PAGE TWO Potential Power The Nittany-Independent Party is in—lbut the icey clique isn't out As a result of All-College Elections this week, 'both parties will have an equal number of votes jn Cabinet; even though Nittany-Independent cap 'lured the All-College posts. This set-up should create competition within Cabinet, and competition couldn't do Cabinet any harm. If both parties were in earnest about their party platforms, there will be a struggle within Cabinet to get the planks or each pushed through. )3ut those which are feasible deserve a great amount of consideration and hard work to prove to the students, for a change, that political candi dates are reaiiiy class officers and not just popu larity men. An All-College "name band" dance, Sunday rec )7eation, and college spirit were listed on both pant forms. Work for the Winter Fantasy was started' during the Summer Semester, so if Cabinet hopes to sponsor a similar affair this spring, it will have to do some fast work. The possibilities of Sunday movies were investigated last semester, and noth ing came of it, but Collegian feels that if Cabinet is really interested in providing Sunday entertain ment, free Sunday movies on campus are still pos :;ilble. Revival of college spirit to its pre-war status has already begun with increased enrollment, but Cabinet has the power to revive such activities as class days, senior baccalaureate, class parties, May day festivities, etc. However, the most important job facing Cab inet this semester was mentioned only as the third plank on the Key platform--,"Greater power in the hands of student governing bodies by revision of the All-College constitution." Revising the, constitution is more than merely q :hanging it back to the yearly basis. Mich of tl'le power of Student Government was taken by the College during the accelerated program, and the situation is much like giving the baby a new toy .• . once he's got it he doesn't want to give it back. But if All-College Cabinet is to be a true student government, the constitution must be revised to include those powexs which Cabinet held prior to the war. These are just a fraction of the problems that will confront Cabinet this semester, or more spe clfically, confront Vaughn Stapleton. As All-Col lege president, Stapleton has the potential power of making Cabinet a true representative govern:. anent. And again this semester, Collegian prom ises full support if Cabinet starts the ball rolling. /Lost: 3,000 Votes Out of a possible approximately 5,000 votes. only 2,006 were cast in the, All-College Elections TUesday and Wednesday. This is just 40 per cent,. of the student body, the usual number whO turn out for elections. Does this mean that '6O per cent of -the students at the College are not interested in student government, but are willing to sit back and "let the other fellow do it"? Collegian be lieyes it does. THE COLLEGIAN "Tor\,Pn. Better Penn State" • Established 1940. Successor to the Penn State Coileg •{an, established 1904, and the Free -Lance, established 4877. Published every Tuesday and Friday morning dur -ing the regular College year by the staff of the Daily Collegian of -the 'Pennsylvania State College. •Eritered• as second class matter July 5, 193,x, at-the State-College, Pa. Past Office under the act of March 8. 1879. Subscriptions by mal,l at $1 a semester. Editor-in-Chief _ •Business Manager Woodene Bell Mary Louise Davey Co -Managing Editors __Audrey Rybach, George Sample Advertising . Manager _____ Rosemary Ghantous News Editor—Barbara Ingraham; Feature Editor-Jane Wolbarst; Photo Editor—Gwynneth Timmis •, Sports Editor— Jack Reid ; Women's Editor Doris Stowe; Circulation Manager—Jack Neel ; Assistant Advertising Manager— Phyllis Deal. Senior. Board—Kay Krell Lois Marks.' Junior Board—Michael Blatz, Lawrence Foster, Marilynn Jacobson, Leo Kornfeld, Lynette Liindquist, Suzanne • McCauley, Kathryn McCormick, Lucy