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Penny A Meal
This week coeds who eat in campus dormitories
are being reminded of the critical food and cloth
ing shortage in Europe through a concentrated
"Penny A Meal," "Can. A Man," campaign.
"Penny A Meal" needs little explanation. Each
coed has been asked to take a penny with her to
each meal and deposit it in one of the jars that will
be placed on each table. To each coed this will
mean only 21 cents, but when multiplied by more
than two thousand women.enrolled in the College,
the amount should surpass 's4oo. Twenty-one pen
nies would hardly be missed by a coed, but $4OO
could buy a lot of food for starving Europe.
.Men students, too, may help with the "Can A
(Man," or woman, campaign. The committee in.
charge has requested that students, and particu
larly coeds, buy a can of food and take it to Stu
dent Union. The committee, in turn, will send the
food to Europe.
Actually, this is the second move on campus to
make coeds more "food conscious." The Home Ec
Club several weeks ago attempted to show the co
eds in Atherton how much food they were wasting
each day. Now that the European Relief committee
has adopted the project, coeds have the opportun
ity to donate from - their own pockets to the needy
in Europe.
:in addition, coeds will have the opportunity to
chow to those who have condemned them of being
interested only in campus affairs, that they have
an interest in the welfare of others, also.
Yell, Ye II,Ye/I,Again!
.If there's any one thing - that the student body
Jacks, it's school spirit. This fact, which is evi
dent in numerous situations is most obvious at
sports events. Whether it's a football,l.baseball,
basketball, or lacrosse game, there is always an .
enthusiastic roar--when State ,is winning. But
when we're losing, it's- another story. Attention
wanders, spectators criticize, cheers are weak and
altogether spirit is , at a minimum. This fair
weather attitude not only shows a lack of school
spirit, it also i s disheartening to our players.' For
at the time when they need a good cheer the most,
people - are to -busy griping.
The Saturday lacrosse game was a perfect ex
'ample of poor spectator reaction. At the half,
Johns Hopkins was winning so the Penn State
rooting section did an admirab:e and helpful
thing—three-quarters of it walked out.
lf the student body would .Stay through more
games and shout loudest when we're losing, our
teams would score more victories.
Co-Rec Day. ?
• ! What has happened.to Co-Rec Day? Before the
war, one of the features of spring -time Penn State
was Co-Rec Day, spOnsorecl for all students by the
Women's Recreation Association. But WRiA. has
;.failed to schedule one for this ,spririg.
WRA, according to its Past_reputation, has been
reluctant - to allow the men students to share their
recreational facilities. Collegian can't help won
dering if this could be the reason for WRA's a
voiding Co-Rec Day this year.
THE COLLEGIAN
Established 1940. Successor to the Penn State Colleg
ian, established 1904, and the Free Lance, established
1977.
"For A Better Penn State"
• Published every Tuesday and Friday morning dur
ing the regular College year by the staff of the Daily
Collegian of the Pernsylvania State College. Entered as
'world class matter July 5, 193., at the State College, Pa.
Post Office under the act of darch 8. 1879.
- Subscriptions by mail 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
Wolbarsf.; Photo Editor—Gwynnoth Timmis ; Sports Editor—
Jack Reid ; Women's Editor Doris Stowe; Circulation
Manager—John • Neel ; Assistant Advertising Manager—
Phyllis Deal. Senior Board—Kay Krell Lois Marks.
junior Board—Michael nimbi., Lawrence Foster, Marilyn
Jacobson, Leo , Kornfelit, Lynotto Lundquist, Suzanne
McCauley, Kathryn McCormick, Lucy Seifing.
Reporters-- Join Alderfer, Kay Badollet, Allan Baskin,
Franic Davis, Eleanor Fehnel Ben French, Popsy Fried
lander, Elsie Hurwitz, Roberta Hutchinson, Shirley Lyon,
Leopard Malinowski, l3etsy Marshall, Marty Mosley, Elaine
Mittelman, Gloria Parks, Joun Peters, Helen Reed, Dick
Barge, Lewis Stone, Jerry Trumper, Selma Zasofsky.
Advertising Assistants—Claire Harvey,.Sally Hoistrum, Dor.
othy Leibovitz, June Rosen, Slma Babel, Jeanne
Thompson.
