PAGE TWO Everybody Pays At a recent Cabinet meeting, a motion was passed which called for an additional ten cent Forensic Fee for all students. The money will be used to defray the expenses incurred by the Glee Club and the Debate Team. Both organizations have contributed much to the College, and there isn't any question re garding their need for expansion. From all appearances the last performance of the Glee Club was enjoyed by as many if not more townspeople than students. One of two reasons accounted for this. Either the townspeople were the first to arrive at Schwab, thus leaving many students among the people turned away, or, the student body wasn’t interested in hearing the con cert We rather think that the latter is most un likely. There has been some severe criticism about, allowing Slate College residents to participate Bouncing To School Pollock Circle men and residents of some of the fraternities which are located on the outskirts of Boalsburg are always complaining about tire long walk to campus but they really have no gripe when the situation at the Edinboro State Teachers Col lege is considered. The 259 male assignees who are virtually guaranteed admission lo Penn State as sopho- mores for the 1947 fall term are billeted in three large hotels in Cambridge Springs. Letters —From the Editor's Mailbox Wants Cabinet Vote TO THE EDITOR: “We notice that the State Party is organizing to give equal representation to inde pendent students. Frankly, die independents we know don’t care a dean’s office excuse whether they’re represented or not.” Since Pollock Circle forms a large poriion of the independent men on campus, the above theory is slightly disproved by the recent elec tion. The article was chosen merely for the fact that it is representative of the literature published in the' past addressed more or less to the independents on campus. A general estimate taken in Pollock Circle indi cates that a large number of the men voted thus showing an interest in the student government of the college. Why the sudden interest? One has to merely note the platform of the State Party, its organization, and the effect it would have on the men in the Circle. It is not generally known that Pollock Circle has its own governing body and is showing itself to be a well organized group. At the pres ent moment a weekly paper is being published despite the handicap of a shortage of facilities and materials. Together with the fact that the men voted as a body in the past election for the welfare of Pollock Circle' indicates the attempt at a good organization. The men in Pollock Circle have shown a definite interest in student government, now is the time to meet them halfway and keep that interest alive for the meen feek that they are living in more than a Edit Quips • If the veterans’ housing here continues to ex pand, the vets win soon be stopping in Bcllefonte for their morning coffee. • Hie Mother’s Day invasion of parents was the largest in the history of the College. • The snow last week was nothing new to State College. According to records, it has snowed here for the last nine Mays. • A State College businessman thinks that stu dents should not be allowed to have cars. He says that they should go to class by bus. But how about the extra-curricular activities? Collegian Gazette All calendar items must be in the Daily Collegian office by 4:30 p.m. cm the day pre ceding publication. Wednesday, May 15 PSCA Cabinet meeting, 304 CHd Main, 0:45 o’clock. NEWMAN CLUB discussion group, Rec tory, 7 o’clock. MATH CLUB meeting, 215 M£, 7:30 o’clock. ' College Health Service Admitted to the infirmary Monday: Robert Shaw, Blair Thompson.. Admitted on Tuesday: Geoffrey Coleman, William Klein, Donald Little, Richard Mauthe. Discharged on Tuesday: James Fitzpatrick, Robert Shaw. College Placement Service I-T-E CIRCUIT BREAKER CO., May 14, Bth sem. men in EE and ME. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE-PEET CO., May 20, Bth sem. men in ME, lE, and CE. Men for summer work in ME and CE. SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO., May 20, Bth sem. men in EE, Phy., ME, and AE. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO., May 20 and 21, Bth sem. men in C & F and A & L. