PAGE TWO THE DAILY COLLEGIAN "For A Better Penn State" ;K-lablished 1940. Successor to the Penn State Collegian, e,i , ablishcd 1904. and the Free Lance. established 1037. Published daily except Sunday and Monday during the ro 2 , l l l ar College year by the students of The Pennsylvania :Rate College. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1034 rd. the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of March 8, 1879. Editorßus. and Adv. Mgr. )3.oss Lehman '42 '''L''' James McCaughey '42 Editorial and BLlSillei=Ce Carnegie Hall Phone 711 Women's Editor—Jeanne C. Stiles '42; Managing Editor— John A. Baer '42: Sports Editor—A. Pat Nagelberg '42. Feature Editor—William J. McKnight '42; News Editor— ;Ranley J. PoKempner '42; Women's Feature Editor—Alice M. Murray '42; Women's Sports Editor—R. Helen Gordon Credit Manager—Paul M. Goldberg '42; Circulation Mlin tiger—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 Assistant 'Managing Editor This Issue._ News Editor This Issue Vvenien's' Editor This Issue Graduate Counselor Friday, February 6. 1942 Ifs Up To You Of all the acts of vandalism that have appear on the campus in recent months, that of nearly 7Liining the Land Grant Mural in Old Main is perhaps the most shocking and serious from the rtudents' point of view. . Marks apparently made by the striking of natches have appeared on the mural. Undoubt .o•dly some students have been making the mural .an object of their fun and folly. It may seem Im - tall to some students, but others, those who really appreciate art 'and who recognize the pres- Atge that the work has brought the College, are 'definitely in the majority. The work represents the growth of the College and has been given by the Class of 1932 as a gift. As such, it should be respected and appreciated for what it really represents. The commissioning of Henry Varnum Poor, one ref the country's greatest muralists, brought wide publicity: to the College. The finished product Abrought even more publicity to the College, and Penn State became one of the first colleges in the country to have such a distinguished work with fin its halls. The mural could be restored when Poor comes iLQ the campus to finish his projeet around the walls of Old Main's mezzanine floor. But that would cost hundreds of dollars more and would r:.-ntail, the removal of a section of the mural, since the mural was done in fresco, a process of painting on wet plaster. Some other acts of vandalism which have de veloped recently are the carving of desks; the marking of lavatory windows, and the scratching of the backs of seats by' people who refuse to t, - .eep their feet on the floor. But the new fad of (scratching the mural with matches tops them all. What can be done about it? Nothing. Unless students themselves take pride in the mural and itiok the problem in their own way, the mural may be covered with crude gouges and other markings - . No police force can or should be placed before at - to guard against those with the desire to de- :Lace. It's up to us as students to solve the prob- We still have some perception of beauty left it each of us. Why .should we rob ourselves of something that belongs to us as a group? Why I , hould we steal the prestige that rightfully ,be longs to , our College itself? —R. E. S. Foolish Marksmen • An average of ten large insulators on the local power line are being broken a month, it has been !reported by officials of the power company. The brie.akage is being caused by gun shots. In addi the service telephone booth along the line ;qas been pierced by gun shots several times, and . this might even mean personal injury to the workmen. •Undoubtedly this target practice affords some students a certain amount of enjoyment, .and under ordinary conditions would not present a . ‘,'ery serious problem. In fact, the power corn-. ,any includes in their budget a fund for taking care of just suns; accidents. B u t : - times of national emergency such .as we find ourselves this damage takes on a dif :erent color. Any students who may have in dulged in such actions will undoubtedly think li.wice before they shoot the next time realizing that this type of damage to a main power line : , .;dght seriously impede the safety and Welfare O the community ir. time of emergency, ' i - estruct,i've outburst: that in normal times little but added expense, in times of emer may border on sabotage. To thwart any that unthinking students might hinder .)kniriunity's preparedness, we suggest that Downtown Office 119-121 South Frazier St Phone 4372 _James D. Olkein Robert 11. loon Milt Dolinger Emily L. lfunk Louis H. Bell THE DAILY COLLEGIAN 1111111111111111111111111111111111I1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111s11111111111111111 II(IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII We were going to write a red hot column to day, flaying Dr. Ray Dotterer for flunking a stu dent who had gotten a zip bluebook average by the good doctor's own records, but who had cut classes freely. We didn't