The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, April 11, 1947, Image 2

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    CAGE TWO
The Bus Baggage Blockade
•
Of the many students returning from Easter
vacation, some were greeted at Lewistown by the
usual assortment of multi-colored busses.
As has been the practice, bus drivers stored
the luggage in thc rear of the bus: collected their
$1.444 fares, and started for State.
The baggage was nilcd in an orderly way...
yes, in an orderly way in front of the emergency
door; two or three rows deep, and higher than the
door handle.
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It has always been our belief that an emer
gency door is for the quick exit of passengers in
the event of serious trouble in the bus.
How quickly could such an exit be with suit
cases stacked in front of the door? How many lives
would be lost in the stampede toward a would-be
exit blocked by baggage?
At times, bus drivers have safely driven their
busses over mountains in spite of very poor. driv
ing conditions. For this they are to be commended,
but certainly not for the. practice of blocking the
emergency door with suitcases.
,Students expect not only $1.44 'worth of trans
pcirtation, but also $1.44 worth of safety on the
trip from Lewistown to State College. However.
safety, being an intangible thing, cannot be meas
ured exactly in dollars and cents, but most cer
tainly if a bus has an emergency door it should
be kept in usable condition.
The rear of the busses could just as well have
Some 'High Class Politics'
Miss Peters' editorial it 2 repp-+ +
of Cabinet's decision to send Gene Fulmer to the
Student Union Convention at we universi6y ui
It's not generally known. but there were some
`high class politics" behind this decision. Because
the entire student body is represented by the mem
bers of Cabinet, and because it is the money from
the pockets of students who financed this trip, we
Teel that they should be enlightened.
• William Gessner was nominated to make the
trig by members of the Student• Union Committee
Collegian Gazette
All calendar items must be An. tike Thai!
Collegian -office by . 4:30 pm. on' the 6;3 pre
ceding publication.
Friday, April 1
.1
COLLEGIAN junior editorial board meet
ing, 9 Carnegie Hall, 4:15 o'clock.
FROTH'S Friday -At - Five club meeting.
usual place, usual time.
Sunday, April 13
STATE PARTY Mixer, Chi Phi house. 3 to
5 o'clock, everyone invitect.
NITTANY - INDEPENDENT meeting for
preliminary nominations, 121 Sparks; 7:30
o'clock.
STATE PARTY meeting, 10 Sparks, 7:30
o'clock.
Monday, April 14
MOVIE on "Farm Credit Administration
-Material," 121 Sparks, 7 o'clock.
PENN STATE ENGINEER editorial, staff
meeting. 416 Old Main, 7 o'clock. •
• College Health Service
Admitted 'to the infirmary Wednesday:
William Echelrneyer.
Admitted Thursday: James Burnham, Jos
eph Grumblatt and Susan Strauss.
• Discharged Thursday: William Echelmeyer.
•
• College Placement 'Service
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO., April 11,
• will interview eighth semester men in: ChE,
_ME, Ch and Phy.
GENERAL MOTORS• CO., April 11, will
interview eighth semester men in: ME, lE,
ChE and C&F.
BABCOCK & WILCOX CO., April 14, will
interview eighth semester men in: ME, FT
and Met interested in the Boiler Engineering
course.
CALVERT DISTILLING CO., April 14 and
15, will interview eighth semester men in:
ChE, Ch, Bac. For, Hort, EE, ME and lE.
SOCONY VACUUM OIL CO., April 15,
will interview eighth semester men in the
upper half of their class in: Ch and ChE.
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO., April
15, will interview eighth semester men in EE.
• SCOVELL, WELLINGTON & CO., April
15, will interview eighth semester men in
C&F and AL interested in accounting.
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO., April
16, will interview eighth semester men in:
EE, ME and lE.
AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING CO.,
April 17, will interview eighth semester men
in: ME, Ch. CF and AL.
AMERICAN SMELTING AND REFINING
CO., April 17, will interview eighth semester
• men in: EE, ME, ChE, Ch and Met.
