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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"For A Better Penn Slate"
Established 1940. Successor to thte Penn State Collegian,
Established 1904, and the Free Lance, established 1837.
Published daily except Sunday and Monday during the
regular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania
State College. Entered as second-dass matter July 5, 1934
at the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of
March 8, 1879.
Editor Bus. and Adv. Mgr.
Gordon Coy # 43 ' s^SP !tc ' Leonard E. Bach '43
Editorial and Business Office
Carnegie Hall
Phone 711
Managing Editor This Issue
Women's Editor This Issue _
Nows Editor This Issue
Graduate Counselor
Saturday, May 9, 1942
Times Have Changed
Eight months ago in the early.part of Septem
ber, Penn State was deeply concerned with the
infantile paralysis epidemic. Drastic measures
were being planned to cope with the spread of
the dread disease and the‘College postponed the
opening of classes one week in order to safeguard
the students.
At the time, many students wondered how the
lost time would be made up, and how the Col
lege would overcome the difficulties of a late
start. In addition, fears were expressed that the
first football game with Colgate might have to
be postponed if the threat of an epidemic did not
subside.
Little did Penn State students realize that all
these seemingly important events would soon be
considered as only trivial matters. Student gov
ernment was busy with its usual run of legisla
tion, and mixed drinking was the daily topic of
interest.
On the home political front, campus bosses
were battling over the problem of combining
Soph Hop and Fall Houseparty, while another
group of student leaders were tearing apart and
rebuilding the All-College constitution. Every
thing pointed toward another typical College
year.
Then it happened. On a quiet December Sun
day, Penn State and the rest of the world were
shaken by the attaick on Pearl Harbor. Over
night, the whole scene changed; overnight, the
College rose to meet the crisis, and both Admin
istrative officers and student leaders were called
upon to make hurried decisions that had never
occurred in their imagination previous to that
time.
Calling the first All-College convocation in
more than four years, Hetzel briefly outlined the
part that the College and the students could play
in order that the nation might wage a successful
way against the Axis.
Immediately, the Administration began plans
to accelerate the study program. Vacations were
cancelled; courses were concentrated as well as
shortened; and it was finally decided that Penn
State would adopt the third semester.
Following the policy of many metropolitan
areas, State College organized defense councils,
which were to launch plans to assist civilians in
the time of emergency. To better prepare them
selves for special duties, hundreds of students
enrolled for special training offered by College
defense courses.
With little hesitation, students combined social
activities with defense measures by diverting the
profits of Victory Ball and Senior Ball into de
fense channels. Thespians, who have had a tra
dition based on nonsense and college humor,
•turned to entertaining dr my men in neighboring
camps and induction centers.
All in all, there was a mass turnover in the
short span of several months —and it is only the
beginning.
History Repeats
Paced by the amazing records established by
the Winter sports teams, Penn State is dropping
the curtain on the most successful year in its
athletic history. Only once before did the Blue
and White attempt to approach this record, and
strangely enough, that was directly preceding
World War No. 1.
It is not necessary to review the successes of
a great football team that started a highly doubt
ful campaign with a wealth of inexperience'. The
Nittany basketball team established two all-time
.Penn State records and placed third in the Na
tional tourney—only after the coach had predict
ed that'the boys would be lucky to win half of
their games during the season.
In gymnastics and wrestling, Penn State pieced
among the top teams of the nation; and to top off
a highly successful year, Barney Ewell was hon
ored as the outstanding athlete on the merit of
having contributed more to Penn State's athletic
prestige than any other student has tor the past
few yearn.
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This column is being written for our two faith
ful. readers who are leaving tomorrow. We hope
the visiting Alumni find our jokes funny* enough.
The local guys and gals are now home recuper
ating from blue books and haven’t done much
pinning or socializing this week. But we still
managed to garner a few things here and there.
So-o-o-o-o-o, here goes!
Pinnings Anil Stuff
Puthie Kummel now sports a Phi- Kappa Tau
pin next to her Gamma Phi jewelry via Freddy
McAdam . . . and B. J. Yost has an Alpha Chi
Rho pin. Sooky Duerst is now the proud posses
sor of Satch Simpson’s Lambda Chi Alpha pin.
