PAGE TWO THE DAILY COLLEGIAN "For A Better Penn State'' Established 1910. Successor to Ihto Penn State Collezian, established 1904, and the Free Lance, established 18S7. Published daily except Sunday and Monday durinz the regular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second-class matter July 6, 1934 at the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of March 3, 1579. Editor Bus. and Adv. Mgr. Gordon Coy M 3 Leonard E. Bach M 3 Editorial and Business Office ‘ Downtown Office Carnegie Hall 119-121 South Frazier St Phone 711 Phone 4372 Business Staff—Credit Manager—Philip JaCfe M 3: Circu lation Manager—Robert E. Edgerly *43; Classified Advertis ing Manager—Rov E. Barclny *43; Promotion Manager— Jack E. MoCool M 3; Senior Secretary—Frances A. Leiby 43; Women's Advertising Manager—Sara L Miller *43; Assist ant Women's. Advertising Manager—Marjorie L. Sykes 43. Editorial Staff—Women’s Editor—Louise M. Fuoss *43: Managing Editor—Herbert J. Zukauskas '43; Sports Editor— Donald W. Davis *43; Assistant Managing Editor—Doiuinick Xj. Golab '43; Feature Editor—David Samuels *43; News. Edi- D. Olkein M 3 ; Assistant News Editor—Robert E. Schooled M 3; Assistant Spoils Editor —Richard S. Stebbins M 3; Assistant Women’s Editor—Kathryn M. Popp *43; Assistant Women’s Editor—Edith L. Smith *43; Women's Feature Editor—Emily L. Funk *43. Managing Editor This Issue News Editor This Issue Women’s Editor This Issue Freshman Assistants Graduate Counselor Friday, May 8, 1942 Wliat About Graft? ■ So you think there’s plenty of graft on campus? Remember the stories you’ve heard about the days when the IFC prexy, the Froth editor, and the Collegian business manager made enough money to retire or take a trip to Europe. But did you ever stop to think that maybe the ctory has changed? That careful auditing of funds and wise handling of money have just about made the graft hound a thing of the past? Those few who think thait Pehn State is still living in the loose, old regime are in for a bit of a surprise, and it is to those few that the next several paragraphs are dedicated. First of all, a sharp distinction must he made between class funds and student activity funds. Class funds are exactly what they imply and are supervised by the class treasurer aind the Inter class. Finance Board working in conjunction with Neil ; M. Fleming at the Athletic Association office. Class funds come from student fees and from profits of any functions such as the class dances. By working through a budget, there is seldom, any money remaining in the treasury when the class graduates. For example, this year’s sen ior class treasurer spent $l,BOO for rental of caps and gowns, and several months ago a large part of the Senior Ball profits Were given to the Thespian Mobile Units to use in conjunction with the entertainment of soldiers in neighboring Army camps. All these class funds are subject to"dos'e ac counting and auditing throughout the four years that they are in the class treasury. After each class dance, an extensile report is issued show ing all expenses and receipts. Not only is this report checked carefully by the Interclass Fin ance Board, but it is also released-for public in spection by The Daily Collegian. Then, where does the money for the class gift originate? It was explained above that the class funds were budgeted so that the treasury would break “clean” when the class graduates. Simply enough, the money for each class gift is set aside in the form of a damage fund, which anight be spent during the four years when it is necessary to repair something that has been •wrecked as a result of excessive enthusiasm on the part of the students. However, the average Penn State class has •pacifist tendencies, and the damage fund usually remains almost completely intact. For this rea son, the so-called damage fund is transformed into- the class gift at the end of four years. All in all, the story sounds decidedly simple. Through careful supervision and auditing, graft as practically impossible with regard to both class funds and money spent by student govern ment finder the control of the Interclass Finance Board. The Other Story With class money out of the way. the other ■funds to be considered are those controlled by student activities such as IFC, IMA, and publi cations. It was in this division that the greatest amount of graft scandal occurred a few years ago. However, through the initiative of several of these student organizations which wished to safe guard their funds, Cabinet passed legislation re tiring that all student organizations represent ed on Cabinet must submit their funds for ac i.Hinting through Fleming's office. Under this present method of control, grail Richard B. McNuul Robert M. Faloon Helen R/Koefauvei Mickey Rlatz Louis H. Bel) THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Off The Beam We were up at the Judgment Bar the other day, cooling off, r.nd Peter came up and said that there was a little measuring worm outside the gate that wanted to talk to us. We asked the camel about this immeasurably insignificant piece of protoplasm, dnd he scrap'ed his way through the needle’s feye; so we decided to pay a little attention. This little Ferdinand Woi’m kid was crawling around spouting about the Summer semester somewhere in a place called State College. -We don’t know where that is, but it must be some where outside the Universe, because they talk about national defense, but they don’t take many defense courses. They talk about the need of recreation during these times of stress, but they don’t bother about defense stamps when they go to dances. Well, we listened to Ferdy Worm talk for a while until we heard a 1 pretty silly inconsistency; so we decided that Ferdy Worm was off the beam. First, he says that the ones with the tough schedules are going to get it in the neck anyway, so why bother. Then