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THE COLLEGIAN
Estab!fished 1940. Successor to the Penn State Collegian,
established 1904, 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 dims matter July 5, 1934
et the Post. Office at State College. Pa. under the act of
blarcr S. 1879.
SutHeriptiors by mail only at $l.OO a f.emester
Editor-in-Chief
Alice R. Fox
Advertising Manager
Rosalind Becker
Senior• Editorial Board- -Serene Rosenberg, Ilita Bei
fonti, M. Jane McChesney.
Editorial Assistants- -Belen Hatton, Rembrant Robin
son, Tom B. Wheatley, Arthur P. Miller.
Reporters--Emil Kubek, Ted RuKin, Nancy Carastro.
Senior Advertising Staff-- Priscilla Schantz, a.sistant
Business Manager; Janet Tower, Senior Secretary.
Junior Advertising Etna—Herbert Hessen, Bernie-.
Feldman. Elaine Miller, Kitty Vogel. Betty Federman.
Managing Editor
Asedstant Managing Editor
Sports Editor
Ass:staitt Advertising IVlnnagel
Friday, January 7, 1944
Wanted: More Service News
There seems to be a very definite feeling among
servicemen •that Collegian is not doing right by
them—that they should be given more space in the
paper. 'And Collegian has •long since realized that
it is not giving adequate coverage to servicemen's
activities.
-What Collegian has had in mind for a long time
is to run an entire page of servicemen's news
stories and columns . can be run every Week. Since
almost half of the student's on campus are in uni
form, it is only . right that' such a project be initia
led. However, a reduced staff finds its hands full
covering just the regular campus news.
• A very simple solution to this problem is found
in a small story on today's front page. Collegian
is .asking servicemen who are interested in be
coming unofficial reporters for their groups to
contact staff members. This will be a Much better
arrangement for everyone • concerned 'since ser_
Nt l icenien naturally know more •about what is go
ink, on in their groups than a civilian student
would.
Here's an opportunity for cooperation Which
will yield. benefits to both parties, so if there are
any potentilf.jOurnalists among Collegian unifor
med public, will they please speak up?
Keep It For Them
Letters from Penn. State men. and women in
the armed forces inevitably contain nostalgia for
their college days, and almost always voice a de
sire to get back to the campus. They remember it
as a place of beauty and charm, to Which they
will want to return, in an effort to recapture a
ineasure of their carefree past.
But what kind of a campus will they see when
they do come back? The answer lies in the hands
of those who remain here now. And unless some
4ihanges are made in the habits of the present
student body, the campus of the future will be a
.fiadly different -place.
It is not merely a case of ignoring paths and
taking short-cuts across the grass, although this
tendency in itself has done a lot towards defacing
certain parts of the campus. But even more in
jurious and willful destruction is caused by those
who blithely and thoughtlessly pull down fences,
spribble on walls, and cut their initials into desks
tbr the benefit of posterity. It is doutbful whether
p I f
osterity will appreciate scratched and uneven
desks, or a generally run-down campus. It is hard
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ly possible that they will consider it picturesque,
or that they. Will understand the so-called i tradi_
tibns that lie behind these scribblings and deface
njents.
.For these reasons, and also out of ordinary res
pect for property, every student and every faculty
member should consider it his own special duty
tci, protect the campus from the punishment that
iVis now taking. L.H.L.
'Training For Imperialism l:s
1 "If the United States is to remain an active
member in the society of nations, politically and
economically, we shall need business men, pro
fessional mem and government officials who can
go into foreign lands for their life work; and we
must revise our educational objectives if we are
to train such men."
This was the contention of Dr. Raymond J.
Sontag, professor of history and director of the
European. Area and Language program on the
Berkeley campus of the University of California,
who spoke at . a recent meeting of the Western
College Association.
On the surface this appears to be a common
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We always knew chemists were clever people.
But never bef•cre did we realize the wide field of
their talents. From NYU, a chem prof is credited
with blandly whipping off a yell that is expected
to "fill the air at athletic events at NYU for•years
to come." The yell follows:
Octa-deca-di-ene
9-11-13
Acid, acid, bic, acid!
At UCLA, Dr. Ramsey, prorassor of chemistry,
was explaining a theory. In order to simplify the
explanation, he said, "take, for instance, a beer
bottle. When you open it, you shift its equili
brium•—and yours, too."
Eyes Through Key Holes Department. The most
audited class at the University of Kansas, at pre
sent at least, is the modern dancing class (femi
nine) held at the east gym of Rosinson hall. Des_
pite the fact that the auditors (masculine) are
forced to "audit" through key holes and cracks
in the intervening doors, the number is increasing
daily.
From the Oregon State Barometer we gleaned
the information that finals begin on Wednesday
and end on Friday . of the same week. We can't
help but wonder how long their exams are and
how many courses the average student takes.
Students atWeTstern Reserve. University are
welcoming suggestions for a new name for the
college yearbook. Because Adelbert yearbook has
been called Nipon, derived from the Japanese
word for "rising sun," the students feel that- they
would rather 'cell it something else.
scratched, it would seem to smack of imperialism.
