eAG TWO SUMMER COLLEGIAN Published every Friday -morning during the Summer Session by students of the Pennsylva•- -riia State College in the interests of the College. Etudents. faculty, alumni, and friends. The Summer Collegian has the official sanction end support of the Summer Session Office and its -finances are controlled directly by the Student isnior. Office. ummtmezpiriso FOR NATIONAL AOYLLATIMNO IV National Advertising Service, b College Publishers Reftreserstative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK. N. Y. Calc.w.o • Simon • Loc ANGELES • 'ZiAtIl FIIANCLUGQ Editorial and Business Office Student Union Desk, 101 Old Main, Dial 711 PAT NAGELBERG Business Managers 'JAMES , IVIcCAUGHEY PAUL. GOLDBERG SOHN BAER Women's Editor JANET TWICHELL Thursday. July 24, 1941 taFollette Is Right Ex-Governor LaFollette of Wisconsin found a receptive audience in Schwab Auditorium last Monday night. For the most part his listeners agreed with him. They were pleased with what he said and rightly so for he pointed out perti nent fallacies in some of the uppermost inter ventionist arguments—fallacies which, on the sur face, seem to be entirely correct but which after :a deeper analysis are shown in their true light. For example, under the heading, "risks we run if we stay out of the war," he listed invasion of :the United States via Dakar, Brazil, and Central America. LaFollette didn't say so but this route is obviously the only one by which a large army— •and by army we mean land force—can hope to attack the United States. He said that "this is a real danger and I do not mean to make it appear ridiculous:" By that we :could only understand him to mean this is a real danger only for some future time. Certainly, he .made it seem a ridiculous immediate danker. He did a good job, too. He conceded that an .army of a million men—small for the task—with •all necessary machinery and supplies could march through Africa, sail safely past the U. S. Navy and across 1,800 miles of ocean, get to Brazil, 'march through northern South America and Cen tral America and Mexico, finally getting to the :United States border. Then he asked, "What could these million men .do against a country of 130 odd millions?" : A chorus of laughter from the:Thaudience an swered his question. By his reasoning—and it is essentially correct;— it•is virtually impossible for any •European nation 'to invade the "United - States. Certainly lie . eiiag gerated. But he did so only - to Make his arguinent More obviously true. The fact remains that Hitler can't invade England which lies only 20 miles across the English Channel from Nazi-dominated France; how can anyone very much fear that Hitler will invade—or even attempt to invade-- a country which is protected by 3,000 miles of ocean? LaFollette gave, as another risk if we stay out .of the war, the danger of economic competition with Germany. This, he also disposed of quickly and efficiently. He said it would take 25 years of .foreign trade, at the normal rate of profit, to get back money (not including materials) we have already given - to warring nations. He pointed out :that our normal foreign trade comprises only 7 or 8 per cent of our total volume of trade. . It would have been hard not to agree with him when he climaxed his argument on this point with •the statement, "We don't want to wreck 93 per cent of our trade to save 7 per - cent." • On the other side of the ledger, he presented several risks we will necessarily run if we do enter the war in Europe. These, however, aren't ,of quite go much concern. We are trying to stay . ,out not get in. If we can satisfy ourselves that There will be no danger if we do ,stay out,.let's adopt a strict non-interventionist policy and for get about- it! • LaFollette did an excellent job in answering the question, "Should the United States Intervene in the European War?" It is too bad that there are those who do not agree with him. - It is too bad -that there are those. who don't believe in staying - out of the war. We do and agree whole heartedly with LaFollette and the America First Committee. 