PAGE EIGHT THE COLLEGIAN 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 Colige. Entered as second class matter July 5, 1934, at the State College, Pa., Post Office under the act sf March 8, 1879. Subscripttions by mail only at $1 a semester. Editor-in-Chief Business Manager Helen Hatton Elaine Miller ' Q. , • "" Managing Editor . Advertising Manager Fay E. Young Mary Louise Davey EDITORIAL STAFF News Editor Dorothy Rutkin Women's Editor Peggie Weaver Senior Board--Woodenc Bell, Gloria Nererherg, Audrey RY- back, Patricia Turk. Editorial Assistants—Lynette Lundquist, Doris Stowe, Barbara Ingraham Sports Assistants—Leon Aaron, Leo Kornfeld, David Nal- yen, Elliot Shapiro. Reporters—Kay BadeHet, Arlene Greene, Kay Krell, Caroline Manville, Lois Marks, Suzanne McCauley, Kay McCormick, Nancy Sherriff, Gwynneth Timmis, Ruth Tisherman, Herrin Wilf, Jane Wolbarzt Graduate Counselor ADVERTISING STAFF Junior Board—Phyllis Deal, Rosemary Ghantous, Helen Kime STAFF THIS ISSUE Managing Editor - Copy Editor _ Caroline Manville News Editor Sports Editor George Sample News Assistants --Shirley Lyon, Marilyn Jncobson Assistant Advertising Manager. Ria Hanzlik Friday, 'September 7, 1945 Crime Doesn't Pay • Criminologists say that the better educated people are the less likely they are to commit petty crimes as common burglary, stickups, and pocket picking. But, the recent outbreak of petty, robb eries at Atherton Hall seem to indicate that eith er the experts are wrong or college does not pro vide a very good education. Atherton Hall was once a dormitory from which coeds could go to classes, town, or meet ings without thinking of locking, room or closet doors. Women who have been living there for the past two months have found that they cannot even go to dinner or leave their rooms to take showers without, locking up everything of value. Since the beginning of the semester alarm clocks, wrist watches, rings, cigarettes, several hundred dollars in cash, and many little knick knacks which coeds value have disappeared from coeds' rooms. Many of these thefts have taken place in odd hours, when no outsiders could pos sibly 'have been 'present in the dormitory. There fore, the assumption has been made that coeds themselves are responsible for the pilfering of these articles. Coeds are asked by dormitory supervisors to lock their closet and room doors whenever they leave their rooms for a fe.w . minutes. They are also urged by the authorities not to keep large sums of money in the dormitories. By being on the look-out for suspiciously, acting people walk ing in the dormitory halls and by listening to the advice of hostesses and officials perhaps the guil ty ones will be' apprehended and Atherton coeds will once more be able to leave their rooms un locked and unguarded. Private Property Heinz Warneke's statue of the Nittany Lion, a gift to 'the College by the Class of 1940, is one of •the outstanding works of art of which the Col lege is justly proud. Not 'only because of its mon etary and artistic value are students and former Penn Staters proud, but because the Nittany Lion has come to symbolize all the traditions and spirit of our Alma Mater. To all those who love and cherish the Lion then, there is no possible excuse for the vandalism which occurred Friday morning. Captain Mark of the Campus Patrol reports that at this time it was discovered that lipstick and brown shoe polish were used to decorate the Lion's face. Students were shocked to learn one year ago after the Colgate football game that the Lion had been smeared with black paint. After this van dalism occurred All-College Cabinet appropria ted funds to illuminate the statue at night hop ing that this would stop any recurrence of this act. iEvidently the ;lights were not a sufficient pro tectorate because since then three offenses have been reported. On one of these ocasions a chip was knocked off the Lion's nose by an empty bottle. . If these acts continue, it will be necessary to enclose the Lion in a cage of wire. Anyone who has seen the imposing figure in its landscaped setting wil realize how much such a contraption would detract from the beauty of the scene. Such actions will surely discourage future be quests to the College—perhaps even squelching plans for the proposed Student Union building. _Louis Bell ---___ Fay E. Young Dorothy Rutk in Penn Statements Even on a week-end when gobs of students flocked home or to the shore for their last fling of the summer, Dry Dock was jammed with couples having a wonderful time. Thanks to the efforts of Cab inet and especially of June First and her hard working committee, the answer to the campus's prayer for entertainment and fun on a Saturday night got off to a good s were Prexy Hetzel, Dean Ray, and Dean and Mrs. Warnock who in cidentally were cutting a rug with the best of them. It's Unusual— The Corner Unusual has long been noted for a lot of things— chocolate cake a la, ham a la Corners, peanut fudge sundies, and slow service. The customers have long since come to expect a half hour wait before and after orders have been