.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.
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no claim to represent student or University
opinion. KU unsigned editorials are by the
editor,
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ceding Publication.
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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
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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.
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