Page Two
Editorial interpretation and comment
will 'be a daily feature in the new
Collegian
THE COLLEGIAN PLATFORM i . .
...'For A Better Penn State'
1. Open the new buildings.
2. Pa r 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.
6. Postpone Penn State's enrollment in
creases to allow time for internal devel
7. Build a strong, active alumni
IL Erect n Student Union Building and a
Field House.
9. Improve student and faculty relations.
10 Inspire a growing College spirit and pride
and encourage increased participation in
extra-curricular activities.
A SENIOR WRITES HOME
TO HIS DAD
EDITOR'S ,NOTE—Lase May, an editorial. "A
Graduating Senior Wines to His Dad," written by
Emanuel Roth '4O. managing editor, appeared in
the Collegian. This year. the Collegian again
presents dhe article, rewritten by our ex•inanag.
mg editor for the purpose of timeliness. It (pre
sents a penetrating analysis of the attitude of 'the
attitude of the typical 1940 graduate.
IMMEEM
I really don't know why I'm writing it a
beautiful night nut and I guesx I should be out
like the lest 01 them wa'lting, talking and enjoy
ing the moon and the stets Spring in these Nit
tany hills really does things to you and the only
thing that isn't on my mind is the final exam I
have tomorrow
I'm sitting here at my desk and, with remi
thscences crowding my head, I look ahead to
giaduation on the pith I don't whether to be
pi oud oi sad, happy or down in the dumps no
foul yews now, this desk of mine has seen the
unceasing snuggle—the joys, the feats, the tears,
we fight to make something of myself—a some
•hing you'd be proud of Those 3's you always
told Aunt Minnie about, those flunks you never
Leal d about, those oh-so sugary iequests for a
little es o ara dough, those love letters to Lee—this
desk is all a pai t of tnem
- Do I hem you asking yourself if your son's gone
noetie 9 No, not quite Just a little soft and, I'll
confess, maybe a bit sentimental
I just happened to think of my fast month at
State Remember' I'd never been away from
home for any length of time and the thought of
being on my own ten 'fled me Guess I was some
what of a mama's boy And nosy, four •years
,ater, you and Mother ‘ accuse me of being too in
dependent,
Incidentally, I haven't forgotten that telegram
L sent you af lei I flunked that math bluebook—
,he one about how I wasn't feeling well and was
quitting State' New fi lends, environment, and a
helluva lot of work soon took my mind off my
self I shouln be happy now, I guess
I took a' short walk around campus today
and watched the Seniors! You can easily
spot them with their white coats. You can't
blame them if they seenpsorta quiet, passive
and even dejected Some of them have jobs,
most of them don't Even with all the bleat
ing about more Jobs this year, looks like the
technical boys have it all over us when it
comes to getting set for their life viork.
13in I do fcel, Dad, that most of the boys look
at thinks a bit too passively They sit back like
to a loq cause and proclaim that the
world has nothing to oriel them, that they are
membei , , of a lost generation, that-what's-the-use
ozei e's-gonna-be-a-wm -anyhow The richness of
life, I believe, cannot be weighted in terms of
material attainment but in the ability to turn the
Cull rhythms of an ordinaty i and banal existence
into throbbing excitement and new experience
The headlines carry ominous news for us
graduating seniors, Dad Most of us are con
vinced that we are now treading the road to
war Getman legions are making a new
Europe: the mighty British and French em
pires are in the worst crises of their history.
And once again, America prepares to don the
cloak of Galahad and save the world from
itself
We see it, heat it all.tound us ' Let's get in now
and save out necks before it's ton late" "They're
going to get us next , " "Mote ships, more planes,
mote men,'
And in this turmoil of increasing war pas
von. a turmoil which IS anaealluzing our
senses. we, the class of 1940. are being grad
, noted. What the next few months hold, no
senses, we of the class of 1940. are being
graduated. What the next few months hold.
we can do nothing but hope.
