PAGE EIGHT THE COLLEGIAN "For A Better Penn state" Established' 1940. Successor to the Penn State Coßestart, established 1904. and the Free Lance, established 1887. Published every Friday morning during the regular Cot. lege year by the staff of the Daily Collegian of the Pennsyl-. vania State Collac. Entered as second class matter July 6, 1.934, at the State College, Pa.. Post Office under the act ig March 8. 1879. Subscripttions by . mail only at $1 a semester. Editor-in-Chief Helen Hatton Managing Editor Advertising Manager Fay E. Young Mary Louise Day my Member !Associated Golleepiate Press Golle6iate Ditsest EDITORIAL STAFF News Editor ___- Dorothy Rutkin Women's Editor Peggic Weaver Senior Board—Woodene Bell, Gloria Nerer.h.rg, Audrey Ry back. Patricia Turk. Editorial Assistants—Lynette Lundquist, Doris Stowe, Barbara Ingraham Sports Assistants—Leon. Aaron, Leo Kornfeld, David Nal von, Elliot Shapiro. Reporters—Kay Badollet, Arlene Greene, Baroara Ingraham, Caroline Manville, Lois Marks, Suzanne McCauley, Kay McCormick, Nancy Sherriff. Gwynneth Tirnmis. Ruth Tisherman, Jane Wolbart, Mervin Wilf, Kay Krell. Graduate Counselor _Louis Bell ADVERTISING STAFF Junior Board—Phyllis Deal, Rosemary Ghantous, Helen Rime STAFF THIS ISSUE Managing Editor Copy Editor News Editor --- (Sports Editoi Friday, August 10, 1945 Who's To Blame? Semester presidents called class meeting a few weeks ago. The purpose of these meetings is to provide an opportunity for cla'ssmates to become better acquainted and to allow the students to inform their student government representatives of their opinions so that they may truly have a voice in their democratic government. Unfortunately these class meeting were not publicized enough. Semester presidents com plained because the attendance figures were so miserable. But this time the failure of the meeting could not be attributed to' the lack of "Penn State spirit"— on the part of the students. The fault lay with Cabinet. A majority of the students did not even hear of these meetings before or after. Not only did the semester presidents fail to no tify their classmates but also many of them came quite unprepared to lead the gatherings with even a semblance of efficiency. Perhaps the fact that the Ccinstitution states that class meetings must be held within the first few weeks of the semester had something to do with the slipshod manner with which these meet ings were conducted. However this would prove a feeble excuse in view of the fact that .an extra week was granted by 'Cabinet so that more time could be devoted to the organization of these meetings. It seems obvious that Cabinet cannot expect brilliant results from its so-called Penn State Spirit Committee when its members display such meagre enthusiasm themselves. There is an old saw whith expresses the thought; namely, people who live in glass houses should not throw stones. A Challenge Too often promises are made and not kept. Too often political parties make vague pro mises before elections and build their campaigns on them, then forget them as soon as the ballots have been counted. This semester President Lynch started out - on the right path by appointing several committees to fulfill the pledges set out in the Nittany plat form. Specifically, Lynch has committees working on the establishment of a non-profit student book exchange, the re-opening of "Swing Inn," and, the creation og a College flag to hang on one of the flag poles in front of Old Main. In keeping with another provision of the platform, Cabinet has be come "Constitution conscious" in their efforts to adhere to the revised constitution. These steps taken •by Lynch indicate that he is attempting to fulfill his promises. However, the appointment of these groups is only the first step —the results attained will tell the story of wheth er this semester will be remembered as one in which student officers actually carried out their promises. Only President Lynch and Cabinet know the answer. —W.B. * * * * All editorials represent the opinions of the writer whose initials are signed to it, and not the opinion of the corporate Collegian staff. Unsigned editorials are by the editor. Business Manager Elaine Miller Distributor of __—____DOrothy Rutkin Gloria Nerenberg June Wolbarst George Sample Penn Statements The engineers have come through again. This time they are sponsoring the only semi-formal dance slated for the summer se mester to date, the third-and-a-half Slide Rule Ball or Log-Rhythmn as it has been dubbed. So while the fellows complain about wearing neckties and buying corsages, the coeds are digging out their frothy ses a gala affair complete with a gowns and frills. The staff prom Cwazy Cwiz contest, the crowning of Mr. Accelerated Program by a judging committee of coeds, and unusual bnoths for "idiots, morons, imbecileS, and engineers." Same Old Story— The cry of mor e • school spirit has come to the foreground again. A lack of interest in frosh hazing was noticed and was