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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"For A Better Penn State"
Jretablighed 1940. Successor to thte Penn State Collegian,
mtablished 1904, and the Free Lance, established 1887.
Published daily except Sunday and Monday during tht
srgular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania
tltate College. Entered ea second-class matter July 5, 1984
nt the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of
Idarch 8, 1879.
Editor Bus. and Adv. Mgr.
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Thursday, August 27, 1942
übber Spongers
A Collegian editorial of July 25 commended
College for. "taking another step in the
Eight direction, now that definite plans are under
way to promote car-sharing among all people
who still find it necessary to drive to work."
The nationwide prevalence or auto-sharing,
concluded the editorial, is "a sure sign that Mr.
;end Mrs. America are beginning to realize more
:Cully that this war is serious business."
Maybe Mr. and Mrs. America are getting ser
ious, but about 256 of their Penn State children
haven't yet wakened up.
A Daily Collegian poll, conducted last week,
shows that 256 students have automobiles on a
:full-time scale during the Summer semester.
While Pennsylvania's war workers are "doing
without" and accepting the inconveniences of car
pooling to get to essential jobs, more than 250
!Penn Staters are burning up the rubber and
gasoline in pursuits that have no justification in
an all-out war.
:Whether or not we like to admit it, we have no
:tight to claim special privileges denied to others.
And there is no apparent explanation for student
driving other than a "special privilege" attitude.
The solution to the car problem now rests en
tirely with those 256 students who have automo
biles on campus. In fairness to themselves, 'to
Penn State, and to the nation, they should prac
tice a little self-denial.
An enforced ban might otherwise be necessary,
tend the reflection on the College would be fay
less favorable. There's no reason why the actions
of a few should come to symbblize the attitude of
those Penn Staters who do realize we are in a
life-or-death struggle.
Semester's End
For most of the students, the end of the semes
lor means another bunch of credits tacked on to
the grade sheets. To those who are graduating,
it means another milestone in their lives has been
.reached and passed. For the College as a whole,
it demonstrates a valuable contribution to the
'welfare of the nation.
President Hetzel released some impressive fig
ures at his meeting last week with Cflrit lead
ers. He pointed out then the concrete form this
contribution takes in the form of man-hours of
labor and production that have been added to the
scales to try and tip them in our favor.
While it is still not known how the students
•made out this Summer in so far as grades and
acquired knowledge is concerned, one member
of the administration said that all but one or two
of the faculty were pleased with the work done
this past semester. However, the whole story
will not be known until some time during the
corning semester when the faculty will have had
chance to appraise the groundwork laid this
Summer for the work that is still to come. That
QVllillatiOn will be the acid test, and on it will
rest the verdict of success or failure.
Robert T. Kimmel
Sally L. Hirshberg
Seymour Rosenberg
Bill 'Reimer
Philip P. Mitchell
Howard Schwartz
______Louis H
-L. T. C
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
't7 Lion
Tales
And So
And so the only obstacle which lies between us
and - the neck-and-neck race on the diploma
stretch is an , 11-day vacation. Waxing teary on
the departure of a bunch of swell eggs is trite
and so . . . we won't do it. But to those who
knew how to give the sheepskin open rein, adios.
Frostily Speakin cr
You can't blame frosh for wanting to know ...
but after a three months college incubation period.
'You'd think the young 'tins would learn the ways
of the campus. Proof that orientation ain't what
it should have been or read this rag and learn
the ropes in ten easy lessons, here's a frosh di
lemma concoction.
A couple of frosh women wanted to learn about
the eclipse of the moon. They read that the ob
servatory would fling open its telescopes to all
interested eclipsers. They trudged to the water
tower and waited. The lens must have broken,
they figured, 'cause no one welcomed them to
the moon. For two nights the vigilantes waited
for a peep into heaven by the "observatory." The
third night the news was broken to them . .. but
gen fly.
