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How's Your Hello ?
(Perhaps we aren't ready for something like
this yet. Perhaps we're still shut in by a cone of
reserve acquired over four years of war. Or per
haps we just don't care.
Yesterday was the first day of action in the
Hello Week drive for more and friendlier campus
!spirit. It didn't take much insight or intelligence
to see how the College reacted.
We walked down the Mall just when classes
were passing at 3:15 yesterday afternoon. Want
•to know how many people spoke to us without
our speaking first? It adds up to zero. That's
pretty many out of some 110 we passed, isn't it?
Sure, maybe Cabinet slipped up in not having
much poster advertising spread around. Maybe
they could have pushed it more. But no matter
about that. The greater fault lies within ourselves,
the students.
It's up to us to push a drive, like this, to make
it effective and useful. The "Hello Spirit," the
spirit that everybody's our friend, doesn't come
without some, effort on our part. Just give it a
chance to break out into the open.
Scare the people you meet today with a "hello."
You'll probably leave them thinking you're slight
ly insane, until they remember that this is, the
week to say hello. --C. J. R.
Petition Lovers
The American Veterans Committee recently
presented a Patman Housing Bill petition which
was signed by 1500 persons, including a large
number of student s at the Co:lege. The purpose
of the, petition was to urge passage of the bill and
to demand two amendments which had been de
leted by the House. The petition has now been
sent to the Pennsylvania senators, and will be
discussed in the Senate.
The AVC i s working for the interests of thou
sands of veterans in trying to speed up the build
ing of homes which are urgently needed through
out the country. It is also benefitting veterans by
trying to pass an amendment which would place
a ceiling price on homes. However, were the ma
jority •cf the students aware of the substance of
this bill when they signed the petition? Probably
not.
The AVC must be commended for getting ex
cellent results concerning such a vital issue as
housing. CoYlegian is not condemning the organi
zation, but it is condemning students for not learn..
ing more about subjects before signing petitions.
A signature is a valued personal possession and
should not be given away without adequate
knowledge of what it is supporting.
CPA for Vegetables
The State college florists rubbed their hands
and listened to the music of the cash register last
weekend and sweet music it was too. EVery time
the bell rang, two carrots and a sprig of greens
changed hands and the campus coeds dug down
in'their blue jeans to the tune of $1.50.
One enterprising coed, much to the chagrin of
the local flower hawkers, made her own corsage
for 11 cents. Some of the professional corsages .
were priced at 75 cents but with each added
turnip the asking price soared 25 or 50 cents.
We can see paying their price for flowers but
when it comes to vegetables, than can be picked
up at the nearest produce stand, the price had
better be in direct proportion to the cost of the
materials and labor. —G. S.
THE COLLEGIAN
Established 1940. Successor to the Penn State Colleg
ian, established 1904 : and the Free Lance; established
1.8%T.
'To: A Setter Penn State"
Publisned every Tuesday and Friday morning dur
ing the regular College year by the staff W. the Daily
Oolleglan of the Pennsylvania State College. Entered 'as
eecond class matter July 5, 193,'at the State College, Pa
Post Office under the act of 'March 8, 1879.
• Subscriptions by mail at *1 a semester.
Editor-in-ChieF Business Manager
Wooden Bell Mary Louise Davey
Co . -Managing Editors
Advertising Manager
News Editor--Barbara Ingraham; Feature Editor —Jane
Welbarst ; Photo Editor—Gwynneth Timmis ; Sports Editor—
Jack Reid : Women's Editor Doris Stoke; Circulation
Manager—John Neel: 'Assistant Advertising . Manager—,
Phyllis Deal. Senior Board—Kay Krell Lois
Advertising Assistants—Claire Harvey. Sally Holstruni. Doe.
only Leibovitz, June Rosen, Selina Sabel, Jeanne
Thoinpson.
