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Wait and See
-It sometimes proves quite amusing to sit back
and watch how the student body accepts a cam
pus; project that has been designed to make things
easier for them. I'm referring to the free movies
that are scheduled for tonight and tomorrow
night in Schwab auditorium.
This innovation was thought up by members
of the X-GI Club on campus, a social organiza
tion that has more than once in the past, paved
the way for better conditions at Penn State.
The club has three motives behind their ven
ture, which, incidentally, costs them money. The
first is an endeavor to combat the high prices
charged by the local theatres. As an example we
ouote the 44 cents charged at the movie houses
in Lewisburg, home of Buckncll.
The second purpose is to see if something can’t
be 'done about the old films, call them relics it
you like, that have been constantly appearing on
the local screens.
An opportunity to present free entertainment
to the entire student body is the last of the three
fold purpose that prompted the club to lake ac
tion on the movie situation. In a way, these free
movies represent the same type of entertainment
that would be provided if we had a Student Union
building on the campus.
The present set-up is a far cry from the facili
ties which would be contained in a Union build
ing costing over $2,000,000, but the response to an
entertainment project such as this will serve as
sn excellent criterion as tb just how badly this
campus wants-to bo entertained. The X-GI Club
has done its part, the student body must take it
from there.
Chance to Help
The Thetas are holding a charity bazaar to
morrow afternoon from two to five at the sorority
house. Proceeds of the affair will got to the Insti
tute of Logopedics, adopted by the Thetas as their
national charity. .
The Institute is located just off the campus of
Wichita University, and it is presently recognized . •
as the outstanding school of its'kiiid'in the Ration. ■
It is. one'of the few centers that deals with every
type of speech defect. They accept the difficult as
well as the easy-to-cure cases, and- in general
offer new'opportunities foy'ttormal life to a large
group of handicapped persons.
Volunteer work on veterans of World War I and
II who have cofne out of battle with' speech de
fects is .now being done at veterans’ hospitals by
members of tlier Institute staff.
The affair deserves the support of the student
body as well as members of the faculty. A wide I
sale. It is estimated tha
sold, among them are socks, mittens, baby clothes,
and hand-painted stationery.
This might prove to be an excellent opportuni
ty to cut down that Christmas gift list. There are
only 15 shopping days left, you know.
Collegian Gazette
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Collegian office by 4:30 p.m. on the d'ay
preceding publication.
Friday, Dec. 6
BIBLE STUDY, 200 Carnegie Hall, 7
o’clock.
PHYSICAL Education, student-ifaculty
tea, White Hall lounge, 7:30-9 o’clock.
Saturday, Dec. 7
FORMER SERVICE women get-together,
Grange playroom, 1-3 o-’clock.
KAPPA ALPHA' THETA charity bazaar,
Theta House, 2-5 o’clock.
Sunday, Dec. 8
PENNS VALLEY Ski Club party, Ski
Lodge, 2 o’clock.
. ALPHA DELTA SIGMA smoker, Pi K A
House, 8 o’clock.
Monday, Dec. 9
■ PHILOTES and IWA joint business meet
ing, WSGA room, White Hall, 7 o’clock.,
■ CHESS CLUB meeting, 7 Sparks, 7 o’-
clock.
ENGINEERING Student Council meeting,
106 Main Engineering, 7 o’clock.
• CWENS meeting, WSGA room, White
Hall, 8:30 o’clock.
At The Movies
; SCHWAB: “Algiers,” Hedy Lamarr—To
night. “Jack London,” Michael O’Shea l —
night.
; CATHAUM: “The Killers,” Ava Gardiner
: —Today, tomorrow, and Monday.
STATE: “The Bowery,” Wallace Beery—
Today. “Tell It To a Star,” Ruth Terry—'
Tomorrow. “Gallant Bess,” George Tobias—
Monday.
NITTANY: "Dangerous Money”—Today.
“Rio Grande Raiders”—Tomorrow. “Anna
and The King of Siam”—Monday.
Co liege Health Service
■ Admitted to the infirmary Wednesday—
Harry Dunham, Nina Rabinowitz.
Admitted yesterday—Fred Chusid, Wil
liam Davis, Eugene Graebner, Robert Og
den, Santo Rizzo, Jack Sherman.
Discharged yesterday—Harry Dunham,
Marjorie Dyer, John T. Martin, Elmer Seal- 7
over, Lois Steele.
College Placement Service
tDEC. I!—New York, Chicago, & • St.
Louis Railroad' Co. .will interview, senior
civil engineers and graduating senior arch
itectural and E.'E.
Lawrence G, Foster
Lawrence G. Foster
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN;'STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Artists' Course
Next Monday evening, one of the greatest sing
ers of our times, Paul Robeson, will raise his rich,
resonant voice in the first concert of the Artists’"
Course Series. To those people .lucky enough to
hold a- ticket for the concert, Monday evening
will be one of the' most pleasant experiences of.
the semester. However, to the rest of the students
who were unable lb obtain tickets to hear Robe
son, Monday will be another disappointing day.
