P c.117c;. ' 01It Daily entiegiatt Successor to THE FREE LANCE. est. 1887 robrthed Tuesday through Saturday mornings on eluto:ve during the College year by the attga of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as seeend-elasa utter Jtgl9 5. 1934. at the State Coltete. Pa.. Pest Office wider the set of Hare. 3. Mt. Collegian editorials represent the viewpoints of the writers, and do not necessarily reflect the , policy of the newspaper. Unsigned editorials are by the editor. Dean Gladfelter Editor World Of Chaos The young American entering college today faces a world of chaos and uncertainty which, in view of the Korean mess, might blow up in his face at any moment. HE IS UNSURE OF HIS FUTURE and, what ever it might be, he doesn't look forward to it with a great deal of gusto. He knows that, should the Korean conflict explode into worldwide ca tastrophe, he very well might be yanked un ceremoniously from his textbooks and have a rifle thrust into his hands. There is little that the new Penn Stater can ' do about it save go ahead with his studies and —hope for the best. One thing that he can do, however, is to keep a cool head about him and refuse to be stam peded into an orgy of emotion. He will learn, as "his outlook broadens with acquisition of more knowledge of the world through his studies, that no question ever is all black on one side and all white on another. He will come to realize that a great deal of thought and consideration of all viewpoints is necessary to build the sane world we all would like to live in. WAR ALWAYS BRINGS WITH it a wave of hysteria that causes the people to lose their rea son and robs them of their chance to repair pre vious mistakes. It happened in the last war, as witness the intense hatred of the Japanese. From the kindly manner in which we are treat ing the people of Japan today, we can draw the .conclusion that wartime hatreds never really mean much. But, by losing our sense of values" in hysteria, we easily can lose the chance to - frame a better world following the war. It also might be well for the new student to • observe closely what is going on in the world about him today—to attempt to learn the causes of the world's current troubles and to give some thought to what steps could be taken to prevent. recurrence of those troubles. It is not the fault of the generation now in college that it must face a world of uncertainty and peril, but, by keeping a sane outlook, that generation ought 'to be able to lay foundations for helping to rec tify later the mistakes and failures of previous -generations. New Crop Of Frosh The new crop of freshmen, entering Nittany vale for the first time, probably view Penn State much the same as any group of high school graduates. SOME OF THEM FIND IT pretty bewilder 'ing. Others are chagrined by the confusion which they are sure never beset any other class. Still others areret thinking about the College so much as they are worrying about living away from home for the first time. To all of these all we can say is that there isn't a thing to be done about it except wait it out and make your own adjustments. We could offer all sorts of advice, but you have already been at tacked, harrassed and harangued so much that anything said here would be just added verb iage to be ignored. . Our basic problem here is somehow to put across the idea that the people here at Penn State are as proud to have you here as you are proud to be here. For among your number are the future ....wheels." Somewhere in this shapeless, form less crowd are All-College presidents, half backs and fraternity officers as well as that huge group recognized solely as "among those being graduated." MOST OF US HERE are reasonably proud of the College and the traditions which have been passed on to us. Oh, we do plenty of complain ing, as you'll find out if you read the columns of letters to the editor. It seems that a good student, like a' good soldier, is one who cares enough about his situation to throw plenty of gripes and moans around. • A Collegian editorialist of 1924 expressed it well when he said: "The freshman comes here with a definite purpose in mind; that of securing an education. At the same time he pledges himself to uphold Penn State ideals and traditions, and he can not break his pledge. He must harbor within him no false impression of college life, and he Must strive to learn as speedily as possible* what Penn State is and for what it stands." WE HOPE THE MEN and women of the Class of 1954 will accept the challenge in good faith. —Herbert &gin For the first time since 1947, classes are re suming with a full-time, full-fledged president to guide Penn State's fortunes. ONCE AGAIN A MAN is occupying the gray stone house between Main Engineering and Electrical Engineering to whom all can look for the coordinated direction which has been lack ing since "Prexy" Ralph Dorn Hetzel • died Oct. 3, 1947. - It is with deep satisfaction that we welcome to Pennsylvania and to Penn State Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower. Dr. Eisenhower's task will not be an easy one. ' He is taking over leadership of the College at a time when this institution still is engaged in the greatest period of expansion in its history. ALTHOUGH THE VETERAN enrollment is declining rapidly,. there is every indication in the size of the freshmen class on campus and at the centers, and the list of those waiting to be :ome freshmen, that the student body will re nain as large as it now is. This means that an ever-widening program will be necessary not only to provide facilities for those now in attendance, but alio to replace the temporary structures rushed to completion in and following the war. Dr. Eisenhower's task also will be a diffi cult one in that the man he replaces was one of the most revered presidents ever to preside at the College. Daring Dr. Hetzel's term of office beginning in January, 1927, the College survived a boom, a depression and World War 11. Under him, the college expanded to a record student body of 11,000, riding on a wave of GI 'enrollments. Annual expenditures jumped to $2,000,000. Strong student —government flourished as one of his prime accomplishments. THE TITLE • ''PREXY" by which he was known to all students was not given to him as a Matter of course. Shortly after the announce ment of his appointment by the trustees, the Collegian published an editorial which said that the trustees could confer the title of presi dent on the newcomer, but the students would reserve conferring their title of "Prexy" on him until they felt he had earned it. Dr. Hetzel replied to the editorial that he gladly would accept the student's challenge. One evening in May of the Spring- he came here, he was summoned to the front door •of his 'home, and there was greeted by a gathering of students •who overflowed on the porch and lawn. Student leaders conferred upon