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Eatablished 1940. Successor to thte Penn State Collegian.
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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....
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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-
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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—
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