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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"For A Better Penn State"
Ilf.lablimlied. 1940. Successor to the Penn State Collegian,
established 1904, and the Free Lance, established 1837.
published daily except Sunday and Monday during the
regular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania
SLate College. Entered as second-class mattr July 5, 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
Editorial and Businesa Office
Carnegie Hall
Phone 7.11
Staff This Issue
INN - nailing Editor This Issue _______ _______ Fred Clever
.Assistant Managing Editor ___ ...__ _ _________ Mickey Mats
News Editor Sally Hirshberg
.A.sistant News Editor -_-_-_ . Margaret L. Good
Assistant News Editor __ .....___ _____ Rita M. Belfonti
Assistant News Editor ____-______-_—___- Shirley Rodale
Advertising Manager --____ Phliip P. Mitchell
Assistant Advertising Manager ... Paul Bender
GrA , Nate Couneetor -_--_-__-
Friday, October 16, 1942
Bottoms Up
Although the interfraternity .mixed drinking
code has been publicized and reviewed quite a
number of times-since it was adopted, there is still
Considerable doubt in the minds of many fra
ternity men when the question arises concerning
chaperoned. and unchaperoned mixed drinking.
.. First of all, it should be said without reserva
tion that all mixed drinking is• banned under
..WC's code. However, a number of students have
3 cached the conclusion that violators will not be
iiunished if - there are chaperones -in the house at
the time mixed drinking occurs. This misunder
standing has probably arisen out.of the fact that
violators have only been punished when partici
pating in unchaperoned mixed drinking, as was,
the case of the two fraternities that were recently
placed on probation by the IFC Judiciary Com
mittee.
There is one sharp distinction between un
•ch aperoned and chaperoned drinking that should
be clarified now that the issue has been brought
head. After a fraternity is reported for
violating the code, the case is classified as either
chaperoned or unchaperoned. Unchaperoned cases
. are viewed by IFC's Judiciary, which is entirely
•made up of students, while violations of chaperon
•cd mixed drinking are turned over to the College
_Administration. Regardless of this distinction,
liowever, both types of mixed drinking are direct
violations of the fraternity code and wilt be dealt
with through proper channels.
As a matter of practice, 'the Administration has
. )lever taken a definite stand on the drinking prob
lem, and for this reason there is some doubt sur
rounding the nature of the decision that would
bo handed down by College authorities if a case
of chaperoned mixed drinking were reported.
It is of general opinion' that the College Ad
ministration has never taken a definite stand on
student drinking problems because Penn State
a Land Grant College and has a direct tie-up
:With the legislature. Just what procedure would
take place, if a case of chaperoned mixed drink
ing were reported to the Administration, is a bit
:hard to predict.
As a finale to this much-discussed question, we
will only repeat that IFC and student govern
went have theoretically banned all mixed drink
ing, both chaperoned and unchaperoned. But
-drinking is a personal problem, a fact which is
clearly recognized by IFC and student leaders;
and for this reason, drinking cannot be banned,
but instead, can only be limited.
And mixed drinking has been limited during
the past, two years. No one will doubt that--
which is ju another way of saying that IFC
and studentla lk
vernment have won the first round
their long fight.
This Food Shortage
When downtown eating places began to raise
inenu• prices to offset certain food shortages, a
)iowl went up from the student audience. When
girls in campus dorms began to notice certain
items missing in weekly menus, another note of
discontent was heard.
Want to know why civilians are finding tem
porary shortages .of certain foods?' The maga
zine, Printer's Ink, tells as that the average male
civilian eats
.125 lbs. of meat a year. In the Army
ire eats 360 lbs. a year. As a civilian he consum
:.-Nd 175 eggs a year; with the armed forces it is
boosted to 365.
Looks 'as though the best way to solve your
menu problems is to join the Army where most
of the food and the most or the men are going at
pl - esent. There is no doubt that civilians are
second-rate in importance during war-times.
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Open Rime To A Rival
Campy tries so hard to suit
Each and all his readers
Campy thinks he's very cute
With no gossip-breeders
Yes, Campy writes a column
In each of the 52 weeks
But Campy's so darn solemn
That sometimes it reeks.
Post Ik[ortem
Of course it's all aver now:lout the ,shoutin' or
the gripin', but here's one that will be along . time
forgetting. It happened at that' little house for
Greek girls next to spacious Atherton Hall. A
much'-sought after frosh appeared for a goo
party .. . she had hurried . in the midst of the
hustle, she had acquired (unbeknownst to her) a
serious case of gaposis of the waist.
