The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, September 25, 1941, Image 2

Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO THE, DAILY COLLEGIAN "For A Better Penn State" Successor to the Penn State Colleginn Establishol nu established 1904. and the Free Lance. established 1.987 • 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 6, 1984 nt the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the net at March 5, 1879. Editor Pus. and Adv. Mgt. Floss Lehmati 1 42 Janies McCaughey '42 Editorial :lad 13usinfgs Office 318 Old Main Bldg. Phone 711 Women's Editor—Jeanne C. Stiles '42; Managing Editor- John A. liner '42 : Spurts. Editor—A. Pat Nngelberg '42 ; Verdure Editor —William J. McKnight '42: Netts Stanley T. PoKempner '42; Women's Feature Editor—Allee M. Murray '42; Women's Sports Editor—U. Helen GCrdoh '42. Credit Matintrer=-Patil M. Coldbetit '42 : Circulation Mali nger—Thomas W. Alli Son '42; Wottten's Busintrs Malinger-- Margaret L. Embu:•y '42; Office Secretaty—Virgiain Ogdeh '92; Assistnnt Office Secretary—Eny E. Reese '42. Managing , Editor This Issue Th:lnald W. Davis. Jr. News Editor This Issue Cordon L. Coy Women's Editor Thi s ; Issue _ lly L. 'Funk Gradunte Counselor _ Thursday, September 25, 1941 And May God Be With Us, Too . . . In an editorial printed last Monday, The Daily „Pennsylvanian, student newspaper at the' tint versify of Pennsylvania, urged immediate United States entrance into the war. The editors said the decision was made after ``careful and busi ness-like deliberation on the part of some of those who will do the fighting." Stating that America faces the choice of "a short-run war, or a long-run period of. servility," they wrote that there can be only one "answer for Americans: Intervention!" They said that in calling for war "we know some of us won't come hack . . . and we also know that those of us who do will suffer tremendous privations and spend many tedious hours in the post-war re building of civilization." The editorial, entitled "And May God Be With i Us," purported to be the result of . reasoned thinking. It was, the editors said, the work of those who love America and think it's worth lighting for. They denied they were ,yvar-iteng ers,. or "pupS" .. ,.easily swayed by flags and bands and ideals. . We say The Daily Pennsylvanian IS wrong.` The "answer for Americans" is not intervention. It is instead a sincere effort to plunge no deeper into war than We are already. Hitler can be defeated without the entrance of our armed forces into 4the struggle. Our materials, supplies, and equipment are enough. America can help more in this way than by active, fighting parti- cipation. What does The Daily Pennsylvanian mean Ivhen it suggests intervention? Does it advocate a blitzkrieg of land forces upon German-.occupied ion? Does it ask the American navy to hunt down and sink German subs and ships? If this is its offer, it is a in!Rlity small one. ' When a nation goes to war, as we sadly found out in World War I, it takes months to gear up the war machinery into a formidable fighting unit—months of preparation in all phases of the war game. It took Hitler 10 years with no oppo- Sition. A brief glance at the many hitches in our defense training program, which is entering its second year, shows our need for more time. The United States is not only lacking in pre paration, but• an attempt by our nation to enter the war would halt the steady stream of war supplies which are greatly needed by England and Russia. • Like Old Mother Hubbard who found her cup board bare, the need for our own munitions and planes Would counteract the effective supplies 'Which have been a direct reason for the present ability of Great Britain to stave off Hitler's land hungry army. • The addition of our army to that of Gl•eat Bri tain's is foolish. The addition of our navy to Great Britain's may have a reasonable affect Upon the submarining of convoys. But, at this stage of the game, in actively participating , in striking down the Nazi menace, the United States has not found her place in this war, And above all, it may upset the strategy of English war tac tics. , We believe, as does The Daily Pennsylvanian, in the America of freedom and democracy, in fighting for it. Things, we