?AGE TWO THE DAILY COLLEGIAN "For A Better Penn State" E..ahlished 1940. Successor to the Penn State Collegian, established 1904. and the Free Lance, established 1887. Published daily except Sunday and Monday during thF. xes:ular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania SI-tte College.. Entered as second-class mattr July 5. 1934 the Post-office at State College, Pa., under the act of Mar& 8, 1879. Bus. Adv. Mr. Gordon Editor Coy '43 Y" Leonardand g E. Bach '43 Chborial and Business Office Carnauie Hall Phone 711 Dditorial Star f—Women"s Editor--Louise M. Fuoss '43; Managing Editor—Herbert J. Zukauskas '4B ; Sports Editor-- Donald W. Davis '43; Assistant Managing Editor—Dominick Golab '43 ; Feature Editor—David Samuels '43 ; News Editor—Robert E. Schooley '43 ; Assistant Sports Editor Richard S. • Stebbins '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 Bolinger, Larry T. Chervenak. Robert T. Kim mel, Robert E. Kinter, Richard B. McHaul, Richard D. Smyper, Donald L. Webb, Paul I. Woodland. Sally L. Hirsh berg, Helen R. Keefauver, Jane II .Murphy, Mnry Janet Winter. Managing Editor Assistant Managing Editor __ News Editor Ai istant News Editor _.. Assistant News Editor __.— Aasistant News Editor Advertising Manager _____ Yli;siatant Advertising Manager Cra.duate Counselor _ Saturday, October 10, 1942 To Be Or Not To Be . . . Students (especially those from down Philly way) might be interested in hearing that Jasper J7eeter of the famed Hedgerow Theatre in the Philadelphia suburbs has asked the government to defer the actors of his company beCause they are vital to preserve the type of art Hedgerow turns out, President Roosevelt to whom the request was first referred disinterestedly passed it on 'to the Attorney-General to do with it as he saw fit. Needless to say, Deeter's plea was laughed at. It sems ridiculous for the eccentric head of the repertory group to make such a request at the, out set, especially since his type of "theatre" does not Pave a really large jollowing. Students, even Those in the so-called technical •schools, may Well )augh at this, since they are probably having dif— ficulty with Local Draft Boards to allow them to finish school. This would be comparable to Thespians or Play er:3 requesting . deferments becatise they are help ing promote student morale. We can just hear what draft boards would say about that. As one satiric Philadelphia newspaper column is put it— "We should all back Deeter's impas sioned request. The war can go to hell!" Send Them Gifts Early • There's little doubt that practically everyone at Penn State has •a relative or a friend or both in armed forces at the present time. There is 'also little doubt that many of them are Penn State alumni or former students and that a great many of them have already been sent overseas to fight for Uncle Sam. These boys want to have as hap py a Christmas as possibly can be had under the circumstances and it is a duty of those who have friends or relatives on the other side of the At lantic and Pacific to do their utmost to see that these wishes are carried out. Recently, the Past Office Department stated that all Christmas gifts for men overseas are to :1)e shipped before November 1. A great number of the student body are conscious of this fact, but there is also an equal amount that have made no move, as yet, to do their Yuletide buying for the men in the services. All the stories that come out of war which seem to be terrifying are multiply terrifying on the Field of battle, for one must actually be present .on the battlefield to obtain 'this feeling. War is and the men who fight it go through hell. )3ut occasionally there is a let up from the chaos Of war. The soldier sailor or marine, in these let ups, tries to find all the happiness that he can fit into these short periods. And it is during these pituses in battle that the service man has time to yead his mail and open his packages from home, if he has received any. There are approximately 18 days left to get off :Your gifts to those you know in the services of the United States. If you want to make your friend or relative happy when Christmas time comes .tround, send your gifts by November 1. In this nner, you'll be sure that Johnnie Sailor, Soldier Marine will feel the warm greetings that come with Christmas. —S. R •. Downtown Office 119-121 South Frazier St Phone 4372, Paul I. Woodland Otto Balser Sally L. Hirshberg Beatrice L. Russ Joan Piollet Ann Fisher Philip P. Mitchell Howard Schwartz LOUiB 11.. Bet -M. B. ID (T . ) A• e 41/ 11 i. • A The Desert Without An Oasis Do you know that there is not one single water fountain in Schwab Auditorium? We had wondered about this for a long time, but had never completely investigated our theory. Well, while we were in Schwab one evening last week we got thirsty. We looked into all the places one would expect a fountain to be, but didn't find any. So we asked some questions. The custom has been either to run over to Old Main for a drink of water or to utilize the sinks in the lavatories. This is known as the 'shift for yourself' routine. There are three methods: devising a make-shift paper cup from a sheet of notebook paper, cupping the hands and getting a good chin-washing in the process, or using one of the few glasses lying around in odd places. These glasses are well-decorated with lipstick, grease paint, and fingermarks possibly dating back to the class of '35. Germs being what they are, we couldn't get an estimate of the population in this territory. , The above practice, of course, is restricted to individuals who frequent the Auditorium enough to know where these 'oases' are. There is