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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Successor to The F>ce Lavn, established 1887
PuhH'hcd nemUwrekly durinir tin Colltge >car except
on hoiidayn by ntu.lont* of The State College,
n the Interest of the College the Ktinlentx, faculty alumni,
rml fr ends '
THF VANAfiINO BOARD
A WIM.IAM KNOlll. IB *4O. Ivlltnr
C RUSSFI L FCK *4O. Buslnavt Mnnaw
Hplph I tnmj> 'to Woman* Editor
EMANUEL ROTH 40 BURTON C V 1! LIS. JR ’4O
Managing Editor Advertising Manager
ROB* RT L WILSON 40 MORTON NJEMAN ’4O
Sports Fil tor Cir. illation Manager
BERNARD A NEWMAN ’4O DORIs OUTMAN 40
- News Lihtnr Senior Secretary
fiFOROE B SCIILFSS ’4O lANET STORY ’4O
> Feature Editor Assistant Scniot Secretary
PANE HALDEMAN JR 40 W BRADLFY OWENS '4O
Assistant Mnnnuintr Editor Assistant News rdltnr
HERBERT NIPSON 40 PH' I LIS R GORDON Ml)
As«,stunt Sports Fditor Assistant Women « Fd tor
. ..Richard C Polota '4l
Unynrd Bloom *4l
Arta 1 hin«ran ‘4l
Managing Fditor ITus Issue
Neva Editor Thi« I«sm ...
\Vo ... r < t -ii. hI, or
Entered ns second-class matter July r> 1014 at the post
office at State College Pa under the ait of March 3, 1879
Fuday, Octobei 13, 1939
REAWAKENING
FOMK TOWNSPEOPLE, among othei s
mav qnalce in their bools at the leawaken
mg of tlie housing pioblem prompted by a
le tei lo the Collegian iiom a faculty mem
bo
Nariow-nunded obseiveis mav vibrate
witb.angei oi shiver with leal ovei the de
mand ot this facultv member to have the
student body act now to satisfy its legiti
mate'needs
Why townspeople become jitteiy at the
meie mention ol doimilories is ot little or
no impoi taitce Some ol them do despite all
assurances from the College that when doi
nutorie.s are built the usual piocedure is
lo increase the student enrollment
. Push a pioce J ure is even questionable
under present conditions. Only too tine is
the statement “Poorly housed students
can not do then host work “ And there aie
hundreds m this College who are definitely
poorly housed
That such deplorable conditions existed
was "conclusively pioved in an extensive
suivey by the Collegian last year
■ The establishment of a Student Hous
ing-Board did much to raise housing stand
ard's throughout the town While the cam
paign.hqd not been turned much at rais
ing, the’standaids of all houses, it did do
much to bring thela'gga'rdsTip to.the stand
afds'of the better houses
~.BHl,<.ast.the .correspondent infers, much
is yet to be ■ accomplished Doimitones
must be secured
. ' ' VI,’
I Bv no twist of the imagination does'the
Collegian expect to dneetly influence Penn
sylvania’s legslature Yet, an intensified in
direct approach, termed by the iaculty as
“an experiment in democracy," should
bung lesulis ;
REPLACING BOREDOM
Obscured in a shadow of doubt since
school opened, but emerging a.s a distinct
possibility now that several stumbling
blocks have been removed, comes a plan for
a “Soft|Dnnk Night Club.”
Such an idea ciopped up last yeai because
of the oft repeated cry “What is there to
do on a date''” sent up by fraternity and
non-fiatermty men and women alike. It
seems to be something Penn State definite
ly needs The standard formula on a date
,—a movie and a coke—has reached the
stage where some would i ather not date
Tins is especially tiue of non-fraternity
men With no place to go, with little or no
social advantages, this maionty of the stu
dent body lies in a state of "heimithood ”
The Soft Dunk Night Club stands as a
solution to this pioblem ‘The Sandwich
Shop could easily remain open on week-end
nights. Equipped with a nickelodeon and
a good dance floor its success could not be
othei than assuied
Not only would such a project uncover a
solutioirfor the non-fraternity dating prob
lem, blit it would also aid considerably m
alleviating congested conditions elsewhere,
create a long-needed social gathering place,
and oflei a' recreational spot for those de
siring envii onments othei than alcoholic.
