-*»/'. CrG TWO THE DAILY COLLEGIAN ’ 'Tot A Better P<eam State’"' 10:-i:ah'iflho'l 11)40. Succflf*flor to ’th* P*erm Skite Collegian, tn.kililislied 1904, and the Froe Lance, established 1837. J’liWirhed daily except Sunday and Monday duringr the resf. *i),ir College year by the students of The Pennsylvania State nollejyi?. Entered as second-class matter July 5. 1934 at the Foal, Office at State College, Pa., under the act of March 8. tnvo * *epAsj«Nreo row national advertisings »•* National Advertising Service, fee. ' College Publishers Representatite •* 420 Madison Avg. New Yo«<. N. Y. Chicago • Boston • I.o* angclc* • s«n Ntaentro Eiifor ia-CMef Business Manager Paul l. Woodland *44 Philip P. Mitchell '44 Managing Editor Advertising Manager Richard D„ Smvser '44 Richard E„ Marsh '44 ftriitoritU and Bußiaesii Office Carnegie Hall iPhone 7U Munaghjg Editor News -alitor _ A..siskint Advertising 'Manager •ij adiiate Counselor Wednesday, March 31, 1943 The Wild Blue Yonder There just wasn't any two ways about it—Mon «Tyy night’s entry o£ the Army Air Corps Cadets into State College was one of the most stirring iiights the present generation of students and townspeople have witnessed. The campus was normal until about 8 p. m. •when the first strains of ‘Off we go into the wild lilue yonder— ’ sifted down across the Mall from the Bellefonte Central depot and then the spirit caught on. “The Air Corps’ in town,” was the universal comment. Droves headed for the station. Students found the boys only too willing to talk and more i ban one acquaintance with the new Penn Staters •was manufactured on the spot. Then the boys were on the march. They couldn't have chosen a better route to their barracks. Nit. tany followers swelled with pride to see them parading down Pollock road, proud for two rea sons. Proud of United ‘States and servicemen of the type who were passing by right then. And proud to have them marching on the Penn State campus and hoping that they’d think it was as •wonderful as everyone here thinks it is. The army invasion will do much for Penn State. .Petty student complaints seemed absolutely silly ns one stood and watched these boys—tackling the biggest of jobs and yet singing all the time. Students can gain much from their arrival. Most of the male student body is headed for the :.ervice after May and what better opportunity could they have to acquaint themselves with what ■f.tiey’ll be facing than to observe and get to know these boys. Monday night way one of Penn State’s best. —lt. D. S, Easter Closing A Ramor Latest words on the tongues of rumor-mongers jf. that the present semester will end with Easter vacation. Collegian, to air all points of student opinion, has printed in this issue a letter from a .'■ludent arguing for an early closing. The author of that letter also requested clarification and an answer. This is it. Nothing has been said by administrative heads • 'bout ending the semester at Easter vacation, and in the opinion of Collegian, the semester will con tinue until May 12. For one thing, definite plans’ are being made for. Class Day and graduation ■exercises, on May .11 and 12. To shift the closing date would be wasting money that has been used 1,0 have programs and' announcements printed. Charms for honor students would not be here on time. Perhaps the strongest reason for the papers’s assurance that no cut will be. made in the semes ter calendar is the fact that the College opposes I)>e slash. In the fight for elimination of final ex amination week, the main argument against it ■was that there would be little incentive for re turning after Easter if tests were eliminated. However, the student plan is to substitute final 1 iluebooks and review classes during what is .scheduled for final exam week. When College heads learned that, and concluded that the' pro'-' posal would not affect the calendar, they dropped arguments against the plan for abolishing' finals for the duration. The Collegian feels that this semester should hot be cut at Easter, but continue until May 12 ■a:; scheduled. It does think, however, that it would he to everybody’s benefit to eliminate final exams, :mbstituting the normal class schedule and final 1 iluebooks. The Senate will meet today to consider drop- ping finals, Downtown Qft’io-* 119-121 South F razloc St. Phono 4572 Staff Thia Isaac .lone McChesuey . _..t!pn French •Tohn D. Neel A Lean and Hangry Look j = By Milton Dolinger l The Aircorps came down like a wolf on the fold, and his cohorts were gleaming—soo all told. . . 