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THE COLLEGIAN
"For A Better Penn State"
Established' 1940. Successor to the Penn State Collegian,
Established 1904, and the Free Lance, established 1887.
Published every Friday morning during the regular Col
lege year by the staff of the Daily Collegian of the Pennsyl
vania State Collge. Entered as second class matter July 5,
1534,. at the State College, Pa., Post Office under the act
►f March 8, 1870.
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Navy Suffrage
On Tuesday night Cabinet voted to extend
a vote to the Navy men stationed on campus.
This is one of the first steps taken by the stu
dent body to. bring •about maximum integration
between the men who will be• attached to the
Naval :Reserve Officers' Training Program and
other groups on campus.
When addressing a faculty meeting early
last month, Capt. A. S. Adams of the War De
partment stressed that such integration is impor
tant in successfully establishing NROTC. By its
action, Cabinet has shown that it is willing to
go half-way in helping Navy men become a reg
ular part of campus life.
Students and faculty must be helped by itlie
men themselves if the goal set by the Navy 'is
to be attained. One of the first things they can
do is take advantage of their right to take part
in. student elections and government. In. order
to do this, •they will have to pay class dues.
Many complaints have been voiced by V-12ers
at the thought of paying 75 cents each- semester
for the privilege of voting. Yet these same men
who object to paying the fee •also object to being
left out of certain campus activities and claim
they cannot feel any true school spirit because
of that.
Naval ROTC will replace V-12 at the College
in October. And •by paying class dues, men in
•the program will be taking a big step toward be
coming an integral part of the student body
rather than an appendage to it.
Better Homes
It is hard for most of us to realize that the
war is really over. Perhaps only when our men re
turn home will we be convinced that it isn't just
a good dream.
Soon more and more veterans will return to
civilian life and to school. Each semester sees an
ever increasing number of ex-Gls returning to
campus. The College welcomes these ex-service
men, listens to their recommendations, and ar
ranges its, calendar for their convenience.
But there is one thing that Penn State has
neglected 'to do for its war-weary veterans, to
see that they will have a comfortable, convenient,
and not-too-expensive place to live.
Many of these ex-Gls have married; some
have children. Most of them have been separated
from their families for several years. It is only
natural that they should want their families near
while they finish their educations. This would be
possible were it not for the fact that State Col
lege suffers from an acute housing shortage.
Even at present when the enrollment is be
low average, apartments are almost impossible
to locate. The ones that are available are either
dismal or too expensive for a veteran's income.
Other collegee have recognized this housing
problem. Among those is the University of Mich
igan which even in wartime procured the govern
ment's permission to build housing units for re
turning veterans and their families.
If Penn State is to take an active part in the
post-war education world, something must be
done to solve this problem now.
Now that everyone has returned from his two-day vacation that
turned out of be five, State College has again taken on that •nothing
ever-happens-to-me look. But it was fun while it lasted, the pause that
refreshes—" Drinking lime and Coca-Cola"
few of us who stayed—a very few. For the X-G-I Dance we were
grateful. I•t was probably the only time couples ever went to a ball at
Rec Hall and had room to jitterbug
King of the Dance
Speaking of dances, 'tis rumor
ed that the Engineer is going so
cial in a big way come Saturday
night. The big question now is
who will be crowned Mr. Acceler
ated Program? It is only fair that
the winner should come from the
list of students who have worked
hard and will graduate in the
minimum number of semesters.
Therefore Collegian would like to
nominate a well-qualified candi
date for Mr. Acceldrated Program
--James Q. Casey.
Bugle?
_Louis Bell
Up in the entomology depart
ment the other day, one of the
students confused the professor
by classifying a certain species of
the insect world as a duhkelbug.
The professor was puzzled. In
fact he was almost convinced that
he was becoming the proverbial
absent-minded profesor until the
student explained that he had
christened the bug "dunkel" be
cause the insect's •long snout re
minded hirh of his girlfriend,
Dunkel by name.
Another era has passed; another
graduation has been held, and
another Maniac has taken over.
So if any of you fellas and gals,
ASTIP's and sailors included, have
any news about hitchings or oth
erwise general talk. please call
248 Atherton and ask for Maniac.
Tanx, chums!
The latest engagement is that
of Kappa Eleanor Bennett to
Lloyd "Speed" Converse, Phi Sig
ma Kappa alum. Speed has re
cently been discharged from the
Navy and is visiting in town....
Frosh Ethel Beard is also wear
ing a sparkler from a hometown
marine.
