PAGE TWO THE DAILY COLLEGIAN "For A Better Penn State", , Eotablished 1040. Successor to thte Penn State established 1904, and the Free Lance, eitablished. 1887, Published daily except Sunday and Monday during ~the regular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania Slate College. Entered as second-class matter July 0, 1934 at the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of March 8, 1879. Editor •' Bus, and Adv. Mgr. ~ • Gordon Coy '43 Leonard E. Bach '43 Editorial and Business Office Downtown Office Carnegie Hall 119-121 South Frazier St. Phone 711 Phone 4372 Graduate Counselor 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 Golab '43; Feature Editor—David Samuels '43; News Edi• tor—James D. Olkein '43; Assistant Nevi's Editor—Robert E. Schooley '43; Assistant Sports Editor—Richard S. Stebbins '43; Assistant Women'S Editor—Kathryn M. Popp '43; Assistant Women's Editor—Edith L. Smith '43; Women's Feature Editor—Emily L. Funk '43. Business Staff—Credit Manager—Philip Jaffe '43; Circa. lation Manager—Robert E. Edgerly '43; Classified Advertise ing Manager—Roy E. Barclay '43; Promotion Manager— Jack E. McCool '43; Senior Secretary—Frances A. Leiby '43; Women's Advertising Manager—Sera L. Miller '43; Assist• ant Women's Advertising Manager—Marjorie L. Sykes •'43. Managing Etliter This Issue Robert E. Kintet Assistant Managing Editor This Issue __ Mark I. Davidoff News Editor This Issue . -----___Richard D. Smyset ..4,:sistant News Editor This Issue Peter Scott* ,Women's Editor This Issue Helen R. Keefauve Thursday, June 4, 1942 Dancing For All Last night the Soph Hop committee decided to make the annual class dance a semi-formal affair in consideration of the Summer-time date. Al ready there are repercussions from staunch sup porters of the conventional. We are reminded of an almost identical situation which developed about the Sopli Hop of two years ago. Then, in October 1940, committee members were confronted with charges of being "half-bak ed independents" threatening the "distinction of a traditional affair." At that time Frank Flynn, sophoinore class president, defended the semi formal theme by stating, "I am of the opinion that the general student-body of Penn State wel cotnea all rulings which tend to ecinalize the social opportunities for all students, rather than those .rulings which tend to set aside such an affair as the Soph• Hop for thcise who can afford the price Of a tuxedo." gore thaiieVer.it seems Wise to accePt a semi :torn-WI. It is fooliSh to suppose that the Sopho- More cIaSS could expect to Make a prcifit from- a :Orrnal. Htiiidteds Of Male students • will. pass up the deeded recreation rather than lay out an additional $lO to $2O for a fornial Summer coat. However, F. Lloyd Conyers '43, who acted as defendant for formal-advocates so strenuously two years ago,again comes forth with the state ment that this dance "should be formal; more so , even in Suminer, althoUgh there may be some who don't have coats. They are cheaper than Luxes and also cooler. If students can afford tuxes they can afford white coats. If you spend $3.85, it should entitle you to a formal dance." Unfortunately, we cannot agree with Mr. Con pers no matter how much we may respect his stand. We will grant that in Summer a light :formal coat is much cooler than a tux jacket. 'Unfortunately, all of us who have tuxedoes don't have Summer formals. Thus we assert that the present set-up is lighter on the pocketbook which . 7 s a little more important at present. If a good band is signed we feel sure that just as much pleasure will result from a semi-formal and that the committee has fulfilled the promise anade by chairman Walt Price, "We are trying to suit the tastes of all the students and not just a part." So The Story Goes . . . . This is no myth beginning with the favorite };prase "once upon a time—but instead, is a short story about a willew_tre s d that grew over the gram of 4 x3 conquer .... a man who once tried the When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on St. Helena, he was put to rest under a giant willow •tree that was destined to see more of the world than the great Napoleon ever dreamed of. Thus far, the story may sound pointless. But there is a point. Several travi' l lrs, on visiting the grave of Napoleon, took cuttings fronl the giant willow and ')r(Wight them back to the United States I,vherq One of the twigs finally found its way to Penn State. , . - s' The cutting was .plaitted. It grew. And dur )ng the_ pet.'