FRIDAY, MAY 5;•1944-
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The "Will We Or Won't We" Club got; off •to: an , early start last
•iiireek.'When Serene Rosenberg brought up .tthe: oldie about finals this
aeinester. To put the matter'straight, as far 'a's itl6ari be straightened,
we fefer to Faculty Bulletin number 2, 'volume 27, published on March
14 of this year. On page two of this issue there is a paragraph report
ing a section of a meeting of the College Senate held March 9. We
quote:
• "Dr. Tanger, as chairman of the Committee on Calendar, brought
to the attention of the Senate that it might be well early in this semes
ter to consider whether the action taken whereby eighth semester
seni9rs were not, at the end of the fall semester, held for final exami
nations should be adopted for the current semester. The secretary read
the action adopted on January 6 for the fall semester. and the Senate,
on motion of Dr. Tanger, voted
that graduating seniors be excused
from scheduled final examinations
in. order :that a complete list of
candidates for degrees could be
included on the Thursday, June
22, commencement program."
And here, dear friends, is the
official version as we-know it. It
might be well to take heed and
not count on that final grade to
bring up the average in order to
sneak through a couple of cour
ses. .
In the Spring
Just this week it struck us
that even with the constant plug
ging demanded by the accelerat
ed program, there are still a lot of
the light-hearted things around
for us who are privileged to be
here at Penn State in war time.
Or any time, as far as that goes.
Coming off the golf course, we
happened to look around and saw
some people going by on horse
back. There were others waiting
to drive off at the first tee, and
lots of tennis players made a
shifting pattern in the bright sun
light in the distance. Over to one
side, . the lacrosse team and the
soccer 'players were colorful a
gainst the green in their bright
red and
_blue and yellow jersies.
It prodded our sluggish mind in
to 'thinking about the many good
things we do here. Of course, for,
the perpetual , bitch •artist, there
is something lacking. We don't
have any polo.
The Muse
This is the season of the year
When the seniors start to hit
the beer
Six more weeks, the end's insight,
Of carefree days, familiar
sights.
With the benefits of acceleration
There are 'no terminal exami
nations,
Leaving, the departing free
For that final farewell spree.
This is a bit of doggerel we
dressed up the ether night when
we had a tough time getting to
sleep. We had thought it might
run on for a few more verses, but
Morpheus descended on us with
his legions and we haven't been
able to recapture the mess since.
Any contributions?
.Again In the Spring
Nora: Banton , and her boyfriend
went for a walk last Sunday, •with
the idea of spending a pleasant
afternoon in the newly-green
country-side. Somewhere near
Boalsburg, they spotted a little
glade, cool and enticing, but be
yond a small' stream, where they
thought they might rest and con
sume the light repast with which
they had provided themselves. In
order to cross the stream, they
took off their shoes and waded.
Along about the middle of the
brook, Nora dropped one of her
shoes and in a twinkling, it was
out of sight. The boyfriend set out
in search of it, but didn't find it.
C9ming back, he told the waiting
Nora that there was only one way
to find it.
She dropped the other one,
then, and it too, disappeared. The
boyfriend walked -home barefoot.
Dean Warnock has organized a
faculty luncheon club, which
meets weekly Monday noon in the
=MEM
By 808 -g.xmmEr.
Have you ever wondered what
it's like to be a telephone operator
in a girls' dormitory? An unwrit
ten code of ethics kept yesterday's
daytime operator from revealing
the pet peeves, tricks, or quirks of
parties on the other end of her
line, but the person behind the
voice was able to convey a general
idea of switchboard operating in
Atherton Hall.
"As you might expect there are
lots more long distance calls now
than before the war, especially
calls coming in collect;" the
brown-haired, broviin-eyed Opera
tor X explained. "In fact," she
continuedc smiling, "sometimes
there seem to •be almost as many
calls from California and Texas as
there are local ones."
Operator X admitted to an occa
sional laugh on the person frying
to get through to her line. The
other night one young man kept
trying and frying to get a certain
number in Atherton. The line to
this room was busy each time. .
Finally he said, "Look, operator,
I'm not a millionaire, but I've
spent a fortune already." The
young man had been putting his
call through from a pay station. In
cases like this, when a room num
ber is repeatedly • busy and the
party is calling from a pay-station,
the operators usually tell them to
hold the line.. This is, of course,
only when the lines are not already
very busy.
Surprisingly enough, the opera
tors are just as busy now as in
pre-war men-in-abundance times.
In the old days, there were so
many calls coming through that it
often took boys calling from. town
about three hours to - get their
party.. Now these same calls are
placed more easily, leaving, how
ever, just as much work for
switchboard Controllers.
Operator X confided that she
Would rather .work on long dis
tance calls , exclusively. "It's thrill
ing to put a call through for some
one, say- in New York. Then you
find this person has already left
New York and is on his way west.
You can trace him clear across the
country, often to California, final
ly reaching him in something like
ten or fifteen minutes."
When asked if the phone at the
desk in Atherton ever resulted in
any funny experiences, Operator
X shook her head, smiled, and
said, "No, not funny experiences."
