Penn State collegian. (State College, Pa.) 1911-1940, April 05, 1940, Image 2

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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Successor to The F7CB Lance. established I$S7
Publlched eernl-meekh during the College leer. except
ai holkin,a h, studento of The Penns..l unfit State College.
In the inle-e•t of the College the students, faculty. alumni.
and fr.ends
TAF MANAGING. BOARD
A WILLIAM ENGEL. JR MO, Editor
C RUSSELL ECK MO, Business Rammer
HELEN L. CAAIP '4O Women's Editor
EMANUEL ROTH 40 BURTON C B , ILLIS, IR 'or
Managing Editor Ads ertitung Manager
RournT I, WILSON 'JD MORTON NIEMAN '4O
Sports Fd for Circulation Manager
BERNARD A NEWMAN '4O DORIS OUTMAN '4O
Next! Editor Senior Secretary
OCORGE 13 SCHLES4 '4O JANET STORY '4O
I ignore Editor AnyNtant Stator Secretary
PAUL. HALM:NAN. JR. '4O W READT.I.Y OWENS 'lO
Araistant Managing Editor Arutstant Neat Editor
HERBERT NIPSON '4O 1"1111.LIS R CORDON '4O
AutoOnnt Snorts Editor Asuittant. Woman's Ed tar
OTOO !OP NATIONAL •OVOTITOROO OT
National Advertising Service, Inn.
allege Publubtr, Represents:me
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cuscuo soslo. • los • SAT DiAmosto
Unfairtoo Editor Thio boom
sio iit Editor Th r time __
Wrnen'a lame Editor _
Enured SW gerand-elass matter July 5 1914, at the cast
ofriee at State Collett, l'n tinder the act of March 1, 1879
Friday, Apul 5, 1940
COMMENTING ON FINLAND
THE DISILLUSIONMENT that led Dor
othy Thompson to remark that the demo
cracies rapidly were becoming a burial as
sociation finds many an echo in collegiate
comments on the recent conclusion of the
Russo-Finnish war. Praise there has been
io• a brave people crushed beneath the
weight of superior man power, knit the col
lege press has not been content to close a
vital chapter in history with mere praise,
according to the Associated Collegiate
Press.
"Who is responsible?", is a question ask
ed, and the Kent Stater of Kent State Uni
versity speaks for many when it answers:
"Hesitating John Bull has slept through
another diplonlatic battle, and Finland lines
up in the graveyard with the Czech and
Polish tombstones, marking the stages of
mortification of British military position in
her war with Germany "
Others, as typified by Harvard Univer
sity's Crimson, are not so sure "Easy it
is," the editor wides, "for Monday morn
ing quarterbacks to throw in their happy
after thoughts, then• 'should have done's'
Perhaps the Allies 'should have' decided
lntrher to bolster the Finn forces,..but the
gamble was a dangerous one. Gallipoli
taught Mr Churchill the costs of troop
landings on unknown coasts. Britain could
ill violate Scandinavian neutrality while
posing as the enemy of international ban
ditry And an Allied expedition of at best
80,000 soldier s would hardly have with
stood a Russo-German onslaught. As for
Sweden, her unwillingness to serve as Le
bensraum for frustrated World War H is
certainly understandable"
It's the proverbial six of we and half a
.diren of another as editorial comment
passes hack and forth
' •
Despite the discussion of the past, it is
the riddle of the future which perplexes the
Collegian
With a complete appreciation for the
Aught of the plucky Finns, with a keen
sympathy for then position, and as Intel
as the affair flares our moral indignation,
tne Collegian still shudders at the thought
of another Arno lean attempt to balance by
imlitary interference the inequalities of
periodically wal -torn Europe.
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
borough have been imp' oved considerably
by the recent placement of stop signs at
clangs , ' ous intersections.
This safety measure was requested by
the MI-College Cabinet. Students should
abide by the iegulahons in an effort to fur
ther establish the favorable bonds of coop
eration between borough officials and stu
dents
SPRING AGAIN
NO LONGER covered with a deep blan
ket of snow, Penn State's campus is begin
ning to display the first signs of Spring
through the efforts of the Department of
Grounds and Buildings
New grass seed, various varieties of trees
and shrubbery, and other beautifying ef
fects will he included in the general land
scaping of the entire campus.
