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THE COLLEGIAN
"For A Belter Penn Slate"
Established 1940. Successor to the Penn Stale College
established 1904, and the Free Lance, established
Published every Tuesday and Friday morning dur
ing the regular College year by the staff of the Daily
Coile**'***•■' of th«* State College. Entered as
Becond class matter July 5, 1934, at the State College, Pa.,
boat cilice tinner the act of March 8, 1879.
Subscriptions by mail only nt $1 a semes lor.
Editor-In-Chief Business Manager
; Woodene Bell Mary Louise Davey
Managing Editor
Peggie Weaver
Member
Pmocidecl Golle6icite Press
Golle6iate Di6est
EDITORIAL STAFF
Ncwb Editor . Gloria Nercnberg
Women’s Editor Patricia Turk
feature Editor Mervm Will
(Sports Editor ■ George Sample
Senior Board - Bnrbnra Ingraham, Audrey Ryback
Junior Board —— — Kay Krell, Lynette Lundquist, Caroline
Munviile, Lois Marks, Suzanne McCauley, Dnval Nnl
ven, Doris Stowe, tiwynneth Timmis, Jnne Wolbarst.
Reporters—Kav Badollct, Larry Foster, Arlene Green,
' Elsie Harwitz, Maiilynn Jacobson, Leon Kornlcld,
Shirley Lvon, Kay McCormick, A/S Jack Reid,
Nancy Sheriff, Ruth ’Fisherman
Graduate Counselor
ADVERTISING STAFF
Senior Board . Phyllis Deal, Helen Kime
Junior Board - Rin Hanr.lih, Sally Holstrum, Dorothy
licibowit/., June Rosen, Selnm Sahel.
Assistant Advertising Managers Ria Hanzlik, June Rosen
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Managing Editor
Copy Editors ..
pfews Editor ...
In Explanation
Those hardy souls who literally “sweated
out” the summer will no doubt remember the
feud that started between Collegian and the
AS TP Unit'over an editorial I wrote calling them
names for throwing a closed dance when en
tertainment for the student body was nil.
The same evening the edit was published,
I received a phone call- from one of the AST
barracks cordially inviting me to their dance as
they thought I was lonely. They even promised
a delegation to insure safe arrival. tßut that
wasn’t all they had to say. For over an hour my
name was raked over the coals until it became
just plain MUD. The payoff came when an AST
condemned me in a letter to the editor for “child
ish logic that employs caustic criticism to attain
the end.”
The rest of my time was spent dodging ASTs
all over campus, ducking around -corners, and
avoiding dark alleys. My friends denied know
ing me and Collegian carefully avoided adding
to the antagonism caused by the ill-fated editorial.
■But did it end there? This semester a ■ bit
in Penn Statements was misconstrued by the
ASTs and sort of poured salt on an old wound.
•Result: Our editor was presented with a. gift of
dog biscuits' for calling them “dogfaces.”
Time has come to clarify the situation. Col
legian heartily commends the ASTP Unit for
considering the remainder of the students when
they planned this semester’s dance. Not only
are the students invited to the semi-formal af
fair, but invited gratis. —PW
Longer Holidays?
Today the College Senate will meet to decide
the vacation schedule for Thanksgiving and
Chi-istmas.
Collegian, on behalf of the student body,
strongly recommends that Senate extend both
holidays. During the war it was necessary that
vacations be shortened to keep in time with the
accelerated program. But since the war is over,
the College is gradually returning to a pre-war
basis, and extended vacations should be one of
the first and easiest steps.
At a recent X-G-I club meeting, the group
voted unanimously in favor of longer holidays.
Many of these men have not spent a holiday at
home for several years and plan to be at home
this year even if they have to cut classes. It is
the Senate’s responsibility to see that the veterans
ihave Thanksgiving and Christmas with their fam
ilies.
(Realizing that this is a difficult decision, due
to Navy and academic requirements, students are
hopefully awaiting the Senate’s verdict.
Advertising Manager
Rosemary Ghantous
Distributor of
Gloria Nerenbci'B
Barbara Ingraham, Patricia Turk
Larry Foster
NROTC News
Yep, it's the old V-12 News with a new title.
And that’s just about what the sailors are up
here—the old V-12ers under a new program, the
NROTC. Everybody keeps asking us, “But 1
thought there was no more V-12! What are you
doing here?” There really is a change though, and
here’s at least part of the difference.
For one thing we’re no longer kept as a sep
arate group by the College itself but are included
as students of a specific semester majoring in a
field Of our own choice, within limits cl course.
Now there are naval science courses to be taken
with full college credits given in them and a
major gradually being accumulated in naval
science.
