PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion A New Field for USG For the second time in two weeks a bill concerned with national and international affairs will be discussed on the floor of the student government Congress. Last week the Congress tabled indefinitely a motion to condemn the House Un-American Activities Committee. This week the Congressmen will be asked to take a stand on the apartheid policy of the Republic of South Africa These bills have brought up again the question of whether it is within the realm of student government to discuss national and international Issues. We uphold the rights of USG to discuss and to take stands on these issues. We believe it is the duty of the Congress to represent the views of the students of this University. It is the only body on campus which can represent the opinions of a majority of the students. Students have strong opinions on affairs on this cam pus. Student government has attempted to accurately pre sent these views to the faculty, or administrators con- cerned But, students have views on other problems besides campus ones. There is no adequate way of having these views represented. Most students cannot vote and there for® are not represented In the U.S. Congress. Also most students do not belong to a special interest group such as a labor union which would represent their views. Thus we feel that it is the responsibility of student government to mo.ve into this new area of student repre sentation. No one else can do it. In this particular case, the Congress is being asked to condemn the policy of apartheid, an extreme form of segregation which separates the nation of South Africa Into two communities—the blacks and the whites. The bill states that apartheid Is "incompatible with the democratic principles of the rights of the individual without regard to race, religion or. creed." We agree fully with this bill. We urge the Congress to adopt this resolution and that student body president Dean Wharton make the views of the students on this Uni versity, as expressed by their representative government, known to the officials of this nation and those of the Union of South Africa. Proposed Election Changes Two bills on the elimination of special elections will be presented before the USG Congress tonight. One bill, a Constitutional amendment, calls for the elimination of special elections to fill midterm vacancies on the Congress. It proposes that these seats be filled by the person who received the next highest amount of votes In the regular election. In case there is no runner-up, the seat would be filled by a person appointed by the president of the area council where the vacancy occurs. We are very much in favor of this procedure for filling vacant Congress seats. We urge the Congress to approve this constitutional change. The second proposal is a change in the elections code which would eliminate run-off elections in the case of a tie in the original balloting. The bill proposes that the area council involved break the tie. . “ We do nof agree with fhis proposal. More than one person is elected to the Congress from most areas.-With fewer choices offered in a run-off election, students may have a definite preference for one candidate even though they may have supported both in the first balloting. In the few cases where a tie might occur, no solution is as fair and democratic as another election. A Student-Operated Newspaper 58 Years of Editorial Freedom Sathj (EoUrntan Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1881 nUiu’lrvSi through Saturday morning during the University year. The Vfii y t C ioff ,L* o. ,, . ud S. nt ,7 tfpcr V' <l Entered ss eecond4laie mstter July S, 1031 at the State College, Vs. Poet Office under the set of Msrch 3,18 T». Mall Subscription Priori |6.oo_a year , • Mailing Addrcti Bos 361. State College. Pa. Member of The Associated Press ANN PALMER Editor Clty Kdltorr Joen Mrhen and David Bolbechi Newa end World Affaire Editor, Kay Mills i Editorial Editor, David Runkel; Sports Editor. Dean BUlicks AtaUUni SporU : Editor,. Jim Bukftta; Photography Editor, Den Coleman j Ataistant Pho tographyr Editor, Bill, Goodman; Personnel Director, Saralta Orton t Nowa and Features Editors, Donnan Beeson and Sandra Yagil. ( . 