Council Takes Action
The Student Council, in accord with its policy of school im
provement, has decided to take definite steps to alleviate the sad
conditions of the lower hall which serves as a student lounge.
This decision is commendable and the COLLEGIAN wholehearted
ly endorses any action they propose to take.
The stud Ont legislators propose to clean the hall up to place
a phonograph and records at the disposal of the students, and to
liven up the walls with pictures. They will insist, this newspaper
was informed that all priviliges be respected.
The, council further announced that the students who use the
lounge as a smoking room will be placed on a Week of strict pro
bation. .Should the practice of littering the floor of the game room
with cigarettes and wastepaper continue, smoking will be absolu
tely forbidden in the school.
AMERICA SEC
BY BERNIE DV 0 RSC AK
On Friday evening, October 17th,
HUC presented its initial radio show.
This program, given in conjunction
with the "Pennsylvania Week" acti
vities, cast the Keystone State in the
role of genius but it inevitably came
out the ham actor. The program was
mechanically perfect; esthetically it
was provincial. Provincialism is noth
ing but a smooth translation of self
ish pride.
In the course of the radio show
the script carries the listener through
a series of flashbacks, one of which
conveniently centers on the Gettys
burg scene during the Civil war.
Lincoln is addressing the people.
But when Lincoln wrote his immortal
oration, he didn't entitle it the GET
TYSBURG ADDRESS. That speech
would have been given in Louisville,
Ky., had the Union forces been pow
erful enough to force a showdown
there. He had not intended to honor
a city, but "to dedicate a portion of
that field as a final resting place for
those who here gave their lives that
this NATION might live".
What has provincialism done for
the nation? Let us review American
history.
In the days prior to the American
Revolution, sectionalism seriously
hampered early cooperation between
the colonies. In the Civil War we see
this childish characteristic as one of
the outstanding causes of internal
strife and bloodshed leaving the
country in a dilemma from which it
has never fully recovered. After
World War I, as now, this "Love
Thyself" policy helped set the stage
for the greatest depression the world
has ever seen.
During the recent war the Amer-
HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
G4BOD 0
ND OR FIRST?
ican nation as a whole accomplished
undreamed of feats in production
and agriculture. This was only ac
complished because all differences
were suppressed. Cooperation in ev
erything from building Liberty Ships
to punching out doughnut holes
made these achievements fact, not
fiction. Yet in less than two years af
ter the war we are back in the act.
When will we realize how we jeopar-,
dize onr internal and international
affairs with this vicious habit?
There is not one state among these
magnificent "48" which would give
up its position in the Union for sep
arate international privileges. No,
not even Texas! It is only natural for
every state to have noble traditions
and sacred institutions. How many
of these virtues would survive were
not the other 42 prepared to protect
them? What Pennsylvania claims in
history; Nevada claims in possibility.
Both are equally tangible.
When our government proclaimed
October 12-18 as "Pennsylvania
Week", it was hardly a signal for ev
eryone to begin thinking Pennsylva
nia had become indispensable. It
would be much easier for the other
47 to get along normally without us
than for us to exist without them.
Let us remember therefore that in
dispensability as a state means only
expendability as a nation.
The camel's hump is an ugly lump
Which well you may see at the zoo.
But uglier yet is the hump we get
From having too little to do.
—Kipling
The play, Antigone, was presented
in 'Paris during the German occupa
tion, and it recently played on Broad
way.
SOCIAL NEWS
AND VIEWS
By GRACE McBRIDE
This week we deNiiate from the
normal and present a professional
society editor's views on newspaper
work.
"I'm not in favor of drastic chan
ges but I like the new look. I think
the change is a lift from the re
stricted styles during the war".
The speaker is Miss Parnell, so
ciety editor of the "Hazleton Sunday
Times" and graduate of Hazleton
High School. Miss Parnell has always
been interested in styles and news
paper work of any type :
This society woman made her
debut on the Janus staff in Hazleton
High School. Later, while working
for the war department in Philadel
phia, she was on the staff of , that pa
per. Then Miss Parnell began work
on the "Hazleton Sunday Times."
