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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Successor to The Free Lance, established 1887
Published sumUweckly during the College year, except on holidays,
jy students of The Pennsylvania State College, in the interest of the
College, the students, faculty, alumni, and friends.
THE MANAGING BOARD
JOHNSON imENNEMAN ’37 ALAN L. SMITH ’37
Editor Business Mnnnger
E. TOWNSEND SWALM '37 KENNETH W. ENGEL ’37
Managing Editor Advertising Manager
PHILIP S. HEISLER *37 FHILIB A. SCHWARTZ ’37
News Editor Promotion Manager
W. ROBERT GRUBB *37 GEORGE W. BIRD *37
. Sports Editor Circulation Manager
RICHARD LEWIS ’37 IRWIN ROTH ’37
Feature Editor Foreign Advertising Manager
MARION A. RINGER ’37 JEAN C. HOOVER ’37
Women’s Editor Secretary
M. WINIFRED WILLIAMS ’37 REGINA J. RYAN ’37
Women’s Managing Editor Women’s News Editor
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
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Charles M. Wheeler jr. *3B
Woodrow W. Blerly ’33
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Managing Editor This Issue
News Editor This Issue -
Tuesday, September 22, 1936
RENAISSANCE?
KYLE CRICHTON attended Lehigh University in
the years prior to the War. Since that time he
has kept in contact with colleges and college stu
dents. As a member of the staffs of Colliers , Life, and
The New Masses he has been associated with leading
figures in the contemporary cultural scene, particu
larly those writex - s and artists who have identified
themselves with the various left-wing movements in lit
erature, drama, and art. One of the finest novels of
recent years, Robert Briffault’s “Europa,” came to be
written because of the encouragement which Crichton
gave its author. Vincent Sheehan asked him for criti
esm and advice concerning his recent novel “San Fe
lice." Crichton’s estimate, then, of students ’and their
problems is one which should carry considerable weight.
Speaking to the writer a few weeks ago, Crichton
expressed the opinion that students today are more con-
scious of the problems which face them and that they
are looking at them with more seriousness and common
sense than at any previous time to his knowledge.
Students themselves arc likely to question the ex
tent to which this is true. Certainly at Penn State the
success of the football team is considered, by the aver
age undergraduate, to be more important than the out
come of the Spanish rebellion. But if such a compe
tent outside observer ns Crichton feels that students
are beginning to awaken intellectually, it should be
worth while.to discover, if possible, how far that awak-
ening has progressed here.
Crichton's belief, summarized, is this. Students
today realize that the developments in Europe are of
importance to them personally because the course of
events there will determine whether or not there is to
be war or peace. They know that if -there is war it will
be -difficult, if nob impossible, for country.to stay
out. The difference between 1936 and 1914 is that then
77ien in college felt that they were removed from what
happened in Germany, Russia, or Serbia, and that
whatever occurred there could have only a very indi
rect effect upon their own lives. Furthermore they are
beginning to feel that in this country, as well as in Ger
many, Italy, and Spain, there are opposing forces of
fascism and collectivism and that they will have to de
cide which way they want to go. Finally - there are stu
dent leaders who, like Dos Passos at Harvard and Scott
Fitzgerald at Princeton, prior to the War, are finding
that they have something important to say and are try-
ing to say it.
Is this true at Penn State?
To a degree—we hope—it is.
Three peace demonstrations have shown that there
are a few* students who realize the importance of ac
tively combating the forces of war. The formation of
a Peace Action Council is another hopeful sign. Aside
from this, the campus has been weak-in. liberal student
organizations. The N. S. L. and the L. I. D. were never
strong. The American Student Union has not been or
ganized long enough to judge its effectiveness, but if it
goes through with its present plans it should supply a
much-needed rallying-point for student liberals The
Bell is here to provide the medium for those under
graduate writers who have something to say. Last year
it had difficulty maintaining its existence despite the
fact that such men as Crichton, John O’Hara, and Louis
Adamic praised it highly. This fall it seems stronger
financially and if it can get much-needed student sup-
port it con continue as a mouthpiece for local authors.