agree. are coining to a head—and active participation by the United States may be necessary in the near future. That cannot be denied. But, to throw ourselves into a well:-conducted fight because we are getting tired of holding another person's coat will not 1 - elp our side. The other fellow may get away in the confusion. As The Daily Pennsylvanian said, "May God be with us to see it through." We add, "Maybe God would rather have vs use our heads before we ask Him to use His." Dowtitown Office 11.9-121 South Fraztet St Phone 4372 _ Louis M. 13011 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN iillllolllllllllllllllollllllllllllolllllifillrnimlllllllollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll THE.. . 4r CAMPUSEER 7 • , , • • immuninimimimmummiumiiiimilimmummilmommillimumminn 'Ere They Part A group of ttpperclass women as sweet and charming as any coed can be at 7:15 a. m. were befriending a lone freshman at Mac Hall break fast t'other morn. The conversation reached the "where do you live" stage with one of the gals replying in her best manner that we live in the Kappa hotise and these girls are Alpha Chis. The frosh looked up with mouth agape and a startled, "Oli, I was under the impression that members from different• sororities didn't have a thing to do with each other!"—This is only the first semester, child! Elne for The Wig Sigma Nu smoothies trying hard to explain to rushees fraternity 'brother Joe Adessa's •appar • ent defeat at the hands of Bellefonte's Red Raid ers came forth 'with . the inspirational bit that "he Was playing—not to win, but to build charac ter." What, We' ask you, is the scoreboard for? To The Shores Of Tripoli EVon Wilson rocked the fiheta manse, with a brief wire to the effect that she' Was ahout. to .„ tike the Vows and sacrifice editcatiOn for ardor but that she'd be up with the drapes for Stockeit's room, She's back though, free, White, and M. with eR-Phi Gam • Johnnie in tow. Some joke; huh? Now we know why Jack Heck joined .the Marines. Classed and indeked, Oh, say have yott seen Those beauteous freshthen Tabbed:with green? Gate Crasher: An upperelessitan atterripted to walk into Schwab -Atiditoritim the night of the Mass meet ing but was stopped by one of the 'Ushers at the debt. Not to be so easily discouraged the clever fellow went around to a side door, approached the counselor guarding - the portal and very inno cently asked, "Pardon me. Is titic 'Squab' Audi torium?" He got in. Campus Maps . hots: "Breeze" Baldwin, kappa sig, clenching his iteeth and stifling soihething or other while a rushee he was with tells hilt, "Shut up. I'M talking.", . . . Campus Owls are looking for a vocalist . . . Emmett Witmer, Bellefonte frosh, standing on Old Main steps loudly proclaiming his "estimation of Penn, State coeds." We stayed long enough , to hear that Mr. Witmer believes the coeds' hair to be their outstanding feature. A campus cop standing behind a bush in back of Mac Hall keeping an eagle eye on the couples round about. Liße Father l Like Son ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN—(ACP—Like fath er, like son—that's the pet theory of Dr. Walter B. Pillsbury, University of' Michigan psychologist, who says the father's IQ could be used for the son's college entrance examination. The psychologiSt i!ound in a statistical study that the difference between the father's grades and his son's marks comparable to the relative scholastic achievements of the son in high school and college. Dr. Pillsbury also found that brothers and sisters of the same family generally make the same grades, and he attributes , the similarities to inheritance and not environment. He concludes that the government should give financial aid to' intelligent couples so that they might prodUce intelligent offsprings. Abolish Text Books BOSTON, MASS.