Penn State's campus has the enviable re
putation of being one of the most beauti
ful in the country. The scenic beauty of
the surrounding countryside aids mater
ially in keeping this reputation.
But it is only through the cooperation of
tle student body that the campus grounds
can be maintained in a manner which fits
their surroundings. The tradition of our
campus care and campus pride is far-reach
ing. Let's uphold that tradition. _
BY h - ars
The Worm Turns
Froth, please note Burgess Leitzell, this
item is not for you,
After constantly being the subject of
stories in the Hai yard Lampoon (high class
humor magazine which voted Oomph Girl
Ann Sheridan least likely to succeed), Cam
bridge City Counciloi Michael A. Sullivan
sled suit against the funny boys for print
ing "false, scandalous, and defamatory"
statements about him. He sued for a mere
$lOO,OOO.
Embarrassing Moments
If A rni e Laich could have seen two
months ahead at the beginning of this se
mester, he would never have scheduled
Speech 300 (radio speaking). Prof. Tyson
had him prepare a radio interview on camp
hs politics and made him quiz persons on
candidate's chances in the coming election
One interviewee, Ruth Milt°, (who claims
to know very little about campus politics)
brought the house down when answering
Laicli's question, "And what about the can
didates for All-College president'?"
"Oh, I'd vote toi Tom Backenstose. He's
such a nice fellow and has held office be
fore," she said
—Eduard .1 Metorte . 41
_William E. Fowler '4l
Vf ra L hemp '4l
Backenstose is Laich's opponent in the
approaching elections ,
Strong Arm Methods
Langrave Tremame Dunlap (Prof Dun
lap of the math department) belied his
name in Philly over the Easter Holidays.
Langrave Tremame fought off an armed
licild-up man who attempted to lob him as
he stepped into his auto. Calculating care
fully and multiplying his blows rapidly,
Dunlap ,drove his assailant away and got
his name On the Inquirei's front page (not
necessin ily considered an honor) Retui n
ing to State College, Dunlap found a wel
coming commDttee at the University club
and a gang of flags and banners shouting
in big letters, "Welcome Home, Our Con
quering Hero I"
Dear Dr. Prof. Mr. Banner
On the chance that you might, by acci
dent, by mistake, entnely without mean
ing to, absolutely unintentionally, read this
column which you "never read" we'd like
,to ask you how yom name got on the Jam -
nalism 3 class roll the other day?
What Price Skiing?
Sigma Pi John Puce outlined a long
range plan under which the ski club intends
raising money to Ray Conger's Recreation
Class Tuesday it seems that eight boys
took out 20-year endowment insurance pol
,cies on which the club pays the premiums
After a score of years, the club collects
14000 Now to Inn iy this up, all the club
has to do is to construct a 200-foot ski
!amp for the exclusive use of these eight
members.
Drake Relays Request
The picture of an outstanding Penn State
Beauty to enter• in the Drake Relay Queen
contest,, according to a letter received by
La Vie Editor Tom Finn Lucky girl from
one of the schools with athletes competing
in Drake Relays will win a bit of national
fame and an all-expense,-pail trip to the
western track classic. Whom do you sug
gest?
YOU R
CAMPUSEER
njoy
The Corner
unusual
?MTN STATE COLLEGIAN
CAMPUS BULLETIN
Notices of meetings to be pub
lished in this column may be
left at Student Union Office in
Old Main up to 1 pm. on the
day proceeding publication.
