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Now, Is The Time
At their next meeting, All-College Cabinet will
take the final vote on the amendment to the Con
stitution, which calls for 1946-47 elections in June.
Adoption of this amendment will remove one
of the evils of the present; Constitution, whereby
Cabinet is not set up until six weeks after the
term begins. Under the present system, six weeks
of every semester goes by without any form of
student r epresentation or 'government. Adinitted
ly, this procedure was necessary dtiring the 'war
when the enrollment was unstable.
By passing this amendment, Cabinet will give
their successors the opportunity to begin operating
as a unit at the very offset of the semester. This
Spring, for example, Cabinet members complain
ed because they did•not have the chance to start
functioning early in the term.
, The important issue. is that we have an operat
ing student government early in the school year,
and not when the term is half over. Several Mein
bers of Cabinet have charged that politics are too
corrupt at the present time. Speaking as duly
elected officers they should know. It would'seem
that they are convinced that campus politics have.
reached a peak in corruptness, and that next year
or the year after• the situation will not improVe.
II they want to call themselves corrupt, Collegian
will not rise to their defense. Collegian, hoWever,
wants student government functioning when the
Fall semester begins.
To the charge that ex-servicemen returning in
the Fall would be left out of the mad scramble
for offices •if the elections were held in June, there
is this to consider:
There are now 2,000 ex-servicemen on campus,
plus 3,000 other students. Has the present Cabinet
the audacity to assume that there are not five'peo_
ple (other than themselves, of course) qualified to
run for office? 'That there will be 1;000 new po
tential politicos admitted in the Fall, but how can
any of the handful who decide to enter politics
break into the "inner circles" of these so_called
political machines, Penn State's own Tammany
Hall and Pendergast, which hide under the more
modest titles of Key and Nittariy-Independent?
If politics are so corrupt they won't be able to .
do it nor will they have the time.
To those who have suddenly adopted this
gloomy attitude we say that we want stildent•goV
erninent functioning. -Leave the choosing of the
"less corrupt candidate" up to the 40% of the stu
dents who vote in June.
Graduation... Where?
' According to the calendar put out by the Col
lege, graduation exercises for this semester are se
Tor Recreation Hall, at 10 o'clock June 27.
' The . senior class, however, • indicated at their
'class meeting that they would prefer to have grad
uation services on New Beaver Field. With 484
graduating, the seniors believe there will be a
large enough attendance at graduation to warrant
the change of setting.
• A group of seniors are now circulating a peti_
tion for graduation on New Beaver Field. After
a sufficient number have. , signed the petition, it
will be presented to the College administration
for consideration of the change. Therefore, Col
legian.urges every senior who wants an outdoors
graduation ceremony to go to Student Union and
sign the petition.
THE COLLEGIAN
. Established 1940. Successor to the Penn State Colleg
ian, establiShed 1904, and the Free Lance, established
1877.
"Tor A Better Penn State"
Published every Tuesday and Friday morning dur
mg the regular College year by the staff of the Daily
Collegian of the Pennsylvania State College. Entered as
second' class matter July 5, 195..,
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
Woodene Bell Mary Louise Davey
• Nudrey Rybaoh, George Sample
Rosemary Gbantous
Co-Managing Editors
Advertising • Manage,-
News Editor—Barbara Ingraham: Feature Editor—Jane
Wolbarst; Photo Editor—Gwynneth Timmis ; Sports Editor—
Jack Reid; Women's Editor—Doris Stowe; Circulation
Manager—John Ned ; Assistant Advertising Manager—
Phyllis Deal. Senior Board—Kay Krell Lois Marks.
Junior I3oard—Michnel Slaty, Lawrence Foster, Marilynn
Jacobson, Leo Kornfeld, Lynette Lundquist, Suzanne
McCauley, Kathryn McCormick, Lucy Setting, and Ruth
I:letterman.
Advertising Assistants:--Claire Harvey, Sally Ho'strum. Dor.
. othy Leibovitz, June Rosen, Selma Sabel, Jeanne
Thompson.