taken. They just come and saturate themselves with the atmosphere, and inciden tally notice who is entering with whom those sacred portals. But last week-end Tim Reed found himself supersaturated with at m•orphere and still no waitress seemed to notice. Finally Tim took matters in his own hands and served himself cafeteria style— juist like Atherton Hall. Classifieds— Just before the Collegian went to press last week, a classified was hurriedly excavated from the form. The ad looked quite harm less, definitely not the to-be cen sored type. It read: LOST: AOPi sorority, pin. Finder please return Old Mania The Navy swamped Maniac with choice news bits as Sailor Larry IVicGrael placed a sparkler on Muggy Hall's left hand . . . and ChiO Libby Fitzgerald accepted a diamond from A/S Charlie Smith. And may we quote a New York society page saying ex-EDT prexy Shirley Levine is now Mrs. Milton Feldman . . . and . SDT Arlene Rabinowitz was married to Paul Friedman in New York Sunday. Posie Schearrer, - theta, jour neyed up from Washington to see Dick Griffiths. Now she is wear ing his phi tau jewelry.... Liz Lowy and Lt. Bernie Weiner mid dle-aisled it early in August.... Phi sig Howie Elet pinned Ethel Winter of Hunter College.... AChiO Alice Mendenhall Is wear ing a sparkler from V-12er Jack Palme. Around Town— Lt. Rem Robinson, former sports editor of The Collegian, was visiting deltagam Jeanne Barronett....Phidelt alum Lynn Taylor and Theta Jo Sauerwein spent last week in State College ....Teke alum Bob Gridley was here....AoPi's Kay McCormick, Charlie Scibetta, and Jackie Struble will trek up this weekend to see their sisters.... Alpha Zeta Gif Pletcher, pfc., was in town recently.... Carol Dickman and Barb Mc- Cleary were seeing their Theta ssisters over the holiday.... Vi- Faculty Limelight Frederick E. Snyder, Jr., formerly a research assistant in cera mics at the College, was killed on Okinawa May 28, State College friends learned recently. A graduate of the College, he entered the Navy.in May, 1944. Coach Bob Higgins caused a sensation among local his hole-in-one on the College golf course Saturday. He with his daughter, Ginger, and made his amazing shot on the 200-yard 12th hole. . . . C. M. Graff, assistant supervisor of in formal instruction in Central Ex tenSion, and Mrs. Graff. ihave adopted a four-month-old baby bnv, William Nelson Graff Has New Position Capt. Alvin R. Grove, . Jr., form er member of the botany depart ment who also was associated with the forestry Fchool at Mount. Alto, is now teaching biology at the Army's largest overseas univer sity, recently established at Biar ritz, France. . . . . Also among the College faculty members who are now teaching overseas are a trio at the Army center at Shrivnham, England. They are Thomas C. Benton, professor of mathema ti6s; Ralph U, Blasingame,' head of the agricultitiral engineering MW ' MWaI : M art. Among the celebrities present to 405 Atherton. Then. we discov ered that the coed requested not to have it printed because she had found her pin. "You'd nev er guess where," she added. "It was in the cuff of George's pants." Dottie Dix— Home Ec 405 is one of those courses that settles all those little problems where marriage is con cerned. This week the class was having a panel on a very impor tant issue; namely, mother-in laws and how best to .get rid of them. The only solution offered was made by the coed who ven tured to suggest, "Send them to an old folks home." Trivia- Zoszak tells this one • about the coed who went up to the BMOC and said, "Are you !the big bull on campus?" When the BMOC answered yes, the coed replied, "Moo-o-o!" Ens. Rem Robinson, former sports editor of the Collegian, was in town last week-end. He is home from the Pacific on a 20- day leave. " iting Beta Sigs were Bob Kran ich, yeoman third class; Bob Ly ons, RT third class, and Al Apter now in the V-12 at Princeton.... Herb Hasson, Ralph Snyder, and Larry Koenigsberg, all phi sig alums were here. Phi Kap Bill Beam traveled up to see Scotty Glenn .... Chi° pledge Happy Weber entertained Bob Burleigh, a West Point cadets over the weekend. DG Betty Rank journeyed up to. see- SPA Harry Bassler ovzrr Labor Day Seeing Johnny Duich, SPA, was his hometown At Club Sig Ep,— SPE is holding its second post war pledge affair tomorrow—a formal dinner dance. Planning to nightclub there are Tom Hutch ins and Katie Powell, AChiO . Ross Johnston and Spoudekas ter Gene Gilmorg . . . Don Var ga and Clair Robinson . . . Jim Kane and Jo Broberg . . . Bob Taylor and AChiO Jan Molle nauer . . . and others. Reno Bureau— Rumor has been confirmed that Phi Kap Johnny Sadden and AChiO Jan Feistel are no longer bound by the pin.... Jackie Irvin, gammaphibeta, has broken her engagement with SPA alum Joe Yavz.e. department; and Groyer C. Chandlee, head of the department of chemistry. Teaching Overseas ' Dr. L. A. Peacock, former assis tant professor of English compo sition, has accepted a position as head of the school of languages and letters at Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas. . . . Among the