STAFF THIS ISSUE
Me_no ging Editor
News Editor _
Coii,i• Ed itore _
Worn 's Editor
S p or' i
Tuesday, April 30, 1946
_Audrey- Rybaeh, George Sample,
Rosemary Ghantous
Lawrence. Footer
Eileen-Sue. Fri . edlnindise
- Etsir Hurwitz.' Jacksori Rohl
Kay 'McCormick
Leo Kornfold
A Dark and Bitter Look
Las t Wednesday,
nourishing supper of bone Tnea
and asafetida, I ambled over, as
is my. custom, to pick up my fem
inine four-flusher friend Yay
Verily for our weekly wrestle.
But something was wrong. Yay
was not perched anxiously atop
the ridge pole of the Eta Pleta
Theta house 'peering intently In
ward the Tussey Mountains as
'was her usual wont. I made hur
ried, fretful inquiries of the girls
piled gracefully about the living
room and could elicit no reply
save, "Go away, sonny.. You're
waking up the hostess."
Finally I wormed the Whole
. sordid story from the lips of my
youthful Yay's room Mate. Theri•l
let her keep the lolipop.
Apparently, my 'Yay 'was the
victim of circumstance— said
circumstance being that she
couldn't get the bottle back under
the bed before the hostess came
in. That was unfortunate, because
the very next day she - received a
mysterious phone. call command
ing 'her to report before Judicial.
This she did, albeit with cer
tain fears and questionings in her
mind. As she entered the dark
ened chamber of' justice, a harsh
voice lashed out at her.
"Why did you do it Why! Why!
Why?" The frenzied voice ended
on a rising whine of frustrate'd
fury. It was the dreaded Nosy
Peerer, scowling fiercely through
the gloom.
"You know you can't get away
with it! Crime doesn't pay!" :The
faces of the court were set and
Penn Statements
One bright sunny and exceptional day, juSt before'Easter. vaca
tion, students crossing Holmes Field on their way to'classes were met
with a startling sight. Standing in‘ the middle of the field wis a reS'-
pectabie looking gentleman dressed in business suit and a hat. On his
face was a serious expression and he looked very much like a typical
middle-aged professor. But his activities made • observers definitely
curious as to what his occupation
actually was. Oblivious to gaping
students, he stood there happily
blowing soap bubbles as if he
didn't have a care in the world
Unseen Audience.
A girl we. know just can't see
the sense of Wearing good clothes
to a lab so she always .dons jeans
and an old shirt. She never gave
the matter much thought and was•
ccimfortably 'happy in her ancient
duds. But it seems that the male
rheinbers of the class were
ex
,tiemely concerned about the en
tire thing. When she arrivedin the.
lab last week she was handed a
sheet of paper. On' it Vas written a
petition signed by an iinpressiye .
list of men and requesting, in even
more impressive words, that •She
wear a dress to class just once
that they could see what She look
ed like in more flattering'ittire;
Lucky students who drovellicime
for vacation have prohablY been.
wondering about the fate of a cer
tain 1-itch:hiker. Set uP in front of
Letters to the. Editor
•
Dear Editor:
The time is now! Now is the
tithe for us, the people, to . decide.
Is - governMent a function for the
benefit of a privileged few Or for
the benefit of the majority?
The House of Refiresentatives
has passetra bill called an "ex-
tension of the 0.P.A.". In reality
it is a double-talking pdlitidal
farce. A meaningless piece 'of
paper hardly worth the cost of
print.
Ninety per cent of the people
have indicated on opinion polls.
that they favor price control even
with some of the faults that the .
present system incurs.
But now, if this bill becomeS
law, what amounts to no control
at all wilt be in effect. Butter
-95c per pound, sugar-27c per
pound, gasolinc-37c per gallon.
Increases in basic commodities of
at least 40 per cent.
Figure it out men and women,
if this bill becomes law, you may
as well pack up and leave school.
However, late as it might be—
THINK! . Remember the men who
enact legislation that force. you
to leave school, or force you to
use up that stitall'suM of money
saved by your 'sweat and blood.,
gememher that these-men are-the
sane -one's that enacted legislar .
tion against the Wyatt . -Housing
Bill; a-bill.--that will provide "you
with an opportunity to • have 'a
THE COLLEGIAN
after a
grim as the chief law-interpreter
screamed on.