STAFF THIS ISSUS
Idpnaging Editor
Copy Editors
;News Editor -
Sports Editor -_
Tuesday, May 21; 1946
----_—_Lucy •Seifing
_-_Eleanor • Fithrtel, Loix 'lttarkn
_ - - 'ffel6n.
_ _
_____ Eck • Sat•ge
A Dark and. Bitter Look
At long last a semblance of peace has descended upon the inhabi
tants Of the Vale of 'Nittany. Quiet and order reign among the natives
as they go about their joyful tasks. The feud is settled, and strong men
no longer fear to walk abroad at night.
• Froth and Portfolio-are at peace! Of course, this statement will come
as a shock to the staffs of both publications; but it is true, nevertheless,
if you will credit my account of
themomentous meeting.
I -was sitting alone .in the dark
ened Collegian office, mumbling
over the pile of bleached •and
whitened skulls I keep in my desk
as mementos of fairer years, when
there came a knMking.at the door.
Grudgingly I Shut the drawer con
taining my 'treasures and- opened
to the visitor.
There on the threshold was a
Portfolio man clutching a mangl
ed copy of his favorite magazine
to his pinched and withered
breast. He cackled as he talked.
All he wanted was the use Of
our phone 'for which service I
changed him a minimum of ten
cents a tall. As he was - finishing
the fifteenth unsUccessfUl call for
a date, in staggered a man from
Froth.
In addition to •clothes, he *ore
a drawn and haggard look. This
went well with his mustache
admit; but Where he 'claimed! it
came from ceaseless ...Work on
Froth with a capital `cF,'!, I knew
damn well it came from work on
just plain troth, 'without the capi
tal.
His first request was Iwn: 'cig
arette; his second for the expo".
sion of the Portfolio horror who
hovered overhead Making obscene
Penn,- :sfatements
In •spite of frequent remarks to the contrary, 'we're air here for
the primary purpose of obtaining an education. One, campus genius,
known only by the initials "A. H," seems to have ,outdone everyone
when it comes to book learnin.' He recently left this bkilliant message,
reprinted exactly as found, on a blackboard in Sparks: "All men are
born with the equal and inalienable right to disillusiOnmentr So,•until
they are willing to waive 'that
right, let Technology Progress
and a College Education for
Everylbody." We've , beets won
dering about this prcifound state
ment and have come to the con
elusion that someone ought to
trrab this character and throw him
into •campus politics. With an idea
like .that he'd really go places.
They'll Love It
Down at a local emporium as
a sign saying "Your !friends will
love, a souvenir from Penn State."
Underneath the sign is displayed
a selection of souvenirs Which the
management evidently thinks is
representative of the College. - In•
eluded in the display are: six
miniature whiskey bottles in a
case,, ashtrays !holding tat - nail beer
mugs filled with imitation beer,
a box containing a bottle of gin
behind a • glass and bearing the
description. "break in Case of
•
emergency," and other samples of
alcoholic beverages. tome now,
let's remeariber this is a dry town!
Surprise
A coed was busily studying up
at the Library-when suddenly the
boy .sitting next to 'her remark
ed, "Think nig() down for a short
snooze." Her curiosity . aroused
she asked the tired -fellow• where
he intended to get his 40 winks,
"Oh., down -in the -basement," he
Letters toto - :the, lE!':'iitOr
Dear Editor:
It is amazing, to say the least,
of it, to find the attitude of. the
educated American public—as
typified by the residents of State
College—nonchalant if not com
pletely indifferent to important
world proiblems.
The case in point is concerned
with the entire absence of any ef
fort to try and save food for the
starving millions of Europe and
Asia. The oft prefered argument
that individuals or a small com
munity can do nothing is so chil
dish and primitive that it does
not even merit. an answer. Why
then is nothing done?
In my opinion, which is that of
an infinitely small minority, it is
due to a false sense of values.
This is reflected in your paper
'Which prints hardly - any-serious
• articleS at • all,; and ao far bas'not,
se ii fit ••tat :publicite .
.famine, but trepcirtillie'•nio. , ,f.tri*
ial happenings in' the - ..kreatest7del`
tail.
THE COLLZGIAN
gestures • from the protection of
the chandelier. •
This I could not do since a
gdod host lets 'his ;guests amuse
themselves ,as is their. usual *mt.
