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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.
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 Bus: and Adv. Mgr.
floss Lehman '42 " James McCaughey '42
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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 Editor—R. Helen Gordon
'42.
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nger—Thomas W. Allison '42; Women's Business Manager
—Margaret L. Embury '42; Offite Secretary—Virginia
Ogden '42; Assistant Office Secretary—Pay E. Reese '42.
Junior Editorial Board—Gordon L. Coy, Donald W. Davis,
Dominick. L. .Golab, James 11 Olkein, David Samuels,
"Robert E. Schooley, Richard S. Stebbins, Herbert J.
I Zukauskas, Emily L. Funk, Louise - M. Fuoss, Icathryn M.
,Popp, Edith L. Smith.
Managing Editor This Issue David Samuels
Assistant Managing .Editor This Issue _ Richard 13..McNaiii
News Editor This Issueßobert Kirnmel
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Women's Editor This Issue Edith L. Smith
Sophomore Assistant M. .1. Winter
Graduate Counselor
Wednesday, March 11, 1942
:Let's Have Another
"When are you going to have another one?"
This •was the question asked by the more than
1,000 students as they left Old Main on February
20 after attending the first Open House. From
present indications, it probably will be the last,
r3everal of the eight organizations which spon
pored it having since expressed unfavorable
opinion.
-Unable, or rather unwilling to recognize the
student demand for such a' program, these groups
claim that the success of the first Open 'House
was a •"fluke"ancl , that to hold another would be
sheer waste of time.
When these campus "service" organizaltions
..agreed unanimously in February to undertake
. the job of readying Old Main for a student night,
.maybe they didn't realize the time and effort such
,a task involved. Now, with •plans drawn up for
another Open House, they are backing out.
Perhaps the inei'e idea of providing wholesome
:vecreation for apprec 4 ative students is not in
centive enough. Of course, with no large mone
tary profit in the offing, it may not be a worth
while endeavor.
Nevertheless, we somehow feel that it is. Any
system that has in it the .germ for solving the,
recreation problem is worth, at the very least,
cknother try.
"When are you going to have another one?"
M. D
Cabinet Takes Stock
Time out was taken by All-College Cabinet
members last night to take stock of their present
system of representation To rccomplish this,
'various members were called on to report on the
year's activities for the orgapizations :which they
•In other words they, were asked to
justify their existence on Cabinet,
It was also investigated by Cabinet whether
or . not such organizations as Philotes and IMA
are truly representative of independent students.
The point v.ias made that Philotes does not repre
sent independent women's groups but rather
about 45 individual independent women. • Such
an organization appears to 'lack necessary spokes
reaching thriughout the 1,000 odd independent
women.
With the possible exceptions of the Liberal Arts
Land Education School councils, the reports of the
council presidents included activities helpful to
students in their schools. It vas pointed out that
the Liberal Arts and Education councils were not
so much at fault but rather that the schools, dis
united as they are, don't lend themselves to coun
cil work as readily as do the more homogenous
:3chools.
It was the concensus of Cabinet that the pres
ent system of representation is basically sound.
However, improvements in efficiency are greatly
needed. One suggestion presented to make Cab
inet members more alert as to student govern
ment and its problems was that an orientation
course be given to interested juniors and pros
pective Cabinet members. In this course the
problems of the existing Cabinet would be fol
lowed from week to week, students and faculty
members close to .:tudent government could give
talks and as a result these juniors could be
thoroughly prepared for the job of leading Peni4
;late student government in their senior year.
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The Faculty
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Minerals In If 7 a r .
By LEAN • EDWARD STEIDLE I
School of Mineral Industries
Although the threat of war to the Americas has
been recognized Jar a 'ong time, the final plunge
arrived with shocking suddenness. Sufficient
time has not yet eia . piPd to allow any clear per-
spective to develop.' One fact of very great -im
portance has been demonstrated. Methanized
might will be the controlling factor: The equip-
ment of adequate military. forces capable of func-
boning on the land, sea or in the air is imposing
a load on our mineral industries without parallel
in the past. Steel, 9 coal, and petroleum will be
the fundamentals of military effort as they are
of peace-time industry However, we know that
these industries have developed such complexity
that the fundamentals themselves are of little
value until they are used Cooperatively with
numberless other mineral commodities. These
commodities can be obtained only by world-with
commerce' and :this commerce is now seriouSly
'threatened by war.
