FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1940 Readers Bring Their Causes To The Editor In This Full Page Forum Inquiry Trip Head Takes Cassius To Task To the Editor I wish tIo say that th - e person writing, the editorial comment / about s`becoming increasingly 'ir ritated about • those little items which appear—in the Collegian— announcing Socigl Inquiry Trips to• observe condition= • among the poor," has allowed himself to be come unnecessarily excited. A re quest on his part for a statement <A the purpose and the program of the - Social - Inquiry Trips would have been gladly granted and pre vented his "irritation." !`Conditions of the poor" repre- sent only one social problem with - which the group concerns itself, whereas the fight for civil liber ties, housing, the acti , iity of social welfare and reform organizations, and the various conflicts' within - the social structure:: are some of the phases which are studied. Pre . arranged interviews . are scheduled with the best informed persons in these cities on the subjects under consideration. The only way to get first hand information and observation is to go where it is. Wo too would be "irritated" if money and, time was being wasted on mere `!slumming" •expeditions. • A desire to discover and report truth still remains the obligation of the press, and alsc for an edi torial writer for a college news , - - paper. Yen sincerly yours, Watt Lewis '42, • -Chairman of the New York Social Inquiry Trip. Cassius-Draws More-Bitter Comment To the Editor: - MArd' lee - that - jour "editoittl "Lean and Hungry Look" • was a misnamed column. As a college super-sophisticate to whom eleven o'clock On November 11th means a chance to spend an hour in the Corner. • Room over a coke, the author might better write a col umn . called a 'Tat and Sassy Look." While he was hi the Corner Room counting. out hi criticisms, 1,200 others were in the Audi torium giving thanks for the op portunity of living in peace when the world is at war. At no other time in our history has an Armis tiCe Day service been more signi- . . • Topcoats and Suits . • 20% to 35% Although Fall Is Nov At Its Height. Out They Go To Make Room •For The Christmas Merchandise. The Prices Speak For Them selves. • -- • TOPCOATS_ • • • . . Tweeds Shetlands—Coverts • -regularly $30.00 - - NOW $22.50 .regularly $35.00 •-• NOW $27.50 • • SUITS • Tweeds—Shetlands—Worsteds . •-•- • regularly $25 and S3O - *"- NOW. $19.50 regularly $32.50 and $35 - _ - NOW $24;50 •• ; . • Alterations At Cost ' Men's. Apparel Terms of Sale: Cash - . - - 146,5. Alien St:; Stale' College ' • ficant, and he spends it over a coke We whO went on* the New York Social Inquiry Trip last week went with no attitude of pitying cur iosity or smug satisfaction as the author of "Lean and Hungry Look" so vividly imagines. Neither did we -go to analyze a sociological specimen. We went that we might develop a growing realization of social injustice. The social injus tice which makes it possible for ten per .cent of the youth of the nation to attend college where 'they may develop the super-sophistication of our friend, while at least another ten per cent of the nation's youth (?) the sordid conditions of the nation's slums. We• went to make friends—and. we did make 'them— in Chinatown, in Harlem, in the Bowery, in the Stock Exchange, and elsewhere. We fount these young people, whom we are proud to call friends, at least more in telligently critical than \ the author of the. column. We did meet_ some youth with a "Lean and Hungry Look," but his attitude was worlds from that of the author of the column of the same name. Therefore, we sug gest you change it. Jean Hershberger '43 Elizabeth Howe '42 Editor's Note: The opinion Cassius expressed is, • obviously, only one among many. He will continue to write as "A Lean and Hungry Look." Druids' President Accepts Challenge - -To the Editor • The athlete is proverbially stu pid. It takes, a long time to dis prove a proverb, but it has been done. For instance, how many of you believe that "Early to bed, and early, ; .to makes a man wealthy, - arid: wise?" I - don't. Hence, to the ancient pro verb concerning the stupidity of the athlete my answer — is -"bosh." Whether the freshman author of the open letter is thinking of brains or brawn in his challenge I do not know, but on behalf of the sophomores, "We;the Hatmen" accept the challenge. If the challenge is on the physical side, name -your place and weapons; if it is on the mental side, we shall endeavor to show' you what sort of head that hat-, covers. Charles Ridenour '43 President of Druids THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 The Readers Speak In the past week The editor of Collegian has beer. receiving his * heaviest mail' of .the year. Much of what is brought to his atten tion is of general interest, some of it critical of allegian, some of it favorable. PfG or con, all show a healthy interest in' the things that concern Penn State, and it is for this reason that a special page is being devoted to them today. 1111111111111111111M11111111111111111111111M11111111111111111111111M Sophomore Prexy Accepts Fresh Challenge To the Editor: In the name of the Class of '43, I accept the challenge which the Frosh- have made. I am sure that I can interest two tons of Sopho mores .in a• 'tug of war contest against -two tons of Freshmen. Judging from the comments of my classmates as to the statures of the present Freshmen, that would mean 24 or 25 Sophomores against 39 or . 