TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1946
NlockCireleGets
four More Phones
In addition to the one telephone
in Doi-mitory No. 1, four phones
ai’e soon to -be installed in Dormi
tories 4,7, 9 and 12, John Ander
son, chairman of the Public Works
Committee reported at the meet
ing of the Pollock Circle Council,
Wednesday night. Distributed in
this manner, there will be one
phone to every three halls. --
Frank Maguire, chairman of the
Health and Sanitation Commit
tee said that the meals and menus
of the dining hall have improved
tremendously, and that a request
will be made for the changing of
.the Sunday breakfast schedule
from 9-9:30 a. m. to 9->lO a. m., so
that the residents attending early
religious services will' not miss
that meal.
It was reported that 400 clothes
lockers are expected by Mr. Wil
liam Gross, Pollock Circle main
tenance supervisor, for some dor
mitory rooms, and any resident
who wishes one should contact
his hall president.
All residents having firearms in
their possession are requested to
register them and entrust them
toi Campus Patrol Captain Phillip
A. Mark for safekeeping. These
maybe checked out of his office
when desired.
Hall presidents' will start can
vassing their buildings for opin
ions of the Pollock Circle holding
a dance sometime in .December.
Ml CompilesFacfs
On Housing Needs
At least 600,0010. new dwellings
a year must be built to relieve
the current housing shortage ac
cording to a bulletin recently
compiled l by the Mineral Indus
tries School on the- proceedings
of a housing and heating confer
ence .held on campus.
For every 1000 people, about
263 houses are necessary or about
one housing unlit lor ■ every lour
persons. In the past, .when fami
lies were much larger, 100 to 150
houses couild' easily accomodate
IiOOO people. .
Since i‘94o about 5,000,000 new
families have come into existence
for whom adequate housing has
not as yet 'been provided.
■lncrease in the average span of
life, shifting of population . from
rural to urban areas, physical de
pre'ciatlon of buildings; demolition
by; fire and oldi age, plus the fact
that- building was practically
■brought to a standstill during the
war years—are all responsible to
some extent' for. the present short
age: in housing facilities.
In, 1936, 7,970,000, families. oc
cupied" 7,093,000... Rouses, which
was. approximately, an extra
family in ' every seven houses.
With the advent of the war, the
situation became progressively
worse. According to the bulletin
it will take three or four years to
meet even part of the current de
mand.
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Russia Dominates Poland
Freedom Rule s Denmark
September, 1939. Poland invaded and conquered by the Wehr
macht. April,, 1940.-Denm’ark squashed under the German boot. May,
1945. ,VE Day—liberation for the long-suffering Poles and Danes. How
ar e ' these once-occupied countries faring today?
A Penh State student, spending a few September days in each of
these countries," saw part of the answer. Many Poles, expressed to him.
their preference for Gerim’an occupation- over Russian “liberation.”
The Danes seemed happy, norm'al,. and very grateful for'their libera
tion. ’ . . : —— : — 1
Guns, military might, and. force
are ever-present in the Danzig-
Gdynia area of Poland’. .Street
shootings and. disappearances, are
almost daily happenings: NKVD,
the feared Russian secret policed
reduces 'complaints about .the
system to. furtive whispers. Even
in the privacy of- -his own home,
a parent was observed: cautioning
his not-so-prudent son about la
menting too loudly.
Discrimination economic,' ra
cial, and 1 social—is rife'. A small
independent artisan, who .is an
American citizen an r ) a devout
Lutheran, is a good example. Be
cause of his self-occupation, his
rent and electric rates are many
times higher than normal, even
though he has been-unable to ob
tain 'rrlatteria'ls for his ; business.:
since liberation. • ■ •
Excessive grammar school; tui
tion, actually, a tax on his relig
ion, prevents him from giving his
oldest son an education. The ll
year-old. lad shows considerable
native intelligence, and speaks
English: and’German' as fluently as
his native Polish: . . ;
A shipyard, gUai’H tells of; the
removal' to -Russia of their | bejst,
machinery, and the, resulting .dpi
crease' in employment and ip'raj
duotion. Polish,- sailors gripe
about their men-of-wai- now) fly
img the Red hammer and sickle.
