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Editorial
• pinion
formation Dilemma
The I
Cull?g(! and universities throughout the country are
confrontc,i with the problem of creating interest and
price in ei student
,governments. Many attempts are
made to di •
.cr a soltition, but few schools have found
the formula-b which students are given a reason to care.
Most of th4.,disenchanted complain that student gov
ernment "isn't the real ; tiling." Perhaps not, but it speaks
poorly of American yolith who are not prepared to accept
responsibility and make this government more like "the
real thing" they want. This attitude is one indication that
today's colleges may not he graduating young adults but
old teenagers.,
One' attempt to inform students abut their govern
ment on this campus has been through The USG Record.
The newspaper was established during the winter ferm
with the high hopes of USG officials as a publication de
signed to inform students of USG projects and policies.
As the former USG Record editor Kurt Simons said of
the newspaper:
"We hope it will give students insight into the work
ing* of their governing body and so stimulatC interest."
Simons added that the newspaper would give con
gressmen a means of informing their constituents;bf issues
before they are presented at a USG meeting. If: students
really read the Record and discused questions it raised
with their repre:entapves, publication of 'newspaper
might eliminate the delay of postponing decisions until
USG members surveyed opinion in their living areas.
Only one Issue of the newspaper has appeared. While
copies of The USG Record did not disappear as rapidly
as the proverbial botcakes, the future_ of the paper' cannot
be Judged on the merits of one performance.
Another information attempt may be made this fall
if the current USG administration can implement one of
the campaign planks on which it stood during spring elec
tions, that of buying .adVertising space in The Daily Col
legian to supplement regular news coverage. •
USG President Dean Wharton said recently- he will
suggest that both the Record and. Collegian advertising
be used for atrial period to. see which best inforrns the
students. We commend his decision to ask that TheUSG
Record :not die until an alternative medium has been
selecteeto serve the.informationpurpose.
We, would, however. caution USG from allowing- ei
ther the Record or the advertising column to deteriorate
into a pat on the back for USG or, worse yet. its individual
'members. USG's public relations personnel must keep
their purpose constantly in mind. It is all too easy for a
group to drift into -a position of examining its policies
with less than a critical eye.
Any attempt to boost the already over-inflated egos
of campus personalities would become only an object of
derision among the student body. Appearance in this
USG publication or paid column under such circum
stances could well spell the political "kiss of death" like
that suffered by the so-called activities
-men in . student
elections in the spring of 1961. -
Regardless of the success .of The USG Record,. the
'intentions °fits fotinders were basically good. Students
can benefit from a knowledge of what projects their
leaders are undertaking and why. Although USG mem
bers have a tendency to go too far in this direction with
the "see-what-we've-done attitude." the, programs rather
than the personalities approach is sound.
In short, what this campus definitely does not need
is another pre-paid outlet for the status seekers' strivings.
tummer Tallrgiatt
Successor to The Free Lance est 1887
Palblhdled Thuraday. June 2) and erery Thursday thereafter through Avarua 22.
The Summer Collegian is a etudeat-eperated newspaper. Entered as" second .tins.
illuitter July 1. 1034 at the State Callege. Pa. Peat Office ander the set of
/larch 3 1871.
Mall lisitoseription Priest Fifty errata far le Isties
Age.'
KAY MILLS JOAN MEHAN HERBERT WITMER%
' Editor. Associate Editor Busk's:, Mai:urger
Plubtagraiptig Editor. TOM Briowae; goonrto Later. Lea Denlinger: Credit Manager.
Ralph Friedman; Cimiklieg Meleager. Pall Guests Parionnel Manager, Lynn
Murphy.
STAFF THIS ISSUM,Dorothy Drasher, Nadine-Rosman, Nancy
MeCorkle, Joel Myers, Carmen Rappaport and Lindh Smeta.
SUMMER COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK, PE
Letters
Main
At HUB Desk
Angers c,,Grads
TO' THE EDITOR: Congratu
lations to the dutiful "little'
man at the HUB dik; he has
helped this university to score
another "first" in had public
relations. This time, ,the "first"
was in the area of h9w to mist
treat the handicapped and
make thein .feel likle second!
claps citizens.
gne Sunday this Bummer, a
blind married couple cane to
visit us - in State College with
only their seeing-eytt dog las
guide.,Since both are colleg
gradutes who are einploy . Sd in
professional positionj, the are
interested in eduction and
asked if we would gAve them a
tour of the campus. The
wanted a verbal desCriptinn of
the physical plank thrtgh
which they are able to orris
mental pictures.
I
While - on this low. it began
to irain quite heaviiiy and we
went into the neares¢ building,
which was the HUE; We went
into the lobby and sat on' one
of ;the • benches verr near, the
entrance. Within a' few min
utes. this "little" man asked
the blind couple to leave be
caise of 'their seeing-eye 'dog.