--(ACPAmerican colleges and universities should • abolish textbooks and substitute the study of 100 of the world's greatest books, according to Dr. Mortimer J. Adler, author of "How to Read a Book." As a model for such a move he suggested St. John's at Annapolis, where the teachers lead discussions on the great thinkers like Homer, Plato, Galen, Hegel, Marx and Freud. Adler says that learning requires reading and that one must read the great works to be able to read. He doubts whether more than a -few students--or even teachers—really know how to read a book. He added that smaller schools must lead in any change because "the larger ones are s 6 top-heavy with watertight compartinentW of _so-called fields of learning." • Police Tr ain In College • SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—(ACP)—The Utah association of civil service commissioners believes colleges and universities in the state should °fro.' training courses for policemen and firemen, Pledging Hits High- (Continued from Page One) man. Kappa Delta Rho (12). Kappa Sigma (14): Joseph Sean, Walter. C. Price, and James ThoropSOri. Lambda Chi Alpha (12): Don.. ald H. Ratchford. PM lbelta Theta (10). Phi Epsilon Pi (18): David L. Raphael and J. Elliot Swartz. Phi Gamma Delta (10). Phi Kappa ( 0). Phi Kappa Psi (19). Phi Kappa Sigma (21): Mat calm R. Close, Calton Heckerman, Richatd NicholsOn, Creighton Turner, and William B. Tuttle. Phi kappa Tau 115): Richard Hastings and William Shuman. Phi Sigma Delta (18). Phi Sigma Kappa (15). Pi Kappa Alpha (20): Clarence P. Trumbare. Pi Kappa" Phi (10): Harry J. Ashbaugh, It. James DaOr, and • Stewart Davis. Sigma Alpha Epsilon (14): J. Prederick LlOyd. Sigma Chi (13). Sigma Nu (14): CalVert Cle ments and beat. Sigma Phi Alpha (6): Cail C. Gerlach arid Paltrier M. Shatpless. Siena Phi Epsilon (2O) jathes R. Duntan, RaYrnond. G. Gehl', Frank P. Graham, Robert B. Len. Williatri LititZ, Karl Rohrbach, and Williarti Wititerstein. Sigma Pi (18). . Tau Kappa Epsilon (11): Don ald 'Mekee, Charles Ktiiit, Jack McKee - , and H. Evans Thomas. Tau Phi Delta (11). Theta Chi' (17): Edward W. George, Fraderick 11. Ortiti, jaines A. Roberts, Jack Tingle, and Clif ton C. .Woodward.- Theta Kappa_Phi (9). Theta - Xi.(11): • ' Triangle (9). Livestock Team Takes Honors At Exposition Penn State's six-man livestock irosh fees -Payable and meat judging team took a ma- ' • jor share of honors a the recent In Armory Tomorrow Eastern StateS Expositien held at Springfield, Mass., by placing first Freshman fees Will be payable in the 'intercollegiate . litrestock in .the, Armor's -from 9. a. in.. to judging contest and second in the 5- P. in. tomorrow, according -to meat judging. Russel E. Clark, Rinser. Teams representing Cornell Un Athletic books will be given out I -. iversity, Massachusetts- State, and, on•receipt of . .paythent. Frealithen Connecticut State trailed Penn should go to the proper windoWS which will be listed alphabetically State in livestock - judging, while as follows: Az-Bit,. )31a-Cry, Cub- Massachusetts State i Penn • State was edged. - only by , Fre, Fri-Her, Hes-Kou,..Kov-Mat, n the judging „ of meats. Mau-Pin, Pip-Sga. Sha-Tra, Tr • Zur. f.' THURSDAY, 5EP'rY.24V11102.25,4944 1111111111111111111111P1111111111111i011114111ki111111111010111111 1 CAMPUS' CALENDAR-' 111111111111111111111111i1 1111111)11A1111111111111111111111)4111, TODAY Meeting of all Thespiali Club memberS in the Thespian' Clltb., room, 7:30 p. m, Skull and bones, 818 old Parltli 1'4006 meting, Delta chi, 7:30 p. in. Enlineer business 4U:dr, 814 old Main, 7 p. m. Engineer editorial Staff, al4 Old Main, 7:20 p. in. • Woinetes golf club meeting, 3 White Fall, IE3O p, Wornen's hogkey pratide,; Holrnea Field, 4 p. Pi Lambda Theta meeting, Hugh }leaver ttoom, I p. IFC-PSCA Pledge Ditinei Com:- mittee, 804 Old Main, 4 p. TONIOrtiIOW Senior atigiheefihg lecture, 121 Sparks Building, p, m, lielF'r'iday Hight servieeti,' at the foundation, 7:15 p, m. Church reception for hew shid.; _ants postponed. g-thhics Minorities Committee cabin party, 5 p. Hillel Will -Hold First - Social Saturday Night The 1-111161.FOundatioti, 133 W. Beaver aVe,, tvfliji6l l its iirat st•- cial event of the semester with a "Schoel Days nanCe' c Saturday to of open • its mertibeithip AdtnisSibn will be granted only to those holding ineMberslicip cal`dS, StanUel "G. Fredinan 43, membership chairMail i annottlide'd. New and old members may sigh ttp',.. he - stated, Up to and includ ing the night of the dance. Friday night services, ivhich will. conducted by students, will begin at 7:15 p. m,, Rabbi Benjamin M. Kahn announced last night. ,„

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