Editorial Opinion Representeition Lacking Undergraduate Student Government President Dean Wharton and his four advisors have accomplisped a great deal this summer, particularly in their hosting of The visiting French students. However, the group lacks suffi cient numbers to carry on many of the programs started during the winter and spring terms and enact new ones. If the summer term is officially: part of the regular school sear, then an equally efficient student government should be in operation. We cannot expect five people to carry on all the work of a 30-member congress. When the USG Constitiition was enacted, the basic premise was to provide representation on, the living area level. This idea is lust in the summer since the present Congressmen have no specific constituencies. To enable USG to continue io represent the students all year round, we propose that at the beginning of each summer term an election be held to select an interim congress. The number of summer students is considerably reduced so U would not be advantageous to elect one representative for every 500 students. With the present summer enrollment (2.821 undergraduates) this would only_allow for five members on a Summer Congress: If, however, one representative were elected for every 150 students, this would place 18 students on Congress. This would be a more workable group and theidea of definite representation would not be lost for 10 weeks. The student-to-representative ratio could be adjusted with the fluctuation of the summer enrollment so that the number of summer congressmen never drops below 15 nor exceeds the number elected during the last fall elec tion. Fraternities and town students would be grouped together to form a town district since many fraternities are not open in the summer. Under this plan the USG 'Congressmen elected during the fall who would attend the!summer term could have two alternatives: •To act as ex-officio members (advisors and adminis trators on the Summer Congress) without _a vote, since they would not have'a constituency. *To run for a position on the Summer Congress, thus gaining a vote. • The plan could be instituted by the enactment of a by-law dealing specifically with the summer term. The ;by-law would, of course, stipulate that the membership of the Summer Congress should never exceed. the number elected the previous falL It would also have to stipulate that when at least 20 members of Congress attend the summer term that the summer election be eliminated. We think that this plan will enable student govern ment to represent the student body all year round, thus `giving students more confidence in THEIR government. Broadening Study Abroad With efforts underway to expand the Study Abroad program, the day may soon come at thii University when students with various foreign language backgrounds as well as those whose curriculums do not require language study may profit from a term abroad. A 'hoped-for program In England would be open to all students of the University without foreign language -Utility who possess an interest in ttip liberal arts. If this 'ldea does become a reality, it will squelch criticism from some quarters that only people with a knack for language study may benefit from University-sponsored education in Europe,. ' The program may also'prove to be a drawing card In -the search for a higher academic quality within the stu dent population. We :commend the strides already made , in this educa tional venture and wish the' Abroad planners con . . tinued success. - PAGE FOUR A Student-Operated Newspaper Itunittrr alutirgian • - Successor to The Fret Lanett, at nil Pal Waist 'Thursday. Jain and ewer" Thursday thereafter tiressir hatmat : The Banister Ceillettan 4a a atshrat-sperateet arenas's:. Faltered sa secissil due matter Judy 1. Mt at the State • Collate. Pa. Peat Office antler the act of 'starch s. WM. NMI /Jabseriptisa Prices ?U rests for It imam 1 NAY MILLS JOAN ?CHAN - HERBERT WITHER Editor Associate Editor Busineet Manager Pltetaacaanky Moo liiraoset Sparta Editor. Eau Deedless: Cron* ildurnuar. •11tolab ur Friolamas Circulating' Jiiaaasar. Pun Guile: toad muruse. La=s ituripl- STAFF MU ISSUES Dorothy Drasher. Nancy McCoride, Joel Myer. Carmen Rappaport, Linda &nets. Jane Zeiler. THURSDAY. AUGUST 23, 1962 Letters Pub . SittE"ri Called 'Upon To - See Light TO THE EDITOR: Why do they sit in the hideous ' • Pub - day after day? Why 'don't - they rise from their • chains and view We-once-mote? Let me tell you somelhiLg, you rocking rolling Pub People ti You'll get your htartbroken hid- - • eons time some sweet'daY IThere comes a time in eery man's. life When ;there 'are n. Pubs When Tieapte can't sit in-, a big ; building and play pin.chle Vivi comes a time in every man's life when rummi is pasSe When trumps - anti - no trumps hold no mystery-ang. more When playing bridge is not cool or sharp or collegiate - . Oh. Pooi Pub People I bare, utter most pity for ypu Who cannot exist. alone but exist in a dull crowd For you who never see trees or flowers bUt only I, Candy machines situated in var ious parts Of your second.' .only, horrible . homestead, the Pub. Cantaus Beat Wcivne Appalle4 At 'Fire Behavior People may say rm ;bitter. but I was . somewhat • appalled i at stu dent reactions at a recent head line-Making event: the fire at the Old Graduate Hall building. Undaunted by ;the Weather, hordes of studentt flocked to the scene and occupied several cam pus patrolmen during the evening in attempts to keep- students out of firemen's way. We scan all be thankful,. no - residence hall was burning or lives at stake with all this marvelous cooperation. Too many students regarded the fire as a giant wiener roast for my taste a sad comment on the summer student body. Prof Viltyne -Etz 0114 ff.. i . 3 ! . SOME CA 4 ?'5l TASTE 'LIKE AN INFERIOR ENZAND - 1 r:f • Vies ' 14 aleldosco LOove lkni L'clyghili' The psychology of ending an already successful season with a comedy proves itself this week as the Mateer Playhouse closes its doors with "Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole." The announcement that Mateer will move onto campus next sum mer prompts me to make a few random—very random--observa tions on this , and other summer theatre developments. A notice in this week's theatre program substantiates the rumor that the summer stock produc tions *ill be - presented in the new Pavilinn Ther on campus nt year. I Even thou! 