PAGE fOUR Editorial Opinion Second Student Seat On Subcommittee Needed The question of student participation and voting in the committees of the University Senate been debated for years. The battle has gone back and forth many times but those favoring student participation have been gain ing slowly. Last year the student’s fight, lost ground when the Senate Student Affairs and its subcommittee on discipline were reorganized. In that shuffling the stu dents lost one participating, but ncm-voting voice in the subcommittee on discipline. Certain administrators were also removed from the committee. - We hare always believed it is necessary for students to have a voice in the Senate and oh its committees. The Regulations of the University are made by the Senate: all of them must go through a committee. The student's viewpoint as well as that of the faculty and administration must be made a part of these policy-making process and the enforcement of these policies. \ Fqr these reasons we support the proposal of the Committee of Tribunal Chairmen to seek an, additional student seat on the discipline subcommittee. At the. pres ent, time only the student body president represents stu dents in this important group. We hope that USG will concur with this need as described by the tribunal chairmen and throw its full (weight behind the proposal before it goes to the Senate jfor consideration. ' But we view with some alarm the second-part of this plan that the additional member be the president of (the Committee of Tribunal Chairmen. We believe the president of the tribunal chairmen sitting on this subcommittee could often .have a conflict of interests. • * . The president of the tribunal chairmen will, in some instances, have already heard the case and have taken part in the original Judgment. .... - .. -' In such a situation, we believe, the president would be in the position of having to defend his prior action and thus would not really enter the hearing with a free and unbiased mind. This would be unfair to the appealing student who would not have the benefits of appeal to a totally new body. The fact remains that It Is l&e heads of ihe Student Judicial bodies that are moat well-versed in student Judi cial procedure and precedent Therefore we support the suggestion that an addi tional student seat on the the subcommittee on discipline be filled by rotating members of the Committee of Tri bunal Chairmen. The judicial schedule could then be arranged so no student would sit for a case which he had previously heard. Tribunal Handbooks We agree with a second plan of the tribunal chair men to compile a handbook of judicial proceedings. Al though the tribunal chairmen have designed it only-for the use of tribunals themselves, we urge that such a document be made available to all students. The handbook, which would more firmly establish student judicial precedents, would be of great value to the tribunals in hearing their cases but also to students who must prepare defenses. This could be the second important step within ihe year to give students a more fair and equitable hearing for It would let them know the history of similar tribunal case*. Just last year the first step in improved tribunal pro cedure was taken when students were given the right to expect full reports of any charges being brought against them and sufficient time to prepare an adequate defense. We urge tribunals to take the second step at once. A Student-Operated Netespaiwr St Years of Editorial Freedom JlatUj (EullraUm Successor to The Frss Lancs, cut HOT retlaM Tsxlir fknatk SatarCar a«nl>i Sorias tfca Urinr»lt7 not. Slm Dallr ColUrtea la a alaStak aaarataS aawaaaptr. BalanS a* iiml ilia antta* fair t. INI at tfc* State OBar*. P*. Past Offin -aaSat tfca act at Hank t. IITS. Sal Sakaariattaa Priaat H.N a raar Hitfci ASSraaa Bax tIU State CaOtea. Pa. AKIf PALMER . Editas Member of The Associated Press THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA HERBERT WITHER Marine— Menager USG 1 Congressman, President Explain Insurance Plans TO THE EDITOR: It has been brought to our attention that many parents" of students- en rolled at Penn State Have been receiving mailings, concerning a student life insurance program., The question’ has arisen as to whether this plan is the one en dorsed by the Undergraduate Student Government.,’ Though the plan is called tha University Life Plan, it is under written by an ; out-of-state com pany. USG has -not endorsed this student life plan. The program ’ considered, investigated, and en dorsed by USG is the University ■Life Plans, Inc. underwritten by the Life Assurance Company of Pennsylvania. This, is the $2O per year term program available to -:Penn State student* Thanks Given TO THE EDITOR: We are thank ful for the wonderful -Thanks giving which we spent this year. We are thankful for the won derful Thanksgiving dinner whk?n we ate this year; it consisted of turkey pot’pie (frozen) and.cran berry sauce. . We are thankful for . the "won derful opportunity afforded