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NE COLLEGIAN PLATFORM
'Fur A Netter Penn State'
1. Open the new buildings
2. Pay higher faculty salaries.
3 Relieve the housing situation through in
spection and new dormitories.
4. Centralize agencies for student financial
help.
5. Change the College name.
C. Postpone Penn State's enrollment in
creases to allow time for infernal devel
opulent
7. Build a strong, active alumni
8. Erect a Student Union Building and a
Field House.
9: Itiprove student and faculty relations.
10. Inspire a growing College spun! and pride
and encourage increased participation in
ei.tra.curricular activities.
MEDITATION ON SUCCESS
FOE THE FIRST TIME in the 10 years
that into class Finance iecoids have been
kept, the College will come to the end of an
aca_emic year with every one of' its Tour
major dances a financial success
Junior Prom, last of this year's foul'',
edcw I,OBS paid admissions on Friday night
and wi'.s show a profit in four figures when
its financial statement is released later this
week
Usually the December dance has been a
failure Senior Ball held that spot for a
time and then Soph Hop was shifted in to
take the rap. The December 1938 edition of
t ie Hop broke all records with a $901.96
flop. This yew, Soph Hop was scheduled
on Pitt football weekend and netted $l,-
:103.06
But what about Soph Hop next year
when the last home football game is with
N.Y.U. on November 16 and only two weeks
after the tentative houseparty date?
With houseparty over the South Carolina
weekend, November 2, students will spend
nienty of money The next weekend proin
ises to take hunch eds of fans and thousands
of dollar, to Philadelphia for Penn State-
Temple. That doesn't leave much hope for
a dance over the N.Y.O weekend.
But— on previous performances— there
is no hone at all for anything but a Soph
Flop in December. Perhaps N. Y. U.
and Soph Hop can outdraw Temple and
Philadelphia There the sophomores will at
least have a snorting chance. Choosing -De
cember is like choosing to walk the plank.
EDUCATIONAL DEMOCRACY
THE KIND OF DEMOCRACY that:Penn
State should not teach is the kind that was
used to elect office's of the new Physical
IMucation Student Council. There is no
oubl, that the leaders chosen are capable,
but it would have been better for student
self-respezt and student self-government
ad t'ey been chosen through open norm
latlons and elections.'
Instead, a committee bulwarked by, two
faculty membei s nominated one candidate;
tor each office, mimeographed ballo4_with
only these names on them, left a space to
ote "Ja," distributed them at a school
meeting, called for a vote, and made their
only face-saving gesture by allowing nomi
nations from the floor and write-in vote's
—none of which changed the 'nomingtini
ommittee's selections.
...IN THAT DIRECTION
IN THE PAST FOUR WEEKS Penn
State has had the kind of programs It needs
mote of, with campus visitors including
Senator Gerald. P Nye, Sherwood Eddy, Dr.
Fi antis P. Miller and Madam Maria Tol
stoy, all speakers on international prob
lems; authoress Katherine Anne Porter;
muralists Henry Varnum Poor and Symeon
Shimin; and entertainers Glenn Miller,
and Donna Dae.
PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
"For A Better Penn State"
Successor to The Free Lance. established 1887
Publishell semi-weekly during the College year. except'
m holtdays by the students or the Pennsylvania State
College. In the Interest or the College, the students, facul
ty alumni, and friends
Tuesday, May 7; 1940
TILE MANAGING BOARD
' ADAM A SMYSER '4l Editor
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OLD MANIA
With tad-bits about Donna Dae, Donna Doe.
and Donna Dae and Junior Prom thrown in as a
smelight, the Maniac seems to have picked a
choice week-end to begin his efforts in the Job
that is guaranteed to make him the most unpop
ular guy on campus.
It looks as though I won't Have to rely on the
rame old things that happen every week-end—
so-and-so gave such-add-stuff his pin, the Phi
Gams listened to Moon' River and sentimentally
gazed into the eyes of ttbeir women-of-the-week,
"Rip" led the SAE's in cheers for Dußois High
School, and our choice wolf-of-the-week, Jack
L:anby, took good care that all the girls at the
Beta house were well entertained
DAELIGHTS
Donna Dae made such an impression on Roy
Rogers, of the Start7el and two stooges combina
tion, when he had a date with her on Saturday
that he is going around singing "Dream 01 Me"
He even asked her up for Spring Hose Party and
.he ACCEPTED
RuMor has it that Sammy Gallu, the gossip
columnist's dream, was drinking coco-cola's Fri
day night with Miss Dee Rumor also has It that
I,e had to be coaxed back to the Glee Club con
cert after he left in a' temperamental miff when
two of his friends who arrived late were refused
admittance by a, campus cop.
