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EDITORIAL
Whoops ! Somebody SI ipped
Just when everything pointed to a movement toward real
school spirit, we have a short circuit.
After being thoroughly convinced there was no such animal
as unity at the Center, several surprising events were launched
'by the students during the past two weeks which tended to, nullify
the rather pessimistic argument that none of the students in
Sodom Center was interested in anything.
The Broad street bureau reported that a large number of
students had applied for membership cards to the infant Amateur
Egyptologist Club. The story of the interest-provoking society
spread like wildfire, and many more students are expected to
participate in the near future.
The Table Tennis Tournament ' will be tough competition
among the more than twenty contenders.
At the last Center Punch meeting nine persons were admitted
to the editorial board rather than the six or seven anticipated,
and several manuscripts have already been submitted. for publi
cation. •
The refreshment committee, who planned for the usual num
of girls at the St. Patrick's Day meeting of the Women's Organi
zation, found it necessary to round up extra cups for the new
handful of girls.
Many students who had been following up the beauty contest
for Miss Penn State Freshman came into the Collegian office With
sad expressions to inquire why their candidate had not taken
,the crown.
Yes, everything pointed to a new spurt of interest and it
looked for awhile as if there definitely was a cord of unity and
school spirit surrounding the Center,
But all of a sudden there was a spitting and a sputtering in
the cord. . . . short circuit. In the Council, after eight sophomores
had gone out to occupy the three vacant positions of presidency
and councilmen, there was no quorum.
WHA HOPPENED ?? ? ?
PEACHY
By Ursoline Imbriac
The doctor stared—
His bulging eyes,
Beheld a disease
Be didn't recognize,
Get out the books—
Here's a new threat to life,
Peachy's uncle's brother
Talks back to his wife ! !
Writers seldom write the things
they think; they simply write the
things they think other folks think
they think... .. Elbert Hubbard
4EIW 0
Wha Hoppened?
Miss Garbrick has announced that
she still needs several tenors, and
anyone interested should see her im
mediately.
Doctor Griffith Williams says some
motorists can drive in a trance. Wil
liams is a psychology professor at
Rutgers University. He says that a
hypnotized Rutgers student drove
several miles without any trouble.
But—says the professor--a driver in
a trance seems to be less alert than
he is when awake.
HAZLETON .COLLEGIAN
TENORS WANTED
HYPNOTIZED DRIVERS
Campus And
Alumni News
Don't think that Hazleton's Mary
Lou Pollock didn't make a hit on the
campus two weeks ago when she was
Were for the "Miss Penn State
Freshman" judging. And one thing
which won Mary Lou a host of ad
mirers was this:
After the judges' decision was an
nounced, all contestants were inter
viewed by an announcer from
WMAJ, State College's radio station.
Miss Hazleton was the only girl to
wish the winner success in the na
tional finals. This thought on the part
of Mary Lou was a great boost for
Hazleton and its Penn Center .. , •
Dan Wargo's big weekend is his
tory now but the former Center stu
dent and member of the Hazleton
Little' Theater made a big hit as
Preacher Haggler last Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday in Dark of the
Moon. Dan's starring scene tool:
place near the end of the play when
he conducted a Smoky Mountain re
vival service—even to the mourner's
bench ...
Next Hazletonian to display his
stage talent will be Francis Fatnie
whose play; Poor . Mr. Varnum, has
started into rehearsal stage: This
play is about the mural in Old Main,
which illustrates the story of land
grant colleges, and in which thc mu
ral people come to life. Original mu
sic has been written for the comedy.
Latest story on campus:
son: Mother, is it true that we're
dUst before we're born ?
Mother: Yes, dear, that's 'what
we've been told.
Son: And Mother, do we return to
dust after we die?
Mother: That's they tell us, dear.
eon: Well, then Mother, you better
look under my bed because s Imeone
either coming or going.
Round About The
College Circuit
At the main campus a "Spring
Week Carnival" will be held starting
March 31. Dormitory, fraternity, so
rority and other campus groups will
sponsor booths. Entertainment will
range from the county fair to styles
peculiar only to the Penn State stu
dent.
Skiing has been on the agenda of
Penn State's varsity sports since
1940 except for wartime suspension
from 1943 to 1946. Mr. Max Dercum,
coach of skiing, is the important fig
ure in making the Staters ski-con
scious.
Something to think about from the
Boston College Heights:
"PRAVDA means truth, and bears
the same relation thereto as does an
egg to an egg-plant."
A two-man debating team from
Cambridge University, England, vis
ited the Washington and Jefferson
campus. The two gentlemen from
Washington and Jefferson, uphold
the question, Resolved: "The, world
would be a happier place had not the
American Revolutionaries seceded
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March 25, 1949
I THOUGHTS . IN THE I
BREEZE
Beverly Silverman
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Basketball season is over and there
is no doubt that we are going to miss
attending the games, especially those
we won. However, now we have to
turn our attention to softball and to
baseball. Have you inquired about
forming such teams?
Girls, are you taking advantage of
bowling every Friday night in the
YWCA?
Ask those who know. They will tell
you you missed an excellent play if
you did not see the Jesters produc
tion of the Pot Boiler.
Oh! Those St. Louis Blues. Neil
Llwellyn enjoyed listening to this
record, although no one else appreci
ated it, when he played it at a party
given to the cast by Miss Campbell.
Have you noticed the wardrobe of
linen suits that Art Frye has bought•
since. he has been elected Pharoah of
the Mummy club ? By the way, Mr.
James Steele is looking for a Cleo.
Anyone with a suitable hair style
please contact him tout de suite.
Mac McHugh is sharp on the trig
ger with cute appropriate answers.
Nancy Dißonifazio and Elinor
Wagner are trying to see who can
come into class later. Give you one
guess who is ahead. Right! Elinor is.
The other •day Ursoline was get
ting deeper and deeper into a discus
sion of which came first, the chicken
or the egg. Ursoline says the egg. No
decision was reached. What do you
say?
Remember April 8 is the deadline
for manuscripts to be accepted for
the Center Punch contest.
"Doc" Hudock asked Mr. Steele
what the Zoology test was going to
be on. Mr. Steele replied, "On Fri
day."
Who's the guy who roams Cipri
ano's nights ?
The riddle of the ages was partial
ly solved the first day of spring by
Teddy V. who found out he likes
girls; but do the girls like him, huh?
"Gooney" Mooney sure made a hit
St. Pat's Day with his green shirt.
Who's the mystery woman Erotas
had out on Saturday night? He's
mighty secret about it.
Edstrom didn't get his dream car
yet. What happened, Art?
De Fluri and Miller are the two
brains in Psych. classes.
Did Miss Bonn see the video pres
entation of "Cyrano De Bergerac?"
Checks are ten days off; let's take
up a collection so Bob "Silky" Salko
can get to Oakdale.
Georgie Adomchick missed his bus
due to "The Case of the Missing
Shoe." Who is responsible for this?
Maybe two cheerleaders.
Longo and Clatch almost started a
new orchestra in Miss , Margaret
Campbell's speech class.
Be alert = Don't let anyone catch
you on April Fools Day.
What do they call potatoes in Ire-
They don't call them; they dig