- • •FRIDAY, JANUARY..2I; .1944
Blizing::: . .The,::Field
- vWe were asked .to ,contribute
• little Air Corps- "color" to the Col
.legia'n, and . We considered throw
ing a bucket of olive drab . paint at
Carnegie Hall, then deCided-to do
it the hard way and do what
- everybody else is doing these days
. —write. one of• those things called
a "column." (We've always wan
• ted a chance to • write like Win
• chell and get , away with it.) . .
in the Swim . . . The next Air
Corps "Queen" dance will be the
Green Tag Swingout, scheduled
for Friday, Feb. 11, in Rec Hall.
The affair will be held in honor
oil Class 44_8, present wearers of
the green tags. A/S T. W. Fagan,
general chairman of the arrange
ments committee, declares that
the dance will pack some new sur
prises and that any girl would
give a dozen nylons to come off
with the title "Queen of the
Swingout." The squadrons are
choosing their respective "sweet
hearts" this week. Queen-of-the
moment Mary Brown will crown
her successor that night after the
jUdges, the detachment's commis
sioned' officers, have •given the ri
val lovelies the eye. •
• The .Air . Corps' .Word for It . .
A: feiv hundreci' of us'v:Tere out in
I,ront of. our 'barracks the after
noon. of the coffee hour.for soror
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describes the-generatfeeling when
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Buy, a -,ticket -for the ,President's 'BirthdaY. Ball.
Benefit Infantile Paralysis Fund.
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JanuarY. 29th-8. to 12 P.M.—State College Elks Auditorium
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with Roger
a score •or so coeds, looking like
a fleet of new Buicks, appeared
out of nowhere and passed our
door, tripping lightly over the ice
with formals at quarter mast. All
waited expectantly for a couple
of good , spills, but' no such thing
came off.
The sorority melee reminded us
of those civilian days when we
we were being "rushed" by the
Army, Navy, Marines and the
Coast Guard. Instead of promising
us "glainmer" and the right con_
nections, the Services held out
gold wings, silver wings, water
wings and bars. Big difference
between.the recruiting offices and
the sororities: we couldn't remain
carefree G. D. I.'s if he chose; we
had to pledge or else.
We..were. on .C. 'O. the other
night,..and . an. otherwise dull ev
ening. was. livened by a session
with. .a 1935.. number of Froth,
which some Pi Kappa Phi brother
thoughtfully. left. on• the , dickey for
collegian. the•bookshelf under the
dust • back • .in• • those all-but-for
gotten • days: . 1 4re • were outwardly
amused by the local htunor of that
year; typical of which is the fol
lowing choice bit:
'He:' "Are yotti a coed?" . •
She: "No, got this way sitting
in a hammock."
• There ought to be more of this
kind of Froth around. A petition
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FEBRUARY i 4!
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THE COLLEGIAN
CAMPUS CALENDAR
Air •Corps examination, 401 Old
Main, 9 a.m.
Tomorrow
PSCA cabinet meets in 304 Old
'slain, 12:45 p.m.
•"Tip-Off" Rally for student
workers •:in PSCA -finance -drive,
State College banquet -. r00m,- - 3:15
p.m. .
Basketball , game, Penn State_ vs
Colgate; Recreation Hall, 7:30 p.m.
• Newman Club dance, Wood
man's Hall, corner of Allen and
Hamilton, 9-12 p.m.
Sunday
Lounge for civilians and service
men, 304 Old Main,,2-5 p.m.
Classical music, 305 Old. Main,
4-5 p.m. Ping-pong in 401 Old
Main.
Monday
Freshman Men's Council, 304
Old Main, 8 p.m.
Tuesday
Freshman Women's Council, 304
001 d Main, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Bruce
Moore gives a demonstration of
hypnotism.
First semester candidates for
Collegian editorial staff meet in
Collegian office, Carnegie Hall,
7:30 p.m. Last semester candidates
and reporters meet at the office,
8:15 p.m.
Wednesday
Surgical dressings, Home Eco
nomics building, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday
.PSCA Cabinet discussion group
in 304 Old Main, 8:45 p.m.
circulated about campus the week
before Christmas to get Froth back
on the stands failed of its purpose.
If it's money they need, we sug
gest that the staff of Froth (if
there is one) get on the ball and
present a ball to be known as
"Froth pall," thus serving two
very noble purposes.
Anyone who knows them will
be happy to learn that the red tag
outfit, Class 44 : A, did not 'leave
for 'the classification center at
Nashville, Tenn., as scheduled,
but has been detained here for
reasons unknown.
The Sportin' Blood. The newly
organized Air Corps hockey outfit
outshot the Penn State Varsity
for an 8 to 3 decision last Sun
day. A/S _ Dan Magner, former
Boston Olympics star, and A/S
Bob Oplund, 1942 University of
Michigan varsity wing, led the
scoring with five and two goals
respectively. V-12's Crawford and
Gladstone carried the mail for the
varsity. •
As the coed said to her avia
tor friend: "Give me a buzz some_
time." We'll do that, So long until
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• Why is it that so many. fellows previously had professional
enjoy seeing .their names
,in .col- - perience. ,
•umns like this? Can you imagine,. - Note: To the two little maiden:"
we were only, attacked Seven tim- in 220—it used to be a better-four
es after the , last issue Of Collegian.. some. With what finger • of -what
With that in •mind we shall carry hand does what men do what?" A
on where we left.off last week, question heard in a Military
There are two big strong men . Class . . . Noticed a couple Ni
from Bks. 44 who have turned to • girl's trying to slip one Over oie
'horticulture for their amusement. bartender as,. at Rathskellar's
They •are having a contest to' see Sat. nite. It's no use girls, he ma
whose plant •grows fastest .. . . tell if you're over 21 or not . ,
Did you hear the story about Jack That's a rare case of going to the
"Mason City" Delaney? It seems other extreme in-so-far as worn-.
he was mistaken for a barracks en lying about their ages. Mail
bag on New Year's Eve. Harry - orderly mail call: "Letter for
Philo has bet $5 he would become Cdadwinszkeidnozsly." Voice from
president of the United States . . rear of barracks: "What initial?"
sure, sure . . . . Bob L., is once "Doc" Schilling went back to the
again on the comeback trail with adolesence stage for awhile Mon-
Ham Propper, Mary. All barracks day, • and on Wednesday he really
2 is talking . . . Have you heard could have taken over Frank Sin , -
about the two new bestsellers atras program. Has anybody ever
"Lassie Comes to Flatbush" be- seen Johnny Sheehan awake ? ? ?
cause "The Tree Grows in Brook- "Teddy" M. seems to prefer Belie
lyn?" fonte to Irvin Hall, wonder why ?
Hats off to Dick Mason for in- Jim Porter has been elec-.
itiating the idea of arranging a ted Bks 12 Pin-up boy. Glad to
hockey game between the ASTP see Joe Mancavi got himself a.
boys and the Penn State varsity. girl ? ? ? Maybe we'll have some
The spectators marvelled •at the peace now! Tom Kirby paid me a.
way the service boys skated and nickel to put his name in the pa:-
handled the puck. Two men in per, but I can't think of a thing
particular stood out,• one a for.. to write about him. The Colgate
mer Michigan• star, and the . other kid just hasn't any talent.
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