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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
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Friday, January 7, lfi.lB
MISS NITZKY RETIRES
MISS MARY NITZKY, secretary to President Uet
zel, retired the first of the year with over HO years of
service to the College behind her. She served under four
college presidents. Undoubtedly site lenows as 'much
about the workings of the College ami its problems as
anyone. Site would be the most valuable sonree to a
writer wishing to write a history of the College.
While she served the College grew from a few hun
dred students to an enrollment of over 0,000. In the
earlier days of her career here all the students knew
her. Aas the enrollment -grew that became impossible.
Rut she did become a tradition of the College. All Col
legian men knew her well. To hundreds of student lead-
ers she became known as the “Watchdog of the Sam*
tunry.” She was respected by all.
It taeamc increasingly apparent as years wore r.-h ,
that she was not only doing a good job but a conscien
tious one. The College was her chief interest, her hope,
her career
We hope she will have good work, good Limes ahead
of her in the most modern field yet opened, planned re-
tirement. She will lie missed and never forgotlen.
THE POT BEGINS TO BUBBLE
TUTS IS TIIE TIME of the year when the political
cauldron begins to boil anew. Politicians will find an
important decision to make. They must decide whether
or not they are going to recognize the writing on the
wall. They must realize that the I„ocust Lane parly is
dead —that the issue is between Campus and the Imle-
Roughly this Lhrowx fraternity men against non-fra-
ternity men in the struggle for ofiioes. Three years
ago Campus and Locust Lane were the two powers. Lust
year there were three powers. This year there are two
again. And the Independents are going to come out of
the fray hopelessly outclassed unless they are careful.
Organization and party platforms-were introduced
last year by the Independents. They won me presi
dency when the fraternity vote was -divided. Faced with
hut one opponent they have a much harder task. Fra
lernilies by their very organization have the whip
hand. Thai is unhealthy. Soon the power revolves in
a small inner clique. It is up to the Independents to
lead the way again with a new program of organiza
tion ami principles that will create a close cc-nlesL and
a division of offices.
Unless they are forthcoming all the spoils for the
coming year will go right hack to the fraternities—in
Die hands of Campus.
THE BEATING OF THE DRUMS
THEY TALK ABOUT crime, they worry about sex,
tliey moan about filth,.and they cheer about Will Hays’
office in Hollywood, hut what are they going to do about
the pure trash that the motion picture industry fed
tlie public after the Panay bombing? And some news- ;
papers were to blame, too.
They ousted Mae West from NBC programs for in
nuendoes, they cleaned up motion pictures that young
minds might, not. be tarnished, but they did not hesi
tate to build up in excited ravings something vastly j
more important and serious—war. '
The Panay pictures in themselves were far from sen- 1
National , but the talking of the narrator accompanying
them and the frequent shots of the American flag* were.
News Enterprise Association, finding that its news pic
tures did not show the flag dearly, gaudily painted it i
in. i
The result was the best tasting of the drums, the
most vicious war propaganda since the World War. It
is thus that wars are created.
Remember that the Panay bombing was planned, that
it was done to create such a reaction. Keep in mind
that the emperor of Japan himself was double-crossed
at the same time. Do not be sucked in -by those who
want war. Let us have less Hearst-like display for
commercial interests. While we ore saving young minds j
from sex, crime, and filth in the movies and the papers, i
let us save them from something worse—death on a -
battlefield. I
Vignettes of lilazedom
That fire over Bull Pen way turned out to be the
biggest disappointment to the student body last year.
The Alpha Fire company was blessed by not having
'chepring throngs of students around to encourage the
work, and did a fine jolt of keeping the ehem-physics
tinder trap from catching.
Playing at the town cinema that day was "She
l/oved a Fireman.'" And Monday when classes start
ed about 100 students turned up at the Bull Pen for
classes, not knowing that it was no more.
And that name Buf) Pen finally fooled somebody—
Dip New York Herald-Tribune phoned the College to
inquire how many bulls were in the pen at the time of
the fire.
Bruce M. Trabue '39
Person most hurt by the blaze and most thwarted
was famous "Bull Pen Benny” Weaver, who used to
take roll for Mrs. Mack ami Dr. Smith. He is a man
without a home, as it were.
Most disgruntled over the fire was Die Collegian
that finally had a story break on Wednesday, only to
have it fall during vacation.
Miss Nitzky Gels a Present
The President’s secretary, Miss Mary Nitzky, re
tired the first, of the year after many years of service.
Mr. Morse, assistant to the prexy, supervised the pur
chase of a portable typewriter, as a parting gift from
/the College, lie sent the machine down via an Old
Main janitor, who found the erstwhile secretary out
and left Ihe machine out in the hall of her First Na
tional bank apartment. When informed, Mr. Morse,
worried that, someone might steal the valuable ma
chine despite its elaborate wrapping etcetera, called
Dr. D. M. Lonberger, a dentist in the same building,
and had him take it in.
