SAGE EIGHT Onward Tradition; Task Falls to Coeds On Campus Front Li'r3sh mass meetings, songs and cheer practices, and even the good old English placement exams, bake us wish we could go back a few years to our own "green bow »Ci name-card days" and begin on a new slate. How differently we would have done things, we say, as vre begin to learn a few of the ropes. But we wonder—if we had the opportunity to begin again, would there be too many changes? Anyway, such a move isn't prob able, nor would it be at all practi cal. However, Cwens, Big-Sisters, CA chums, Senior Sponsors, or merely general friends, we can )ielp all in the program of orienta tion for the new freshman women. With our short semesters of ex perience in campus life, We can be of graat value to this new group. With recent drastic changes in our campus life, freshmen will 4iave even a harder time adjusting themselves to a new atmosphere. As pointed out by our own dean of women, the upperclasswomen can have a stabilizing effect di rectly or indirectly, merely by boos ling practices which they would like to have carried on as Penn State tradition. From our own experience, we all know that frosh inevitably look 4o to tha upperclassmen to a certain extent for standards. Lf we really want College traditions to outlive 'the war we'll put our best foot forward and get the new gals off to a flying start. And—as Long as even a few students are banded together on the campus, it's their duty to see that these traditions ARE kept, particularly for our classmates, now at the front, who plan to finish their College educa tions after the war. We all know they'll not want to come back to a new Penn State, but to one sim ilar to the one they left in their undergrad days. We, the women, should have this Olden Announces He Debate liwyouls Preliminary men's debate try outs, open to upperclassmen and freshmen, including students in the Navy V-12 program, will be lield in 316 Sparks at 7 p.m. Wed nesday. Final tryouts will take place in :316 Sparks at 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to Joseph F. O'Brien, men's debate coach. The College is planning to run a regular summer program with several radio broadcasts and trips to nearby colleges. "Perhaps one longer trip will be included," Mr. E. James Trimarchi, manager of the team, added. Obtain Collegians Students may obtain Col legians at SU. Faculty members are instructed to get issues at the main offices in the main buildings and the paper will be delivered to individual bar racks, according to Philip P. Mitchell, business manager. CLASSIFIED SECTION Will person who traded Alligator Santhur raincoat in New College Diner July 4 please call Herk 2538. FOR SALE—One set of golf clubs and bag. Can be seen at 515 W. Beaver avenue, or phone 2718. Reasonable price. It-pd—PPM 11W—Four homesick Curtiss- Wright Cadettes would appreci ate a ride to Bellefonte Thursday morning, July 15th, to arrive be fore the 11:20 train leaves. Call Nancy Blanche, 5051, extension 155, between 6 and 10 p.m. WANTED Furnished apartment with bath; conveniently located. Call Room 240, Hotel State Col lege, 1 t-p d—PPM ).'OR SALE—Midwest Radio in good shape. Call M. A. Martin, 4056, 234 S. Allen. task as our ultimate goal—"to keep the home fires burning." Thanks to our prexy, the women are still securely established in their own modern campus dormi tories. We couldn't be able to fully appreciate this fact until we were THE COLLEGIAN pushed out by • the armed forces and forced to lodge in scattered town homes. It's gratifying to hear only a few grumbling remarks about the late meal shift in Ather ton Hall. Inasmuch as the Rus sians are still starving, any com plaint of this type could hardly be What About Your Parents? Of course they are very much interested in the events and happenings that go to make up rrie here at State—be you service- man or civilian Let us. help them to know and understand your Penn State by allowing us to mail them every issue of the Collegian. The cost to you is only sl.oo—the value to them is very much more.. Your parents want to share your life here with you as much as possible Subscribe for their enjoyment to the Collegia,n today in the Collegian Office—ground floor of Carnegie Hall. justified. If we look at a few of these changes from the patriotic angle, we feel proud of, giving up a few things as our small bit toward the war effort. As the semester progresses, here'll be many additional oppor- '• . WARNER 'BROTHERS , ' • 1` BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS-HERE Today - Saturday • Features 1:15-3 :25=7 :00=9:10 . Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday, July 12-13-14 ANNE.BAXTEIR "• ARUM TAMIROFIF • ERICH VON STROHEIRk PLAYING THURSDAY, Y and SATURDA July 15, 16 and 11 FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1943 • tunities for the coeds to contrib to tkte home front.such.as rplli bandages for the Red Cross, en. rolling in refresher nutrition or canteen courses, and many others ' , as well as conscientiously "hitting the bOoks." - IN TECHNICOLOR I .!..:,,,'.::-,,,..,,!; ~t..,:-...z.:•A',.;-,-,..,.),.`
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