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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN.
to The FrtnJrtVca, established 1887 „
PuMJehrd »«nl weekly during the College year, except
on holldnie to miutenU of Tho pMUwyhonto Slate Coil'S*,
in the imrn-tt of the College the student*. faculty, alumni,
And fr.emlrf
\lmnnlnir Editor Thh D'iue ——
N-w« HJllor This Im«»
Wl „ M IK i linn* -
ClUrr.il an .eotml-cltwt mat!*, July 5 19»J. at tha PWb
ifTra at StaU r.lkw I'a unJar thi- Bat of March 3. 18*9
Tuesday, December 12, 1030
an open letter
TO MR. DIES
Continued From Page 1
•I HE COLLEGIATE PRESS of the na
tion against you and your committee
,M. Dies With your polished beauty of
r'rum-lhumping diction and the rantings
o' your super-patriotic adherents
th'-o’ughout the country, you have inflat
ed an ant into a Samson.
'1 he basic assumptions upon which the
life of your committee rests, Mr Dies, ai e
uiienuivocally-wrong. Your abusive epi-
Ihels and noisy-platitudes cannot blot out
II e fact that the Communist Party, at its
supreme height of power in this country,
cannot muster more than 100,000 voles —
100,000 votes, Mr. Dies, out of a popula
tion of 130, 000,000.. Then, too, you can
discount the thousands who have been
alienated from "the cause.” since Russia’s
ua sorr with Germany and the rape of
1 inland.,
Do these constitute a danger to oui
democratic institutions, Mr. Dies’' Per
haps yn'.ir'whrk would be more effective
if you-hegan looking for the inherent de
f-cl.s in a system which can produce rev
olutionary , (though impotent) elements,
rather than attacking those elements and
sending American citizens under (hen
beds smffing for time bombs
II Ydnft INTENTION, Mr. Dies, is to
gel ai, the facts and only (he facts—wh.v
i our methods? The only weapon you have
iped in your warfare is an advance guard
of hysterical publicity. Can we expect un-
American elements to rush out;,of-((hgii (i
dens of iniquity to your witness chair
and tell all? The Department,-
of Justice, Mr. Dies, can giVe you-a fivi,
pointers on how to get facts. The Dilling
ers and Capones .weren’t called to Wash
irigtofj to confess. lt isn’t human nature
to kn|fe yourself.
Paralyzed \yith the infirmity of pur-,|
po'e, I Mr. Dies, your committee has
smeaked innocent names, has browbeaten'
witnesses,’raided private correspondence
—laotics unpalatable to the advocates of 1
I'r-mo-iracy’with whom you purport to
align yourself.
We contend, Mr. Dies, that you hate
iis d (he committee as nothing more than
a =-ni'ing-l'oaid for your own political as
piraliops.
YOU HAVE SIGNIFIED your inten
tion of investigating American colleges
and universities We are against any such
r.vive. No, Mr Dies, we are not,motivated
by fear of what little you may find; we
are mol lvated-by a different sort of fear,
a fear which you may find it hard to un
derstand in the light of your past activi
ties. ■
You will do nothing more than engend
er suspicion; you will do nothing more
1 han heighten the irrational hysteria you
have sown 'so prolifically. You will be
threatemng'one of the remaining citadels
oi liberalism and free thought in the en-
Ine wor’J—the American university
You will find Communists, Nazik and
Fascists in our political science classes,
.Air!. Dies, for we dare to discuss, study
and weigh the demerits and' merits of
their systems. We are confident, too, that
vour insatiable appetite -will be whetted
even more when you find our economics
classes pregnant with dangers to the Am
erican system—for do we not dare to
studv the totalitarian economy?
Yr-s, Mr. Dies, there are Communists,
Nazis and other political perverts in our
American universities But they are few,
they are impotent. If anything, you will
admit they .are but, manifestations of a
a democracy which incul
cates its school children with the shib
boleth of equal rights to all minorities
and the right to thipk as they please
AVe are against ypp and your commit
tee, Mr. Dies.
You have done more harm than good
to the cause of democracy.