"Explain
all about you, you fallen WO
man you! You even kiss boys!"
Yay shuddered at the horrible
memory of that sin.
The seven judicious Judicial
satellites nooded their heads in
unison, agreeing wisely with the
• judgment of their leader: Yay
tried to offer a defense—that the
bottle had been empty and had.
held only furniture polish any 7
way. .
But this was refuted by the
testimony of the arresting hos
teSs, who showed the court a
charred section Of flooring on
which she had accidently splash
ed several drops of the fluid from
the bottle:
Yay was finished. They order
ed her from the room and. weigh-.
ed her fate in the balance. Some
one must have had his tfinger,s on
the -scale of justice, for they con
victed my poor innocent little
Yay.
After leaving her to tremble
for five minutes in the hall while
they stacked the 'ballots 'against
her, the august body recalled, her
to the room for sentence. And
they broke her heart with their
cruelty, for they campused her
for a week.
And you cannot do that to a
sensitive child and expect her, to_
live. So she . . . died, alone and
friendless, mourned by no one—
a victim of the fast - pace of
modern Civilization 'and judicial.
By JANE trOLTARST
his suitcase was a large sigifsay
ing, "State College to Philadelphia
or bust." The. fellow lookedrathei
discouraged at . the time but we
certainly do hope lie "reached
Philly and didn't.have'to take the
drastic alternative. •
Educcltion
Journalism cis is a course taught
by Mr. Reilly, editor of the Centre
Daily Times. Students taking the
course work on The Times . a few
hours each Week and , also meet
for discussion of the paper, which
they are suoposed to read. Recent
ly the paper has been reporting on
the activities -of, the eluSive "Bald
.Vagle Mystery Man" :who has been
going around the county annoying.
people. In class_ one day, Mr.'ReillY
.ssked one of his hrighter studentS
to 'report 'on the latest adventures
of the. lylystery-Man as Written up
in 'The TimeS. "Oh really, Mn
Reilly,"replied the girl in a su
perior tone of voice, "I neVfer read
the Centre Daily Times comics:"
home when you graduate.
Reinemherwhpfought the
war—people who iiote. THINK÷-
w4o elects repieSentatiyes with
moral courage -=people - who vote.
ACT—what happe:n. in Navei - ri::.
ber-L-people will vote.
REMEMBER THINK
GIS,TER *--: and VOTE!!!'' • -
Ameridan Vetetah.s
EDWARD EVOTYAI,
Centre County Chapter.
• American; Veterans
Committee.
All-College Cabinet has voted
Land passed a resolution to restore.
the - Hello Spirit"'on campus. To
achieve this they: haVe a plan
whereby sixty one dollar bills will
be distributed to individuals as-
I signed to passing the money on to
th 'first stranger who says "hello"
to him.
The theory is indeed commend
able. but the method is another
story. Paying someone to smile
and greet you certainly defeats
the purpose in a most immature
Way. Surely, we as adults, are
capable of devising more useful
channels to Which we can throw
excessive .money.
:lifter. the week, is over, how
m&1)" . ."hellOe do you ekeeCt,
Sincerely;
yourself! We know
"Headline .Readers"
Off The Record
. There's a new singer on the market with a wee
little voice something like Bonnie Baker's. She
is Betty Barclay, new.chirper for Sammy Kaye's
band. Betty gives out with "I'm A Big Girl
Now," and on the backing she sings with Billy'
Williams to the tune Of "Put Your Little. Foot
Right Out."
By this time everyone on, campus is probably
Les Brown conscious, since the
"Band of Renown" will visit the
'feet for dancing, and a couple are
' aS . hat' thc , Y come. "I'll Always
,Be With You,"
fits into the former classification and features the
sweet•voice of Doris Day. Doris chirps on the
ether side of this one too, to the tune of "'Tain't
Me,'• Which. incidenthlly, is packed full of
rhythm. Here's one recorded by Les that is des
tined to get some place. It's the beautiful "We'll
Be Together Again," and on the flip-over, "A Red
Kiss on a Blue Letter." Both songs are sung by
Doris Day.