When we hesitated- for a • few
momenta,. too shocked to com
ply immediately wilh the re
quest, he raised his voice' and
became very insistent that They .
leaVe immediately. The four of
us .and the• seeing-era dog left
the building and sought shelter
outside until the rain stoppedi
Although we two . , university
students were angrjr, the blind
couplefxpressed not anger, but
bewill rment. The" said - that
this t . the first tire they had
even - had a request such as this,
for without their dog, they at'e
completely helpless"; All their
life they have gone" into hotels,
restaurants, theatres, etc., arid
never been asked to leave:be
cause of their dog. the HUp
hai really gone a !Ong way in
scoring a first this time. For
his . own sake in the, future, vie
hope this "little" than is not
majoring in publitr relations.
We also feel that the univer
sity, and the HUB in particular,
owe this blind couple an apol
ogy.
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—John G. Gavani
—Joseph Niels
Graduates Students
TOMORROW
SATURDAT
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY.
WEDSESD4T
NSYLVANIA
meandering
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i s to bI e Aim
by loan mehan
humble •opinion niight well ac
complish this noble
I think that campus lead
ers should wear sandwich
boards of all times. Something
simple lad appropriate such as
"I am an important student
leader. I belong to the follow
ing important activities" could
be inscribed on thi boards. The
size of the board could also be
a status symbol ..the more ac
tivities, the larger the board.
Therefore the greater the lead
er's importance. This would
definitely encourage, partici
pation, no matter how slight,
in many activitie s .
Campus leaders could hold
autograph partied in the HUB
so that the folloWers could ob
tain autographed pictures of
their favorite campus star.
USG could offer the services of
its secretarial staff to pro
cess fan mail fOr the more
popular leaders.' On special
nights students could (for a
slight- charge) have their pic
tures, taken \with campus lead
ers. This would do a great deal
to improve Penn! State spirit.
Students would begin - to feel
this was "their" School.
The University (could also do
more to recognize, student lead
ers. and the recognition com
mittee could encourage this.
The scheduling pffice should
arrange classes for these lead-.
ers at convenient times. After
all, a campus 10der shouldn't
have to take 8 o'clocks or Sat
urday • classes. This would help
to create the• , image that we
should i Strive for that campus
leaders are . important and
shouldn't be treated as ordin
ary students.
A better understanding of
what makes a - campus leader
could be obtained by this corn-,
mitteej Perhaps! they could
wipe out such outdated ideas
at participating !in activities
purely. for the satisfaction of
doing so, without any• idea of
recognition.
Yes,,our campub leaders have
thus far gone on With only the
minimnm amount of - recogni
tion. This should be stcippeii. ,
They should be recognized
whether they want to be or
not. "Recognition for the sake
of recognition" seem to be the
call' words - of the 'future• and
our student government is
leading - the wayJ •- • , .
Student ;government made a
Major mark on Penn State's
history last week when USG
President Dean Wharton set
up a committee modestly titled
the Stu'den
'R ecog nitio
Committee. Th
purpose of this
committee is
investigate po
sible means
making th
genepl studel
body (or thi
of the activiti
of campus lea
ers.
This is indeed
MISS MEIIAN
a noble ambition • for student
government and should go
down under major accomplish
ments second only to the fam
ous cheer writing contest. I
definitely agree with Mr. Whar
ton that student leaders should
be recognized by the students.
The slow way would be for
them to be recognized by their
accomplishments as student
leaders. However, since many
lack accomplishments other
than being elected, they often
find themselves completely un
recognized except by a few hat
societies and honorary groups.
The majority of students don't
know them. This is indeed dis
concerting since students
should stare at our campus
leaders in awe and feel some
how uplifted for having had
contact with them (no matter
how slight or superficial).
The attempt; bx.hat societies
and honoraries to recognize.
these leaders I would presume
have been fruitless. Perhaps
the persistent rumors that
some leaders are working only
for such honors has dulled the
students', interest.
Yes, student government has
surely seen the way and is
trudging forward on another
crusading and important pro
ject. Students. must be made
to realize that campus leaders
are important, and that they
should recognize them. They
should also realize that they
are followers', and should at
tempt to perform this role to
their utmost capabilities.
Since tI am in full agreement
with the formation of this com
mittee, I would like to , offer
a few suggestions that in rny
Letters
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Margate Rise Seen, as
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For Fragment of Humanity
, ,
TO THE- EDITOR: Wh e n a ism, margates are not flounder
quasi-nugatory remnant Of the ing in the logomachistic int
fourth estate sanctions the dis- broglio which threatens to en
semination of theories of pole- gulf Miss Epstein.
mic nature, such as those ex- The truth embodied in the
pressed by Miss Gwen Epstein coaduation of mind and body_
in the August 2 Collegian, 'We is not realized through .atnau
are constrained by our faith-in rotic grasping bit' the anodyne
the serioludicrous to reveal the proferred by epicurean proph
counter-treatise before the cor- ets of verism. The liberation of
uscations which emanate froth even a fragment of humanit
the corners of this campus. y. from its egophobic morass re
Her mordacious diatribe on sides in a marmite reStoration. -
the margates is apparently
founded on a prepossession As. for the rest, they have
made' . their - feather beds and
Though their ideas may seem
against. heteroclitic act
now they must lie in them.
in conflict with the unctuosity . Sandy Gilmartin.' SS
inherently attached to formal- John Herpel, '64
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