EIV.H.
VANDALISM
A bit of vandalism that belongs in the
same category as student noting is the
stealing of leather cushions from,' the Bus
iness Women’s Clubroom, 407 Old Main.
Classes weie permitted in this room' by
the Women’s Cluh to help alleviate the
crowded' classroom conditions. Unless the
cushions are replaced by the thief the room
may be closed to College use because of one
moron's prank. W.E.Fi
CAMPUSEER
1 1 3Y HIMSELF
The Natives Return
(A Drammer by Campy)
SCENE. A bedroom in the Phi Phi Phi frater
nity, Penn State . a college somewhere in the
hills of Central Pennsylvania
DRAMATIS PERSONAE John A Xovitch ’39.
John A Yovitch ’39, and John A Zovitch’ 39
all members of the Committee of 100, who bore
from within and without, and In general , borel
Joe McGiilicudy ’OO, Cyrus McOougle ‘O3, and’
Phlneas McPftt ’Omigawd all members of the
Alumni Association, an organization of a dozen or
so guys who can afford it
Joe College ’4O, Joei Collidge '4l, and Joe Collltch
•4?
TIME The wee, wee hours of Saturday morning
of Alumni Homecoming .
(A group of alumni are sitting on the beds, bu
reaus, etc, engaged in a violent argument The
three underg aduates stagger In).
COLLEGE Wlmt's going on heie’ We hoaril
the sci earning all the way down «it the ’Skellei
and huiried back to see what it wis all about
McGILLICUDY It’s about time you got back
In the good old davs when we planned a bull
session for our alumni we kept our woid
YOVITCH A\v, cut that stuff You know you
couldn’t have bull sessions in the old bouse
Tf you’d get moie than foui in n loom, the Poor
would cave m
McDOUGLE See, there’s the gieai Clas h of 193 J
for you 1 All they do is hnd fault with the things
we did You youngsteis don’t seem to lenli/e that
we left you this house
COLLITCH (muttenng under hts bieath)
Along with a dozen oi so mortgages'
XOVITCH Yeh, I guess Penn State backs will
want to, but how do you account foi the fact
that only thiee of vou aic heie Whole’s the
lest of that stiong ilumnj gioup you’ie always
invmg about’
McPFFT Well ahem well, you see, many
of us arc so tied up m business nintteis that we
can’t break away Of course you inesponsiblc l
kids wouldn't understand a thing like that
ZOVITCH We understand and sympathize with
you Some of us aie sLilI looking foi jobs, too
COLLITCH But we still don’t know' what you
were arguing about a while ago How about lot
ting us in on it’
(Once again the alumni all start yelling at once
COLLITCH finally quietens them and suggests that
McPFFT be permltted'to speak first on the basis
of seniority in the house)
McPFFT Well, we woie discussing the pint that
the Alumni Association plans in piomoting the
general welfnie of Penn State
ZOVITCH You seem to be assuming that it plays
a part *
McGILLICUDY Of course we play om -pai t Look
at what we have done foi football We sent up
a kid named Bob Higgins in 191<> .
COLLIDGE' (his tuni to muttei) And you tai
got to take lum away in 1920 , (
m McDOUGLE* And don’t forget Dick^Harlow 1 -
YOVITCH Yeah, let’s take a {look at ‘Harlow
There’s, who could tell < plenty about youi
■'’"good old days ” He landed in ’Hahvahd a few
years ago, and he’s been tiying to get rid ‘of the
smell ;of Ag Hill 1 ever since.
