The daily collegian., April 02, 1942, Image 2

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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 15, 1934
at the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of
March 8, 1879.
Editor ..f-ggpfc. • Bus.i and; Adv. Mgr.
t Ross Lehman '42 James <ilcCaughey 142
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-Editor—-R. Helen Gordon
•42.
Credit Manager—Paul M. Goldberg ’42;-Circulation-Man
ager—Thomas W. .Allison .’42;, Women’s Busihess 'Mapager
—Margaret _L. Embpry 742; .'Office Secretary—■ Virginia
, Ogden ’42; Assistant Office; Secretary-Fay :E., Reese .’42.
Junior-Business'Board—Leonard
. -, Egbert-E..Edgerly, Philip Jaffe,FrancesA,- t-eiby.7Jolinj E.
- MeCool, Sara L. Miller, Katherine'E. Schott, ; Marjorie' L.
, Sykes. '
•Jitnlor Editorial Board—pordon L.-CoyrDpnaldW.'flayis,
/Dominick L. Golab, James-D. Olkein, ■-David Samuels,
/Robert .E. Schobley, Richard .-S. r Stebbihs, Herbert J.
...Zukauskas, Emily L. Funk, Louise M. Fuoss, Kathryn M.
j Popp,-Edith L. Smith.
.M.muKinp Editor This Issue
News Editor This Issue
V,omen’s Editor This Issue
Graduate Counselor
Thursday, April 2, 19.42
The fJ olf Howls Again
“More and more State College fraternities ’are
•becoming aware of the need for concerted action
in the interests of economy.
“As they do this, they are falling in line with
und recognizing the unassailable truth of the
facts which were presented to the National Inter
fraternity Council last November by its commit
tee on policy.”
The above statements appeared in a Daily Col
, legian editorial exactly one year ago when.vision
,'iary fraternity men and probing journalists first
, reached an understanding of the problems which
now strike at the ■ fraternity set-up. The threat
has become an ’Actuality today.
War conditions,-the national committee recog
: anized, would be a disorganizing factor- for frater
. m i ties and united action which was only a jtße
. /eirability hi normal times would soon becomfe a
necessity.
In .addition to being faced -with the -prospect of
a ■ bleak “third semester,” Greeks are -now con
fronted with an impressive -15 per cent , rise in
food prices. It seems as though the wolf is at
the door again.
One year ago the suggestion was maide that
expenses could be decreased in 'the chapters
themselves by cooperative buying of food and
ether supplies. That was one .year ago when the
problem was not quite as important as it is today.
Higher prices and less money mean trouble
.in any man’s home and when they affect 47 fra
ternity houses which are already over-burdened
with worries the picture is more than dismal.
The outlook will be disastrous unless someone
with “get-up-and-go” has enough initiative to
accept the advice given by the National Int'erfra
ternity Council over a year ago.
In refering to cooperative buying the commit
tde said, “This is already done in some colleges.
It can be organized almost anywhere either with
i all or some fraternities participating. The chief
■ essential is an .able purchasing agent, and the.
. savings -should be large enough to. permit a salary
• to be- paid adequate; to secure competency.”
such .a-gem.of-wisdom-could hardly be ignored
by local chapters and we vaguely remember a
committee being appointed 'to investigate the
possibilities of such a system in State College.
However, we don’t remember any actual -deci
, sions being made by that committee.
Since most established organizations are afraid
. of new, untried departures from the conventional
it is highly probable that the investigating com
mittee died an unobtrusive death from under
work. Still, it must be remembered that coop
erative buying is not untried and under the pres
; ent pressing circumstances fraternities may well
revive the proposal.
With over a year to make their survey, consider
a workable plan, sound-out individual houses,
and prophesy for the future, the committee may
be in the happy position of pulling the catering
problem out of the financial danger zone.
Meanwhile, the lean figure of the war-time
wolf has become more gaunt, his howls stronger,
-and his advances more determined. Twelve
months have elapsed since his appearance was
first noticed at the fraternity kitchen door hut to
date he has not been chased away.
Prices rise and fraternity men grow more
scarce. The question is whether anything has
been done or can still be done with the coopera
te \v buying plan to help fraternities in the in
wn-angly important problem.
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When indulgent Ross Lehman gave me the
gi'oen light on this venture last Spring, I was
quick to point out in an early column that my
prime purpose would, be to inform the reader of
what’s wfbng with everything. I. hastily .added
that space and other considerations would not
permit me to offer correctives. Prophetically, I
pointed ,out that One Man’s Meat would probably
end up a riddle, column—without any answers.
