PAUE FOUR THE COLLEGIAN Establiished 1940. Succe3sor to the Penn State Collegian, established 1004, and the FITS, 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 5, 1934 at the Post Office at State College, Pa. under the net of Marcr 8, 1879. Subscriptions by mail only at 31.00 a semester. Editor-in-Chief Lee H. Learner Advertising Manager Herbert Hasson Seniiw Editorinl linurd Servivo Edith' I , e,att rei t Fklitorial Assistants—Helen V. Hatton, Arthur P. Miller, Rembrandt. C. Robinson. Emil Rubel{ Editorial • Reporters—Nancy Carastro, Bernie Cutler, llctsy Merkle, Peggie Weaver Junior Advertising Board--Betty Federman, Bernice Fine berg, Elaine Miller, Kitty Vogel sTAFF TII IS ISSUE Managing Editor Assistant. 11 , 1anagi nit Editor News Editor _ Sports Editor _ Assistant Advertising Manager _ Assistants---Vic. Dan Boy, Nancy Ca rastro Bert rude Lewatch Friday, March 17, 1944 All editorials represent the opinions of the writer whose initials are signed to it, and not the opinion of the corporate Col legian staff. Unsigned editorials are by the editor. Ready Or Not With the results of the accelerated program still at the questionable stage, George F. Castore, graduate assistant in the psycho-educational clinic, suggests that high schools step up their program to admit students to college at 16 and 17. Coming at a time when college graduates are 19 and 20, one or two years younger than they were in pre-war years, this suggestion is open to cri ticism, pro and con. • Examination of Mr: Castore's opinion shows that he has not drawn his conclusion without first experimenting. He based his suggestion on the results of a battery of tests he administered to a group of 48 "experimenal freshmen" who en tered the College at the end of three and one half years in high school and to freshmen who en tered after four years of high school. Scholarship, knowledge of current events, attitudes, and opti mism were measured„ Students of the experimental group not only did as well academically as their older class mates, according to Castore, but also proved to be more vitally concerned with social outcomes, more op timistic, and more impressed by their instructors academic achievements. Considering the timely consideration that stu dents permitted to enter college at 16 and 17 would somewhat answer wartime demands neces sitating quick training, a few other aspects of the situation become apparent. In normal years college graduates receive min or positions in fields where they can utilize the preparations they received at school. But it isn't until several years later that they ordinarily work up to more responsible positions or the top po sition. However, at the present time graduating stud ents men and women alike, are stepping into ad vanced positions. Persons taking such jobs must be reliable, steady, and altogether ready to as sume the full responsibility of the job they have taken. Furthermore they will find themselves in charge of other persons and they must have the respect of these people working under them. A' respect that will come only haltingly to a lead er still in his teens. According to Castore's theory, sixteen is the age when the average person reaches mental ma turity and should leave his home to face the in dependence and reality of college life. "The tran sition into college life should be made at a young er age," he explains, "before the student becomes too set in his ideal and ideals." Admittedly the student may be better able to adjust himself at this age, but will he as a graduate of 18 or 19 be capable of assuming the type of work he will be expected to carry out? Certainly the acceleration of college brings college days a lot closer to the high school grad uate. After three years of accelerated program he finds himself at 20 ready to face a career. But 20 for people assuming head positions in a war quickened world seems young enough. The grad uate at 18 or 19 would find himself up against 41,,n hn orwirl riLls. S . Business Manager Rosalind Becker ( *ga it° Managing Editor Serene F. Rosenberg Rita Al. Bel f ont i M. Jane McChesney __Rita M. Belfonti Weaver Bernie Cutler _Arthur• P. Miller _Betty Federman Betsy Merkle, Campuseer . . . Three Cheers For One of our boys has made the grade in Italy . . . we just had a bundle of mail from him. and as he tells it . . . "I'm back at the old stand re porting again. I'm still with my old outfit, on special duty as unit correspondent for the Ar tillery in our division and working directly under the Public Relations head of the Fifth Army. I'm not a newswriter . . . rather it is a sort of Ernie Pyle-ish thing. I roam about, practically at will, and pick up feature and human interest stories on the lowly private. My stuff goes directly to the States where it is remitted through the three wire services or the home town paper of the soldier in mention." This is the erstwhile "Cassius" of Collegian, Milton Dolinger, writing from the front in Italy. We're glad that Milty has made out and from what he says, we can be watching for a by-line on some of his stuff soon, for they promised if it is good enough. If we know Milty, it'll be good, but plenty. Already we're turning the bookstores inside out to find him the pocket thesaurus he requested. Loose Lips . . . The loose lips in this case are not likely to sink any ships, ,but they are causing a great deal of friction. In several of the eating establish ments in town, some of the men are awaiting induction into the armed forces. Some thought less students are forgetting their own position when they make irritating and derogatory re marks to these men about being drafted. Most of them are leaving their jobs and.families and deserve nothing but the utmost in consideration from us who are staying behind. Of Many Things . . . The other evening Dean Ray was walking through the lounge conversing with a coed. The coed was busy with a lemon cup-cake of the variety that has squishy filling. Just as the cutie went to take a bite, the lemon squirted. 