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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"For A Better Penn State"
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Established 1940. Successor to the Penn State Collegian,
established 1904, and the Free Lance, established 1837.
Published daily except Sunday and Monday during the
Jegular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania
State College. Entered as secontl-class matter July 5, 1934
at the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of
March 8,-1879.
Editor Bus. and Adv. Mgr.
Ross Lehman '42 (4 4V , 4''' James McCaughey '42
Editorial and Business Office Downtown Office
Carnegie Hall 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 Nagelberg '42.
Feature Editor—William J. McKnight '42; News Editor—
Stanley J. PoKempner '42; Women's Feature Editor—Alice
M. Murray '42; Women's .Sports•Eddor—R. Helen Gordon
'42.
Credit Manager—Paul M. Goldberg '42; Circulation Man
ager—Thomas W. Allison '42; Women's Business Manager
—Margalet L. Embury '42; Office Secretary—Virginia
Ogden '42; Assistant Office Secretary—Fay E. Reese '42.
Jtinior Editorial Board—Gordon L. Coy, Donald W. Davis,
Dominick L. Golab, James D. Olkein, David Samuels,
Robert E. Schooley, Richard S. Stebbins, Herbert J.
Zukauskas, Emily L. Funk, Louise M. Fuoss, Kathryn M.
Popp, Edith L. Smith.
Managing Editor This Emus
'Assistant Managing Editor This Issue
News Editor This Issue
Women's Editor This Issue
Graduate Counselor
Friday, February 27, 1942
Inner Sanctum?
The recent success r,f phyoicL education ma
jors' all-out recreations; program for•women sug
gests the possibility of expanding the pro. ect to
:include co-recreation fog all students.
Password for the p 7.lgram's success has been
(attractiveness. Coeds who once refused to enter
sTurther then the first floor in White Hall have
kieen drawn into actual sports participation. Co
:cecreation would be a bigger drawing card.
Other colleges and universities have tried. and
proved the. : value of- co-recreational activities.
:Penn State- stands
.almost alone in segregating
:men's 'and women's sports activities.
Speed-up the nation .ovfer in all phases of col
iege work, bolstering student morale, land
continued. relaxation problems could be answered
by co-recreation ten, this. campus.
..Xen,would_not need. to ; interfere with women's
physicallieducation cpurres... A co-recreation night
;once ; or.,4t.wice would. provide' . ample .oppor
tunity for 4clatripus-wide; support.
•' In times of coniervation . , consideration of money
ispent , tor.,cOke- and movie dateS might easily be
devOted, to .worthier . causes by a night in - White
. 4,ust as., coeds dance , together in lobbies,
:men, and.; w,orrien. could do likewise;. just as .coeds
bowl in4he:bowling. wheys, so,. could men; ; just as
coeds ,enjoy:, plunge' hours, so could men. Dressing
for. amen could be made from faculty
dressing. rooms. -
Co-recreation nights could be supervised by
Enen and wOmen from the physical education de
partment.
Coed groups frequenting White Hall may wail
that having • men present would discourage at
edendance. It would be an impetus in bringing
men and women together, furthering friendships,
:; . :ostering goodwill and spirit.
The first step in breaking down the walls of
';:he White Hall innersanctum have been taken to
coed advantage. Will the second step in human
(,zing the place be a co-recreational system?
Growing Pains
, Eighty-three years ago this week there arrived
here on bobsleds, followi!.g a 25-mile ride through
snowdrifts from the nearest railroad station at
Sprude Creek, a party of 69 ambitious boys to
enroll in the first class of the.new Farmer's High
(School of. Pennsylvania.
These pioneers of 1859 had seen a vision, along
with great leaders of :nat day, and were out to
help the scientists determine how the tillers of
the soil could better meet the increasing demands
or foodstuffs which were made by the rapidly
growing population of the country. The dormi
tories, classrooms, and laboratories were housed
in the East %Ving of Old , Main and an adjoining
building.
As time passed, the demands of agricultural
und industrial leaders for a different type of high
'tar education resulted in the passing of the Mer
rill Land Grant Colle,;e Act of Congress which
was signed by Abrahar Lincoln on July 2, 1862.
The Farmer's High School was renamed The
'Pennsylvania State College and designated as the
;land grant college of the state on April 1 of the
totext year.
If they were alive today, we wonder what those
69 farmer boys would say of the new Farmer's
High School, which has clone more than just grow
limn the original 200 I,•res of land to over 2,000
:teres. Partu.ll,.a:;illl2: T. osy, "We just grooved!'
