PACT TWO
A Balance of Power
This past semester has produced several examples of
opposition to beneficial student projects on the part of the
Board of Trustees, the main one, of course, being the co-op.
In view of this stalemated situation and to prevent similar
ones from occurring in the future, Ed Banyai, president of
the senior class, has presented a plan whereby future student
interests could be protected.
Nine trustees are elected by the Alumni Association.
Printed ballots are mailed to those alumni whose addresses
are on file. Mr. Banyai suggested that $5OO of the senior class
gift be set aside to keep intact the addresses of members of
the class of ’4B so that when they are able to vote, they can
do so as a block and insure the election of those men who
are sympathizers with the desires of the students.
The important, thing at present is to keep the student
body from falling back into its apathetic state. If we keep
in mind the present situation as we have been faced with,
after we have graduated, we may some day be able to
remedy it.
It is also important that future classes remember. A bloc
of 500 members of the class of ’4B could be the balance of
power and influence trustee elections so that men who under
stand the students’ point of view will be leaders of the ad
ministration.
The class of ’4B has made a significant step in the direc
tion of a “Better Penn State.” For the sake of the class of
’6O let’s follow the lead.—Selma Zasofsky
A Thoughf for Tonight
Before tonight’s opening gong the manager of the’ boxing
team will echo these all-familiar words into the microphone:
“The spectators of athletic events in Rec Hall are requested
by the Athletic Association to refrain from smoking during
athletic contests.”
Usually after a Saturday evening crowd has been in Rec
Hall for little over an hour the gym is filled with a smokey
haze that would run a close second to a city pool parlor.
Last week the captains of the winter varsity athletic
'.earns sent an open letter to the Collegian asking the student
oody to comply with the no-smoking regulations.
Tonight the students will have their first chance to carry
jut that plea. It is evident that the efforts of the players
vould be less impaired and more appreciated if the haze
reated by cigar or cigarette smoke were eliminated.
So tonight before lighting that butt, think first and then
>low out that match and put that cigarette away!
ONE MAN’S •***"*! isf|W
meat
By Ben French
“I’m a changed man,” Phineas T. Glockenspiel, Collegian’s feline
;y of sunshine, declared emphatically last night. “Yes sir, Dean
. arnock is right! Too much griping around campus. B’rom now on,
n going to pattern ‘One Man’s Meat’ after the Dean’s own ‘Daily
ilf-CoJyum’ and say nothing but the best abo-ut everyone.’’
“Phineas,” we exclaimed, “you’re the last person we expected to
y that! And for heavens sake,
ke off those rose-colored glass-
•It’s no use,” he replied, “I
en complimented Hazel Fall on!
2 delicious beans we’ve been!
ting this week as Pollock Cir-
Then I went over and told
zy Romig what a wonderful
) WSGA has done getting the
•Is ‘blanket permissions’. I even
•nt up to Dean Schott and pat
i him on the back for the splen-!
i esprit de corps he's develop- j
among the varsity coaches andj
• saving the tennis courts from
’ ice skaters.
Even Police Chief Juba came
for an orchid fur the fine job
tracking down the looters of
'oral thousand dollars worth:
booty from the fraternities
'era] months ago. No comic
ip sleuth eould have done a,
tor job " G’.ock.v continued.
"You knuvi once you get in
it spun, you tind many hap
nings ol merit on campus. We
nl ovi r later to Old Main and
tnked the Administration for
ong the Book Exchange such
mnvftiu—A tpol oa rampm udi
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
—George Vadasz
for the simple system of finals
they have." he added.
"Nothing wrong this week
then, P.T.?” we queried.
“Not a thing!” he quickly an
swered. ‘Ewn tile Temporary
Union Building opens on Monday.
That’ll mean a fine gathering spot
for sandwich hours and inexpen
sive snacks and dates. I do have
one constructive criticism to of
fer the new ‘Donovan Creasy
spoon’ and that is to serve the
new (to State College) Submar
ine Sandwiches It may be free
advertising but every word
printed in the ads is true. They're
the best thing to come to this
town in years. Manager Donovan
would make a wise move to in
clude them on his menu.
"We'd like to "el a 'sub in the
tub'. There's even a free motto: Sunday. February IS
thrown in. George, courtesy of| ....... . „, . „ , .
Sunshine Glockenspiel’.” 1 State Bible Fellowship,
| Home Hie Giving Center, mam
floor HE. -I pm
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
tas.
M . . . for the ONE THOUSANDTH and THIRD timet
NO, I AM NOT KAY KYSERI”
cut d Ok ere
RIGHT ON THE JOB
Skittering up to the campus yesterday morning from the Teke
house was a dangerous occupation. The icy sidewalks lent peril to
every step. And such was the treachery of every plane surface in
State College'. Few property owners bestirred themselves sufficiently
to scatter sand or ashes for pedestrian safety.
Except the Acacians. Someone at Acacia had the consideration
to make walking safe on their pavements. And even if they were
being selfish and were taking
steps to avoid a law-suit, the firm
footing was appreciated by cam
pus-bound students
ABOUT UNIVERSAL TRAINING
Too few of us take the oppor
tunity to acquaint ourselves with
the aspects of important national
and international questions. News
papers, magazines and some news
reels give us usually adequate pic
tures of the situations. Yet we
don’t take the time to delve deep
ly enough into the problem to
come up with a wise interpreta
tion and possible solution. As good
citizens, we must realize this ob
ligation to our country and to
world peace.