Since, then, I have continued on the-,theory that
.if the inarticulate inhabitants,.of-Hetzel’s Shangri
■La were, kept informed of ,-the -yawning crev.ices
.and surface .scratches, in: both our allegedly/flaw
less valley and as, much of . the Cruel .World : .as
; juts -above our limited horizon,- they .-would awak
en,.and. take : . appropriate action.
iThe dull apathy and putrefying absence ,of
mental activity among the overwhelming, major
ity of students, faculty, and townspeople was
due, I boldly assured, myself, only to a lack of
information. Give them the brown teste, the
sulphur odor of our imperfections, and they will
avenge the wrongs or at least express an un
mistakable protest.
I meandered often from my chosen path, some
times at the instance of my few critics, that tiny
group of articulates whom the stultifying atmos
phere has failed to completely stifle. In spite
of these wanderings (perhaps because of -them?)
Penn State is not one whit the less a lethargic
mockery than it wols a year ago.
This search for the fulcrum heeded to make
Penn State the forceful lever it could be started
four years ago. The American Student Union
was on its last legs. The Social Problems club
was disintegrating. Froth Was slowly turning
'back into a clip sheet from the vital force Jimmy
Dugan had made .it. The Old Main Bell was
strangling to death. The Collegian was passing
•through its last year as a . crusading paper and
becoming a faithful bulletin board.
We have a firie -Student. Government skeleton.
We have every important- means, Qf .. expression,
comparatively free from - .ulterior dominance. Wte
have all. the meaningful rights of: a -democracy.
There .lacks but one - thing: The will to take
(Democratic .action.
The flesh and' blood of a democracy are-;a[bsent
-from our .well-built shell. -Free expression of
opinion -and-the ability to our ppinibns. into force
are-the well-springs of democracy. -We have; the
freedom of expression and - the structure with
which to take action. Where,:then, is the ex-
Paul I. Woodland
•Robert E. Kinter
Juno H. .Murphy
Louis H. Bell
pression of opinion and the resulting action?
I have posed a riddle. I have evolved a- for
mula with certain unknowns. When the riddle
is answered, when the unknowns are solved for
and the formula put to work, then we truly will
have found the mfcans “F.or A Better Penn State.”
STANLEY J. PoKEMPNER
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campaign of .the World Student
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results for the first day, Palmer
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Two hours, after the carnations state-Club Dancing -dates vwill.be
went on sale in' front of the Cor- held ,in the Sandwich "Shop at
ner Room, The last flower was ?8;15, p. m.
sold. Surprised by ‘ the support t A-NPritiQ
giyen to the Student .war relief MISCELLANEOUS
.Campaign .by the student body; .iFheshman „tnen editorial .-staff
Sharpless said thathe had.placed oapdidates, . sign . in,. Collegian
.anorder for more Carnations and News Rooiti, ,4-6 p. m. Monday
•that ; they .would be , here by 8 through 'Friday.
o’clock this morning. so . that the
campaign could proceed..as plan- ■»-, ..
ned. 'rii aster Music Wall
.President Hetzel, in a letter,to
Sharpless, commended the com- ’ligature ;CliaDcl
mittee upon, their “valiant effort * . . r
to, bring the extreme, needs of stu- The annual Easter Musical Ser
dents in other countries, to the .at- vice will be presented in-Schwab
tention of our campus,”, and said, -Auditorium at-3:30 p. m.-Sunday.
“A part of the American'tradi- The, program will, consist of selec
tion hfE.been to be concerned tions, by The. College. Choir of 100
about the relief of suffering peo- voices; under the direction of Dean
pies throughout the world- Richard W. Grant, department, of
“Believing as we do in the music, and organ solos by Irene
sacredness of personality, we find Osborne Grant. John Henry Friz
this effort to meet human needs zel, chaplain, will conduct tWe,
in wartime the kind of-expression service.
of om' leligious and patriotic spir- Following are the numbers that
it that jneans much today.” the choir will present: “Alleluia!
• L r\ J :f r ar .;s2B7 wfc S given to, christ Is Risen .. , Kopolyo ff);
Student War Belief by the WSSF ‘.‘Hallelujah, Amen” - (Handel);
committee of the Penn State “Christ Triumphant” (Yon) with
Christian Association. Shirley Ives and Boyd Bell solo _
ists; “Hone Other .Lamb” with
Boyd Bell, soloist; and “Unfold,
Ye Portals.”