■ • Jlogt sincerely yours,
PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
(PER EMANUEL ROTH,)
MANAGING EDITOR
OLD MANIA
Mutiny
. _ Unyaril Rloom Ml
.Richard C Peten Ml
V»rn L Kemp Ml
Like wildfire, the talk of an epidemic here
spioad Sunday night until everybody, including
Uglv-the-Fat Bulldog, was set to strike and have
an early vacation* Some dope called all the
houses, doims, etc., and went so far as to say it
was student union calling, that a vacation was to
begin Wed (tomorrow) Not true But not
the epidemic Phi Kappa Stgs are in such
lough shape that they declared senior preference
this week in their nien's-room« . Those calls
about the vacation remind us of the time Oison
Wells invaded us from Mars Long distance
phones .were buz7ing and all the kids set to check
out If Prexy Wetzel gets his hands on that
stupid nut Whew' His phone is still ring
ing with inquiring calls
The Customer’ll Rite
“Dear Maniac,
Upon phoning 3rd floor Mac Hall one evening,
I was greeted by the following
“Good evening, this is the Hugh Nelson Mnc-
Alli«ter Hall, that building immediately to the
left and slightly to the rear of Old Main building,
and directly to the right of the Home Economics
Building
•‘ft was ouginnllv constructed ns a dornnlon
for men, hut dur to inadequate facilities it wms
converted into a girls’ dormitory which now hnus
es- 140 glamorous freshman g»l p May we con
tact one foi you 9”
Willt Hint epidemic travelling thru the
dorfns, we wnudei haw thal silly frosh could
speak all lhal in nne bieath
Add Epidemic
*1 he phieps have a suite in the infirmary
The lucky stiffs Evon Wilson passed out oi
the sae house Another case For Doc Rile
npur Flank Zumhro is sick, too But be
cause Jean I nwrence is «-pen so much with Geo
Parrish
Tom Snaith, sae, was flunking the* mnmngc
course until last week Last week he was mar
ned /
Add Letterbox
Dear Maniac,
Your cohort, the Campusecr, is a little slow on
the draw'. .The water-pistol battle at thetnchi
house which he reported in the last issue was end
ed bv an armistice on Oct. 14 An honoiahle peace
has leigned on the premises ever since that dnt<
< Yours'for more TIMELY new's
, The Thetaehi Bo»*s
Gieal bays, IhesehTheta Clns
Add Love Life
| Bob Casselberry blind-dated Louise BicLsch the*
‘tWlier nite It was,the second co-ed he's dated
f this vear He's going to do,a lot more dating
* ,;fiom, now, on, we hear* , Forrest .Price, pludelt
pledge who, during rushing season, guaranteed five
■ different •- houses was going their wn.v.
pinned Dottie Savaid * But with his pledge pin *,
‘ 'j PavejMnrts <tau phi s delted Catherine O’Conner
an aopi . Janet Twichell is out of that Washing
ton infirmary and all mended Now we’re won- •
dering iwhat- Don Eyei will do about Marjie
Strode They say Jack Mahoney, phidelt, is
carrying a torch for Helen Gillette . Note to
Mahonev Talk it over with Mark Vinzant
Wanted
A hundred thousand bucks from some (Wealthy
alumnus to start the ball rolling on a much-needed
student-union bldg We guarantee the donor his
name grooved in ageless stone across the broad
portals . You rich kids (the two of you), talk
to vour old man over Xmas vacation
Can’t wait for Henry V Poor to get going on
those murals HisJdescription in the Inst Col
legian of the painting was beautiful
Incidentally, will anyone raise their hand if
they know anything about that Recreation cabin
last year’s senioi class presented as a gift 9 Is it
or is it not built? If sp, why?
’ Saturday’s Phila Evening Bulletin carried Ruth
Kennedy’s picture (she’s the Harvest Queen) at
the top of their front page.
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(signed) A Bewildered Fio«l>
PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
CAMPUS BULLETIN
Notices of meetings to be pub
lished in this column may be
left at Student Union Office in
Old Mam up to 1 pm. on the
day proceeding publication.
TODAY
International Relations Club
meeting. Room 418, Old Main, at
7 15 p m
Meeting of business staff of the
Poitfollo, Room 314, Old Main, at
7 p m Sophomores nnd Juniois
report also
Meeting of student chapter of
ASC 12, Room 107. Main 'Engi
neering. at 730 p m Speakeis—
Professors Robert E Mlnshnll and
Hany N - Benknrt on “Structural
Steel ”
TOMORRO.W
All Interested In taking a spe
cial train to Pittsbiugh anil vicin
ity ‘•ign up at Student Union im
mediately
Men’s Oullug Club meeting 118
Old Main at 7 p m
Meeting of Phlloies postponed
indefinite!} 1
MISCELLANEOUS
Poitfotio now on sale at Student
Union
Skull and Rones shingles avail
able at StudenL Union
PI Kappa Phi vs Tyione High
School faculty in basketball at Tv
rone Friday
Reservations for Di > Dock
Christmas part} at Student Union
LA Group Aims
At Exemptions
Ru'ing On Extra Credits
Scheduled For D seussion
Definite decision on a proposal
that students rating a ‘3” in a
coulee be excused fiom taking a
final in that com se will be made
by the Liberal Arts School Coun
cil at a meeting in 305 Old Mam
at 7 p m Thursday
A two-week investigation of the
pioject has been made among stu
dents and faculty bv a Council
committee, .iccoidmg to Leonard
Cooper, ’4O president of the group
Council action will be, in the form
of a lesolutios which will be pre
sented to Dean Chailes W Stod
oart 1
The Council is also expected to
make a (infinite ruling on the num
ber |o£ extra credit- which may be
earned by .* stuJent in the’School
of Liberal Arts Hitherto-this 1
mattei I has ‘bddn left'to the decis-’
ion of individual student 1
tA, resolution that 1 a course v in’
(interviewing be f given next 'sem
ester has alrehdy’been’■piesented
to (Dean 1 Stoddnrfc * - 1
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CINEMANIA
With Blondie engrossed in the
theories of child training, Dagwood
trying to dispose of an apartment
house so uniquely designed that no
body wants it, Baby Dumpling ad
justing himself to school routine,
and Daisy, the dog, unaccountably
missing, “Blondie Brings up Ba
by” is more hilariously hectic than
any of the preceding Bumstead
comedies
Like all the others in this ser
ies “Blondie Brings up Baby” is,
based on Chic Young’s popula.
