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Friday, January 19, 1990
AN UNDENIABLE SITUATION
S DECISION against grant
ing a charter to the proposed hat society
should not be misinterpreted as a slam to
the Independent Men's Association.
Refusal to grant the charter was based
fundamentally on the fact that "there was
no need for a new society," along with the
€,uppalting factor that the organization un
der consideration did not differ substanti
ally from the ones already in existence.
The decision was t not a - hasty one Nor
1,1 , as is passed on by Dunlap's investiga
mg committee without capable and suffi
cient consideration •
It would not have made one iota of dif
ference if Interfratermty Council, Sigma
Delta Chi, or Phi Beta Kappa had been pe
titioning Cabinet for a new hat society ra
lather than the IMA.
The decision would have been the same
—and the Collegian views it as a logical
Despite the fact that the present hat so
cieties are on the upswing, it i emains ob
vious that student opinion disfavors such
groups. Why such should be the case is dif
ficult to understand.
Nevertheless, one campus sampling after
another has proved this to be true. While
this feelmg exists, does it seem logical to
toss another hat society into the critical
:iircle?
On the contrary, it is definitely time to
salve the undeniable situation of honoring
these deserving persons who are render
ing service to the ,Pennsylvania State Col
lege in one form or another and are not
otherwise recognized. The charter for the
proposed society revealed the need for this.
Such is the problem confronting the new
committee, appointed to uncover the possi
bilitie% in Dunlap's sugge9ted "shingle sys
tem."
._, If the mechanics of this project can be
worked out systematically, it should prove
a successful undertaking.
LET'S HAVE MUSIC
CONSPICUOUS BY ITS ABSENSE, to
put it tritely but rightly, has been the Col
lege Blue Band at the intercollegiate acti
vities in Recreation Hall.
Reported to have been shunted out of the
hall because sufficient seating facilities
were not available, the Band would have
found more than enough room, to manipu
late at most of the occasions to date.
Something is obviously lacking among
the usually over-pepped Rec Hall crowds.
In keeping with the "deliberate offense"
gallery action is dull, especially prior to
starting time or at intermissions.
The Collegian's guess is that it's the
music.
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FUTILE HOPES
I—EQUIPMENT—One hundred percent.
- for our 11 new buildings.
2— , -NAME CHANGE—from College -to '
Unfitrsity.
Stubborn Stooge Stymies Solon:
Confucius (or was it Pulitzer') say when man
bite dog, that news We haven't stumbled across
any such startling stuff, but perhaps this little
Item will do for tonight's screwy tale
We saw it happen A husky lad in "S" sweater
and Skull-and-Bones hat walks up to a ticket
taker at the Syracuse basketball game, and in
forms him that he has forgotten his A 4 book
• You're Grovel Washabaugh, men't you""
queries the stooge -That's ight," replies the
beta footballer ,
"President of the Athletic Association, aren't
your" inquires the well-informed ducatee'r "The
very same," quips the beaming Washabaugh.
"Well, you still can't get in without a ticket,"
states our hero (Washabaugh finally entered the
game on a pass-out check—SHAME' 1
Maniac, Please Note:
Campuseer hereby predicts that Jan Savitt and
his lads will Tophat it at Senior Ball
Of course, it isn't news any more, Maniac dear,
but at least it's accurate (Weien't you the master
mind who predicted Jimmy Dorsey, then Cab
Calloway'',
And if we were you, Maniac, we wouldn't make
rash predictions such as Glenn Miller for Junior
Prom Any day the powers-that-be approve a
two-thousand-bucks-per-night band, we'll be very
much overwhelmed. And that's what Mr. Miller
and his footers want-2 g's
So This Is CoHitch:
Then those funny men horn the hills, our
Thespians, invaded the great big metropolis (Al
toona) Monday, and gave the staid city dwellers
a look at real collitch kids in action, along with
some "Swing Pinafore" As a result we predict
that Penrt State enrollment from the Altoona ales
will definitely drop in the next few years
—Edward J Malaria 41
___Richard C Peters 41
Helen L Camp '4O.
Mike Brotman, the outfit's ace piano man, sums
up the trip like this• "Sherm Harter drove down
with the back of his station wagon piled high
with props. On the trip back it was piled high
with Thespians."
