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ME DAILY COLLEGIAN
'Toe A Better Penn State"
I..•taidiohed 19.1“. to the Petin Sta , . , Collegian.
4.l.ll)lished 1901. ar.l th , Free Lanee, utaidished 1987.
PutyliAed ev7ept Sunda. and Monday during the re;_
Liar College yeLr by the cudent:- of The Pennsylvania State
r,ntered aP .2...ee.0nd- , lass matter July 5. 1931 at the
I'ort °Mee at State College, Pa.. under the act of March 5,
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Member
qssociated Colleoicrfe Press
Colle6iale Dieiest
Editor -in-Chief F. ditor-in-Chief Business Manager
fuel I. Woodland '44 Philip P. Mitchell '44
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Managing Editor Advertising Manager
1, ichard D. Smyser '44 Richard E. Marsh '44
41 :di vocial and Business Office
Cri-negie Anti
Phone 711
Editorial Staff ---Women's Editor. Jane H. Murphy '44;
1-hwr is Editor, Benjamin M. Bailey '44 ; News Editor, Larry
4 1 . . Chet:venal: '44 ; Aasistant Wiimen's Editor, Mary Janet
'l4 ; Editorial Associates. Fred E. Clever '44, Milton
11101 , nrer :ichard B. MrNaul '44. Robert T. Kimmel '44.
Kinter '44. Donald T.. Webb '44, Sally L. Hirshberg
, ind Helen R. Keefauver '44.
Junior Editorial Board---Adolph L. Reiser, Michael A. Blatz,
Low is L. Jaffe. William E. Reimer, Seymour Rosenberg, Peter
Vem.i:, Stephen Sinichak, Rita M. Belfonti, Alice R. Fox, Joan
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Staff This issue
Ida.laging Editor _ _ _
Thr, s Editor.
Al,o; -.taut News Editor
We men's Editor. _
Asr•i=tant - Women's Editor _ _
Asoistant Women's Editor ___
A;ni:;tant Advertising Manager
I; rad ante Counselor
Tuesday Morning, December 15, 1942
LA In War
Much talk has been aroused lately concerning
the relative merits of various training programs
.en.d courses in the light of war preparation. ggpe
cially so has the conversation turned toward •the
usefulness of • the 'studies in liberal arts, and
)core than one bull session has taken time to dis
cuss this subject.
- lii the words of Prof. William S. Dye Jr.,, head
•bf the English literature department here, "Those
who would discard liberal studies entirely in times
,of crisis are either ignorant of their value or
among those shortsighted • folk ,who are continu
ally substituting expedience for principle and ex
perience. Liberal studies have less to do than
those studies concerned primarily 'with the so
called material of war: Food, munitions, and ma
chines. But worker and combatant, too, should
yto:; be mere robots. making munitions, producing
fo(.d, and driving machines, but rather men and
women bending every effort for a democracy hi
which they thoroughly believe. It is the purpose
and the task of the liberal studies to provide such
persons with the ideals that will enable them to
carry on their appointed tasks with courage and
in lelligence."
Smoke In Your Eyes
Once upon a time when the Indians inhabited
these hills, putts of smoke went up as signals to
inform other tribes of important events which
were of vital concern, to their neighbors. And
when they smoked the peace pipe, it generally was
a round a fire in the open or in a big wigwam,
whose opening at the top left the smoke escape.
Today times have changed, Only chimneys of
buildings, trains and boats belch clouds of smoke
in. the air. And when people gather around for
recreation they smoke mostly cigarettes.
But Rec Hall has no big opening. at the top to
:fcee the air of its smoke haze. Any persons watch
jhg the basketball game have to pierce through
the fog-like air to identify the moving blurs •on the
lia,:ketball floor.
No, it's not quite as bad as all that, but smoking
is IRec Hall does make it both stuffy and hazy.
With several thousand persons in the stands the
;Air is almost certain to become stagnant, a condi.
lition
. which smoke only aggravates. Another lit
tie item to consider is the fire hazard, although the
;;pacious gym isn't exactly likely to go up in smoke
)4(e the stands often seem to do.
Tonightis the Army-Navy basketball game,
ioici next semester will see a 'lot more: h the per
.l:on next to you pulls out a cigarette or pipe and
•; .tarts smoking at the game, remind him this isn't
lioston, and it would make the evening a little
)store enjoyable if you could breathe and see the
1-einember that person whose name appears in
otv.ost as many places. as President Roosevelt's—
l!so:z,:ro king. ',Vhat. you !lover he..trd of. him ? Sor-
)y, 51.),-2L1.,.ti0;
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Cold Christmas, Isn't It?
Crowing achievement of the' weekend. And
expensive, too. It cost exactly $71.50. And in the
end they didn't get the tree they were after. It
appears that, with the shortage of Christmas trees
becoming acute, several pledges of a house (we
won't divulge the name for personal reasons),
started out at 2 a. in. to get their house a tree.
After several close shaves with the local gendar- .
merie, they lost. One of them got caught. Squire
Hart's judicious decision in the matter was in di
rect opposition to the pledge's hopes. Payment has
been made, though, and the source of the sad
plight, formerly the property of the Centre Hills
Country Club, now rests at the Lytle's Addition
Nursery School. We hope the kids have a swell
time. It cost somebody plenty.
