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THE COLLEGIAN
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Lois Marks, Barbara Ingraham
Friday, July 27, 1945
Saturd ~ y Night
No Gallup poll is necessary to recognize the
tact that not enough social events and activities
have been planned for the summer week-ends.
After about four weeks of standing in line on a
Saturday night to go to a movie and coining out
only to find that there is nothing doing and no
place to go to till one o'clock, no other conclu
sion seems feasible.
The students quite naturally turn to their
student government to relieve this situation.
Cabinet is quite willing to accept this chal
lenge from the student body, but they have dis
covered that it is easier said than done.
Swing Inn would appear to be
. the natural
Solution to this problem. It sounds simple enough.
All that is needed is a vic, some records, and a
dance floor. But they had all these materials last
semester and still Swing Inn wasn't a success.
The cause for the failure of Swing Inn might be
attributed to the over-used phrase "lack of school
spirit." But by whatever terms you may wish to
use, the fact nevertheless remains unaltered that
the students did not take advantage of their op
portunity.
, However Cabinet is willing to experiment
once more. As soon as plans are complete, Swing
Inn will make its comeback. It can be lots of
fun, a place to meet new friends and welcome fa
miliar faces.
The, cards are in your hands and it's your
turn to play
Wanted: More WAVES
The Navy needs 'more WAVES to replace sailors
M vital positions.
Now that the war in Europe is over, the atten
tion of many young women has been diverted
from the service to the home front, and the num
ber of recruits has dwindled. But 20,000 addi
tional women are needed immediately if the war
with Japan is to be ended in the near future,
according to the Navy department.
"The WAVES have given a splendid perform
ance in everything they've undertaken," Chief C.
L. McKenna said, "and they are still needed to
aid in the tremendous transportation job of mov
ing approximately 6,000,000 men, supplies, and
equipment from Europe to the Pacific and to help
the unexpected great number of casualties."
Enlistees are given an eight-weeks' training
course at Hunter College immediately after enlist
ment and are then assigned to naval activity, hav
ing their choice of over more than 300 positions
varying from telegrapher to aviation machinist
mate. They are also eligible for 34 different rat
ings and overseas duty. At present there are 3,000
serving in Hawaii, according to statistics, •
Since the birth of the WAVES on July 30, 1942,
the ranks have swelled to number 82,000 members
and 31 ratings have been added to the eligible
list.
The WAVES provide an opportunity to help in
the war effort and a chance for future education.
Visit Recruiting Officer Anne Kirkpatrick at the
State College Hotel between 10 a.m, and 6 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday, and join now!
Distributor of
---_____Dorothy Rutkin
--_Louis Bell
Fay Young
Woodene Bell
/•enn Statements
Tribunal has originate& what may become a Penn State tra
dition in a few years when it celebrated the removal of freshmen
dating restrictions by a serenade. .It almost seemed like prewar
days to have fellows come around singing under the coeds' windows.
And speaking of Tribunal, by the sound of the verses on the
sandwich signs, no one has'ernerged as the poet laureate of the se-
mester although Johnny Zoszak is
trying hard enough!
What He Learned—
Guy Eckman tells us his first
semester in college he learned
that coeds are no damned good;
his second semester, that metal
belt buckles made good Ibotitle op
eners; and his third semester,
that a good dab of talcum powder
is a good sulbstitute for a shave.
That's what is known as a liberal
education.
Sleeping Beauty—
There are some people who
complain about what the world
is coming too when they see the
brief nightwear in which 'coeds
are attired these hot days. !Brit
nevertheless rumor says that one
of the beloved Lion coaches still
attires bimself in long white
nightshirts!
Stuff 'lt Stuff-
When told that coeds were en
rolled in the industrial engineering
curriculum, one frosh sig student
Old Mani,.
WRIA broke the ice last week
end by staging an honest-to-goOd
ness dance, a square dame at
that. It's quite a jump from danc
ing to Dorsey, Miller and the big
names at Rec Hall to square
dancing in White Hall's parking
lot, but , c'est la guerre, I guess.
Kappa Jeanne Huber surprised
State College-ites by marrying
Pfc. Danny Butler in Georgia.
Danny was an AiSTP here. Gee,
an elopement—exciting isn't it?
Delta Gam Janie Campbell and
Flight Officer Richard [Mclntyre
were married in Pittsburgh Sat
urday.... Angie Place and S/Sgt.
Ken Hunter (ex-ASITIP) took fi
nals vows too. . ..SDT May Lensh
ner married Cpl. "Dutch" Schultz
Thursday.