Quick Henry!
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lifeline.. .:What banana boats are fen&i ,Q W b Elects
•left are .going to -be as»far AT • . • , , , ~
■ from submarine as-possible,- Con- a.-reoent
sequently, maritime .insurance ™ et ' n f 0 „ f Cercle *^ncais;m
■rfetes' have become almost --pro, p 6sl '
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'SSST a S P even elff!? ICeS ’ S6a ' .Wept, MVtadeMne •Noll ’44; Secre
i? ' "f re "?u‘ tlary-Treasurer, r Betty :P.odell (44;
rpected*io become scarce f for. the w J „ . x *
same reason. 'Program, 'Chairman, Cormrte
r The sweet r tooth, eusc .- ■ •
■ which - has been aching = for • more • , ' 1 , ——
sugar -for the -past"-month, -'.Will i Plan,, is. put (into,.practice.
• probably, have -to go on aching for ' ?Meat, -an, item, which, everybody
the duration, now ■ that ■ the sugar .would expect to : remain; plentiful,
rationing plan -will go into effect. ;is - becoming itfcrd :to . get. -Even
Local stores do not. sell sugar domestic supplies : are rapidly, di
to fraternities. They can’t .even minishing. And, of course, meat
supply their oldest customers with • prices : are climbing proportion
enough sugar. Fraternity cooks ately. One explanation for the
can buy a maximum of approxi- shortage is the heavy buying of
matelv 15 to 20 pounds of sugar meat supplies by the army for its
a week from their, wholesalers, numerous camps throughout . the
when they have it. country.
Nobody knows how much they And this, they say, is only the
can obtain when the rationing beginning.
First Semester Averages
Group averages for the •first /Alpha Ghi-Sigma ...
semester as released by:the ; Reg- fB.rR.fB.-Club
istrar,*follow: .... • !Deßa;G.hi
Average ilngleside- Club
.:'2.09 Blue and .White• Club
.'„'?.o6 ;Plp ilf sppa, Sigma .
. 2.04 :t)el.ta jT,au .-Delta ;..
. ’2.00 . Qipega Psi-Phi
. ■ 1j.94 .penniffaven
. T-. 92 .Beta;,Sigma ; Rho . v:
. .1.92 Lambda Chi .Alpha
.. 1.9 i .Signja Phi Alpha .
. 1.88 Alpha Kappa Pi ...
. 1.86 Kappa Sigma .’
. 1.85 ■ Sigma Pi ....;
. 1,81 Phi.Gamma'Delta .
. 1.69 Sigma'Chi
~ 1.67 ; Sigma‘Phi-Sigma ..
. 1,65 Alpha Sigma:Phi ...
. 1.64 - Gamma SigmajPhi .
. 1.63 PhKappa Alpha
. 1.57 Irvin Hall ...'
. 1.55 Phi Epsilon Pi
1.55 'Miller Club
1.53 Sigma Phi Epsilon ..
1.53 Phi Sigma Kappa ..
1.51 Fairmount Hall ....
1.50 Theta Kappa Phi ..
1.48 Locust Lane
1.48 Fletchers
1.47 Phi Delta Theta ....
1.47 Phi Kappa
1.46 Alpha Tau Omega ..
1-46 Kappa Delta Rho . _
1.46 Delta Upsilon
1.46 Sigma Alpha Epsilon
1.43 Sigma Alpha Epsilon
1.43 Delta Sigma Phi
1.43 Chi Phi
1.42 Alpha Phi Delta
, Gwens
Kappa Delta
Delta-Gamma'
Alpha :;jZeta
Alpha Epsilon Phi ...
iE.manon
<Kappa : Alpha,Theta ..
..Kappa ; Kappa Gamma
Ghi. Omega •
Gamma Ahi Beta
Phi Mu
Zeta Tail Alpha
Beaver House
Theta Phi Alpha
Triangle
Alpha Omicron Pi
Tau Phi Delta
Delta Theta Sigma
Beta Theta Pi
Alpha Gamma Rho
Sigma Nu
Watts Hall
Pioneer Club
Acacia
Jordan Hall
Alpha Chi Rho
Phi Kappa Tau ...
Lions Club
Phi Sigma Delta . .
Theta Chi
Theta-Xi
Baracuda Club . . .
Pi Kappa Phi ....
'Pan Kappa Epsilon
Phi Kappa Psi
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1942
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