STANDARD OIL CO. OF N. J., April 18,
, will interview men with 8.5., M.S. or Ph.D
degrees in: Ch, ChE, ME.
ARMSTRONG CORK CO., April 18. will
interview eighth semester men in: C&F, AL,
ME, lE, Ch. CE and Jr.
. NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA POWER
CO. OF TOWANDA. PA., April ;18, will in
• terview eighth semester men in EE.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, April
. 18 and 19 ; will interview eighth semester
men in. ME and CE.
THE. PENNSYLVANIA RAILR GAD
•-.OOIIPA' April 18 and 19;. will intervi6ye Ogitt4.
' .semester, men in: ME.44d • ; • •
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
been made with a solid piece of metal, and would
serve the same purpose. This is particularly true
at vacation time.
An emergency door does not serve merely to
give the rider mental comfort in the feet that he
sees the words "Emergency Door": it. is to serve
a practical purpose if the need arises.
No baggage should be stored directly in front
of the emergency door, and no suitcases should be
placed any Where on the aisle. Free passage to the
emergency door must be insured.
Such an unobstructed passage-way could be
had by placing the luggage on either side of the
emergency door. If this space is not sufficient, then
the last row of seats should' be used for baggage
also.
At s.l.44—slightly less on round trip tickets—
per passenger, we feel that the persOn• who owns
this transportation franchise should .be willing to
lose the fares from two or four seat ih• order to
be able to use them for baggage:. It- would be for
his own protection as well as- for 'the:' , stafety'; of
the students. . .
If there was an accident; and the s emercsenCy .
door was'blocked, there would be much explain
.. • ,
ing necessary.
In the future, we hope the safety of twenty or
more students in each bus will not be sacrificed
for ss.76—the four fares lost if the last row of
seats were used for baggage.
because it was felt that in writings for Collegian
during his two remaining years at the College he
could do much to keep the project in front of both
the student body. and the administration. George
Donovan. Student Union manager, ratified the
choice.
Not more than a half hour after the committee
members and Mr. Donovan had their talk and de
cided on Gessner, Fulmer, who was confined at
home because of illness, knew of the plan. (This
was Thursday, Cabinet day). Immediately the tele
phones began to buzz and Fulmer succeeded in.
stacking Cabinet votes against Gessner, and for
himself. He had decided long ago that he wanted
to make this trip to Illinois, and wasn't afraid.to
• ' ' •
admit it.
Not all mtmabers. of Cabinet voted for Fulmer,
but those that did, gave ~hirnthe nod -for a reason:
It was not because they.thotightlVir:•Fulnier could
do more to propogate the. Student' Union project ; '
and.it couldn't have been because they felt he has
done the most for the project to date. For what has
he done? Oh yes, he did suggest a reformation of
the Student Union committee of which he is a
member. In fact, he had big plans for the new
organization, but he brought them up before Cabi
net once a few months ago, - and since then thasn't
_done a thing about .carrying -them, Out.--Any other
work that- Fulmer has done to date was equaled
and 'even surpassed by 'some *members of :the com
mittee. .
' The real reason behind the move' was a poli
tical, one and had nothing to do with furthering
the Student 'Union project. It seems that during
the past few months Fulmer has become less popu
lar. with the members of, his party. the !Tiffany
Independents.
'When it came time to select a candidate for
next year's all-college president, Mr. Fulmer was
politely by-passed. •Instead, the party decided that
they could get further with a candidate who could
draw more votes, but perhaps not do as much work.
(Mr. Fulmer has accomplished . a good deal along
certain lines.)
This decision did not strike a happy note with
Fulmer for he had •his eye on the all-college post.
It was well known that he could make things warm
for any candidate the NI party put up...so what
could be better than to get Mr. Fulmer out of the
way for a while. .
The convention was the answer, because it is
taking place on three very important' campaign
days. Being convenient for all concerned, the "deal
was. swung."
We're not the least bit concerned with the
family troubles of the Nittany-Independent Party.
But when politics sneak into a project as worth
while as the Student Union, it's time something
was,done. The members' of Cabinet who took part
in this deal cast a vote for theif own interests, and
not for Student Union. •
Dog Lovers
•
TO THE EDITOR: There' is - a •black speckled blood
hound—dog tag number 55061, in a blue Packard
car which bears the license number 4E-711--N.Y.
This car is parked in the lot in front of the Tri
dorms. •
This dog has been imprisoned in - this car not
for a day, not for a week, and not for a months
in fact, it has been over a semester and a half.
If one can't care for a dog • properly, one
shouldn't have one. Dog gone it. •we're senti
mental. and a dog's cry goes to our hearts.
Spring has come—Come on, Richard, Open that
car door.
—"Three dog lovers from the Tri-dorms." _
• We note in a recent edition of our "competi
tor," the Centre Daily Times, that the recommen
dations of the State Highway Department for the
erection of a traffic light at the intersection of
College avenue and Allen Street has been tabled
until a later meeting of the Borough Council.
Letters presenting the highway's recommen
dations were read, discussed, and tabled tempor
arily because "they were inconsistent with what
was originally planned by council."
We don't know what council planned origin
ally but .we rather imagined that it was a . stop
light. lioW they've just stopped.
•Etilteriafs .and features in .rtla .coffegian.
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Alacuinsissed editatials , :ato Irv**
'
By David Malickson
Lawrence G. Foster
Letters
Social Bugaboos
TO THE EDITOR: Where did Mr.
Sarge ever ae. , t, the idea that the
num of 'Pollock Circle are social
bugaboos. and that 'Pollock Circle
vets have a "reaction of defense"
which leads to "antagonistic atti
tudes"? Applied veteran psychol
ory is no longer in style.
When we "come over across
Shortlidgp road" we are unable
to make a distinction bet Weep
."regular" students. .a n d , tho
aborigines from • Pollock' .Circle;
roaming. the 'wilds of the.,.Cani-'.
ptis; 'Furthermore : We did 1 not.: .,
realize that': we.- yeere:,
.. out ,in our . wilderriepS;", 'as
.-'sisigo so niceli , •Puta!:it; .. ,.
We, quote.'*; statement:
'that: Penn . '',state'rS"!".SpArtirria4:Ship ,..
classroom hon 64: hosipitalitic ;and
loyalty to the College" haire dis
appeared. Where did they. go? We
think the sdhool• still has ..them,
but if this were not the case, what
bearing , does this have on Pollock
Circle?
It seems to us that Pollock
Circle Is well represented in all
College organizations. and that
there is no reason for resentment.
el‘deept perhaps against Mr. Sarge's
derogatory letter.
—Signed by 17
Pollock 'Circle Men. •
Kinderscholastic
TO THE EDITOR: Dlr. Same in
his kinderscholastic editorial diag-,
nosed "The ailment .common to
practically all ex-servicemen •re--
turning . ,to once-familiar terri
tory"- with de6p !insight and a pro
fundity quite remarkal le fO•.••
scphomore. .
.
Mr. S,irge. *sneaking of Pol
lock Circle, told:. the X-,Gl's in
his' frank arid revealing analy'
sis .exactly what was the matter
with them. ' '' • •
• .
,"Not being alble to .conquer the
si!nation," (Mr. Sarge pointed out
to the. helpless Gl's, brooding in
'their barracks, "a usual reaction
is one of defense and may lead to
'antagonistic attitudes on the part
.of the X-GI or Navy, man."
There you .are, Pollock Circle,
army and navy men! Your .defen
sive "and antagonistic attitude.
hinted at by Mr. Sarge but of
which we are twit aware, has been
very intelligently explained by
this capable ex-army captain who
no'doubt has had wide experience
and close association with X-Gl's
and, of course, is therefore. nat.
urallY justified in including Navy'
men,.too.
As a fraternity man and a
politician, Mr. Sarge is extend
ing a welcome and a helping
hand to "independents, all stu
dents in fact" to come on • ov_er
• and join campus organizations. •
Such - an overwhelming philan.
thropic attitude - cannot and must
not, b e overlooked.