Alum Jean Lehm and Beaver
House prexy William Powell are
engaged....SDT Shirley Levine
wears a sparkler from Pfc. Milt
Felman, Gamma Sig .... Theta
Phyll Baer and Ensign Monty
:Livermore will be married Au
gust 11. ChiO Peggy Susanin and
ATO Bill Kelly spent the 'weekend
in town and parted with Peggy
wearing Bill's loin.
Delta Gam Weezie Decker Heb
erling is on her way to Nebraska
to join her huslband....Andy
!Lindzey left Monday to join her
huciband at Western Reserve,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Faculty Limelight
Samuel K. Hoffman, new professor of aeronautical engineering,
was a graduate of the College in the class of 1925. While a student
here, Professor Hoffman was prominent in campus activities....
John H. Frizzell, head of the department of speech, spoke to the
Bellefonte and Lewistown Rotary Clubs this week on the topic,
"Vocational Service." He is chairman of vocational service in the
local Rotary Club.
Royal M. Gerhardt, professor
of architectural engineering, dis
cussed the "College at War" at the
Lions' Club meeting in Waynes
boro recently.... Ralph C. Wood,
assistant professor of German, is
the editor of the next volume of
the Pennsylvania Folklore Society
.... "From Comfbat to Campus," a
series of articles on Penn State's
veterans, have been printed in
the Pittgourgh Press. They were
written by Louise Baer, of the
Office of Public Information, and
will soon ;be reprinted in (booklet
form.
Hummel Fishburn, head of the
music department, will address
the Faculty Lunch Club Monday.
His subject—" Say It With (Music"
....Nominations for •the steering
committee of the Faculty Club
have been made, and will be elect
ed August 6. From the nominees,
three men and two women. will be
chosen,..,to serve for September,
Octdber, and ? . *J>vernber ....The
can didates--111.. ; "I•ewster, A. 'J.
THE C 0 T T .rGIAN
remarked, "11\, , 1y gosh, isn't any
thing sacred any more?"
At -the beginning of last semes
ter there was some talk albout the
revival of "Froth." Nothing was
done about it. Wouldn't the, pres
ent be an opportunity for `Troth"
to 'be restaffed now that men are
returning to campus so that the
publication would 'be ready to -roll
off the press when fall semester
big weekends come around? The
great Obstacle, in the minds of
most students, had seemed to 'be
the dearth of men, for Who but
a man has the mind to write
`Troth!"
Then there was the coed who
was called a 'brainless hunk of
humanity by a colleague because
she threw a "cocoanut-carved
face" into the waste basket.
After an admirer called an Ath
Hall 'belle no less than 10 times
only •to find her out; an Obliging
operator delivered the. following
message: "Go to hell!"
Visiting Firemen—
Lotza kids back in town last
weekend, seeing their girls or just
visiting the boys. Bill Stegner was
visiting Chio Jean Gilbert.....
ditto Theta Betsy Heagy and B. J.
Cassius) Cutler, who's left • the
Collegian for the Pittsburgh Press
....Lt. Danny Matto, Alpha Zeta,
lA. Gil Olewine, and SAE Pat Do
herty, all former prisoners of the
Germans were back looking over
the campus . .Pi Lam Bob Fried
man was visiting. Ruth Green....
0/C Johnny Peters blew in to see
AEPhi Audrey Kreeget....KD
Virginia .Minshall, now of the
USMC is spending a furlough in
town.... Theta alum Ev Wasson,
Achio • alum Polly Huber, Alpha
Xi Nan Smith, Phi Mu Marcia
Conroe, DG Marge McCormick
were all visiting last weekend....
But the busses were jammed
with kids who wanted to leave
the joys of State College to see
how the rest of the world lives
for a weekend. A/S. Bobby Adam
son went to Pittsburgh to see
Zenie Art Tenhula
spent a few days in the "smoky
city" too visiting AOPi Jean Rob
ertson....lohlo Ruth Anderson
was in Philly seeing Phi Delt Ed
Osmon....SDT's Bernice Albert,
Flee Cohen, and Edie Edles were
vacationing, in Wilkes-Barre.
Currier, G. A. Eder, George N. P.
Leetch, R. C. Miller, Jabirli,
Winona Morgan, Mary Willard,
Teresa Cohen, and Pearl Weston.
