PAGE TWO With the Editor hast week the senior ooard of the Collegian met ana elected a new senior r>oara lor imi-iyao. in order that there may ue an oneniauon period wnen the new stall may xeier 10 tne out-gomg group for advice, and at me same time assume uieir new duties, Collegian nas reierred to tne pre-war plan whereby the newiy elected Senior Hoard takes over the paper starting with this issue. Economic Shake-up There was a time wnen the saying, " vvnat this country needs is a good nve-cent cigar,” was quite the rage. Dusting it oil and adding a modern touch, one gets the tmieiy quip, "What ir'enn State needs is a good economic snane-up.” Such a snane-up could lake place if. per* chance, one could pul lhe entire College prop erly and facilities on wheels some nighl and roll il within hailing distance of a decent sired city where there was real free economic enterprise, Mathematically it could be done; but there is a simpler way. Why doesn’t this College become self sufficient? it might take time (say 50 years) but it is possible to reduce dependency on the Borough of State CoV lege. Some of the most obvious steps are, naturally, adequate dorm facilities ON campus for all Stu dents and (by getting the School charter changed) apartment buildings and inexpensive housing, for young faculty Couples. But our zeal point is this—much of the talk we've heard so far about a Student Union building is so much hokum. The social benefits of a Student Union building have been over-stressed (though they’re real enough) to the disadvantage of the economic poten iialities to be derived. Within a Student Union building lies the key to the economic reformation of the Nittany Valley. Picture if you can, a few of the changes ... a real Student Union (and it will cost $3,000,000 easily) would have a barber shop. Do you think that there would be any question of racial dis crimination there if that barber shop were owned and operated by and for the students of the College? Wo say owned by the student for an impor- Collegian Gazette Ail calendar items must be in the Daily Collegian office by pan. on the day pre ceding publication. Tuesday, May 6 p. IC SING Rehearsal, 304 Old Main, 3 to 5 o’clock. WRA Tennis Club meeting, 4 o’clock. TAU PHI SIGMA meeting, 411 Old Main, 6 o’clock. WRA Golf dub meeting, caddy bouse, 6:15 o’clock. , PANHELLENIC COUNCIL meeting for in stallation of officers, Ath Hall, 7 o’clock. ENGINEERING STUDENT Council meet ing, 110 Main Engineering, 7 o’clock. MARINE CORPS Volunteer Reserve, En gineering E, 7 o’clock. X-GI Club business meeting, 121 Sparks, J o’clock. IFC meeting for election of officers, 405 Old Main, 7:15 o’clock. SIGMA XI public lecture, “The Physical Chemistry of Polymers,” 119 New Physics, 7:30 o’clock. PENN STATE Flying Club, 411 Old Main, 8 o’clock. -o liege Health Service Admitted to the infirmary Thursday: George Downey and Judson Smeet. Admitted Friday: Robert Mays. Admitted Saturday: Theodore Bechtol, John Kraynyak, Anil Mandal and Eugene Wasilewski. Discharged Saturday: George Downey and Ruth Sacks. Admitted Sunday: Donald Horton and Alvin Leidel. Discharged Sunday: Anil Mandal and Stan ley Wyglendoski. Admitted Monday: Robert Cleeland and Thomas Folan. College Placement Service CHANCE-VOUGHT AIRCRAFT CORP., May 5 and 6, Bth sem. men in Aero and ME. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE f OR AERONAUTICS, May 5 and 6, men with M.S. and PhD. and 3rd, 4th, sth and oth sem. students in ME, Phy, Math, EE, Aero and Met. KROGER CO., May 6, ,Bth sem. men in AEc, C&F and Ed. DEPT. OF PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES OF PA., May 7, Bth sem. men in ME and CE. NATIONAL TUBE CO., May 7, Bth sem. men in C&F and lE. ERIE RESISTOR CORP., May 7 and 8, Bth sem. men in EE, ME and lE. PA. POWER & LIGHT CO., May 8, Bth sem. men in EE and ME. THE AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO., May 8, Bth sem. men in C&F and A&L. B. F. GOODRICH CO., May 8, Bth sem. men in C&F. A. B. FARQUHAR CO., May 8. Bth sem. men in AgE. AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE CO., May 13, Bth sem. men in ME, EE, IE and Met. CIIAMBERSBURG ENGINEERING CO., May 12, Bth sem. men in ME and lE. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA During the transition period there will be Uv bUUUgWS PUIAWJ tU*M AWlUluit *A (Ui/ CU&II^BS come, a wm 1101 ae uiml ine tan. VvhUe uie grauuaimg seniors vviU act in an ad- Visoy capacity tne remainder or tins semester, tne new siau is completely responsible for tne policy and content of tne newspaper. rant reason. The various services of this Stu dent Union bunding must not ae leased as con cessions xo someone interested in limng lus pociceis ax tne expense or students imost ox wnoxn have bareiy enougn money xo puli mrough tour years of College). Next, envision a cafeteria large enough to seat Sul) to 10U0 people. Owned ana operated by the students, it is not likely that you’ll have to pay 25 cents for an order of toast and coffee, even in these inflationary times. Small dining and banquet rooms and even a high class restaurant should be there. Did you ever stop to think how many banquets are held in the course of the-school year by campus groups—and they’re not held on campus? And put in a sizeable bookstore. Certainly they're risky investments, but there must be some profit in them, else how do they survive in this community year after year? A decent sized Ball room would be of more than sheer social benefit. Are you aware of the fact that every time a dance is held in Rec Hall at least $5OO must be paid to bring in, from out of town, cheese cloth decorations to camouflage the gym? Thou sands of dollars yearly. A needless expenditure and one tof’ the reasons dance tickets cost $4.00 instead of say $3.50. What to do? The College hasn’t the money. The State can’t give the money. The Alumni are either (!) not interested or (2) still feel that they gave dough to make Old Main a Student Union back in the 2Q’s (though the hard facts show otherwise). There are groups talking about a Student Union, but you get nowhere just talking. Because we believe in the great need for a Student Union we can start at the bottom and . start scratching away. Incessant dropping of water on- stone will wear away the rock; every penny, nickel, dime or dollar contributed to the erection of a Student Union building would have the same effect. Every pid dling some adds to the making of a sizeable puddle Haphazard as this hit-and-miss contribution method may be, it still represents progress. What can you give? What will you give? New Procedure Campus politics—its function, methods and im portance is. considered in different ways by Penn Staters. It is suspected that a majority ignore it almost completely, while only a small segment re gard it seriously. Party lines seem to be unimportant and generally ignored, except perhaps by the em bryonic politicps. This is not undesirable, of course, because student government should and does operate on an individual basis—with good men it prospers; otherwise it flounders. Strdight-party voting should be non-existent in an intelligent, thinking electorate. Both parties strive to present the same promises in the more glowing terms. Both parties promptly forget their pledges, which were usually impossible to fulfill anyway. That leaves the individual candidates’ qualifications as the only criteria for casting a ballot. , ' Why then must the president and vice president . have the same political affiliation? When the better nominee for each of these offices appear on opposite sides' of the political fence, why can’t they both be elected and be expected to work well together? If they were of the calibre students can rightfully expect their officers to be, they would cooperate without hesitation or question. Maybe this simplification of elections will never be accomplished because of the opposition of poli ticians. It would no doubt increase the worries of the clique leaders and campaign managers. They would have to obtain vote-getters for