'the barn's rtu atmosphere w be gone, rn o students will able Ito see . flight protessit actors in resider during the s; rner. Th e increased flexibility that the Theatre MISS MILLS Pavition will provide may allow Mateer planners to make more varied selections for the summet drama fare. They obviously have kept - a careful- eye for potential audi ence appeal this summer in pick ing a number of plays which would be popular among the Uni versity community. In ',short, students planning to accelerate by attending summer terms may look forward to dra ma within walking distance. May be the University will even build a little spring to restore some nearby Stone Valley coolness. Mateer's actors have had their ups=and-downs, but all• said their farewells in convincing perform ancei..Max Fischer opened the seasMs'ivith a heart-warming per formance as an old-fashioned Jew - iih father in "The 49th Cousin." Probably the most consistent performer was David Frank, who incidentally began his profes sional career at Mateer in 1956 as an acting apprentice. We are sure that area' theatre goers—as Letters Jtine Grad Probes Question Of Securing . Auditdrium Funds TO THE EDITOR: As a graduate in art •and architectural history, I quite interested in your edi torial of - Aug. 16 disciissing the changing landscape of the Uni- Versity and suggesting things with might be done to preserve some sort of continuity. I might sad• J that the University is the place to gain some desire fcir pres ervation of the•nation's architec tural heritage. I agree whole heartedly with all your sugges tions. Every student should have some sense of the University's history and be surrounded with as many examples of design and fine color as the University can afford. However, on reading Point 3, think that it is necessary to de fend the present administration. When I was an undergraduate, I, too; often became annoyed at being turned away from Artists' Series programs after standing in line through entire lunch hours; so finally I paid a visit to Mr. Ross Lehman to the Alumni Of fice, to ask why the class gifts' and t h e Alumni Association couldn't all be coordinated into an ,auditorium fund. He provided me with some facts,-in which oth er readers may be interested. First of all. since the auditorium (albeit considered by us - to house' one of the greatest contributions to our education) is not, by legis lative definition. considered to be in the nature of an actual class !nom facility. it cannot be bunt entirely with slate funds. 'Mere face. the University must raise approximately one to two million dollars. which the state will equal. Now the rub is this: there are 67.000 alumni for whom the Uni by jcay mill well as .Mr. Frank himself—would by quite gratified to see this young 'actor take his rightful place among top drama stars. • Mateer's other professionals— Ed Anderson. Esther Benson, Ly dia Bruce, Max Gulack and Leon B. Steirens—found particularly juicy roles -to display their tal ents during the season. No need , to recount individual success here. I'll just pad the thought that their acting complemented and - coin plimer_ted one another quite nice ly. Perhaps a wider vaiietY- of plays Might have been possible had they young actress, Kay Frey, been on call during algreater part of the summer. . Three; Penn State students' (or recent graduates) gained experi ence of untold value as summer acting apprentices: James Marvel; Grace Shearer and Robert . Va. lanty. Valanty should• go far as he is especially adept at tricky character parts of a wide variety. Another acting apprentice, Ron ald Dobkin, may be the surprise of the group as he possesses both the handsomeness and the stage presence -to handle roles as- lead ing man or 'character actor. - " Marvin 'Greene's uncanny per formance in this closing presen tation demonstrates that he is more than competent in the comedY, field. Matetirts. technical crew proved its capability 'on • the special ef fects devised for f`A Thurber Car ,nival." Even set changinedancers got applause that night because of the clever antics and luminous wire silhouettes. • Maybe these are, not the pro fessional and theatre-etiquette type, comments for a reviewer to make, but one always wants to get in on the predicting 'and after thought, game. I've seen a good many ,professional productions and in my own highly ; subjective opinion, regard those ; I've seen 'this summer very highly, espe cially in light of the Unified budg et under which these people must work. The Mateer Playhouse provided area theatre lovers with a bal anced schedule plus a valuable means id relaxation and still "left 'em laughin'." versity has addresses and more than 3,000 more for whom it has none. Also: you = might add the 17.407 students enrolled in courses at the , University Park campus and the 2,000 faculty members. If all of these people (for the sake of son* estimate) were each to contribute $5 to an auditorium fund, the net balance would be only $425,000. Yes, that's all: not even half a million dollars. Therefore, the Universtiy would need the ,help of some educa tional foundation, and as I write this, I have not heard of any such organization coming to our aid, although it may be: 1, of course, write this as it was ex plained to me in 1961, and in a strictly unofficial capacity. Of course, many smaller schcx?is boast larger audtoriums designed by the• greatest names in modern architecture. But they also have been blessed ' with extremely wealthy alumni who are appre ciative of the education, of the impetus toward one, at least. which- they received there. Where are Penn State's bene factors. After all, there ,is just so.nich an average alumnus can do. Af ter , awhile, some people tend 'to throw away _ all: letters they receive from the - Alumni Association because they know they are asking for money. .' This' may provide some expla nation , for the silence shrouding any projected' plans for a new auditorium. I hope that our stu dent body, and the on - es; to fol low, •Will be:able to incite -some sort of action • which will show the public that•we, are deserving of such improved facilities. Martha btonow _ Graduate, Juan 102
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