Amos Neyhart, head of the In
stitute of Public Safety, was one
of the instructors of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation's • three
week National Academy which re
cently held graduation exercises
....Major Sheldon C. Tanner,
formerly with the Allied Military
Government, is back on campus
again as professor of economics
and 'business
Asa Martin, head of the depart
ment of history, is vacationing in
Canada..Linvill F. Watson, for
mer instructor of sociology, is
now working on his doctor's de
gree at Penn....`Tun with Cry
pts," an article &y Registrar Wil
liam S. Hoffman, was featured in
the July issue. of Enigma. It deals
with the. cryptograms he • works
out for the' Centre Daily Tithes..
Campuseer
Every semester about this time, the question of
what to do with violators of frosh customs comes
up. That the present penalties are inadequate is
proved, by the statement that one George Miller
made when he appeared before Tribunal last
week, to the effect that "I will wear anything
you give me. I'm not ashamed of it. Customs
don't mean a thing."
For some completely incomprehensible reason,
freshmen seem proud to wear the ridiculous out
fits inflicted upon them by Tribunal, making,
them the laughing stock of the campus. They
enjoy donning skirts and sweaters and covering
their pallid complexions with war paint. There
fore, since present penalties completely fail to
produce the desired results of chagrin and em
barassment, why not inflict penalties that will
carry out their purpose?
All of which leads up to one obvious thing—
Campy is hereby proposing new penalties for
violations of customs.
First will come the milder penalties, then they
will grow progressively worse (as long- as our
ideas hold out.)
Tribunal could help Grounds and Buildings
alleviate its help shortage by reestablishing the ,
old custom of having frosh scrub the Library
steps—or any other steps on campus—with a
toothbrush.
Violators could be stationed in the tower of
Old Main with a megaphone to call out the time
both before and after the chimes ring. Passers-by
get very tired craning their necks to check on
the hour as they pass the clock;, in fact, several
persons have been known to stretch their liga
ments and spend the rest of their days gazing
dreamily at the skies. Therefore, it would be
very helpful to hear a voice from Manna calling,
"Old Main is about to strike 12:15" or "Old Main
has just Struck 2:30."
Freshmen could be compelled to clean up the
tables in the 'Skellar.
They could carry fly-swatters and flit-guns
and kill all flies in classrooms before the, class
begins
There is a junction at the foot of the other
side of Bald Eagle mountain that has a gasoline•
station built on it.. Why not have the men hike
out some-dark midnight to get the serial numfberg
on the gasoline pumps?
How .many steps are there in all the buildings
on campus? Tribunal should be able to figure out
that hint by itself.
Finally, violators of dating customs could be
forced to serenade coeds in the dormitories. •On.'
second thought, Tribunal can forget that idea.,
It would undoubtedly provide a worse punish-,
ment for the women than for the freshmen.
Front and Center
Rex Searson. '47 and Charles Taiquini were' in'
the first class of Merchant Marine officem.to
graduated from the Williamsport Technical
tute. Before shipping out to sea, Rex spent a feirbr;''
days at the College, Joseph Ridley, who -is now;;'
receiving his officer's training at the Williamspo# - .;".,
school, visited the College last weekend.
Lt. Paul Menzie, former State baseball captain;,
had trouble laying out a baseball diamond. at his
company's headquarters in the heart of GermanY:
"Every time I got it ready, a farmer opened tlie:f .
dykes and I found second base knee•deep in irri- - J`
gation," Menzie wrote. •
;Pvt. Jack Biery, former State basketball aCk . ,
recently married Irish Boss, an English girl, in-
Essex, Eng. . . Marine Cadet R. F. "Tubbe.',
Crawford, who played five, sports while at the::
College, is now taking flight' training at Dallas, - :
Tex.
Plc, Robert D. Parsons '43 is stationed with the'
147th AGF Band on Luzon. Bob plays trumpet
with this group which supplies music for the MO . "
shows in the Philippines.
Theta Chi alumnus,. Blair i. E. Henderson, was
recently promoted to colonel. He is an assistant..
logistics officer in the Philippines. . . . Recenttis:
promoted to a major, Irving Atlas '4l commands,
a headquarters company on . Leyte. . .
transportation unit in the Philippine area is,Pfse,
Hugh A. White '45. '
Lt. David Mather '42 recently added a thirdr7,:l
Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal. S/Sgt. , Lo- tf,
gan L. Gerheim '44 likewise added. an Oak Le*H'i
Cluster to his Air Medal.
First Lt. William W. Mills Jr. '4l pilots. ail.
A-26 Invader with the Ninth Air Force. He fox. s .:„ .
merly flew a B-26 Marauder. Pvt. William.
lickert Jr. is stationed at the Casablanty . /4..
Base with the. Air Ttlatisport Command...
FRIDAY, JULY 27, 194;i
--Campy.