ACHE TWO THE DAILY COLLEGIAN | "For A Better Pena Slate” KiitablishOfl 1010. Successor to the Penn State Coltegian, «*utbliahe<l 1904. an.i the Free Lance, established 1837. Published daily except Sunday and Monday during the reg. ular College year by the students of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1934 at the 'Pont Office at State College, Pa., under the act of March 8, 8879. Editor-in-Cbiei Business Manager HauX I. Woodland '44 Philip P. Mitchell ’44 Managing Editor Advertising Manager tfichard D, Smyiser '44 Richard E. Marsh '44 IMifcocia) and Business Office Carnegie Hall Jhone 711 Staff This Issue .inaging Editor .AuaLstant Peggy Wows Editor /i.mistant News Editor - Anafotnnt News Editor Assistant J'r'oshman Advertising Manager Graduate Counselor Friday Morning, March 12, 1943 Support The Red Cross When you give to the Red Cross you are on the varsity squad of humanity. We are all playing <>a the same team anyhow, so why not get behind Penn State’s first big solicitation drive since the backoff at Pearl Harbor? Responsible for the hospital and recreational facilities for- the fellows and girls we know “over there,” the Red Cross has a goal of $125,000,000 for 1943. In order to make it everyone—which means you and you and you—will have to give double what he gave last year. According to the 1 >est mathematicians in the Engineering and Chem- Physics School, that would mean that Penn Staters would give approximately $O.OO. Last year there was no drive on the campus. However, this year All-College Cabinet got a special plea from this district’s Red Cross director 1.0 do its part in carrying on a special student campaign. Since the first benefactors of the Red ■Cross’ many services are the fellows and girls in uniform, it is only logical that'they should want 1o give. ». • Countless letters that you have probably receiv ed from your brother Joe or that fellow that hung his pin on you emphasize' and re-emphasize the meed for the work the Red Cross does. Besides providing all types 'of services for the men in capacitated in battle, it provides entertainment and fellowship for the fellows who are about to inarch forth into battle. You are all aware of the work the USO has carried on in the United States. The Red Cross provides similar facilities in far-off lands where I.he soldier, sailor, or marine is less likely to have .someone to turn to for friendship. Right here at home the Red Cross. carries on :its blood bank services and, suice Mother Nature <fioes’nt take any vacations during wartime, its disaster and flood reilef. Since many Penn Staters will be leaving soon .I’or active duty it is our opinion that they should dig down and give to the “Greatest Mother in the World.” You may be asking her help soon. Hhe has never failed to be there in time of need. Make sure she has the money and manpower to answer every demand of the sick and homesick. Are you a dollar-a-year American? Why Have Finals? For the past several semesters final grades have 1 ieen based on marks made during the semester, and no Anal examinations were given. This change from the old system of a final exam week was made on the basis of acceleration, due to wartime conditions. This semester, however, which certainly de serves acceleration, has been scheduled with a final examination week. Collegian and many Penn iltate students do not feel that the change to the normal program is appropriate at this time. This .semester should be conducted like the others have been since war necessitated the first change. Although it could be claimed that the student wouldn’t get an inclusive idea of the course with out a final, that problem could be remedied with .review classes during what is now final exam •week, and final bluebooks could be given. With drawals from college have been numerous, and they probably will be greater when finals ap proach and the easiest way out is to apply for active duty in the services. Going back to the .system used last semester would possibly alleviate •this condition. Another argument is that finals can form a “last ■chance" rationalization for. not studying hard now. However, the main reasoning lies in the fact flint other accelerated semester* have passed, and this semester shouldn't be au exception, Downtown Office ltd-121 South Frazier St. Phone 4872 -_Rita Belfonti -lien French Rent Robinson Gloria Whyel .—-Florence FranUel - Jane Houtz Louis H. Bell liiiiiniiiiiniinnmimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiii Clever Comments IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllimillHlllllllllllißy FRED E. CLEVER We didn’t realize exactly how bad the man power situation was until we.saw that Cwens had nominated Bob “The Rube” Faloon as one of the “most eligible bachelors” for the forthcoming Spinster Skip. It is rumored that Mrs. Faloon doesn’t like it a bit. Citation For Megraii Via Dr. Victor A. Beede, forestry department, comes a-clipping from “The Stars and Stripes,” overseas paper for service men, which describes an exploit Of First Lieutenant Donald “Scotty” Megraii ’4l. Scotty, a former All-American soccer player for Bill Jeffery, has been serving in North Africa for a couple of months. The night of February 2, Megraii was ordered to deliver messages to a pair of units at the front. The communications, the article .stated, were vital for future operations, but of the two units was unknown. Megraii was given the job. For his efforts he received the following commendation from his Brigadier General: “Within two hours you had found both com manders, delivered both my messages and re ported back to me by telephone. The initiative, good judgment, energy and tenacity which you displayed were of the highest order; Your successful execution of your mission in the face of difficulties that might have been con sidered insurmountable by the average of ficer contributed very materially to the great success achieved by our troops at Sened.” Prankster From an Associated Collegiate Press release, we read that another practical joker has made his mark in a War-Production Board, publication called “Official Directory of Product Assignments.” The book guides businessmen..to the proper WPB branches holding jurisdiction over their products. One section reads: “Strip cork. .... Cork branch Strip steel .... Steel branch Strip tease . . i . WAACS” The