STAFF THIS• ISSUE
Managing Editor _._ Marilynn Jacobson,
Copy • Editors —_ • .Datis Bari Vita lagratiaT
Ne'v . s Editor _ Ma . tiorie -Mc:wcky
Friday, May 3, 1946
Old Mania
Sure and begolly, as the Irishman would say, there's p:enty to do
around here this weekend. Tonight the social calendar lists an open
air "Parking Lot Prom" behind the Sigma Chi house, •a Navy ball in
the Nittany Lion, and the various fraternity dances. Then tomorrow
night the SPE's will go all out for a formal dinner dance in honor of
their seven pledgeS. Among those who will be dancing to the music of
the Pink Elephants are Chick 'Ag
new and Paula Sweet . . . Will
iam Douglas and Kappa Marion
Lee . . . Robert Egger and Arlene
Spencer.
Also Jack Hobries and Alpha Xi
Delt pledge Renee Mowles . . .
Fred Humphreys and Kappa
pledge Dot Huber . . . Tom Hutch
ins and AChiO pledge Joan
ey . . . Walter Polak and Gamtha
Phi Beta Bobby Haas . . Piitz
Sipple and Theta Eleanor Rob
erts . . . Linden Smith •and Phi
Mu Kitty Fix . Frank Sipe and
import Ann Whittier . . . Edward
Tylkowski and Jane •Lee . . .
James Walker and import Ann
Gay.
June Beide
As a. forerunner of June wed_
dings comes Junie First's mar_
rage plans. Janie and NROTC
Ray Murphy, Phi Psi, plan to be
married in the State College Pres
byterian Church at 2 p. m. June
22. Then after a three-day honey
moon JUnie 'will return to •gradu
ate and Murph 'to take finals.
And the list of pinnings goes on
and on . . . Chi Phi Jack Evans
gaVe his pin to Gamma Phi Beta
June Snyder . . . AOPi pledge
Marian Dills is wearing John
Long's Sigma Chi jewelry . . .
Dettie Coffthen, Lampedes pledge,
has Bill Spliethoff'si Delt pin . .
Kappa Charlie Martin and Delta
Sig Walt Statton are pinned. •
Romance bloomed at the Theta
house this weekend, too, as Barb
Krineg received a Sigma Pi pin
from Walt Funk, •and Jeannie
Weaver dittoed it with Chi Phi
Bob Rose. Moving up to the Alpha
Xi Delt suite, Eddie Broiver is
NROTC News
The Dungaree Drag bkught the trainees out in various forms of
undress laSt Saturday night. Some of the lads sported such elaborate
corsages that they appeared to be lurking in ambush. With the chow
what it is at this juncture, the corsages were probably further utilized
as midnight snacks:. •
The Nittany Sea Lion, house organ of the unit, has made it's
blushing debut with four mimeo
graphed sheets. A bright future
looms for the infant .•. . we hope.
Last Exam
Muscles were tested at Rec Hall
last week in the periodic biceps
bluebook. This should be the last
of the Navy's stress and strain ex
ams. I'm sure we're all better
men for having undergone them.
The Navy's last large scale so
cial whirl will take place tonight
at the Nittany Lion Inn.
Two of the more adventurous
spirits hereabouts geroninnoed; out
of a second story window last
week just for kicks and a dollar
bill. Neither flight was successful,
and both hit the earth like Gali
leo's apples. The second of the
birdmen suffered numerous cut•
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor
This is a criticism of what I
feel .are two examples of "'loose
thinking." The items I refer to
appeared on the editorial page of.
April 30, 1946.
The first example is found in
the editorial headlined "Petition
Lovers." In this editorial the
writes passes judgement in this
form: "Were the majority
of the s tud en ts aware of
the substance of this bill . when
they signed the• petition? Prob
ably not." The fact that there is
no attempt to prove this state
ment and the use of the - Word
"prdbably" indicates 'that the
writer is expressing an opinion.