Seifing, and Ruth Tisherman. Reporters—Jean Alderfer, Kay Badollet, Allan Baskin, Frank Davis, Eleanor Fehnel, Ben French, Pop.sy Fried lander, Elsie Hurwitz, Shirley Lyon. Roberta Hutchinson, Betsy Marshall, Marty Mosley Elaine Mittelman, Gloria Parks, Joan Peters, Helen Reid, Lewis Stone, Jerry Trump cr, Selma Zasofsky. Advertising Assistants—Claire Harvey, Sally Holstrum, Dor. othy Leibovite, June Rosen, Selma Sabel, Jeanne' Thompson. STAFF THIS ISSUE Sample JinzanneldoCauleyßmen , Tisimminun • Ben French Managing Editor CoDY 1.1 , 1 tors. News Editor Friday, March 29, 1946 Old Mania By BARBARA INGRAHAM Spring was officially welcomed to the Penn State campus .by the Phi Sigma Delts who picnicked at the Duck Pond last weekend. Among the Phi Sigs and their dates at the affair were Stan Seigel and Arlene Artenberg . . Art - Jenkins and Bunny Rosenthal .. . Marty Baum and Ruth Cohen . . . Danny Brecker and Mickey Hoff man. PiKA Welcomes The list Of Ex 7 Gl's who are back at the College this semester still goes on. The PlA's wel comed tack Glenn Bowers, Ker win (Hyland, Paul Shanor, George Tilghman, Bud Aull, Fred Sta'rth meyer, Harold Hershey, Mick Owens, George Roye, and Roger Tobias. . . AChio.llVfartilyn Globisch is pin ned tlo Phi , Deft 'Torn (Smith . . . Kappa Helen Feidler is wearing Joe Steel's Dell, jewelry . . . SPE Tom Botsford and Theta Mary K. Reinard are depth - med. SSO Audrey Cover now Rashes a ring from Harry Conklin, a boy tfrom back 'home. Kappa lalurm Donis Newicomer middle-aisled it with Sigma , Pi David Oland re cently. Popular Girls The ChiO's were busy visiting and being visited• this past week end. Chii'O Becky Gill was visit ed by her fiance, Lloyd Morton. Lloyd is attending the University from Erie . . . Chi() Elaine Sm,y taugh was 'visited by Bob Broache of Marylatnd . . . Ohl° Ruth Shop ers Fugate was un to see her hus band,'SFE Doc 'Fugate . . . ohio alum. tSarnimiy Sanipson was back on campus lto see her fiance, Jim my Etters. ROTC News By TOM KELLY, Putting aside their , plastiC bayonets and reverting to. the paths of peace, Some score or more liberated I\III.OTC trainees have returned to the campus as civilians. ' . .. . Currently decorating the classOoms in a . yariety of., striped ties . , • and colored shirts are Vince Pass, Bed Hopper, Dick Grimm, John Zagoudis, Bob Kennedy and George Meeker. Signs of Spring bouncing. start . (which is rather . • hard on the alleys:)' . The league If blue skies and that .old feel- opened Wednesday night and will ing aren't indications enough,' the continue to meet • once a week. trainees return to Beaver field for The exeiicises • ShoUld further de their Monday and Wednesday aft- velop biceps .and - forearms, 'Jai ernoon ,romlis should. cinch -the ready well muscled: from elbow deal. ~ .calisthenics at the Skeller. -, , Francis "Stthis" Corrigan, whose Celebrated simian imita tions have endeared him to many,. will once more conduct formal .balibell classeS at Rec Interested strong back& and weak. minds can contact Corrigan in his- arenabeside the basketball score board. • Vital Statistics ; • When • the • transfers froth, BloomShull arrived here the first of November, there were 10 or 15 faithful hearts who made the weekly sentimental! journey back to Bloom. The number has now dwindled to two or three. This item is significant of something though no one'knows just what: The newly - formed inter-pla:- toon bowling league is off to a Letters to the Editor— Dear ;Editor: an a little more than , - ,tihrees„ weeks, it Awill be time for :the Easter viadation. The dates, for this are seat (rem o'clook April 18 until April ' .21, or, • in Other words, three sdays: • . , As things are now, many who live either in, another part of Pennsylvania or in. a different State will have scarcely. two days at home, due to traveling,• and many Will halve to remain here ilor the holidays. If we were given Holy Thursday and ;Easter Mon day , off, it would be much' more worthwhile. 