The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, March 07, 1947, Image 2
.r A 712 TWO Want To Brighten Graduation . _ Ch Pfleogor, senior class president, has been .iiipo..ited chairman of a committee to investigate of brightening up the College's commence )ileilL exercises. His comniittee includes Fred eeker. Russell Smiley. and Jean Nelson. This committee will act upon suggestions made by Richard Sarge, sophomore class president. at the lass, meeting of Cabinet. ;:i'ar?:e',; suggestions are outlined in three points: (L 1 Secure a very prominent speaker, preferably graduate of the College, for the commencement e cc. ise (2) Eliminate finals for seniors and move aradu atlion up 10 the middle,of final week so that niem- Highway Dept. Studies Survey The survey for a traffic light by the Department of Highways at•the corner of Allen street and Col-: .)ege avenue was finally requested by the Borough 'Council last month. • "Through the efforts of the Daily Collegian, staff, •editorial appeals for the erection of a traffic signal were made last semester, but not until last month gbd: the Borough Council take any decisive action ion the matter. Possibly if some one had been killed at that dangerous crossing.' they might have taken action sooner. Although. their action was past due, the survey has been made, and the results are being studied by the State Highway Department. 'We are sure that if the Department made a thor ough check of the conditions at College and Allen ;-;i.reets they will not hesitate to return a verdict favor of the students for the erection of a traffic• .)Ight. Some-people contend that if a light is placed .at the corner it will cause more confusion than good. We do not believe this to be so. Actually this t;ignal will be of more service to pedestrians than 1f motorists. If it •is so timed as to give the traffic Letters —From ' the Editor's Mailbox .ciaq nests Attendance TO THE EDITOR AND RESIDENTS OF P0L ...00K. CIRCLE: I hereby request the attendance rof l four out of the thirty-two men who signed yes 44:Ltrday's petition, to present a full report of griev - ;laces on , the Pollock Circle Dining Hall to the `Pollock Circle Council. The next meeting ds..Monday 10 March at 6.:45 W).m. in the lobby of Dorm 7. May I also request that all further problems that tdriSe concerning our community, be presented in .a similar manner to Council for instantaneous 4)ositive action. . Sincerely yours, Albert M. Honig. Pres. Pollock Circle Council. • Editorials land features in The Collegian freflect,the opinions of the writer. They make no claim to represent student or University opinion. KU unsigned editorials are by the editor, Goillegiall Gazette - . calendar items must be in the Daily Collegian office by 4:30 p.m. on the day pre ceding Publication. • Friday, March 7' SENIOR BALL ComMittee meeting, 2nd. floor lounge, Old Main, 4 o'clOck. , • FROTH'S Friday-At-Five Club meeting, ', usual place, usual time. AVC EXECUTIVE meeting, 411 Old Main, 7 o'clock. Sanday, March 9 STATE POLITICAL Party meeting, 121 ',Sparks, 7:30 o'clock. 11 Monday, Marcia 110 . , FUTURE FARMERS of America Green Hand initiation, Agriculture Education build ing, 7 o'clock. ' ,PHILOTES meeting, White Hall, 7 o'clock. IWA meeting, 401 Old Main, 7 o'clock. At the Movies • CATHAUM: "Till the Clouds Roll By," today, tomorrow, and Monday. "Pursued, midnight show tomorrow. STATE: "The Magnificent Doll," today, to morrow, and Monday. NITTANY: "Stella Dallas," tonight: "Un der Arizona Skies," tomorrow night, and "Lone Wolf in Mexico," Monday night. College Hemlth Service • Admitted to the infirmary Wednesday: Tlt3tllaS Poponec. DischarQd Wednesday: Richard Denzil,. Admitted Thursday: Rachael Emerick. College Placement Service BAILEY METER CO., March 7, will inter view eighth semester ME men. BAUGH and SONS, March 3, will inter- view eighth semester ChE men. DUPONT DE NEMOURS CO., March 17 and 18, will interview eighth semester men in: ChE, Ch, Cer, lE, ME, Mng and PNG. KURT-SALMON CO., March 17, 18 and /9. will interview eighth semester IE and find. Psy. men. • TEXAS CO., March 12, will interview eighth semester men in: ChE, Ch, CCh, Phy, CE, EE, IE add ME. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA bens of other classes might have a chance to attend. (3) Make the exercises as impressive as possible to provide a fitting climax to the student's four years in college. it was pointed out that the deans of'several of the College's schools are opposed to the elimination of finals, and that Senate had pre- viously refused to pass upon the suggestion. However, the committee will investigate the possibility. A further suggestion for relieving the drabness of commencement exercises was that they be held outdoors. weather permitting. moving on College avenue a short green signal and a long red one, and the traffic on Allen street the oppoSite tuning, students will be greatly aided. We' believe that students will wait until the light is in their favor if they do not have to wait too long. That is why we propose a short green light for traffic moving on College avenue, 'Students coming off campus can save time by not crossing Allen street if they cross on the Col lege sidewalk before crossing College avenue: Not only will the installment of a traffic light greatly aid students at a most dangerous' cross street, but it will also slow down traffic along Coi • lege avenue which