Bob Taylor handed. his SPE
heart over to AChio Janet Mol
lenauer victory weekend. ...The
ta Nancy. Long was married to a
hometown lad.
Just ,Visiting---
The last two weekends and
the unexpected holiday brought
many:guests to campus while the
half the student body• went
home. Bill Stegner trekked up
from Pittsburgh to see• ChiO.
Jeannie Gilbert :while Dottie Col-.
yer stopped over en route from
Faculty Limelight
Science Service's release of August 4 features the story of how
H. Burton Musser, professor of agronomy, helped the Army Air
Forces make usable, by means of dust control methods, a half mil
lion acres of ground for air fields.... "Canned Health," by Prof. F.
J. Doan (as told to Gloria Nerenberg, of the Collegian staff) ap
peared in the "Milk Plant Monthly" for July, telling of low cost
vitamin C in evaporated milk.
One of the longest Penn State
stories to hit the Associated Press
national wires was that released
Saturday when Dean Edward
Steidle told of limited uranium
for atomic bomb production:...
Ed L. (Flynn, who taught hotel
management at the College until
recently, has been named sales
manager for the Benjamin Frank
lin Hotel, Philadelphia.
John R. Clopton,. formerly of.
the agricultural and biological
chemistry department of the Col
lege, recently was appointed as
sociate professor of chemistry ,at
(Kansas State Teachers College
and chief research chemist for the
Kansas Research and Manage-
Ment Company of Emporia, Kan
sas.
William K. Rice, Camp JUL a
College alumnus and former dis
trict extension representative,
has been appointed director of
THE COLLEGIAN
Penn Statements
Old. Mania
Of cours these were a
Cupid O'Halligan
Bill Halligan is quite the party
boy. He not only plans the shin
digs, buys the food and drink, but
even manages to get dates for the
female guests. Last weekend Hal
ligan almost met his Waterloo,
however. He rounded •up four
eligible males, led them up to
Atherton Hall, and they emerged
with one fellow extra. It wasn't
till several •blocks later that the
:onesome one put in a compl•aint.
The Halligan Date Bureau was at
once anologetic and the• tale end
ed happily when another coed
ioined the parade. •
Memories
Things we'll never forget about
V-J Day—Betty Shenk riding the
Alpha fire engine the coed who
started to jump up and down
when the whistle blew, shouting,
"Oh goodie! Let's go kiss all the
sailors!" the joy of staying out
till twelve on a week day, of
missing bluebooks and classes
the hunt we had trying to find a
place to eat—but best of all the
thankfulness we sincerely felt.
the dirty city to Binghamton, N.
Y., to see A/S Ed Hobart....
First It. Jim White, former Peruf
Stater, and First Lt. Larry Moore
house (journeyed in to see AOPi
Done Stack after returning from
overseas duty.... .
Also seen visiting -around cam
pus were dg Pat Turk.... Jane
Murphey (former women's editor
of The Collegian) ....deltasigma
phi Guy Newton....AoPi's Gra
cie , Goodlin and B. J. Drouse....
Theta Betsy (Merkle....Achio
Jane Watson....;Lynn Robinson
....delta gam alum Marjorie
Cherry Newton.... Kappa Joan
Paul seeing her sisters. "
And More—
Alpha Zeta Ozzie Merrill is
back doing graduate work fora
few weeks.... Liz Griffith dashed
home to see Sgt. Bob Miller over
the weekend... .and Phi Kaps
Lt. (j.g.) Hank Keller, .Bobby
Conrad, and Ted Ryser were in
'town.... so was AKPi• alum
Wayne Yodd and the missus....
Delta. Chi Bill.. Clark and Jim
Casey..... and Beta. sig Stork Ro
sen was seeing his brothers'after
a discharge. —Maniac
enrollment in the Harrisburg dis
trict of the Medical Service As
sociation of Pennsylvania. He will
supervise enrollment activities in
Harrisburg, Reading, York, State,
College, Bellefonte, Huntingdon,
Lewistown, Millersburg, Charth
ersburg, Pottsville; Bloomsburg,
Shamokin, Hanover, Gettysburg,
Halifax, Gratz, and nearby com
munities.
Major- Maurice K. Goddard, as- 7
sistant professor of forestry on
leave from the College, has been
-awarded the Bronze Star for mer
itorious service in Europe. Be is
an executive officer to the chief
of personnel section, Adjutant
General's Division, .AEF.... A
College Personnel Relations office
has been established under the
general supervision of George N.
