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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"Pot A Bettor Penn State"
'•Established 1940. Successor to the Penn State Collegian.
■ cntablished 1904, and the Free Lance, established 1837.
Published daily except Sunday and Monday during the
■regular CoHege_year by the students of The Pennsylvania
■ Glate College. Entered as second-class matter July 5,1934
■-cl the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of
March 8, 1879.
Editor Bus. and Adv. Mgr.
.{loss Lehman '42 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. McKhight '42;. News Editor —
{Stanley J. PoKempner ’42; Women’s Feature Editor—Alice
■tJl. Murray ’42; .Women’* Sports Editor—R. -Helen Gordon
'42.
: Credit Manager—Paul M. Goldberg ’42; Circulation Man
•~«ger—Thomas W. Allison ’42; Women’s Business. Manager
■ —Margaret L. Embury ’42,- .Office 'Secretary—Virginia
■•-Ogden t 42; Assistant Office Secretary—Fay E. Reese.’42,
' Junior Editorial Board—{Jordon L, Coy, Donald W. Davis,
• >Ootnmiek L. Golab, James D. Olkein, David Samuels,
■Robert E. Schooley, Richard S. Stebbins, Herbert J.
Eukauskas, Emily L. Funk, Louise M. Fuoss, Kathryn M.
•.-Oopp, Edith L. Smith.
Junior Business Board—Leonard E. Bach, Roy E. Barclay,
■Rgbert E. Edgerly, Philip Jaffe, Frances A. Leiby John E.
’-WlcCool, Sara L. Miller,' Katherine E. Schott, Marjorie L.
•.Sykes.
Managing Editor This Issue - Donald, W. Davis. Jr.
Assistant Managing Editor This l3sue D'onald L. Webb
Hews Editor This Issue _ Richard B. McNaul
Women's Editor This Issue Emily L. Funk
Eopliotnore Assistant M. J. Winter
Graduate Counselor
Friday, March 20, 1942
Not Sweet Victory
■ “That team has poise,” remarked an Eaistem
basketball expert as Penn State’s Blue and White
cagers pulled an overtime battle out of the fire
ibid registered their fust victory at Syracuse in
22 years.
, It was a rousing victory for the Lions and one
that was to mark the beginning, of a determined
drive toward a national championship. Several
weeks later, West Virginia and New York Uni
versity fell before the Nittany onslaught, and the
coveted bid to enter the NCAA, tourney became a
realization for the first tiirie in the history of
basketball at Penn State'.
Arme'd with that same poise that grew out of
the Syracuse game, Coach John Lawther’s basket
eiers will stack their national title aspirations
against those of. Dartmouth in the opening battle
oC the NCAA tourney tonight. Regarded as col
orless, as well as starless, the Nittany courtmen
have 'everything to gain.
Dubbed as one of the dark horses of the tour
ney, Penn State will once again* lay its-sports rep
utation at stake. The Lions are without any in
dividual stars; they lack a fast, thrilling scoring
attack; their defense ties up the opponent’s of
fense to the extent that fans lost interest in he
game. Nevertheless, Penn State has a great team
and Dartmouth will be the first to realize this.
What did the expert mean when he said that
the Lawthermen have poise? He simply meant
that the Lions could play under the fine of a close
game and not get rattled. This stability, coupled
with Coach Lawther’s famed sliding zone defense
is the combination that has carried Penn State
' through to a new all-time record of 12 consecu
tive triumphs.
Just how the average fan at New Orleans will
accept this so-called colorless brand of basket
ball is another question, however.' High scoring
teams like Rhode Island State and:West Texas
u.re favorites of the fans because of their razzle
dazzle attacks that even, fail tp resemble basket
ball at times. It’s a tough assignment for Law
ilier arid his Lions sirice victory may produce
quite a few sour notes from the average court,
critics
Not Sweet Victory-—Encore
Penn’s failure to win the Eastern Intercollegiate
Wrestling championship was a surprise that
caught the Philadelphia representatives quite un
aware. In fact, Penn has appeared' decidedly
dissatisfied with the outcome.
According to the Daily Pennsylvanian, it was a
series of “fluke” wins and defaults that gave
Penn State the Eastern Wrestling championship,
tu addition, the same paper assumed that “up
wards to three thousand fans and. eight opposing
teams watched with sheer delight the downfall
of the favored Penn wrestlers.”
Since Harvard and Yale withdrew from the
tourney, the officials decided hot to seed the
wrestlers. .As a result, favored Penn found it--
seti matched with major opposition in the open
ing grounds. In contrast, Penn State survived a
comparatively easy first round, and placed seven
men in the semi-finals. The Pennsylvanians used
'tint as another alibi— and there were numerous'
O'."t.iso- el equal caliber: but Form State did win
and ad to take t;e c.rqv-t, as usual.