cartoon strip, with Penny Single
ton Aithnr Lake, Larry Simms,
and Daisy, the dog, still filling the
key roles
Take two hours off from study
ing for pre-Christmas bluebooks
and past due assignments to see
the Bumstead family trying to
solve its problems “Blondie Bring-,
up Baby” will be shown at the
State Theatic Thursday and Fri
day
Ag. Ec. Society To
View Plant Grading
Singling out for discussion the
topic, “Fruit and Vegetable Grad
ing,” the Agricultural Economics
Society will hold n meeting at 7 p.
m today in Room 318, Old Mam ’
PENN STATE CLUB
ANNOUNCES THE FIRST
ALL-COLLEGE DANCE OF 1940 ...
' X r f
New Year’s Dance
WITH
REX ROCKWELL...
.... and His Orchestra
Sat., January 6, 1940 . , Rec Hall
. - i
Dancinjt 9 to 12 ■ Admission,—37 fac per person
“Make this the Number One Occasion
On Your New = Year’s List!"
Cabinet Meeting
Scheduled Tonight
Held Yesterday
Because of a time confliction
with the Artists’ Course, the All-
College Cabinet will not meet
tonight The Cabinet meeting
was held last night after the Col
legian had gone to press.
The Collegian will print a
complete story on the meeting in
the Friday issue
Letter Box
To the Editor,
Penn State Collegian, ,
The following is the statement
whlcii has been signed by man>
pducntois on Penn State’s campus
nnd sent to Washington in an ef
fort to stop the Dies
Committee” before it is too late
In recent >ears Aineilcan edu
catois have been examining criti
cally the oonti ibution of education
to American life There has been
general recognition that many
changes have to be introduced into
both emricuhini and administra
tion Such changes are considered
vital If education is adequately to
serve Its purpose of being a pre
paiatlon foi life in a society be
leaguered by unemployment, wais,
and the lineal nf'wars, the break
down of tiadillonal faiths
All recent studies, -where thut of
the .American Youth Commission,
oi of the Educational Policies
Committee, or of l fie Regents In
quiry, lecognire the needs for pro
motion among young people In the
schools and colleges a greater
awareness of the responsibilities
or citizenship in a democracy In
this respect student organizations
smh as the American Student TJn
ion have dope much to encourage
among undergraduates a creative
concern with the social and eco_
notnic pioblems of our times
Without endoistag its specific
pi ogi organizations
must inevitably make mistakes
and that i« part of learning the vo
(atlon of leadership in a democia
cv—wo believe that the ASU is
making a leal contribution bv
challenging young people to think
about theii pla.ee and responsibili
ties in a demon at ic society It is
oui opinion that the problem edu
cation faces is not so much with
what students aie saying about
politics and economics, but that!
they should he sufficiently con
(erned io<have an opinion at all ,
Pailiculnrly at this moment the
educational system must ,encour
age'students to examine ,the full
range, of institutional es
confronting mankind t in terms of
tlie > aluos ’associated ,ylth ‘A'nierl
can', democracy t It must, not give
‘the impression'that it fiowns upon
"independence of thought liy” yield
'tag up academic freedom ‘in the
nam'd of 'combatting /‘radicalism
’in the universities”, , „ ] *
5 ‘ \v*e believe" 1 that may
’disagree with every policy ‘advo
cated by the ASH. and?nevertlie
less, recognize that to i limit thq
right of students to organize and
discuss pioblems of social ; policv
is to undermine the democratic
role of education
“The world is sick, deadly sick”
a renowned scholar recently ex
claimed In such circumstances it
would be dogmatic piesumption to
forbid our, young people from ex
ploring any path of inquiry and
analysis
Social Problems Club
Chemical Society
Marks Anniversary
The local chaptei of Phi Lamb
da Upsilon, honorary* chemical so
ciety, celebrated its 25th anmver
surv witth a banquet in St Paul's
Methodist Episcopal Church, yes
terday Appioxnnately 135 pci
*ons attended.
