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THE COLLEGIAN
Establiished 1940. Successor to the 'Venn State Collegian,
eetablie,hed 1904, and •he Free Lance, eetablished 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 act of
bsnrcr 8. 1870.
Subscriptions by mail only at $l.OO a "semester.
Editor-in-Chief Business Manager
Emil A. Kubeli Herbert Hasson
Advertising Manager Managing Editor
Kathryn Vogel B. J. Cutler
Editorial Board:
News Editor Helen V. liptton
Feature Editor _ _.. Nancy Carastro
Sports Editor _ Victor Dnnilov
Editorial Assistants—Peggie Weaver, Ruth Constad, Gert
rude Lawatsch
Reporter _ • Fny Young
Ashistant Business Manager. Betty Federman
Junior AdverLising Board---Bernice Fincberg. Elaine • Miller
Staff This Issue
Managing Editor 'Victor Danilov
Assistant Managing Editorßuth Constad
News EditorGertriale Lawatsch
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Sports Editors. _____—__Art Miller. Rem Robinson
Assistant Advertising Manager _Bernice Fineberg
News Assistants—Woodene 13e11. Bennett Fairoroth, Barbara
Ingraham, Leo Kornfeld, Lynette Lundquist, Gloria
Nerenberg. .
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Friday, June 2, 1944
Class Spirit Again . . . •
Lengthy feverish discussions resulted from the
recent hazing party enjoyed by several members
of Druids and group of Independent men who to
gether released some of their questionable class
spirit on two freshmen.
An account of the incident and the individuals
involved were brought before the proper College
authorities, and reliable consideration was practis
ed on the whole matter. The decision was indis
putable, and the reborn pioneers of . collegiate
hazing realized their positions. The case was clos
ed.
But there was an unsuspected, inevitable af
termath of the tonsorial pranksters' exhibition.
It brought to the familiar light the uncooperation
of upperclassmen in preserving that Penn State
spirit freshmen hear so much about during their
first few days at Penn State. Freshmen will al
ways display their mischievous abilities with the
anticipation that upperclassmen might be hot on
their proverbial tails.
And their tails have wagged—no one has both
ered to step ori. them. There should be more dog
fights. But they should be authoritative, justifi
able tussles displaying common sense. If upper
classmen would cooperate with Tribunal, war
would not be an excuse for lack of interest" in
collegiate spirit.
Freshmen should be made to realize the mean
ing of customs. The only way this could be ac
complished is by enforcement of customs. Upper
classmen should understand that customs are
natural, instructive elements in the life of .a
freshman. Enforcement necessitates aid from each
and every upperclassman.
It's quite strange how one hears freshmen ex
claim their intentions of bearing down on the class
following them. And when the time comes, it is
discovered they have no time to bother fulfilling
their promises. They sit back, and then marvel
disgustingly at the audacity of students who take
matters into their•own hands and shave people's
heads. Such affairs could be intelligently prevent
ed by the student body.
The Druid affair was a result of negligence on
the part of upperclassmen who will not partici
pate in the normal activities of college students.
Customs round out collegian life. Without cus
toms Penn State becomes an educational institu
tion without that special deviation from books
and classes.
The green dinks, black bow.ties and white socks
mean, or at least should mean, something extra
to deal with for the freshman. It gives him a type
of responsibility which might prove beneficial
to the first year student. Quite a number of these
newcomers to Penn State consider their obliga
tions and stroll around campus with their frosh
bibles and matches. They accept their customs
as part of a new experience which helps mold
them into men.
Then there are the few defiant freshman who
grin with conceited mockery at something which
might boost their chances of contributing to a
better Penn State. This is where upperclassmen
should exercise the rights they have been given.
Violators of freshman customs reveal their
possibilities of unfitness to grasp the opportuniti
es they have been privileged to realize. The up_
perclassmen should disseminate class spirit, make
the freshmen sing, re-enact familiar scenes at
'the Corner, show ; them what customs stand for,
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The hundred coeds who responded to a social
program poll last week at the University of In
diana chose terrace dances as the most favored
type of entertainment there.
The results of the poll, which was conducted
in order to aid in planning the type of parties
coeds want, showed that those who voted were
interesting in hayriding, off-campus picnics, off
campus swimming parties, on-campus picnics
and record dances.