No More Brig
■Sometime before Christmas we’re scheduled
to got snappy NROTC uniforms to be worn on
liberty and leave. While that isn’t so important,
the matter of conduct and penalties for offenses
is important. No longer do we have a brig to
worry about but we have in its place a highly
complicated but most efficient system of demerits
whereby one walks penalty tours or sweats out
working details as punishment for any one or
several of 107 enumerated offenses which include
everything from throwing articles from windows
to improperly making out a liberty chit.
In a more serious vein, the NROTC is really
a reservist’s Annapolis serving to provide reserve
naval officers even during peacetime who may
easily switch over to USN if they so desire. To
get such a commission, a full four years of col
lege is now required, including enough credits
for a bachelor of Naval Science Degree, the type
given at Annapolis.
Louis Bell
Orchids to the Band
Orchids are due the band for their perform
ance in the review at the Temple game Saturday.
The boys are now led by a new drum major, Fred
Cline, and bolstered by George Ballerstein, “Gun
ny” Gunnison, OBob Stoffeiv Ted Pstrack, and
“Nick” Nickerson, veteran players from the
Bloomsburg band. As transfers from a school the
size of which is about equal to the Old Main lawn,
the new men seem to like things at Penn State.
It’s good to see Ted DeVeas, George Meeker,
Willie Powell, Bob Kennedy, Jimmy Mitchell,
Hank Bennett, 'Bob Shaw, Bill Christmas, Sam
Rubenfeld, Harry Eckdahl and all the other for
mer trainees back.'here as civilians this smeester.
The sailors have three candidates up today,
for class offices; Boh Foote, Jim Jones, and Jinr
Sheehan. If the civilians are good enough to run
sailors, the least we can do is vote.
Collegiate Review
Little Willie, dressed in sashes,
Fell in the fire and.was- burned to ashes.
By and- by the room;.grew chilly
But no one wanted to poke poor Willie.'
She: “And will you never stop loving me?”
BMOC: “Well, I’ve got an eight o’clock class
in the morning.”
Mahatma Ghandi left college because all
the girls were after his pin. —The Technique
Georgia Tech
Morning Cheer
Do you hear a rooster crow
When it is time to rise?
Or does a little trumpet blow
To help you ope* your eyes?
Some folks hear a tinkling bell.
And some a fife and drum.
But I just hear my roommate yell.
Get out of bed, ya' bum I"
—Temple University News
Prof: “Order! Order!”
Student (just waking up): “I’ll have a ham
ala, please.”
Green ribbon—Locking for a date.
Yellow ribbon—Wants a date.
Brown ribbon—Got her eye on. a certain man.
Blue ribbon—Going steady.
Plaid ribbon—Fickle.
Bed ribbon—ln love.
Black ribbon—Disappointed in love. (But
still hoping.)
No ribbon—Man hater.
THE COLLEGIAN
By A/S FRED KECKER
A Lean and Hungry Look
Dear Brutus
I locked and bolted the doors; I piled furniture against- it for
added protection; I crouched in a dark corner in fear. They were
coming after me.
I wondered how they ever found out about me. I never did any
thing to harm man or beast—even coeds. Maybe it was the time I
stepped on the grass as a freshman. Could they possibly remember
that? I served my penalty. .1
went on a blind date with the Tri
bunal Cha.iumari’s kid sister
(though at times I was doubtful of
her sex). Then it dawned upon
me. I was betrayed by my own
College. One of the thousands of
forms I filled out at registration
was for elections..
Hardly had the cuss word direc
ted at our fair Alma Mater ceased
to flow from my lips when I
•heard them drive up. Having
just completed the weekly Belle
fonte ran, they paused to have a
short chug-a-lug, and to plan their
attack.
I-looked on disgustedly. There
they were, drinking liquor, and
me with warm beer. All of 'a
sudden they dropped to their hands
and knees. Could it be that they
were praying for forgiveness?
Then I realized what happened.
A bottle of the booze slipped from
someone’s greedy paws and had
splattered on the pavement. They
were lapping it up.
After scraping the asphalt from
their tongues, the debauchers at
tacked. They came in droves. 1
parried them off with a nearby
sliderule; I fought doggedly, even
employing some of the tactics
learned in Ath’s East Lounge; but
to no avail. Beaten, bruised, and
resembling coeds who frequent
Hort Woods, in desperation I ran
to my desk to take the vial of
Back In Mufti
On a bitter cold winter day in when ttte Wair Wets at
its height, some 2,000 undernourished dhd Mil clbth&d Amferican
prisoners of war set out on a 33 mile march. . < '• r ’
For some of them, each step caused pain. A heavy snow was
falling and wind pierced the thin clothing with apparent .ease. Heavy
packs became more of a burden with each succeeding step. Onward.
they marched, carefully watched
by arrogant German guards.
By nightf all, the snow was deep
er, the cold more intense. Those
last few miles seemed endless.
And then, just as exhaustion was
about to overcome many, the
march ended. Thirty-three miles
under the worst conditions, and
now it was over until the next
day, but not without casualties.
