PAU.Z. FOUR
THE COLLEGIAN
Estnhl iished 11E0.. Successor. to the Penn Stale . ;ellegian,
established 1904, and the Free Lance, evtab l tilted 887.
Published ever:.: . Friday' during the regular College year
by the Mutt of the Daily Collegian of 'fho Pennsylvania
State College. Entered as second .claw mutter July 1031
at tho Post Office at State College. Pa. under the net of
!darer 8, 1870.
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Alice R. Fox
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Friday, January 14, 1944
Luxury As Usual
Collegiate ears must have been burning Tues
day night when President Roosevelt stated, in a
radio address to the nation, that "if ever there
was a time to subordinate individual or group
selfishness to the national good, that time is now."
It is hardly possible that there was any remote
thought of college students, in particular, in the
President's mind •when he made that .statement,
but the label does apply, especially to Perin State:\
We have not- been engaged in the "bickerings,
self-seeking partisanship, stoppages of work . . ".
that he cited, but we do' come-in for criticism on
the, item of "luxury as usual" which was on his
list of• "influences which can undermine the mor
ale of the brave meri•readv to die at the front for
us here.'"
. .
One c-f the main points in President Roosevelt's
message which called for a sweeping win-the-war
program, was the proposal. for a part of a five
point program of war time .legislation, calling for
curbing.of living costs and -undue profits; increas
ed takes, and. maintainance.: of the price-wage
line.
The national service act would draft every able
bodied man - and woman for war. production or
Other essential work—and that means us.
• In the face of such an eventuality, it behooves
every student to seriously. face the proniem. and
ask. himself, "Just what am I doing in college?
What right have I to be here?" And in the ma
jority of cases the answer will unfortunately be
that he is struggling through courses, doing noth
ing very constructive, and that he has little right
to be here.
Not by actually bucking the war effort, but by
remaining passively resistant where we should
have been actively contributing .7 -that isl how we
have had a part in undermining the war. Aside
from the fact that we have failed miserably in the
comparatively simple duty of responding to any of
the war bond drives, we, as students, have failed
to organize any really comprehensive plan which
would show a whole-hearted response to the du
ties which are naturally ours, since we, too, are a
part of this war.
This lack of response has probably not been in
tentional, it has just been a part of the general
apathy on campus—whether we realized it or
not, our slogan has been "luxury as usual."
It is possible that the fault lies in the fact that
our duty to contribute• is still on a voluntary ba
sis, and that we lack the initiative to make that
contribution voluntarily. However, if such is the
case we may soon find ourselves called upon to
respond, whether we like it or not, for if the na
tional service act is passed, college students may
easily be among the first to be taken.
Most college students pride themselxes on be
ing fairly adult individuals and resent being told
"you must" rather than "you should." We may be
told that we must. But in the meanwhile, there is
still time for us to respond to the milder injunc
tion. There is still time for us to abandon our poL
icy of luxury as usual.
The Fourth War Loan Drive is beginning next
week. If All-College Cabinet could see its. way
clear, to undertake the job of .coordinating. all• the
groups on campus• into: a.vital organizationAo. put
the 'drive 'across,' we might' be able to vindicate
Business Manager
Nan Lipp
otilP-
Managing Editor
Lee H. Learner
Itembront
Serene F. Rosenberg
Item ligibilll4oll
Bern ice Fineburg
ourselves' so that .maY 'feel .that. Nve..ambe.ing.
ieferredx• to •by President Roosevelt's statement
that `•`the overwhelming majority: of• our people
have met -the
.cleMands of •this war with magnifi
cient courage and understanding.- They have ac
cepted inconveniences; they have accepted hard
ships; they have accepted tragic sacrifices. And
they are ready and eager to make whatever future
contributions are needed to win the war as quick
ly as possible•—if only they are given a chance to
know what is required of them." L.H.L.
Encore Soldier Suffrage
Staunch supporters of the now defunct Green-
Lucas soldier-vote bill arc no doubt deriving a bit
of compensation from the realization that from
all indications the American populace has little
intention of allowing Congress to quietly shelve
the issue and turn its attention to the more im
mediate question of politics 1944. The difficulty
for Congress, of course, lies in the effect that im
proper handling of the problem can have on a
voting citizenry that has already decided rather
definitely that it wants a cargo of ballots launch
ed in the direction 7 of battlefronts.
At any rate two compromise proposals intend
ed to reincarnate the essence of the defeated
Green-Lucas attempt have found their way into
the United States Senate. The two bills, one by
the already familiar partnership of Green-LucaS
and the other by the combination of Henry Cabot
• Lodge-Warren R. Austin, aim to evade the pitfalls
of constitutionality by giving to the Federal gov
ernment authority to engineer Overseas voting but
leaving the matter of qualifications to the states.
It was this question or determination of qual
ifications which doomed the first Green-Lucas
bill. Since the Constitution by its silence on the
matter of suffrage . requirements puts this depart
ment among the reserved powers of the states,
passage of the soldier-vote bill in its original form
would probably have involved an additional a
mendemtn. At least that was the stand taken by
those who sought a legitimate means of blocking
the passage.
Although the new measures, designed to avoid
offending .touchy: states' rights Southerners,' could
do nothing abont,• the disfranchisement of' the'
Southern negro through the poll tax; they at least
represent an effort to insure suffrage for the . ma.:
jority of men in uniformft Certainly it.would seem
to any, ogical thinker that.machinery for handling
10,000,000 . absentee voters could be most effici
ently managed by one central authority.
It would seem. also that this sort of compromise
would require little •constitutional elaSticity: Even
the most fantastic states' rights enthusiast could .
hardly be• expected to complain if, after conced
ing nothing in the way of his authority to deter
mine who may cast a ballot, he was asked to give
the federal government no more than the right to
address a few envelopes, handle the red tape, and
pay the bill.