The difficulties just mentioned reminds us once
more of the inadequacy of the present arrange
ments of distributing tickets for -the Artists’
Course Series.
Earlier this semester, we pointed out some of
the injustices, done to the scudent body by the
present rationing of tickets.- Our solution at that
time, however, was negative, in that we proposed
to remedy the situation somewhat by giving more
seats to the student body arid less to the towns
people.
Now, after discussing the problems with others,
we should like to make a more constructive sug
gestion which could alleviate the situation by next
year. We propose that instead of having only one
series of four concerts each year, that, we have two
series of guest artisls. Each set of concerts would
be equally weighted and you would have your
choice of one of the two series. Under such a
set-up, the number of series tickets available
would be doubled, and instead of 1500 people
being able to enjoy. the great artists of today,
3000 would have the opportunity.
. This plan is offered as a suggestion now. There
is no reason why such a plan could not' be put
into effect next year. However, unless student
opinion evidences considerable support of this
suggestion, it would not be feasible to undertake
the extra work and risk involved in expanding
the cultural season in State College..
Lewis L. Jaffe
Ttfdmo ntane
t 6 WE EDITOR: The- editorial,. nyaa-nyaa
' which appeared at'the. end of Mr. Davis .Tlalf-
Truths” was as tramontane as a rhinestone m
•Golcohda. : . . V
Collegian’s implied support ,of Mf r Stone s-<m
the-spot field work: as against Mr-i Davis cabinet
ted research only 'questions the validity of the
techinques involved; it cahtiot hegin to dent, no\y
ever, the basic sohndness of the latter writer s
argument. . ~ ,
Let us hope that not too many ot Collegians
readers were sidetracked into irrelevancy. Appar
di±ov x-.oheerned neither spent the past
summer on me PoranUVDEmmarrcnbTir-iiur m nic
European history stacks. And that last remark
should demonstrate the facility with which extra
• neousness propagates itself.
William L. Brown, Jr.
• Former Froih editor Brown is quite canny
in guessing that the editor was neither on the
Poland-Denmark tour nor in the European his
tory stacks; he spent the summer in Oklahoma
reading Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the
Roman Empire."
The Last Word
TO THE EDITOR: Is it that Collegian must
have the last word on all discussions originating
on its pages, or is it possible that they really
believe their three lines of rebuttal is an adequate
answer to the letter by Mr. Davis which asks for
more understanding and less hasty judgments?
We’ve been asked to look for harmony rather than
discord in the area of foreign relations by both
world-renowned speakers who have come to Penn
State. Collegian has printed resumes of speeches
made by Robert St. John and Henry A. Wallace
yet it certainly did not . pass up the first oppor
tunity to sabotage their position. First it printed
the article “Russia Dominates Poland; Freedom
Rules Denmark,” and then it tacked on to a letter
giving a mature reflection of the background of
the possible causes, an. adolescent evasion'of the
points in question.
One of the cardinal., rules of any science of
society is the understanding that every situation
has a history—more than that which goes into
the textbooks. We cannot hope to evaluate any
thing by merely a superficial examination of rela
tionships, as. was done in the first article. We must
dig deep to find the total picture.. without which
any portion is false. Let’s, apply what, is' learned
in the classrooms and dispense with drawing con
clusions which in the last analysis prove- to be
faulty. Add this pica for'the use of the education
we’re getting here at Penn State to those made
by St. John, Wallace and other far-seeing per-.
sons, and perhaps a potentially peaceful world
can be in the making.
Natalie Biederman
Why Then...?
TO THE EDITOR AND THE STUDENT BODY:
Most of you will agree that racial tolerance, hav
ing been a national problem for some time, is
accepted by all intelligent and liberal-minded
adults. Why, then, are sordid examples of this
unjust prejudice evidenced in a college town
where is supposed to exist an institution of liberal
arid unbiased learning?
Do you think that excluding students from bar
ber shops, certain - hotels and eating establish
ments because of their color is a good example of
proper environment for the development of broad
minded citizens?
A student body which backed so strongly the
reply of the officials to the University of Miami
is certainly contradicting itself in this issue.
Thanks To :SPS
yTO THE EDITOR: 1 We wish ‘ to -express our
siritSette thanks to members of Sigma Phi EpSllbn
fraternity for their thoughtfulness in .•.arranging
a dinner in honor of Penn State's football team.
Letters
A Free Thinker
Chess Squad to Meet
Cornell in First Game
'The Cornell chess team will
play :the Penn Slate squad in the
first intercollegiate match for the,
Cdllege's team for the current
•year in. the IMA Club 'Room in
Oljd Main at i p. rfi. Sunday, Pub
licity Chairman Ruth A. Priedman
said today.
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Collegian- reflect the opinions of
Ihte writer. They make no claim
to: represent student or University
opinion. All c,tisir/aed editorials
are by the editor.
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