PAGE EIGHT THE COLLEGIAN • "For A Better Penn State" Established 1940. Successor to 'he Penn State Collegian, cntabli•.hed 1904, and the Free Lance, established 1887. Published every Friday morning during the regular Col lege year by the staff of the 13aily Collegian of the Pennsyl vania State Colige. Entered as second class matter July 6, 3914, at the State College. Pa., Post Office under the act sf. March 8. 1879. Subscripttions by mail only at $1 a Se mester. Editor-in-Chief Helen Hatton Managing Editor Advertising Manager Fay E. Young Mary Louise Davey EDITORIAL STAFF News Editor Women's Editor PealZie Weaver Senior Board--Woodene Bell, Gloria Nerer.l , org, Audrey Ity, buck, Patricia Turk. Editcrial Assistants—Lynette Lundquist, Doris Stowe. Sports Assistants—Leon Aaron, Leo Kornfeld, David Nal ven, Elliot Shapiro. . . Reporters—Kay Dadenet, Arlene Greene, Barbara Ingraham, Caroline Manville, Lois Marks, Suzanne McCauley, Kay McCormick, Nancy Sherrill, Gwynneth Timmis, Ruth Tisherman, Jane Wolbarst. Graduate Counselor ADVERTISING STAFF Junior Board—Phyllis Deal, Rosemary Ghantou.s, Helen Kime STAFF THIS ISSUE !Utilizing. Editor ecirtY Editor ___ News Editor _ Hewn Assistant Sports Editor Customs Again For more than four semesters now upper classmen have been spending much time talk ing about "what should be done about freshmen customs." Nearly everyone agrees they should be continued but there seems to be some diverse opinions as to just how this should be done. In the meantime the frosty have been drag ging through sixteen weeks of. hazing, finally losing the whole idea of the tradition and regard ing their green dinks and ribbons as not some thing to be proud of but as something to be avoid ed at all costs. Complaints echo from the upperclassmen about lack of spirit and obedience. Yet few seem to realize that ,this is not the fault of the new comers. Whether subconsciously or not the freshmen come to imitate their seniors. Thus when upperclassmen show lack of school spirit, the feeling is contagious to the lower ranks. We do not advocate that students rush to class whistling the Alma Mater or that they should shout the College yell at the slightest pro vocation. But we do advocate a renewed interest in the College's affairs such as student govern ment and activities. • We propose,. too, that the students take an active interest in the wearers of the green and establish some program whereby customs would be more concentrated and more strictly enforced, Our idea is that if customs were executed effi ciently with the wholehearted support of the en tire student body for a period of about six weeks the result would be more satisfying than that of the past semesters. The Aftermath Now that elections are over, it is more than probable that the party platforms will be promptly forgotten. Granted that in most •cases this is not too bad an idea. However this semester some planks might prove worthy Of -being remembered, namely, the Nittany party's promise to effect the reestablishment of a non-profit student book ex change to enable students to obtain texts at a lower cost. Now is the most opportune time to discuss this proposition, with most students finding them selves with flat pocketibooks, writing hurried let ters home for more money. In other words the setting and mood are established. All that re mains wanting is the action. Penn State boasts of being a most democratic institution. The College welcomes students who must earn part of their fees and even provides part-time work. But of what use is all this if the student cannot afford to buy his texts? Cooperative movements have proved suc cesful so far as living units are concerned. Why not revive the cooperative system of a student book exchange? Al that is necessary is a little determination and some leadership. Surely a school of this cali bre is not lacking in these qualities. So let us remember the campaign pledges this time. And more than that, •let's see that they are fulfilled. If enough voters insist upon this action•, something will be done about it. (Editor's Note—All contributions and letters concerning The Collegian should be addressed to the Editor.) Business Manager Elaine Miller _Dorothy Ruthin Louis Bell ___ Peggie Weaver _____ woottene Ise.. _ Caroline Manville ---- David Nalven * * * * .Fenn Statement. Now that the last few stragglers have returned from their vaca tions at the shore or the mountains and the profs have jaunted off on their vacations, the rest Of us have taken to putting into effect as it has never been done so efficiently before—vacationing on the job. But it hasn't hampered the politicians who have patted backs and autographed post cards until exhaustion set in. Axiom says the best man wins but politics is poli tics wherever it is. Freshman elec tions are coming up and individ ual cliques will cast their votes where they think they can gain the most in placing a frosh. can didate. Now that the officers are ready to take over their duties the most important thing the student body will be on the lookout for is the opening of the Sandwich Shop, the State flag waving