each post instead of just one. And they would be plagued more than ever by the specter of vote-splitting. By Lewis Stone Further Evidence The recent elections further clarified campus sentiment with regards to the Student Union build ing. Of the 1895 votes cast, 1635 were in favor of a Union, while only 160 voted for a field house. There was no pressure brought to bear on those who voted "yes" for the Union—it was strictly a voluntary act. A similar pro-Student Union sentiment prevailed w^en the Board of Trustees considered the field house as being equally important. Evi dence of that was the petition which was circulated by members of the Student Union Committee in the spring and to the Board prior to their meeting. The petition contained approxi mately 3000 signatures of students willing to pay a semester fee. If is now more evident than ever before that the Trustees made a mistake when they weighed the value of the two buildings. Had this mistake not been made, it is probable that the fund raising campaign would have been in full swing by now, and Penn Stale would have been a year closer to having its Student Union. By Lawrence G. Foster By Michael A. Blatz Houtz Drives Presidents Earl Houtz, College storekeeper, lias uean cnauneurmg presidents since xazu. iNot me iruman ‘vari ety, out presidents oi Uie Col lege. brnce he first met Dr. Thomas at the Penn Harris Hotel in Har risburg in April, 1920 (he iden tified him by a photograph) and drove him to the College to begin ms presioentiai career, ivir. xioutz estimates he has driven ovo.Ot/u miles witn mamas and iaier jrresident netzei, •n. great deal of this mileage was accumulated during the sz,- 000,000 bond drive tnroughout Pennsylvania in 1921 in which President Thomas took an active part. Mr. Houtz had a rest from his duties during the period of more than a year after Dr. Thomas left when the College was without a president. In November of 1926 Houtz went to New Hampshire and brought Dr. Hetzel’s car back in order that the new president would have it upon his arrival by train at Thanksgiving time. Although both presidents had private cars, they used the Cadil lac provided by the College for most of their tours. Of all the trips Mr. Houtz made with the presidents, the one he enjoyed most was to the Univer sity of New Hampshire when Dr. Hetzel returned for the inaugura tion of his successor to the presi dency of the university. One of the advantages of his position, Houtz illustrated by tell ing of his 50-yard-line seat with Dr. Hetzel at the Navy-State game at Annapolis last fall. Players Release- (Continued from pope one) assistant; Doris Brenner and Sherwood Jones, Mary Ann Kemper, Edward McCoy, A 1 Pot tasch and Sidney Simons. Lights: Edgar Eddins, manager; Wilbur Ebersole, assistant; and Harry Natschke. Paint: Louis Gresh, manager; Ann Dunaway, assistant; Marjorie Gorham, Phyl lis Harkin, Jean Nichols, and Jac quelyn Wengert. Stage: Gordon Fiske, manager; William Folwell and' Robert Wic kus, assistants; James Cuzzolina, Ann Dunaway, Sherwood Jones, Donald Little, James - Lotz, Ed ward McCoy, John Miller, Robert Rose, Frederick Vogel, and Mar garet Waple. NROTC Men Take Cruise Twenty-nine oontraet NROTC students at the College will par ticipate in a summer cruise, an nounced Capt. W. T. McGarry, commanding officer of the unit, today. The men will sail from Norfolk, Va., on June 21 and re turn, on July 11. The following men will go on the cruise: Richard C. Apnibelang, John S. Anderson, Earnest S. Beachley. William W. Biseell, Henry R. Brenner, Charles W. Calhoon. Verner H. Condon Jr„ Francis J. Corrigan, James Dees lie Jr.,“ Theodore F. Frankoski, Kenneth W. Holt, and Walter F. Jones. Herman J. M. Jorgensen HI, Warren W. Lord. R/ussell J. Nick erson. Wedo Nutaitis. Michael Oleyar, John Opalka, Robert W. Rust, Kernal G. Shaw, Ambrose L. Spencer, Robert E. Stabley, Robert W. Stratton, Donald H. Stevenson, Mathias E: Szeyller, Paul T. Trax, James P. Trinity. George R. Williges. and Karel E. Yedlicka. Phys Ed Meeting There will be a corruplusory meeting of the Physical • Educa tion School to elect members to the Physical Education Student Council and for group pictures in Recreation Hall 8 o’clock tonight. 