_Dominiclc L: Cola])
_ Richard B. McNaul
Richard D. Smyser
Emily L. Funk
Louis H. Bell
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A Worm's Eye
View .
Defense Courses And Stuff
Ferdy the measuring worm and Max the mock.
turtle are sitting' behi.vi•a tree on the c"aMpus-
"There's too much war talk," says Max, spit:
ting some grass-juice on the ground.
"That's says Ferdy. , "The more talking
there is, the more you get done."
"The less talk - the bitter;" Says' Max.
'How so?" says Ferc3y, chewing a twig
'You should do, not talk."
"Yeh, but you gotta discuss the future so you
know what's gonna happen : "
"You can't know that anyway," says Max.
"You have io stick to the job at hand, live for
the moment."
"But you have to have a goal in mind, something
to look forward to in the future," says Ferdy.
"The goal isn't important. The working toward
it is. You work toward it in the present."
"There must be an incentive."
"The incentive is in the present pleastu 4 e, of
working," says Max.
"You must feel that Eomethirig will soon be ac
complished," says Ferdy.
"While you're doiriL,„ you're accomplishing,"
says Max
"But what about hope. the looking forward?"
"The present is the future you looked forward
to in the past."
"That sounds nice," , says . Ferdy, "but people
are doing, as well as talking."
"What are, they doing?" • • / .
"Taking defense courses and stuff," says Ferdy.
"Yeh," says. Max. "T heard a couple of the
coeds talking about taking a 'rifling course. It
:looks to me. as if . they're more interested in the
ple_asure to be gained .from , defense courses than
from the practicality of,taking.courses.for which
they're. really needed
.and.best suited."
"Now, , • don't' be harsh,". says Fetdy. "It's• not
such a ..bad . .idea for a woman to• know how to
handle a gun." '
"Yeh, but I think it would be better for her
to take sorriething she's sure she'll be needed for,
like care of children cr first aid."
"Did you sign up for a .course?" asks Ferdy.
"Nope. Did. you?"
"Nope."
"Then we'd better keep our mouth's shut,"
says Max.
After
Senior
Bali
It's
The
Corner
unusual
Who's Got
`1: 1
(-..,
' .1)
Whose Coat?
• "To whom it may concern: I
have ViKen your cart and hat
which 1 will return when you re
turn mine which I know you took.
Yob can't Nye y,our, coat till you
give mc'mine!:
This bit of whimsical sentiment
Is expressed . in
. anotide on",a first
floor Sparks puilding:
bulletin
board. • The incident is old' but
this ,one has a 'new twist..
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Many's the sophomore who's
stumbled numbly out of his :9
o'clock on a rainy Tuesday, slip
ped on a nearby mantle and walk
ed hallway home before realiz
ing he • was sporting a misappro
priated, came: - hair.
Ah the anguish, ah. the remorse.
And so he reads the Collegian
classifieds for a week.
Well now as this particuler
faux pas, stands, guy • A's got guy
B's coat and hat and gUy B's (not
to be ouidone) got guy A's hat and
coat. Consequently they're both
out in the cold. Get together fel
lows. March winds ain't no ze
phyrs.
PSCA Brings
Regional Head
Dr. George H. Menke, liegional
Secretary for the Student Christ
ian Movement will speak at
meetings from tomorrow to Tues
day. His visit will be sponsored
by the PSCA.
Dr. Menke received his bache
lor degree at Hastings College,
and Ph. D. degree at Yale Uni
versity.`. He , is secretary for. the
Middle-Atlantic region.
Cp-author, of ; School to •
College" he will attend the, Wes
ley cr omndation cabin party at • the '
„Ralph , Watts _lodge ;tomorrow..
I.Sunday ,•he. ; will , be the speaker
at the Lutheran Church • students'
Sunday School.
Freshmen men's cabinet will
• hear the' Christian; Movement. ex- .
ecutive at the ..home of D.. Ned
• Linegar at -p.m. Monday. Tues
- day evening, he, will speak. on
- "The. Outreach. of the Movement"
at .the PSCA Freshman Council
and Forum joint .meeting in .the'
Hugh Beaver room
All-College Sing
- Set For March
Lepley Leaves
Plans for. an All-College "corn-
For Army Service munity sing" to be conducted dur-
Granted a leave of absence from
music
the .College to .enter the army, Prof. Richard C.. Grant of the
Dr. William M. Lepley, assistant department were discussed at laSt
professrr of phychology, has re-
night's meeting of the Student-Fac
ulty Relations Committee.
ceived a captain's commission in
According to Thomas C. Young
the service 'to assume duties con '42, heading the College commit
cerned with the selection of air tee, the date of the sing will be set
force personnel. . • later. The program will be pat-
Dr. Lepley will leave, Monday terned after the•summer sings that
for Kei l y Field, Tex. The de- have been so successful during the
partment . of education and psy- summer sessions.
