PAGE TWC Profs Take A Bow A good deal of credit is due those professors in the Liberal Arts School who have submitted to the evaluation test currently being given by the LA Council. The procedure goes like this: A sei of intelligent questions with multiple choice answers were drawn up by five mem bers of the council and submitted to Dr. Smith of the Psychology department for approval. The professors were then asked if the ques tionnaires, which evaluted them as teachers and the subject matter they taught, could be circulated in their classes. In more than a few instances the results proved enlightening to those profs who were willing to With the Editor Penn State has a bad case of growing pains. Thousands of veterans and high school seniors, as well as “farmed out” freshmen, are clamoring for admission into the already over-flowing College. What is being done to alleviate the situation and serve the people who are supporting the College by taxes? President Hetzel has staled that by the fall of 1948 there will be enrolled on the campus 9000 students at sophomore or higher level, by which dale the College also expects to encoun- ter the peak of applications from veterans. The falling off of veteran applications will imme diately be matched from applications by stu dents now attending other colleges in the stale, and by high school seniors. Tn order to take care of the additional 1000 stu dents which are expected this fall, the College re- Important Contribution The World Student Service Fund, drive which began on the campus on Monday deserves the sup port of the student body. Like many of America’s fund raising campaigns, it is designed to benefit people on another continent. We believe that this certain faction of European and Asiatic bene ficiaries are much closer to the campus than the distance ih miles indicates. The money which is collected here and at the countless other colleges and universities in this country will be used to aid over 400.000 foreign students. Education in many countries was interrupted, universities were destroyed looted during the war. The fund has been Letters —From the Editor's Mailbox Why Be Irritated? TO THE EDITOR: Why is it that when a small m«i gets a job much too big for him, he not only ■faita to do his job well, but makes a complete fool cot of himself? I'm speaking of the high and mighty Pollock Circle Council and their recent vicious attack on Sally’s. _ Charges of the Circle's potentates are that Sally's is charging exorbitant prices, and is nightly fleecing the poor lambs who aren't capable of handling their own pennies. Oar so-called leaders are completely ignoring tite fact that Sally’s gives door-to-door service, and Collegian Gazette AH calendar items must, be in the Daily Collegian office by 4&0 pm. on the-day pre ceding publication. Thursday, May 8 LA VIE ART meeting, 288 Engineering F, 7:30 o’clock. JUNIOR SERVICE BOARD meeting for installation of officers, Dean of Women’s Office, 5:15 o’clock. PENN STATE GRANGE meeting, 100 Hort. 7:30 o’clock. WRA Swimming Club, White Hall, 7 o’clock. WRAFene-ing Club, White Hall, 7:30 o’clock. College Health Service Admitted to the infirmary Tuesday: Wil liam Robinsen, Lewis Cohen and Philip Walter. Admitted Wednesday: Florence Seese, Bar bara Davis and Elaine Buechner. Discharged Wednesday: Robert Mays, Rob ert Cleland, Betty Jane Wilson and Donald Haitan. College Placement Service men in AgE. ERIE RESISTOR CORP., May 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. CHAMBERSBURG ENGINEERING CO., May 12, Bth sem. men in ME and lE. AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE CO., May 13, sth sem. men in ME, EE, IE and Met. W. VA. PULP & PAPER CO., May 13, Bth sem. men in CE and ME. I-T-E CIRCUIT BREAKER CO., May 14, 3th sem. men in EE and ME. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA learn their shortcomings. The test also served to relieve the tension that mounts after a student en rolls in a course, only to find that he is dissatisfied with the teacher or the subject matter covered. Getting this opportunity to “blow off steam” has noticeably affected student-teacher relations in the classroom. Many of the professors will lake the criti cisms seriously and make an endeavor lo cor rect some of the faults they were unaware of until now. Whether it calls for pressing a suit and shining a pair of shoes, or obtaining a new text for the course, the changes which result from the test will help raise the standards of the LA School. quested from Federal sources 500,000 square feet of temporary classroom buildings. The Government has allotted only one-tenth of that amount. The State legislature appropriated $3,618,000 for the erection of permanent buildings, excluding housing, but these funds did not include any amount for the equipment or furnishing of the buildings. Since the time these funds were appro priated. costs have risen as much as eighty per cent This means that the College will either have to erect fewer buildings with the original sum of money, or else suspend all plans until the cost of construction is reduced. Obviously, neither plan will successfully cope with the problem of expansion. An in crease in the original allotment will allow the College lo go ahead with its plans to accom modate 10,000 students by 1949. .. established lo aid the students of these uni versities and help get the educational system in working order. A student in Europe is not unlike a student in this country or anywhere else, in that he is a part of a group of individuals striving to learn. Having a common goal will bring together even the most remote groups of human beings. It is a well known fact that it is more diffi cult lo lead an intelligent populace than an uneducated group. If giving a donation now will aid in disspelling future international con- flict and help preserve the peace we seek, your money will be well spent. food at