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 tor. TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1647 College Orchestra Presents Concert The College Symphony Orches tra, unaer tne cureCuon at num mel 1 ris nourn, neaa or the music department, will give its annual concert in Schwab Auditorium, 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Because people arriving early distract the orchestra memoers in the pre-concert rehearsal, the doors will not be opened until 3 p.m., said Mr. Eishiburn. Xoung cniidren win not c>e admitted to tne concert. “xne rrom the New World” symphony by Anton uvorax will •joe the manor worm on the pro gram. Paul Xeare, pianist, accom panied by the orchestra, win play •‘Gapriccio Brillant,” a concerto by Felix Mendelssohn. SU Seeks (Cunnnaed from one) No. 1707, Hillel Foundation, Home Economics Club, and Horticul ture Club. , lota Sigma Pi, lota Lambda Sigma, Industrial Ed. Club, Indus trial Engineering Society, IWA, Landscape Architecture Club, Le Qercle Francais, Leibig Chemical Society, Louise Homer Club, Min* eral Industries Club, Men’s t Glee Club, and Mortar Board. 1 The Newman Cluib, Nittaiiy Co op, Philotes, Penn State Club, Pan-Hellenic Council, Players, Thespians, Portfolio, Penn State Engineer, Penn S tate Dantes, Penn State Greeters, Pershing Rifles, Poultry Club, Pi Gamma Alpha, Pi Lambda Xi, Scabbard and Blade, Ski Club, Sigma Delta Epsilon, American Military Engineers, Sigma Delta Chi, Spanish Club, Student Pa trol, Symphony Orchestra, Stu dent Handbook, Tau Phi Sigma, WRA, WSGA, Zoological Society, and the 4-H Club. Ostar, Ellis— (Continued from dage one) Business Staff Jack Strickland was chosen as sistant business manager: Spencer Scheckter. advertising director; Barbara Keefer, local advertising manager; Lucille Martin, classi fied advertising manager; Robert Kraneg. circulation manager; and Mary Lou Callahan, secretary. Junior business board includes Arloa Betts, Robert Drucker. Wil liam Frazier, Alice Hecht, Michael Horen, Charles Jacobson, Selma Lampert. Shirley McKinley, Mimi Pomerine. June Snyder, Marjorie Watson, and Nancy Wilson. ’Sophomore Business Board ' Members of the 1947-48 sopho more business board are Joanne Bailey, Kosti Vargas, Margaret Breece, Wilma Brehm, Robert Bruce, Bruce Dietterick. Barbara Heilman, Betty Lou .Irwin, Vance Klepper, George Latzo, Esther Laughrey, Lorraine Munz, Nancy Pardee, Barbara Plumly, Ciaro line Rice, Marie Thompson, Dor othy Ward, Maynard Weinbferg, Charles' Wilson, and Laura Win der. The hew editorial staff will as sume their duties immediately. The business staff will not take over until the fall semester. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Successor to'the Free Lance, est. 1811. Published Tuesday through Friday mornings during the College year by the stall ol the Daily Collegian of the Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second class matter July 5, 183*. at the State College. Pa., Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879. $2.50 a semes ter $4.00 the school-year. Alton W. Qatar Editor Rosemary Ghentous Bus. Mgr, Managing Editor, Lawrence Footer; News Editor, Joan Peters; Co-Sports Editors, Ted Rubin, Richard Sarge; Fea ture-Photo Editor, Dave Adelman; As. slatant Feature-Photo Editor, Ben French. Women’s Editor, Kay Badollet; As sistant Women’s Editor, Marjorie Mous. ley; Wire Editor. Roberta Hutchlnßon, Senior Board: Jean Alderfer, Howie Back, Eleanor Fehnel, Helen Lewis, Ar thur Stober. Ad. Mgr., Phyllis Deal; Asst. Bus. Mgr., Sally Holstrum; Asst. Ad. Mgr., Dorothy Leibovlta; Circ. Mgr. Paul Bender. STAFF THIS ISSUE James Nolman Terry Hague Managing Editor Assistant News Editor Prances Keeney Assistant Advertising Manager Mary Lou Callahan Assistant - Billie Watson
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