PAGE TWO,
THE DAILY GOLJJEGIAN
'To* A Better Penn State”
Established 1940. . Successor to the Pepn .State, CallegliW.
• established MOt, and the Free Lance, established 188 T. %
'.Published, dally except Sunday and Monday during urn
rogul&r' College .year by the -students- of The Pennsylvania
State Collate. Entered na second-class waiter July 6, 1984
alMUja at State College, Pa-, under the act st
Editor sus. and Adv. Mgr.
Roza Lehman *« t'&Sßt!* James MqCaughey '45
Editorial -and Business Office Downtown Office
81S Old Matn Bids. 119-121 Smith Piaster Bt
fhone tit Phone 4972
Editor—Jeanne 0. Stiles 'l2; Managing Editor —
■ John A. Baer '42:. Sports Editor—A. Pat Natfelbcrg r 42;
‘Feature- J. McKnight *42; News Editor—
Stanley J. PoKempner *42; Women’s Feature Editor —Alice
-M. Murray *42; Women's Snorts Editor—R. FteMn Gordon *42.
■ Credit Manager—Paul If. Goldberg '42; Chcvdatidn MdW
«ger—Thomas W. Allison ,'42; -Women's Business Manager—
Margaret E. Emhucy. 'l2; Office Secretary—Virginia Ofcdep
'42Assistant Office Secretary—Eay E. Reese '42.
Metier
Gplle6«ate Pres'i
« tX«ci>mo; of
Collegiate Digest
, : Junior Editorial Board-r-Gordon L. Ooy, ; Donald W. Davis.
W. '.Vozsyo -Herbert J. ZagaMnE_sMfe& -fmki (W »
Business Board —Leonard B. Bach, mc B. BArelajp
1 fsfes?r«»w!l
' 6ykes.
nepnsaSNTaq row national aqvswtisinc* qv
National Advertising Service, lac-
College Publishers Representative
"42b Madison Avoir New Yo.» «. n. v.
CHlctaO i Doe.r on • Loo Alto blob. > Sun FaAOcirai
i Managing • Editor This Ispue _pavid Samuels
jdews Editor This Issue Richard B. McNnul
' Assistant Managing Editor This Issue Donald V. Webb
' Women's . Editor This. Issue E.ouise M- funp*
Graduate. Counselor
Fric&y,, December 19., 1941
A Christmas Editorial
, (This editorial was first published in the Col
. legian two years ago. Because it so. well depicts
the true spirit of Christmas, even this Christmas
' of 1941 when we are. at war and hate rivals Iqve
as the dominant feeling, it is being reprinted
today.)
By HERBERT RIPSON
The Christmas Spirit is upon us, in us, all
around ps. It will not be denied. It shouts blat
antly from commercial advertisements; it sings
softly from radio speakers; it laughs, joyously
under evergreen trees and flashes in colored
lights in every town throughout the nation.
It walks reverently into the churches, hastens
happily down dark little streets with baskets for
the needy, crowds into huge department stores
and spends money lavishly.
“A Merry Christmas,’-' it shouts. And echoes
cttwj re-echoes shout “A Merry Christmas” in
answer as they gradually fade into silence, yet
still ring in one's ears.
The Christmas Spirit is everywhere. It crawls
through crevices stuffed with rags to keep out the
cold in slums and tenement areas; it edges its
way through keyholes and padlocks in the ex
clusive residential! sections.
Hard heart, soft heart, indifferent heart—they
all succumb to the wiles of a busy-body Christ
mas Spirit, and, as was even Scrooge in Pickens*
immortal “Christmas Carol,” are made the better
for it.
Lovable, laughable Christmas, Spirit. Clay,
.happy, carefrpe Christmas Spirit. .Spirit that
makes smiles where there were no smiles before;
that makes this cqld, indifferent world a
better place to live in—it is too bad that your
• life is so short. ...
It is terrible that after a few short weeks you
shall find doors closed against you and eqUthearts
' remaining cold even though you try your best to
warm them. It is too bad that the poor will he
-neglected, that smiles will drop from faces, that
. envy, greed and jealousy will take your place in
hearts where you have reigned; for such a short
while.
Couldn’t you, some way, even by bribery or
trickery, make arrangements to stay after the
evergreen and colored lights haye pome down?
Couldn't you lease the hearts ypu are now living
in for the rest of the year? Couldn’t you make
it an airtight lease so thalt no pne could break it
and happiness and fellowship would be permanent
instead of so fleeting?
