Page Two
Home Ec Club Project
"Yesterday you wasted.l2 loaves of bread, which would
feed 120 people, and 18 quarts of milk, which would Peed 74
- people." •
Coeds eating in the Atherton dining room were amazed
this week by a large poster with this message, posted by the
Home Eoonomics Club. The left-over bread and milk was pla
ced in .fiont of the poster, in the center of the cafeteria, so
that each coed. would see it before passing throligh the line
for her dinner tray.
After hearing President Truman's appeal for more food
for the starving millions in Europe, the Home Ec Club decid
ed to deterniine how much food coeds were wasting each day.
Since the survey was not continued, the Club does not know
whether the knowledge of the overall wastage made, any im
provement on the coeds' eating habits. But who could pass
such a display, and then take a slice . of bread or'a bottle of
milk and. waste it?
• The }tome Fic Club, however, deserves more than just a
word of praise for their action, since this was the first move
on campg's to prevent the unnecessary wastage of food. For
weeks the federal government has• been attempting to teach
Americans to cut down on their food so that others need not
starve; but students complacently kept on taking more food
than they could eat, and leaving the rest on the table to be
tossed in the garbage.
Those 12 loaves of bread and 18 quarts of milk would be
more than appreciated in France today, where whole families
spend all of their time searching for enough food to keep
them alive. Americans have not felt the scarcity of food,
but the French have. A family of five, for example, is al
lowed one pound of sugar, and one small slice of butter for
one month, and one peck of potatoes for three months. And
France isn't the only country with this problem, it effects
every other country in Europe that has been devestated by
the war.. •
America has always been the land of plenty. But this
one time when the ,"plenty" must be' shared with others if we
are to protect the future of our country. Starving peoples
are desperate peoples, find Americans are the ones who can
i prevent them from becoming desperate.
it isn't enough; to. read about the starving millions and
sympathize. The Home Ec Club had the right idea when
they attempted to teach coeds to conserve, not waste, food.
Its -Up to You
• With the forination of the all-college 'Student 'Union
Committee, the Club has taken ,the initial step toward
giving the► student body 'an active part in the campaign for
A new Student 'Union Building.
At last one group is working with realities annd not idle
talk.. They have formed three sub-Committees consisting of
ilimblkit petition, and banking in order : to project their .
'ideas before the students and the Board
Two of these s'ib-committees can operate withoutyour
help but.the petition committee is doomed . to failure unless
„..,
you pitekin and do your part. \Your part 'as far as they are
concerned,is simple, nothing more than giving your support
to al:petition which will be circulated next week.
T.he students will have another opportunity to partici
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pate' On. May 11 and 12. These days have been set aside as
"Student Union Days.” It is no strange coincidence that
the BoArd of Trustees meets to decide the fate• of the Stu
dent Union project on. May-11. If the students are sincere
in their desire to aid in bringing a Student Union to Penn
State, their - desire should be deep enough to prompt them to
wear the campaign tags which will he distributed,on "Stu
dent Union Days."
IThel first step has been taken. The next step is tip to
the student body.--G. S.
stoOnant 'Committees
All-College Cabinet was particularly generous in hand
ing out - committee positions at their first meeting. The list
of committees and those serving on them was long, and
• seemed to, represent an earnest attempt at true student,gov
ernment. However, it isn't enough to merely name people
/ and let it go at that. The important thing is that the com
mittees function and function efficiently. That they are
fulfilling this purpose cannot be said of all the groups re
cently appointed by All-College President Vaughn Stapleton.
• As an example, there is the "Keep Off the Grass" committee.
There was an' urgent need for action in this direction but
while students carelessly paraded over , newly-planted grass
seed, no action was taken. No signs were posted nor was
there any other visible proof of committee work of any sort.
But worst of all is the fact that members of the committee
were never contacted by the chairman. Most of them would
not even have known of their appointments had they not
seen the news in Collegian. They sincerely wanted to help
but at, no time did the committee chairman take adyantage
of their desire. • This
,sert of thing makes 'shams of Cabinet
appointments and must be discontinued if All-College Cab=
inet is to retain the
,respect of the student body.,---J. W.