The International Relations Club
is a group which brings these
problems into close focus by spon
soring open forums and debates.
Latest was Thursday night when
Colonel Ben-Hur Chastaine, head
of the Department of Military
Science, and AVC representative
Royce Nix argued the pro’s and
con's of Universal Military Train
ing iUMT).
Colonel Chastaine maintained
that we must be prepared to meet
whatever may come in the way of
future warfare and, in effect, said
that to survive the large portion
of the population must be disci
plined to emergency in order to
survive. This column concurs. We
ar e living in the atomic age and
to believe that UMT is not neces
sary is the height of naivety.
TROPHY OF THE LAMBERTS
Ages ago Penn State’s football
team was voted by the Lam/bert
Trophy committee as supreme
gridders of the Bast (despite
whines from Penn U.). With the
committee's proclamation goes the
presentation of the Lambert Tro
phy, traditionally presented by
the Lamibert brothers themselves.
But here it is February, and we
still haven’t received the trophy.
Several attempts at arrangements
CAMPUS CALENDAR
At the Moviei
CATHAUM —Captain from Cas
iile
STATE — My Girl Twsa.
i NITTANY—Texa*.
By Dick Sarge
have been made by the Admin
istration, but these mountain
reaches must seem Himalayan
and remote to New Yorkers ac
customed to a jaunt to West Point
just up the Hudson.
The presentation may now be
held in March—but don’t bet on
it. The Nittany Lions might have
to win the trophy again next sea
son in order to have it on the
campus any reasonable length of
time.
IN BRIEF, WE DISAGREE
The Alumni News in its most
recent issue comes out with an
intellectual appeal to good judg
ment when it questions the wis
dom erf accepting post-season grid
offers. It asks the gentle reader to
ignore the $66,000 that Penn
State received, to ignore the pres
tige which the school gained, and
to ignore tl e self-satisfaction
which we all receive in watching
our Nittany Lions performing in
the foreground of the national
collegiate picture.
Ignore these things? How can
you? They are the three big rea
sons why Penn State athletic
teams, with the splendid ethics,
standard of sportsmanship and
ideals which Penn State tradition
ally maintains, should accept rea
sonable and honest opportunities
to be in the national spotlight.
Penn State administration does
not yet realize the good long
range effects of promotion. In
brief, here is my view of it: Top
notch athletic teams properly pub
licized attract students to Penn
State: in the process of accepting
the best of these applicants, the
high calibre of the student com
munity is maintained; with high
calibre students, a high academic
standard is achieved and the
school, therefore, benefits from
that angle, too. And it isn’t that
we couldn’t use the money from
bowl games. The prestige doesn’t
hurt either.
Placement Service
Allied Chemical and Dye Cor
poration, Feb. 27, eighth semester
men from Organic Chem., Phys.
Cham., and men and women in
Chem. and Com. Chem.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.,
Feb. 18, 19, 20, eighth semester
men from Chem. Eng., Chem., EE,
lE, ME, Accounting,
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 194*
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Legitimate Oripe ?
TO THE EDITOR: When a sec
ond short course began this week,
along with the opening of the sec
ond semester for full time stu
dents, we in the short course
chalked up the crowded mess hall
at breakfast to the confusion of
an opening day.
Yesterday we tried getting there
a little earlier than usual; the
situation was somewhat better.
However, this morning the con
fusion reached its peak with a
line wrapping around the mess
hall one and one-half times.
Shades of the army!
All short course students have
8 o’clock classes every morning
except Sunday. It is practically
impossible for us and those other
students that have early classes
to make it if we must all wait
20-30 minutes. to get in and out
of the mess hall—let alone eat
ing. With the added load of new
students this semester in a college
that is already taxed, to the limit,
let me suggest that both sides of
the mess hall be opened at break
fast as during other meals.
How about it. Dean! Is our gripe
legitimate?
—Thaodora Amlin.
Mr. Mavro's Memory
TO THE EDITOR: We note with
interest the assumption of Junior
Class presidency by Mr. Alex
Mauro. We hope that he does a
good job especially since he is a
former resident of Pollock Circle.
About a year ago it was our
pleasure to back Mr. Mauro as
candidate for Junior Class Vice
President. At that time Mr. Mauro
stated before the political repre
sentatives of Pollock Circle that
he would remain in residence dur
ing his term of office in the
Circle, if elected. However. Mr.
Mauro was found living elsewhere
the next semester.
It is our sincere desire t4*&t Mr.
Mauro rem-emfber his humble be
ginnings always when he consid
ers Pollock Circle on the All-
College Cabinet.
“A man is known by his word.
—(Name Withheld)
• Mr. Mauro was elected by
the Junior Class to represent
the Junior Class —not Pollock
Circle.
Flying Club Is Co-op
TO THE EDITOR: I was pleased
o read in today’s Collegian that
he U. of Texas Cooperative Air
Service is saving the students
00 per flying hour compared to
‘he regular commercial rates. It
hould be pointed out. however,
hat here in State College the Penn
State Flying Club, a completely
co-operative organization, is sav
ing its members a minimum of
55.00 per flying hour.
Let’s keep pushing the coaoera
ive movement.
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