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THE COLLEGIAN
Fatabliished 1940. Successor to the Penn State Collegian,
established 1904, end '.he Free Lance, established HIM
Published every Friday during tht regular College year
by the stair of the Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania
Mate College. Entered as second class matter July 5, 1934
at the Post Office at State College, Pa. under the act of
klarcr 8. 1879.
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.lack Townsend.
Friday, July 21, 1944
The Student's Chance
There has been in action for the past year at
the College a committee to study Liberal Arts edu
cation in the postwar period. Undertaken at a
time when the importance of a Liberal Arts edu
cation in relation to the total program of the Col
lege was being seriously challenged throughout
the country, Dean Stoddart appointed a faculty
committee of five members under the chairman
ship of Professor G. E. Simpson to study the pro
blem and slate various suggestions for reorgani
zation which would be brought before the faculty
meetings for open discussion.
During the year the committee met weekly. Re
search was undertaken on the various proposals
placed before them. They have studied the re
quired courses for Lower Division; attempted to
see if a feasible plan could be introduced whereby
the related departments of the Liberal Arts school
could lie made to work in closer cooperation. They
have studied the plan of a four-quarter year, un
der which both students and faculty would have
a quarter off a year. The comprehensive exami
nation .1) 1a n has been looked into in which students
are ex&mined after their own preparation. New
courses ,and new teaching methods were examined.
Seveial.procedures have been used by the com
mittee to obtain data. It has written to other col
leges etchanging proposals with them for postwar
reorganization, and. a . list of • 21 universities was
drawn . ; up to be used for studying the required
subject of• their Liberal Arts school. In an ef
fort to!ltati 'the faculty for ideas a letter was sent
to rnenibers of the Liberal Arts school for sugges
tions concerning post waveducation. •
Faculty members have been consulted and oth
er institutions used as a basis of studying the
practical application of a great many of the pro
posalspnly one,. thing is, wrong. The students, the
men aid women who will be•most directly affect
ed by the action of the committee, have not been
consulted.
In organizing the committee, provision was not
made for student members because it was felt
that a ,great many of the problems dealing with
the fasulty and administration was of little inter
est to the student body as a whole. This does not
mean teat at a time -when the students of Penn
State have their chance• o Participate in planning
the futitre -curricula and organization of the col=
lege, that that opportunity should , be left unchal
lengeq • . .
Here; is the student's opportunity to take a di- •
red pail in planning for the Liberal Arts school of
the post war period. You have all had- your gripes
about required courses, about our grading system,
about a"three semester year. This is your chance
to do some intelligent planning for the Penn State
of the euture.
The question of just how a student committee
will function will come up. The freshmen mass
meetings have shown the practicability of getting
the students together to work cooperatively. A
similar,mass meeting of all Liberal Arts students
could be convened for the purpose of drawing up
various suggestions. These suggestions could then
be slated in' the form of a report and submitted
for appfoval to the faculty committee. In this way
the student committee will be able to give ex
pression to its ideas on the reorganization of its
school.
The point is that the men and women of Penn
State have their chance now to participate direct
ly in the reorganization of their school. This is
your opportunity. Make the most of it.
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They call me a freshman so I have to observe
certain rules. For example, they tell me I can't say
more than "Hello" to a fellow. I can't understand
that. Are they trying to estrange the most natur-.
ally complementary things on earth? Are they
trying to make Psychology 416 look like a waste
of time? Are they trying to upset the equilibrium
of humanity? Are they trying to frustrate me?
Well, let them try. My mama told me to be nice to
men and wolves, though I haven't yet been able
to distinguish between the two.
And another thing, I have to limit my phone con
versations to five minutes which is absolutely ri-
Victor • Danitor
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diculous because by me five minutes is just a
warm-up period and who can be satisfied with
I wear a green bow ribbon on the back of my
head to signify my plebe standing. It's so big that
I have to wear an anchor in a strong wind to keep
it from flying away.
The upperclassmen are so worn out from study
ing and dissipation at some place they call the
Skellar, that we freshmen have to open the doors
for them, and rise when they enter the room so
that in case they topple we are ready to catch
them.
Dorm life is fun. My roommate and•l have pas
ted luminous stars on the ceiling to create atmos
phere. Some wag said pink elephants would have
created a more appropriate atmosphere, but she
suffered rapid expulsion from our sanctuary. The
phone is down the hall and was put there for a
psychological purpose. After madly dashing one
hundred feet to use phone booth you kinda get
short on breath and it's oh-so-good to answer the
phone and let him think he's made you "breath
less."