THE COLLEGIAN
Betebb!abed 1940. Successor to the Penn State Collegian, cetablisited 1904 and
the lon* . Le. e, entablished 1877.
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THE CODLEGIAN, STATF, COLLEGE, PA.
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Mount Joy Coed
Sews for Players,
By LOIS MARKS
Shoe fly pie and 'apple pan
dowdy—and there's really a
Home Ecer here that can make
them both. Vera Eby, a fourth
semester coed, is from the Penn
sylvania Dutch country around
Lancaster and learned how to
Make these queer sounding but
delectable dishes before she ever
thought of going to college.
"rye always liked to cook,"
Vera says. "Maybe it's because 1
like to eat, too. I don't think that
I'd be satisfied in any other
school in the College; I couldn't
imagine it."
NCI one could imagine Vera in
any department but home econ
omics. She is the home type. She
can cook, as was mentioned be
fore, and sew, and iron. In fact,
she is just the sweet, old-fash
ioned feminine girl that Dad al
ways talks about.
When we. ' were interviewing
Vera, she was hemming a skirt
.for a friend. Knowing that the
majority of girla'would rather do
most anything than put up a
skirt, we commented' on her act
ually doing all that work just to
be nice.
Costume Crew of Players
"But I like to do things like
this," Vera answered us. "What
Post Notes
Two small visitors, a boy and.
girl, ho,th aged three, appeared i•n
the office of a professor at Boston
University.
'lire are Mithter and Mithus
Thmith," said the young man,
"and owe would like to thee• the
them]."
The professor asked. them to be
seated while he. went to get some
refreshments. When he returned,
they were. gone. Rushing out into
the street he called to the tiny
figures who were hurriedly leav
ing.
The little girl called back, "We
would love to thtay, but Mithter
Thmith bath wet hith pantth."
"Kiss mid Tell," next play to
be presented by Players some
three weeks hence, seems to 'be
enjoying concurrent popularity in
other 'colleges. The three-act com
edy was presented last week by
the ,dia:matics group , at Syracuse
UniVersity.
A journalism professor, was
pointing out The merits of a cer
tain newspaper to his 'class: "Don't
discount a better mousetrap just
henause-you think a rat built it."
`University of ' California note:
Dormitory rent for: coeds has been
cut $5 per month. beginning with
the Fall Term. Reduction possible
becaUse three women instead • of
two will .live in each dormitory
room. New rate: $5O per month.
At the University of Southern ,
California, 1O students were ini
tiated into the Hobo Club of Am
erica by Jeff Davis, known as
"King of the 1-loboes," who is na
tional president of the organiza
tion. Half of the new "hoboes"
are coeds.
CM=ll
The 'Syracuse "Daily Orange"
will be edited this summer by a
husband and wife team. Editor of
the thrice-weekly summer DO will
be Nathaniel Wood, while his wife
will serve as managing editor.
Wood' is a recently-returned ex-
GI. •
=l=
The little man is not always
forgotten:
The preacher 'comes along and
writes on the blackboard; "I pray
for all." The lawyer writes, "1
plead for all." The doctor adds,
"I prescribe for all," When his
turn came, the plain citizen wrote,
"I pay for 'all."
1:==l1
It has been reported that the
Lux •company has purchased ex
clusive rights to the hit show,
"Bloomer Girl."
It wasn't a local store, but the
woman went into a fur shop, and
going to the clerk in. charge, she
asked, "I'd like to see as skunk."
The clerk replied, "Just •a minute
while I tall the manager."
Professors
Win Acclaim
Four of the eight papers pre
sented before the division of gas
and 'fuel chemistry of the Ameri
can Chemical Society at the re
cent meeting in Atlantic City, N.
J. Awere papers by faculty mem
bers of the College.
"The Activation of Anthracite"
was the subject of a paper by Dr.
C. C. Wright, chief of the division,
and J. D. Ciendenin, both of the
division of fuel technology, and
W. T. Griffith, who was - formerly
on the faculty at the College.
'Dr. H. B. Charmbury, of the
division of fuel technology, and
Dr. A. C. Richer, of the depart
ment of agronomy, were authors
of the paper "The Nitrification of
Nitric Acid-Treated Coal Deriva
tives in Soil."