Once more it was "Dick Deadeye" Llewellyn
v,ho brought down the house with his wiggling
stomach It seems that Altoona's mayor recently
ousted the police force On his anatomy Llewel
lyn had painted "POLICE CHIEF" Rolling his
frontal expanse as only he can, he gagged "It
hasn't settled down yet from the shakeup " (His
torical note• Deadeye's stomach had not so long
ago flashed out this legend "Penn State 10,
Pitt 0)
The curtain was delayed as the worried Uoup
ers waited and waited for dancer Louise Beach
and funnyman Ned Startrel to turn up (They
finally did . 'nuff said) They say the bus
seemed like a suburban on the hip back
stopped every ten minutes or so Unexpected
passenger in Harter's equipage was beta Dick
Dougherty, whom the
and
found In an Altoona
place of refreshment, and tossed onto the mattress
in the back along with an assortment of actors,
dancers, prop men, Dave Morgan, and what
have-you
And speaking of Dave Morgan . . . We got a
laugh out of the realization that his Senior Ball
co-chairman. Jim Sausser, is a bigwig an the local
Moral Rearmament movement.
Egad, A Frank Woman: -
We've been wondering foi years whethci there
is such a mature as a Penn State co-ed who
will admit that the female student body (and
face) is even slightly below Ziegfeld front line
standards
Don't faint now, but we've found a frank co-ed
Mrs Ivaclame Howland, the physed lady, was
giving a class of sophomore gals an ear beating
recently on what women should look for in a
man, stressing the fact that women should be
plenty independent and look for lots of features
money, looks, etc
"And now, girls, what Nvill you look for in your
future husband 9" asked Mrs Howland of the
class.
"Beggars can't be chosers," philosophized our
heroine (Carolyn Moorhead) from the back of the
room We still have trouble believing it
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TOMORROW
'43 Independent part) victory
dance, Chi Phi house
Drydock open Reservations at
Student Union
MISCELLANEOUS
Meeting of German Club, Mon
day, 730 p m , Hugh Beaver
Room, Old Main
College Senate meeting sched
uled for February 1, postponed
until February 8
Invitations for mid-yeas gradu
ates may be obtained at Student
Union today
Monday last day for graduating
seniors to place orders for caps
and gowns and invitations at Stu
dent Union
ILetter Box I
To the Edam,
Penn State Collegian
Since we are living in a demo
cracy and are supposedly free to
'criticise, the letter about rating
our supeitors such as deans is
very timely Why should we not
have a series of tests to rate those
who administer as well as teach ,
There is backsliding in all ranks
It might result in =movement all
along It could be from the bot
tom up How near do those in
mimmistiation give the type of
service and support that a good
administrator should
The writer was coned! in say
ing that some do not. enter a
building once in a presidential
term of office. Some have not
been in all the buildings on -the
campus. If a visit is made, it is
almost unavoidable. How can
they be really familiar with the
class room and office conditions
without some first hand informa
tion? Are they so interested in
publicity and in making' an im
pression that they cannot see or
feel for the individual needs of
their respective personnels?
Should not the ideal of equity
and democracy be nurtured most
where such are taught to fure
leaders , How can the average
instructor especially the younger
ones, forcibly present what he
feels if he feels dry rot in destroy
ing these things from within ,
Yes, I agree with such a rating
of all who administer but would
any change come about , Me
younger men to continue to bear
the blunt of wars and democracy
fail to give more power to those
that are fit for sacrifice t e, the
younger more progressive ele
ment, A College is a place where
one would evpect equal Justice,
if anywhere
To the Editor,
Penn State Collegian t
I favor your idea of rating the,
faculty, but I'd like to offer a few
reset vations
I'm not much impressed by the
fact that most of the deans ap
prove of the poll They aren't go
' mg to be rated, and they fail to
look closely at the nature of the
questions The questions, you re
member, are based on some used
successfully at Louisiana State
University 'and elsewhere Any
thing from L S U. ought to be ex
amined suspiciously, eVen their .
prexy in jail Therefore before
deciding finally on the wording
of the questions, why . not consult
the professors themselves, or- at
least a few of them')
I'd suggest the following as
competent to judge the value of
your 'questions• Dr. R. H. Dot
' serer, teacher of logic and author
of a book on the subject; Dr. C.