think this was cricket when we figured that students mime to college to learn and excominations are supposed to tell the story or else not be given. And we don't think it "logical" that Brother Dotterer consid ers a three as perfect (100) when the College says on our latest transcript that a three is 90-100. In fact we think that's a pretty arbitrary stand to take. Something like the classification of Aryans and non-Aryans. . , _ But then we figured that it would be just too, too tiring to try to convince Br. Dotterel: that this is naughty, naughty. We thought it would be harder than convincing the DAR, that they were guilty of race hatred. Then, too'," this Ross Lehman is a nice guy, and he doesn't like to sere our logical faculty panned in his paper, although he told us to go ahead. You mustn't say these things too lightly; they might reveal a condition . bigger than the man involved. Then, again, we were all ready to remind this Frank Flynn fellow, who writes such ldvely let-• ters for publication, that success comes in cans not in can'ts, that you get a chicken by .hatching the egg arid not by smashing it, that the negative way is ALWAYS the wrong way. We wanted to say these things because we're still angry about the way. the student body was sold out in the Case of the Missing Book Exchange. We, were just about to print thes - e 'things when we heard some facts, and we were inclined to add the All- College Cabinet, the Independent Party entire, and the Daily. Collegian to our blacklist for let ting Flynn get away without finishing his job, not to mention Ray V. Watkins, our uncooperative scheduler. Not to mention the student body which didn't get . excited at all. Then Carroll Blackwood '44 said: "Men can-, not• disagree about a fact. They can only be ig norant of it. - If we disagree, one of us is ignor ant." Pretty smart for a sophomore. So we'd better not say that we think all these people broke faith with the student body, because we might' be ignorant. Thwarted in our search for something sensa tional, we listened to Dean Warnock tell us that civilian morale depends on: ability to defend home communities without arn'ly and navy; production of arms and food; backing up the army and navy like we back up the football team while they're winning: baci - ing, u» parents by accepting lower 7 ed standards of living with cheer. After Military Bail N _ . Its The Corner unusual Through The Needle's Eye -GABRIEL CAMPUS CALENDAR TODAY &aim. Engineering lecture in Room 191 Sparks at 4:10 p. m. The speaker, Crosby Field, con sulting engineer,' will talk on "The Important Function of the Small Plant in a Democratic. Civ ilizat ion." Penn State dormitory dance in Wornen'A Building loUnge, 9 p. m. . - to midnight. TOMORROW Russian Club bowling party at the Dux Club, 8 p. m. Women's honorary ski. club, White Hall, 1 p. m. PS Club Resumes Exchange Dances Resuming the "activity-a-week" program, Penn State Club mem bers will . hold a • dormitory ex change dance in Women's Build ing lounge from 9 p. m. to 12 midnight tonight, it was"announ ced yesterday by Richard . D. Krigger '44, club chairman. Refreshments will be served and music will be provided by-re cordlngs. Novelty dances will al so be held. Since only a limited number may participate, club members . who wish to •attend should sign up at the Clubroom in Old Main. The telephone plays a vital role in army communications. So the Bell System is helping to school Signal Corps men in practically every phase of telephone construc tion, operation and maintenance. This training job is but a small part of the tremen dous task Bell System people are doing in this national crisis. They're setting up' telephone systems for new camps, bases and factories—handling an enormousvolume of calls needed to coordinate the Nation's war effort. Throughout the country, Bell System people are wholeheartedly cooperating in the drive for victory. To men and women of their high caliber, there is real satisfaction in a difficult job well done. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1942 Manager Election Results Released (Continued from Page One) aver-elect for the 1942-43 winter sports season will be chosen from among the junior firsts. Another manager-elect wi)•l'be chosen from the newly elected sophomore man agerial group to serve after the mid-December graduation of the juniors. This adjustment in the winter sports managerial set-up will find juniors as varsity managers, soph-- omores as first assistants, and freshmen as second assistant man agers, for the 1942-43 campaign. A definite decision on how the possibility of a summer sports pro gram will effect the spring'and fall managerial program has not been made. With sugar on the ration list, maybe it would be a good idea to have our sweet tooth pulled. Famous bedtime story—" Just one more hand and then we'll go home!" DRAG YOUR HAG to. the Players' Show "Taming Of The Shrew" Feb. 13-14 - Schwab Aud. -55 c ~.w af.. r fit RILL sysiio
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