"The Source of Acetic Acid Ob
tained by Oxidation of Coal" was
the subject of a paper presented by
Dr. Corliss R. Kinney, of tlje divi
sion of fuel technology. Dr. Kin
ney, and Dr. Theodore S. PolanskY,
also of the division of fuel tech
nology; iwere authors of the paper
"SOWont Extraction of Humic
Acids frorn Nitric Acid-Treated
Bituminous Coal."
do you think I do when I work
.on Players.
Vera has been on the costume
crew for players for a little over
two semesters. She has worked
on "Blithe Spirit," "Curse of
Gold," and "Macbeth," sewing
people into everything from ar
mor to ball room gowns. Maybe
she-will go out for a part some
time it she ever finds anything
to suit her, she says. But just
"maybe," since she has no illu
sions aibout being a campus
Garbo.
"I like to do things I know how
to do well and have fun with,"
Vera says. "That's. why I enjoy
the ddhate squad so much. I
think I'd rather talk than dance,
well, I enjoy talking just as
much, anyway."
Debate Squad
Which is merely a fine, femi
nine trait, talking, that is. Vera
has been on the debate squad
for three semesters. She likes the
chance to a riher views and to see
what other people around her
think. Debate also gives her a
chance to get to know a great
many people who would other
wise just be names if she went
to. classes and did nothing else.
"I think that no college educa
tion is complete without extra
Second Vote
•
Dear Editor:
Congratulations to the student
who wrote , that letter telling
how silly the platforms of the
parties are. It is just about the
most sensible thing that has ap
peared in the Collegian.
'The 60 per cent of the students
who don't vote are just as sen
sible and care just as much about
Penn State as the minority hand
picked candidates. It's time for a
change, and here's hoping that
in the future parties will put
something sensible in their plat
forms.
Editor's Note: It might be a
good idea for the authors to get
out and do some work in order
to bring their ideas •about. That
old adage, about the pen being
mightier than the sword, doesn't
apply in this case.
Sorority, Rushing
Dear Editor: ' '
MIMI
I. am •a. Member df that re.=
noWned and noble, but
•infinitea
imal organization . on campus,
called the Independent Women's
Association.' I say infinitestimal
'because to many sorority girls
this group stands for "antisocial
ism" personified.
We are women who for various
and sundry reasons have tholight
it better not to become amalga
mated sisters . o f any Fie ( for
shame) Fo Furn sorority.
for one, have been blessed
(or shall I say I have to put up
with) a roommate who has been
led astray into the PI Moo Moo
chapter of associated cows in the
United States. Consequently I
know whereof I speak.
Lbnesome
For the past two weeks I have
lived a most solitary and hermitic
existence in our small room on
the fifth floor of Mac Hall. I fear
that Danville is the only solution
to my latest obsession of. talking
to myself. You ask what has pos
sessed me? Well, it behooves me
to explain that my roommate has
been participating in that grand
custom that all sororities go
through called "rushing," or bet
ter written (in order to empha
size the word's realistic con
notation) "RUSHING"!
'May I go on and explain that
my lonely vigil was interrupted
once in a great while by a sud
den commotion in the hall. The
door would then be blown in, a
figure would whiz past ray e:esit,
causing a draft similar to the suc
tion created when a P. 38 pulls
out of a power dive. Needless to
say, this was my roommate. She
hovered long enough in flight to
grasp a few papers or books and
then with a mighty "Charge" she
would 11-29 her way out of the
building, leaving Room 500 look
ing like something out of "Lost
Weekend." Little did she care if
I did land uo in Danville!
Tough Situation
—Frank Davis
Of course, what is "rushing"
without "coke" dates? )3ut in
order to have coke dates with
rushees, a sorority gal must•make
telephone calls so that the. cor
rect appointed time is agreed
upon. However, with 599 1 / 2 girls
telephoning for "cokeu dates, it
was , necessary for my roommate
to set her alarm for 3 a.m. (When
I think what an ordeal it, is for
her to arise at 7:15 a.m. I am as
tounded to think a thing like this
would come to .pass.) She then
would "take up her bed and
walk" to the telephone booth
where she would clutch said
phone receiver until the crack of
dawn would find the College
phone operators on duty.