.6d of Penn State's growth, the wil eeknnnued to flourish until it was destroyed 4 " ) Y. story - t . In its place on the Mall now stands a stone "monument—and if you observe more closet { _ yott will see growing only several feet LW/ another willow which was started from a ~,oniting of the tree ti - n - .t was destroyed by the ;storm. ------Louis H. Bell -H. J. Z THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Lion ( Tales Conic next Saturday ano frosh in all their dilemma will walk the Mall, gaze with rapture at Old Main, and be knocked down by flourishing lead pipes. To frantic fraternity men lined up ten deep about an unsuspecting freshman we de dicate the following ode. Under The Dink " I'm juSt a little feiloW I know not what to say Please don't think the yelloW If I'do the other way. I'd like to be among you When you laugh and drink and sing But I'm a little guy who Can't go anything. Panhel Panorama Women are more subtle, if not as effective in putting across the death wallop. Practicing up on their slogans for forthebming sorority throat slitting, gals are rehearsing these lines: ' Alpha Chis—We got everything, • why can't we get you? • AOPis—LaSt year's crop of pledges . . . Kappas—Nobody knows the trouble we've seen. ChiOs—We look for quality, not quantity. DGS—Our number is small, our pUrpose Uni versal, Thetas—Does she have anything to offer? Last week it was duly reported, atitliehticallsr, too, we add, that Jeriet Graham, ehiO, was minus her Dt..l pih. ito , kever, and Shell is Jariet; So kiddies; the 'night heiOre this chatter appeared the pin had traveled the • ch.tiitiiai'y Path to her sweater. Hiccough Meanies It happened last May, the story is old, tht fun ny. Junior Prom was over, coeds were lined, up bidding fond farewells to escorts. Two Btick nell imports had toddled off to bed early. They were guests of an unpretentious junior coed. She, too, started to toddle to bed. A patter of feet behind warned that a hostess was hot on the trail: "Do you know those girls who are staying in your room over the weekend?" she queried. "I don't think they're nice. They came in early and one of them hiccoughed" ~ . . then she lowered her voice, "You know what that means." Campus Carousings Johnny Baer, ex-Collegian big .wig, has fur loughed here to court Louise Fuoss, women's editor. Mary Jo Powell, Alpha Chi, and Bob Koch, Sigma Nu, are twosoming the town . . . Apologies, Mr. Warnock. Si Siebert, via Uncle Sam's carriers of the country's correspondence, returned Charley Hamilton's Phi Tau jewelry (annexed 'way back when). Ted Claiiss, who pin ned Marce Stringer last semester, says, "I don't know what the score is. She won't talk." Cautious Cogitations Will the House of David bid Bob Seigar on a two-inch stubble? Will Doc Yeagley make his classes on time via bicycle? Will the Phi Sigma Kapipas settle the Betty Miller quarrel? Will Mickey McFarland wear a Phi Delt pin? I dunno. —THE CUB Stu dies - Conserve For War The Office of Price AdministratiOh'S Consumer Division wishes the country at large had 'the en thusiasm_of college students for conservation— i.e. saving. For example, the University of Wisconsin has a "repair clinic" where students may swap know ledge of fix-it techniques , ,At another school, dining room sugar bowls suddenly blossomed Am erican flags to give students a means of measur ing how fast sugar bowls were being emptied .. . At still another,' the dormitory superintendent wlur 'fed a litter of pigs from dining room waste had to change the porkers' diet, so small had be come the amount of garbage. ..