PAGE TWO 'THE DAILY COLLEGIAN "For A Better lPenn State"' iil,tablidle.l (940 Sueeessor t> the Penn State Collegian elstablishei .1.904, and the Free Lance, established 1881. Published daily except Sunday and Monday during the regular Colliere year by the students of The Pennsykani.s. State College. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 19.14. Kt the Po,;t-office at State C4 - dleire, Pa., under the act of March 8. 1879 Editor Bus. and Adv. Mgr. ROSS Lehman .4 2 James McCaughey '42 Kilitoril: an 1 i.u:in.•<_ 813 01,1 rala 811.4% hone 71L Viatnea's Elitm--icanne C. Stiles '42; Managing Editor— John A. Baer '42; Sports Editor—A. Pat Nagelherg '42; Feature Ealitor—William J. McKnight '42; News Editor— Stanley J. PoKenunter '42; Women's Feature Editor—Alice M. Murray '42; Women's Sports Editor—R. Helen Gordon '42. Credit Manager—Paul M. Goldberg '42; Circulation Man ager—Thomas W. Allison '42; Women's Business Manager-- Margaret L. Embury '42; Office Secretary—Virginia Ogden '42; Assistant Office Secretary—Fay E. Reese '42. Junior Editorial Board--Gordon L. Coy. Donald W. Davis, DornirCel: L. Golab. Saints D. Olkein, David Samuel-, Robert Sch..mley, Richard S. Stebbins, Samuel L. Stroh. Nieholn; W. Vozzy. Herbert. J. ZukauAcas, Emily L. Funk. Loui , e M. Fuoss, Edith. L. Smith, Kathryn 141. Popp. Junior Busine.4, Board—Leonard E. Bach, Roy E. Barclay, Robert E. Edttetty, Phillip Jaffe. Frances A. Leiby. John E Ille.Cool. Sara L Miller, Katherine E. Schott, Marjorie L. Wixt a g i r Thin Issue N' ,sDLit!) r Thi.; _ _ Woman's FAlitqr This Issu,. C raclu at e Counselor Saturday Morning, May 10, 1941 Universally, Mothers Aren't Liked— Some Of Os Have A Different Story What good are mothers, anyway? New York City school children debated that issue in an essay contest judged this week. The results were amazing. Mothers are not universally liked. And there are reasons. One mother made her son wash his ears! Another wouldn't let a daughter go to the movies. They make children take baths They send them to bed early. They scold them. They paddle them sometimes. They won't let them do this. They won't let them do that. This business about loving your mother is all the bunk. How can you love a women who does things like that to you—makes you take a bath? Won't let you go to the movies? Makes you clean up the yard? What's the story? Why observe Mother's Day? Why try to make these women feel at home? These bitter creatures who have been the bane of our existence, stopping us at every turn. • Now the Collegian has a lot of respect for Penn State students. It has.found out year after,year that students are usually pretty conscientious peo ple, always trying to do the right t hing even_ though they don't succeed. Usually, too, they ex ercise surprisingly good judgment. And if there's one thing they aren't it's this—they aren't hypo crites. How then do we understand this business of ob- Serving, Mother's Day? Is it possible that students are a lot like their mothers (although it's hardly mother's fault)? Is it possible that students like their mothers for all those cruelties—being forced to stay in, go to school, take baths, go to bed early? Frankly, it doesn't make sense, unless, of course, that New York schoolchild was wrong. There were other children in the contest, you know. The winner wrote: "Mother is the best-friend I have." Mother Versus Pocketbook Prompted by thoughts of Mother's Day which started out as a special time to pay sincere tribute mid appreciation to mothers the world over and which has been developed into a day of great tri bute to merchants the world over, we have been wondering just how far the commercialization of affection and respect can go. As far as Mother's Day is concerned. florists and candy merchants are the worst offenders. But to balance that, there is Father's Day when the to bacco sellers get in on the gravy. Clothing merchants have Easter. Turkey far mers have Thanksgiving. Restaurants, night clubs and dance bands have New Year's. Everybody has Christmas. There are probably any number of ways in which other holidays could be given a new signifi cance—particularly to bUsiness men. New holi days could be created. Quite a few people foresee a boom in Memorial Day wreaths. Come to think of it, however, we of the Col legian are a fine bunch to talk. Think how glad we are to get that extra advertising! Downtown Of 119-121 South Frazier St Night Phone 4372 __Samuel L. Stroh '43 _Dominick L. Golub '43 Kathryn M. Popp '43 _Louis EL Belt .