P. Leetch, director of the College
Placement Service, with Frank F.
Morris •as personnel officer.
Campuseer
The post-war world is ten days old now, and
everyone is waiting for all..the wonderful things
that have been promised to. them in advertise
ments during the past three and a half years.
Students on campus are asking eagerly, "Where
is. that Ford that is supposed to be in my fu
ture?" or "When do we get television and fre
quency modulation?"
When asked what they were most looking for
ward to •getting in the post-war world, inter
viewers gave some rather startling answers. Of
course, the first desire of every coed questioned is
nylons, with two-way stretches running them • a
close second. And men ask for equally prosaic
items like shoe laces and leather belts. .
But some persons showed more imagination
in their reauests. One student asked for an atomic
alarm clock so that he could be wakened with a
bang every morning. Another said that all he
wants is a German slave, a Jap slave, and a gei
sha girl.
"A student union on campus that serves beer
at five cenfs a glass," said the n - tan who was ques
tioned at the 'Skellar.
"And a mobile pub that will make a tour of the
fraternity houses every evening," added his buddy'
as he chugged his seventh glass of beer.
"A rocket plane," answered an astrology stu
dent as he gazed wistfully at the moon.
"A helicopter or motorcycle so that we, can get
to 8 o'clocks on time," said a chronic late-corner.
• Other wishes were for escalators in all the
buildings, subway lines to use between buildings
in the winter time, and pneumatic upholstery on
all lecture-room chairs.
One male student said he couldn't wait to see
the cellophane bathing-suits that have been pro
mised, but when it was explained• to him that
they will not be transparent, he quickly lost in
terest.
"If an engineer carries a slide rule, why can't
I have an adding machine?" aueried a C and F.
student.
"I want a washing machine that don't: take all
the buttons off my shirts," said . another as he
reached for a safety pin.
All the students agreed, however, that they
don't want these things to be available too soon.
"We want-to get even with salesgirls who have
been looking down their noses at us and exclaim
ing frigidly, everytime we.wanted something that
wasn't in stock. 'Don't you know there's a wax
on?', For just a few months," they. explained, "We
wan to be able to look down our nose at them
and say, 'Don't you know the war is over?'".
Front and Center
Acting as mayor of the town Gemunden
near Frankenburg,,Ger.- is Capt.. Arthur E. _Stern
'41... ;Pi Kappa. ‘Phi' alumnus, Ens. E. Barr. '44
served as damage• control
. officer aboard the U.
S. S. Topeka when -it recently bombed •Nojima
Cape,. Jap. • , .
Phi Kappa Sigma brothers,,,Ens. Henry - Kat;
.° •
ler and Ens. Gordon '. Rogers;l , • both °of claw . _of
'43, met in the - South , Pacific: Each-was the corn
munications, officer on an .LST when. the . two
ships passed W and saluted. each ,other at. sea.:. •
Eugene McMahon, -former. Marine V-12 stu
dent at the College,, was commissioned
as a second lieutenant. Last ,week Lieutenant
McMahon, former. State swimming manager,
graduated "in absentia" from the College. ••
Glenn D. Guiser '46, mail clerk in the Pa
lau Islands, was recently promoted to technician
fifth grade.... Graduating with the last class
from the United States Merchant , Marine Acad
emy, Kings Point, was Ens. John C. McClelland
'45. ~.Robert G. Meinken '45 was promoted to a
Navy specialist third class. He is serving in the
Marianas. •
Liivu Salmi '44 is a Red Cross staff assistant
in France.... With the "Flying Sharks" in China
is Lt. Charles W. Bowen '44.... Ens. Robert
Scheirer Jr. '44 is serving aboard a destroyer
in the Pacific.
Beta Theta Pi Sgt. John S. Crawford '46, pre
viously reported missing, is now on his way
back to the United States. . . Pfc. Frank . D.
Weller '46 has returned to this country and, is
resting in a convalesCent hospital at Fort Thomas,
Kentucky.
Lt. Thompson R. Kyle '45 who spent seven
months in a German prison camp was recently
on furlough in his Harrisburg home.... Lt. Jo
seph J. , Chenery '45 is stationed in Washington,
D.
S/Sgt. William J. Utts '45, on Luzon with
the 179th Engineers' Special Shop Battalllon,
was awarded a citation.... Cpl. Milt:in B. Dol
inger '43 has been awarded the Bronze Star.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1945