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-
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• 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.
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TOPCOATS_
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• . . Tweeds Shetlands—Coverts •
-regularly $30.00 - - NOW $22.50
.regularly $35.00 •-• NOW $27.50
• • SUITS
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Tweeds—Shetlands—Worsteds .
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• regularly $25 and S3O - *"- NOW. $19.50
regularly $32.50 and $35 - _ - NOW $24;50
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Alterations At Cost ' Men's. Apparel Terms of Sale: Cash
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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.
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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.
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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.
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AGENCY • -crmc
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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.
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