„. DANCE CHAIRMAN Thoinas E. Wilcox '44, who with Harry C. Coleman '44, is serving as chair- Man of the Penn State Club's All- College dance Saturday night, an nounced last night that plans for the dance had been completed and that everything would be in read iness for the affair in Rec Hall. —Amen Ship Building Course Added A tuition-free course in ship construction and hull drafting is the latest contribution to the na tion's war effort planned by the C,olleg.e. The course, which will be un der the supervision of .Prof. B. Kenneth Joliiistolie, head of the deriartnielit of al.-chitecttire, will be iriStititted to help meet the na tion's 1;161 need for ship-building techriiciariS. Work will 136 planned .to pre pare • persons with a ba6kgrdund of 4figiiietaiii And drafting for specialized activity in slip con aecniding to Johnstbne. Thies iirinciplei of tie sign, ii6rWeilbfattiie, and similar subjects are on the study sche dule.. Present plans call for 150 hours of class instruction running for 25 weeks, probably beginning about July 1. Offered under. the Engineering, Science, and Man agement Defense Training pro gram, the work will be sponsor ed by the United States Office of Education. While the shipbuilding course is designed primarily for under graduates with some training in mathematics and mechanical drawing, all those who can meet basic prerequisites will be eligible to enroll.' Instructor of the course will be Royal M. Gerhardt, associate pro fessor of architectural engineerl, INVESTIGATE A NEW SERVICE • Ask For Pink slip . . Bicheior gilfidle $1.39 Shirt•IIIIII 2 Drawers - 2 Under Shirts I i • 1 Pajama Suit § Socks, pair 8 Hanks I I I I WI • 32 PIECES $139 Strictly Cash All Items except ThOie Listed, AbOlie Charged at Regular PriCe PENN STA`EL N LAUNDRY 320 W. Beaver Ave. Phone 3261 THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1942 CAMPUS rCAMDAR TO~A 4 ( Liberal Arts ; Student Council meeting, 305 Old Main, 4 p. m. Alpha Lambda Delta meets, 220 McAllister Hall; 5 p. m. WRA Executive Council meet ing, WRA Room, White Hall, 6:30 First meeting of Swimming Club, White Hall b 601; 7:11 p. Golf Club. meets, HolmeS• 6:39 p.. m.;. Outtni: Club . meets, - 3 • White Hall, 6:31) m.. . . All-College Elections Commit tee meeting, 305 Old MairC, 7 ran. PSCA Chunis Conimittee meet- ing, 304 Old Main, 4 p. m. - Alpha. Lambda Delta meets, 220 McAllister Hall, 5 p. m. Camera tltib Get-Together, 309 Old Main, 7:30 p. m. •Aii- . 0)0%!' . Sing (Coiitinued from Page One) cessful, and the committee urges ,all to make it so '4y attending, more sings of this sort will be held in the future. . Professor Hummel Fishburrt, head of the department of music, will be master of ceremonies for : the Sing, assisted by assistant pro fessor of music Frank M. Gullo. Col. Edward D. Ardery, of the department of military science and tactics, is chairman of the. Sing committee. Sopil Hop (Continued from Page One) No band has been signed as yet. The comMittee is at present nego tiating with Music Corporation of America and General Aniuseinerits and as soon as a contract is signed announcement will be ;Made ,in The Daily Collegian. ten oiChes"- tras utia.er Price . also stated tfiat:.'iiie ,set aside for ietfeallinerita seen dou~ilect . -IS to it4Pty o:! : ii,uh - ch for the Siniiiiier night danceia. mg. ,er ar t was formerlSt emr ployect by the federal government, iVOiliirig on vessel and Shore fd.• "Cilities fol. the 'United. States boast . GUard. Prof. 'ilarOld A. Everett, head of the debaytnient of mechanical. .engineering; will act as consultant. Applicants must register at 206 Mairi Engineering 'before July 1, according to Gerhardt. Students who enroll must be iv:ill:able for employment in , ship construction upon completion of their period of study. • They will be required to make small equip ment, deposits and to purchase text books, but there will be' no cost for tuition.
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