he said that honoraries should cut down on activities. That seemed fair enough until we looked at a paper called The Daily Collegian, which seemed to know what was going on in this State College place. Yesterday, on page four, is said that Mor tar Board, a collection of sincere women, was going to have a BIG dance and then Ferdy told me that 'this money was to be used for scholar ships for needy students. Ferdy liked this. It all seemed pretty -silly to us. Here is this perfectly good college worried because not enough of its students are taking advantage of this Sum mer semtester through lack of money. The stu dent body doesn’t worry about national defense at all but makes a lot of money on a dance. It strikes us that if the members of Mortar Board, who are supposed to be pretty keen apples would do what Ferdy said and cut down on activities, they might be able to do something, more’ valu able than piddling around knocking themselves out to raise $3OO chasing Li’l Abner. No, Ferdy, we just can’t understand a school that doesn’t immediately think of using a* source of revenue like Junior Prom to help themselves, and is still willing to devote its best womens’ brains to a relatively unimportant affair, from, the standpoint of results. We think Ferdy ought to forget his picnics and see the Junior Prom committee about using that money right away, i3e Stive S& \Jisit The Comer (Commencemen t Wd-cnJ ll Through The Needle's Eye —GABRIEL. ■■it Library Shows Legal Dockets Parchment legal documents from the collection of Professor Asa E. Martin, head of the history department, are now on exhibition in the Library. Included in the collection are English indentures of the seven : teenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries; legal documents of Pennsylvania; and papers bear ing signatures of signers of the Declaration of Independence. A clay tablet dated 2350 B. C. is the earliest legal report. On it is inscribed the receipt of three goats and three calves as an offering at the temple of Bel in Nippur. Material on lotteries sponsored by the United States Government is also included in the display. Such lotteries were conducted to raise funds for the construction of roads, canals, schools, and hospi tals. This. practice was so popular that in Pennsylvania alone nearly a hundred churches were built wholly or partially with profits from lotteries before 1833 when laws were enacted to prohiibt them. Blackout (Continued from Page One) a raid, the Control Center can im mediately take over the job of di recting the defense of the city. The protection staff in State College, is not yet fully equipped because of shortages and priori ties. However, the orders for the maferial has been placed, arid shiprrients are corriing in from time to time. Until the proper equip ment is pn hand, the staff has been trained to deal with ainy ernergen cy with any available material'. One example of this kind of sub stitution is the care of incendiary bombs. Recommended for use oh' these bombs is a stirrup pump. Since none are .available, with lit tle likelihood of a’ sufficient sup ply in the near future, incendi aries are dealt with by means of sand. Further details concerning the blackout will be published in the local paper after the Defense Council meeting Tuesday and final plans have been approved. Pvt. William S. Casselberry, former student at the College, . Nothing llffC *Ol5 9i P has been appointed an instruct- n, MAT Ain A IT or in the radio fundamentals di- J»^9LJu vision at the radio school at '' IZ3 W.NITTANYAVE. Scott Field, 111. Stale's jFinestClub)iesid<wcs Son of Professor and Mrs. R. n 'Coi D. .Casselberry, Pvt. Casselberry spent this past weekend with his Utk^Wh parents, having graduated frorp 1^777 ■ .. - roOfO • JttV ■ the. school, - .. ~— inuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiMiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiuiHiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiii SENIOR! AND THOSE NOT ATTENDING THE SUMMER SEMESTER SUBSCRIBE NOW ■ The Daily CouEGiAftl + STUDENT UNION + COLLEGIAN OFFICE $2.25 By Mail SUBSCRIBE NOW! CAMPUS CALENDAR Seniors can obtain their Caps and Gowns alt the Athletic Store today and tomorrow from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. upori presentation of receipt. Players’ Show, “Mi\ and Mrs. North,” Schwab Auditorium, 8:30 p. m. A.ll seniors must show their matriculation' cards when' they re ceive their diplomas. All seniors who have not call ed for their grtf&u'ation invitations' and announcements, should do so at once at Student Union. Students havirig completed De fense courses may obtain their certificates at Student Union. Show Decrease Infirmary Cases The number of patients and the number of bed days for the In firmary for April is approximate ly half the total for-- April last year. Seventy-eight patients were treated there last month, and the bed days totalled 229. Dispepsary totals show an up ward trend, the number of calls exceeding by 200 those made for the corresponding period la'st year. The total for April was’ 3,977. Total number of excuses for the period is up iriore than 300, numbering l-,098. ROTC Signal Cofps Unit Plains Still Tentative “As yet I have no official. word front the 'War Department regard ing the proposal for the establish ing .of a sigrial corps, ROTC unit at Benri State,” said Ardery, head of the military science arid tactics, last night. The War Department' first sug gested this- plan last Saturday and the of Administration' ap proved the proposal Monday. It is now up to the war department to give the final word. “I expect to hear from them concerning the matter Within the very near future,” Col. Ardery stated — to — — at — (5 Issues Per Week) FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1942 -TODAY MISCELLANEOUS
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers