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Editorial Opinion
Take Your Matric Card
The Artists Series Committee will institute its new
admissions policy at tonight's performance featuring
Gyorgy Sehok and Janos Starker.
Under this policy, established to protect students'
privileges of attending Artists Series programs free of
charge, all persons presenting student tickets at the door
will be required to show their matriculation cards.
In the past the committee has had problems with non
students attempting to attend performances an student
tickelS This is not perniitted and cannot be tolerated for
it is a direct infringement upon student benefits.
Lat term committee members and ushe . rs turned
away all non-students who presented student tickets for
entry. Frequently, the non-students were unaware that
theywere violating ticket policy. The situation was em
barrassing for all •concerned,
Following the suggestion of the USG Congress, the
committee will insiitute this sure check. We feel it must
be done to eliminate abuse to students.
If you attend the Artists Series this term, take both
your matric card and your ticket. You will be required
to present both.
IFC Merits Congratulations
Shortly before the : end of the fall term, we saw a
grinning IFC president, Emil Sos, return from the National
Interfraternity Conference clutching the trophy for the
1962 winner of that organization's annual; award.
.„ .
Perm State's IFC took this _aw . ard over all colleges
and universities in the United States having 30 or, more
fraternities. Praise was heaped upon honor when the
national conference commented that no other IFC in this
classification even merited a runner-up status, to Penn
State.
This honor is indeed a credit to the Interfrateynity
Council and the fraternity system at Penn State:
We extend our congratulations!
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Letters
Conte Defends University Party
TO THE EDITOR: There will be
an election to fill the six vacant
seats on the USG Congress in
about a week; two parties are
considering the nomination of can
didates for the election. The Uni
versity Party, though, will endorse
se v e r a 1 responsible candidates
running independently for these
positions.
The University Party has de
cided not to' nominate candidates,
not because ()Nile shortage of time
before election (for the procedure
to schedule arid publicize a party
meeting is very simple, and our
large membership would facilitate
the setting' up of a nomination
convention, even more);' but for
several other key reasons.
First, let me 'point out that at
the USG Encampment committee
meetings, a week before fall reg
istration, it was Moved on and
approved ~ that political parties
not run candidates for the USG
Congressional election. This was
done for several reasons and its
adoption was acquired through
the effective argumentation of the
leaders of the other two parties.
Now true, this was only a rec
ommendation and not totally in
cumbent on the three parties as
law, but the resolu Lion was
brought before the Congress at an
early meeting and the three chair
men then agreed, by signing 'a
written statement, not to nomi
nate candidates through the par
ties, Now interested candidates
Soph Compares Pianos, Budget;
Both 'Out of Tune'
TO THE EDITOR: In observing
the appropriatiqps that are being
made to various .departments of
the University,•l noticed that some
departments seem to be seriously
lacking in student facilities, per
haps due to lack of necessary ap
propriations. I use the word "per
haps" because there is always the
possibility that the funds are
available but are not being put
to intelligent use.
This seems. to be the case with
the instrument facilities available
to music students. For those not
acquainted with music at the Uni
versity, it is quite necessary (and
logically so) that one investigate
the possibilities of the piano, and
that in the pursuit of, musical
studies, it is necessary to study
the rudiments of piano, the pro
cess made much easier and pleas
anter if a piano is available.
Carnegie building is the "cen
ter" of practice for music students,
or so it was. It seems now to be
slowly infiltrated by journalism
and broadcasting offices and soon,
facilities. Where, then are we to
go.? Rooms previously used for
practice are now offices. That is
problem number, one. "
Problem number two is this . . .
because of the lack of facilities
available, it seems that those stu
dents who practice other instru
ments also must use rooms that
contain pianos. This poses quite
a problem for those who wish to
use the piano in the room.
This brings us to the third prob
lem . • . the pianos in the room.
These pianos, for the most part,
are quite interesting. All of them,
1:00 Idid=Day Concert! Selected classical
works .
2:00 Metropolitan Opera: A Masked Ball
by VERDI
5:00 Chamber Music: Classical works
7:00 Hi-Fi Open House: All Beethoven
Program: Piano Concerto No. 5;
Egmont Overture; Leonre Overture
No. 8.
8:00 Spotlight: John Coltraine
8:30 Special Live Broadcast on Campus
10:30 OFF BEAT; Unusual recordings by
unusual people
1:00-?? Ken's Kornerl Music till the
wee hours
1:00 Sunday Moods: Light music on tape
4:00 Poetry & Music: Act II of. Beckett's
"Waiting for Godot"
6:00 Chapel Service: .Sunday's service on
tape from Schwab
6:00 Mormon Tabernacle Choir
7:00 The Third Program: Five hours - of
WDFM This Weekend
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
would have to petition for.nomitt
ation.
- Thus, any candidate seeking an
easy nomination because of some
low party memberships would
drop out or show_ some initiative
and become aware of our system.