him the title of "Prexy" atnid applause and cheering. In later years, Dr. Hetzel always held that he valtied the title more than any of the de grees he had garnered. Dr. Eisenhower, like Dr. Hetzel, comes to ' Penn State from the presidency of mother large college. His achievements at Kansas State,' in the Department of Agriculture, and in the Office of War Information are 'numerous and • impressive. He was noted in Kansas for his "open door" policy of keeping in direct contact with as many students as possible. IT IS OUR PLEASURE, therefore, to extend to Dr. Eisenhower, for ourselves, the students, and the faculty, a hearty vote of confidence in his ability to carry on a fine tradition. —Herbert Stein Owen F. Landon Business Mgr. THE DAILY Welcome Grid Hopes LOw As the football season approaches, it seems only too apparent that the 1950 campaign does not hold too much in store for Penn Staters. Although we doubt that the picture is as dark as some would have it, the possibility is strong that Penn State will lose more games than it will win. in 1950. Bereft of 19 out of the first 22 men of a team which won 5 and lost 4 last year, the Lions face a rough season. Coach Rip Engle is confronted by a particularly arduous task in his first season in the Nittany - Valley, in that not only must he work with a green squad, but must also introduce the team to the in tricacies of the winged-T. IN VIEW OF ALL THIS; IT CAN ONLY BE EXPECTED that 1950 will be a rough season for the Lions. It will be a season of "blood, sweat, and tears." The football squad will do all of the bleeding and sweating—and none of the crying. The crying, we expect, will come from those smugly seated in the protection of the grandstand chanting "Beat Bucknell" as one opponent or another rolls up the score. We hope, however, that Penn State will never again be humiliated by thrashing Bucknell or any other set-up. We hope that the selection of Rip Engle as football coach is an indication that Penn State is big-time football. We have confidence in Engle's ability to bring Penn State back to the top of the gridiron heap. His record proves he has the ability to do the job. And he will do the job—if he 'gets the proper cooperation from the administration, the students, and the alumni. In the meantime, patience and humility are two qualities Penn Staters will do well to ac quire in the next few years. We will need the humility, for we are destined to take many a bad beating, while the patience will help us await the day we will return to the position of football prominence we enjoyed in 1947 and 1948. —Mary Xrasnansky STAFF THIS ISSUE Editorial—Dean Gladfelter, Stan Degler, Ray Koehler, John Ashbrook, Ernie Moore, Paul Poorman, George Glazer, Mary Krasnansky, Jack Garretson-Butt, Shirley Austin Jo Reist. Reist, Jo Reist. Business—Owen Landon, Tom Karolcik, Hugo Mandes, Hal Wollin, Ed Singel, Jerry Yeager, Ed Noyes. _,GIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA. Little Man On Campus "Thanks, Alice, for filling my classes—better run over ' I,o' Miss Snerf:s desk, she's been asking for you. • Pro And Con Well here you are at Penn State. And if you aren't just a little confused yet, you probably will be in a few days. But cheer up, there are several thousand others like you. • • Maybe you are one of 1500 freshmen lucky enough to be on campus this year. Or perhaps you're glad to be here . after a year in a cooperating college or one of Penn State's centers. If you came froth some 'other college, you probably are .as bewildered and alone as anyone, for your companions have seen some *few familiar faces in the throng, at least. IN THE MONTHS TO COME you will be finding .personal an swers to some questions aliout the College. What does Penn State have to offer me? Did I choose correctly when I decided to come here? Am. I taking advantage of the opportunities I have' here? And other questions suitable to your individual problems. No matter what your answers, you will come to recognize . that a large institution such as this college has some significant advan tages. In the large and varied program of courses you probably can find your interest, whether it be fly-casting or foundry work, Greek or child development. In addition, the College proVides many serv ices such as the speech and psychology clinics, series such as the Priestley lectures and the Liberal Arts lectures which small colleges cannot match. In the field of extra-curricular activities there is a corresponding bigness. You name it, and there probably is an organized group sof people at Penn State interested •in the same thing: Want to try lacrosse? Play in a symphony orchestra? Practice your German? Meet foreign students? Argue philosophy? Fly a plane? You can do those things at Penn State.. IN SHORT, PENN STATE IS BIG enough to provide innumer able opportunities out of reach of the Podunks and Siwa.shes of the country. But bigness has some disadvantages too. Some, of you will be griping about the boy-girl ratio, the dining halls; and the im personality of life here. Student-student and student-faculty rela tionships are not as close as at Dußois center or California State Teacher's college. But you will be making life-long friends in your dorms, frater nities, classes, and clubs. Some of your professors will be merely a lulling voice from the front of the room, but others will be stimu lating persons who will exert a lasting influence upon you. The Rains Caine Last year, it rained during registration week, The Board of Con trol, which has to approve your schedule, was located in the Armory. They got confused and the students got confused, and pretty soon the Armory was jammed to the walls with confused people who' pushed and shoved each other rushing from places they hadn't wanted to be to places they didn't want to go. ' A small group in a corner was later found to be a group of College yard men who had come in out of the rain. They were apprehended when a Campus . Cop discovered that they weren't pushing anybody at all and weren't rushing anywhere. Standing miserably outside in the rain, the rest of the jolly Penn State student body cursed and swore and waved unapproved schedules in the air until they looked like the French-storming the Bastille. When a Campus Cop ventured out into the storm to bring them words' of good cheer, they threw him on the ground and tram pled his prostrate body until nothing was left but his badge and his big, big smile. ' Two days later after everyone had learned to hate, and just as the sun finally emerged from behind the clouds, the last student was processed. So remember, during the semester it's the movies and pubs for fun. But now. for the first couple of days, rely on the Board of Control MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1950 By Stan Degler .—Jack Garretson-Buit by Bibler
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