Ptincipal speaker was Grover
C Chandlee, head of the depart
ment of chemistry, who told of the
College as it was in 1914 when the
honorary was installed. Three of
the 14 charter members piesent
were: 0 J. Vogel, Dean Williams,
and .lames H. Olewme, professor
of chemistry. Donald S . Crydor,
piofcssor of chemical engineering,
acted ns toastmaster. "
WE WOMEN
OUR EPIDEMIC OP ILLNESS
in the doimitories and downtown
is the main topic of con\eisation
nowi Eveiyone is asking “Is it
serious’ What can be done’ Will
I get it’ Will the College stop
classes’ And hadn’t I hetlei run
home to mothei
Yes, there is nn “epidemic"—if
>on \w\nt to call it that Appioxi
mate}> a bundled women linvo had
I lie same minor illness, in varying
degiees But the illness is not at
nli serious, noi will it be ’fatal
Jtlght now you can discount at
lenst half of the reports >ou hear
ns being exaggeiated
What we women must do, is keep
our 'heads Becoming nervous
wrecks about the tiling won’t help
nl all, especially since there is
nothing to be net vous about ftlany
women aie leally ill, just ns many
are meiely scared If you aie not
vvoH, see the health service, if you
aie scared, forget it The situa
tion will piohabiy be up in
a few dajs If it Kn’t, then some
thing will be done
But tlte idea of going wild with
rumoi.s of disease, epidemics, and
school closing is ridiculous' Nat*
ui ally we’ie all anxious foi Christ
mas vacation Bui to start that
vacation a week carlv and make
up the time latei, unless there is
good reason to do ,so t .would, be —
to say the least—stupid
Whv should we students,' who
aie natural alnrinists ami very,
very vacation conscious f tty the
cnso’“\Vhile the adminisliation is
spiking as many rumois as it can,
it will not overlook the facts 1
Besides these bundled women
who aie too ill to attend meals or
classes there are undoubtedly
many otheis who have had mild
attacks hutiitnve not teported to
llie health service Something is
wiong and of course, the students
want to know what it is
Also, the women who aie healthy
are woitvjng themselves to the
point of illness and wearing them
selves out taking onie of ill filends
and roommates Hence, a large
piopnrtion of the women students
aie in an unnatiual condition ci
tliei phvsically or net v ously
Tills condition will not continue
If the ndniinistialion cannot dis*
covet llie cause'and give dpilnile
instinctions (o students as to how
tiiey ma\ avoid it, it will pLobably
consider s f Qli]nil iin}.njl(
onn solve the pinbiem But*this Jr
,veiy -unlikely ( , J Vl ,
,Th© next fbvvj days‘will mark d
crisis ip file “epidemic" The most
( s£naible attitude-is that'theie is'
nothing to M wojfv . If. the
' ILLUMINATED' SMITH-CORONA , ■
' GLOBES ' TYPEWRITERS .
cases drop off —as they probably
will —them It*s all over If the mat
ter is not righted In the next few
da>s, the administration will do
something to curb the epidemic,
both physical and nervous In the
meantime we are still going -to
school
So gel your chins up*and stop
worrying Those who haven't been
HI so far aren't likely start now
And, for heaven's sake, And some*
thing else to discuss with your bed*
ridden friends than how man> oth
ers are rumored to be in the same
condition' - .
Model Railroad Club
Will Hold Exhibition
A reccntlv-organwed campus
group of locomotive-conscious
students, the Penn State Model
Railroad Club, met last night to
Slippers . .... .
FOR HIM
Moccasin Style inr
6 JPfWk And Modern 1 “ '
Styles With Old - - t 0
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1.00 HER
Moccasin Style V
And Many Others ,
3.50 Colorful
Comfortable
AND
Dpn’t Forget MOM and DAD
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,1 , il ! .1 CORNER ALLEN & BEAVER ' M ,, |
$29.75
‘ $39.50
$49.50
$59:50
$64.50
AILNew "
Models
' ; r’dw ! i’AiN?PENfea|
DESK SETS
k Parker
Sheaffer
Waterman
Pencils
1 to Match
In Setts.i
From $2.00
Tuesday, December 12 ,1939
consider plans for future pro*
prams.
The club will invite repiesenta-/
lives fiom well-known railways to*
present talks 1 and movies here, and
is.preparing to hold an exhibition
of scale models of locomotives con-,
strpcted by club members
DID YOU KNOW
* r ,
That Penn State is the
fourth largest fra
ternity school in the
United States? , ,'
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