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No Vacation Change!
Mass Cutting Again?
According to the Fall semester calendar drawn
up by the College Senate this Summer, Penn
Mate students are entitled to two holidays dur
ing this Fall ,term. One is Thanksgiving Day, No
vember 26, and the other is a football half-holiday,
to be set by vote of All-College Cabinet.
Numerous suggestions for switching and al
tering the vacation arrangement have been of
fered. Arguments for and against these plans are
sound and specific. Here are the plans and both
fddes to each story.
General Arguments:
Fora longer holiday—Students, most of whom
have been going to school for Over a year with
out any extended vacation, are entitled to all the
short rest periods the College can possibly give
them. Under the present arrangement Thanks
giving holiday is wasted time since very few
;.tudents will be able to make the trip home and
hack in a one day period.
• AgairtSt a longer holiday—Defense transporta
tion authorities have asked College's to start and
end holidays in the middle of the week rather
than on weekends. Any logical Thanksgiving ex
tended or combined holiday,' officially sanctioned
by the Administration, would necessarily fall near
to or during the weekend in direct opposition to
the transportation officials' request.
Other subsidiary arguments for and against spe
cific suggested holiday plans:
1 . The regular Wednesday noon to Sunday vaca
tion granted when the College operated on the two
semester plan.
. For—One and a half additional days missed
from the claSsroom does not seem enough to seri
ously effect the wartime program of study. ,
Against—With a shortened semester, the College
cannot afford to lose any amount of classroom
time no matter how small. 'College students are
privileged by being allowed to remain in school
and are under obligation to devote the maximum
amount of time to their studies. •
2. Set the football holiday for Saturday, Novem
ber 28, hold classes on Thanksgiving Day, and de
clare Friday, November 27 a holiday in,place of
Thanksgiving Day.
• for—The College would be losing no classroom
time under this plan. This would giye all stu
dents a chance to go home or to the second Pitt
game. By combining two short and apparently
ineffective holidays, the result would be one use
ful one. Thanksgiving Day as a set date has lost
its traditional value because it has been switched
co often recently by the national administration.
Against—Although the College would be losing
no classroom time they would still be going
against 'the transportation officials request that
no vacations start or end over or near weekends.
Also the outcome of the local Pitt game will have
a profound effect on interest in the second game.
Some students would rather have the football
weekend on the traditional date of the Penn
game, November 14 -instead of gambling on the
chance that the second Pitt game will warrant a
holiday.
And so it all boils down to this. The Adminis
tration at present refuses to make any change in
the holiday plans. Their reasons are cited above.
Whether or not the mass cutting so common at
Eastertime will reoccur remains to be seen. In
dications point to the fact that it will. Already,
many students have been heard' to say, "Nope,
can't cut classes today, I'm saving my cuts for
'thanksgiving time."
Facing the situation realistically—the adminis
tration cannot approve a longer vacation. Some
Uudents will cut and take a vacation. These stu
dents, not the administration will be.to blame for
imy criticism cast on Penn State for taking an un
scheduled holiday. —R. D. S.
.THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"For A Better Penn State"
Established 1940'. Success& to the Penn State Collegian,
established 1904, and the Free Lance. established 1887,
Published daily except Sunday and Monday during the
regular College year liy the students of The Pennsylvania
State College. Entered as second-class mattr July 6, 1934
at the Post-office at State College, Pa.. under the act of
March 8. 1879.
Editor Bus. and Adv. Mgr.
Gordon Coy '43 Leonard E. Bach '43
Managing Editor
News Editor This Issue __
A.:,sistant Managing Editor
Assistant News Editor _ .
Al,sistant News Editor __
,Advertising Manager
Gradmite C..Rtitseior
Friday, October 9, 1942
After shoving green hair ribbons and Greeks in
to the background, we emerge unscathed, but
with the following tripe for Panhel's pot luck this
This time our sympathies should wash over
Greeks for like the old"prophet, they're corn
ing to the mountain and asking for it.
PlaVer To Pa 11 y
Ensign Stuff
It's coated slightly with mould, cause it's on the
I-heard-it-before-side but being a priceless
piece of fun our resistance is low.
It happened when a couple of the mouths under
the white hats were frothing about the lack of
women. It was fun to wear a uniform. but who
appreciated you? Well, to a. potential admiral the
suggestion was made. . . a name was given. . . .
and a telephone number.
The hopeful dialed. . . asked for the name. . .
chinned about current 'chinning sttbStanCe and
finally popped the question.