us to spend thik Thanksgiving in State College,; rather than in the dreary confines of our own homes surrounded by our loved ones. Most of all. 1 we are thankful to the wonderful administration of the Pennsylvania State University for making : all this possible. —Barry Ackkrman, '64 —Arnold Gordon. '64 the AP Dear St For the past three and one half years l joined the staff of The Daily Collegian my '“lime to shine" has been during the Yule tide season. For during this I have been able .t© revert back tg my childhood and write anony mous letters to Santa Claus from this newsp; The recipe', touch" of ■s< ment, a toucl satire and a bitters. Tile suit? My ■chance to ■frothy.in the p; of the Collegi Although I to join All ’ and the forty chants in mov. the Christmas sea- Miss palmer / son up to. meet the Turkey Day, I can’t pass up my last opportunity to communicate . publicly with old St. Nick. DEAR SANTA CLAUS: Hello again from PSU! This year we are sending you several requests for/ the betterment of ' the ‘'University , family as a whole!** We also send our regrets that not many of us will be around when you fly into the Nittany Valley this year. We stu dents get to go home- in time to -eat Thanksgiving leftovers. But don't be discouraged . . . there ere many: members of the administration who will welcome your jolly good; cheer . . . they always do. Please go visit them In their homes. Maybe* you will do better than us 'students by ; SATURDAY St 99 Mutt* of the Wetter* World i clap* ftlcal mutio TiM Hi~Fl Open Houtei *A* Evening with C*»%U »t the White Boom • ret Spotlight: Julio Loado* 1 fiOt OffVwt: T*m'a Top Ttmet, me Bappr Kink IKen’i Corner t popular atuaic l>f - re* *t*t •UXDAT Ittft Sunday Moo4i: Qnkt, popular sunk Letters to the Editor between the ages of IS to 23. It; is also the better of the two pro-i grams; whereas, the other states! that conversion to permanent in surance must be tmmediately ;af fected when a student graduates or leaves school for any other reason. The USG endorsed„plan willba mailed to all Penn State students,! company -representatives say, byj Dec. 1. It is easily distinguished,’ by the presence of the proposed. « Undergraduate Student Govern-! ment seal on the front of tha pamphlet along with the an nouncement of USG’s endorse ment. —Dean W. Wharton, JUSG President —Michael D. Dzvonik USG Congressman Frosh Questions Silver's Assailants TO THE EDITOR: The refutation of the supercilious attitudes'ex pressed in the letters condemning Edward Silver's concern for regu lation of dining hall attire, I have only to suggest that the writers of these replies abstain from guessing at Mr. Silver’s meaning. The direct' Quotations “I deduce that what it means" and "seemed to express" are acknowledgments of ignorance on the subject. Furthermore, since when, my fine, patriotic and pious Ameri can- citizens, does the expression of opinion merit direct condem nation of personality? ■ . I’ve been hearing rhfjch talk 11 / I f around campus about the merits l\| /rhA/ n C and demerits of “status fymbols.” I t Lvf LvLULJ « • • ; I'm a firm believer in statu*/ symbols if they are. earned. J3lit -by ann palmer he ? rd , the best one yetiyestefday # r at the lunch table. A } justice of furthering close Santa Claus-ad- USG Supreme Court was telling ministration relations. me of a proposal tp provide the If you could give us a ; little bench Wlth scarlet robes. Must help with the faculty In this area, sa y il would/present, |a pretty it would also* be appreciated picture to see the members of Please bring USG vice presi- the Supreme Court sitting around •dent Morris Baker a felt pad on in red.'garb deciding what their which to rap his gavel. This is function is. ' | essential for he is wearing a hole . / —Plot Wayne in the table. - i"' Please bring the USG Supreme Court a purpose. / Please bring Dr. Walker a pair ! of roller skates with motors so he won't have to worry about making connections as he tra verses the. country spreading good will for He might like to have-'a flying sleigh like yours. Please" bring one ROTC uni form for each member of the Botird of Trustees as a token of ~'better things to come. - ... , Please bring Fred Waelchli a blueberry_pie_ that’s one he doesn’t have his fingers in yet Please bring the Collogian Cow ards an early present this morn ing-courage. Please'bring sororities a goodly supply of No-Doz for rushing sea son. • Please bring lots of" Christmas goodies for .the housemen and housewomen who will work long hours in the residence halls while we students are raising hometown helL Please bring IFC lots of pub licity. And as a final favor please wish all of these people ana the many others Merry, Christmas for me— I'll be back- to haunt them In the ■winter term. WDFM Schedule 4:M Alord String Quortrt »ud Leonard ' R»Ttr coocrrt ' broadeaot from Schrrab T AT WE BECAUSE T«EIR MOTHERS ARE SPENWN6 50 MUCH TIME PLAMNS PDOLON W MOTHER'S N&J lAN6tßif€-COLOR£D POX7ABLE... 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