in front of Old Main, a book exchange, and the other provisions of the prom ised platforms being carried out to some degree. There seems to be no obvious reason why an organization em bracing complete student mem bership—such as All-College Cab inet—can't sponsor a successful entertainment when smaller or ganizations do so. PSCA had a question panel for freshmen coeds Tuesday night at which tim e some prominent cam pus leaders attempted to answer any problems presented. But it Old Mani. And still they're being married. With all due apologies, we find we missed quite a few weddings last week. ChiO Betty Robinson married 'John Bertram, home town boy.... Shirley Kohn be came Mrs. Joseph Boscov. Joe is a Gamma Sig alum.... Delta Gam Anne Louise Decker and Sgt. Paul Heberling were mar ried in State College.... Ruth Goldman married Lt. Israel Zel itich... :Irene Stacy is now Mrs. Laurence Bender. Larry was re cently discharged from the army air corps. The Sabys really -made it a family affair. ChioO Margie Saby married Clif Basteshek at Get tysburg, Pa., while her brother John and Gamma Phi Mary Long were taking final vows at York, Pa. AEPhi _Harriet Morrison and• Gamma Sig alum Bernie Cohen are engaged. AOPI Jo Campbell and ATO Bud Brown are pinned—they found a novel way to be pinned they tell us.... Jan Neff wears George Sample's Phi Kap pin.... Phi Kap Jack Strickland handed his jewelry to Ann Grazier.... Sally Wills wears Thurman Gates's TEE jewelry. Thurman is serving with the navy in the mid- Atlantic. Robinson, SDT, visited Pfc. Bart Krongold, Phi Ep, just Faculty Limelight Joe Bedenk , baseball coach, has been named cairman of the exe cutive committee of the newly-organized American Association of Baseball Coaches . . . Dr. Walter Coutu, of the sociology department, will discuss "Population Trends and Some Probable Effects on Amer ican Life" at , the Faculty Lunch Club meeting Monday. Thomas C. Benton, associate professor of mathematics, and Grover C. Chandlee, professor of chemistry, left for Europe early this month. They will teach mathematics and chemistry, re spectively, to American soldiers in European univ ersities., "Ridge" Riley, assistant execu tive secretary of the Alumni As sociation, is attending a meeting of the American Alumni Council in Chicago this week Plcbert E. Galbraith, acuity counselor of veterans, •has moved his vet eran's office from the. second floor of Sparks to the old bot any building across the mall from Carnegie • Ha 11.... Julius E. Kaulfuss, professor of highway engineering, soon will make the same speech for the 50th time. For four years he has been addressing Kiwanis Clubs on the same topic: "The Third 'l' in Kiwanis"....Henning Nelms, a new merrlber of the drama de partment, gave up a law practice FFw•wFmrva took no tabulation to note that the girls were interested mainly in how to meet tall, handsome men. There's your chance, fellas! Bet ter get on the ball since BTO Jim Hugo has already threatened to hand out his phone number. Fraternity women were told their houses would be closed for the summer because of the neces sity for repairs. Are the school teachers inha'bitating some of them doing the wall-papering and painting?" Although 26 frosh violators were called before Tribunal Wed nesday night, none of them were accused of the more serious Of fenses. Yet many fellows get by every day with dating, insolence, and indignation toward upper classmen. Wouldn't it be a good idea for all men students, not only hatmen and Tribunal mem bers, to clamp down on the new comers now? This would not only speed the removal of. customs but it would also instill the true Penn State spirit in their minds more deeply. returned from comtbat in the ETO....Betty Johnson saw En sign Clair Jewell in. New York. State College Still holds charms for lots of kids with visitors like mad swelling our meager popu lation this week. A/S Neil Williams was' in town visiting Sally Kohler .... Sgt. Dave Cloud, Phi Sig. blew in to see Theta Betty Shenk....Lt. Ted Le Fevre, who was stationed here in the air corps way back when, came back to see Kappa Dorky Newcomer.... Lt. Timmie Gyles and his wife were visiting ....also Beta Clif St. Clair.... Lt. and Mrs. Edward Ryan spent the weekend in town. Mrs. Ryan was formerly Kappa Anne Chas taine. Kappa Margo Zollinger was back seeing A/S Jim Shanks.... Ditto Kappa Hattie Leyden to see. A/S • Jack Strange.... Lt. Bill Smith. TKE alum; Lt. Sam Crabtree, Phi Kap alum, and Lt. Don Montgomery were visiting their old haunts, ...Theta alum Jeanne Irwin was visiting her Theta sisters. Theta Mim Rhein, now Mrs. William Murphy is living in town with her husband. We've ibeen hastily and tersely informed that Jean Knox no longer wears Guy Ecicman's Sig ma Chi pin. Oh, well it was fun while it lasted. —MANIAC for theater direction.... Mar garet Witt is• the new technical director, replacing Grace Clayton. Among the notthles on campus as visiting faculty for Summer Session are: Ennis Davis, editor of the Music Pufblishers' Journal Eunice Hilton, dean of women and professor of educa tion at Syracuse University.... Hobson