'Tis perhaps a bad thing that kiwis have come into this peaceful valley for if they are not ca"ct'ul. they will be lulled into a blissful state of com placency. Their arrival is only one of the hints to the dwellers herein that . conditions are not as they should be in the outer world. But now that |Tll they are safely esconced in Camp Nittany, pray tell what plans have J been made for their recreation. We hear that they are in a two-week “quarantine’ from their real work util they all receive inocu lations. Dean Schott was caught off second yes terday when approached for a ball and bat foi the boys. Of that, more anon. Louis K. Bell From the serious to the slightly inane now, there is a puzzling grimace on the laces of soon to.be-graduated-seniors anent their “honor men.” Mulciber has sounded them out, and they desire to know why no blank was left on the ballot for their choice of, shall we say, “backstage BMOC’s.” There are many Seniors who have contributed more to Penn State than practically all of the 10 on the set-up ballot, or is the criterion for “honor men” limited to contributions to Penn State poli tics? Jerry Stein, for example, PSCA prexy and Froth business manager, who gave us the Old Main Open Houses almost single-handed. And which same was taken over by Cabinet once the hard work was done. Small Beer: Penn, almighty Penn, the institu tion'that exists for the diffusion of kulchur to RB’s, set as its Red Cross quota the vast and munificent sum of $1,500. When it was reached, the Quaker City rags went into raptures about it. Ond the poor: country cousin, Penn State, has already reached $lBOO of their $5OOO goal. Maybe we ought to turn the College’s NYA subsidy over to Penn. There’s something for Cabinet to mull Feeling overconfident quite recently, we sounded out one of our more zealous professors about the final exam situation. After impassioned pleading, we could see his face soften like gran ite on a rainy day, and he confided that it was out of his hands. He suggested we appeal to the higher-ups, the usual brush off. We can’t quite understand why Senate is willing to throw cred its so easily to departing service men to be, and yet hold those who are unfortunate enough to re main for final exams. If a certain psych prof is right, Penn State has the highest scholastic rating in the East . . . and that with no'finals for the past several semesters... . Thespians and Players are putting on shows within a week of each other. One, the usual musi co-comeddia; the other, a melldw-drama. In fields of entertainment so much alike, there will be op portunity to compare the productions, and woe betide the loser. . . We wish there was a Monty Woolyish character on campus to tell off those telephone operators. Complaints have reached' us from all sides about their perfect indifference and insouicance. . . On the Artists’ Course ballots, the person who evidently reads the papers marked after the outstanding ’cellist, Emanuel Feuerr mann: “He died last year, where have you been?” Someone ought to tell Marquardt. .', . Marion Dougherty, the Portia of the upperclass coeds but the Medusa of the Frosh, got a threatening letter from some great, big student'whose girl had been campused. . . Let’s play Homan. Marlon can be Claw-dius, the blackmailer can be Nauseous, and Fort Custer, Michigan. Army Sends Approval Dear Editor: I just want you to know that your paper is my most eagerly awaited piece •of - mail every day. There are several boys from Penn State here at Fort Custer, and they drop over every spare mo ment to read the “Daily Collegian.” Even several of the fellows who graduated from different col leges read “our” paper because., as one of them said, “it brings back memories of our own college days.” What we look for especially is the column's, with gossip about friends we still remember, but all the college news Is also avidly, read’. We think the job you are doing is a great one, especially in managing to keep going under the difficulties that confront you. Here’s wisning you the best of luck and continue the job you’re doing. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN H- <5 * * * * 4t * Private, Class of '4l, Fort Cuter, Michigan We, They Deserve The Best You Plan; Let’s Get Busy On These Plans CODETS, Cadettes, Cadets.-H These three. But from the looks or things since the Army Air Corps song penetrated the Nittany Val ley, the greatest ol' these is the corps of Cadets. And rightly so. Coming from high schools, train ing camps, colleges, and homes all over the . nation, the Army men are isolating themselves from other home fronts to consider the books on a typical American cam pus It is a privilege to have them here. And now, once. again, our entertaining capacities will come in handy. And the capacity is greater than we seem to realize. It’s true that coffee hours and tea dances are accepted social functions, arranged to politely en tertain and repay guests. It’s true that these have been used as such a means several times on this cam pus. But it’s also very true that these army men are not different from us. They dislike dignified func tions and