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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 1887.
Published daily except Sunday and Monday during 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 8. 1879.
Editorßus. and Adv. Mgr.
• • 41i , ! - . •
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Managing Editor—Herbert J. Zukauskas '43;
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L. Golab '43; Feature Editor—David Samuels '43; News Edi
tor—James D. Olkein '43; Assistant News 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.
Junior Editorial Board—Benjamin M. Bailey, Fred E.
Clever, Milton Dolinger, Larry T. Chervenak, Robert M.
Faloon, Robert T. Kimmel, Robert E. Kinter, Richard B.
McNaul, Richard D. Smyser, Donald L. Webb. Paul I. Wood
land, Sally Hirshberg, Helen R. Keefauver, Jane H. Mur
vliy, Mary Janet Winter.
Business Staff—Credit Manager—Philip Jaffe '43; Circa.
/Allen Manager—Robert E. Edgerly '43; Classified Advertis.
ing Manager—Roy E. Barclay '43; Promotion Manager—
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Women's Advertising Manager—Sara L. Miller '43; Assist
ant Women's Advertising Manager—Marjorie L. Sykes '43.
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Graduate Counselor H. Bell
Friday, July 3, 1942
Very Sorry, But .
Penn State's right to consider itself a demo
rat ic institution is being endangered.
The danger is coming, not from the complica
tions of the third semester or the accelerated war
time program—we can weather them all right.
The blot on our record springs from a decision of
'the College Examiner's Office.
The Examiner's Office has refused to accept
the transfer applications of two American citizens
—otherwise entirely acceptable—because of the
students' Japanese parentage.
These are the facts:
On May 1, one of the College employees ob
tained two student transfer application blanks,
giving the records—but not the names—of the
prospective transfers. The clerk suggested that
since the time (until May 18) was so short, that
these students send their credentials and then
".come on without waiting to hear from this of
f ice." She gave assurance that with the students'
excellent scholastic record at the University of
Washington; there would be no question of their
admission.
The two students in question received the ap
plication blanks, filled them out, and returned
them to the College, together with a recommen
dation from their pastor.
At this point they made their only mistake—.
they signed their names.
The College Examiner's office answered the
applications on May 12 with a flowery "sorry but."
At a time when all College departments were
being notified to expect a 35 per cent drop in en
rollment, the brother and 'sister were told that
admitting any more out-of-state students would
be preventing admission of Pennsylvanians.
Although out-of-state transfer students' appli
cations for admission to the Summer. semester
were still being accepted this week, the two stu
dents. were refused on May 12 because "the out
of-state quota has already been filled."
The politely-worded refusal was merely the
diplomatic way of backing out, for on May 16 the
College Examiner admitted that it was really the
Japanese parentage of these Americans citizens—
not any "out-of-state quota"—that prevented
their admission. He added that if it were not for
'the "present situation," there would be no ques
tion about their entrance into Penn State.
To use the "present situation" as an excuse for
discriminating against certain of our citizens is
to lose the battle before we have a chance to win
If American citizens are to be barred from the
College because their parents belonged to an en
emy nation, what about the hundreds of citizen
students whose parents come from Germany or
Italy?
If students are to be barred either because of
Cheir parents' affiliations or their own race, how
can Penn State possibly consider itself a demo
cratic institution?
The matter is of such importance that higher
CDllege authority will undoubtedly make a deci
ion and establish a definite policy for situations
of this nature. .
We hope that the policy—when it comes—will
be in the interests of Penn State tvaditions •of
:fairness, justive, t'od democracy.
Fred E. Clever
Paul I. Woodland
Jane IL Murphy
Adolph L. Belser
Mark I. Davidoff
A. Kenneth Sivitz
Paul Bender
7 - , THE DAILY COLLWLAN
We've been sitting in front of our typewriter
trying to think of a column, and all that surges
through our mind is the idea that tomorrow is
Independence Day, that flags will wave, and many
voices, loud and weak, will say: .:9Democracy."
We've been trying to ignore this. No. No.
Don't talk about "democracy" or some such term
as that. Meaningless. Try to write about some
thing on campus, something that you can see. Our
typewriter looks .at us and says: "Qwertyuiop,
write about something you can see."
Yeah.
We're looking at the campus now, but all we
can see is a memory of two girls standing in front
of a yellow sign in Old Main last year. One said:
"Look! Barney Ewell was tapped for Skull and
Bones. They can't do that!" We can see Barney
Ewell in the New Cumberland induction camp
this past week, on his
. way to run the gauntlet
for independence. Maybe that's "democracy."
Well, maybe.
We can see an advertisement in this paper:
"Double room for rent. Two Gentile boys, close
to campus." It seems to us that we're looking
at the campus, but all we can see is that word
"democracy." The typewriter winks at us with
all forty-six eyes and says: "O.K. Write a column
and harangue the folks about democracy. Tell
them it's - not the word that counts; it's what they
are doing."
No.
