:nn state collegian T tied •emLweeVly daring the College yror, exreiit nn helMnr* m nf The Pennsylvania State College In the interest of the 1 te students, faculty, alumni, and friend-,. | TIIE MANAGING BOARD I. Coogan jr. *3O Russell L. Rehm ’3O •M!loMn«Chlct lluxlntna Minim A. Mensch ’3O Calvin E. Barwis ’3O Advrrlliitnc Manager iniglne I'dllor P. Stevenson ’3O Henry R. Dowdy jr. ’3O Circulation Manager Quinton E. Bcnuge ’3O Sports Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS j. Cohen ’3l Charles A. Schmidt jr. *3l i C. McElvain ’3l Norman 13. Sobler ’3l Morgan ’3l William K. Ulerich ’3l ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGERS Cutting Ml Algert J. Mileski ’3l 13. Heilman "51 Hariv O Wood Ml WOMEN’S EDITOR! VL STAFF M. Woodrow ”50 Womcn’ii I dihir M iry J Adams ’3l Annnrlalc l-dfinr Janet L Biownback ’3l A.flnrialc IMlltir i'\ Faust MO lanaslnjj I dtinr J. Gobrccht MO E. Louise HolFcdil?. Ml News 1 dilnr AMociate I dilor Eastern Inlet collegiate Newspaper Association i •t the PoxtolSee, State Collect, Pa , as second ctaas matter. FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1030 FRATERNITY CLIQUES ass elections had not been undei way twenty-foui last spiint: hefoie campus politicians wote poking the title, “open politics,” that was concocted to )e the new svstem of elections Willing in the lan purpoitcd to bo “open” It vas a mibiiomei, ind simple Re-ognizing that tact, this yeai’s ons Committee pioposes to achieve its put pose by idmg each of the cliques to name, not only, then ees, but also the fiateimties that tompuse their ization This piotision will picvent a fiateinity pledging allegiance to two gioups, 01 fiom bai ig with an alien gioup aftei joining one clique ulent Council endorses th.s plan, the lirst step to a genuine system of “open politics” will have :nken iterfrateimtv Ball, to become a icalitv, necessan ated its own pioblems One afiects the undei omcn, since they aie pcimittcd only thiee week nctions duiing the seme-.tei With the Tntcifra r Ball, theie aie four such week-ends this sernes- Undei the encumstances, the women’s Senate he justified in extending special pmileges to the i that week-end FOR INTERESTED JUNIORS ludent opinion is overwhelmingly in favoi of wider ic pnvileces foi seniois of high scholastic rank, e advocates unlimited cuts foi the membcis of all noi foi all the membeis of the senior class, is a vast majouty of the student body in agiec »vilh the pioposa], hovievci, that seniois who have 3d a commendable nveiage pnoi to their last yeai be accoided the piivilcge of cutting classes at jwn discietion. With this suggestion wo aie cn m accoid Befoie students may expect to gain thib go, however, they must piove to the satisfaction nested faculty membcis that they aie fully awaie po-sible lamifications of the plan. The student vill bo given rn opportunity to piesent its case to lly committee on unlimited cuts at a public moet 2'J Libeial Aits building at 7 *lO o’clock Monday While seniois should attend to contilbutc to the sion then views and opinions, membeis of the jun* iss should not expect to gain these privileges un hey' demonstiate then intei cst by a full attend- close obseivei of the flagpole on oui front cam nnplains that elsewheie it is the stais and stupes •), hut at Penn State it is the stars and stupes in week-ends and special occasions. TEN YEARS AGO on yeais ago it was not an uncommon sight to see ed pull a wagon mound the campus. If someone ed to ask het what the big idea was—and ceitmnly were curious students in those days, too—one was that she was making her lounds m quest of cos s foi a play that night And while she gatheicd hei the icquiied gaib, five or ten othei co-eds painting the stage scenes, or setting up the pio •s This co-cducational oigumzation was known e Penn State Playeis It was cieatcd, in the words i William S Dye ji , then a faculty ducctor, so “the women students of the College might paitiei iii diamatic pioduclions” Ixcept foi dcsultoiy pla\s by women students, and mual “Y” pioduction at Commencement, there was ng in legitimate diama on the campus until the >i,s pioduced three one-act plays in the Auditotium lary l>, 1020 Uiged by Dr Dye, Piof. David D. n, Dean Aithui R. Wumock, and Dean Mnignict night, the club made more than twenty pubic ap inces in the lust two ycais of its existence Begm the second year, the ianks of the Playeis swelled, today, six new plays and one old show me pioduced yeai Pi of Aithui C. Cloetingh has been the dnving behind the Playeis’ duiing these ten yems of Lh It is dosening of note, theiefore, that he is THE LION’S DEN •BY DANIEL As biavc as