37 1 .&GE TWO
'DBE DAILY COLLEGIAN
"Far A. Satter Pears State"
1940. Sue,:esuor to the Penn State Coll Sian,
1901. and the Fre.l Lance, established ISST.
uhlt.hed daily teceept Sunday and lllonday during the
renu tar &Alum_ year by the student.? of The Pennsylvania
0.11.(1 COItW4C. Entered fleCk)nd-clfhi, mattr July 5. 103.1
111 fhe Post-office at State coltele. Pa.. under the act of
3.41.1 , 111 8. 1879.
Editorßus. and Adv. Mgr.
Gordon Cos! . '43' I Leonard E. Bach '43
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h"olitorial Star f —Wu men". Editor:—Louise M. Fuosa '43;
kinagini; Editor—Herbert J. Zuknuskas '.43 '• Sports Editor—
illonald W. Davis '43; Assistant Managing Editor—Dominick
),. Golab '43 : Feature Editor—David Samuels '43 ; News
)f,d ;for—Robert E. Schooley '43 ; A'Ssigtant Sports Editor--
nicht). rd S. Stebbins '43; Assistant Women's Editor—Edith L.
Ihuitli '43: Women's Feature Editor—Emily L. Funk '43.
Junior Editorial Board—Benjamin M. Bailey. Fred' E.
t:tl-ver, Milton Bolinger. Larry T. Chervenak. Robert
Robert E. tinter. Riehard R. meisladi. Ri c h ar d D.
F4m.yser, Donald L. Webb, Paul I. Woodland. Sally L. Hirsh
11terg. Helen K. Keerauver, Jane 14 —Murphy, Mary Janet
Wmtpr.
' 1 1:4 g 'Editor This issue
Editor . _
'.A•;.ootant, News Editor _ _
tv , i;iti.nt News Editor _ _
whiate Counselor
Saturday, November 7. 194:2,
:.A1 11342: Year Ahead—
./kind Goodby
Lt was just another morning. He walked into
irii::•of flee, went straight to his desk, took several
piiJecs from the middle drawer,. and then as he
turned to go, he stopped abruptly, and hastily
`;:rcibbled a tew lines on the desk pad. Then, in a
vhotnent he was gone
everyone remembers that story—tof the success-
Sul. business man who decided to quit a good job
ATIA in doing so, he left without ceremony or cele-
!..)r:3tion. Just a brief goodby written on a desk pad.
Today, the 'retiring Senior board is writing its
-v, , ,odby, as The Daily Collegian once again is pass
cci into new and eager hands which are anxiously
waiting to give the paper new vitality for the un
•:-!ertain days that loom ahead. With :the next
3r:sue, a new-senior board will take over the reins
guide the Collegian through its fourth year as
!Penn State's daily newspaper.
A brief glance at the past seven months tells a
:itory of work that was done and work that wasn't.
.:7 - 4ins of commission as well as sins of omission. In
: the early days of our regime, we earnestly won
dered if we would be able to find enough ma
tr.trial to maintain a respectable campus news
paper during the Months ahead. Now that our
l iktrm is drawing to a close, we fully realize that
'there has been an abundanCe of information—so
vnuch in fact, that it was impossible to delve into
every situation that came to our 'attention.
But all that is past. NoW, it is only in passing
that we recall the nights when page after page of
copy rolled from the typewriter, telling the stories
%that have been the backbone of our slogan. "For
better Penn State." Again, it is only in passing
• that we confess we are anxious to go. Ahead, lie
View and greater experiences that will evolve from
world scorched by war, and from these ex
itieriences will come opportunities to practice a
few of the latent fundamentals of a so-called edu
, cation. .But those years are still ahead.
Behind, we leave Penn State, a little world in
-itself, which is "different," and one which paints
a mental picture that may never be repeated.
'Centered as it is, in the midst of a bombing in
dustrial state, this College has ofered an ex
perience that many students would have missed
had they remained in Pittsburgh's mill smoke,
•Philadelphia's commercial atmosphere, or in the
,dust of the hard and soft coal regions.
At home you might have lived on the wrong
:-;ide of the tracks, or you might have ,been the
,Tlayor's son or daughter. But at Penn State, you
.came into a community that was both intellectual
and tolerant; in fact, a little world in itself. Here,
as in few other places, almost everyone feels that
lite is on the same level with his neighbor or his
roommate. In such an environment, we have been
been born anyplace but Penn State. It was that
able to nourish opinions 'that might have never
part of our education that was "'different," for
flow we move out into a world where there are
►ieople who live on the wrong side of the tracks,
where there are mill workers' sons, and mayors'
daughters.
