PAGE TWO THE DAILY COLLEGIAN "For A Better Penn State" Established 1040. Successor to the Penn State Collegian, established 1904, and the Free Lance, established 1887. 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 5, 1934 at the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of March 8, 1879. Editor , rmt ‘,.. 1 Bus. find Adv. Mgr. Ross Lehman '42 ,4 a James McCaughey '42 Editorial and Business Office Downtown Office 313 Old Main Bldg. 119-121 South Frazier St Phone 711 Phone 4372 Women's Editor—Jeanne C. Stiles '42; Managing Editor— John A. Baer '42; Sports Editor—A. Pat Nage berg '42. Feature Editor—William J. McKnight '42; News Editor— Stanley J. PoKempner '42; Women's Feature Editor—Alice M. Murray '42; Women's Sports Editor—R. Helen Gordon '42. •• Atilt 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. Managing Editor This Issue- -David: Samuels Assistant Managing Editor This Issue ____ Donald Ti Webb News Editor , This ~Issue . Jack W. :Vogel Women's Editor This Issue Edith L. Smith Graduate Counselor Wednesday, January 14, 1942 Did You Know By the way, did you know that the United States is .at war? Did you know that the United States stands a chance to lose the war? Did you know that the Spanish-American war was finished in about 90 days? Did you know 'that this war may not be over in 90 times 90 days? • Incidentally, do we students know what war is? Have we seen a soldier come home minus a leg, an . arm, with a sillier plate implantted in his skull, or a 20-year-old youngster shaking like a palsied old man from shell4hock? Have we seen this? Have We seen the 'shell-shocked English people looking— uninterestingly at Nazi dive bombers bearing their message of death and not caring if the next bomb has their number on it? Their brothers, sisters, mothers, and fathers were killed in preceding raids. Did we watch two million soldiers spread a (huge pool of blood on the cold plains of Russia? Did wie observe thousands of British, Italian, and 'German fighters lying dead in the desert sands of Libya? HaVe we known a friend, broth er, or relative who felt the blast of the Japanese surprise attack at Pearl Harbor and are now hud dled with other American refugees in the mucky swamps and jungles of Luzon? Do we know**hat . :war demands, what .it re-. quires, , what ZacrifkceSt asks? War is the hard est mistress 'that =man' has . fOund, • and in order to win it, it needs the most unified effort that man is capable 'of If we don't realize the all encompassing effects . of war, if we don't know that ,war .is .poverty 7 stricken•unless it drains the ,resources and facilities 'of every man . . . then, .for . God's sake, let's* wake up! We students sit in our steam-heated rooms, smoke our pipes by a fraternity log-lit fireplace, avidly discuss the theories of ileligion, sex, and life, then bury our head like ostriches whenever we are faced with the Aeolistic stench of war. We believe that by hiding our faces from the ever-increasing •threat of physical violence, we can.withhold the long arm of combat from snatch ing us away from our cozy nests. But that arm is becoming longer. It is reach ing farther and farther into our inner circle, and before we can run lo• the safety of the College's apron strings, it's firm' hand will be placed upon our shoulder. We cannot outrun it, nor can we bury ourselves. The arm can dig, also. Our complacency, our Pollyannish attitude to 'ward the war may turn into a nightmare. We students must 'mute, out from behind our books and face a realism, 'as horrible- as it is, with a constructive, destructive motive. Our song of peace and platitude must be transposed into a song of steel, bullets, and bombs. Is our generation the one which expects to re construct the world after the war is over? It's a generation which criticized our fathers for the World War I and II: it's a generation which sang its tale of woe to its gods for the depression and chaotic conditions which exist today. It's also a generation which seems to be doing nothing ex cept sit in its invalid rocking chair and "ich-tch" Itself into a peace and security of mind. Our Penn State isolationism is no longer preva :lent. Instead, we are surrounded with a speed ed-up and geared war-time effort. Our little 'Utopian community must absorb the war spirit of the nation. We, as students, must throw our mental and physical powers behind the war. We :must face the fact that next year The Daily Col rizian will be printing the casualty list of our Craternity brothers, our lovers, our friends. We ma- "go West" ourselves. War is hell. It is cruel. It is the most horrible :thoal.:ted murder of mankind. But, it must be won, won by us---hy students as well as soldiers. It must be won, on our by an activl: con- The Faculty ‘‘,(.l ' !. , Says ... immiumiiminimmumiumniiimmnimwmupmummuminunuommum Haitians And Their Customs Haitians will cooperate in whatever is neces sary in the prosecution of the present war, ac cording to Dr. George E. Simpson, associate pro fessor of sociology. ' Dr. Simpson, who has spent four years study