PAGE TWO With the Editor — Six M©nis After, Ihe Taylor Case" Remains Unsolved, Was II Murder! Word that police are no closer than ever to the killer of Rachel Taylor six month after the crime lends some credence to the report issued not long after the death that the coed was the victim of a hit-and-run driver and not of a sex killer. Never widely credited and still weak in the face of evidence, two things that have occurred strengthened the suggestion. First, the later killing Of a Bellefonte girl was solved and proved to have no connection with the Taylor case. In the second instance, no maniac struck again as Colonel Adams, chief of the Penn sylvania Motor Police, predicted a sex killer v/ould. The hit-and-run theory found its strength in a statement that Miss Taylor was nOt criminally at tacked and in a suggestion that none of the “teeth" markings on her body were such that they could not have been made by a speeding automobile. Physicians who performed the autopsy have never confirmed this, maintaining that she was a murder victim. It is a matter of record, however, that, regarding some of the markings on the dead girl’s body which had first been called teeth, marks, a later opinion was issued that said these were. scratches that any sharp object could have caused. The hit-and-run report originated with a local figure well-versed in reconstructing industrial ac cidents from circumstantial evidence and with a record that would lend credibility to anything he might suggest. At his own request, he has re mained anonymous. The statement he prepared and issued within a week after the death of Miss Taylor follows: “It is my opinion that there is no legally cred ible evidence justifying a finding that Miss Taylor was murdered or was the victim, of any sex mani ac. The known facts and logical inferences that can reasonably be drawn from circumstantial evi dence, plainly indicate that she was struck by an automobile while attempting to cross College Ave nue near Atherton Hall, that the condition of the weather—both fog and fain —were partly respon sible, and that her death resulted from the crime of manslaughter, not murder/’ It is a fact, supported by statistics, that students from land grant colleges are less likely to break into Who’s Who than is average.- This, of course, is because most of them start much farther away from the Who’s Who class than students of the ificher institutions. Mr. Wendell Willkie who be gan as nothing but a campus radical at the land grant University of Indiana proves that there are exceptions to the rule. Until, the political she - *anigans began, there was a possibility, that his democratic opponent might have been another Hoosier, Paul McNtitt. • “We must regard the attacks on schools, col leges, budgets and various Essential services, al though they seem to originate from different sources, as the several aspects of one determined assault on the free democratic basis of our system of education.” Prof. Walter Rautenstrauch of Col umbia University protests against current attacks on public education. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN "F6r A Better Penn State" Successor to the Penn State Collegian, established 1904, and the Free Lance, established 1837 Tuesday Morning, October \ f 1940 Published daily except Sunday and Monday. daring Che regular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as secotad-Class matter July S. 1934, at die post-office at State College, Pa., under the act Of March 3, 1879. Editor Business Manager Adam A. Smyser Ml Lawrence S. Driever '4l Women’s Editor—Vera L. Kemp, *4l; Managing Editor —Robert H. Lane '4l; Sports Editor—Richard. C. Peters '4l: News Editor —William E. Fowler '4l; Feature Editor —Edward J. K. McLorie '4l; Assistant Managing Editor— Bayard Bloom '4l; Women’a Managing Editor—Arita L. Hefferan Ml; Woniftn's Promotion Manager—Edythe B. Rlckcl Ml. Advertising Manager—John H. Thomas Ml; Circulation Manager—Robert Q. Robinson MlSenior Secretary—Ruth Goldstein Ml; Senior Secretary—Leslie H. Lewis Ml. Junior Editorial Board—John A. Baer '42, R. .Helen Gordon M 2. Ross B. Lehman '42, William J. McKhltfht M 2, Alice M. Hurray M 2. Pat Nagelberg M 2, Stanley J. PoKi-np- Aer M 2. Jeanne C. Stiles M 2. , . - Junior Business Board—Thorns*. W. Allison 42, Paul 4M. Goldberg M 2, James E. MoCaughey M 2, T. Blair Wallace *42, Margaret L. Embury '42, Virginia Ogden M 2, Fay - E, sees M 2. Graduate Counselor ~C. Russell Eck Editorial and Business Office 313 Old Main Bldg. Dial 711 M&n&ginjr Editor This News Editor This Issue Women’s Issue Editor Sophomore Assistants David Samuels, Edward P. Petrovr Downtown Office 119-121 South -Fruier St. DM 4*72 Georze Schenkem *4l John A. Baer M 2 Helen Gordon '42 iiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiii LION TALES iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiin Brief Beginning: Beginnings, especially column beginnings, are hard to write and so I might as well wade right in, save Eck a ream of paper and say that the fra ternity social affairs for the year started with a bang last week-end with a couple of pledge dances and several picnics. The Phi Delts, who absolutely refuse to let any one get ahead of them, held their pledge dance Friday night, but if all reports were true, the Sig ma Pi pledge dance on Saturday. night was the real highlight of the weekend. It was a screwy affair. The seniors were pledges for the night and the frosh in their role as upperclassmen went so far as to paddle prexy Carl Zeigler publicly for refusing to carry out One of their orders. Brothers called for their dates in a Model A Ford with chains on the tires and made the girls climb out of second story windows via' a ladder. The car stalled in front of the Comer Room, from whence, according to previous plans, it was to be towed by a pair of mules. But unfortunately a policeman arrived on the scene before the mules, and the chariot, affectionately named “Hutzie,” had to proceed to the house under its own steam. There were two fellows Out front mowing the laWn when the guests arrived, and another stood in the vesti bule with a spray gun and greeted each newcomer with “Gee, ain’t the flies terrible.”. Later in the evening Mickey Meyers did a Striptease down to a pair of awning striped shorts, four boys set up a card table in the middle of the dance floor arid started to play bridge. They finished their game, retreated, and their place.was ; taken by a brother in pajamas who spread but a blariket, put down a pillow and attempted to go to sleep while the dancers stumbled over him. Marie Lawrence, kappa, won the door prize ... a fountain pen, and lucky Kay Bidlespacher, alfachio, won the booby prize ... a live'goose. Strarigely enough, she re fused to take Jier prize back to the dorin. Picnic Tintes Loathe, to adrnit th'at picriic weather is over, the hearty Sigma Nus held a picriic Saturday after noon somewhere in the vicinity of Whipple’s 1 Dam. The Phi Gains and Betas went them one better, and had a picriic in the Barrens Saturday night. You can have them, boys and girls I’ll stick close tc the living room fire. . Did you know that . . . Elinor Weaver, theta, received two votes for Dormitory Queen'... Mary' Ann Hutchinson married Phi Gam Wally Jones ... Dick May, beta, after a long fight won the Heii dershot handicap—he’s going steady with the pop ular kappa . . . tall Pan-Hel prexy, Harriet Sing er, AEPhi, has been asked for dates for every big weekend this year by a freshriiari who stands about five feet tall with his shoes on . . . Misto McKnight,. kajSpa sig, after waiting two years fdr his girl to enroll at Pehn State, has to go home every week-end to have a pinned to freshmah Lillian Clark. You’ll Enjoy The THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Corner unusual Wife Of Auditor, Victim Of Fire, In Fair Condition No change was reported in the condition of Mrs. James A. Hanley by Centre County Hospital autho rities yesterday. “Mrs, Hanley’s condition is only air,” the hos pital officials stated. The wife of James A. Hanley, College auditor, is in serious con dition in Centre County Hospital as the result of severe burns suf fered when fire .damaged their residence at 459 E. Fairmount Ave nue early Sunday morning. Janet, . their 16-month-old daughter, was rescued unhurt by Mr. Hanley when he rushed up stairs and carried her to safety, E E. Society Will Hold Introductory Meeting The Electrical Engineering So ciety will open a series of meetings, with a cider feed to be held in the new Electrical Engineering Building, 7:30 p. m. tomorrow. Representatives of student or ganizations and societies will .give short talks explaining some of the extra-curricular activities open: to student electrical engineers. Mem bers of the faculty will support the program with discussions of topics of general interest to everyone. j MOORE'S DRESS SHOP Btisy Body Casuals Hit HO I SI LIE in Gioty," a fabric distinctively DUPtAff, woVefn of abraded rayon 1 full of pleat*; and irietal clips chained to the bodice are dress-up details of a tailored frock. Sizes 12 to .20. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1940 ’MARGIN FOR ERROR' A Murder Mystery Comedy Schwab, Oct. 5. .Tickets. 75c Mornirigstar Bread is fine for every' purpose,. 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