.John A. Troanovlvteh '39
Salvutore S. Sala '3B
When Miss Nitzky returned, the goo.l don took ever
•he package. It turned out tlini Die doctor had been
guarding a package of laundry.
P.S.: The typewriter was finally found.
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Collegiana:
A young beta ami an old one, end Wnsbalmtigh and
grad Downey, tell of the cocktail party they attended
in Pittsburgh where they discovered they had to bring
their own drinks... Another beta, Prentiss Wilson,
Jr., of last year, has been announced as the one with
whom Lucille Giles will cast her lot for life... Anil
who is Ruth Eckles going to many in June?... Elsie
Tillherg has a ring from Jim Strochline... and Doc
Creasy has bestowed a sweetheart ring upon Gwen
Spencer... Mary Taylor returned from Erie with a
ring from George Sisson ’.‘l7, sao... Alexandra Til
sti eloped with W. F. Taylor, of mechanical engineer
ing over vacation ... While speaking of pins, let it be
known that Janet Story has returned her du jewelry
...will it. In* the pink elephant now?... And Doris
Jane Thomas is reported engaged to Joe Dennis...
Pete Stuart lias a novel system of testing his coupe
capacity. Our sports e;i ami Ridge Riley wanted to
see the Penn game with Pete. Both are big boys with
broad shoulders. So Pete drove the car around and
had Di’sm get in and squirm .around to see if there
was room. Believe it or not, tliey all went...
.Jack MahaiTey had a poor trip home on the train.
First, he ran into an old love. Then lie hud to-buy
her and Jack Kemion and Johnny Pierce and a few
other damsels sonic tidbits in the dining car when all
the other hoys were broke. And finally when he got
mV the train, he was so busy tewliug-a damsel’s bags
that he left his own on the train ...
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Self Praise Department:
Commenting on Slingin’ Sammy Baugh, the pro
pass expert in football, in class the other day, a
tain gentleman could got understand why he hadn’t
1 een referred to long age- as Slingin’ Sammy Wyand.
Txk, tsk, and not even a redskin, either.
Ode to a Survey:
In honor of the Bell’s forthcoming survey on "What
do you think yf co-eds who drink?" Campy respect
fully dedicates this d'tty:
Co-eds who drink .
Invariably stink;
Or go to hell;
Or edit. Die Bell.
Youll Enjoy
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EE PEHN STATfe COLLEC-lAN
Wednesday h Deadline
For NYA Checks
Student. N. Y. A. checks, now
available at the bursar’s office,
must be called for personally be
fore d:RO o’clock Wednesday after
noon, in accordance with a new
National Youth .Administration
ruling, it was announced yester
day..
Meanwhile, the deadline for de
ferring second-semester fees is
noon tomorrow. All application
blanks must he. in the bursar’s of
fice by that tinie. Parents will be
notified in each- ease of action ta
ken on their particular application.
SEE
W. H. MARSHALL
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
A bout the New Weslinyhouse
Refrigerators and Ranges
Glennland Building Dial 2202
These Drastic Reductions
are beyond compare on all the good, nation
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$5 & $5.50 Freeman Shoes . . . $3.99
$7.50 & $lO Bostonian Shoes, $4.99, $5.99
$8.75 Bootmaker Shoes .... $5.99
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Fletcher Valentine knows tobacco
values..,.like so many other inde
pendent experts he smokes Luckies!
"T’VE bought 4,000,000 pounds of tobacco at auc
•JL tions in the past ten years,” says Mr. Valentine,
independent buyer of Westfield, N. C, "and my
, bread and butter depends on making the right
bids. Thads why I have to know tobacco values.
"Now I’ve smoked Luckies ever since 1918, and the
reason is, they suit my taste to a’T’. Nobody knows
better than we tobacco men that Luckies are made
of the finest center-leaf tobacco.”
I‘ , Yes—and that isn't all . . .Luckies’ exclusive process,
"It’s Toasted” takes out certain irritants naturally
present in till tobacco—even the finest! The result
g is that you will find Luckies noc only taste good
H but are easy on your throat.
Surely, independent experts like Mr. Valentine make
good judges of cigarettes ... Sworn records show
that, among independent tobacco experts, Luckies
have twice as many exclusive smokers as have all
other cigarettes combined!
WITH MEN WHO KNOW TOBACCO
Group Elects Ritenour
Dr. Joseph P. Ritenour, director (
the College health service, 1 was electe
vice president of the American Stt
dent Health Association at the 18t
annual meeting of the group held i
Chicago recently.'
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