ing the Haitians, a year of that time on the island, pointed out in an interview , today that the piiesent• Haitian .administration is very favorable toward the United States. and would, be 'willing, he feels confident, to have us u4e their facilities if the occasion recp tired. Louis H. Bell "With the withdrawal of the Marines in 1934, the rancor of the American occupation decreased, and relaticinships have become more 'cordial be tween American officials and Haitians," he said. "Unfortunately, most Americans have a mis conception of Haitians, based on the distorted picture of peasant life Which has been brought back by casual travelers, adventurers, and nov elists, who have played up such spectacular things as voodoo practices," he_added. Instead, Dr. Simpson declared, the overwhelm ing majority of peasants are kindly, industrious, likable people, and he found them quite friendly to him as an. American. 'The•elite are relatively prosperous' and-well-educated, with dignity, poise, and ability. In describing the Haitian peasants before the Anierican Anthropological Association meeting at Andover last month, he explained that the focal point. of ;their social organization is the fam ily group. Family pride and family solidarity are manifested by the peasant's• effort to establish a kinship or 'family . connection with a visitor or a new acqnaintance. Although the status of women ~has improved, the peasant wife must still give unquestioning obqdience to her husband, whose capride i s have the force of law, Dr. Simpson said. While a married woman is not permitted. by Haitian law to make an important decision involving money without: the consent of her husband, because. of trading contacts in the villages and towns the woman is more practical than the man, acts as the treasurer of the family, and does the buying and selling. The peasant woman may., say, "I am a woman; I cannot make an important decision myself," but while seeming to leave the authority in her husband's hands, actually she may be the leader by virtue o° the many pertinent suggestions which she gives, Dr. Simpson said. In addition to doing the laundry, caring for children, cooking, cleaning, and doing other_ househ - old tasks, the peasant woman works in the fields with her husband; and transporting pro duce to market is performed almost entirely by women. They carry the produce on thfiair heads or drive pack animals bearing goods from their homes to the village or town markets. Their work is strenuous and they have few diversions. Children, however, are taught to help with simple tasks early in life. - • GRAND FORKS, N. D.—Research directed at widening the use of North Dakota's rarge lignite coal deposits.is .being conducted at the university of North Dakota by H. G. Yuster, instructor in chemical engineering. A carbonizing unit under construction will re move lignite constituents such as coal tar, am monia and water, and the char obtainled in the process will be used to produce activated lignite. Munitions bor4rd authorities list activated lig nite as "strategic and critical" Material because of its use in gas masks. sciousness, a preparation of our student and College utilities, the buying of a defense saving stamp, the taking of a defense course, thp active cooperation with war efforts. Dr. Henry Crane has said, "The true nature of anything is. working at its best." War is won by the full unity and utilization of its soldiers and citizens. As students, we can guarantee one more life, one more arm, one less shell-shocked veteran by attempting .to finish the hellish busi ness of war in the quickest way possible. The quickest way? We must fulfill our jobs as students, as citizens, as best as we know how. We don't want to be caught as England, asleep at the switch, or as France, with our heads bur ied in w THE DAILY COLLEGIAN By DR. GEORGE E. SIMPSON Associate Professor •of Sociology Letters To The Editor— Common Courtesy Needed Here To The Editor: By long tradition,' urbanity has long been associated with schools of liberal arts, •to the inferential detriment of students in technolog ical schools. As a one4ime liberal artist I confess to a certain preju dice in this direction. But I am amazed to find as an outcome of personal observation in three sur vey courses which I am 'attending thatthat course least unbane in •the attitude of students toward instruc 'tor is that in the Lower Division. I am referring now to that com mon courtesy which, it seems to me, should be the attitude of any student toward any •instructor who ,has been •granted an hour or half an hour to present an ovefall view of his 'subject-matter field to stu dents in their first Year of college. Granted the quality of — lectures does differ, no lecturer can be as sumed to do his best unless there .exists on the part of his hearers a certain' receptivity _ unbroken by personal conversations, inattention, disregard of the speaker's presence, and primping of the sort that ought to find completion in 'a woman's dormitory. I am sorry to report that in my observation, the co-ed