Confronted in the vestibule of the manse by a
sister, she heard, "Fix your dress .. . you can't go
into our house looking like that." So spake the
lord and ladies.
Tale With A Moral
Out of the archives of Zip Wood'S story-weav
ing arts comes a yarn about an ex-never-too-good
at-English, lad. This fellow who bordered on 'the
familiar zip line couldn't- turn in a theme on time.
His delinquency followed him like Listerine ads
through life.
Last week he turned up in town with his wife
to attend IF ball and Bucknell opener . . . the
moral, one week late.
Gossip Hash
Si Hull was minus a date but with tails at the
DU pledge dance Mr. X. equals Harry
Locke Jane Hinman, Kappa, and Wally
Wright, phigam, join the ain't-no-more-list . . . .
Mickey McFarland, alphachi, and Bob Roy, phi
sigma kappa's ex-prexy are each other's one and
only . . . . Slip up in the dean's office had Evy
Williams, much rushed frosh, divided between
the alphachi's and kappas . Ax's•won ... Jean
Runk, chio and Jack Kelly, are bound with a Phi
Kap. pin. —The Cub
( 1/1.); she Women
A Few Hours Of Work
May Save. Many Lives
The smart way to publicize any proposed ac
tivity is to point out numerous advantages and
pleasures which would be derived from participa
tion. Unadorned facts are frequently discourag
ing.
However, this time our subject'is one which we
feel should be presented simply ~and frankly.
We're talking about the class in surgical dressings
which will start next Thursday.
Because it is impossible for factories to, meet
Army demands, responsibility for this vital work
has i been delegated to service groups, such as, the
Red Cross. We wish that coeds who scorm such
tedious, unglamorous activities could talk with
Red Cross leaders or Army officials to learn of, the
serious need. Millions of surgical dressings are
needed, not for Englislr or Russian soldiers but
for Americans—for kids from your home town
or the boy who used to sit beside you in classes.
The truth is often trite—there is a war; people
gat hurt; bandages are needed; somebody has to
supply them. Making surgical dressings is not a
questionable defense activity which might . or
might not prove valuable. It's a job as important
as making bullets or firing a gun.
With classes, bluebooks, and activities which
defy being cut down, it would be easy for any
coed to convince herself that she is far too busy to
spend two hours each Thursday night making
dressings. It would be especially easy if she is
not domestically inclined for the work demands
gatience and care.
Some women. students have , study . arid_ work
schedules which prohibit an additional • activity.
For every one of these, there are. at - least five
coeds who could easily afford to spend:two hours
each week making dressings._ How many of these
women who are able will be jjust as ready and
willint when the initial class meets next Thurs:-
day night?
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN,
PSCA Frosh
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Will Elect CATHAUM
"Desperate Journey"
Election of- officers for the , STATE
Freshman Council, PSCA first-'
year men's group, will , be held in
405 Old Main, 7 p. m., Tuesday,
October 20.
Nominees selected by the
-Nomination Committee are Loron
7 4,eona , vice-president; Urban
Turner, secretary; Dale Thinger
cnd Robert Boger. treasurer.
Further nominations may be
made from the floor at the be
ginning of the meeting.
Reede,Will Speak
"Labor! and War"
.will be the'
topic. of, the senior engineering.
lecture to be given by A. H.
Reede, . assistant professor of
economics, in 121 Sparks at 4:10
p. in. today.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
TODAY
Grange Skating Party, 7:30 p
In. Meet first floor Old Main.
Choir rehearsal, Wesley Founda
tion, 6:30 p. m.
Fun night, Wesley Foundation
gym, 8 p. m.
PSCA Autumn hike. Meet in
rear or Old Main at.s p. in.
Senior engineering lecture, 121
Sparks, 4:10 p. m.
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MIDDAY, OCTOBER 16,'.1942,
...4E 54,
"Sin Town"
NITTANY
"Moontide"
Friday evening se: vices, Hillel
Foundation, 7:15 •p. rn. Rabbi
Kahn will ,speak on "Who Is the
Religious i an?"
Weshninsierfoundation
Oulletin Board
Tonight, 8 p. m., Fireside Room
"EVoLORATIONS IN MUSIC"
Mrs., pituulle;- Rarnsall'..` Piffle*
Saturday. a, p, uk.
OPEN HOUSE
Guest, Dr.. L. E. Stein, Phila.
Sunday, 9:30 a. m.
STUDENT DEPARTMENT
Guest Speaker. Dr. L. E. Stein
Sunday, 6:30 p. m.
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