McPFFT. -You young whippeisnappers act as if
you are the only ones who ever did anything fm
State Just what have you done, anyway’
ZOWITCH We got nd of Bezdek „
COLLIDGE And we booed Governor Earle'
XOVITCH We got a bunch of new buildings
without furniture
McDOUGLE
COLLEGE* And we’re getting botanical gardens
and observatoucs
McDOUGLE McCaskey’s Hill and the Cow Barns
always served the purpose foi us
(The argurpent continues’at fever pitch for about
an hour Both sides try to justify their existence
McPFFT tires of the battle He notices a Collegian
which has been used to stuff a broken window He
reads it)
McPFFH (in a dithei) Look at this,'fellers'
State’s backs weie fumbling all over the place
against Bucknell Reminds me of Zilch in ’9O
McDOUGLE And they used to put a handle ok
the ball foi Terwillgei in ’Ol
XOVITCH Yeh, I guess Penn State backs will
fumble no mattei what any of us try to do about
j(The curtain falls to the tune of a drunken
chorus of the Alma Mater )
OVER THE .
WEEK-END
VISIT THE
ALLENGREST
—for—
LUNCH
> and •
DINNER
PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Letter Box |
To the Editoi,
Penn State Collegian
Democracy, doi nutories, and
1940'
The Pennsylvania State College
owes its existence to an essentially,
democintic power, the will of the'
people of Pennsylvania implement
ed bv then legislatuie
At this time when so many in
terests are anxious to nullify pop
olai government it is only fitting
that a gioup of young people such
as the one here at our College re
affirm its belief m the democratic,
way by trying an experiment in
democracy
Let the student body woi k to
have its legitimate needs satis
fied—its needs for piopei housing,
foi instance Pooily housed stu
dents can not do their best work *
What can the students do to
obtain doimitoues’
They can have patents vote foi
those representatives at Harris-
Luig who will make the needed ap
piopnntions Since theie aie to-be.
elections in 1940, now* is the time
to let the representatives know bv
peisonal letteis what is needed
Aflei all, we do send representa
tives to Harnsburg to do oui will,
not theus Were it not so, to call
*iur government democintic would
be meaningless
The dormitories and other
items—can be had foi the asking
—if we ask enough And why not’
Wo pay the bills ’
Very tiulv youis,
D B
Averages
Continued* From Page 1
11 Tau Delta 1 44
Hi Phi Delta Theta 1 43
17 Theta Nu Epsilon 1 *l9
IB Beta Kappa 1 38
18 Tau Kappa Epsilon 138
20 Delta Chi 1 3'l
21 Alpha Chi Rho 1 33
22 Alpha Tau Omega V 32
22 Phi Epsilon Pi 132
22 Omega Psi Phi 1 32
25 Sigma Pin Epsilon 1 28
26 Kappa Delta. Rho 1 26
27 Delta Sigma Phi 1.26
27 Phi Gamma Delta 1' l l 26
27 Phi Kappa Psi ‘ 2 T. 26
27 Pi Kappa Phi 127
27 Sigma Pi 'iJJil 2—l 1 26
32 Chi Phf-Uli' A.-. i.’lkj
33 Alpha Sigma Phi 1 20
33 Phi Mu Delta i_.i-uIL I*2o
33 Theta'Xi —J .1.20
36 Sigma Nu A 119
36 Delta Upsilon l!l9
38 Delta Tau Delta 11_‘„ l;f8;
38 Kappa Sigma lilSi
38 Phi Kappa Sigma T , 118'
38.. Sigma Chi 118'
38 Chi —rl- 118
43 Alpha Phi. Delta __ l 117
43 Phi Kappa 117
45 Sigma Phi Sigma 114
46 Theta Kappa Phi 1 09
47 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 1 06
48 Alpha Kappa, Pi 99
49 -Beta Theta Pi 97
50 Phi Sigma Kappa 96
51 Pi Kappa Alpha 94
SORORITY AVERAGES ' -
1 Delta Gamma 182
1 Gamma Phi Beta 182
3 Phi Mu 178
4 Kappa Alpha Theta 1 71
4 Zeta Tau Alpha 1.71
6 Alpha Omicron Pi 1 65
7 Alpha Epsilon Phi 1 62
8 Chi Omega * l 57-
9 Theta Phi Alpha 1 54 1
10 Alpha Chi Omega, 151
11' Kappa-Kappa Gamma *1 49
ALL-COLLEGE '
All Fraternity Women' 165
All Fiatermty Men 132
All Fraternity 1 38
Non Fratfernity Women -1.56
Non'Fraternity Men 143
Non Fiatermty 1 146
All College Women 1 59
All College Men 1 1 38
AH’ College 1.43
BULLETINS
Engineering lecture, Room/110,
HomelSc, 3 10pm DeaifH p
Hammond will speak .on “The En
gineering Profession.”