some drivers now use. as a junior speedway. The Borough does not have sufficient manpower to have a policeman at that corner every hour of the day to help students cross the street. The only permanent solution is a four-faced traffic control. It must control all four directions. Even though there is no vehicle traffic coming from the campus, the students must be able to know when the light is against them. We hope the State Department of Highways re turns a verdict in few:4- of the students. The State Party - TO THE EDITOR: In the Collegian of ,WednesdaY. February 12, 11947, there Was an editorial labeled , "Polities in FebruhrY-" • • • There was a request in this editorial for answers from the Campus-Rey and. Nittany-Indeperident panties on What .these Parties were pLanning— especially in the. light :cif •". . fourth-of-.Tttilyish liberty_,independence-+and-equality side." So far, neither party has had hind to answer the questions put forth in this: editorial. Perhaps the politicxts of these panties are es stated in - Collegian: "slipping hack to the `gocid-Old-days' style of poli ticking when qualificiations cif the candidates were not as innlportant as thei r fraternal affiliations or possibly then.untber'of inches they garnered on the sports pages." . . • . ,The thoughts under ."Politics in. February" have set some 'Minds revolving, - and the . conse. quence is the .formation of a new •paity—the State party. The State party embraces a policy. as .yet untried by any campus political party in Penn State student government times,' insaf r as 'the 'plan. is farther reaching in scope than ever before. The system is based on equal representation. This defeats the old political policy of one, two, or three groups backing a political meeting' and thus throw ing'more influence than' their number deserves. The voting system within the paiiy puts all fraternities on an equal basis, and also permits independent students to have group representation for the first time. In a democratic country where democratic principles should be practiced, the State party intends to present to Penn State, for the first time, party politics on a truly democratic basis. To learn of the system in its,entirety, we of the State Parity invite all Who are interested to a meet.. ing to be held this Sunday, IYraroh 9, •1947, in 121 Sparks at 7:30 pan. —Abram Bosler, Bob Frankhouse.. John'. J. Matternas, Jean Faust, Jane Fouracre, Dick Morgan. Ribbons on a Tux? TO THE EDITOR: Sincelt isimprop . er to Wea r en listed men's uniform s to formal affairs, a lot of the boys up here in the Circle are wondering if the old custom of wearing one's ribbons with civilian for- Mal clothes will be observed . : Afte r all, we got them and it would give a bit of satisfaction to at least be able to s how that we were in it, even if we Can't (and wouldn't) wear our uni farms. Ribbons on tux's and tails were quit e Common ait aiffairs like the coming Military Ball. Will you get tthe dope for us and print it in an early issue of "Collegian?" Thank s and we'll be watching your Column. P. S. I see I didn't make clear that I am refer ring to our military ball and not any othe r dances. Editor's Note: We'll check as soon as possible. What is Healthy? TO THE EDITOR: I think it's about time the Col legian improved its sports reporting. A good ex ample of its poor writing would be Thursday's report on Oggie Martella, I quote, "Martella caught all games last season for the baseball team and boasted a healthy average at the, plate." If I remember correctly Oggie batted .250 or .275. Could you call that a healthy batting average? tifartella is a good ball player but how about get tine the facts . straight or define healthy . average. Which in my opinion would .be.over .300. - Collegian :spqrt reporting of.late . has , been stinko. 'SPOrts Fan. —By Joan Peters By David Malickson —lndependent Reader Pretty Face, Figure Gids Lovable Chapel Offers Dr. Haupert Dr. 'Raymond Haupert, presi dent of Moravian College at Beth_ lehem. will speak on "Destruc tion 'Through Lack of Knowledge" at chapel services in Schwab Auditorium Sunday morning. Dr. Haupert attended Moravian College and Theological Semi nary and ohtained his AB degree in 1922. He received his MA and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, Following his ordainment by the Moravian Church in 1924, he ' was instructor of Biblical litera ture at Lafayette College for two Years . . He held an assistant Pro feSsorship in literature and lan guages at the Moravian College and Seminary until X 1931, at which time h c , .became professor. The speaker is a member of the American. Oriental Society and was 'awarded the American Scholarship of Oriental Research,' in 1931. He has written a book, "The Lachish Letters," published in 1938. Cleric Speaks To Fellowship - Dr. Ned B. Storehouse, atrthor, and professor at Westminster Theological Semiinary in Phila delphia, will speak on "The In ,spiration of the Scriptures" in 304 Old Main • at 4 p. Tn. Sunday. This meeting . is one of a series being . sponsored ~'by the Penn State Bible Fellowship this se mester. • Dr. Stonehouse, professor in New Testament at • .Westminster Theologio'il Seminary since 1937, Obtained his A.B. Degree from Calvin College, Grand Rapids, :Michigan, in 1924. He received 'Th.B.". 