TWIN LIGHTS
About 9 o'clock Friday night TKE brothers who
met each other in the halls would ask "Am I
orunk or do I have astigmatism " None of them
knew that Jack Turner has a twin brother and
so when they went in Jack's room and saw two
Jacks, trouserless with black socks and tux shirts
on, they made a hasty exit fearing their sanity
SIDELIGHTS
SAE Jimmy Ritchee, who has been making a
habit of taking care of Thetas when they break
up with their best beaux, dated Margie Strode
this week-end It looks as though all the boys
who were waiting for the Hubler-Strode duo to
crack up will have a jolly time fighting for dates
And then there's the one about Ruthie Ken
wady who was highly incensed when she found
her name under Sex in Campy's column. It took
a lot of convincing on the part of her alfachi
•asters to get her to believe that he only meant
that she was a ".party gal"
PROMLIGIITS
Junior Prom was a great success according to
Chuck Woodward who managed' to crash both the
prom. and the Thespian Show. I wonder if there
is any truth in the reports that Peggy Embury,
Prom Queer, has long been Tommy Backen
store's secret passion. rye also been wondering
what Burt Willis did with himself this week-end
with Connie Smith home sick.
Poor old Gebrge Schless certainly took a beat
sig this week-end. After he went to all the trou
ble of getting Ed Pennington to get him an un
bort for the dance, he hardly saw her at all the
whole week-end
Saw Johnny Troanovitch m town with a strange
woman when all the time I though he was car
lying a proverbial torch for Helen Camp That
seems to cut her string of conquests down to 99
This is a watchbird watching someone going to
J.inior Prom This is a watchbird watching you
Are you going to Junior Prom 9 No , You must
be a coed
On their way to an exhibition boxing match
Leo Houck and two of his seconds managed to
lose their way completely. They stopped three
girls to ask for directions and the boys, engaged
thein in conversation. Finally they asked the girls
if they Would go along in the car. After thinking
the matter over - carefully one said to the others
'1 guess it would be all right, they have their
dad with 'them "
Calling
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ery.
KEELER'S
PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
THESPIAN REVIEW
It was the most entertainang college show I have eve' seen
Fred Wating ripped off that Very nifty little line after Saturday
night's piping-hot performance `of Thespians' musical masterpiece
DANGER' MEN AT WORK, and Fred Waring wasn't fooling.
"I've seen a lot of college shows, but this one certainly tops them
all,' he said "It had that old Sock-appeal, if you know what I mean "
The maestro nudged Sock Kennedy with a wink, and old Sock
sparkled
And as far as this reviewer is
concerned, The Sock had all the.
reason in the world to sparkle
Foi the show his talented little
band of entertainers put on Satur
' day night not only lived up to the
'expectations of the capacity crowd
that packed, Schwab Auditorium;
but it sent that same crowd home
'completely "knocked out" by What
old-timers called "the most riot
ous campus musicomedy in
years"
Fred Waring's return made a
jubilee of the show Presented
with a Thespian key significant of
an honorary membership in the
club, the maestro made an extem
poraneous "think you" speech
that embodied some - of the best
gags of the evening For exam-
Hundreds weie turned away
from Schwab Auditorium Sun
day afternoon where Fred War
ing guest conducted the Penn,
State Glee Club in a concert
dedicated to him. ~
Jampacked Schwab saw War
ing conduct suc numbers, and ,
beard his featured vocalist,
Donna ; Dae, sing "Dream Of,
Me"--bit tune from' DANGER!
MEN AT WORK by Jimmy
Leyden. Jr.
Waring was presented with a
scroll petitioning him to write a—
college song for The Pennsyl
vania State College. He was
made a lifetime member of the
College Glee Club during the
Club's recent trip to New York.
pie* "I've got that old empty feel
ing in the pit of my stomach, but
then I haven't eaten much today
In fact, all I've had since break
fast is track meet!" Schwab shook
wall laughter
As likeable as she was lookeble
was Waring's charming songstreis,
Donna Dee. With Waring direct
ing in the pit and the College Glee
Club as a background, Miss Dar
sang Jimmy Leyden's hit tune,
"Dream Of Me," did a fast-tap
encore, took five bows from*
audience that wanted more, „and
was presented with a Thispian
bracelet '
As per specification, Marde
Stringer and The Three Stooges
Rogers, Startzel and Parrish
romped off with the show, corn:
milting grand larcency in every
scene HI which they appeared
Other individual honors go -to
Jackie Reese, Ed Clauss, Walt
Llewellyn and Leon Rabinowliz
But let's look at the cast char
acter by character
The Three Stooges Lucky
Penn State' It has'another whole
year to laugh at you guys Damn
shame the outside theatre-going
populace has to be deprived of
your professional work
Mame Stringer 17 gag linea - ,
17 laughs Batting average 1 000,
which is tops in any league! Hope
Mr. IC gives them more of you
next year
Mike Brotman You are the
Thespian Club's one indispen
sable DANGER' MEN AT WOFIK
wouldn't have been a hit without
~,
you '''
Jackie Reese—Froth was
,right!
