t? AvE FOUR THE COLLEGIAN Establiished 1940. Successor to the Petin State Collegian. estanlishril Ito 4, and the Free Lance, established 1887. Published• every • Friday • during the regular College year by the staff of the Daily• Collegian of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as• second class matter July 11, 18114 at the Post Office at, State College. Pa. under the act of Mater 8. 1870. S%ab , eriptiots by mall only at. $l.OO a semester Editor-in-Chief Alice E. Fox Advertising Manager Rosalind Becker • P.ditorial and Ilunine,:s Office Carnegie Hall Phone 711 DOW Ilt OW n Office 19:1-121 South Frazier St. Phone 4372 Managing Editor --- Nevl.l Editor _ Assistant, News Editors Friday, November 12, 1943 They Wouldn't Understand Chemically a man is worth 87 cents. Taking into consideration the value of what for want of a bet ter title is called the human soul, Penn State stud ents in last week's War Fund contributions set the price of their own dead at $2 a head. What the above means is that for each of the 74 Penn State men killed or missing in current hos tilities, two persons felt they could spare a dollar for the benefit of those whose experience of war is more than vicarious: To date, 3,000 students and 2,000 service men have squeezed out $l5O. Undoubtedly there are good reasons for this apparent inability to make one more contribution. There are always good reasons. College and foot expensive business .. it involves fees and books and dance ticke.s and football games and cokes. It isn't hard to see why, a•stUdent who has to bud get carefilllYtd lit all these,iterns . into his expense. account, :ra dollar left- for -the, National. Wa r. • ' • • •• Thep; ,even .if he' has ,a dollar, a person : is, COri,- s , 'stahtlY,: . being • aSkedeb,iiti 4 liptit:e* : to. sorneihitigr. , Little:it - fore' than' a"Montli 'ago% he botaght . a ten cent 'War stamp in the Third War Loan . Advance'. reports . 'shoW , .. that .the :Fourth: Loah is on . its :way. Soon 'the ti . A. ross• - drive, - .With•its . bothersome So:. will:find•its Way to "carriPits. , Ye:§, it's` Per!'s tectly understandable that the student should find all this anricyirtgi" that the National -War Fund, with its 17' war ,relief -member agencies, should become just another in a long list of campaigns. Of cotirSe, there area those who might not con sider these reasons valid; who don't realize how many demands on pocketbook and time the aver age college-goer must meet. . • There were the 74 former members of the in- Oup whose perspective must have changed when they had tc• face a hell of screaming shells and the demon drone of dive bombers. They might think a dollar is pret.y cheap. There are 30 million refugees from Axis-invad ed nations who will need a little help before they can regain their places in a productive economy. But, 1..). - or souls, their minds are too preoccupied With things like getting enough food and finding a place to sleep and trying tz stay sane to give much atention to the problems of higher educa- There are 5 to 7 million starving Chinese, for whom a dollar could buy a lot of rice. But then the Chinese have been starving for so long that it Might be inconsiderate to infringe on their way •ot I The Greeks too have a prdblem. Since 1940, 19 dut of each 20 babies born have died. Starvation h l as taken more than one third of the total Greek • population. • Axis concentration camps have collected 180,- 000 CzechoFlovalcs and 140,000 YugoslaVs. ihg and clothing them is a task which Hitler.'s bays have no desire to undertake. These prisoners must rely on aid furnished by outside nations under terms of international agreements. In an England not yet hilly recovered from the bli z, 1,000 emergency kitchens, ambulances, and rest centers must be established, maintained, and supplied These are not just statistics to fill textbooks in future years. They are people . . . people who wouldn't understand why a man at New Beaver Field bought a pictorial, pocketed the change from a five dollar bill, and said to a National War Fund Lolicitor, "Sorry, I'm broke." They wouldn't understand why people who paid $l.lO or 77 cents to go to a dance would pick up a tlifi le ticket at the Fund booth, look at it, then Dirt it down and walk on to buy a coke. They wouldn't understand because there is no explana tion. It is a case where money talks, and so far, Penn State has been satisfied with a scarcely Business Manager Nan Lipp Managing Editor Lee FL Learner Rita. M. BelfontA _ Helen Hatton Emil Kubek, Belay 'Markle, Nancy Carastra, Peggy Weaver On The Alert It would seem that after over a year of air raid alarms, everyone on campUs would be fully aware of just what to do and when to do it when the var ious signals come through. But it is undeniable that the usual confusion was present during Wednesday morning's alarm. The mast. alarming aspect of the situation' is that so 'little attention was paid to the signals. Not only was everyone ignorant of what to doibutAlo•one 'seethed' to care• very much; The • sirens' . sounded their Warnings and everyorm'cOnsidered it a big lark—just like an old time fire. Granted that the possibility of an actual air raid is exceedingly remote. Nevertheless, the drills .are still being ordered, the Air Raid Precatitions Act is still in full effect, and violations of the act are be ing penalized throughout the country. There is no reascn why we should feel that we are special