The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, October 30, 1940, Image 2
PAGE TWO • TNIE DAILY COLLEGIAN "For A Better Penn State" le uccessor to the Penn State Collegian, established 1904, and the Free Lance. established 1887 Published daily except Sunday and Monday during the regular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania StAte College. Entered as second-class matter July 5. 1934. at the post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of ptitmh 3. 1879. Editor Business Manager Adam A. Smyser '4l Lawrence S. Driever '4l Women's Editor—Vera L. Kemp '4l; Managing Editor .--Robert li. 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 ; Womenie Managing Editor—Arita. L. Ilefferan '4l; Women's Promotion Manager—Edythe B. Bickel '4l. Advertising Manager—John 11. Thomas '4l: Circulation Manager—Robert G. Robinson '4l ; Senior Secretary—Ruth Goldstein '4l ; Senior Secretary--Leslie 11. Lewis '4l. Member Pissociated Collegiate Press Colle6iate Disest Junior Editorial Board—John A. Baer '42, R. Helen Cordon '42, Ross B. Lehman '42. William J. McKnight '42.- Allze M. Murray '42. Pat Nagelberg '42, Stanley J. PoKemp yer '42. Jeanne C. Stiles '42. Junior Business Board—Thomas W. 'Allison '42, Paul M. Goldberg '42. James E. McCaughney '42. Margaret L. Em bury '42, Virginia Ogden '42. Fay E. Rees '42. - C. Russell Eck Crlduate Counselor Editorial and Biisiness Office 313 Old Main Bldg. Dial 711 ivfanuginrc Editor This Issue Nagelnriz, News Editor This Issue Routsong, Jr. '4l Women's Editz,r _Jeanne C. Stiles '42 botihornore Assistants Frank M. Feinberg, Walter M. Berko,: Wednesday - Morning, October 30, 1940 You Probably Won't Print This, Mr. Editor Dear Editor You probably won't print this, but Dear Interested Reader: Your letter starts the same way as two or three others I get every week, and you're wrong. I will print your letter if you'll do just two things: (1) Let me know your name, (I'll withhold it from print if you ask me to); and' (2) Stay within the bounds of decency. Per 1-.aps it's unnecessary to mention the last; few readers overstep. • What you think IS important. Whether it agrees* with what Collegian believes doesn't matter one iota. The letter's to the editor column is an open forum. It's the closest thing Penn State has to a Town Hall. Someimes letters can not be printed as soon as they are received. They may be held a week or more because of space rstrictions.. For this same_ reason, it may be necessary on occasion to con dense a letter. The .editor always reserves the right. Cutting, however, will not interefere with .tire sense of the letter or in any way altei the ar guments presented. The only reason letters are cut is so that more letters can be published and more people heard from. No, Interested Reader, you're wrpng \when you say your letter won't be published. If you leave the courage to sign it, Collegian has the cour age to publish it. * * Football High Road Penn State has hit the football high road. And it's fun to be on top. It's fun to read in the New York Times: "Penn State, which has been going along unnoticed, showed the virulence of Eastern football by de feating Temple 18-0 in another of Saturday's sur prises. This observer saw Temple defeat Michi gan State, a team good enough to hold Torn Har mon and Michigan to 21-14, and it was his convic tion that Ray Morrison's eleven, with Andy To masic, would be all that any opponent could. han dle from then on. Possibly he overrated-Temple, but it is more likely that Penn State has been vast ly neglected and underrated or struck- its stride Saturday." It's fun to hope that this may .be Penn State's first unbeaten season in 20 years. It's fun to know that, already, this season is only one victory short of being second best In Bob Hig gins' 10-year coaching career, surpaised only by last year when Cornell .was the only team to spill • the porridge, - • It's fun to hope the conspict , t9W tmpty space in Rec. Hall's football gall oS.Panve may . get . another member in the person of t.ither qiip;tain•tetin Ga- Jecki or Tpm vP.,4"). tto .hope The till length