The end of the two weeks came
on Sunday evening. I clutched
my chair when bedlam reigned
once again. This time the commo
tion concerned the acceptance of
bids by the various sororities. And
now for these newly accented
girls there is a host of pledge
duties, such as making beds In the
sorority houses, mailing laundry
kits and cleaning ash trays. Hal
leluiah!
With all due respect to the
health clinics, nversea'a :eller and
campus activities sororities sup-
Makes Shoo-Fiy
Debates, Drives
Letters to the Editor
Sincerely,
. Orian Silverman
William Reese
curricular activities," Vera states.
"How in the world can anyone
port, and all the black-balling
they do on the side, I am content
to be free, white and an IWA
girl. R. M. A.
~ 'Editor's Note: Dr. Anthony
handles problems like yours.
Froth Speaks
Dear Editor
In answer to your editorial in
the April 12 issue of the Colleg
ian concerning the future of
Froth and Portfolio, we, the un
dersigned, wish to present Froth's
side of the story.. ,
' Froth was organized in 1909
and is the oldest student publica
tion on campus still operating un
der the same name and policy.
The magazine has always been
rated by the Associated College
'Rumor Magazines of the East as
one of the top in it's field. There
fore, it is• only natural that we
wish to revive thiS tradition of
Penn State. Froth has in the past
and' plans to continue in the fu
ttire to provide students, faculty,
alumni and .friends he
ligd- with, the test ,in Alumor, and
`catertainment.,' • r . .
ASto our policy—our- charter,
approved by College officials,
states that the Penn State.. Froth
Shall be the official college hu
mor magazine to provide an out
lbt for humorous literary talent.
(Humor, in our 'estimation; con
sists of not only humorous ar
ticles but also cartoons argi jokes.
Portfolio, according to, the Editor,
is still a literary magazine. Where
in the literary field can you place
jokes and above all, cartoons?
We don't want to compete with
Portfolio and we don't believe
that Portfolio wants to compete
with us. As you stated, Miss Ed
itor, Penn State has no need for
two humor magazines.
To clarify our position, we are
now publishing under the Com
mittee for Student Publications,
headed by Prof: Franklin Ban
ner. Our Board of Directors in
cludes Dean Warnock, Registrar
Hoffman, Prof. Edward :Nichols,
Student Union Director Donovan,
Public Information Director Bell,
Ridge Riley of the Alumni Asso
ciation and boxing coach Leo
Houck.
We rest our case and 'invite
through thisf'column the .Editors
of Portfolio to t
define their future
policy.
Respectfully yours,
BEN FRENCH
• FRITZ 'ILROUTMAN
BILL BROWN
FILTO(I-HE RIDALL
.ARTIE STORER.
Ed's Note: What abbut Port
folio's side of •the argument?
Froth Again
Dear Editor
Though banished to West
Texas, I am still a faithful Col
legian reader. I wasn't surprised
to read the editorial in the April
12 issue calling attention to the
clash between the new Portfolio
and a reviving Froth. But I was
among the people who were sur
prised to find the new Portfolio
quite so new as it was when it
came out. I had hoped to see a
bit. of good humor in the way of
anecdotes and light poetry intro
duced into Portfolio (but 'was
rather startled when I saw whole
columns of 2 resurrected jokes.
And, though my opinion no long
er counts, I'd still like to say that
I think Portfolio should remain
a literary anagazine and exclude•
these jokes. It should have the
privilege of using an occasional
anecdote or even cartoon which
touches upon things "bookish,"
of course. But it should leave the
major field Of humor to Froth.
The new Froth boosters have a
right, to expect this.
Eleanor Bennett Conyers
Former Port Folio Editor
Samuel Preston Bayard, in
structor in English composition,
doesn't play a violin. But his book
on old-time fiddler tunes, Hill
Country Tunes, has been named
the year's most representative
folklore collection by the Ameri
can Folklore Society.
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, • 1946
Pie,
Cars
get to know a soul or learn to do
anything if they don't try? I
don't know what I'd do without
Players and Debate."
Vera likes. State College, ex
cept for one thing. The place is
too big, and not quite friendly
enough. She would, like to get to
know almost everyone, but that
is rather impossible in .a place as
big as State. She lives in Ather
ton, and likes it—the telephones
in every room, the sewing ma
chines, and a place to iron
big
washing—lbut Ath' is too big for
Vera, too. She likes her places
little and friendly.