Walt Llewellyn—That "Are ybu
hungry, too" gag rocked the
house, , which, with the belly-roll
in SWING PINAFORE, makei
two shows in a row that you hive
stopped. Nice going!
Len Cooper—Okay, coach , ef
Cliff- McWilliams—Your "Olga
From The 'Volga" number was
terrific, your acting quote !!ecle:.
quate" unquote
Glee Chorus Close, but no
cigar'
Ed Clauss—it's an old Thespian
tradition that the comedy lead bd
handed down to one man year da
ter year. Stick in ,there' You'll
inherit Stnrtzel's Job year after
next.
Barbara Thiele—Why don't you
start a dancing school?
Dotty Reeves—You, too
Galloping Gauchos Speaking
of dancing, schools, Mrs. Biad
Waring predicts that the same
conga routine you did in the show
is already' sweeping the nation
'and one day will succeed the.. Big
Apple as America's newest group
darsce. Hang. out your instrucitor
shiligies at oncet Every coed in
school wants to learn that dance. , ,'
Jimmy Leyden—Your "Dream
Of Me" was d direct hit; your
band a complete miss. Better stick'
to composing.
S oak' Kennedy Congrattila'
tions`orr a tray great show
WOLFE -
THE FLORIST
,_ In Glinnlend Bldg. se,'
GOES COLLEGIATE I
Donna DaP, songstress with Fred
Waring's band, who made a
guest appearance at Thespians'
show and Glee Club concert last
weekend
+ + +
Donna Dae Buys
Her Ist 'Saddles'
. Waring's Singer Thrilled
By Initial Big Weekend
Catching the real flavor of col
lege life, Donna Dae, Fied War
mg's diminutive songstress, top
ped off her flrst big college week
end by buying a pan of saddle
shoes '. _.
With, notebook and' pencil in
hand; to jot - down places and peo:
ple, the 18-yeas-old, blue-eyed
brunette got first-hand informa
tion on what goes on here from
a two-night stay in Ath Hall, vis
its to a sorm ity and several fra
ternities, a steak fry, Satuiday
night at Dudack, and an inevit
able hour oi two in the Corner
Room
Because she left hei Nebraska
home for New York at 'l3, and be
cause she began singing with
Waiings' band at 15, Miss Dae has
had few oppoi tunities to visit col
leges except when working, and
was literally tickled pink by the
whole week-end here Rumor has
it she liked it so well' she'ss he
back for houseparty
MAY DAY
(Continued front page 1)
mote women 'physical education
majors will present folk dances
and dance around the May pole
Music througlmui the exercises
will be played by the Phi Mu Al
pha orchestra •
New Mortar Board will be in
cluded in the processional, and
the four senior women chosen to
complete the honor arch are Phyl
lis R Gordon, M Isabel Jordan,
Charlotte S Knabb, and Mary H
O'Connor New and old Cwens
will usher
_
Attending the queen are Ruth
E Kennedy and Margaret E War
necks, seniors, Betty Anne, Al
bright and Janet H Vanderslice,
juniors, Dorothy E Salzmann and
,Barbara Torrence, sophomores,
and Margaret C Seeds and Mar
garet K Sherman, freshmen
'Be Sure To See
"OUR TOWN"
May 10, 11
It Hurts,Forget
REMEMBER MOM! ,
WE' HAVE A DELICIOUS , _VARIETY
Of 'ASSORTED CANDIES'
CHOCOLATES . _
Slioollo ,
Grahaiii 8i S6rf:
Est. 1896 ' . -
H. S. Dunces Rate
Same In College,
Statistics Show
Data Reveals Almost
Perfect Correlation
For First Semester -
If you were a tad-ender in high
school envying the bright boy's
100's and - A's, chances are that
rips and minus l's predominate
on your grade sheet The corre- -
lation between, high school and
collegiate lank is almost perfect,
according to Registrar William S
Hoffman's statistics
About 588 semm who were in
the upper fifth of their high
school classes had an avetage of
1 8 foi the first semester of 1939-
40, those in the second fifth, an
avetage of 134; third, 117,
fourth, 111, fifth, 92, anti no
tank, 142
Junto' s tanked lower, with
1 618 students in the upper fifth
metiting a 162 average, second
fifth, 115, thud, 1 02, fourth, 95,
fifth,' 92, and no rank, 54
Sophomores went further down
1 the scale with 1,386 ,in the first
fifth earning a 150 aveiage, sec
ond fifth, 1 06, third, 84„fourth,
66, fifth, GB, and no rank GO
Comparative freshman averages
have not been computed
INTRAMURAL SCHEDULE
4 p m TODAY
'Archery—Mac-Grange vs. Ath
East - 7
Baseball—Gamma Phis vs
town
Tenors—Alpha Chi vs. Plulotes
Ath East vs. Phitotes
AOPI vs. winner of
ma Phi Kappas
7 P. M. TODAY
Baseball:.—AoPl vs. DC
4 P. M.'TOMORTIOW
Archery—AEPht vs. AOPI
ZTA vs. Phitotes
Baseball—Thetas , vs winner of
Mit East—Chi 0
Alpha On vs. winner
of AoPi—DG
Tennis—Thetas vs. winner of
East—Philotee
DG vs. , winner of Alp.