Ifll
To the incoming Collegian board, 'your year is
tiLL ahead. It is with a sincere wish for the best
.of luck that the retiring senior board passes : its
•‘thirties" on 'to you.
Downtown Office
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Phone 4372
Staff Thies Issue
Ad.,11,11 1,. Reloer
Rita M. BeMulti
Margaret 1,. Good
Beatrice L. Itu.s.3
From Sca To School
Three Ensigns Report
On Scrapes With Death
By LARRY CHERVENAK and LEW JAFFE
"There are no war heroes in the Navy they're
just fellows doing their jobs.'
Speaking in those simple terms, Ensign Robert
Zulky, who narrowly escaped death at Pearl Har
bor on the morning of DeCember 7-, stated that
"the Navy is like any other business arid When
you have a job to do, you do it."
Nodding their agreement to the statement were
Ensigns James• Summers and Robert Smith, vet
erans of outstanding sea battles from Dutch Har
bor to the Coral Sea scrap, and - at present .Zitlkrs
classmates in the special course in Diesel engines
now being given on campus.
The meeting of World War II veterans was
especially arranged last night for two Collegian
reporters. Sixth party at the informal gathering
was Ensign Edgar J. Kemler, Naval public rela
tions officer whose duty it was to keep from the
press any information of military secrecy.
Zulky, first of the trio to see action in the latest
World War, was knocked right out of action in
short order, he told reporters last night. First word
of the attack came when the ship's loudspeaker
interrupted his Sunday morning sleep-in with - the
terse, six-word repOrt: "The Goddam Japs are
attacking us."
Louie. H. Bel
The Penn State special student was hurrying to
the second deck when a bomb blast knocked him
unconscious; tie was found draped over the hatch
by another seaman shortly before the second deck
became flooded. • '• - •
Zulky' regained consciousness next morning; it
was two weeks before he . was , again - ready for
active service
Ensign Summer's classroom training in Jap war
fare came first-hand while serving for three years
on a U. S. gunboat 'patrolling the larger Chinese
rivers. Typical of the "'jobs" he took part in after
America's entrance into the war were the Marshall
and Gilbert Island's scrap and the defense of
Dutch Harbor during the "second Jap blitz-at
tempt.
Summers, who has been in active service for 12
years, considers one thing more impressive than
helping sink a destroyer at Dutch Harbor. It was
seeing raw recruits—with a mere two months of
service under their sailor suits—manning battle
stations for a 36-hour stretch, during a later battle.
"Sleeping in a ship hammobk seemed to give
them the Navy spirit almost overnight," he re
marked with the wondering air of an "old-timer."
Ensign Smith, third of the battle-hardened trio,
has made a habit of cheating death. He served on
four ships during his
,11 -year Navy career; all four
have been sunk in battle. For two'weeks he battled
typhus fever from d Chinese hospital cot while'
Nipponese bombers blasted constantly from over-•
head.
He was one of 46 men in the compartment of a
battleship when it was hit by a Jap bomb. Thirty
eight of the men never left that compartment;
Smith was one of the six who did.
Penn State's Blue Band, directed by "Hum"
Fishburn, has "something up its sleeve" for the
half way period at today's football game with
Syracuse. .
Rumor-mongers came running into the Daily
Collegian office last night, throwing words around
to the effect that formations during the half may
have something to do with the life of men in 'the
armed forces. The Daily Collegian has taken a
skeptical attitude toward this - rumor, but any
thing may happen when the fast-trotting Blue
Band takes to the field.
Vic Dimeo, composer of "Vic Lick Number One"
and "Vic Lick Number Two," each written for a
home game this year, has come across with an
other tune, "Vic Lick Number Three," which he
will probably dedicate to
. the third home game
during a time-out or at a quarter period. FanS
that have heard the two former novelty tunes will
be looking forward to Dimeo's third offering, "Vic
Lick Number Three."
Guest musicians for this afternoon's game will
be the State College High School Band, under the
direction of H. C. Smith. They will present a
short routine during the half-time period and will
perform in collaboration with the Blue Band dur
luL; the .game.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Blue Band
"The Acme Itfunitions ;Forks ought to give me - uroK eiiiUtoj,tUg'
; niy LEFT hand. Look what's happening."