So far, so good—since there is no
objection to 'the writer express
ing an opinion. But in the next
paragraph' the writer' takes this
statement, Whitt is 'either his
opinion , or an unproven: statement
and uses it as •a 'basis' for "con-
'devilling - students' for ziet.. , le•arn-, :
ing more - about - Subjects- before
signing ipeittions." An"opinton,
statement • :Presented 'without
THE COLLEGIAN
lay BARBARA INGRAHAM
now wearing Frank Stevenson's
TKE pin, and Madelyn McCall is
showing off a Sigma Chi pin from
Rusty Gates, a Lehigh man.
Engagements
• The pinnings list Indy be long,
but Maniac could dig Up' only - four
engagements this week . . .B6tty
Rokosz is engaged to Bob Eber
sole . . •Belsyi Adams is wearing
a ring frOm DU Pledge Walt Klin
ikowski . . TPA Anne , Re is 'en
gaged to KDR Bernard Olclsey
WA Anne Patterson is "showing
Off a sparkle: from KDR Tom
Sloane.
`Way out in Indianapolis, Kap
pa Sig Norman Barrett and !PhyL.
lis Dukes last week . . Alpha Xi:
Delt alum Winnie Miller also said
"I do" toJack Berger . . . and her
sorority sister,
.Mary McCurdy
Jaf furs and husband Johnny, for
mer football star, announced the
birth of a new baby glrl.
A host of former Staters were
visiting on campus this past week,
including Ensign Chris- Yoke,
former Phi Mu . . . Navy Lieute
nant Arthur Frost, who came up to
see Phi Mu Jean Wilcox . ,Al
- Chi Sig 3 . Jack Seavy and
Thumper Barclay , . : Sigma Pi
alum John Cunningham . . . Fred
Wolf, who came up 'to see Phi
Mu Elie Frantz . . Jo Ehrlich,
visiting AEPhi Elaine Mittlein.an.
Theta alums back Were Perky
McClellan Foster, Betty Chilithan
Bowman, • ,Ginny Seltzer, BeVerly
Miller, Min Rheim Murphey„ and
Andrea LindSeY. And how. could ,
we forget the 121 Beta Sigs, who
treked intq, town for their Alinn_
ni Weekend? --JAlaniac
By TOM KELLY
and abrasions about his well
shaped head.
It has not been the policy of
this column to date to give - much
play to the various naval memor
anda tossed our way, but the lat
est . scoop from Washington is of
some interest. On or about 1 July
each and every trainee will be
come a complete, no strings at
tached, civilian... Large numbers
of• the above mentioned trainees
will, however, reenlist in the NaV_
al Reserve and. continue for the
peacetime NROTC at State.
Competition
• ICompetition for the Navy's
weekly exhibition on the golf
course has appeared .with the
Army's ROTC large scale maneu
vers over by the Tri-Dorms.
evidence, is hardly a sound basis
for the ..condemning note that
ends the editorial.
On the same page Mr.. Banyai
of the Centre County AVC, in a
Letter to the Editor, states the
necessity for a strong OPA to
control inflation. I agree 100 per
cent with Mr. Banyai on this
necessity. But Mr. Banyai is
.also
given to "loose thinking." In
the. middle of his letter Mr. Ban
yai states that the price of butter
will rise to "95 cent per pound,
sugar to 2.7 cents per pound, etc."
What crystal ball did Mr. Ban
yai peer into .that told him exact
ly the price rise of each commod
ity if the substitute ()PA bill
were enacted? [Remember, I
agree we need a strong OPA and
that, in. my opinion, inflation will
result without it, but if someone
can predict' price jumps that will
take place in the 'future, he is the'
pciaseasot of a Wondeiful
In other .:worda t more ."loose'
•
• Let'a lust stick to the' feels:nit&
nbt , 'use opinions , or-eatiratt*'aa
they weielacta.''• Milton Solow
Bullosopher
BY FERDINAND
J. Solvency Dingleberry, Collegian's expert on
chess, came in chewing his whiskers and tearing
at . his hair until the fur literally flew this morn
ing. "By the Queen's petticoats!" lie, shouted,
"Cabinet can't do this to its!"