'A more proper name might be America First— and last! August has five bath nights and September is when school starts. That's rubbing it in on the A „ s ^,fi n 1 Editors THE SUMMER' COLT 7GLAN lIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIMIIIMMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIM IIIIIIIIIII I IIII MINIIIIMP THE .40 CAMPUSEER ifiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIO6IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII . , Parsons May Join 6-Men We just. received a terrific scoop over the grape vine and it has to do with none . _ other tharCJane Parsons who blew into town the . other day for'.a,_ brief sojourn. We have it on .good authority that Jane (of the beautous, stems) is being investigated` , by the Federal Bureau of Investigation •but less you have any fear _as to the reason_let . .us i.nforrn you that it's only,. in connection :withYa.: - . job:. -that the former State coed is trying_ to. land. The' Pen Argyl product is a master of French. and Geririan..- and is trying to land a post With the . G:Tnen , a,S a translator.. Good luck, Jane. '. . • • 'He has done as- much as any •other, State - Man to foster fraternity spirit and welfare but• little credit has been given to Ridge Riley for the grand job he has done in . editing the fraternity, booklet last summer and again this year. ' Busy penning sport dope which he sends out to eastern and state newspapers, Ridge has found time to 're-edit the . second annual boOklet which will be sent' to all incoming freshman boys . . . . Jim McCaughey reached the state • of . manhood on July 4, hence . the big smile on this rag's business 'manager's face . . he missed registering for the draft on July'l by three days.. The Golfing . Gilberfi Ike Gilbert and his lovely wife are:willing to challenge any golf twosome in the - vicinity after reversing a previous setback at' the hands of a certain collegiate journalist and Bob Monti last week . . . . the Gilberts really piled it on the un- ing. , . • fortunate victims (this is, the last time Montz will 5 p.m. Picnic and supper for ever get a chance to lose our money) who talked ~ WEGS. Community playground, -' such a game, before teeing off on -the first-hole 5:45 'p.m. Superintendents and ... . : the. rubber match next week will 'decide\ Annual-Hell Week .Principals' - Conference ' Annual INtittany Lion -Inn. the outcome of - the bitter rivalry and unless you ••••• • 7:30 p.m: Auditions for Talent. see the result in this column, you will know who. Night. Little Theatre. won .. . . thecolossal Sigma Nu dance last Satur- ToughiOn frosh _8:30 - p.m. ***Public Production of . . day nite really pt thenecessarys frills to a . sue - -':- • • - - Dan Totheroli. cessful summer, social_ season. The girls _outdid'' • ' A-dog's life may be tough, but'. Admission, 50 Cents. Schwab Audi:. themselves to. make_ all the ,guests feel:at home, it 'is. ;the. "Life of Reilly" , com- torium. - and even --the townspeople. there went' collegiate '.. PAied to "a freshman's existence '. THURSDAY - • - . - - to the tunes of the Carnpits Owls .. . . the Sigma during fraternity Hell eeks. . **Superintendents' and. Princi .Dogsdon't 'walk up and 'down pal's Conference Meetings Phi Epsilon gals are eveninggowning it this Sat-- - stairs backwards; they: don't• put ' 2:30 pan, • Meeting: of Industrial urday. ' on :blindfolds and then feed -each. Education .Danes. Atherton• Hall. Crowell-Lantz-Nuptials• - - ._ . other at meal time; they.,:don't -.3:30 p.m. *Concert by the ;Sand; - . ~.. count „ the number 'of seats - on. Orchestra, . and , Chorus SchoOl. Bob Crowell breezed in the borrough Monday with Nora Lantz and left word that the two would middle-aisle - next .saturday .. . another Phi Delt, Frank Kingdon; kissed bachelor.- days good bye two weeks ago . . . . Peggy 'Hood's U. of Virginia hearthrob- blazed a fiery' trail here 'from Harris burg •in his flew convertible over the week-end and - left all Peggy's newly acquired admirers wondering "what'' the use „of it ; all" - JACK HARPER -- $ DAY $ SPECIALS Thursday, July /4 WASHABLES= SPORT SHIRTS, SLACK SUITS Hwnpa . ...... 11!! BARRY BLUE Barry Blue's Orchestra To Play Tomorrow Night The third weekly summer ses sion dance, with Barry Blue .and his orchestra supplying the, music, will be held in 'Recreation Hall - from • 9 till midnight tomorrow night._ _ Blue's, swing aggregation has gained recognition throughout the state and- promises to continue the success it had at last year's sum mer session reception dance. • Admission, as usual, will be 35 cents per ;person, with matricula tion cards required. Refreshments Will be available. New Beaver Field—but - treshnien Guest-conductors--- - -,Pierre Renrotte . . have had ..to take theSe in their and Richard Frank() .Goldman. stride as some of the-easier - Hell- Guest. soloist—Renry Cowell, solo- Week stunts. • ist with Leopold Stowkoviski's "Take a drink of water every All-American • Youth Orchestra. time you .smile!" And' this was Schwab Auditcirinm. done .I 7 times by a freshman at 5:15. p.m..Phi Delta-Kappa= :In- ; one meal. • itiation and Steak n 7. Room 05 . One fraternity . had freshmen Old Main and 'Hort Woods. stationed on its roof, - and at the . 