This also led to the nomination
of people who were willing to
work and campaign snore on their
own and thus more -,responsible
and conscientious c a n d i dates
emerged. No peOple walked in on
their party's name as so often
happens in political circles.
.Recognizing the fact that after
their petitioning nomination these
candidates may need aid in pro
curing campaign ' materials and
methods, I spoke to,nearly
candidates to beceme assured of
their interests in - student govern
ment and to then give them ad
vice on how to campai,gn; . l spoke,
to as many as I could without
regard to political party connec
tion.
I don't believe either of the
other two parties made any such
extensive attempt at taking an
active . part in the . election. We
will also take a very active part
in this election.
Next, with the term system here,
there is definitely an added em
phasis on 'scholastics. People who
can not afford the time to - par
ticipate wholly and fully repre
sent their constituents could easi
ly acquire a party nomination and
let the party get- him elected, but
he or
_she would probably not
except for those in
,one or two
professors' studios, are dreadfully
out of tune, and have been for
years. • -
The action is becoming worse,
and the' mechanical functions of
the pedals are slowly deterior
ating. It would seem logical that
these things, first and foremost,
would - be kept in good, if not
excellent, working condition. It
does one no -good, aesthetically
speaking, to practice on an out of
tune piano.
String players do not practice
on out of tune stringed instru
ments, so why should piano stu
dents be expected ,to do so_ (even
though a . piano is a string)? it
does one no good to practice- on
a piano that does not work well
mechanically, whose keys do not
work, and pedals do not operate.
It would be like 'practicing on a
pipe organ with some of the pipes
missing.
Pedals not working, technic
development, musical develop
ment and imagination would be
hampered by• this, and is ham
pered by the conditions as they
now exist in the music depart
ment. It seems logical that more
intelligent use be .made of the
existing facilities, and that these
facilities be made available to
the student.
I do not know whether the fault
for these abominable conditions
stems from the music department,
or the University, but the re
sponsibility belongs somewhere,
and I wish that whoever is to as
sume this responsibility would
assume it now, or find competency
elsewhere.
—Richard Althouse '65
fine music featuring:
The Seasons by Haydn ' •
Entire Score: Egmont by Beethoven
Prohovieff : Symphony No. 5
Itrahins t Sextet
MONDAY
4 :15 The Philadelphia Orchestra i Max
Reger : Piano Concerto
6:00 Dinner Date: Light dining -music
. 6:00 News of the Week In Review •
6:16 Weatheracope with Joel Myers -
6:20 Operatic Airiae
7 :30 Highlight: On Campus: Barb
,Faris
1 discussing current campus issues
7:40 Two of a Kind --
9 :00,Jazz 'Panorama by the . Penn State
Jazz Club '
9 :00 World of the Theatres Comments by
- theatre dept. ,
0:15 Mostly Music: Stress on folk music
10 :00 Symphonic Notebook:
- Brahms: Symphony No. 8
- Villa-Lobos: Suite No. 7
Vaughn Williams: London Symphony
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12;1963
have the time to petition for nomi
,nation and campaign very vigor
ously. Thus, congressmen who
don't have the time to devote -to
an important segment of the Uni
versity would be eliminated. Re
sponsible people who can budget
their time and devote some time
to strengthening student govern
ment would be added to the Con
gress.'
•
I agree with the editor that the
paity system on this•campus , .must
be strengthened-. But where has .the
University Party evidenced any
weaknesses:relative:to the. other
two parties? I have just told you
Why we are .not nominating -can
didates but we are going :to be
very active in this election:-These
vacancies may not 'have -comp
about had the other two parties
not taken such a detached" role
in the last congressional election.
As far as what you say about
candidates converting their par
ty's voting strength into legis
lation on the floor of the Con
gress, nearly all effective legisla
tion passed by- this fall term's
Congress was moved on and sup
ported by University Party-mem
bers or affiliates and our members
will continue to do so.
. Next Sunday we have scheduled
Meeting (it was scheduled prior
to . -your editorial comments) • at
which we hoPe all members and
many - non-members, • (who may
-registei".then). will elect a perma
nent vi ce chairman and secretary.
I will, appoint, several- ex-officio
officers who will continue..to work
in motivating the thousands .of
students at Penn State, who are
unconscious or. unappreciative .0g
the, USG,. to become aware, inter
ested and 'involved student
government. .
I knoW you are always working
for a better Penn State, but how
can you possibly know- why 'Uni
versity Party is not nominating
candidates if you ha - ire never ap
proached me or any of the party's
leaders?
The • shorthe of time before
'election's is not and never'was • a
reason for. the University , Party
not • nominating , candidates. I
believe . we are acOng! , resiionsibly
and with very good. reason to
build a better Tenn' State 'in the
interests of each and every stu
dent.
—Fran Conte
Chairman, University Party
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