propriety as much as we do. They would appreciate the thought . . . sure; but they’d rather get along without the thought. How about a little informality? Perhaps a little more homey,.nat ural atmosphere would tend to help the visitors more. Occasional coke parties, short, small jive ses sions planned on the spur of the moment, will, break down a little of the reserve which coeds neces sarily maintain. Women can easily get behind campus movements for miniature USO groups which could intermit tently sponsor the equal of Student Union dances or freshman mixers. Men and coeds could be rationed .to avoid too long a line of stags. They can, without a doubt, fit into plans for either an All-Col lege sing or one sponsored by Pan hellenic. According to a sugges tion made at 'a recent meeting of the coed Greek council, sorors and friends would gather on the Old Main steps and sing individual Campus Calendar TODAY Important meeting of Campus ’45 in second floor lounge, Old Main, 7 p.m. Alpha Lambda Delta will hold a pledging ceremony for fall se mester freshmen, Ath Hall, south east lounge, 6:30 p. m. Collegian Junior Board picture for La Vie, Photo Shop, 4:30 p. m. Special meeting of WSGA House of Representatives, ■ McAllister Hall lobby, 5 p.m. today. TOMORROW All College Dating Bureau will be open Wednesday 4-5:30; Thursday 5-5:30, 321 Old Main. ~4t 3L WUv, CATHAUM— “Ah- Force” STATE— “Reap the Wild Wind” NlTTANY— “Casablanca” Penn State Men In Service : Among the new pilots graduated from the ten advanced flying training schools of the AAF Gulf Coast Training Center are Lt. John R. Allen Jr., Doylestown; Lt. Charles W. Fatzinger Jr., Allen town;' and Lt. Grover C. Wasa baughi Jr., New Wilmington. First Lt. Roy A. Bay, Burnham, will accompany- a- large cadet group to one of the primary flying schools in the Gulf Coast Training Center Command for the next step of their pilot training. Ensign Frank J. O’Hara, Dun more, former three-sports star WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1943. songs as well as those of the Col lege. You'd have to admit that a chorus or two of the "Army Air Corps" would aid. Because campus male enrollees are lessening, this Sprihg’s base ball tourneys coulcl rightly feature meets with Uncle Sam’s men. A good win like that would serve as a great morale builder. We are not advocating- that the College's 1,600 women turn into forward flirts. We ask that the men, who are preparing to serve us and our country, get a wel come that they deserve and de sire. lllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllliiiliiliiiiiiiimiiinmill Campus News Briefs iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiifiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiitu Phi Mu Elects Officers At a recent meeting of Phi Mu sorority, the following girls were elected to office: Olive Van Hou ten, president; Rita J. Burkhard, vice-president; Monna L. Weiland, second vice - president; Mary Werts, secretary; and Christine Yohe, treasurer. Lion Coats Go On Sale Two hundred Lion Coats will go sale at down town stores next week to graduating seniors, Har old Bucher, chairman of this year’s committee said last night. - Price for the coats has been re duced from $1.50 to $l.OO, Bucher added. 1 Jobs Available Part-time positions are available to men students as waiters and for general work in private homes, ac cording to D. Ned Linegar, asso ciate secretary of PSCA. Interest ed students are urged to report to the PSCA office immediately. KD Elects New Officers Kappa Delta has elected a new slate of officers. They are Lois M. France, president; Janet Power, vice-president; Betty J. Frable, treasurer; Leila E. Thompson, as sistant treasurer; Ellen E. Long, secretary; Catherine H. Bostwick, editor. Virginia. M. Minshall was re cently pledged. Air Gorps Asks for Collegians A request has been made by .the Daily Collegian .that stu • dents return their issues of yes terday’s paper to the . Student .Union office-to be picked up by the new pre-flight men. . . A. number of the men .tame to the office requesting a copy of yesterday’s issue and the cir culation department was unpre pared to meet the demand. The men want the paper with an account of their arrival to send home and keep as “memoirs" of their triumphal march into State .College. here, has been assigned to the Na val Flight Preparatory School at Colgate University as an assistant in the department of athletics and physical training. Cadet Thomas Stuart Ham mond, - Bloomfield, New Hamp shire; Cadet Don Wayne, Salix; and Cadet John M. McClellan, Me- 1 Keesport, .have reported to the Army Air Forces' Pre-Flight' School for Pilots at Maxwell Field,' Ala., to begin the second phase of their pilot training in the U. S. Army Air Forces’ expanding pro gram.
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