8:30 p.m. Swim.Party.:-Glenn break of. -dawn the frosh would land Pool.' crow. like:roosters: This had to *Children under 16 years of age be abandoned because of the dis- will be admitted -only if -aceoln. tiobance to neighboring houses. panied by their parents. The game of tennis is an en- **Copies of the •program of the, joyable one ordinarily. But in Superintendents' and Principals'_ the sense that some fraternities Conference may be obtained at the use it the mere mention of the Summer Sessions Office. . . game sends cold chills up and ***Tickets will .be .sold in the down the spines of many a fresh- lobby of the. Auditorium folio - Wine man. the summer session assembly on Monday evening. In this game, the "tennis rac quets" are sturdy, wooden pad dles, and the "ball" is the fresh man himself. The kind-hearted upperclassmen _make it ' easier .for the 'fresh, and do not Make it compulsory for the "ball" to travel over the net every time it is hit. Another favorite is Wire Drill:" Roaring .fires •are built in frater nity fireplaces. • The freshmen. crawl • from the .kitchen to -fire place, and try 'to .put the - fire out with - . mouthfuls of -water, while the upperclassmen feed 'the fire. • Although -Week - activities were outlawed .by the Interfra ternity Council three years ago, many , fraternities Continue the custom of ' having a ,"three-or four-day `week 'of torture' just before fOrmal initiation, "in order to Put the finishing touches on the molding of a freshman." Eastern Star Picnic All summer studenti who are members of the Order of the Eastern Star have_ been invited to attend 'a joint picnic of the Bellefonte - State College - Centre Hall chapters to be held at Hecla Park, Saturday. Mrs. G. N. Haupt of State College is in charge. THURSDAY, 'JULY 24, '1941 Sommer Session 'Ailhounceirents...-:':.': (Continued from Page -One) 2 p.m. Open meeting of the Celt - tral PenriSylVania branch' of:'the- National Vocational Guidance As-:, sociation i Topic - . !Guidance Facili ties . Available . in , ilniversities.'".. :Rcioin..l2l, Sparks Building.: ~ ~,` : ' .5:30 p.m. lota . Lambda Si . ,nanquet . and- 'initiation. c S t ' Dr. Benjamin H. Van Oot..- -R . ', houses. , - ti t' ,2..', -7",p.m. '.*Assembly _and - s dent sing. -Schwa- Auditorium. A::: ' --.-- ' - :•-yUESDAY . . ' • -- 1 9:a.m:-Open house in the Psy 7 .. -‘.#:iiicational; - Reading, anthSpeec • Clinic and - in' the . -Pennsylvania WOrkglrop • Clinic • and - Worksh . offices. . • • • '• 2 pm. **First meeting of the Superintendents' and , Principals' . .Conference: • Room 121 Sparks Building. ' - • 7:30 p.m. Motion picture' and lecture leCttire 'on Social Hygiene,' by -Dr.. .Anna: O. _Stephans, - of - Latirelton. Rooth 10•-.Spark2 Building. - --- : WEDNESDAY . • • • • , • • 1 , **Superintendents' and - 'Princi pals' Conference Meetings:- • 12:15 p.m. Luncheon Cooperate* tine Conunisgion -for the study 'of. Teacher Education: N.ittariy Lioh. Inn. 4' p.m. Home Economics panel discussion. Topic, "HUman Re sources in the Defense Prograni." Room' 110 Home Edonornics Build- College Head Wants 'lntellectual Spinach' LORETTO, Colo. --(ACE)----; ".cream puff" teaching and "intellectual spinach" is neec 4 American colleges, in• . the of of Dr. paul of 'Loretto. 'Heights college. "Cream .puffs," lie says, "h. ve entered .to much • into • the • -'college 'diet, and you .may 'that :some -‘ students 'are eertaltay „not getting the right amount'ot in-.. • tellectual spinach. "Learning -Isn't- an : . easy . _.l4usi ' ness," Dr.•Ketrick says. "It's conv plicated. You can't just ladle it'but between aiotous week-ends, h0P..." ing for miraculous results:" The "rigid, lockstep system". Of Victorian days failed 'as 'did 'the "football bowl, coonskin coat and pigskin head" system of post-war days, he believes. What is needed.. now, Dr. Ketrick declares, is "in telligent participation in a -.well ordered education plan A course in . Latin,Americaxi_ history has been added to the cur= riculum at Lafayette: . I , an inion. L•ent
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