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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"For A Better Penn State”
y, ‘taMinlvni 1910. Successor to thte Penn Stale CoHeaian.
established 1004. and the Free Lance, established IS$7.
Published daily except Sunday ami Monday durimr th-.
regular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania
State College. Entered as second-class matter July 6, 1934
n(; the Post-office at State College. Pa., tinder the act of
March 8, 1879.
Editor •■rrfgfr:, Bus. and Adv. Mgr.
Gordon Coy '43 <S^^ K ' Leonard E. Bach '43
auditorial and Business Office Downtown Office
Carnegie Hall 119-121 South Fraaler St,
Phone 711 Phone 4372
Editorial Staff—Women’s Editor Louise M. Fuoss *43;
Managing Editor—Herbert J. Zukauskas ’43; Sports Editor —
Donald W. Davis ’43; Assistant Managing Editor —Dominick
3/ Golab M 3; Feature Editor, —David Samuels M 3; News Edi
tor-—James D. Olkein M 3; Assistant News Editor—Robert E.
•Sehooley M3Assistant Sports Editor—Richard S. Stebbins
M 3; Assistant Women’s Editor—Kathryn M. Popp M 3;
Assistant Women's Editor —Edith L. Smith ’43; Women’s
Venture Editor—Emily L. Funk *43.
Business Staff—Credit Manager—Philip Jaffe *43 ; Circu
lation Manager—Robert E. Edgerly *43 ; Classified Advertis
ing Manager—Roy E. Barclay *43 ; Promotion Manager—-
•Tack E. McCool *43; Senior Secretary—Frances A. Leiby *43;
Women's Advertising Manager—Sara L. Miller '43; Assist
ant Women’s Advertising Manager—Marjorie L. Sykes M 3.
' Junior Editorial Board—'Benjamin M. Bailey, Fred E.
Clever. 'Million Dolinger, Larry T. CheiVenak, Robert M.
.Falcon, Robert T. Kim mol, Robert E. Kinter, Richard B.
McNatll. Richard D. Smyser. Donald L. Wehb, Paul I. Wood-
Sally L. Hirahberg. Helen R. Keefauver. Jane H. Muv
phyf, Mary Janet Winter.
Managing Editor This Issue
liCb/vvs Editor This Issue
Women’s Editor This Issue
G r vitiate Counselor
Wednesday, April 15, 1942
Ain Important Request
-. Within the coining week, all juniors, sopho
mores, and freshmen will be requested to answer
the Administration’s most recent and very urgent
question—“Do you intend to enroll for the Sum
mer semester?”
This information is vital to the College, ‘insofar
as budget plans and instruction facilities are con
cerned, and every student should realize his re
sponsibility in complying with this request.
•Many students-have already decided to enroll for
•the Summer semester and there is no need to
throw additional encouragement in their direc
tion. .
. However, the Administration does see the
necessity of reviewing some of the more obvious
advantages of the accelerated study plan, in order
that the undecided students may leam just how
Valuable a third semester may be. Realizing that
'freshnien and sophomores are more undecided
than juniors, the Administration/points out that
the underclassmen will receive the most tlenefit
from the new program. If they take advantage
.of the plan, they will undoubtedly be able to com
plete their education before being called into the
nation’s armed services.
To a freshman, this last argument may not
(have much weight. But allow this same fresh
man will change his mind when he steps into the
..shoes of a junior who has been lucky enough to
.?fet through • three years of College and who is
now faced with the situation that he may be
■drafted during his senior-year.' The junior real
ises the great importance of getting that coveted
diploma, even though he might be drafted the
week after graduation. After the war is over,
the college-trained man will again take over im
portant positions, and the person with the diplo
ma will get the “breaks” when post-war depres
sions disrupt our economic life.
After the last war, there were hundreds of
pleas sent to the College by students who had
entered the service before graduation, and who
had not returned to College following the war.
Every plea was based on the fact that the person
realized too late how important a diploma could
be, and now he was asking the College for many
kinds of special concessions that would enable
him to get enough credits for a diploma.
But in each case, the College could not grant
the concessions. There were set standards to be
followed, and unless the students would return
to College and satisfactorily meet the require
ments, there was little the Administration could
do except issue a “sorry but.”
Another disadvantage for students is biased on
the strained financial condition that will keep
ppuiy from enrolling for the Summer term. If
anti wh'en the federal government appropriates
money for student loans, this financial drawback
may be partly eliminated. But this appropria
tion is still quite uncertain, and it will probably
be a number of weeks before definite action is
attained in Congress.
According to Adrian O. Morse, assistant to the
'President, in charge of resident instruction, “Stu
dents should feel that it. is their patriotic respon
( ibility to complete their education as soon as
possible. Industry needs trained men and wo
men, and the army will give special consideration
■ln the draftee who has a college diploma. AIL in
.hi. there are munv opportunities for the person,
who takes advantage of the College':, year-around
riu'iv program.”
Paul I. Woodlanc
Fred E. Clever
Mary Janet Wintei
Louis H. Beli
A little matter of $60,000 has been brought to
our attention lately. Several persons have been
spreading rumors that class funds amounting to
thaJt figure have been lying idle in the h|ank.
We have it from the best authorities that such
whisperings are not true. Several classes have
requested that their money be placed into loan
funds or scholarship funds, and even the moldiest
dollar bill is now being used. No money is being
overlooked within the class gifts of scholarships
or loans.
Class money cannot be spent in any way other
than that which is approved by the class itself.
It depends largely how each class labels its funds
when the time comes to spend it.
Found!
The class of 1921 has a problem on its hands as
a result of labeling its money to be used for in
surance. The insurance is paid for and now can
be turned into cash. A nice crisp $20,000 bill
has been the root of the class problem. No one
knows what to do with it. And the College can
not spend it without the approval arid upon the
direction of the class.
