PAGE TWO
the daily mvimm
'Tar A Better Penn State"
;I*.'/-Otishel 1940. Successor to the Penn State 'Colie.jriaa.,
established 1394, and the Free Lance, established 1387.
Published daily except Sunday and Monday during: the
regular College year by the students o£ The Pennsylvania
College. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1934,.
«it t.be po3t-0.-ce at State College. Pa., under the act -oi
Jtavch 3. 1379.
Editor Bus. and Adv. Mgr.
Adam Smysec '4l Lawrence Drievec '4l
KJTlocial and Business Offtce
•31S Old Main Bids.
Phone 711
M)Sl>t9iS:3iZ<Smo I'OH NATIONAL ADVERTISING UV
Natioraai Advertising Service, line.
College Publishers Representative
Madison Ave. New York. N.y,
CHICAGO * I)<?5TDI1 • L.O 3 ANGELES * San FRAHCViC.I
Women’s Editor—Vera L». Kemp '4l; Managing Editor
—Robert K. Dane '4l ; Sport 3 Editor —Richard C. Peters
Mj ; News Editor—William E. Fowler *4l; Feature Editor
—'Edward J. K. McLorie *4l; Assistant Managing Editor—
Eayard Bloom *4l; Women’s Managing Editor —Arita L.
)T<*.freran '4l; Women's Feature Editor —EJythe B. Richel
ML-
. Credit Manager—John H. Thomas '4L: Circulation
Manager—Robert G. Robinson '4l; Senior Secretory—Ruth
Goldstein *4l; Senior Secretary—Leslie K. Lewis ML.
Junior Editorial Board —John A. Baer '42. R. Helen
Cordon '42. Ross B- Lehman '42, William J. McKnight *42.
.Alice M. Murray *42, Pat Nagelberg *42, Stanley J. PoKetup*
nor '42, Jeanne G. Stiles '42.
Junior Business Board —Thomas W. Allison '42. Paul
M, Goldberg ‘42. Janies E. McCaughey '42. Margaret L. Em
bury '42, Virginia Og-len *42. Fay E. Rees '42.
Managing Editor This Issue
JyewK Editor This Issue
Assistant Managing Editor* This Issuo
Wo>7i<2n*3 E-iitar This Issue
Qi aduate Counselor
Thursday, Morning, February 13, 1941
Blue Key Points The Way
Blue Key did more than appears on the surface
W'hen it decided, by unanimous vote, Tuesday
pjght to eliminate paddling from its initiation
ceremony. It assumed leadership in the transi
tion from “hat - ’ societies to "honor” societies.
The hat societies, Blue Key included, have never
)iod an excuse for paddling. The best reason they
can offer is “We got paddled last year. Why
phouldn’t we continue to do it?”
Nevertheless, paddling is not its own excuse for
existence. It certainly is no fit way to. welcome
new members into societies which profess to be
organizations of campus leaders working for “a
fetter Penn State.”
It is well known that for many year’s the Col
lege has disapproved of paddling. Although this
disapproval has never been openly expressed, no
pne concerned has been in the dark about it. For
fine thing, in past years the hat societies got ap
propriations from the College to hold dances,
freshman mixers and the like. These appropria
tions were stopped. Why? Perhaps, just per
haps, paddling and similar initiation procedures
were part of-the reason.
However, that Lies in the past. The hat societies
are on the way back up the ladder. Poverty Ball,
held for the benefit of the poor, has been one of
Die upward steps. The Association of Hat Society :
Presidents has been another.
How, with the elimination of paddling. Blue Key
is a step ahead of the pack. All the others —Skull
and Bones, Parrni.Nous, Druids. Friars—are lag
ging behind. They could do well to follow Blue
•Key’s example.
Blue Key has pointed the way.
'h I'-
A Long deeded Advancement
The Student Traffic Board—or at least what it
f, lands 'for—is something this campus has needed
for a long time.
It stands, or at least we hope it does, for en
forcement of all student traffic regulations. These
have never been enforced. In the past
lew students owned automobiles and enforcement
Wasn’t necessary, but with the increasing enroll
ment the number of student automobiles has also
increased.
Nevertheless, only 377 cars are licensed by the
College. We know, and you know, that there are
more student automobiles than this.
The Campus Patrol, itself, does not have suffi
cient authority to enforce regulations. All that it
Can do is revoke licenses and that penalty alone
floes not fit all cases. Something more is clearly
Necessary.
Now, that something more has been provided.
The Student Traffic Board will probably begin
operation next week. The Campus Patrol will re
port violations and the Board will act upon them.
JLike the Patrol in the old system, the Board will
have the power to revoke licenses but in addition
it will be able to assess small fines.
All in all, the Student Traffic’Board looks like
a good thing for Penn State. We hope it lives up
in our expectations.
Downtown Office
119-121 South St.
Night Phone 4372
Ross B. -Lehman *42
.Dominick L. Golab ’4.J
Richard A. Baker U 3
.Vera L. Kemp '4L
.Lout* K- Bell
Who’s next?
—J.A.B.
—J.A.B.
iiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiumiimmmiiuiiumiiiiuiimiiiiiumiimumimiiimiunimiiD
THE
CAMPUSEER
iiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiiiiiimmmiH?
Laddies From Hell
Stiffly erect, chest out, a squad of smartly uni-
formed men marched east on Fairmount Avenue
about 10 p. m. Tuesday night. Goose-stepping
smartly in close ranks, they presented an impres
sive spectacle in the soft light of the full moon. On
and on they went, grim and determined, silent and
swift.