Do your best, Christmas Spirit, by fair means
or foul, to make this a better world.
And you, who are reading this, won’t you also
do your best and give the Christmas Spirit a
Suwne after the tinsel and gay lights have been
packed in their boK-js?
fTHE
* A Worm's Eye
View ...
lUiiiiiiiniiiiiimiiiiiimiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiuiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiuiiio
More About War
Measuring worm Ferdy says every other col
umnist has had his own ten inches worth on this
war business,, so why shouldn't he?
“The trouble is,’’ he told rrte in the Collegian
office yesterday, “everyone .else talks -so much
that I can’t get a wordin edgewise. However,
since I've found that you learn more by listening
than by talking, I’ve been eavesdropping all over
the place."
“What's the general attitude?’’ I asked.
This Practical Wbrld
“People are taking a keen interest in this thing
in a sort qf reconciled way. Most of them wind
up with a resigned ; ;.Shrug : and then, begin won
dering\ what they can dp* to help- Her® aye a
few Qf the philosophical statements I'ye heard:
.“From an individUdhst: 'Maybe it isn’t practi
cal, but it’s still to. keep from thinking about
individual? as such, and not as a herd of cattle.’
“A resigned coed: ‘Well, wars provide a good
opportunity for. learning geography.’
“A future draftee, whose brother hajd already
joined the forces: <Qh, it’s okay.. We were ex
pecting it; but I hope Mother doesn’t take it too
hard. She’s been-through so much already. But
then, Qur family’s no exception.’
“A town woman who had traveled abroad: ‘I
do hope we don’t have to bomb Tokyo. It’s, such
a beautiful city!’ ’
“A taxi-driver: ‘Well, they’ve got Guam- We’d
bettor get in there quick before they grab off
anything else.' -
“A dramatics major: ‘The Japanese national
antbem is a beautiful thing. It’s a shame we
have to bomb the people who wrote it,’
“And a practical guy: 'So we’re at war. So
people are gonna get shot. So why get excited?’ ”
Mnd Defense
“Dq you think this resigned attitude will have
a bad effect on people’s enthusiasm'for defense
work?” I asked Ferdy.
“NQt from the way defense blanks are piling
in at Student Union,” he said. 1 “As' the China
man said when he heard about the first Jap at
tack, 'Japanese gqose overheated.’ ’’
“And, Ferdy, what do yqu think?’-’ I asked.
Ferdy blinked.
“Wars are out of a measuring worm’s line,” he
said. “I think I'll just relax, until the sun comes
out.”
•Sant#. j|
*\JUoh l if
T You can take our word for it
! —-old Saint Nick won’t forget
: such good people as you*
) Somehow we just know that
Vyou ore going to enjoy e
bappy Christmas and we are
glad. We sincerely hope that
j everything you desire may
| come true end that the New
j Year will be one of real happi*
\ness for yoii.
The Corner Room
Mm) CAMPUS CAtE^H
For Defense ■ i(iiiiiii(fiiiiiiiiimniiiiiii[iinn(iiniiiiiiiiiiminiMiiiiiimi
(Continued from Page One) . A TODAY
driving, knitting, and skiing tech- Christmas party m the Wesley
niques. Foundation at 9p. m. ~
Faculty and staff members were — :
given theiropportunity toßqrti- IVfmfihmim NflVtlPe
cipate in the program yesterday i’hlUcs
as they received blanks on which 'TppUniPiil frpw
they ccfuld check courses which vrcW
they are qualified to instruct. (Copllnuad fsom One)
These blanks are to be returned ney Sehulman ’45, Petruchio’s ser
to the deans.’ offices by noon to- vant; and Robert D. Widder '45,
morrow. haberditfher.
It is probable that students who set-up as arinpun
failed to turn in their enrollment ced by Director Frank Neusbtjum,
forms may still have them accept- assistant professor of dramatics,
ed> provided they bring them to follow-: Joanne M. Palmer ’43,
Student Union today or tomorrow assistant director;. Aleda Snow ’43,
morning,
The SO courses are listed be- designer; Willidm H. Gissel ’44,
low'. The first number shows the to Mrs. Scott; Stanley G.
number of 'preferences. If there ©anowJ&i, gifeduate student, tech
js a second, it indicates the num-
ber of student? who ottered to' Th d W.lo.wipg sy* the teehnipal
assist in teaching each subject; ' aft* asslstehtsr
Air Raid Warning, 10; Airplane
Spotting, 25, 1; Testing,' s?fge^SnagS- Gorhori ? Fiste
Classification, 17, 4; Autft Me- Shfife-d£
chanics, 80, 3; Auxiliary Fire W“?BK\,W-
Fiehtine 4 i Auxiliarv PoWcp PW*: nymagen E.
ngiujng, % l f auxiliary rOl\sG t '43 • nami- -mnn
8; Blacfiowt ©riving,??, \ { Black- £ S Corner ’42 *K
out Precautions, 2; Bomb Protec- cos
tion 6 . tyme manager; Hell ©; Wojtman
5*.. . ; ~ • '■**< a?s.isteht cqgturne manager.