We can underitand that. Vera
is 'from Mount Joy, Which is a
small town that people contin
ually confuse with Mount Pleas
ant and Mount Allegro. Vera's
favorite indoor sport is sticking
up for the old home town.
!And her favorite outdoor sport
is driving nice, fast automobiles,
which seems to be her only un
feminine trait. Going home for
Easter vacation, Vera had a ride
With four stalwart State men.
Strange enough to say, Vera
drove the car all the way home
while. her strong masculine com
panions slept. As usual, the wo
man took the driver's seat.
Poor Teaches
Art Reality
In. New School
Henry Varnuin Poor, noted art
ist who painted the Old Main
mural, has founded the Sko3vheg
auSchool of Painting and Sculp
ture. This founding is particular
ly significant because Mr. Poor
is to teach reality in art.
"If reality is taught and under
stood in its deepest sense," Mr.
Poor 'says, "it is 'much farther
away from academic formulas
than is any shallow following of
a mode."
Drawing and painting from the
model, from landscapes, and still
life will he the major work of the
students. 'Scheduled lectures will
be held by a group Of outstanding
visithig artists. At these meetings
the artist will 'give an informal
studio lecture discussing, his
method of approach, his own
Work, and the work of the stu
dents. ,
, •.
The ;s c hool is „located In the
.center ' of Maine On the` Kennebec
River. Sessions will run for nine
weeks froin July 1 to. August 31,
with admission granted after con
sideration of samples of art which
students are required to submit.
The faculty is composed of Mr.
poor, Charles Cutler, sculptor,
and Sidney Simon and Willard
Cummings, artists., 'Mr. Poor's
daughter, Anne Poor, will be one
of the visiting artists.
The only woman artist-corres
pondent of the war, Miss Poor's
work reflects a highly personal
and sensitive observation. After
serving as assistant in the paint
ing of the Old Main mural at the
College, she served in Japan and
China as a member of the WAC.
A private view of her drawings
from the Pacific will be held in
the American-'British Art Center
in New .York from April 23 to
May 4. -
CAMPUS CALENDAR
TODAY
X-G-I's refunds and evaluation
fees ready, Bursar's Office;
Agriculture Faculty meeting, 109
Agriculture building, 4:20 p.m.
Collegian Staff Meeting, 9 Car
negie Hall, 4:30 p.m.
Christian Science Lecture, 1121
Sparks, 8 p.m.
TOMORROW
lota Lambda Sigma meeting.
Corner Room; 1 p.m.
Baseball game, Penn State vs,
Villanova, New Beaver •Fielct, 2:30
p.m.
PSCA annual dinner meeting,
St. Paul's Methodist Church, 5:30
p.m.
Chapel, Dr. Allen G. Wehrli,
a.m.
Blue Key meeting, Phi Epsilon
Pi, 2:30 p.m.
Common Sense Club Record
Concert, Beethoven, • Atherton
Lounge, 3 p.m.
Russian Club meeting, Hugh
Beaver Room, Old Main, 7 p.m.
Orchestra Rehearsal, 1111 , 7 Car
.negle Hall, 7 p.m.
Thespian Tryouts, Schwab audi
torium, 7 p.m.
Mortar Board meeting, Alumni
Office, 8 p.m.
Dr. Chase Going Woodhouse,
Connecticut Congresswoman, Penn
State women invited, 'l2l. Sparks,
8 p.m.
Philotes Formal Initiation, White
Hall, 8 p.m:
Chess Club, 7 Sparks•, 7:30 p.m.
'Phi Mu Alpha meeting, TOO Car
negie Hall, 8:30 p.m.
Peter Giesey
. . . and (Robert Goldstein,
members of the men's debate
team, were heard on a program
broadcast by' INNYC in New York
City at 4:3.0 p. m. yesterday.
Opposing Now York Univer
sity, the College team took the
negative on the subject "Resolved
that the advent of the atomic
bomb 'makes universal military
training obselete."