THE COLLEGIAN
tINGING THE 01. L BELCFOR ATH
LETIC WINS AT FURMAN U IN
SOUTH CAROLINA IS A TRADITION
THAT GATES BACK TO CIVIL WAR
DAYS VyHEN IT WAS RUNG AFTER
SOUTHERN VICTORIES.
It Says Here . . .
LEE H. LEARNER
What with all the work that tics of novice• skiers . . enivalry,
Cabinet is putting into the forth- thy name is mud!
coming Winter Ball, it certainly' You Have To Be Subtle
should go over big—we hope it Just about the last word on rush,
does, especially from a financial ing was uttered•by one wise young
angle. It would be a pretty thing freshman the other . day. She was
to have to cash in any of the War' wondering how she Should- go
Bonds that were. bought with stu- about telling a certain sorority that
dent funds in order to meet ex- she • was a • legacy of theirs;A'since
penses . as • one , Cabinet. member • they . didn't seem.aware'totilielfact.
blithely . suggested -might. be •.done • A : friend suggested that she' . .should
if the dance finances wentinto •a - just mention • it. in. the teuttez of
hole., ;.• • . conversation. - • little ...I:rushee
ChivalryT , That's. Dead . ••. • turned.'horrified.. eyes ••0n...-her; -ad-•
Among other , things that the re-' viser • and explained, • ‘.`Oh,- I
cent snOwfall:brought.:was ...a very - could never - do that. .-Whyy
definite i n.d i c a.t i.o n of sadism. rush • date, .you• talk •of . just eabout
among the armed forces at _Penn. everything: but sorority -just
State. For
,every slip, slide or fall• isn't done."... • .
that an' unfortunate - coed. took on. Art''W , Stuff.... .
the . ice,: there .was •a. combined. Maybe• art is .going l to .the c19g02,
audience of. Air. CorPs, I ASTP, and. after. all! .A •shoulder-looker:•PV0
V-12'ers to:standby and roar.hilar-..in an. art - .74.class last week noted
iously. But .as for helping- the. that :one . V-12 . student. had .uncon
bruised young, lady to • her 'feet- - cernedly written ."VeriuS . and- the
heck, no, that's sissy. stuff! And dogs" in his notes, every time.the
there's always a peanut gallery of . prof mentioned . "Venus .. and
uniforms out . on Holmes .Field at. Adonis." Or maybe. the V-,4 l ers
4 o'clock every afternoon, gleefully ought to be subjected to "dirtbe
watching the far .from graCeful an- hind the ears" inspection.„,...-.
Over Hill And Dale
By Frank Levy and Hank Kalette
Collegian has asked for volun
teer service men to contribute to
the weekly edition of their paper,
and it is the hope of . the authors
of this column that we will be
able to fulfill their request ade
quately. This will be your col
umn, fellows, and news from you,
of you, and by you, will be its
only content,
This month has seen the de
parture of our. commandant, Col.
Ardery, Company C Commander,
Captain Bush. afid Company . D
Commander, Captain Mayne. The
latter was the only one with
whom we were acquainted, it is
with deep regret that we see him
go: •He is the kind .of a fellow
that *a G. I. dreams about for his
C.O. A fine man, and we sure
will miss him.
and behind, of all people,
.an
ordinary gob! For shame, Dick
A little late, but still good, Con
grats to Papa Felzenberg upon
the arrival of a baby daughter.
To look at him • you wouldn't
think him to be of draft age, but
believe me, he's a father. For .
that matter, so is Frank Sinatra: . .
The boys have been complaining _
that Pvt: Cantillo has , been a lit
tle too G. I. Let's rapt: a little •
Nick.. :.. It seems. that Bks: No.
3 has taken over. the women's
dorm across the street. Don King,
and Vicki,• Joe Connor and Peg
gy, 'Don MacAusland.• and -Binnie.
And Ken Kaul with Cy . A
more . appropriate ' name for — the
dorm would be .1310. No: 3 Annex •
. .We Yankees get. • quite '
laugh at seeing our .rebel , boys . •
Quite a few , of the barracks bundle up for their • surveying
have taken it upon themselves• to labs. •Ameng •the shivering are '
form basketball teams arid •book . Pete Lindsey, Frank .Holman, - .and
games. Bks. NO.-I.:defeated' BkS. "Whiney"•Noel 2'ers
No. '3 in a close .game Saturday are under the impression that
afternoon in the Rec Hall, 51-44 they_ are the inost spirited..grottp.
Few columns,' especially 'about of ASTP'ers on CainpuS. They
the army, would be complete claim they can defeat any . other
without the mention' of, Campus team in, any sport. 'Oh-Boy! •.• ...•
gossip. We shall . try te• dig up, a. We 'are- told 'that .Moore
little dirt 'Oll . `some of .boys likeS 'em-yeurig--=just.asltt
as do Ithe female columnists 'ort...and Timer 12.Clarins..•..
camptts:;..HoW.'they• ; ':gaiW - ..a11 . that •,t ; :b. Anarried.:Meni.:and:*e .
Chatter is 'beyOnd risi.••huf. what a.' most 'courteous Merit 'PorrY • to See
woman, can • do'i break
attempt to dci..:After'ar , inciiiihi'
of. •steady - ' cOmPanSy,DiclErt:lVl.' , nowc;Elmer: Dr4Per;:•been , .....seen.: .reeent. 7 ;
haS •th in• line for his dates ly? You • guessed - . it! • . • • •
FRIDAY, JANUARY. 1,4, 191.4
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