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
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tinued success. -
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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
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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.
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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