Men of 'Mr. Sarge's calibre who
show a maturity far beyond their
tender years a•nd an albility to
write editorials such depth and
with so Much research, study, ex
perience and .understanding be
•hind them will do much to hasten
our goal for a .bigger and better
Penn State. (Rah! Rah! (Rah! - for
Mr. Sarge. .
—Ann S
Ed. Note: Shortly before the
Easier holidays we printed an
editOrial by Mr. 'Sarge of the
Collegian Staff. While the edi
torial was addressed to Pollock
Circle in general, it was. meant
. for these few men (a decided
minority) who feel that "every
one's •against us."
The majority of Pollock Circle
• men drift along amiably enough,
'trying to adjust normally and
without saying much.
We regret that Mr. Sarga's
editorial was taken as a general
criticism of Pollock Circle men.
for it wasn't, as Mr. Serge most
diplomatically pointed out, the
editor and snorts editor both
live in the Circle, '
In all fairness to Mr. Sarga,
it might also be pointed out that
while it i s true that he was dis
charged as a captain (horrible
thought—brass in our midst) he
started as an enlisted man and
worked his way up over a period
of five •years in the service.
Beaux-Arts Ball
, TO, THE EDITOR: I wonder.
.why. thei* , alas been, so.little'.:oorp-,
ent'.on 'this ..campus' O'tliO. :telk
is ,of ;1116 katinual .1101145 - Arts*
Ge'rtai4r it is ant` frbiri .lack
fiR/MY, APRIL la, 1947
WHEEL-CHAIR BUS
WaltekElfewarth e nalient: cot McGuire '
Vete/ant Admhdstrgtiow Moipitoh Mak.
mond,Va., Obits , a safety bar halifini.
Ms wheel chair in place Pteoarcilcitit. fa
al ride in thicriew;wrciallY e4uiPoeda4
recently obtained for transporting wheel
chair patients.
. .
of effort on the part of the adver
tising committee, for the posters
on display are the best I have
seen.
Maybe it's because the students
have forgotten that the. Beaux
Arts Ball used to be gayest event
of. the social year. Or maybe, be
cause 'Scarab, Esquisse, and our
art talent in general, keep so much
aa of the. limelight that the stu
dent body is unfamiliar with them.
for. one,. am always
happy to see a good thing brought
black to life after a.dorrnantperiod.
'Wm! Bond. Gould
Springtime
i . Capt., • PhitiP 'A. Mark;
~ chief. o+f
the Campus Patrol, has been
writing poetry for Many cfccas*-
itms and for a good many sea=
sons. Her e is his contribution,
suited to the present time a
the year.
*hen you hers the robins cheepin'
4nd through the. , ground • the
rhubarb'S Peepin' • ".
:Springtime's . round the corner,
brother, • ' • • • .
But Old Man Winter's round the
other.
Keep your overcoat rather handy
Even though the day seems
dandy..
Keep your. turance fire -:burnin'..
Winter days will be ,raturnin'.
Springtime thoughts
.and Spring-
time weather-,-- .
,th e morning sort- breezes
In the evening snowflakes
Springtime, is the only reason
That "affects a young irim's rea-
•
son.
Makes his heart:get kinda..gushy;
Makes his ' thoughts seem sorta
mushy.
'A young man smells the '.Spiting-
time breezes,.
Falls'in love and gets the sneezes,
Gets. the notion that he'll ask •her
What, she thought he shoulda last
ye'r r.
In a trailer he'll: go housekeeplif;
Round' her waist }pis arin starts..
creepin'
You can see the lov. e bug's got
He won't come to, until :late
' Autumn. -
,
Old. guys wish they Were t\krent&
years younger,
So they could mak e , the same
darn blunder. . •
Yes, Springtime is the strangest
season—
Does funny things with rhyine
and reason.
--Philip A. Mark
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN.
Successor to the Free Lance..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
4peonci class matter July.s. 1934. at the
State College, Pa., Post Office under
the act of March 3, 1879. $2.50 a semes
et .84.00 the school year.
Michael A. Blatt" -
Rosemary • Ghwatous - Worlds:V
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