"How about a date tonight?"
"I'm afraid I'm busy."
"HoW about tomorrow?"
"Sorry, I'm a busy woman, I'm dean of women."
Snitchin tch es
We're surprised at Campy. No news, no dirt,
what's his trouble? Some snatches of campus
hummings are thusly narrated to make the ven
erable Campy feel . his age. Alex Taylor, deltachi
forty-blanker, brought his best gal up for IF. . .
and Harry Funston taking seniority rights pinned'
her. Jim Irwin couldn't say good - bye to 011ie
Gillis so back to Erie went he Sue Clouser
and her
_Cornell Cutie. : . . Bunny Bundick got
everything. . . . a diamond, orchids, telephone
. but no man. Fresh Caroline Manville
had her .after dinner cigar with the rest of the
ATO boys. Bucknell male Imports border on the
0. K. side of manhood. . The funny Froth joke of
the month... not a Duff original. —The Cub
Benjamin Bulky
June H. Muriflo
Lew Jaffe
Rita M. Belt nU
, Lee loreednunt
.... R. E. Marst
Louis H. Bel.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
They come from east, they cane .from West
Their clothes endure most every test
They're cute as hell and losta fun
Pray tell, Panhei, What's done
To Bid or not to bid
No lead pipes do we need to buy
"It's only you," we hear thorn cry.
Blackballs just are out of style
All we have to do is smile
To Panhel Polly we raise a plea
May she forgive Greek iniquity
I'd Bid . . . of cotirge vire did
The Story Of CAMPUS CALENDAR
Mexican Dinner, Maple Club
`La. ttoheilie' Room, 4:45 p. m.
Friars meeting, 318 Old Main,
Editor's Note: Hemare printed 7p. m.
Lion
Tales
the last two acts of 'La Boheme"
which will be presented by the
Affigts' Ccialtde iYi Schwab Aadi
torium of 8 o'clock tonight. The
first two acts were prinfed in
yesterday morning's Daily Col
legian.
Students Pieket
(Cciritifitted fioth PAO Oi(e)
The third act takes place before, appreciate it then." • '
an inn where Marcel paints signs Mr. Moore seemed surprised that,
and Musetta is a dantirig teacher. such
,a demonStraticin NVotild take
On . a. snowy Winter night,
,Mikrii, plabe and expressed the hope that.
Very sick, cowries to the irin.to,tell perhaps they Were jiisf a Ong of
clitatcel that she and Rod"Olpfio al'ef over-eritiinied Colleie• attidenti.
having difficulties arid aski his "After all," he said, "marly's the
help: . • time I'Ve Purchased .si tough afeak,
. 4Vlimi overhears while ROdolpho but I didn't picket the. place."
tells Marcel that the trouble is hiS A last Minute notice from the
deep love for Mimi, whom he theatre management announced
lcnows to be sick but in his pover- • the .changing • of the film fOr ,to 7
t3,r cannot help.. A violent sob day's shoWing. toddy,
from Mimi expcises her preSence the motion picture "My Sister
after which they decide to Sepa- eileen," starring - Rosalind' AUsSell,
rate. . Brian Aherrte,.,will be.,shOWn,
At the same time Marcel and
Musetta have one of their frequent ment burits Musette • with the
quarrels and leave each other. deathly sick. Mimi. Everyone there
• The fourth act shows the poet gives up something of his own. to
and the painter back in the attic get a doctor arid medicine for her.
where they try to work but can- Mimi .still .recogniZes liodolphO
not because they think continuous- and together they sing the last
ly of their respective loves. The great love duet,iistially celled "Mi
arrival of some friend Cheers them mi's Death. After she has gone
up to the point of having mock through the whole affair in her
ballets and duels. memories through the song, before
Into the midst of this merri- the .doctor arrives, she falls dead
How YOU can 'help.heF
speed vital war bails
WHEN you're about to telephone, remember that
the wires—especially Long Distance circuits—are
busier than ever before, with war calls. We can't build
'new equipment to carry the load because the materials
we need are going into ships and planes and shells:
Here's how you cdn help to keep the lines open hit'
Wei calls. Unless yriur message is really urgent, pia".iti
don't use Long Distance service. HUt if you Ina,
please make your calls as short as you can.
Thanks!—We know out be _lad to hel I
FRIDAY, OCT: 9, 1942
WRA Swimming Club meeting,
White Hall Pool, 7:30 p. m.
WRA Outing Club meeting,
White Hall, 6:30 P. m. •