C. Peters and Dr. R. G. Bernreu
ter, both of whom have had ex
perience in making similar rating
charts; and Dr. P. C. Weaver, who
teaches several courses in Prob
lems of Collegiate Education.
What do they think of your ques
thins?
Second, I'd like to point out
DID YOU KNOW ~
That Penn State and
Syracuse each have
4 legs on the Balti:
more Sun Boxing ,
Trophy?
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Activities Point System For Women
investigated By WS6A; Proves Very
Successful At Both Pitt And Cornell
Betty Ann Albright '4l Heads New Committee;
System Discussed In Women's,House Meetings
To Determine Desirability Of Applying It Here
The need for a point system to apportion women's activities here
is being investigated by a WSGA House of Representatives' Commit
tee headed by Betty A Albright '4l ,
Aheady worked advantageously by coeds at the University of
Pittsburgh and Cornell University, suck point waling would 'deter
mine what students are eligible to hold office in extra-curricular
activities. 4
The desirabiliy of the system as
it would be applied here is being
discussed in women's house meet
ings this week According to -the
plan, each woman's activity would
be evaluated by points with stu
dents entitled to carry a certain
number each year Cornell's
WSGA handbook states that scal
ing "benefits the organizations by
assuring each , position an incum
bent whose interests are concen
trated rather than so scattered
that hei efforts become ineffi
cient "
The handbook also points out,
"This system protects prominent
Individuals from being burdened
with more outside work than is
safe for their studies or health
and spreads among many students
those privileges, pleasures, and
honors which have previously
been undertaken by a few."
The House committee report,
when complete, will point out
how many women are carrying
extra-curricular work and how
much
Activity apportionment was
used by women here several years
ago, but gradually fell into dis
use
three obvious objections to your
chart (1) There is no place to
score the teacher who cuts classes,
anives late, leaves early, gives
few quizzes, fails to proctor them,
usually fails to grade them, omits
examinations, etc, etc We have
a number of such bums on our
faculty, and there's no place in
your chart for them (Or would
you call their cutting "systematic"
and say that their frequent ab
sences "stimulate interest in the
course")
(2) Youi question on "outside
reading" doesn't have enough an
swers Two of your suggested
answers, "excessive at times" and
"unreasonable," are almost alike'
Any excessive readings are un
-1 reasonable, and most unreason
] able assignments turn out to be
excessive Now,if a teacher isn't
'excessive and unreasonable, the
only thing to mark him is "very
fair" Suppose again he's a loaf
er who assigns little or no outside
reading, who sticks to his little
one-eyed textbook Does that
make him "very fair?"
(3) Question 6 on examinations
is similar in failing to allow a
check on the easy teacher. "Too
long" is offered as a possible an-'
swer, but not "too short"
"Tricky" is suggested,, but not the
opposite "too easy " Any teacher
whose exams are short and easy
has to be marked in your chart
"fan and thoughtful"
In short, you see the point:
most of the questions sort out the
hardlbotled teachers, and then
lump the others (the good and the
easy ones) together in the "very
fair and thoughtful" classification.
It's exactly the sort of rating that
ought to be a success at institu
tions like Louisiana State Univer
sity. But why give the local
bums a break/
' Liberal Arts Prof.
President Roosevelt has been
elected an honorary member of
the Temple University chapter of
Delta Sigma Pi.
Announcing ,
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FEBRUARY '23rd ~ ' c REC 'HALL
US GALS
Once upon a time. all Gaul was
divided into three parts Just to
show that History can repeat it
self, we ale now going to divide
all Penn State- coeds into three
clams Here goes
All Penn State coeds are divided
into three classes The first of
itheSe'are the Students. Next are
the Party Gals. And thirdly come
the BWOC's.
The Students are fairly harm
less and sometimes quite human.
Of course, there are always ex
ceptions like those who have "just
flunked another bluebook" and
come out with a 3, those with
permanent "Do Not Disturb" signs
on their doors, meant not only foi
their worst enemies but also for
their best friends, those who can
never go anywhere, whether it be
shopping or to a show, because
of the work they have to do, and
those who think anything less
than a 2 5 average the mark of a
moron.
