PAGE FOUR Ecliwrial Opinion Vailid Criticism The Administrative Committee on Student Affairs returned Froth's constitution to iti;-sponsors yesterday for revi•;ions which would give Froth's Board of Directors inerem , ,ed powers The committee, in rejecting the constitution, recom mended that the Board of Directors be given full powers to the editor and business manager, to formulate the genQra l policies and procedures under which the magazine operas :i and to exercise control over the fiscal operations of Froth. In the constitution which Froth submitted and which Vi '3 given tentative approval by the Committee on Student Oral;ninLions these powers were in the hands of the Senior Board of Editors of the magazine and subject to approval or d:lcpproval by the Board of Directors. We feel that the:-;e are valid claims for not granting the charter. We urge the USG Committee on Froth which undertoo:, the task of writing a constitution for Froth to remite Ihe constitution making the changes suggested by the ;-.:..tident Affairs committee and that this be done im i a tely. Vic‘ believe these changes can only make for a stronger Froth. The Board of Directors, with Senior Board recom mendations will be able to make better and more unbiased selection of new editors and business managers. We have been and are opposed to any hand-me-down appointments for an t i• crganization on campus. According to the committee's statement, it is sug gested that the Board of Directors be responsible for the ger.cr:l policies and procedures of the magazine. Since the Board of Directors acts as the publisher of the r: - ._:•e,azine, it assumes final responsibility for the maga ccel•ation. Therefore it should have the power to initklt2 general policies. However, the Board of Directors should not and must not act as editor. It must leave the day-to-day operational policies in the hands of student editors and advisers. With this understanding and only with it do we sup port this constitutional change. since the Board of Directors assumes final responsi bility fcr the magazine,, it must also have control over Froth'.3 fiscal cperations. Again, day-to.day operations would be the responsibility of the student managers. The Board of Directors of a publication must have authority. It ipust expect responsibility from those to which it delegates power. But it must have the wisdom to use its powers well to the benefit of all involved. A Student-Operated lv ewspaper 58 Years of Editorial Freedom Elie Dail!' Toilrutau Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 Published Tuesday through Seturday morning during the University year. The tinily Collegian is a student-operated newspaper. Entered as second- c lass matter July 6, 1931 at the State College, Pa. Poet Office under the act of March 3, 1879. Mail Subscription Prioe: $6.00 a year Mailing Address nog 261. Slate College, Pa. Member of The Associated Press ANN PALMER Editor 'o'“'. City Editors, loan Mahan and David !Mimeit; News and World Affairs Editor. Kay Mills: Editorial Editor, David Runkel; Sports Editor, Dean Bi!lick: Assistant Sports Editar, Jim liukata; Photography Editor, Den Coleman Assistant Pho tography Editor, Bill Goodman: Personnel Director, Saralee Orton; News and Features Editors, Donnnn Beeson and Sandra 'fug'. Local and Classified Advertising Co-Managers: Jane Silverstein, Jean Ruhl; National Ad Mgr., Barbara Drown: Credit Mgr., Ralph Friedman; Assistant Credit Mgr., Harry Rauch; Promotion Mgr., Barry Levitz; Circulation Mgr., Phil Car•,t; Awd,lant Nlgr., David Spirt. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, 7- UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA HERBERT WITMER Business Manager k.v. :: :_, 24 , _i 2 cents worth I imagine everyone has heard of galloping inflation, galloping costs, and many other gallopings such as the galloping crud. On campus there are several types of galloping trends, the most notable being perhaps galloping bureaucracy. This}y7 , t•'?s.CPV can be Most easilyi:ft: ; identified by the 0 changing offices M 74. ';Z,t; Old Main as newkZ vice presidents and assistantq: - :04 move in. It also is t. 44ixi seen every sprinOL:.r---,v , when the new La Vie comes out. The >l.?' page devoted to* top - echelon ad-? ministrators ha s expanded into RUNKEL pas.;es in the last several years. This notable galloping has Iwo Letters Editorial Stand On USG Show Criticized TO THE EDITOR: Re: your edi torial of Saturday, Feb. 9, con cerning the "USG Report" on WDFM Thursday evening: You have stated that this pro gram was used as a vehicle for "political purposes" in. that a USG congressman defended a bill which was defeated the night before. Albeit, the program is a report of student government proceed ings, there has been no, set de sign by Morris Baker (the pro gram's coordinator) as to its con tent. Baker usually singles out an important figdre in USG and discusses whatever he sees fit. Even though the "runoff elec tions" bill had been defeated, it is simply not correct in assuming that "sour grapes" were involved. On the contrary, 4he congress man involved had every right to appeal to public opinion and per haps enlighten other students on his feelings. If in the event that those who defeated the bill would like to voice their opinions, I any sure that WDFM will grant them "equal time." The right to voice opinions on a student-operated radio station is a right of every member of this University, whether it be "sour grapes" or not. —Ronald Smolin WDFM Public Relations Director Jazz Posters Needed For Advertising TO THE EDITOR: It has, been brought to the attention of the Executive Board of the Penn State Jazz Club that many posters• ad vertising the Ella Fitzgerald con cert have been taken from their bulletin boards. These posters are necessary to inform interested students of the concert sponsored by Jazz Club, and must be left up until after the concert takes place if they are to serve the purpose for which they were bought. If the Jazz Club is to continue giving concerts, the advertising must be allowed to serve its pur pose. After any concert, students are welcome to take posters, but please leave them on the bulletin boards until that time.. It would also 'be greatly 'ap preciated if the students 'who re moved these posters would return theth to the places where they were found. —The Executive Board The Penn State Jazz Club The Gallops strains one is racing officeitis and the other is charging IBMitus. Let's