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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"For A Better Penn State"
Established 1940. Successor to the Penn State Collegian
established 1904, and the Free Lance, established 1887 i
Published daily except Sunda' and Monday during the
regular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania
State College. Entered as second-class !natter ally 3, 1934
at the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of
March 8, 1879.
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ager—Thomas W. Allison '42; Woriten's Business Manager
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psuistant Managing Editor This Issue Richard 1). SlilyMr
/lows Editor This Issue - Robert M. Fallon
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Graduate Couttselor
Friday, Jantiary 16, 1942
The Third Semester
Thousands of Penn State students, are chanting
a never-ending question which'drums into a full
:voiced shout. It says, "What about the proposed
:third semester?"
Not only this query, but other questions are
being hurled by inquisitive students who feel that
rthe College has thrown its schedule into a fast
calendar, a maelstrom of events, which
has brought forth many puzzling and unans‘Vered
'questions.
The College administration is on the spot. It
6:3 pressed on one side by demanding students •and
on the other by a war-conscious government. It
as confronted with throwing its resources in the
hands of the nation, financially hurting its stud
ent enrollment, and without any promise of the
government's material aid.
Why the College has not announced its plans
seems to answer itself. Either the administra
tion does not want to be caught short with a 'half
baked plan, has not determined its course of ac
tion as yet, or it is working on tentative plans
which are not advanced far enough for publica
tion.
The College is faced with a thousand and one
problems which go a thousand and one ways.
But students still say, "What about the third
semester?"
We can only guess, but we have a few well
!founded facts on our side and they point toward
the same direction. These facts may partly ex
'cuse the administration for its silence on the
proposed third semester.
First, the College is not positive that a third
semester is the best step. It has attempted to get
Federal financial backing, but so far all that it
has received is a definite urge by the war de
partment to speed up its educational program.
In other words, the national governMent has
!taken the stand to date that all colleges and uni
versities should speed up their curricula but offers
no solutions as to how it can be done. "This is
war, isn't it?" is its reply to inquiries on how the
program can be hurried. It wants the result and
doesn't care how it is done.
The College is faced with this: (1) Needy stud
ents cannot return to College immediately; (2)
:Faculty members probably would have to be paid
ten months salary for 12 months work; (3) A
third semester may upset present 'College sche
dules; (4) There seems to be no offer of financial
ossistance by leither federal or state governments
us yet; (5) An increase in faculty instruction but
decrease in student enrollment appears probable;
46) The problem of insetting high school gradu
ates as freshmen into the College calendar is
difficult; (7) Fraternities will lose members.
Despite these disadvantages, we believe the
College will be forced to announce a third semes
'Ler which probably would begin about May 15.
The nation does not care whether financially em
)iarrassed students can return to school or not.
It can use these men in its armed forges. What
I.lla war deportment is concerned about is that en
gineers are hurriedly thrown into munitions jobs,
ttaineral industry students are put to work hi
ueiallurgical fields. and that it gets te , .. - thiticTl
:3tudents in the fastest time, possible.
The College, it seems, has no other alternative.
'But., it does not want to make the mistake that
ale, Harvard, and Princeton have made, that of
:announcing a third semester with no plans, no
.!.L..swers to many problems which were created
r i 0 , hurried legislature.
the College wants to have an answer, and a
1;oou one. When it m:lkes its decision, it wants
uccision to be a well-established one, backed
-Y,antL,l r...carch an.i study. it will in-
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A Worm's Eye
View . IMO
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Life Goes To A Party
Measuring worm Ferdy was greener than ever
when I saw him yesterday, probably because he
had just taklen a bath in a mud puddle on . Col
lege avenue, and was sitting on the curb in the
sunshine to dry himself.
"What goes on?" I asked.
"I'm preparing," he said, "for a party—for
the biggest measuring worm feast since the period
preceding the invention of .the yardstick.",
"I didn't know measuring worms went to par
ties," said, as Ferdy buffed his nails.
"Every time there's a wat among the world's
beasts, there's a party," he said. "And all the
animals of the earth are about to engage in the
greatest tiff of. the centuries. For once again
the cattle shall be heard, and the moos that echo
around the earth shall stifle the bray of the asses.
