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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"For A Belter Penn State"
Established 1940. Successor to the Term State Colietntir..,
established 1004, 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
March 8. 1379.
Editor ' Bus. and Adv. Mgr.
Adam Smyser '4l Lawrence Driever ‘4l
Editotla. «<•> I Office
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it.-bet’. 11. l. Sp.-rts Editor—-Richard C. Peters
•y • Ww*. Kditnr—William E. Fowler *4l; Feature Editor —
Edward J. K. McLorii* ’4l: A.-si/dant Managing Editor—Bay
arti Bloom ’ll: Women’s Managing Editor—Arita L. Ilefferar.
Ml; Women's Feature Editor—Edythe B. Rickel ’4l. •
Credit Manager—John 11. Thomas *4l ; Circulation Man
ager—Robert G. Robinson ’4l; Senior "Secretary—Ruth Gold
stein '4l ; Senior Secretary—Leslie H. Lewis *4l.
Junior Editorial Board —John A. Baer '42. R. Helen
Gordon '42, Ross U. Lehman '42. William J. McKnight *42.
Alice M. Murray '42. Pat Nagelberg ’42. Stanley J. PoKemp
ner ’42. Jeanne C. Stiles '42.
Junior Business Board—Thomas W. Allison *42. Paul M.
Goldberg *42, James E. McCaughey M 2. Margaret L. Embury
M 2. Virginia Ogden M 2. Fay E. Rees M 2.
Managing Editor This Issue Pat Nngeiberg *42
News Editor This Issue . .Samuel L. Stroh Jr. M 3
Women’s Issue Editor Alice M. Murray M 2
Assistant Women’s Editor This Issue __ Edith L. Smith M 3
Graduate Counselor Louis H. Bel!
Friday Morning. April 4. 1941
We Dreamt We Dwelt
Bn Marble Halls, Of . , .
Chatting the other day. we were presented with
the proposition that Penn State men are like yard
sticks, long in one dimension, but surprisingly
narrow otherwise.
The point was that Penn Staters learn a lot in
their chosen field, chemistry, engineering, or
what have you, and not enough outside.
Our first and best defense was an alibi that
other colleges are just as bad—which is not a de
fense at all.
In State College, situated as it is away from
most centers of population, there is plenty of op
portunity for study but not much else. Particu
larly is this true of the 65 per cent of the male
students who are non-fraternitv.
The man who raised the point happens to have
the job of hiring and promoting men and he knows
that it takes more than knowledge of one subject
to win a promotion. He has seen men. hard work
ers and full of specialized information, passed over
when promotions were due because they didn’t
have the personality and leadership necessary to
advancement.
In our crowded rooms where the midnight oil
burns every night with never a rest we are manu
facturing those men by the thousands. In the pro
cess of mass production we’ve taken the stress off
the polishing job that a product needs to make it
highly salable.
Penn State men need this polish even more than
men in private colleges, it was pointed out. For
the most part they come from poorer homes and
have fewer advantages. For them college is able
to offer so much. And it had offered so little.
The dating code has raised a problem: Coeds
can’t be guests in apartments. Those who want to
drink can’t go near fraternity houses. And without
money there is not much else to do or many places
more to go on a date. Witness the overstuffed
and overfluffed dormitory lounges on a weekend.
The conversation turned to cures. Where are
they? What are they? 'Aren’t we too pre-occu
pied now with.building classrooms, boosting en
rollment, and getting bigger . appropriations for
more classrooms and more enrollment?
Can’t we rest just a minute, catch our breath,
fill out this vast, hollow shell we call a college
with more of the real stuff of life. Not that we
aren’t moving somewhat in that direction now,
not that organizations such as the Recreation Co
ordinating Committee aren’t tackling just such
problems, but can’t we move faster?
Why can’t the College help the situation by pro
viding a Student Union Building? Why can’t stu
dents be permitted the recreational facilities they
need so badly. If the College can’t provide the
building, what about the students themselves or
the alumni?
The people who don’t want a Student Union
Building could meet in an Old Main telephone
booth. Why then don’t we do something about it?
Because we have no leader, of course. Let’s find
Let’s find him, say, in the Alumni Association.
Let’s give him (from, where Collegian doesn't
know' enough money to get the College architect
to plan such a building.
Let’s have those plans printed up with attrac
tive descriptive material.
Let’s show people what we. want.
Let’s show them why we want it.
Then, let's ask them to help us get it.