Miss Parnell was nresent when the
first edition of the "Hazleton Sunday
Times" came out. The suspense was
so great that Miss Parnell was unable
to sleep. At the birth of the Times
there were six on the staff, and at
present the staff includes 10 corres
pondents, 15 staff writers and some
journalism students of HUC. And, by
the way, Miss Parnell thinks the H.
U. C. staff is a perfect example of
hospitality of newspaper people in
general.
Included in the duties of the so
ciety editor is the making up of the
layout for the society page every
week. This necessitates the prepara
tion of a 'dummy. The dummy is a
newspaper term meaning a blank
image of the paper marked off in
columns.
Miss Parnell has as another of her
duties the Saturday evening round
up, checking on last minute births,
weddings, deaths and accidents be
fore presses roll. Miss Parnell lives
for the constant chore continually
going on in newspaper world.
Here's a choice item. Did you know
that recipes fill society colum during
slack season of marriages? The slack
season occurs , before Easter and
Christmas. The most hectic season is
from May to Thanksgiving.'
Miss Parnell picks the best dressed
woman of the week for her column
by casual observation at social events
she attends. The society miss uses
her own judgment in selecting the
"woman of the week."
Of course Miss Parnell, as most of
us, has pet peeves. For instance, "A
five o'clock call on Saturday after
noon from a bride saying: 'May I
have my 'picture in tomorrow's pa
per?' This is practically impossible.
Or some one to say, "I was away over
the week end, but please don't put
it in the paper."
Our guest has for her ambition
the meeting of Hedy Hopper and
Charles Knickerbocker, and said she:
"I aspire to become a writer as is
William Somerset Maugham. His
style, in my opinion, is perfect."
Miss Parnell enjoys riding, danc
ing, classical music, making bets and
football. And as the perfect vaca
tion spot, Miss Parnell says: "A
mountain resort or the seashore."
Faculty Chatter
By NAOMI DOSS
November is my favorite single
month. In all the year there is no
month more dependable: a few mild
days, a few rainy ones, a few blus
tery and full of chill with a couple
flurries of snow, logs in the fireplace
again—the smell of dried leaves—
everybody a little fresher looking—
more alert—stores crowded with
thoughtful shoppers—college in full
swing—football talk—anticipation
of Christmas and right at hand
—right around the corner, in fact—
turkey and Thanksgiving.
It is a nice month and a busy
one, too for those who are wise
enough to know what is going on
and to take advantage of the many
opportunities available to the stu
dents of HUC—Dr. Ireland, Superin
tendent of _the Laurelton
_girls
School, recently presented a highly
informative talk here in Hazleton—
our sincere thanks to Mrs. Maude
Whittier who made it possible for the
faculty and students of our school to
hear her.
I am amazed at the number of
students who have never heard the
PENN STATE IN HAZLETON
program being broadcast regularly
over WAZL—if you are one of that
group I would recommend that you
make a point of listening soon
many of your fellow students and
faculty have been working long and
hard to prepare the scripts the
least you can do is listen and spread
the word around.
Do you know there are only twen
ty college football teams holding
perfect records to date? And that
your own Penn State is among that
number? iState defeated Temple last
Saturday bringing its total to
seven winning games. In those seven
games the Nittany Lions have scored
270 •points while their opponents
have rolled up only 20 points all to
gether.
Much is being done to make for
unity and cooperation among the
four Undergraduate Centers of Penn
State Mr. Goss and Mr. Mattern
have just returned from a week's
conference of the administrative
heads held at the Dußois center.
This weekend HUC students are
hosts to the 'Student Government
groups from all the centers. If you
meet one of these delegates in the
hall or at the dance tonight make a
point of stopping and talking with
him a minute (it's remarkable what
one can learn from being friendly
and cooperative).
Yes, this is dependable November
we can depend on the weather
and even on eight week blue books
but can your school depend on
you? During your college days you
will have many opportunities to wi
den your own horizons—but whether
or not you take advantage of these
opportunities is entirely up to you.
Be wide awake—look wisely at the
opportunities awaiting you then
make a selection and do something
about it.
Protect the birds. The dove brings
peace and the stork brings tax exemp
tions.