And the goats shall stand on their hind legs,
like soap-box orators in baggy pants, to give
three last, lusty cheers before the cattle over
come them.
"And when the coconuts drop in a gentleman
ly fashion, hitting the mothers and babies first,
the broad-winged eagle shall fall from his perch;
the owl shall scream once and be silent; the wild
beasts shall scuttle to underground shelters be
neath 'the rocks; and the domestic beasts shall
roll over and gush forth, thus providing the feast
of the centuries."
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Cat Meets Canine
"What started this war in the animal kingdom?"
I asked, taken aback by Ferdy's seriousness,
which seemed a little ridiculous for such a very
green and very tiny worm.
"Two dogs were arguing over a bone and a cat
interfered," he said, standing up and adjusting
his new bow tie. "My Aunt Phoebe will go for
this. She's a buxom lass. The trouble is that
she can't see any farther than her nose. She
doesn't Vealize that after this feast, there will be
nothing left for the worms."
"When is the party coming off?" I asked.
"Soon. Pretty soon. Preparations are always
begun away in advance. In the meantime, now
that I'm dressed, I think I'll go to my Aunt Phoe
be's wedding. It took her two centuries to hook
the guy she's going to marry: I can't understand
what she sees in him—always hascolds and goes
around sniffling all the time. But as I say, she's
a buxom lass. She finally convinced him that
he'd get rid of his colds if he married her be
cause she'd keep him out of the draught."
And Ferdy wiggled past me . down Senior Walk.
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Varsity Debate
Candidates Called
A call for candidates for the
varsity debate team has been is
sued according to an announce
ment made by Thomas J. Burke
'42, debate manager, yesterday.
Any senior, junior, or sopho
more wishing to con'ipete for a
berth on the squad should' repent
to 316 Sparks next Tuesday-eve
ning.. Candidates should have
prepared a five minute speech on
either the , affirmative or the nega
tive side of the question, "Re
solved that the federal govin.n
mept should regulate by law all
labor unions in the United States,
constitutionality conceded."
The debate team at ptiesent is
preparing for a symposium forum
with debaters from Lock Haven
State Teachers College and Jun
iata College on February 12. The
subject will be, "What are the
Qualities that Make a Good Con
versationalist?"
Fagan To Speak
F. N. Fagan, prOfessor of porn- day's Collegian concerning the
ology, will make two addresses. clearing of Walks following a
this month before meetings of snowfall be altered. The clari
the NeW York State Horticulttiral fication requests all fraternity
society. His topics will be "Can 'presidents • and rooming house
We Increase the. Consumption of owners to clear their walks with-
Apples in Nearby Cities?" and in 12 hours after the snow has
"How to Grow and Sell Fruit ceased.falling, rather than within
Profitably." , 24 hours.
Fit to fly
with the best!
It's a great service—the Air Corps! Picked men
and picked equipment! One of its latest radio
devices—theWesternElectric throat microphone
—transmits speech clearly in spite :of roaring
motors, leaves the pilot's hands free, doesn't
interfere with his oxygen mask.
This new "mike"— and many other kinds of
special radio equipment for tho armed forces .
grew out of Western Electric's 6Q-year experi
ence as manufacturer, purchaser and distributor
for the Bell System.
We're glad the knowledge and facilities gahied
in our telephone job—more important than ever
today enable us to help "Keep 'em Flying!"
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1942
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CAMPUS CALENDAR
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TODAY
Freshman Mixer, Armory, 8:30
p. m. Bring AA books.
Ice Skating, College rink, 7 to
10 p. m.
Newman Club initiation, Theta
Kappa Phi, 8:30 j:). :n.
PSCA World Problems Commit-.
tee, Tlugh Beaver Room, 4 p. m.
PSCA Lautelton State Village
Committee, 304 •Old Main, 4 p. m.
TOMORROW
Boxing meet with ,Western
Maryland, Rec Hall,. 7 p. m.
Wrestling meet with Navy, Rec
Hall, 8:30 p. m.
Ice Skating, College rink, 2 to
5 and 7 to 10 p. m.
Victory book campaign ends.
Leave books at public schools,
Co-op Corner, Library, or Student
Union.
Snow Law Clarified
Burgess Albert E. Yougel has
requested the story in Wednes-
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