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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
upor 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
Editorial and Business Office Downtown Office
Cafnegie Hall 119-121 South Frazier St.
Phone 711 Phone 4372
Women's Editor—Jeanne C. Stiles '42; Managing Editiar—
John A. Baer 12;, Sports Editor—A. Pat Nagelberg '42.
ireattire Editor—William J. McKnight 12; News Editor—
Etaniey J. PoKempner '42; Woman's lireature Editor—Allee
M. Murray '42; Women's Sports Editor—R. Helen Gordon
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rddit Manager—Flaul M. Ooldberg '42; Circulaticm Man
egdf—Thomas W. Allison '42; Wchriert's Business Manager
—Margaret L. Embury '42; Office Secretary—Virginia
Ogden '42; Assistant Office Secretary—Fay E. Bciese '42.
alanaging Editor This Irisue • Donald W. David, 3r.
Assistant Managing Editor This Issud - Hebert '4. Kinter
•Zrews Editor This Issue Donald- L. Webb
Women's Editor This Issue "muffle M. PUOEUI
tiophomore Assistant Sally Hirshberg
Graduate Counselor
Saturday, March 14, 1942
This Fellow Krouse
This fellow H. Leonard Krouse, it seems to us,
personifies those lyric lines from the Alma Mater,
"Thou didst mold us, dear old State, into men,
into men." Lenny is our choice for the year's
most. outstanding senior.•
Lenny, however, is the sort of a fellow who
would tell us modestly that he doesn't deserve
this honor, that other fellows have ddne more
for a better Penn State, btit we disagree. Arid
2 /e have 6,500 students behind us to emphasize
that point. The senior dlass president is a tal
qnted 'leader with a deep tuiderttandirig of his
•
iellow students. -
All of us rernember Captain Krouse's graceful
Ynazietiver's On the gridiron. He was superb in
his role of lia.der of the teaffi. Don't take our
word for it. Ask any of the fellows - on thifoot:
- were• lucky enough to iaccorripamy, Krouse
dnd 'his 'teammates to Buffalo where - . they played
Colgate td open the. gridiron Season last year.
That trip edtablished:hith as a leader Of umisual
trci • "ctiaches -knew it 'at the • tirtie,.. brit
:Lenny gathered all hiS mates together; - -at 10
o'clock on the morning of the game' to give them
pep talk. That afternoon -the Nittany Lions
went out and •played the game that surprised the
collegiate world. They lost. But a green team
won the confidence that carried it to grid glory
and a successful season.
, Lenny was We torch that set his team on fire.
But he asked no glory. He deliberately called
plays for his backfield mates to carry the ball.
He' didn't seek to be a grandstand player. We sat
In the stands all season and watched Lenny run
:numerous plays as a decoy for his teammates.
'This captain was playing the game for team
glory, not for riersonal gains. He was playing it
:f.or the fun he got out of it.
• One of the most brilliant stars that Penn State
has ever had, Lenny refused to let, his notoriety
go to his head. He spoke to everyone and they
all became his friends.
A particular incident• stands out in our minds.
One day we were standing in the Library when
:Lenny tame in. It was •freshman week and, one
Of the yearlings was sitting alone, 'trying to get
an assignment done. Lenny
. sat down by the
:ireshitian and said, "I'm Leonard Krouse. What's
your name?" JuSt an incident that would ordin
arily go unnoticed, but that's Penn State.
We chose Lenny not only for his athletic abil
ity, but for his interests in clean politics and for
the betterment of Penn State. There was no mud
slinging connected with his ascent into the leader
ship of the junior class and then to president of
the senior class. In fact, his campaigns were so
•zlean that we actually could call them popularity
contests.
For the good of the College in art circles, Len
ny was the man behind the scenes who planned
for the completion of the series of murals around
the mezzanine floor of Old Main. He proposed
the plan for the present senior, junior, and soph
omore classes to turn over their treasuries for
ishe work of Henry Varnum Poor on the project.
Many of the other things that Lenny has done
Tor Penn State will go unnoticed, but these - few
.cannot. We'll always remember him. Through
'.his activities, he has become a campus legend.
Having known Lenny for some time now, we
:?eel proud that we have known a great athlete,
a fellow student who ranks head and shoulders
above the crowd, and a true friend. We doff our
editorial hats to a fellow who symbolizes Penn
State. —R. E. S..
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Move Over, Leo
Except a few Sigma Nu pledges slyly slipping
furniture between % bandstand, bOotri.,claimed 13 3 ;
Phi Epsilon Pi and nondescript . location of sigma
Nu. Carrie the dance and Sigma Nus under .the ..
sheltering wing, ofbrother bleini stead their ill
gotten ground. Phi Ep retreated: But he who
laughs last ... •
Official statement from IF. Ball co-chairmen has
brothiers SN doing their 'Why-Dancing 'mid row
upon row of steam.pipes.