Inspeotyni ah.d R.epair, -Hazei j. Gas,smqn -’42,Hprdfier
-7; 2; Camp Counseling, 13, 15; tiqs mapgger-; Albert,Gi .Cmcistophi
Choice of Consume? Goq&>. ?, 2; assistant properties manager;-
s?iyh_.Leader ship, ?, 7; Commun- (Martip L. ?eigler ’A4, light? man—
icatiops; 49, 2; Community C.qn- 'Barbara, I^s?;’lf. assist-
PlPg, 0, Q; Coinmupity and light? ipapgger; Neusbaum,
Qrganizatiqn, 1,1; Community advertising supervisor; 'Anne .J..
Personnel, Inventories, 1. . Lqmbrecht ’43, advertising man-
Commiyiity Recreation, . 8,6; age?;, Biernaril l\i. Weir&grg' .’42,
Community and School Evgcua.-. assistant advertising manager.
tion, 1; ©ay Care of Children, 4, s ■' .
8; Demolition, ?, 3; ©rafting, 19, « ' ...
8; First Aid, ??, 17; ©as Defense, J ratei’llltieS Flay '
17, 1; Home Gardening, 7;' Home >, , .'."ti 1v -
Nursing, 7,1; identification Meth-IQ. (jiliiaren
ods, 2; Industrial Camouflage, 19, • _ ■ . • f '; '. ' -
i ■ ■— ■ Twenty-six fraternities, in co
'incendiary Bomb. Control, 7; operation with the local Kiwanis;
(Mental Hygiene and Mqrale, 12,, c t u h> entertained 135. children from
1; Military Food Selection' (men), e dy families of State College at
23; Motor Vehicle Operation,' ?7,;. dinners and with, parties last;.
18; Nutrition, 7,2; Occupational *“*“*•
Therapy, 5; Office Methods, 24, 3; .. After *nner, each
Overall Mechanics (women); "28; presented a program for the chil-
Personnel Work, 41, 4. dren, featured by the presentation:
Physical Fitness, 7,3; Pre-In-: of gifts tp the young.guests,:Mem
duction Training, 4,2; Propaganda' J 5 * 18 °f fhe Kiwanis furnished
and Public Opinion, 24, 4;'Public transportation to and from the
Forum Techniques, 2,2; Publicity fraternities.
Techniques, 13, 5; Red Cross Cain- Cooperating houses were Acacia,
teen, 6; Rehabilitation Aids,' o,' Al » ha Rho,. A,lpha Tau.
Sewing for Defense, 2, 2. ‘ Qmega, Alpha Chi Spna, Beta
Social Case Work, 8,1; Trans- SiSWS RhP, Delta Chi,>©elta Sig
portation of Supplies, 13; Wait- Wh ©hi, Delta Upsilon.'K.ajPPa.St
ress Training, 3,4; Water Supply ma > La *bb.da Chi Alpha, Phi-Delta
and Sanitation, 8,2; Welding. fiS; Tl rdta, Phi Sigma ©elta, Phi Ep
g sfion Pi, Phi Kappa Sigma, Phi'
; Kappa Psi, Pi Kappa Alpha,' .PI
Kappa Phi, Sigma Chi, Sigma Al-
—PIX
: Average. . American family pha , Epsilon, Sigma Phi Alpha,
spends $lO a year on soap—and Sigma phi Epsilonr - Sigma Nu,
that’s , where tile kids get it in Sigma Pi, Thetg Kappa Ptii.'Thgta
the neck. Xi, and Tau Kappa Epsilon.
I* I ICE'C m,ksZ> Store
L I fl Meals, Lynches and, Cpm-
™ ” P plate Fountain Service,
- FRIDAY, ©ECEMBER'49,r 1941
prompter; Mrs, 1 Dorothy B. Scott,