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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"For A BetieT Penn Stale"
Established 1010. Successor to thte Penn State Collegian,
established 1004. and the Free Lance, established 1887.
Published daily except Sunday and Monday during the
regular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania
State Coltoge. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1034
the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of
March 8, 1879.
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Gordon Coy '43 Leonard E. Bach '43
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Graduate Counselor
Friday, April 24, 1942
The accelerated, three-semes
ter program is Penn State’s ma
jor contribution to America’s
war efforts. For the duration,
it is to be regarded as a normal
and not a special program of
study. \
Optimistic Note
The college student looks with happy antici
pation upon the government’s efforts to hfilt in
flation. Recently a general price-freezing order
was announced by the Office of Price Adminis
tration which will become effective no later than
'■■next month. The order will, with the exception
of certain farm products, freeze the prices of all
commodities at March levels.
A measure such as this will no doubt be wel
comed with open avms by the college student,
for he is definitely affected by inflation. The
increase in prices has caused many a student’s
poeketbook to shrink. It is a serious problem to
him.
The student is not the worker who has receiv
ed increases in salary which would enable him
to cope,with the problem. He is learning how
to work. He is not earning money. He is spend
ing it with little or no possibility of replacement.
In State College prices on almost every com
modity have been increased. Recent investiga
tion has shown that two years ago the average
cost of food in State College was $6 per week. To
day the cost has risen to $B, a 33 per cent increase.
No doubt fears of further increases' in the cost
of living have caused some students to decide to
leave college this Summer, but in view of the
government’s efforts at stabilizing prices, they
should reconsider their decisions.
Back To Shank’s Mare
This is a fine state of affairs! Get out the
bunion pads and the foot-ease powder.
Recreation Coordinated and other physical fit
ness groups may well consider inaugurating a
series of toughening-up hikes to> prepare Nittany
students for the new conditions to be faced after
May 15.
' Of course there are many possible reasons why
this suggestion is apropos but we are particularly
referring to the gasoline rationing plan affecting
17 Eastern seaboard states and the District of
Columbia.
AVhat will the poor student hitch-hiker do with
fewer cars travelling the concrete? They tell us
that the practice of soliciting rides is illegal and
naturally we would not advocate anything illegal.
Therefore, considering the number' of buses that
leave this peaceful hamlet and the number of
people that evacuate at holiday-time, there must
be a tremendous mob of heel-and-toers padding
the country-side.
Under present circumstances a revival of the
old plan for an authorized, legitimate association
of hitch-hikers seems very attractive. Such an
organization would be composed of respectable
college students abiding by definite regulations ol'
conduct. A somewhat similar idea was once pre
sented in the Southwest but at present not much
.vs known about its success or failure.
Looks as though the only answer is to toughen
Up. Try soaking tire tired puppies in brine to
night. "It’s going to be a-long war."
Louis H. Be!)
This To The Navy - -
Somebody way off in the Navy read what we
said about the third seniester in our last column,
and somebody way off in the Navy got the idea
that Penn State students were “griping” about
their accelerated program.
We fell pretty bad about this, and we blushed
red, white, and blue all oyer the place. B'ecause
we’re all for the third semester, and we don’t
want anyorfe to get the wrong idea, least of all
someone in the Navy.
Now this guy in tfie Navy says if we think
we’re going to play out this Summer, we should
cut out some of the night life. He says if sold
iers and sailors .can make sacrifices, we can too.
And that’s exactly what our point was. You
see, guy in the Navy, we like this third semester,
and we don’t want it to'defeat its purpose. If
its purpose is to get men out of college and into
the Army quick like a measuring worm, then
shouldn’t it send them off as healthy as possible?
Sure, it should. But if this night life you talk
ed about, and all the superfluous activities you
didn’t talk about, interfere, the purpose will be
defeated.
And This To Penn State
Of course, no night life would be hard on the
young love blooming all over our campus. But,
on the other hand, young love is sort of hard on
the nice, green lawns. (It’s getting so a measur
ing worm can’t live in his natural habitat any
more without getting stepped on.)
But it seems to us that young love and a few
other things can make Sacrifices. For instance,
sororities could stop wasting their energies on
teas and coffee hours. (They bore their guests
anyway.) Honoraries and other Poppa Poppa
Gimme societies could dispense with some of'
their meetings, in which they accomplish nothing
but the reading of the minutes.
And This To Activities
Dances that raise money for defense bonds are
still in the running, and sororities may continue
playing mushball because it keeps them “physi
cally fit for defense,” but a lot of these so-called
activities that do nothing bilt puff up the ego
have no place in a country at war. Thb only
way to build up energy on this campus is to con
serve it. So let’s stop beating our brains out on
nothing. And let’s keep out of doors.
Catch on, Midshipman?
—M. I. D
—H. J. Z
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‘No Changes’ campus calendar
—Hammond TODAY
„ _ . Campus '45. Victory Dance,
(Continued irom Page One) Kappa sigmai 9p . m . 10 12 mid _'
standards that have contributed night, Stag party from 1 a. m. All
in the past to the development of members and friends of the clique
the School as an engineering in- are invited.
stitution of the first rank. Technicolor movie, “Making the
Estimates of • federal depart- Most of Playtime,” and two other
ments indicate that nearly 125,000 movies will be shown at 105 White
new engineers having college Hall, 3:10, p. m. Students and p.ub,-
training will be needed during the lie are invited.
next ten months in wqr indus- ' Engineering Lecture, Prof,
tries and Civil ■ Service. The Glenn W. Hedlund, professor of
needs of the army and navy will agricultural economics, will be
probably be as full as these. speaker, 121 Sparks,. 4:10 p. mi.
Because there will be fewer Liberal Arts Lecture, Dr. Kings
than 30,000 engineering gradu- ley Davis, associate professor of
ates, it will not be possible to sociology, will be speaker, 121
make up this difference complete- Sparks, 7:30 p. m. Tuesday.,
ly, but special training will help. * MISCELLANEOUS
By mid-semester, Hammond esti- Junior Blazers now available at
mated the school will have six AA Store'
special groups on campus, 'in .
which nearly 250 individuals will A A Wl
be enrolled. Ad Dojiprary Elects
Among them will be 60 naval Alpha Delta Sigma, honorary
officers, 50 radio engineers, and advertising fraternity, elected new
a group in ultra-high frequency o{ficers at a meeting last night,
wave techniques President is Alvin E. Maurer ’43;
“While the School has lost eight H ' T G ™*? ill
members of the staff to the mili- 3 tlaasmei ; Wll ham J. Maher
tary services as well as three men r w’ e *J 4
to industry, the places have been Se *
filled and the faculty is at full
strength,” the Dean £h:id. the School are working under
In concluding, Hammond de- pressure, but standards are not
dared, “The staff and students of being relaxed.”
—FERDY
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1942