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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"For A Belter Penn Stale"
E.«tublLh*>d 1910. Successor to thte Penn State .Collegian,
established 190-1. and the Free Lance, established ISB7.
Published daily except Sunday and Monday during tin
regular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania
State College. Entered us second-class matter July 6, 1934
nl. the Post-office at State College. Pa., under the act of
March H. 1870.
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tor—James D. Olkein *43; Assistant News Editor—Robert E.
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Ordinate Counselor
Saturday, April 11, 1942
A New Campaign
With a serious scrap iron shortage threatening
America’s steel industry, Penn State can do its
part in a small way by salvaging several land
marks that have little traditional value. On
campus, there are several mounted cannons that
serve no purpose other than their decorativ'e
value. This same situation may be found in
hundreds of towns and cities throughout the na
tion, and there is definite reason to believe that
•inany of these Civil War relics could be used to
great advantage in winning the present watr.
This is only a suggestion—but it is a sugges
tion with great potential strength. Within the
fiext two days, the proper College authorities
could decree that the cannon should be salvaged
for use as vital scrap iron. This action could be
followed with a general feature story explaining
Penn State’s newest contribution to national de
fense. The story could be sent from the College
publicity office to all parts of Pennsylvania,
where newspapers may use it as an incentive to
ward similar action in their own particular area.
• The idea is not a new one. Many towns have
already initiated this plan, and a little more
drive in the right direction may cause others to
fall In line. Since the College’s publicity re
leases have befen used quite extensively by Penn
sylvania newspapers, it is an assumption that a
story about Penn State salvaging old cannon may
go a long way.
But, liefore any benefit can be realized from
this plan, the College must take the initial step
and scrap the cannon. The Collegian has drop
ped a hint, and will watch with interest as the
administration considers the plan.
Let’s Wait A While
Everyone is talking, but generally it isn’t about
the war. Campus idealists, who are intimately
concerned with what we must do after the war,
usually say nothing about the present. How are
we going to get from war to peace? Cbrtainly
•not through thinking entirely about the future.
Defense forums attempt to tell us what our
jobs will he after we win -this war. Instead of
looking to the future in wartime, we should pay
-♦nore attention to the present.
However, students have no opportunity to con
sicfer the present with such fm-ums as “After the
War —What?” This is only one example. There
are many more such forums, many of them in
defense, too.
Students are not taking advantage of the Pres
ent to solve their problems. They are “asleep
at the switch.” Studies mean little or nothing
to some students because they forecast that the
ifrmed forces will spell their doom.
Since war has broken out, increasing careless
ness has been reported in College classes.
Do we want to be slackers? Why shouldn’t
we buckle down to the tasks of educating our
,".elves while we have the time to do it? The
time is growing short.
Isn’t it logical to concern ourselves with talk
about the present, about the efforts we can push
ahead to help our armed forces, about running
our own private economic affairs within the
•shadows of war?
Campus defense forums do not fill the gaps
between our present life and our future. We
are only interested in winning this war. We
are the ones who will also solve the problems
of post-war. But let’s wait until we have an op
portunity to solve them.
Robert 13. Kintor
.—Larry T. Chervennk
Mary Janet Winter
Louis H. Bell
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Our sole aim in writing this column ts to enter-
tain with plenty of gossip, anecdotes, and, maybe
a little sex. Nothing escapes us ’eause we got
hordes and hordes of snoopers peeping around
the campus
Pin Jobs And Stuff:
' Lois Jane Hunter lost her Kappa pin over the
Easter weekend'to Kimber Jim Grimm, Jr. Oh
you kid! Another new combination on campus
via the Phi Sigma Kappas is Gene Casstel and
Alpha Chi Joyce Strope. And it is rumored that
Bob Roy, candidate for IFC prexy, is going to
take one of our prettiest Collegian gals to Jun
ior Prom. We refer, of course, to Peggy Good.
Edie Smith, Collegian’s pride and joy, accepted
Hal Dersam’s Chi Phi pin recently. Margie Wal
ton reversed the usual procedure and returned
Pat Golightly’s Sigma Pi jewelry.