SUNDAY
MONDAY
Old Mania
m r BARBARA INGRAHAM
Seems as though the Easter vacation may have changed
things a little. But Maniac came back and found that jewel
ry exchanges were still leading the campus gossip parade.
Phi Delt Dick Wilson gave his pin to DG Betty, Rank
. Another Phi Delt, Jack Schrum and 'Spoudekastor pledge
Louise Decker are pinned .
is Ashner's Beta Sig pin . . .
Beta Sig Stan Eisman and
AEPhi alum Esther Greenes
are pinned. Estheris teaching
elementary school in State Col
lege.
She's Mine
Reva Levy and phi Bp Buddy
Rose are pinned . . ZTA Rita
Horton and DU Bud "Margerum
are pinned . . . Beta Sig Dick
Rosen gave his pin to SDT pledge
Polly Krow . . . ABPhi Harriet
Wolfe is wearing a Beta Sig pin
from Bob Cassanoff . . . Phi Sig
Delt Jack Goodovitch and AEPhi
pledge Gloria ICoblentz are pin
ned.
Ruth Johnston is engaged to
Bob Mortoramd . . AChiO Marge
Thomas is wearing .a ring from
John Larkin . . . Gamma Phi
Beta Marlene Smith is engaged
to Jack Smith . . . Patricia
Booser is engaged to Robert Beam
AZ . .. Phi Sig Sig Natalie Grus
mark has been showing off a ring
from Hal Dwortkin of New York
City . . ZTA Mary Perkins is
engaged to NROTC Glenn Shaw.
Now It's Forever
A steady procession of Penn
Staters continue to march to the
altar.. Gamma Phi Beta Jeanne
Butz said "1 do" to Dick Rath
mell DG alum Claire Hamilton
was married to Sigma Nu Bob
Hall . . . D.G Sis Kehler middle
aisled it with Lt. Herb Martin.
Several coeds spent the vaca
tion visiting around . . . Gamm
It'•is with Re Morse we report an accident J. Solvency
Dingleberry, Collegian's feline conscience and Keeper of the
Pied Type, had the other day.
First bulletins issueed by the Navy corpsman at the dis
pensary said that he had "Cat Fever." Careful examina
tion, however, disclosed a broken leg, splintered ribs and a
black eye given Dingy by One
of the College administrator's
whose intent was to slap
Dingy's wrist but who took ad
vantage of an opportunity to kick
him when they were alone.
• Generally speaking, newspaper
men are too busy to brood over
mistakes nor: do, they• consider it
good policy., ~to.,ladvertise, their
short comings for people tend to
remember mistakes longer than
the good services rendered.
Much Ado
However, we had a lengthy
Easter vacation in which to brood
and feeling that Dingy had been
kicked unfairly we decided to
make: much ado about nothing.
Dingy, in the lagt issue of the
Collegian, let a mistake slip by
in a 'four-line story. The .first
copies were coming off the press
before the error, ending Easter
vacation at 8 p. m. instead of 8
a. m. Monday, was caught. Under
the circumstances it was most
expedient to havve the printer
chip out the "p" rather than tear
down the whole job to recast the
line of type.
It wag assumed that the chip
ping would tear out the offending
letter and that people would have
enough intelligence to know that
had Easter vacation been extend
ed there . would have been a big
story, not a routin four-line an
nouncement.
Speaking • • .
Time lost in recasting the en
tire slub would be expensive.
Keeping an eight-man crew for
another 15 minutes or so at typo
grapher union rates is not to be
compared with the hourly insult
paid students for washing dishes
in a beanery.
Moreover, would it not have ap-
The Easter leave is over
bright-eyed and eager, only to
results of the Navigation test
Inter-platoon competition
as soon as the trainees limbe
tion.
You probably noticed
around campus several form
er rotices fresh from boot
camp. The invo•stripers dropped
in following their matriculation lit
Great Lakes, where they were the
toast of the camp.
MSMOC (medium-sized man on
campus) Jim Thompson, sea dog
of the old school, succumbed a
couple of Sundays ago to the old
urge to return to the briny depths.
Unable to 'find any handy brine, he
substituted a little creek out by
Houserville. Tom took off his
shoes, rolled up his pants, and
played battleship all afternoon.
His coed companion was deeply
impressed by his salty behavior.