Sc rapp /2/ O'S
Sheldon C. Tanner, himself—no less—has con
fessed that he is a member of a sorority ... other
wise known to. friends as Sister Sheldon. Jean
nette Lose disembarked from this burg recently
to add another band to her third finger left hand
. Rich Jones will step from the but to the altar
to marry his Purdue Theta on Saturday. The
back-to-health-program, started by 10 of "The
Boys," is a pre-army workout. Recruits meet at
4 p. m. any day for initiation on a Crrm coke;
follow-up instruction includes a milk shake ala
Cliff; those able to endure the instructional work
proceed to Pugh street. Peg Sherman and Si
Siebert are WAACing up their papers to help
win the wa:. Jimmy . Leyden called Helen
Schineltz last night fo_ talk diamonds.
Vito .DiVincenzo, Spanish department cutie,
will hear the bells toll Saturday . . . Jane Van
Riper took the step last Friday in Maryland . . .
Ad Ninitum
The end of this Summer semester means the
finis of mean looks, gripes, et al. Before launch
ing into another grueling Wednesday at four ren
dezvous with a Remington, we say, sorry if we
hurt anyone's feelings ... we didn't mean to. .
'll' look, Mawhinney isn't mad at us.
At the ebbtide of Summer,
Near the kick of the beer
tomes a thought to remember,
It's been mighty queer.
Survey Shows Boom
Industrial activity in Pennsylvania during July
continued to break all records, but not all areas
in the state are gaining equally from the present
war boom, the College's monthly business survey
revealed today.
New July records in Pennsylvania were made
by factory employment and payrolls, postal re
ceipts, steel production, telephones in service,
and industrial power sales, the survey stated.
Bituminous coal production was the best since
1929, as were bank debits. Anthracite coal out
put was the highest since 1930.
The earnings of factory workers rose to a new
high of 91 cents an hour, the average weekly
earnings of factory employees increasing 17 per
cent during the last 12 months in contrast to a
12 per cent increase in the cost of living..
Retail sales in Pennsylvania fell six per cent
below last year or more than the national loss of
one per cent. Unit volume, the survey reported,
was considerably poorer than the dollar loss of
six per cent since retail prices_ are now substan
tially higher than last year. Sales of durable
consumers' goods experienced the greatest losses
from last year, while non-durable consumers'
goods enjoyed excellent gains over last July.
This is what the survey said about the cost of
living:
"The cost of living continued to rise from June
to July in spite of the efforts. at price control,
an average gain of 0.9 per cent being reported in
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. In the last 12
months livims, costs have risen 12 per cent and
since the start of the war in 1939 the increase
MI School Has Courses In Map
Study Required By Army Reserve
(Editor's Note: Among six ca
pacities that the War Depart
ment requires of members of
the Army Enlisted Reserve is
the ability to read charts and
maps. Other requirements that
were included in a recent letter
to the College include "a • ca
pacity for computations on a
college mathematics level," "a
basic familiarity with some
exact science," "an ability for
clear and accurate expression,"
and two requirements dealing
with physical fitness.' In regard
to the chart and map reading
capacities, Dean Edward Steidle
has submitted the following ar
ticle,)
By DEAN EDWARD STEIDLE
A recent statement by the Sec
retary of War suggests that pros
pective officers should acquire,
among other things, "a capacity
to deal realistically with - maps
and charts." This is a type of
training that has long been avail
able in the School of Mineral In
dustries of The Pennsylvania
State College.
Geography 100, Cartography, a
three-credit course without pre
requisites, fills the need most
specifically since it is "a survey
of the construction and use of
various types of maps." Map
scales, map projections, and other
fundamental map properties are
studied and various types of
maps are analyzed. Map inter
pretation receives particular em
phasis, as well• as the interpreta
tion of aerial photographs. At
the same time the student is re
quired to construct maps and
charts from various types 'of data,
and this contributes materially
to a really basic understanding.
A large and growing map col
lection forms the foundation for
the work; in cartography. The
geography division has the prin 7
cipal collection of this sort on the
campus, including foreign maps
as well as many types of maps
portraying our own country.