perpetrator of- this mischief, claims ACP, outclasses the press release writer who embel lished a long statement on cotton duck with a take about Donald Duck—and almost got away with it. Introspection? We read with amusement the sign’ over one of the store fronts downtown. “Exhibit of Wild Life”, the sign declared. Under it was another line very much in'the imperative which read “Know Your Wild Life.” : , What is this any.way—introspection? ' % After The SKIP... s The Comer uniuisuaS THE DAILY COLLEGIAN imiimiiiiiiiiimmmmiiiuiiiiimiimiiimiu' We, Tear-Jerkers Or Home-Hitters, Red Cross Posters Mean It “Give more this year than ever before’’ will replace “Loose lips sink ships’’ for the month, as Red Cross, officials and right-thinking citizens go all out for a successful drive. The success of a poster lies in the way the passing public looks at it. It can be a tale told purely for propaganda purposes. . It can be an imaginative scene drawn to "jerk tears.” It can be funny because some one has drawn a mustache on some .poster gal.. ... It can be a coincidence Cause you were just thinking or reading of a situation similar to that that was described. It can be a howl because some one changed the letter “L” to “H” and the sense of the thing is gone. It can 'be serious because it is true. It can be effective because it hits home. Persons will see a lot of posters in their time, but few will have the stories behind them that those displayed this month will. Actual experiences, typical products of war-torn lands, will freckle the LETTERS TO EDITOR Editor Collegian: In the current, hurly burly around the campus several Penn State traditions are disappearing, and,' in a few cases which con cern student behavior, some alumni and older faculty mejnbers regret the changes. Specifically, a common protest which comes to me has to do with crowding on the campus walks. An alumnus and his wife, winter ing here, were crowded off the walks by student groups until the burly alumnus decided not to give way. After that he stayed on the walk but had many collisions and took some abuse. Others of •uS here have had < similar experi ences, particularly faculty mem bers and faculty wives. . The-tradition which-in-this case is going by the board, apparently,- is that pride which former student bodies showed in the reputation of the College for courtesy. The presence of improvised wire barriers along campus walks is telltale evidence of the passing of another student tradition. Over a long period of years students were proud of the beauty of the campus, and refrained from damaging the appearance of buildings and their equipment and from making ugly paths and cut-offs on the lawns. Present-day students seem to be indifferent to campus beauty and neatness. To sports lovers the booing and hissing at athletic events are em barrassing. • Over a long period Penn State had managed to build up an enviable reputation for good sportsmanship, and student lead ers taught incoming new students to cheer hard for the home team, but to be courteous to game offi cials and visiting players. Now it is true that during the period of the accelerated program, incoming students have not had the ordinary opportunities to be drilled in longstanding campus traditions, but it probably is not too late to revive cherished tradi tions before a time would come when no students on the campus would remember what they were and therefore could not pass them dowm to incoming classes. I happen to have written a brief history of the College and, in so doing, to have formed a sincere respect for some of these things that have made Penn State dis tinctive. For that reason I hope I may be pardoned for feeling some, what sorrowful at seeing splendid traditions disappear. A. R. Warnock FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1943 face of America as Red Cross rep resentatives tell their tales. Until this year, College students left this job of contributing to par ents and guardians at home. Since their schooldays when they drop ped 15 cents in a classroom con tainer, they have forgotten that the beneficial drive exists. . War-time situations have prompted campus leaders through out the nation to give. Student bodies throughout the country are copducting canvasses to collect for brothers, sisters, and other rela tives and loved ones who are in the service. One university averaged five dollars per person. Drive directors will -be knocking at your doors for your donations to a cause, that is far too deserving to be called just “worthy.” They’ll be asking you to give as you’re able so they’ll be leaving a lot of deciding up to you. - Someone said that you should give as if ydur .life depended on it, because it does. Which, isn’t too'-.far off. . '''' ' '■'v'V A drive that needs more than jus.t a slight push is underway. Wholehearted support is a trite way to describe the mammoth ef fort required this time. iiinuiinnnnimmmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiumiiiiniimims TODAY Faculty Discussion Group will meet in Room 4, Sparks building, at 4:10 p.m. Rabbi Kahn will' speak on the efforts among Jewish people to reduce ariti-semitism. ' Sadie Hawkins Dance ait White Hall from 9 to 12 p.m.’ Campus Owls will provide the music. - Collegian solicitors may collect their commissions at Student Union desk in Old Main. Meeting of Sophomore Board Of Collegian in -Room 8, .Carnegie Hall, at 8 p.m. - SATURDAY Eastern Intercollegiate .Cham pionships' Meet at ReC . Hall at % p.m. Admission fifty cents Meeting of entire Tied Cross War- Drive 'committee* .including solicitors from fraternities,, sororii. ties, and women’s dorms, 1:15 p. m., second floor lounge, Old Main, All-Coliege Cabinet members oh the committee should also attend this short meeting. .jk DL Wovim CATHAUM— “They’ve Got Me Covered” STATE— “Tennessee Johnson” NITTANY— “The Navy Comes Through” “An Educated Man Sees i Large that Are Large.” Lessing, | If this be so don’t let a “big” Saturday night rob’ ; you of the inspiration of ! the Student Department ; Sunday, 9:30 a. m., West- ; minster Hall. End your schedule by 1 hearing Dr. Charles T, ] Leber at the Westminster Fellowship and Evening j Church Service speak on: “TOWARD THE MAK- • ING OF TOMORROW.” Only Eight More Sundays | Before Commencement!
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