f’A.G-E TWO
The Political Scene
From all indications, interest in campus politics
i:: fast waning. At the preliminary nominations
meetings held Sunday night, only one. candidate
nominated from the floor. Otherwise, the slates
nr, .drawn up by both parties, will have no compe
tition in the race for class officers.
i This sudden change in the trend of campus
politics indicates a lack of interest by students
)’iot affiliated with either of the parties. It also
indicates greater party strength, and in all
probability a closer election.
The absence of “favorite soris” who are usually
.nominated from the floor by closely knit fraternal
or independent groups, was surprising. From out
ward appearances, the procedure looked unre
hearsed, and more than a few party members were
.surprised that there was no opposition to the slates.
At the State Party meeting, the chairman
opened the floor for nominations and pro
ceeded to read off the candidates as selected
by the party's steering committee. It wasn’t
until the last office was read, that of secxeiajy
‘ treasurer of fhe Junior Class, that an addition
was made from the floor. The coed, who made
the nomination was applauded vigorously.
With The Editor
A careful study of College newspapers shows a.
tendency on the part of editorial writers to point
out the shortcomings of the College administra
tion, student activities, the United States, Russia,
the World, Labor—indeed, there are very few
things that a collegiate edit writer won’t tackle.
For this reason we'd like io go out on a limb
Und say' something nice about one of the ad-
ministrative groups at Penn State.
■vVe refer to the office of the Graduate Manager
of Athletics, headed by one Neil Fleming. Mr.
Fleming, who is seldom seen by the majority of
the 7000, students at the College, prefers .to do his
joli with a minimum of publicity and fanfare; we
Collegian Gazette
. '. All calendar items must be in the Daily
';-'<MLe£ianj=e££iee by4:3o pan. -on. the day psre
''-■cading-pulMiication.
"Twesday, April 15
. ’ WRA 3'adrn int o n. club, White Hall, 4
Ofclock. 1 . .
' LA VIE editorial staff compulsory meeting,
41?' Old Main, 4:30 o’clock. .
• THETA SIGMA PHI* pledge meeting, '39
Atherton Hall, 6:15 o’clock.
• WRA Outing club, White Hall, 6:45 o’clock.
. PANHELLENIC Council meeting, 418 Old
Main, - 7- o’clock. i
• CHESS Club meeting, 7 Sparks, 7 o’clock.
> WRA B<?wling,i White Hall, 7 o’clock.
COLLEGIAN junior editorial board com
pulsory meeting, Phi. Epsilon Pi„ 7 o’clock;
IffEWMAN Club bowling league, Dux Al
leys, 7 o’clock. •
! FROTH Advertising staff meeting, Froth
office, 7 o’clock. !
PENN ’STATE Camera club meeting, 409
OM Main, 7:15 o’clock.
FROTH Senior board meeting. Froth office,
7:3,0 o’clock:
€@llUeey@ IfUißsalltlh Se/ryke
Admitted to the infirmary Thursday: Ber
nard Barnett.
Admitted Friday: Sally Fastuca.
Discharged Friday: Eileen Casey, Rachael
Hindemach, Susan Strauss and Juliette
Sternberg.
, Admitted Saturday:. George Keller, Ed
mund Koval and Joseph Kovalich.
Discharged Saturday: James Burnham,
Sara Fastuca and Joseph Grumblatt.
* Admtted Sunday: Belle Mermelstein and
Joseph Sarabok
Discharged Sunday:. Carolyn Robinson.
Admitted Monday: Donald Book and Sonia
£ayne.
• Discharged Monday: George Keller and
Edmund Koval.
<C®llll@g@ IPllmem&nf s&r\viiic<e
CALVERT DISTILLING CO., April 14 and
IS, will interview eighth semester men in:
ChE, Ch, Bac. For, flort, EE, ME and lE.
SOCONY VACUUM OIL CO.. April 15.
tyiM interview eighth semester men in the
upper hall 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 IE
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.
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.,- April 16 and
17, will interview eighth semester men in
AL and C&F.
TIfQE DAILV COLLEGIAN. STATE. COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
in a few instances, soine of the uneasy State
Party members injected a motion to close the
nominations for certain offices seconds after the
chairman announced the candidate. In another in
stance, which happened before the additional
nominations were called for, a member of the
State Party endeavored to put through a motion
to pass the entire slate with one vote. His sugges
tion was followed by some protest from the floor,
and this was taken by the observer as an indica
tion that further nominations were in the offing.
This made the outcome even more surprising.
The fact that, the Nittany Independent slate is
set up, and the State Party has to vote on only one
office, gives, both groups an extra week to solicit
votes in an unofficial way. Election committee
rules prohibit launching the campaign until next
Monday. This, week will probably be devoted to a
whispering campaign, during which time both par
ties will endeavor to build up support for the “big
push.”
Election days are set for April. 30 and May 1.
but prior to that iizne. il- looksas though Penn
Slate is in. for a lot of caimpus politics, good
and bad.
hope, therefore, that he will forgive us for “stool*
ing” on him.
Like any sports-minded student, we have often
been piqued at the inadequacy of present seating
arrangements at indoor sports events; conseious.of
the rapid expansion- of the student body planned
for the next few years we have also wondered
about outdoor seating facilities.
So little direct word has come' from the Col
lege that we were beginning to suspect that
ziolhing was being done about the matter; that
perhaps the administration was not aware, of
the needs of the 1 School in the realm of ath
letics. ’ .
