?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.
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E. Bach '43
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Phone 711
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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
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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
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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. •
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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
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SATURDAY, OCT. 10;1942
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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.
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