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA in campus affairs of this type. This does not stem from selfishness on the part of the student body, but rather from a general feeling that students come first. The point is this. If the townspeople are to con tinue attending the concerts, why should the stu dent body have to foot the expense. It would seem fairer to those students who have been turned away from affairs of this type if a small charge was levied on the people who took their seats in Schwab. If the College makes no effort to consider the students first by closing these functions to out- aiders, there seems no alternaiiro but to charge them admission. While it. May not do mueh to alleviate the crowded liluatlon in Schwab, it it the only fair method for all concerned. Metric cards could be used to insure the free admittance of students. The freshmen, most of whom are veterans, leave the hotels daily at 7 a.m. and board school buses for the six-mile bouncing trip to the campus. In the evening, after supper in the college dining room, the students return to their rooms between 6:30 and 7 p.m. Some men must sleep together in double bods, and at least one hotel dining room is used as a study halL Women assignees live in houses scattered throughout Edinboro. living unit. Since we have to live in The Circle, we want to make it as comfortable as possible. This is the reason why we are interested in a student gov ernment, which is truly representative. We believe, for the most part, that a repre sentative on the'All-College Cabinet would link us more closely to the whole college commu nity. Next autumn our numbers will be greatly increased. Then we will again ask for repre sentation on the All-College Cabinet. Now You Know TO THE EDITOR: The explanation of the relation ship between weather and sleepiness, published in the issue of May 8, appears to be inadequate in view of work done by meteorologists specializing in the field of bioclimatology. The principal reason given by the article may be summarized as follows: Air saturated with water greatly decreases the proportion of oxygen inhaled in a unit volume of air. As a result, the oxygen assimi lation in the lungs is reduced and metabolism in the body cells is slowed down. Actually, the content of liquid water in clouds and fogs, saturated air, may vary from 0.1 to 5.0 c.c. in 1,000,000 cubic centimeters of air. Thus the decrease in the proportion of oxygen due to the presence of water is negligible. Also, K. Buttner, in his book Physikalische Bioklimatologie, shows that inhaled air is always saturated with water in the respiratory tracts before reaching the lungs and so, saturated air in the lungs is the rule rather than the exception. The cause of sleepiness in wet weather may be attributed to the decreased heat loss in the body. This heat loss is an important constituent in a constant temperature. Inhaled air is sat urated and heated to body temperature. Ex haled air always has a relative humidity of 100 per cent and is wanner than when it was in haled. Thus, the body loses heat by supplying moisture and by giving heat to inhaled air. This loss usually amounts to about 10 per cent of the total loss but may amount to as much as 25 per cent in cold, dry climates. If the inhaled air is at a high temperature, or if it is saturated, the loss of heat from the lungs is greatly decreased. Under such conditions the effects of other factors in the heat balance, such as perspiration of the skin, are also decreased. The necessity for supplying heat to maintain body temperature is diminished and as a consequence, metabolism slows down. The above discussion also shows that cooling of inhaled air in the nasal passages accounts for . a pain in the forehead in very cold weather. These are only iwo of the many direct effects of atmospheric processes on the human body. Perhaps these comments will provoke additional thought on the little publicized field of bioclima tology. „ Deplorable? TO THE EDITOR: Another deplorable situation has arisen at Penn State. It now seems that the long standing custom of carefully weighing the choice for valedictorian has given way to a combination of political pull and vested self-interest. It seems a shame that such an honored position has now re verted to the status of a political appointment un der the spoils system. As a result of this system, our June 1947 class valedictorian haß not been chosen on the basis of student note or highest scholastic ability; but as a political plum engineered by an