By nosing around- (probably too brashly' at
times). we have discovered (1) that Mr. Fleming
arid his office are very much aware' of the need
for expansion and (2) they h&ve.been -working on:
the problem for several years now. ■ ■
For instance,. Fleming’s; office has had prepared
for better year now plans to increase.th4 :
seating. capacity*’ of-New; Beaver- flelcP to ’ 30;0d0.
Should the student body l ever : swell To 15,000
for. returning, .glunjtji,' houseparty ’ dates,' faculty,;
(which, is likely) that will still leave ample room
townspeople and ariy other friends, of- the College.
The. proposed, project- would, calf, for inclos
ing fhe north, end of the field in a horse- shoe
arrangement and the. addition of sections at
the, south' ends.., ,
An enlarged press box to pamper visiting mem
bers of the fourth estate and a new entrance to
step-up the task of admitting, fans -are also pro
posed. • - . j
Biggest hitch, at the moment, ’is the matter of'
getting .an adequate supply of;.steel. It is felt ,in
some quarters, that, there is enough steel available
to permit ■ building' the southern additions in the
near future.
On the matter of seating in. Rec Hall, the Grad
uate Manager of Athletics and the Athletic Ad
visory Board have taken several very important
steps in recent weeks- to protect the rights of stu
dents in getting first choice of seats.
Since there are only -5000: seats in : Rec Hall
and some time may elapse before the West
wall is knocked out to allow expansion of seal
ing facilities, it hks been, decided to curtail the
sale- of tickets to outsiders to an absolute
minimum.
There will be a mighty cry heard in the Nittany
valley from those who-have followed Lion sports
for years. But despite the fact that feelings may
be hurt, that policy will be followed. A limited
number will be available, when possible, for house
party imports and others that,might be visiting,
but by and large a serious attempt is being made
to protect the rights of the student body.
Another important change in policy was the
decision to eliminate complimentary-privileges
to wives, of faculty members. College personnel
and veterans. •
In the past, married members of the College staff
could secure a second book by simply paying the
tax. With 7000 students paying for their.books it
did not seem fair to .continue:.this practice, since
Rec Hall could never take care of the entire stu
dent body if it decided to attend an athletic contest.
Originally the Athletic Advisory- Board was rer
luctant to ideny the complimentary privileges to
wives of veterans. In all 'faimess to the alumni and
faculty members of the Board, it might be pointed
out that the three student. members of the group
thought it best to include veterans’ wives as the
only fair thing to do. They felt that if a curtail
ment was to be made it should be complete.
It was then decided to discontinue the practice of
passing out complimentary books to others at the
College.
The spirit of the movement was best shown,
perhaps, by the action of a trustee member of
the A A Board. He had just received several
complimentary books and immediately re
turned them after the motion was passed.
These are but a few things that Mr. Fleming and
his office have done on behalf of the students at
the College. But it’s a story he’d never care to tell
—he’s too busy trying to do things for the students
to talk about it. - ; «4f
Edit Shorts
• Broadway’s . newest musical hit, .“Barefoot
Boy with Cheek,” . says . the Syracuse DAILY
ORANGE, pokes fun at colleges, fraternities, and
scholastic politics.
A professor in the production deplores low
teacher salaries and comments that his suit is as
shiny as a traffic light. .
The Daily Collegian wonders if.it could inveigle
this professor to appear during certain busy hours
at the- Co-op corner intersection.
By Lawrence G. Foster
Lecturer 6efs
Extension Post
Randolph H. Thompson, asso
ciated with the. Pennsylvania
Game Commission for more then
14 years as a lecturer, has been
appointed associate professor of
wildlife management extension at
the Pennsylvania State College,
Director J. M. Pry, of the agricul
tural extension service, said yes
terday.
Thompson attended the Lock
Haven State Normal School and
in .1009-was graduated from Penn
State with a major in forestry.
For two. years h e was employed
in .'the'. Rocky .Mountains ;by. the
United States Forest Setwise; fie
then engaged in private lumber
ing in Clinton county until 1916.
For the 1 next 16 years, Thompson
was in the planing mill business
in Lock Haven. ’
Thompson was one of the foun
ders of the’ Penn State chapter of
Delta Theta Sigma, which later
beosme Gambia iSigma Delta,
honor society of agriculture. He
also belongs to Sigma Ohi, social
fraternity; Phi Kappa Phi, gen
eral-honor society; th e Presbyter
ian church; and th e Wildlife So
ciety of America. He is. past pres
ent of the Look Haven Rotary
Club.
Editorials and’features in The
Collegian. reflect. the opinions
of the writer. They make no
claim to represent student or
University opinion. All un
: signed editorials are by the edi
-1 tor.
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j. TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 194/7
Veterans Take Honors
On Scholarship Lists
A survey of the 509 students
cited for outstanding scholarship
during the Fall semester reveals
that top honors went to 8.76 per
cent of the veterans enrolled es
compared to 7.08 per cent of the
non-veteran students.
Among the men; 8J67 per cent
of the veterans made’ the honbr
roll while only 5.185 per cent: :of
the non-veteran men were cited.
Five of the 25 women veterans
enrolled as undergraduates were
on the honor list.
Forty-five of th e 54 men who
had perfect 3.0 averages were
veterans.
THE DAILY COLLEGiM
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Editor
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