1 Local and Classified Advertising Co-Managers i Jana Sllversteln, Jean Ruhti National. Ad Mgr., Barbara Brown: Credit Mgr., Ralph Friedman; Assistant Credit Mgr., Harry* Rauch: Promotion Mgr., Barry Levitu Circulation Mgr., Phil Guest: Assistant Circulation Mgr., David Spirt. THt DAILY COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA HERBERT WITMER Business Manager v soft touch Jazz, ice cream cones, liberalism, American opera and poetry com prise much of Critique, a student edited magazine v/hich is out today. Much of the material with in the striking cover is refreshing and good. It has been a long time since a student effort has shown so much potential. Although the editors seem to have-been'more interested in at tracting a diverse crowd than in technicalities, their product is com- mendable and on the whole, good reading. The ma- terial offered to the reader is gath- ered in slices from almost every facet of campus and real The most ob vious and there- M i ss BEESON lore the most unfortunate of these offerings is a feature on three of our more famous football players, with specially autographed pic tures (for one’s scrapbook) added as a special treat. Over and far above this are other articles, written by student, faculty and outside contributors. Robert Frost , Poet By ANN PALIWER Editor A great man died yesterday and took with him the deep and heart felt regrets of his beloved Ameri ca. Robert Frost, who died at the age of 88, was American in verse. Natural, simple, down-to-earth, and free. He was one with his birches, his flowers, his bonfires, his wood-piles and his roads not taken. He was the country,- rural people and Nature. Frost was a man who, in the midst of world confusion and con stant tension, .kept his precious optimism. So it was Jan. 20. 1961 when he recited "The Gift Out right" at the inauguration of Pres ident John F. Kennedy. “Firm in our free beliefs with out dismay, In any game the na tions want to play. A golden age of poetry and power, Of which this noonday’s the beginning, hour.” Frost had a rare power which enabled him to capture, in rela tively few words, the'very essence of life. In “The Road Not Taken” he says: “Two roads diverge in a 'Code' Revisions Supported TO THE EDITOR; Several ques tions concerning elections proced ures have arisen recently and sev- Sral recommendations for Elec tions Code revisions will'be sub- mitted to the USG Congress to night, and at other meetings in the future. I agree with George Jackson that all run-off and special elec tions should be eliminated, and that in the event of ineligibility of the Congressman, the area council President should, with the . ap proval of his council, appoint a replacement for this position. The replacement for this posi tion would not necessarily be of the same party as the ineligible Congressman. This is a small sac rifice parties will have, to contend with for not nominating .or en dorsing 1 candidates capable of handling academic and extra-cur ricular chores, and is only rea sonable. Concerning Mr. Gordon's idea of special elections in the winter and spring it seems to me, only to add complications of elections and an extra burden to the elections commission and student body as well as.being unnecessary. As for Gordon's idea of temporary re placements before special elec tions; it is evident, and seen from experience, that very few people, new to the Congress, in a few short weeks can'accomplish anything of significant, importance to their 1 area and develop any. interest or knowledge of the overall affairs of the student government. The recommendation of .-Jack son’s that all political parties may que on Critique Nathan Cobb, manning the jazz department, has written a sensi tive, all-encompassing essay de scribing Jazz to the layman. It is a'unique presentation and creates a “feeling” of the subject within the reader. Writing incognito, one of the editors of the magazine has hu morously reported the results of a survey taken on students' pro pensity for eating ice cream cones by the National Foundation for the Dissolution of Vital Social Prob lems. Besides making one want to run to the Creamery, it shoots a few well-aimed and well-earned darts at certain members of the ad minist/alion. Glad to see the satire back on campus. A Play designed to fit well into the Theatre of the Absurd move; ment, written by James McElhan ey (grad student), is glaringly conical and leaves one wishing for slightly more subtlety. But per haps irrational man is this way. Poems by Lynn Freedman and Lewis Kochin (students) are of merit also. Kochin’s work seems to be particularly meaningful and well-polished. An article by Sen.. Karl Mundt on liberalism stands out as one of the most valuable features offered. He explores his subject extensive- wood, and I I took the one lesSf traveled by. And that has made all the difference.” In one line he has described'the precious freedom of every Ameri can citizen: "Something there Is that doesn't