Ldui§
'l'echnique
ExplanE,ttion by the Drumright (Okla.) Daily
Journal. •ive were wondering • the other day
where our newspaper got ifs rules .for punctua
tion, so we asked our printer to enlighten us." His
answer was, "I set type as long as I can hold my
breath and then I Put in a comma; - when I yawn,
I insert a semicolon; And when I want to smokle;
I make a paragraph." That's as good a set of
rules as , any, at that. Don't yoit think so Mr.
Gates?
•
Crime News
. . And then there was the Penn rassler who
reported an atrocious .crithe to "thief Dennis.
Seethe the grappler was walking • along campus
and spied a 'dime lying on the walk. When he
'bent ever to pick it "up, he says,=someone jacked
tip and stole his rubber heels.
Rumor Dept.
Is there any truth, to •-the-rumor , that , Atherton
Hall :,is seelslfig ••membership in the • EIWA? •• .
Attefition Prof. l'a'mer:
Hcife i s your chance _to_ pick . up a,-little. folding
money On. the side, Sheldon: 'lgotlee tftis;
elasst
tied iri a recent Collegian? . . - •
WANTED-4 1 i reliable - lawyer ter represent six
misunderstood coeds at: WedneS
.day afternoon. ..611: Sordid - Six,: 4425... .
Attention Prof. .Koepp-Boker:
This . stcify about your speech. correction class
is going the rounds. Seems one of your students
ran into a, friend on "campus, with- this result:
Friend: How ya cumin' along 'in that speech
course?
Student: Peter'Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppert . . . b-b Lb-put it's t-t-t-terribly hard
t-t-t-to work into ordinary c-c-c-coriversatioh.
Ek-big-time operator sack Brandt is back' to
give - the .Schenley lassies a rest this weekiend.
What we can't figure out is why Louise Breuning
er is putting in a simultaneous appearance when
Sally Miller has an option on a clear field.
Please Remit
Thomas H. L. (His Lordship) Henson, of `-`What's
Cookin' " fame, stated last night • that he and
stooge . Shapiro will leave shortly for service in
the armed • forces. This drastic move was de
cided upon when it was learned that, income as
a private would surpass expected returns from
Interfraternity Ball. - •
Attention Will Hays Office:
R. I. P. The Sweater Girl—A Poem
Rest in peace, 0 Sweater Girl
0 curvaceous pearl
Of Hollywood.
First Will Hays Said, "Sweaters tight and
smooth
Are not a fit sight for our youth
To see upon the screen."
Now the cinema is in the dumps.
Thousands cry, "Where ale the . , .
We loved so well?"
Now' the crowning touch . . . The IMA
(Give three long boos artd a short hooray)
Elects a sweater queen.
"Character and scholarship,
Activities and leadership"
All hail our charming queen-to-be!
Noble, brilliant . . . couldn't be better,
But, oh my God, where is the sweater?
Yes; R. I. R. our curvaceous Swp4ter.Girl!
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"rwas the night before Miller. - ,
And all through Rec Hall
Not. a creature was stirring
TIAND LEADER--Humniel
burn, associate professor of mu
sic education,..will . lad the Blue
Band tomorrow in its first • spring
appearance. • A novel program
has been promiged.
Blue. Band
Opens Series
Hillel Town Meeting will dis—
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.cuss "How Can A More • Lastin •
time." g
alter C. James '42, hot trum-
Peace Be Achieved," Hillel Foun-
W
peter for the Blue Band, has ar-
dation, 7:30 p. m.
League of. Evangelical Students
ranged a number called "Assign
-
anent No. 20" specially for the con-
open meeting, 31:8 Old Main, 2
cert: Nine other selections corn- p' m ' •
•
plete the concert. Wesley Foundation Services,
• church school, 9:30 a. m.„ Wesley
First on the program the Blue
Band - Wilt. play " midnight i n Fellowship. League, 6:30 p. m.,
Paris" by C. Conrad and /I. Mrtg- Friendly - Hour; B:3o'p. m. '
idson. Another . Will be L'Arles-
MONDAYfennestiite....in, three p arts, the; pr e, '45 Independent cli9ne, npmina
hide,.
• ii i th ile tte,,, ~ and . 14 . ,c o ni ci n:_tions,' . .4:l2_, pm Main, 7:30' p.ni: . '•
, .. ,
' ' '
This was detoosed decntis
Bizet.