Penn State Chess Club meeting,
second floor lounge, Old Main, 7 30
P m All faculty members, stu-‘
dents, and 'others interested In
chess invited Beginners will be
instructed in chess playing.
MISCELLANEOUS '
- The first soroity open house will
be held on Monday from 3*30 to
5.30 p m. All new students are
invited ■*'
Announcing a Double
•'> Rapid! Service
Comley Named '43
Senator; 14 Elected
Hall Group Leaders
Upperc|as£ Women Choose
Officers To Serve On Council'
Peg' Comley was- elected WSGA freshman senator on
Wednesday night, and hall group presidents were chosen
Monday to serve on Freshman Council:
Council members are—Mac HalhMildied Schmidt, Betty
Boyd, Ruth Moore, Ruth lOeshngr, Fiances Leiby, and Elsie
Booth, Atherton* Anne Dorworth, Miriam
Rhem, Ada Loid, and Pauline Ciossman, Town. Martha
Tobias, Alice Martin, and Gail Rogei s
Upperclasß women elected the
following: dormitory officers, with
presidents automatically serving in
llie House of Repiesentatives
\ E Atherton: piesident, Elean
or L Fagans *4l, vice president,
Betty A. Rahn ; secretaiy-trea*
surer, Hamet IT Stubbs ’42, so
cial chan man, Beitha M, Douthett
'4l, and fue c’hief, JWary.Tane Dal
ton ’4l
S. E Atheiton president, .Betty
M Blown Ml and M Elizabeth
Hatton MO tied, vice piesident, M
Emily Coyle Ml, secretary, Betty
Jo Patton M 2 7 tieasuier/ Bettv
Philips MO, social chairman 1 ,
Skcets Knecht M 2; and fire chief,
Mafulda M Croce MO S W Ath
eiton president, Helen R Moore
MO, vice piesident, Elizabeth D
Yost Ml, secretary-treasurer, Dor
othy H Grossman M 2; social
chairman, Virginia M Berkhouse
MS, and fire chief, Louisa M Ath
erton MO
Grange Officers
Grange Pipsidsnt, Marian M
'Eberts M 2, \ice president; Janet
Herrog M 2, secietnry-treasuier.
Marjorie D Cousley M 2, social
chairman, Alice Freeman Ml, and
Placement Bureau
Continued From Page 1
tbnight,'administration Mnembeis'
did not know ’yesterda'y The'
, next meeting'of 1 the''executive
committee will 1 be held 1 on *No-‘
! vembeH 10* The' entire Board
' will mot nleet until>January') i-*
I' Accoiriing 'to the Committee’ off
100/ the* placement “bureau could.)
’serv4 more * than ' just ( a job
findings and 'job-placing agency In
-the words -of - the* Committee—“lt*
jcodld''biiid' Penn State 'closer to’
;the industi ial/ commercial, 'social,'
land political life of this, state and
nation;,it could help inform the
individual, student of job. open
ings, it could help arrange intei
views between students and pios
pective employers, it could help
promote bettei public relations,
especially between the College and
the outside woild m geneial, it
could help serve as a means of
vocatibnal guidance to students,
informing them of the possibilities
in then fields, it could help feel
(the pulse of the state and nation,
guage shifting trends and recom
mend additions to the curriculum
to meet the requn ements of a new
era*.” , - ’
Committee Launched August
A movement to foim the Alumni
Committee of 100 was begun last
August 2 by John A. Troanovitch
*39 and Thomas A Boal *39 After
the plan was announced, the Pres
ident’of the Alumni Association,
.Robert H Craig, and'the execu
tive secretary, Edward -K. Hibsh
man, asked the Committee to desist
fiom its efforts and jpin the(Alum
ni Association in common cause
• As temporarily organized the
Committee has Troanovitch l as its
chairman and Boat as treasurer.