Dingy, it
. turned out, was chagrined by one of
Cabinet's latest moves. A spokesman for the Chess
team appeared before that austere body at a re
cent meeting to ask for financial support in send
ing the Chess team to Philadelphia to compete
against the University of Pennsylvania in whit
promlises to be the sporting event of the year. ,
Their request was for a modest - $5OO. Evidently
someone on the tealn got Wind •of the fact 'that
Cabinet has several thousand &Mars to dispose, df
by the end of the semester. It did no .harfn lot
them to build a fel,V castles in the air even though
Cabinet tabled the nietion,
The idea of subsidizing chesS'is unique, at least
at Penn State, and it should be thrown open for
discussion
Dingys Opinion
Dingy, a firSt assistant manager of the IcheSs
team, responSible for rubbing down elbows and
fingers, is somewhat biased. ISaYs Dingy, there
are some. who may feel that we are trying to rook
the Mural and Student Union committees by dip
ping into Cabinet funds which they would like'te
get, but I can assure you that we have only Penn
State's, best interest s at heart.
We've got a red-hot chess team, this year. II
we beat .Penn we're liable to get national publicity
out of th!t. 'Didn't those PolitielanS in Cabinet
promise to get national publicity for. the College?
Why, if we break through the Perin defente we
May even challenge' seine of those AuStiens of Mr.
Stalin's to an International: match. They just pasi
ed 'another five-year plan over there so they've
got time to fight above board fora few years. •
Penn's chess team:shave beeii darn good for the'
past Myears though. (Ed: note: It is to be:assumed
that there has been. at least a 'slight: trirai-over in
the compliment of the U. Of Pennsylvania's team
in' this time.) If we beat 'Penn it 'might not 'be a:
bad idea to have Cabinet send us . over to Rutsia
for a few .yearS to play, a match or . so. •
EElihu Q. PoppydOck, 13tV1.0C in carnpuS
sneared at the proposal.
Eircl ositie intettilew
hn
. .an exclusive. interview with the Bullosopher,
Poppycock, who is oppoSed "to subSidizing Sports
with the passible excePtiOn•ol. focitball, basketball,
boxing, wrestling, soccer ; golf, gymnastics, base_
ball, track, fencing, lacrosse, handball, volleyball,,
swimming and, wetight-lifting, said "Gazooks man,
I'll not stand by and see Cabinet used as a pain
in this nefarious little game of theirs! It'll be a
black Knight in hell before that move is made."
The Arrierican Chess Committee, composed of
World War II vets, has voted to support the cause
of the Penn State . Chess team.. Petitions will be
circulated next' Week by the ACC to forestall this
checkmate by Cabinet. Easily identified, the petl
tions are headed, "Just what tne hell did we fight
this war for?"
From the Files
Hal Kemp and his orchestra are to play for the
Jimior Prom. Recreation Hall. will have a Hawai.:-
ian setting.
Thespian's on read. trip, present "My Stars' in
Philipsburg. First time women are on a Thespian
tour.
This semester. end at 5.p. m. Friday,
June 8
Fred Waring selected by Prof. Fishburn to con
duct All-Time Nittany dance orchestra. •
Plans are. made to require freshmen liberal arts
and education students to take physical science 7
and biology 1.
Mothers Day brings large group of -mothers to
State College; some visit classes.
An announcement in the May 10 Collegian—
The :Hillside Ice & Coal' Company will discontinue
the sale and the distribution of beer.
Blue Band receive new uniforms made , in the
Wort Point style:
Dean Charles W. Stoddart, of the Schcol of .
Liberal Arts, favors un:imited cuts for all students
with averages of "two" or over.
Showing 'at the Cathaum—Earl Carroll's "aVlur_ .
der at the Vanities," with „faek'Oakie, Victor-Mt
.Lagen and Duke Ellington and his orehestria.
750 to receive diiiltdnai on June 11, Blue Band
to• give concert •_gi'aduation . morning.
Coach Mike: LoWiGions lritrosseleAM'Serthittlfe
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:Bros: and•Jraii>ers. • - - •;•• -
FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1946
MAY, 1934