a brigadier-general in Quaker meet- OLD VERSES RE-VERSED Jack and Jill went up the lull To fetch a pail of walei. Jack fell down and Inoke hts crown, And Jill laughed ’til hoi side split | Atl Slogan Not a batlei nt u hnnihjuL TRESHMAN HEAVEN Where the moon is always blight And fiosli can he out half the night,— Where there’-, someplace else to go Besides a moving picture show, — Wheie piofs me easy, and they say “Don’t woik—he happy while you mav,”— Whole sophs aie men oppiessed by all And to the mighty freshmen fall, — Wlieio pull is given to then ianks And they have money m the hanks, — Thoie, theie is freshman heaven S A. E “13 The most lopnt pci sou Daniel has seen joi a long j time is the amatnn pugilist who lejased to jnee the , telephone heeanse it was a inigei PEI’Y’S DIARY VOL. II (Thursday. March 13) bp at 10 o’clock. Looked at my schedule and found that I hail slept through all my classes foi the day. To the fiat mailboy and immediately singled out a lettei fiom my gill because it was the only* one with yellow ink Vciy soiiy% she said, but she couldn’t come to the Soph Hop because her veiy considciate giandmother had died That giandmothcr must he a eat—she has died thiee times within the last two months Oil to mv lounge and theie slept away my tioubles Up m time foi dmnet, only to find wo had beans again. Daunt hems that Dean Matts is thinl.iiig veig seiiouslg of njgnopi nil mg the “tollg-pops” Joi use as s cmeeious on the College fm ms TRUE STORIES By Ima Ferret [ The othei day 1 hoard Daniel’s loud guffaws fiom • the vicinity of Co-op Coinei and, yielding to cmiosity, ■ hunted m that direction to ascertain the cause of all the hilarity. I found oui sedate fneniKanly doubled , up with ninth A squad of Fioth lepoitevs sunound ! ed him hoping to heai something smacking of ongm i uhty When Daniel saw me, howevei, he deseited his pose on the emb and came to one side to unfold his tale He dcckucd that he had nevei laughed as heaitily ov er anything this year as he had at an incident that oc cuned that aftei noon. It seems that one of the officials of the College, who was tesponsiblc foi the ci cation of paiking spaces, was in due disticss in the paiking aica be hind the Sigma Nu bam. Daniel stopped immediate ly to look on. The lear wheels of the official's car ‘•ank slowly' m the mile until forward or backvvnid movement was impossible. Then the owner of the vehicle, cladin spotless spats and newly-shined shoes, ciawled stealthily tluough the dooi as though he wish ed to escape detection. Finally, a tiuck nuived and i towed the maioonod sedan to the londvvay’ * Daniel looked about to see if any others had wit- ' nossed the incident and was suiprised to find n dozen • professor gunning victonously at the stricken auto- Special CIIAS & MARY BEARD’S ‘Rise of American Civilization’ Formerly in Two Volumes and Sold at $12.50 Now in One Volume Complete An outstanding publishing event of the yenr Tins honk should he in cvety lihinry. Keeler’s CATIIAUM THEATRE BUILDING YnE FiiWls STAYS COLLEGIAN I Warnock To Preside , At Third'S’Banquet Lo-ed Chats Dean of Men Aithui It Wnrnoclt i has accepted an invitation to act as 1 tnastmnstci nt the thud annual “S” 1 Banquet lieie April 10 ’ 1 Although a definite piogram of j, j spcakoi s has not vet been compiled.* i sevcial well-known colleges coaches ! I and athletic duoetois have been in- , i wted to attend the ditmei for all | , Penn State lettei men. Penn State’s j ■ outstanding athlete foi t'l2‘l-30 i i will ho honored at tins time Letter Box All “lellcr* to Ihc EtUlnr” (mi't bear llir nlznoture ant) addrciw of lbt wnUr [ If dniired n nnm tie illume xhnultl rmi lilrmrnl Ihc aiKiinlurr. Nn rc»n<m'llillil> 1 l* uwuinieil by (lit- ulilnr fur senlintcnlH 1 In this column I Editoi of the Con.ruiAN De.ii Ru. Within the last few weeks much ha> , ( been wntten and said about u ievivull ( of Penn State spit it Time itself has > proven that this indefinable, intac- j' gihle little something called “spn it”. i‘ a good thing. It is accepted us a} ( good thing for not only the student l , i ( i hut for the College as the outside , wot Id sees it It is. so to speak, a spn- 1 jit “of the students, by the students, 1 [and Tor the students” It is the mea-j jstiriny stick by which nui calihio isj 11 ated 11 | Attempts to icvivo enthusiasm [seem almost futile We showed om ; pool sportsmanship and divotgencoj I ii om custom at the Navy boxing meet | ' domonstiation, admitting oven that 1 appaiently we weie v.io .god Dunn 1 ' ! othei meets we have found if “moio | ! convenient” oi “less disturbing” to 1 stay away Su.c’v the time is not do- ] [voted