r/ ha Chi—AEPtiv"
ZTA vs. winner of' Chi
o—Mac-Grange
'43 Debate Squad To End
Season With 15 Meets
Eight fieshman women debaters
will close their season with 15 in
tra-squad debates from tonight to
Thursday, and Tuesday and Wed
nesday, May 14 and 15, in the
Home Economics Building with
varsity debaters Judging
Sala M Bailey, Muriel T Car
min, Eleanor R Frankel, Emily L
Funk, Louise M Fuoss, Rt,th L
Keisling, Jeanne E Ruess, and
Aleda Snow comprise the '43
squad
OOL M 2 ,s.
Apt,
.
- Swing Info Spring
Hair Styling
rGLENN BEAUTS.,-
SALON
PHONE
2071 '
LAND BLDG.
We Women
A CONTRACT MADE live of
stx years ago hy the College Sed
ate Committee on Student Wel
fare, WSGA Senate, and Interfra
ternity Council made it possible
for women to - date in men's fra
ternity houses without chaperones
The contract was ito ,stand, as ,
drawn up, provided'
At least two couples were pres
ent. the rooms were well-lighted,
coeds were not served liquor, and
were not entertained above the
first floor.
This contract gi anted use privi
lege enjoyed by only a few col
leges in the country
Attention of the prgper authori
ties has i ecently been called to the
present plight All of the contract
stipulations have been broken, not
once, but incessantly
If the present situation contin
ues. action will be taken.
Such action might be a more
definite contract among the wo
men, the welfare group, and fra
ternities, which would be ,signed
by each fraternity president in
r contiast to the.wholesale bargain
IFC now makes
BUT THERE WOULD 'BE
GRIPING if this action would be
a no paternity house dating fran
chise
We admit that blame for condi
tions petits on both , men and wo
men We concede that coed of
fenders ale comparatively few
But'what of those few' , An , out-'sidet stepping into a drinkmg
scene seasons with primitive logic,
"I see one Penn State coed drink
ing Therefore all Penn State co
eds must drink "
At,a time., such: as now, wlien
outsiders are waiting to pounce on
and exaggerate any unfavorable
coed action, we should be doing
all in our power to create favor
able impressions Because of one
coed's indiscreet conduct all wo
men are placed in an adverse cate
gory.
We all wdl agree that one of the
last thing% we want to happen rs
for the fraternity dating liceme
to be 2 epealed Yet—
A CONTRACT WHEN BRO
KEN IS VOID AND PRIVILEGES,
WHEN ABUSED ARE ,RE
MOVED ,
You Cdn't Afford to Miss ..
"OUR TOWN" -
May 'I 0,, 11' .. '
"SOILIIY , I'COULD N'T
CET HOME TO SEE
YOU. THIS WEEK
END, MOTHER."'
inescray . ..Aray T, 19,40
New Physical Education
school tiiintil Elected
Waller fvf Walla? 'll was electl'
ed president of the Ppysical Edu-r
cation School Council, It was an-1
nounced yesterday.
Other newly-elected officers in-
elude Clair L Hess '42, vice Ives!,
dent, Anne M. Bolton '42, trees;
urer; Pauline Crossman '43, fresh
man women's representative, and
John , T. Quailey '43, fieshman'
men's representative
Julia Aiin Klepek '42, was elect
ed to the.doimcil in tecognition4of
her work as editor of Discobolos,
physical! 'education .magaTine'
* •/
rnzEntAk
TAN OW WHITE
That's the winning combine
' tem in the smartest SUMMON
I styles .. . and our seicctson
of Freernarw'foi , '9O 19 fll;Mlil.
thing 'to get excited about.
Come in 'and see why.
Boßort Bros.':
Entrances on Allen & Boai;er •