I merely turned on the ught,
shooting 2 , 5 3 / 4 volts • through • the
lad, and the Portfolio Mart-releas
.ed grit) and 'flopped to the 'floor.-
''Neticing bOw • well ‘ I shad. the
situation in control I decided .to
bring about a 'recondhation: while
my power lasted.; Lasihing out with
the 'blacksnake Whip I Customarily
carry, I 'forced both visitors back
against the wall. Then I, wnung
from them an agreement to (1)
keep the peace, (2) give me
twenty per cent' of their profits,
(3) admit me free to • the Club
Übangi, (4) refrain from using our
phone for a period Of seven years,
'and (5) distribute free copies of
their respective, magazines to each
member of the ollegian staff.
Cowed and fearful before .the,
power Of Collegian, they signed
the paper. Now there is no longer
strife between those magazines.
They are friends in- a common
cause. , . .
They make wild threats of des
truction .but we are not afraid,
for we always can rely on sup Port
and protection' from; our.• friends,
the students.' -
•By JANE :WOLBARST
casually answered, "they've , got
lots of tots "down there." - - Our _girl
is a dolibter at (heart and , she
quickly told him that she didn't
believe it. "Sure there. ,are,". he
said, "want to see?" Who could
miss up on a Chance -like that?
Quickly •She followed . him down,
the stairs and through a maze Of
hallways until be jerked to a stop.
"The cots are right in there,"
said her guide; -"Do, you believe
me or do you want to see, with
your own eyes,?"..lThe coed gasped
and a quick negative reply
as she saw •his finger. pointing at a
sign saying - "iMen's 'Room."
.. • .
Literary Cops
The local police force has turn
bd-its',attention to the journalistic
world__ lately. Chief Juba of the
State College ioolice regularly con
tributes items to Collegian, ,and
Captain LMark of the Campus law
and order force drops in. now and
then at the Froth office with jokes.
We hope they're not Snatched
from the Police Gazette.
Some - of Froth's "humorists"' toil
on Collegian • and - generously
spread theli wit around the copy,.
desk. One nigeht,as it was growing
late the editor Shouted out,
"What's • holding everything up?",
A Froth man shouted back, `Sly
suspenders!" (ooh!)
I wonder if the Collegian will
awake to its responsibilities as
the, most effective organ for dis
seminating ideas on campus, - and
start a concerted and worthwhile
effort to help alleviate; in what
ever small measure, the suffering
of nations not as fortunate as the
United States.
OPA
Dear Editor
Let me congratulate you on the
excellence of the May 14 issue - of
the Collegian. Your editorial on
price violations was excellent-as
was "A Dark and Bitter Look." I
I . coraess'that I never thou,gitit Col
legian AryoUld have - the tuts to
iprliit' Articles .in, sdah. a 'direet , •and.
Inrily,.altraY.ili , 444 egall
‘to taintinue -*tit itieetrtides fily +Pie
tithe-vein: • Drekbi ettgeACltillegiaii
, oil„ *gm
There is,. a wealth of untapped „reoreatibnal:
sources near' at.hand, but it faf:s _within ,:the realms" t.
of, some student body to_investigatethesd:S7oeSj.',
'determine their possibilities and map..out
whereby the student body could take advantage` , o , ,.:.'
them.
Yours ets.,
Rustum Roy
Off The: ReCoid
By Audrey Ryback
"The Band of Renown" will hit' State College
with a bang this weekend, and , when Les 'Brown •
and the boys start swinging it out at Rec Hall Per . ,
day night, here are a coup:e of the numbers you'll'.'
probably hear. One of them is "Day by• Day," re
corded with Doris Day taking the vocal.'`To&tor;.
Lawyer, Indian. Chief," which needs no
. explana:l
tion, is on the reverse.." You Won't . Be Satisfied," ‘
and platter-mate; "Come to• Baby, Do!" will Prob-.
ably also ring out in Rec Hall. One of the newer
Brown arrangements is "In' Love in Vain" sung.
by Jabk Hushell, with "There's Good Blues To
night," on the 'backing. • '
This has nothing to do, with records, but it does
concern- Les-ltrown and , company. The ',band re:-
cently orgahried .a real live , baseball team, coin . -
plete with unifiirins anc . l .all.