inside clique. It appears grossly unjust that the class day chairman (a political job) should ultimately make the de cisions as to our valedictorian; and in this case even a personal appointment. Editorials and features in The Collegian reflect the bpinlons of the writer. They make no claim to represent student or University opinion. All unsigned editorials see by the odMoc. —Lawrence G. Foster —William B. Reed Yours truly. D. G. Yerg —John JC. Pfahl Ann Uhrik Independents Plan Carousel “Coed Carousel,” an informal dance sponsored by the Independ ent Student Council, will be held in Rec Hall, 9 to 12 D.m., Friday. The informal dance will be part of an unofficial Coed Weekend) featuring the Treble Singers' Con cert,, Mortar Board Spring Carni val and the PAnheUenic Sing. Bat Patterson, his 12-pleoe or chestra and vocalist will be fea tured in the ISC sponsored dance. A Treble Singers trio wUisinK at intermission. The dance committee includes Jeanne Haxton, chairman; Esther. Gershman, Ellsworth Michel and Hugh Odra. Admission will be $l2O, includ ing tax. News Briefs (Continued from page an *i M»l Mu Alpha Recently elected officers in Phi Mu Alpha, music honorary, are Paul Grove, president; Ernest Rotili, vice-president; Russell Nickerson, secretary - treasurer; Wlidliam Bensons, historian; Eu gene Sprague, warden; Professor Henry Davis, alumni treasurer, and Professor Guy. Woods, coun cilman. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Successor to the Free Lance, eat 1877 Published Tuesday through Friday mornings during the CoUege year by the stan of the DaUy Collegian of the Pennsylvania State CoUege. Entered at second class matter July 5,1934, at the State College, Pa., Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879. ISJO a semes ter (4.00 the school year. Represented for national advertising by NaUonal Advertising Service, Madi son Ave-i New York, N.Y., Chicago Boston, Loa Angelea, Ban Francisco. Allan Ostat Donald Ellis Bus, Mgr. Mgr. Ed., Lawrence Foster; News Ed. Joan Peters; Co-Sports Eds. ’ Ted Rubin, Richard Sarge; Feature-Photo Ed., DaVe Adelman; Asst; Feature- Photo Ed., Ben I. French. Women's Ed., Kay BadoUet; Asst. Women’s Ed. Marjorie Mousley; Wire Ed. Robert Hutchison; Sr. Board, Jean Alderfer, Howard Back, Eleanor Fehnsl, Helen Lewis, Arthur Stober. Ad. Dir. Spencer Schecktor; local Ad. Mgr., Barbara Keefer; Asst. Bus. Mgr. Jack Strickland; Circ. Mgr., Rob ert Kranich; Sec., Mary Lou CaUa han; Class, Ad. Mgr. Lucille Martin. STAFF THIS ISSUE Managing Editor .... Selina Zasotsky Assistant Mac White News Editor 'Lew Stone Assistant Loretta Neville Advertising Manager.,MUM Pomerlne MARTIN AND KREAMER BARBERS .128 E. College Are. CAMPUS RESTAURANT 142 E. College Ave. IY, MAY 14, 1947 Hillel Foundation Elects Officer! Newly elected president of the Hillel Foundation is Notroan Horowitz, In elections ending than Back, according to Elsie Har- Monday night, he defeated Na witz, chairman of the elections committee. The new women’s vice-presi dent is Selma Zasofsky, while James Neiman gained the post of men’s vice-president, Selma Lamport and Shirley Radbord are the new secretary and treasurer respectively. Six members -at - large - were elected to the governing board. They are Harriet Adler, Herbert Hollenberg, Rose Kibrick, Rubin Mogul, Jay Tenzer and Lillian Wfeihgarten. The new executive committee and governing board will be in stalled at Sabbath eve services at Hillel Friday evening. Senior Eng. Lecture Mr. N. B. Higgins, president of the Safe Harbor Jwater PoWer Corporation, Baltimore, Mary land, will give the senior lecture to students of Engineering 2 and 3 in 121 Sparks at 4:20 p.m. Friday. His topic will be “The Electrical Power industry" IWA Officers Independent Women’s Associa tion recently elected officers for the coming year. Betty Gibbons, president; Shirley Radibord, vice president; Claire Lefkoe, record ing secretary; Carol Heclt, corre sponding secretary; Lois RadLss, treasurer; Sylvia Schwartz and Florence. Plottel', co-social ‘ chair men; and Sylvia Schenffeld, pub licity chairman. ■' Tea OFF AFTER A GOLF GAME WITH ICED TEA... Delicious, cool, iced tea is one of the beet ways to feel relaxed these warm days. After golf or a fast tennis game, you’ll want to quench your thirst. You’ll find just the thing for your dry throat at the ... 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