40 Frosh. I suggest that Stu dent Tribunal handle the arrange ments -and set up a prize; such- as the removal of some custom, if the Frosh Avin, or the continuation of the custom for a longer time, if the Sophomores triumph. How about it, Tribunal? Frank R. Flynn, Sophomore Class President Reader Would Change Dance Seating To the Editor: .I should like to reu.ister a pro test against the lack of seating fa cilities for the Independent man and his date at our three big dances. The system of. renting floor space to units such as frater nities, the men's doims, arid some of the larger boarding houses works out very well for those groups, but for the ordinary inde pendent student who can neither afford to rent space nor secure the necessary furniturr, it is wholly inadequate. The space ordinarily available at a dance will accom adate fo'•ty-four booths. This, however, is exclusive of the space under the balcony, which could be used - and woule. supply room for about ten more booths. There iF, then, the question of where to get furniture for this space; a probable answer would be to use the couches end.-easy. chairs from the Old Main lounges. An other . possibility, (and what a storm of protest this is going to raise), would to use some of the furniture fr o m the women's dorms. Then finally, there will be the question of "Is it fair to provide free. seating space to one group and to charge another group for the same service?" In answer I should like to say that the choice spots could still be rented as for merly, and that the organizations who• have been renting booths would, I believe, continue to feel that the privacy and convenience afforded by having their own booth justifies the smell monetary outlay per-man involved. ' Very truly yours, Robrrt A. Wasser, '42 Editor's - Note: This letter came too late - for the Soph Hop chairmen to 'act or. it. Perhaps the chairinen- of Senior. Bali and Junior Prom will pay heed. Dean Whitmore Endorses The PSCA To the Editor The Penn State. Christian Asso ciation carries on and pushes for ward many worthy activities which would othevise find no sponsor in such a large and busy community as that represented by the student body and staff of The Pennsylvania State College. Frank G.-Whitmore Dean of the School of --. —Chemistry:and A Rose Among The Thorns ! To the Editor While you and your co-workers are still here and in the midst of your duties, I shOuld like t 0, ,, con gratulate you on the fine work you are doing on the Daily Colleg ian. (I believe in giving the flowers while you can still smell them.) You will be pleased to know that faculty comment in general is favorable. I am particularly pleased to know that you are able with a _ daily publication to give attention through special editions to all-campus activities as you did so successfully with the PSOA Supplement. - - With best wishes for your con tinued success, Very sincerely yours, C. 0. Williams, Chairman, Committee on Records and Recommendations. Justice Corbin Enters The Fray To the Editor: ' Penn, State men and women, alumni and undergraduates, were insulted by Robert Leech's answer to the editor of the Collegian in the issue of Saturday, Novem ber 9. Other publications on our cam pus are subjected to censorship; yet our embryonic daily issues forth apparently unrestricted. Condemnation should be heaped upon both the editor and women's editor because the publication of latter's article in the Collegian of Wednesday, November 6,' con cerning imports, was contradic tory to . the motto of the paper and precipitated Mr: Leech's un gentlemanly reply. Sincerely yours, W. Lewis Corbin, Chairman of Student Tribunal E dit or 's Note:—. Mr. Corbin is right. Thanks to him and to the many other Collegian readers Who registered their criticism when they caught .us napping. • Reader Leech Draws A Return Blast To the Editoi Coeds to arms! A boycott on Leech. Let's put him in Coventry. I'd like to see any average im port wearing socks and a reversi ble, facing blue-books, tough profs, heavy • assignments, 31 hours a week, and topped with a dash of bad weather. Then how glambrous would she be? She couldn't do it. She's one of a half-baked lot who haven't the intelligence to come Right from - college direct to your own front s door and vice versa, without extra charge, in all cities and principal towns. • And all you do is phone RAILWAY EXPRESS. We'll call for your trunks, bags and bundles. Away they'll go at passenger train speed, and be delivered straight to the street address. The rates are low, and you can send "collect," you know, by RAILWAY EXPRESS , same as college laundry goes. Yes, it is a very - popular service. So when you're packed, strapped and locked, just phone us and take your train with peace of mind. STATE COLLEGE. PA. RALkI. LWA 4 4gL.3E11. i p XPRE S S AGENCY • -crmc " INC. NATION-WIDE , RAIL-AIR 'SIRVICE in out of the rain Maybe if we gals had our way and could import our men for a. weekerid• you'd i eally see some smooth imports instead of the us ual lame-brained, made-up, arti ficial, befurred, cooing imports. Then too, our men are serious, sincere, and hard-working. But. that's not all. They're chivalrous and gentlemen, too., EDITOR'S NOTE:—This mat ter, once humorous, has become violent. 13 . 6 th sides have had thei.c say and, although many more let ters have ben received, it is best that the matter be forgotten.. No Penn Stme man cally believes that the coeds here are not as at tractive as the women he knows elsewhere. Which Way Is America Headed? To the Editor: Most of the Armistice Days through which I've lived have been commemorative and full oe brass blare; Monday's , was a war cry. Our war machine was the keynote of the day. We are go-• ing to make Our glorious army, our glorious navy, our glorious marines second to none. We have failed to make ourselves the best democracy so we will make our selves the best dictatorship. 1 have heard that all thbse who fait to support the , war machine are un-American. I hope there arc some who question the finality o C a war to end all wars. I hope there are some who question the angelic efforts that a governmen t armed to the teeth with conscript:; and munitions will make for peace. Remember • Dial 842 FOR A FULL EVENING'S SUPPLY OF CLEAN, PURE, CRYSTAL CLEAR ICE FOR ONLY 25c DELIVERED Ask For The Hospitality Pack Hillside Ice & Storage Company N . ECONOMY: Luggage home an , back by handy . . . . RAILWAY EXPRESS! NORTH ATHERTON STREET 4ftsMoo4oo3i4 Jean Brown '43 Stanley Ulic DIAL 3281
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