love a wall ..." His deep understanding of hu manity is always evident. With a single word he has been able to, stimulate the imagination and - hopes of a nation. With a phrase he has done even more. And with the entire volume of his . works he has given America a gift that can never be replaced. Robert Frost is indeed a man worthy of high tribute. He has left this country a goal toward which to work. He has left - America a faith In its future. He has left America these lines: endorse candidates, but that the candidates must still file a peti tion is also enthusiastically sup ported by University Party, but I would like to add one revision to this. , Granted the Congress will re ceive more responsible candidates who. have more time to petition for nomination and more inde pendently handle their own cam paign: but, there may be a diffi culty in acquiring this list of names in an area where each party ' endorses a full slate of candidates, and where people also run . inde pendently. I -believe, for example, that in an area such as the fraiernily area where between 15 and 20 candi dates could be seeking office and where as many as 2.000 different names may be required for: these petitions, that since each voter has the privilege to vote for five can didates for election, that a person in this area or all areas may sign the same number of petitions as positions open in the area; this seems only reasonable and demo cratic. -Gordon’s and Jackson’s propos als are all wen Intended in what. each believes to be the interests of student government, but when, the Congress attempts to decide on . these, and any others,’ I hope and expect they will act with fore sight/based on past experience, to eliminate the several elections code revisions and constitutional complications that seem manifest-, each time a new election is com pleted. "There is no one I Am put out with Or put out by .y. . “And I may return If dissatisfied With what I learn From having died.” from “Away’.’ —Francis Conle University Pariy Chairman WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 30, 1963 ■by donnan beeson ly and offers the reader one of the best arguments yet put forth on the subject. - The lack of good opera In Amer ica comes under fire in an article by Leonard Raver (professor). He ties his complaint in with a coming Artists Series program and ex presses appreciation at its being offered to the University. Another faculty member, Mary Jean Thomas, contributed an ar ticle for the tneatre department of the magazine concerning “The Fantasticks,” a coming, production by the University Theatre. Three pages are devoted to poetry by John Tagliabue, profes sor at another college. Amusing features in the maga-- zine include blurbs from various (one in particular) campus publi cations with editorial comment. There are cartoons and a calendar of upcoming events outlining those functions which a student interest ed in becoming or seeming to be an intellectual should not miss. This feature should prove very useful. Every student should give up the twq-and-orie-half ice cream cones’ worth of money to peruse this, THEIR magazine. One can not help but think that students are more interested in reading their own or their peers* work than in reading other contribu tions to a student magazine. This is not to say that faculty, politicians and other writers do not have much to offer, but why not take the chance to express ourselves?. On a campus such as this'which has borne the burden of few vehicles for student expres sion for so long, there is-indeed cause for us to'correct the situa tion. Take heed, fellow workers, WDFM Schedule WEDNESDAY, JAN. J«, 1091 4:15 "The Philadelphia*’ Vaughan 'Williams “Fantasia on Greensleeves" ____ Strauss: VFledermaua Suite*’ Mendelssohn: “Violin-Concert in E" 8:00 Dinner Date 6:00 Washington Reports: news from the capitol _ 0:15 Weatherscop® 6:20 Virtuoso - ' - - 7:30 Weekend Preview: Dick Althouse interviews Bob Riefsnider, director of the Fantaaticks 8:00 The Composer Speaks His Mind: Mr. Stevens & Dr. Raver discuss Haydn and his music 8:30 E. Power Biggs Series • 9:00 Campus & Religion 9:15 Mostly Music: Light popular music 10:00 Symphonic Notebook: Brahms: Symphony-No. 4 Franck: Symphony in D Mozart: Symphony No. 40 namei / IV£ DECIDED \ / TO BECOME A J l “POLLED HEREfORD 100 k... here's a pict(/re of a BULL THAT SOLD FOR. OVER FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS! ISN'T*THAT TERRIFIC? I COULD BECOME RICH! AND I WOULDN’T HAVE TO SELL UlHtf, LOOK HOW MUCH fO MAKE IF I SOLD ( AS LITTLE AC ONE A DAVI
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