And two new pinnings made over Junior Prom
weekend were Eleanor Stoner-Bob Wetzel (fiji>
and Mary McCurdy-Johnny Jaflurs (Acacia).
A high school, romance which blossomed into
the real thing came about last week when Phi
Sigma Kappa’s Phil Moore announced his engage
ment to his home town love, a Wilson College
senior.
Incidentially . . . Maniac apologizes to frosh
Margie Wad ton for pinning her to some TKA by
the name of Zilchman. Further investigation re
veals that she possesses a PiKA pin which form
erly belonged ,to George Tilghman. Our most
humble apologies, Margie. And furthermore,
who is this guy Zilchman over at the TKA house
. . . and where in the hell is the TKA house?
Operator 691/2, tdke notice.
Load Nuptials
Dottie Magor deserves a prize or something for
keeping a secret. After a year-and-a-half of
secret wedded bliss, she announced to her Alpha
Chi sisters last week her marriage to NcVal En
sign Dave Kempner. Imagine, keeping a thing
like that quiet for 18 months. That’s pluck!
On Wednesday night Bob Ball, AGR, middle
aisled it with Dottie Geltz at the local Presby
terian Church. Ah, Spring!
Poem Of The Week:
This little tidbit is dedicated to those privileg
ed few who can still drive on their retreads:
He had one hand upon the wheel
Quite joyful was his ride;
The other arm was wrapped around
The coed by his side.
Chief Juba yelled, “Hey, use both hands.”
In a voice that boomed quite far;
“I CEin’t,” the loving swain replied,
“I have to steer the car.”
JVhat's The Moniker?
Shakespeare was wrong when he said a rose
will smell as sweet if it’s called a cabbage, or
words to the effect.
An investigation of name traits by a Columbia
psychologist shows that if your girl’s name is
Bertha the average reaction will be “Oh heavens!
She must be immense.” The name Mazie means
talkative; Rita, brunette; Joan, good-looking; and
Linda, sophisticated.
Note the Hollywood influence.
Joke ! !
The following is reprinted because we think
it’s cute and it also fills space. At least, our
two readers might like it:
He: Come on.
She: No!
He: Why not?
She: Just because.
He: Don’t you love me anymore?
She: It isn’t that.
He: Please just this once.
She: No!
He: Aw, shucks, Maiw, all the boys are going
barefotted.
Advice To Future Coeds:
Once upon a time there was a girl who went
riding with her boyfriend. When they were way
out in the country, the car stopped suddenly. The
boy hopped out, and in ten minutes, sure enough,
he had the darned car fixed, so that they could
get back to the dorm before 11 o’clock.
Moral: Don’t go riding with a mechanical en
gineer.
Well, this will be all until next semester when
we hope to have loads and loads and loads of
more dirt, which should be in abundance this
Summer—judging from reports of previous sea-
‘Mr. And Mrs. North’ Shows
For Repeat Perforiliaiice
Continued from Page }., Col. 2 Continued from Page 1, Col. 1
presented by the Penn State Play
ers.
The dialogue was, at times,
yawn-producing,' but interesting
enough to hold an unrecepiive
audience of 300. James ‘Arhb&n
dos as Detective Mullins Was thfe
star performer; though be held a
secondary role.
• Elinor -Herrmfcn’s Mrs. North
was pleasant for one act, after
that her constant chatter was any
thing but. Let’s mention Don
Taylor for a good last perform
ance, and Doris Lavine and Leon
Flobk for the least convincing. ’
ROTC Comtriissioris
(Continued trom Page One)
lotta Robert B. Moore,
Frederick W. Mueller, Jr., John
W. Pierce, Jacob N. Shearer,
Lloyd H. Shenefelt, Jr., Joseph D.
Spinelli, Ralph E. Strootman, Cleo
M. Wildasin Gerald R. Wiser and
Hiram W. Wolfe, 111.