Edward N Hay, personnel dl
recto' of the Pennsylvania Co,
speaking on "Financing Industrial
Enterprise," 110 Electrical Engi
neering, 3 10 p m
Agronomy seminar, Patterson
Hall, 3 p m
SATURDAY
Russian Club Skating Party, 2nd
floor lounge Old Main, 6 30 p m
Roller skating, Armory, 1,3, 7
and 9 p m , 20 cents pei session
SUNDAY
Dr Justin W Nixon of Roches
ter, N Y , speaking on ' Inward
Security in an Insecure World," at
Chapel sei vice
All-College bicycle hike, leaving
Metzger's at 2 p m, returning at
530 p m Reservations at Stu
dent Union desk, pi ice 50 cents
Meeting of candidates for the
Thespians pi operties crew, Schwab
Auditor ium, 7 30 p m
MONDAY
Meeting of Future Faimels of
America, 405 Old Main, 7 30 p m
George li Wilt, chief of State
Division of Fire Piotection, Little
Theatre of Old Main, II a m
Four Honor Arch
Women Selected
Stillwell, Roberts Name
7 May Day Committees
Four senior women chosen by
Mortar Board to complete its May
Day honor melt ate Phyllis R Gor
don, M Isabel Jordan, Chailotte S
Knabb, and Mary H O'Connor
May Day committee, are core
monies—Eleanor L Fagans '4l,
chanman, Thelma R 'Unger '4l,
Ruth W Barbey '42, Marion M
Eberts '42, Ethel M Patton '42, and
Jeanne C Stiles '42, decoration—
H Jean Fox '4l, chanman, Mary
H Ashby '4l, Julia A Adams '42,
Margaret M Diener '42, R Helen
Gordon '42, Helen A Jagnesak '42,
Alice M Mtn ray '42, Beveily Wili
son '42, and Elsie L Rooth '43,
wardrobe—Janet Herzog '42, chan
man, Rhea J Hower '4l, Marguer
ite E Strohman '4l, Helen L Ma
zui '42, Dorothy E Salzmann,-'42,
M Elizabeth Shelly '42, and Mil
dred B Schmidt '43
- -
Publicity—Betty Jo 'Patton '4l;
chairman, Edythe B Rickel '4l;
Margaret L Embury '42, and Doris
J ' Laderer '43, property—Jeanie
C McAdam '42, chanman, Joyce L
Brayton '42, Elizabeth A Bower
'42, Anita M Knecht '42, Katherine
A Loresh '42, and Jane A Stanton'
'42, music—Fiances E Hohn '4l,
chat' man, Betty M Brown '4l,
Jeanne Clai k '4l, Beverly E Dib
ble '4l, and Virginia M Penrod '42,
ante' tamment—Jean Babcock '42,
chairman, Mary W Houghton '42,
V Dorothy Radcliff '42, Mai ion E
Spel ling '42, and Helen L Wood
cock '42
Women Debaters Climax,
'39 2 40 Season With Trip
The women's vai city debate
squad will climax its 193-40 sea
son with a Western Pennsylvania-
Ohio trip when Mary M Green
bei g '42 and Marjorie A Kionick
'42 oppose Allegheny men Monday,
Ohio Wesleyan women next Thurs
day and Western Reserve men next
Friday, upholding the affirmative
of "Resolved, that the basic blame
for the present European crisis
rests upon the allied powers
On Tuesday they will debate,
"Resolved, that the United States
should follow a policy of strict
against all nations involved
in international or civil contlicr l
against a John Carroll team
The negative side of basic-blame
was debated by Gertrude H Hecht
'4l and Lois E Notovits '42 against
Mt Mercy women here Saturday
night and against Western Reserve
men at Osceola Mills Monday
night
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
r
OF - ,
STATE 'COLLEGE
Member of
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Dean Association
Executive To Talk
To Mortar Board
Miss Heath Will Discuss
Personnel Work During
Conference Thursday
Miss Kathi yn 0 Heath, exec
utive sccietary of the National
Association of Deans of, Women,
will speak at Mortar Board's All-
Women Conference next Thursday
Pei sonnel work is Miss Heath's
field and she will discuss it at a
confeience at 3 p m Other after
noon speakers will talk on educa
tion, physical education, liberal
ai Ls, and home economics as voca
tions, and there will be a round
table discussion on avocations The
piogiam also includes a tea given
by Cwens to honoi the speaker for
the pi incipal session at 7.30 p m ,
Miss Genevieve E Poole
It is the aim of the conference to
help women students make the
most of then college education by
giving them pomters in other fields
as well as their own
A member of the dean's office
and a Mot tar Board woman will be
stationed in Atherton Hall to issue
class excuses to women attending
the conference
Co-Edits
TPA presented the pun-win
ning skit and Thetas captured the