prices which compare very favorably with prices at restaurants throughout the town. Did you ever buy a “Ham a la Comer,” which is a glorified ham salad—and I wonder if Mr. Mateer would de liver it personally to your room, all for twenty cents? Is there a legitimate establishment in this fair city that sells a candy bar for less than six cents? A pint of milk at the Post House sells for twenty cents—Sally's does it for fif teen! Sally's sells a seven-ounce cup of ice cream—our good burgess hooks you twelve cents for a cone. Why, then, should we jump down Sally's throat all of a sudden—why not boycott the whole, town! It all boils down to the fact, Mr. Editor, that our politicians, awed by their recently acquired power, are just looking for somebody's face to push in the mud. Knock out Sally’s and you will lose ad vertising in almost every campus publication. My suggestion is that Mr. Honig 'and company either go completely overboard and change the whole town, or leave matters of business administration to the laws of supply and demand. • The answer lo the question, "Is there a legitimate establishment in this fair city that sells a candy bar for less than six-cents?" is yes. After reading the letter we'shopped for candy bars and found that McLanahan's Drug Store, Fred's Restaurant and ; Howard's sold them for five cents. There are probably others. 2 The letter also neglected to mention the price l of a seven-ounce cup of ice cream at Sally's r ... it is fifteen cents.—LGF. Dean Says Commenting on the WSSF Drive, Dean Wamock has this to say Penn State students, notably lacking in surplus money, probably cannot contribute to welfare funds as generously as they would like to do, but giving dimes and dollars to the World Student Service Fund would seem to carry a special appeal to them. Since 1937 this legitimate, responsible organ ization has collected $1,309,960 from American college students for distribution to fellow stu- dents in 18 war-stricken countries ot Europe and Asia. In this way it has provided a prac- ticaL realistic means lor American students to play a role in forming the world now emerging from a paralyzing war. The collection of funds for this purpose on the Penn State campus has been adopted by the All- College Student Cabinet as one of its functions, but faculty members may contribute too. —A. R. War nock. By Lawrence G. Foster By Lawrence G. Foster —E. E. Rouch. —J. C. Dillard. Dnb of Sleepy On Wet Days? Physiology Prof Tells Why If it’s harder than usual for you to settle down to study or to refrain from falling asleep during a lecture on days when rain streams down in bucketsful, you’re often justified in blaming it on the weather. Science has an explanation for your wet weather disinclinations. Few people know, for instance, that the moisture content of the air affects the nervous system, says Harrison M. Tietz, professor of physiology at the College. When air is saturated with water in the form of vapor, Pro fessor Tietz explained, our lungs can’t assimilate oxygen as easily as -they can when the air is rela tively dry, for the simple reason that we aren’t fish and can’t take our oxygen from water as they can. With a reduction ih oxygen in take, the metabolism of our body cells is cut down, making us sluggish and less inclined toward activity, whether it’s mental or physical, the physiologist .said. Then, too, humidity, in acting on the nervous system, affects 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. . THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Successes to the Free Lance, est. itsVi Published Tuesday through Friday mornings during the CoUege year D> the start or the Daily Collegian or the Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second class matter July b, 1U34, at the State CoUege. Pa., Post Office undei the act of March 3,187 a. $3.50 a semes ter $4.00 the school year. Allan W. Ostar ; Editor Rosemary Ghantoua Bus. Mgr. Represented for national advertising by National Advertising Service, Madi son Ave., New Fork, N.Y., Chicago Boston, Los Angeles. San Francisco. Managing .Editor, Lawrence Foster; News Editor, Joan Peters,- Co-Sports Editors, Ted Rubin, Richard Sarge; Fea ture-Photo Editor, Dave Adelman; As sistant Feature-Photo Editor, Ben French. Women's Editor, Kay Badollet; As sistant Women's Editor, Marjorie Mous. ley; Wire Editor, Roberta Hutchinson 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 Leibovitz; Circ. Mgr. Paul Bender. STAFF THIS ISSUE Managing Editor Elliot Shapiro Asst. Managing Editor Beverly Russell News Editor William Glessner Asst. News Editor Joanne Hobbß Advertising Manager Arloa Betts LOSE SOMETHING? FIND SOMETHING? WANT SOMETHING? Collegian Classifieds * * Magazines—Gandy Tobacco THURSDAY, MAY 8, IM7 Ags, Home Ec School Plan Weekend Picnic Ag-Home Ec Student-Faculty picnic will be held in Hort. Woods from 1 to 6 Saturday, Dorothy Sherwood • and Frank Campbell, co-chairman for the group, announced tqday. Games between students and faculty will include a softball game in the afternoon, followed by refreshments and dinner. In the event of rain the event will take place in the Stock Pavilion, the two chairmen said. .. « • The social was arranged with the idea of continuing the close student-faculty relations in the two units. regularity of breathing. This ir regularity in breathing is mani fested in yawns and sighs which may also be due to boredom or disinterest, although they react on the nervous system in much the same way. Is it any wonder then that a rainy day combined with a bor ing lecture inevitably puts us to sleep. Who knows? In the futufe, professors . may be consulting weather maps before preparing lectures. Mother’s Day GIFTS And CARDS , s' ■ ■ ■ ■ • HALL MARK CARDS • BOXED CANDY • TOILETRIES ' m m a ■ a Buy Your Mother a Gift She Will Appreciate • • • at • • • McLanahan’s
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