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'IIIHE IDAILY COLLEGIAN
"F3e A Better Penn State"
311.0,iblished 1040. Suercor to the Tenn C.)itecr'..an
estahlislo9l 1904 ori(1 the Free Lance, establh , hel 1887.
Published daily ercent Sunday and Monday during the
regular College vem- by the students of The Pennsylvania
Mite 'College. Entered as Eecond.elazs matter July 5, 1974
id; the , Post-of fle.e. at State College, Pa., under the act of
March 8, 1979.
Editor Bus. and Adv. Wigs.
Ross Lehmaa '42430. James McCaughey,'42.
ndilorial and Bußinmi Office
an Old Mahn Bldg.
Vhohe 71.1. •
Women's Eilitm'—.T( C. Stiles't2: Managing Editor—
atin A: , Brier' '42; t:7-r2orbi Editor—A. Pat Nagelberg
Venture Edltor-'Willi .1. MeKnieht '42: News Editcre—
Manley ;I"; , Ptircempner. Women':i Veature Editor- 'Alice
M. Murray '42'; Women*:: , Sporty Editor—R. Meier. Gordon '42.
Credit Mann:ger—Paul M. Goldberg '42; Circulation Men
figer--Thornae W. Allb,ou '42; Women's Business DihmaVet—
Margaret L. Embury: '42; 'Office Seerettity—Virginia Ogden
Aanistant °Mee Seeretary—Far E. •Reese '42.
//lanaging Editor. This Lib''.le Donald W.. Davis, Or.
)..sraws Tssue Nieholas , VozzY
Ahromen'h Editor Issue Emily L.'runk
Graduate Couniplor
Louis E. Bell
Wednesday, October 1941
tw 4illlgrA--loke Ypur ,fhoice
A ,lettex came to our desk from a group of dis
vruntled. freshmen. These green-dinked felloWs.
Onamented upon the extension of customs 'aita
Cold llayrnoncr F. Leffler '42 in no ' uncertaiii terms
where . .C ou l d. go. ,The letter 'follOws: •
"*,e wish ,to thank you very much '
for extend
ing I fc4hMan customs. AsW
YOu Were (at; least
vre're,told you were) a freshman once, we suppose
,you t,ttiderstand our feelings.
"Maybe you never thought that most of us
came to . this r College to get - ineducation. And to
_ .
do this, we had to do . a lot of work and save
plenty. /11so that we had to study. Now, per
you'rke in a snap course and ,have all the
~ w.on.ey You need. You don't have to work or
study. I3iit what about the rest of us that do.
e .zzever said much about the-customs—we wore
them and let it go at that. Now we understand
that- pin Ara;ye' soul) decided that' we were not
going to the mass meetings like we should and
thought that our customs . ought to be extended.
For 'that - the freshthan class WisheS to thank you
very much. All mass Meetings were sche
duled freshman week; we would have .been
very
r lac. ;to go tlien put' now we liave to work
(study-- do you know what that means?) If we
all go chasing
,to those mass meetings when we
have - work,that ,has to be done, we'll all flunk out
and,then yon Won't ,hatve any freshman class to
pick on: 'Now you know..
As' forUs' and a good many of our friends and
class Mates, .we all wish you—(as it you didn't
Yours for better freshman customs,
A Group of Freshmen
Here is an immf.diate answer.
De'sr Freshmen
You are right! Most of us did come to this
college for EMeducatiOn. Most of us had to work
and sayeVenty. Some of us were forced to stay
out
i 'o l f : sqh9o,i : for few years, then work for our
rotan, .0" : ‘4., and ',board. And, most 'of
freshman
,customs. Finally, we believed
freshman mass meetings were a waste, of time-L
-appro?r,in4tely one hour every week for five
weeks.
But, freshmen, we changed our minds. .
. Why? It
.was that intangible thing called edu
cation We learned that education wasn't bund
led up in a little world Of books, study hours, and
vrofeSsOrS. .We discovered that education includ
ed ;that strange "nosiness" of man—curiosity.
It drove ps . ,to find out why the
.College was
regulated and controlled .by a governing body
called ,the 41.1,- ; Co,liege Cabinet; it made us seek
betterbetter.ar d t lierler association with men and coeds
on campus; ,our self-styled curiosity compelled us
to quegtidn the rights 'of some individuals (upper
classnien ito y 61.0 to initiate and enforce their
aueei- customs upon us; it sank its teeth into the
curkent . carnpus problems and threatened to shake
Until
,the answer was given; above all, it led us
into a blisier patli of 'student activity than we
wanted.
yes, ; freshmen, it made us Work,
quenchable thirst called curiosity taught us some
thing. It opened our eyes to the fact that all
knoWledge is not derived from study, that college
life must contain a well-rounded social, educa
tional, and "know-how-to-get-along-with-the
pther-,fellow" program.
