December 17, 1948
COLLEGE -NOT. RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURIES 4. TO ANY
STUDENTS DURING EXTRA-CURRICULAR !ACTIVITIES
Pennsylvania State College will
jot be respOnsible and. 'cannot be
,inade , liable for injuries to students
engaged in extra-curricular•activi
tTes.- This was the opinion recently
liarided to' the center Student Coun
cil, from the- college's attorney, John
Ldve. :
>:! 'When such activities in which 'in:
julies might occur have been estab
lished by the Board of Triatees of
the college and when the -injuries• are
caused by the "negligence of its
agents, servants and employees,"
Love' maintained, it seems clear that
, college cannot be•beld
authority and power . is
vested in the Board of Trustees of
Sam Hall's Wish,
To Be A Santa.
Fulfilled This Year
Sammy Hall always
wanted to be a Santa
Claus, and three weeks
U ago his big chance came
• 3 When he landed a part
time job in the toY de
partment of the Leader
, . .store. And what Would
SO.m Hall be doing
,in the Leader's
toy department at;:his age? •
plaYlng Santa Claus of
cAlirsect
Pussibly smile of the students here
hove • seen Hall gayly' . outfitted in his
fur:trimmed red suit as he greeted
&Lithe elect . ..lll kiddies.
` , lkc'eordirig to the State Center
Bsaitit, the little girls outnumber the
biiys two •to one as the lines pass
hini: - And as his third - week Cores to
ati 'ine—with the - thought of having
bui- one.' week of enibloyment facing
him—Sammy the 'Santa ha_s only one
oteiSpational 'complaint. His knees
are ;beginning to show an outward
cumture from supporting all these
yotgthful youths. .
."Many college • students want to be
€44fiieers,. doctors, lawyers or
teadhers but Sam Hall always
waned to be a Santa Claus. This
year he is a Santa Claus. But after
over, Hall will come back
to . sehOol tO , resume his engineering
stmdies, for another year.
A.- kindly clergyman, pinching a
lithe boy's,knee: "And who has nice,
chiibby legs?"
Little boy: "Betty,Grable."
Professor: "I will not begin to
d'ay's lecture, until the room settles
dotvn."
:Veice from the rear: "Go home
and sleep it off, old man!"
Reform minister: "Remember
Hell' is full of drunkards, whiskey,
ganibling devices and loose women."
- -
:Voice from the rear: "Oh, Death,
where is thy sting?"
A chiropractor is a guy who gets
paid for what an ordinary guy would
kiAZLETO.N, COLLEGIAN
the College to establish such instruc
tions as it may see fit by the Act -of
1855 supra, and such athletic sports,
intellectual contests, -,and dramatic
and musical activities as have . been
gpproved by the Board become a
part of the 'Bublic Work' of the
strumentality* my,. agency of ' the
State!' -
Attorney's Text .
The complete text of the opinion
"From a con,sideration of the fore
going principles of law it seems 'clear
that the Penxisyivania State College
cannot be made liable for injuries to
students engaged it,. extra-curricu-•
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COLLEGE CIRCUIT
Along with the rest of the , nation,
the students of Penn State's center
at Swarthmore' are still' wondering
what went wrong with +he' ejection
pollsters.,,A student pall prior -to the
presidential election gave Pdesident
Truman only 26.8% of the votes as
compared to 53.9% for Thomas E.
Dewey.;
Tdp laugh on the Swarthmore
Center campus, howeyer, was at the
expense of Mrs. Leo Bressler, of the
hi - story department, who a few days
before the election, made mention of
Dewey to one of her, classes and
paused to ask, "Who ,'S that other- guy
running?" Several days later some
of the Democrats there 'replied, "The
President of the United States."
* *
Student's from Boston College,
after undergoing a series of dances,
rallies, and things.' priori to the linly.
Cross game,
.kept asking why • they
didn't rate an extra, holiday to rest
up.,All colleges„ big and small; • must
have the same problems since those
early. classes look beastly the next
day to the activities-minded student.
* • * *
Bloomsburg State Tea.chers stu
dents are having trouble with the
campus clocks. No two timepieces
seem to agree.. A B,burg "Maroon
and Gold" newspaperman figured
out; at a normal rate of traveling,
the distance between the northwest
and northeast corners of Waller
Hall. His answer is 416.7 miles, ac
cording to the time difference at the
points of departure and arrival. His
conclusion: "Small wonder people
complain of feeling tired."
* * *
And from New Jersey comes a
quip from the Barter Bureau column
of the "Rider News," Rider College
in Trenton, that "A fool and his
money are some party."
* * *
Pottsville Center students broad
cast a musical program each Satur-.
day over WPPA in that community.