is' the greater offender. We oldesters now 'approaching middle age have heard in our day a great deal about the hypocrisy of our elders. Such revelations have long since ceased to be startling. But what of the hypocrisy of youth? Presumably the college generation of today wants defer ment to complete its education. If that's the case, why not give the instructor a break? Lower Division Auditor Forgotten Man Raises Objections • Dear Sirs, A few days ago you issued a leaflet stating that thbre was only one student in Penn • State from the Philippine Islands. Excuse please, but there are two. If you will, look in your records, you will find.lhat that, student has a subscription to Mk Daily Colle gian and that you should be send ing it to the Philippine Islands., What will my family think when they read that I am not at Penn State (if the Daily Collegian is reaching them and they• read it)? My advice, quote Whitmore, "Be accurate!" Yours, "The- Forgotten Man" P. S. Shame on' you, (censored)! "Best wishes." Print Deadline Set In Camera. Contest Announcing that all prints must be turned in at Student Union, William Clark '42, president of the Camera Club, stated that the club's annual contest will close at 5 p. m. Thursday. Judges for the contest will be Mrs. Dorothy B. Scott, assistant in dramatics; Warren B. Mack. head of the department of horti culture; and J. J. Rubin, instruc tor in English Composition. 111111111111111111111011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 With Our Alumni 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111WHIMI0111111111 1 LOCAL MEN ADVANCE—Spe- PURCELL ENLISTS John F cialiA ratings have been awarded Purcell '39, South Scranton Junior two State College men at the Air . High School science instructor, be Corps Advanced Flying School, came the first man in the Scrantol - Victoria, Texas. area with bachelor of scierica! *an 6 Gerald H. Gatta, son of W. B. master of education degrees to ell - Gates, is a fourth class specialist list in the U. S. Navy. and John A. McLaughlin, son of Purcell, who is married, volun - Mr. and Mrs. J. Ray McLaughlin, 'teered to enlist as an apprentic is a third class specialist. , season, lowest rank in the NavYt McLaughlin was graduated from and take his chatices on future Po" Syracuse UniverSity law school motion. He is the first man in the last spring and from Pennsylvan- history of the Philadelphia recruit - , la State College in 1938. Gates ing office to volunteer will{ two, was attending Penn State when degrees to his-credit. . 11:e entered the Army last July. 'Roth are assigned to the recrea- Lion hall WEDI JANUA:R - X . :14, ,1942 ininimummimmummunninuminimummunniti CAMPUS CALENDAR 1111111111111 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 TODAY The College Defense Cour will meet in the Alumni Office 7 p. m., it was announced !, Chairman A. R. Warnock. . - Joint meeting of Le Cer. Francais and El Circulo Esp. in northwte,st lounge%•Of At Hall at .7:15 p. m. There will be no.rneeting of 'honorary bedinintOn club week. Compulsory Meeting . • White Hall lounike, 6:45 p. m.. f 28. Penn State Siding Club meet, in stock jpigitig pavilian P. m. PSCA public:meeting committe 4 p. m., 304 Old• Main. Campus '45 Clique "Victo Ball" meets, Room 418 Old Ma.' at 7:30 p. m. Watch Services :in Wesley F,o dation, 7:15 p. m. Campus '44 meeting, 3b9 Main, 6:45 p. m. Short mee before wrestling meet. Engineer editorial staff me ing, 314 Old Main, 7:30 p. m. • TOMORROW Grange meeting in 405 Old Mahl at 7:30 p. m. ,for, installation of officers. PSCA films on . defense, 111 Home Ec Building at.B p • . PSCA Handbook staff maetin! in 304, Old Main, at 7 p. m. PSCA Summer opportunitie committee meeting'• at 304 Olf Main at 4 p. m. Ice skating at Metzger's Dam. Forestry meeting .in 105 Forest ry Building at 7:30 p. m. ' ROTC Engineers Qualify.AS:Experts Eleven out:Of: 577 - freshman en . gineers 'at the College . qualified experts with small pore rifles, a cording to Colonel Edward D. Ar] dery, head of..deriartment of tary science a-ndLiklics. 'William G. Sutetll46; Willie , E. Kennedy, 140;,',Tames . E. Elle • man, 138; Steven:,L., J. Fortunat , 136; Frederic . Ellsworth, 136 John M. Thomas,. •136; Clarence • 1.. Call, 135; Theodore.E. Kruk, 135, , Russell C. StinielY; . 135; Elmer tr i : Diehl, 135; and Nelion D. Tanneg 135. Civil Service Exam Set. For Dietitians In ordo, to secure sufficien ,l qualified applicants for a studerd dietitian examination, the Unite' States civil service commission ha: extended the 'closing date for tilt applications from . - 'Decmber 3 -to January 31. The position pay $420 a year. Extending, the date..fer receip of applications, two Changes hav: been made in - the original an nouncement: The deduction, fo subsistence arid quarters has beer reduced to $330 for .the trainin period and persons successfully, completing the training course a,! the Army Medical Center will b eligible for dietition positions witl pay as high as $l,BOO a year. BUY DEFENSE STAMPS AND BONDS
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