The chimes in Old Main are now sound
mg midnight The house is quiet I'd better get
a little.iest foi the exam tomorrow
Give , my love to Mothet and the kids See you
all on the 'loth
PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
"For A Better Penn State"
Stmeessor to The Free Lance, established 1887
Published semi-weekly during the College year except
3n holidays by •the students of the Pennsylvania State
College, In the interestsf the College, the students, facul
ty, alumni and n
Thursday, May 30, 1940
Entered as second•class matter 7uly's. 1934, at the post
Mitre at State College, Pa . under the act of March 301879
CAMPUSEER
131 EMILI
Three weekly humor columns will be among the
special features in next year's Collegian.
A DECLARATION FOR WAR
(It's the subject of every bull session every
prominent columnist and the scareheads in
today's met It may develop into the biggest
tragedy of the present American college genera
tion It's something almost everybody manages
to express his views on now and then So, at
the risk of being rounded up by the G-men on
charges of tifthlcolumn activity and high treason,
the Campuseei gets in his two cents' worth i
The Campuseer is ready to,go to wai
In any regiment led by a member of Congress
In any company led by an international hanket
In an division led by a chap whose initials are
F D R
The Campuseel is ready to go to war
For any reason except to save the world foi
democracy That's where we came in
The Campuseer is ready to go to wai
If anybody can show him how he'll be any,bet
tei off under the dictatorship which will
probably follow seal win of lose
The Campuseer is ready to go to vial
As soon as you can get him -mad enough to
give up his life to smash a little fellow with
a moustache whom he has never seen
The Campuseer is ready to go to wai
If anybody can show him a nation which ever
profited from a war
Yes, the Campuseer is ready to go to war
the moment the hotheads and smash-that
maniac Hitler boys convince him of any of
these things, the Compuseer will match tomm
row Until he is shown, however, the Camp
useer has just one thing to say
FOR GOD'S SAKE, +FRANKLIN, TAKE IT
EASY' _
HATS OFF DEPARTMENT
To 'Del Hughes who has won many a love
Match on the courts and is now winning one
with Ginny Smith (How's that, John Jenkins'')
To Ned Wakeman who wouldn't get up to
see his houseparty date Sunday afternoon when
she was here with Ted Baldwin's parents But
he will see her at the annual graduation party
of Northeast High School,' Pa
To Ruth Kiesling who recently captured a
Phi Kappa Sig pin which shat es honors with
jewelry from the boy back home
To Berm Christman who when asked by
his metallurgy prof what high speed steel was,
answered, "Bullets , "
To 'Pete Lang whr after many long weary
years has crashed through with a date for house
party
To Lin Brigman Howie Anderson Bob
\Veil Bill Fischer and the rest of the'boys
. best of luck iand 'we hope you slide through
to graduation
' To Raymond Clapper . who can't under
stand 'why Penn State coeds wear then sweaters
'backwards
AU RESERVOIR DEPARTMENT
For four long years they have struggled -to
obtain service in the Corner Room (unusual
achi'D They have seen the, campus torn to-rib
bons . , they have seen comedy, tragedy, and
sex murders , and now at last they Si e passing
through the portals which lead to the Cruel,
Cruel woi Id Amen
What will Penn State do without the De-
Silver twins ) double trouble) Jane Romig
'personality plus May Queen) Peggy Shen.'