Incidentally . . . Balfour should give a. discount
on Theta Xi pins to Bob Kaval. My, how that
boy gets around. And politico Kemp Noble re
linquished his SAE pin to Ginnie Morrow.
Despite hail and high water, the AEPhi pledges
held their formal at the Nittany Lion last night.
Observed here and there about the premises were
Jack Bard and Edie Dubnoff, Harold Berger
(Hillel prexy) with Hilma Eisen, and Stu Suss
man squiring Nel Wortman. Two couples who
really set foot on the dance floor were Eleanor
Freedman with Laibe Kessler and Fredlyn Pot
tash with Ted Casnoff.
Musings Of A Moron:
Hundreds, yea thousands, of Penn State wolves
will suffer from cross eyes if our lovely coeds
persist in wearing V-shap'ed peek-a-boo shirts.
They may be stylish, but they’re awfully hard
on the poor boys’ nerves.
From recent observations down at Doggies’, we
note that you can lead a Chi Phi to water—tout
why disappoint him.
A recent survey showed that the average Yale
graduate had 2.3 children and the average Vassal
coed had 3.4 which goes to show that women have
more children than men.
Damn Those Priorities!
With the recent announcement that skirts will
lie shorter this year because of priorities, we
composed two poems:
Mary had a little skirt
She stood against the light
Who gives a damn
For Mary’s lamb
With Mary’s calves in sight.
But if you think that was putrid,-take a gander
at this brainchild:
Mary had a little dress
Dainty, chic and airy;
It didn’t show the: dirt so bad,
■But my, how it, showed Majry.
Now Really, Mr. Hers hey
In case anyone is interested in deferment from
the draft, here is something worth looking into.
A Service ruling has it that men mar
ried since December 8, 1941, cannot be deferred
on the basis of dependency unless they “provte
the status was acquired under circumstances be
yond the registrant’s control."
White JFittle JVahbit
Over by Dean Schott’s big red barn stands the
Alpha Zeta manse. And in this manse live Lyle
Baker and Bill Leindun—who believe in being
different. So last Sunday night they sent a live
rabbit with white fur and pink eyes to Doris Pey
ton and Barbara Painter of fourth floor Mac.
The gals screamed with delight when they be
held it, but now they find that he’s running up
a sizeable feed bill. Can you use a white, wittle
wabbit in your room? If so, contact fourth floor
Mac.
We’ll have loads of more dirt next week after
the snow melts, and the influence of Spring is
again felt on campus. See you at the WSGA
dance tonight.
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—MANIAC
6ln Speech campus calendar
Finals Tonight A meettat ”S« t fsca »w»«.
Six students will compete in wiU be held at the h ° me of Harr y
the final round of the All-College Seamans from 4 to 6 p. m.
Extemporaneous speech contest in Finalists will compete in the
121 Sparks at 7:30 tonight lor a Annual All-College- Extemporan
sso first priae and a $25 runner- eous Speaking Contest held in 121
up award Sparks Building at 7:30 p. m.
Finalists taking pant tonight are Summer semester deferment
Donald R. Taylor ’42, who talked application blanks, now ready at
on "Causes Make Men,” in his the Bursars office must be ob
semi-final speech; Mary I. Green- tai ” ed , before A P rll 25 -
berg ’42, “Whatever It Might Be’!; Students, faculty, arid toy/ns-
L. Jeanne Kaiser ’43, “How Judge P e arfi ‘ n T vlted £ Home
a Man Great”; David A. Young Economics Hospitality Day: ■
’42, “Americans Hour of Decision”; WSGA formal dance, Rec Hall,
Francis E. Zabkar ’44, “A CaU to 9 P-, * midnight. Coeds are
Youth”; and John E. Ritchey ’44, admitted free.
“The Hereafter ” \ A display of oil paintings, wa
' Sponsored annually by the tel ‘ c ° lors - P™ l ®- and drawings
speech department, the contest wdl be formally opened m the
will make a change in the usual MI Art at 8 p. m.
method of awarding the prizes.
Instead of the usual cash, the con
test committee has agreed to give
the winners defense bonds and
stamps that have a face value- of
$5O and $25.
