The Administration and the Douglas Association yesterday came to a tentative agreement on black students' 12 demands for greater representation in University life. Neither the three Administration offi cials nor the 11 black students who par ticipated in the conference would comment on the proceedings. But if we may judge from the wording of the news release from Old Main, the meeting seems to have been conducted in a conciliatory atmosphere, with each side making concessions to the other. Each of the demands was referred to the appropriate University department. This makes even more clear the fact that Charles L. Lewis's signature on the black students' list of demands means virtually nothing. A change in the admissions sys tem, for example. must first be approved by T. Sherman Stanford, admissions direc tor, and ultimately by Eric A. Walker and the Board of Trustees. The Douglas Association's most im- It's a Bitter Pi 11... By JUDY RtFE Collegian City Editor Single women everywhere are asking each other, "How do you get the pill?" And single women everywhere are re plying, "It all depends. It might be easy, or not so easy, or downright impossible." It's a bitter thing's for sure: it's easier to get the pill if you're married. But if you're not, how do you? Some weekend when you're home, you can root through the attic for a big, floppy hat that shades your face. (Tell your moth er it's for a skit you're doing for some club.) And then stop by the ___ five and ten for a "wedding j. a. r, band." And put on a pair of heels and some thing other than your trench coat. _ In a get-up like that, what respectable doctor wouldn't take you for a respectable married woman? You have to be prepared for the moment when the doctor rises sud denly from his chair and whips off your hat —uncovering your disguise. (Pierced ears will give away the college girl.) Borrow a Diamond Or you can borrow somebody's diamond and play the soon-to-be-married role. Or try the honest approach. "rd. like .some pills, so I don't get pregnant." And risk a lecture on the morality of young people today. Shocking. Tsk, tsk, young lady. And by the way, if you try the honest Ready For OCCUPANCY SEPT. 1, 1968 HARBOUR TOWERS 710 S. Atherton St. State College. Pa. Studio Apartnients Furnished or Unfurnished 1 Bedroom Apartments Call Alex Gregory Associates, Inc. 238-5081 SUITE 102 HOLIDAY INN For information and application to HOLD AN APARTMENT FOR YOU! FRIDAY NIGHT T The U RHYTHM FACTORY RAUN MACKINNON Tonight: East Halls 7:30 FUB _Lounge -sponsored by the University Union Board _ ' _ Black Comprbiexiis:: Ju§t.-.-o:::,,Begiittiiiit:'-:"'''' 'argon approach at a gynecologist's—wear gloves. You'll have to wait, you always do at the doctor's, and gloves will stop the stares of respectable matrons who want to know who among them is not-so-respectable. And then wait till the nurse announces your name: notice how she seems to get sadistic pleasure out of emphasizing the "Miss." Perhaps you think a woman doctor would be more understanding. Ha! Ever take count of the number of your girl friends who don't believe in non-marital sex? A Friend Might Try Then for a price, you might be able to talk some brave female friend into going to the doctor's for you. If you really make it worth her while, she might canvass all the doctors in town and get everybody a pre scription. There are other approaches. You can fake horrible cramps, menstrual irregularity or acne—the pill takes care of them, too. There are ways, even though the pill for the single girl is hoarded and guarded like the gold in Fort Knox. And who has the budget for a production like "Goldfinger?" So sex and the single girl continues to read like a soap opera—will she get preg nant this month . .or next? Tune in again, catch next month's issue. Hey, why not break down and get married? You might even be able to get up enough nerve then to talk with the doctor about which birth control method is best for you. Society allows you to drive, drink and vote at a certain age. And you can, if you want to. After adolescence, women can have children—get married and have children— or just get married. But stay single and have sex and not get pregnant? Uh-uh! Not in a society that allows its single women to bear often unwanted children but doesn't allow them not to. portant, and most difficult to implement demand, was that the number of black undergraduates be gradually increased to 10 per cent—roughly the percentage of blacks in the nation. The compromise solution which the blacks apparently agreed to involves the stepping up of recruiting efforts in pre dominantly black high schools around the state. Members of the Douglas Association will help in the recruiting program. We are skeptical of this proposal. For the past several years, various organiza tions have visited high schools in Phila delphia and Pittsburgh, where most of the state's blacks live, and have urged them to apply to Penn State. Black students have been bussed to University Park and for a look at the campus. Still the black enroll ment has remained at less than one per cent. The paucity of black students creates a vicious circle. Many black high school students shy away from Penn State be c-ause it offers no social life. And in order Some Choices 1. Planning a trip? 2. But that's just swampland. Dabbling in real estate. I'll call it Bog There's some choice Harbor. acreage for sale. . 1 What'll you do with 4. Have you checked for the alligators? tsetse flies? How about one free You sure look on is. with every acre? - the dark side. ) 5. I hate to see you throw your dough away. 6. Then why don't you put some money into Living Insurance from Equitable. That way; Listen, I'm doing this you'll all be on solid ground. - so my wife and kids will Living Insurance gives top - have something to fall protection while your kids back on if something happens tome, are growing up. And when you retire, it can give you a lifetime income. . • For information about Living Insurance, see Tbis Man from Equitable. For career opportunities at Equitable, see your Placement Officer, or write: James L. Morice, Manager, College Employment. The EQUITABLE Life Assurance Society of the United States Home Office: 1285 Ave. of the Americas. l'!L'E. N.7G . 