'The snsitn topic of conversarlon now seen - ts to !be this vacation, enpediallrly since it is 'the only chance to go home before School ends in the latter part of June. This means that some students will lbe unable to he et home and it will Make four months until they can again see their [families. Natunalliy, everyone is concerned even more • new, as the time is coming neater. • Since .sdhool-does_not -end until • June 29., as it• is. .114ne:think•itle - least Alie :College -can do is in ex.. tend the . Rester vacation 40. in-. cluide 'these -two days in order to THE COLLEGIAN TPA Yolanda West visitad Thomas Daly, ,:NIROTC at Villa nova . . . Kappa Marie Bower Nelson• was back on caimiptts . . . AN° Andy Anderson, now sta tioned .at 'the Philadelphia Navy Yard, was back. .Andy expects to leave for Cuba soon. Ina 'Fp alum Jerry Danchelsky was back to see Luce Landes berg . . . Seen around wearing an ABRi pin. from. Sy Finkelstein, a student at Penn, Was PM -Sig Sig Rose Sherman . . . TIM Van _Lundy, former All-College presi dent, was back. They Came - To Visit CKD Betty Lindsay went to the .lIFC pledge dance with Jack Ma loy, her fiance from back home . . , Fonmeir Air Conps lit. Merle Edwaixls treked up last weekend to see Mary Lou Mehtalifey . . Quanterimaster 2c Kenneweg came 110, to see Clem McMahan . Bobby 'Tappers was kiip. The Beta Sdgs were visited' by Dick. Stovoroff, Dick Goldsbor ()ugh, Mary Schimmel, and Darn Copetin . . The Kappa ;also had a guest list. Alum Jane Dye, now working in Wilmington, Del., was baOk, as were Helen Kime, Hattie . Leyden, Maitc,o Zollinger, and Reggie Weaver. , .• Mystery of the Moment . This week's problera dor the Junior G-Men of the local chap ter will be "what recently depart ed co-ed telephoned iwbo at 1:30 Sunday morning. and talked fOr 03vvo hours, or about $ll2 worth?" Bearuthiful , prizes will:be awarded for the correct solution. :.SkitlY tear dtf the top of Old Main, or a reasonable • facsimile thereof, and mail it With your ansaver to the Children.'s Editor, care , of . the Col legian: To conolude this :with a salty touch, there's the story of the hard luck aviator's war time radio m csage, patterned atiter the fam ous "Sighted sub—sank Same." 'This • lohe 'wen% "lSigihted glutb, glufb.' 'ao . comodate-the students (who live .at great dinces. Twelve Coeds. Student Union Building beii- Editor: - BAs,•a - 'recnt graddate •of. perm State add a` student. mite Wats,' and a graduate who' sti33. is,,ti.rirtereateci in State, : Lib:ought you.nggnit pass • on .this it of. in&ormation.te spur ori , ••aaiontssward the emotion of a Student 'Union Yesterday :afterriciort! I visited the • own - 10as • (two small 'city blocks) df Akron University. The enrollment 'is '9OO 'students and a physical plant of seven or eight buildings all the size - or smaller than 'Carnegie • Hall. With this small, and none too pretentious campus is a Student Union'Build ing larger than any of its other buildings and very well equipped for much a small - college; tin. fact a building-of : lbis size - would Make State better equippedlOS. Mere is 'lipping, we will soon see ,action on 'the. Student :Union ;Pui4iling for State:. - a A,accqp C 84,: hew 4. *4* .1 40 14 isig;:wfiY..ican'*.:Statet? '• • •• •• ' tA.n iritereated " -• Ony Newton' off The Record Before getting on the subject of records menr tion should be made about a hew little band thatt: \ : just hit the College campus. It's Sonny Roye's ' six piece Dixieland Band which made, its debut on WMAJ Sunday night. The ensemble special izes in blues favorites patterned after the former radio program, The Chamber Music. of Lower„, Basin Street. Betty Platt handles the vocals. An all-out sweet arrangement Of "I'IM Always. Chasing Rainbows" is one of Harry James' latest contributions to the record world. On this platter ' the James' horn is heard in a groovy style, SuP ported by the band in a highlY.,' . 