We don't want to do that. You don't have to
tell People things that they can see - themselves.
We see a guy on the Corner and he tells us a rum
or—strictly a rumor, you understand—that the
boys on Locust Lade are gathering to put a fresh
man candidate for clique chairman out of busi
ness. Maybe 'that's what this "democracy" means.
That may be, but our fingers get a little stiff
on the keys when we write about it. Of course,
we see other things, too—things more pleasing to
our mental palate. The executive committee of
Victory Weekend tells us that the name band ,for
the big affair is being made possible by the dona
tion of over a thousand dollars by a Penn State
student who wants to help make the Army-Navy
relief affair a success. Maybe that' "demo-
cracy."
Tomorrow is Independence Day. Anybody can
see that by looking at the date on the .nearest
newspaper, right above the war headlines. To
morrow the loud and weak voices will be saying:
"Democracy." They'll say: "We've got a job to
do."
We've got a job to do = "democracy." Hmmm.
Yeah. Yeah, that's it. —GABRIEL
Through The
Needle's Eye
Reserve Of fiOrs
Programs Clarified
(Continued from Page One)
their draft boards before applying
for enlistment in one - of the Of
ficers' Reserve Branches will be
out of luck in the future.
An instance of this kind occur
red the other day when a Penn
State student was turned down
by the V-7 examining board on
campus becauSe he had been noti
fied by his draft board that he
was to be inducted into the Army
next Saturday. The V-7 repre
sentatives explained that the
Navy Reserve will not interfere
with the work and functioning of Force Reserve and were rejected
the local draft boards once the in- because of defective vision, will
dividual has been notified of his be eligible for re-examination for
impending induction. .Conse- glider pilot training. The Army
quently, the aforementioned stu- Air Force Reserve will accept
dent will enter the Army as a pri- students with 21-100 vision, pro
yate next week. viding it can be corrected to 20-20.
Probably the only remaining al, Lieut. H. S. Engart of the Third
ternative for this student would Corps Area Aviation EXamining
be to apply for enlistment in the Board will return to Penn State
Army Air Force Reserve, which next Monday and Tuesday to
because of the enormous demand examine—new candidates for the
still existing for aviation cadets, Army Air Force. Interviews will
will accept anyone who can pass be held in 407 Old Main from 9:30
the required examinations. a. m. to 5:30 p. m. daily during the
According to one of the latest two-day period.
bulletins from the War Depart- "Winning Your Wings" and oth
ment, students who formerly aper air force and military films will
plied for enlistment in the Air be shown for students in . 121
A g Hill At War
COEDS BECOME 'HA
One of the last strongholds of
manhood in Penn State has been
brushed away.
Agricultural engineering, long
unmarred by the enrollment of
coeds, went feminine last semes
ter as part of the School of Agri
culture's program of• cooperation
in the war effort.
Introduced into the Ag School
was a course known as' agricul
tural engineering 15, designed to
give coeds practical experience in
the care and repair of household
mechanical equipment.
The course was instituted to
help "future housewives" make
the around-the-home repairs that
the men used to putter away at
before Pearl Harbor and the
draft.
It's importance was emphasized
by the shortage of materials that
has stopped sale of. new equip
ment. "Rejuvenating the brok
en-down sweeper is far more im
portant now that there are no
new ones at the nearest depart
ment store," David C. Sprague, as
sociate professor of agricultural
engineering, who directed the
course, explained.
Chief value of Ag Eng 15, ac-
\ :nip FRIDAY, Sti - LiY . 3,1,9111 k.
CAMPUS eaeNDAR
TODAY
Games and fun on the Midway.
TOMORROW
Soapbox derby between Bur
rowes and Allen on W. College,
10:30 a. m.
Pet show on the Midway at 2
p. m.
Unveiling of the State College
Honor Roll of men in the services,
S. Allen street, at 2:30 p. m.
Parade at 6 p. m.
Awarding of the $l,OOO war
bond on 'the Midway at 11 p. m.
IRPIN ENGINEERS'
cording to Sprague, is that it goes
a step farther than the average
"defense course for women."
"It's more than just a lecture
and demonstration course," he
added. ."7‘he girls really let their
hair down, out on thefr slacks,
and wield the monkey wrench."
The 35 coeds taking the hairpin
engineering course last semester
got a chance to try everything
from fixing a farm pump to splic
ing a light cord.
'Soldering, sawing, driving nails,
changing tires—things that men
did when men were available—
were all taught in the course. .
Included also were 'many of the
things that most males would hesi
tate to start—changing oil filters,
cutting glass for window panes,
and soldering.
Not included in the Summer se
mester schErclule, Agricultural .En
gineering 1.5 will be offered again
during the Fall term, when neces
sary equipment can again be as
sembled. •
Ag School engineering grads,
returning for Alumni Day this
Fall, will once more be haunted
by the sign:
"Ag Engineering 15 Inside—No
Men Wanted For the Duration."