Zoo Visitor: "Where are
.the, monkeys?"
Keeper: "They're in the back, making love."
Visitor: "Would they come out for some pea
nuts?"
Keeper: "Would, you?"
"We'll have to rehearse that," said the under
taker as the coffin fell out of the car.
When asked who her favorite pinup boy was
one Air-Wac stationed at Amarillo Field, Texas,
replied, "Bugs Bunny. I saw him at the show last
night and he was. woilderful."
"Hello, coach.". .
"I though you weren't to drink while iri train_
Mg:"
"What makes•you think k that•l've been drinking,
coach?"
'l'm not the coach."
It was a far cry from the West Virginia hills and
a lot different from the Campus on the Monon
gahela that many of them knew, but they were
all West Virginia mountaineers and that made it
right.
At the Red Cross Mostyn Club in London„
thirty-four former men from
. the University of
West Virginia astounded sophisticated Londoners
by introducing the genuine mountain square
dance.
"Is this the Salvation Arnriy?"
"Yes."
"Do you save bad women?"
"Yes." •
"Well, save me a couple for Saturday. night."
—Mechanews
We know a wolf who is alwayS broke. Instead
of inviting gals up to see his etchings, he has
them come up to see the handwriting on the wall.
—Mechanews
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—lndiana Daily Student
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By NANCY CABASTBO ,
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Come Collegian elections and
the old staff says good-bye. The
new staff then says hello . . .
Hello! We will not waste time say
ing how glad we are to get this
column because there'll be things
doing in the Big Red Barn this
weekend. You'll want to be know
ing who's going with whom, etc.,
etc., so here goes.
Here's. the Navy
Alpha Chi Marilyn Globisch will
be going with A/S Bill Gibbs . . .
Jane Brown with A/S Frank
Neisch . . . Kappa Margo Zol
linger with AS/ Bill Baker . . .
Theta Phi Alpha pledge Pat Tomp
kins with A/S Russell Rushton
. . . Pat Turk, dg, and A/S Jim
Quirk . . . Sybil Peskin, SDT, with
A/S Fred Vogel . . . Faye Matulis
and A/S Frank Bosworth • .
Terry Cernuto and A/S Gene
Graebner . . . theta Jeanne Hirt
and A/S Art Miller . . . theta
Kathy Osgood and. A/S Jim Me-
Nall . . . Marsha Conroe and A/S
Coyle Hunter . . . Sally Duffy,
ChiO, and A/S Walt Grim .
. . . And . the Marines
Marines and their girls won't be
lacking at the swingout Saturday
night' . Theta Jeannie Weaver
will be dancing with Marine Pvt.
Sweeny Harvey . . . kappa Nan
Charles• with Pvt. Jack Foley . . .
Ruthie Williams' and Pvt. Eddie
Meyers . . . Dottie Morrow and
Pvt. Bill McKee . . . Rita Horton
and Pvt. Ray Peterson . . .. Marty
Ball with Pvt. Wilbur Greene .. .
Lee Yeagleg with Pvt. Bill Christ
mas . . . and a horde . of others.
June Rosen will be A/S Richard
Markley's gal . . . Val Rochez and
A/S Jack Trombore . . . Marge
Rose and A/S Dick Kucel . . .
delta gam Delbert Wiener and A/S
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et and tenderly'.pitiried 'it 'On' 'tice!
fiont of her dieSs, Then
hand they slowly strolled-down:
the campus. •
The next afternoon .I was walic-4_,
ing by a level field' whereelter.6'' l .• ,
al hundred gandily. clad young;
men were playing a game They
were so engrossed in hitting each ;,
other over the head with clubs
that .they completely ignored the
little wooden ball with which the
game, is -played. I approached: an.;
Authoritative-looking : map stand
ing on the 'sidelines.
"What do you 'call -in
dicated • the slaughter.
"Lacrosse,"' he said.';
, l i,Vant - to
play?"
Dear Julius, • •
Well, here I am at Penn State.
If you had told me that at my
age and ectoplasmic condition I
would be going to. college, I would
have said that you're nuts. But
what's a self• respecting' ghost
going to do? I was haunting a big
house in Wilkes-Barre, and wear
ing myself down to a frazzle haul
ing those clanking chains up and
down stairs, when I decided that
it was
_no life for the ghost of a
Roman politician to lead.
