PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion Congressmen Put Up Hands: Apply Own Handcuffs j A significant step was taken last night *at the USG Congress meeting which will tend, we. feel, to turn this body's meetings into ones similar, to those of a local women’s club with no responsibility for representation or legislation. ' • This was done with the judgement of Morris Baker, USG yice president and-presiding officer of the Congress, when he Refused to allow a congressman to read a state ment to the group and thus put it into the minutes of the meeting. A majority of ; the Congress went along with Baker’s ruling. j : we agree that a minimum of parliamentary procedure must be used in the Congress in order*for the business of the meeting to be carried out. we do not believe that so strict an interpretation of these rules, designed for a business meeting, can be applied in the interests of effective student government. \ No legislative bodj' in the world follows to the letter the strict procedures outlined in Robert’s Rules bf Order, the operational bible of the Congress. ..We do not believe that USG Congress should adhere so rigidly to them-either. \ . j \ A Congressman should be allowed to speak iat length on any subject following thej conduction of business on the Congress’ agenda. , . [ .He must not ba handcuffed In presenting his opinions and the opinions pf his constituents on any subject con cerning atudenls, either on this campus orj in any other pfirt of the world. f The statement which Congressman Alan White (town) wished to read into the official minutes of| Congress was not a vital or even serious statement. It!was a column from this newspaper by Joel Myers where he jokingly suggested that USG be dissolved. ; But. the decision denying White the right to read this statement will drastically handcuff congressmen in at tempting to present their ideas to the Congress hnd to the student body without submitting them in the forin of a bill, ' We Seriously suggest that Mr. Baker; and as many congressmen as are concerned with this |problem seek admission to a mfeeting of the University jSehate where procedure allows for order with flexibility ahd of squabbling and time wasted with internal and pro cedural questions. ! • j j 'Toys for Tots\ In 1947, the Marine Corps Reserve in a started, as a local project, a Toys for Tots campaign. Since then, this charitable drive has spread to over 200 cities in 46 of the United States. - | Beginning tomorrow until Nov. 30, the [Phi chapter of the Semper Fidelis Society (campus group of Marine Corps Reservists) will Initiate a Toys for_Tots campaign in the State College area. j j .Working in cooperation with the 32nd Rifle Company, Marine Corps Reserve of Altoona, campus reservists will locale receptacles for drew and used toys throughout the town. They! will repair and distribute the toys to needy children in this area during the! Christinas season. i. In 15 years, over 35 million' toys have beep given to .over 1 million children 580,000 of these toys .have been distributed In the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware area. We urge students and faculty alike to support this campaign with their contribution* both | here in fc State College and at home for it is indeed a worthwhile effort. Three Cheers for USG j ! We commend the USG Congress for taking a roll call’ vote, the first in the history' of this student government, on an important student issue. It 1* a precedent which we Teel will lead to more thoughtful and responsible voting. ©lf* Sa% (ttatteman Successor to Tht Frtt Lance, cstj lttt WMhfcj* thnncfc *«nh« 4»rU* tfcaiual natty nu. Tk» Mir OIMu h a iMnl-wmM MtifiMi. KalmS M a*ra»< cl*M mttai Jalr *. 1W at M BUU Collar*. Fa. Part Offlc* airtcr Uw act al bnk t, IR*. KaB Bakacrtptiaai Priact ItM a 7*ar KalUac AMnaa Baa ML. Stata Cattara. Pa. MW PALMER ’ Editor | - l THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PAI HERBERT WITMEB Busins** Manages Letters Freshman Answers* Jackson Letter TO THE EDITOR* In answer Charles F. Jackson, composer “Yes, I Would,” the following: Oh. Would IT Would. I go to tear; Would I fight and die? Oh, would I .. i And why? If there were cause for war Good reasori foe world strife Yes, I would ga to war. j Yes, I would give my life. [ But to boost economy ; , For what profits wartime offers Oh, would i . . . * To fill our business' coffers? To show other nations our ’■ power: Out. mighty weapons, that is. Oh,'would I. ; . . , To raise .