song title at Pan-hel Stunt Night
in the Armory Tuesday night
New Theta officers are Eleanor
Benfei, pi esident, Betty Albright,
vice-president, Emily Coyle, re
cording secretary, Janet Twichell,
corresponding secretary, and Les
lie Lewis, freesia) ei
- Rita Rosini is Theta Phi Alpha's
new pi exy, Rosemarie Rednagle,
vice-pi esident, Jeanne Hofelich,
recording secretary, Josephine Bel-
Jan, coriesponding secretary, and
Regina Ezerski, treastn ei
New officers of Alpha Chi are
Vera Kemp, pi esident; Marybelle
CI ossman, vice-president, Betty
Hearn, coriesponding secretary,
Ai ila Heft an, i ecru ding seci a
laiy, and Dorothy Codshalk, frees-
Wei
Ruth House' has been named
new president of ZTA with Dor
othy Reeves, vice-president, Ruby
Hartos; secretary,' and Dorothy
Schnerr, treasurer
Charitides elected Jane Knowles,
president, Catherine Hagerty, vice
president, Katherine Long, treas
ures, and Louise Fischlei, secre
tary
Lakomdes officers elected Wed
nesday are Jane Hoskins, presi
dent, Betty Widger, vice-president,
Pauline Rugh, secretary, and Betty
Zeigler, ti easurer
Newly elected office's of the
Home Economic% Club me Chai -
[Otte Lowe, pi esident, Peggy Mid
dleton, vice-pi esident, Doi is An
deis, secretary, and Kitty Fraelei,
treasurer
Recently installed officers of
Philotes are Bertha Black, presk
dent, Ellanora Linton, vice-presi
dent, and Helene Snydei, ti ens
ure' New members include Anna
Wilson, Dorothy Neff, Ruth Ginter,
Caroline Longwell, Saiah Rowles,
Bette , Dunlap, Mai y McCai thy,
Lois Pati lck, Dolls Fielton, and
Sala Bailey
New pledges aie Sybil Mullin,
Alpha Chi, and Julia Adams and
Mary Wible, Phi Mu
Theta Sigma Phi initiated Dor
othy Reeves, Ruth Goldstein, Vera
Kemp, Florence Noll, Jane Fulton,
and Joyce Ferris, Sunday
Alpha Lambda Delta entertained
at a tea in Atherton Hall from 4 to
5 p m Sunday Committee heads
were Alice Murray, general chair
man, Jean Weaver, receiving; Jane
Roush, serving, Margaret Diener,
food; and Betty Rose, arrange
ments
Ruth E Graham has been ap
pointed acting head of the home
economics department in the ab
sence of Laura Drummond, who
has been granted leave of absence
We Worn ellill
The recent tragedy near our
campus has brought to light sev
eral situations not formerly recog
hued For one thing, coeds have
been accosted—not seriously, but
embarrassingly—by men on cam
pus or in town At the time, these
events may not have seemed im
portant enough to report to their
hostesses or to student govern
ment But, in the light of recent
happenings, these minor incidents
assume a great importance
In the future, women should
cooperate with then government
and administration by reporting
these things, no matter how harm
less they seem at the time In this
way, and only in this way, can
they be remedied before they be
come more serious.
There are other ways students
can help Women engaged in
extra-curricular activities which
keep them out after regular hours
should knOw berme they leave
their dormitm ies and houses that
they will not,have to return alone
at a.late hour, Student leaders in
charge of these extra-curi icular
activities must consider it their
duty to make cei tam that none of
their charges do return home
alone.
Before giving late pei Missions
dormitory hostesses ate checking
to see that women will be proper
ly esece ted—either by men or
other women—when they retain
With the full cooperation of ad
ministration, hostesses, and espe
cially of the students themselves,
all of these precautions can be
taken with very little effort
Sammy Kaye To Air
Nittany Tune Saturday
Special To The Collegian
NEW YORK, N. Y., April 4
One of Penn State's football vic
tory songs will be broadcast Satur
day by Sammy, Kayo. popular or
chestra leader, on his 5 to 6 p. in.
program over the Mutual Broad
casting System
Information from Kaye's head
quarters in the Commodore Hotel
did not specify which of the Nit
tany songs would be aired in his
tribute to Penn Stale.
DO YOU KNOW
That Bob Ruther
ford Sr. is the oldest
Penn State coach in
view of service, hav
ing coached the golf
learn since 1922.
FROMM'S
SPRING SPORT SEASON
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