conveniently contributed to the dearth of hat men on campus. But this is no excuse for the small attendance at the various class meetings. An example is the fifth semester group of which only seven stu dents out of more than 200 were Present at the second meeting and this was representative Of the other seven semesters. Don't com plain to cabinet or your neighbor that there is nothing doing on campus this summer. Complain to yourself for your lack of interest in ' , Piping to promote social life. A Tale of Woo-- . Last weekend a serviceman and his girl tramped up to Hort Woods Old Mania Comes time for the less eager summer session students to leave— the kids who decided• that six weeks of books was about all they could sweat out, and the visiting teachers too. The exodus leaves the campus sort of depleted, but boosts the ratio, coeds. But even summer session scholars must have one last fling. And it was quite a weekend. Lucky coeds who know ASTP's danced to the music of Dick Berge at the Armory, while others' entertained visitors who flocked to town this weekend. Ensign Dick Okerberg was in town seeing Chi Ruth Anderson. . . . Alpha Xi Mary Gundel enter tained Pfc. Fred Guidry. . . . RD Peggy Babs Knoll was back see ing Sigma Nu Dusty Miller, . . . Ditto KD Peggy Martin to see Fred Cacese. • . . Gamma Phi Kate Savige spent the weekend in town seeing ASTP Jimmy Wilson. . . . Nora Thompson Wadlin was seen in town with her husband Pfc. George Wadlin. former Lambda Chi. Phi Delt Chuck Hall was visit ing Janie Reepsome. . . . Ensign Walt Schrader, former swabbie visited Joe Cerroni. . . . KD's Weezv , Gwillim, Smokey Glavin, and Shirley Thompson were visit ing their. sisters. . . also DG's Levona Dewald, Barb Keast and Susie Hay. . . Pfc. Tom Cough enor and Pfc. Dick Dilworth visit ed the Phi Kaps. Aftermath of the weekend Kappa Dorky Newcomer wear ing Pfc. Jack Harper's SAE pin . . . . Burns handing over his Theta Chi jewelry to M. C. Berger. . . . SDT Elaine Fehr and Phi Ep Nordey Bernstein parting, with Nordey once more wearing his own pin. Faculty Limelight cationing at Blue Ridge Summit . . . Bob Higgins, football coach, flew back from Greensburg for his first plane ride in 10 years . . . Ray Conger, assistant professor of physical education, is" farming a '7O - farm near Stornastown . . . Bell Jeffrey, soccer coach, writes home from Europe about visiting the Keats-Shelly memorial in Rome. Dean Frank C. Whitmore, lead of the school of chemistry and physics, was photographed for "Everybody's Weekly."....Helen Camp, former English compost : - tion instructor who has received so much publicity as a corres pondent for the Associated Press, now appears in IHarper's Bazaar.. ..Dorothy Dix, famed author of 'a syndicated advice-to-the-lovelorn column, quoted Dr. Clifford R. Adams' opinion on iwartime mar riages....a picture of Leo Houck, boxing coach, composes the cov er <lf the latest issue of the Vet- I eran Boxers' Association maga zine. The main feature in the periodical also concerns Houck. Prof. George Free of the nature education department will discuss. "What to Look for, in . the Woods"' at aVionday's meeting of the Faculty and because they were tired, they spread a blanket on which they reclined a bit. They were willing to stand any comments that might be tossed in their direction by by passers since it was daylight, but to their amazement townspeople, students, and even youngsters wandered by not seeming to no tice them. When the couple got, up to leave sometime later, the sign "Outdoor Chapel" stared them in the face. Hung-aid— Pie a la mode was on the Ath erton Hall menu one dinner last week. It was especially. good pie, with a rich, flaky crust and the ice cream seemed especially tasty that day too. Several coeds had consumed a lot of energy and wanted to add a few more calories to their diet in the form of a sec ond pie a la mode, but they were refused. . Yet the hostesses may help themselves to second desserts any time they want too! • Seems like all the SDT alums are getting married .. Pearl Teller will soon middle-aisle it with Sam Stone .. Cecl Henschel and Julian Pitchel were married last week .. Flip Grossman, also an SDT alum, tied the knot with Lt. L. Drone, USNR Aopi Ginny Pershing and Jack Schetter, delta sigma phi, are pinned .. Jack "Steve Proctor" Reid presented his home-town girl with a dia mond Esther Miller received a ring by proxy from Marine T/S Harlan Whitney. More visitors—the place is charmed. Even .the Lewistown bus can't discourage them. Phi 'Den Wally Shaffer blew in for the weekend. . . . SDT Jo Rizika visited her sisters. . . . Alpha Chi Nancy Marst too. . .. Pfc. Zelmar Barson is in town seeing Thelma Simon : . . Alpha Xi's Lucille Whitmer and Elvira Holmes were seen back on campus. But our secret agents and super sleuths unearthed only one mar riage—AEPhi Lee Robin who be came Mrs. Stan Cohen. Stan is a former Phi Ep, now in the Air Corps. . . . Well, that does it. Gonna lock up the trusty type writer for the summer and con centrate on •acquiring a suntan. Lunch Club.... Dr. Clifford 0. Jensen, who has been with the P. Lorillard company for several years, is teaching•plant chemistry and directing tobacco research, in the of ag biochem..... Nollie B. Guerrant, professor of biological chemistry, recently pre• sided as co-chairman at the Gib son Island Vitamin Research Con ference.... 