10019 An Equal Opportunity Employer, M F ' ' ' CHqultable 1188 Editorial Opinion to create an extensive social program ex clusively for black students, we must en roll more black students. We cannot accept the argument that blacks do not apply to Penn State because they are more attracted to an asphalt cam pus than a grass.one. Most blacks either do not apply to Penn State because it is too expensive or they do apply and are turned down because their high school grades do not conform to University standards. We therefore propose, first, that the University and the state, either jointly or separately, sponsor a massive scholarship and loan program specifically for ghetto blacks. The price of the quality education which White America has denied the black man for so long should either be substan tially reduced or eliminated. Second, we propose that the University establish a double -standard admissions sys tem. The oppressive environment of the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia ghettoes does not produce academically motivated peo ple. Nearly half of Philadelphia's black BERRY'S ULU "Happy, don't you have a CLOTH coat like Pat Nixon?" i t ii.. . 1 , Y i-\\ 4.. . : ‘v .., . ...,..,:. :,::.:''''. zt, Wi./•••,z e‘. • rat 7 I never could " read road maps.. Olds Cutlass S The"Sllstands for.. Sporty Suave Shapely Sassy Swift Savings Drive a youngmobile from Oldsmobile GM 1 at your nearest Olds dealer I StSO"WAw. cOttegian;,Ads .'Bein§. yiEtt4W3t'N'R'kt•la students, for instance, drop out of high school when they reach the age of 16. Furthermore, the schools are crowded, facilities scarce and the teaching inferior. Black students who graduate from ghetto high schools are generally several years behind their counterparts in the white mid dle class suburbs. Their grades in high school and their scores on the college boards therefore fall short of the require ments for admission to Penn State. The Administration should allow for the shortcomings of ghetto education and lower the college board and grade require ments for black applicants. The Administration's news release says ambiguously that "additional attention" will be given to the black students' de mands for more black professors, more black graduate students, and the perma nent establishment of a course in Negro history. A similar program of massive eco nomic aid and revised admissions require ments should apply to black graduate stu- Letters to the Editor And Now, French Power TO THE EDITOR: In view of recent atten tion being devoted to the worthy efforts of certain minority groups striving for advance ment and equality, we deem it only justi fiable that another such attempt should be made. This attempt should be directed to ward the French element of specifically the Penn State community and to the American society in general. We, of French lineage, have a strong nationalistic feeling which cannot be denied. Our nationalism is being suppressed by re-. cent anti-Gaullist sentiments among pseudo intellectuals and liberals. Therefore, we de mand that immediate attention be given to our grievances. If these conditions persist, the spirit of France, in the grand tradition of Clemenceau, will emerge at Penn State. French accomplishments must be proper ly recognized. We appeal to the American people to associate their thoughts of France, not with these heretofore mentioned libelous opinions, but rather with the innumerable French contributions to mankind. "En pas sant,". we. could. proudly. mention. such genuises as Louis Pasteur, Marquis de Lafay- Titrb Baitg Coltrrtiatt • Published Tuesday through Saturday during the Fall, Winter and Spring Terms, and Thursday during the Summer Term, by students of The Pennsylvania State University. Second class postage paid al State College, Pa. MU. Circulation: 12,500. PAUL J. LEVINE Editor William Epstein Managing Editor PAGE TWO "°,.< Successor to The Free Lance, est. 1887 ars of Editorial Freedom Mail Subscription Price: SISO a year Mailing Address Box 467, State College, Pa. 16801 Editorial and Business Office Basement of Sackett (North End) GIMIZIMEffiI Business office hours Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m MembWof The Associated Press • ";!, • • dents. It is intolerable .tha.of 3,900 grad. uate students, only about 35 are black. We suspect that financial difficulties are the main problem. It is equally deplorable thg of 2,000 faculty members, only three, according to the Douglas Association, are black. The University and the faculty members them selves should initiate a program to comb the country for qualified black professors. The only Douglas Association request which we cannot wholeheartedly 'support is the demand for a separate section of Pat tee Library devoted to black authors. This proposal implies separatism, and thus negates the Association's claim that it is not a separatist organization. The Adminis tration has offered a suitable compromise —that the library compile a bibliography of black authors. With such a bibliography available, the student body might learn to appreciate the valuable contribution the black man has made to the nation's culture. —M.S.S. ette, Marquis de Sade, Voltaire, Victor Hugo. Marcel Cerdan and Brigitte Bardot. Instead of arousing such tremendous po tential wrath, let the people of this country walk hand in hand with their Franco-Ameri can brothers. And if this idea is not totally accepted the 'deluge' will result! Guillaume Brittingham '69 A Quick Trip to Siberia? TO THE EDITOR: I certainly support the effort to cause the University to sever con nections with the Institute for Defense An alyses. After all, fair is fair, and the faculties of the University of Moscow and Leningrad did recently inform the Russian Government that they would no longer conduct war re search. P.S. Those who wish to contact the above mentioned ex-professors may send Red Cross packages to the Smirnov Concentration Camp, Siberia.. Food and. warm clothing would be partiCularly apPieciated. Kinsley Smith Professor of Psychology WILLIAM FOWLER Business Manager Michael S. Serrill Editorial Editor • FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1968 z. .....^ M..,:Y~.zwza.,p. Resillts Daniel Frizot '6B INAIIIt OF EICSUINCAt
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