pictu*eSi n that Hall of tarite'ma2, - ;be even ed-up; thr6e on each 'side. Distributor of Dewntown Office 119-121 South Frazier St Dial 4372 Interested Reader The Editor TEE DAILY COLLEGIAN mouitimummumummithumuunimmuumithitumimumwinumit A LEAN ) AND HUNGRY At i , k 411-‘- LOOK For one reason or another every time we are feeling particularly full of bonhomrnie we are obliged to write this column against time. Thus it is that no one ever sees us in the proper light, for we tend to become a trifle acid when rushed. Our perspective narrows, so to spelc. This time, however, despite a deadline that loonis but a fleet ing minutes away, we intend to preserve . our - love for our fellow men. Let us proceed. Situated as we are in the bosoM of the moun tains it is not'strange that the adjective "provin cial" should be hurled at us by the cliff-dwellers from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and other foreign places. This department has, until very receptly, stoutly maintained that this adjective is undeserv ed. Where else can one find such a superior cul ture as the morning coffee-drinkers at the Corner has developed? Where find more sophistication than at a Player's rehearsal? This attitude on our part, as we have stated, lasted until only a few days ago. Then we spent a happy hour at friend Alexander's tap room. At the end of_this happy hour the gentlemen with whom we were sittini, summoned a waiter. Or at any rate, one of those chaps who bustles about in a white jacket bearing glasses and malice. The gentlemen, knowing the state of our personal exchequer, presented the waiter with the necessary cash to pay the bill. He included an extra dime, with the admonishment, "Here Son, go buy a cigar." Same sort of thing one babies to a porter one wishes to be rid of, or the chap who blacks one's shoes. After that nothing happened for several mo ments the time being spent in an endeavour to arouse the determination to leave. As we arose, our boy the waiter. dashed to our table. With the air of a man who has just delivered a message to a well-known Cuban mercenary, he placed upon the table a nickle and a cigar. "Your cigar. Only cost five cents." This is perhaps indicative, of something. Just what, we aren't in a position to say. We are tak ing our coonskin cap out of storage, in-the event things go from bad to worse. "What we need is not%) much technological de velopment but an increased development in the art of living. We've made great progress during the last .40 years in mechanical development, .but there's been a tremendous lag in social develop- Ment." Dr. Marion B. Smith, assistant professor of sociology at Louisiana State University, sug gests a re-weighing of emphasis in America's edu cational institutions. operation. WHY WASTE MONEY— in hit-or-miss , book buying? We'll help you plan a lib rary—good books, plus the best writen on your special interests. Our se r vice is fREE. - Mew. Bargain Mies Daily • Today: Irwin Sfiaw, "Sailor Off The Bremen" 60c The College Book Store • 129 WEST BEAVER CINEMANIA "Tugboat Annie," the grand, ro bust, outspoken character of fic tion and the movies comes back to the screen at the Cathaum today and tomorrow in the new film "Tugboat Annie Sails Again." The movie co-stars Marjorie Rambeau and Alan Hale. Tugboat Annie maintains that she is the best "man" in the tugboat fleet despite her company's belief that she is through. Needless to say, Tugboat Annie proves her point and therein lies the story. YOUR INVITATION 1. • "ra. 4., .0.. SoPh Hop Time—FRIDAY, NOV. 15 Place—RE[ HALL Dress—SEMl-FORMAL Price 7 —s3.Bs COUPLE Bob Chester DANCING-10 P: M. TO 2 A. M. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1940 CAMPUS CALENDAR TODAY: A student Union dance , will be held in the Armory at 4 p. in. Alpha Phi Omega, national boy scout fraternity, will meet in 313 Old Main at 10 p. m. • All pledges and freshmen invited. • Tryouts for all college women's swimming championship will. be held in Wihte Hall, 7:30 to 9:30 P. m. - FRIDAY: Commission to Collegian solici tors will be available at Student Union -to AND HIS ORCHESTRA