Beat by a Boot
This is by the way of being
ancient history but speaking of
barnacle enerussted trainees, what
hash marked local found himself
all alone and lonely the night of
the Spripg Nocturne while his
love wen • ,t r dattoing with a seaman
second 'class. •
The Mexican League's offer of
sahel Gordon is wearing Bern-
Phi Beta IVlarg Triebold went to
Rhode Island to see NROTC Wal
ly Apple . . . Gamma Phi Beta
Ginnie McCluskey visited at An
napolis . . . Alpha Xi Deft Mada
line McCall visited Rusty Gates
in New Jersey . .. Alpha XI Delt
Jean Brenner treked to New Jet:
sey tb see Ray Lockwood ... Phi
Sig Sig Judy Lander saw Phi Sig
Delt Hart Finkel in New York
City,
•
Spring Visitors
Kappa alum Shirley Painter
was back on campus . . . ditto
Kappa Peggie Weaver, former
Collegian managing editor . . .
DG Pledge Skip Daub and her
husband, alum Jim Lloyd, were
back . . . Founder's Day was the
occasion for several DG's to re
turn. They were Pat Turk, Helen
Hatton, Joan Wolf, Jean Ward,
and Barbara Keast . . . Beta Sig
Dick Duffine spent the week
around campus.
Eleven Phi Psi's have been wel
comed back from the Armed
forces this semester. They are Pat
Mohney, Wally Haupt, Bob Bruce,
Bill Leisey, Lloyd Huck, Joe
Bastian, Mike Wagner, BiR Kin
naird, Frank 'McCowan, Bob Hep
burn, and Bob Bair.
Eight ex- Gl's are back at the
Sigma Phi Alpha House. John
Barker, Walt Dutton, Edwin
Frey, John Gilchrist, Harry Kim
mel, Jack Reber, Don Schuller,
and Burt Taylor are the return
ing SPA'S.
Bullosopher
BY FERDINAND
peared strange for a vacation to
end at 8 p. m.? That could) never
be for just how would . the Col
lege be able to check on the thou
sands of students scattered over
the borough to makke certain that
they were back in town by 8
. p.
m.?
Dingy erred. There were people
who assumed that it -meant ~8. p.
M.; or so "it has been alleged• by
those who insinuate that Dingy
deliberately made the mistake so
that students would take Monday
off. It has been hinted that mem
bers of the faculty thought the
"error" deliberate.-
If that is 'the case, and we hope
not, we
. feel - very sorry for these
members of the faculty. They are
suffering from that malady known
to servicemen as 1-11 A, which we
believe, stems from the word
hiatus.
Dingy's Insulted
Such an accusation is an insult
to those of us wro work on Col
legian. To us it is not a game, a
toy or gimmick to fool with. It is
the workshop or laboratory of the
journalism student who sees in it
an opportunity to put into appli
cation classroom theory.'Most of
us Wan to make our living by
writing and are sincere in our
efforts. Those few people who
have come out in the past for
"funsies" don't last long around
the office. There's too much work
to be done.
With the late Dean Walter Wil
liams of the University of Mis
souri's School of Journalism, we
believe that clear thinking, ac
curacy and fairness are essential
in our capacity as trustees for the
pusll - 6 and that the supreme test
Of good journalism is the measure
of its public service.
We believe and strive for these
ideals.
NROTC News
By TOM KELLY
and all the trainees returned
be dashed in the face with the
. It's a hard, hard world:
in softball will get underway
• up from the winter hiberna-
EO,OOO jelly beans to ace second
sacker DeLorenzo, is driving Joe
Bedenk frantic.
The Witching hands of certain
trainees is not indicative of be
lated battle nerves, ibut only of
the Skellar's 'continually recurring,
shortage of beer.
It's just a question of time be
fore the well-dressed trainees
(and the other 'll3O as well) will
be appearing on liberty nights
in summer khakis. We're sure the
coeds can hardly wait.
College Will Be Host
To Young Journalists
The first high school press con
ference of the post-war period
will be held at the College May
4. Contests are planned for both
editorial and Velsiness staffs.
Franklin C. Banner, head of the
department of journalism, Urges
high school advsors to accompany
their student representatives.
—Maniac