not even a quasi -consideration for the larger groups who attend dramatic performances or meetings in Schwab. During the winter, one probably can dash out and break off an icicle from somewhere along the Mall, but then winter is only three months long. We spend . a tidy sum to keep the grass cut along the edges of walks around the College. This makes for "Campus Beautiful." While we're at it, why not try a little "Campus Healthy" cam paign? We wager that, one, fewer Thespians and Players artists will get the beginnings of colds this winter from having to shiver their ways through the snow to Old Main for drinks of water. Two, the dispensary will have less trench mouth cases to worry about —Jackson Penn State In China Officers of the Penn State in China Committee were recently elected to continue this student enterprise that began in 1911 as a response to the challenge of G. W. "Daddy" Groff 'O7. Chairman-elect for the coming year is Dr. Henry S. Brunner, professor of agricultural edu cation, who is assisted by Kingsley Davis, associ ate professor of sociology, vice-chairman; Jean B. Ogden '45, secretary; Harry W. Seamans, treasur er; Dr. E. H. Dusham head of the department of zoology, chairman of exchange student committee, and Eugene R. Yeager '43, chairman of publicity etimmittee. Dr. R. L. Watts and Dr. Henry L. Yeagley were elected to commitee membership. Penn State in China originated more than a quarter of a century ago when College students desired relations to be established with a Oriental college. Canton Christian College, now Lingnan University, was chosen. Why is Penn State in China? The idea is not, and was not at the time, a new one. The great need for college work in the Orient and oppor tunities presented by such a plan had been recog nized by other colleges. Yale-in-China, Princeton-in-Peking, Cornell-in- China, as well as a Syracuse-in-China exist to day. Many universities on the Pacific shore, where contact with the Orient is simpler, have "sister colleges" in the Orient. Lingnan University, which received $l,BOO from Chapel contributions during the year 1941-'42, was established in 1884. 1/lanaged by a board of Chinese directors and a group of American trustees, Dean R. L. Watts, Dean Emeritus of the School of Agriculture, acts on it. Our ties with Lingnan have been strongest in the great number of men who have gone from Penn State to China. Since 1935, over 12 Penn State students have attended the university as Exchange Students. Chinese students going to • the college as Ex changes at the present time are Shuk Yee Chan, I-Ying Li, and Miss Wot-Tsuen Ng. A Penn State in China Room, 303 Old Main, is decorated with furniture, print and scrolls that were presented by students and faculty members of Lingnan in 1930. The furniture, alone, is worth several thousand dollars. • THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Native Hues * 4 lO 'iv '8 E nt cc _eau" trio An t dtr r** 4 1 4 M WO* SAW Ule, 54e Women Defense Calls Women Drafters Would you like 'to be guaranteed immediate employment upon com pletion of your College work next Summer with a weekly salary of from $4O to $45, including over time? Demand for women draftsmen is so great that several personnel directors have recently visited the campus to offer employment to all women now enrolled in airplane and ship drafting classes, accord ing to Prof. B. K. Johnstone,' gen eral course director and archi tecture departm9nt head. To enable more coeds to aid in vital war industries, Professor John Stone announced that new drafting classes will begin within two weeks. This is an opportun ity for women students not only to help their country but to en sure themselves of immediate em ployment. Only one restriction has been. made for an applicant's eligibility: she must intend to graduate or. terminate her College career upon completion of the course next Summer, to make her available for immediate employment. •For a period of 36 weeks, draft : - ing room practice will be scheduled six hours a week, probably during early evening hours, according to the director. We think only six hourS a week with a definite goal ahead, includ ing an enviable salary, would be worth consideration of any coed— particularly one who has-made no definite plans for a Career upon graduation. These courses are not for engin eers or technical students, but for women who now know nothing of drafting and blu i eprint reading. Although the work is not difficult, authorities recommend that only students with satisfactory aca demic standing enroll. As we see it, there's much to gain'and little to lose by enrolling in these defense courses. Coeds • interested in enrolling are urged. to contact the librarian The First National Bonk Of _State College Member of • • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation SATURDAY, OCT. 10;1942 g~i11.42, GAO Campus Calendar TODAY Westminster Student Founda tion open house, 8 to 10 p. m. SUNDAY Wesley Foundation services: Church school, 9:30 a: m.; Wesley Fellowship . League, 6:30 p. Friendly hour, 8:30 p. m. MONDAY All freshman men and women interested in becoming candidates for The Daily Collegian's editorial staff should report to 8 Carnegie. Hall at 7 p. m. in. the architecture library, third floor Main Engineering Building. Organization ,meeting for all ap plicants will be held in 107 Main. Engineering at 5 p. m. Thursday, Prof. Johnstone announced. —H. R. Ic. ..7he Movie.. 4 STATE "‘My Sister Eileen" CATHAUM "Holiday Inn" NITTANY "Arizona Stagecoach" SOME FOLKS - BEONIE `COLUMNISTS EVERY TIME THEY OPEN- !THEIR KOUT WQRKIN' FOR HITIA WITHOUT PAY!,
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