Louis H. Bell
,The mineral raw materials of Central and South
America are indispensable in the defense effort
of the United States which is devoted to the 'pro
tection of 'trie entire hemisphere. This effort
cannot be made an accomplished fact without a
constant supply of these materials. We must
have iron, copper, nitrates, iodine, tin, vanadium,
industrial diamonds, and other mineral commodi
ties to supplement our diminishing supplies. The
responsibilities' of the mineral industries in car
rying the war effort to a successful conclusion are
very great . and will be assumed willingly. If we
are so unfortunate as to see 'a war of long duration
in Which exhaustion is the' final factor, mineral
resources will' Constantly assume a more import
ant role. The overwhelming superiority of the
mineral' endowment of the Allies as compared
with the Axis' powers is so great as to Ihave no
doubt as to the final outcome.
Certain conditions and problems in our min
eral industries are already apparent. The serv
ices of technical men are more important than
ever before. The supply of such men must be
maintained. Wastage of human effort by em
ploythent Of men in the wrong vocation must be
avoided. The technical schools must continue to
operate with the greatest efficiency and spbed
possible. Unfortunately • a trained man capable
of skilled work in the mineral industries cannot
be produced overnight. Time is needed and this
time is matter of yeaf's. It is becoming appar
ent that the most valua . hle contribution to nation
al defense by technical schools is made not in a
few crowded war years but in the past genera
tions during which a constantly growing number
of men have been trained and graduated to oper
ate the mineral industries. Technical education
thereby becames the
.best insurance against the
disasters of war. .
Above all else war is wasteful. Mineral re
sources once dissipated can rarely be recovered.
As the use of minerals in the present war exceeds
all past history, so will the wastage exceed all
past records. Our mineral heritage must be ad
ministered as wisely as possible to win the war
and the peace. 'lt is inevitable. that education
and research will become the most valuable tools
to maintain the mineral industries and our way
of living, which depend upon them.
College 'Radicalism'
Students do not "turn radical" in the average
American college or university, observes Morton
Mintz in the Michigan Daily. Results of an ex
haustive four-year survey, combined with similar
research of other psychologists conducted over a
15-year period in approximately 50 colleges, have
convinced Prof, Theodore M. Newcomb of Michi
gan's sociology department that there is "only a
slight increase in liberalism" between entrance
and graduation among the great majority of stu
dents.
Professor Newcomb's conclusions, which will
be published in book form this Spring under the
title "Personality and Attitude Development,"
stated that "in college students, family back
ground is a less important factor in attitude
change than the conservatism or liberalism pre
vailing in the college atmosphere."
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TODAY
All coeds aTe invited to third worth Korte, Lutheran student
women's intercollegiate postal pr,istor, will speak on !`Lo, lAm
bowling matches in White Hall, With You Always."
6:30 'to 9 . 30 p. m. Watch Service, WeSbey Founda-
PSCA. Community Service com- tfon, 7:15 a. m
mittee, 304 Old Main, 4 p. m. Junior Blazer committee, Grad-
Varsity Debating, William and uate Manager of Athletics' office,
Mary" coeds, topic, "Should Worn- 4 p. m •
_en Be Drafted?" 316 Sparks Build
ing,. 8 p. m.
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WSGA House of Representatives - TOMORROW
meets in 318 Old Main at sp. rn. Two motion pichires, "Ssifari,on
Dr. Ivor Griffith from the Phil- Wheels," and "The Road of _To
adelphia School of Pharmacy arid •- rnOrrow" will 'be shown in 'llO
Science will address the Ameri- - Heine Economics, 8 43. m.
can Chemical Society in 119 New Varsity Debating, 'Franklin and .