Graduating seniors comrpission
ed as Second Lieutenants in the
Corps of Engineers Reserve are
Lester R. Albert, Robert G. Alex
ander, William G. Barger, Roy A.
Bay, John R. F. Bond, Roland D.
Bowman, Robert P. Brooks, John
D. Clarke, John P. Dubois.
■Robert G. Edgerton, Wendell G.
Ekdahl, Robert C. Faylor, Joseph
E. Foley, Jr., William W. Horst,
Jr., Wilson B. Knight, Paul Lazar,
Earl R. LeVier, Bernard P. Mc-
Donnell, John H. McNary, Howard
R. Ma’rdin, Philip Martsolf, John
N. Moore.
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Jack E. Morgan, John D. Mor
gan, Jr., Rudolph S. Mucha,. War
ren W. Parke, John H. Quirk, Eu
gene F. Scherr, Milton Schwartz,
Charles J. Smith, Howard W.
Smith, William C. Stephens, Louis
Sylvester, Andrew • Tarapchak,
Charles L. Van Inwagen, Richard
F. Whitman, and Norman B.
Wright, Jr.
New commissioned officers in
the Air Corps Reserve are Ralph
Blassingame, Raymond F. Leffler,
Charles F. Mattern, Robert F.
Mattern, James W. Ritter, John E.
Salamanchuk, William L. Sand
ston, George K. Schubert, Ernest
Soble, Richard- E. Walck, Roland
G. C. Young, and William M. Zieg
enfus.
Second Lieutenants Arthur S.
Beward, Harry R. L,unt, Carl L.
Scheirer, Jr., John W. Walker, and
Ernest C. Wright will enter the
Chemical Warfare Service Re
serve.
The Quartermaster Corps Re
serve will reecive Second Lieu
tenants George K. Campbell, Ed
ward F. Chureila, Reginald L.
Hardwork, William M. Keil, Wil
liam O. Meyers, Kenneth F. Moist,
Charles C'. Seebold, Sherman M.
Williamson and John B. Yeneral.
Joseph Z.- Schmidt will be the
only Second Lieutenant graduat
ing to enter tire Signal Corps Re
serve. .
--MANIAC
The
First National Bank
Of
State College
Member of
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1942
At all times, across the foot
lights, we felt the bond that exists
in a good play. Its power and
strength lay in its immediacy, in
its- ability, to make itself at Once'
plausible and pleasant. The char
acters were- not 'prefabricated ma
chines; •on the contrary, they
thought and felt their way
through the parts and finally
achieved the complete transfor
mation . from themselves.
Somehow, whenever Miss Herr
man and ■ R. Taylor are together
upon the stage, we feel sort of
content because they are so used
to playing with each other that
they’ve accomplished a sort of
compromise. It is unfortunate
that this play is the last that they
will make together.
However,-if you insist on prob
ing a flaw, we thought that the
humorous and tense moments
might have been more clearly de
fined. But that’s a minor quib
ble to make about the superior
performance that it was.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
TODAY
Players’ show, . Mr. and Mrs.
North,” Schwab Auditorium, 7:30
p. m. Tickets may be bought at
door.
Players’ • informal reception
following show for seniors, rela
tives, active and associate mem
bers in foyer of Auditorium.
MISCELLANEOUS
Names of all officers of honor
aries,. clubs, fraternities, and oth
er organized college groups should
be turned in to Stiident Union
immediately in order to be in
cluded in the/Student Union Di
rectory.
Students who have completed
Defense courses should call for
their certificates immediately at
Student Union.
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NEW YORK
CASE SYSTEM
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Four-Year Evening Course
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Completion of Two Years of Col
lege Work with Good Grades Re-'
quired for Entrance
MORNING AND EVENING CLASSES
FIRST YEAR CLASSES BEGIN
On June 15th and Sept. 28th, 1942 and
February Ist, 1943
With Summer work, Day Course may be
completed in two calendar years and eve
ning course in two years and eight
months. -
For further information address
Registrar Fordham Law
School
233 Broadway, New York