Louise a euningei Polly Sweigart (en
gaged, lucky fellow even if he does go to West
Checter Teachers)" Mary O'Connor Polly
Wirt? (looking foi wa) d to a bull - tent career nam
ed Joe Snooks) Ruth Adams Ruth (that
name again) Kennedy Phil Gordon (even if
she is a Theta)
0 (With the above bilge ' the Campuwei sign ,
off until September when he will annoy you
again in the daily tag which will wow the camp
us and it is with this thought that we say
adieu to the chaiming little hamlet of State Col
lege, Pa Toodleoooo and good morning')
You'll Enjoy
. s s
1
The Corner
unusual
PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
WOMEN'S NEWS
1 A DAILY WOMEN'S PAGE WILL BE
FEATURES OF THE NEW COLLEG
'44 Women Excluded
From Atherton Hall
Will Room In McAllister Hall, Women'sguilding,
And Three Downtown Dormitories, Dean States
Nest vear's 320 freshman women will live in McAllister Hall,
Women's Building, and at least three town dormitories, upperclass
coeds in Atherton Hall and Mange Dormitory, and transfers in town
'houses, accoiding to a statement released by Dean Charlotte E Ray
This plan was adopted to promote more spirit by housing women*
students In mote closely 'elated groups Approximately 140 women
'ran he accominlated in McAllister Hall and 125 in Women's Build
ing
Room deposits of $lO must be
paid to the Bursar's office on or
berme June 7 Five dollars was
added to the Come' deposit to
insole reservation of looms for
next year Coeds withdrawing
from the College are requested to
report to the Bursar before Sep
tembei 1 to ieceive refunds For
students who remain the deposit
will be credited to fee payments
next semester
Keys must be returned to the
desk in Atherton Hall before June
7 when the $5 key deposit will he
efunded
Six BWOC's
Given Class
Day Honors
Senior• Honor Women
Havd Enviable Record
'Of Cainpus Activity
The six senior honor women
chosen.by 'their class to pat ticipate
in Class Day activities at 6 p m
'Enmity, June 9 ate Jane A Ro
mig, Bow Gill, Josephine A
(Keeney, Slipper Git,l, Mary E Mil
let, Fan Gill, Saiabell Shorn,
Class Donoi , Helen L Camp, Mir
ioi Gill, and Maly 11 O'Connor,
Class Poet
, Miss Romig became active in
WSGA work asjunioi senator and
continued to top place as president
with Pi iLambda Theta, Ornicion
Nu, and Mortal Bawd as high'
lights As Mat' ix Girl, Bow Gul,
member of all-College Cabinet,
Alpha Omicron Pi, Home Eco
nomics Club, and May , Queen,'her
college life comes to a successful
Close
Miss Keeney, Slipper Gul, attics
'3" in modesty, glades, and activi
ties This LaVie personality wo
man has been on WSGA Senate for
two years, Cwens, Alpha Lambda
Delta, 'Mortal Board, Phi Kappa
Phi, Pi Gamma Alpha, Louise Ho
mer Club, chop, and symphony or
chestra, has a 2 6 average, and still
protests it was "just luck "
A Home Eccer who already has a
career—marriage—is Miss Miller,
this , year's Fan Girl Philotes
president, all-College Cabinet,
Morten Board, secretary of the
PSCA executive committee, or
ganirer of the School of Education
Student Council, Betsy has shown
her versatility as Matrix Table
Cap Girl
All-College vice-pi esident and
Class Donor Miss Sham is active
in Mortar Board, Theta Phi Alpha,
Players, and PSCA, but lln'ds time
to collect salt and peppei shakers
and play baseball Biggest thrill
was election as,flist woman all-
College officei
Mirror Girl, Miss Camp, Wo
men's Editoi of Collegian, Mortal
Board, Theta_ Sigma Phi, Kappa
Kappa Gamma, and blonde, wrote
nonsensical verse, chatty "Us
Gals," serious "We Women," pub
!mind the dairy depai tment and
the Girl Scouts, kept paceswitlythe
boys at Centre Daily Times, played
mothei confessor to lreshmen in
Atherton Hall, and collected horses
Miss O'Connor, Clhss Poet, who
began , WRA activities as sophomore
hockey manager, and culminated
sports activities In the WRA presi
dency, cited Sports Day as WRA's
outstanding achievement this year
"Bumper" was on all-College Cabi
net, senior sponsor, .Cwen, Delta
Gamma, Quill Girl, and a member
of Home Economics Student Coun
cil
Operated by a spring, a new
desk device dispenses a single rub
ber band at a time
STUDENTS
—ON DISPLAY—
Artcraft White Vests.
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2 to 5 P. M.
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TO THE CLASS OF 1940
- _
As you leave Penn State portals
a new campus era forges ahead
Physically and spiritually Penn
State changes from a ,cow college
to one of America's top universities
and in 1940-41 a blitzkrieg of im
piovement is promised
But when we wax sentimental
and review four years of WSGA
and WRA elections, four yea's of
May Days, foul years of rushing
codes, Christmas drives, and Mat
nx we find that
- 1936-1940 -
Coeds oi gentle independent dub
—late' to be Ptulotes
Trustees appi ove location to]
new women's dm mitm y—to be
come Frances Atherton Hall
Alpha Epsilon Phi accepts As
triad, Zeta Tau Alpha accepts.Euk
ratia, new women's, club awaits
.1 ecogni lion (Chai 'tides)
WSGA backs plan of joint gov
ernment, Women take all-College
offices, Coeds put on dance com
mittees
Honoraries give freshman par
ties during non-dating period—
sponsored by WSGA
Coed awn stai ted
Mortar Board sponsors leader
ship and vocational confeernces
* * -o
This.may look imposing, seniors,
but when you pei use the women's
record next year we hope you will
see such stories as
College builds sorority quad
rangle—teals down last year's Ore
traps
Competent hostesses appointed
to Atherton Hall, Necking banned
Collegian Home Ec faculty rat
ing poll planned, Home Eccers re
joince that freedom of speech at
last hits - department
All-College May Day best in
Penn State history -
Natural - Rushing Desired
Although the first three weeks
of next semester will be open
rushing, Harriet Singer '4l, Pan
hellenic president, warned yester
day that contacts are to be natur
al and not forced
"Freshmen women are to be
made as unaware of rushing as
possible," she reminded, "and it
is hoped that sorority women will
keep that lad in mind "
As school draws to a '
'close, remember that
with it comes-House
party:
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WSGA-Makes
Orientation
Plan For Fall
WSGA plans for freshman. and
transfer orientation next Fall in
clude organization of freshman
hall groups and a . comPulsory
transfer meeting in "White Hall,
September 21, to explain women's
regulations Lillian M. Brandt,
Nancy E Ginger, and / Ruth L
Kiesling, of Freshman; Council,
head the rules , committee for the
'44 group •
A campus tour and koffce hour
in Atherton Hall, TueLday, Sep
tember 17 are also', 44anned for
transfer women Transfers may
still sign up to be "twin sisters" in
the dean of women's office or
with Patricia L Patton '4l
CONGRATULATIONS -
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-OF
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Ali 1940
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Monday and Tuesday
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ADOIrPHE MENJOU
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CHARLES RUGGLES
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MONDAY, JUNE 3rd 1 ,
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ATTRACTION I I
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Or lie Stage in Person
- SENIOR BALL'S
LPOPULAR MAESTRO
, AN' , sAvin ,
and his -,
TOP HATTERS
OOROHESTRAI:d
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Direct from
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MOH BON ~
The Ballad Man 'With
The Wrinkle-Proof Tongue
IStage Presentation at:
1 10, 3-13. 5-16. 7.19, 9.22 ,
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and 9 22. '...t
No Advanceinfiricesl
(No Seats_Reservedl
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Shows at-1:30, 3.00, 6:30,8030
Today 'and Friday
'"Lillian" Russell" •
Alice 'Faye 'Don %macho'
Henry Fonda Edward , Arnoll l
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Saturday Only -
"Flight - Angels". :
WAYNE MORRIS
JANE WYMAN
Monday„Tuesday,Nednesdßy_
LUCILLE SALL _
JAMES 'ELLISON,
'You Can't ,Fool Your
Wife" -
ADDED
On , OUR 'STAGE
IN PERSON
"JAN SAVITT and his
TOPHATTERS ORCH.
Thursday, Friday
EDWARD G. ROBINSON
"Brother Orchid"
Ann Soihern
'Humphrey Bogart
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Showi ,at ,6:30;28:3C1
Matinee Saturday'Only , at 1:30
Today 'Only
RAYMOND MASSEY ,
"Abe Lincoln in Illinois"
'Friday Only , ~ ,
GEORGE RAFT '
JOAN BENNETT'
in .l
"The House Acro s s
,the Bay" - ,
Saturday Only, ,
THE ,JONES FAMILY
"On Their Own"
Monday Only . '
'"Star 'Dust"
LINDA DARNELL
JOHN PAYNE
Tuesday Only
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GENE 'AUTRY
SANE WITHERS
- MARJORIE WEAVER
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BING CROSBY
• GLORIA JEAN'
1 " If I .Had My Way"—
Thursday. Only ,
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MERLE OBERON
-in
"Til ,We Meet ,Again" "
Friday_oniy ,
EDDIE. CANTOR ,
"40 Little Mothers",,,,,l