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Comes the end of the school year and comes,
according to PoKemprter, the all-out-recognize
your-neighbor period. The . campus is crawling
with people whom “we hate to see go.” The
place is over-run with those who have made out,
those who haven’t made out, arid those Who don’t
give a damn, ■ ' ' ;
Comes graduation,- and, by the grace s of.the
great god Hdtael- and the'War .Production; Board,
there will be. no-priority on pieces'of ddiad; sheiep',
attractively lettered. The lads' will put on thriir ,
five-dollar ,'gowns, just like' they'’saw it in the
movies. The High Priests of the Great. Moment
will sprinkle Latin and holy waters'upon the air,
and nine hundred and some graduates will hit'
the trail.
We were talking to a freshman after the Grid
iron Banquet; one of the lads who scurries around
with the hope of editing this paper some day. .
“You know,” he said, “I’m not in journalism.”
He looked around furtively to make sure the
sophomore board wasn’t listening.
“I’m going to*study people,” he said. “Do you
'think that’s a good idea?”
■ We thought it was a good idea.
“Just take courses in what I want,” he said.
“Just get to know about people.”
“Psychology,” we said.
“Well, anything. Anything that helps about
people.”
Louis H. Belt
Yeah, we thought, yeah.
Take about fifty courses, stack up the credits,
slip the right people your gown fee, collect the
presents you send , out your announcements for,
and make dust. Maybe make: it this year with a
khaki suit or a snappy blue one. Maybe gum
shoe up a production aisle. But make dust,'.any
way. Get out of town. •_
There’s got to be a moral. We can’t waste this
space and your time without a moral! Like the
kid said, then, “get to know about people.” 7 Take
your chances on “all-out-recognition. week,”,
ooze up 'beside the next guy and give’ hiiri .-the.
eye, and use your brain while you’re at it. ..If!
he’s a nice guy, shake his hand, or better, loosen
up and get to know him. If he’s a stinker, keep,
your right up, but move in and smell for a while
anyway.
Recognition Week is always here, but don’t'let.
The Daily Collegian do it for you. Have a shot
at prophesy yourself. Everybody, simply every
body’s doi; 1 it. ' • ■
—G. L. C. "Bui Gary Cooper can't lake you to The Corner!"
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Through The
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Political posters bearing the pic- ...... T< S C AY
tures of each party’s candidates , may be obtained at
were distributed yesterday by the UnK ”V •• ■ ■„ -
All-College Elections committee ohn°J?i bdotes R°° m
to clique chairmen. Old. Mam, 7 p. m.
Drawings for positions on the' Freemen are urged to sign up
ballots in the All-College.elections the PSCA office for a joint cab
were conducted yesterday and the m J P ar V in the PSCA cabin. The
Independent party woh the, top Sroup will leSveOld Main at 2 p.
spot on the ballot for All-College •. ; "v" . ....' ,
office. The Campus party wori the' HetitY B.
’ right to place ite candidate first .oh 9 Physics, 7:30 p. m.
the bitiot for ’senior classs • ■■ <.coift*K(ttee, ’'3o4
debt. ■’ Each;'paft^'' ; aHettiated Its ’
■position brithe ,othef class®?. •/ '-Open,vHpus6,‘. 01d Main;-7 : ?0 p.
Jesirifie C. StiWs, cKdifiisatt of tHe r '•'•.&* jl&SO,:.a.hi. , '
Elections ' coitoiiiittjSe, •: ' ??**«!* c Show,-..“Mr. and. Mrs.
group’s .warning that rip, ‘ldirty’’ Auditorium, 8!30 p. ni. •
campaigning will be allowed. The ... TOMpRHOW ■
, warning'was lihade to prevent, each . 1 AU'Colldge hike, to Mt. : Nittany
party from' using posters to dis- sponsored by. WRA Outing Club,
courage voting for the opposite GrP u P will leave from back of Old
party. • . Main at 2p. in. and will return by
5 p. m.
Stage Seats On Sale
Stage seats for the last two Ar- Players Show, “Mr. and Mrs.
tists’ Course Series Will North,” Auditorium, 8:30 p. m.
be placed on sale Wednesday and Forum-Council, Lodge, 2p. m.
Thursday, March 25 and 26, ac- MISCELLANEOUS
cording to Dr. Carl E. Marquardt, IF Ball Booth money due at
Artists’ Course chairman. Cost of Student Union, 5 p. m. Wednes
tickets to the Melchior a'nd Ander- ■ day,
son performances will be $4.00,
$2.60 less than the total for single
tickets
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For years, telephone cable has been hung by stiff wire rings
from its supporting strand. But repeated expansion and con
traction Caused by temperature changes sometimes proved
too much for even the best cable sheath. Fatigue cracks
developed near the poles —this meant leaks —possible ser
vice interruptions—expensive repairs. ,
Recently, men of the Bell System developed a machine
that lashes the cable and strand together in such a way that
the concentration of strains near the poles is minimized.
The Cable Lasher has also proved a great aid in the speedy
installation of some of the new cables needed for airfields,
camps, bases and war factories.
There are mauy opportunities in the Bell System for men
with the urge and the ability— to do a job better than it.
has ever been done before.
IMA Sweater dance, Armory,
9 p. m.
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FRIDAY,. MARCH 20,1942
BUY DEFENSE STAMPS
AND BONDS