The Party Gals, on the other
hand, are quite different. Some
of them are 'quite conservative
about their aim in life, most of
them aren't You'll hear them in
corridors, screaming' "Ooh, I'm in
love again No, it's the real thing
this time He's simply wonder
ful " They always want to bor
row your new evening gown, be
cause they've worn all of theirs
so often that they simply can't be
seen in them again They never
have a good or even repeatable
word for any other member of
their sex They are the Jitter
bugs, the Lovebugs, and the Dav
enport Dianas, who spend hours
talking on the telephone, practic
ing dance steps, arranging their
hair, and using their "appeal' on
everyone from dormitory waiters ,
to professors.
The third group, or the /MOD's',
are the activities women, and us
ually tell you all about it No,
they can't come to this or go to
that, they have another meeting
And, when introduced to some
one for the thud time, "Oh, have
I met you before' Sorry, I didn't
remember. I meet' so many peo-,
ple, you know" Their stock
phrases include "If my phone
rings once more, I'm going to
strangle it." "I had three meet
ing last night and have four more
tonight" "Whoosie wants me to
chairman such-and-such a com
mittee, but I haven't a minute
Still I guess I should "—and so
on. They barge from one meeting
to another, and love it Nothing
gripes them as much as being left
out of something
• It's too bad Gaul wasn't divided
into four or five parts—we "could
,always add the few nice normal
Domestic Girls and the Sleepy
Souls.
Or we could scramble them
back together again and start
over. This time we'd begin All
Penn State coeds are divided mto
three classes The first of these
are the Ocooli Girls. Next are
the Gripers. And thirdly come
the Don't-Give-A-Damners -But
what's the use°
CINEMANIA
Forget about the arrival of fi
nals and go to see "Gulliver's
Travels," the new full-length
technicolor cartoon which opens'.
at the State Theatre tomorrow
and continues Monday and Tues
day.
That math or physics will seem
like a snap compared with the
adventures of Gulliver in the land
of the Lilliputians. There's more
than just adventure, however.,
Max Fleischer and his artists
have succeeded in capturing-the'
satire the pettiness and narrow
ness of the world today ,
Songs from "Gulliver's Travels"'
are already familiar, including "I
Hear a Dream," "It's a - Hap-Hap-
Happy Day," "Faithful Forever,"
"Bluebirds in the Moonlight,"
"We're All Together Now," and
"All's Well "
"Little" and "Bombo," the pom
pous, ultra-nationalistic kings of
Lilliput, "Prince David" and
:Princess Glory," the ethereal
sweethearts, and the three slick
spies, "Sneak," "Snitch," and
"Snoop" will capture your hearts
just as the seven dwarfs did.
Oberlin College has a Pullman
car named after it
NO DOUBT a straight line is the
shortest distance between two
points. But a telephone line is the
quickest path to Mother, Dad,
friend or relative So if you want
to keep in touch, or make a touch,
try a fast, accurate, low•cost Long
Distance call tonight. ,
EMI=
CZEMEIE
Friday. January 19,-1940
Movies Tuesday Tolhow
Sun Valley {infer Spuds '-
.. .
A chance, to see Sun Valley,
famed Idaho Winter resort, will
be offered to Penn State students
when Fletcher Edwards, repre
sentative of the Union Pacific
Railroad, presents an illustrated
lecture on the world famous win
ter spm is mecca in Schwab audi
torium at 8 p. m Tuesday. The
movie to be shown contains over
1200 feet of techmcolor film. -
The lecture, "Winter Sports-at
Sun Valley," is sponsored jointly
liy - the Ski Club, WRA, Men's
Outing Club, and the Student Re
creation , Board, under Miss Mil
dred A Luce and Ray M. conger,
instructors in physical education.,
DUKE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE I,i
DURHAM, N. C.
Pour terms of eleven weeks aril
given each "yeal These may he
taken consecutively (modulation In
three and one quaitei penis) or
three lei ms may lie taken each
year (meditation in foul years )
The entiance temilrements are in
telligence, Omelet* and three
years of college work, including
the subjects specified for Class A
medical schools Catalogues and
application forms may he obtained
(corn the Admission Committee