Butch Stone gives out his all when he sings the
Les Brown arrangement of "The Frim Pram
Sauce." 'On the reverse of this one the orchestra
plays the popular "In The Moon Mist," taken.
from a classical se:ection. Another good one is
"The-Last Time I Saw
.You," paired with
"Aren't You Glad You're You?" _
Here are a few changes in some of the country's
leading bands. Warren Covington, formerly a Les
Brown trombonist, will toot his horn for Gene
Krupa . . . During hiS recent stay at IVleadow
brook, Benny Goodman piked up an addition to
his sextet, young , * Johnny White, , who arranges
and plays piano . Arttie Shaw has reorganized
aand may come east . . Harry James and corn
paany replaced singer Anita Boyer with Ginny
Powell 2. . Rumors area that Claude Thornhill
will organize another band in the near future .
Band elader Dick Jurgens i s back on the band-:.
stand with a new ork,'lncluding strings: Jailer's .
was recently'releasae.d from the Marine Corps.
Pun.h- Line.s
By GEORGE SAMPLE
I see by the last edition of the Collegian. that the
newly-revised Froth staff is looking for talent. It
seems that they want someone who can tnrripi.ll.:
reams:of copy that will he a sure-fire fib tickler: -
I haven't any suggestions right now, but -it
might not be a bad idea to give all the Collegians'.
"Letters to, the , Editors" to the Froth. Lately.
they'Ve been better than sitting through two ree4S
of Abbott and Costello. •
It's a lot of fun to watch this new Froth star
operate. On Wednesday arid. Sunday nights,,when .
the Collegian staff is trying to. get a Pwr:4o',--
crether the ouiding lights behind Froth' are' NlA
died together near the copy rirn. I've never really
seen them do anything except rub hands arid
make chin music. There's a ? .1111 ?.Pr OFCtliat - :
ing around that - they sit near the.ri m in order to_
salirage the waste paper that falls on the.floor.
High Class Jokes .
I 'don't believe it though, Froth: wouldn't' do p ,
,ap 7 -.
thing like that. They're a good bunch of 'b with
high ideas. They tell me they're going to offer.
the highest in high class:JOkes,. bellev them,.'
too. The . other .night one of the editors took a half
hour of his tirxie to explain : one of .the. jokes ap,•-
peering in -the next issue.
He sidled me into a corner away frorn : ,:the clO,
ter of the typewriters. There he graspest-la•Piece
of copy paper 'and began toTsqibble - 'figlomly:
After sometime rout) 44 - ,vigir`of
cartoon. Pencil in hand, and gesturing Wildly,
began to impart the necOserY-103V10ge
-to understand the jpe, cradu,allyi:; like an orelles;•
tra leader building. up.tp.,a crescendo, he unfolded
the joke before me. ITinally he-leaned. back .and
said, "One just went by,"
At. this point I was supposed 'to break into
hearty guffaws. !Maybe ray sense of humor was a
little dull, but somehow the joke didn't quite
register. My friend, the editor, decided to try it
again. We went through the whole procedure once
more and again he said, "One just went by." It
was an exact repetition of the, first, only with the
punch line delivery he cuffed me across the back
and hawked, "Get it. Get it."
. For his sake, I laughed and commented "Good
joke." Satisfied with his success, my friend, the
editor, got up and left. But. I sat there and thought
and thought, and thp...more, I
,thought„ thffi,-mPl7#,
convincedbecame.'that 'it might be a g4Rod .ideafor.
some .oile t. 9 1 1: 1011 079
Understand a Froth Joke." . '•
TUESDAY; APRIL 30, 1948
By Audrey Ryback
campus, in a few weeks.
Some of the latest hits record-
ed by the Brown band are per-