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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"For A Better Penn State"
Established 1940. Successor to thte Penn State Collegian,
established 1904, and the Free Lance, established 1387.
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State College. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1934
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phy, Mary Janet Winter.
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Graduate Counselor _ Louie H. Bell
Thursday, June 18, 1942
The Roast Is On Again
Light the fire, chef, here we go
Some a Penn State's finest the boys in hats—
are due for an awful let-down unless more indi
vidual interest is displayed by certain members.
Naturally enough, this movement originates in
one of the organizations in question. Recently,
Druids were notified by phone of an important
meeting. Only 'five men showed up. As a re
sult, Druids have not yet been able to hold their
Spring tapping.
- Conscientious officials are much disturbed by
the apathy and are doing all that they can possibly
do to remedy the situation. Before new men are
`taken in it seems to us that certain conditions
should be enforced.
At present the men picked for the select mem
bership are usually the number one or two men
in their sport. Some are satisfied with being
`ibig men." They wear their keys, hang up their
shingles, promenade their hats, and—that's all.
Unless a definite interest is shown in the work
o' the society it seems to us that it is not neces
sary to be restricted to the first two outstanding
)men. Why not get rid of the dead wood at the
first gathering?
:In line with this proposal it might be advisable
to place in the hands of the president or some im
partial observer the right to withhold keys until
the end of the year.
We'll admit that this system, if adopted would
postpone some of , the glory of being a hat man,
but it would undoubtedly provide the necessary
incentive to be a worthy member. --la J. Z.
An Open Letter
By now, it is generally agreed that the opening
freshman mass meeting, which was held several
weeks ago, was appropriate as a Sunday night
meeting---but was not appropriate as a type of
meeting that is best suited for the frosh who have
just spent their first day at Penn State.
As a result, the opening meeting for next se
mester will not be scheduled for Sunday night.
Instead, a typical pep rally will be 'substituted,
and sponsored by All-College Cabinet on soMe.
night during the week.
The following letter from Dean A. R. Warnock*
to The Daily Collegian will clearly explain several
questions concerning the first meeting on June 7:
"When it appeared that - June - freshmen
could not fairly be asked to come to the cam
pus before Sunday, June 7, the Freshman
Week Committee reached two decisions. It
decided that the program of this first meet
ing, because it would be on Sunday, would .
have to be somewhat different from the pro
gram of the welcome mass meeting ordinarily
held on Wednesday night. It then decided
to ask the Student Religious Council, repre
senting the local churches and the Christian
' Association, to •be in charge of the meeting
and to prepare a program suitable to a Sunday
meeting.
"It is the opinion of the Freshman Week
Committee that the program prepared was in
keeping with these decisions, though probably
not the best type of program for an opening
mass meeting. It is expected that it will be
Possible hereafter to schedule the- opening
meeting for some night other than Sunday.
'The committee, however, is grateful to the
churches and the Christian Association for
lheir colperation in the June meeting."
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Hell broke lose in Mac Hall yesterday a. m. when
Greek gals stormed, lines and smiles, on frosh
women. Frantic lead piping rivaled that of a
week ago when freshmen were pummelled into
subservance. Typical scene (duplicating sig ma
nure tactics) . . telephone jangles on Mac 2nd
north .. a Greek from a well-know campus
house answers, "Sorry, Mary's not here. Who's
calling? Yes, I'll tell her. What sorority is that?"
Receiver bangs. "Come on, Mary. Let's go to
the Sandwich Shop."
If 1 7 a Tr ann a .K no,ze,
They're desperate, they told me so,
The house will fold if I don't go.
They clutter tip my robin with talk
And trail me when I take a walk.
I'm flattered by so much attention,
But here's something I should mention
The Thetas, ChiOs, and Alpha Chis
Must give me up to the Gamma Phis.
TOW 11 Talk
Jimmy Kerr '42, alphasigmaphi, trekked back
to his Alma Mamma last weekend with a diamond
Tor Martha Riechley, ZTA. Jeanette Ginsberg
and Stan Silverman, betasig, were united, etc.
Jim Hartman, phisigmakappa, sojourned back to
his Kappa sweetheart, Shirley Tetley. Marce
Stringer took Ted Clauss and the town in tow.
Paul •Scally, SPE, and Beth Paine, DG, were old
timing it.
Beware, en
In a room in the Home Ec Building, made unique
by a five _letter word on its door, the following
conversation between several of our mature in
tersession coeds was heard.
"Well, I for one don't plan to teach the rest
of my life. And so I came to Summer schoolr at
Penn State . . ."
Some Call It Music
As a potential Rachnaminoff strummed the,
keys in "sound-proof" Carnegie Hall, oval! in
Sparks Eddie Nichols cocked a critical ear and,
listened. "Oh," he said, "we have a fourth year
student with us today."