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chology will hold a. farewell gath- •
ering for the .doctor ,Elnd Mrs.
Lepley at the new College lodge Riding Club:ShowsMovies
Sunday night. Capt. Gregory Gagarine, former-
Interested in aviation for some ly of the Russian Cavalry, now rid
time, Dr.,.Lepley obtained his pri- ing master at Grear School, will be
vate pilot's license at the State the commentator at a series of
College Air . Depot in 1937. He three movies sponsored by the
has carried on research to provide Penn State Riding Club and open
better tests for trainees in the to the public in Home Economics
CAA sponsored Civil Pilot Triatin- Auditorium at '7:30 p. m. Friday.
ing program
Senior Ball
(Continued from Vage One)
a defense stamp book. When the
stamps are purchased ribbons will
be sup Plied. These will replace the
traditional corsages.
Tickets for the affair are on sale,.
for $3.85, at the Athletic Associa
tion window in Old Main Co-Chair
man Thomas J. L. Henson '42 an
nounced. Defense stamps and rib
bons may be acquired at Student
Union.
All profits of the dance will be
turned over to some charity or de
fense organization. The percent
ages and organizations will be de
termined )fter the amount of profit
is learned.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1942
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CAMPUS CALENDAR
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TODAY
Senior Ball, Rec Hall, 10 p. m.
Penn State Riding Club, open
meeting, Hoine Economics Auditor
ium, 7:3(1 I). m.
Senkir" Eni,hieering. lecture, 121
Sparks, 4:10 p. m. . .
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Ice Sit - atifig; • TehniscotirtS, after
noon and evening sessions. - "
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Students/*taking SCTD military
sanitation and - first •aid - are to at
tend the lecture. on -venereal dis
eastes-by'De:.James M. Flood, 121
Sparks, 7:15 p. - -
. . , pxyloAßow • •
Fencing .Club meets, Body Me-
chanics Room, !White Hall, 1
Varsity .Swimming, Syracuse,
Glennland Pool, 2 p. m.
. Varsity Fencing, Lehigh, Rec
Hall, 2 p. m. .
Varsity Boxing; Michigan State,
Rec• Hall, 7
Varsity Basketball, .New York
University, Rec Hall, 8 p. in.
Wesley Foundation Cabin party,
Ralph Watts lodge. Meet at Fdun
dation at 2 p. m,
Ice Skating, Tennis courts, al=
ternoon and evening sessions.
Ski lodge open, 1-6 p. m.
College Plans Home
Manageinent Confab
A conference in hOme manage
ment, with 19 Pennsylvania col
leges represented, is being plan
ned by the College. Although the
exact date of the conference has
not yet been determined, it will
be held in March.
The two-day meeting, first of
its kinds in 'the state, will stress
home management problems dur
ing' the war and- the post-wdr
periods. Among - the, principal
speakers
.. will be -Dr. Paulena
"Nickell, head of the home -man
.
agernent department . - lowa
''State College, and Dr. Clifford R.
..Adams, assistant professor' of ed
.ucation ansi 'pSY - chtoloiy. •
i . . Th- conference open with
a .pane iscussion on. pro ems of
management in the-home as seek
by',an. urban_ home,:nnaker,
home 'maker, a man student, a
wpman, .student, an extension
worker, a rabbi, a sociologist, arid
a father.
The movies which will be shown
are "High Schooling of Horses,"
"Training and the Field Horse,"
and "Life at Fort Riley."
Officers Nomitiated
The following nominations have
been made for offices in the Wes
ley Foundation: Grace Nesbitt !44
and Neal Burtner '43, for presi
dent; vice-president, Richard Ad
anis '44 and Ruth Hannigan'44;
secretary. Margaret Campbell '43
and Esther Hall .'43; treasurer, Ira
Bell '44 and HtF,rold Walchli '44.
The yeriPly election of the Founda
tion will be held on Sunday,
March 1.
BUY DEFENSE STAMPS
AND BONDS