Finally, taking a sharp “squads right!” they left
the street and marched up to the imposing portals
of a large brick structure. Their leader rapped
heavily on the door. There was a hush as they
waited expectantly—then the dooj: swung open.
Saluting smartly, their leader snapped out:
“Here’s a book Jack Olkein sent over for Bruce
Yager!”
Short Short Story
Paul Blasingame was in town last weekend. Paul
Bias ingame was-suffering from pink eye.- Paul
Blasingame dates Mae Perry.
Now Mae-Perry wears dark glasses.
Professor Quiz
What sorority has been consulting a ouija
board as to hqw many pledges it will corral?
Does Lila Whoolery still have Jim- Ritchey’s
SAE badge?
What phi kappa football-mgr.-elect is reputed
to have a new love life at Bucknell and does this
make 27 or 28 he has on a string?
Unnecessary Here
We see by the Collegian’s picture supplement
of Tuesday last that Duke University features a
“Goon Day" on which coeds are-forced to wear
black socks etc. and signs bearing the word
“Goon.”
Wfcooaa l Whoqooa!
According to . the confidential report of our
secret agent .0012 the so-called jokes and quesy
tionable cartoons published in the most recent
Froth were published severaL weeks previously in
the Temple Owl.
When our findings were brought to the atten
tion of the Froth’s brilliant crusading editor, Don
ald West, he branded the charge as false and add
ed. vyith characteristic finesse:
‘T ain’t never read that there Owl magazine."
itay a True Word...
We are indebted to an anti-Anglophile language
professor for the following succulent morsel:
“No wonder the sun never sets upon the British
Empire—God Almighty himself can’t trust them
in the cjark.”
Bailais for Qiilsiaiulmg Seniors
We’ve long thought that the most notable plank
in the late Huey Long’s many-planked platforms
was the one that had to do with “Every Man a
King”, so that when we read that The Daily Col-
legian was making the Outstanding Senior Award
in Rec Hall on March Ist, we were downhearted.
There they go making 1,300-odd Seniors discon
tent and but one, happy—that’s no way to build
circulation.
But there’s a solution to all this, lads. You can
be a King in your own domain.
Put down your Dale Camegies, -this has nothing'
to do with Winning Friends and Influencing
People.
Just slip in McLanahans and pick “Her” out a
Whitman Valentine Heart (for tomorrow is Valen
tine Day), and we’ll guarantee that, you’ll be Lord
High Ruler of the Provinces, King of AU You Sur
vey, and the Outstanding ... WeU, maybe.
Chwptlfa, 5
Most of you mugs wpn’t know what this is all
about, so you might as well stop t reading right'
here.
But for young ladies Of' quality, breeding and
Jaste who are interested-in the finer things of life,
McLanahan’s have just introduced Chanel Per
fumes to State College and are featuring No. 5 at
one-quarter ounce for two-fifty.- Don’t faint.now,
wait ’til you get home.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Letters, to the Editor —
Cassius Draws Fire
From LA Council
To the Editor:
I am writing this letter in de
fense of the Liberal Arts Student
Council and the All-College Cab
inet which were unjustly and in
accurately attacked by the Col
legian’s well - known headache
“Cassius” in Wednesday’s issue.
Cassius says he will offend
“several nice people” and make
more than his “usual quota of
enemies.” That’s his business.
However, when his criticism is
not founded on fact and does not
go far enough to explain the full
situation, perhaps someone
should put him on the right
track.
The LA Council is admittedly
weak. As chairman of'the body,
I will be the first to admit it. I
believe I can honestly say I have
tried my best to augment the
Council’s “paper” power.
Several things have stood in
the way of the Council’s forward
progress. One is the lack of in
terest by the Council members.
Poor attendance never helped
any group increase in size and
power. Ironically, our friend Cas
sius is a member of the Council.
Another l-eason, "'probably most
fundamental, is that Liberal Arts
students do not realize the pres
ence of the Council and- what. it
might do for-them. J ■
More important than Cassius’
criticism of the LA Council, is
his unfounded dfg at All-College
Cabinet. I invite- Cassius to come
to any Cabinet meeting and hon
estly walk out of the meeting still
muttering that all the group is
worried about is “how much do
we get out of it, and when do we
get our gold keys to hang on our
watch chains?”
Sincerely,
Richard C. Peters .’4l,
Chai.rman, LA School Council
Read The Collegian Classifieds'
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1941
PJCA Wants Schedules
Of Work Applicants
Students who have filled ou:
application blanks at the PSCA
office for employment should re
port their second semester sched*
ules immediately if .their appli.
catioft blanks are to be kept Irt
the active file. . j
Men students who have not
previously done so may fill out
applications for any part time
employment which may be avail
able during the second semester
by calling at the C. A. Office, 304
Old Main. i
RQTC Gamp Pay Raised
It has been disclosed by the
War Department that the pay;
received by advanced ROTC stu
dents during their 6 weeks of
summer camp duty, has been itr*
creased from S2l per month to
$3O per month.
MORNINGST4R
BREAD
Momingsiar Bread is fine
for every purpose. If makes
sandwiches that are pleasing
in taste and 'at the same time
nourishing. And if you want
crisp toast' that fairly melts in
your jnqutH this is the loaf for
you. . • * ~ •
Morning Star, Tru-Wheat
Purity Bread and Trophy
Winner Cake.