The conditions and institutions that are necessary
for a renaissance seem to be here. Students themselves
will have to do the rest.
COLLECTOR’S NOTE
The collegiate idea of a funny gag, that of remov
ing the name-plaques from the fronts of fraternity
houses, has been revived. Among others, the plaques
of the Phi Mu women's fraternity and the Delta Up
silon house were taken by unknown gag-men. The latest
theft of the kind has been reported by the Chi Omega
house.
Either college boys are going Joe College or a new
type of collection is being started. If it is the case of
having fun it would make the game more sporting to
place the plaque- upon some other house and let the
rightful owners hunt for it. It is a pretty poor.idea
to start a collection of such objects. One of the prime
enjoyments of having a collection is to boast about it.
One could hardly boast about such a collection in large
circles for fear of being discovered as the thief.-
Whatever the reason for taking the plagues, it is
a distorted idea of a practical joke. Placques cost
money and aren’t easily replaced. Then, too, they, make
it easy for a Greek reader to find his way about the
fraternities. So, college boys, grow up, and leave the
plaques for those who view them with sentiment.
AS WE EXPECTED a questionnaire on the
day of meeting in an economics class pro
duced some weird answers. Gold medal first
place honors go to the senior who answered the ques
tion, “Who is William Randolph Hearst?” by saying:
“Mr. Hearst is owner is owner of many magazines
and newspapers who insists upon sticking his nose in
to the political frying pan of the world and who is
one person whom some people would like to see have
that infernally long nose caught in a bear trap.” An
other discerning student described him as one who
"writes for the Philadelphia Record.”
A “Radical” was described variously as “a born
fool,” and “person who goes off half-cocked about
some crazy idea of Etopia.” “Liberals” arc persons
who are “progressive in a sane way,” while the
Black Legion is “ . . . also supposed to be a Com
munist group.”
In answering the question, “What is happening
in Spain today.?” one brilliant upperclassman went
right to the heart of the situation when lie stated-that
“war is very active in Spain today.”
Coloring ilie News:
WooUrow W. Bierly ’:ifi
..Chnrk's M. Wheeler, jr. ’3B
And while we are thinking about him, the fol
lowing was taken from our contemporary Mr. Henrst's
Pittsburgh Snn-Ttlcyraph:
“Red Squirrels Caught
Stealing Grave Flags”
Paid by Moscow walnuts, ch, Mr. Hearst?
Who Stole the Plaque Off the Hen
House Door?
We can’t understand how this gem escaped us so
long, but it seems that Friday a week ago some un
identified person or persons made off with the bronze
nameplate which has served as identification tag for
the chi omega frat. Naturally the sisters were up in
arms. As a matter of fact they still are. Although
no definite reward has been offered as yet, it is un
derstood that “there will be no questions asked .. . .”
According to our informer the search has already
been narrowed down to betas, phi psis and sigma nus.
Filler:
If you’ve heard ’em, forgive us.' If you haven’t
heard ’em, forgive us anyway. (We’ve got to fill
this space somehow). Both of these are products of
the journalistic -brain, if any, and should be treated
accordingly. The first is from a senior girl on the
present staff who made the "contradictory request
that if we used it we shouldn’t mention her name.
“Knock knock. Who's there? Marion. Marion
who? Marion makes it legal.”
•And Walt Freunsch, last year’s sports ed, work
ed “I see your coldj isn’t any better today,” into the
last lintijof«a icnoclf knock using the name ARCH as
the theme.