Three men never finished that
march. They lay somewhere
along the roadside and. white
flakes of snow soon covered' their
motionless forms. They had.died
on the way—and they fell in their
tracks. The ordeal was top much
for them to take.
Three ■ dead American Gl’s?.
Three mistreated prisoners of war
who died from lack of- food and
medical care? .. NO, three dead.
Germans,, three well. fed, well
clothed guards, who accompanied
the Ameriran soldiers oh their
forced march.. . Two- died from
heart attack, another, froze to
death. The master race—huh!;
A man in Penn State's present
freshman class was on that march.
He’s Flight Officer Carl F._Reieh
ard, 23, from New Castle, and; St.
Petersburg, Florida. He spent' 22
long months in German- prison
camps.
Reichard entered service in 1940
and first served with the Ninth
Signal Company. In February,
1942, he began pilot training and
ten months later he was gradu
ated. In March, 1943, he left for
overseas flying a B-26.
Flying with the 17th bomber
group in North Africa, Flight Of
ficer Reichard was co-piloting a
B-26 on his 12th mission when
they were hit over an airfield on
the island of Sardinia, July 3,
1943. They ran into heavy 88mm
flak and Rieichard’s plane was hit
badly. He and two other crewmen
managed to bail out, the other
three men gains down with the
ship. After ducking bombs from
their own planes, the three airmen
were captured.
Flown to Rome and -then taken
by train into Germany, Reichard
was first interned at Stalag Luft
3, and then at Stalag 7A. He holds
the Air Medal, ETO and Pre-Pearl
Harbor ribbon. On April 29th,
1945, he was liberated by Patton’s
Third Army.
•Immediately following
tion, many of the Gl’s were' anx
ious to hear an American radio
program. After obtaining a Ger
man radio they tuned in to Ameri
ca. The first program they heard
was the “Hit Parade,” and the
song that was being played was
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1945
poison that I had hidden among
my crib notes. Someone beat me
to it. He drank the Borgia cock
tail for a chaser, and worse than
all, absconded with the ponies.
I was now at the mercy of the
candidates for office, their cam
paign managers, and other poli
tical eager beavers. Power Madd,
presidential standard bearer of
the Knock Down Party, promised
me every position from Campus
Cop on down to Pfexy if I would
vote for him. He even ■•offered
to lease his booth in the. Comer
Room to me for a week. Tempt
ing as' it was, I remained stalwart
and refused—that is until.his.run
ning mate, “Late Date” .Dottie,
propositioned ipe. ’ . J
Being a dull engin'eey, I realized,
that one vote equalled'one'date
with this notorious necker from
way back. (A new forniula for
the M. E. Handbook.)
A sample of DottieV alluring
libido convinced me that the only
way to knock down was with- the
Knock Down Party../ They, sped
me to the polls just three minutes
before the balloting was. to ..close.
SNAFU, I forgot to . bring my
matric card and couldn’t vote..
So the moral of this story is,
don’t forget your matric card
when you go to- Vote. .
ironically enough “Don't -Fence
Me In.” - .” ~
•Fence fellows like that in? Not
a chance.
—LARRY FOSTER
Letter To Editor
Dear Editor:
.1 wish to - inform you on- the:;
“Thanksgiving Topic”. . Here is
the picture: . -I*.. 4
As it.stands, we (the student
body); have but one day for.
Thanksgiving, as stated: in the
school calendar. . ■ '
Now that .tiie' WAR .IS. OVER! : ;
why can’t we . have Friday and’?
Saturday- off also? Some of-'tis/
service men, havein’t beem: horae : -.
for Thanksgiving' in .four;yeaiifc r .v. v
If we • aren’t, -excused- oh- -those’
days,- the majority ,of us and'th’e,;
rest ;of..the student body:- will *cuif;
classed and if all.cut. classes, I’ve’,
been, told that they won’t.be;call-‘ v
ed'.cuts.: Let us know about the
topic in • the next issue ofCol-.
legian..
' Also keep in mind that-facul
ty all-’are around or near..here
where they can enjoy Thanksgiyr
-ing with their families,. :
We hope that this will be one of
the main items in your next issue
of. the. Collegian, and why can’t-, it
be? After all through that paper,
is the only way that you. and we
can get the voice of the rest of
the student body and also the
opinion of the faculty.
Come one pal and pals, the
WAR IS OVER!
Very sincerely,
French Club Inactive
(Le Cercle Francais will hot
meet this semester, according to
an announcement made by Prof.
John B. Cloppet and Prof. Leslie.
M. Burrage of the French De
partment.
Professor Burrage said he was
in favor of organizing the club,
again this semester, but each in
structor was already carrying a
full schedule and there was no
One available to supervise the.
club. Originally opened to ad
vanced students only, Professor
Burrage said if it is reorganized
next semester, both beginners
and advanced students will be
able to join.
CASSIUS-
Ah X-.G-I