Shrinking Violets - - -
There seems to be a dearth of
short story writers on campus if
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STATE COLLEGE FLORAL SHOP
127 W. Beaver Ave. , 4 Phone 2342
Penn Statements
By SERENE ROSENBERG
THE .COLLEGIAN
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With this new- 'postage stamp,
Uncle Sam !pays tribute to the
first transcontinental railroad
built by the Central Pacific and
Union Pacific lines and opened
in 1889. First day sale of stamps
will be at Omaha, Neb., San
Francisco and Ogden, Utah, all
important junctions, on the early
the results of the Theta Sigma Phi-
Portfolio contest returns are any
indication. The deadline for bud
ding 0. Henrys and Hemingways
has been extended to May 20 and
all modest geniuses still have
about two weeks to make "mama"
proud.
Cam •us Calendar
Today
Regular Weekly Services, Hillel
Foundation, 7:30 p.m.
Tomorrow
Lutheran Student Association,
Overnight hike to Christian As
sociation cabin, Lutheran Church
2 p.m.
IMA and IWA Dance, Armory,
8-12 p.m. •
Nittany, Co-op Annex, Open
House, 8 p.m.
Sunday
Enlisted Men's • Movie, 121
Sparks, 1145 p.m.
Open House for Civilian and
Enlisted Personnel, 304, 305, 401
Old Main, 4-5 p.m.
Classical Music Concert, 305
Old Main, 4-5 p.m.
Wesley Foundation, Free Rec
reation Dinner, 5 p.m.
Roger Williams Club Dinner,
University Baptist Church, 5:30
p.m.
Westminster Foundatibn Wor
ship Program, 6:30 p.m.
Lutheran Student Association
Worship Service, 6:30 p.m.
Monday
Freshman Council Cabinet
Meeting, 304 Old Main, 6:30 p.m.
Forum Council Mixer, 304 Old
Main, 7:30 p.m.
Now that spring has come why
not make Sunday a day of joy
ous worship and spiritual re
freshment?
Student Department
9:30 A.M.
Westminster Fellowship
6:20 , P.M.
Dr. G. E. Simpson will speak on
"The Problem of Race
Relationships"
Only Seven More Sundays Be-
fore Commencement!
"CARPE DIEM"
Buzzing The Field
THE LAST FLIGHT -Itis a common oCctirence these days
to walk by fraternity houses that formerly lodged- Air Force and 4
STP trainees but that are now locked and shuttered. They recall the
many squadrons of air cadets and companies of engineers that used to
cover the campus. But now the many are few and growing fewer. And
that is one thing which Spring, 1944, means to Penn State.
IN ORDINARY TIMES Spring means a lot of things. It means
nature's annual renaissance, always the same, yet always new; i 4
means baseball games in the vacant lot; it means more walks and less
study, the net result of that dreamy-lazy-restless feeling you always
get when the first warm weather comes. At Penn ,State it also means
coeds on Holmes Field decked ou
worshipers out on the grass soakin
But these times are far from
ordinary, so this year spring is
something more vital. Even be
fore we entered the war, spring
meant new offensives, and there
fore its approach was regarded
with fear by those who were de
fending freedom's citadels. This
year it is our 'enemies who cringe
with the advent of cloudless
nights and sunny days on the
Channel. With us, fear has been
'replaced by a new confidence and
a new resolve.
Spring this year has a special
meaning for "us." By the time this
Tuesdag
Golf Club, White Hall, 7:15
p.m.
Pan-Hellenic Meeting, Dean of
Women's Office, 7 p.m.
Tennis Club, Courts, 7:15 p.m.
Wednesday
Archery Club, White Hall, 6:30
p.m. .
Badminton Club, White Hall, '7
p.m.
Ag Student Council Meeting,
318 Old Main, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday
Outing Club, Write Hall, 7:30
p.m.
Newman Club Meeting, Rectory
of Church, 7:15 p.m.
What Do You Think? . . .
When asked recently by one •of
his students what he'd rather do,
teach or work, a college prof, with
out batting an eyelash, answered
promptly, "Teach."
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The AMERICAN GOLFER
Beautifully tailored dresses that are as practical
as they are pretty and cool.
PATERSON'S HOSIERY SilleP
with -Roger
t in those blue jobbies, or Apollo
g up a new complexion.
issue of the Collegian is being
read, some of us will be moving
into the deep South, on our way
to pre-flight. By the time anoth
er spring rolls around we will as
bombardiers, navigators. and pi
lots, be heading overseas, whero
all our training will meet the test.
We've tried to do this swan song
with• a modicum of eye wash. But
we close with this thought that
came to us during the week.. Thero
is a stretch of road on our daily
march, to the campus known as
"route step alley." These days it
is like a ravine, with leafy bran
ches arching overhead and a riot
of color. We wonder how many
more springs must pass • by befo`ro
the peace which such scenes con
vey will be a reality.
FORDHIA\MI UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL Olf. LAW
NEW V'OFIN
Three-Year Day Course
Four-Year Evening Course
CO-EDUCATIONAL
Member Assn. of American .
Law Schools
Under Accelerated Plan, Day
Course may be completed in
two years; Evening Course in
two years and eight months.
DAY and EVENING CLASSES
FIRST YEAR CLASSES BEGIN
On June 12th and Sept. 25t b,.
1944, and February sth, 1945.
For - further information addres
Registrar, Fordham University
School of Law
302 Broadway,.
New York 7., N. Y.:
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