Tlelly Shollp
So, Campy calls us an excuse. Well, Campy,
we admit our error, beg forgiVeness, et al, from
the BMOC and the Kappa dolly ... but not from
you... 'Cause" you:re just sour-graping 'cause we
scooped you in the freshman outies.
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TODAY eussion, Hillel Foundation, 4:15
Players tryouts for "The Little p. m.
Foxes," starting m 405 Old Main PSCA-Hillel Bible Study Group
at 7:30 p. m. Students should meets, Hillel Foundation, 8 p. m.
sign list at Student Union. TOMORROW
Summer semester drop-add re- IS enior engineering lecture, Col.
funds now available at Office of Guy C. Mills talks on the subject.
the Bursar. "Opportunities for Engineers in
Tiillel Coffee Round-Table dis- the Army," 121 Sparks, 4:10 p. m.
Murals 'Get Go-By
(Time: Spring of 1942. Place: Board F. 9901 Of a large college in
central Pennsylvania. A meeting of the Kioani . ot Trustees is in seS -
All members are board Members: a few in good standing, others
seated. Most of them wear paper bats in the shape of tall cones.)
Gentlemen! (3 socks from the gavel.) The next item for consid
eration is a rather unusual proposal, The three oncoming classes in
college have voted to pledge their combined funds for the completion .
of the Land Grant Fresco project in Old Mein. They want to have
Henry Varnum Poor paint the rest of the walls around the balcony of
the lobby as a triple class
. memorial, claiming that the success of the
first mural proves that the project is worth completing. Their class
funds will more than cover the cost of the painting.
(Pause: silent period of 31 seconds.)
I was afraid that would come up some day. We ought to pass a
rule against any \
more tampering with Old Main. It's too full of junk
•
Are you by any chance referring to" that Land. Grant what-you
ma-call-it? '
Well, there's the president's Portrait, too.
(Qne half of Board): Most regretable.
(Other half of Board): It stinks.
• (A Weak Voice): The art department thinks it's 'good.
Let's not get too much art mixed up in this thing. We've got a
practical problem to decided. What about painting them walls?
They've just been painted. What's the matter .
Hearty laughter.) •
'I wish yott could see the mooral an Italian fellow painted in a
church up near Scranton. It's really pretty, and everyone likes it.
How much'd it cost?
Don't know exactly. Damn sight less than thii PoOr fellow got,
though. ,Heh, heh—this Poor ...
Forget it. Y'know we hays a talented chap down at the plant
that makes decorations out of linoleum—just cuts patterns and ,glges
'em on. He done a scene with palm trees .
'Tain't Georgian.
But it don't have to be palm trees
1 mean linoleum. It's alright on floors where to you don't see it,
But what's Georgian about that Lincoln thing we have? All the
Georges were dead before Lincoln came, along._ Besides, Agpress
ing.•
Maybe we could use some nice Colonial wall paper in the bal
cony. We ought to play up this Colonial stuff; it's honest-to-gosh
American, and that's what we want these days.
(Weak Voice): We aren't .colonies any more, even if a lot of Eng
lishmen think we are, still.
• •
I Object to that being in the minutes. 'After all . . .
(Gavel again.) There are recent letters here from •the Treasury
Department's Division of Fine Akts in -Washington, warmly commend
ing the proposed continuation of Mr. Poor's murals.
Aha! He's a Democrat. That's probably why Roosevelt appoint
ed him to the National Commission of Fine Arts. No wonder he made
such a mess of Lincoln. •
Well, - the chandelier hides it some. We've got to put our foot
down about removing that chandelier.
Yeh, it's Colonial, too. It used to loOk nice in front of that hole
In the wall over the stairs. By golly, I wisti that hole was there now.
Can't we tell those fellows we gqt a mural and maybe they would
just as leave give something we don't have—like a bomb shelter?
(Weak Voice): It's not customary tp reject 9 1, 4 as gitta - without
good reason.
Ridiculous. Are we Trustees, Or are we merely' trostles?
It all goes to show 'tain't safe to allow kids to handle so Much
money. How much have they got?'
About six thousand, end of thiS fiscal year; prdbably the same
Y'mean they ain't got all the money now?
Uh huh. •
'/Yell why didn't you say so in the first place? . . . Gentlemen:
Among measures taken to guard against inflation iO these perilons
times, it is proposed to curtail installment buying. This proposal is
nothing more than an easy payment scheme, and
.we• cannot therefore
condone it. I move that the students be informed that the Board
cannot accept their plan for the completion of the Land Grant fresco's.
(lAreak Voice): You forgot to say the Board regrets that it cannot
accept.
(The motion is so amended, and passed. The pointed hats nod in
satisfied approval. A shadow drifts toward the door, as the ghost of
the undone Old Main murals goes to join the ghost of the undone Li
brary murals.)
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