Other numbers include "The Rubin Speaks
Scottish Pipers,". Harris: "Stint- • •
White OVerture s ". • Clitirchil l 2.6.; ''l°6l: At ' LA --. hi
_Leid "In Mild Juhilo," Bach •• Lec re .
and Goldnien; "Triumphl4/ax;°h" • -. • .•
As - its fifth arid' nex't
frOrn Peter the Wolf by Prokalieff; ritunbier;-the , Liberal Arts 'Lecture ,
"Stratoliner," • Hones; • "Deserted
.corrunitteej will present 'Joseph J.
litallrooM,". Gadd: , and ``Echode":6 - f ,c ßu bi ni ,i r i s t ruc t c ; r ..i n4 t h ei s h,,e• otr i,
Freedom," •Ostlirig. oti the topic; "Walt
• The second • concert of the Whitman, •Poet-'dritic .of Demo
series - will- be given by 'the corn- arritY',"- in 121. Sparks- at 7:10 p. •m.
bitted ROTC 'bands •in Schwab-• TueidaY: '
Auditorium at the same time en
IVlareh '22. The bands-will be un- • Matriculating at, • Penn •State."-Ru
biri received both his B.A. arid
der the direction of Prof. Frank
M.A. degrees in 1933 from the Col-
Guilo of the department of music.
lege; and acquired his . Ph.D. de
gree - in 1940 at Yale University.
His dissertation for his doctorate
was about Whitman.'
Fast becoming a recognized au
thority on the American poet and
his works, Rubin followed the
Whitman trail from the
_poet's
home in Huntington, L. 1., to New
Orleans, La. He has a large col
lection of 'Whitman items. •
Still in his early thirties, .Rubin
has had articles . about Whitman
and other subjects in "American
Literature," "Sewanee Review,"
"Modern Language Notes," "Am
erican Notes acrid Queries," and
"London Notes and Queries." In
the February issue of "Quarterly
Review of Speech," he has an ar• .
tide on Whitman as a Drama
Critic.
Acting as chairman. for the lec
ture will be Theodore Reethke,
assistant professor of English com
position, who has announced that
a talk on Whitman—perhaps one
of the greatest exponents of Am
erican democracy—will not be
rimiss at the present time.
Boy Scout Group
Holds Get-Together
An All-College roundup of
scouting enthusiasts will be staged
in 110 Home Economics Building
by Alpha Phi Omega, national
scout service fraternity, from 7
to 8 p. m. Tuesday.
The meeting, which will feature
sound movies and short talks by
regional scouting executives, is
designed to bring together all un
dergraduatiqs who are or have
been Boy Scouts, or who are in
terested in scouting activities.
Ag Council Elects
At elections held Thursday by
the Agricultural School council,
Howard J. Merrill '43 was chosen
as president of the group for the
coming term. Other officers in
clude: Joseph W. Hallowell '43,
vice-president; Eloise M. France
'44, secretary; David J.. Woods '43,
treasurer.
SDX Clarifies Date
Sigma Delta Chi, national jour
nalism honorary, released a state
ment to remind all BMOC's that
their past deeds will be aired be
fore they are driven from State
College by St. Patrick on March
18. The original date of the Grid
iron banquet was changed to
March 18.
PSCA Names Officers
Palmer M. Sharpless '44 was
chosen as vice-president of the
PSCA Cabinet at the first meet
ing of the entire cabinet. Other
officers. named were : Harriet Yan
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1942
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CAMPUS CALENDAR
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TODAY
All coeds are invited to' bowling
club meeting at 1 p. m. and to
Head-Pin novelty tournament at
1:30 p. m. in White Hall.
Philotes mixer fOr all independ
ent women in Philotes Room, 302
Old Main, 2-5 p. m. •
BIWA semi-finds, • Rec Hall, 2
p. m.; finals, 8 p. m.
Penn Stare Riding Club classi
fication test, club paddock, 2 p. m.
All coeds are invited to Bowlitg
ineeting• and, Head-Pin NO
eliy Touiriament, White Hall, :1
Varsity fencing with NYU, Rec
Hall, 2 P. In:. •
PScA Freshman Council rnetn
bers meet in 304 Old Man before
trip: to Rockview . Penintentiary,
1:30 p. iii. .•
Rural : Service . committee tour.
Meet fitst: in 101 Atherton - Hall,
2:30 p. m.
TOMORROW
Rev. Orva L. Ice will speak on
"Knowledge Is Not Enough" at
Chapel, Schwab Auditorium, 11
a. m.
Riper '44, corresponding secre
tary; Robert J. Kraynick '44 re
cording secretary, and Clifford M.
Painter '44, treasurer.
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