Physics at 7:30 p.'iri.' on 'What Is Marshall, labor - question, 316
A Chemist?"
There will be a meeting of th • e
Sparks Building, 7:30 p. m.
Student-Faculty Relations corn-
AAUW in the State College High: ,
mittee meeting, Hugh Beaver
School library at 8 p.'m. Room, 7:30 p. m. •
Testimonial • meeting 'of the. Importance of transportation in
Christian Science Organization in. a world at war will be tik , theme
118 Home Economics at 7:30 p. in. of movies in 121 Sparks Building
Varsity debating with William at 7 p . m .
and Mary College, 316 Sparks' Livestock show entrants will
Building, 8 p. m. be drawn in Room 206 Agriculture
PSCA Cabinet meeting, election • at 7:30 p. m.
of additional officers, Hugh Bea
'MISCELLANEOUS
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ver' Room ; 7 p. m.
'44 Campus 'Party meeting, in • -Entries for the IFC bridge 'tour
-318 Old Main at 7:30 p. m. ney may he made at. - Student Uri-
Lenten worship service, Hugh' ion Thursday and Friday.
Debate Convention . Collegian Profile
Slated 'For Campus (Continued - from Page One)
A. • the great game and suedeeded in
TWenty-one Pennsylvania col- ' his campaign -for the office of juh
leges will send representatives to for class president. Be followed
"seventh annual Pennsylvania' up" the "next year as senior =class
State Debaters' Convention to be ,'president.
.f •
field oh the campus March 20 and Krouse belongs to Delta Tau
21, Prof. Joseph F. O'Brien, de— Delta, and is a member ofFriars,
partment of public speaking, said , Delta ,
and Lions 'Park, lion
yesterday. .
or societies, and of, the American
"Youth's •Part In The War," a Society of Mechanical "Enginelers".
topic originated by Prof. O'Brien' Among the many committees
and Thomas J. Burke '42, 'former that'Krouse has served-on are the
debate in6na&r,•will be the theme Cohimittee on Academic -Stand
of the meting, which.has the big- aids; Election committee., for ;the
gest advance enrollment in the
Class of '44, 'the honor men com
convention's history.
- mittee f or '42," and Was a delegate
from the College to the 'Pennsyl
vania Collegiate Student GOVerii
ment Association.
Engineers Approve
Legalized Kissing
Without slide rules, engineers
will be given the chance to find
out exactly how much pressure
may be applied to a given struc
ture, considering the friction in
volved in the process of oscilla
tion, et al—maybe!
We refer to the klssometer,
highlight of last year's Engineers'
Hop.' Provided that the popular
prover of potential puckerers can
be found it will be used Saturday
from 9 p. m. until midnight at this
year's mangement of Engineers'
'Hop.
Handed over to. a group of elec
tricians after the / bouts staged in
Rec Hall (we mean the Hop), the
machine hasn't been located so
far this season, according to Er
nest F. Marshal '42 and Charles L.
Van Inwagen '42, dance co-chair
men.
Perhaps ,some couple, desiring a
day-to-day test of rising pressures
in thermodynamics—"smootche'd
it."
Curry Announces
4-H Club Program
4-H Club executive committee
has outlined meetings for the re
mainder of the semester, accord
ing to Trwin K. Curry '43, presi-.
dent.
On March 16, Miss Martha E.
Leighton, assistant professor of
agricultural extension service,
and Mr. Allen L. Baker, professor
of agricultured extension service,
will speak on 4-H Club activities
throughout the state for the com
ing year.
On March 30, Mr. William S.
Jeffries, assistant professor of
agricultural extension service, will
show slides and moving pictures
of recent club activities in Penn
sylvania. The last meeting of the
semester, scheduled for April, will
be a picnic.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1942
Beaver Room, 7 a: m. Rev: Ed-
Campus '45 meeting in ` Old
Main at 7'30 p. m. - •
Coed Elections
(Continued from Page One)
Voting by proxy will not be
permitted. Women will vote for
all offices excluding senators oth
er than their own class senator.
Town women may vote for no
senator except town senator.
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