The. married ones point bitterly
By Lewis Stone
to" the fine apartment buildings—'
in a city of rubble—-from .which
they have been ousted to make-,
way for Russian seamen and
their, families.... -
Conflicting ■ Laws
'Multitudes of restricting and l
ccfclfli,cling' 'laws . rr|ake shore
■leave precarious even for Ameri
cans.' They.' are not allowed to
have--American, or Polish money
in their possession. They cannot
carry , cigarettes, sell them or even
give one- away. Buying anything, -
or bringing it'back to the, ship is
prohibited. ■ After an afternoon
snack of cake and “ice cream,”,
the surprised eaters learned it
is illegal that day of the week.;
Food is scarce, expensive, and
of poor quality. Black market
purchases, at exhorbitant rates,
are. necessary to raise existence,
above ' the' starvation- level.- In
fact, practically all dealing is' il
legal, and law-breaking becomes
the normal way of life, in spite
of frequent Siberian exilements.
Denmark, on -the other hand,- is
characterized, by'the freedom and'
gaiety which .-permeates the daily,
scene. Soldiers’ age- unnoticeablet
.even policemen are scarce. People
Good Food Only a Hobby,
Pdiloefr Circle Chef
Knows His Stuff!
To hear a man say that venison
should be soaked in burgundy
wine lor two days before it is
cooked w»uld make the average
person think that he was hearing
a professional chef from a ritzy
New York hotel speaking.
The man doing the talking,
however, was only an amateur
cook, a man who cooks as a
hobiby. Though they may not
know his name/ the 800 men at
Pollock Circle know his cooking,
for there Is where he practices
his hobby. This chef, Norman B.
•Thomson, has as his real profes
sion a diversified and successful
business career.
Temporary Jobe •
. “I cam e t 0 the-East,” Mr. Thom
son said, ‘‘to be near my wife who
is hi New York recovering from
an operation. Wanting the chance
to help veterans, I cam© to Penn
State in answer to a newspaper
ad calling for a chef to cook at
your veterans’ dormitories. It’s
only a temporary job, but the
fellows are real men and I’m glad
to help thetn.”
After attending the College for
three years, Mr Thomson left in
1917 to become a pilot in the Air
Force. When the war ended he
completed' lias education, attain
ing his B.A. from Drake Univer
sity and his M.A. from the Uni
versity. of Chicago.
In Business
, In 1928, after three years as
the director 0 f finance of the Illi
nois Chamber of Commerce, Mr.
Thomson became president of the
Illinois Assets. Coup. During the
same period and up until 1934, lie
was also the director' of the
freely curse or praise the 'govern
ment, with the praise predomi
nant.
Food' Plentiful
Food is present in mouth-wat
ering quantities; meat, eggs,
chee.se; butter, anp milk are es
peciaUy plentiful. (Rationing ex
ists, tout the-legal' diets- are ample.
Black marketing' is negligible,
and- deals with cigarettes only.
Stores are jammed with a daz
zling array .of .merchandise.
■ln nearly every respe'et, Den
mark s.eems.more like a part of
the United .States, than a foreign,
country,.'Here .the- people are'not
afraid . to . .express an opinion.
Their care-free life is ■ character
ized! toy- their- night- club 'behavior.
Hearing the entire croaVp spon
taneously and boisterously burst
into the -\fvor.ds of The band’s tune,
i.t. is -difficult to imagine that only
a few months before,. they had'
been subjugated-.under Nazi rule.
PAGE THREE
1500 Faculty, Staff
Attend Reception
Ralph D. Hetzel, president of
the College, and Mrs. Hetzel en
tertained approximately 15 0 0
members of the faculty and ad
ministrative staff of the College
and their wives at the annual re
ception in White Hall Thursday
night.
Guests were received by Dr.
and Mrs. Hetzel, State Secretary
oi: Mines Richard Maize and Mrs.
Maize and Mrs. Clara C. Phillips.
Mrs. Phillips and Mr. Maize are
Trustees of the College.
Members of the receiving line
greeted reception guests before a
bank of palms, ferns, and chry
santhemum arranged by Dr. E; I.
Wilde, professor of ornamental
horticulture. Dance music was
provided by the Campus Owls,
student orchestra, and refresh
ments were served by students in
Hotel and Institution Administra
tion under the direction of Esther
A. Atkinson, associate professor
of home economics.
Following the reception, Dr. and
Mrs. Hetzel entertained Trustees
of the College and members of
the Council of Administration and
their wives at a supper party.
Porcelain Tile Co. and the North
ern Lloyds Insurance Corp.
With the depression Mr. Thom
son became editor and publisher
of the Southwest Daily Times of
Liberal, Kansas. Since 1939 he
has 'been a consultant in indus
trial and financial management.
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