IMA Holds
Annual Dinner
All tiOd-fraternity men have
been 'invited . to. the annual Inde
pendent': Men's •Vanquef, which
will take place tomorrow even
ing at ,the Nittariy. Lion Inn from.
5:45 p. rn. on, D. Ned Linegar,
PSCA secretary, announced last
night.
Guest speaker of the affair,
which is sponsored by PSCA, will
be Dr. Harry B. Taylor of the
First Presbyterian Church of Syr
acuse, N. Y: Dr. Taylor will also
be the Chapel speaker tomorrow
morning.
The "Three Stooges," Thespian
comedians, will be present to
supply entertainment for the
function. Thespians comprising
the "Stooges' are IKevert V.
Mellot '45, Jack Hunter '44, and
Ted Clauss '43.
Fraternity Pin Means 'Engaged'?
Coeds Say. Yes; Men . Deny All!
By David Samuels '43 100 women undergraduates, fol-
When a Penn State coed decerits . (More men were includeld,
a fraternity pin •from• her current ibecause they. should have more to
heart-throb, she expects a wedding say on the .matter.)
ring to follow. "When a Penn State coed wears
But the "boy friend" who.relin- a - fraternity 'ginon her sweater,
quishes the jewelry has no such in . - what , does it signify?"
tentions. He just wants to be as- Surprisingly enough, the an
sured of a steady dirt,te swers fell into definite classifica•
Those were the plurality opin- tions. Interpretation is left to the
i0n5.0f.350 men and women under- - . readers' respective imaginatititis.
gradnates surveyed by The -Daily Resuts follow:
Collegian. • 7 tri r
Faculty members were also in- Engagement 59 56 - 7
eluded in the poll. Of the 20 peda- Steady Date. 70 20 4
gogues who were willing to ex- Hands Off 24 . 00. 2
press an opinion on such a weighty Not Much 58 6 5
matter, the largest - number-seven-. Depends 0n Couple' 24 'lO ;
agreed with the coeds. -Five re- Depends 'On Fraternity "00: 2
vealed their - cynical outlooks in Friendship 18 0 0
stating that a fraternity . pin Puppy Love 12 4 2
"doesn't mean a damn thing," More Privileges 3 2'o
The practice of giving away fra- Undecided 4 0 0
ternity pins seems to be an old *M Men. W Women. F Faculty.
Penn State tradition together with Some interesting peisonal opin
big dance weekends, house par- ions ere:
ties, and blue ribbon cows. It has
Les Hetenyi—You see I married
also supplied Collegian columnists
with space-filling trivia. • her first!
very deep affection for the girl.
When or where the custom be-
Fred Mazzetelli '46, ME—He has
gan is not known, but it is 'alleged a -
that it was started •by a Penn State Charles Ammerman '44, EE—
alumnus who. substituted the pin
The fellow. has A-1-A priority on
-
for an engagement ring at a time the girl
when his cash outlay was nil. Joe Kelly '46, LA—Not a damn
When a Cornell coed wears a thing except to keep the wolves
fraternity pin, it definitely means' away until he 'gets tired 'of her and
engagement. While at Pitt the Pins' someone else.
boys value their jewelry too highly Kay bleizg9r LD ,
-can
—worth $1.50 at any Wylie Ave- mean anything the couple want it
nue pawn shop—and they are most to mean (going steady).
unwilling to allow it to decorate a Ruth Silberkraus '43. LA.
coeds sweater. Doesn't mein a darn thing. lie's a
The question put to 250 men and sucker!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1942
CAMPUS CALENDAR
TODAY.
Old Main Open HoLise will be
gin in Schwab Auditorium at 7
p. in. Enfertaintnent . will con
tinue in the Armory and Old.
Main until 11 p, m.•
Penn .State LiOns will the,
SyracUse '_Orangemen in , New
Beaver Field at 2 p, m.
White Hall Playnignt from 8
to 11 p. m.
Senior Ball committee will meet
in the second floor lounge of Old.
Main at 3 p. m. Sunday.
Wilbur C. De Turk,. grand 'vice
president of Phi' Epsilon Kappa,
Physical 'Education honorary, will
speak to' the
.Penn -State Chapter
in 318 Old Main at 2:30 p. m: Sun
day.
PSCA study group will meet.
in the Hugh Beaver Room at
6:45 D.M. Monday.