Sheets of the Hispanic America
map on the 1 to 1,000,000 scale
and photostatic copies of !topo
graphic maps of a number of for
eign countries are currently be
ing' added to the collection. The
American Geographical Society
and various government offices
at Washington have been of much
assistance in assembling this
foundational material for carto
graphic instruotion.
In addition to the actual in- ,
struction in cartography the divi
sion of geography has various
map projects under way. For
example, a map is currently being
prepared for publication by a stu
dent in cartography that will
show the pattern of coal produc
tion on.- the Appalachian Field .in
more detail than it has ever be
fore been presented. Another is
being constructed to. show decen
nial shifts in the "center of pro
duction" of the Appalachian
Field. A large project is under
way, too, to depict the world
sources of mineral production. A
world map eleven or twelve feet
in length, on the Boggs Rumor
phic Eaual Area Projection, is in
preparation. On this will be
-THE CUB
BOALSBURG AUTO-BUS LINE
In order to be guaranteed transportation August 27, 28,
and 29 , . reservations must be made by purchase of
tickets at State College Hotel. Reservations must be
made 4 hours in advance of intended leaving time. Re
servations are the only way to be insured transportation
on above dates.
Busses leave from Hotel at 11:10 a. m., 4:35 p. m., and
7:00 p. m., making aired connections with crack East
bound trains.
TRANSPORTATION NOTICE !
Make Reservations Early!
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1942
shown not only the major sources
of mineral production throughout
the world• but also the flow of
mineral products towards the
United States. At the same time
a three-foot globe is being con
structed in the machine shop of
the Mineral Industries Building.
On this a latitude and longitude
grid will be draivn and the var
ious continents and countries out
lined. This, too, will be used to
present the world's mineral
sources• and will give . 'a picture
that is in many ways more realis
tic than can be presented on any
flat map. -
(Note: Geography 100 will not
be offered during the Fall se
mester, but members of the
departinent have indicated that
it will be given during the
Spring semester.—Ed.) '
Since every map portrays some
portion of the earth, a particular
ly basic approach to an under
standing of maps is through a
study of the earth's surface. One.
of the most valuable courses for
this purpose is Geology 30, Physi
cal and Historical Geology, a
three-credit course without pre
requisites. In this course the
study of landforms and earth ma
terials is made practical through
the use of topographic maps in
the field and in the laboratory.
In the field, students are required
to orient the Bellefonte map and
locate themselves on it at many
places. In the laboratory, topo
graphic maps from all 'parts of
the United States are studied,
emphasis being placed on climate,
soils, topographic relief, and geo
logic factors of military import
t,.nce. For instance: Glacial , de
posits produce characteristic, top
ographic forms. which can be
recognized and used as sources
of water supply, and sand and
gravel for building _ purposes.
They also signify easily excavat
ed material for trenches, mass
burial pits and
. other military
uses. Sand dimes in semi-arid
or desert country can be recog
nized on maps and utilized for
water supply where no surface
water whatever exists. Also riv
er and lake deposits yield' gravel,
water, and .valuable building ma
terials and are easily_ excavated.
(Continued on Page Four)
CAMPUS CALENDAR
TODAY
LaVie pictures for today • are:
Mortar Board, 305 Old Main. at
4:45. p. m.; Scabbard and Blade on
Old. Main steps at 5 p. m.; and
Women's Debate team, Photo
Shop at 7 p. in.
Commencement exercises, Li
brary Mall,. 6:45 p, m.
Locks, towels, and baskets
must be turned.. in by 4 P. m.
Elective cards are also due now.
Portfolio on sale at Student
Union desk in Old Main. •
Book exchange now open, Sig
nal Corps Room, Armory, 9 a. m.
to 5 p. m. , •
Delta Sigma Pi luncheon in the
Sandwich Shop at noon. Shingles
will be distributed at a short
meeting directly afterwards.