many vacationing faculty mem bers are William 0. Rogers, asso ciate professor of mathematics; Stuart A. Mahauran, assistant pro fessor of journalism; William L. Werner, professor of English lit erature; R. Hadly Waters, asso ciate professor of economics; and Jacob Tanger, head of the politi cal science department, who is in Lancaster and expects to spend part of his vacation at )the sea 'dhore. To those students who weren't here before the war, peace seems to have had a strange and almost unexplainable effect on the College and its rule§ and regulations. Vacations and holidays,. which were rapidly becoming obsolete terms in these parts, have been thrust at them fast and fur iously, and most persons, students and faculty alike, have spent them just sitting around being stupefied at the thought. The one day V-J holiday that was originally proclaimed didn't •much surprise anyone, for all had been looking forward to it for a long time. When it was extended to two days, however, everyone was completely surprised and delight ed—especially those persons who left town• Tues day night for an extended weekend and came back to find they hadn't cut as many classes as they thought they had. It took a long time before the campus returned to its former routine after those holidays. Many were the profs who were beard to say, when students failed •to show up for classes or came unprepared with the day's assignment, "Oh, well, I guess we have to make allowances • for V-3 Day" for days following the great occasion. But just as the situation was getting 'back to normal, look what happened. The College up . and pro claimed Labor Day another holiday. Not only was that the first one-day vacation that has been granted since the College went on its accelerated program, but it was probably the first time in (history that Labor Day was . made an official holiday. Then, to top that fact off, coeds were granted 2:30 permissions to attend the midnight show on Sunday. ' "How did this happen" asked innumerable, dis believing women students, who had planned, to sneak out of the dorms to attend the show any way. "It's the war, or rather the peace," was the only explanation. It's made everyone light headed." To older, pre-Pearl' Harbor students, however, these happenings that so amazed underclassmen brought back memories of the Penn State that used to' be. They remembered the times, that coeds were given three o'clock permissions on all big weekends, to attend dances or fraternity par.; ties.• They remembered too, two-week Christma vacations and five-day Easter and .Thanksgiving. vacations. , Back to mind came all the little things that added up •to a peacetime Penn State that wartime students only read about in books. And they thought, "The College is . quickly returning to what it used to be, to the way I'll always re member it." And .follow,ing that thought for those who will be . graduated in October was a regretful : one: "Gee, I'm: sorry I won't be here to see it." Jacob M. Geist, former instructor in chemical:;: ; engineering, was recently commissioned a spc? .. l and lieutenant at the Chemical Warfare. Servi*At Officers' Can — didate School in Edgewood. nal, Md. . . -. Bill Wood, former Perm-Slate , . 106 , ,,1 ball star, is resident chaplain of the world tatrioiii Sailors' Snug Harbor at Staten Island, N. Y. . 4 . John Napoleon, former Penn . State Intercolleg iate boxing champion, is a recreation offic6r. , 4:, aboard an LST in the Pacific . . . . First Lt. Ed:(4 ward A Zack.s is in charge of the Air TransiortA Command's North African Division Station Tunis, Tunisia. Lt. William J. Dorworth Jr., was awarded the Bronze - Star Medal at a submarine base in tilie; Pacific. . . . M/Sgt. Gerald Firestone earned a similar achievement badge for service in Mediterranean. . . . •First Lt. Raymond P. john son '42 •is wearing a Bronze ;Star'which he won in the Mediterranean Theater. -MANIAC William Soose; former Penn State boxing cham-`, pion who later became a professional, is await ing discharge from the Navy, mainly on points he, earned in the Aleutians. He has stated that he • does not expect to return to the ring, but rather intends to g 6 into business. Second Lt. Robert V. Gildea '42, a B-17 Flying:, Fortress bombardier, recently achieved the 'Air: Medal Training as a flight engineer on.:a • B-29 Superfortress at Randolph • Field, Tex.,:..is: Lt. William McKenna, golfers with was playing Kappa Delta Rho alumnus . Ralph AL Yeapie. was recently promoted to warrant ,officer junior:: grade in the Army Air Forces overseas:: - ... E. Meyer Jr., '35 was promoted to corporal at t. 4 : ,! advanced engine pilot school, Napier Field. Lt. (j.g3 George N. Rumsey recently arrived*; - an East Coast port after serving.l.7 months aboa4.. , an LST. . . . Lt. Col. William H. Fandel,.holder' the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Crosi li , is awaiting reassignment in- San Antonio.. spent 14 months in the ETO. • • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1945 Campuseer Front and Center
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