Prof. John H. Frizzell, head of
the department of public speak
ing, will serve as chairman of the
event tonight. Judges are Adrian
O, Morse, assistant to the Presi
dent; Robert G. Bernreuter, pro
fessor of psychology; and Anna P.
Locklin, assistant professor of
English literature.
The contest attracted 57 stu
dents, according to Clayton H.
Schug, assistant professor of pub- CpMirlppn AL QV
lie speaking, who serves as chair- OCI V JLv/!C!S JVtt-y -
man of the contest committee. t * ,-j
Other members of his committee xVlltlldH
are -Mrs. Harriet D. Ijesbitt, in
structor of pub.lic speaking, and Musical divisions of the Army,,
Raymond W. Tyson, instructor of’ If.ayy, and Marine Corps have
public speaking. ' agreed upon standardizing the,
new A-flat arrangement of the
Star Spanglpd Btuiner, written in.
collaboration recently by Dr..
George S- Howard, associate mu-
Club To Pick
Best Senior
'Selection of Penn State’s out- Services Division of the U. St
standing non-fraternity senior Army, it was announced by Mar
will 'be released today,, according jor H. W. Kent,.
to Arthur M. Peskoe ’42, retiring ' Instead of a separate version
Penn State Cluib president. of the national anthem for each
Started in, 1937, the award has branch of the armed forces, the
become an annual honor for the Army, Navy, and Marine tymds
Nittany senior who has been most will play the same one henceforth,
prominent in campus activities The new' arrangement brings the
during his four-year campus life. Star Spangled Banner into a low-
The committee who will make er key, which allows the average
this year’s selection is made up of citizen to negotiate its high notes
George Donovan, Student Union more capably. On March 31 the
manager, A. R. s Warnock, dean of arrangement was played for -the
men, and Thomas H. L. Henson first time before, a national con
’42, retiring IFC head. vention of 6,000 public school mu-
The scroll that symbolizes the sic directors in Milwaukee. • Xhe
selection will be presented to the musical debut was so successful
senior chosen at the annual Spring that action was taken almpst im
banquet of the Penn State Club mediately to obtain rights for
on April 23 in the Sandwich Shop, performance by the nation’s mill
according to Peskoe.. tary music organizations.
Previous winners of the ajward Numerous people have written
were Johnson Brennpman ’37, Dr. Howard thanking him for re-
Russell Gohn ’33, .Joseph R. Peel writing the anthem in a singable
’39, David E. Pergrin ’4O, and Af- key. A large metropolitan news
hold jC, Latch ’4!- paper has also offered to print
the Star Spangled Banner in' its
new form and distribute it -f re€
of charge to anyone requesting it.
6 Debaters Travel
On Tour Monday
. Six members of the debate team Members of the Student Coun
■will travel to Reedsyille jo spealk ae lor Committee chosen to help in
before the Parent-Teachers Associ- the orientation of incoming fresh-,
ation at 7:30 p. m. Monday. men this summer include Eugene
The labor question will be the r. Yeager ’43, chairman, Jerome'
topic that they will discuss. H. Blakeslee ’43, Norman Weisbfer-
The members of the team that gev >43, William E. 'Murphy ’43,
will make the trip are John B. Me- Charles H. Ridenour ’43, Frank R.
Cue, Howard Harmon, R. Warbur- Flynn ’43, Daniel C. Gillespie ’44,
ton Miller, David L. Englehardt, David J. McAleer ’43, Samuel E.
Earl R. Booser. Flenner ’43 and Jack R. Grey ’44.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1942
TOMORROW
Prof. John H. Frizzell, chaplain
of the Pennsylvania State College,
will speak on “The Way, Today”
in chapel service.
The Newman Club will hold an
election of officers in 405 Old
Main at 7:45 p. m.
Riding Club business meeting
at the club stables ait 2:30 p. m.
Symphony Concert in Schwab
Auditorium at 3:30 p. m.
Russian Club will enjoy their
annual Easter party to be held in
the Sandwich iShop of Old Main
at 8 p. m.
Sic professor in the Exty psion
School, and Major Howard Spon
sor!, in charge of music, Special
PSCA NAMES COUNSELORS
In the Cathaum Bldg.