Whew!!
The remark of the week rests to the credit of
one Ridge Riley of the Public Information depart
ment. After Collegian's spokesman, Julius Cassius;
had related the sad plight of Collegian's outstand
ing award (no senior and no award) at' Saturday
night's basketball game, Mr. Riley sitting close by,
chimed in with the sparkliDg remark, "We're glad
YOU made it, Milt." •
The Challenge Still Goes
Louis H. Bell
The usual Froth brawl was held Saturday night,
as if everybody didn't hear. And as usual, the
frothies one and all were about proudly proclaim
ing their astute abilities as guzzlers. s4:i loudly
were they acclaiming their prOweSs that Ye 'torn
er Hotel's management was forced to call Chief
Frothie Berkov into the halls to ask for a slight
diminuation in the racket. Berkov was in the pro
cess of swearing up and doWn that Froth Men Can
hold their- liquor when three of them staggered
out of the banquet room. One of them added to
the Chief's boast by promptly falling down the
three flights of stairs to the street. Goodness gra
cious!
And Now . . ,
. Gene Yeager Sigmapi's complaining again. He
says he never gets his name in Collegian any
more. Sorry Gene. We'll try to make it seem like
old times again if you'll keep going out with Evie
Williams though. How's that?
Beginning next week, we trunk we'll turn this
column over to Bill Christoffers Beta who is
around the Collegian office until all hours anyway
because of some of the comely wenches who help
put the. rag on the nress the first of each week.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
we, .51te Women
This Time
-You Can Talk
"Loose lips may sink ships" and
"Vence is golden," .but a few
words spoken here and there may
sometimes be of value.
The Curtiss_Wright Corporation
has been interviewing coeds for its
course which will begin here next
semester. At first limited to junior
and senior women, the course will
now be open to graduating coeds,
alumni, and second semester soph . -
omores.
Requiring only a one and one
half years' training in basic mathe
.matical or engineering courses,
Curtis-Wright will prepare women
for the propeller and air-frame
departments of their factories. In
terested coeds should make ap
-pointments at the office of the dean
of women.
These facts are not well-known
to all persons who once obtained
degrees here. Your talking may be
beneficial 'here. The noising about
of this information•will be appreci
ated.
If you're looking for a topic of
conversation over the ;holidays,
here's one which deserves broad_
easting.
The information will undoubted
ly be welcomed by jobless grad
uates, and the advertising is the
least you can do fora College
'Which has made
_many attempts to
t your changing needs in an un
settled world.
.petween your "Mem:Christmas"
greeting and your wish for a ,"Hap
py New Year," stip in •p. word for
the :corporation, the country, and
thp-College.
fees Returned
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from school: Instead of . giving one Full credit will be given to a
and a half credits on a three credit superior student _even if he corii:-
course, a student might be award- pletes : only ten weeks, provided.
ed full. credit on a course in which his work is very -satisfactory and
he made the highest mark, but not his' dean recommends full credit'be
receive -any credit. at all for some allowed. him. .. . •
BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
COCA-COLA 'BOTTLING COMPANY OF ALTOONA
in Siatzs, Cctlage - Call 273 L
TUESDAY., DECEMBER 15, 1942
Players Initiate 26
Actives, Associates
Fifteen actives and eleven assn.
elate Players were initiated into
the Penn State Players at a ban
quet Saturday evening.
Active members include Grace
O. Clayton. graduate student,
Michael C. Lucia '43, Frances M.
Angle '44, W. McKay Carson '44,
William E. Emmons '44, Dorothy
T. Koush, 44, Margaret L. Trump
'44, Andrew H. Bakken, Jr. '45,
Harold Chidnoff '45 Janet C. Day
ton
Lynn Feldman '45, Robert R. Lei
•bacher '45, Josephine C. Nash '45,
and William H. Folwell '46.• • •
Associate -players -elected 'are J.
, Hibbard.Bartram.,'43, Janet I. Ap
pley. '44, Yetta Fromison '44, Mary
E. :Galt '44, Sara. J.,Myers '44,- W.
Joseph Bartschat '45, Charles W.
Good .'45, Avery V. Horner '45,
Beryl M, Berney '46, Julia A. Gil_
bert '46, and John H. Hopkins '46.
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Artists' Course • •
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sition in a Kansas City church
Unlike many young singers,
Miss Swarthout has had no con
siderable problems in financing
her musical career. She come*
from a Kansas City family of
wealth which responded
.gerier
ously.to the sincerity' of her pin.-
poSe When' she announced her 'am:-
bitipn to become 'a singer..
She made her operatic debut.
.
with • the Chicago Operas sang
some . seasons in Ti,a,rinia I:;ark,
Chicago, and was invited "to jajn
the Metropolitan in 1929. During
hei early,' operatic years 'sb.O'was
protege of Mary , Gardep. 4.
other. course in - which - be was
lower.
"Hi. Recognize me? Pm one- of
your crowd. You see; I speak fot.
Coca-Cola, known, too, as Coke.
I speak for both. They meaut
the same thing. The gang
say l look just like Coke
tastes. And you can't get
that delicicius and refreshing
taste this side of Coco-Colo.
Nobody else can dupli-
cate it."