ex ceptions, when everyone else in the United States k satisfied to abide by the rulings of the Civilian Defense Councils. Signals must be observed, stu dent air raid wardens must be obeyed, if we are'fo feel that we are cooperating in the defense effort. Lion Shrine Mystery The Nittany Lion up 'at the Shrine near Rec Hall has become the central figure in the latest campus mystery. • A little over a year ago, the Lion was complet ed by Heinz Warneke, noted sculptor, and wad proudly presented to the College as a gift from the Class of '4O. The Lion was , supposed to be the symbol of our best, a fitting tribute to Penn State, a streamlined version of the College mascot. Recently a chip appeared on the nose of the Lion and that unpleaSant incident has•provided. a field day for loCal: wits. Speculation hai 'been: nib: ning rampant as to hoW it came about ond'fertile imaginations haVe • .been . advancing innumerable weird solutions.. • . • . .` Bid. the' matter is-far -too - serious • for such" hUin-`? or o us. eonj .cd':gtandinglarf:ohjeCt;',w.as :of-a-Vett,-stpell group,:the":faet fortnnatelY it edits -,'reflection brirthe•vritire - stud- - -.: 'erit body..VisitorS . .tothe Orripits cannot fairtO'•be unfaVorahly AmpreSsed liy' , .thei - dent, which • mars • • the Lion: _l . ll4eado • of , ...being pointed out- to •future• classes as' the' proud. tribtite 'that. it Was intended 'to be, the Lion may easily become' something of a .• standing joke—it will' be'a tradition, of •cetirse, • but some of the dignitY , has been irrevocably re- • • moved. Naturally, there is very little that can be done now about the crime (foi . as.destruction of public proPerty it undoubtedly a crime.)' And - it la. un fortunate that the culprits cannot be found and pUnished. But it is a little thick that such sheer vandalism should. be treated so facetiously by the general student body. It is hardly material for a humorous whodunit. L.H.L. 50,000 CIGARETTES have been senf to our service men overseas as :a gift from The /themes! Tea Room and The Corner UNUSUAL THE (.OLLEGIAN 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111(11111111111illillthil0111 Front And Center . . . 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111i111111111119 .. . Some of the Advanced ROTC' 'Carlson, and S. L, - Fortunato are boys who are now. at VPI expect also stationed there. ... futloughs . next week,•and if we're Here . and There' . not mistaken, quite.a few of *them.- U. ' Johnson Akierlinin recently should -be • venturing• up.• in this , e,)'aduated . ftorn HOtidO Field; TeX . ., direction. Kenny • Kanengisere • Les .. .. a navigator.' "Chuck" 'Wm:olring Rosenetants, •and -:. -Bob Ribbatd ..lisb . received his • ieedrid . lieuten should -be . some , of them if out hit's . commission when he atso guess is correct. . - graduated from Hotido . Field / ''. 2 ' Another Perm Stater who plans . , to visit • this streamlined ' Army. Shut Mah'M ouf .. camp is Pvt. Cliff Brenner, who • Cpl. Mal Cuminings still Writes will spend the last part of his 30- shout those lovely Sotithern belles, day convalescent furlough here. altnough . we're sure that even Mel Cliff IS stationed at Fort Belvoir, can't do too much in that direction \la. so long as he is on maneuvett•-in Texas. Army Equals Travel Lt. Murray O'Roe of the United Pvt. Elmer Belionti, who was States Marine Corps ib now sta ormerly stationed at Ft. Meade, tioned at Harvard after . 'having Md., has been transferred to Fair- been transferred from Camp Shol.- mount Park, Philadelphia, after 'Y, Miss. aaviiig seen most of the Southern stltes on many prisoner of war rips. Froth May Rise ligain P-1. Bud Savard has been trans ferred from OCS at Ft. Sill, Okla., If Back Issues Sell Out :o the infantry at Ft. Banning.. A gout fifty men who • are former Back issues of Froth are now 7tiudents at the College are at Ben- on sale in front 'of the Corner Room and at Student UniOn, A/C Bill Christy has recently George Graham, editor, 'announ arrived at advanced flying school ced. Selling out of all back issues, Coluthbus, Ga. Air Cadets he added, will enable the staff to Wally-Muria, Bob : Galleyi-Donald publish a new edition. The::::Little , Olt. GentleiPai'Mants, To -Help•'.Y--:au.---..Make-lii-mi Christmas Shopping Easy Yes, it's time once more to go through that annual. or deal of Christmas shopping. Shopping need not be such a task . . . there's no need to rush from. Store to store at the last minute to pick up a feW,. much handled, leftover gifts.' By starting your shopping early you can choose from a wider; assortment of gifts, and you: avoid that late rush. This year. why. not ease your mind of - the worry over Christmas gifts: by. getting ,them, off your s . mind , early.. You'll find your Christinas vacation much more pleasant and your friends . and•family really . pleas- ed with their: :" . • • -. • StOles , .:olloooT:ifotes.Qife(High Quality Gifts at Low Prices In State College you'll find an ideal' spot for shopping. All the stores are within easy walking distanCe of the center of town. You'll find that they carry the 'highest quality merchandise and that it-Will cost you no 'more than in the big city stores. All the merchants are will ing to help you make the wisest choice in your selec tion of gifts. BUY youß GIFTS IN STATE COLLEGE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1943 By RITA M. BELFONTI
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