisers dis • appeared during a rebel assault at• Van Vieng, 80 miles;north of Vientiane. Court Rejects - Apinal; Eichnnan - n 'Faces Death JERUSALEM (P) Only the slim chance of presidential clemency stands between Adolf Eichmenn and the gallows. Israel's Supreme Court re jected i yesterday the! former gestapo officer's appeal' from the death sentence, declaring even death is an inadequate pena4 for his crimes in the Nazi massacre of si million Jews.: • At the time of Ei tunann's capturp two years ago, how ever, Premier Davi d Ben- . Gurion said: "The plirPose is not t4' hang Eichmann, but 'to get o the historical - record the full sty of thft' catastrophe which befell European4ewrY under the. Nazis." i
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