Finally, i.t ethicated us. Not only did we re
cognize the need for .1 reshman customs as a means
of training ,freshmen to learn to obey and follow
campus rules and regulations, but it
;thoWed us that such gatherings as the freshman
ratis meetings, which .supposedly waste an hour
every week, also gave us a deeper insight and
purpose iu our collegiate Nvorld.
Your for 1) , ;f.t. , 21 - freshman cost ms lit von e:tr.
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By p . 4:1. STUART A. MAHURAN..
Assistant Professor of Journalism
When asked to fill this space today a topic sug-
gested was my impressions of State College stud-
eats as compared with students in Middlewestern
universities and colleges. I'll have a try at that.
May I start by writing that I feel handicapped
largely because have been here only so briefly,
.and that because of this feeling I must deal
chiefly, perhaps solely, in externals?
One in such a position can offer no criticism.
That, perhaps, might come later, but it is to be
hoped it won't. rirst then is student spirit. It
is as fine and as constantly active as seemingly
could be desired., Always, it appears, there is
something haPpening, always it attracts and
interests and apparently holds student attention.
While
,the Men in the übiquitous hats and the
freshmen provida much of this activity .it ap
pears usually only on - the fringes and outer ap
proaches to pepUlar acidemie'buildings. Inside
there are hintimgrahle bulletins heralding
that and the other event, groups of students
dis
cussing not only the game,
,6tt, the debate, 'the
play and the music try-jouts, and lines of the
smile gentry pushing :toward a try on the colle
gian or in home other extra-curricular project
•
or program.
Hear them talk, these- students, on the street,
in 'the restaurants, at their fraternities, outside
then 1 - tomes, and the spirit is invariably .thei : e.
•
it is a healthy spirit in 'a world sadly in need of
concerted , effort. ,pne notes, ,too, the color of
campus and game,-the forward stride of student
body.
Pennsylvania State's campus is as beautiful' as
any in the Midwest, only Wisconsin's approach
ing ,it, and that because of Lake Mendota. Miss
ouri and lowa have Campuses, and buildings as
large, but they lack the:splendid trees, .ancl,
.of
course,
,the mountain 'panoraMa. Old Main is a
grand structure . . Small wonder, then, that
students, in
. such a . setting • move forward in
steady procession,' from -• semester ' to 'semester,
toward the goal afforded by gradtiation •day.
Student cheering and the band at the 'football
games are inspirational. In the' classrOOm
stud
ents seem attentive. They are courteous:Possibly
some of them are asleep,'but.if .they are :that will
come out later, and, as students
_have .been known
to aver, possibly it may be the instruCtOr'sfanit.
So far, it will undoubtedly be noted, only
.fine
words, only praise, not a word of criticism.
Well and good. So be it. Remember I said at
the beginning that because of certain reasons it
appeared necessary to deal only in externals?
But I should like it extremely well if :these first
impressions might remain lasting impressions.
In life there have been some first irnpreSsiOns
that have remained steadfast. May Ibe pardoned
if . I recall a few? One is an elderly artist, a most
genial host, whose pictures have _hung in Paris.
Through the years he .has . remained as fine as
was the first impression of ;gentleman and paint
er. Another is of a newspaper publisher, now
dead, at first glimpse' tolerant, kindly, under
standing. The impression:perSists.: Still a third,
and - the last, is Of a university dean recognized
for his poise, his judgment, his method of dealing
with men and women and students. He too is
lately departed. His memory endures. •
If one were a cynic one might remark apropos
these first impressions, that only the dead are
good. Not so. The living and •the quick, and
they are legion, are also good, despite the fact
they may be dwelling in a sorry,world.
It is undoubtedly fortunate That in
,these aca
demic halls the sorrows of the world seldom in
trude. Perhaps it is because many an Old Martin
has walked them. I don't know. But Ido know
the student spirit .here is noticable and note
worthy.
The board of Ottawa Collegiate institute is try
ing to solve a mystery of 1913, revealed in a'
letter from an honor student of that year. Miss
Sybil Stewart complained that the "gold" medal
presented to her in recognition of her scholastic
standing has turned out to be nothing but gilded
bronze.
Hamilton college has ()Ile English composition
student who goes in for realism. He wrote on
"My Roommate Gives Me a Haircut." Clinging
to the theme paper which he turned in to David
Bettie, instructor. were several small, closely
Letters to the Editor—
More Work, Less Glory,
Asked Of Campus Leaders
To the .Editor:
We of State like to boast of
our strong student government,
and rightly so, - for our sy§teni is
one of the very best. Feeling
that students in office receive
splendid training, our administra
tive heads lend their hearty co
operation.
The boys work hard to get
elected, but sometimes it is nec
essary to remind' them that suc
cess in election is only the begin
ning. Once in office they 'must
serve their constituents" or miser
ably fail in their duty and, in
cidentally, weaken our system of
student government.
As head of an All-College com
mittee, I recently. addressed a let
ter oi inquiry to the head of al
most every student government
organization on cariwns. The
ter necessitated at least *a
post
card reply within a - week.. The
president 'of WSGA was ,the only
'one to" repy. •
Let's forget the glory, student
leaders, anti get "down" to work.