There is a period of one-half hour in the even-
Sing that is called Noisy Hour, but as far as I'm
concerned Noisy Hour is from 7:00 o'clock in the
morning to 2:00 o'clock the next morning. There's
never a silent or dull moment. Always the door is
flying open and someone barges in for your nail
file or your linen or some of your precious Tabu.
There's a lot of places to go in this town, I've
heard. So far, I've only been to the movies and,
judging from the cheering and rah-rahing when
the cartoon flashes on, I surmise the intelligentia
has a movie appreciation different from that of
the frosh. I went to see Home In Indiana, but
everyone else paid their 50c to see Bugs Bunny.
It's great life, this college is, great life. It's the
silver lining in my cloud. I'm called a freshman
now and if this school is as progressive as they say
it is I'll be fresh and then I'll be a man!
R. K.- C,
THE COLLEGIAN
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Dear Brutus:
I must confess that I do not
understand 'either the people up
here or the life they lead:. I have,
been sharing that life with • them
while trying to hide my identity
as the ghost of a Roman politico.
But I'll be damned 1.1. I can ap
preciate their ideas—especially
those relating to sports. -
You 'remember how we used - to
spend Sunday aftel?noons in Rome.
We would go down to the Collo
seum `and watch .a few poor. -de
vils get thrown to the lions, Ora
couple of gladiators' try to dis
embowel each other. We used,to
go to the chariot races and later
get together in Antony's : 1 13aok
room and play seven card eidd.
This was proper, intelligent
creation. But• the characteis 'a
round here! Phooey! • - •
They. play golf. Golf , is really. a
simple game. It is played with a
large number of "expensive club
like sticks that are used to beat
the living daylights out of a small
white "ball. The object of the game
is to hit the ball' as far "away as
possible with one of the clubs,
then to walk over to where the
ball is and hit it again. .
You would think these gOlferS
would have.the good sense • /10t to
hit the ball so far, since-theylhave
to walk aftcr 4 it, but no, they: - are
dissatisfied with anything • less
than a mile hike after each swing.
To add to the enjoyment of chas:-
ing the -balls, they carry , on, their
backs 'large bags filled with more
clubs, shovels, pick-axes, divining
rods, and bloodhounds used tolo
cate lost balls.
Many old golfora. while loudly
proclaiming their excellent physi.:
cal condition as a result of years
of golfing, find it necessary, to
hire small boys to carry the golf
bags. These small boys or "dad
dies" as they are ealied, also ser
ve as inanimate objects for the
golfers to swear at after a bad
shot. '
The golf course is made up of
eighteen large stretches of turf
known as holes, cunningly prepar
ed with quicksand pits, booby
traps, and poison ivy. These hol
es are laid out in a complete 'cir
cle so that one must play all the
way around a golf- course to get
where he• has just come from. •
Last Sunday I went out : to the
golf. links. to .watch the • fun.. Sev-
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eral characters were watching a
young man tee off from the first
h le. He carefully addressed the
ball, took a terrific swing at it,
and missed completely. Undaunted
the- young man again faced the
ball, swung the club, and missed.
Then looking a little embarrag
ed he turned to his scornful audi
ence.-" Tough course," he remark
ed.
• At:other .gOlf•links after finish
ing a. - round the player subtracts
'ten 'strokes from his score card,.
tolletts his bets, and sits down at
the "nineteenth hole" ,where he
Lies* to..his cronies about the shoto,
he made and constimeSlarge.quan, T
titles of bootleg gin. This is per,-,
haps. the only justification for the
game •of golf. Nevertheless; with
great 'fbresight the golf links of
Penn State was limited to eight
een. holes.
In 'the mail this week there
were a great many letters asking
for my expert Advice to the Love
lorn.
Dear Miss Cassius,
I am in love with a freshman
boy, but, he is not allowed fo-,date
me. what shall I do?
_ Anxious •
Dear Anxious,
-- Go : see . a 'psychiatrist. Ariybody.
that loves a freshman is crazy.
Perhitiis-you had better take the
pledge . and live the good life. This
. teiriple, disease may yet pass a
way. .
Ma Cassius .
Dear. Miss Celsius, ,
,My boyfriend comes to my
,house ..and sits on the sofa until
liery - late. How can I get rid of
him .earlier?
Dear Sleepy,
Untangle yourself and go up to
sleep, : He will get bored and go
home'.
By the way, Brutus, I have been
reading Chinese philosophy. arid
I have come across some, remark
ably good sense:
"A woman is like a gong, usc : .
less unless beaten;" and "The only
two edged instrument that grows
sharper with constant usage is .a
woman's tongue." t
P. S. how about lending me tlfe
five . bucks? You can deduct it
from, your income tax.._ • ..
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Cassie
Your pal,
Cassius