(or lower) our status? I’d fight for God and Liberty, For freedom evermore; Btit would I ... . When they exist toithotil a : war? Would we go to war: Would we f ight and die? Whom'wonhl we fight . . . And Why ?. ~~ —N. W. Steiger. ,'66 Editor's Note: The poem by Jackson appeared in the 7 issue of he- - Daily Colic as a defense? Y>f-.iiqhting "The _ American Way/ whit previous letter'wriier had < tioned. -' Memoriam Writtjen For Paul Zock I TO THE EDITOR: After rending the brief article by Tcfhy -Foglio published by The Daily Collegian, I feel that it has not done jlxstice to' Paul Zock. It seemed as I .read the artirie'4hat student num ber 53600, or some such number, was cancelled Hov. 2 by a Cycle mishap. The article was certainly factual and related what: hap pened very’ adequately; butj what of the human being called' Paul Zock? - !. 1,, and a' few of the students who knew Paul, felt a lot more removed Nov." 2 than student number 53600. To us, Paul was a close friend, a good buddy, and most of all, he was Paul. H» had a vitality, the likes of which would cause a mirrored reaction in the people around him. When Paul was happy, you yourself, no matter how gloomy, could not help but reflect his happiness until this process re radiated about and progressed be tween you and him until the point of your wanting to shout. to be alive." Paul had a great lust for life and crammed every inch of liv ing into his tjiat could possibly lit, but he was, also very humane and loved other human beings for what they were, both evil and good. Paul Zock lias now been re moved from world by ja cruel twist of fate into or from which there is no return, and piay I state many ofe us miss him and wish him luck 1 , wherever .he may be; •»' —James E. Ki Banning ofj Froth Hi TO THE EDITOR: Is a six people ari| indication opinion of seventeen th< if this is a democratic Uni why not have a vote of i dent body? This would s least how many people on are interested’ enough in vocation of the Froth chi express an opinion.. If votes, then 17„000 people ! to be ruled by a “majoi six. r ! —Judy Math* 'S3 —Ellon Price *B5l —Stephanie‘Msuto '65 —Thomas J.' BaM.nl *6S - —Sandie Mitch neck 'IS j —W. D. jjames *5 .: PENNSYLVANIA Schools Newspaper headlines as well as radio and television coverage of Tuesday’s elections are domi nated by national figures—Nixon and Brown, Romney, Rockefeller and Scranton. But the most' cru cial elections of all may welHiave been on the local level. > Public opinion is formed in the community. Our democratic sys tem is theoretically based on pub lic opinion. Consequently, it would seem reasonable to con sider the forces which selected the leaders who will in turn help mold this opinion. - • Pennsylvanians, pleas'* to use my home gomery Coun' Md!, as an exai pie.- I am con dent you can fii similar cases this great Coi mon wealth yours. What made angry about i elections was l. near-sweep of < fices in this su burban Washing ton area by Re- M,SH mills publicans. No. incensed letter writer, I have nothing against Republicans as Republicans. But reactionary Republicans are a breed apart—apart from their time’s and what should be their own long-range interests. The victory, the first such on Nov. igi an for h a ues- Making Decisions Seen As Part of Freedom TO THE EDITOR: This letter is not directed to the editor, but to Miss Ravitz and any other stu dent who may feel as she does. I do not have anything to say about the unfortunate case of the Froth of Gary Althen, but I can not allow- her letter to go un answered. ' The main question I have is, WHO should tell us what is right? A person acquires an edu cation to help guide him in judg ing what is right and. wrong. I believe that having the ability to choose one’s ideas, right or wrong, is a major part of our American freedom. And if de-| ciding whether an idea is right or wrong is a “troublesome duty," I wish more people in the world could have this chance. ; So Miss Ravitz, if you want someone to perform this “trouble some duty" for you. WHY not let your- “responsible people" make ALL your decisions, as is done'in some parts of the world? —Robert MacDougall, '64 Collegian Criticized For Poor Coverage ,TO THE EDITOR: The Daily Col legian 'of Tuesday, Oct. 10* was without doubt one of the poorest publications I have' read. For a Tuesday paper, it should have been crammed full of the week end’s -Views and events. This low calibre Collegian con sisted jOf approximately four to five pages of news and seven to eight, pages of advertisements. This is inexcusable, .considering the present world-wide dilemma and the state-wide political news, not to mention local campus is sues. The