PAGE TWO THE DAILY COLLEGIAN "For A Better Penn State" • Eatablished 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 5. 1934 at the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of March 8, 1879, Editorßus. and Adv. Mgr. ;02 Gordon Coy '43 '• .1, •f - Leonard E. Bach '43 Editorial and Business °Him Downtown Office Carnegie Hall 119-121 South Frazier St. Phone 711 Phone 4972 Metaber Pssociated Collegiate Press Distributor of Colle6iale Digest 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 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. 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Ammerman, Eugenia D. tiundick, Esthermae Ratios, Mary Louise Keith Managing Editor This Issue News Editor __ Assistant News Editor ___ Vilotnen's Editor This Issue Advertising Manager AstisLnnt Advertising Manager __- ---------------------Louie H. Bell Graduate Counselor Saturday, August 15, 1942 That's News When the President of Penn State College goes 'to see a dramatic performance for the first time in :six years and then congratulates the playwrights •—that's news. . Experiments are nothing new at Penn State but something new in experiments—not connected with the war effort—shows great promise of rapid expansion although as far as the College is di rectly concerned the ninth and final curtain will ;fall tonight. Sometimes in our all-out concentration on de fense we may overlook events not of an apparent :l,y spectacular nature. Tonight "Ephrata" will ic:lose. It is only fitting that a few. more things be mentioned before the experiment passes from 'the local scene. When Katy Popp and Prof. Frank Neusbaum •Collaborated .on "Ephrata" they little suspected that the State Historical Commission would re quest further plays for an educational series and •that other organizzations and institutions would display a desire for more of the same. Catching like wild-fire, the dramatization of Pennsylvania folklore is just beginning to receive the acclaim it deserves. Over 150 tickets have been issued every night and a full house has always received the presen tation with a signal appreciation. We can think of no finer way to illustrate approval than the few minutes of absolute silence that has always mark ed the ending of the drama. • However, they may be slow to appreciate the significance of the experiment but we feel sure that repercussions outside of Penn State and State College will soon be heard. —HJZ Meeting The Crisis It took a dormitory crisis to make the Student ;housing Board get down to serious business, but its present problem of finding appropriate rooms fOr the evacuated dorm men is still far from • For many months, this Board was in competi iion with the Student Health Board, as each or .ganization attempted to outlast the other in a bat tle of inactivity. However, the former has appar ently seen the light, and as a result, a comprehen sive list of available downtown rooms will be published before the opening of the Fall semes ter. or 1,5143Riri1l Ica )revious years the Penn State Christian As sociation has handled the room list, and again this year the PSCA will work in cooperation with the Student Housing Board, so that a more extensive list can be compiled. Because of its recent Mac itiyity, the Board may lack experience while per laming its first. duties, but the present dorm crisis will bring out the best in the Student Board. ~ ind we feel that it will soon be functioning Paul I. Woodland Adolph L. 13elser Bill Reimer Helen R. Keefauvet Philip P. Mitchell Leßoy Winand THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Old Mania.... c - Our Uncle Dudley, a lifelong resident of State College thrice removed, informed us that the good little town is in the involutionary process„of be ing handed back to the Indians—or, as some claim, back to the dogs. Fact is, the local borough ship of state has had an alarming tendency of late to drop off an occas ional cop or two, for some reason or other, until at the present tine the 6,000 townspeople, plus more than 5,000 students, are left with the pro tection of only two full time police officers. Only last year the police force of four men had more than it could handle in the way of assault and-hammer cases, which were giving the town reputation a terrific mauling in the newspapers throughout the state. Now, with the force rapidly approaching its mathematical minimum, we are often terrified by the thought of what a recur rence of these incidents could do. Yet in spite of this fact, State College's police force still con tinues to shrink! The cause of this latest piece of news, so Uncle Dudley says, was the recent family falling-out in the seats of the borough mighty. To be specific —the sudden resignation last week of one-third of State College's now-you-see-'em-now-you-don't police force. Special police officer, John W. Morring, student, is no longer a borough employee. After three long months of learning the duties of a policeman, from the directing of hypothetical traffic to hauling in ebriates off parking meters, Johnny had the mis fortune of coming out on the slim end of a • tiff with his commander-in-chief, Burgess A. E. You gel. And all because of a recalcitrant canine. Morring broke into the flatfoot game back in the Spring after an earlier tiff between Yougel and the Police Department—over the question of who was to run the department, Yougel or the Police—had left the borough with only half a po lice force. Since that time Morring has turned in a right good job as a patrolman, desPite the fact that he had to start out from scratch, and learn from ex perience, and experience only. The trouble which led 'to Morring's resignation last week arose out of the recent mad dog scare that plagued State College for so many hours last Spring. At the height of the scare, a canine war was unofficially declared by Burgesstorical suggestion. Morring was under orders to track down and shoot on sight all canine citizenry failing to dis play proper governmental collar credentials. Early one morning last week-4 a. m. to be ex act—Morring spotted a suspicious-looking mutt on S. Atherton street. The dog was running loose, and had no collar on—which was bad. Marring gave chase but lost the dog in the dark ness.. Several times after that he spotted the dog again, but the fugitive always succeeded in elud- *ZS: 1 7,tit z „. r - 7 • \ REFRESHING For downright goodness - - - there's nothing like a tall, cool drink, designed •to take the heat out of Summer. Have ours once and you'll have one often ! ! You'll enjoy our food we serve you or you serve yourself ... 0 Breakfast • Luncheons 0 Dinners • 0 Fountain Service I Try Our Post House Frankfurters I she post ilottoe At the Sign of ,the Stagecoach t Ii ing capture. Finally, about 6 a. m.. Marring met the same dog again, but this time dispatched it with a single pistol shot—which was ex actly as he was told to do. Repercussions were quick and amusing. An . irate dog owner threatened to have Morring arrest ed for enforcing the law. (True, the mutt did succeed in reaching its own back yard to expire. And perhaps it was in the habit of slip ping its collar—which is bad—but life's like that. Ask any one-arm draftee.) For enforcing the law so "rig idly" Morring was immediately suspended by the Burgess,. and without a hearing—which gives democratic procedure a new twist, and which could give s the Burgess an embarrassing headache if Mor ring hadn't washed his feet of the whole affair by resigning. The nub of the affair is this: Un der the circumstances Morring un doubtedly pulled a boner, but he was still carrying out orders. Be cause of his retiring nature, how ever, some local parties have for the present evaded an embarrass ing explanation. What amazes us is how . ' two re maining policemen are going to adequately enforce the law in a town of 6,000, plus more than 5,- 000 students, even though they continue to work a 12-hour day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a Maybe the town is being given back to the dogs. Tbe . First National Bank of State College Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1942 KID SALVAGE Last showing of Ephrata will be shown tonight in Schwab Audi torium, 9 p. m. • Wesley Foundation Cabin Party will meet at the Foundation at 1:00 p. m. Outdoor Exercises For '42 Graduates - Because of the many requests to have an outdoor - commence- rhent, senior commencement exer cises . have been changed frOm . Schwab Auditorium, 8 - p. m. August 27, to the Mall, 6:45 p. m. August 27, announced Professor Clarence E. Bollinger. Candidates for senior degrees will assemble in 121 Sparks at. 6:20, and the faculty will gather in the first floor of Burrowes Build ing.: The 'Commencement proces sion will move promptly at 6:40 p. m. Summer Semester commence ment proceedings will be conduct ed similarly to those of the Sum mer Session. The Blue Band will play before the exercises, starting at 6:30 p. m. —Unie— ■ Campus Calendar TODAY
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