'anceable beat, with the vocal by tddy Di Vito. By the way, Fle number. is taken from °NV 's "Fantaisie-IrdpromptuP in "I' : se you're interested. On the re-- 4 , - ; ase, chirper Kitty Kellen sings tabyi What You Do to Me." Harry James comes from a long line of circus performers. When he was just. _..;='_ kid he became famous in the circus world by be the youngest contortionist in the business. He gave up his "human pretzel" career at the'',, age of six though, and soon began taking trumpet-. lessons. via classical music. Some of the lighter classics still stick with Harry's arrangements day.. He especially likes "Ciribiribin," "Flight, of the Bumblebee," and "Carnival in Venice." He-doesn't go for the deeper type though. As he puts it—"no heavy stuff, because there's no re laxation in it!' Up and coming Johnny Desmond, - formerly,.:: singer for the Glenn Miller 2W', band, voice to •the Funes - of two brand new The Moon Mist", -and its platter 7 mate,;`To'-tou., - : Love Me." Perry Cionio comes out with " Through the . Dae -paired, with ,`Prisoner:nd,..,;, Love." Incidentally, Como was.-named the standing singer of •19.45• by several magazineand:- radio polls. • ' • ' --Maniac That eminent feline authority on ri soorty _ rushing and child psytchology, J. Solvency berry, "rHeh-heh-e,d"' through his whiskers,? . swished - his tail. roguishly against the •Editor's leg, and than jumped 'atop the teletype machine. Grinning like .a Cheshire cat, he 'said "the ter to sorority women in Tuesday's issue was the- . most informative article I've read in months.'! When we explained_that_theletter was written 'by the Dean of Women and not'.as a joke_ snarled nastily, arched his back and'..spit out. a weak "Good Lord! NeXt • you'll be' that the Letter to the :Editor on page. 2 .wasn't , joke either." Too modest and shy to read other people's "rnall;1. 1 even. when they're open, letters, we had skipped the letters in question. - • • - We read- it and felt properly chastised.. Our wrist had been slapped gently by the good, kindly Dean Ray.' We had been-trapped like the little eight-year-old with his 'mitts in the cookie lir. As the farmer's daughter said when the travedi...,, ling salesman disappeared in -the early morn; -"If I'd a only known." All Of these years - we had looked upon sorority rushing as - a knock-em:: down, kick-em-around annual 'brawl. It chance to let the . fairer,sex get rid Of a little_ steam and indulge in legalized back-off-the-scene hair-pullirrg and name calling: : Now we find - that -there is a possibility thit "the fraternity system has a place in edu,tiori" if-the 'girls Invollsied get their beauty sleep and, attend 'all' claSses. - • Surely the. good. Dean Iriciws after. many, many, years of experience that the conduct of wolnesi. during Rushing Week has no bearing what-so ever on the justification of fraternities--Janymore than,fipal week exams are to blame for the gard •expressions, unshaven faces (of 'male stu dents naturally), and dark .circles or bags under the eyes of countless students. ' To be realistic: both are the resultants of mis conceptions that will exist as long as students think that getting into the Eta Bite •Pi fraternity or cramming for exams are the real purposes of a college eilutation. J. Solvency, who has the nastiest habit of read-: ing between the lines, suggested that the letter appeared' to be a' threat to sorority women to be good little, girls or else -their sororities would . be taken away from .them---zwe 4on't thi,nk that , - *l•,°. , • the ' c a s e . lust thftt•,tbe':eirciternent of. It4s4 . Week , has.:-itiso ...infected .the . 4)ean of 44910; :aftfioe :and , . even they.-. coop muniques. • • : FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1940 By AUDREY RYBACK soflospip . hei BY FERDINAND
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