The glee club, varsity quartette, and
solos by students make up 'the pro
grams, directed by. James W. Beach,
musis ed instructor.'
lar activities where such activities
have been established by the authori
ty of the Board of Trustees of the.
Colleges, and when the injuries are
caused' by , the negligence of its
agents, servants and employees.
The authority and power is vested in
the Board of Trustees of the College
to establish such instruction as it , •
may see fit by the Act of 1855, su
pra, and such athletic sports, intel
lectual contests, and - dramatic and
inuAical• activities as have been ap
proved by the" Board become a part
of the `tplablic work" of the instrum
mentality- or agency of the State."
signed, John G. Love
August 26; 1937.
Club X , Cancelled
During Holidays;
Will. Open Jan. 7
Club X, the twice-monthly club
for regional people of , post-high
school - ages, will be closed during the
holidays. 'This was announced this
week by the officers.
The club is open the first and third
Fridays of each month in the Hazle
ton YWCA building from 8 o'clock
to 11 o'clock. Tonight is the Penn.
State semi-formal and the year's two
biggest`'holidays come on the next
two Fridays, and for this reason it
was decided to' close the club until
the first Friday in January.
The regular routine of ping pong,
darts, cards, and dancing will be
scheduled.,for the "next meeting and
plans are to be made in the near fu
ture for an indoor doggie roast and
a night of square dancing in the
YWCA gymnasium.
- People of the required ages are in
vited to take part in the activities of
the organization and the only fee is
a weekly dues amount. of '25 cents.
Many -of the Penn State in Hazleton
students attend and some of them
are officers in the club.
December
No green leaves; no flowers
No radiator remains neglected ...
no fireplace is treated indifferently.
No hearth is deserted completely as
it has been in the not too distant
past ...
No nose is spared the athletiic
privilege of being a runner . . .no
one is spared the privilege of having
as a tenant the cold germ ... No one
has as yet added freedom from' a
cold to the original four freedoms.
' No lady will wander forth too long
without her flirs; no man will wan
der along 'too long without his long
johns...
No colorful blossoms but perhaps
a snowflake or two to match the
crystal stars ...
No song from birds but a song
from men . . . dreams of a white
Christmas ...
No sound; only profound silence
Importo#,Dotet
'Yet In s Seme s ter
There are five mory importa,nt
dates, remaining in the $O,ll semester
until the - mid-semester vacation
rolls around in February. The first
one is tomorrow when the ,s,chool
closes at noon for a two week vaca
tion for Christmas and. New Yea:es.
• School will resume IVlonday morn
ing, January 3, at eight o'clock.
Here is a ,complete list of remaining
dates: • ' •
December 18, tomorrow; Christ
mas recess begins, 11:50 a,m. •
3, Monday, Christmas :recess ends,
21, Friday, First semester. classes
end, 5 pan. -
22, Saturday', :Exams. - begin 8 a.m.
31, Monday, First ,semester ends,
5 p.m. , .
KEEP 'YOUR STORE
ON 1 - 1 1 1 E MAIN DRAG
Prof.P Ralph Krecker's Econ class
was listening to him_ expound on the
theories of merchandising and of at
tracting the people into the store.
Emphasizingthe value of promin
ent location to gain easy access for
the consumer, the professur
re
marked,' "It wouldn't pay.a person to
place a, store back in the bushes
somewhere ,orup in the Heights.!'
The moral , is: Keep -on the main
drag.
The minister called at.the Jones' .home
on Sunday afternoon, and' little ,Willie
answered the door bell:. '
"Pa isn't home," he -announced. "He
went over to the golf dub?' The min
ister's brow darkene'd and Willie' hastened
to explain:
"Oh, he isn't going to play golf on
Sunday. He just went over for" a few
highballs and a little stud poker:"
He is so conceited that when he
kisses a girl, he thinks he is next to
the happiest person in the world,
DECEMBER
By URSOLINE IMBRIAC
of grass sleeping .of warmth dy
ing . . . and of Summer's heart
breaking
No subtleness in the tree outside
your window ... this tree first wore
soft green to woo Summer, and hav
ing lost, put on a flashy red and gold
gown to brazenly court Fall ...
No sight more beautiful than the
autumnal blue of the sky . . . the
rustic goodness of the valley ... and
the shades of red in the sunset...
None of the ghy shortness of Sum
mer; for Fall lengthens gradually
towards the new year like a promise
you know will be fulfilled ...
Not the end of things but the be
ginning; for each tiny seedling has
an empty paradise within her . . .
waiting for God to walk in ...
No rosy dawn; for it is the dusk
of the year.
No blossoms; no birds ...
No green leaves; no flowers ...
December ...
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