'and. ThJM. • Degrees . at 1 - Princeton Theological Seiminary in 1927. After doing graduate study at the University of Tubingen "in Germany 1928- 1 29, and at the Free Refonined University in Amster darn, Mr. Stonehouse received the degree of Doctdr of Theology from the latter university in 1929. His most recent work is "The Infallible Word: A Symposium;" published in 1946. Dr. Stonehouse is also the author of "The Apoca_ lypse in the Ancient' Church," which was published in 1929. A guest of the PSBF, Dr. Stone house wil also be the speaker at the service at RockviewPeniten- 7 tiary which that group will con duct there Sunday morning. 'All students and friends are invited to hear Dr. Stonehouse speak Sunday zifternoon. The next meeting in the series'will be held March 16, and will consist of a panel discussion on the topic "The Necessity of Atonement." Steiner Talks On Poet Rilke Dr. Herbert Steiner,. associate professor of German at the Col lege, will present the second in the series of Lucretia V. T. Sim mons lectures in 12,1 Sparks at 4:15 m. Monday. This series is in memory of Dr. Van Tuyle Simmons, German department head at the College from 1918 to 1939. .Dr.' Steiner will speak on the works of the Austrien poet, Rainer Maria Rilke. For many years Dr. Steiner lived in close contact with Euro_ pean poets. He edited the liter ary , bi-monthly, "Corona," in Switzerland, and now edits a periodical,. "Mesa," which is in five languages. He also is editing the works of Hugo von Hof aupn.sthal, which will be pub_ lished in twelve volurne,s by the Harvard . Univer,sity Library. .The. le . otUre wilh.be open tg.alt faculty and students. FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 4947' By Eleanor Fehnel Tlw. sudden comotion caused by the Ali-American Coed of 1947 Contest sponsored by :Froth,. brought about an interesting question. "What makes, a girl loveable?" Prospective "Miss Penn State Coeds" take heed. Looks, of course, head the list, but they' aren't everything according to a group of unsuspecting males who were asked that question in a not too scientific poll. A. charming smile, a good com plexion, and a pretty fac,, and figure must be balanced by a likeable personality. Main point on that score seem s to be a girl's ability to keep quiet and let the man do the talking. A good sense of humor supported by a gener ous heart will go a long way to ward !making a girl loveable. At least, that's what the men say. 'Som. athletic ability is consid ered an asset, but being able to run a house takes precedent. Lik ing to danc e is essential in tpeac tically every case. Playing bridge is a big help. A girl definitely must show in terest in her man if he is to think she is; loveable, and she must ap preciate his °attentions. Popular ity with his friends is a definite asset -although a man doesn't like to see his girl too popular with other men. On the delicate subject of age. men seem to prefer those girls who have outgrown giddy adoles ease, but they don't like the too mature highbrow. But then it all. depends on the age of the man in Question. At the end of the poll was a little catch-all. question which said, "Is there anything you'd Rice to add?" The reply to that . was, "Why wasn't the ability to . love included as one of the more vital factors in-making a girl loveable?" It :was then that the poll got . out of 'hand. . College Enrolls Total of 88:26. : Breakdown of the - registration figures for the spring sen.ester at thp College shows 7806 regular students, 61 , 17 men . and 1689 women. There are 748 graduate stu dents, 239 special students and 33 two-year e.:griculture students .en rolled, making a fotal of 8826. The School of Liberal Arts has the largest enrollment, 1255, men and 621 women. The School of Engineering followed with 1399 men arid 9 women. Registered in the School of Ed_ ucation are 278 men and. 632 women; in the School of Agricul ture, 783 men and 84 women; in the School ,of Chemistry and Physics, 557 men and 81 women; School of Mineral Industries, ,304 men and 4 women; School of Physic Ell Education,. 127 men and 100 women.' • Registrants at the College in undergraduate eent e r s totaled 1550. Dean's Liit James R. Frolces has been added to the Dean's List for the School o f Liberal Arts. His aver age for last semester was 2:8. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN uccessor to the Free LatMNi, est. 1877. Published Tuesday through Friday mornings during the College year by the staff of. the Daily Collegian of the Pennsylvania State 'College. Entered as second class matter July 5, 1934, at the State College, Pa., Post Office under the act of March 3, 1872. $2.50 a semes ter $4.00 the school year. • Represented for national' advertising by National Advertising Service, Madi son Ave., New York, N.Y., Chicago, Boston; Los Angeles, San Francisco. Michael A. Matz Editor Rosemary Gliantous Bus. Mgr. Mgr. Ed.. Lynette Lundquist; News Ed., Lawrence Foster; Co-Sports Eds., Stephen Siniehak. Arthur Miller; Featurth Ed.. Frank Davis. Photo Ed.. Suzanne McCauley: Women's Ed.. Marilyn Jacobson; Asst. Women's Ed., Betsy Marshall; Wire Ed, Seymour itosuberg; Sr. Board, Lucy Selling. Ad. Mgr., Phyllis Deal; Asst. Ad. Mgr.. Dorothy Leibovitz: Asst. Bus. Mgr., Sally - Holstrum; Circ. Mgr.. Paul Bender; See... Joy Eichorn; Class. Ad. Mgr.. Selma Sabel.. STAFF' THIS ISSUE Managing Editor J. J Trtimper `Asa[stoat -- Arnold Gerton News Editor _Larry' .Foater• dkiptitgot . -,-----EUlpt . Slinotro• Adr't Asulatant - - Dia' Elll*- -