take Boucke as. our place of reference. Less than four years ago, Boucke was a' classroom building with -a few offices in special sections of the -building, - specially designed office quarters. But now officeitus has invaded the building, it threatens to overrun. Offices are now scattered through the building in what were_ designed as classrooms which once were projection rooms. _ Besides this gradual invasion, there has been a giant onslaught on the fop floor of the building. One entire side of the top floor has been taken over. At present carpenters are busy taking out blackboards and putting in little metal partitions for individual offices. This was done so smoothly that Sophomore Advisory B9ard Backs Froth Chartering TO THE EDITOR: We, the mem bers of the Sophomore Class , Ad visory Board, on behalf of the sophomore class, would like to expre.;s our sincere interest in the formation of the new Froth at Penn State. We believe that the sincerity and enthusiasm of those who have volunteered to staff it, as well - as the strict constitution which has been submitted, will-guarantee a publication which will be a credit to this university. We would like to express our surprise and disappointment, as well as our discouragement, at the delaying and stalling actions of the various administrative com mittees on student affairs and organizations. It has been a quar ter of a year since the application for a charter was submitted and as of yet no final decision - has been reached. We object to the 'lack of re spect of these committees for the financial obligations of Froth. Student subscribers and adver tisers who have contracts with Torch Dousers Called Childish TO THE EDITOR: I am. disgusted with the childish action of. some adolescent-minded independent men who so "mischievously" put Out the Greek torch some eight hours or so after it was lit on Sunday. I also must comment on the very effective and impressive note they left at the base of ,the torch—" Yea TIM." I can hardly believe that there are any individuals on any col lege campus who would perform such — a ridiculous mockery of the Greek system, only to result in an obvious demonstrationi of jealousy toward Greeks. I wish- to inform our _TIM friends involved, that they are making a grave. error when they make any attempt at "running down" our Penn State Greeks, WDFM Schedule TTUESDAY, FEB. 12, 1963 4:16 "The Philadelphia" - Berlioz: Dance of the Sylphs - Brahma: Symphony -No.- 2 5:00 Dinner Date: relaxing dinner music 6:00 This Week at the United Nations 6:16 Weatherseope with Joel Myers 6:20 Contemporary Classics: (Pat Dell) Bartok: Piano Concerto P rokof ev ; Lieutenant Kije .sulte Vaughan Williams: London Sym-* phony - 7:80 Highlight: on' Organizationi: • To night Paula Peterson interviews- Gary Stiles, IFC Board Control Chairman (AM & FM) - 7:40 Sports Parade with Joe Grata (AM & FM) . 8:00 Sound of Folk Music: Mike- Thom sen hosts (AM :& FM) -9:00 Meet the Professor: Dr. Liniter = , - History Dept. • 9:16 Mostly Music: Show Music B. Resch , & J. King: "Mr. President" 9:56 Campus News with -Bob Resch- re porting (AM & FM) 10:00 Symphonic Notebook (Ron' Smolin) Bloch: Concerto Grosso for Strings Tchnikovsky : Symphony No. 7 Prokoviev: Symphony N. fi TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1963 by david ruralcel even the scheduling office - was caught unaware at the beginning of the term and classes were •as signed to rooms which were being converted. This was the cause of much confusion as classes Were re scheduled to such convenient places as Wagner and Hammond. The second strain of this trend is IBMitus. Just four years - ago the first floor of Boucke was oc• cupied by accounting classrooms, but accounting has given way to newer things. The IBM's have in vaded. In the beginning they took over one room and then began to infiltrate others. - _ At the present time they have spread to all but one room on the right hand side of the floor and ha've even spread across the hall where preparation rooms have been set up. Classrooms have gone and in their place we have IBM's. Froth have been ignored in the bureaucracy which, has delayed a decision. We object to the lack of faith of this administration in its stu dents and in the education its students are receiving - here. We question hoW future employers are to trust us when those re sponsible for educating us refuse to grant :us_ responsibility. One thing Penn State might-be noted for ,is .her lack of student publications. The incentive to the creative must certainly be stifled. We believe the chartering of the new Froth will offer opportunf ties for creativity to students. , We - hope that the antipathy of the administration which Froth has met will not permanently dis courage students from seeking the responsibility and displaying the creativity which they came to this institution to foster. It i§ our sincere, hope that Froth may be chartered and'that the bureaucratic delays which she has met will - not be repeated' in future student endeavors. - —The Sophomore Class Advisory Board for this campus would not be half of what it is were it not for the contributions of Greeks. Greeks at Penn State hold a great majority of campus leader ship positions, and I dare say that, left up to independents, our - big gest event of the year, Spring Week, would be a complete farce. More than half of the campus ac tivities. are instigated by Greeks, and the united spirit which that body of - individuals displays— though a small minority—can hardly, ever be equalled by inde pendents. I am sure that there are no Greeks*on this campus who have such childish notions as displayed by these few TIM men, and if TIM should ever do something for - the campus, we might have ,a chance. to prove_this. —Jack-Martire, '62 Wreckers '.Thankece TO THE EDITOR: I would like to thank the person or persons responsible for the vicious smash ing of the motor scooters behind Sigma Chi _Wednesday evening. You did an:excellent job of dis figuring them. • However, if you must continue. your anti-motor Scooter campaign, may I suggest carrying a sign saying; "Help Stamp Out Motor Scooters." This would be less costly to us, the owners, and I am _sure just as effective in stamping out motor scooters _as your pres ent methods. You see, we "loVe" our motor scooters and we don't like to see them Phiirt!" Conipact car owners beware, you might : be next! Robert Wicks '65
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