Temporary secietary of the group l
is Francis H Szymczak '3B '
• College Seal'
Jewelry
•' Compacts
: • Watches
• Lockets
CRABTREE’S
! ‘ On k Allen'Street'
, - Your Convenience
• ' Fresh, Gandy aitd" Cigarettes v,
, ' Alt'Popular 5c Brands of Candy.' The New M achines Dispense Candyi CigareUes.' or Botlt:
EDWARD H.
file chief, Helen A Jagnesak M 2
Women's Building President.
Marie B Somers 41, \iee piesi
dent. Eleanor A McLaughlin M 2,
secietary tieasnrei, Olga McCar
thy _M2,' social Chahninn, M Janet
Gillespie Ml, and fiie chief, Shii
ley Trebel M 2
Downtown Dorms' -
2*5*5 E Nittany President, Thel
ma E Wiegal Ml, vice piesident,
Betty A Bfsch'off M 2, secrelaiy,
Doiotliy Schullman, and'fit e chief,
Betty A.'Mickey M 2 129 S Miles
street piesident. Lois C Rankin
MO, vice piesident, Helen E
Shaipe MO, secietary, Clair Bern
stein, and socinl chaiinmn, Mae
Brown Ml
( I*l4 E Fostei president, Patri
cia ' Patton, s ecretoiy-treasnrei.
Enid Hirshowit7, nnd'social chaii
man, Civin Cohen 210 S Fraziei
president Laura I Collins MO,
vice president. Anastasia Smyrnio
tis Ml, secietarv, Janice M Owens
Ml 22S S Allen piesident, Maiie
■Lawrence, vice piesidPnt, Doiotli>
■Shaw, and social chnhninn-tieas
’uier, Lillian Brandt
- 512 W College, president, Mai
lon Setoukis, vice president, Helen
Hogan;' seci etaijy-treasurei, Ev
elyn Tohnson, and social chairman,
Virginia Bortener 222 W. College*
president, Eleiinor T Welting 1 Ml 1 ,
Vue president, Mildted G Burget'
M2;‘secretary-treasuier, Betty M
White M 2; and social 'chairman',
Florence Willy 1 “ ’ *
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“You Can Get ItAtIETZGERS”
HUNTERS! Look) over, our large -stock, of Hiiiitirig Equip-/!
ment of , every description.
GET YOUR HUNTING LICENSE HERE. We are dfficial
1 agent of- the State. 1 v .
SHOT GUNS & RIFLES FOR SALE AND FOR RENT.
OFFICIAL GYM UNIFORMS of the BETTER QUALITY;
Cheap'merchandise made of sh oddy material is expensive in
the long run. Buy the best. ! '
AMATEUR PHOTO SUPPLIES of all kinds. '
FILMS DEVELOPED. * ;
-Agents for Eastman—Agfa and'Argus
' - * , , •*»,'
; Text Books—Reference Books ■*-? General,Trade Books
Fiction. ' , . -
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, REMINGTON AND ROYAL TYPEWRITER^.
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SHOP AT METZGERS \ / PENN STATE MS
A Combination’ Cigarette and Gait dy,Dispenser
Crossroads Restaurant
v . BOALSBURG ;
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SIRLOm STEAKS ;
FRENCH FfelED POTATOES
ITALIAN SPAGHETTI.
BIER
NO BEER SOLO TO MINORS
To avoid embarrassment to you, beer will not,
be'sold at tables or lioollis ill which any'member. $
of lhe parly‘i3 a minor. : '■' - ,
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