Bin Btdtheir
Bob Crosby's ork does a neat job .on the tune
"Come With Me My Honey" 'With the . Town Crf;
ers harmonizing in a lively, swingy style. Another
Crosby number, 'strictly for dancing or listening
with the lights turned low, is "The Same Old
You." On ,the flip-over an entirely •different rh..Yr
•
thm. and style,swings out in the form of "Shimmy
Like My Sister Kate." •-.
(Fred• Waring and his Pennsylvanians are one of
the 'most , `.distingtive bands in the country, and the
Waring glee club is a gem in itself. YOu can hear. ,
a combination of tricky orchestrat.arrangemeritS. — .
excellent glee club renditions, soloists and
Three Bees arid a Honey, in the, Fred Waring al 7 - - ;
bum, "Pleasure Time." Featured in this really ,
worthwhile collection -are "A Cigarette, Sweet-
Music and You," "Remember," "Have 1 , Ya' Got.
Any Gum, Chum?" "BeYond the Blue. Hciriioh;"
"Play Piddle Play."
One_ of • the hottest 'novelty tunes mow i.n.:cirau
lation is ,with .Tex:B~iieke
and' the Glenn IVliller orchestra.
°Pet , swings out the iniddle=sectitth, ',and . I'6c - takes 11 .
the - vocal. (Notice the .similarity - •bei:Wedn-Berielre
and Johnny :Mercer's T6' .- drew
and 'Artie , Wlalvin: sing "The 'WhiffenPoof
fl3aa-13aa-Saa) 'on the reverse...the
has just •-releaSed." a tyairing Including lots; of ~ tnel;,";.
ody by the reCentlyradded string •section; It is ,
Tommy Dorsey's "Opus' No. '1" and' Harry James'-."
"Strange Love," and ‘!CYhthia's • ,
Punch Lines
By GEORGE SAMPLE
Last _semester the All-College'ealqinet,:inYeSti--;
gated the possibilities of Sunday ‘Tricivie's; ,
to provide'some form Of - Sunday afterii,oreqea4.,'-'•
tion. Due to laws and ordinances barring this`,..the r
project had to be abandoned:Alowever,the , ioa.iol
some form of recreation needn't be drOplaed. .'
•
Cabinet's Reiponsibility
Since Al.l college cabinet took the responsibilifY
of investigating Sunday movies, it is not unreas:
able •to assume that it is their responsibility to in- 4
vestigate other.possibilities for Sunday afternobil"',C
recreation.
Probably the -greatest . possibilities . for
enjoyment to a Sunday : afternoon lies
Dam. While it is not the most 'desirable '
does offer opPortunities for boating; swindriing,
and picnicing. Transportation i s the big probleiri
that must be overcame in utilizing•WhipPle'SD,*
The on:y real solution seems to be a regular' bus .;3 .,
service between State 'College and 'Whipple'.i. Tit,
does
does seem, though, if right energies .were' directed
toward accomplishing this, the ,student
would be well-represented •'at Whipple'S DamFthil
summer.
. .
•
•
Song - Fest , •
Another possibility that has received favorable ;:
comment is a program which might' be labeled •
"Singing Under the Stars." Under the , guidance : pf
All-College Cabinet, 'a • site might be picke - 40:piir : :
petent leaders chosen to take' charge'of a, 'song,::
Lest that could be conducted in . the .- aenings.,,
Still anot'aer pos3lbility that wou:d.beboth:edu7 -, f
cational and entertaining fs n a scenic tour. Within,
a few miles of State .College' are some of !the ;
tural wonder and beauty' spots of Pennsylvania;:
This'wHter belieVes thatshinufreds.• of students
would take advantage of such a scenic tour if it i.
•
were capably` conducted. -
These' three • suggestions have barely - scratched
the surface -as far a.q . providing pinday
and-evening entellilinneni'afiv
smu- 'd°n ? :t •like'fil'&! l ": 6. r' 4 'filifte)OW . Siaxie v 4 l4ll; Sf
.f15coll•-dor':*fiWFi? , 4404 6 ;409*: - .;bii*ItAlpt i
lege: Of ...them.
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TUESDAY, MAY
,21,.194(3