Let’s stop dreaming and act.
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Wing
Ai The Hews
with ROBERT LANE
The First Lady Speaks !
If Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt continues to en
courage labor in its “all.out” fight against big in
dustry. the President may find himself in a very
embarrassing position.
As strikes continue to paralyze the defense pro
gram. Mr. Roosevelt is playing in a new role [or
the first time in his career. He is the employer.
The President has always been considered a friend
of labor, but even friendship has its limits.
In the meantime pseudo-columnist Eleanor
Roosevelt tells the world that the industrialists
must learn to consider problems from the point of
view of the working man. She characterizes the
laborer as “the man who, after all, is carrying on
the old. American tradition of working with his
hands.”
Mrs. Roosevelt 1 - is taking the part of labor and
indirectly encouraging them in their fight, while
the rest of the citizens are trying to remain neu
tral, if at all possible.
Last January the first lady overstepped while
speaking to a Yale group on the subject, “Youth’s
Duty to Democracy.” She said, “The President
could take over Mr. Ford tomorrow ...”
Since Mrs. Roosevelt is somewhat close to the
President and many of her comments are unoffi
cially viewed as giving the green light to labor,
the situation becomes more unhealthy everytime
she speaks.
It was only a few months ago that she spoke to
strikers in Brooklyn and interceded in their be
half.
While the nation is striving for unity, Mrs.
Rooseyelt has seen fit to play the role of the “Joan
of Arc of Labor,” at a time when she should be
cast as an extra.
She has been severely criticized by the press and
by industry, but has turned a deaf ear. Her an
swer is. “We do not want to keep security for
some, and not for all.” Which reminds one of the
unsavory “I want to be a Captain, Daddy” episode,
which she defended.
Never in the past history of the nation has a
First Lady cast herself into the limelight as has the
author of “My Day.” .Mrs. Roosevelt has admit
ted that she likes and works in politics, but her
recent barbs against the Republicans for not ap
plauding the President’s speech were very poor
taste. Especially, since the G.O.P. didn’t like the
talk.
One wonders if Mrs. RooseVeli would have ap
plauded if the' last election were reversed, and
Mrs. Willkie had become the first lady of the land.
Regardless of party politics, the prestige of jour
nalism would no longer be in danger.
After
IF Ball
It’s
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
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unusual
Letters to the Editor —
A Rose So Early
In. The Spring!
To The Editor:
I wish to congratulate The
Daily Collegian upon its splen
did achievement this past week
end in putting out the “fight ex
tras.”
. This I believe is definite proof
that our own daily paper is do
ing its part in making this a big
ger and better Penn State.
I know that this required a
great deal of time and effort on
the part of the staff and it is one
of those things which could have
been dropped because it was too
much work, so again I would like
to offer my congratulations!
Sincerely,
ARNOLD C. LAICH ’4l,
All-College President.
Another Rose, Let's
Start A Bouquet
To the Editor;
I want to extend my. most
grateful thanks and deepest ap
preciation to the Collegian for
the splendid support you gave
the NCAA boxing tournament.
Coaches and visitors were gen
erous in their praise of the
splendid manner 'in which the
THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA
FRIDAY APRIL 3, 1941
' CAMPUS CALENDAR
Intramural Spring sports en
tries now received in Room 213
Rec Hall. Deadline Wednesday
noon.
PSCA Freshman- Cabinet meet
ing,. apt. 34, 7:30 p.m., 221 S.
Barnard.
All fraternities' must have fur
niture out of Rec Hall by 8 a.m.
tomorrow.
Thespian show, “The 'Joint’s
Jumpin, - ” Schwab Auditorium, 7
p.m.
Interfraternity
Hall, 10 p.m.
AT THE MD¥!ES
CATHAUM—
STATE—
“The Monster and the Girl”
NITTANY—
“A Man Betrayed”
Collegian covere.d the tourna
ment. As far as I am -concern
ed, it was “big league” in char
acter.
Very truly yours,
CARL P. SCHOTT, Dean,
Physical Ed. and Athletics
Editor’s Note: —• Collegian
owes Dean Shott a vote of
thanks for his kind and "gen
erous cooperation throughout
the tournament.
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write komel
Fuunv, isn't it.
how the days whizz by ?
No use crying
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over unused ink.
A long distance call
will fix things up . . .
and the low night rates
on most calls
after seven p. ni.
and all day Sunday
are easy on your exchequer.
• TODAY
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