to scholastic endcavms, oi else] < the icsult would he icllected in a high-' jei standaid than now exists. ( The time seem-, oppoitunc to face i oui selves squaicly with the situation, ( and look foi a lemedv. Is Penn State xpmt to be icgained by a stuct en-j lorcement of fioshnun customs'’ | llaidly’ The pioblem is up to all of, us, with no exceptions l Class and t I College customs have pioved then | 'vvoith' why not give them a chance 'to continue’ With a moie conscien , tious, less selfish, moie coojierative at [tttude towards oui selves, oui guests, 'and oui College, suiely wo can again 'point with pndo and satisfaction to • ‘ oui tiue Penn State spirit! , i N. E. Bauzcnheigei ’3l | The Ideal Location for Your Guests PENN STATE . HOTEL Actnss fimn East Campus JOHN N. GARBER, Managei Frank Sciortino and Bros. FRESH FRUITS and VEGETABLES Wholesale and Retail 103 East Beavei Phono 210 Order Your. Corsage Now For the Soph llop State College Floral Shoppe West Side Allen Street COLLARS Yes, a man is just as pai - ticular about a little kink in his collni as a woman is about the shade of hei hat Wc make it oui business to please pniltcul.ii men i Model Laundry IIEM.EFONTH, PA. Phone dOG Foi mation of a women’s group which will have scholastic require ments similar to those of Phi Etn Sigma, hohoiniy scholastic fiaternity for fioshmen, will he a big step for jward foi Penn State. As the number [ol women keeps incieasing it be* | comes piactically’ neccssniy that the (women make piogiess since then suc cess is necessaiy for the advancement lot the college Much credit is duo [the men who have lealized this and aie assisting the women in nrgani'- 1 mg The greatest advantage that such a fraternity will be is probably us an inspnation to the girls during their freshman year When a gnl begins college the honoranes that she mav bej Selected to hei junioi oi senioi yeat.i ipioviding she woiks haul, seem too i f.u ofl to be much of an inspiration j i Consequcntlv, many gnls are content to tui n thou effoits to activities and j to neglect their class woik simply be -1 cause they do not get in it the lewnid [ani 1 the cncouiagemcnt that even* I noi mal person ciaves. ( Beioie the chaptei of Cwens was I established on our campus the number 'ot gnls who v r eio willing to devote time nad effort to clean-up commit ' too work and such things which pro misc no lewnul to the individual foi Sandwiches undaes odas G , The Sweetest Place’ REGORY’J It crackles out loud IlAvn ‘SOU discovered (lie world's crispiest lt's new It's so crisp tli.it it pops and ciacldes in the liowj when milk or cream is added Kellogg's Rice Krispics arc light, golden-brown bubbles that taste like to.isted nutments Try them tomorrow. They’ll add new enjoyment to youi breakfast. Particukuly good with fruit or honey added And Rice Krispics arc delicious right out ol the package. RICE KRIS PIES their own sake, was smaller than it has been m years since. Just such an improvement a scholastic grbup of the kind being considered may be expected to do for Penn State women in the mattci of grades and things intellec tual. 11l n7j If You Want (To Know [ \ , What’s what fgjs, . For Spring — Here tis! Sport-tex Suits $29.50 extra knickers $5.50 Campus Hats $5.00 Friendly-5 Shoes $5.00 FROMM’S Opposite F> mil Campus For the Sophomore Hop HAVE A FINGER OR MARCEL WAVE LOUISE A. LAMBERT Jast Received new shipment of four piece suits patterned to harmonize with the many new ensembles for spring —rightly styled and finely tailored by Adler Roches- _ tailored by Adler Rochester. Fourty-five Dollars U. Montgomery’s —v, „ ...." r - WY OSP with crispness! RICE I KRISPiES | iiill | rrlduy, March 14, 1980 THEAT FRIDAY— All-Star Musical Romance “HAPPY DAYS" SATURDAY— Marion Davies, Elliott Nugent in “NOT SO DUMB" MONDAY— , Jolm Doles, Jne'E. Drown in “SONG OF THE WEST" TUESDAY— William Bojd, Ernest Torrence In “OFFICER O’BRIEN"- WEDNESDAY— Basil Uathlione as Philo Vance in “THE BISHOP MURDER C\SE" THURSDAY-i- Jnclc Oakie, Polly Walker in “HIT THE DECK” NEXT FRIDAY— Ramon Novarro in “DEVIL MAY CARE” Laurel and Hardy Comedy Nittany Theatre FRIDAY— Warner Baxter in •SUCH MEN ARE DANGEROUS? SATURDAY— •HAPPY DVYS* TUESDAY— “SONG OF THE WEST’ j/n t ,'nSU7 The most popular corcnls served m the dining-rooms ol American colleges, eating clubs mid fra ternities arc made by Kellogg in Baltic Creek. They Include Corn Flukes At i -lilt \N, Pep Bran Flukes Wheat Ivrumblcs, and Kellogg’s Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuit Also Kalfcc Ilug Coffee —the coffee (hat lets you sleep.
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