So I came out here to State
(hanging on to the tail-light of a
Greyhound bus.) I expect to get
a line on how they do things in
this civilization and then maybe
run for Congress. And it is a
very strange civilization, indeed.
From Monday until Friday the
weather is excellent; the sun
shines all the time while the stu
dents go to class. Then on Fri
day evenings all the men call up
the coeds for dates and it begins
to rain. It rains until Monday
morning, when classes start again.
The other night I went over to
one of these buildings on, campus
where they keep the *omen lock
ed up at night in order to get
some practice haunting. I stopped
under a coed's window and let
loose my haunting cry, "Awoo.
'Awoo," in the most sepulchral
voice I could muster. Far from
being frightened, she came chort
ling to the window, "Oh, looky,
girls, a wolf!" I don't understand
thig place.
Continuing on my way, I came
upon a boy and girl standing
der a tree. They were gazing at
each other with fond eyes, and
every quarter-hour 'they would
breath deep Sighs. Suddenly the
boy began to speak in a husky,
strained voice, "I , want you WI
"I can't. It's too "much.".
He looked at her as if she were
a sirlpin •steak. • `toi,t - must, • it .
means so much to me : "
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FRIDAY, JUNE 2, .1944'
Jack Graham . . . theta phi alplla
Peggy Presel and A/S . 8015 TIM*,
. . . Marilyn Cavanaugh and Pvti
Dale Hamilton . . . Gloria ROmetb
and A/S Floyd Foster . . . kappa
Harriet Leyden and A/S Chuck
Judge . . . Bebee Gorham mid
A/S Ki Reberkenny . • . Jane
Noles and A/S John Wiley .
This could go on far into the col
umn but time's a wastin' and there
are other items and people .yet. - tp
be mentioned. • .
Gossip Glimpses . . .
Dottie Coleman will be going to
June weekend at Annapolis, as
will a chi o Anne Schlaugh and
SDT Carol Finekstein . • . kappa,
delt Janet Tower announced
marriage to Ens. Bernard L. liatnr
ilton, IJSNR, in Boston' recently
. . . Nora Thompson and . George
Wadley, former lambda chi, are
engaged,. . Jackie Irvin• has an
nexed Joe Yarze's sigma phi alpha
pin . . delta. gam Clayo
ton will be visiting sigma nu.. Bob
Hall one of these •weekend.s .
Pfc. - Bud Sailer, was up to!seeMai
garet Bittner last',weeken4, 4 .-.• ' ; sit
Kehler. and . Ens: Her - 15' Martin
number among. the engaged also
. . . Corp: George Kanter, phi ep,
has been burning up" the wire
with calls to . SiDT Sydele Buel4 -
walt - er these days . . . George i ;
convalescing in an Army hospital ,
after being overseas for a number
of months . : . • •
Please! • •
That's about all for this week
... Maniac would muchly appreci
ate it if anyone with news of pin-.
nings, de-pinnings, engagements,
marriages, blessed events, week::L
end visits, new twosomes, etc.,
etc., would call up ye o]de thetal ,
phi alpha house to let...us know'z,-..A
Thank you.'
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"Fine," he said seizing my arm;
"consider, yourself on • the sqUad.
Where did you say you played
before?"
"In a graveyard," I • answered.
"You don't have a ghost ' of, a
chance of making the squad,"- he
said. .
This made me angry, and I surer,, ;
prised him by stepping out on th.
field and scoring ghoul .
ghoul.
In order to 'make out' .on .the u t;.:
campus they tell me tliSt . I must
go out for an activity. I am on •
the staff of the Collegian; which
is a newspaper. My: impression& !.;
of this great work are covered-in
the following poem.
THE COLLEGIAN
I come to the Collegian
To learn to write,
And stay there- busY '
Till late at night.
I spend my, time
Answering . the, t'•
And later L.. *elk • .
Fat girls home. •
What do You , hear from
these days? I ,wonder if:
,W ::!!
still 'riding on the ferris -wheel'A.f,' ; ',
4'Wantio' City?.:Y . •
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