Pittman, noted artist from Overbrook....W. F. Stew art, head of the department of agriculture at Ohio State Uni versity. Helen Camp, former editor of the Centre Daily Times who dou bled as journalism instructor, is now working with the Associated Press, bureau in London. ... James Smith, general secretary of PSOA, was in New Yonk this week attend ing the national Intercollegiate Christian Council. • Campuseer Once upon a time. a group of little black sheep decided that they wanted to go to Sheep's Coll ege to learn things that would help them be fine citizens in. the democratic country .in which they lived. They were very good little sheep, intelli gent and hard-working, and, name froth good. flocks. But because . they were black, and. in the. minority, all the white sheep in the land consid ered them an inferior breed. When they go to Sheep's College, the ,little black sheep saw that there were only about 20 of them, while there were some 2,000 white sheep who were students at the College. They made friends with many of the white sheep on campits, but with the sheep who lived in the town, it was a different story. The little black rams had to find space in folds with the sheep in town, for the College pre, vided living accomodations only for ewes and let the rams fend for themselves. And the .sheep-14: town, who were all white sheep, were very relue=, tant to rent folds to black rams. So one day the little black rams, along with a \ group of white rams and both black and white.:. ewes, got together and decided that they were:' going to start a fold - of their own where both white and black rams could live and work togeth : - er in close cooperation. • Everything was going fine until a goat with the aspirations of a social worker stuck his horns, into the .project. He was an extremely cautious old goat, and immediately imbued the black and: white sheep with enthusiasm to make the fold part of a national movement that would prove a definite step forward in eliminating breed and.. religious prejudices. "But," he warned, "we must keep very silent.': about the project. There will be much oppositiori.' to it if it becomes known, so we must work very,:, quietly until we are strong enough to withstarid; the opposition."- • That may have been a very fine idea, but the rams who were to live in the new fold,, as well as the advisory and executive boards, kept..so quiet that they antagonized all the other shee4 at the College. "Tell us what you are doing now," they urged,• . , "for we want to help you make a success, of •this.: : fold that will be the exemplification of a democratic spirit." • "We are preparing an official notice," .arts : ,' wered the sheep. "When it has passed the : spection of the advisory and executive boards and:. of all- the members of the fold, we shall releiise'l it. No one member may give out any inforn* - : : tion, for as a group we .must decide what we want outsiders to know about this fold." • ''- In the meantime, about 15 rams, both, blackf:i and white, had moved into the fold which was-,c spacious enough to accomodate at least 35. When: the rams had moved in, they said that the,folP? would be filled up in a very short, time. "Our fold is going to be very unlike the otheif-it;; sheep folds on the campus," they said. 4`,Anyunk; will be able to move in with us, regardless breed or religious belief or who his parentd: are 4 We are truly democratic." • ~ But time .dragged by, and still' only fifteek-`ls rams lived in the new fold. When -autsiders.,-bi;:g. quired why more rams didn't move in,' the' cupants answered "Oh, we are being very,carp.i,":i ful about who lives with us. They must-be oillY , b rams who' believe in our democratic ideals." And soon the new fold, which had• or-1 ganized with high demqcratic ideals, became: one of the most select folds at the College.:. Moral: Too much caution often leads to Front and Center Capt. Al Daykin '33, former Lion socder has added an Oak Leaf Cluster to his SiWeil.. Star won in the European theater. He .was -. :in:'! the Belgian Bulge battle. S/Sgt. Wilson R. inger, ball turret gunner in. - a 15th Air Force , .: Flying Fortress, recently received the Air Medal: First Lt. R. A. Aubrey '39, Bougainville Amt. , eran, now with the Fifth Marine Division, is ' cuperating in a rear area hospital. Lieutenant Au-4; brey stopped 16 Jan slugs in his leg. He reporteds;' , that the :qrst bullet naralyzed him and hewELS , :': forced to stand hi the enemy range while 1 5 -; more bullets were sprayed into his leg. Becatise: of the delicacy of the operation, no 'anaesthet4e* - J, was administered while the slugs were removeil,; : - First Lt. Mortimer H. Menaker '35 was .a ber of the Camp Huckstep Army -Rifle team if , which recently scored a victory in the secon*S` International Rifle competition at Abbassia, ne*fg Cairo,. Egypt. The American team beat the ners-up, the Union Defense Team, by two pointie and received the personal congratulations ; lit, Egypt's King Farouk, who fired the first FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1945
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