The old grads of the class of 1920 worked
themselves into a dilemna when thfey set aside
funds for a “memorial gift.” Nothing has teen
cookin’ there since the era of the large dollar
bill. The money' is still lying around and by this
time it has collected interest that would pui-chase
a truckload of ten-cent cigars.
There has been some delay in putting the funds
.of the class of 1922 into circulation- also. Through
no fault of anyone on the ca'mp'us, the funds are
not being used. They were originally set aside
for a “scholarship fundi”
Certain alumni who still have sparks of deep
loyalty have been trying to persuade the classes
of 1921 and 1922 to put their funds together for
the construction of a much-needed field-house.
But nothing -has happened yet. The war has
temporarily throttled things, but the main ob
jective of the alumni who cradled the idea is
merely to get the promise of the funds on paper.
Construction could proceed after the war.
The Battle Rages
The battle to place 'money into the projects for
which they were intended- still rages on. Such a
struggle was witnessed in the class of 1940. It
specified that the 85,000 in the treasury be given
to the College for a Lion Shrine.
But no one was placed in the seat of authority
until nearly six months after the class graduated.
Then it was a struggle to cut the red tape that
bound the bargain.
For the last three or four years the authority
of handling the class gifts of cash, and the prob
lem of diverting them into the right channels for
the actual realization of the class gifts has been
placed in the hands of a special committee. The
group has functioned efficiently. That has de
veloped as the only certain means of financing a
class gift.
It might be a good idea for the classes of 1942
and 1943 to appoint the original- special commit
tee to work out the conversion of their treasuries
into a lasting tribute to the College—some gift'
which would not be purchased if the College
must supply the financial Hacking.
Let’s be sure of what we are giving the Col
lege and then put the'arrangements in the hands
of the committee for such matters. Then we can
be sure that our class gift will become a reality,
and tha't the gvden stuff will not rot in the bank.
—THE CHEF
Daily Notes Of Interest
Fraternity men rank higher in scholarship than
non-fraternity men in the nation for the 12th
consecutive year, according to a survey released
by the National Interfraternity Council.
The War Production Board indicates that there
will be no additional change in the Daylight Sav
ing plan during the coming Summer. However,
the matter will be left in the hands of each state-
More than five per cent of the nation’s 20-year
okls win' registered in the lab draft ’;«ve college
students -some 139,700 of them. \
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
What’s
Cookin'?
Green Stuff'
t.'t 7:30 p. m. All members are
CAMPUS CALENDAR requested to attend.' ' *
Hillel Coffee Round Table dis-*
cussion, Hillel Foundation, 4:15
TODAY m
IWA meets, 318 Old Main, at 7 interviews and physical exam-
P', . . .. . inations for V-5 training courses
Riding Club instruction meet
, ~ , ~ will be held in 305 Old Main all
ing, Club stables, weather per-
mitting, 6:30 p. m > ' ' MISCELLANEOUS
Important meeting of WRA
Archery Club in 3 White Hall at All-College Circus tickets will
6:30 p. m. not 136 on sa ' e until'Monday, April
Alpha Phi Omega, national Complimentary tickets may
scout service fraternity, meets in a^so * 3e exchanged at that time.
30.9 Old Main, 7-8 p. m. < "■ "
Electrical Engineering Society ......
meeting. Hans W. Neusberger, in- FOf Qllflltl UlllV GTSiIV
structor of geophysics, will speak «*»•**«*<** Aiw *
on the topic “Weather,” 219 Elec- S-LH'IMIL Ut LAW
trical Engineering, 8:15 p. m
TOMORROW
The junior board will
hold its banquet at the Allencrest
Cinemamia
t*_ „• Member Assn, of American Law Schools
In the towdily, riotous Two Completion of Two Years of Col-
Yanks In Trinidad,” Pat O’Brien i ege Work with Good Grades Re
and Brian Donlevy will be fea- quired for Entrance
tured with Janet Blaiir, who was
formerly with Hal Kemp’s band,
in the' weekend attraction which first year classes belgin
, _ . , On June 15th ami Sept. 2Sth, 1(142 and
will play tomorrow and Saturday February Ist, 1943
at, the State Theatre. With cur- „ ~V “ „ .
rent movie attention being focus- completed in years and eve
ed on shapely feminine characters, ,llns c<iul ' ae "'- nl t o '” t ’ lls yclirs “ ,ut elßht
Janet Blair will not i\e hiding her
ankles. This attraction will be
in tune with other big hits such
as “The Fleet’s In,” insofar as
riotous comedy and film fun is
concerned
MEET THE
"BBfley-
Snifler!”
“Hoav do tliey do it?” people ask. There are'
as many as 4,242 wires’in a telephone cable;
How do the splicers know which pair to join l
witli which ?
They use'an ingetiious'piece of apparatus —
an electrical detfective—known as an “explor
ing amplifier,” but -which men 'down in
the manholes affectionately call a- “Bliffey-
Sniffer.” It tvas developed' hy Bell System l
engineers for just this job.
The cahle man explores his mass of wires
with Bliffey-Sniffer’s pencil-like probe; A
tone sounding in his headphone tells him
when he has found the right pair.
Such special equipment developed by Bell
Laboratories and manufactured by the West
ern Electric Company is helping
this company to rush construction
and repair jobs and to "speed the
service that speeds defense ”
WEDNESDAY, APRIL IS, 1942
NEW YORK
CASE SYSTEM
Three-Year Day Course
Foiif-Year Evening Course
CO-EDUCATIONAL
MORNING AND EVENING CLASSES
For further information address
Registrar Fordluim Law
School
233 Broadway, New York
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