PAGE TWO Letters—From the Editors Mailbox Bouquets . . . TO THE EDITOR: May I express, through your ■oaper, the sincere appreciation we married couples owe to Miss Parent and her co-workers at Mac 3all, for the finest meals ever eaten outside of our own homes. How we can have such wonderful qualify, variety, and quantity, for only $9 a week is a mystery to any woman who tries to balance the food budget at home. The food is not only delicious, but so attractively served in the scoured-clean cafeteria section, that meals are something to look forward to with dis tinct pleasure. The whole staff deserves our highest compliments —Mrs. Dorothy A. McCollom • Editor's Note: Collegian adds its compli ments with the hope that next Fall the rest of the College dining commons follow the exam ples set by Miss Parent in Mac Hall. And Brickbats . . • CO THE EDITOR! Mr. Blatz (ex-Collegian editor) ind myself were extremely amused at the column, 'The Nittany Lyon,” which appeared in the July 29 .ssue of the Summer Collegian. Above all. it' wouldn't have been a better case of "SOUR GRAPES" if the Hig had writ ten it himself. Mr. Lyon mentioned that “it may be that Leo Mobile’s absence in the guard spot on Penn State’s 1947 line might not be as large a hole as some jeople expect.” Yet he goes on to cry about Leo uming pro and even voices the sobs of the coach. £ he wasn’t- so hot—as the statement apparently ;uggests—then why did the Hig raise such a fuss >ver the matter? Down here in Okie-land, two top-notch gridders rom the Univ. of Oklahoma inked pro contracts yithin a week of each other. Those two—Joe foulding and Plato Andros (All-American last ■eason too!) left the Sooners with the. well wishes if the coach and with the hope that they “did the ight thing.” Mr. Lyon also claims the “principle of the thing.” Vhat principle can there be for regulating the fife >f a player when it comes to the matter of turning >ro? Apparently the principle in Leo’s case hurt nuch because the Lions will be a minus a good ,uard this season. But, Mr. Lyon, the principle of ‘for the glory of Cld State” doesn’t heal broken jones or a crippled health! Coaches Higgins and Jock Sutherland maintain t would be “better for Leo, Penn State and the iteelers to let Nobile finish his eligibility in chool.” I can see where State might benefit, but ’m still in the dark about the Steeler benefits (un -ss it’s more experience) and I can’t possibly sur mise what Leo can get out of the deal. Could it be hat Leo can finish his schooling during that last >ear of eligibility? I don’t think that’s it, for he ould just as well complete his education during he Spring and Summer terms after the football eason is concluded. I may be trying to justify Leo's action, but I'm also interested in calling a spade when it's a spade. I'm sure the Hig will admit that Leo always played his best in any and all games, but I can't say that the treatment accorded in return was just as inspiring. Back in 1942 Nobile played through the season /ith a chipped bone in his wrist, and the injury wasn’t “noticed” until the end of the season, at ■/hich time 'he received hbspitalization. Perhaps Leo was taken care of better than any ’iher gridder, but what about the other guys who AT PENN STATE 7 . frTHE COLONIAL 123W.NiUanyAve. V 1 Co/rt/ar£- at jtfpt&rafa JvatcS ' Att ROOMS WITH - • XT**P-‘ RUNNINC WATER . ’ MEN’S FALL and WINTER S 0 I TS TOPCOATS • Moderately Priced • Guaranteed Fit • Mad e to Measure EX - Gl’s GOING TO COLLEGE Stop in today and ask about our 3-payment plan HOMELAND TAILORS, Inc. -OFFICE .Ist Floor Ist Door Right. 142 SOUTH FRAZIER STREET THE SUMMER COLLEGIAN—STATE COLLEGE, PEN\ 'SYLVANIA played on the team? Aren’t their services good enough to warrant the same consideration? Seems to me, Mr. Lyon, that you’re making a mountain out of a mole-hill. If you had inter viewed the players’ angle of the situation and not sided with the coach’s, then the public might have obtained an unbiased report on the incident. And if you want to do something constructive about Penn State’s eleven, why not solicit the backing of the alumni so that they can help out the athletes when help is needed? In conclusion. Mr. Editor. Lyon says "but Leo hasn't given anyone a square deal at Penn State." Presumably because he prefers to go out and make a little money instead of playing for nothing. Now we’ve always admired Neil Fleming and the Athletic Association for their stand on no pay for play but we still think it no different for Leo to go out and play pro ball than it is for the writer of “The Nittany Lyon” to pursue the policy he does . . . instead of coming out for Collegian and devoting his full energies to the student paper (after all he is a journalism student) he prefers writing an occasional sloppy, ill-conceived and worded article while devoting most of his time to working ■as a full-time employee of the Centre Daily Times, a professional paper, where his main duties are using releases from the department of Public Information to fill the columns. If it is all right for Mr. Lyon to be a professional writer then why can’t Leo be a professional foot baller? Or is the shoe a bit tight when it’s on the other foot, Tom? Yours for a Better Penn State. —Stephen Sinichak and Michael A. Blatz • Editor's Note: While we do not wish to take sides with either Steve Sinichak (a very capable former Collegian sports editor) or Tom Lyon, there are several discrepancies in the above letter. Lyon is a full-time candidate on the Collegian in addition to his job on the Centre Daily Times. As for Nobile always playing his best, it was the opinion of many of the men in the press box as well as the coaches last season that Leo wasn't putting forth his best efforts. The fact remains, too. that Leo accepted College hospitality (eating at the training table, etc.) months after he had signed the Redskin contract, * Editorials and features in The Collegian reflect the opinions of the writer. They »m.i« no claim to represent student or University opinion. All unsigned editorials are by the editor. THE SUMMER COLLEGIAN Published every' Tuesday morning during the Main Summer Sessions by the-students of The Pennsylvania State p ol Jeeg. Entered as econd class matter July 5, 1934. 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