—s.d.s 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111M111111111111111111111111111111 THE MANIAC 11111111101111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Light Of Our Lives Mothers to the right of us Mothers to the left of us Into the Nittany Valley Rode 2500 Ours not to reason why Ours not to moan and cr:. Ours to stand closely by Feting our kindred. Many the cokes we'll buy Unquenched, we'll softly sigh Strange though, we'll wipe an eye For 2500. Awake Ye Sons; George Ebert and the elements prevailing, this afternon should do us all proud as our 10 (yea, 10 beautiful coeds don mousseline de soie and iris to parade their glory before God and everybody down the front campus. Arid midst the bevy don't fail to miss our nom inee to lead the pack next year. the raven-haired Elinor Derr. Unless tradition gets back in the run ning, we might boast two beautiful May Queens, and in succession, too. Where The Grass Grows Greener Little beams of springtime have penetrated the cold, stone Theta manse and warmed the cockles of the heretofore faithful Eleanors. Benfer and Fagans. Seems as if ex-Phi Gam Bus Anderson's jewelry was neatly-boxed and sent forth last week as the retired Judicial Queen betook herself to greener pastures. May Queen runner-up although still true to Vic Sandham has blossomed out for .a bit of a social fling before the June curtain drops. Audrey Schoemmel and Pat Young took a bit of a detour but are back on the beam from all obser vations. Kappa Fay Rees and Howie Parris went pffft after a lengthy siege and the Fran Talley-Bill Wian front is reported none too quiet by secret agents X-9 and 10. Mates Of The Moment Not to be outdone by Campy, who has inaugur ated a "Wolf of the Week" department in his col umn. we hereby ordain and establish as a regular features, "Mates of the Moment"—the holdingest hands 'couple in this 'ere College. This week's winners are Ann - Reidy and Delta Sig Bob Ell- The Jig Is Up! After bucking the draft board since way back last February, number one alumni hot dog, CDT Bob Wilson will depart tomorrow to lay his shell rimmed spectacles and 25 extra pounds on the al tar of freedom. To keep sacred his memory, we shall accept nominations for a pinch-hitter. Just take your suggestions to George Donovan at Stu dent Union. He sees all, knows all and tells all— we're bound to hear. Leading the list now are George Parrish, Eddie Harris. Jack Heck, Rusty Swift, Bill Dorworth, Roy Rodgers, and Chuck Reid. Take My Dolls And Go Home The editorial powers of this here now rog slipped in the night during IFC elections with— HENSON ELECTED IFC PRESIDENT Warnock Predicts Enrollment Decline Nov, boys, don't be like that. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN „ MANIAC CAMPUS CALENDAR_ TODAY Seymour Preston, advertising counsel for the American Hotel Association, will speak hi Home Economics Auditorium, 9 a.m. Mother's Day teas in all Girl's Dormitories, 2:30-3:00 p.m. MONDAY The meeting of the joint Cab inet-Penn State in China Com mittee has been postponed until 4 p.m. - Dr. Stuart Mudd, professor of bacteriology at the University of Pennsylvania, will give an illus trated lecture on the electron microscope in Room 121 Sparks at Bp.m. M THE MOVIES CATHAUM— "Penny Serenade" STATE- "Power Dive" NITTANY- Fargo Kid" THE PENN STATE PLAYERS Take, This Opportunity To Welcome the Mothers of " PENN STATE To The College and Invite Them To The Players Production . . "THE MERCHANT OF YONKERS" Come Early We're Sure You'll Enjoy the Show TONIGHT 0:30 SCHWAB AUD. - Tickets 50c and 75c SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1941 TemperatureloDrop.._:l.., Near freezing Tonighl: Advising May Day participants - -. and students not to-take things too "lightly" today, ,Dr. Helmut: Landsberg, College . weatherman and assistant professOr of ged physics in the School of Mineral Industries, warned that a heavy • frost is expected tonight, with a probable drop of temperature to only a few degrees above freez ing. He explained that present chil 7 ly weather •is due to cold air blowing from the NOrthwest and Canada. "It will still be pretty snappy on Sunday," the meteorologist said, "with a little sunshine, .but the weather probably won't get back to normal until Tuesday." Two hundred of the 670 stu= dents at Norwich university are freshmen. There will be only 52 graduating cadets in June.
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