'Major 'Maurice P. Goddard, as sistant professor of forestry on leave, has been awarded the bronze star for meritorious service in Europe.... Edith John, formerly director of summer session for li brarians, recently resigned from the Long Beach public library,. where she had served as libftriab. for 17 years. Noises coming from Carnegie Hall can be pretty odd at times, with music majors emitting sounds that sound like anything but music. One coed, annoyed by the • trills of a practising soprano, gave out the cryptic comment, "Good grief, she sounds more consternated than syncopated." • Maybe it's going to school three semesters • g year that does it, or maybe it's love, but no one can deny that some of the students are suffering from mental fatigue. If you want proof, here it is. One coed recently decided to take a nap after dinner before studying for an exam that she was going to have the next day. When her alarm clock wakened her at 8 p. m., she jumped out of bed and, feeling certain that it was morning, quickly dressed and went to the Sandwich Shop for breakfast. Naturally, she found the• dining room closed, but figuring that she was just too late to get in; she went back to her room 10 study. A couple' hours later she looked out the window to find it dark outside. "My gosh," she thought to herself, "there's go ing to be a storm. I hope it's over by the time I have to go to class." It wasn't until an hour later when her room mate came into the dorm that k she learned it was evening, not morning. So she very disgustedly slammed her books down and went back to bed. The fire in the poultry barn Wednesday Morn ing brought out more evidence of the dazed con dition of coeds. An inhabitant of the fourth poor• in Ath was wakened by the noise of women Who were watching the fire trucks whizz by. She got out of bed, and in her •bare feet, walked down to= theground floor and into a room where four stu dents were playing bridge. Never having seen her before, one of the Cul bertsons asked who she was. Our sleepwalker stared at her for a moment, then answered, 7 don't know. Who are you?" Whereupon she turned around and 'went back to her own room, leaving the bridge quartette thinking, "People are the funniest animals." A Note found on Campy's desk recently reads ' as follows: "To whom it may concern "This is to certify that Jane Doe, who resides in Atherton Hall, State College, Pa; is an extremely charming, nice, and wholesome type of girl. - **. Witnthsed • July 23, 1945 Jane Doe "T. S. What's _more, she's cute, too," Anyone interested in learning the real nanie and phone number of this modest, but extremely:: charming, nice,' and 'wholesome coed may . get by phoning the Collegian office. —Campy, Corn. A. H. Zerbar, on leave from the Coi-? lege's mechanical engineering staff, has awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious': service in the Pacific. T/Sgt. Robert Thomas, Phi Kappa alumnus;?., recently became a member of the Caterpilidi%-:: Club. A burning plane forced Technical Seir; geant Thomas and his crewmates to to bail ,out;.:; about 10 miles off the coast of Japan. A sUb-.': marine rescued the leapers.. First Lt. • John R. Stauffer '42 has been aeH.-, pointed company commander .of the• 52nd Signal:, Battalion headquarters in the Philippines. . Recently promoted to a captain in the. Pacific' fleet was Harney W. Stover. —Maniac Sgt. Blair. H. Harmon '46, who was previously listed as missing, has been reported killed in action. Sergeant Harmon was a radio operator on a B-17 which . was shot down over France. Pfc. Donald W. Carrtither Jr. '46 ,suffered fractured tack in an accident in the Pacific... Second Lt.- Harry W. Ernest '45 is now 'a co-. pilot with the Long Rangers" bomber unit •in the Philippines Pfc. Benjamin I. French Jr. '46 is doing 'psy chOlogical research at Bowman Field, Ky. . . . Thomas H. Dawson '47 has reported to the pre flight school at Maxwell Field, Ala. . . . First Paul E. Willhide_ is now with the -Air Corp ;,at Ellington Field, Tex. . . . First Lt. James:B. Braniff '46 is a First Air Force navigator in,-; . r structor at Westover Field, Mass. Visiting the Beta Sigma Rho fraternity hewer,. last weekend were RT3/C Herbert Hollenber‘ Ens. Herbert Kay, and Pvt. Paul Vinecoff. Prive . l Vinecoff is on a 30-day furlough after ,returniv from Germany. . . . Another Beta Sig, Lt, TV* Spiegel '46 is . also . on furlough . , after service., yk : ‘,ll the ETO. FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1945 Campuseer V.S ES SD A: g: * 131111E3 Front and Center
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