Fiank It. Flynn '43
dOr erlytilevjetine.
• 'I. 5N
• .Requested Of Student
•;
To The Editor:
'Of theinatty improvements that
could be.made for a "Better Penn
State,* I believe that t `.one
which .WOuld• be comparatively
simple bht would allow
. greater
comfort arid little trouble:
When our'students take their us
ual - evening sojbi rn to the local
cinema, the lines which theyfOrrn
cotintially block the . tqssage of pe
destrians Walkingr on College ave.
As 4' result, ihe soOd townspeople
are 'forced' to ",take to .the streets"
and: run into danger from passing
cars or el'Se are pushed by our leSs
courteoUS - rfuinbers.
It seems to me 'that with some
cooperation froM our students and
with the help of the loCai police
force (such as it is) we could easily
solve this problem. -
Let's keep the lines -Close ;to :the
sides of the shops and in fairly
straight order.'
Several townspeople have made
this suggestion to me and I pasS
on for a - " Better Perin State."
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LISTENING HOURS RELEASED
• 'l‘i.i:lpi ? i•ary 'honis fOr
the t'ayriegie Record Library in
417 Old Main wereannounced' yes
terday by the music ciep'artnient.
A definite schedule will be an
nounced and
.pOsted this. week.
The liSted hours include: Today--
4to 6 p. ° m. .TomorroW-10 a, in.
to noon, 1 p. m. to 3 p. m., 4 'p. m.
to 6 9. in., ,and 7 to'lo p. 'm.
SatiirdaY-8 a. m: tb' noon, 1 `p. m.
to 5 p A m., 7 p. in. to 10 p. rn.*Sun
day-1 p. in. to 10 p. m:
lOTA LAMBDA SIGMA ELECTS
lota Larribda Sigina, industrial
education professional fraternity,
elected eight new Members into
its organization. They are: Rob
ert Mengle '42, James Rizzo '42,
Lawrence M. Frederick '42, Rob
ert F. Jones '42, Robert Zuber
Welland J. Welsch '42, Russell L.
Grau jr., '43, and Eugene S. Stull
'43. These men will be formally
inducted into lota Lambda Sig
ma on November 1..
A poll revealed nearly two thirds
of University of Detroit students
favor freshman hazing.
ATTENTION - SOCIAL CHAIRMEN •
Are you interested in a guaranteed 12 piece dance band for your
houseparty November 7 and B—or your next social function?
For terms write or phone 181-X. •
R. M. Spangler, Selinsgrove, Pa.
WEDNESDAY, OCrOI3ER•22, 1941
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CAMPUS CALENDAR
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Forum Music tommittee meet
ing, 304 Old Main, p. m.
Forum Project Committee meet
ing, 304 Old Main, 4:14 p. m.
Candidates for freshman fenc
ing; report to Rec Hall at 4 p m.
No experience is necessary.
Meeting of German Club, Al
pha Chi Rho, 7 p. m. Mr. Wurff
will speak.
Freshman women debate, 103
Home Ec., 7 p. rim. •
`Penn State Club Executive
Committee meeting, clubroom,
7:30 p. m.
PSCA Public Meetings Commit
tee,' 304 Old
. 11/fain, 4 p. m.
Community Service Committee.
Hugh Beaver Room, Old Main, 7
p. m.
Meeting 'ef active members of
the -Penn State Players for elec
tion of new members in the Little
Theatre, 5 p. rn.
American Chemical Society of
Central p,ennsylvaria ,Section
meets, 119 IgeW ,Phy,sics, 7:30 p.
`Scull and Bones meeting, lii
Delia .Theti; p:
J9?49,WW
parrni Npus meeting, Phi Kap
pa, 8 P. m.
'Camera gliAb•Leqt,u,re, "Camera arid . Beiv•lo
7:3o'ii.‘m. •
Gorige meeting, 405 .Old
7p. in.
103
Varsity Women's Debat e, Home7 hring dehate
Cards and. schedules. " '
`Meeting .. b.r . goemi state Engin
eer Editorial - thaff, .7i30
314 Old kath.
Shrine Model Displayed
Tr 'lf
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Mate antomobile parking in the
area direetty - before 'the lion.
George` W.. .Ebert, superintend
ent of grounds ~ind‘,biiildings
,Sears; - rnernber,i` of ;the - Shrine
.Committe.Committee;omittee; Members of the - fine
arts departrnent; and other aot•
,le.ge . Althorities yesterday morn
ing chose ;,the exact site of the
shrine and 'the height of A4e-,baSe.
Siaf A etY 111 ,_eY,11,,
.Re vo nsihnity for
Safe . tr i . will be ;the of :the
talk. given by Amos E. ..NeyhaAt,
head of, the ;College ,I.n4itute
Public Safety, at a luncheon Meet
ing of All - e
Delaware County S4.tety
Association .toznOrroi,v.
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