Dr. Sontag went on to explain that , in the past it
has been the aim of colleges to train the student
as a specialist in one particular field, with scant
emphasis in( any given region.
. But recently why should,,American "profession
al men, government officials and business .men,
especially the latter, have any call-the seek their
fortunes abroad, unless .td promote American in
terests'? It is` hardly. conceivable that anyone
would believe that their motives would be altru
istic—the idea of using the "white man's burden"
theory as a rationalization'for exploitation abroad
has long since been abandoned. There is still plen
ty of room for reconstruction and revision and
planning in our own country. If regional special
ists are wanted, there are all, too many regions of
the United States that could use such specialists.
We are not putting in a bid for isolation, but
rather a plea against the ugly entanglements of
imperialism. L.H.L.
THE COLLEGIAN
LAMBDA lOTA,
FOUNDED IN 1836 AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
is THE OLDEST LOCAL
FRATERNITY IN THE U.S.
THE FRATERNITY WENT
ON RECORD IN THE
MID-18005 NEVER TOGO
NATIONAL,
L I VTRODUCED IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
'WHICH. FORBADE :ANYONE TO
miaT WITH COLLEGE GIRLS.
It
/ *** HOARD WAR BONDS!
OR-TEACHERS:
She 1/1/onien,
There is something more than snow, slush, • and bluebooks dis:.
turbing even - dispositions of coeds right now, :and it is ,obviously sor , 7
ority rushing.
Last Monday opened formal rushing , for all, sororities except.
Kappa Kappa Gamma, who .will because of • a Panhel penalty, begin
rushing Monday. Feverish looks are beginning• to haunt the faces of •
sorority women, - as they -worry frantically whether they . are going . td :
get this girl , or that one: Freshnien and -transfers are. wondering whteh
er they will• ever be .free'.women again; as, the' Phone, rings. incessant
ly,' and they . make `one "rush =date after, another.. And• theri:,therelS e
problem of whether to go sorority or, not; and if so; which one?' _
This will be, undoubtedly, •the largest rushing season the campus
'has ever •seen, with the-huge enrollment -of , women students.' 'So' to -
freshmen, it is bound to, be bewildering, and maybe- even a little H&C
culous. But the-only , answer. is to think it all over. carefully. Consider"
the individual-girls in each' sorority, and try to 'see them as they really '
are, and not• only as 'they look during .rushing season. There are defi- 4 .!
nite advantages, to sororities, but pledging one is an important , step.
After each rushing season more than 50 per cent of the coeds re- "
main unaffiliated. Among the' independents are women .who have prov_ . *l
ed outstanding scholastically, socially, and in activities. Only during_,
rushing is so much stress placed on Greek symbols and gold pins. Af
ter that only a few campus, snobs judge a coed by her sorority.
The Corner Room will continue to be mobbed with Greeks and
rushees for another Week, but after the final rushing parties and for
mal coffee hours will come pledging on Sunday, January 16th, the fir
ing will cease and coeds will revert to a less nerve_racking existence..
P.W.
It isn't until the average college woman looks into her future and
sees no husband potentialities that she begins to consider specifically
what to do with her aptitudes, which are likely to include education
but no experience.
Because good positions in industry so frequently require experi
ence and training which new college graduates do no have, many wo
men are now turning to government service as unbiased and attractive
vocational possibility.
When Jo College makes inquiries into Civil Service procedures,
she finds her ideas about being of service to her government are quite
considerably warped. Perhaps she sees herself as the "in-the-know"
secretary of, an up-and-coming young government executive. Perhaps
she listens with horror to stories of bueraucracy and sharing a bed
with two other girls in Washington. Perhaps she decided to live at
home and sleep on her own Simmons'.
But if she decides to do something with her sheep-skin, she will
find that the government so respects her college education that it is
promoting 'to the hilt, a position called Junior Professional Assistant,
especially designed to bring young blood into government service.
The average college woman graduate is, therefore, most likely
to qualify for the position of Junior Professional Assistant, what
ever her major may be. For this classification no experience is re_
quired, although credit is given for any experience the applicant may
•
have.
• The idea of the job is to employ a person to do general types of
work until his on-the-job experience qualifies him to specialize, pro
bably in his major.
Examinations for Junior Professional Assistant now test intelli
gence and general information. The final score of an applicant is bas
ed upon his experience, education, and examination scores.
Government pay should be attractive to Jo College, who cannot
generally expect to fare so well if she starts out in private industry.
For jobs paying under $2OOO, the government salaries are higher than.
corresponding positions in business.
By joining the ranks of Civil Service employees, the college woman
not only profits by the opportunity of being paid a salary while she
accumulates valuable . experience; , but also she perpetuates the •meilt . •
system by proving that .goVernment positions from - the bottom to•the
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1944
gUINIS OF BREASTIN.)PKS
BUILT DURING THE SIEGE
OF JACKSON IN THE
CIVIL WAR ARE STILL TO
BE SEEN ON THE CAMPUS
OF MILLSAPS COLLEGE,
JACKSON, MISSISSIPP