Collegiaha:
Our roving correspondent reports that he met
Kay Bloom in the lobby of Pgh’s Wm. Penn hotel last
week, where she was waiting for one of Ted Weem’s
bandsmen whom she has been chasing all over the
country this summer . . . Our inside man reports
that beta sigma rho, delta theta sigma, and sigma
phi sigma received clear up to one first choice on the
recent preference straw vote while the s p e’s are
thinking over their two first choice men . . . What’s
in a Name Dept.: Lcland H. Bull is a member of the
Penn State stock judging outfit . . . Our present
sports ed breezed into town for a one-night stop, his
first Question being, the football cap
tain?” . . We would like to discover the person who
first called him “Stinker” Breene . . . And Marion
Ringer, who should know better, says, “You can’t tell
the difference between the sigma nus and the betas,”
.which.ought to stir up.something . ....Yeah, and we
think’'Campy’s new overcoat stinks . . .
OLD MANIA
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—THE MANIAC
‘l'fflS mm STATE COLLEGIA]
| We WbrfTen
BY MARION RINGER
Freshman women, we seniors en
vy you. You’re fresh and new and
eager. We’re old-’and tired; weight
ed down with thought of what we
might have made,of ourselves if we
only could hav<rknown. You have
four whple years ahead of you—
we have only a year, and then un
certainty.
Part of ourselves take pity upon
you and would like to acquaint you
with the facts of college life we
have learned. And the other part is
coated with envy. We say to our
selves, "Let them find out for them
selves; we had to learn.” •
Way back in our time, we fresh
men, for the most part, lived on
campus. You are living downtown.
Don’t look upon it as too disadvan
tageous. Of course, it is impossible
to get to know as many. girls at
once as you would in a dormitory.
But, take it from one who knows,
lots and lots of girls lead to lots
and lots of bull-sessions lead to lots
of conflicting ideas and low grades.
.And, conflicting ideas and low
grades lead-to "a false devil-may
carc attitude which destroys your
whole purpose in coming to college.
You are living in small units,
exceptionally well-organized. You
have young chaperones who offer
you cameradie and guidance from
experience gained in college recent
ly. These chaperones, together with
Miss Katherine Phelps, the head of
the freshman dormitories, are
working entirely with you and for
you. You have new and better en
forced study "* hours, something
which is in practice only theoretic
ally on campus. You are being
taught college etiquette, something
we bad to pick up for ourselves.
There is no doubt that some senior
women don’t know the fine points
even now.
Two more weeks you are to have
no dates. We envy you, again. We
can study, have plenty of time to
keep clothes in order. You
have a peace of mind in knowing
that you could go out, for you are
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going to be more popular and more
sought-after than any other class,
if it just weren’t for freshman cus
toms. We, poor souls, have no three
'weeks non-dating period to blame
for our lack of male attention.
It is the vogue, now, to be pop
ular, active in <*ampus societies,
and get this—to have a good aver
age. During the non-dating per
iod you really can get down to
study and form the habit. Once
that habit is formed you should
have no trouble in getting “2” av
erages. And you may rest assured
that people are going to admire
you more for a high average than
for a good “line.” There are very
few senior girls who recognized
this fact when they were freshmen.
Gene 1 Ziegler, aside from being the
president of Women’s Student Gov
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This column has been offered to
you in all sincerity; the writer
hopes it will be of some help.
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CINEMANIA
TONIGHT at the Cathaum:
“Swing Time” swings into its second
day. Fred Astaire, Ginger'Rogers,
dancing to new swing- sons,'* and the
Helen Broderick-Victor Moore com
bine supplying the.comedy. .. , •
TONIGHT at the Nittany comes,
“Seven Sinners,” a Gaumont British
mystery thriller, directed by Albert
de Courville in the best Hitchcock
manner. Like previous British my
stery thrillers, “Seven . Sinners”
works in several new techniques and
copious use - of understatement and
suggestion which seem'to account'for
the general excellence of GB produc
tions with weak plots. It’s about an
American detective and., a girl (Ed
mund Lowe and Constance Cum
mings) who show the Sureto how to
round up a gang of crocks operating
to the bafflement and confusion of
continental police.
TOMORROW at the Cathaum:
Frederick March, Warner Baxter and
Lionel Barrymore walk “The Road to
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