Brotherhood Religion ad vertisement was in extremely bad taste, even for a liberal news paper to publish. It was written in bad style, with poor grammar, and was offensive to any re ligion. Altogether, members of the press, a very uninteresting and degrading paper. Isn’t Penn State deserving of one decent student publication? vote of of the pusand? Jversity, the stu now, at campus the re hrter to | nobody deserve Hty" of Prof Praises WDFM TO THE EDITOR: For several years past I have been listening with great pleasure- to radio sta tion WDFM. This gracious, some times stentorian, but always sta tic-free voice is a real addition to the community. ' The caliber and variety of programs—pro ” grams beamed FOR and not AT the students—are like an oasis in the FGC’s “wasteland." As a citizen of State College, I wish to express my. appreciation to WDFM and its fine staff. —T.*ttrenco H. Latlman, Associate Professor of Geomorphology kaleidoscope —Barbara Evans, '64 FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 9. 1962 r Status? by kay mills the county level in eight years, was occasioned, in part, by a poorly-timed tax rate increase of 37 cents and a mounting school budget.' At least one exception ally well qualified incumbent was swept out of office jby the wave of protest. How can voters—in Pennsyl vania, Maryland or any other state—expect progress without some expense? Waste must be trimmed, to be sure, but not so that the entire pie is sacrificed in so doing. ■ Things cost money today, _ Barry. Educators have long praised Montgomery County, Md. for having one of the best school systems in the country. As we at Penn State know so j well, it takes money to produce educated peo ple. It takes money to secure and to retain the capable faculties and countless facilities needed In modern schools. I dislike taxes as much as any one, but for better schools and better living they are necessary and-therefore much less painful. We obviously are unready -to move ahead until we see that ' bowing to immediate self-interest ■ often handicaps us : in the future. • If Americans, as represented -by : the voters in parts of Maryland, ; chaven’t got this foresight, we will : not win any ideological battles, j These same people will not wake : up until - Khrushchev knocks on ; their office doors. ; - \ ■ - Far-fetched comparison, you | say, to link county elections and • Mr. “K." Check your history : books, friend." ; I learned that at least one seg- j regationist—a" man who a very few years ago refused to inle- ; grate.the theatre he then owned— ■ defeated' a veteran county coun- ' cil member and former council • president who has- long shown; concern for her county and her j fellow citizens. , . All this tax reaction happened; just Outside our nation’s capital r in an area where one or two peo-: pie ought to be informed. I’ve: always Ward that' suburbanites were generally* conservative, but; I guess they care more about; status than schools and, ulti-; matelv, -the -Soviets. ’ j* Froth Ban Termed \ 'Outlandish Action': TO THE EDITOR: When I came to Pehn State, I was under tha impression that tha students ot Penn State were considered and treated as adults. I •The outlandish action of tha Committee on Student Organiza tions is a good example 1, of tha suppression of our adult rights by the University. Instead of treating the Froth staff as adults, the committee in* suited the staff and the whole student body by basing its un warrantable adjudication on the magazine's past, on syllogistic# usually reserved for children, and on irrelevant evidence dug up from the past. The committee treated the staff as juveniles by claiming that this Btaff could not change the maga zine if if wanted to. It is very clear that the staff was fighting for the betterment of Froth and Penn State, and would have gone as far as firing themselves, if necessary, to bring’about the im provement. It., is also clear that the committee's iniquitous decis ion was based entirely on im pertinent logic' and evidence. • How does the University expect us to develop as adults if they deprive us of our rights and keep us suppressed by such illogical and childish committees as the Committee on Student Organiza tions? We are capable of determining where we should live, what lime we should be in. what we should drink, end what is deleterious to the name of our institution. Come on, students, let’s not sit idly-by and have our rights in fringed. upon. Let’s get rid of all these encroachments and get Froth back. -.. ; —Larry L. Lyrm, ”68
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