'Tis said the Dean laughed and laughed at the 'startled expression on the coed's face . . . people who haven't spoken to you in five or six semesters grew warm and friendly as the elections cam paign reached its climax this week now that it's over, they'll likely go' back to the old silent treatment again . . . one night, too, we saw Bill Brown, theta chi, now of the U. S. Marines, back to see the wife who is still struggling with her education. The Days Of Old ... We note with pleasure that at least one fra ternity has taken possession of its former quar ters, the Alpha Chi Sigs. There will be, no doubt, a general rejoicing on some date in the near fu ture, and we hope the boys haven't lost their list of the society reporters' union, to which we used to belong. We'd hate to miss the chance .to chronicle the doings. THE COLLEGIAN ) WHEN WRITIMe . 7O YOUR S OLD IEkSOY=•-• 3E SURE' TfiE 'ADDRESS IS a 'CORRECTAND.COMP_LETE / 1) Front and Center Almost without exception, it can' be said that the Marines 'have the situation well in hand, but when it comes to Penn State alums it looks like the Army Air Corps has flown rings around them—for this week anyhow. ,The majority of mail received recently from public relations officers contains news of Penn State alums receiving com missions in the Air Force or enter ing training as aviation cadets. "Here's a toast to the host' of men we boast . . ." Flyink High . . . Three former Penn Staters were recently 'awarded commissions as second lieutenants in the Army Air Forces after completing bom bardier training at the Carlsbad (New Mexico) Army Air Field. Lis. John L. Pfirman, Reid I. Mc- Closkey Jr., and Orville E. Flora are all sporting shiny, new wings and bars. They are• known as "triple-threat men"—airmen -who have completed instruction in dead-reckoning navigation• and aerial gunnery in addition •to the regular bombardiering course. Aviation Cadet Irvin R. Fisher has just reported for duty at the bombardier school at Carlsbad Collegiate Review Temple University, Philadel phia, is the site for hte 26th Ses sion of the International Labor Conference. The Conference will convene April 20 and last until May 13. Students at Franklin College, Indiana, conducted a poll to dis cover the ideal man or woman for husband or wife. The man's ideal woman was: Tallest, 5 ft. 9 in. Shortest, 5 ft. 2 in. Average wgt., 124 lbs: First choice: - Intelligent, kind, companionable. Second choice: Physically at tractive, faithful, trustworthy. Third choice: Sweet, good dis position, considerate. -- The woman's choice for the ideal man was: Tallest, 6 ft. 3 in. Shortest, 5 ft. 7 in. Average .wgt. 170 lbs. First choice: Considerate, in telligent, sincere. Second choice: Considerate, in appcarar.ce. FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1944 11..006 02,185,60 03,11101 ft 16;11* OC-Aexlll.4 ptpo sox ejo 81.0510.61.314). 0,114 90104., y.t,:ttr . • where he will take an 18 weeks advanced training course. A/C Stan Wolfson is stationed at Grider Field, Arkansas, where he is training to be a pursuit pilot. Wray E. Paul Jr., former' Phi Delta Theta, has received the sil ver wings of a flying• officer and commission as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces. Also commissioned as pilots from the Columbus Army Air Field- were William A. Calvert Jr., Kappa Delta Rho, and Dean F. Gamble. Here and There . . . Seen back on campus these days are several "veterans" who' have received honorable discharges from the Army.- Herb Hasson, Bernie Culler, and Kenny Siviiz, who graduated last month, wear their service pins proudly . . . Two Sigma Phi Alpha's are back at State this semester in uniforms of Navy blue—Charles Hood and J. Walter ,Schrader of the V• 712 unit. From Tennessee comes thd news that Pfc. Mort Peck isn't "Praying for Corporal" any longer. He now has the two stripes of a full fledged corporal . . . Cpl. Mel (Continued on page eight) Third 'choice: Ambition, com panionable, dependability. However, the article forgot to mention where a male or female with these . ideals could be found. RE WAS DRAFTED: A mortic ian recently applied to, his draft board for deferment on this ground: "I am the greatest planter. in the country." The. draft board replied:, . "Nothing you plant ever- comes up. Deferment refused." Louisiana, which annually pro duces about half the muskrats trapped in the U.S., has discov ered another use for the fur-bear ing rodent. Louisiana State University chemist J. L. E. Erickson , and Philip G. Stevens of Yale:have perfected a process for production of musk from muskrat to -provide oil for perfumers., Perfumers.lfor merly: were dependent- on: musk from-the musk , deer of Tibet and from the !Term. ~,Bale.
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